misc stuff

last night i saw a commercial for urine gone and remembered that TK had gotten some for his cats. i wonder if it actaully works, and i seem to recall something about not getting the scientific blacklight that went with it. i wonder if that arrived...

right now history channel has a show on Harry Houdini (which is interesting on its own), but i couldn't help but chuckle at how Teller (of Penn & Teller) is filmed during his interview bits - completely in shadow. it's certainly him as i've seen him actually speak (i have a picture of him holding a little eeyore when i was in atlanta in 2000), but this keeps the illusion of no one ever sees Teller speak. very clever.

tomorrow is going to suck purty hard. the biggest reason is i have to go back to work. i've enjoyed having time off, even tho there were a few times where the pressures of work overflowed into my vacation. fortunately, it's been quiet the last few days, so i've actually felt like i have had a bit of a vacation. i really do need to better plan my vacations, at least this year i know there are a few things that i need to take time off for. now i just need to know when that is.

so on my last day of freedom, i was able to get my final xmas present. i've been searching for a new pair of hiking boots for a little while now, and this year M gave me a card that was good for one pair of boots, so after searching around and a couple of misses, i finally found a pair that i liked. i liked these too and for a little while, they were the front runners, but when i tried on a pair that were a 1/2 size too big, i didn't like how they flexed at my toes (dug into them) which knocked them down a bit, so when i found the ones i chose in the right size, i was very pleased. it was a last look at a kohls that i hadn't been too that actually had them. (and in the same plaza was a TJMaxx that had a jacket that M was able to pick up.)

so all in all, it was a pretty good day. good run at the gym, so that was a nice start to the day. hopefully i'll be able to get back on wednesday, but that's more dependent on the weather (which is sposed to be really shitty tomorrow) and whether i get screwed into going to SW for this fucking drug book thing we have to put on laptops. that would suck as we have 2 scheduled blocks of time (7am-9am and 1pm-3pm) and it's for both offices and apparently there are a ton of people signed up for wed morning in SW. i'll find out tomorrow, but i'm certainly hoping that i don't have to go. i can deal with getting to my office early, but going to SW bright and early is a real pain in the ass.

well, i just remembered i wanted to hit the atm so that i'd actually have money for the week, so i'll do that now. i expect traffic to be a nightmare tomorrow, plus i'll prolly forget so i'll do it now while i'm thinking about it. drive up atms are nice that way...