yes to the porn question? :( Crap, am I going to have to give another compensatory bj?

That *was* the only question in your post, was it not, disregarding the sp notation, of course.

Even if I do all the "internet options" delete thingys?

(I'm kidding, you know that, right?)

Never mind me, I don't get out much.

Ve haf veys....auf makingk chu...talk.

Coffee!

Chocolate cake for a co-workers birthday. Definitely did not need that. I guess I'll be skipping lunch today.

Tink.

:heartpump

My dad woke me up unexpectedly and offered to take me out to my most FA-vorite flea market woooooooo! :)

Our truck driver here at work. What a sweetheart. I forgot to get creamer for my coffee:( he told me he had a lot to do that he could not go and get me some (i didn't ask) just pouted. Anyway, I walked back into my office - made sure the coffee pot was still on and waited. He called and said he would bring some back in few secs.:)

:santa: :love:
"Santa" filled my stocking....with little things I like already...and he's going to fill it again on Christmas. What a sweetheart. Guys- it's the little things. We talked, and he said that I have been very good this year.

Mom drove down with some home made chicken noodle soup yesterday. Also making progress with previously mentioned new friend :D .

Just got back into the Cellar after being locked out for over an hour.
Yay!

Am lying in my knickers on the bed and listening to the rain bucketing down on the skylight. I am warm, comfortable, online and feel safe.
My two mad cats are racketing about downstairs, I believe they are also safe and happy (and much as I love them - not requiring my attention)

Tomorrow I will do Water Workout and a gym session.
Sunday I plan to do a Subterranean London walk.

I am happy.
And that makes me happy.

I'm happy SG is happy.

Oh, and just ordered room service. Food brought to you? Yes, happy!

And you get to expense it - that will taste good.

:)

mmmmmm...expensive cheeseburger. (Hey, they would have freaked if I'd ordered the filet!)

Freezer freezing again. We won't need to buy a new one this year, yay!

Today is our building holiday party.

The menu includes almond crusted salmon, apricot brandied roast pork loin, teriyaki marinated chicken breasts, barbecue flank steak, potatoes, fruit salad, dinner rolls and assorted desserts, plus beverages.

Next time I post my keyboard will be sticky.

Mail me some of that salmon, will you?

We have our party tomorrow...go to one of my co-worker's house. Boss Boss buys beer. Hilarity ensues.

Would you settle for fish bones and wish bones?

We had our department party last night, and our firm party is tomorrow. I'll skip the firm party and go home to trim the tree.

There's something vaguely Freudian about that last statement.

That's what she said.

In addition to lots of good food, I just had a Coke, a piece of chocolate cake, and now I'm having a Dr. Pepper. So much for reducing sugar intake.

But I'm happy.

I have had a wonderful three days (Monday 08.00 til Weds 21.00)
And I will focus on that.

Empty house Monday. I cleaned it top to bottom, felt fantastic.
Despite not flushing, the porcelain of the toilet is pure white and gleaming thanks to half an hour hard scrubbing.

HM finally accepted my apology for a disagreement we had Friday (I apologised Saturday so it was a relief)
Met friend from Leicester off the train on Tuesday and showed her London for two days. Had two lovely meals - Italian and Chinese buffet. She bought me a cool hat (look, she wanted to buy me BOOTS, I was lucky to barter her down to a £10 hat!) Lots of talk and laughs and friendship.

And we saw Crowded House on the last date of their tour (tickets booked back in Sept). At the Albert Hall, which has the most incredible acoustics - Neil talked to us without mike to prove it although I knew having sung there. It's also a great place for flight, so he encouraged those in the gods to make paper aeroplanes and there were some spectacular flights.

They were fantastic. Of course. Made me laugh, cry, sing my heart out.
And afterwards I talked to two men who had originally been seated next to us (but had the wrong seats) who had followed them the whole leg of the European tour. And it was fun talking to real fans, but the real delight was afterwards Tezza saying my face really lit up when I talked to them - it seems I am healing after all.

AND all day Tues I had 1 pint and one glass of wine, despite more being offered and available.
And all day Weds I had 2 pints, see above.
I can control it in the right situation and with the right people.

And we walked for miles and Tez couldn't stop remarking on the improvement in my appearance, health and my happiness.

Lovely, lovely, lovely.

Oh AND (I have had such a lucky time!) I am going to get on a six week alcohol counselling course either 31 December or the week after (1st week of Jan, whatever date that is). So I will get to do it within my current signed off period and can give the Job Centre a specific date for me being ready, willing and able to seek work and attend all their workshops and course etc without having to get another sick-note.

Yay.

I am happy that SG is happy - that is such a lovely few days you've had there, grrrrrl! And good news on the alcohol counselling course, too. :thumb:

just got home and finals are over

booyakasha

I just had the best brainstorm EVAR. OH YEAH!

Free coffee in the cafeteria for Christmas. Sometimes it's the little things. :)

Well.... gonna share the light?

Or was it the brilliant idea about using balloon animals to hold your hair back?

and now it's time for Fun with HLJ Pooooosts!. Why? cuz it makes me happy.


:eyebrow:

Starrrrrrrrrrrrrringggggggggg...HLJ!

:D

OK, I'm posting while I'm eating an apple strudel (I almost said "a huge Danish" but I thought some might misinterpret).

Boy are my hands sticky.

I got the job Suckeerrrrs!!! Ha! Haaa! From layed off during Christmas to a new job on Monday in one week! Awesome. I am so stoked! Can I say stoked?

I'm still thinking of having my current boss visited by the Christmas ghosts, as I may not be little Timmy, or the little matchgirl... but that was bullshit!

This way I still get to be Shawnee's job hero? ;)


Thanks for the good vibes people!!! I'm irrational enough to believe that that could have had at least a fraction to do with such good luck!
:)

A*W*E*S*O*M*E!!!

Wooo! Great news, Cic! Good luck on Monday.

A new job in a week! Bloody brilliant!

:notworthy

Congratulations! and well done for not moping about in self-pity but leaping immediately into the fray.
Hip hip Hooray!
Hip hip Hooray!
Hip hip Hooray!

So.... whats the job? Better or worse than the previous?

good for people feeling happy! Especially SG and Cicero!

Got my Christmas bonus today! Happy indeed.

Thanks everybody!! People have been so nice to me lately I'm not sure what's going on...(here and elsewhere).
:D

As my previous posts suggest I did mope and vent in the very worst way! Glad that was over quickly...

But I'm not sure what I'm headed into...No one ever does until they are in the thick of it...but the job sounds comparable to the circumstances I was hired under with my current job. Which was great. So I would say the same. Which is also good, because I thought that I was about to go down a slippery slope....phew!

The job is an office job, marketing, design, light financial, and assisting the owner. Small business assistant stuff. (For a small business it actually has an international appeal) Very complex position...You just do everything and hope it's enough..There is also an element of encouraging clients to buy a product (it's a high profile cafe, bakery, restaurant, art hub)...I'd be making more on my own just designing, which I hope to do at some point. But this helps me reach my goal. I know how much I need to save, and it's not much...so...the point...I will still be eating is the point! Really- that is the point.... So hey, it's comparable to the job I have now. But you never know until you are there and in the thick of it....It may be sour. Only time will tell! If it turns out sour I'll just move from there too.
:)
Anyhoo, all of this means I will be able to at least keep up a post count and not have to entirely discontinue the cellar. Suckers!! Thanks to the awesome people here and their encouragement!!
:D

Congratulations Cic:D

Yay Cic!!!!!!! Woohooooo! You ARE my hero!

Flying home for the holidays in t-minus 6 hrs. woo hoo

Yay cic!

It was Secret Santa related, so you all may know at a later date :D

Family christmas party tonight! (More fun than it sounds) I'm heading out now to get myself an outfit for it :D

My boys. Being mad and scrambling as usual. I call this game Mad Cat Scramble, oddly enough.

When Teri stayed earlier in the week they played Hannibal Over the Alps across her in the living room, bless them. She was in the living room because it's warmer than my room btw, not because I am a bad host. Elephant driving cats at 04.00 isn't ideal for the over 60s though.

Oh and I bought some frozen minced chicken for them - not suitable for human consumption, but WAY better than the flavoured, coloured, processed rubbish you can buy, where you can't tell the difference between tuna and lamb. They went mad for it. So at 60p for 3 meals worth I'll be buying that in the New Year - chicken, chicken & liver, beef, lamb, duck and fish available - they get the necessary bonemeal and is far cheaper than human grade meat. It's made for working dogs, but cat magazines recommend it for raw food fed cats too.

Oh and HM likes my hair the length it is. My first physical compliment from him since I had it cut. Which saves me £13.50 - am not out to please him exclusively, but he's my only input effectively.

Just talked to Brianna for 10 minutes.
She is amazing and sounds as sexy as she posts.

I'll deal with the cost of the call when the bill comes through, but I'd like it to be a monthly occurrence.
I can't explain how amazed I am to put a (beautiful) voice to a name. I am SO happy.

Good, for you, SG, I bet it made Brianna's day too :)

[off topic comments from an interfering old cow]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl (Post 416955) I'll deal with the cost of the call when the bill comes through, but I'd like it to be a monthly occurrence.

Invest in a calling card. Way cheaper per minute, and not on HM's phone bill. And prepaid so no bills to worry about.

Make sure (assuming you used HM's phone) that you tell him in advance of the bill arriving -if you haven't already- to avoid any potential unpleasantness. If you can give him a little cash in advance, do. Don't just wait until it arrives to deal with it. That's (probably) what helped get you in the mess you're trying to escape.

I'm only saying this because I care, honestly. If I didn't I just wouldn't bother. But hate me if you need to.

[/off topic comments from and interfering witch]

I agree with the witch. You owe HM the courtesy of as few surprises as possible.

Good for you and Brianna! I agree, HM will be very appreciative of your forthcomingness - that a word? - whatever. do it anyway - nothing to lose and lots to gain.

My neighbour made me happy a few moments ago.
I was putting out my garbage and took the lift to the ground floor. As I got out my neighbour got in to the lift (to go up) and we exchanged polite greetings. I presume he saw that I was carrying a bag of garbage, and thus deduced that I would be walking to the garbage area by the road and straight back.
Which was what I did, and just as I arrived at the elevator area the elevator arrived back at the ground floor - with no one in it. My neighbour must have taken the elevator up to his floor, and then as he got out, pressed the "1" button to send it back down for me, which on a cold night was extra appreciated.
:)
He's probably not reading this, but thanks, dude.
How super-thoughtful and considerate.

Maybe he sent the lift back down so when he opened his door the hostages wouldn't escape.

Snow day, loved family, good movie, yummy dinner and this:

Had a letter in the post this morning, I have a tax rebate and I knew I was paying a lot in taxes this year, but went on meekly paying, as you do. Great joy at the amount until saw the crediting account: my mortgage. Can't access it but nevertheless next year I have a cushion, yeh. Merry Christmas y'all.

If UPS shows up and didn't break it. This will make me happy today.
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support 300 cd/m2 700:1

Nice! Newegg always makes me happy!

Ups came while I was posting. Sweet Lot's of screen.

New boyfriend ;)

My grown daughter, who lives in Oregon, is coming here tomorrow for a week!!

Dana and her new boyfriend,
sitting in a tree,
K-I-S-S-I-N-G. :hugnkiss:

whoooooooooo HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wooo, Dana!