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I am an island
Jun. 30th, 2016 06:40 pmSome city goofball accidentally snipped a fiber optic cable today and knocked out phones (cell and land!) throughout the whole county and into the neighboring state. When your job is 80% phone work...
I hope the people who managed to get in a text before it all went black don't think I'm ignoring them. After my phone died in January, a friend said she'd been sending increasingly worried texts to me for two weeks.
Got my back pay and pay increase. Total gross extra: $1100. Total net extra: $750. Not complaining - it's money I didn't have before - but that amount of taxes makes me cringe.
In other news, I have another free online movie rental (the reason I finally saw the new old Star Wars movie) and for the life of me I can't think of a flick I've wanted to see in recent years/months. Huh.
In other, other news, I was in the bulk aisle of the grocery store today and brushed elbows with a lovely young couple and their two kids. The parents were sampling the wares and discussing what they should try next with the kids. I chose not to purchase from the bulk aisle today, unless it was in one of the canisters people and their grubby hands couldn't reach. As it stands, I have to force out of my head how gross people are. See also: my coworker who puts the mouth of her water bottle right on the spigot of the water cooler. Ugh. Noooooo.
I hope the people who managed to get in a text before it all went black don't think I'm ignoring them. After my phone died in January, a friend said she'd been sending increasingly worried texts to me for two weeks.
Got my back pay and pay increase. Total gross extra: $1100. Total net extra: $750. Not complaining - it's money I didn't have before - but that amount of taxes makes me cringe.
In other news, I have another free online movie rental (the reason I finally saw the new old Star Wars movie) and for the life of me I can't think of a flick I've wanted to see in recent years/months. Huh.
In other, other news, I was in the bulk aisle of the grocery store today and brushed elbows with a lovely young couple and their two kids. The parents were sampling the wares and discussing what they should try next with the kids. I chose not to purchase from the bulk aisle today, unless it was in one of the canisters people and their grubby hands couldn't reach. As it stands, I have to force out of my head how gross people are. See also: my coworker who puts the mouth of her water bottle right on the spigot of the water cooler. Ugh. Noooooo.
