whether this is for good or bad, I've mostly enjoyed what I've heard whiling thinking & typing ( hells, maybe it has an after-affect upon the whole? )
and - not surprising - there are some excellent stand-out tracks ... well worth the purchase and more future re-listens :)
moving on ::
weatherwise we're (finally!) back into summer temps - after such a slow start to summer even reaching short-sleeve weather, it's nice to see it continue at least a bit longer
( I am SO not looking forward to pain temps, let alone jacket-weather again :( )
in a bit of weird timing, the fans in the apartment died within hours of each other so this week it's been warmer than usual ( and quieter within their hum )
BUT the ex-wife was nice enough just after bringing the girls over for the weekend to drive me to the store to pick up replacement fans :)
( extra-nice since both her and the girls have caught whatever is going around, so they're feeling very illish )
yep, still pondering, looking into, saving for, and getting ready to prep for what I can for using some of my vaca time next year...
frighteningly premature to be thinking about a vaca in mid-April just as my vaca time is re-setting and have no idea what taxation will leave me
BUT I'm becoming fairly certain of my intent for a mid-April trip to Oahu/Hawai'i ( a week, likely a week + a few days - elsewise I'd have to take 3 vacas somehow with time earned! )
it won't be THE most expensive of the vacas I've been on, though it'll rank up there, but that's why one saves for it
- it WILL be the longest I've ever been on a plane ( hopefully I can find a non-stop so won't have to worry about inter-airport struggles or wasting hours somewhere I won't actually visit... only ever hear horror stories regarding that stuff )
- despite the VERY few naysayers, I think it'll be one helluva trip to take... culture, history, beauty, and walkable ( in part :) ) - yes, walkability IS a huge factor in my flight-based vacations ( I don't do flight + car vacas, then I'll just take a bleedin' roadtrip )
- despite the ex-wife's insistance I'll end up with a brain parasite that'll slowly eat my eyeballs, ANYwhere one visits will have critters of some kind...
and it's not like it's my intent to play with random snails & slugs or eat raw unclean vegetables ( hells, I'm an anti-vegetarian, so there's that )
- yes, food is always a possible issue on ANY vaca due to my food allergies coupled with my innate pickiness, but it's not like this is a travel to another country where choices are extremely limited - there WILL be food I can eat :)
it'd been a hectic - and even a bit frustrating - workweek... but at least it showed some just what I do and how much I do, in order to do my work, support others' work, and keep things running as smooth as possible
( the frustrating bit was mostly people having a fit/issues - and at points even trying to outright refuse their responsibility and/or point fingers at others to solve their problems :( )
BUT in the end particulars were shifted around, met about, resolved as best as possible, and responsible parties informed that it is their responsibility to answer and act upon questions and issues that arise
due to all this didn't get as much done as intended and at points a severe lack of detail led to even more confusion *shrugs*
at least work is rarely quiet - that would drive me crazy !
I prefer to be busy and enjoy confronting challenges and solving them as possible :D
on a work 'sideline' were particular employees that were bitching about their amount of work they were behind on, yet one day every single moment I saw them they were playing on their celphones and wiping down/cleaning their office ... and "didn't have time to help"
yeah, I did NOT take that well, to which they "noticed" I was bringing in my smartphone to work... which led to my letting them look at my texts and data use, which - apparently - astounded them completely
in short ::
using as much data/texts/calls "since lunch" as I have since the month began is not something I'd take pride in - and just supports my point >:(
twittage for the week ::
9/9 : "he is a symptom, not the cause" - so N0bama is admitting that he is the cause and Trump is exactly what the nation needed to fix what he warped, if not outright destroyed, in his nigh-decade in power ... thank the gods for that ! enough of the N0bama mentality, clear it out !!
9/9 II : "you live in the Cities, so you've been to [...]," "you're in the Cities, so you know [so-and-so]," "we're visiting the Cities, so we'll be near you, come see us!" ...sorry kiddies, I live in a 'burb so bus service blows, been sans vehicle since '99, & don't get out locally much
9/10 : the "you can't support [x] and not support [N0bama]" crowd have become the "you can't support [x] and support Trump" crowd *sighs* - still f'n addled ignorants & idiots either way ... I can and WILL support [x], vehemently despise [N0bama]'s presidency, & like Trump's presidency
9/11 : helped a man in a Lock Service truck get through an automated gate ... he'd been putting his card in backwards ...! :(
9/12 : finally summer temps have returned... though it appears it'll be short-lived *sighs* and mornings will start cooling down... again... >:( *growls*
9/12 II : feels so strange and unnatural to be actively considering how to use my vaca time next year when it's not yet next year and it's still a week or two before vaca time resets... even stranger and more unnatural looking up options in regards to ! *shivers in fear of oneself*
9/15 : "Breaking News : those who didn't evacuate are caught in devastating flood waters" - colour me 'shocked' //sarcasm//, they WERE warned
"the state has decided to risk dangerous rescues of those who decided not to evacuate" - oh, C'MON, they were told it'd be too risky to do this
This Week's Random Playlist (albums) ::
Dope - [multiple albums]
Lordi - [multiple albums]
aperfectcircle - Eat The Elephant
King's X - King's X
watched recently :
via rental/streaming:
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Disenchantment (1st Season)
Iron Fist (2nd Season)
How I Met Your Mother (1st Season)
ownedflix:
Farscape (3rd Season)
Firefly (Only Season)
It (2017)
-thom Wolfox sR Rhose, AK/GOT (OOP)
unusualist - I have yet to find a religion and/or spirituality that fits my own personal beliefs... other than, of course, the fact I am a (fallen) god.