F F F F Freezing!

Anyone remember the part in Joe Dirt where it was so cold the dog got stuck to the porch by his *ahem* malehood?..That's what it felt like when I woke up this morning..

It's gotten a bit colder, especially the past few days here in Southeast Michigan, minus the snow the west side of the state has been slammed with-I'm warm blooded, anything below 65 and I feel cold and my fingers feel like they are filled with molasses, so the 11.5 degrees outside right now is damn frigid, and when I woke up this morning the thermostat downstairs said it was 56 in the condo..

56!!!....I'm sorry, I know times are tough and turning down the temp a few degrees saves on heating costs, but when my feet literally feel numb, something has to give..I turned up the heater for a few hours sneakily , and while the roomie was at work went off to check out heated blankets..

Turns out they aren't supposed to go under the sheets at all, and as I turned away to leave Target defeated, I spotted a new discovery, heated mattress pads!...Now,Miss A's place is so warm that windows must be left open even in winter lest you LIKE being basted in sweat and that's without even moving a finger(or any other extremities, take your pick..lol), but my roommates condo is a bit leaky and chilly, so I snagged the heated goodness in a box...

Money is tight and expectedly so, I go Monday for a meeting about going back to school or training, and I'm trying to stay in the habit of not spending extra money, but I figured this was money well spent..I can't sleep if I'm cold, and right now if I'm at my roommates place, I need an electric wife to keep me warm..

For SB

It's the eager beaver fame-whore squirrel overachiever...from someone who still hasn't gotten their powercord..lol

Stumble

My future wife, AKA Miss Alaineus, wants me to post a blog about our geocaching the day of Thanksgiving(geocaching in Flint, Michigan is NOT for the faint of heart), which I will soon, but I've had the unemployment thing looming in my mind, and today, Michigan Works called me from my hometown this morning to tell me they had processed my paperwork and to call another number to set up orientation probably for next week if I wanted to go to training or school-I called the number and extension, but got the ladies voicemail, I'm gonna start calling tomorrow and keep it up till I get an answer..one thing I'm starting to believe finally deep down recently this year after years of telling myself but not really believing or feeling it truly inside is that I AM good enough, worthy enough, smart enough, and even though Miss A says that she doesn't care what I do for a living even if it IS working at a damn gas station or a car wash(and I know she means it,which truly helps,believe me and who knows, it might end up at that).
I had called more than a few times the local branch of Michigan works here, and I'm not blaming them, most likely they have a large caseload to deal with, but I called my hometown branch 3 days ago and they already got back to me-I filled paperwork out beforehand 2 months ago at my local branch of Michigan works to make sure I got an early start, and they STILL haven't called me-bad thing is with the way it works, if I go to school but deal thru my hometown branch, it means I have to verify with teacher signatures paperwork that I'm going to school and physically turn it in to the hometown branch every two weeks..a 140 mile drive every two weeks to turn in paperwork seems ridiculous, but if it means I get my foot in the door THAT much sooner and that it ensures I get to go to school, isn;t it worth it? I mean, a government paid free ride for training at the minimum, a 2 year degree at the other end?..
I meant to just post a quicky with a funny picture, the being unemployed thing has me a bit stressed, I want to get all this shit straightened and figured out so we have a future that goes nowhere but up together, I just don't want to drag her down in any form...and to get to the picture of a quote I found today that actually spurred me to post today, no matter what, I love her from head to toe, and while I wasn't TRYING to look for love, love found me...

Foot In Mouth

Early Thursday morning, I left Miss Alaineus' dojo, and headed back to my own home and stopped for a coffee at 7-11 around the same time all the morning workers were on their travels to workplaces..

As I reached to open the door, a well dressed older guy (about 70 I'm guessing) was standing outside sipping a cup of coffee looked at me, and with his mouth smiling to the side said to me "betcha wish you were retired like me, dont cha?..hehehe"...

Amazingly quick with a comeback for the first time in my life, I responded " actually, I'm unemployed, they shut my work down for good last week so basically I'm not working like you except I have 40 more years to try and make it through"

The expression he has on his face as he grimaced and sucked air in thru his clenched teeth was priceless..he shrugged,said "oops" and walked away quickly..I laughed to myself, it was done without even trying to be a smartass or quick with a comeback, and when I went to pay for my coffee, he was standing in front of me in line and promptly let me cut in front of him when he turned around and saw me..lol

I Can't Deny

It's cute damnit, I give..lol

Giggling

I'm not going to justify my sense of humor, but I find this damn funny, always have since the first time I saw it..lol

Credit cards

I've been seeing how credit card companies are raising fees and adding additional charges that they never did before while the gettins good before the new rules come into effect..I have a couple myself that basically told me they were raising my rates as high as they could and charging me when I MAKE a payment even..this video made me laugh..and after I pay them off, I'm cancelling the accounts..time to go cash I think