A break in radio silence...
Sorry about that. I get caught up in the bullshit sometimes.
The minutiae (fancy word) of daily life suck up my time and drain my vital forces like some kind of tiny gnat Draculas. But here I am, with the run-down, and I'll try very hard not to make it too boring.
So, let's see, what's been going on...
Week of 9/19: Chauntelle's parents went back to Florida. Stopped off at Atlanta to pick up Liz's mother, who will be staying with Chuck and Liz for a while. Chauntelle and I worked some, ate some, and slept. I probably bought gas and went to the toilet. I'm pretty sure I rerember eating some licorice during the week. I might have gone to the library at some point.
Oh, we found a good coffee place on The Parkway, which is probably one of the many new roads that Mom and Dad don't remember from their years of driving in Greenville because I'm pretty sure it wasn't here in 1981. But, good coffee. They roast their own beans, which means their coffee is about as fresh as you can get. Plus, when you drive by the shopping center where their store is located, you can smell that roasting coffee smell. Makes me think of driving down James White Parkway and smelling the JFG plant in downtown K-Town. (I always wondered why their coffee never tasted the way it smelled wafting up from the Old City.)
Last Saturday, we drove up to Oconee County took a hike down to the Chattooga River (which is where Deliverance was shot, although probably not on the stretch of river we saw). It was beautiful, and wild. The hile itself was fairly easy, but kinda long for us old folks. We rewarded ourselves with incredibly healthy food from Monterrey.
Sunday last, well, we did jack squat.
Monday, 9/26: Our new upstairs neighbors had a fight at 3AM, then immediately afterward started tossing bowling balls at one another. Apparently, someone broke something, because then they decided to vacuum. What fun! Chauntelle, brave little toaster, managed to rise groggily at her appointed hour and march on in to work. I, lazy bastard that I am, slept in a bit that morning to compensate, then worked late. That night, Chauntelle and I had takeout from a place called Royal Thai. I think I had a spicy basil tofu thing which was fairly kick-ass.
Tuesday, 9/27: Frankie's Fun Park. I destroyed Chauntelle in a vicious round of flood-lit mini-golf. She managed to balance the score (somewhat) by eking out a victory in our impromptu air-hockey tournament. Later, she bested me in the "ice-ball" competition (skee-ball, but with white balls), though she was of little help in my assault of the House of the Dead. Also, I think that was the day Tom Delay got indicted. Hee hee!
Wednesday, 9/28: I ate at a Monterrey restaurant for the second time in 5 days. I don't remember much else about the day except that later on, Boone and Matthew were out in the water and there were sharks and flashbacks and the freaky underground shaft with old mainframe terminal and the Irish or Scottish guy with the rifle. And tanktop girl, crawling around in the ductwork.
Thursday, 9/29: At work, got an email from a guy named Boaz (mucky muck in Belmont) asking me to call him immediately. I did so, and was informed that I will be spending 2 weeks at a battery plant in Lancaster, SC, beginning 10/3. Which was a surprise to everyone in Clemson, and to the area manager for Clemson, and to the area manager for Lancaster, since Belmont had apparently neglected to inform any of them first. So, I ended the day wondering if I was actually going to go to Lancaster after all. (Boaz also asked me was I ready yet to be a site manager, because they will be looking to fill some positions in Huntsville...and Dallas...and, oh yeah, JACKSON, TN...uh, no thanks.)
Friday, 9/30: Yep, I'm going to Lancaster. Everyone down the chain was finally informed that either they would no longer have me, or that they were about to get me. I worked hard, at lunch at Monterrey again, worked some more, then said goodbye to closest I've had to a stable work environment in 3 months. Took a shortcut home through Clemson that I'd only just found out about. Arrived at the apartment to find that our DSL modem had arrived and Chauntelle had already installed it. Cruised the mega super info mega highway for a while, then went with Chauntelle again to Frankie's, which we found was somewhat more crowded than on a Tuesday evening. Crushed and embarrassed Chauntelle again in a best-of-three air hockey nuclear mega-tournament. Then went out for late burgers at a place called Fatz (looking at the menu, I think I can make a guess at the origin of the restaurant's name).
Today, 10/1: Coffee again at the coffee place. Bought some fancy cheese at a fancy cheese store. Bought some fancy breakfast pastries at a fancy breakfast pastries store. Went to the library. Ate some falafel and hummus and gyro meat at Pita House. Acted moody and hard to get along with. Saw "Serenity" at movie theater other than the movie theater we like. Shopped at a Target other than the Target we like. Came home, started typing like an idiot, and now I'm getting close to stopping.
So, to sum up. We're very well. Also, we are very well fed. Our neighbors have been quieter, gas is going up, and I'll be working in Lancaster on Monday. When my two weeks are up there, I don't know where I'll be working, but I know that when I return home, it will be to Greenville. Not Dallas. Not Huntsville. Not Cleveland or Jackson, Tennessee.
(I think, or at least hope, that IDG will be able to accommodate my desire to remain in this area. The hard truth is, though, that I like Greenville a whole lot more than I like my job. I'm sorry, but it's true. Plus, Chauntelle is happy where she is, and I won't try to take that away from her. Not that I could.)
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Hey, lookie there!!! Spam!! What fun.
And I must set the record straight--we ate at Sweet Basil Thai (for some reason, I can't remember movie titles, or actors, or places we've been to, but I remember food...); and he did NOT beat me mightily in Air Hockey. The reason we had to have that 3rd game is because we each had won a game, and so he challenged me to a 3rd game. He did win, I give him that, but I wouldn't call it a rousing defeat.
Other than that, I do believe he's summed up our week pretty well. Sorry for my radio silence as well; I've updated my blog, though not so humorously as my beloved has done.
I enjoyed 'Serenity' very much, though it's not the TV show, and even though the movie was good...I think some of the TV episodes were better, which is just a testment to what a great show it was. And maybe will be again.
And yes, we did think it was very funny that Boaz asked if Patrick was willing to be a site manager in Jackson, TN. At least he'd have a place to live.
(No we're not even entertaining the idea of moving back....)
And, if IDG & Patrick can't come to a mutual decision that it's in everyone's best interest if P-Cat remains in this area, well, Greenville Tech has an amazing set of classes in Graphic & Web Design that are calling his name.....and I daresay that doing Graphic/Web Design would be a whole lot more fun than figuring out where the hex-cut flux capaciters came from & how to reorder them.
1:54 PM, October 02, 2005
Are tgey just jerking your chain or what? I don't really understand what's going on with work?! P-Cat is certainly an asset to any company, why can't they settle on where you are going to be? Its awefullt good to hear any news from you, wish you were happier in your work area, sounds like "play area" is going just peachy!!
10:34 AM, October 04, 2005
I think that right now there are a few of things on our side:
1--IDG has more business than people. Which is good. That means that Patrick's job situation is fairly stable, as it makes more sense to keep people than to not keep them, if you have more work than you have people. The flip-side of that coin is, you go where they need people the most. And, as Patrick is new, and doesn't have his own site, he's fairly fluid in his work assignment, and they know this. Plus, I think that he's technically in "Training" which is a fancy way of saying "Guy Who Goes Where Ever They Need Me To Go."
2--IDG has a great reimbursement policy...which is a fancy way of saying that all the mileage Patrick's traveled is coming back to us as a nice little sum on each of his checks. They paid for our U-Haul & all the gas that went into it. Basically, they moved us down here.
3--We moved to Greenville because we wanted to be here, and IDG just allowed us to do that much faster. We were going to be moving to G'ville regardless of our job situations, but IDG taking Patrick on & exchanging work for money just seemed like a good thing to snag on to. So--we moved to Greenville and Patrick works for IDG. Not we moved to Greenville SO THAT Patrick can work for IDG. It's been a good job, one that pays well (especially with the reimbursements, see point #2 above)but that's not to say that Patrick sees himself retiring from IDG.
For now, we're just socking away as much $$$ as we can, enjoying our time together, and hoping that IDG will settle Patrick in the Greenville area. With his own site. With all the bonuses that go along with that sort of thing. We know that Lancaster isn't a perfect arrangement, but it is better than Cheraw, and it's only for two weeks.
We can handle two weeks.
So don't worry about us!!! We're happy & healthy, and have lots of adventures on the weekends, and looking forward to seeing Wilco in Asheville next weekend, and having Dan, Janet & Rachel come down for the Celebration of All Things Patrick the week after...so all is good, we're good, everything is good.
Patrick loves everybody in the whole world.
1:13 PM, October 05, 2005
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8:02 PM, October 06, 2005
I have a sneaky suprise for someone's birthday!!!!! Maybe I should not build it up... you might hate it! No it's not a fancy pony.
10:56 PM, October 07, 2005
Well, I'm glad it's not a pony, cuz then we'd have two (because I KNOW that this is the year that I get MY pony for my birthday. At least, that's what Patrick's been hinting at.)....
12:24 PM, October 08, 2005
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