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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

I want THAT job

Apt Conc Recov Fee
$7.98
Facility Charge
$8.70
Facility Usage Fee
$3.00
Rntl Vehicle Schg
$6.00
State Tax
$10.52


I'm looking into attending a horsemanship clinic in Albuquerque in October and this is the schedule of fees over and above what it will cost me to rent a car for the weekend. Who exactly has the job of coming up with these fees? What does one major in to be considered? I majored in theatre, that should qualify me for such a useless and hated position, don't you think? I could live in New Mexico and make up fees to charge people. I could do this from home!

My telecommuting dreams come true.

BTW you may notice that "Schg" and "Conc" are not actually abbreviations.(what could they possibly mean?) I'd get to make up those too! Talk about a comprehensive position!!!

I'm mad at the Chinese!

Even though they have apparently put ethylene glycol in our toothpaste, lead paint on our children's toys, and dinnerware ingredients in our pet food, I could forgive all those things in the name of greed. But this time they've gone too far.

They fucked with my television!!!

Two years ago I gave myself an LCD tv for a birthday present. I love it. It's got a great picture, it sounds nice, it looks lovely on my wall...it makes screeching noises when the screen is predominantly white. I am not happy.

Especially since the warranty ran out in early June.

There is some reluctance to replace the part under the expired warranty, but we're going to fight about that until I win. I've so far spoken to two people. One suddenly didn't speak English when the going got tough, a ruse which I have encountered previously and never buy into. Then I managed to find this guy who seems to be genuinely intent on helping.

He does however want me to take the part out of the tv and send it to him for repair. This is not exactly what I had in mind, but it appears compromise will be involved here. I am not a fan of compromise, but if it gets my tv fixed so be it.

I discovered today that this woman I knew professionally in the 90's has been making her living...hmm, how do I say this without identifying her...well, she's been impersonating a dead country music star for many years. I know this because the community radio station I support locally is having a cd release party for her new album next month and I ran across the announcement. Sadly,(ahem) I will be out of the city that day.

I have to wonder if she ever married. She never had much luck with men when I knew her. They always turned out to be...well...gay. Except one, and even that isn't true as I distinctly remember sharing him with some woman after copious alcohol consumption one evening. So, no, she never had much luck with men. In fact I over heard a conversation once regarding my alcoholic paramour and someone said, "Is JD gay?" In response the other person said, "Well, he dated, PC." 'Nuf said I guess.

I'm riding a horse this weekend come hell or high water. Yesterday's meetings have spawned yet more meetings, and a domino effect on my weekly schedule here in educationland. So things will have to be prioritized. In other words, what am I NOT going to do this week? Dicey, since I'll only be in three days next week. I'm taking Monday for the move, and Friday is, of course, Independence Day.

Such a taxing existence.

I really do want to buy a horse, pack my pottery wheel and my cd's and take off for the mountains. Simplicity! It seems so...simple.

Alas.

Is it Hot Guy Friday yet???


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