What was that from?

I don't know why, but my father left some sort of phone message on our answering machine for me - he seems to think there's some reason why I'm not driving the truck anymore. Well, yeah, in spite of the fact it didn't hold oil pressure the last time I drove it, I guess because I FREAKING SOLD THE THING would be a better reason why I don't drive it anymore.

I don't want another truck. Where'd he get the idea I did?

I wouldn't mind getting back the $252 that I spent of my savings fixing the alternator in the Kia. I wouldn't mind someone else paying to find the short in the electrical system that still remains and for a new Interstate Battery.

Driving the Kia has been cheaper - the registration renewal is cheaper, insurance is cheaper, the tires are cheaper... And a little better on gas. That truck guzzled it.

Heck, while you're at it, I'd like $3,000 to pay off my credit cards and a trip to Japan.

Like I'll ever see that unless I play the lottery.

I do wish someone would offer me a job.

Recent annoying commercials

Just now on the TV, they ran this ad for crApple's Ipod, or at least one of their newly released over priced pieces of crap. There's this song sung by some female singer. I HATE THAT SONG. I don't know what the song is, I don't know the annoying singer - she can't sing at ALL - and I don't know what the bleeping song is about!! I can't understand any of the words. Mind you, I can understand some spoken Japanese, but this is in English and I can't make out any words!! Please somebody erase that commercial!

Taco Smell is now offering these things with Melted Cheese. I know what the commercial says, but it's so damn stupid. MELTED!! THE DAMN CHEESE IS MELTED!!

And McD's has a Dollar Menu, and the people who order from it are dubbed "Dollar Menunaires". OK, stop. People at the ad agency who did that - don't you see the stupidity of that term? You CAN say MILLIONAIRE because MILLION in English ends with the letter "N"!!! MENU does not end in a consonant, so the term would be "MENUAIRE." Hyphenate the word, if you must, but REMOVE THE "N".. ARGHH!!!

Don't even get me started on people who put in an apostrophe before the S when they write plural words...

Does anyone play a bean bag tossing game called "Cornhole"? Where the hell did they come up with that name? Where's Beavis when you need him in "Cornholio" mode?!? "I am Cornholio!! I need TP for my bunghole. Are you threatening me?!" OMG... The only reason this "game" exists is that grown adults need something to throw while holding cans of beer in their hand in this present era when Lawn Darts have been made illegal because of them being dangerous.

I suggest another name for this game. Corn bagging. It totally removes the stigma of the original term. If people really need to get out and throw things, I see they've already passed on other things that actually make sense. I still think they made up this game completely out of the blue. There's bocci balls and stuff like that. Play that. (rolls eyes)

Minor things in the past week

Only 1 of my items on eBay sold, but I have more of that to come. I'll relist most of the other items based on how many hits they got.

A very nice friend called me up Thursday about a place that's looking for a full time cook. So I applied yesterday - they seemed to think that my having 10.5 years experience in food service was something. I hope they call and the place is doing OK.

I had to take some money out of my savings to cover my minimum obligations for the month. That really hurt. It stings. The first time in 3 months I had to do it that way.

Progress on filing for SSI and / or SSDI is still grinding along slowly.

My meeting with the union was also rescheduled for later. I've also had to appeal the state again over my unemployment claim. They just don't want to see it my way!!!

They're taking my appeal letter seriously

Today I get a certified letter I have to sign for. It's from the union. They sent 2 copies. Sheesh, one was enough.

At first I decided not to open the letter because I figured it would just be one of those things where they wouldn't even consider my appeal. It turns out they will be considering my appeal about my grievance. I hear there's been people taken downstairs at work by Ron H to talk about something. I haven't heard back what that's about yet, but I hope to find out soon enough.

Problem is, I don't know if I'm going to be able to make it. There's a job seeker thingy in Youngstown the same day. I don't know if I can even afford the money for gas to go to this union meeting. I don't know how to do both if I even try to do both.

I doubt I could ask people as witnesses for my situation due to how pRick tends to retaliate against people. I would really like to be at this meeting and add that I have been diagnosed with indeed having Asperger's. Witnesses could add facts that depending on which employees spot pricing errors, their fate is much different than mine. I was told about certain Reese candy bars ringing up 5 cents each, but nobody got in trouble over that.

I also finally and officially retired my Catch and Release system as far as rain and the roof goes. Since the roof doesn't leak anymore, I pulled down the buckets and my big clear storage tub I bought over a year ago at General Dollar in Salem for $10. I washed it out with borax and water and let it air dry. Observing how it was marked up, it never overflowed during its time as a rain catcher system. It was the last mess to be cleaned up from the whole roofing debacle a few months ago. It's now holding more of my anime goodies. I need a few more of these storage
tubs.

Our efforts to get legal help in filing for disability hasn't gone anywhere in the past week or so. One legal group said they'd send mom an attachment to print and send to the doctor, but it never arrived and they've not called to see if we got it. So I guess we're going to blow them off and try for something local. Someone at Tri County Autism didn't seem to know how to use their email system to forward messages, so I'll have to try again with them.

One of my credit cards raised my minimum payment by $1. I haven't used the damn card for that statement and my minimum goes UP?? (bleep)ing hell.