#445 Deadline Approaching

I committed to have the house "company ready" by Thanksgiving. I haven't given up yet, exactly, but I don't think I'll make it. Not to my standards, anyway.

I got next to nothing done this week, having been out Sunday afternoon and evening, Monday night, Tuesday night into Wednesday, Thursday night into Friday afternoon, tonight, and tomorrow morning into Sunday. I wanted to move the grandfather clock to the basement. I have to do that in order to move the Tibetan chest that has been blocking the foyer into that corner, in order to unblock the front door, so I can take stuff on a hand truck around the corner of the house to the basement. The only block of time when I could have done that, it was pouring rain and so windy a goose ran into the side of the house.

I had made a promise to myself that I would no longer stack newspapers. I would read every day's paper the day it arrived, and burn it that night. I'm already five days behind. Duh?

I did go to the Wal-Mart movie this evening. It was limited to 350 capacity, at Bard College, and I had never received any confirmation of my online reservations. Well, there were no more than 80 people there.

The movie was nothing new, all stuff we have been hearing. Not nice at all. I have a friend who just started working at W-M and I'll have to ask him what he thinks. It's funny, but when they were talking about how workers are forced to work unpaid unrecorded overtime, and several other unfair practices, I almost had to put my hand over my mouth to avoid shouting "[The Company] did that, too! They ALL do!"

I have one definite technical complaint. There was a lot of what should have been voiceover with background sounds or music. But it was actually more like music (including vocals) with background voice-under. It's especially apparent at the end, but that's not what I'm talking about. I couldn't hear many of the interviews because the singing or music or background sounds were too loud.

In a future entry, I think I'll address company cultures, and how they can so easy change, usually for the worst.

I had a very bad moment tonight. I just realized that the actual ceremony is in the morning tomorrow, and what I have decided to wear is more appropriate to evening. That thought was prompted by Roman's plaint, "Do I really have to wear a suit? And a tie?" At least he can take his jacket and tie off for the reception if he wants. I'm gonna be stuck in what I leave the house in.

Pardon me while I go crawl through my closet again. Blech. Now I wish I had found a moment to do laundry this week.

~~Silk