Best Vids this side of the Galaxy...

Ok, they're totally off with the time lines and character placements, but they are hilarious.

More than words...

I bought a new car this weekend. I should get it today. I'm super excited...


That's not the point of this blog.

I had to have my ex-husband sign some papers so they'd release my car. We were both on the title. So, they sent him a form to sign and gave him a return envelope. I gave him a call on Sunday to tell him to expect it. I said that it'd come in his legal name and he'd need to sign it and return it using the return envelope they'd send. I also told him that he could probably drop it off at a Fedex or somewhere like that.

So, today I get a text message. "They wouldn't take the envelope at Fedex."

I was a bit nonplussed, until I had the idea to ask "was it a fedex envelope?"

To which I received a reply: "No, DHL"


I promptly did a *facedesk* and had to compose myself before saying: "then take it to a DHL place."

I mean, really? that was confusing? If I gave you a coupon to Disneyland but then said "have fun at Seaworld" would you call me from Seaworld upset they didn't take your Disneyland coupon?

The thing that really gets me is that he is single-handedly disproving Darwin...

Lost Meters and Suspicious People...

I've been working with a team at work to find lost meters. These are meters that have been put somewhere and are transmitting a read, but we don't know where it is or who to bill for the usage.

We have this black box that 1. picks up the meter's signal and 2. looks like a bomb. The black box will send the signal to our laptops. The laptops have to run on batteries... So they usually die midday. Even better, we have three PSE cars in one area doing this.

We've been out twice and haven't found shit. We went out today and weren't having any luck. Part of our group went to one of our service centers to use the bathroom and wash up. My group went to buy lunch. When we got back they said they had picked up a really good read on two meters we were looking for.

So, after lunch we went and combed the lot. We found one meter hooked up and in service on our property... We found the other with a pile of other meters that were in a bin. We went through the pile and made it so the meters wouldn't transmit.

Later in the day, after finding another lost meter, we were going to return to the office. That is, until we got a call saying the building was on lock down because of a suspicious person there. There was a dude who was dressed all in black with a trench coat, hoodie and a ski mask on. After the police were called and the building people were summoned, we found out the dude had a skin condition which made him need to wear that kind of clothing.

Awesome Freakin' Weekend!

So, I had a really excellent weekend. It helps that my week was pretty good... Got a huge department-wide event at Lake Tapps out of the way. I was wiped out after a long week and was really looking forward to having some quality time with mah man.

I stopped by 7-11 to pick up some Slurpees on my way home. I walked in and they had a stand of HUMUNGO cards. I *had* to buy one for Brian. Thankfully, they had lovey-dovey cards. I put the card in my trunk.

I had a really nice (although short) evening with Brian. He had to get up at a god-awful time; so, I entertained myself with tv. I watched an episode of Most Haunted that really creeped me out. I climbed into bed (really grateful that Brian was there after Most Haunted).

I spent the morning by myself; Brian was working. I got a lot of work done. I also filled out the card for Brian with a little love note and put it in his bedroom. Decided to watch Indiana Jones. That was on when my lover got home. I asked him to get me a pair of socks. It took him a bit more than five minutes and planted a big kiss on me ^_^.
We were supposed to go Karaoke with two of Brian's friends, but they couldn't make it. I was a bit bummed out, but I called Bri to see what she and Stephen were up to. The first words out of Bri's mouth were "want to hang out tonight". So, Brian and I went to Fife.

We played Castle Crashers (best game, evar!), went to a Mongolian place (excellent food!!), and played more Castle Crashers. Brian was pretty tired when we left there (he had been up since 2-ish). we called it a night after getting home.

Sunday was Brian's day off. We made breakfast together and watched movies. I saw Kill Bill vol. 1 and 2. I really liked them.

I couldn't stay too late; Brian had to get up at Stupid o'clock (thanks to Stephanie Miller for the term).

I'm sure you're wondering "...what the heck was awesome about that?" Let me tell you. I spent a happy, relaxed, enjoyable weekend with a man I love. Sure, the incredible sex helped, as did the romantic/cuddly moments. I'm really happy though and that makes all the difference.

Because I can't think of a good title

The Puyallup Fair was spectacular! Sunday was my first time ever going. Brian took me there on a date there.

We bussed in from Bonney Lake. It was a really good move. Parking was horrible!We got there just opened up so it wasn't that crowded.

We went to the Jack FM booth and Brian bought himself and me one of those goody backpacks. It came with some energy drinks, water, chips and a few coupons.

Afterwards, Brian and I headed to the rides. We walked around to get an idea about how many tickets to get. I quickly realized that I needed one of those Dizzy Passes, but they're not available weekends. We decided to get 20 tickets each. We went one this wooden roller coaster; it was fun, but we were in the middle and missed out on the uber thrilling rush of being in the front. We walked around the rides some more; I was being a tad indecisive. We ended up going on a ride that makes people go upside down. Then we had four tickets left (I think we had 8 and I'm willing to bet the other four are in Brian's pocket). We went through a "fun house" which I will forever refer to as "the house of filth and disease."

After the rides, we meandered around for a bit. We went through this one vendor hall with a ton of stuff to buy. It seemed they had a demonstration every 20 feet. I stopped at a booth where you could look up ancestry of your last name. I bought a copy of the Becerra coat of arms and a history of the name. I'm giving it my dad for Christmas. Brian found some really cool metal aged looking posters. He bought an Elvis one and Silver Surfer. After a few halls, we were hungry so we went to Earthquake Burger.

Brian went to buy the food and I went to find seats. I had to linger until a family got up. These two dudes were trying to steal my table, but I told them I had it and they went elsewhere. We split an Earthquake Burger and Fries. I thought it was tasty. Perhaps not worth all the hype. We ended up sharing our table with a really sweet gal who was working the fair. She was trying to hold her own after the husband of a friend of hers had died the night before. I'm really glad we sat with her.

It was getting really warm at that time so we continued through the vendor halls. The Hobby Hall was interesting. Brian said he would enter his Star Wars figures next year.

Brian and I made it through almost all the fair. We were near the Blue Gate when they did the Human Cannon Ball show. I was picking out some Henna to get done on my hand when he shot off. I did see him fly through the air though. It was cool. I ended up getting a really neat design on my hand. I wouldn't mind getting a tattoo, but I don't think work would approve.

We headed towards the gate after that. Brian bought me a dozen wooden roses. They're scented and everything. I put them in my office. They've gotten some compliments.

We just missed a bus back to Bonney Lake so we did some more shopping. We had some food (Brian had a turkey leg and I had a kielbasa). Then we went through this really cool booth with drawings of famous characters and other such thing. I bought some for Brian for his birthday and gave him some on the spot. He'll be super surprised by one of them.

We were really tired after that long day. It was well worth fighting the crowds and heat. I can't wait to go next year!