A whole morning... *poof* gone

[smeddley]

So I spent all morning installing software on my computer. First, the new Civil 3D 2008 AutoCAD - then I was told that was not the latest and greatest, and spent the rest of the morning installing Civil 3D 2009. Yippee. The good news is *crosses fingers* everything seems to be working. It was easy... too easy...

Then I went to lunch at Kohls to use my $40 in Kohls Cash I got for spending obscene amounts of money the week before. Got depressed about how I'm tubby and no clothes fit, resolved to stop eating and work out. Got two $40 sweaters at Buy One Get One Free and walked out without paying a penny. Who-hoo, two 'free' sweaters!

Got back, had a dinky carton of yogurt (because I'm totally going to be good), got an e-mail about free pizza in the breakroom, ran downstairs (that's like exercise, right?) and had two slices. Paging Willpower, is there a Willpower in the house? Ha, I wonder if I need what that guy in SnowCrash had - 'Poor Impulse Control' tattooed on my forehead. It's sad how much I remember from that book. Maybe because it was such an effort to slog through!

HOWEVER, I did not grab one of the doughnuts that were also down there. So I guess that's a good thing, right? And I can start watching what I eat... next week. *nods sagely* After I finish off the chips I just bought. Mmmmm, Lime Tostitos and sour cream & salsa. Hellllllooooo, dinner!

Just 8 more days of waking up in the morning to go to work until vacation week! :D

Comments

[crimsonlotus84.livejournal.com]

Oh, so you get to be the guinea pig for the new AutoCad for your company? Have fun with that. We'll still running 2004 since it's stable...ish...

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

We're all getting it, I'm just the last to install it. As much as I hated (and I did hate it) 2007, I was loathe to change to something new. The evil you know and all that.

I agree that 2004 was the last version that didn't make me want to chuck the computer out the window, though!

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Ah, Kohl's. I'm glad I no longer live as close to one. Great bargains are my downfall.

I resolve to go to the gym regularly this summer. We'll see. I just figure if I could just lose some weight, I'd save so much money on clothes, as I have a lot more selection in my own closet in a size and two smaller.

The irony of having 'Poor Impulse Control' tattooed on a forehead made me giggle (pre-frontal cortex and all).

Talking about slogging through books though, I'm now on a mission to give you a recommendation that is guaranteed for you to enjoy, to make up for Good in Bed. I think I'd do better at narrowing it down based on what you don't like, rather than on what you do like.

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Not that I'm inferring that you are picky, but I do know the experience of reading a book that a friend highly recommends, and just hating and loathing everything about it. So, you need a better recommendation to get that taste out of your brain. :)

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I just think that if I lost a little weight I might have more energy. Then again, if I just got enough sleep every night...

I am more than willing to give another recommendation a try. I wanted to like Good in Bed, but I just wanted to beat the crap out of Cannie too much to enjoy it. :) And I'm very picky, I admit it. For a book to get truly high praise from me is rare indeed!

[crimsonlotus84.livejournal.com]

Meh, I dislike Kohls. They own several out of country sweat shop work facilities that use children. Or so I've heard from employees within...

[http://users.livejournal.com/anam_cara_/]

Really? I had no idea. Seems every company is just plain reprehensible these days.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, there are no major retailers/brand names that don't use what would be defined as sweatshops, at least as far as most people can determine. So unless you make all your own clothes... but then, the fabric was woven by people in sweatshops... so, uh... buy the yarn and... no, no, far too much worker abuse in the yarn industry. So I guess I have to raise my own sheep, shear them in the most humane manner possible (so as not to stress them), spin my own wool, don't use dyes, and then knit/weave all my own clothing.

And I'm not trying to be snarky or sarcastic, but it is damn near impossible to do anything that is 100% conscientious. I need a certain type of semi-professional clothing to work, and I can't afford to pay an arm and a leg for it. Therefore, yes, I shop at Kolhs and Target and Pennys and Sears - all places that have been accused of it (along with Nike and goodness knows how many brands sold in all sorts of shops).

[lyonza.livejournal.com]

Is your computer at least behaving how that the screen card issue got resolved? 'Cuz I'm thinking your frustrations mostly came from the poor 'puter not coping so well in the first place.

YAY for bargains and pizza. No-one is supposed to have to say no to pizza.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

It is acting better, but even with that AutoCAD has a lot of 'issues'. Right now I'm dealing with its insane propensity to create project folders all over the place. That's always fun.

Pizza is, perhaps, the world's most awesome food ever!