Oops

Well, I got a slap on the hand today. Carlos and I got to work about 8:00 and we had a call from Adrian shortly after (Adrian is our boss). Seems there's a problem with me making my cubicle my own. I'd put up my pictures and filled a drawer ... some of you know how I like to have lots of stuff on my workspace. Well! Farmers has not yet received "permission" to occupy the building, so even though we have legitimate business there we can't make it look like we've moved in. Adrian was really cool about it. He said he thinks it's trivial but if inspectors come through they'll call Farmers on the carpet for it and I do not want to be the one responsible for THAT.

Carlos told me about a cool web site. It's watch-movies.net. I'm watching 100 Million BC right now. Brendan or Justin had told me about another web site but I could never get it to work right. This one seems easier to me.

I just got a really nice Mother's Day gift from the Davis Contingent. They sent me an egift card for Target.com. Definitely more useful than flowers! Especially as I'm still limited in necessities. I keep making lists of things I need to get and then I sort them into HAVE to have right now and CAN WAIT until later. It seems like I'm constantly jotting things down.

I just called Carlos to see if his stuff had been delivered. They're just finishing up. I've invited him over for lunch. He mentioned this morning how hard it is to leave all his family behind and he has no one here. Audrey told me I'd have to be her family when she moves up here. I know the feeling, so the more we can support each other the easier it will be for all of us.

I've warned Carlos that I have only 2 chairs and no table. He has NO furniture at all so he can relate. At least I have food. Good thing I went shopping yesterday.

Today I need to find DMV. They have small renewal offices everywhere but I have to find the main office so I can get my car registered. I'll change my drivers license later, after I've studied the manual.

One thing I've noticed is that EVERYONE stops when a school bus has its lights flashing. If it's a 4-lane highway and a school bus has stopped with flashing lights, all 4 lanes stop where they are. We don't see too many school buses stopping on main streets at home, but here they seem to be everywhere. The trick is to leave for work before the buses start picking up the kids and to come home before or after they drop them off.

I don't remember if I told you what happened with my cable box. Paul, the cable guy, came back yesterday to swap out my box because it wouldn't turn on. He said the problem was that I didn't have the power switch on. BUT, says I, the TV works! Sure, he said, but that's because half of the outlet is always on .. for lamps. WHAT??!!! I've never heard of such a thing. Carlos said he's heard of it before. Maybe it's that way in the newer homes but not in any house I've ever lived in. If the switch is off, both halves of the outlet are off. Have you guys experienced this? Only in Oregon.

Well, I'm going to go prepare some lunch for my guest. Dinner and a movie tonight with Heather and Tami. I have such a social calendar, eh?

Take care until next time.