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What is up for you this week?

I have a day of work on Thursday and last night went to a job search meeting. I'll probably do more work on taxes and continue looking for a job, and the Giants Home Opener is Friday which I'm looking forward to.
 
Monday - Worked 8a-430p, made dinner, watched Walking Dead, Played GTA4 and Mass Effect
Tuesday - Work 8a-430p, Work 6p-10p, sleep
Wednesday - Work 8a-430p, Work 6p-10p, sleep
Thursday - Work 8a-430p, Work 6p-10p, sleep
Friday - Work 8a-430p, no plans for afterward
Saturday - sleep in, Work 1p-10p
Sunday - Church 9a-12p, Lunch with a friend afterward
 
Monday - Worked 8a-430p, made dinner, watched Walking Dead, Played GTA4 and Mass Effect
Tuesday - Work 8a-430p, Work 6p-10p, sleep
Wednesday - Work 8a-430p, Work 6p-10p, sleep
Thursday - Work 8a-430p, Work 6p-10p, sleep
Friday - Work 8a-430p, no plans for afterward
Saturday - sleep in, Work 1p-10p
Sunday - Church 9a-12p, Lunch with a friend afterward

What do you do. That's quite a work schedule
 
Plumber has diagnosed an overdose of fat in my pipes

I now have to wait for a Man with a Big Rod to come out.

I can be surprising how much money can be saved fixing things yourself, and it can be quite rewarding. It's usually no where near as difficult as people think, and you can make sure it is fixed good. :)

For example: Man with a Big Rod isn't necessarily going to clean away all of the fat that's lining the pipe, but may clear enough of a channel to make it drain. But if remnants are left for new fat to stick to, it will be prone to clogging again.
 
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Plumber has diagnosed an overdose of fat in my pipes

I now have to wait for a Man with a Big Rod to come out.

I can be surprising how much money can be saved fixing things yourself, and it can be quite rewarding. It's usually no where near as difficult as people think, and you can make sure it is fixed good. :)

For example: Man with a Big Rod isn't necessarily going to clean away all of the fat that's lining the pipe, but may clear enough of a channel to make it drain. But if remnants are left for new fat to stick to, it will be prone to clogging again.[/QUOTE]

I'm hopeless at DIY ~ that's why I rent :D

Preventative steps will be taken;

I will re-train Son on use of oil when frying and provide a receptacle for storing used oil ~ they recycle it where I work.
Use 'drain cleaner' for a while to ensure pipes are cleaned out as much as possible.
Purchase a 'sink draining device thingy' to ensure that stuff that shouldn't go down does not go down!

This, of course, after taking advice from the Man with the Big Rod :)
 
I wonder if this has anything to do with Son's new love of bacon and fried egg sandwiches? :vulcan:

Without a shadow of a doubt. Bacon fat is solid at room termperature. Never ever pour it down the sink unless you have a grease trap installed.

I guess you know that now :lol:
 
Monday - did nothing in the morning, worked 1:30-9:30
Tuesday - day off, paid taxes :( and set up new computer :)
Wednesday - day off, car went in the shop, ran errands with Mom, Lions meeting (unlike Maestro's club, our guys did not behave)
Today - playing on new computer this morning, possibly some design work, and then "real job" 1:30-9:30
Friday - working 9:30-5:30 and then dinner with the parents

Hopefully at some point the opticians will call and I can get my new glasses, so I can see...
 
I wonder if this has anything to do with Son's new love of bacon and fried egg sandwiches? :vulcan:

Without a shadow of a doubt. Bacon fat is solid at room termperature. Never ever pour it down the sink unless you have a grease trap installed.

I guess you know that now :lol:

The Men came out today, disappointingly without a Big Rod, just a 'wet vac' :vulcan: but it did the job and now my water runneth freely :)

Nick ~ I did re-iterate to Son the importance of not putting fat down the sink, to just wipe out the pan with kitchen roll and dispose. Came home this afternoon to find a watery fat filled pan in the sink :scream:

That's it ~ I'm hiding the bacon and cracking all the eggs :devil:
 
Tuesday I'm meeting a woman in publishing about my book. No guarantees, but a step in the right direction.
This is something I would love to hear more about. Will it be something for the general public, or something specific for artsy types, Scrabble fanatics, and/or neuropsychologists in training?
 
Monday - did nothing in the morning, worked 1:30-9:30
Tuesday - day off, paid taxes :( and set up new computer :)
Wednesday - day off, car went in the shop, ran errands with Mom, Lions meeting (unlike Maestro's club, our guys did not behave)
Are you kidding me? Every Club has it's group of doucebags who bitch and complain about everything. We just try not to call on ours (never works).
 
I'm going to school, writing a few papers, and trying to keep up on my exercise. I ordered a few videogames, And if they come soon I'll make some time for that...

The big news is that I built up the courage to express my interest and ask out a certain attractive fellow student for a lunch date. She blushed and said yes. I'm estatic right now. These last few weeks I've really started to get over the end of my previous 3 1/2 year relationship. Not only do I still have what it takes, but I feel excited about someone else for the first time in ages!
 
Tuesday I'm meeting a woman in publishing about my book. No guarantees, but a step in the right direction.
This is something I would love to hear more about. Will it be something for the general public, or something specific for artsy types, Scrabble fanatics, and/or neuropsychologists in training?

It's a children's book I wrote and illustrated, with a science fiction theme, of course! And the meeting went exceptionally well! I got a lot of great advice, encouragement, and input. Most importantly, I got what may be a valuable connection (we're soon to find out). Children's books are incredibly difficult to break into, because they're risky for publishers; compared to a novel they're extremely expensive to print due to the color illustrations, the larger size, etc, so publishers are slow to take a chance on new talent. None of the bigger children's publishers (Scholastic, Random House, etc) accept un-agented submissions, and, in a classic catch 22, the most successful agents don't accept unpublished authors/illustrators. As a result of this meeting, I was sent an email containing a very valuable phrase: (regarding an extremely successful agent) "She'd be delighted to here from you."
Again, there are no guarantees. I sent her an email ... if I might interest you in a manuscript or some sample illustrations...so she hasn't even seen my work yet. Still, I've forged two connections, for the rest, we'll have to wait and see!
 
People always ask me "how was your week?" and I draw a blank. No idea. Would take a volcano to register. Or if something really noteworthy did happen it would take so much background explaining as to be not worth mentioning.
 
Tuesday I'm meeting a woman in publishing about my book. No guarantees, but a step in the right direction.
This is something I would love to hear more about. Will it be something for the general public, or something specific for artsy types, Scrabble fanatics, and/or neuropsychologists in training?

It's a children's book I wrote and illustrated, with a science fiction theme, of course! And the meeting went exceptionally well! I got a lot of great advice, encouragement, and input. Most importantly, I got what may be a valuable connection (we're soon to find out). Children's books are incredibly difficult to break into, because they're risky for publishers; compared to a novel they're extremely expensive to print due to the color illustrations, the larger size, etc, so publishers are slow to take a chance on new talent. None of the bigger children's publishers (Scholastic, Random House, etc) accept un-agented submissions, and, in a classic catch 22, the most successful agents don't accept unpublished authors/illustrators. As a result of this meeting, I was sent an email containing a very valuable phrase: (regarding an extremely successful agent) "She'd be delighted to here from you."
Again, there are no guarantees. I sent her an email ... if I might interest you in a manuscript or some sample illustrations...so she hasn't even seen my work yet. Still, I've forged two connections, for the rest, we'll have to wait and see!

Congratulations TSQ :) Hope the connections turn out to be fortuitous. I admire you for seeking out your dream. My book hasn't even got a title but it's bubbling away inside of me :mallory:

As for the rest of my week ~ golf club competition tomorrow, place will be full of golfers, I don't like golfers.
Going to have to disquise my grimace as a smile :klingon:
 
Monday - did nothing in the morning, worked 1:30-9:30
Tuesday - day off, paid taxes :( and set up new computer :)
Wednesday - day off, car went in the shop, ran errands with Mom, Lions meeting (unlike Maestro's club, our guys did not behave)
Are you kidding me? Every Club has it's group of doucebags who bitch and complain about everything. We just try not to call on ours (never works).

Ha, ours are (mostly) running the show... I got a few good zingers in, though.



@K'Eh don't crack the eggs, boil them :bolian: and ship the bacon to me!
 
@K'Eh don't crack the eggs, boil them :bolian: and ship the bacon to me!

Cunning plan! I will boil all the eggs and then tell Son we are now Jewish and cannot eat bacon :)
I fear the bacon may be a bit green if I post it to you :(
 
It's a children's book I wrote and illustrated, with a science fiction theme, of course! And the meeting went exceptionally well! I got a lot of great advice, encouragement, and input.
Sweet. Keep us informed, tsq. I adore your work, so I would love to see it published. Finger crossed! :)
 
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