I am very frustrated with the complete incapability of otherwise intelligent people to follow simple directions. Yes, I am dealing with travel reimbursements.

my heart and ~don't kill anyone ma goes out to you. I refused to do them for anybody but myself after this one trip.

Who gets Monday off?

I think I do. I suppose I should ask my boss, huh?

Life is easy when you don't have a life....

ION,

Ever wonder what it would be like to see Yoda fly by your head or hear Chewbacca buzz instead of roar? Now you can find out thanks to entomologists Arnold Menke and David Vincent. These bug experts named new wasp species discovered in 1983 after their favorite Star Wars characters: Polemistus chewbacca, Polemistus vaderi, and Polemistus yoda.

Heh. I like the pseudo-latinizing of 'Vader'....

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They are flushing the sprinkler system today. One of the water mains is in the wall opposite my office. IT'S LOUD.

I'm taking Monday off. Also Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Ahhhh.

I'm taking Wednesday off. For jury duty.

Wimbledon: On the one hand, I'm disappointed in Blake's disintegration in the 5th set. On the other hand -- Mirnyi is goin to play his doubles partner next - interesting.

I have Tuesday off and I'm taking Thursday and Friday off.

Huh. I could outdo you all if I just quit my job....

We aren't off Monday, but I'm taking it as a vacation day.

The Boy's best friend lives in a house that's right on the route for the 4th of July parade in his neighborhood, so we're going to sit in his front yard and watch the parade. Plus, there's a big neighborhood festival after the parade.

Best of all -- on Monday evening his neighborhood is kicking off the holiday with what's being billed as a "Pre-4th of July Rock 'n Roll Carnival -- Beer garden, fire breathers, burlesque show and carnival side show."

When we saw the poster for that, I looked at The Boy and said "We're going to that." He said, "We SO are!" Fire breathers! Sideshow freaks! Beer! What more could you want?