I have to get back to work...

I kind of have an onerous task victory...but not from onerous task day. Describing it would be an onerous task in itself...but the short version is I was in a battle with Sears Home Improvement over a service call to my leaking chimney. Not only are they deducting the charge, but they are redoing the flashing on my chimney, which was done poorly the first time by the subcontractor they hired. It wouldn't have happened if I didn't complain on Twitter (and then write a 1000 word email of complaint.)

Nice, Sue!

OMG, our database is the WORST. Just, worst. Why does anyone think that custom is better??

Some wacky Chinese animation from Wonkette:

Animated Michelle Obama Superhero Kills McDonaldland Clown With Dildo

Actually, not a dildo but a banana.

I need to PUT STUFF AWAY today instead of sitting around watching videos on my computer.

The Carlin theory of bigger house=more space=more stuff is apparently true.

Most of life is covered by corollaries of Parkinson's laws:

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Expenditures rise to meet income.

Nice, Sue!

I feel vindicated but still mad. I don't think I would have ever discovered that the flashing was done poorly had I not complained. WTF! (And I complained because I asked for the service in November, heard nothing, and got billed last week for it. I didn't even know they had been on my roof!!!!)

Apparently my onerous task for the day is going to be remaining vertical. I woke up cranky, the SO is gone all day but I don't need to leave until evening, so my plan was to putter around in pj's, do nails, take a bath, work a little at my desk, rehearse, read, and then go.

Instead, I got up, ate, felt tired and went back to bed. Got up, ate, came into the office to work, and got a nosebleed. Now I feel all post-nosebleed manky. Although I did not bleed to death, so that is a win.

But seriously, I'm going back to bed. The universe does not want me awake today.

Okay, actually onerous task day, not going so good. I have actual onerous work tasks in front of me and I am not doing them. I will get this one list of correspondence checked before I go home.

Every day you don't bleed to death is a win!

I handled a conference call on a subject I know very little about ON MY OWN! New boss is working at home and she didn't dial in for some reason. Fortunately, other people were very nice and I can still use the "I'm very new on this project and have not mastered your terminology" line frequently.

T-Rex calls "shenanigans": [link]