Lee, the non-flossing end is tapered to a point. I've used them in place of toothpicks, because I don't end up with a mouthful of wood.

When I see one randomly on the ground, I figure the pointy end engineered a prison break from a plastic trash bag and brought the floss end with it.

I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. I love my job.

One of the fellas who lives at the house I worked at today was given some blue clay/putty/stuff to squeeze to work out stress. He has put it to good use. And he has been stressed by the news of a favorite race car driver retiring. So he used it a lot today. It got all over. It got all over his hands. It got all over his face. It got in his hair. It got all over his clothing. It got all over his blanket. And then he tried to wash it off. So it got slicker than snot and spread all over the bathroom. And he changed his clothes, so it got all over his pajamas. And when I first discovered the mess in the bathroom, he did not want to deal with me so when I asked if I could help him get himself and his room cleaned up, he shut his door rather than let me in. Ah well. I waited until I heard him in the bathroom again, then went and handed him some dry paper towels to try. Since that helped, he was willing to let me help him with his bed. I didn't get a chance to start the laundry before I left.

Oh dear heavens, you gotta laugh about the blue eyebrows because otherwise you cry.

I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. I love my job......

He needs a nose ring to go with his new punk look.

If this was February it'd be March.

Heh.

Tommyrot, since you mentioned being more social, keep an eye on the F2F thread. I'm hoping we can wrangle a gathering sometime in the next month.

And now I feel a need to go use my waterpik.

Somebody talk me down from applying for an Amazon store credit card just so I can get the $40 gift card. Help. I want want want to buy a bunch of George Winston CDs and if I apply for the card, I'll only have to pay $6 for them. I tried my trick to thwart impulse buying of adding everything I feel like to my cart then later going back and ruthlessly cutting unnecessary items. But it didn't work. I want them all!

Ok, I'm gonna get my tax refund in a couple weeks. George Winston's music will still be there then, right?

Today was not a good day for being on the roads near me. On the way to work I passed an accident scene where a pedestrian was hit by a van, and then had to stop for a four-point buck in the road my office is on.

I am really so much like my grandboss, it's hilarious. He just asked me to do a thing that wouldn't necessarily be part of my job here, but has been at other places, and I love and miss it, which I told him. He was like "It's my favorite, too! I would do this myself if I had time today!" Hee.

Aww, Jesse, that's great. I miss having that kind of relationship with my boss.

My grandboss is a very nice lady, but a totally ineffective manager. It's not at all surprising that two of us have resigned this month. (That's two out of a team of six full-time staff members. So nearly half of everyone not Grandboss herself.)

My direct supervisor is showing her true colors more than ever now that I've officially resigned, and I expect most of the next two weeks will be me mouthing "fuuuuuuuuuck youuuuuuuu" at the screen every time I see her name.

Yikes, Matt! Hope you've met your quota for a while.

Got my football pool numbers - I think mine are pretty good? Not that usual score expectations will probably apply to this game.

I wouldn't mind seeing more deer as long as they're not between me and my car. It's one of the perks of an office in the woods actually, getting to see majestic wild animals up close. (Mind you, most of the wild animals I see are squirrels and crows.)

We get rabbits and turkey vultures. And goats, sometimes, but not wild. And frogs, when it rains, but that is more hearing than seeing, but as scarce as rain has been it's always exciting to hear them.

I like seeing deer, but up close (and especially, for some reason, near cars) they can be downright scary. Of course, I am glad for my garden that they don't wander through my particular neighborhood.

Andi - step away from the Amazon credit. Move the items to your wishlist and close the window. They will be there when you get your refund.

Talked to my dad last night about home buying stuff. He actually brought up the topic before I had a chance. I let him know I'm still on track and doing my research and am aiming to get pre-approved in March. He travels a lot, so my main question was if he would be in the US between March and June. His response - no plans at the moment, but a trip to Israel and/or Iran are possible. All righty then.