the only game in town

[chestnutcurls]

I know I owe comments and e-mails, and I'm very sorry. I just don't have time. I can't keep up with anything at work anymore....every time I get clear and can maybe start working on my file project, someone brings me something else. My eyes hurt from all the small print and my hands hurt from excessive typing. And tomorrow I have to throw the March birthday party, which always results in 1) people getting huffy when I ask to borrow the department cake knife and 2) people criticizing the cake selection. Yippee.

I was at Target at lunchtime, and a lady came up to me and complimented my shoes. I happily engaged her in conversation, because I will talk about shoes to anyone who will listen. It turned out she just wanted to sell me Mary Kay. I felt dumb and used.

My foot is hurting again, out of the blue. I tried soaking it this morning, and this time it did nothing. So when I should have been exercising, I was picking at my foot. Now there's a small, deep hole in the bottom of my foot, but the Mystery Object is still in there. I might have to go to the doctor.

The only semi-positive thing I have to say today: I bought the Wayitaire single. I'm not fond of Solitaire on its own merits, but we all know I'd buy a CD of Clay singing the Alphabet Song. He was incredible on AI last night.

Okay, I've already spent too much time on this post, so back to work. Sorry for the grumpiness.

Comments

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! So sorry (about the foot and Mary Kay lady and the filing)! Hmmmmm...happy thought..."Everybody's got a water buffalo, yours is fast but mine is slow. Oh, where'd we get them? I don't know, but everybody's got a water buffalo--oooo!"

Not great, but the best I could come up with on the spur of the moment like that!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

You can borrow my department's cake knife anytime!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) I think I'm just going to buy one for us, though. Last time I tried to borrow the communal cake knife, the person actually said "Did you purchase this knife?" Never mind the fact that everyone else had been borrowing it for years.

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

Scary! I brought one from home for our group. It was from an old set that we didn't use anymore. Want me to find another extra for you? Or you could try the dollar tree, that's where I got our ice cream scoop.

[mrszoid.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you are feeling down. Have you seen the new Strongbad email? The five minutes it takes can help chipper up a day. :-)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I wish I could. I'm so behind on my Strongbad emails. Inevitably if I try to watch one here, someone comes in and thinks I'm being a total slacker. And I have dial-up at home, so it takes forever.

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Man, it annoys me just reading about that lady selling Mary Kay. I hate insincerity, especially when it's just to get something out of the person. That was a really dumb move on her part, because most people will realize (as you did) that she was only thinking of herself when she approached you. Yuck. Unless it was just a coincidence that she liked your shoes and then realized you might be a good person to ask about the product.

Target must be really close by for you to go at your lunch. The closest one to my work is about 15 minutes away, so I only go in emergencies during the workday. I'm going tonight, though!

Sorry about your foot. We should all pray that whatever it is is purged from your foot overnight. :) Doctors aren't as gentle.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Target is across the street. A lot of my co-workers walk over there. When I still lived in Bartlett and had nowhere to go at lunchtime, I went there almost every day. That got expensive.

Yes, any prayers are appreciated. Evan has now told me very firmly to go to the doctor. And he hates going to the doctor more than I do. But when do I have time to go? The middle of next week, maybe? :P

[anulyra.livejournal.com]

Go to the doctor already. We'll be here for you when you get back. Your foot might not wait.

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks.

[thetenthshadow.livejournal.com]

God loves you Brenda :)

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks for the reminder. :)

Awwwwww!

[my-everafter.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you feel bad. I'd be grumpy too. That's scary about the mystery object in your foot! Seeing a doctor might be best. I have the tip of a pencil stuck in my foot. It has been there for years and you can even see it, but it doesn't ever hurt unless I press on it really hard. :-) Cause I'm sure you wanted to know...
~Rebecca

Re: Awwwwww!

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Why didn't you ever get that taken out??! That's weird! I'm glad it doesn't bother you, though. :)

Re: Awwwwww!

[stacye13.livejournal.com]

Hmmm - I see a good opportunity to start a sidebar about having weird things lodged under your skin.
I have some gravel stuck in my knee from a spill I took in college. You could see it for the longest time, now I guess it has worked its way beneath the surface where it can't be seen anymore.
I guess it can't be too bad, it hasn't killed me yet!

Re: Awwwwww!

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

I can tell I'm tired when the first thing that popped into my head after reading your comment was "I've got you under my skin..." as sung by any number of lounge singers...

[laura8225.livejournal.com]

The phrase "department cake knife" makes me laugh. Even though the Mary Kay lady was just trying to sell you something, I'm sure your shoes were still very nice. Sorry about your foot! *hugs*

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the vote of confidence. :)

By the way, if any of you are interested in these shoes, they have some that are EXACTLY the same at Target for $16.99. That's what I was excitedly talking to Mary Kay Lady about. Oh well.

[roadsquish.livejournal.com]

I've been approached countless times by guys trying to get me involved in Amway. It happens when I'm browsing Borders or Barnes and Noble. What's scary is that I can recognize them now. I'll notice some guy watching me out of the corner of his eye, and then he'll start browsing closer and closer to me. I don't know if I have have a certain look that they're zeroing in on or if I just have "Make-a-Quick-Buck Guy" flashing on my forehead, but it's annoying either way.

And yeah, the first time they sprung the question after I was polite to them, I felt dumb (and trapped).

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Gosh, that must get frustrating! Do you manage to get away before they zero in? What do you do? :)

[canticles.livejournal.com]

Awww... Brens! I'm so so sorry about all the downers. Do get that foot checked out! I'm debating getting my own foot problem checked out. I have little knots that keep coming up around my ankles for no obvious reason (like injury or whatever). I have one similar to it on the back of my right hand too. I think I have a colony of trolls living under my skin.

Get cupcakes in many flavors to solve the cake/knife problem(s). LOL *hugs*

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Weird! I worry about you and all your health problems. You need your own full-time nurse. :) *hugs*