It was quiet

It was a quiet new year. unna and I watched a movie, watched the ball drop, and sat in the hot tub.

I spent too much money shopping at Fashion Bug on New Year's eve. Still it was for stuff I needed so I'm not going to be overly concerned- hooray for FA. Shopko also got quite a bit of my money yesterday. I picked up some of the disney movies that I didn't have but only a couple. OK, yes, I splurged but I'm done now.

The university has this nifty holiday for classified staff. We can take any day before or after New Years Day and Christmas Day as an extra paid holiday. I took yesterday and used the day to clean house and do my shopping. The landlord came by and tried to fix my lock. Unfortunately, he didn't have all the tools he needed to do it so my deadbolt is sort of installed but on a different key from the door knob. He's going to come back on Saturday to finish. It means I have to be home but I think I can manage that.

unna came by last night after her advising appointment. She was so excited and I am excited for her to begin her classes. It's going to be quite a change for her but I think it's leading her to better things! Congrats, dear!

I'm having a bit of difficulty with my cell service. I am losing about 90% of my calls--The network beeps at me and drops the call. This from the network that says it has the "fewest dropped calls". Is anyone else having similar problems? I'd like to get a new phone, but if this is a wide spread problem, I should consider a different carrier rather than just a different phone. Since I only have the cell phone I need to have reliable service. Any one have an opinion? I am on this carrier because all of my friends and family are and it's free to talk to them- I'd want something comparable so my bill doesn't increase dramatically.

I have scolded my officers today because I've yet to receive an adequate and complete quarterly report. I asked for them by the 1st. Some have sent me "nothing to report" and I'm glad they've sent something but quarterly reports need to have some depth to them- after all they are supposed to be an overview of the entire quarter in our Barony for the principality and kingdom. Blah. Getting reports is always like pulling teeth.

I officially scheduled my Oral exam for 2:00 pm on Feb. 14. It kinda wigs me out that there is so much to do but the Valentine's day candy is already in the stores. Gahhhh!

Well this has been a rather random post- stream of consciousness I guess. I've got lots of work to do so I'd best get to it.