Tired eyes

Oy, my eyes are tired tonight. 'Course I was tired most of the day. Tug woke me up at 2am, wanting me to go to the couch in the living room. I resisted, then he jumped up on the bed with Steve and I, which he does on occasion. This time he curled against my legs but then proceeded to stretch out and start to push me out of the bed. So I wound up moving to the couch anyway but I didn't want to miss hearing the alarm so I was programming my brain to wake myself up at 5 so I could move back but I think, unfortunately, I made myself not fall asleep properly. I did move back to the bed at 4 but then I never back asleep. No, Tug doesn't rule my life. :)

Work went well. We're still in training mode. We're doing role plays. I've listened to a couple hours now of real unemployment calls so not only am I normally comfortable talking to customers on the phone and this job is pretty straight forward so I think I do well when it's my turn to be the info taker. The hour I listened to today was mostly about the new federal unemployment funds; the bill was signed on the 8th so many people want to know if they're eligible now. More of the same tomorrow.

Tonight I picked up a Papa Murphy's pizza and have been watching the Steelers game. Steve for some reason beat me home and surprised me by walking Tug himself. What a treat. I left watching the game to watch Lie To Me.

I just started DEATH IN THE PEERLESS POOL by Deryn Lake. This is 5th of 13 in series featuring John Rawlings, an apothecary and associate of John Fielding, mostly in 18th century London. Here's a description:

John Rawlings, London's most colourful apothecary and occasional sleuth, is relaxing at the popular swimming baths, the Peerless Pool, when his peace is shattered by the alarming discovery of a drowned woman. The victim is identified as Hannah Rankin, an assistant at the nearby St Luke's asylum for the insane. Assigned to the case by John Fielding, London's famous blind magistrate, Rawlings doesn't realise that he is scratching the surface of something far more complex than an isolated murder. At St Luke's Rawlings discovers a vital clue to Hannah's hidden past which leads to a strange case concerning a child's mysterious disappearance. Was Hannah involved? And why do his investigations lead him again and again to a house of sinister secrets in Bath?

It was published in 1999 and has 193 pages.

It will be nice if I can keep my eyes open long enough to read some pages. I may not make it.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Snuggle Sunday

Ah, Sunday. The sun is going down now and we're hunkering down for the evening.

Got up early per usual and Tug and I went to get the paper. Got groceries at Walmart -- their stock is just sucking lately. And walked Tug who was in "mosey" gear most of the way. I had planned to do more cleaning but just felt like relaxing the rest of the day. I have Wednesday off for a government holiday so I can do some more cleaning then. I needed some down time before heading back to work. :) So I've read the paper and browsed my websites for the most part.

I finished WHAT REMAINS OF HEAVEN. Ohhh, how this author is stringing out a storyline I'm very much interested in and now have to wait ANOTHER year for resolution! But a nice entry nonetheless. I'm not sure what I'll read next; it may be next in series for me of Deryn Lake or Bernard Knight because I think it's been since August that I've read the last -- been straying into new books and stand alones I guess. I don't believe I have any other new release books in November that I'm waiting upon so I can dedicate myself back to what I've got. I'll probably choose something this evening.

Tonight, nothing much on tv other than my 'Boys playing. Tomorrow night the Steelers are playing the Donkeys; we may get a pizza or calzones from Papa Murphy's for that game. I'll put in a last load of laundry this evening when Steve gets back from shooting with his buddy. I think I'm set for clothes for work tomorrow and actually for the week.

Have a lovely Sunday evening ...

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Cleaning Saturday

I stayed up way late last night finishing KINDRED IN DEATH by JD Robb. It just felt so good to spend a good chunk of time reading the book, it's a good 'un, and I simply love getting involved in the world of the book I'm currently reading. Next up is WHAT REMAINS OF HEAVEN by C.S. Harris. This is 5th of 5 in series featuring Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, an investigator in Regency England. Here is a description:

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury to help in the investigation of two corpses found in an ancient crypt, their violent deaths separated by decades. One is the Bishop of London, the elderly Archbishop's favored but controversial successor. The identity of the other seems lost in time. Sebastian amasses a list of suspects that range from some of the Prince Regent's closest cronies to William Franklin, embittered son of famous American patriot Ben Franklin-and finds himself confronting the well-guarded secrets of his own family's history. Now each step he takes toward the killer brings him closer to a devastating truth that could ultimately force him to question who-and what-he really is.

This was just published and has 336 pages.

Today I've got a lot of cleaning to get going on. Now that Steve is up I can start making noise. :) Later today we'll walk Tug and hopefully go get some groceries. I have no idea what to have for dinner tonight. Sigh.

I've had a lovely morning, though, surfing the Internet, catching up on my regular blogs and news websites and so forth. The sun is shining and the day is moving along.

Phew, it's Friday!

Sorry for missing yesterday. Just not finding time to get everything done in the two hours I have in the evenings.

Well, the first week of work: learned a lot about how unemployment insurance works beyond my own personal experience. We've trained this week and will be next week however I've been chomping at the bit to actually do the job because I think they can show you the systems used but much of it seems to be the best way to learn is on the job. But I have to trust this training program and in fact they usually do like six weeks and we're being rushed to the phones, according to them. The best part has been listening in on actual calls; the worst is that I hate role plays and we do that A LOT. Overall, the people seem to be really really nice and a good work place (what a difference from the past three jobs!). I have to get used to government jobs: this coming Wednesday is a holiday. Woo hoo!

I'm completely enjoying KINDRED IN DEATH by JD Robb. I'm so frustrated not being able to spend more time with it; it's a good story and I hate having to put it aside time and time again. Plus I want to read the new CS Harris. Argh.

The other thing that bothers me being employed again :) is that I have no access to what's going on outside the building I'm in so like events such as the shooting yesterday, I knew nothing about until after I got home. But they mentioned several times that the computers are state property - DO NOT do anything non-state job oriented on them. And I'm assuming that having a radio won't work since I'll be on the phone constantly. So there it is.

So I hope to spend some time reading when I'm done with this. This weekend I have cleaning to do in preparation of Thanksgiving, laundry, go to the post office, and Steve and I need to go get groceries.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Wordless Wednesday -- Aurora Borealis

Tuesday evening

Ooohhh, I'm currently watching the new remake of "V" on television. We'll see how they do it. I loooovvved the cheesy 80s miniseries back then. So far they've changed the visitor's leader's name from Diana to Anna. I think they're going to add a terrorist element to it. After this I've got the season finale of Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock.

Second day of work went well. More training. I really want this to turn into a permanent position.

I got the new J.D. Robb today, KINDRED IN DEATH. Woo hooo! If one includes the novellas, this is 37th of 37 in series featuring Eve Dallas, a homicide lieutenant in futuristic New York City. Here's a description:

When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind.Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead. Brutally murdered in her bedroom, Deena's body showed signs of trauma that horrified even the toughest of cops; including our own Lieutenant Eve Dallas, who was specifically requested by the captain to investigate.When the evidence starts to pile up, Dallas and her team think they are about to arrest their perpetrator; little do they know yet that someone has gone to great lengths to tease and taunt them by using a variety of identities. Overconfidence can lead to careless mistakes. But for Dallas, one mistake might be all she needs to bring justice.

This was just released today and has 384 pages. This, I will devour in a very little while and enjoy every minute of it.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

First day okay

First day of work went well. I think it will be a job I'll enjoy and hopefully they'll be so busy in the next year, my time will be extended. I'll be on two weeks of training, I believe, before taking any live calls. And since this is a call center and not open to the public, we can wear (nice) jeans if we want. Cool, eh? Four of us are new, one is an interdepartmental transfer.

I've got to get back into the swing of working, then walking Tug, then making dinner. Oy. Tonight, Tug was actually okay with not walking -- too stunned being left alone all day after so long?

I'm pretty tired tonight so this will be short. Currently reading an historical, LONDON IN CHAINS by Gillian Bradshaw about the English Civil War. Tomorrow, though I'm looking forward to picking up the new JD Robb. Very tired this evening so may not get much reading done.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster