I am finally winding down on my used car sale at work. The checks are in and I am in the process of doing title transfers and bills of sale. I'm glad that this project is coming to an end. "Queenie" was in a bad mood today. She had some work to do that kept her busy for about an hour. She has gotten on a kick of wearing a black vest with black pants almost every day. Different black vest and different black pants, but it's almost like a uniform.

It's really raining hard here. I feel for all of you that live up north with the ice and snow. If that were here in Birmingham, the city would close down. Down south, there are no snow plows to get rid of the ice and snow, so we just have to hang out until it melts.

SPACED OUT

I don't know if I have ever mentioned it, but I grew up in Huntsville, AL a/k/a "The Rocket City". It was called that because NASA headquarters was/is in Huntsville. Although I don't get into a lot of the science of space, I have always been fascinated by it. When my father sold men's clothes, the late Dr. Wehner Von Braun was one of his good customers. My father said that he was one of the nicest men that he ever met. He could talk about any subject no matter how everyday it was. Even though he developed the V2 Rocket for Hitler, he did a lot for Huntsville. I always heard he was a very fair employer. He referred to the workers as a team. One of the customers at the store is the son of the first POW/Rocket Scientist that was taken in Germany. He knows that people hated the Germans but he doesn't care. I grew up around them so I was always sort of oblivious as to their background. Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the United States launching a rocket into space. For the past 10 days, Huntsville has had a lot of activities commemorating this and I have been trying to follow it in the news. Last night, the daughter of the main designer of the Sputnik rocket spoke at an event. Tomorrow night there is a gala at the Space and Rocket Center. There was a picture on al.com of the tables set underneath a real Saturn V rocket. How cool would that be to eat under a rocket...and they've even cleaned off the rust.


I feel like one big wardrobe malfunction. Tonight when I got home, I got my pink cashmere turtleneck out of the closet so I could wear it to work tomorrow. On the left sleeve I noticed two small holes where moths had gotten to it. I've never had problems with moths before. I keep cedar blocks in my closet. Well, I'm wearing it anyway. I have too much invested in it. Hopefully nobody will notice. I just finished sewing two buttons on my Burberry navy wool coat. I'm falling apart. I had to replace missing buttons and you would not believe where I found identical replacement buttons - WALMART. Mr. Burberry, what were you thinking?

It's raining outside right now. We need it bad. I stopped by Barnes & Noble (in the rain) to get the Audrey edition of Life Magazine. They have been out for awhile. I may try and order it online. I should have bought it the day that I first saw it. Oh, well.

"Queenie" was whining today about all the work that she has. When I went over there, she was sitting with her chin propped on top of her fist with nothing to do.

For some reason, I was expecting something major on "Gossip Girl" last night. I watched it anyway...every minute of it. I think I may start reading the books.

Do I Look Like a Used Car Salesman?

The bank is doing away with company vehicles. They are offering them to the person they are assigned to for book value. My boss asked me to contact these people and find out yes or no if they were purchasing their company owned vehicle, that's all. Now, I've turned into a car salesman. I am having to keep an inventory of the cars that are turned in and contact a large dealership to possibly take them off our hands. I don't know the first thing about dealing with these cars and I am getting no guidance from anybody. I guess it's job security.

The Pink Pelican is offering 20% off with the code VIPSPRING through Saturday.

THE WEEKEND IS FINALLY HERE

Even though I only worked 4 days this week, it was a long week. Yesterday, it was real quiet and I played on the computer all day. It's been so busy lately, I felt like I was due a play day. Yesterday, "Queenie" had on a sheer pink blouse with big ruffles - just like the aqua one from Wednesday except in a different color. Underneath she had on a tank top that is cream with purple and brown polka dots - big wonder bread polka dots. I wonder if she doesn't own a mirror. "Queenie" is also the coworker that I refer to as the "coworker who doesn't work".

I worked at the store last night. This young woman came in with jeans tucked into knee high white boots. These were not off white boots but WHITE boots - nurse white #3. When does one wear white boots? One would not wear white shoes between Labor Day and Easter, and I don't think one would wear boots between Easter and Labor Day. And if I were half as pretty as she thinks she is, I would have a big crown on my head.

The coworker with the bad outfit was dressed okay today. She had on black pants, black vest and a mint green satin blouse. When did satin come back in style...was it ever? We call her "Queenie" because she acts like she thinks she's the "queen bee". She is also the person that I refer to as the "coworker who doesn't work". Today "Queenie" got mad because she had to change the toner in the printer. How hard is that? She has a good heart and can be very nice. Her situation is kind of aggravating. Her husband has not worked in over 15 years. He is not disabled. He is just waiting on the right job to come up. She's always bragging on how smart and talented he is. Yes, he's smart, he has his wife working to support him. He brings her to work every day in HER car. What he does from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, nobody knows. He turns off his cell phone so that she cannot get in touch with him. He is such a know it all. Nothing he says makes any sense. It is a game at the company Christmas party trying to avoid him. We'll see tomorrow what she has on or what chore irritates her.

Dressed for Success??

I hate to make fun of one of my coworkers, but she dresses inappropriately most of the time. If her attire is presentable it usually doesn't match. Today she had a full skirt that is brown with an aqua and beige circle pattern on it and it was hiked up in the back. With it she had on a white tee with a tight aqua (not the same color aqua) sheer blouse with big ruffles down the front. She had on brown tights and black shoes. Neither the blouse nor the tee were tucked in. The tee was about 2-3 inches longer than the blouse. What really set the outfit off was a belt out of the skirt fabric that was double wrapped then tied in a bow worn over the blouse. What was so bad was today was board day, and at lunch she took a guest to eat in the executive dining room. This woman is the secretary to a market president. Sometimes she wears tank tops with nothing over them. And, she is a full figured woman. Bless her heart, she really tries. She buys her clothes from major department stores, she just doesn't know how to pick out things for work. She has two satin camisoles that she wears a lot. They look like trashy lingerie. Even if you have to buy your clothes at Walmart, you can still look polished.

Williamsburg Marketplace is having a 25% off jewelry sale. Use E81014C in the promotional code box upon checkout. They always have beautiful classic jewelry.