Twitter

Is it weird that on Twitter, I follow people, websites, blogs, and a talk radio station w/different political views? Some great examples: Republicans that come to mind are a congressman, the before-mentioned talk radio station, and one of their on-air personalities. Democrats are a blog, at least one of their writers, and what I believe to be Obama's official twitter page. I don't consider myself a very political person, I grew up w/Republican parents, and still live in my home state, which is mainly Republican, but I am registered Democrat, and usually believe their views on things more than the Republicans. The radio station and their on-air personality has an easy explanation, in the mornings from 6-7 am, they are not only broadcasting on 2 radio stations, they are also on tv. As someone who at one time wanted to work in radio, seeing all the behind the scenes stuff is worth sitting through their talk. (You also find out how good of broadcasters they are, yesterday, a local mascot visited their studios, the traffic reporter didn't mess up or giggle while the giant bull was dancing right behind him!) That could also explain why I like to Twitter w/the local media, at least the ones I read, see, and hear on a somewhat regular basis. I used to not like Twitter as much, but now I'm getting more into it.

Rough day

So I finally get my ass to bed about 5 am w/laundry in the dryer, I wasn't concerned since Vx was getting up about 8. So when his alarm (cell) goes off, P being the (mostly) good kitty she is decides to help wake up the people, except she came after me, not him. All day while I was trying to sleep, she bit me, got in my face (hope colds aren't contagious to cats), laid on me, every attempt she could think of to get me up, and despite me continuously telling her "Quit biting me!" and "It's not time for me to get up!" she continued on. She's a good alarm clock when you need one, when you don't she's a pain in the ass, so no sleep for the sick. It also didn't help that Vx left his phone at home and he kept getting phone calls and text. I feel worse today than I did yesterday, and I think that's why.
Vx went to the movies w/a Sgt. f/Warriors (the source for some [if not all] of the texts/phone calls) while I stayed home. When Vx got home, he said some things that put me at ease, sounded like he understood my frustrations and he feels them as well, not just about the army and possible deployment, the whole job thing. He went to AIT w/the impression that every unit needs at least one CBRN so him getting into a unit that deploys should be no problem, now he's saying not all units have CBRN's nor do they care about chemical attacks. I tried to explain how that's about the same as my situation, I went to school for a job that's being taken over by computers. There's nothing else I really want to do, and that's the same for him, he doesn't want a different MOS and he doesn't want to go back to VA for that school or deploy w/Salsa, even though he wants to deploy. The "short bus" isn't appealing to him. Maybe things will actually start to improve now, of course now that I've actually said it (out loud) they probably won't, that seems to be my luck. The job situation has also been discussed on another blog, Left Face. These ladies have been doing a series on milspouse jobs, and have blogged on other topics, so check out what LAW, Tucker, and the other ladies have to say.

stupid cold

Uh, I'm sick! Thanks gun nuts, your probably the reason I'm sick now! I skipped physical therapy today, it's 1 am and I'm still in my pj's, I woke up about 3 pm the final time. Vx went out to dinner w/my friend and her son, she owed us money and she wanted to pay us back, I stayed home. I was planning on doing some shopping "tomorrow" but I probably won't feel like it, besides we don't really need anything and Vx's pay f/his current unit still hasn't came through, so we're kinda broke. He found out about the job he was supposed to have this summer w/his former unit, I'll call them the Warriors, Vx was supposed to work in a lab for them this summer, but they gave it to someone else in the unit since they just lost their job. It was only supposed to be for a few months, but it was a few months of steady income and w/no one wanting to build houses or remodel them, that would've been really nice.
Not to get off topic, but the Sex and the City episode that's on tv right now is the episode where this guy dressed like a sandwich was telling Miranda to "eat me!" It distracted me, now back to our regularly scheduled program...
Warriors are also the same unit that told my husband they'd get him deployed several times last year and they didn't. They're also supposed to be this higher command unit, they got him transferred to his current unit (I'll call them "Salsa") who sent him to VA just to be sent back home a few days later. Salsa is probably already hearing about some of this f/Warriors over the whole pay issue and now this VA shit.
Speaking of jobs, my boss asked me Sunday if I was going to stay w/her or transfer to another dept. like last summer, I told her I didn't know yet. 2 summers ago, I had a specific job I did, last summer I transferred for more and steady hours, the person who took my place can't do it this summer, so she wants me back. 2 summers ago, I had a better tolerance for cold and bitchy people, I lost that about 18 months ago after my car wreck, now I have a low tolerance for snobby rich people who've never been told they can't do something, and the hot cold hot cold hot environment, difficult for layering & on my "terminator leg". I'd work 80-90 hours one week, then be off work for a few weeks, and so on til November. The other dept. would only be for 2 months, and they didn't do a good job running things the last few years, so idk if I want to deal w/that BS or not. I just wish my injuries would get better, of course I had trouble getting a job since 2004, that's what I get for thinking "Since people before me didn't graduate high school were able to get that kind of job, why should I have trouble doing so w/a HS diploma and graduating f/a tech school?" Now those "drop outs" want their employees to have bachelors and masters degrees in the field. Despite what some military spouses want to believe, this is NOT a military spouse problem, for me, this started WAY before I met my husband, and before he decided to re-enlist!
Enough bitching for now, I'll try to sleep off this cold again, wish me luck!