The vacation didn't work

So I was given a team to take over for 3 days while the TL tried to get better(which was pretty stressful), and then the week after, I ended getting 32 hrs on Duty b/c someone else had a funeral to go to, and then I booked 3 days off for vacation, which combined w/ my regular days off gave me a total of 6 days off + the 4 shifts of duty (which is sorta like sleeping on the job) and I'm still not feeling better. I had been getting stomache pains which basically prevented me from eating more than a cup of food comfortably. And my sinuses were going crazy and my eyes were itchy. I figured out finally that w/ the crazy warm weather that we've been having there's probably been a lotta dust and pollen going around which would expl the hayfever. Which doesn't make it any better, but at least I know. But I can't use the anti-histamines b/c the apt is really dry, although I guess I could plug in the vaporizer but I'd also need to get vinegar to dissolve the sediment that builds up on the ... uh...electrodes? Well basically it's 2 metal bars that when a current runs btwn them causes the water to boil and hence steam to be produced. Anyways, still stomach pains and I'm running out of pills. When it happened before, they disappeared after I'd moved. Of course that won't help now.

Apt living itself is ok. There is of course my neighbor who must have some auto-tap turner b/c the damn water will run for about 30 sec, turn off for 2 min, and then on again all thru the night. And then the other neighbor w/ the thumpa-thumpa music. However my roommate D causes the most trouble. He caused a noise complaint. I'd have to partially agree w/ his assessment of himself, he's probably got some kind of autism. Or ADD. And procrastination like crazy. Seems he forgot that it was after midnight and he was blasting his computer speakers. It's like dude, you looked at when Smackdown ended(midnight) and then saw part of Daily Show and Colbert Report, how can you not know it was after 12?! And why didnt' I tell him to turn the damn thing down? B/c I'm not his mom. I'm not around to pick up after him, so I don't clean the dishes he leaves in the sink for days. I just tell him to put it in the dishwasher if it still sits there. I'm not going to cook for him (after he made the comment that it's like still being married (H's in Korea) b/c it's nice to come home to a warm meal) but he's welcome to eat the leftovers (b/c I always cook lots so I don't have to cook the next day) but he never does and it's not my problem. I don't tell him to eat, b/c it's his responsibility. Actually I suppose I am pretty poed at him, b/c it's that Chinese/Jewish/fill-in-archetype-here motherly/grandmotherly type who makes sure that everyone is fed to their gills, and I know I'll bug T to eat better if all I see is him eating crackers for lunch. And then he never throws out the trash until I basically tell him too. Even when I left out the recyclables in the middle of the kitchen floor (I was sorting it out in the middle of playing Soul Calibur 3:Chronicles of the Sword), he just walked around it until I asked him if he could finish doing it b/c I was in the middle of a match. And yes that was a test. I've done the lion's share of cleaning the apt, washing dishes. I know now why he insisted I have the mailbox key.

Course he's probably pissed at me for hogging the tv all the time. I have to go to work earlier than him, so when I get home, it's on the ps2, and I usually play for a couple hours, and then it's Daily Show/Colbert report. Of course he could play in the morning, if he got up after I left (we're talking 3 hrs btwn when I'm at work and he's at work). And play when I go to bed as long as he kept the volume down (below 70 decibels) but he likes to blast the stereo system at about 100+ decibels. And unlike him, I don't like to talk during my shows(except for wrestling which you can just watch and don't have to listen to the commentators) and I really hate it when it's during my anime. Especially when I have the Japanese track on. So I'm sure we irritate each other fairly enough. Still have to go about making that chore list.

And now I get to take over another team for 3 weeks while the TL goes on vacation. Which will probably mean that I'll want another few days off afterwards b/c the team is like pretty cruddy. So many of them have disciplinary actions against them, and a couple of them outright hate each other, it's crazy. *sigh* I don't wanna spend another 10+ shifts there. Mind you, that was only the 1st day, 2nd day was about 9, and then 3rd day I only did 8 b/c I had to go to dinner at my brother's house. But then the next day when I was on Duty, I spent about 2 hrs just cleaning up stuff and writing email to the TL/OM about what I did. I'm thinking I might not be kidding, I will have to take out the whips and chains b/c that team's quality is the pits. Myself, I'm pretty good at quality, gotten my fair share of 100% monitors. My opening statement now is so long that I run out of breath. No joke. It's actually this: "Thank you for holding. You've reached ____ ____ Customer Service. My name is ___ ___, and I'd be happy to assist you today, but first can I start by verifying that the wireless number you're calling in reference to is __ __ ____?" So will I be hammering quality? You better believe it. And trust me, I have a set way that I want things, and lots of examples on why it works. So monitor-wise I'm not worried too much, although there are a few times when I'm not to sure if my standards are too high or how to score something. It's the paperwork that's probably going to be crushing, and handling all the team's issues.

Anyways, went to put in my contacts. Yes, I have contacts now. They're 30-day ones. I was trying to sterilize my Complete lens case by putting it in boiling water. I think if it weren't for the fact that it was against the side of the pot it woulda been okay, but it ended up bending... and well, now I have a new one. I was looking at the generic ones, but how do you sterilize those ones except by putting them in rubbing alcohol and rinsing like mad afterwards? They're were such cheap plastic looking things. I suppose you could throw them out every time you switch to a new pair. It was only $1.99 for a pair. So I got a Renu one instead, but that's not as good as the Complete one b/c it's all white, so you have to really squint to see the L. I saw some Hello Kitty ones, but I don't know if I wanna spend lots on it, especially when the optomertrist said I should chuck them after about 6 mons even if I take really good care of them. *sigh* Should just get glass cases, then I can just chuck them in boiling water for as long as I want. Or even auto-clave them if I had an auto-clave. ... was just googling lens cases. Huhn. There sure are some ugly ones out there.

Anyways, also lost my phone. Somewhere between work and apt. So annoyiing b/c that old NOK had a ringtone composer. Not like the stupid crap that they have nowadays where you put together preset blocks of music together, but a 3 octave scale, whole notes to 1/16 beats, bpm. Sure it was monophonic, but it gave me more freedom. And the calculator was very good. Now I'm looking at the SE Z520a or the NOK 6020. Read the manuals, and I'm leaning towards the SE b/c it has more features (though I doubt I'll be using the IR or Bluetooth) but I'll have to play w/ it to make sure.