No Vacancy

AAARGH!!! Stupid Revenue Canada website!!!!! I have it tabbed and trying for the upteenth time to register for their epass, and it forced Firefox to shut down. So I have to retype everything. And of course stupid blogger has their freakass delay so I can 't look at the screen while I'm typing.

Anyways!!! I woke up early today to do apt hunting. And called 4 places. 2 were full, including the place where T is staying. When I got to the first appointment, Carlton Towers, I called the manager to let me in, and he tells me that the suite just got rented. Then since there was an hour to the next appt, so I tried callng them to see if they could show it to me right now, but he never answered. I ended up calling another apt b/c they were right in the neighbourhood, but they were full too. So I ended up buying milk, finally using the $5 gift certficate that work gave me. Went back home and finally go to pay the flipping Shaw bill. Because I usually pay it at the same time as my Visa bill, but their stupid website is always down at night. So yeah, my customer feedback on that was negative.

Headed back out to my 2nd appt, at Secord House. Mgr seemed enthused when I first called, although his first question was where I worked. But then it seemed to die when he saw me even though I was dressed in beige turtleneck, black jeans, canvas sneakers, natural makeup, hair in clip. Didn't say anything to me in the elevator, and basically rushed me thru the room. I had a big checklist and didn't even get to ask him if they allowed pets. He was really patronizing when I asked if there was any fire extenguisher or sprinkler system, saying that apts don't have that, and then when I said I was in an apt that did, he changed it to no apt over 30 yrs. Well, that's not going to add a lot more to my tenant insurance! Anyways it was $875 for that place. At least the appliances looked kinda new, although the kitchen was tiny. And there were some serious cracks on the bathroom wall. I dunno if he thought the way that I was scrutinizing everything that I was actually a building inspector, or maybe I just wasn't white enough.

And so I went to pay my rent. We have occupany of this apt until end of Nov but have to give them a decision by Nov 1. And really, even w/ going month to month, it's only $615 after the split. Plus unl internet+cable which is about $47 split. If I went on my own, they don't offer unl internet anymore, so it'd be at least $30 for just 10GB. I have enough unwatched DVDs for a year. Then utilities is $30 estimate b/c I'm OC on turning off lights and appliances. So basically if I lived by myself, I'd be looking paying around $850-900 at the cheapest rent that I'd seen advertised. Right now, even month to month, it's only $750. Argh! Yeah, so I asked the building manager some questions about our rent, and then she seemed kinda puzzled at first, but then when I explained that I can't stand to live my roommate anymore, she totally understood.

Yeah, heh, no one wants to live w/ D. T will kill him the minute he ticks T off. B knows her son won't want to room w/ D. Yup, so this summer D got dumped by H, and now 2nd wife wants a divorce too. I pity myself for pitying him. Tried calling H, but she didn't answer. Should be home by now though.

Good thing I didn't press send

Yes, so I'd made an order on C&L for some DVDs and manga. and at the time they were offering 14% off all items. So I'm calculating it, and what I expect the total to be. And the discount didn't seem to be there when I submitted the order, but the rules seemed to indicate that it would be there once it was packed. So then it gets shipped out, and it doesn't seem like it's 14% off. And I'm like WTF?! and start composing a long, polite, pointed email about how there's a discrepancy. And as I'm writing it, and doing all the math, it turns out that most of the discount was eaten by GST and the s/h. Argh!!! So it's been that kind of day.

Yeah, so got my CAP. And they throw a curveball saying that not only is the CAP itself 30 days (which is standard) but I have to be on calls another 30 days after that "in case I regress" WTF?! What does my call quality have to do w/ my attendance?! If anything, I'm going to find more ways not to show up for work. And they they give this story about how that's standard for CAPs for Floor Support. Having never been on a CAP before, I was skeptical but didn't press further. Well, after talking to fellow teammates who've been on CAPs while on the team, that doesn't seem to be the case. So I want it in writing, and it better be applied to everyone.

Oh yes, and my stupid manager again chased me out of my friends' section. And then talked to their manager about something. So I'm seriously peeved that I have to sit in a section that no one else on my team actually sits in, nor get chased into sitting. So if she wants to apply that to me, then she needs to do it to everyone else. And I'm really going to call her on it. And if she doesn't enforce it with anyone else, then it's a double standard. If she's going to throw it into my face, then I'm going to throw it right back. It's a bad idea to piss off someone who was also in management before. I don't like getting treated like a peon.

Oh yes, and the stupid call went a bit late, the bus was early, and I tripped and slid a foot as I was running for it. No cuts or ripped jeans. I guess the unshaven legs helped w/ lessening the scraping. Although there might be some aching. Don't bruise much though. And I have a split flesh just on the tip of my finger so it hurts much to type.

How not to retain employees

So my current workplace should really write a book on how not to retain employees and encourage turnover. My manager's going to put me on a CAP which means I have to be on the phones for a month. Just b/c I was late a couple times for the last couple of weeks. And it's not like half an hour, it's just at most 10 mins b/c I keep missing my bus. It not a huge deal compared to other crap that we see happening. And really she could just ignore it. But whatever. But what really pissed me off is that she's telling me to change where I sit, that I have to sit in "team seating." Where no one else sits but reps from other teams. So I can't sit w/ my friends, where I can chill. And it's not like I change my spot where I sit, which I could understand that it might be a little hard to find me. I sit in the exact same section all the frigging time. The manager that has that section doesn't care b/c I don't bug her agents, and actually help them out all the time w/ things. I've even done some of their work for them. And at least I know that section is relatively clean b/c the same people sit there all the time. There are so many disgusting stations out there, it's revolting. There's no logical reason why I should move.

T asked his manager if she could do something for me since I'm going to be on the phones, and she said if I was good (totally putting the brakes on my immediate tendency to tell management to f-off and screw around) for 2 weeks, she'd put me on the list to help her team. And thus sit w/ her team again but on official capacity. She's a smart one.

And so I'm still looking for other places of residence. It comes down to money and sanity. Money b/c I don't wanna spend more than 1/3 my take home pay on rent. However I also need to keep my sanity, which won't happen w/ the current living arrangement. H dumped D on me, so I'm trying to be nice to D while H w/ f*cking around and doesn't have to deal w/ him.

And my dad's going in for surgery, hopefully to fix his pumping. But he's old, and my brother who was living w/ him is moving out b/c he bought another house on the other side of the city. So while I'm not close to my family, there's still that concern about him being all alone. Even though my eldest brother is only a block away, he's got 4 kids and a b!tchy wife.

I still have to scream at the life insurance people to give me policies that make sense. Need to look for another place b/c obviously that place is handbasket to hell. So all that, and plus my frigging "." coming in, is putting a lotta stress on me. Gawd, I wanna read some yaoi.

Control

So this will be the gross post. Had to do some tests that my doctor ordered up, I was okay w/ the blood tests. Just don't look when they poke it in, and I'm okay. Needle seemed a bit big, and left a visible mark. But even though I had a glass of water 1/2 before, and I hadn't gone for about an 2 hrs, I couldn't manage more than a trickle. Actually I think I just gave barely enough of a sample. And why do they only give you 2 towelettes? Guys have it so easy. >:( Yeah, but anyways, I still didn't really need to go after I got home. So weird. Lately, especially at work, I have to go about every 1 1/2 hrs. But anyways, I had to do the other thing too. Usually I do it when I get up b/c it's good to be regular (and your gas doesn't smell as bad b/c there's less fermentation), but b/c I didn't want any contamination, I waited until after. Well anyways, just mentioned it b/c my roommate has a medical condition so he can't control himself. And H has no medical condition but can't tell when she needs to go until she nearly craps/pisses herself. She used my bathroom several times b/c D was in the other one and she couldn't hold it. Thought she was toilet-trained, but apparently only enough to actually look for one. *ba da bing!*

After I went to lunch at Kyoto. Ate 2 bananas on the way there b/c I had to fast for 12 hrs. It was pretty darn good, as usual (the restaurant, not the bananas...well they were pretty good too). I had the sashimi & tempura bento. The squid tempura was just perfect. The shrimp tempura was a little over done. I'm so sad that they only gave me half a hotategai. The surf clam(hokkigai) was really sweet. The sake wasn't so good this time. And no, I didn't smother it in wasbi/soy sauce this time. It's been so long since I had sashimi. Now nigiri's kinda common for me b/c I buy it all the time from T&T, but sashimi's always been a favourite. I love chirashi. But the best is when you have the baked oyster or scallop, and you pour the saunce into your rice. It's soooo tasty.

So I went thru my piling of Xmas cards from charities. Yes, they've already started coming. Gawd, I have so many cards. I might just have to make one for everyone I know. And then the empty mooncake box was too small, so I had to alter it. Hope the glue sticks. I have so many envelopes for them too. I might need to alter another tissue box, just for the new set of envelopes.

Got my shipment for Play-Asia. I ordered a DS cartridge but it sticks on the top of the DS...with sticky tape. Which means I can either use it and probably never take it off. Of keep using my Dalkia cover. Argh!!!! Haven't watched my Pokemon movie yet. It's the one w/ Manaphy. It's called Pokemon Renzya to ? Umi no Ouji manafui. Yeah. And then they came out w/ a collection of all the Pokemon movies a week after I ordered it. Waaaah!!

Anyways yesterday, was my Dad/nephew/nieces b-day party. They liked my presents! Yaaaay! Well I dunno about my Dad, but whatever. It's hard to find plain drab boy's clothing b/c that's his size. So I had to go w/ a small women's jacket. It looked vaguely unisex. After we went to the Space Science Centre/ Odyssium /Telus World of Science b/c it was free admission day. We had a blast. Considering we all had science backgrounds, we were still running around looking at things and had to keep reminding ourselves to look out for the kids. What is it about chicken that's so tasty? Had KFC on Sunday, and 2 kinds of chicken today too. And I'm not sick of chicken! Mind you, their living environment was probably horrible, crammed 10 rows high in a warehouse, pecking from a conveyor belt. But they're so yummy. I must have no spiritual sensitivity, can't taste their misery.