Jerzei Collie's journal

PAY for Saturday, February 22nd: 8 hours (6-11 AM and 3-6 PM)

I got a few extra hours of work this weekend. The Nevada caucus happened on Saturday, so NPR had live commentary during the caucus.

The local singles group had a Margarita Day meetup at Chili's after my shift. I had the Awesome Blossom petals appetizer. I guess Chili's doesn't give you a whole "blossom" anymore. About 2/3 of the petals I got were burnt, and the ranch dipping sauce was definitely inferior to the Big Mac-like sauce that used to go with it. I also had some chicken bacon ranch quesadillas and two of the "Hearts of Fire" margaritas.

I saw the funk band Illegal Cheese at the Hype Bar on Friday night. This is the former Red Bar, where I first saw the band. Since I had dinner earlier that night, I ordered a chicken Caesar salad, plus a few Jack-and-Cokes.

More snow fell on Sunday. The NPR feed was clear, but I swept the snow out of the satellite dish just to keep the feed clear during the afternoon. I did a few GrubHub deliveries in the afternoon to give me more money for the Furry Fiesta trip.

 PAY for Tuesday, January 7th: 4 hours (3-7 PM)

I'll be going to another furry meetup at a kava bar close to my home. I'm glad this local group is successful and look forward to many new meets. (UPDATE 9:10 PM.: The meet was canceled because too few people could come.)

If I remember correctly, The Rabbit Hole is off on Sunday. Romeo said he may do a show on Saturday, but mentioned he would be busy helping someone who is moving. I'll do a test run on Saturday using both laptops and my new headphone jack-to-USB cord to see if that works for playing external audio on Mixxx.

I wanted to get a new jug of distilled water for my APAP last night. Unfortunately, the King Soopers store I visited was completely out of distilled water. I'll pick some up at another store tonight.

(Paul Lynde voice):  "I'd like a 10-inch pepperoni... and I'd also like some pizza!"

I haven't heard back from the payroll office about my (expired?) time card password. I'll give them a call Tuesday after finishing my DoorDash Drive delivery. My next time card needs to be submitted in a few days.

I thought my new delivery bag would have a few more handles. It only has two straps on one side, possibly for use as a backpack. That made it difficult to carry when I used it today. I transferred the items to a smaller catering bag when I got back to the car.

 PAY for Friday, June 28th: 4 hours (3-7 PM)

It's nice to pick up a few extra work hours occasionally. I filled in for an afternoon host today and may be asked to fill in again in about three weeks.

I attended a few meetups this week: a beer-and-trivia meetup, a meetup at Fuzzy's Taco Shop and the monthly Drinking Liberally meet.

I almost didn't submit my next time card yesterday. I can usually access the time card site using Chrome or Firefox, but those didn't work for some reason. I was able to bring up the site using Microsoft Edge and submitted my time card just a few hours before the deadline. With the end-of-December time card also being deposited next Tuesday, I'll be doing much better financially.

I can't wait until the evening daylight hours get longer in February and March. I often get more depressed and tired during November-February due to the sun setting before 6 PM.

I didn't hear about this when it originally happened, but KHWL-FM ("K-Howl") in Altus, OK was sold back in September. This was a furry-owned rock station that went on the air in 2011 or 2012. While I liked the format, some of the deejays' sexist and extreme-right views were turn-offs, leading me to stop listening after a year.

Around 6 AM Wednesday, my furnace turned on for the first time this season.

I was looking at a few Italian recipes I could make for this weekend's ethnic potluck. Since I'm low on cash at the moment, I picked a sweet potato gnocchi recipe since I already have most of the ingredients for it; I just need to buy a couple of sweet potatoes and a carton of eggs on Friday when my paycheck is deposited.

PAY for Saturday, September 22nd: 8 hours (6 AM-2 PM)

PAY for Sunday, May 13th: 13 hours (6 AM-7 PM)

I took a three-hour nap after my extended shift. I woke around 11:30 PM to catch the end of The Rabbit Hole and all of Doggy Radio. At least my end-of-month paycheck will be a bit larger before my hours are cut in half.

I had an early unwanted visitor a few days ago. Before leaving for my Toastmasters meeting, I noticed a wasp crawling on my carpet away from the fireplace. After killing it then doing a bit of research online, this was apparently a female that had come out of hibernation. Along with fixing the seals on my windows, I should probably have an exterminator look in the chimney to remove the nest (if that's where it is.)

I signed up for 14 hours of phone duty at KRCC for next week. I'd actually be doing 13.25 hours since one of the shifts slightly overlaps with the week's Drinking Liberally meeting.

Monday 3/19, 9-11 AM
Tuesday 3/20, 9-11 AM
Wednesday 3/21, 6 AM-11 AM
Thursday 3/22. 9-11 AM and 3:30-6:30 PM

UPDATE (3/18): The KRCC announcer who follows me said he might need me to fill in for a few hours of his April 15th shift. I've already "Even Stevened" the time I'll miss during DenFur since I plan to work from 6-10 AM that weekend.

PAY for Sunday, February 19th: 10 hours (5 AM-3 PM)

I'm glad I went through the mail that's been piling up over the past couple of weeks. I found a couple of refund checks from my health insurance company. I'll deposit the checks later today.