A bit of a crazy week...
Finally a week after the deadline, I have the Art Elements Swap sorted and ready to post in the mail. The final two packages just got here and the KinderArtest and I finished up the sorting and packing. All in all, it turned out to be a good swap. Had a few people not include postage, had a few people send less then what was expected, but had many people send more then what was expected so I guess it's an even balance. My only complaint is flakers. Only one this time around, with one late drop-out. Late as in dropped out right at the due date. No matter, there was communication there, so I'm not holding a grudge! HA!...lol

In other news...I'm home from work today....and will be tomorrow as well. Have I ever told you where I work? I'm the production manager for a food packaging plant...big whoop....anyways, I'm home because our offices were robbed on Tuesday, for the second time in three weeks. The first time around, the thieves only stole my co-workers monitor. THIS time around was a leeeetle different. The "perps" shut down the video feed and disabled the alarm, then smashed through the front window of the main office with a brick. After making a mess and stealing all the computers in the main office, the little fuckers went into my office and helped themselves to MY computer. As if they didn't have more then they could carry already. Left my monitor behind mind you...except they cut the cord with wire cutters to disconnect it from the CPU. Thank Gawd for backup disks....and why is it that I seem to be the only one who backs up their computer? Tuesday everyone was begging me for copies "PLEASE tell me you have customer order sheets" "uh, yeah"...just let me make you a copy, oh, wait, my computer's gone. DUH. So Tuesday the office was like CSI live and in person. One of the thieves had cut himself on his way in the window and there was blood everywhere, all over my desk, chair, floor. The police were swabbing and dusting, it was pretty cool to watch. I didn't go in at all yesterday, but decided to make an appearance this morning. I was there for a total of an hour. If I can't take any orders, then I can't very well ship any now can I? We decided to give the entire shop the day off tomorrow, so woot!! I get a four day weekend.

There's been some excitement in the ghetto lately. We had a raid last week. You always know when there's going to be a raid. Usually, down here you see a cop drive by every hour on the hour, but when they're setting up for a raid, there isn't a cop to be seen for a week solid. So, really, we all knew it was coming. Since the raid there's been a lot of police action and last night, after a highspeed chase down my street, the big crack dealer of the neighbourhood went to jail.
I love being an outsider looking in. I spoke with the dealer's dad this morning (the dealer owns a tire shop directly across the street from my house) he says that Sparkles isn't getting out of jail until Monday. Monday? What's wrong with this picture? Shouldn't he be staying a while longer?

On top of that, the local wingnut, who used to be a "friend" of mine has decided that she hates me because I didn't go to see her in the mental hospital. The other night, she tried to have Kayla's boyfriend beat up. Didn't work, but that's not the point. The point is, she tried. Paybacks a bitch lady.

Not much art getting done, the whole house is in a squabble and tension is just pasted on the walls for whatever reason. I think we need a big family outing.

I'm having sympathy pains for my best bud alter_myworld, the girl's suffering, stop by and give her some good karma if it's not too much of a bother.