Tuesday, December 30, 2003
Chris' Bone Head Move of the Week:
So I'm sitten' here yesterday and I'm thinkin' "I know...I'll just bid for a two day trip that starts on the 30th and that way, when I get back on the 31st, they'll release me and I'll get New Years Eve free from duty" (I always think in run-on sentences) Of course it's relatively meaningless because Lorna is gone 'till the 3rd and I actually have nothing to do, but the premise was sound. So I fire up my scheduling software and take a look at what trips are available. An overnight in San Jose...Perfect! I'll blow into the Bay Area, maybe see a friend or two and then head home for New Years. So I bid for it. Later in the day I check and, sure enough, I got the trip. I pull up a copy of the trip and something looks funny. You know how they say read the fine print...I didn't bid on a San Jose, California (SJC) overnight, I bid on a San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) overnight! Holy Crap I'm going to Central America...Have I had my shots?...Should I call the State Department...Does Lorna have enough money to pay off the kidnappers? (I saw that movie with Russell Crow)...Should I get more life insurance?...Does this Hamburger have Mad Cow Disease? (by the way, I love saying Spongaform Encepholopothy. Try it three times fast after a few beers!) I know my blog has gone for a week or two without any posts but if you don't see anything for more than a month, send $100 to the Costa Rican Revolutionary Freedom Fighters Front on my behalf. (Try sayen' that three times fast...Freedom Fighters Front...Feeum frighters...Drink!
The good news is I may get New Years Eve off...Assuming I don't get kidnapped or swallowed by a ten foot iguana in the lobby of the hotel! Happy New Year!
So I'm sitten' here yesterday and I'm thinkin' "I know...I'll just bid for a two day trip that starts on the 30th and that way, when I get back on the 31st, they'll release me and I'll get New Years Eve free from duty" (I always think in run-on sentences) Of course it's relatively meaningless because Lorna is gone 'till the 3rd and I actually have nothing to do, but the premise was sound. So I fire up my scheduling software and take a look at what trips are available. An overnight in San Jose...Perfect! I'll blow into the Bay Area, maybe see a friend or two and then head home for New Years. So I bid for it. Later in the day I check and, sure enough, I got the trip. I pull up a copy of the trip and something looks funny. You know how they say read the fine print...I didn't bid on a San Jose, California (SJC) overnight, I bid on a San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) overnight! Holy Crap I'm going to Central America...Have I had my shots?...Should I call the State Department...Does Lorna have enough money to pay off the kidnappers? (I saw that movie with Russell Crow)...Should I get more life insurance?...Does this Hamburger have Mad Cow Disease? (by the way, I love saying Spongaform Encepholopothy. Try it three times fast after a few beers!) I know my blog has gone for a week or two without any posts but if you don't see anything for more than a month, send $100 to the Costa Rican Revolutionary Freedom Fighters Front on my behalf. (Try sayen' that three times fast...Freedom Fighters Front...Feeum frighters...Drink!
The good news is I may get New Years Eve off...Assuming I don't get kidnapped or swallowed by a ten foot iguana in the lobby of the hotel! Happy New Year!
// posted by Chris @ Tuesday, December 30, 2003
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