BYYAAAHH!!! Rant

So I am proud of myself. I've already signed off on the "closing checklist" board this week. I've put in a few extra hours (okay - a little cheating, I know) but it feels good to know that even though I never sent out August finals (and in some cases July) I am ahead of the game on the fiscal closing schedule. Tomorrow = issue SS, prelims for Sept (and include a note that says thru Aug might as well be materially complete less some GIK and other journal moves), and start the rest of the Sept bank recs. Once that is done, I can focus on the smaller things like tying A/P (A/R is done), reserves, WS, and the other random stuff I can't think of right now. After that I can fart around with other people's units to help them close.

If nothing else in my quest for being a superstar (ie: no raise and/or upward movement - not that I'm expecting a promotion any time soon, there's no where to go) I will set the bar higher for all the other CFA's. Checking off my stuff to be complete well before the time limit and eventually helping others will set a standard, if not for the others, for the managment to see that it can be done, regardless of seniority. It pisses me off that TB spends all day (I'm not kidding her shortest phone conversation, business or otherwise, is around 30 minutes - I keep a log because I can hear everyword she says) and DM - who knows what DM does all day but I know that RB (our BOSS) is doing her work to keep her from getting so bogged down the rest of us are punished. I'm not all high and mighty but I do think we can raise our standards a bit in the department and get off the "oh woe is me I'm so overwhelmed I can't do my work" kick, especially when yes, we are overwhelmed, but we can also get our work done.

Rant is over. On to Amy's visit:

Thursday: Amy arrives just in time for us to rendez vous w/ the gang at Noc Noc for LR's burlesque performance.
Friday: Amy will take the bus down (I need to ask HG if I can buy her a latte in exchange for bus tickets) to Pacific Center so HG and I can cut out of work early and hit the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit and then happy hour and then off to Greenwood/Ballard for a nice vegetarian meal then who knows after that. Maybe bowling, maybe karaoke - its up for grabs.
Saturday: School - LAST CLASS OF MY BACHELORS!! Then girl time at the local salon for manicures, pedicures, a haircut, and maybe facial. Yes HG, I'm finally going to take care of my horrid feet. :-) Then we will have a party at the Huish household where I will take a leave of absynths (pun intended) and Jebis to the power of 3 (or so) will take over.
Sunday: Recover, send Amy home.

Then I take time off to paint, go for walks, do whatever as I will be 100% caught up on work, no homework to do, and my checkbook will be balanced.

This week I want to go to the Ladybug place on Friday the 13th. Dun dun dunnnnnn!!! This is the creepiest looking place in the world, seriously - it looks like the kind of place that you walk into but never come out (as told by HG). She googled the Ladybug Man in Seattle and discovered he sells frozen ladybugs and math books. Definitely worth the freak factor on Friday the 13th if you ask me.

I'm going to google the Ladybug man now.