travis' brain dump

A buddy of mine, Jay, pointed me to this. This is freaking insane. Not only is this not healthy for a regular human being but it would probably kill a diabetic… 303g of carbs and 266g of sugar?! That’s a little over half a pound of sugar!!!!

After reading this I’m not sure I could even think it would taste good… probably is the bomb. lol… literally.

At first this didn’t seem real, but it is posted up on a yahoo article to back it up…

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/5027/americas-unhealthiest-drinks-exposed/

Wow.

You know, one of my greatest irritations in life has got to be when someone agrees to do something then just doesn’t… How they can find every excuse in the world, even doing other things “for you” to avoid doing what they agree upon. I understand sometimes forgetting to do something, I do it all the time… but when it’s something you’re reminded of constantly and you don’t do it… that’s just lazy.

I touch this subject because of the ill feeling left from the round of repairs I had to do this weekend. This one major item of my tasks to complete this weekend was to fix the hole in the roof where the old chimney used to exit in order to ensure that the elements would not be allowed to impact the bedroom it happens to be above any more than they already have… The “temporary fix” finally gave way and the ceiling was leaking onto my daughter’s head, how nice was that? So, why am I so irritated about this you may ask when these things happen? It’s because it was not due to the fact a problem occured with the structural integrity of the roof… it was neglect to complete a job that was supposed to be finished a year ago by an individual who is a liar and a thief and an otherwise pain in the neck… not something that was supposed to be completed by me.

Strong words in accusation one might think but alas this is all the description one can use after the behavior this individual displayed in regards to his commitments and agreements with many people, not just me… This individual, who agreed to take care of a few things for me in return for my help to him in a dire time of need, was to complete this one task prior to his exodus from my home. He was unable to completed some of the things started, which I was perfectly okay with since they were projects I was planning to do anyway… However, as part of a project he started for me and I expected to be completed, the final piece of the fireplace removal was this one repair that was a necessity to be finished as I had not the time and resources to do such things and this point. I made this very, very, very clear. It was agreed upon that he would complete the removal of the fireplace and chimney and that was what I expected to see done. ALL tasks had been completed to this point on this particular project and all that was left was to install a brace to the floor to support the repaired portion and repair the exit hole left by the chimney… Now, I had a conversation with him about this very specific request and I asked this task of him before I left for a long weekend. Since I would be gone, it left my daughter’s room open for as much time over the span of the weekend as needed to get things done. When I returned from my trip to Mexico, I instead found he had taken off without completing the repair, merely covering the *still* attached chimney top *and* stolen some gas line I had acquired to complete some installations of new appliances I was going to be installing over the coarse of the next year.  

You gotta love it. I was nothing but nice to this individual and did all that I could to help out and the one thing I actually NEEDED to be completed, didn’t get done. By the way, thanks for finishing a drop ceiling that I actually pulled out because it was not going to be used and you knew that… thanks for putting trim up around doorways that weren’t finished yet… thanks for putting the ceiling back in place under the hole in the roof that just had to be replaced in the end anyway… Instead of all that “effort and time” spent on doing things that weren’t necessary over the span of 5 days, you could have spent a single day fixing the hole in the roof you left so that weather wouldn’t come through and eventually ruin the ceiling you so kindly put in and maybe installed another support under the floor so I wouldn’t have to go back and ensure that no one happened to go through it if they stood on it…

I’m a little pissed off at the fact that I, with the help of a couple friends, was able to accomplish in just one day, albeit a year later, out of my schedule and my time with my family what you couldn’t accomplish in several weeks time that you were given. You instead spent time over the span of several days fixing things that didn’t need fixing and taking things that weren’t yours and then took off with no explaination and only contempt for the very person who kept you from ending up on the streets when you had no one who would step forward to help.

I do thank you for making things much clearer to me…. You were and will be the last individual I will ever help on that scale. You taught me that no matter how much I try to help people, in the end they most likely take you for a ride and force you to have to clean up their mess.  I hope you’re happy with the kind of person you are Jonathan as I know I wasn’t the only one you took advantage of. 

grrr… loser.

Heh…. I actually still feel sorry for you for you probably have no idea and you probably think you’ve done nothing wrong. I hope one day you grow up before you end up with nowhere else to go.

You know, those ones where you roll in after lunch and leave before four? lol

Ok, that would be an incredible waste of time….

All in all it’s been a good day though… I’m looking foward to the weekend though despite the fact it will be insanely busy… My task list for the weekend:

• Fix the roof. I have to remove the old chimney and cover the hole, roof it, etc… yay!
• Mow the lawn
• Plant the garden
• Tear more of the downstairs apart to prepare for construction next week
• Help Amanda plan out Arwen’s birthday party.

Yeah… squeeze that into one-two day kiddos! 🙂 At least I’ve got two back to back three day weekends coming up. That’s *ALWAYS* a good thing. I’ve got to at least get the new bathroom door installed downstairs in the house before Arwen’s party though, so I’ve got some things to finish in a short amount of time.

I think we’ve picked out a good fireplace for the downstairs though, so that project is coming together nicely. I’m hoping to have all the framing done and at least the stairway finished by the end of June. Puts me right on schedule to have most of the insulating and sheetrocking done by July and allows Mike to roll in there in August to do his thing with texture. *knock on wood* That’s the plan at least. It should make for some interesting pictures up on the gallery though as we document the remodel a little better with pictures. It’ll be interesting to see how the house comes out once all is said and done. More than likely it’ll be just in time to have to find a new one because I’m running out of space huh? LOL

Anyway… duty calls.

From an email issued by my counterpart Myke:

As of Monday there is an upgrade available for LeftHand SANiQ version 7 and I am going to start that process tomorrow. I am going to get this one done before Monday so we are on track for the new release of their software this fall.

If anyone has any issues with that please feel free to stop by and bang your head on the wall so I can watch and laugh at you hysterically

Thank you for your time, that is all…goodnight.

“…ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building…”

Can you tell it’s almost Friday? I tell ya, this is one of those days that I just love my line of work…