I'm still here...

...despite rumors of my untimely demise, I am still alive and kicking. I am now working what some would call a menial job and I actually like it. I mean, it's not what one would call a "career" but it is a job and I can sit while doing it. I am an assembler for a local clamp company. I spend a lot of time thinking as I mindlessly put together components for various types of hose clamps. This was my first week and I already have worked overtime and impressed my boss-lady with my efficiency numbers. (Personally, I feel I can work much faster...and I will...once my blisters heal and my fingers decide to stop fumbling...) I have already purchased finger sleeves and sports tape for my fingers. I tried gloves, but they keep getting pinched in the parts. Now, if only I can keep my cuticles from getting shredded by the bands I am putting the bolts and trunnions into. Yes, there is a part called a "trunnion." Basically, it's a little part that the bolts slides through before the nuts get put on. I think it's such a funny little word. It makes me think of food and Star Trek. The word makes me think of Funyons-that yummy little fried snack that consists of salty nothingness with some onion flavor...and "The Trouble with Tribbles." ...which...I believe is the name of an episode of the original Star Trek series. Hubby would know, and I would ask, but he is happily snoring on the bed. One thing I wasn't prepared for was one result of the heat and work: leg cramps. I got a leg cramp so bad last night it woke me out of a dead sleep. Apparently  it's the result of my meds and dehydration...the med being a diuretic. Anyway, I am looking forward to another week of working. I just hope it doesn't interfere with my school stuff too badly...