Time Flies

A year has passed since the beloved Llama began his incumbency in the office. That hard working llama. And inspiration to his kind, he never fails to live by his favorite phrase, “work smarter, not harder.” If that means physically straining every muscle in his body to move a 100lb box when a perfectly good cart with wheels is in hands reach, he is doing the job right. Llama has a knack for making things more complicated than they ever should be. Dumbfounded am I. Constantly. For he “works harder, not smarter.” The Llama clearly misunderstood what he has been saying all these months. He got it backwards. Never in all my years have I worked with someone that excels so exceptionally at doing the bare minimal. It’s admirable to say the least. It’s a true marvel. This lazy llama.

Another year has passed. Where does the time go? It only feel like yesterday that I started working here and then I realize it’s actually been 8 year. 11 years if you add on the 3 that I worked as a student assistant for Physics. That’s a minute. I remember vividly when I was the “new kid”. Everyone else seasoned vets. Not anymore. I’ve had 7 coworkers depart since my arrival. Some of them I miss. Others I couldn’t give a f*** for. This is the longest I’ve been in a single position.

Funny that this year is the first year that I’ve actually participated in some campus activities. Bekah & I went to our first Ram Jam this last weekend. I was invited to attend and hounded on Facebook by a friend that I’ve known for years that just so happens to also work on the campus. She had been trying to drag us along for a while now. I told myself that this year I would break out of my bubble and see what all the events were like. I finally said that I was “interested”. That was not a confirmed yes, but about as good as she was going to get. I had some anxiety about actually going. I don’t know why… it’s just me. I’ve always suffered from anxiety attacks. I might hide it well, but on the inside I may be a nervous wreck. Anyway, once we finally got to the party I was able to relax. That’s all it takes, getting me there.

The music wasn’t what I like to listen to, but the band put on a good show and everyone seemed to be enjoying it. Country music… barf on my toe please. So I focused on people watching. A favorite past time of mine, I’ll have you know. This was a good place for it. It was also nice seeing some people from work outside the confines of work. A little more laid back with a drink in their hands. They had so many food options. They had outside game options. There was a guy smashing cinder blocks in a karate get up. I was afraid he might rupture something or s*** his pants, the strain on his face. Not a pretty sight, but entertaining nonetheless. I also got to pet a much friendlier, happier llama then what I am use to. I asked the lady if I could trade her my llama. She gave me an amused/confused look and I said never mind. I went and told my friends there was a llama that they could pet and everyone left me with excitement. See, llamas can be fun.

We stuck around till the band marched through with the cheerleaders towards the stadium. It was time for the game. That is one thing I will not take part of. No game for this guy. So we said our good byes. We would have to do this again. My friend was very happy that we made it. So was I.

That night I even made it to the fireworks launched after the game. Sadly, I was all alone. Bekah was once again claimed by our evil couch. I wondered to myself, would they still launch fireworks if we had gotten our butts kicked? If so, seems kind of cruel. Oh well… it was a fun time.

First week of October!

Jalapeño!

Teriyaki pork tenderloin. Nothing special here. It was good.

Armadillo Eggs. HEB frozen entrée. Its bacon, chicken & jalapeno. I like to baste mine with spicy BBQ sauce. Pretty simple tasty meal.

Some beef pot roast. Yum!

Sesame chicken. I tried to mimic the Mathis Field recipe. It’s been one of my favorite dishes for over 20 years now. My attempt was pretty good. Not the same though. Anyway, we even made this meal again on Saturday.