Waiting for the table to arrive...

[pseydtonne]

I had an automated call on my answering machine from Barry, one of the Jordan's furniture founders. kestrell was here when I played the message. She enjoyed the juxtaposition of this automated voice over the Jeff Buckley in the background.

Jordan's also use his voice for the IVR (Incoming Voice Routing, the industry term for phone-tree systems or "for English press one"). It's very soothing, really. His voice is just enough hoarse that it sounds like an uncle talking. Damn, that works wonders when you screw up your button mash on the IVR and need to go through again.

Oh right, message contents! I'm supposed to be 18 or older and be here between 9 a.m. and noon. I woke up at 8:30, took a shower and dragged some recycling to the basement. now it's getting closer to 10 a.m. and I may need to steep a pint of coffee soon. I think the movers are coming from the warehouse in Taunton, at least 45 minutes from here without traffic. Taunton is on the far side of Boston from here -- South Shore, rawdy rawr. Taunton is pronounced "TAWH-`n" by the locals, the apostrophe representing a glottal stop. That's the sound people made in my home town when saying "Clinton" unless said person was actually a toney resident of the village of Clinton as contrary to the rest of the town of Kirkland in which Clinton was incorporated. The rich folks said "KLIHN-tihn" and overspoke the T so much that the unstressed vowel got pronounced. "KLIH-`n" was good enough for the trailer park folks.

Once the table and chairs arrive, I can get back to doing... uhh, something. I forgot to drop off my rent check at the landlady's yesterday (silly me) so I should do that. I should also run some numbers to figure out whether I have the dough to grab a hotel room for I-Con. I want to go but I may only be able to spend one night and then drive back at night. I'm in a lull until the next paycheck (the 15th) except that my tax refund may show up before then. Either way, I'll be set to close debts as of the 15th. I may let the weekly car payment stay how it is until May.

Oh hey, the movers are here!

It's not even 10:30 a.m. and the two guys are finished. The one guy, an African gentleman with the kind of accent I could listen to all day, was telling me the last time they moved one of these marble-top tables it was up a third-floor walk-up... and then back down when the customer decided she didn't want it. No such problem here -- the cold marble slab is heavy and fits perfectly in my dining area. It'll take it a few days to warm up, I suspect.

Hmmm... should I go to I-Con? I should because I don't get to see medievalsweetie or uber_dragon enough. Will I be able to pull it off? Yeah, I think so. Magic happens around me when I need it.

I still have cleaning to do today -- this will be the start of my Office Reorg. My computer room, a.k.a. the office, is a sty. Cleaning will not be enough here -- I need to tidy, survey locations, assess situations, haul heavy crap into corners, and sort a small but messy room. Daylight is the most effective time to work on this.

So, anyone want to get dinner after sunset? Maybe I could invite folks over and serve dinner at the new table. Ideas? Comments?

-and hey four wooden, black chairs!

Comments

Nice table!

[starburstlvr.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, unless I snag a free plane ticket, I'll just have to hear about all the cool dinners on the marble table. :( lol

[graciana.livejournal.com]

If you go to I-Con....I will clear up my damn schedule and go as well.
(See? Even more incentive...)

[ltbloodrose.livejournal.com]

Ya both better be there because ya both have badges reserved for you from DragonWynde!

BTW graciana we are meeting at the ISC at 4pm on Friday for table setup.

[quem98.livejournal.com]

I'd be game... Break from paper of doom.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

It is, and always has been to me, Manha'n, with a true voiced n, so Tau'n and Clin'n (which I heard more than Clih'n) came as no surprise. My grandmother (born and bred in Queens) had a glottal stop that was a full-fledged consonant of its own... (la'er -- the thing you use to get to high places, etc.)

Keep the dialect studies coming. I'm writing more "local" characters for Silicon Theatre...we may need an acting vocal coach. ;-)

[missamerika22.livejournal.com]

your last entry made my day, im a huge highlander fan : ) very very cool.
-Erika...-endgame-

[starphire.livejournal.com]

Marble table? Cool.
You could open a window in the room in wintertime for a day, then use the tabletop to work pastry dough! ;)

Seriously, I love rolling out dough on marble surfaces.