Clean all the things

[maypirate]

So I don't have a fabulous med school dean-granted job, but um...I have a great personal reference? I dunno, long way to go. I've also learned that since I'm a manager, apparently I'm supposed to give a month's notice before I leave, which um...I'm not sure what to do about that, since how can I leave if I don't have another job, but how can I get another job if I'm not allowed to leave in a timely fashion? I need to sort this shit out.

But in the realm of sorting things out, a somewhat more easy (if time-consuming) task has been cleaning my house for the arrival of feels_like_fire. It's probably the most thorough cleaning I've done since I moved in, and it included rearranging all the kitchen cabinets, the linen closet, and my book shelves. And that was just what I did from 10 pm - 3 am Thursday night.

Except for the part where I went to the eye doctor and had my eyes dilated, I spent all yesterday cleaning too. Then infinityduck and I went to get Thai food and I was so braindead that he kept laughing at me, so I went to bed early. And yet even so...it is not quite complete. Ai-ya.

Anyway, because I know the answers to these things, having been intimately occupied with them for the past day, here is a home-related meme from moons_creations:



1. What kind of soap is in your bathtub right now?

It's some shea butter-scented organic soap thing from Whole Foods. They were like 3 for $5. Yesss.

2. Do you have any watermelon in your refrigerator?

Nope. I don't like watermelon at all.

3. Is there anything moldy in your refrigerator?

NOT TODAY AHAHAHA! Because I cleaned out the fridge hardcore.

4. Are there any dirty dishes in your sink?

A few? I think they're just cups that were liberated from other parts of the house.

5. What would you change about your living room?

Having nice furniture someday would be awesome. Or at least a chair that doesn't try to eat your butt.

6. Are the dishes in your dishwasher clean or dirty?

I'm not sure, actually. I don't know if my mom ran the dishwasher while she was in there yesterday.

7. Do you have a can of mushrooms in your pantry?

Nope.

8. White or wheat bread?

Wheat for the most part, unless I've been to Mitsuwa and thereby secured fabulous Japanese bread noommmmmmm. Or if I'm in a Texas toast kind of mood.

9. What is on top of your refrigerator?

Two kinds of cereal, two boxes of Matzah, the egg cooker, my waffle iron, Jero cherry syrup and probably something else I'm forgetting.

10. What color is your sofa?

Old.

11. What color or design is on your shower curtain?

It is le this.

12. How many plants are in your home?

1 peace lily. There's a number of dead roses, some theoretical plants still in their kit packaging, and one fake tree.

13. How many candles are in your home?

Uh...five, I think. Two of them were Danielle's.

14. Is your bed made right now?

Yes. Because although I can't stop amassing clutter in my life, I can't stand unmade beds. The rest of the room might be in chaos, but my bed will always be made.

15. If you have a coffee pot, what color is it?

I have a tea kettle? It's red. It's supposed to look like an apple.

16. Electric or standard can opener?

Standard.

27. Comet or Soft Scrub?

Comet.

28. Is your closet organized?

More or less? There are clothes. There's a shelf with some other stuff on it, like my tri-corner hat. There's a hanging organizer thing that mostly just has clothes shoved in it, but it's not hard to find anything.

29. What color is the flashlight that you use the most?

I've never had occasion to use one, actually. But there's a small white one in the bathroom in case of emergency.

30. What kinds of things are in your junk drawer?

AHAHA MY HOUSE IS A JUNK DRAWER SKJFHSKGKJD. No but um...I guess the one drawer I would consider junk drawer-ish mostly has candy in it. It is the treat drawer, where treats go. There's also some sparklers in there too. :F

31. Do you drink out of glass or plastic most of the time at home?

It's probably about equal. I tend to amass cups.

32. Do you have iced tea made in a pitcher right now?

Sadly no, I should fix that.

33. If you have a garage, is it cluttered?

It's a shared garage, but actually, it's pretty uncluttered, except for a pair of roller blades a coworker gave me a long time ago. And Kat's bike.

34. Curtains or blinds?

Blinds, which reminds me that that's the one thing I forgot to dust. Ugh, I'm not sure I have the strength to do that.

35. How many pillows do you sleep with?

There's five of varying squishability on my bed, but I mostly just use two.

36. Do you sleep with any lights on at night?

No, but I do often fall asleep to MST3K or X-Files. (Sleep timers on TVs are amazing)

37. How many ceiling fans are in your home?

Not a one!

38. How often do you vacuum?

Maybe once a month. But I also have hardwood floors, with rugs in only two places, so it's more of a sweeping household.

39. Standard toothbrush or electric?

Standard.


40. What color is your toothbrush?

Green and white.

41. Do you have a welcome mat on your front porch?

Well there is a mat on the front "porch," but I dunno if it's welcoming. I have a mat in front of my door too, but it just has an ivy pattern on it.

42. What is in your oven right now?

Oven racks.

43. Is your microwave clean or dirty?

Clean, unless the pigs have been using it and I don't know about it.

44. Is there anything under your bed?

Two long flat bins, one with "stationary" and papers in it, the other with my ridiculous collection of scraps/magazines/ephemera that I want to make into buttons someday. Probably some sentient dust-creatures too.

45. Chore you hate doing the most?

All the chores! But dishwashery and I have a long war of attrition going on, and I hate dusting. And I accrue a lot of dust, unfortunately.

46. What retro items are in your home?

I have a poster of comet Kohoutek from the 70's that was my dad's, and some stuff that was in my grandparents' house... Oh, and some Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks from the 60's, for "the lulz."

47. Do you have a separate room that you use as an office?

Haaaaaa.

48. If you have a yard, who mows it?

We have some grass and flowers and stuff out front, but the landlord takes care of that. I want to take the pigs out there sometimes, but I think the lawn might be chemically treated. :(

49. Is there anything on your kitchen floor right now?

Rugs that always seem to need washing even when they've just been washed.

50. How many mirrors are in your home?

3.

51. Do you have any hidden emergency money around your home?

I have a change collection. I like to imagine that someday it will yield fabulous things.

52. What color are your walls?

White. I know Kat wants to paint her room, I'm not sure if that's allowed, or what color she wants.

53. Which rooms in your house have wallpaper?

None, but the bathroom has yellow tile.

54. Do you have a peephole in your front door?

Yes, but I can't see out of it, because the ridiculous shamrock-themed "welcome" sign my aunt sent me for my birthday a few years ago covers it up.

Please note: no one in my entire family is anywhere near being Irish.

55. Do you keep any kind of protection weapons in your home?

You mean my huge badass bazooka?

I guess there's a lot of knives in the kitchen, but I'd probably end up stabbing myself. It's more likely that an intruder would trip over something.

56. What does your home smell like right now?

jou says my house smells like "tea and hay." It probably smells faintly of my ginger yuzu cleaner right now too.

57. Fave candle scent?

Lineny smells, or gentle planty scents. I do have one candle that smells all cheery, though, and I like that.

58. What kind of pickles (if any) are in your refrigerator right now?

There are no pickles to be found.

59. Who are in the pictures you displayed?

Shouldn't be "who IS?" Eh, what do I know about grammar.

Me, my friends, my family, my parents, my piggies.

60. What color is your favorite Bible?

I'm Jewish, and it's hard to find a good place to keep a Torah.

61. Do you have plenty of cabinet space in your kitchen?

Uh, I guess so. There's more now that I got rid of ancient things.

62. Ever been on your roof?

No.

62. Do you own a stereo?

Nar.

63. How many TVs do you have?

Two. One in the living room and one in my bedroom. There may soon be three, if Kat wants one in her room.

64. How many house phones?

Who uses house phones anymore? (Except sail_aweigh :p )

65. Do you have a housekeeper?

HA.

66. What style do you decorate in?

The "boy I sure do like stuff!" style. My ex-boyfriend once said that I decorate like I abhor paint. It's pretty true.

67. Do you like solid colors in furniture or prints?

I like mittens.

68. Is there a smoke detector in your home?

The one in my room stopped working, but I hope there's another one... I know there's a carbon monoxide detector at least.

68. In case of fire, what are the items you would grab if you only could make one quick trip?

The emergency roster goes like this: 1. Pigs, 2. Blankie, 3. Computer. But assuming that the pigs were already safe, and Blankie and the computer secured, probably "Little Fur Family" and a few stuffed animals.

69. Do you know how to work your electrical box?

Do what now?

70. What temperature in your home is most comfortable to you?

I don't know, actually, my thermostat doesn't make a lot of sense. Let's just say that I don't like to be too hot in the summer and I don't mind sleeping in cold in the winter, but I keep it relatively warm for the pigs.


Maybe later I'll actually upload pictures of my dwelling, but I can't from the work computer.

Here is a guinea pig named Wilson for your time:

Comments

[tavella.livejournal.com]

Two weeks notice. They can just cope -- seriously, manager at a video store is not a CEO position that requires a whole lot of strategy transfer.

[tsaiko.livejournal.com]

They want a month's notice because you're a manager? That is bullshit. What are they going to do if you don't give them a month's notice? Fire you? There is no reason you have to give them a month's notice unless you need a glowing reference from them for some unknown reason.

Two weeks is standard and that's all I would give them. Heck, in retail, they better be glad that they're getting two weeks notice.

[starsandgraces]

OMG HE IS CHEWING HIS BLANKIE

[maypirate.livejournal.com]

LOOK AT HIS LITTLE MOUTH AND HIS TEENY PAW AKUFHSKJFHGSDKGHSK

[silver-miko.livejournal.com]

Unless you signed a contract, they can't demand a month. Two weeks is the standard of polite leaving.

[minigendo.livejournal.com]

It seems like the response here is: What are they going to do if you don't give a month's notice? Fire you?

It's always best to stay on good terms with an employer, just because who knows when you'll need an unburned bridge. However, 2 weeks is the standard (I work on what I presume to be ridiculously high dollar contracts, and if I wanted to bail I'd only have to give 2 weeks), I doubt you've signed a contract stating that you require more.

In the end, if you find something better and they need you in two, I'd say go for it, but at least find out if a month would be possible, and make appropriate apologetic noises to your boss while expressing that you will in no uncertain terms be leaving in two weeks.

[shipwreck-light.livejournal.com]

A great reference is worth its weight in gold. Assuming weight has been calculated in an alternate universe where words weigh more than elephants.

And cleaning = YAY. Let us know if you find anything cool :D.

[kleptoneko.livejournal.com]

As far as leaving goes, whenever you're interviewing, you don't have to tell them that you can start immediately. Just inform the new employer that you'll be able to start in 2~3 weeks from knowing you're given the job.. since like, this will show that you're responsible for your old job, too.

you can also let your boss know that you're intending to leave and that she should prepare for a new person for you to train, so they won't be shorthanded etc...

[mrasaki.livejournal.com]

TECHNICALLY. You don't need to give any notice at all. Say you quit, and leave.

The idea behind giving notice in good time, though, is that your boss won't be P.O'ed and will give you a good work reference if someone calls in the future (although idk how WI laws work, but under CA law, unless you list your boss as a reference, she can only confirm your dates of employment and nothing else). And of course, giving notice in good time assumes that you even give a fuck how much trouble you'll give by making your boss scramble to fill the empty shifts you leave.

So, tl;dr, don't worry about it. Find a job, and quit.

[thalialunacy.livejournal.com]

This made me lol. :D