sharimcm

I'll play... Registered: Aug 18, 2004, 9:12 AM THEN: Married, hating my admin job for an engineering company, skydiving my butt off, smart ass, lived in a big house with a pool in the back yard, had a car payment, thin and overall not happy NOW: Single, love my job at a publishing company, don't skydive much if at all anymore, still a smart ass, live in a one bedroom apartment with a pool in walking distance, no car payment, fat and happy. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Have a very, happy birthday!!

I was kicked off your myspace friends list, so I can't see the pics. I guess I'll have to wait... Along with the rest of us... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Good for you!! I was SO happy when my divorce was final.

I don't think it's hard on your hands or body. I guess it could be if you try to do 8 hours of massage non-stop or something like that. I was a little sore after 5 hours of chair massage this past weekend, but chair massage is a little different. I don't want to overdo myself, so I won't schedule more than 4.5 hours at a time. Three 1.5 hours appointments is about the maximum limit before breaking. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Here in Texas it's 500 hours throughout the state. It was only 300 hours, so I was basically grandfathered in since I've been doing it since 2000. I took the Texas state board exam and passed. That's all that was needed. I have to take 6 hours of continuing education per year to keep my license current. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

You can make a decent living doing massage if you can build your clientele up. I worked at a salon for a little while when I met up with a cop's wife. After that, I had tons of cops I was rubbing my hands all over. Soon after, I met a Dell employee at the salon who then referred all of her friends that worked at Dell. Business was booming for me. Cops and Dell employees. WOOHOO! Dell did layoffs and there went the Dell clients. I still have the cops coming to me though. Maybe that's why I have a thing for cops. School was a breeze, but the state exam is what flunks most people. Fortunately, I passed both the written and practical in 2000 the first time I took it. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Whoa... You're coming to Austin? We should totally meet up! Oh wait. We will be. I should ask BEFORE you get here... Is there ANYONE who will help us post bail? "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

I used to do it for a living, but now I just do it at the dropzone from time to time and on the side... I lost quite a large chunk of my clients when Dell did layoffs. 98% of my clients were Dell employees that lost their jobs. I went back out in to the real world and got a real job. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

*sigh* I guess he won't get to have fun with me when Cora is here. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Now that you mention the kid thing, the company I work for (which is small) is very kid friendly. I remember something in the handbook saying that 'family time' is crucial and that overtime would be prohibited so you can go home and spend time with them. Hmmm.. I'm single, no kids, family lives quite a drive away, so who will I spend my 'personal' time with? My cat? Sure, she needs me to feed her, but she hates people and just uses me for food. Why not get a 2nd job and make money to ensure I can feed her? Not to mention I will be leaving my 2nd job around 9ish, which is much earlier than 'bedtime' for me. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

She didn't post that picture! It looks like he was darn close to it in the pic she did post! "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

It's a small company (about 25 total people). The "HR" department is basically my boss. He deals with all the benefit crap like 401k, insurance, etc. I was looking on the network for the "handbook" but was unsuccessful at finding it. I believe all it said was it can not be a conflict of interest, not that you can't have one. But, then again, it's been a year since I read it. I'm thinking if I get 'caught' working the PT job, I will mention that if I can't work a 2nd job, then all the 'musicians' in our company should not be allowed to play gigs. It's basically the same thing. It's their 2nd job. Oh, and not to mention my company had NO problems with me doing chair massages this past weekend... Perhaps it was because the VP's boyfriend owned the coffee shop I was working at? *sighs* "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Around the holidays, I asked my full-time employer if they had any 'issues' with me having a 2nd job. My boss went balistic telling me it's against company poilicy, blah, blah, blah. I finally got him calmed down enough and told him I already accepted a PT position and I was going to work through the holidays. Nothing else was mentioned after that. Well, I'm moving in a couple of weeks and if I want cable, I'll need to get a 2nd job. I was offered a PT position at a retail job, and I accepted. What I didn't know (that I do now) is that the 2nd employer called my first employer for a reference. Ooops. When I went to fill out my new hire ppwk, they told me this tidbit of information. On the application it boldly stated "DO NOT CONTACT." I basically told them if my boss calls back to tell them I was applying for credit and they needed an employment verification. I was going to e-mail my boss and tell them why they called but hoped he lost the message. When I get to work today, my boss calls me in to his office and asks why they called. I told him it was an employment verification and then he asks, "Are you going to be working there?" I hesitated and said no. Yes, I lied, but because of his actions around the holidays, I didn't want to stir up any shit. Now, I guess the question is this... If a 2nd job does not affect my performance at my 1st job, why is even an issue? What I do in my personal time is my personal business. A retail clothing shop is NOT a conflict of interest with my FT job, so what's the problem? "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Vicodin is NOT a good thing for me... I get a severe case of the hiccups that will NOT go away until that shit gets completely out of my system. It weirds me out as well. Not good... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

You misunderstand; A fantasy is something you don't get to do whenever you want. Ummm... Ok... ryoder... Naked... Now... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

You lucky bastard! I'm so jealous right about now... I will have to brag when she comes to see me. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Cop... Naked... How's that? "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

As I was talking to my ex last night he said, "Are you sitting down because I have to tell you something." As I sat down in fear of what he had to tell me (like he has herpes or something), he said, "You are extremely good. You have done me no wrong, taken care of me, and helped me out of many ditches. Thank you." I sat there in silence. I wasn't sure what to say... Him and I agreed we were better friends than lovers, and I left him. We meet up with each other when he's in town (unless his psycho girlfriend comes too), still call each other, etc. Hell, the man sent me $200 as a Christmas gift back in December. He's one cool ex!!

I went back last night, disconnected the garage door opener and locked it. I finally got the police to come investigate and they found one of the back windows unlocked (after I made fucking SURE they were all locked). They also found a pair of worn socks, and an empty bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 in the front yard that wasn't there when I was there earlier in the day. I'm getting the neighbor kid to mow the lawn and cut the hedges back before I stay there next week. I looked at nanny cams and those things are fuggin' expensive. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

I'm looking for something to at least show a profile of the person 'staying' there. I'm also TRYING to locate the neighbor's phone number (I don't live close to the house at all) and see if they've seen anything. I called the police, and they're no help because "it isn't an emergency." All the doors and windows are locked and secure (I made sure of that)... The only thing I could figure out is that someone either knows the garage door opener code (which I am changing when I can find the instructions or I will take it down completely) or they have a spare key somehow. My ex is concerned, as he should be, but he's 1000 miles away. There's not much he can do at this point. I'm going to take the drive back up north tonight to see if there are any cars in the driveway or if any lights are on. I know when I left, nothing was on except the A/C, which was running at a comfortable temperature. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

Let me set the stage... My ex was transferred to a job in Florida, and left his house in Texas mostly vacant (the furniture is still there). From time to time, I'd go to the house, take all the fliers off the door, make sure the grass was mowed, the A/C was set high (usually 80), etc. The house is always in pristine condition. Today was an exception. I walked in to the house and there is a towel on the floor, a blanket and two drinking glasses by the couch, a bag of Kisses (which the ex doesn't eat chocolate), the TV remote in the middle of the floor, balled up towels in the master bath, garage entry door unlocked, A/C set at 73, Powerade container on the counter (he doesn't drink Powerade), an energy drink in the trash (he doesn't drink energy drinks either), and the closet door was open. I called my ex to ask when the last time he had been there... That was January... He said he left the house spotless. One strange thing was he mentioned that the last time his buddy checked the house (in late Feb), there was a Cup-a-Noodle container in the trash and a fork in the sink. Those had since been removed. To his knowledge, no one has been to the house except Greg (his buddy) and me. Anyways, what he asked if I could do (with Greg's assistance) is get a spy cam (he'll pay for it) and set it up to see who is staying at the house (if anyone). Are there any cheap systems out there that will record or broadcast streaming video without being too noticeable to someone? Are they difficult to set up? It peaks my curiosity since I will be staying at the house in about a week for a few days, and I would prefer not to have an unexpected guest. I did ask the police department to do a 'courtesy patrol' of the neighborhood, and their answer was 'we don't do that anymore.' Ummm... OK... So, don't bother them unless you're getting murdered. Any help is appreciated.

That's a good one. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

So sorry to hear that! {{{{HUGS GAIL}}}} "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself

I won a BEST HOT SAUCE contest once. Other than that, I'm useless. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself