Whining

I've been a bit down this week, and I have no idea why. Okay, I know a little bit why. I have four tickets to this Friday's Tigers game and can't find a single person to go with me. My friend Marianne was supposed to go with me, and she even had two guys to go with us - kind of a pseudo date for my birthday - but last week she told me she couldn't find a babysitter, so I had one week to find three people for a Friday night. I originally was thinking a GNO with my friends The Two Carols and LK from work, but LK couldn't go because she had to drive three hours up north to pick up her daughter from camp and wouldn't get back to the Detroit area until well after the game start time (that was before said daughter destroyed her ankle at camp yesterday and LK has spent the past two days dealing with that). Neither of the Two Carols could go either. Then I tried two friends who actually like baseball, but they both have plans (as you'd expect this close to a Friday). Next up my cousin, but she can't go either. OS has a work party, YS doesn't get home until 7:30 on Friday night. LB lives in CA. I've asked the BAB and his two sons. No clue on what he decided because I had to bail out of work right at 2:00 because I had an appt. to pick up my new glasses at 3:00 (I've been told they look really cute - I'm not yet convinced).

I just called the BAB and he said, No, but you'll be able to find somebody else, won't you? Not so far. Ah well. I'm *this* close to asking Jorge. ;-)

I have a new boss at work and while I was apprehensive at first, I had a one-on-one with him on Tuesday and then a meeting with the rest of his supervisees today and it seems like it might be okay, after all. We shall see.

Tomorrow we have a three-hour All Hands meeting with the entire department (I'm taking TONS of knitting or my eyelids will be closing) and then it's off to Hines Drive for a mandatory department picnic (which reminds me that I have more water balloons to fill - I was having issues earlier - I'm not that good at the whole water balloon thing as we weren't allowed such frivolity growing up). I think it could be fun. Hmm, where are my frisbees?

I have a boatload of knitting to do, but just haven't really felt like doing anything other than potholders and dishcloths. Just a looksee at my To Do List:

Baby Blanket for Cousin A
Scarves for LK, CP, Knucklehead, Suzy (to whom I can't link, because I'm an idiot and only have her bookmarked at work), Cousin L, Cousin M, SIL, etc.

To say nothing of the rug I want to knit for myself, Grandma's sweater (which might turn into a shawl), and whatever I decide to knit for myself out of all the really pretty yarn I've bought because it was too beautiful to leave at the store. Oy vey.

It's sad, it's only 8:30 and I'm ready to go to bed.

Have a good weekend, just in case I don't get back - which we all know I won't. *sigh*