I always enjoy when I can make people happy, because it makes me happy to make them happy. ^^;;
So tonight was one of my posting nights for my fic.
Which I managed to post just before my roomies and I went out for my birthday dinner. (Happy Birthday to me.)
And while waiting for our food.
I checked to see how my chapter update was being received.
And saw that one of the readers had commented that they loved how this story was going!!….only they were sad they wouldn't be able to see the end because they were heading off to boot camp, and therefore it would be months before they'd be able to have access to the site and story again.
Which.
Totally sad!!
I didn't like the thought of one of the readers not being able to read the story for months!
Soooo....
I sent them a private message.
Saying that I didn't want them to not know the ending of the fic.
And if they wanted to send me their email address, I could link them to the Google Docs of the story so that the could read the entire thing before they left.
-As I usually have the entire story written (with the exception of one story >.>) before I begin posting it for others to read.
Therefore, it was already complete.
^^;; I just like seeing reader's reactions to each chapter update so I don't post the entire thing at once lol.
And the reader was like.
()_() ()_() ()_()
And proceeded to tell me that they were so over the moon excited that they couldn't type because they were shaking so bad.
^^;; Heh.
I apparently made their night by giving them this opportunity.
And it just made me really happy.
I was excited that they were excited.
Bonus was that they enjoyed the story so woot!! :D lol.
But yah.
I was just really happy I was able to make their day. ^^;;
Yay.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
The Bright One
So I ventured off on my own tonight.
To go see a big firework show from the top of a hill near my place.
And I ended up talking with a nearby group of people who had come up earlier in the day to claim their spots for the show, and were nice enough to offer me a blanket so that I could sit on the weeds without fear of being poked and prodded by the thorny things all around.
And in the midst of our conversation, one of the group, a guy, pointed to a bright star in the sky and was like "That's Saturn!"
O.o
I glanced in the direction and was like ….nah that had to be Venus.
As I've never seen Saturn be bright in the sky and I knew that Venus aka the Morning/Evening star was pretty bright.
The rest of the party chimed in "No it's Venus!"
But the guy remained unconvinced.
"It's Saturn!" He kept saying.
And refused to believe us.
Even after all four of us told him it was Venus.
Even after we found a couple online articles stating that the bright star was Venus.
Even after I downloaded a star map app and pointed it towards the bright light and it said the star was Venus....
He remained convinced it was Saturn.
*shakes head*
By that point I was beginning to wonder if he'd gotten his planets mixed up.
*exhales*
Maybe the morning brought on clarity to his confuzzled mind.
Maybe.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
To go see a big firework show from the top of a hill near my place.
And I ended up talking with a nearby group of people who had come up earlier in the day to claim their spots for the show, and were nice enough to offer me a blanket so that I could sit on the weeds without fear of being poked and prodded by the thorny things all around.
And in the midst of our conversation, one of the group, a guy, pointed to a bright star in the sky and was like "That's Saturn!"
O.o
I glanced in the direction and was like ….nah that had to be Venus.
As I've never seen Saturn be bright in the sky and I knew that Venus aka the Morning/Evening star was pretty bright.
The rest of the party chimed in "No it's Venus!"
But the guy remained unconvinced.
"It's Saturn!" He kept saying.
And refused to believe us.
Even after all four of us told him it was Venus.
Even after we found a couple online articles stating that the bright star was Venus.
Even after I downloaded a star map app and pointed it towards the bright light and it said the star was Venus....
He remained convinced it was Saturn.
*shakes head*
By that point I was beginning to wonder if he'd gotten his planets mixed up.
*exhales*
Maybe the morning brought on clarity to his confuzzled mind.
Maybe.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Need a Seat?
There was an older lady standing outside our doors today.
I only noticed because I saw that our Head Manager was trying to bring carts into the store from the parking lot.
But this white-haired woman was standing just to the side of the doors, still slightly in the way, trying to finagle with a cart, she was having trouble turning it to come into the store, though I could see that there was someone else with her.
So I kinda assumed they were just talking outside the doors, not realizing that they were just enough in the way that my manager couldn't bring all the carts in.
Until the manager called over the radio for someone to bring up a chair.
Not one of our desk rolling chairs, but one of the metal folding chars we had for a customer to sit on.
So I volunteered because I wasn't busy at that moment.
And darted to the back of the store to find the chair and bring it up.
I couldn't quite tell how the woman was struggling, but offered her a chair for her to sit on.
As I'm guessing with our 90 degree heat, that she may have gotten a bit overheated.
And so we got her sat down at the front of the store, by our display fish tanks. And we were seeing if she needed anything else.
Which she wasn't sure.
So I suggested a bottle of water.
As I remembered we had those because management has taken to brining in cases of water for us to have.
She said yes to that.
So I darted to the back of the store again to grab one of the waters and bring it back up to her.
For which she was grateful.
And after about ten minutes of resting.
She and the other woman she was with went ahead and shopped about the store.
So yay for being helpful! :D
lol.
And apparently we're going to keep chairs closer to the front now, in case that happens again...
Which surprisingly as I was clocking out from work....
I saw another customer using a chair to sit down and rest while her family shopped nearby.
Must be the heat.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
I only noticed because I saw that our Head Manager was trying to bring carts into the store from the parking lot.
But this white-haired woman was standing just to the side of the doors, still slightly in the way, trying to finagle with a cart, she was having trouble turning it to come into the store, though I could see that there was someone else with her.
So I kinda assumed they were just talking outside the doors, not realizing that they were just enough in the way that my manager couldn't bring all the carts in.
Until the manager called over the radio for someone to bring up a chair.
Not one of our desk rolling chairs, but one of the metal folding chars we had for a customer to sit on.
So I volunteered because I wasn't busy at that moment.
And darted to the back of the store to find the chair and bring it up.
I couldn't quite tell how the woman was struggling, but offered her a chair for her to sit on.
As I'm guessing with our 90 degree heat, that she may have gotten a bit overheated.
And so we got her sat down at the front of the store, by our display fish tanks. And we were seeing if she needed anything else.
Which she wasn't sure.
So I suggested a bottle of water.
As I remembered we had those because management has taken to brining in cases of water for us to have.
She said yes to that.
So I darted to the back of the store again to grab one of the waters and bring it back up to her.
For which she was grateful.
And after about ten minutes of resting.
She and the other woman she was with went ahead and shopped about the store.
So yay for being helpful! :D
lol.
And apparently we're going to keep chairs closer to the front now, in case that happens again...
Which surprisingly as I was clocking out from work....
I saw another customer using a chair to sit down and rest while her family shopped nearby.
Must be the heat.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Monday, July 2, 2018
A View
It's one of my favorite seasons!!!
FIREWORK SEASON!!!
YUS!!
^^;; I just love watching all the brightly colored lights filling the sky you know?
And this year...this year is different.
Because remember a month ago how we had to cut down one of the trees behind the house?
Well that totally opened up the view!!!!
Which means that instead of seeing small sparkles through all the leaves.
I know have this wide open expanse to view the fireworks from.
And. It. Is. Awesome!!
You know....when they happen where I can see them lol. ^^
But it's still so cool that I now have the ability to actually see said fireworks without those leaves in the way. ^^;;
So.
Excited.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
FIREWORK SEASON!!!
YUS!!
^^;; I just love watching all the brightly colored lights filling the sky you know?
And this year...this year is different.
Because remember a month ago how we had to cut down one of the trees behind the house?
Well that totally opened up the view!!!!
Which means that instead of seeing small sparkles through all the leaves.
I know have this wide open expanse to view the fireworks from.
And. It. Is. Awesome!!
You know....when they happen where I can see them lol. ^^
But it's still so cool that I now have the ability to actually see said fireworks without those leaves in the way. ^^;;
So.
Excited.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Sunday, July 1, 2018
A Farewell
It was a sad day for us all in the Dirchi clan today.
Because last night, our cat Flare....passed away.
Having been with us for the past 14 years....it's rather crazy to think that she's no longer with us.
I mean. She's been a fixture in the house since I was in Jr. High.
That's a long time.
But I can't say that her passing was unexpected.
No, when I came back from the East Coast earlier this week....
I knew she wasn't doing too good and that it wasn't likely she'd be with us much longer.
She just wasn't...acting right.
And. She'd stopped eating her favorite cat treats.
So yah....we knew it was coming.
Though it was still hard to hear.
To have her be gone. :(
She's been with us, meowing, and purring and hanging out for over a decade.
Now though.
She gets to return to being with her two sisters KoKo and YumYum, both of which she long out lived, so hopefully that reunion was sweet. ^^;;
But yah.
Bit of a hard day for all of us.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Because last night, our cat Flare....passed away.
Having been with us for the past 14 years....it's rather crazy to think that she's no longer with us.
I mean. She's been a fixture in the house since I was in Jr. High.
That's a long time.
But I can't say that her passing was unexpected.
No, when I came back from the East Coast earlier this week....
I knew she wasn't doing too good and that it wasn't likely she'd be with us much longer.
She just wasn't...acting right.
And. She'd stopped eating her favorite cat treats.
So yah....we knew it was coming.
Though it was still hard to hear.
To have her be gone. :(
She's been with us, meowing, and purring and hanging out for over a decade.
Now though.
She gets to return to being with her two sisters KoKo and YumYum, both of which she long out lived, so hopefully that reunion was sweet. ^^;;
But yah.
Bit of a hard day for all of us.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Beep Beep Beep
So while I was gone on vaca, we ended up with a new fridge.
Because well....our old one -that came with the house mind you- apparently had a hole in it.
Not quite sure where this hole was.
But basically one day our ice machine stopped working, and then the water machine stopped working, and then we called in the repair guy....
And he looked at it and basically said that someone had created a hole back there...and the pipe/tube thingys had worn out and basically....We needed a new fridge.
Sooooo
We got a new fridge!
And its interesting....
What sort of technology they put in fridges in this day and age.
Because there I was, leaving the fridge doors open while I was putting away groceries.
When I hear this noise.
Like a ring tone sort of noise.
Only...my roomies usually keep their phones on vibrate.
And....none of them were home.
I also couldn't see any accidentally left at home phones here either.
And after narrowing down that it wasn't a phone, and wasn't the security alarm....
I realized...
Well the fridge was open....and the sound started after I opened the fridge.
So I looked. and there on the area where you can choose your ice/water options.
Was a flashing light saying ALARM!!!
So I shut the doors....
And the odd musical ringtone noise stopped.
Apparently they've now placed a feature in fridges where an alarm will go off to alert you when the fridge has been left open.
Which is quite handy, as we've actually had problems with that in the past, of the freezer or the fridge door not being shut firmly enough.
So that's cool that our fridge is looking out for itself!
...but yah....still kinda weird though. New things are weird.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Because well....our old one -that came with the house mind you- apparently had a hole in it.
Not quite sure where this hole was.
But basically one day our ice machine stopped working, and then the water machine stopped working, and then we called in the repair guy....
And he looked at it and basically said that someone had created a hole back there...and the pipe/tube thingys had worn out and basically....We needed a new fridge.
Sooooo
We got a new fridge!
And its interesting....
What sort of technology they put in fridges in this day and age.
Because there I was, leaving the fridge doors open while I was putting away groceries.
When I hear this noise.
Like a ring tone sort of noise.
Only...my roomies usually keep their phones on vibrate.
And....none of them were home.
I also couldn't see any accidentally left at home phones here either.
And after narrowing down that it wasn't a phone, and wasn't the security alarm....
I realized...
Well the fridge was open....and the sound started after I opened the fridge.
So I looked. and there on the area where you can choose your ice/water options.
Was a flashing light saying ALARM!!!
So I shut the doors....
And the odd musical ringtone noise stopped.
Apparently they've now placed a feature in fridges where an alarm will go off to alert you when the fridge has been left open.
Which is quite handy, as we've actually had problems with that in the past, of the freezer or the fridge door not being shut firmly enough.
So that's cool that our fridge is looking out for itself!
...but yah....still kinda weird though. New things are weird.
Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
Friday, June 29, 2018
Past Encounters
Do you ever have random thoughts about strangers you've seen/met/interacted with in the past?
I had one of those today at work as I was putting out our fish shipment.
Specifically when I was putting some otocinclus into their tank.
As I remembered earlier this year, a woman had come into the store looking for them...only to be confronted with an empty tank as they'd been difficult to get in stock the first like...three months of the year?
And when she'd come in....we hadn't had them again. And she was like "You haven't had them all year!" To which I responded "No we got them in a couple of weeks ago because I bought them then." And she was like "NO YOU HAVEN'T BECAUSE I'VE COME INTO THE STORE EVERY WEEK AND YOU HAVEN'T HAD THEM!"
…..but I had....
In any case.
I remembered her today as I was putting out those otos.
And I had to wonder....
Did she ever buy any?
More specifically did she ever attempt to buy any from our store?
I mean we've had them in stock off and on multiple times now.
So...has she still only managed to come into the store when the otos aren't there?
Or did she actually see us have them in stock for once?
….Who knows.
I certainly don't.
But I do wonder if she did.....
I hope she did.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
I had one of those today at work as I was putting out our fish shipment.
Specifically when I was putting some otocinclus into their tank.
As I remembered earlier this year, a woman had come into the store looking for them...only to be confronted with an empty tank as they'd been difficult to get in stock the first like...three months of the year?
And when she'd come in....we hadn't had them again. And she was like "You haven't had them all year!" To which I responded "No we got them in a couple of weeks ago because I bought them then." And she was like "NO YOU HAVEN'T BECAUSE I'VE COME INTO THE STORE EVERY WEEK AND YOU HAVEN'T HAD THEM!"
…..but I had....
In any case.
I remembered her today as I was putting out those otos.
And I had to wonder....
Did she ever buy any?
More specifically did she ever attempt to buy any from our store?
I mean we've had them in stock off and on multiple times now.
So...has she still only managed to come into the store when the otos aren't there?
Or did she actually see us have them in stock for once?
….Who knows.
I certainly don't.
But I do wonder if she did.....
I hope she did.
Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!
-Sarnic Dirchi
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