Time keeps on slipping into the future

[geoviki]

All you peeps on my flist seem to every-so-casually mention trotting off to Trader Joe's. Did you know it causes me grief and woe? I stew in my blatant jealousy! For you see, the nearest Trader Joe's is a good 7 hour drive away (in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to be exact). I know it seems inexplicable that Denver doesn't have one, but alas, it is so. Hell, even my mom in suburban Detroit has one, and isn't that so unfair? When I visit, I have to be re-e-e-ally selective about what I buy or else I'll go over the suitcase weight limit. I usually go for the curry sauce.

There's an Ikea near my Mom's as well. Our nearest Ikea is in Chicago. As A.J. Hall knows (because I assured her of this very truthiness), Chicago is close to Denver, but not so close that I can zip those thousand miles to visit Ikea easily. And again, the only things I can buy while I'm visiting must be small; it's painful. I have quite nice bread-bag clips, for example. Oh, and teeny spatulas.

Spring is finally here. I know this because it's either 70 degrees or snowing, often in the same 24 hours.

Today was my retirement lunch at work. My last official day is Friday. Yeah, it's weird, but I only angst over the change about an hour a week these days. Mr. Geoviki pointed out that if my employer wants to offer me a great retirement benefit at this early an age, I'd be wasting it if I didn't take it. I like the way that man thinks.

Everyone asks me what I'm going to do now.

I do too.

No, not really. But some of the things on my list are kinda mundane (sell some stuff on Ebay), and some I can't discuss with the masses (finish a slash story and edit some yaoi).

But I do plan to post more! (oh, oops, maybe I shouldn't threaten you that way...)

Comments

[rickey-a.livejournal.com]

you can always come visit me in San Jose and I'll stuff you full of Trader Joes foods ;P

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Happy retirement! And, it's weird that my closest TJ is closer than your closest. (4 hours; doesn't really make it any more practical.)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

The Trader Joe's tease is so so cruel. I know because I was once on that end of it, no Trader Joes in the area, everyone bragging about their chocolate truffles and frozen pad thai...bah.

[libby-drew.livejournal.com]

Ha! Sounds like spring in Pittsburgh.

Best of luck!

[karen-jk.livejournal.com]

It's not a threat; it's great to read your posts.

How fantastic that you can retire! You are retiring, I'm just about to start.

[pir8fancier.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the possibilities of new adventures!

[venivincere]

The nice thing about having friends in the Motor City, Viki is that we can shop for you and ship stuff to you. Let me know if you ever need a fix, 'k? :-D

[meri-oddities.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your retirement. That is so awesome! And I am so jealous! *g*

I saw you registered for Con.txt! Yay. I can't wait to see you.

[mythnlynx.livejournal.com]

So funny. We got a TJ about a year ago, and I STILL haven't set foot in it. (Then again, I don't go into my local Starbucks, either.)

A reminder from the folks at Starmaker: they can't wait for you to join them!

Happy retirement!

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

You're retiring! Good for you, Viki ♥

Come back to Michigan! We have Nino Salvaggio's, too, which I think is better than Trader Joe's!

[lalaith-niniel.livejournal.com]

Ikea is coming though! It will arrive in Centennial in the fall of 2011.

And yes, I am putting off moving until then just so I can outfit a new place cheaply.

I do feel your pain on the Trader Joe's issue; some things just aren't fair.

Also, congratulations on your retirement!

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

i didn't mean to taunt you with the 3 traders joes that are about 10 minutes from my flat, or the ikea that's 20 minutes (she said crunching away on trader joes sesame seaweed rice balls ($.99 a bag)). i did rather miss both trader joes and ikea when i was in nz.

congrats on the life changing thing!

[cordelia_v]

I'm happy for you, sweetie. And now you have so much free time that you CAN drive to Trader Joe's, you know. An overnight trip!

[bryoneybrynn.livejournal.com]

I miss IKEA. We're doing our first move with no IKEA in the city - an hour to the closest one. You don't realize how awesome it is until you want a Billy bookcase and have to settle for the short, crappy Walmart version. ;)

[sobelle.livejournal.com]

Congrats on retirement!

I LOVE being retired!!

Back on the west coast (near TJ's and Whole Foods, Ikea and Andronicos) after several years in the Ozarks... where there is NOTHING in the way of good food stores (except for the local very pricey COOP).

Hope you enjoy your retirement as much as I have/am!