Monday, May 15, 2006

"Hands in the air, prayers and hymns/
Everyone's here, it's time to begin/
All that was there and what might have been/
Is no longer here, it's time to begin..." -The Trews (Yearning)

When I said yesterday that I was putting off replying to messages, I didn't mean that I didn't know how to tell them that I don't want to be their friend. Not at all.. You know those sappy emails that tell you that you should tell people what you're thinking before you don't have the chance? Well.. Bleh.. I've been upset with someone who needs to know it. I'm just having real trouble figuring out HOW to say the things that I want them to know..

That all reminds me of a quote from Timequake, by Kurt Vonnegut. About writers having to get every sentence perfect before putting it on the paper. That would be me. But damned if I can find it...

Lame one-liner #61: Gravity always gets me down... That's so very sad...

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

"The things that I've loved, things that I've lost/
The things I've held sacred that I've dropped/
I won't lie no more you can bet/
I don't want to learn what I'll need to forget..." -Audioslave (Dosen't Remind Me)

Slightly sick to my stomach. I got home last night after having a fun time with my coworkers to find a new message from someone on my lame MySpace. I had been delaying answering the first one... I did answer the second one, but only in two words. Not very meaningful, eh? So now that there's another one, I know I can't put it off any longer. *sigh* And I still cannot figure out how to say what I think needs to be said. I don't like to stir the shit (so to speak), but I don't think I can take it much longer.

So anyways, that is one reason that Zappa is awesome.. Because as I was swearing at the computer, the message and at myself for being so stupid, he just quietly kept me company for a while. It's true that he didn't know he was, but he did.

Lame one-liner #60: It's been Monday all week... It sure has...

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Saturday, May 13, 2006

   "They're pointing with their fingers/
While we're reaching for the sky/
The soundtrack of their lives/
Is an eye for an eye for an eye for an eye..." -Les Savy Fav (The French Kicks)

I went out shopping today, and I must say that spending money on myself makes me feel a lot better. I didn't find a LOT of stuff, just a few things that I fell in love with. Had to have. I wanted to go to A&B Sound to buy a couple of new albums.. City ad Colour, The new OLP and the new Default. (just for my own record, there..) Didn't make it to that end of town though. Maybe another day. I still have to pick out a Mothers Day prezzie for my mom. I don't know what to get.. Any ideas?

Ehhhh... I'm on my way out to have drinks with some co-workers. Which is really cool. We used to do that once a week or so, and I don't know why we stopped.. So maybe we can revive it! One can only hope... So, I leave you all with... Lame one-liner #59: (because 58 is stupid) If everything is coming your way, then you're in the wrong lane!

BIG Hugs to Sita, Zappa and Ravenfire93..
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Friday, May 12, 2006

   "A star/
Lit up like a cigar/
Strung out like a guitar/
Maybe you can educate my mind/
Explain all these controls/
Can't sing but I've got soul/
The goal is elevation..." -U2 (Elevation)

Don't see the 'mad' icon very often...

First off, I'm sorry for missing sites today. And yesterday, for that matter. Been busy.

Now. I cannot believe the nerve of some people. I'm sure you guys have seen like, the Maury Povich show or something, where they do a story on controlling husbands who boss their wives around and make them feel like crap, right? Well, I actually encountered a guy like that today. He came in to shop with his wife, and the whole time, he just ordered her around, rudely, and made it seem like helping her was a waste of his precious time. So, at the end of the order, I asked if he would like the reciept with him or in the bag, and he said, "Just give it to her, she's the bag." Whoa.... Whoa whoa whoa... WHO SAYS THAT?! I mean, I've had people make 'bag' jokes before, but that's all they were: jokes. This guy said it dead serious. I just didn't know what to say.. It's not my place to defend someone who doesn't necessarily want to be defended, but I swear, if he had talked that way to ME, he'd get the finger and a "goodbye". God..

Anyways.. A few of you may remember that this old computer of mine is like a five year old child with no focus. Memory of a goldfish.. When I turn it off at night, I usually watch it to make sure it actually DOES turn off. Last night, the ONE night I didn't stay in the room to watch it.. it didn't turn off properly. My mother got me up at 1:30am because she couldn't figure out how to do it. (she works on a Smackintosh, recall) Had to restart and then turn it off.. and due to thinking about stuff, sleep was not had. Lame..

Lame one-liner #57: I can handle pain... until it hurts..
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Thursday, May 11, 2006

   "And is it getting better?/
Can we live forever?/
And I'm not sure what the hell we're fighting for/
And does the money make us?/
And will the future blame us?/
Oh I don't wanna know..." -Our Lady Peace (Will The Future Blame Us?)

Kay. So that was pretty creepy. Those few of you that know my actual first name.. you know that it's REALLY not a very common name. I have never met another person with my name, or even heard that one existed, until today. Dun dun dunnn... And who does it turn out to be? Yeah, it's the guy doing out carpet cleaning... *falls over* But still! It's my same name! *phony British accent* Absolutely nutty, I tell you..

Anywho, that was pretty much the extent of my excitement. It was a decent day, I mean between people telling me about their adventures with food poisoning and other people freaking out at me about margarine.. God. First, I don't need to hear about how much you threw up (or otherwise) while you had food poisoning. Second, it's not my damn fault if you can't read the signs, don't freak out at me. *Napoleon Dynamite voice* Friggin' IDIOTS...

So, that be it from me today.. I leave you with... Lame one-liner #55: I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not to sure...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

   "You can trust me/
You can trust me/
But never take advice from someone/
Who just admitted to being devious/
Who just confessed to treason/
And I would also never ask a question/
That I cannot ask myself/
For it might dirty up your conscience..." -Stabilo (Flawed Design)

I'm getting very tired of spiders. Five in one night.. FIVE! I think the paranoia is setting in too.. I keep thinking I'm seeing them, but then when I look closer, there's nothing there, or it's a piece of carpet fuzz or something. It's only actually a spider maybe, one third of the time. In any case, I'm glad the dreams about them haven't started up again. *shudder*

In other news, plans for my staff BBQ in July are coming along quite nicely. I'm going to book the place that's down in the river valley. Really pretty, and it's a few kilometres away from the city, so there's no traffic noise.. And it's got a wicked fire pit. *grin* Fire good.. Beer good... Want beer.. The bad thing about the place though, is that you can't take alcohol down there. I think I'm just going to shoot a watermelon full of rum. No one will ever know it's spiked.. Heheh.. I guess if no liquor is allowed, then I don't have to spend $100 on a 24 hour liquor license, so there is that going for it. The fire pit makes up for everything.. I'll try to remember to take a picture next time I'm down there..

Anywho, time once again for... Lame one-liner #55: (54 is stupid) I'm out of bed and dressed, what more do you want?
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Tuesday, May 9, 2006

   "Hey hey, my my/
Rock and roll can never die/
There's more to the picture/
Than meets the eye/
Hey hey, my my..." -Neil Young (Hey Hey, My My)

I got my letter from the Uni that says they're taking me back. So, I've been trying to register for my courses in the fall, but the web registration says I need to call the help desk. Lame.. It's not because I still owe them money. I paid that! Who knows.. they'll get an earful..

I went looking for new glasses today. Haven't had new ones in a really REALLY long time. What do you guys think of the Buddy Holly look? Ehh.. maybe not. I need new contacts too.. Then I can wear some that actually match. The optometrist was confused when he did the exam... I had to explain that it wasn't on purpose..

Then I bought books. (I still TOTALLY want to work at Chapters.. *sigh*) The one is about the severe lack of proper grammar and punctuation you see these days. Then something to do with a panda who eats, shoots and leaves (heheh). In case you haven't noticed my snazzy lil' banner up there, I'm anti-chatspeak. That means... if ur going 2 TyP3 lik Ths, DoNt add m3! kthxbai. That's not proper grammar. I see it more and more these days, and while a little bit is tolerable, like an 'lol' here and there, I hate having to decipher people's messages.

Anyways, here for you, is Lame one-liner #53: For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism. Happy Tuesday..

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Sunday, May 7, 2006

   "We're forced to bed/
But we're free to dream/
All us human extras/
All us herded beings/
And after a glimpse/
Over the top/
The rest of the world/
Becomes a giftshop..." -The Tragically Hip (Gift Shop)

That's got to be my favourite song by The Hip. Damned if I can find it on YouTube though.. *sad face*

So I awoke early this morning to a loud noise being caused by a city vehicle. I STILL don't have any clue as to what these guys were doing, but it was getting kind of annoying. They were in the neighbor's backyard with some kind of crazy vacuum type contraption connected to their service truck. It went on for an hour or so. And that was the end of my sleepage... Bleh..

On the upside, when I got home from work at 9:00 at night, my dad was setting up his new computer! Holy crap for crap! You know what this means, right? YES! No more Smackintosh! It's a fancy new Media centre. The bad news though, is that I'm not really allowed to touch it.. Hahaha! Well, I AM, but there is to be no downloading (apparantly). So, the old one is unofficially mine. I plan on cleaning all the useless programs off of it, and changing the desktop. Actually, I already did that. Remember my lake/mountain background? That's the one I've got up now. Looks nice, if I do say so myself.. Heheh..

Lame one-liner #52: If you don't like the news, go out and make some. Happy weekend all..
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Saturday, May 6, 2006

   "Out here in the fields/
I fight for my meals/
I get my back into my living/
I don't need to fight/
To prove I'm right/
I don't need to be forgiven..." -The Who (Baba O'Riley)

Well.. The highlight of my week was booting some shoplifters out of the store on Thursday. It's this couple that we've caught before and told them to get out, but they came back for some odd reason.. I saw them come in and called up to a coworker who was in the staff room upstairs and asked him to keep an eye on them. I finished with my customer, and followed some distance behind them. And they KNEW that everyone was watching them, because they ditched their stuff, and left. Swearing and claiming 'racism' the whole way, of course.. It's not racism. You were caught stealing, so pay the price, dammit! Credibility = Denied!

Heheh.. So... I love my socks. I have cute socks. It was nice enough to have Dinner outside tonight. I poked fun at my parents and their.. parentiness... and my dad stole one of my socks... and he THREW it over the side of the deck. The dog got it. I told him to bring it, but alas... He is not a smart dog, by any means. He is a savage beast and he ran off with my sock. I couldn't believe it. I had to go and find shoes, then go get it myself, and by that time, it was all drooly.. Ew.

Lame one liner #51: Work is for people who don't know how to fish. Um.. That'd be me..
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Friday, May 5, 2006

   "Make up your mind and I'll make up mine/
Don't worry about me, I'll be fine/
Those words that you said to me, why wasn't I listening?/
I wish I hadn't met you at all, I started thinking/
I'll sit back and relax and wait for the morning..." -Theory of a Deadman (Make Up Your Mind)

Ehhh.. had to go to work today and it turns out, it wasn't all that bad. Well.. The fact that I spent pretty much the whole six hours doped up on Ibuprofen really helped things. Heheh.. So I suppose what I'm trying to say is that my back feels a lot better. There's a bit of a bruise, but that's probably just from me poking it, trying to figure out exactly where the pain was.

Anyways, it was the birthday of the girl I was working with today. She only mentionned it an hour before her shift was over. I stuck a sign on the front of her till that said, "It's Ash's birthday! Wish her a good one, DON'T tell her how you know." So for a good fifteen minutes, she had random customers wishing her a happy birthday.. Confusion ensued. Until she came down the aisle to tell me how weird it was that everyone knew it was her birthday. I was like, "wow.. that's really weird..." And then she found the sign.. Ahh well.. it was good for fifteen minutes of entertainment..

Another fifteen

I finally got around to finishing this book. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. All his books are supposed to be very funny, but I sometimes find myself genuinely sad at the end of some of them. Like that one, and Breakfast of Champions. I don't know why that is. Maybe I'm more cynical than I thought I was, or maybe it's less..

Lame one-liner #50: (because 47, 48 and 49 are just stupid..) The more people I meet, the more I like my dog...

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