Tuesday, April 4, 2006

"Cut your heart out/
You are my star light/
Tear down the blues and fly your red and whites/
I swim with the fishes cause the fish are alright/
Oh my, my just to get you to bite..." -Matthew Good (Big City Life)

Damn, this daylight savings business is catching up with me now. Of course, it dosen't help much that I stayed up late when I knew perfectly well that I had to be up early. But I was hearing some good gossip, so that makes it worthwhile.. heheh.. I was feeling like one of those kids on America's Funniest Home Videos. Ya know, the ones who can't stay awake during dinner and end up falling in their food? Yeeeahhhh..

Anyways, lovely new background here.. Our old pal Nicholas D. Wolfwood will soon be up for grabs in the wallies section, should anyone want him. I think I need to change the size though. [sarcasm]Because 800x600 just isn't good enough around here.[/sarcasm]

So anyways, Prison Break rocked, the guy Lincoln killed apparantly isn't even dead, the Vice President just wanted to frame him, blah blah blah... ooops, did I just say that out loud? My bad.

Lame one-liner #26: As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools. Bah hah!

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Monday, April 3, 2006

"And there's no desert sun/
That is hot enough to feed your fire/
We shipwreck like fools/
Only to become the ocean's choir/
And the sun dies until it's reborn/
But there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on..." -Sam Roberts (Hard Road)

Took the sister out driving. Surprisingly, I made it back alive. And we were on a couple of major roads. She still needs a LOT of practice before I stop white-knucking it, but she did alright. We didn't kill anyone else either. OR smash up any nice vehicles, including mine...

Other than that, I did a little bit of chatterbox work. I'm trying my damndest to figure out why she always starts saying "Sorry, there are no valid responses for me to choose from". Because it's friggin' annoying. It SEEMS to be with only certain people, or certain chatbots, but I'm not sure.. A little tweaking is needed...

Lame one-liner #25: A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. Booooo.... hisss....
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Sunday, April 2, 2006

"These words might be too little too late/
And I'm afraid that I have already lost you now/
Three months equals eternity and this will be so hard/
And I will long to hold you in my arms..." -City and Colour (In The Water, I Am Beautiful)

Pete Puma: How are you doing today?
SuperCon!: Oh, I can't complain...
Pete Puma: I'll hold you to that... I hate whiners.
SuperCon!: Well, it's okay. I hate swiss cheese, so we're even!
Pete Puma: Hate is such an unpleasant word... I think we should all learn to 'disfavor' instead. It sounds so much more civilized.

I think I might know what the most annoying thing in the world is at the moment.. It has got to be those damned shoes with the wheels in them. God, I hate, errr... I mean disfavor those things. Too many kids booting around with them.. They just get in my way. It's nearly a case of "deer in the headlights". *Uncle Jimbo voice* "They're comin' straight for us!!" Gah..

You know it's time to make an appointment to get new contact lenses when you can't even make it through a 6 hour shift without having to take them out. I must remember to call the optometrist on Monday morning. Note to self: Get all 4 lenses the same colour this time, so that when you tear one, you don't have to have two different coloured eyes the rest of the year...

Lame one-liner #24: Out of my mind. Back in five minutes. Heh.. I've used that one before. LOTS of times actually..
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Saturday, April 1, 2006

   "Sous la lumière en plein/
Et dans l'ombre en silence/
Si tu cherches un abri/
Inaccessible/
Dis toi qu'il n'est pas loin et qu'on y brille..." -Noir Desir (A Ton Etoile)

A day off.. thank god.. I found new perfume this morning (as I was telling Zappa) so I smell really good today. Hahaha!

I went and had tea with a friend who is back in town doing a practicum, and we sat around in the coffee house for nearly three hours. I'm pretty sure the barristas were wondering if we had become permanent fixtures. But we had a really good talk about things and life in general. I was surprised that she isn't sure that she is where she wants to be in life either. But it makes me feel a little better to know that I'm not the only one.. and somehow we came up with the idea that we need to form a 12 step program for the insane and irrational. The first step is admitting that you have a problem. So for 21 days (because that's how long it takes to form a habit) you tell yourself, "I'm insane and irrational and it's okay." I don't know what the rest of the 11 steps are, but hey...

Will the people at Chapters hire someone who is admittedly insane and irrational? I suppose we shall find out. They might, provided I can disguise it as energetic and motivated...

Lame one-liner #23: Change is inevitable.. Except from a vending machine. Too true... too true..
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Friday, March 31, 2006

   "He's everything you want/
He's everything you need/
He's everything inside of you/
That you wish you could be/
He says all the right things/
At exactly the right time/
But he means nothing to you/
And you don't know why..." -Vertical Horizon (Everything You Want)

Well... It's just been a super fantastic day. (note sarcasm) I get up and come upstairs for breakfast, and discover that one of my cats has yakked up a furball on the rug. *sigh* It's a carpet runner, so it's only about a foot wide, and the barf was right at the very end. Surrounded by hardwood floor, perfectly suitable for cat vomit, but noooo.... cat has to barf on the rug. Always. If I catch him in he act, I can grab him and toss him on the hardwood, or the lino, but he'll just run back onto the carpet. (Hey, I never said they were smart cats..) So I go get stuff to clean it up, and as I'm kneeling down, I stick my hand in something squishy. "Eeeeewwwww.. it's ON me! Aww... for the love of.. awww sick!!" Yep... stuck my hand in inconspicuous cat barf... Lots of soap...

At work later on, I was in the aisles with my fave co-worker. We were tidying things up, making it nice for the inventory monkeys who are coming in tomorrow, when suddenly OLD boss shows up! Oh, man.. I almost lost it and begged him to come back. Managed to restrain myself for the most part. I cried a little later on... I admit that when he left, I wasn't altogether sad to see him go, but I would be next to ecstatic if he were to come back. Not to mention that I would reconsider quitting.. Sadly, the odds of that happening are not so great..

So. Lame one-liner #22: I started out with nothing and I still have most of it! Niiiice..


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Thursday, March 30, 2006

   "I’ve been down/
Cascading and blue without a sound/
Now I’ve traded my black feathers for a crown/
So feed me milk and honey/
Lay me down/
Lay me down..." -The Black Crowes (Soul Singin')

I've got a bad case of "Same shit, different pile".

Lame one-liner #21: Nuke the whales!

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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

   "Well I've packed my bags/
I'm moving on/
Yes I've been waiting far too long/
'Cause living with you is like a hole in the head/
I know that I'll soon be better off/
'Cause living with you is like a hole in the head/
I know, well I know..." -Theory of a Deadman (Better Off)

I thought I might show you guys the cover of one of those Georgia Nicolson books I was talking about yesterday. The titles are just funny in themselves..

I mean, who WOULDN'T pick up a book called Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas?! The first one in the series is called Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, and another is called Dancing In My Nuddy Pants. If THOSE aren't enough to make you want to go to the library and get them, then I'm not doing a very good job here..

Speaking of jobs, I've been buffing up the ol' resume, and I think it's almost time. In my head, I'm trying to figure out how to word my resignation letter, and make a mental list of all the loose ends I'll need to tie up before I run for my life. It makes me sad though. There are a select few co-workers that I will REALLY miss, and believe it or not, there actually ARE some regular customers that I like and would miss too. I don't have another job lined up, but it's getting to the point where I just don't care because I need to get out of there so badly. I sometimes think to myself that the place is sucking the life out of me. And it's really only the last 6 months to a year that I've been so unhappy. *cough*new boss*cough* A friend is going to put in a good word for me over at Chapters (I think that I would love working there) and there's always ads for jobs at the Herald offices in the paper.. Anyways, no more boring you with details...

Time for... Lame one-liner #20: Why is "abbreviation" such a long word? I don't know... I just don't know...
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

   "Believe in hope/
Believe in faith/
Believe in things I can't fight/
Believe in truth/
Believe in slavery/
But it's only the television kind..." -David Usher (Devil By My Side)

1. Daffodils smell terrible. Bought a bunch to support the Canadian Cancer Society. They look very pretty, but they stink.

2. Washed all the bird crap off of truck. Five bucks says that tomorrow, it's covered in it again. Merde...

3. Buffed up the resume. Wanted to quit job so badly on Sunday morning after being snaped at on the phone by bitchy supervisor, for forgetting to sign my time sheet for the first time in history.

4. Went downtown to the bank to deposit Social Club cheques for work. (about damn time) Forgot to pay tuition again. This is tuition from the Fall semester that I neglected to pay... Whoops.

5. Went to Chapters, bought books. Numbers 2 and 3 in the Georgia Nicolson series, (hilarious books, HIGHLY recommend) and the sequel to A Year In The Merde, called, Merde Actually (Also very funny).

6. Went to the mall with sister to look for shoes. Saw a girl that I USED TO BE friends with, but had a falling out with (*cough*), so my sister became friends with her. Rather awkward. I don't like her, she dosen't like me, sister is stuck in the middle, it's a lovely arrangement for all parties.

7. Watched Prison Break. Was relieved to find out that last weeks crying was unnecessary.

8. Lame one-liner #19: There are three kinds of people: Those who can count and those who can't.
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Sunday, March 26, 2006

   "Wake me, I'm ready/
Somethin' don't seem right/
I was dreamin'/
I was talkin' to you..." -The Foo Fighters (No Way Back)

So, that was party day. I forgot completely to transfer the picture of the game to the compy, so that'll have to wait. Anyways, the game was pretty much a version of pin the tail on the donkey, except for I drew a stick person on poster board, then cut out a picture of my friend's face and stuck it on. So we had to stick the french-beret on her head. I almost won. heheh.

I tasted escargot. ANother friend came over early to prepare them so I watched her stuff the things into mushroom caps and then coat them with garlic butter and asiago cheese. As they were coming OUT of the tin.. they smelled not so great. And if you looked closely enough, you could actually see the little antennae.. After they were done in the oven though, the smell improved. Garlic butter works wonders. I was still kind of wary of tasting them, so I just kind of watched as everyone else munched on them. Finally, I was convinced to try one. It wasn't terrible. I didn't want to vomit afterwards, although I didn't want to eat another one. Much the consistency of clams or something like that. I still prefer ricotta stuffed shrooms though. S the moral of the story is, kids, if someone offers you escargot, don't be too afraid to try it. Just make sure it's been in he oven first and has got garlic butter on it.

Lame one-liner #18: Consciousness: That annoying time between naps... My thoughts exactly. Happy Sunday.
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Saturday, March 25, 2006

   "Please don't talk about it/
Just leave it alone/
What you need is too much for me/
You can't squeeze blood from stone/
But there you go..." -Default (I Can't Win)

I made the BEST cookies today. I wanted to give something to that co-worker who was leaving. Today (Friday) was his last day. So I made White Chocolate and Craisin cookies. (Craisins = dried cranberries; the NINJA fruit!) They're super delish. So I went and dropped a boxful and a card off at the store for him. He looked pretty sad actually, like he was almost reconsidering quitting. But not quite...

Obla-di, Obla-da, Life goes on...

Lame one-liner #17: Always remember that you are unique; just like everyone else. Also very true. Slightly less lame than yesterday's. Anyways, Saturday is party day. I'm going to try remember to take some pictures to show you guys the game I made. I think it's going to be funny. I think... I hope... Night night, happy weekend!
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