Friday, January 13, 2006

   "I don't want to mention, the reason I know/
That I am stricken and can't let you go/
When the heart is cold, there's no hope, and we know/
That I am crippled by all that you've done/
Into the abyss will I run..." -Disturbed (Stricken)

*sigh*....*narrows eyes*.... alright... As the ZappaSlave would say, "I declare faggotry." I give up on the damn Coldplay. I did go and just buy the album (what? it was cheap) but the version on the album is not the one I want, so I give up... and now I'm stuck with the whole album. *waves it around* Anybody want this? Whatever. The radio cut isn't terrible, it's just... different, that's all.

Also had 4 rolls of film developed from who knows how long ago. I will never leave the camera unattended again, I swear to God. If it's not someone taking an extreme close-up shot of their face, it's someone mooning the camera as if to say, "you brought this on yourself, Con." *facepalm* Shoulda bought that shredder for Christmas...

Well... I think I'm going to pop on one of my pal, Jordy's 'loud' CDs. He burns them and then forgets them at my house. They come in very handy at times like these... Anywho.. night night everyone..
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Thursday, January 12, 2006

"But I thought you should know/
That inside I've grown cold/
And I fight every day to lose control/
It's a Saturday/
I'm coming down..." -David Usher (I'm Coming Down)

I was going to go downtown today and take care of some stuff, but I lost all motivation for that (and everything else) at around noon. Too much thinking. I ended up pretty much just sitting around near the computer. Had a bit of a chat with my cousin in Scotland. Even though I haven't seen her in a few years now, she still probably knows more about me than most other people. Can't hide anything from you, can I Dani? Heh..

Anyways, I must have been feeling the music or something because I picked up my sister's 12 string acoustic and looked up some tabs. Sat around for a while and learned how to play "Dosen't Remind Me". I've been on a real Audioslave kick lately. It's a pretty easy one. My singing voice is pretty crappy though, what with the sickness that's still just hanging on. It'll get better..

And to boot, the personality test on the back of the Corn Pops box was eerily accurate. *shakes head*

"You like to be alone. You take life in stride and keep opinions to yourself. Others look to you for advice and appreciate your ability to listen. Although reserved in most social situations, you hold company with unique individuals."

That's one smart breakfast cereal...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

   "When you come down to take me home/
Send my soul away/
When you come round you'll make me whole/
Send my soul away..." -Audioslave (Out of Exile)

Now who DOESN'T like Audioslave. It's just not possible..

Things are okay. Any major crisis was averted, as was "the Nostril Flare of Ultimate Rejection". I was still kind of bothered by the whole afternoon though, and it was a real shock when having to go to work was a welcome distraction. Altogether too much thinking about stuff. I'm just kind of lost, I guess. I think maybe a road trip of some kind could be in order. Maybe I'll take off to the mountains for a day or two on my own. I've never done that before, and it might be really nice to have that time for myself. I don't know where else I would go. Well, I have ideas, but those places are all just too far away.. Then again.. I probably could spare the cash for plane tickets...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006

   "I pulled into Nashville, Tennesse/
But you wouldn't even come around to see me/
Since you're headed up to Carolina/
You know I'm gonna be right there behind ya/
'Cause I always have to steal my kisses from you..." -Ben Harper (Steal My Kisses)

Well, I'm glad to hear that you all have so much faith in my sanity. Heheh.. But let's face it, the kid's right...

Anyways, I'm slightly annoyed because it has just dawned on me that I'm going to have to buy the entire Coldplay album for just one song. I don't even LIKE Coldplay that much. Not enough to buy the album anyways. I'm just in love with the new song "Talk", and it's un-downloadable (probably because it's copy protected or something). And I don't want the radio cut! There's another version that I like much better. Does anyone know the one I'm talking about? Or am I just babbling incoherently again? Gah!

Sometime on Tuesday afternoon, my patience will be tested. And when it comes to certain things, my patience is seriously running out, so I'm nervous about how this is going to go, and anxious to get it over with. Sorry, no more details as there are people who see this page that really don't need to know what I'm talking about. I'll most likely get it done, and then have a litle rant on the old LiveJournal which hasn't seen any action in a little while. Heh.. I could be blowing it out of proportion and it won't be as bad as I'm making it out to be, but the key word is "could". Wish me luck and have a happy Tuesday...
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Monday, January 9, 2006

   "On an evening such as this/
It's hard to tell if I exist/
If I Packed the car and leave this town/
Will you notice that I'm not around?/
I could hide out under there/
I just made you say 'underwear'/
I could leave but I'll just stay/
All my stuff's here anyway..." -The Barenaked Ladies (Pinch Me)

Today. A three year old told me I was nuts. I was a little surprised, but I think he's right. How very observant of him to notice. And how bold of him to point it out directly to me...
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Sunday, January 8, 2006

   "Pick me up love, from the bottom/
Up onto the top love/
Everyday/
Pay no mind to taunts or advances/
I’m gonna take my chances everyday..." -Dave Matthews Band (Everyday)

Well, the "Christmas" party was alright. We had 25 people signed up to come to the show at the theatre. Only 21 actually made it, so there's a couple of people that I need to go freak out at. Heheh.. just kidding.. But really, if you say you're going to be there, and I buy you a 20 dollar ticket, is it really a good thing to punk out at the last minute? I think it's kinda rude.

But anyways, everyone that came really enjoyed the show, and afterwards we all went over to the Cheesecake Cafe where I had booked the lounge space for us. We ate some food, opened some presents.. Earlier in the afternoon Leona (my co-worker) and I went to Wally-World to buy all the prezzies. Wasn't that crowded actually. and we only spent HALF of what I had budgeted! $300! I couldn't believe it! And we got cool stuff too. I ended up coming back home with a cool picture frame and this wicked pillow that is covered in bright orange poodle-y material. Very much fun...

I estimated that the bill at the Cheesecake would be maybe $200-$300. Guess how much it ACTUALLY was... Yeah, $475!! Holy crap. But I guess I did order two whole cheesecakes for us. At $50 apiece. And numerous fancy, expensive drinks. Mine was called an Ice Cream Sandwich and it was soooooooo delicious. At the end of the night I had to give our server a HUGE tip. Just because when I asked him to do a draw for a 20" TV, he picked the name of a girl that we all just hate and want fired (I do anyways), and when he saw the look on my face, he ate the little piece of paper. Literally. Shoved it in his mouth and chewed. Then picked another name. Hahahaha! So he deserved $80. It was a good night, and I'd do it all again in a minute. Well, a few things differently, but still. It was good. Happy weekend kids!
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Friday, January 6, 2006

   "I hope you're not intending/
To be so condescending it's as much as I can take/
And you're so independent/
You just refuse to bend so I keep bending till I break..." -Staind (Right Here)

I hate my fax machine. I'm TRYing to fax over the order for my staff "Christmas" party to the Cheesecake Cafe, but it JUST WON'T GO! I dunno why. *picks up cricket bat* But it will if it knows what's good for it... *theme fron The Good, The Bad and The Ugly plays* I may just have to drive all the way downtown in the morning...

I get to spend 600 dollars on prezzies. That at least should be fun. And the fact that it's all my coworkers' money makes it even better! Mwahahahah! Well, they contribute to the Social Fund so it's their money, but it's not their money, ya know?

So anyways, it's going to be a long Friday... But I think it's all going to work out just fine. As long as I don't recess into sickness again. That usually happens right around party time, even in the middle of summer. Eeewwww.. I've already been sick for two weeks now, and I can't take any more. have a good weekend everyone! Happy Ukrainien Christmas! Leave some perogies out, because Santa's a Uke!


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Thursday, January 5, 2006

"I'm frantic/
So load me up/
This seems so practiced/
So take me all the way out/
Whatever puts me all the way out..." -Matthew Good (Load Me Up)

I managed not to let the DVD's take complete control of me last night, but it was tempting. I had to be up in time to go to work, which I was. But it was back on pretty much as soon as I got home.. I'm halfway through disc 4. Heheh..

In other news, it looks like SuperCon feels much the same way about children as I do...

Baby Jane: Baba?
SuperCon!: Nah, not really my kind of deal...
Baby Jane: th did Janar
SuperCon!: Hey, did you see the last episode of Prison Break?
Baby Jane: *fidgets with diaper*
SuperCon!: How do you feel about a topic change?
Baby Jane: *sniff sniff*
*grin*
SuperCon!: *flips off*

Nice one Con... Nice one... Goodnight everybody..
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Wednesday, January 4, 2006

   "You say you're not getting enough/
I remind you of all that bad, bad stuff/
So what the hell am I suposed to do/
Just put a band aid on it/
And stop the bleeding now/
Stop the bleeding now/
I'm losing you..." -Colin James (Losing You)

So I stayed up late last night watching my LOST DVD's. Ya can't just watch one episode. Oh no. After the first one, you're hooked. So it was about 1:30am and I thought to myself, "just go ahead and finish the first disc. It's not like you have to be up supremely early or anything." So I did....

And it was about 9:50am when my mom woke me up and handed me a phone message from my Union Rep. Dun dun dunnnnn.... I kinda wen't "yeah I'll call him back in a while.." and then I thought about it for a few minutes. And then I went "AAAAAAAUuUUUgggHHHH!!!" and went running for the bathroom. Fastest. Shower. Ever. Luckily he was calling to tell me that he would be a little late for our 10:00am meeting, so I was actually on time-ish.

The meeting with management later on was, as usual, a gong-show. 'New Boss' gets offended kind of easily, and dosen't like it when people defer to me about an issue rather than going straight to him. Even if it's just a question about wage grids or holiday pay or something like that. Even my Union Rep was a little taken aback when 'new boss' said he was "disgusted" with the fact that someone would go to the union (ie: me) before going to him. Can't quite get it that a lot of the time, employees will fell more comfortable talking to me about a problem rather than him. But oh well.. What'cha gonna do?

Alright now.. I can get in another two episodes of LOST before I have to go to bed. But only if I go RIGHT NOW! Hey, YOU try watching only one episode! Psh. Night night everyone.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2006

   "No sissies get your love/
No slackers get your love/
No weaklings get your love/
No suckers for your love/
No actors for your love/
No gangsters for your love/
No sissies get your love..." -Hawksley Workman (No Sissies)

***Now how much do you love that title?***

All I wanted this afternoon was some good old fashioned, salty as hell Lipton Chicken Noodle. There is always a box kicking around but not today. *sigh* So I had to improvise. I managed to get my hands on some vegetable boullion. Tossed in some stir fry noodles. It wasn't Lipton's, but it wasn't half bad either. I'm NOT a failure! Yay!! *cough*

I also started a new drawing, but I'm pretty sure it's going to end up scrapped. Some characters are just too damn symetrical for me to duplicate. And it's been such a long time since I've done anything too. Ahhh well..

One more good night's sleep ought to kill the majority of the sick. I really don't want to be coughing like this at the "Christmas Party" on Friday. (Yeah yeah, staff christmas party, in January. I know..) Good night kids!
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