Sunday, September 11, 2005

   "If you want to destroy my sweater/
Pull this thread as I walk away/
Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked/
Lying on the floor, lying on the floor/
I've come undone..." -Weezer (The Sweater Song)

Alright, I swear it, I'm haunted. So I get up and head upstairs for some breafast, and I discover that no one else is home. I have a nice quiet house to myself. Yessss.... So I pour out some cereal, and flick on the TV in the kitchen to watch Ellen. A good ten minutes in, I hear a rather loud noise come from the family room downstairs, like the TV is on, so I think, "Oh, my sister's home.." so I go over to the stairs and yell, "Hey Mickey!" ........... No answer. So I yell again, "Hey Mickey, can you turn that down!" ............ no answer again, so I stomp down the stairs to let her have it, and when I get into the room, there is absolutely no one there. The DVD player is on and a movie is playing. The TV is still off, so it's playing without picture, but playing nonetheless. And the remote control is put neatly away in its little compartment. The dog is outside. The cats are upstairs sleeping in a laundry basket. Nobody around but me. Ooooooeeeeeeeoooooooooooh... Freaked me right out. Anyone know how to perform an exorcism? Heheh.. I've been watching too many shows about the paranormal again.. But seriously. SCARY!!!
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Friday, September 9, 2005

   "And if you leave here/
You leave me broken; shattered I lie/
I'm just a cross-hair/
I'm just a shot then we can die/
I know I won’t be leaving here/
With you..." -Franz Ferdinand (Take Me Out)

Well.. you guys are probably right about quitting my job... I really love the people I work with though, and I don't want to leave them there with all this garbage going on. Not if there's something I can do to solve the problem. So I have to try. Even if it means going straight to the top of the company. Like they say, 'shit flows down'. It's no good just running away from your problems anyways...

On to other things.. I may drop out of French class again. I know I know, you're thinking 'god Con, make up your mind! You wanna be a French major or don't you?!' I must see an advisor. Yes. I have a while to decide still.. The prof that I thought was teaching it, isn't and I'm not certain that I like the new one. But the good news is that I could understand what she was saying! Yay me!

Anywho, and just to top it all off, I was putting stuff away in the fridge this morning and the little drawer got caught on a dish that was in there, sending a bowl full of carrot salad (ya know, with shredded carrot, cabbage and raisins and stuff..) hurtling towards the kitchen floor. Aaaaahhhh!! Good news is that the bowl initially landed upside-down so the saran wrap covering it caught most of the salad. But the bowl landed on my foot. Owwwww.... Note to self: gotta be smarter than the salad, Con...

So that was my day. Hope you guys all have a great Friday! (thankyou thankyou thankyou) Don't work too hard! TTFN!







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Thursday, September 8, 2005

   "I don't know what to do/
I think that maybe/
I'm in over my head/
Stuck in the red/
Something they said/
It makes me thing that I'm in over my head/
Over my head..." -Lit (Over My Head)

The Lyrics pretty much say it all today.. I am in over my head, in more ways than one.. Be prepared to either deal with a cranky Con, or no Con at all.. I'll try and make it the latter so the bad moods won't rub off on you guys..

First off, this Religious sudies stuff is going to KILL me... It's going to be interesting as hell, that is true, but me, being the atheist who knows pretty much nothing... I've got a lot of work to do. Already. I like a challenge, but we know what happens when Con thinks too much. I'll try my best not to get all existential or anything like that..

Second, work blows. Half the staff is ready to quit, including me. I don't want to, but if it comes to it, I will. New Boss is vitually impossible to deal with. Talks himself in circles, can't answer a direct question... I asked him why someone had been scheduled to work a shift that was not within his availability and stood there getting talked at for 15 minutes and never got a straight answer. god.. and me being the Union Steward, I'm always stuck in the middle.. Most of the time I'm not really listening. I'm busy trying to think of a way to knock myself unconscious without him noticing so that I can escape. True, I might have to go for an unnecessary ambulance ride, but at least I wouldn't be getting talked at anymore...

I'm sorry I missed everyone's Wednesday posts. I've been running around like an idiot all damn day.. But I now have five days off from work (they can't make me go!!) so I'll be catching up!
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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

   "All night long I dream of the day/
When it comes around then it's taken away/
Leaves me with the feeling that I feel the most/
The feeling comes to life when I see your ghost/
And I'm done, done and I'm onto the next one..." The Foo Fighters (All My Life)

So, I was pretty close to bang-on with the textbooks. $160. My french one was only $10! That's wicked! I don't think I've ever paid so little for a textbook! Oh, and I also bought my very first Bible. Man, I don't know what I'm going to do if that class blows and I have to drop it. I'll be stuck with it. Imagine that.. In my Phil of Religion class last semester, any time we gave the prof, Paul a blank stare after he referenced something from the Bible, he would yell at us "God! Read your friggin' Bibles people!!" Hahaha! Oh, I'll miss that.. *nostalgic*

But I'm excited for the Religious Studies class.. That'll be my first one of the semester. Lots of thinking will be going on *cut to shot of the inside of Con's brain, where we see a monkey. Eating a banana..* Oh... super... gonna play that game, are we? Fine, brain. Be that way. And I'll just keep killing you with beer and cartoons. Take THAT! Well... Wish me luck guys.. I'll need it to maintain my sanity and sense of humor...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

   "Well you said that we made such a pretty pair/
And that you would never leave/
But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me/
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee/
Clouds in my coffee, and/
You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you..." -Carly Simon (You're So Vain)

Well, that was a first! At work earlier on Monday, I was joking around with a customer who had been in twice the night before to buy chocolate to make 14 dozen cookies. And I said to her "Ya know, if you need anyone to taste-test those cookies, I'll be here all afternoon." Would you believe that she actually brought me cookies? Yeah. I was like "Will you adopt me?!" That was the most awesome thing EVER! And were they ever good too! *drools* And I didn't share! HA!! So that was cool, and then someone asked me for a pack of cigarettes and then asked me how I get such lovely skin... That was a little creepy.. *looks around* Well... uh, first I don't smoke a pack a day! XD Weirdo..

Well... by the time most of you guys read this, I'll have bought my textbooks... Priced 'em out at about $150 for two courses since I've got a friend who took History of R'n'R and I can borrow hers.. Yay me. Then I might go and wash the ol' truck, since it's covered in bird crap again. *sigh* I just can't win...

Anywho.. I have babbled long enough, but it was your choice to read it all... *pulls out giant rubber stamp* YOU HAVE BEEN DISCLAIMED! Mwahahahaha! *STAMP* Good night everybody!
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Saturday, September 3, 2005

   "Once again he's leavin'/
And she's there with a tear in her eye/
Embraces with a warm gesture it's time/
Time to say goodbye/
Destination unknown/
Ruby ruby ruby ruby Soho..." -Rancid (Ruby Soho)

I've only just noticed that I have very eclectic taste in music.. Hm. Ya learn something new everyday, I guess...

Not really much to say today. I don't think anyone really wants to hear about my adventures at work today. *shakes head* Nope, you really don't... But here's a little something that I spent a good couple of hours searching for. Well, not this one exactly. There was an animated version of it floating around somewhere but I couldn't find that one, but this one's pretty funny too.. Sorry to whomever this spoils it for! Mwahahaha!

Dont'cha love it? If anyone sees that animated one, send it on over please and thanks! Try and have a great day guys!
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Friday, September 2, 2005

   "I'm broke, I just don't care/
There's more to life than just your share/
You came to me and my life changed/
Love's what more than what you play/
Got a soul for sale..." -Rusty (Soul For Sale)

I had to actually listen to the song to get those lyrics. They just don't exist anyplace online. But I guess it's old and was never very popular so I guess I should have expected that..

Well.. I got the pictures from the staff party's photo scavenger hunt developed. And I tell ya, there's way more naked butts in there than I ever would have imagined.. When I dropped the cameras off I said to the guy "we used these for a scavenger hunt, so even if there's questionnable content, I need them all printed anyways." He looked a little scared, but said "well, as long as you're not doing anything illegal, it should be fine..." I'm never going to post any of them. I'll just leave you to wonder... Mwahahaha!

Oooh, and more good news. Remember that class, Apocrypha, Apocolypses and Dead Sea Scrolls? I gave it one last shot today and BAM! I'm in! Yessssssss... That makes me a full time student again which means I get to claim more tuition on my taxes. But like it matters anyways, because stupid Revenue Canada always redoes it... Ahh well..

So.. happy 100th birthday to my home province. I was out on the roof Thursday night watching me some fireworks. Hey, Sita! You see any up there? Pretty cool. Take care guys, and happy weekend!
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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

   Don't know what brought this on...
***Sorry to torment you all with another one of these.. Don't know why I had the urge to do it. Don't care? Skip to the end....***

10 years ago: Finishing grade 7. Glasses, braces, geeky. 'Nuff said.

5 years ago: Started University with the intention of teaching French to small children. Psh! Yah right! Hahahaha!

1 year ago: Finally figured out that I don't like children.. Wow. Good thing I didn't waste too much money on an Education degree!

Yesterday: Monday.. watched CNN.. worried a lot.

Tomorrow: Work and then bartending at the theatre! Yay!

5 snacks I enjoy: yogurt, pocky, jell-o, taco chips and salsa, pina coladas (that's a snack, right?)

5 bands/artists that I know the lyrics to most of their songs: Collective Soul, J. Englishman, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Johnny Favourite, The Arrogant Worms.

5 things I would do with a $100,000,000: Take all my friends on a holiday, buy a house, hire a cabana boy, quit my job! "and if i had a million dollars, we wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner, but we would eat Kraft dinner. We'd just eat more. And buy really expensive ketchups, all the latest... Dijon Ketchup! Mmmm...."

5 locations I would like to run away to: The Canadian Rockies, Sydney, The Blue Mountains, Honolulu, Borneo (just so that I can say I've been there)

5 bad habits I have: THinking too much, swearing, procrastinating, staying up too late, skipping class

5 things I like doing: reading, watching cartoons, cooking, sleeping, yoga

5 things I will always wear: my watch, contact lenses, my vest with the pocket on the ass that I'm NEVER going to throw away, rings from Scotland and Mexico that my sister gave me, socks.

5 t.v. shows I like(d): Ninja Turtles, CSI, Queer as Folk, Rick Mercer's Monday Report, Just for Laughs

5 movies I like: Dude Where's my Car?, Dogma, The Italian Job, Shaun of the Dead, The Emperors New Groove

5 famous people I would like to meet: Dean Roland, Sean Astin, Kurt Vonnegut, Kevin Smith, Martha Stewart

5 biggest joys at the moment: All the joys in my life right now are mostly little, but I am thankful for the little things... hugs, kisses, people I care about, smiling, laughing.

5 favorite toys: my slinky that Chase bought me after he and Dean busted the first one, DVD player, digital camera, the paper trimmer from my scrapbooking kit, the battery powered milk frother.. (yeah, I'm strange, I know...)

Here's hoping everyone in the southeast US is doing well.. I know Winn's good, Ace is safe in Texas, and we're pretty sure that no pathetic class 5 hurricane can take Kevin down.. but even so, I'm sending happy thoughts, much love and good karma in that direction.. Take care guys!
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Monday, August 29, 2005

   again.. too annoyed to find a song..
I had one all picked out a little while ago, but then something happened and the browser shut down on me. And MSN has been cutting in and out too. It hates me. So I guess it's alright for me to hate it back.

So I guess two words can pretty much sum up my day. Bloody Hurricane. Yeah. That's right. I'm not anywhere near the damn thing, but friends are. So I've had CNN on most of the day, and been internally freaking out. I keep getting told not to worry, but I can't. Sorry. So, for Winn, and Kevin and anyone else down in that area, please take good care and don't let the damn thing blow you away. For I would miss you, yes I would. Stay safe! Goodnight everybody...
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Sunday, August 28, 2005

   "I smile cause I know I tried, firing up the circuits/
Can't see myself jumping double Dutch/
Cause I know I'd smell the plastic burning/
Last night was a pessimistic skydive/
In foolish narcotic shell/
Beat the boredom that frames the lightning/
Beat the path of the ritual..." -The Headstones (Unsound)

The stress is easing up on me.. Yippee skippy.. My staff party is finally over and done with, and I tell you guys, it is way too much work for one person to do alone.. It's true that there are two of us in charge of planning functions, but it's rough when you can't depend 100% on the other person..

Most of the planning was done by me. Most of the set-up was done by me. Shopping: mostly me. Clean-up: me. If my family hadn't helped me out as much as they did, I would have been absolutely lost. As it stands, I was only mostly lost... It was fun, for the most part. Up until right near the very end. I got annoyed for no reason and started cleaning up. The last few people decided it was time to leave. Maybe because they could tell I was annoyed? I don't think I did a very good job of hiding it... Probably could have cried at the drop of a hat. Uh, I actually did a little after everyone was gone.. then I cleaned up... at three in the morning.. Heheh..

But anyways, enough of that garbage.. just wanted to let you all know how the party went, it's all good.. So I'll be around to visit on Sunday afternoon, since I dont have to work.. Thank god.. I've got a bit of catching up to do, I guess.. So I shall see you all then! I'll try and write a little less tomorrow.. and maybe find something hilarious. I could sure use it!

"Gonna become, gonna become, gonna become, gonna become unsound..."
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