Weather forecast for March, 1-2, 2009. 3-7* inches of snow. Excellent.
*Unlike the last few times, this time it is actually falling, and hard. I'd say we are at a good 2.5 inches now, with huge fluffy flakes falling as I type. I took pictures, but of course I have no idea where my card reader is. I lose again.
That pretty much sums it up. (Oh someecards.com, how I love thee.) Do you know the only people more annoying than coworkers? That's right, customers. I am starting to think that maybe they were raised in a barn. Really, there is no other excuse for such behavior. Plus, what is it about my so-called work friends that none of them would agree to punch me in the temple so that I could fall upon a shelf edge, thus geting a sweet trickle of blood down the side of my head, necessitating an early exit from my crappy job full of said barn-raised customers. "I don't hit girls!"?! What kind of lame excuse is that? Come on, if I say "I won't press charges! I won't even tell anyone it was you!" you are free and clear! I woulda done it for any of them!
My Grad School friend just stopped by, under the guise of "going out to the drug store for some licorice" (Did I mention we don't live in the same city? That's some trip to the drugstore, is it not?) and, as she was getting in her car to go, a car of random brothers drove by, and yelled out "Hey, White girl!" At first I was like "What?", and then "Did they say, "Hey White girl!'?" (They did!) It is usually at that point that I'd offer an apology "on behalf of my people", but we could not stop lauging long enough for me to get that out. We decided that they must have ben engaged in a Viva La Bamstyle scavenger hunt and were really excited about getting 20 points for "White girl in the hood". I mean really, what else could it have been?
And, finally (because really, has this not been pointless enough) I have found the Mother of All Memes. It has 5000 questions! Look at all of those 0s. That is five thousand! I cannot decide whether to try to start it (and fail spectacularly at finishing it). And if so, do I read through all of the questions first, or take it one chunk at a time. I don't know, I expect with 5000 questions there will be a lot of junk, but there may be some good stuff in there too. Plus, I am always looking for a good way to waste time (that aren't related to making lines out of shapes made from four blocks), and this seems like a tremendous time-wasting opportunity! Imagine the possibilities!
Wait! There is one more thing! It is time for my obligatory monthly Heroes reference! (If only I could get some Latin in here for the whole two birds/one stone thing.) I was reading something yesterday about the chick who played Maya winning some sort of award (I just got my internet back and am a bit behind on things) and tsomeone said, "Maya isn't just a disgrace to women roles, enough to set them back to the 80s, but I'd also think she's also a shame to the Latinos." See if you can figure out which part of it made me go "Wait. What?" (Unless, of course, they were referring to the 1780s or 1880s.. ine which case, never mind.) Oh, and I really like that Nathan walllpaper I saw somewhere (is it a myspace thing? There is a Nathan, a Peter, an HRG and a Claire.. all the rest of them have little locks on them. I know someone knows what I am talking about.) even though I still think he should be dead.
- Music:the fan
( and once the posting is done, guess which one's next... )
And now, the obligatory meme! (What? It's what I do!) The original instructions are below, but I am gonna (possibly) do something a bit different with it. (It depends on how non-slack I am feeling.) Also, ask me other things! It's like bean and her video, only... not really. There are questions. And there will be answers. But there will be no video. But other than that, the situations are completely identical!
Fill in the blanks using the seven questions below to ask me anything. Then, if you want, post this in your own LJ and see what kind of things people want to ask you. I will answer honestly, so have at it.
1) What do you think of __________?
2) When did you last __________?
3) __________ or __________ and why?
4) What did you __________?
5) What's your favorite __________?
6) How would you __________?
7) Who would you most like to __________?
8) Why did you __________?
- Music:Limp Bizkit: Rearranged
( Did I mention we got the car fixed? And it only took three years! )
- Music:Talk Talk: It's My Life
Here is what I have recently discovered. I need some sort of, I don't know... something to slow me down so that I can do things. Have you ever met one of those people who can not ever get anything done because they are trying to get too many things done? It seems I am one of those people. It's not even the Mighty Procrastination, it's just that I can't get started on anything, because I keep moving from task to task. I really have no focus. I did not mind it that much before, but now I am like "This is the worst!" My mind seems to move way faster than my hands can, so the list of things I need to be doing keeps getting longer. So now I am posting it here, so I can go back later and either go, "Yes! Way to be productive!" or "Good grief! You never finish anything!" Anyone willing to take bets on which one it will actually be?
( Really now, it took me an hour to hit the 'post to' button because I got sidetracked getting music. )
- Music:Robert Palmer: You Are In My System
So, this past week it has come to light that I have a friend* who:
... just had major surgery... again.
... is about to have not-so-major surgery in a week. (Something about a deviated septum)
... needs the same not-so-major surgery , but is not going to do it. (It's the whole "I am poor and have no insurance thing")
... is considering going to law school. (This is a mistake.)
... had to drop out of school.. you know, for surgery.
.... has a pregnant wife.
... found out that they have a mildly autistic child.
... wants to sit outside a new local
... is kind of dating a homeless dude. (Really. He lives in a shelter!)
... got a gift from their ex. The bad kind. The kind that keeps on giving.
... has a kid who said "yeah, things are not so good at the new house."
... has two three-and-a-half year old kids... who are not potty trained.
*umm, these are not all the same friend. It's ::counts:: seven different ones. None of these people are me.
And now I am off to fix that name tag issue and perhaps get started on that shirt for that thing my sister's doing. You know the one that she told me about weeks ago, but that the people in charge of did not finalize the details for until yesterday. And then they were like "we need it tomorrow.. but oh yeah, we have more stuff to add to it. We will try to get that to you tomorrow." But that is a story for another time.
- Music:Eric Clapton: Lay Down Sally
( I don't voice post, but I do write a lot... )
- Music:Arkansas 67, UNC, 99
( cut for rambling... )
- Music:NASCAR: Kobalt Tools 500
But first! Because I was at work, I missed the Duke/State game. This fails for three seasons. First off, we beat State. This means that I owe a certain State fan a phone call and/or email heckle. I mean, yeah, State does not really "count", but a win's a win, right? Second, we won by one. This means it came down to the wire. I will take that over a blowout (which is what State is usually involved in) any day of the week. Third, this win was Coach K(rzyzewski)'s 800th win. He is only the 8th coach to ever do that. ( I looked at the list and was shocked to not see John Wooden on it. UCLA dominated in the 70s, and he did not get to 800? Wow. It's just Bobby Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Jim Phelan and Eddie Sutton. One of these guys I have never heard of before.)
( Hey work, see my icon? That's for you! )
- Music:Super Troopers
And, as an added bonus, now my room is even more of a disaster, as I tore it up trying to find the camera. So, now I've got room cleaning to look forward too. Good times! And now, back to biology...
- Music:The Daily Show
- Music:UVA: 7, UNC: 13
( Fandom meme! )
- Music:Duke vs Clemson... no score yet.
I just fixed this very issue exactly a month ago, right? To the day! November 1st!! In fact, I distinctly remember this, as it is the reason I had to wander around town trying to cash my checks a few weeks back. Because, as it was late arriving, the $12 tub-fixing thing ran me an extra $29, which put me $40 bucks in the hole. And the bank does not like it if you try to have them cash your check as you owe them money. What's up with that, bank?
Moral of the story: If you are supposed to be working, work. Don't wash dishes. It's not even what you were supposed to be doing in the first place.
- Music:Vince Guaraldi: Christmas Time Is Here
- Music:Sneaker Pimps: Sick
- Music:Wu Tang Clan: Sucker MCs
As the title says, see if you can pinpoint the exact moment in which it all went wrong.
- Music:Sneaker Pimps: M'Aidez
So, after talking last night, and reading the Sylar board, it turns out that I am one of a whopping two people (on the planet?) who looked at Candace showing Sylar Sylar and did not think "Oh man! She is offering himself himself sexually!" Like really, the thought never even crossed my mind, except to think that it was going to cause massive waves throughout certain corners of the internet. It seems I underestimated just how big those corners were, because that is what everyone thought. Do I fail at subtext? Maybe I do.
- Music:Rare Earth: I Just Want To Celebrate
So today, after almost seven months of going "Man I really need [insert needed object here]! Where is it? Oh, that's right in storage!" We have finally begun to pull out all of the stuff we packed up in May. You know, when were were like "We need to get rid of some stuff for a bit, let's just pack this up for a month. We will get it back before we have to pay the second month's payment." Reason for impromptu packing-up of house and home? They had just begun reconstruction on the burnt-out shell of a house behind us, so we we were suddenly sharing our home with a few new roommates... of the four-legged, long tailed "who chewed through the Ramen noodles pack?" variety. So, in order to provide for better location scouting and expedite their removal we got rid of everything nonessential (and a few essential things as well. Goodbye dishes, pots and pans!) Sounds like a good plan, right? Right?
( My boxes hold neither lost identities or mystery items that may or may not be someone's head. )
- Music:Modest Mouse: Shit Luck
- Music:Placebo: Nancy Boy
Also, I would just like to apologize in advance for the fact that tomorrow, I may be posting a whole lot of times in a row, so sorry about spamming your friend's list.
- Music:Nazareth: Hair Of The Dog
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