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Jun. 24th, 2009 @ 09:23 am (no subject)
Does anyone even read this thing, or is it time to take it down?
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Jun. 19th, 2009 @ 08:39 am A challenge
Current Mood: artistic
I have accepted a challenge to write something for a friend to post on her blog. (Said challenge being about writing for a deadline). Said deadline is July 5th.

So, which short story would you rather read?

Option A) Dark faerie tale about a woman haunted by her past.

Option B) Science fiction-esqe story about friendship, with an unexpected love story twist.
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Jun. 15th, 2009 @ 08:44 am (no subject)
Current Mood: amused
Why did the duck cross the road?

I don't know, but it made for an interesting drive this morning. :)
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Jun. 10th, 2009 @ 01:08 pm (no subject)
Added to the multiple reasons why I think Joss Whedon and/or Nathan Fillan should be nominated for deification... Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. So full of win and surprise ending it hurts. Why do I always miss things until they are old news?
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May. 28th, 2009 @ 11:53 am I'm still alive (mostly cause I'm too busy to die!)
1: House is 90% unpacked. Everything that we haven't gone through yet has be relegated to one storage room. Kitchen, livingroom, and diningrooms are completely done; about one box left for our room; Timtim is doing his own thing and I am only trying to keep up with the mountain of laundry that he randomly produces just when I think I am done with it all.

2: Diablo II has eaten my soul. I have to wait for water to boil? I play D2. Bad day? I come home and play D2. I am becoming a computer gamer *shudder*

3. Bas and I are going on vacation next week. We didn't take a honeymoon when we got married, so this is it. We leave Wednesday and come back Monday or Tuesday the week after. I almost put "if we come back...", but the house is a pretty big anchor.

That is all!
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May. 19th, 2009 @ 10:12 am i have been corrupted!
Current Location: work
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: someones bass turned up too loud
I have been corrupted! Wait, is that even possible??? This is how it happened.

The sun was shining, the movie was spectacular, and something was wrong. The guys are plotting something. Something that involved asking me if they could drill a hole in the closet so they could pass some mystical item known as an ethernet cord through. I give them my best "Seriosly? Do I wan't to know?" look, and remind them that they don't know where the electrical lines run through the walls.

They think things through, and then back asking if they can put their computers on my diningroom table. The same diningroom table that hasn't been cleared off since we moved in. Well, at least they aren't drilling any holes through walls. I continue knitting, and watching young Harry learn how to use his magical powers, when I am interrupted a third time. There is no outlet on the wall that the table is currently against, so can they move it to the other wall? blink.

Finally, they have the table set where they need it, with no need for holes to be drilled in walls, and Harry and friends are facing down the challenges and all I could hear in the background was "F*cking fire resistance! Hey, Tim, I grabbed something for ya!" I made my way into the diningroom to see two computers set up on my newly cleared diningroom table (the fact that the object on that table are now on the floor is another story), and two guys deep in concentration as little figures and pretty colors dance across the screen. I try to get their attention, but am unsuccessful, so I go back to my movie. At the end of the second full length feature presentation, I get them to quit playing for long enough to come have a cigarette with me. My ears are filled with technical jargon about manna and attack percentages and nightmare versus hell levels and then I ask the dangerous question, the question I should have known better:

Can I play?

And that is how I came to spend two hours in front of a computer last night playing Diablo II, and only went to be with some reluctance. I know I will be playing tonight as well, as I only need 531 experience before I level up.

I am doomed.
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May. 1st, 2009 @ 09:32 am Lyric Meme
Put your mp3 player on shuffle and post lyrics from the first 15 songs that play. Your flist has to guess which songs they are.

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Apr. 27th, 2009 @ 08:45 am The short version
Current Location: Work
Current Mood: I have a cold still
Current Music: Pounding of my headache
- Moved on Saturday
- Didn't get everything moved due to running out of time to pack due to sickness
- 85% of crap is over at the house
- I hate moving
- Confirmed pizza delivery to house by ordering pizza
- We had neither refrigerator or working stove right now
- About 10% unpacked from what we brought over
- Basil is severly afraid of flying stinging bugs
- 80+ degrees plus no airconditioning = major suckage
- Air conditioning plus big friggin couch plus bad movie = major awesomeness
- Nice neighbors
- Blah
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Apr. 21st, 2009 @ 01:47 pm The Kindness of Strangers
Current Location: work
Current Mood: sore
I got in a car wreck today on my lunch break as I was sitting at a red light. Don't worry, I'm fine. A car hit a car which hit a truck which hit me and the van next to him. No one was seriously injured, thankfully.

After all the dust settled, I pulled into Arby's for some comfort food. The workers had seen the wreck and asked what had happened and if I was injured. They then gave me my meal for free. This was a silver lining in the storm clouds of my day, and I am very thankful to them.
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Apr. 7th, 2009 @ 08:39 am Packing
Current Location: work
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: stomach growling
Moving is never a happy thing to do, but it is a necessary thing. One way or another, we will be out of this apartment at the end of April. SO in order to have all our crap ready for moving, we need to pack it. Which is what I started doing last night. I finished six boxes last night. I'm starting out with the extra glasses and dishes we don't use often, the blender, and a box full of teas that we don't drink often. Basil helped by emptying four bottles of bourbon that only had a shot or two left in each of them. Aren't I a good wife?

I also went down to the liquor store and they gave me a lot of boxes. That will be a good start tonight. My goal is to get five boxes packed each night, which I have the boxes for, but I'll need more tape, and maybe some more markers. I heard a tip on packing where you color code each room and add a corresponding sticker on the boxes that go in that room. I'm considering that, but it seems like a bit much. I don't know, perhaps it would work, especially on the boxes that don't have a lot of writing space on the top of them.

Tonight, I'm going to start packing up bathroom stuff that we won't need over the next month (extra soap and shampoos), and books that we know we won't read. Wish me luck
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Apr. 6th, 2009 @ 09:57 am For Fucks Sake!
Current Mood: aggravated
Dear clients,
You do not need me help on every fucking little thing that you are doing here. I shouldn't have to tell you to hit next when you finish a page, and when I tell you to put in the date just like the example, I mean it! If the example shows dd/mm/yyyy, that is not asking you to put in d-m-yy, d/m/yy, d-mm-yy, or any variation of the date other than dd/mm/yyyy. Learn to think for yourself.

Dear coworker,
A bit of common sense and there would be no need for you to call me over there. Why don't you actually think when asked a question before calling me over. You can do it, I know you can. Oh, and coworker, I have shown you how to do this twice now. Why don't you start fucking doing it!

I already need a drink...
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Apr. 3rd, 2009 @ 08:46 am A bit surprising, but I like it!
( DnD FTW )
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Apr. 1st, 2009 @ 03:19 pm Not my problem
Current Mood: aggravated
Why, oh why, do people get pissed at me when I cannot solve problems that I have nothing to do with? I'm very sorry, lady, that your son is going to get kicked out of the halfway house today if he does not get a photo ID, but seriously? I work for the state employment agency, not the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. If you need an ID, you go see them, not me.

And to the gentleman who came in about 15 minutes later, I am very happy to hear that you are applying for the Census Bureau, but no, I don't know where they will be meeting. All I know is it is not here in this office. No, I don't have any way of finding out. Why don't you give them a call. No, I don't have there number. Why not? Perhaps because we are neither the Census Bureau nor are we Directory Assistance.

Please GTFO & DIAF,
Thanks.
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Mar. 25th, 2009 @ 03:39 pm yay!
I had a very good birthday weekend. Saturday, Bas and I (and TimTim) went over to our buddy Joes' house. Joe, Bas, and Tim tried to fix Basil's brakes. It didn't work. Jennifer and I escaped and went to a coffee shop and then to Hobby Lobby. We then gamed. I cooked chili and chicken pot pie for everyone. It seemed to be a hit.

Sunday, I slept in, and woke up to the sounds of TimTim cleaning. We went out to breakfast and to the flea market, went to the library, and to WalMart, where we picked up paint chips. I cooked a birthday feast, with lasagna, salad with homemade dressing, garlic bread, sliced apples, cheddar cheese, and red wine. We watched bad movies and listened to music.

Monday was chore day. Bas and I went to the house we offered for, and met with the home inspectors. We dropped Basil's car off at the shop, and TimTim and I went to half price books and sold a bunch of crap. Then we cleaned.

Yesterday, my mom came up and we went shopping, then to lunch, then more shopping. I got a whole lot of summer clothes that I was needing, and ordered a pair of shoes. The should arrive either late this week or early next week. I had such a good time. Basil's car was finished, so he and I picked it up, and met with the realitor, who told us that the termite inspection came back with a minor infestation. In other words, the house has termites. We are going to ask the seller to pay for them to be exterminated.

Thanks to everyone for your well wishes, I appreciated them. :)
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Mar. 20th, 2009 @ 08:27 am Song I woke up singing
Current Mood: dangerous
( Mordred's Lullaby )
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Mar. 13th, 2009 @ 03:05 pm This works...
What Greek Goddess are you?

You are Athena!
You are Athena!
Born from the head of Zeus himself, this goddess is the most respected and capable of all the goddesses. Like this goddess of defensive warfare, crafts and wisdom, you are courageous as a warrior, cunning as a fox, and wise beyond your years. You do not try to be a leader, but you are one merely because you have the raw material that renders admiration and followers. Though you may not know it...you have the world at your feet. But since you are wise, you will not allow this newfound knowledge to go to your head.
How do you compare?
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Mar. 11th, 2009 @ 09:19 am Watch This
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Mar. 2nd, 2009 @ 11:15 am I hate work.
Jesus Fucking Christ on a Cracker, people! Just because you do not like the answer does NOT mean I need an attitude adjustment! I told you three fucking times that it will take 6-8 weeks for Indianapolis to make a decision because you got your ass fired. Yes, even if they sent you something in the mail. You asked the same question three times, I anwered you three times. Get over it!
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Mar. 2nd, 2009 @ 08:43 am Houses
Current Mood: tired
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We looked at five houses on Saturday. Each was their own little adventure.

The first one was a run down affair that would look beautiful with a lot of TLC. A lot. It also had a crazy neighbor who yelled at the realtor for driving on her gravel "yard" and for blocking the driveway because she "had nurses coming". Yeah.

The second one was a nice litte house with a kitchen the size of a matchbox. In fact, everything except the price was little in that house. The price was very big.

The third was a derilict house with no intact windows on the ground floor. The back door was boarded over, there was garbage everywhere, and the floor in the kitchen was missing... the floor. We could see pipes underneath the house. As the realtor said, a few crackheads would be an improvement.

The fourth house was needing a lot of work, and had a lovely view of a blank industrial building and some spray painted artwork. Also, the building was made out of several different materials including brick, stone, a different stone, and siding.

The last house, ah, the last house. Brick, three bedrooms, a nice kitchen, laundryroom/ pantry, dining room, livingroom. Two ittybitty full baths. A cellar. Back yard, front porch. I like it.
House here
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Feb. 27th, 2009 @ 09:42 am I win at life
Current Mood: accomplished
Or at least this round of the ongoing battle with the Chicken People.
Here is a transcript (of sorts)

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PS, don't mess with a state worker because when you get them pissed, they can and will do everything by the books.
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