Saturday, November 30, 2002

Picked up my wrist braces today. They are lacking in retractable claws, but they do look rather S&Mish. I need to add some decorative spikes.

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Hah! A Bush Speech Generator!

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I had a dream last night that involved me living in a communal home in the middle of a jungle. The people I lived with were really nasty and smelly. The neighbours kept calling the cops on us (them) for being loud and annoying. I was really embarrased but I had nowhere else to go. Stupid dreams...

I'm going to try and buy wrist braces today. I hope I can get a pair that has retractable claws. That'd be really cool.

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Friday, November 29, 2002

Had an amazing lunch today that I'm sure X would've appreciated - maple glazed smoked salmon in a vodka cream sauce, on fettuccine.

However, I am now incapable of movement.

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Sweet merciful crap! Why didn't I hear about this before??? Star Control 2 == BEST GAME EVER.

Edit: Some Star Control 2 quotes.

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Thursday, November 28, 2002

Duh duh duh, another one bites the dust.

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So there was a cop in line behind me at the coffee shop today. He ordered 24 Boston cream doughnuts and looked like he was capable of eating them all himself. I'm not big on stereotypes, but c'mon...

Oh yes, damn. I was really starting to like Firefly. :(

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Wednesday, November 27, 2002

I bought Monsters Inc. used from Blockbuster on the way home today. It was nice and cheap, and I've wanted it for some time. Two comments:

  • great movie - made me cry
  • the asshats at Blockbuster, if they are intent on selling used DVDs, should both ensure that the are clean and scratch free before doing so!


The movie comes with 2 discs, and both were filthy. Absolutely FILTHY. On top of it, there are some minor scratches on the surface - they didn't noticably effect the first disc (the one with the movie on it) but I can't yet say for the second disc. It's in far worse shape. Asshates, I tell you! I'd take it back if I actually gave a damn about the bonus material.

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I feel strange today. Were I a normal person, I'd be feeling really happy, but I'm not normal. I just feel kinda weird and jittery, but not in a bad way. Is that what happy feels like?

One thing I WON'T miss is having to eat in the Market every day. There are so many choices, but NONE of them are 'light'. I actually look forward to brown-bagging my lunches. Perhaps I can shed a few of these pounds and love handles... then plan some tattoos for my belly!

I can hear the the groans now. :)

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Tuesday, November 26, 2002

Just got a call. Got the job! At the salary I asked for! And with some bonuses I really wasn't expecting (had I known, I wouldn't have asked for as much as I did).

See, I'm hopelessly negative. I can't help it. It's my nature. It really is...

However, Luscious K is hopelessly positive. If there was any local (+)MOJO involved in this job, it came from her.

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Monday, November 25, 2002

So I called about the job. They still can't confirm that I actually have an offer.

I am stressing to the point of collapse. Christ almighty, I wish someone would just put a bullet in my head and be done with it, this Slow Method sucks.

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Riiiiight.

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Sunday, November 24, 2002

Oh my god, Brody is so funny. Check out the November 9th entry in The Distillers tour journal.

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Saturday, November 23, 2002

I go in to have my sleve started on Monday.

I have nothing else worth saying.

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Friday, November 22, 2002

So I was promised a verbal offer for Friday. Today would be Friday. I still havn't heard anything. A perfect way to cap off a perfect week.

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Thursday, November 21, 2002

I've had it with people who think it's a clever idea to fucking aggrivate me and goad me on when I'm upset. You know who you are and you can go fuck yourself.

GET LOST

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Ok. One of the guys at work just came in from picking up lunch and said:

"Wow, I wish I worked next door. There are cute girls next door. Why dont we have any cute girls working here?"

What is the most acceptable way of snuffing the life from his body?

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After thinking (and recovering) for about 13 hours now I do have one complaint about Metroid Prime, but this complaint is based on my own entirely flawed hands. There are so many functions to control I find that after having only played it for a little over an hour yesterday my hands hurt like hell this morning. The one-button control of Animal Crossing has really softened me up. Gonna have to toughen up a bit for Metroid... perhaps throw in some SSX Tricky for multi-button practice.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2002

So there I am muttering to myself about how my housemates have gone to bed and left me to take the rubbish out.

I collect it all up, step outside and gaze down the street. "Hmmmm.... no-one else has taken their rubbish out yet."

And then I realise that I'm a day early.

I must remember to be lazier in future. :P

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Metroid Prime.

Oh sweet Jesus.

It's a thing of beauty.

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Had another session on my back yesterday.

I'm going to say something I've been saying for 6 months now.

It's ALMOST done!

We worked close to 2 hours and she covered almost all of my left side. There's a BIT more work left to do on that side, but it's basically done!

I should have a template for posts like this. It seems I'm always saying the same thing. ;)

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Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Just when you thought reality TV couldn't get any worse...

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Monday, November 18, 2002

So very unmotivated. I can't get off my ass and my brain is misfiring. I blame the weather.

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Sunday, November 17, 2002

Oi vey. There's a bit of a blizzard happening outside. We're supposed to get 30cm of snow today followed by freezing rain tonight.

Forcast for tomorrow: snow day.

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Saturday, November 16, 2002

ICQ is really starting to piss me off.

Today it has sent me the same message at least a dozen times, at random intervals. Grrrrrrr!

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Friday, November 15, 2002

Update


8:35 am : can't reach my frickin' pookzilla.com mail account.

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How a Day Can Start Badly


2:55 am : wake up, have a pee and a drink of water.
2:56 am : rub your nose, noticing that your septum retainer is no longer there.
2:57 am : turn on all the lights and tear your bed apart looking for it. Also, retrace your steps to the bathroom and kitchen.
3:03 am : give up and go get your captive ball ring to put in.
3:04 am : realize that you can't find your CBR, OR your new fishtail.
3:05 am : tear your purse apart looking for the little baggie that contains both.
3:10 am : give up and accept that you've managed to lose $50 worth of jewelery.
3:11 am : switch to your second backup plan and get your curved barbell.
3:12 am : realize that you can't find THAT either.
3:13 am : cry a little.
3:14 am : go back to your bed and ransack it completely, flinging blankets around. Check the floor in the aftermath only to find the retainer.
3:15 am : realize you're way too strung up to sleep now.
3:20 am : lay on the couch and watch Dirty Harry.
3:25 am : nod off.
6:35 am : wake up one half hour late.
6:36-7:00 am : rush around trying to get ready while dodging someone who's trying to be helpful at the same time.
7:50 am : arrive at work.
7:51 am : crack open the bottle of Chartreuse and get blitzed.

OI.

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Thursday, November 14, 2002

If you get the North American version of Bravo, I suggest you set your video recorders for 5am, Sunday, PST. You won't find a better (or more British) sitcom.

:P

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Say it ain't so Marge!

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I could listen to Tool's Triad all day long. In fact, I might just do that.

Filling out an offical job application form now...there never seems to be enough room on these things. How a normal human is supposed to write in their previous job titles, duties, boss' name and position in 3 lines that are an inch wide is beyond me. Perhaps it is a test...HRM... Maybe, maybe...

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Wednesday, November 13, 2002

I just got a call regarding the job - they want me! We talked about salary and they should have me an offer letter soon!

*does a modest jig*

Until I smell ink drying on paper I will refrain from a massive celebration, but it looks damn good!

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Eh. I'm in a foul mood... still no word on the job, but I suppose it is early.

I think I'll be listening to angry music today. Lets start with Biohazard & Onyx - Judgement Night. Mmmmm loud.

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Monday, November 11, 2002

I don't think the second interview went as well as the first. :( I didn't get that funky vibe I got when I finished the last one... :(

Time. To. Drink. Self. Into. Oblivion.

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Sunday, November 10, 2002

Mental note: Next time I decide to run an online RPG, make it easy on myself! Never more will I have the characters start off independant of one another. Too much bloody work. I'm running 5 games until I manage to get them all together!

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Saturday, November 09, 2002

It has come to my attention that the staff at the students union are either a) incompetent, b) lazy or c) incompetent and lazy.

On a Friday night, it should cost £4 to get in and you have to show your union card (photo ID) to get in.

Last week we managed to sneak my friend Andrew in with someone else's card. This week about 8 of us managed to blag our way in without paying by saying we were on the guest list. No-one challenged us dispite our dubious claims.

Fools. :P

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Friday, November 08, 2002

You go girl!

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If I didn't have a cat I'd definitly get one of these little guys. I fell in love with these sweet things the first time I saw a special on them. They're so loving and playful and airborn....

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Thursday, November 07, 2002

I had 2 pieces of fish and chips for lunch today, washed down with a pint of Stella Artois.

I am RUINED. So very sleepy... on a "funny" note, I've come across the following...

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It's -20C today with windchill.

Software companies in Bermuda import a lot of Canadian programmers. I should probably look into that at some point. Mmmmm toasty.

My arm is still sore from yesterday. I think that nurse was trying to draw bone marrow, not blood. Oi. *ache*

I went into the tattoo shop after work and had my arm traced. I'm going to be starting my sleve soon and my artist (mine, damnit, MINE) needed a stencil of my arm to work with. Woot! The plan is coming together so very nicely...

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Wednesday, November 06, 2002

Ok, the new Eminem single from the 8 Mile soundtrack, Lose Yourself - daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn good. I've been listening to it looped for awhile now. That guy is a genius when he wants to be.

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WOO!

My interview went better than I had thought! A little birdie told me that they wanted to hire me on the spot but couldn't - I'm going back sometime soon for a second confirmation interview! I'm so excited!

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Guh. I went and had blood tests done today. I swear the nurse managed to draw blood straight from my muscle. She put that needle in so deep I thought she was going to lose it. Pain pain pain. I mentioned this to a co-worker who quipped that I should be able to handle needles after all the tattooing I've experienced. I replied by saying that I've never been tattooed on an internal organ. Guh. I can still feel pain, people!

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Tuesday, November 05, 2002

I think the interview went well. I ended with a tour of the building, which seemed a bit optimistic.

I am now spent, however. I'm wound tighter than Aaron's ass. Must... relax...

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Monday, November 04, 2002

I ran across this example while preparing for my interview. I was making a list of things I believe in strongly (on a professional level - don't get me started on the Sanctity of Lines), and I was still on the fence on whether I was a real RESTian or not. I saw the value in such a clean design, and I've felt that much of the Web Services initiatives have been little more than mental masturbation for some time now, but I've been skeptical on the ease at which more complex (transactional) processes could be addressed in a RESTlike fashion. This somewhat complex example has finally sold me I think.

And yes, I realize no one gives a damn except me but I just had to note that revelation for the sake of posterity.

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Sunday, November 03, 2002

Amazon.ca replied - they want their books back. Boo hoo...

edit: I forgot to mention, I have an interview on Tuesday! Wish me luck because I'm gonna need a LOT of it!

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Saturday, November 02, 2002

So.. I made an order with amazon.ca late-day Thursday. It arrived yesterday. They are run by magic elves. Magic. Fricken. Elves.

Anyhoo..there was a slight problem with the order - they sent me an entire publisher-blister of one of the books I ordered instead of just one of them. That's right... 6 books for the price of one! Woot. I mailed them about it, but I suspect that they'll just shrug and say "oh well, it's too much effort to deal with" because I certainly wont be sending the 5 extra books back out of my own pocket.

I also went to the doctor. I have an infection. :( Baaad because antibiotics make me sick. I've got to do a bunch of other tests too to determine what the cause is. Also, I'm also going to a neurologist for the problems with my wrist. God. Not yet 25 and I'm already a wreck.

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Friday, November 01, 2002

The bus I was on this morning was sideswiped by a White Box Truck. The drivers mirror was smashed - the White Box Truck never stopped. My pet theory is that it was full of Terrorist Snipers trying to get away from a shooting.

My day improved when I got to work and realized that I had forgotten my keys for the SECOND time this week. Jebus save me, I need a rest.

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