Glorious day off today. I didn't even make it to half of the places I wanted to wander through. I finally managed to spend most of my Christmas gift certificates. I spent an hour and a half in McNally Robinson, loving the idea that I could find a book and buy it on the spot without worrying about money. I picked up The Emperor and...
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It is SO good to be working again. I know I'll be eating those words in less than a week, but right now it's just great not to be so idle.
My new job is mundane enough to not really warrant any commentary whatsoever. It is so similar to stuff that I've done before that I didn't have to be trained.
I signed up for...
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My new job is mundane enough to not really warrant any commentary whatsoever. It is so similar to stuff that I've done before that I didn't have to be trained.
I signed up for...
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zenfish:
glad to see you're life isn't so mundane... i'm going to call you when i get up... and leave a message... YOU owe me a email 
char1es:
we need to go and see that philip glass concert...
joyfuldemise:
my pictures
Rather suddenly, things seem to be looking up. I found work, albeit another dead-end job, that I think I'll really enjoy. I'll be working at an artisan bakery, which I've done before and thoroughly enjoyed. My main complaint about the last bakery I worked at was that they were very poorly run/organized and this one does not appear to be. I also arranged to start...
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galla38:
Do you know how to use autocad? Where i work we need drafters.
Or if you are the secretarial type, 4 of ours are pregnant and will be going on maternaty leave soon.
Or if you are the secretarial type, 4 of ours are pregnant and will be going on maternaty leave soon.
masquerade:
Aw. Even more mullet. Does you hair dresser not like you or something?
I've been trying to cut costs since Christmas, so I haven't bothered to get a haircut in a while. A couple of days ago, I was horrified to discover that I am fast approaching a bona-fide MULLET! With visible roots-in two different colours! My theory about slowly becoming white trash is already in motion!
Seriously, I wish you guys could see it. It's a fuckin'...
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Seriously, I wish you guys could see it. It's a fuckin'...
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masquerade:
I think you just have odd hair. I don't think it's really a mullet unless you're a guy. Preferrably a guy with a hockey helmet and / or a Guns 'n' Roses T-shirt.
cilantro:
We should most definitely do SOMETHING in the next few days... I don't seem to have your number, but give me a call and we'll arrange something.
It's been just over 24 hours and already I am bored out of my skull. For the first time in my adult life-in fact, for the first time since I was 13 years old-I'm temporarily out of work and I don't know what to do with myself.
I also should not have spent my first unemployed day in almost a decade sitting on my sofa...
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I also should not have spent my first unemployed day in almost a decade sitting on my sofa...
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zenfish:
1. go for walks.
2. take a camera, take random photos of the city.
3. read some books.
4. surf the internet for information on new skills to learn.
5. clean house, sometimes that helps me out of boredom. whiile your doing that, toss out any stuff you don't need anymore (clothing to the sally ann, random knick knacs).
6. call some friends, i'm sure there are LOT'S of people who will hang out with you and give you entertainment.
7. prank call random people.... kidding.
anyways, hope that helps.
edit: also, do you use msn chat?
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2. take a camera, take random photos of the city.
3. read some books.
4. surf the internet for information on new skills to learn.
5. clean house, sometimes that helps me out of boredom. whiile your doing that, toss out any stuff you don't need anymore (clothing to the sally ann, random knick knacs).
6. call some friends, i'm sure there are LOT'S of people who will hang out with you and give you entertainment.
7. prank call random people.... kidding.
anyways, hope that helps.
edit: also, do you use msn chat?
[Edited on Jan 04, 2006 4:58PM]
danny_g:
I fully encourage the watching of my plays. I also feel getting angry with people for not seeing them is purest arrogance... except Olav. He absorbs my abuse so you don't have to. 
New Year's was loads-o-fun and worth feeling like shit today. I am definitively a lightweight. Thanks to everyone involved in orchestrating/hosting for a great party.
Tomorrow I'm off to the mountains to ski for the first time. I will show those trees what fear is. Oh, yes, I will.
I'm toying with the idea of making New Year's resolutions, but it occurs to me that...
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Tomorrow I'm off to the mountains to ski for the first time. I will show those trees what fear is. Oh, yes, I will.
I'm toying with the idea of making New Year's resolutions, but it occurs to me that...
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glass_cat:
I'm pretty sure my profile picture is still worse... gotta love tha size restriction.
Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself at the party though!
Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself at the party though!
danny_g:
I've not skied in 17 years... not since we hosted the Olympics... I dimly recall enjoying it, even though I also recall falling over a fair bit.
My new Christmas cookbook is a joy and a half. Gift certificates also meant that I got to go grocery shopping without fear. Most people can scale back on their grocery shopping when times are tight. I am not one of these people. It's the whole deal or I go hungry.
Who else can't wait for New Years?! Although, I will have to get my...
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cilantro:
I seem to be the exact same way...
"Oh, I'll just grab a few of the essentials at the store..." and $50 dollars later I've just blown all my spending money for the month. Baaaaad.
SGny's 2006 is going to be amusing, we just have to find something fun to do tomorrow during the day. That is, if we don't play oily twister.
"Oh, I'll just grab a few of the essentials at the store..." and $50 dollars later I've just blown all my spending money for the month. Baaaaad.
SGny's 2006 is going to be amusing, we just have to find something fun to do tomorrow during the day. That is, if we don't play oily twister.
When I mention that I don't really like techno/electronica, people always assume I'm just being a music snob. I tried to explain to my roommate exactly what my problem was with dance music and she seemed weirded out, so I'm beginning to wonder if my take is a unique one and I feel the need to clear things up.
It's not a question of snobbery;...
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lynnailove:
I'm a dork and proud of it. 
Crazy music theories! But it is nice to hear a very interesting view. O_o!
Crazy music theories! But it is nice to hear a very interesting view. O_o!
cilantro:
Hey stranger! We absolutely have to get together before saturday afternoon- I have something for you!
Update: Job interview went well. Surgery went well but was profoundly gross and equally uncomfortable. At least, they tell me it went well. I am not allowed to look at it (no, really), so I still have not even seen the work. Also, all of the foods that I normally eat are forbidden. I would not be surprised if I drop 5 pounds in the...
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masquerade:
I love Avenue Q! danny_g and I have been semi-obsessed with for over a year now!
char1es:
Your scooter set will be twice as hot, that's all.
And I am SOOOO making you eat hashbrown casserole on tuesday night...
And I am SOOOO making you eat hashbrown casserole on tuesday night...
An addendum: I'm interviewing today to be an office temp. I always kind of thought that that was a 'those who can, do; those who can't, temp' thing. What happens if they turn me down? Wouldn't that be a bit like being turned down for sex by a hooker? 
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char1es:
How is your face feeling, sugarblossom?
andvari:
Everyone I know who has temped has found it to be a gateway to great jobs. Of course that's a grand total of two people.
The people at work think it's a good idea to cut cake by setting the pan on the counter, bracing it against their hip and pulling the knife toward them with a shocking amount of force. The cake pan, I should add, has rounded sides. The knives are dull. People have actually tried to train me to do this and get very frustrated when I...
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Creaky and rarely used
I tend to find stuff out tangetially, and the only ginsberg I'm familiar with was an Open Letter to America (which may not even be the title) that I accidentally downloaded looking for Tom Waits, iirc. Intriguing.