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Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:39:21 GMT

I have a new blog at blogger. this will probably be my primary blog. I will post important things in all of my 800 blogs, but the boring day-to-day stuff will probably be there, mostly.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:51:41 GMT

so yeah... I've been busy busy busy.

I have all of my Christmas presents done except for the greg graffin plushy. he still needs a face and some shoes. other than that, though, he is good to go. I also need to buy a gift for my mum, but I am doing that tomorrow. hitting the mall the friday evening before Christmas - brilliant, I know.

that and working is pretty much all I've been doing. well, that and finishing up my last classes for the block. the last ones were tonight, which is awesome. I don't have to go back until january 23rd. that, like, over a month! yay!

me, chris, steve, and chris' parents went to see gwar on sunday night. my impressions? ...wow. that's the best way I can think of to describe it. I was totally unprepared. totally. it was really awesome, though, and I would definitely go again. I think it is something everyone should do once in their life. I... wow. yeah. you can see some really poor pictures I took with my phone here at my yahoo photos site.

work today was extra-super boring. there was hardly anything to do to begin with, and both my sister and I were working. we spent a good part of the day playing pictionary. yeah, we were that busy. I expect much of the same tomorrow. we will probably have our yearly Christmas party, which usually consists of pizza and coke. delicious. after that, I wanna go to target to find something to wear on Christmas eve. very smart, I know, to go looking for this now. stores never have much in my size to begin with. I dunno why, though, considering I doubt many people can wear 0s comfortably. ah well.

I'm so hungry, but I dunno what to eat. it is a problem.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:56:52 GMT

on wednesday we finally went to california bar and grill, even though we swore we'd never go there after the incident two years back (they wouldn't let us in because mike wouldn't turn 21 for a week and we didn't have his parent or guardian with us. bah.). it was extra super crazy full - we had to wait in line even though we had reservations. the wings were pretty decent, I guess, but it was way too loud and crowded in there. dunno if we will go back or not. on the way home from steve's house that night, bobby and I totally saw a UFO. there was this line of three white lights in the sky, which I brought to bobby's attention. "that's totally a UFO," I said. "really?" he replied. "it looks like a plane to me." but it wasn't a plane. it wasn't moving. we drove right under it, and it wasn't even very high up. and it wasn't making any noise, so it wasn't a helicopter. it was pretty scary. I locked my bedroom windows when I got home, as though that would keep the aliens out.

on saturday, while we were playing d&d (I'm so cool) , steve's brother came dashing in asking us if we heard the screaming outside. of course we all ran out into the cold night air to hear the most unearthly screams you can imagine. I actually cried, for serious, I was that scared. and I don't get scared (or cry) easily. steve thought that it was turkeys, maybe, and I thought it might be a peacock, so we didn't call the police or anything. before you ask, we have seen peacocks running around on the roads out that way, so it is a perfectly reasonable explanation.

yesterday I got my first ever holiday bonus from work. I got $10 instead of a turkey, since I have no need for a turkey. I am so unbelievably touched by this gesture. I wonder if I will get a Christmas bonus... or maybe even a raise...

today is the day chris is supposed to die, according to a tarot card reading he did on himself during our senior year of high school. I am obviously very concerned about this. he called me from work to let me know that he was still alive, which I appreciated. he'd better stay that way (alive), or I will chase him into the great beyond and double kill him.

tomorrow is the day before thanksgiving. I can't believe it is that time of the year again. I had set a goal for myself that I would have the patterns made for my assorted hand-made Christmas presents by saturday, but I somehow don't see that happening. it is okay, though, I can buy the fabric without patterns. everything will be fine. we (my parents, sister, and I) usually go on a ride through the city on thanksgiving eve, so my dad can point out things that he used to do on thanksgiving eve when he was a kid. it seems we are not doing that this year. I have mixed feelings about this. I am glad because I kinda wanted to go to wings, but I am sad because it is something that we have always done. it's like the end of an era. we keep getting older and keep moving on with our lives. this time of year always seems to make this more evident, somehow. ::sigh:: and our day after thanksgiving traditions are not going to be the same, either, as my dad has to work and will not be joining us. it makes me want to cry, for serious.

maybe I am becoming weepy in my old age.

the dreams in which I'm dying

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:40:31 GMT

just got back from dinner at the super king buffet (a chinese place). holy craps am I full. going out to dinner is rare in my house; we went because my sister gets her tonsils out on wednesday. since she won't be able to eat normally until thanksgiving, it seemed only fair that she get to eat like a crazy person until the operation. it was very delicious, even if they didn't have an peanut butter chicken...

on a vaguely related note, I think I am going to go back to wearing oversized clothes like I did for most of my teen years. at chinese, some guy walking past me looked me up and down and said "day-um!" just this saturday, a creepy interesting guy at the library made comments at me to the effect of "look at this sexy little thing. I would like to get some of that..." and so forth and so on. I would like it very much if they could keep these thoughts to themselves. or at least say them to me rather than at me. at least then I could rebuke them.

I accidentally said to my sister "this will be the last time you eat until you die." I meant get surgery, but it came out wrong. so now I am worried that I have cursed her. if she dies, I will never forgive myself. so we made a pact that if she dies, I will kill myself. it only seems fair.

I got a new winter coat on saturday. it is sort of like my old coat except that it is black instead of gray and it is made for a girl, not a man. I think I might be allergic to it, though, because it makes me all itchy and red around the neck where it touches me. oh well, I like the way it looks.

you should check out this link: MyHeritage face recognition. kylie showed it to me, and it is really neat. it scans your face to see which celebrities you look like. the one I got the most was scarlett johansson. I dunno, I can kinda sorta see it, maybe?

I'm gonna go work on my fantasy world map now, because I think I have run out of things to talk about.

war barber FAQ

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 15:44:09 GMT

yargh. I am very inconsistent.

got some homework back from that guy thursday night and they were all full ten pointers. I guess I will continue doing them. I tell you, if I had a dollar for every tattooed roll of back-fat I see during my classes, I would never have to work again. ick.

I figured out how much money I need to make per year in order to move out on my own. the number is about $19,000, give or take a thousand. not too bad. much lower than I expected. this is very exciting news, as I am very eager to be out on my own. I don't have anything against my house, but I would just really like to get on with things, know what I mean? I really have no desire to live alone, but if that's what I have to do - so be it. that's even figuring in a new car, so I think it sounds pretty good. I'd really like to be at $25,000, I don't think that's unrealistic. but then again, what do I know about pay? I've made $4215 this year so far. how depressing. well, at least I'll get all my income tax money back.

saw borat yesterday. very funny. very offensive. that guy is crazy. I just can't understand doing something like that. I live in fear every day that I might get in trouble for doing something. he goes out of his way to do things you could get in trouble for. oi. but it was well worth having to be seen in public in my work pants. they're just so... manly. I wore my long coat so no-one would notice (hopefully). I'm hoping to go to target and look for a new winter coat. I've been wearing the one I have for... eight years? and I found it in the attic. so who knows how long it was worn before that. I think it was my uncle's. yeah, more manly clothes.

you should check out this site: Death & Taxes 2007 edition. it's pretty nifty.

edit - this is my new fall layout. it is very simple, just the way I like it. I'm thinking that I will continue changing my layout depending upon season, holiday, etc. also, here is my latest devART submission:

commission - al'aran by ~empresskyrav on deviant ART

handwriting!

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:53:04 GMT

What does your handwriting say about YOU?

hope I don't get sick

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:03:55 GMT

there sure is a lot of rain outside. I do not want to hear anyone talking about a drought for a while, now. seriously.

let's see... things that have happened... not much, really. saw two movies sunday night, RV and The Pink Panther. both were a lot better than I had anticipated. they were very funny. the pink panther could have done without beyonce, but what can you do? other than that, it was good. yesterday afternoon we went for a long ride in the car and got slushees. the last ride of the summer, I guess. how sad. I can't believe it is over already. I feel a little sad that there was no defining point of the summer, nothing really note-worthy that I can look back on and say "ah, the summer of 2006..." I guess I will have to look to the smaller events as a time marker.

work today was boring, of course. the guy I work with apparently has the week off, so there is not much work to be done. hopefully I will be able to work the whole week, though. I finished greek mythology and celtic mythology today and am starting on norse. all of these cultures are giving me good ideas for my fantasy world. when I am finished listening to this book I will begin further research, and then hopefully assemble it all (and my own ideas, of course) into some sort of world-wide religion for the inhabitants of my fantasy world. there will be some variations from place to place, of course, but mostly they will all follow the same beliefs.

here's a sketch I drew up this evening:

mulder and scully by ~empresskyrav on deviant ART

here are my calories charts for the last few days:

Thursday
Food	Calories
tea w/ sugar	300
toaster pastry	200
peanut butter & jelly sandwich	210
1/2 quesadilla	250
pasta salad	220
two cokes	200
parmesan chicken	291
Total	1671

Friday
Food	Calories
tea w/ cream and sugar	340
toaster pastry	200
peanut butter & jelly sandwich	210
spaghetti-o's	260
potato skins	150
three cokes	300
hot dog & but w/ ketchup	295
pasta salad	220
rice crispy treat	120
french toast w/ syrup	462
Total	2557

Saturday
Food	Calories
peanut butter & jelly sandwich	210
coffee w/ cream and sugar	344
bacon, beef, & cheddar	521
fries	377
coke	100
Total	1552

Sunday
Food	Calories
stick bun w/ nuts	272
milk	130
lollipop	22
cheeseburger w/ mayo	420
coke	100
caesar salad	160
granola bar	110
coffe w/ cream and sugar	344
jewish apple cake	397
Total	1955

Monday
Food	Calories
sticky bun w/ nuts	272
milk	130
homemade pizza	340
ranch dressing	130
bluee raspberry slushee	222
tv dinner	270
coke	100
Total	1464

so, according to my data, I have eaten a total of 12,852 calories in the past week. that equals out to about 1836 calories per day, on average. I have had so much fun compiling this data that I think I am going to continue. I even got a little notebook to keep my calories in. how exciting!

...I probably need help.

sad

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:09:29 GMT

the crocodile hunter died. that is sooooo sad. {]:' (

my ribs hurt

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:26:00 GMT

finally got all those dumb shirts done at work. couldn't be happier about it. if I go to work tomorrow (and I think it is rather probable that I will) this will be the second week in a row that I have worked all five days of the week. that has got to be some sort of record. now, how long will it be before they don't need to call me in for a week or two? this is why I cannot buy a car.

I am listening to a book at while I work that is about mythology. I am learning all sorts of interesting things. I already knew a lot about egyptian mythology (I was really into it in 6th grade), but I did not know that a good number of their creation myths (they had quite a few) centered around masturbation. that is, the main god masturbated out the rest of the gods. or, in some versions, swallowed the result of his masturbation and sneezed out the other gods. gross, I know. but not only is it really gross, but they have effective removed the female from one of the only cool things she can do - create life. that struck me as a little odd. that book is called don't know much about mythology by kenneth c. davis.

while we're on the subject of books, I found one of the books that was on my list of books I could not find. it is #3 on the list, and it is called shade's children. it is by garth nix. I suggest everyone read it, even if it is for 12-15 year olds.

also on the subject of books, I want to give (very) brief reviews of the two books I read so far this week. sometimes I go on these reading binges and I just can't stop. this seems to be one of those times. anyway, the first book was called the memoirs of helen of troy by amanda elyot. it was very good in that in made you see things from helen's point of view, which was cool. it kind of made me think she was a jerk, though, and that she made dumb decisions, even though I probably would have done the same thing put in those positions. the second book was bone thief by thomas o'callaghan. it was can't-put-it-down good, but I was a little disappointed by the ending. it felt rushed. I was also disappointed by the main character. it was one of those "I have a wife who is in a coma and I want to be faithful but I have feelings for this other woman" situations. in those situations, much like the "I have a wife who is dead and I want to remain faithful but I have feelings for this other woman" situations, almost always end up with the character getting together with the other woman. I don't like that. if your wife was so important to you, it shouldn't even be an issue. and if she wasn't, then don't make such a big deal out of it. now, obviously I can't really judge these characters, as I have never had a dead or comatose husband (or even a steady boyfriend), but I am pretty sure I would be able to resist the temptation of other men.

on a completely different topic, here are my calorie charts for tuesday:

Food	Calories
tea w/ sugar	300
two waffles	210
peanut butter & jelly sandwich	210
potato skins	150
tv dinner	270
coke	100
milk	130
peanut butter bars	280
Total	1650

and wednesday:

Food	Calories
tea w/ cream and sugar	340
peanut butter & jelly sandwich	210
turkey and provolone sandwich	400
1/2 chicken quesadilla	250
sour cream	50
eight wings	200
two cokes	200
Total	1650

I am really enjoying this calorie chart thing. I might have to start a calorie counting notebook.

one more thing. if I win the lottery, this is the car I will get.

bad hair day

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:41:11 GMT

beerfest was pretty good. not the best movie I've seen all year, but not bad. I think I'd have to say clerks II was the best movie I've seen this year, if asked.

my house is currently a flurry of activity. my sister and her friend are dying their hair for the big first day of school tomorrow. I dunno what she is doing about the senior parade. the theme for this year is james bond. I lke it, but she thinks it is really dumb. "what sort of themed thing am I supposed to waer?" she asked. I suggested a leather bodysuit, but she said they are not allowed in school. I think she is making that up,I don't remember seeing it listed in the dress code. I went to school to sign some papers today. I start back up on septmber 19th, I believe. going to try out accounting this time, since I am unable to design websites for dumb people. smart people are okay, dumb people I am having none of.

I am so sick of my job. it is sooooooooo boring. and the guy who is mostly in charge of my department acts as if I am not there. and his assistant, when she is "helping" me, throws off my groove. it is very inconvenient. we've been working on the same order of shirts for over two weeks now. well, I have. they were done two weeks ago, I am still trimming them. see, the guy they are for requests that all his items be trimmed on both the inside and the outside. this is dumb for two reasons. reason #1: the thread on the inside causes no harm. I understand that some people think embroidery on a shirt would tickle the chest, but this is not the case. I have worn a number of embroidered things, and I know that it is hardly ever bothersome. and when it is, it is no fault of the threads. it is usually the pellon (the soft stuff on the back of embroidery) that causes discomfort, and that is only when it is not trimmed properly. I assure you, I trim it properly. reason #2: the guy who orders the shirts is not even the one who is wearing them! yeah, you hear me. he runs a business that takes embroidery orders, and then sends them to us to actually get them done. so why should he really care if there are strings on the insides of the shirts? he's not the one who has to worry about them. so as you can see, the whole thing is just silly. each shirt takes twice as long as it should, which is why we are still working on them after all of this time. but I should be finished with them tomorrow, which will be nice.

I started sewing together my first doll last night. currently it is in pieces in the living room. all the different parts are sewn, they are just not assembled as of yet. in fact, I came in here to look for a pen, so I could mark off where to attach the arms and legs to the body. I got a little sidetracked.

my sister told me the other day that at my current weight I only need 1012 calories a day to live (she is always on me about being to skinny even though it is totally not my fault). I checked some online calorie calculators, and I got quite a range of different numbers. we'll just say it would be somewhere in the range of 1012 - 1610 to maintain my current weight, according to the internet. now, I am pretty sure I eat more than that (which would sure show that sister of mine) so I decided I would count my calories for the week. here are the totally from yesterday:

Food	Calories
tea w/ sugar	300
two waffles	210
spaghetti-o's	260
chex mix	130
asian rice snack mix	100
coke	100
salad dressing	70
pork chop	172
carrots	31
butter	100
coffee w/ cream and sugar	344
Total	1817

so there, miss smarty-pants. I am at least 200 over the biggest calories alotment.

it rained like crazy today, and flooded all over the place. pretty neat.

I'm gonna go work on my doll now.