For my english course right now, we have been reading "Marine Life," a collection of short stories by Linda Svendsen. These are the best stories I have ever read, with very powerful writing.
I am amazed at the power of the storyteller...
So after watching our movie last night, all of us totally forgot about Daylight Savings Time beginning this morning. Luckily we remembered before we went to bed, and none of has to work today, so it isn't a huge deal, but still...
Stupid, stupid, stupid...
Tonight we rented The Incredibles.
That is one funny movie. And the animation is amazing.
And we made carrot muffins. But it turned into a carrot loaf instead, as we have no muffin tins in Nanaimo.
But it was good none the less.
Thanks to Tara for the recipe.
And now I am off to my cozy bed.
G'Night!
There is a new virus.
The code name is WORK. If you receive WORK from your colleagues, your
boss, via e-mail, or from anyone else, do not touch it under any circumstances.
This virus wipes out your private life completely.
If you should happen to come in contact with this virus, take
two friends and go straight to the nearest bar. Order drinks immediately
and after three rounds, you will find that WORK has been completely deleted
from your system.
Pass this virus warning immediately to at least five friends.
Should you realize you do not have five friends, this means you are already
infected by this virus and WORK already controls your life.
If this is the case, go to the bar and stay until you make at least five
friends. Then retry.
I think I have five friends, but am not entirely positive, so
I'm headed for the bar anyway . . it never hurts to be safe.
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Tee-hee!
Daver is back in Nanaimo.
Boo.. most of his friends are in Victoria...
YAY!! His bed is in Nanaimo...
"Matthew! Get your shirt out of the hall!"
Dave kicked the shirt off the floor at the top of the stairs back into his brother's room.
"I need to have it there!" said Matthew.
"No you don't."
"I'm just sorting my outfit."
"Sort it in your room."
"I need to put it there"
Dave moved back down the hall to his own room, and noticed two other garments in the hall.
"Matthew, get your laundry out of the hall! You can't keep stuff in the hallway!"
"Yes I can. Leave me alone!"
"You have two bedrooms!! Two huge bedrooms, sort into those!"
"It's only gonna be there for a minute!"
"Well it shouldn't be. Keep your shit in your room."
"You have to understand that I need to sort things into the hall."
Dave closes the door to his room, shutting his brother away. Because his door doesn't quite fit the frame, and doesn't latch, he gives the door a pretty good push, as he has sat down at his desk.
"Don't slam the door in my face" Matthew said as he opens the door to Dave's room.
"I didn't slam the door in your face Matthew. My door doesn't latch! Just go clean up your shit..."
"..You slammed the..."
"...Matthew! Go away!"
After a few minutes of sorting into the hallway, Matthew dissappears downstairs. Dave hears yelling a few minute later. It seems that Matthew is backing out of a church engagement for the evening, in order to attend a party. Dave doesn't really care, he justs wants his brother and mom to be quiet. He goes to the top of stairs, and meets Matthew storming back upstairs.
"I just don't understand. I'm not ready to sing this. I haven't practiced..." Matthre cursed, throwing down his expensive rental sheet music at the top of the stairs.
"Matthew! Don't throw that on the ground! The cathedral rented that music, you know how much music rental is!"
Dave goes downstairs to get himself a cup of coffee. He meets Matthew downstairs again, who is now frantically attempting to get a stain out of his white dress shirt in 25 minutes or less. Dave decided, against his better judgement, to calmly ask Matthew to contain his mess to his room.
"NO! I need to sort things into the hall! I've explained to you, it's the only place I can put things while I look for my white shirt!"
"You should know where your shirt is, sweetheart," said their Mother.
Matthew hisses under his breath in contempt at his surroundings. "Whatever Matthew" said Dave as he went upstairs to continue his assignment for the coming week, only to discover the rental music for the Requiem is still lying on the floor at the top of the stairs.
"Matthew!" Dave bellowed in exasperation. "Your music is still on the floor! Pick it up!"
"I'll get it when I come back upstairs!"
Dave picks up the music and goes to Matthew's main bedroom. For lack of a proper place to put it, he puts in Matthew's hamper.
A few minutes later, Matthew returns to the stairs.
"David! Where the hell is my music?!"
"I put it in your hamper," Dave said calmly.
"Great. That makes a lot of sense!" Matthew said bitterly as he closed his bedroom door.
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At this point I have to interject, and say that the hamper makes better sense than slippery sheet music at the top of a steep flight of stairs.
This marks the end of the this particular antidote. I know many of my friends put up with constant complaining from me while I am in Victoria staying at my parents' house. So I have decided to start putting anecdotes on my blog so that everyone can see what I have to deal with, understand my complaints, and also know why I do not plan to live here, no matter how cheap, once I return to Victoria in April.
To those of you who need some backgound info, I lived on my own, still live on my independantly with my sister and her husband in Nanaimo, and keep my spaces livable. Sorting laundry into the hall does not make a whole lot of sense to me.
I dunno, let me know what you all think. And stay tuned for pictures of Matthew's two bedrooms!
So, I just discovered a new band that I like.
The Be Good Tanyas.
I heard them in an ad on TV for Zellers. And I like them a LOT!
Linds, you should download them. The album is on iTunes, it's called "Blue Horse." What you should do is download their other album, "Chinatown," also on iTunes, and then just download "The Littlest Birds" from "Blue Horse." I didn't like "Blue Horse" as much as "Chinatown."
Yay!
I've needed some new music for a little while know, and my needs have been fulfilled.
On a side note, I have not been faithful to my blog. And I apologize. I have a lot happening right now, and I will try and keep all of you updated as things progress.
"The littlest birds sing the prettiest songs..."
I had wished, from the bottom of my soul, that this day would never arrive. But it has.
I have arrived in Victoria, and spent the ENTIRE day cleaning the upstairs. And I mean the entire day. Washing garbage cans, cleaning the bathroom, digging clumps of short and curlies out of the corners, mopping, dusting, etc.
They need to get a cleaning person. My brother doesn't clean, or simply can't clean, I don't quite know which.
Anyways, I'm freaking exhausted. But you could eat off the floor.
They didn't even own a mop...
Hey everyone,
I am down in Victoria until at least next weekend. If you plan on calling my cell phone, please do the following:
1. Dial (250)380-7626 and wait for a dialtone.
2. Punch in my cell phone number, including the area code.
This will save me loads of long distance bills for my cell phone, which were $100 last month.
Of course, you can always email me at daverer@gmail.com
Cheers!
Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.
I really should be working on my research paper. After all, it is due on Wednesday, and I work a lot between now and then, but I just can't be bothered. It is much more interesting to sit here listening to Tegan and Sara, Blondie, Jimmy Soul, Sara Slean, and more!
Music is my relief. It doesn't matter what mood I am in, I can always find music to satisfy. In this case, I am in a don't-know-what-I-want-to-do mood, and so my music fits perfectly. A little bit of everything.
Our dishwasher broke yesterday. I was napping, and this sickly grinding, wailing noise came from the kitchen. The dishwasher has blown a gasket, literally. There are black hunks of rubber and plastic floating around in the bottom of it, and the wail it makes when you turn it on says "turn me off! PLEASE!" But now there is an apartment with three people living in it, and no dishwasher. Back to basics I guess.
I went to a Februween party last weekend. Had a blast, stayed for 30 minutes, and left. You can only squeeze so many people into a two-bedroom apartment. I went with my friend Samara. Click here to see the pics. I was a pajama super-hero!
Anyways, I gotta cracking. Much to do today, before driving to Victoria to pick up my sister at 5:30.
Have a great weekend everyone! And to quote Jimmy Soul: If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty women your wife!
I know, the lyrics are incredibly inappropriate to women, but the song is so damn catchy!
So, I have VERY busy lately with much goings-on. The two jobs thing isn't working out for me. So, today I am serving my two weeks notice. I just can't handle it anymore; and besides, the Gardens has plenty of work for me, and pays almost double, so I'm gonna cut my losses.
After my "roadtrip" last Sunday, I didn't do much. Except go to Vancouver. And go to IKEA. Best afternoon ever. That store is crazy! I haven't been there for quite some time, and I had kinda forgotten about it. That store is full of things that people don't really need, but it is so cheap that you can't turn it down. However, I was responsible. I got a duvet cover, dishes (for 6), cutlery, a really cool glass vase, a huge-ass bag of tea lights, and made myself a shopping list for when I go over next. All for $150! Oh, and I saw the best kitchen in their showroom. The whole thing was done up in lusty red-laquer cabinets, with red mottled-glass backsplashes. I would kill for that kitchen. Literally. So look out.
Anyways, I need to go back and stock up on cheap stuff for when I move back to Victoria in a couple months. I suppose I should try and find a place first though, eh?
Anyways, I gotta get going. Shower, errands, etc await!
Then work. At the hotel.
Ugh.
I went for a road trip today with Lindsay and Claire. Just for the day, but we had a great time nonetheless. We went all the way to Port Alberni, via Cathedral Grove, and then went on to Sproat Lake to finish the day. We got the best donuts (sorry Timmy's, but your donuts just aren't the same anymore) at this little hole in the wall (no pun intended) shop in Port Alberni.
Some times is just really great to go out and relax, without anytime constraints and just shoot the breeze with your best friends.
You know, it has been striking me lately that I am hitting a lot of milestones in the last little while. I have known Lindsay, Claire, Keenan and Cheryl for 5 years now. That is the longest time I have ever had "close friends." Sure, I have had a large number of acquaintances over the years, but one can only have a few close friends over a lifetime. But this leads me to the other close friends I have made. Jen and Dave at work, Chloe, Samara and Tara, Serena, Sue, Rachelle, Donna, Alex, and many others (sorry if I didn't mention you!) I really feel like I am "growing up!" (Mommy, wow!)
AND... I got my Long Time Seasonal Staff ID card at work a couple of weeks ago. That means FIVE YEARS at one employer. The last job I held that long was as a paper carrier.
All I need now is that special someone, and all would be good! Sigh...
Anyways, pictures from the roadtrip are below. And don't forget to place your opinion of the new profile pic!
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