I just downloaded Blogger for Word. It lets you manage your blog and post by just using Word, instead of logging in to blogger all the time. ‘Cause let’s face it, the blogger website isn’t always easy to navigate.
But enough screwing around. I have to go and start reading the book we are studying in English today. Heart of Darkness.
Gag.
When most of us think of Homer, we think “D’OH!” or something similar. Well, not in Greek and Roman Studies. We’ve all heard of The Iliad, and the Odyssey, and read simplified excerpts from them, but trying to read the translated text, is bloody painful. Don’t get me wrong, The Iliad is an interesting story, but it is so full of superfluous text. I guess it isn’t really superfluous, as all words carry some form of meaning, I just find that it makes it very difficult to read. I give you an example:
But he could not repay his parents for the care of his rearing, but his life was cut short, brought down by the spear at the hands of great-hearted Aias. As he came through the front line Aias struck him in the chest, by the right nipple, and the bronze spear pushed straight on through his shoulder. He fell to the ground in the dust like a poplar, which grows in the grassy flat of a great water-meadow, smooth-trunked, with branches springing at its very top: then a wainwright fells it with the gleaming iron, to bend its wood into a fellow for a chariot of finest make, and it lies there seasoning along the banks of the river. Such was Anthemion’s son Simoeisios, killed by royal Aias.
Holy cow! It must’ve taken homer a couple of days to write that one paragraph! Maybe I should try and read this book early in the day when I am fresh, instead of late at night, when I am not.
AGH!
Life goes on…
What a crazy week.
The first week of school is always exhausting, I’ve found. It is stressful finding your way, learning the rules, buying books, and other such things. Especially for me, with a new campus and a new school this year. I am still amazed at the sheer size of UVic, and the number of student running around. It’s crazy!
One thing I am not used to is the lecture concept. At Mal-U, we had classrooms with desks or large tables in them. You could spread out, have your notebook AND two texts out to work with. At UVic, there are only those stupid little chairs with an oversized armrest that is trying to pass itself off as a table, that isn’t even large enough for one notebook. There is nothing better than almost spilling 7-Up all over yourself while trying to use your German text and take notes at the same time. Also, it is impossible to get comfy in those chairs. It just doesn’t happen!
I am taking four courses this term. We are only in the second class of German, but so far, it is my favourite. Greek and Roman Studies is a huge class (150 people!) and a lot of reading and note taking. But it’s gonna be an easy course. English 207 is pretty cool, as it is all about popular culture and how it influences us, our decisions, our perceptions, and the like. English 201 is a traditional English course. We are reading a lot of novels, and doing panel discussions of them. But the really good news? In the four courses I am taking, I don’t have a single research paper this term! YAY!
Anyways, I gotta go, clean my room and clear space to study. Oh, and I have to play with my new iPod.
Later!
As I said in my message below, I have had a lot going on over the past little while, but I didn’t really feel much like blogging. For me, blogging has taken a back seat to the rest of my life. This blog was initially started as a way to communicate with my friends while I was going to school in
I have been living with Samara and
School is starting soon, on September 7. It looms ever closer. Student loans, papers and projects. All are in my near future. I’m sort of excited to go back, but a little apprehensive at the same time.
And as a final thought, what the hell is with gas prices right now? 111.9? That is freaking highway robbery! And it really taking place on a highway.
There, that’s my rant for the day.
With the help of roommates and my sister, I spent last weekend painting my room. I am so happy with the way that it has turned out. It feels like my space now. The colour before I painted (as evidenced by the photos below) was just not restful. I woke up in the morning to bright orange. I have red sheets on my bed. Nothing went with everything. The new colours are excellent.
But there is a creepy side to the painting of my room. I selected my colours off of the swatches at the paint store, and ordered the paint using the number on the swatch. I never look at the name of the paint, because it never connects to the colour anyways. So I order the paint, and the cashier types the numbers into the computer and passes me my invoice. The colour on my walls is called “Lamb’s Ear.” I think that that information just reinforces my point above. What is the name of my darker plate-rail colour? That’s right, you guessed it…
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Creepy, eh? Just when I didn’t think that the Gardens could creep into my life any more, they crop up again. I really do like the colour though.
Anyways, speaking of the Gardens, I gotta shower and get ready to go. I’ll try and update again in the next couple of days. I have a lot that has been going on, I just haven’t really felt like blogging lately.
Ciao!
This is quite possibly the mosy boring photograph ever. Charcoal office chair in white room. I should submit it to the National Gallery in Ottawa.
I had a great couple of days off this week. On Monday night Tara, Samara,
On Tuesday, Samara and I lounged around all morning, and then went to
Anyways, I have posted pictures below of some of our exploits, so you can all identify. I also have pictures if last week’s trip to
Have a great day everyone!
So I have been doing a lot of soul searching lately, and I think the time has come to bid my car farewell and buy a new one.
I poked around on the internet a bit, and I think I found the car for me.
Let me know what you think!
CHLOE!
I am coming to the mainland on Monday night. Either email me or call me (if you have the number,) and we’ll hook up!
Check your email!
I found this in my email from a few months ago...
Pretty funny stuff!
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What Hallmark doesn't print…
So your daughter's a hooker, and it spoiled your day.
Look at the bright side, it's really good pay.
My tire was thumping. I thought it was flat. When I looked at the
Tire... I noticed your cat. Sorry!
Heard your wife left you, How upset you must be. But don't fret about
it... She moved in with me.
Looking back over the years that we've been together, I can't help
but wonder…
What the hell was I thinking?
Congratulations on your wedding day!
Too bad no one likes your husband.
How could two people as beautiful as you ...
Have such an ugly baby?
I've always wanted to have someone to hold, someone to love. After
having met you ...
I've changed my mind.
I must admit, you brought Religion into my life ...
I never believed in Hell till I met you.
As the days go by, I think of how lucky I am...
That you're not here to ruin it for me.
Congratulations on your promotion. Before you go ...
would you like to take this knife out of my back? You'll probably need
it again.
Someday I hope to get married ...
but not to you.
Happy birthday! You look great for your age ...
Almost Lifelike!
When we were together, you always said you'd die for me.
Now that we've broken up, I think it's time you kept your promise.
We have been friends for a very long time ...
what say we stop?
I'm so miserable without you ...
it's almost like you're here.
Congratulations on your new bundle of joy.
Did you ever find out who the father was?
Your friends and I wanted to do something special for your birthday.
So we're having you put to sleep.
Happy Birthday, Uncle Dad!
(Available only in
So I raced up to
And neither she nor her husband is home right now.
And they knew I was coming.
I’ve been sitting here for almost half an hour now, and people are looking at the freak using his laptop on someone’s doorstep with strange looks.
I might as well check my email, why not?
I went to the parents last night for dinner, and had a pretty good time.
But I watched Mary Poppins last night, a film I haven’t seen in ages. I forgot how good it was! Especially when you look at the special effects, considering it was 1964.
Anyways, I’m gonna try and raise Liz and Chris on their cell phone.
They better have beer when they get here.
Well, it has come and gone again, one more
How did I spend it?
I watched the fireworks from the parking lot at Wal-Mart, on my way home from work. Alone.
And then I went home and blogged.
Maybe next year…
I have been having crazy weeks lately. My shifts have been mostly evenings (1:30pm – 10pm) so I never feel like doing very much when I get home, for obvious reasons. And in the mornings, I sleep in. So hence very little blogging has been happening.
Anyways, in regards to my latest post, yes I have been accepted at Uvic, and just registered for my courses earlier this week. It is a very long and complicated story, but I will attempt to describe it here.
You all know that I moved back to
But that didn’t work either.
Since I never graduated from high school (I am missing Math 11) I can’t get into the programs I need to, and the only program I could get into were mostly continuing-ed based and wouldn’t qualify for student loan support.
So I raced up to UVic and put in a late application, and was accepted. I am really looking forward to going there this fall. Both close friends and family have been burned by the insane beurocracy (sp?) at UVic, but I need a school to go to, and the courses I am registered in look pretty neat. Greek and Roman Studies, Philosophy, History of Technology, a couple of English Courses, and a language (I am registered in Italian, but I might switch to German).
We just had a death in the family this past weekend. My Aunt Louisa in
Anyways, I have to go clean my room (still not completely unpacked. Chalk that one up to laziness) Lindsay and Chloe, I’m coming to Van the evening of July 11 – 13, I’ll get in touch with you.
In the meantime, enjoy some pics of my doggie,
It has been ages since I posted, but I have been busy. I'm not going to go into a lot of detail here, other than...
I HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO UVic!!!!!!!!
AAAHHHH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
I'm so HAPPY!!!
AHHH!!!!!
So I have been slow on the blog again. I guess I have the blog blahs. There really isn’t any other reason as to why I haven’t been blogging lately. I just feel like everyone who reads this (thank you, by the way) already know me well enough to know exactly what is going on in my life. But then there are the randoms, and that is part of the joy of blogging.
Oh, and the INSANE BUSINESS!!!!!
So I have been busy, but things are settling down once more. The Gelateria finally opened at work, to much success, and I am already sick of gelato. Not so much sick of gelato itself, but of people being excited by it. It’s freaking gelato people! Judging by some people’s reactions, you’d think it was from outer space. The Italians have been eating it for centuries! “What’s sorbetto?” Use your freaking brain! Here is a step-by-step guide for you:
What does “sorbetto” sound and look like?
Could it be “sorbet?” or even “sherbert” for the uninitiated? Oh, and “limone” is pronounced just like it looks. lee-moan. Not ley-mawn-ay.
Oh well, you can’t win all the time.
It’s really not that bad, it is just the same thing, day in day out, the same flavours, the same comments, you know the drill. Anyone who has worked in retail or hospitality will understand what I am going through. As for the next time I get asked if we take “dollars,” I am going to respond “Sorry ma’am. We only accept beaver pelts here in
Because up here in
But on to greener pastures. In my last post I talked about the Corporate Rowing Challenge. Well, we had our big regatta this past Saturday, and we whooped some serious ass! Namely, we are the city champions for defender quads! We beat out KMPG Management Services with a time of 1:19. Not too shabby. And we got the big-ass trophy! It is about 3 feet tall, biggest I’ve ever seen. The other Butchart team didn’t do too badly either, coming in first in the “B” heat. The beauty of having two teams in the the program is that it increases the companies odds; Butchart has taken a championship for three of the last four years. Once I have some pictures I’ll be sure to post them.
I’ve spent the last two days (first days off in two weeks) up in
I started a new book. “Anil’s Ghost” by Michael Ondaatje. A solid read, and some pretty heavy material, but I need a good book to read right now.
Anyways, it’s time for me to jet. I need to get to bed so that I can drive to
I don't really know why I do these things, but I saw it on Spencer's blog, and decided to do it for myself. The ides is that you copy it onto your blog and re-do the answers (and comments) to suit your own responses. Here goes...
Have you ever: (check all that apply)
(X) smoked a cigarette?
( ) smoked a cigar?
(X) smoked anything else?
(X) made out with a member of the same sex?
( ) crashed a friend's car?
(X) been in love?
(X) been dumped?
(X) shoplifted?
( ) been fired?
( ) been in a fist fight?
(X) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back?
( ) been arrested?
( ) made out with a stranger?
( ) gone on a blind date?
(X) lied to a friend?
( ) had a crush on a teacher?
(X) skipped school?
(X) slept with a co-worker?
(X) saw someone die (not on TV)?
(X) drank till you puked?
( ) been in an abusive relationship?
( ) been attracted to someone that your friends thought was unattractive?
(X) cheated while playing a game?
(X) been lonely?
( ) used a fake ID?
(X) had deja vu?
(X) felt an earthquake?
(X) been robbed? (twice. Fucking Nanaimo...)
(X) robbed someone? (unfortunately, in a weak moment MANY many years ago)
( ) been suspended from school?
(X) been in a car accident?
( ) witnessed a crime?
(X) had deja vu? (gotcha!)
(X) questioned your heart?
(X) been lost? (rarely, but hey, shit happens, right?)
(X) been to the opposite side of the country? (twice)
(X) swam in the ocean?
(X) cried yourself to sleep?
(X) sung karaoke? (ah, Club Grad)
(X) not had enough money for food? (how about right now?)
( ) paid for a meal with only coins?
(X) made prank phone calls?
(X) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose?
(X) kissed in the rain?
( ) crashed a party?
(X) have traveled more than 5 days with a car full of people?
( ) had a wish come true?
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them? (I've wished to, but alas my questioning heart)
(X) had sex in a park?
(X) had a dream that you married someone? (and been in other people's dreams getting married)
(X) worn the opposite sex's clothes? (just don't ask)
(X) ever felt the presence of a ghost?
(X) worn a really ugly outfit to school? (I was in school in the 80's. Need you ask?)
(X) gone streaking?
(X) been pushed into a pool/lake with all of your clothes on?
(X) pushed someone into a pool/lake with all of their clothes on?
( ) been told you were hot by a complete stranger? (If only)
( ) broken a bone? (nose doesn't count)
( ) caught a fish then ate it?
( ) made porn?
(X) laughed so hard you cried?
( ) cried so hard you laughed?
(X) mooned/flashed someone?
(X) cheated on a test?
(X) gone skinny dipping?
( ) been kicked out of your house?
( ) cheated on a girlfriend?
(X) had casual sex with a close friend?
( ) had sex with someone and later were ashamed to admit it?
(X) felt crushing defeat?
(X) felt thrilling victory?
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There, now you have all learned more about me!
Rachel, you wanted an update? Here you go!
So I’ve been bustin’ my buns lately, getting settled in my new place (I’ve been here almost a month, but I still am not quite unpacked). I have been working a lot lately. I wrapped up hosting in the Dining Room, and have been “promoted” to a supervisor in the Gelateria, which opens on Wednesday. I was lucky enough to meet my first new hires today and give them a quick low-down on what’s going on down there. There is still a
I got my swell uniform the other day, and man, is it something! Charcoal and white pinstriped short-sleeved shirts, with charcoal pants/shorts, and a black apron. The apron is very small. And I mean small. Like I should have a change purse clipped to the edge of my tray as I deliver beverages to gross old-men at bowling alleys. That’s right, the apron is cocktail waitress length. Doesn’t protect much from much of anything. But it does look pretty sharp. My only beef? The pants and shorts are pleated. Who makes pleats still? I thought they were extinct! But I owe a great big thank you to Rachel, for hemming this poor mans pants for him. May she have luck in finding appropriate jeans for Nick.
The Corporate Rowing Challenge is coming to an end. That’s right, inactive, beer belly (alright, it’s small enough to hide under a normal t-shirt) has been rowing. This is the third year in a row that I have been doing this. I’m rowing in an un-coxed quad this year, which is a bit of a change from the coxed eight I have done the past few years. We had our time-trials for the regatta on Thursday night. We tied with KPMG with a time of 1:26, not too shabby, if I may say so myself! The big Regatta is coming on June 4, at the
Anyways, I’m gonna wrap this up, I have to get back to the movie I am watching. “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russel, one of the best films ever!
Cheers everyone!
I just had one of LONGEST days at work. It was really only 6 1/4 hours, but it felt like a lifetime.
But what saved my poor tired legs?
These shoes from Denmark. They are quite possibly the best pair of shoes that I own. I have had them for more than a year now, and I still marvel at their comfort.
If you work in a job where you spend a lot of time on your feet, these are the shoes for you!
For those of you who don't know me, witness the emergence of my supreme nerdiness. If you feel unable to handle this nerdiness, leave now.
If you are a Star Trek: Enterprise fan, do not read this post. It contains spoiler information from the series finale. If you've already seen the finale, I am sure you will agree with me.
Now that the formalities are out of the way, I can get started. Last night on UPN, Star Trek: Enterprise came to its end. One of the shortest-lived Star Trek series, it began to show a lot of promise toward the end, after its cancellation was announced. The final episode had the tantalizing title "These are the voyages..." but was an absolute let down. I spent much of the episode trying to figure out what was going on, in what timeline. We are taken back to the Enterprise-D, with Riker and Troi. But NCC-1701-D was destroyed, and has been replaced with the Enterprise-E. And Riker and Troi look a lot different. Older.
The producers put a lot of work into re-building a lot of the sets from ST:TNG, no small feat since its cancellation 11 years ago. We saw Ten-Forward, crew quarters, hallways, and the observation lounge. But they didn't put enough effort in. All of the sets are different. A smaller observation lounge, hallways that are obviously Voyager set re-dressed (with the smaller, narrower corridors and sharp corners), and the wierdest-looking turbolift I have ever seen!
As we learn part way through the episode, the 1701-D portion is set in the midst of Episode 264, when Riker is battling his personal demons regarding the violation of the Treaty of Algernon. He is viewing the last mission of the NX-01 on the holodeck in the hopes that it will help him make the right decision regarding whether or not to violate orders and reveal the Starfleet phasing cloak to Captain Picard.
All of this, and much more was covered in the series finale. It jumped back and forth through time (in 2369, the year that The Pegasus is set in), as well as jumping six years forward in time for the NX-01 sequences, to 10 years after the vessel was launched.
All in all, quite confusing and a let-down. But it wasn't all bad. The final moments of the episode, with all three Enterprise captains reciting "These are the voyages..." as each of three vessles (1701-D, 1701 {no bloody "A", "B", "C" or "D"} and NX-01) does a flyby, with Captain Archer finishing as the NX-01 sails off toward a gorgeous stellar-phenomenon was a stunning sequence, and a nice nod to the previous series.
It was interesting to note that Archer finshed with "To boldly go, where no man has gone before." On TNG, they had to change it from "no man" to "no one" in order to make it more politically correct. Did the writers of this final episode just forget?
As a final note to the producers and developers of Star Trek, DON'T DO ANOTHER PREQUEL! You almost killed the franchise with this current one. Let's see another series, but let's take a step back (or forward?) and continue the timeline. There are so many good stories left!
Anyways, this concludes my highly-nerdy rant about the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise. All the best to the cast and crew, and perhaps we shall see you again the next Star Trek Movie.
I feel lately that all I ever write about now is my move and all of its difficulties and obstacles, but I do have more happening in my life than just the move.
Last Tuesday, my dad turned 70 years old! So on Saturday, we had a drop-in cake and tea/wine get together, and my mom invited everyone we've ever known. Some I have only heard of in passing conversation, some I have met and then forgotten, and others I was very happy to see again. It was great seeing the people who used to take care of us kids on professional development days when mom and dad where both teaching. They had the best toys!
Mother's Day was a little hectic, but was very nice as well. I worked all day at the Gardens, doing support for their Mother's Day Brunch (which was an absolute success) and then raced back to the house so that I could help make dinner. Liz had it mostly under control once I got there, but dinner took a million years to cook! A 4 pound roast shouldn't take 2.5 hours, and never has before. The scalloped potatoes took 2.5 hours as well! It was like every food and appliance was defying the laws of physics. But dinner was a success, and we wrapped up the evening watching The Simpsons with the parents. They both thought they were pretty funny.
On a related note, Fox has 'uncancelled' The Family Guy, one of the most hilarious shows ever. And the episode on Sunday night was not dissapointing. Good call Fox! I think the world is ready for Family Guy!
After moving, I finally have most of my clothes unpacked, and I am up in Nanaimo right now getting ready to move the last of it down this afternoon in the rental truck. It feels kinda strange to be moving in such a prolonged fashion, but I'll get there eventually. I thought I might have to buy a chest of drawers, but there is one that has been bequeathed to me, so I can save myself a little money there. It just needs sanding and painting at some point in the summer. I'll cross that bridge later.
I am really enjoying living at my new place. Samara and Crystal are both great people, and I am enjoying the positive energy in the house. All I have to do now is finish unpacking and buy a couple of good books, and I'll be set.
They are ripping up the street in front of Liz and Chris' condo up here, and they always start before seven. Have you ever been woken by a chainsaw outside your bedroom window? It ain't pleasant. Speaking of Liz and Chris, they just bought a new townhouse, so no more renting for them! It's good, cause renting is really a waste of money if you can afford to buy. They move at the end of June. I get to help them because Liz is helping me today...
Anyways, now you all know what is going on right now! Lindsay, I haven't forgotten about you, I just have been SUPER busy, as I am sure you understand. I hope you are doing well, and I will try and call you in the next few days.
Cheers!
So, I have moved most of my stuff to my new place with Samara and
I went to a play last night with Samara, Tara, Crystal, Oona and one of
I also went rowing again yesterday with the rest of the crew from the Corporate Challenge. This practice was a LOT better than the Tuesday practice, and if we get our act together, we might just be the city champions again (maybe)!
Anyways, I gotta go clean up my old room at my parents’ place.
So the moving van (a cargo van) was supposed to be $49.95, including 200 kilometers, then $0.25 per kilometer thereafter. I asked the guy “Will the van fit a queen size bed?” His answer was yes. What he didn’t clarify until my sister made the reservation was that it would only do it one piece at a time. Well, I am not making two trips to
So now I am renting a 15ft. cube van, which is $64.95, including 200 kms, but extra kms are $0.40 each! OUCH! And then there’s gas (about $45 worth), and the fact that we will need to buy insurance for my sister so that she can drive it, as her car insurance won’t transfer over, so there is another $29.95.
And the result is that I will now be moving next week. Oh well.
Darned scheduled paydays!
Friday can’t come soon enough, or maybe Tuesday can’t come soon enough…
:-D_
After residing at my parent’s house for a few weeks, I am now only days away from moving to my new digs with Samara and
But I have a busy week ahead of me. I have to work, a lot, move all of my things from my parents house to Samara’s, go to rowing practice, then hoof it to Nanaimo, pack up my crap there, pack the next morning. My sister is picking up the rental van in Nanaimo at 1pm, then we have to load my stuff in it, and then race down to Samara’s and unload, race to my parent’s house, pick up Liz and Chris’ spare bed, get back to Nanaimo, unload the bed at their condo, return the van, and I get to drive back to Victoria in my own little car that night. I get to unpack, and then I have to be at work for 12pm the next day, then another rowing practice!
AAHHHH!!!!!
But it is all worthwhile…
Sanity is approaching, rapidly.
Have a great week everyone!
Fighting with the mom. Again. About moving.
I am sick of having this argument with her. I'm moving, that's final, and I don't have to justify my decision or my life to her.
I explained to her that I can't live at the house, but that I couldn't explain all of it without hurting everyone who lives there. My mother's response?
"How North American!"
What the hell does that mean?! I don't want to live in filth! filth filth FILTH!!!!! How the HELL is that "North American" of me?!
I'm going to tell her that next time she brings it up.
Anyways, I do have some good to look forward to today. I'm going to the Irish Times to have a grand send-off for Lindsay, who is off to Vancouver this week.
So I'll just fixate on that.
Once upon a time,
in a land far away,
a beautiful, independent,
self-assured princess
happened upon a frog as she sat,
contemplating ecological issues
on the shores of an unpolluted pond
in a verdant meadow near her castle.
The frog hopped into the princess' lap
and said: Elegant Lady,
I was once a handsome prince,
until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
One kiss from you, however,
and I will turn back
into the dapper, young prince that I am
and then, my sweet, we can marry
and set up housekeeping in your castle
with my mother,
where you can prepare my meals,
clean my clothes, bear my children,
and forever
feel grateful and happy doing so.
That night,
as the princess dined sumptuously
on a repast of lightly sautéed frog legs
seasoned in a white wine
and onion cream sauce,
she chuckled and thought to herself:
…I don't f***ing think so.
I just got my research paper back for Media Studies...
I GOT 93%!!!!!!!!
I have NEVER done that well on a research paper!
Obviously, the moral of the story is to write the paper the night before.
Honestly. I slaved over a research paper for 2 weeks in History last term and got 85%.
Yay!
Milton, my guardian from things that go bump in the night (or the middle of the day for that matter.)
Well, I moved back to Victoria.
And the hallway has mess in it again.
Meh.
I was having such a happy day!
until I got here...
One more exam, and then I am done!! No more school until September!!!
AHHH!!!!!!
So happy!!!
English- Good, I’ll miss my instructor.
Media Studies – Thank CHRIST that one is done! All I can say is never, ever again with that instructor. Ever.
Creative Writing – Best course EVER!!
Oh, I’m done. PHEW!!
Off to
KISS MY ASS, NANAIMO!!!!
Okay everyone. I am moving back to
If you want the number, please email me and I’ll let you know.
Cheers!
Well, not all realtors. I just hate the ones that are showing our condo up here.
It’s been for sale for 3 weeks now, and we keep having people through to look at it. If we can’t be here, the realtor selling the place has a key. I don’t really have an issue with them coming through when we aren’t here, but don’t touch my stuff!!
We have one of those collapsible drying racks for cloths set up in the hall outside the bathroom, and one of the realtors that was through today tried to move it, and ended up collapsing it, with clothes on it. Well, they didn’t say anything, despite the fact that they knew that I studying in my room! If it was accident, which I’m sure it was, at least have the decency to say “Oh! I’m so sorry; I knocked over your drying rack.”
But no, the realtors just left. I didn’t notice until I left my room to lock the front door behind them.
And then, there was another realtor that showed it this afternoon while we were all out, and someone either moved or looked at my film script for creative writing. Chris said that maybe they just knocked off the edge of the desk, but they would have to practically hump my desk to do that. It isn’t exactly a piece of furniture you can just brush past…
AGH!
On a lighter note, I went to the launch party for Portal 2005, Malaspina’s Literary Journal. It was great, all the readers were really good (including my sister) and we got to see the best performance poet. I have never seen performance poetry before, and she was excellent. Her name was Sheri-D Wilson.
She had my practically doubled over with laughter. Especially when she told us what her mother said when she called her about eating meat.
“Honey, I don’t want to think about how my meat arrives at my place. Because I love animals! I just think of feedlots as finishing school for cattle.”
Wow, she was good.
Anyways, I gotta go finish working on a 500 word paper for English.
Cheers!
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!
Should this be my new Blogger profile pic? Lets see what the polls say. Use the comments below to let me know what you think. Frankly, I think I look hawt.
So i was just cruising Blogger, and I stumbled across a couple of entries that are just hilarious. Anyone who has ever had bad customer service from tech support or a call center will identify with these entries.
Enjoy a good read!
The Third Circle of Dell (or "hell." Get it? Dell = Hell? Tee hee!)
Gateway Customer Service
Both of these blogs had me howling!
Cheers!
I went bowling last night to celebrate a friends birthday. It was great! I got to see a lot of people haven't seen for awhile and catch up, not to mention the friendly competition between the 12 of us over who could get the best score. I topped at 108. Not too bad, consider I haven't bowled for two years, eh?
Anyways, I am off to do many things! Laundry to fold, plays to workshop, and more!
Cheers!
So today I hung out in the afternoon with Chloe. We hada LOT of time to kill, so we decided to go to Chemainus, the little town that could. See, their economy used to revolve around the pulp mill there. But then the mill closed (surprise!) and the town needed a boost. So they painted a ton of murals all over the buildings downtown about the history of the area in an effort to make tourism their new economy. And it worked, sorta.
Anyways, the real reason for this post is the sign that Chloe and I saw on the side of the road to Chemainus:
Mothers
Approved Travel Agents for Guilt Trips
I don't know why, but I thought it was hilarious at the time.
Anyways, bed beckons.
Later!
So, despite the fact that I have mentioned it several times, my parents have not registered the fact that once I move back to Victoria, I am not going to live at home. So we got into this big argument about it. I just can't live at home.
You all have read enough of my blog to realize this. But try explaining that to your mother. That you can't live at home because the house is a mess.
But my mom, true to form, doesn't get mad. She decided to guilt me.
My mother is the queen of the guilt trip.
Anyways, at least the cat is out of the bag. No more worrying about the day when I have to tell them.
It's already happened.
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