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[Feb. 9th, 2009|10:21 am] |
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I found a maggot on my hairbrush. |
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[Nov. 14th, 2008|11:55 am] |
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I am annoyed when I blow my nose and mucus comes out my tear ducts. |
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| DDR Universe |
[May. 8th, 2008|09:34 am] |
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I finally played DDR Universe for XBox 360. I was expecting it to be just like DDR Extreme or the version for the original XBox. But I hated it: there's a thick bar across the lower screen (displaying the song title and artist) which covers the arrows. And the rating comments for each arrow (e.g. "Boo" and "Almost") are extra-obtrusive and obscuring. The background animations seemed even more seizure-inducing than usual. I would have considered buying it if the songs were compelling, but they're no particular good either. |
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| Update on NotchUp |
[May. 8th, 2008|09:24 am] |
As expected, no bites on my line.
But AC is getting phone calls from random headhunters, all of which he screens and never answers. They never mention NotchUp or paying him to interview. Are they trying to weasel out of it? They all seem to be generally weaselly: no mention of what the job is or the company name or even if they work for any particular company. |
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[May. 7th, 2008|08:55 am] |
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I just watched "Wing Commander." It was irredeemably stupid. I expected to understand what makes it so often referenced, but that didn't happen. |
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| IFL |
[Apr. 23rd, 2008|05:21 pm] |
The Good:
-affordable tickets
-Chris Horodecki and Vladimir Matyushenko
-team format changed from city to training camp
-no hands pushing fighters back into the ring
The Bad:
-second-rate fighters
-airing only parts of fights (to fit in timeslot) |
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| Update |
[Apr. 1st, 2008|05:43 pm] |
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I have moved to the next town. I have also changed jobs, but with the same company. |
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| More disgusting things |
[Mar. 31st, 2008|11:38 am] |
I went to Mongolie Grill in Whistler. Like many other Mongolian grill restaurants, you pick food out of a buffet into your bowl, then take the bowl to the station where the employees grill/stir-fry it.
There were two ladies in front of me. They were eating cooked sausage out of the bins with their hands. And while waiting to get their food grilled, they kept eating things out of their bowls, like mushrooms covered in teriyaki sauce. With their fingers, which they kept sucking with loud smacking sounds! And their bowls contained raw meat! It was horrifying! Never mind the stealing.
And before that, while I was getting some vegetables, this employee came fussing around and admonished me for not sticking the tongs upright into the buckets of food. (I was just laying them back down over the edges the same way I found them). He said it was a health violation and if that kind of thing kept up, they would have to get plastic covers. And then HE PICKED UP SOME CHOW MEIN NOODLES (HANGING OUT OF THEIR BUCKET) WITH HIS HAND AND PUT THEM BACK IN THEIR CONTAINER!!! |
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| NotchUp |
[Feb. 16th, 2008|06:20 pm] |
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I joined NotchUp. If you haven't heard of it, it's a company that matches job seekers to hiring companies. The twist here is that companies pay you to interview. I'm skeptical and doubt I will ever get an offer to interview through it, but I'm curious to see what might happen. To join, you can apply or be referred by a member who will then get a 10% bonus if you ever get paid. |
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| Irony is the great organizing principle of the universe |
[Jan. 29th, 2008|11:47 am] |
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I wanted to buy a LG washer and dryer. But I learned from various sources that their customer service was horrible. So two weeks ago I paid for a Whirlpool washer and dryer. The dryer was backordered for a delivery date of today. But now it's backordered indefinitely and nobody has it in stock. Maybe in two more weeks I will get it, but the Whirlpool people have no idea. |
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| Euthanasia will save the planet |
[Jan. 24th, 2008|01:27 pm] |
The City of Bellevue produces a small newspaper delivered to its residents detailing municipal projects and issues. Last October's "Residents Talk" feature asked four Bellevue citizens "What actions people can take to help the environment?" Three respondents suggested riding the bus, recycling and reducing traffic congestion.
But Richard Bales had this to say:
"Fewer people. Fewer humans on earth. One live birth per woman, no more. But it shouldn't be retroactive, since my wife has three children from a previous marriage."
There are so many things wrong with this. |
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[Dec. 12th, 2007|03:45 pm] |
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - how is this supposed to be cute rather than, say, creepy? |
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[Dec. 10th, 2007|11:50 am] |
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I think I misguidedly learned interpersonal skills from The Golden Girls. Now people tell me I'm mean. |
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| Beggars can't be choosers |
[Dec. 7th, 2007|06:43 pm] |
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A former colleague of mine was quite the moocher where food was concerned. She always came sniffing around if you were eating something and she wasn't shy about asking for some. One afternoon, I was eating some sunflower seeds, which were still in their shells. Pretty soon, Moocher came by and asked for some. I told her she was welcome to some. She reached out her hand to the bag and then paused. She asked "You haven't been licking your fingers, right?" She even mimed sucking on her fingers (index then thumb) and then picking up another seed. I was too surprised to give the appropriate response (i.e. "Yes, of course.") so I said "No." |
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| I'll be glad to help you meet Jesus |
[Dec. 4th, 2007|06:44 pm] |
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The part of Christmas I am dreading most this year is that horrid Christmas Shoes song. Ryan tells me that there is a made-for-tv movie version of this song. Conclusive proof that there is no god. |
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| Mii have Wii |
[Nov. 28th, 2007|03:59 pm] |
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If you would like to register my console as a friend, ask me for the number. If you can explain to me what Mingling is about, please tell me. |
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| The promotion of entitlement |
[Oct. 30th, 2007|06:34 pm] |
At the ladies' accessories store Brighton, a saleslady gave my mother a little bag containing a couple of catalogues and something that made my jaw drop. They included a form titled "My Wish List." There were blanks for the customer's contact information, plus the dates of her anniversary and birthday. And a section to fill out "Items I Would Like." And then a space to put the names and phone numbers of people the store could call and on which occasions they could be called, including Easter and "Just Because."
I can imagine few people who would appreciate being called by a store salesperson telling me that so-and-so would like xyz, "just because" or for any other occasion. I personally would be appalled at the presumptuousness of both the demander and the store. You can be sure they would get nothing from me. Tacky, tacky, tacky. |
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| Interesting... No, wait, that other thing: tedious. |
[Oct. 18th, 2007|01:44 pm] |
The social circle from work who I occasionally see outside of work contains some of the worst braggarts I have ever met. And it's almost always about work.
E-dork is mostly tolerable, but in the course of his ramblings does refer to his awesomeness a few times. The most recent examples:
1) An anecdote about how he had run into my boss and his wife outside of work and my boss had introduced E-dork to his wife as "our resident genius." E-dork said he found this embarrassing.
2) E-dork interviewed a candidate for a senior position in our group that was higher in the hierarchy than E-dork's position, and also for a discipline different from E-dork's. E-dork's boss was supposed to be conducting this interview, but had been sick.
Now it might not seem like showing off if he didn't go on at length, emphasizing numerous times how supposedly "ridiculous" he finds the situation.
During a recent dinner, some dude kept talking about how he was getting all kinds of new responsibilities at work that required him to be "like a lead." For example, he had to send out the status reports and "mediate" some feature. He exclaimed that "even my boss doesn't do this stuff!" It didn't occur to him that his boss wasn't interested in doing this kind of menial work, rather he took it as a sign of his superiority. He was relating all this with an air of "Can you believe that they're trusting ME of all people to be doing all these team leadership tasks? I'm really an in-the-trenches kind of guy!"
That same night, my former coworker with a massive chip on his shoulder brought a friend of his (from his new job) whom we'd never met before. This friend was kind of quiet with the rest of us who all knew each other, but when he opened his mouth, what came out was no surprise. Friend had recently been promoted to management, but bragged about how he scoffed at management and his new responsibilities. His superiors had told him that now he was "an agent of the company" and would have to start drinking responsibly at work. Apparently he was frequently the instigator of drinking games in his work group and got everyone drunk. And then he said (in total seriousness) he believes in "work hard, play hard."
If you ever notice me bragging-disguised-as-complaining or -sneering, please smack me with a clue-by-four. |
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