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Oh For The Love...!
Currently Listening To: Palace of Dark Waterfalls- Michiru Yamanehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061018/ap_on_fe_st/playground_tag_banThis is fucking retarded. Apparently teachers and teachers' aids are too fucking paranoid and lazy to actually watch what kids are doing, and thusly need to ban childhood staples. Parents are also to blame, because they're the greedy fuckers suing the school districts for run-of-the-mill childhood injuries. It's a sad time we're living in. Personal responsibility is no longer in the vocabulary of most people. It makes me sad to think the people having kids are in my generation.
Survey 'n' Stuff
Currently Listening To: Heart Full of Black- Burning Brides("I made a promise by the side of the road.... I'm gonna bury this goddamn halo..." I love this song.)-Are you happy with your given name?Pretty much. I didn't like it when I was younger, but I grew to like it. -What is your guaranteed weeping movie?What Dreams May Come-What is the one thing you like to do alone?Read. It's hard to read when there are other people in the room. Generally, they try and talk to you. -What's a major fear of yours?Strangers, crowds, spiders and small spaces-Are you a pyromaniac?Kinda, but only with lighters and candles.-Do you know anyone famous?Bruce Campbell wished Chris and me a happy marriage via video, but that's the closest I've come to knowing a celebrity.-Describe your bedIt's a waterbed, queen size. Light blue sheets with yellow moons, suns and stars on it. The bedspread is dark blue with gold moons, suns and stars on it. There's a canopy that hangs from the cieling over the head of our bed, which is also blue with moons and stars on it. -What type of character would you play in a movie?The geek or the badass chick.-What do you carry with you at all times?Lip Balm, pocket knife, wallet, hair tie, engagement ring, wedding ring. If we're talking about my backpack, though.... *clears throat* Drawing pad, writing pad, metal clipboard, a pocket full of pens and pencils, bandaids, Midol, antacids, Ibuprophen, Excedrine Migraine, a spoon and fork, brush, tampons, batteries, saftey pins, bag full of gaming dice and other random junk that happens to appear in my backpack.-How do you eat an apple?I take a bite out of the side, in the middle, and work my way around. Then I work my way up toward the stem, then down toward the little crinkly bits.-Do you prefer to stand out or blend in?Generally blend in. I don't like strangers coming up to me and talking to me. -What kind of first impression do you think you give people?Quiet but opinionated. Probably bitchy to those who get on my bad side.-Favorite communication method? Email-What is your hidden talent?I can make boxed dinners tolerable by adding my own things to it. -Do you own a Bible?Nopers. -Do you have a problem changing clothes in front of friends?Depends on the friends. Most of my friends are dudes. -What should you be doing instead of this?Nothing really. I can't really look for a job at 2:30 in the morning. -Who was the last person who called you?My mom, to see where my brother was at. -Are you ready?To rock?-What is the last gift you gave someone? I don't remember. I think it might have been the a birthday present. I don't have a lot of money to give gifts.-Does everything happen for a reason?Mostly. Karma works in wierd ways.-What is your biggest headache lately?Lack of funds. And our DAMNED CAR. -What color is your bedroom?The walls are white, and the carpet is beige. But I have lots of pictures and posters up to try and cover up the boring. -Do you consider yourself to be a nice person?Contrary to popular opinion, yes. -Have you ever pierced your own body part or that of someone else?God no. -What kind of watch do you wear?A white one with a FREAKY bright LCD light in it. Seriously. It puts some headlights to shame. It's really cool. -What's one car you will never buy? (why?)A Hummer of any brand, style or make. They're fucking ridiculous and wasteful. Nobody needs anything that big. If you're driving a Hummer, you'd better have a fucking anti-aircraft gun on the back of that bastard, to justify the gas you're wasting.-Do you cry in front of your friends?I try not to, but in the last few years, I have a lot more than I'd like.-Would you die to save the life of someone you dearly love?I'd like to think I would. But one rarely knows what one would do in those situations until it actually happens.-Do you have any married friends?Yupyup.-Do you like thunderstorms?Does a bear shit in the Pope's hat? (That's a yes.)-What was your first job?Working a jewelry kiosk at the mall. Shittiest. Job. Ever. -What was the last thing you typed before this survey?Something on the devART forums, methinks. -Favorite word lately?Twilight-What's the strangest thing that's happened to you in the past week?I went to Starbucks to apply, and they were having a full blown job fair.-You have a crush, don't you?Besides my husband...? -_- Yes, but just a fangirly one....-Who?Jirad, from the book I'm writing. He's my husband's character. Sexy gunslinger. Yum. -What is the little physical habit that gives away your insecure moments?Playing with whatever is at my fingertips. This includes pens, hems of clothing, ect. -Do you talk a lot?Not really. I'm the quiet one in most conversations.-What do you typically order at a bar?Rum and Coke, or a Midori Sour. If they have a blender, I order a Pina Colada. -Name one trait you hate in a personElitism. Arrogance. Generally anything that makes them think they're better than other people, and makes them act upon it. -Favorite writing utensil?Mechanical pencils, or a fine tipped gel pen.-What's one thing you're a loser at?Dancing. I'm too white to dance. -When's the last time you made someone cry?My husband, but that was a while ago. We had gotten into a fight about -shit, I can't even remember what it was.-Do you like the rain?Yeah. It's nice to walk in, to listen to, to smell and watch. -Who was the last person you talked to in person?My roommate Tim.-What are your plans for the weekend?Chris is running his D&D game on Saturday. Maybe I'll write something on Sunday.-How much money would it take for you to give up the internet for a year?2 million dollars. Not being on the internet means not applying for jobs.-Where's your ideal marriage location?In a wooded park, with lots of trees and rock formations. Ideally, I'd like to be married (again ^^) in Cliff Park. But we settled for my grandmother's house. -What do you cook the best?Chicken, sauteed mushrooms...-Kind of books do you like to read?Whatever grabs my fancy, and whatever isn't foisted in my face, with people screaming "YOU HAVE TO READ THIS LOLZ!!"-If you win the lottery, what would you like to do? It would really depend on how much we got. If we got something in the 10 million area, that means we'd get about 4 million after taxes. But we'd buy a car and a house, pay off our wedding rings and pay Tim back. We'd give our parents a chunk of money, and give our friends a small amount, ideally. Then we'd put most of what remains in a high-yielding savings account, and live off of the interest.-If you don't like a person, how do you show it?I try and ignore them. -What are you listening to?I was listening to "Heart Full of Black" but my playlist has moved on to "Heut Ist Mein Tag" by Blumchen-What was the last thing you laughed at?The thread in the Complaints forum about using "retarded" as an insult. Funny shit. -What do you wish you were doing right now?Snuggling with my husband and watching a movie. But he's at work. *sigh*-What musical instrument do you wish you could play?The trombone. I've always wanted to play the trombone. I wanted to play the trombone when I first joined band, but my mother wouldn't let me, because she said "it was too loud." Grr. -What's the funniest experience you ever had at your job?I was sweeping theatres, singing along with the music at the end of the credits, and my manager snuck up behind me and scared the BeJeezes out of me. I screamed, and nearly took his head off with my broom. I've never seen a guy that pale turn that red with laughter. -If you could speak any language, which language would you speak? Latin would be cool. We didn't have a latin class in highschool.
Who'd Have Thought I'd Enjoy Being a Barista...
Currently Listening To: Shot in the Dark- Ozzy OsborneSo this morning we went out to job hunt. I had an idea where I wanted to look, but Chris put off getting a paper, and didn't have any idea where he wanted to start. That aside, he dropped me off out in front of the Starbucks by Safeway while he went to go gas up the car. Turns out there was a job fair being set up, and I had arrived a bit early for it. This was a pleasant suprise to me, so I grabbed an application, rushed home to fill it out with phone numbers and addresses, and then turned it in with my application. I was one of the first people being interviewed, and the interview went quite well, from my observation. They seemed impressed by my misadventures at Regal in their tiny Cafe. On a geekier note, they asked me what "legendary service" meant to me. Mentally, I was thinking of something along the lines of an extra 8 CR, with hit die, bolstered ability scores and all that, but obviously that was the wrong answer ^_~I'm really hoping I get hired on there. I didn't narrow down my avaliability on the application, but I hopefully narrow it down a bit if I get called in for a second interview. It'll suck for gaming, but money and paying the bills is far more important at the moment. The atmosphere is really nice, the dress code is casual, and all I have to do is clean and make coffee. Unlike at Regal, where I had to make coffee, serve popcorn and pop, juice, hotdogs I didn't even have back behind the counter, and preztels. Do you know how hard it is to make an expresso while simultaneously trying to bag popcorn and pour cola? I'm going to be glad for the change if I get hired.
G'bye, money! See you never again!
Currently Listening To: Fight Fire with Fire-Metallica
So for our wedding, we got a pretty big chunk of money. And it was gone before we knew it. Starting out on your own sucks ass. Money's very tight at the moment. Chris had an umbilecal hernia, and had to miss some days at work. He's still trying to figure out if he gets worker's comp from it, because he was well within the restrictions of things to lift. So anyway, the meager money he was making is now slowed to a tiny trickle.
We sat down the other night and figured out what we could do to cut expenses until we came into more money, and we figured out that the only thing we could really cut out is cable. We need internet for job applications, we obviously need electicity and water. We'll buy more food that we can prepare and eat off of for a few days at a time, like stew and soup. I'm going out to look for a job on Tuesday, and so is Chris. He decided that until he can get seniority at his job, he needs a second part time job to keep up. We have a lot of bills to pay, and we really need to get cracking on them.
Because of this, though, it means we have to go and give a kitty to the Humane Society. I found this cute cat about a week before Chris and I got married. He's gray and white with yellow eyes, and he's the sweetest cat I've ever met. I seriously think it's the first cat I've actually grown to love. Anyway, I found him while I was out on a walk a few weeks ago. He crossed the street toward me as I was walking home, and I bent down to pet him. When I did so, he mewed and jumped up on my shoulder, and made himself comfy. Since then, he's been living on our front porch, and I've been feeding him, letting him in the house now and again, treating him for fleas, all of that happy horse-shit. But he looks as though he's gotten in a fight, because he has this bloody gash on the side of hise face. We can't afford to take him to the vet and have the vet treat him, so we have to give him to the Human Society so they can take care of him, and hope that he isn't euthanised. But he's a sweet kitty, so he should get adopted out easily. I'm going to see if we can somehow ensure that he gets put into the adoption program they have going with Petsmart tomorrow when we take him in.
So yeah. Being broke sucks. But it'll get better.
I thought this was funny as shit.
Currently Listening To: Push It- Static XI found this on the dA forum and thought it was funny as hell. It pretty much encompasses what I think about the whole homosexual thing with Christianity. If you're gonna preach one, then preach them all. No fair picking and choosing, depending on who you hate this year. Dear Dr. Laura: Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. ... End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Law and how to follow them.1.. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2.The passage clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligatedto kill him myself? 6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here? 8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two differentcrops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends tocurse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? -Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I am confident you can help.Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.Your adoring fan, James M. Kauffman, Ed.D.Professor Emeritus Dept. of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education University of Virginia .
