Thursday, November 30, 2006

Music: Epoxies - Stop the Future
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This is just so frustrating.

It's become clear to me that my boss is going to be hard pressed to keep me on as an employee if I can't figure out how to get this scanner working. There simply aren't enough letters to write to justify her keeping both me and Jackie on, so I need a new task. Basically, if I can get the scanner working, I can spend all of my time scanning old files in to the computer so we can purge the paper copies. Archiving. That'll give me plenty to do since there are so many closed files just taking up space.

But I can't get the scanner to work. I hate it when I can't figure out technology. I've grown up with it and always been able to get it to work eventually, but this is well beyond me. How long I'll be on the phone with the tech support guy today I can't even guess.

Technology has been turning on me lately. My computer at home was having problems staying connected to the internet, making my busy-work project of getting all the songs on my iPod to have album art near impossible. Now I can't get this goddamned scanner to even acknowledge its own existance. I feel like my mom.

Also, the thing I was working on with the circular knitting needles...I messed it up. It got all twisted and pointless. These things are a bitch to work with but the multiple-double-pointed-needle thing scares me.

Shit. I'm apparently having a bad week.

Trying to think of things that cheer me up. Oh! I came in to $20 recently that I don't really need, so I'm finally going to buy something from the Child's Play charity wishlist. I think I'm going to focus on the books on the list since they are cheaper so I can buy many and people seem to be ignoring them.

Alright. I gotta call tech support.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Music: Hawksley Workman - We Will Still Need A Song
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Work acheived a new level of stupid yesterday.

My boss insisted that I should be able to use our multifunction copier's scanning function without any cables. I said I didn't see how it would be possible without an ethernet cable, but she was adamant that it could be done....

I spent something to the tune of four hours working on this, with over an hour spent on the phone to the tech support guy who, at the end went "What do you mean you don't have an ethernet cable!? Of course this isn't going to work!" I was furious and didn't get a very good night's sleep last night because of it.

I tried mellowing out once I got home, but for some reason my mom seems to have a sixth sense about when I'm in a lousy mood and on edge. Hence an inescapable conversation about why I spend so much time on the computer and why she never sees me doing anything for my law school applications. Just because she always seems to come down when I'm taking a break from essay writing to play some Sims 2 or something doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything else. And the more I tell her I don't want to talk about it the more insistant she is. Her timing is terrible and I almost told her to go to hell yesterday. 22 years later and she still can't trust me to do anything for myself.

Once I finally got rid of her I decided to practice using circular knitting needles. The repetetiveness of knitting usually helps me relax, but I was still just too pissed off to calm down. I have, however, gotten quite good with the needles and now have something vaguely resembling the beginnings of a hat.

Now I'm back at work and, since I have a few errands to run up on route 10 today, I know there is going to be some kind of douchebagery relating to the copier happening today. It always works out that way.

As for the immediate future, I have a few finishing touches to put on personal statement #6 before sending that one and the only other promising candidate (#3) to the Bucknell pre-law advisor to look at. By then Marilyn should be in and I can find out if I'm going and picking up the Goddamned ethernet cable today.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Music: Flogging Molly - Swagger
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So I've been reading a lot of stuff online about the Microsoft MP3 player, Zune. You know...because I love a good trainwreck. No one seems to care. And if they do care, it's in the negative.

But the thing that's making me laugh so hard is that all the Mac sites have taken the KGB style-propaganda stance. Basically, if anyone says so much as "The Zune does not cause cancer" in the way of defending it, the Mac sites treat them like sniveling slaves to Microsoft. It's hysterical. These people are just as bad as political party loyalists. It's like there's absolutely nothing wrong with the iPod and anyone who says that a different device might have some merit is and Enemy of the People.

That being said, I have no intention of giving up my iPod...just making fun of the crackpot Mac people.

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Music: OK Go - Get Over It
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First off, Thankgiving was a great. I'm very lucky to have a family that really gets along. We were all able to talk very easily and there were plenty of pets to keep things fun and interesting. My Aunt and Uncle have a little Golden Retriever named Autumn, who is very energetic and a total attention hog (I was happy to oblige), and two adorably fuzzy kittens. Their names are Sassy (the very personable one) and General Zod (more mischivious but has the BEST NAME EVER). Overall a great holiday.

As usual, we set up the Christmas tree the next day and I didn't stop helping with decorations until last night. My mother LOVES to decorate and the day after Thanksgiving we had a pretty warm and fuzzy family day with Mom and I setting up the tree with my father making new and inventive dishes out of the turkey leftovers. It's not the traditional family set up, but it really works with us. Since I'm a big girl now I got to put the topper on the tree this year. Wee.

Now I need to get back to my long term typing project.

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I really thought you were going to say that since you're a big girl now you got to help decorate the tree. *smirk* Sorry :-P

# posted by  Unknown : 9:33 PM

 

Oh I helped decorate the tree...Mom just moved most of the ornaments I put on...But it's the thought that counts.

I did the beads all by myself!

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Music: Adam Sandler - Somebody Kill Me
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Of all the days

Of all the fucking days

Of all the fucking days I'm stuck at work it has to be the day where I have a thousand and one things to do.

I was in a mediocre mood to begin with but I was looking forward to getting out at three and getting all my errands done. First a trip up Route 10 for a couple of errands. Then out to Chester to feed and spend some time with Gizmo (I'm cat-sitting), then home to help with the Thanksgiving stuff as my mother totally took on more than she wants to do (whatever posessed her to offer to make all this crap when she hates cooking I'll never know) then out to the Rox just before midnight for First Thanksgiving dinner with my friends. It's a full day but workable.

Now I'm assigned to sitting around until 4:30. Then I have to drive to another lawyer's office and hand him paper while the boss does her share of the real estate closing over the phone from the other office. I have nothing to occupy me while I'm sitting here. I drank way too much coffee and didn't have enough to eat this morning so I'm jittery and edgey and a general joy to be around. I really don't feel comfortable doing this since I'm in JEANS and a SWEATER while everyone else is going to be decked out and professional looking. I'll be lucky if we're done by 6 given the severe retardation that happens whenever anyone is doing anything involving real estate. Then I'll be closing up here.

I just....I just want to go home.

No. Scratch that. I want to go feed Carrie's cat. THEN I just want to go home.

Of all the fucking days....

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I'm thankful for Joyce taking the time to show my Gizmo some love. =)

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Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Cake - Opera Singer
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We had a bit of a crisis in my family regarding Thanksgiving. Short story, my mother threw a pouty fit about the fact that we might need to go to my Aunt Jill's house for Thanksgiving (like we do almost every year) because her house is so croweded and they smoke and the turkey's dry and blah blah fuckin' blah. So when the opportunity to go to my Aunt Nancy's much less crowded house came up, she took the chance but still felt blech about the whole affair. "Thanksgiving is pointless anyway. No one gives thanks for anything. We're just waiting for it to be over so we can start Christmas."

I got a little offended by that. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Just because I don't make a huge stinking deal about it doesn't mean I don't give thanks. For instance, here are just a few of the things I'm thankful for:

- The fact that I have a nice warm winter coat
- That my parents keep supporting me even though they question how productive I'm being
- That I can speak to my parents as an adult without them getting huffy
- The 18 years I spent with my doggy
- That I have fun hobbies
- All of the people who made my time at Bucknell so much fun
- The friends I've had for around about 8 years now
- The friendship I've had for 22 years
- Pretzels
- The fact that I have a job
- The fact that no one in my family is seriously ill right now
- The fact that someone somewhere must be having a good day
- Quick Check coffee
- All the people who are my family, regardless of lack of blood or marital connection
- That my friend all have something that makes them happy

And that's just what I've thought of *today.* Thanksgiving's a great holiday. Christmas can wait a few more days.

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some of your friends....like me...have been around for pushing 10 years

# posted by  Unknown : 4:49 PM

 

Amen to that, Joyce!

Happy Thanksgiving. :)

# posted by  Anonymous : 8:54 PM

 

Thanks for the thanks. Right back at you, dude :)

I like Thanksgiving too. At least once we sit at the table. Before that my mom's kinda cook-zilla.

# posted by  Unknown : 9:36 AM

 

I have GOT to find a way to work the word "Cook-zilla" in to conversation :P

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Music: Less Than Jake - Pete Jackson is Getting Married
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I realize now that I never publically reacted to the NJ elections. Sure Jason called me and to celebrate, but as usual I had to kill his euphoria.

Sure. I voted Menendez. And I hated ever second of it. I was ashamed of myself for perpetuating a system I think is almost beyond repair. I regret voting. Instead of voting for Menendez I should have spent my time out on the streets with a bullhorn explaining to everyone in earshot the evils of gerrymandering and the abject failures of campaign financing system. That would been just as important.

As for the "anti-incumbent" face that this past election took on, I thought I would be happier about it. Incumbents get an unfair advantage which pushes the system in to a rut. But this wasn't an anti-incumbent race because people had woken up to how skewed the system was. They were just pissed and irrational, wanting to take their vengence out on anyone: even people who were not the enemy. Blind voting of any kind makes me very very sad. I'd rather see people informed.

As for the Democrats winning...like I give a shit. Same garbage, different suit. Their entire party message makes me suspicious. If they are supposed to be Champions of the Disadvantaged and it's the disadvantaged that vote them in...what kind of incentive do they have to improve anyone's conditions? No one is going to actively undermine their voting base. And the cyclical nature of NJ's welfare system (which is pointless to try to get out of by finding a good paying job and going back to school because, if you did get a good job you'l loose all your other benefits and have to start paying money back to the government), looks like a voter trap. It's the illusion of help and compassion without any substance. In a way, the Republicans are more honest in that they make it quite clear they don't care about the middle and lower classes. They're still huge bullshitters when they say they give half a damn about "free market capitalism" among other thing though.

The system is so broken that perhaps even a lone-gunman couldn't fix it at this point. The corruption is too wide spread. And no one will ever try to cut off the money flowing in to these guys' pockets. The lobbyists are too powerful and like this rut far to much.

So congratulations, Democrats. Now *you* get to be the ones to profit most from the efforts of people with real jobs. Isn't that just super for you.

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dont worry even you couldnt kill my euphoria....at least not this time!!!

# posted by  Unknown : 11:29 PM

 

check minus to comments still being restricted and delayed.

# posted by  A : 7:34 AM

 

The comments are moderated because I don't want marketing spam on my blog. I'm usually pretty good about getting them approved every day, so I don't see how it's really that bad of a trade off for not having a huge sales pitch on my page.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Music: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Memphis Exorcism
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Eavesdropping on a very interesting case.

Apparently someone is interested in our services as a divorce attorney...but there's a bit of a hitch...

A gentleman from Spain living here wants a divorce from his spouse back in the homeland...the issue being that the marriage is same sex. Can we even *do* same sex divorce without same sex marriage in this state.

Quite a conundrum. It's also just ironic in that Alanis Morisette kinda way. You fight so hard for something only to find out it has just as much a chance of failing as for you as it does for everyone else.

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Equal rights for all...

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Monday, November 13, 2006

Music: Me First and the Gimme Gimmies - Sunday Morning Coming Down
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Bad mood bad mood bad mood

Okay...for starters I had a lame weekend. I couldn't go to Box's party and on Saturday I had to run to Toys R Us to get a birthday gift for my five year old cousin's party which I wasn't even going to and haven't seen her in three years. I had to get the gift because my dad is absolutely hopeless with this stuff. So, apparently since I was once a five year old girl, I would know what to get for one. CLEARLY.

So I went to the store and wandered aimlessly for half an hour before seeing this bitchin' Skee Ball thing. I would be stoked to get this NOW. It was totally sweet and within the price range so I picked it up.

The next day, before my mother and I left for the world's most awkward and boring babyshower, I was questioned why I'd bought little Erin a "Boy's Toy." It's fuckin' skee ball! Skee ball rules! I was then informed that I was a failure at buying toys and we went on our way to Staten Island to watch someone open up box after box of baby clothes...rock. on.

So far today, my PMS has been the bane of my existance, it's my mother's birthday so I have to be extra super duper nice, and my boss yelled at me for something that I have no control over.

Bad mood. Bad bad mood.

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Thursday, November 09, 2006

Music: Tom Waits - God's Away on Business
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So now my garage is going to be more stylish than some people's houses...

My mom's getting this Epoxy Shield Coating of Might or whatever put over our crumbling cement. That's all well and good, but the trick of it is that the colors in the coating have to match the sage green walls of the garage (yes the inside is painted). I'm seriously waiting on the day she comes home with a tasteful coffee table and runner rug for between the cars.

Work is so boring this week that I've been writing pointless entries like this just to eat up some time. Nothing's going on...I just want to make the typeing sounds so I appear busy. Seriously, the thing I'm looking forward to most today is the PB&J sammich I brought in....Super....

Baby shower for my cousin-in-law this Sunday. Apparently we're going somewhere all fancy for it so I have to dress up. I'm going to be more spruced up for my family event then I am for any given day of work. But it's a reason to wear my nice new pants.

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I'M BORED!!!

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Music: The Epoxies - It's You
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Things are getting accomplished. Unfortunately, not always in the way I want them to:

I wrote out two personal statements yesterday and asked Bucknell's Pre-Law advisor which would be a better topic to rope in draw the interest of the admissions people. I had one written about the grand, misadventurous trip I took to Galicia while I was in Spain, and another about my time in the Welfare Fraud department.

Of the two, I'm much happier with the one about the Welfare office than the one about Galicia...so of course I get an email back from the advisor saying how much admissions people LOVE applicants who've gone abroad. The thing I've written about Galicia is not very good, so I'm probably going to write another one...just because I hate myself.

In other news, finished one of the bright blue slipper-socks I was making....It's way too big. Oh well. I've got the second one to get it right. Also, I've started working on a pair of mittens...Hopefully they will turn out better than my previous efforts. Not that that would be hard :P

Okay. I actually have a couple of things to do today.

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Friday, November 03, 2006

Music: Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly
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My job is simple: Ms. Romero puts things on my desk and I do them. It's not that hard. Problem is, what do I do when she's not there to put things on my desk?

She's going on vacation again and I'll be damned if I have enough long term projects to keep me busy for a week. Marilyn's gone through this before so she's probably gonna bring in some movies. I'll probably get at least one of the slippers I'm knitting done. Maybe even finish the pair.

Now for something that annoys me: Sodium

That shit's in EVERYTHING! It's the reason why I'm always thirsty after soup. Why the hell is there always like 90% Redommended Daily Allowence of Sodium in everything I eat? I also hear it's super bad for you to have so much of it. Normally my response would be "Who cares," but suddenly I do. I don't wanna eat a salt lick, I just want to not be hungry.

Speaking of eating, I think I'm gonna actually be able to go out to eat with my friends tonight. Holy shit! We're actually gonna do something!? Has the world come off it's axis!?

It's kinda sad that I get so suprised when people are actively trying to do something, but my crew (myself included) is more of a "hang around the house" kind of group. I have been seeing some of them more often now that I crash the Monday night wrestling "Man-night and Ant" parties. Gotta have some human contact and no World of Warcraft doesn't really count.

To wrap things up, I have a hella big hangnail and no band-aids. And I was thinking of painting my nails today...Not anymore, I guess.

I'm in an inexplicably good mood in spite of all the things I've just said.

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uh, kinda important Q: whats your favorite 3 or 4 colors. i guess top 4 colors. broad colors too, nothing too specific like 'deep azure blue'; just plain blue.

# posted by  A : 6:35 AM

 

Purple
Blue
Green
um...I guess I'd take orange too

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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Music: Me First and the Gimme Gimmies - Jolene
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Why can't I just grow up!?

I had every intention of not buying FF XII. That's 80 hours of my life I could be using for something else...but now I see it's getting 5 star reviews and everyone's all excited...And the Guitar Hero II is coming out....And the WoW expansion...and the Borat movie....

What the hell...I have so much to do...And I'm thinking about these toys and distractions. I've been thinking about this quite a bit actually. People who do important things and change the world...they probably don't have time for video games and Khazakstani reporters. The fact that I still think about these things and actively seek them out make me wonder if I have what it takes to do something big.

I mean...I think I do. Life can't be all hardship and selflessness. People need to have fun too, right? Just because someone's important doesn't mean they can't vegetate in front of the TV for a couple hours to unwind, right?

Does Colin Powell watch CSI in his free time? Did Madeline Albright knit? I dunno...I guess I just don't want to admit that someday I might have to give up doing fun things.

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