Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Music: Eels - Going Fetal
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It's been a good day. It really has.

First of all, I'm not scanning. I'm doing *research.* I love this stuff. I needed to see if this one guy had a reason to take legal action against a committee for giving him computers instead of cash as his grant. I think my boss was just expecting a yes or no answer. How about a full blown memo instead!? DAMN I'm good at this.

We also had Panera for lunch. I got to go pick it up. There was a dude named Bob in a suit and tie who was absolutely losing his shit because he didn't have his sandwich. Someone else must have taken it, but instead of acting like a civilized human he insisted that everyone behind the counter stop their work on other people's lunches and do his. Dude. Sorry your sandwich got punked but don't be a dick. Everyone was real nice to me because I'm small and was holding lots of things. Someone even got up from their seat to open the door for me. That was kind.

I am now looking for expert witnesses...I'm doing real work!
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Friday, February 23, 2007

There's a fucking reason we have the Death Penalty and I think this is it.

Absolutely 100% unacceptable. Kill them all andmake the world a better place. No fucking plea bargins for people like this. There's supporting our troops and then there's treating them like they're so special they can get away with shit like this.

Unacceptable in every way that these men might escape with their lives. Unacceptable.

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That made me cry.

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Music: Flogging Molly - Salty Dog
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I took some really awesome courses while I was in college that made me see deeper meaning in everything from sports matches to statue placement. I read this article about the Ireland v England rugby game coming up and initially thought the obvious "Ooo this should be interesting Go Ireland."

Well...this gets more complicated considering where they're playing: A place called Croke Park. It's famous for being the spiritual center of Ireland's national sports: Hurling (I still have no concept of what this sport would look like played), and Gaelic football (soccer but with throwing the ball sometimes. Crazy fun to watch as many of these guys can throw like NFL quarterbacks). So yeah let's put some English guys in there and watch the fur fly if they seem even a LITTLE disrespectful. That's a pretty obvious call...But it get's even more awkward-tastic:

Croke Park is the site of the Bloody Sunday Massacre. 14 people were killed in 1920 when the Brits opened fire on the crowd and players...now over 80 years later there's going to be English people in there again....Yeah. This isn't going to be awkward AT ALL. Yeah right.

All I'm saying is that these English Rugby Players are going to need to be very very very very careful. Shit. Even I would be looking for an excuse to turn on them in there.

I will be looking for this match on every ESPN my cable company has. They might even show it....because America loves a good trainwreck....

...Go Ireland...

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Music: The Living End - Black Cat
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There is good news and bad news. Good news is I know why I've had the chills and a been tired all this past week. Apparently I'm synching up to someone else and I was about a week late on "that time of the month." It happened once before a little over a year ago when I was in Spain. Mystery solved. But now it's hit and I WANT TO DIE. Nothing is helping. I don't want to take too many pills, but the recommended dose hasn't done much. I actually blacked out in the car on the way to work. It was only for a few seconds but Oh My God was it scary. I'm calling it a short day today at work. There's a flaw with the scanner's mirror that's putting lines on all the papers so we really ought to get that fixed up before I do more scanning. And with the boss gone, that's all I really have to do. Everything else has been finished since Wednesday. What I need to do is go home and curl in to the fetal position for a few hours. Rockin' Friday Night.

As for things not gynocologically motivated, I think I've figured out when most law schools are going to get back to me. It's probably April. So I figure I have at least until mid-March before the panic attacks hit again. Plenty of time to develope a copeing strategy or five.

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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Music: Cat Power - The Greatest
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Couple busy days in work have meant I haven't really had time to write a blog post, so I'll try and make up for lost time today. Blogging from home? The scandle!

On Thursday I had a nice little panic attack (it's been awhile. I was starting to forget how good they are for my sinuses). Since my boss's computer can't seem to find the office printer, she sometimes uses my computer after I leave. And she did exactly that on Tuesday. Wednesday we had to close the office because neither I nor Marilyn could get out of our friggin' houses (stupid street cleaners not doing their jobs....so much ice....). So I get in on Thursday and Marilyn says to me that the boss *really* needs to talk to me. The story is that after I left, she did a Google search of her name (no idea why) and "the first thing that came up" was my facebook profile. Whatever. Nothing incriminating there. I'm not stupid. The big deal was what came up after that: Images of her calender, clients' names and phone numbers, and a whole bunch of other really sensative information.

I nearly shit a brick. That wasn't possible. I was like "maybe we have hackers or something because there's no *WAY* I could or would put that stuff on the internet." We tried to retrace the boss's steps and it wasn't long before the mystery was solved: She was never searching the internet. She was using my Google Desktop software and searching my hard drive and internet history. None of the stuff she found was online. All she did was confirm that I did my job and kept her calender up to date. I was terrified she wouldn't believe me, but thankfully she trusted me and my demonstration...I'm very lucky. She's very understanding, and frankly probably trusts my judgment more than my own mother does.

Speaking of the mother, she's driving us and herself nuts. She was all stoked to not be working anymore, but suprise suprise she's bored as hell. The last time she wasn't working I was thriteen years old. Meaning I still needed to be driven around and picked up after and yadda yadda yadda. I caused things for her to do. Now I'm basically self-sufficient (basically) so there's just not as much to do. She's going insane. We went shopping together yesterday, but I'm wondering how long she can go before she just completely loses her mind. What she needs is a hobby, but it's impossible to get her to acknowledge it. She's wonderfully creative. She's always loved to sew and she's super good at it (I failed to inherit that talent, much to her chagrin). I suggested she pick that up again, but she her response is always "what am I going to make?" I can't answer that. She's good at crochet too, but I suspect she'll react the same way if I suggest that.

Meanwhile, I don't have work on Monday (thanks, Presidents' Day and your closure of courts!) so I have been vegging to the extreme. I finally finished the keyhole scarf (pic). Love the colors, love the texture, love the yarn, love the style. It's also the perfect scarf to wear with the high-neck coats I have. It'll stay under the coat and not slip around off my neck. That kiwi green is the most beautifully hideous green I've ever seen. I love it. I want to make everything in that color. I'd totally make a sweater out of the darker one, though. More sedate. More my style. And I *will* finish that fucking sleeve for the cardigan today. If I can get this one done I know I can make myself plow through the last one. Slap the thing together, add the trim, pretend I know how to sew a button on, and voila. Super warm sweater to wear over the 8000+ tank tops I own.

I'm also on a new music hunt. Found out two bands I enjoy have new CDs out: Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Living End. I'll probably sample the Yeah Yeah Yeahs one before I buy it. The Living End is already purchased. I've been listening to and likeing their music for long enough that I can just kinda trust them. Also just found the chic posted above, Cat Power. Really digging it. Like Nora Jones, but doesn't make me want to fall asleep. Might invest in another album today.

And somehow I managed to stretch 4 dull days in to a super long blog post.

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YAY! a long post! i dont feel so alone anymore in my ramblings!

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Music: Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
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I hate it when I can't figure out if I'm sick or not.

I'm constantly cold (doesn't help that the heat's out in the office *again*), I'm kinda coughing and my nose is a little bit runny...but apart from that I don't think I'm sick. Pain in the ass.

Big news is my mom got laid off. It's been coming for awhile. I think she's pretty grateful for the break, to be honest, but I'm a little pissed on her behalf. Of all the people the company could let go they get rid of the person who makes their friggin' office function? Normally these guys can't tell their ass from a memo pad, but my mom kept them in line. Oh well. Like I said, I think this'll be okay.

Speaking of the Mother she's in NYC today visiting my new baby second cousin (cousin's son). I'd really like to see him for myself, but since I've been working I can't really just take a day off. Hopefully we'll have some sort of family event soon. Meanwhile I get pictures to look at. He's a cutie, even though he is kind of pulling a Derek Zoolander face in one of the shots. I just looked at the picture and went "....Magnum!" Only a couple people caught the joke, including the little guy's gramma...She laughed.

My other cousin's going to have her baby soon. A little girl. I kinda want to make something terrifyingly pink for her but not sure how that would go over....I do have a cute pattern for a bunny hat, though....

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Thursday, February 08, 2007

Music: Fountains of Wayne - Radiation Vibe
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I think I have an issue with being done. It might be hereditary.

I pick on my mother all the time for never being satisfied with how the house looks. She'll completely overhaul the master bathroom and immediately move on to criticising the garage. She can't just sit still and be happy she's finished something. She can't ever be done.

I might have that same problem, except to a lesser and less expensive extent.

Now that I've finished law school apps...I have to have something else to do...So now I have about 5 knitting projects going at once. I'm making progress on all of them, but it's still a little rediculous.

I actually finished one last night. I made a kind of knitted headband that will keep your head and ears warm while still letting you pull back your hair. I love it to death. I made it with some of the gorgeous yarn that A got me for Christmas from Japan (thanks again, A! it's all I can do not to wire you a couple hundred bucks to bring back more :) ). Here's a couple of pictures: 1 and 2. So that left me with a gap. A hole. Just working on a scarf, a sweater, and a sock isn't enough! I'm actually making progress on all those things and need to know what's next.

Books are the same way. I finish one and need to have another at the ready. Because what else am I going to do? I can't just do nothing.

Maybe that's it...maybe if I ever find myself done with everything...I'm dead?

Nah. That's too emo. I guess I just like being busy with nice things.

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nice hat-ear-head thingy. i'll get you more yarn for yer B-day. If you know a specific international yarn you want lemmy know, they prb have it here.

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Monday, February 05, 2007

Music: Randy Newman - Short People
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Today I would like to talk about the television program "Monk."

There was an all day "for people who don't care about the Super Bowl" marathon on yesterday and it pointed out something that I've known in my heart for years...

Monk just isn't as good anymore. Old Monk was fantastic. Newer Monk is just...Well...let me explain.

The real turning point was when Bitty Schram left. It had started tapering off in quality before hand, but when they lost the character of Sharona...for me that was it.

What I liked about the show when it started was that, while the show was funny, there was also a sense of tragedy about the main characters. Monk was a fucking basketcase who could barely funtion in the everyday world...and that was a little sad. This is summed up for me by one episode where he's about to play clarinet with Willie Nelson...until someone else puts their lips on the mouthpiece. You could tell he was heartbroken. It made the character that much more real, and you felt for him. Sharona was another character like that. She was barely scraping by, had been a prostitute in a previous time in her life, but she could still function and be interesting and a good person.

When Monk had his little phobia-freakouts, they were organic and just rose from the situations that happened to be part of the case he was solving. It didn't feel like a setup. Now the show has become an obvious cash-in.

When they fired Bitty Schram (God only knows why), they simply replaced her with someone who was basically the exact same fucking character. Just blonder, less interesting, and with a daughter instead of a son. It's the same fucking character without any attempt to make her fit a different role. A cynical replacement. This new chic? Couldn't care less about her. Sharona was interesting on her own.

And the plots....my God I feel like on day they're just going to break down and have an episode called "Mr. Monk wears a silly hat." Instead of focusing on the plot and letting the character tics flow from there, they are coming up with plots specifically to hit a certain button in the character. Instead of feeling sad for a character with so much baggage...I cringe.

I can't watch Monk anymore. It's long since jumped the shark. Maybe I'll invest in some DVDs of the first couple of seasons. I just can't take it anymore.

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That's what I did, Joycee. The first seasons rock. New Monk just isn't the same.

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Music: Jimmi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic
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Never officially stated it but yes I am in fact DONE with all the pressing applications for law school.

Technically, I have two more to send out, but they need some bullshit called a Dean's Certification before I can send in my stuff. Good news is that they're not due for a month, so there.

Everything got in on time as well. UNC Chapel Hill was even nice enough to send me a little email to tell me everything was okay. How about that Southern Hospitality, eh?

It was pretty stressful while I was doing it, but now that it's over I can't tell you how relieved I am. Sure, these feelings of relief will only last about a month or two until i have to start thinking about if I got accepted anywhere. But for now, I'm okay. Good, in fact!

I've got the ball-buster part of my cardigan done, but at a price. Did you know that bamboo splinters are amongst the most painful you can get. That's because they absorb moisture from your hands and expand, increasing the pain. I know this, because the top of one of my needles shattered from overuse and I got a nice little chunk in my thumb. That *sucked*. Plus I had to get new size 7s. Balls. Anywhoo, I'm moving along pretty quickly on the rest.

And that's all for now. I'm back to being really boring.

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Hooray being (mostly) done with law school apps! :)

Boo splinters, though. I can't believe you actually sustained a knitting injury. That is one for the books.

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YAY!!!!! you got the apps done!!!! I am so excited and proud of you. Applying for grad school sucks and is stressful but you are done!!!

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GOOOO JOYCE!!! *hugs and cookies*

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