tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57309482011-10-03T01:24:03.831-04:00The New Adventures of...A normal life can be full of adventure if you look at it a certain way...Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.comBlogger3351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-887420743218748812008-07-16T11:02:00.002-04:002008-07-16T12:22:56.243-04:00Music: Johnathan Coulton - Skullcrusher Mountain~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ah'm back, bitches.Back in to the vicious cycle of having way too much going on in my head at one time and needing to type it out. Very little may actually be happening to me, but I *am* paying attention to the world around me.1) I have got to stop watching cooking shows. For serious. I love to cook and all butCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-43449099939279924072007-12-10T12:08:00.000-05:002007-12-10T12:30:01.033-05:00Music: Primus - Jerry was a Racecar Driver~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yesderday was pretty fun but holy crap am I paying for it now.My family decided to have a warm and fuzzy trip in to the City to look at the store windows and get lunch at Becco, a restaurant owned by one of my father's favorite cooks. It was a good day out, but oh my God my legs, my back...everything just Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-68445414992808345292007-12-06T11:34:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:42:59.275-05:00Music: Rilo Kiley - I Never~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Update!Nothing's realy going on, but a basic rundown of my day has me knitting Christmas gifts, thinking about gifts, polishing my law school application stuff (I think I *finally* got it right on the personal statement stuff), little bit of World of Warcraft here and there, and, of course, work.This Sunday something's actually happening, Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-31687784819553131652007-11-19T15:02:00.000-05:002007-11-19T15:20:12.496-05:00Music: Eels - Numbered Days~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I knew today was not going to be great. I knew that from the moment I set out for work this morning. Surprise snow was great when I was in school...but my opinions are starting to change. The town was just as unprepared, so I knew the roads were gonna be a mess. That was one hell of an understatement.Two minutes down the road, I started Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-65878959405267962232007-10-26T13:21:00.000-04:002007-10-26T13:27:47.959-04:00Music: Regina Spektor - Ghost of Corporate Future~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I rather like this idea, which was sadly banned by the French government. I shall have to save it for the next time I go to vote. It pretty much summarizes how I feel about every single person being put before me as a future "leader" for this country.Specifically, a person who I would not want to be near without Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-57944754551668913222007-10-08T13:54:00.000-04:002007-10-08T14:41:46.428-04:00Music: Kaiser Chiefs - Every Day I Love You Less~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do not be deceived! This post is not actually about my knitting hobby. Only the setting and circumstances have to do with knitting. This will actually be one of my good old fashioned "I hate the Upper Middle Class" rants.I know that sounds hypocritical, but honestly the social practices of the UMC are nothing Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-35531689522586614612007-09-28T10:21:00.000-04:002007-09-28T10:41:14.414-04:00Music: Tri-State Conspiracy - High-Strung Mess~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This morning was quite nice. I got my first good night's sleep all week (Claratin at night instead of during the day! Genius!), and when I got downstairs my mom was in a good mood and even made a new pot of coffee for me (our coffee maker is so amazing. It makes a full pot in under 3 minutes...it's friggin' Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-78154333937500534492007-09-27T10:44:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:00:19.139-04:00Music: Regina Spektor - Us~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is how I know I would not enjoy smoking marijuana.Basically, the plague has descended on our office and now both Marilyn and myself are sick. Sadly, Marilyn is now suffering a full upper respiratory infection and is in really bad shape. Out of commission for a minimum of 5 days. I know I'm not that bad, I'm still sick enough that I cannot Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-54384679338504275482007-09-18T11:37:00.000-04:002007-09-18T12:00:17.645-04:00Music: The Fratellis - Baby Fratelli~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I had a very interesting morning. I was late for work again, but it was for a good reason.I kept a very old doggy from straying too far from home. All very much a coincidence.For one thing, I got kind of a late start. My father's car must have caught whatever it was made my car not start yesterday morning, and he was out in theCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-86005920817986950372007-09-17T10:30:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:44:51.113-04:00Music: The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lousy weekend, in a very petty sort of way.I was denied a dog on Saturday, despite the fact that both my mother and I were totally in love with this little beagle/coon hound mix puppy. When we talked about it as a family, we realized that the second the dog peed on the floor Mom would go fucking balistic, Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-3911533941375115912007-09-14T10:47:00.000-04:002007-09-14T11:09:48.818-04:00Music: Amy Winehouse - Love is a Losing Game~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Good with the bad.I decided to be a punctual and upstanding citizen and take my car in for inspection nice and early this month so I don't get caught in the wave of procrastinators at the end of the month. I keep my car in good shape, so I was convinced that I'd be in and out of there in no time...Not only did it Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-55837743820217820932007-09-10T10:24:00.000-04:002007-09-10T11:44:37.890-04:00Music: Mad Caddies - Good Intentions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When I was growing up, I was not aware of just how odd my morning routine was to most people. I was completely unawares of this device called the "alarm clock," because I was always awoken by my mother.Not usually in the form of nudging my shoulder until I opened my eyes. Or even coming in and flinging the blinds open so the light Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-47357358023785094582007-08-29T10:16:00.000-04:002007-08-29T12:37:18.487-04:00Music: Eels - Going to your funeral~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okie doke. Update time. Nothing much has happened, but I still feel the need to ramble.My mother got a job with a local paper. I'm not entirely sure what she'll be doing, but the job has benefits and it's a paycheck, two things she was clamoring for a few weeks ago...Now suddenly she seems like she wishes she didn't have to go Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-61145447114566489162007-08-20T12:21:00.000-04:002007-08-20T12:34:07.625-04:00Music: Regina Specktor - Fidelity~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You ever have one of thsoe days where you're just not fit for public? Where you're a little walking ball of hate and even the world's cutest puppy couldn't do anything to help?Yeah. That was this past Thursday. How many things could have possibly gone wrong that day? Oh man. For starters I didn't know the other secretary wasn't Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-52288514467825327402007-08-14T14:34:00.000-04:002007-08-14T14:37:32.774-04:00Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-33763917078472992662007-08-10T10:15:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:42:23.979-04:00Music: The Fratellis - Solid Gold Easy Action~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sometimes I forget that other people use the internet.For as long as I've been keeping this blog, (later this month it will be 3 years of actual writing, 4 years chronological) I've never really thought about the fact that it's out on the internet. *Anyone* can read this, not just my friends. Whenever I've even comeCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-17075992187490955052007-08-08T10:41:00.000-04:002007-08-08T11:44:25.547-04:00Music: Foo Fighters - Everlong~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Apparently I'm so boring that it weirds people out when I do something even slightly unexpected.This past Sunday was really nice. It was warm out, but there was a good breeze that kept it from being uncomfortable. It was so nice and sunny that, instead of retreating to my basement lair, I decided to sit out on our screened in porch...which isCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-75938413323583224932007-07-31T14:42:00.000-04:002007-07-31T14:49:47.586-04:00Music: Ted Stevens - The Internet is a Series of Tubes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BWAHAHAHAHA!MUAHAHA! MUAHAHAHA!!!!Our favorite technologically savvy senator is so fucked it's beyond belief!!Ted Stevens of Alaska is being asked to step down from his committee positions! This probably means that criminal charges of corruption are on the way! I'm so happy to see that the criminal Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-62882104162394751852007-07-30T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:48:59.163-04:00Music: Garbage - Right Between the Eyes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'll admit it. There are certain aspects of society and popular culture about which I am nothing short of a total hater. Cookie cutter ho-bag clothing on 12 year old girls, emo/scene music, the reverence for professional sports players....I completely lose all rationality and cannot be argued with when people defend these Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-23493100078827213672007-07-20T14:17:00.000-04:002007-07-20T14:43:58.676-04:00Music: Foo Fighters - DOA~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Why in the name of puppies does this always seem to happen.I had *plans* for today. *Important* plans. I still need to go to the Borders and get my wristband to pick up my Harry Potter copies. I also need to get to the craft store and return a piece of crap snap puncher. I had things I wanted to do today, yet here I am stuck behind the dest Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-21363843093571579102007-07-18T11:20:00.000-04:002007-07-18T12:37:56.519-04:00Music: Cherry Poppin Daddies - Soul Caddy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My mother is gone for a week....I think my father and I have started to go feral.It started out well. We had a good meal on Sunday. Dad was gonna cook until he threw his back out, so I ended up making dinner. It was fun and no disasters this time.Then...housework set in.My mom has a lot of plants outside...plants that Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-81590690657399041992007-07-12T12:26:00.000-04:002007-07-12T12:35:18.508-04:00Music: Squirrel Nut Zippers - The Interlocutor~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This just in from BBC's "WTF Desk""British forces have denied rumours that they released a plague of ferocious badgers into the Iraqi city of Basra"...I really don't think I can add anything to this...Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-31892083891904046652007-07-09T11:30:00.000-04:002007-07-09T12:19:03.360-04:00Music: Epoxies - Stop the Future~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Buckle up. This one's gonna be long and disjointed...First of all, I cooked yesterday. I love cooking and really wish I did it more often. I decided yesterday that I wanted pesto so badly I'd just make it myself. We just got the Everyday Italian cookbook, so I'd even have Giatta's directions as a safety net. Pesto's so simple that Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-1278769206496492082007-07-05T13:02:00.000-04:002007-07-05T13:09:32.350-04:00 Mingle2 - Online Dating And here I thought I was a good kid. On a different note, Pale Force is the fucking funniest thing I have seen in ages.Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-60805908517270663392007-06-26T14:23:00.000-04:002007-06-26T14:58:35.063-04:00Music: The Flaming Lips - Fight Test~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I have a personal crusade.I hate when people drive like douchebags. I have made it my mission to make them pay.I'm kind of like the Punisher...except small, non-voilent, and protected by the frame of a Volkswagon.My favorite hunting grounds are 78 and the Parkway. In your attempts to bypass the traffic, have you gone on to the Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-29658568144203002202007-06-25T11:14:00.000-04:002007-06-25T12:16:45.470-04:00Music: Wilco - I'm Always in Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When I checked my email today I found Matty's latest email. It's always great to hear from him, and it always sets me to thinking about previous conversations. With Matt, it's impossible to just talk about bullshit. The conversations always have some kind of existential fallout that makes me wish I could go back to giving a shit aboutCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-53741290320740062202007-06-15T19:57:00.000-04:002007-06-15T20:51:09.276-04:00Music: Eels - Things the Grandchildren Should Know~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Once upon a time (circe 1923) in the Luzurne County Pennsylvania coal mining region, a woman named Gertrude Young had a big decision to make. Her husband, Arthur Morgan, had died in 1923 in terrible accident while working in the mines at the age of 28. Gertrude was now left with a difficult choice. The manCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-24362585685660314812007-06-05T15:24:00.000-04:002007-06-05T15:46:36.503-04:00Music: Wilco - White Light~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So I think things might be looking up maybe kinda. I mean, if nothing else it looks like there might be some forward momentum.I'm a pretty lucky person, no matter how I might bitch and moan to the contrary. A lot of people seem to find it in their hearts to help me out. Like my cousin's wife. She's said she'd forward my resume to some people she Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-53836363966918698382007-06-01T12:44:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:44:52.780-04:00Music: Muse - Please Please Please~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fuck all but I am in a miserable mood today. All of my little triggers for moodiness managed to get triped within the span of 2 hours so I don't think any amount of Starbucks or cookies is gonna help.I knew I had to get in to work in Dover earlier than usual. 8:45 instead of 10. Not tragic, but I *hate* getting up before 8. Still, I'm Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-17442188332736544312007-05-29T14:29:00.000-04:002007-05-29T14:50:48.820-04:00Music: Cat Power - The Greatest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Talk to Matty online today. Unfortunately I was in one of my "poor me I'm stuck in a rut" moods, so I ended up getting that special breed of Matt advice:"You're unhappy? Fix that."Love him to death but Christ almighty he can be exhausting. His policy of just doing things seems so easy to him, but....it's not like that for me. I've prettyCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-82916917963730686222007-05-29T13:49:00.000-04:002007-05-29T13:51:36.015-04:00Belief is strong. Belief is powerful. Belief is enough to make people give their lives for a cause...I respect belief. I respect people who stick to their beliefs....but....lolCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-18848076248620878962007-05-23T12:32:00.000-04:002007-05-23T13:10:29.301-04:00Music: Eels - Souljacker Part I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Here's what's going on:I'm working very hard on that Wait List at American. I'd frankly LOVE to go there as (a) it's a got a good reputation for International Law, (b) it's in DC which is one of my favorite cities, and (c) it's the only place that's actually interested in taking me. I'm working with and admissions counselor to make it Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-20278465797848231352007-05-08T12:32:00.000-04:002007-05-08T13:18:49.603-04:00Music: Flogging Molly - Whistles the Wind~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'm doing okay today. The arrival of Marilyn's new puppy for a short visit was a big help. Mostly I'm just trying to act like it's any other day. I'll get around to coping when I can....well....cope with coping....Didn't go out last night but it was probably for the best...Not that anyone called anyway, so whatever.Just Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-19976936978655964322007-05-07T13:03:00.000-04:002007-05-07T15:22:14.507-04:001:03It's D-Day. This is the day when i have to know about my status with UNC Chapen Hill's law program. It's currently 1:03 and there's no news just yet. I was going to wait to start this post until I got word...but word should have come about an hour ago.I'm physically shaking. I just need to know at this point so I can get on with my life. The letter from UNC said that this had to be the day weCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-35528468558948417132007-05-03T11:37:00.000-04:002007-05-03T12:03:27.471-04:00Music: Wilco - Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okay. I've finally uncurled from the fetal position.Ya see, now that I don't have a Goddamned clue when that response is going to come in, I can't live in as much dread. Now that I'm not in "ohunholyfuckit'sgonnacomeintodayahhhhhhh!" mode, my life can go on. Admittedly I was very cranky yesterday and Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-47806008917984049082007-05-01T12:11:00.000-04:002007-05-01T13:04:03.832-04:00Music: Soul Asylum - Misery~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I thought today was going to be the day. The day I found out what I was going to do with the next year of my life.Not so much. I called Chapel Hill. Turns out my application is still "under review"Now I have another week or two of ulcers and bad sleep to look forward to. Super. And I even get the extra knowledge that they have probably filled upCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-37349365791657887882007-04-30T14:19:00.000-04:002007-04-30T14:30:28.914-04:00Music: OK Go - Good Idea At the Time~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~UNC Chapel Hill is officially late with their application response. I got a response today, but it was from St. John's in Queens.I was accepted and offered a $20,000 annual scholarship.......I think I'm going to pass.I know this sounds weird but in my gut I just don't think it's the right place for me. I'm twitchy and Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-63754074548537679642007-04-25T11:26:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:36:04.163-04:00Music: Pete Yorn - Undercover~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I like to think that I am a savvy person who isn't as easily swayed by the mass media to follow whatever is fashionable. I think I withold my judgment on "the next big thing" until it has real proven itself, from makeup choices to political candidates. I am not a blind,deaf,mute yes-man.Then why am I so up in all this Google stuff?I'm Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-70426950594281359672007-04-23T12:07:00.000-04:002007-04-23T12:18:16.963-04:00Music: Eels - Losing Streak~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I rant about how much I hate the BBC all the time, but I still read it every day. It's the best place for me to get reliable international news. But today it felt like they were saying sorry to me for all the shit about Virginia Tech. Today they ran:Why Do We Hate Pigeons So Much?I am terrified of birds. Especially pigeons. BBC has explained to meCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-18921538463280679962007-04-19T11:51:00.000-04:002007-04-19T12:37:48.244-04:00Music: Jason Mraz - Who Needs Shelter~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So I'm doing my usual news trawl this morning as I pick through a file for it's important-enough-to-archive contents and finally hit the BBC."Police 'regret' at killer's video" (being broadcast)Right next to the headline? Big fucking picture of the psycho with a gun to his own head. And below it, *another* screencap from the Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-28973170335365726802007-04-16T16:25:00.000-04:002007-04-16T16:39:28.695-04:00Welcome to the information age.I can bear witness to unfolding tradgedy while I sit at work.When the day started, I was pissed. One of the lawyers wanted me to translate for one of our more mumbly clients (to be fair, she's had a stroke and is coping with it amazingly), a task I never really feel up to. No apparently doesn't mean no when it comes to tasks I'm uncomfortable with and can explain Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-87239903688529725192007-04-12T12:29:00.000-04:002007-04-12T12:48:06.876-04:00Music: The Cure - Hello, I love you~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~An update by popular demand:Nothing has happenedThe end......No seriously. Things are pretty much holding the course. Rejection from Boston College. UNC, Brooklyn, and St. Johns left. The fact it's taking so long to hear back from them is lulling me in to a paranoid sense of well being. I know that sounds weird, but I feel betterCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-18245738873401788692007-04-03T11:49:00.000-04:002007-04-03T12:28:25.855-04:00Music: Flogging Molly - Selfish Man~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okay. I fucked up. I know now. I've taken myself down a few pegs so can things get better now, please?I got rejected from Fordham. This is not good. I really thought I had a chance of getting in there and I got rejected. This makes four rejections and one wait-list. I'm waiting on results from Boston College, Carolina Law, Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-83169118723552291892007-03-24T13:19:00.000-04:002007-03-24T13:34:15.301-04:00Music: Ella Fitzgerald - Misty~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LOTS to update on. First the law school blah blah.Rejected from NYU. I'm sad about this one, but not suprised. So many people apply to NYU that they can be really selective. My scores are pretty middle of the road, so I had a feeling I wasn't gonna make the cut. Still, I'd hoped.But the pretty good news is that I got a wait-list invite fromCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-85339288603268985922007-03-21T10:41:00.000-04:002007-03-21T11:07:04.952-04:00Music: Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Handle With Care~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I had really expected the worst for this vacation. My mother, me, and my grandfather? It sounded like a recipe for disaster, right?It was wonderful. One of the most relaxing vacations I've ever taken. My mother and I got along great. It was breezy so she didn't make me go to the beach (I Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-71885387985944938082007-03-12T10:31:00.000-04:002007-03-12T11:59:58.522-04:00Music: The Mighty Stef - I Love You~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I really really really want to talk about the concert this past saturday, but right now the alarm in the office has been going off for no reason for the last hour and ten minutes. I've called the landlord several times to try and get in touch with the alarm company so they can shut it off, but he's just not answering. Bad day Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-72213656042935821102007-03-03T13:14:00.000-05:002007-03-03T13:38:21.080-05:00Music: John Mayer - The Heart of Life~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I feel a lot better. There was something kind of eating at me for the past few days, but now I've taken care of it. My mom's been really upset because, after she got laid off from her job she had wanted to take some time off. Now she feels like she needs to go right out and get another job...The thing I wasn't supposed to Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-24124707612978630282007-02-27T11:29:00.000-05:002007-02-27T14:30:15.778-05:00Music: Eels - Going Fetal~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-32927680371343969602007-02-23T12:30:00.000-05:002007-02-23T12:32:50.895-05:00There'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. Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-21063786751446581652007-02-23T11:54:00.000-05:002007-02-23T12:09:15.091-05:00Music: Flogging Molly - Salty Dog~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-81475397687906635242007-02-23T10:33:00.000-05:002007-02-23T10:42:35.778-05:00Music: The Living End - Black Cat~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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. Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-84609539605179736622007-02-18T11:42:00.000-05:002007-02-18T12:31:34.437-05:00Music: Cat Power - The Greatest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 officeCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-85781989292149018702007-02-13T12:53:00.000-05:002007-02-12T11:13:59.931-05:00Music: Jason Mraz - I'm Yours~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-10712931839956761872007-02-08T13:00:00.000-05:002007-02-08T13:00:36.115-05:00Music: Fountains of Wayne - Radiation Vibe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-75916067418628170582007-02-05T10:40:00.000-05:002007-02-05T11:31:52.113-05:00Music: Randy Newman - Short People~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-49464313764840249982007-02-01T11:36:00.000-05:002007-02-01T12:22:42.995-05:00Music: Jimmi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-71095216523478572452007-01-25T13:58:00.000-05:002007-01-25T14:02:15.016-05:00Music: Liz Phair - Divorce Song~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tea? CheckMilk? CheckWater? CheckCookies? CheckSandwich (tasty)? CheckNon-Invasive music? CheckMore than two energy drinks? CheckBlankie? CheckAvailable beer? CheckKnitting to take the edge off? CheckList of schools? CheckHalf a prayer of getting in to any of these places? Well...let's see.Catch you on the flip slide, folks. I'm goingCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-7088037074922849612007-01-23T11:41:00.000-05:002007-01-23T12:10:26.792-05:00Music: Tom Waits - Army Ants~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The song above is one of the reasons I think I'm going crazy.It's about bugs. Like nature documentary style commentary about many species of bugs spoken over a walking bass line.I love this shit.I bought the new 56 song Tom Waits uber-album last night. This guy's gonna leave me broke. He puts out like 3 albums a year and they're all good. Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-15435353376319679422007-01-19T10:16:00.000-05:002007-01-19T10:21:48.618-05:00Music: Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It's not in.Why isn't it in?I could have WALKED this shit to LSAC faster.There's no good reason for my paperwork not to be in. There just isn't.What am I going to do? This stuff needs to be done on February 1st. Nothing is in. I can't do anything. I only have ten days left and I can't do anything.How the Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-51279708100481119082007-01-17T11:35:00.000-05:002007-01-17T11:53:34.788-05:00Music: Gorillaz - Dirty Harry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Just checked in on the transcripts. Apparently they were put in the mail on Monday, so I should be ready to go by the end of the week...Now to just sit around and be a moron until then.Played World of Warcraft for the first time in like a month last night. It was a lot of fun to be back. I frequently think of the internet as Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-83165991004859974292007-01-16T12:20:00.000-05:002007-01-16T12:31:12.402-05:00Music: Muse - Supermassive Black Hole~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okay...A third of the paperwork being in to LSAC is better than none of the paperwork being in to LSAC.The letter of recommendation from my boss is in, but I still need my transcripts and the other letter. I'm sick of spinning my wheels, here!But I have plenty of things to kill time with. Specifically, playing World of Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-7236489216647898852007-01-12T11:11:00.000-05:002007-01-12T11:40:35.476-05:00Music: The Clash - Train in Vain (Stand By Me)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I know I'm being paranoid. It's only been a couple of days. I should really give this more time before I have a full blown anxiety attack...But we all know that waiting for a justifiable excuse to panic has never been my style.Most applications for law school are due on February 1st...I sent a whole bunch of Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-24222212919792680012007-01-11T14:26:00.000-05:002007-01-11T14:29:04.599-05:00Music: Something Corporate - I Woke Up In A Car~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nothing to report. Dull as dirt.But this site, You Knit What??, has given me more laughing fits than anything else out there lately. As someone who knits, it's important for me to know that, despite the fact that I'm not particularly skilled, other people have fucked up worse than me. It's not updating anymore,Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-11281147284753875482007-01-11T11:56:00.000-05:002007-01-11T12:17:44.818-05:00"US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned that the US will take action against countries destabilising Iraq". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWay to be about two years late to the party, folks. Anyone paying more than superficial attention to the situation coulda told you that forces from surrounding nations were behind starting a lot ofCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-48942018471804857772007-01-10T11:50:00.000-05:002007-01-10T12:33:24.793-05:00Music: Mindless Self Indulgence - Bitches~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Okay. Alright. This is good...Yeah!I sent out three letters yesterday: One to Bucknell to make them send my transcript in to the service that'll be helping me with my law school applications (LSAC). The second was for my professor so she can send in the letter of recommendation she's written to LSAC. The third is going Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-12892028194626199472007-01-08T10:42:00.000-05:002007-01-08T11:09:40.658-05:00Music: Cake - Italian Leather Sofa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Couple quick shots:On Saturday, the had a birthday Snakes on a Plane-ebration for Carrie's birthday. The DVD worked just fine and that movie really is as awesome as I remember.I also have to confess that I have been spending a lot of time watching Bravo and A&E. Top Chef is drama-riffic, possibly just as drama-riffic as Project Runway.Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-48530036430402757402007-01-05T10:50:00.000-05:002007-01-05T11:14:50.105-05:00Music: Starsailor - Music Was Saved~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'm getting a lot done, but it's not enough. I'm scheduling all this stuff for myself and, while much of it gets finished, plenty of it doesn't. And that makes me a sad panda.Things that aren't helping:- It seemed like a great idea at the time to start an iPod holder and I finished it last night...now I have a lopsided thingy with Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-60385528963308914912007-01-04T12:16:00.000-05:002007-01-04T12:29:40.074-05:00Music: Wilco - We're Just Friends~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I got owned yesterday.I was all set to leave at three and go to the gym and do all this stuff before having a Snakes on a Plane movie night....Had to stay until 5. Didn't make it home before the gym closed. The DVD I got was defective.Ultimate pwnage. On me.Today should be better. I'm returning the DVD after work. I know I can Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-3831866209873970602007-01-03T10:11:00.000-05:002007-01-03T11:03:54.529-05:00Music: Tom Waits - Low Side of the Road~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'm freaking out.My applications are due in a month and I don't have either of my letters of recommendation and my personal statement is only semi-finalized and I don't know how to send in my transcripts and I don't know where I'm supposed to send them and I haven't filled any of the individual school applications out yet.OkayCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-72829232261404575422006-12-27T10:29:00.000-05:002006-12-27T10:56:47.142-05:00Music: The Living End - Growing Up~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hope everyone had a great holiday! Still New Years coming up so that's something to look forward to!Christmas was great. I spent the morning of the 24th making the best chocolate chocolate chip cookies EVAR with my dad. Then he took the rest of the day to make a really great prime rib and even Yorkshire pudding, which he's been Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-43909672219769876252006-12-20T10:28:00.000-05:002006-12-20T12:14:00.998-05:00Music: Flogging Molly - Black Friday Rule~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So I was so residually angry yesterday that I haven't mentioned all the good things that are going on. Let's fix that.First of all, I got my mom an awesome gift for Christmas. It was a little expensive, but I have a paycheck and very few expenses so whatever. The only downside is that I might end up sacrificing that giftCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-24735250556796395432006-12-19T12:52:00.000-05:002006-12-21T11:28:28.799-05:00Music: Epoxies - Stop the Future~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I had a truly bad day at work yesterday.I went in to the Elizabeth office to do some actual document work...This one case...I should never have read the file...I should have just done the subpoena and been done with it...But no...Instead I read page after page of police reports and victim testimony about this horrible man we were Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-78106415931561788262006-12-15T13:30:00.000-05:002006-12-15T13:37:57.007-05:00Music: Flogging Molly - Screaming at the Wailing Wall~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ireland Rejects Lesbian Marriage. . . . . . .DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHAs wonderful a time as I had in Ireland, and as much as I would like to go spend more time there, I fully acknowledge that some of their laws are...less than progressive...Homosexuality was illegal until 1993Civil divorce Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-50840852169634347162006-12-14T11:10:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:48:23.672-05:00Music: Wilco - Say You Miss Me~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I think my boss is some kind of psychic.It seems like every time I want to try and get ot early to run some errands or I'm not feeling well, she needs me to stay later than usual.Today, it's both problems. I still need to get a birthday gift for Ben on top of the rest of my Christmas shopping, and I think my cousin got me sick. She had, Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-83740455964549918282006-12-13T11:33:00.000-05:002006-12-13T11:36:04.518-05:00Music: Bobby Darrin - Mack the Knife~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I'm on the record as saying it would take a "Jesus/Budda 08" campaign to stop a McCain/ Guliani ticket from going all the way.I take that back. All you need is Obama.Even the super-bitter BBC guy loves him! Everyone who listens to him loves Obama!HAHAHA! Hillary is so fucked.Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-85917650154438825622006-12-12T11:52:00.000-05:002006-12-12T12:15:20.522-05:00Music: John Lennon - Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I have been so bad about going to the gym lately. There's just so much other stuff I want to be doing, though.Yesterday I went shopping and got myself new guitar picks (the ones that came with my cousin's guitar are qay to flimsy for my tastes) and a book to teach myself. It's actually very good! I've figured out 5 notes so far, and can Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-13936160043825537242006-12-11T13:13:00.000-05:002006-12-11T13:20:17.071-05:00Music: Cherry Poppin Daddies - Brown Derby Jump~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Couple new developments. We had family over for brunch yesterday. 15 people. Two cooks. All short order food like pancakes and scrambled eggs. It was made exceptionally clear to my mother (who had come up with this almost unworkable idea) that any criticism about how little time my father and I spent away from Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-90913534487855718312006-12-08T11:24:00.000-05:002006-12-08T11:41:59.506-05:00Music: Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to Boston~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Urg. Today is not a day for productivity. It's too damned cold. Unfortunately I *have* to get to the mall. I've done zero Christmas shopping to this point and I also have to get my friend a birthday gift for the party next week.And of course I've chosen to do this shit on a Friday...in December. I'm so smart.I Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-21434696999168291162006-12-06T11:49:00.000-05:002006-12-06T12:53:09.858-05:00Music: Fountains of Wayne - Sink to the Bottom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yesterday we had a breakthrough. I have a job again, basically. The scanner finally works, so I can start archiving. My boss is so stoked you have no idea.I got some good hours in yesterday, then headed for the gym. The unfortunately my car was in the shop for a mysterious leak that only my mother could see, so Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-23897738956711667812006-12-05T13:52:00.000-05:002006-12-05T14:34:13.408-05:00Music: Less Than Jake - Mr. Chevy Celebrity~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Political Pundit Guy Makes Idiotic Comment, People Suprised For Some ReasonBasically this guys thinks that bringing a bible to get sworn in to Congress is REALLY important. So important that one should simply not being Congress unless they're willing to do so. By this logic, putting you're hand on the bible for a Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-2397158632140613372006-12-04T12:19:00.000-05:002006-12-04T13:19:13.818-05:00Music: Stereophonics - Since I Told You It's Over~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well the copier is working, but I still feel a little nervous about my job. I can't help but worry that she'll find me redundant to someone already working for her and BAM no more job.It's especially tight for me money-wise since (a) it's Christmas season, and (b) I just cleaned out most of my bank account Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-64859147973202816812006-11-30T11:07:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:19:17.275-05:00Music: Epoxies - Stop the Future~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-24893036115612902332006-11-29T10:34:00.000-05:002006-11-29T10:47:41.332-05:00Music: Hawksley Workman - We Will Still Need A Song~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-83240739997418828442006-11-28T14:08:00.000-05:002006-11-28T14:12:52.328-05:00Music: Flogging Molly - Swagger~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 muchCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-80112877482108496962006-11-27T10:33:00.000-05:002006-11-27T12:00:31.226-05:00Music: OK Go - Get Over It~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-68902345420445823502006-11-22T15:44:00.000-05:002006-11-22T15:52:07.286-05:00Music: Adam Sandler - Somebody Kill Me~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Of all the daysOf all the fucking daysOf 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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-75291288113739153182006-11-21T12:41:00.000-05:002006-11-21T12:53:38.916-05:00Cake - Opera Singer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-13885487449666270642006-11-15T10:47:00.000-05:002006-11-15T11:09:57.841-05:00Music: Less Than Jake - Pete Jackson is Getting Married~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-16995877810188491262006-11-14T14:04:00.000-05:002006-11-14T14:13:28.399-05:00Music: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Memphis Exorcism~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-69062321510679610412006-11-13T13:30:00.000-05:002006-11-13T13:49:44.766-05:00Music: Me First and the Gimme Gimmies - Sunday Morning Coming Down~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bad mood bad mood bad moodOkay...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 getCynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-12827291980935451122006-11-09T12:03:00.000-05:002006-11-09T12:22:39.797-05:00Music: Tom Waits - God's Away on Business~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-12726334983476696932006-11-08T10:25:00.000-05:002006-11-08T11:18:48.875-05:00Music: The Epoxies - It's You~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-29828561818079220152006-11-03T11:27:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:45:51.471-05:00Music: Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-65228460707129252462006-11-01T12:29:00.000-05:002006-11-01T13:09:12.226-05:00Music: Me First and the Gimme Gimmies - Jolene~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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..Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-4384309860438243792006-10-31T12:47:00.000-05:002006-10-31T13:00:28.840-05:00Music: O.K. Go - Don't Ask Me~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I hate asking people for things.It really makes me uncomfortable and it always has. And even though I really have no choice, I'm making every possible effort to procrastinate on asking for a letter of recommendation.I need a recommendation to get in to Law School. It's not optional. The best professor I can think of to ask is my Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-79764684278183733122006-10-30T11:11:00.000-05:002006-10-30T11:37:24.344-05:00Music: Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~::sigh:: I'm going through a bit of a crisis right now. Bear with me. My version of a crisis is really nothing at all, so don't get too worried.The lead up to this is that my mother was very disappointed that I didn't get a senior portrait done for the yearbook...so now I need to go get one done on my own. Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-45958231564027192302006-10-27T11:28:00.000-04:002006-10-27T11:42:09.084-04:00Music: Johnny Cash - In My Life~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I think that the song I listed above might be the saddest song ever. If you know anything at all about Cash, it just feels so...real? Not like most songs I listen to, which feel like the writer has imagined a bit about their relationship...idealized it somehow. In My Life feels like he's speaking directly to his late wife in a very Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-53514884326282305732006-10-26T12:06:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:57:25.226-04:00Music: The Epoxies - Toys~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well there's no turning back now. It's scarf weather, and not just in the still freezing office. I finally busted out my 6 foot long orange monstrosity and am currently so hunched down in it that I look like I lost my neck.I've been really cold in general lately. Maybe it's from losing weight and now being less insulated. All I know is that I'm Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-51881846022590239752006-10-25T12:02:00.000-04:002006-10-25T12:21:19.216-04:00On the Morality of New Jersey:Jason called me yesterday to inform me that New Jersey is on the verge of an historic decision regarding whether or not same sex couples have the right to marital benefits. This is very interesting and a very important day for the state.I would just like, before I go any further, to reiterate my position that the word "marriage" should not be used by any governement Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730948.post-24349629771779533892006-10-25T10:32:00.000-04:002006-10-25T11:41:52.005-04:00Music: Da Vinci's Notebook - Secret Asian Man~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So today's gonna be crazy.Not only do I have to pick up my books in Parsippany, I need to go to the gym, hit the craft store, and collect the sites for Law School Applications.I need to do my book pickup today since I think I have like 4 of them in my box and I don't want them taking up space. Need to work out Cynical Pinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168477600881541357noreply@blogger.com1