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Identity Bytes:
Name: Guess. Go on. I won't stop you.
Psuedonym: Dagger. Dag, if you like.
Contact: Dagerswift@aol If you can't figure out that a .com goes at the end of that, I probably don't want mail from you anyway. ^_~
I dig: taekwondo; creating/appreciating music, art, or literature; fedoras; the air after a snowfall; good conversation; Indian and middle eastern food; rice; brown paper packages tied up wi- oh, hell.
Sucks to: people who confuse debate with shouting the same opinion/phrase over and over, raw cauliflower, hateful rap/punk/etc., a compulsively fast-paced and unemotional society
Location: the Chicagoland area
Currently reading: the Inferno of the Commedia, by Dante Alighieri, trans. John Ciardi
the beast what ate me: the book
They give me cardboard box to live in:
Pitas.com
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Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
12:30 p.m.
listening to: people chattering in the hall outside
Blogging from college! Will tell more details on lj.
8/7/03
1:59 pm
listening to: nothing
location: the office
Quick recap time again. Goodie goodie gumdrops.
Tuesday: Work all morning, toward the end of which I developed a hideous migraine. Came home, collapsed in an unconscious heap on the couch, woke up briefly to eat, watch tv and chat, fell asleep again.
Yesterday: A very fun day at Yaohan plaza and Ikea. I acquired silverware and snack foods, and Nick bought sake for himself and a very wonderful Spike wallscroll and brocade-covered journal for me. And yes, he's now officially my boyfriend. Hee.
And now, off to lunch. Which will be unique, as our secretary has unintentionally double-booked drug reps bringing in food. XD Maybe they'll battle territorially.
8/10/03
11:23 am
listening to: camp being taken down
location: Indiana dunes campground
'I dig my toes into the sand.
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue plate.
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless.
And in this moment I am happy.'
~Incubus
Wow, have I ever needed the past few days. Nothing but beach and forest, sand and fallen leaves and silver nights. I want -- no, I need to get home and write, write until my fingers fall off. College starts in just over a week, but somehow I don't care. I feel refreshed.
8/14/03
10:59 am
listening to: "ELM" -- Yoko Kanno
location: the office
Well, the week has consisted mostly of shopping, packing, and cleaning. Augh, college frightens me beyond all words. Yesterday was fun; I got to finish shopping. I'm so very happy, as everything I like to wear is now in style. Net tops. Ties. Pinstripes. Eeeeeeeee.
I really must update the blog when I get home. Updated: Monday, August 4, 2003
10:03 p.m.
listening to: MTV in the background
7/31/03
10:35 am
listening to: "People Are People" --Depeche Mode
location: the office
Well, I have just over 100 charts to go. At which point I can begin data entry for every appointment made before the new computer setup!
. . . *sob*.
Oh well. As many of you might have guessed, work has become far too busy for me to even think of bringing in Virgil, so it's back to palmblogging for awhile.
I was just reflecting on society, and realized that the American habit of impulse-eating is pracically a trained behavior. From school through employment, too many people find themselves in mundane, ordinary, and even isolated situations until lunchtime, when socialization and a 'break' are readily associated with food. I know that, for me, it's a struggle not to snack at work simply to provide a bit of variety. I guess I'm trying to replace that behavior with blogging; both are a welcome respite.
Wow. When Pitas called themselves 'healthy', they didn't know the half of it. ^^;
7/31/03
12:14 pm
listening to: customer service trying to explain the workings of a copy machine to someone
location: Kinko's
Well, here I am, making the batch copies for the last 50 or so charts. And, given this chance to blog without fear of being reprimanded by my superiors, I can recap yesterday.
Spent a rather liesurely day roaming Chinatown with my sister, mom, and Nick. Nick discovered the wonders of hole-in-the-wall bakeries, cramped little noodle shops, Asian grocery/general stores, and boba tea. Kit and Amber will be proud to know that my sister is continuing the proud tradition of the Boba Ninja. Then I went over to Nick's and played yet more FFX and my old used KOF'99. Heh. All in all, a well-spent day off. ^___^
8/4/03
6:58 pm
listening to: muzak and machines
location: Kinko's
Well, life's been like usual: insane. Thursday saw the usual 10-hour workday, blargh. But on Friday I had a wonderful date with Nick. Mm. And I just spent the better part of Saturday after work lazing around Mojoe's, drinking iced coffee, watching their big-screen through the smoke, sketching, and using Nick as a footrest. Saw a few movies, namely How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, and Daredevil. The former I avidly dislike, for the reason that well over an hour of Stupid Things Girls Do is not my cup of tea. I'll probably rant more abut this in the lj. The latter was okay, and very fun to make fun of at times.
Sunday was nice and semi-relaxed, and today I suprised Nick with breakfast and flowers before going to yoga class and work. All in all, not a bad few days. ^^ Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2003
04:53 p.m.
listening to: Nick's cat meowing
I'm afraid I must make this quick, as I'm stealing Nick's broadband connection to quick blog from my laptop. But hi all, all the same! ^_^
7/28/03
8:46 pm
listening to: 101.9 fm, q101
location: my office
All charts and no play makes Dag a dull girl.
All charts and no play makes Dag a dull girl.
All charts and no play makes Dag a dull girl.
All charts and no play makes Dag a dull girl.
All charts and no play makes Dag-
*smack!*
. . . thanks. I needed that.
Well, today sure was a Monday. Namely, a bunch of labs and callbacks and an insanely busy front desk. Between filing and refiling, I made over 150 charts from 1:00 to 7:30.
. . . aughpain.
Blogathon on Saturday was so wild. I recovered on Sunday by spending a grand total of 5 non-Blogathon minutes online. The event ended at 8:00 CST, and I went to 8:45 mass. And fell asleep during the homily. ^^;
Tommorow I'm going over to Nick's for dinner and general geekery, and Wednesday we'll probably hit a museum and Chinatown. Eee.
And now, I'm going to run home, before they make me file anything else.
7/29/03
10:52 am
listening to: muzak and machines
location: Kinko's
Mmm, copy run. Thank goodness work only goes until 3:00 today, I don't think I'd survive otherwise.
I can't believe I leave for college in a couple weeks. As it is, the act of packing up all my earthly possessions is starting to freak me out. But all that aside, I'm feeling pretty good.
. . . now, if only I could get a chance to write. Updated: Saturday, July 26, 2003
07:30 a.m.
listening to: tv in the background
Gaaah, blogathon is in half an hour and I have no idea what I'm going to write. *sob*
. . . I'm calm. Really. Updated: Thursday, July 24, 2003
09:08 a.m.
listening to: "John Barleycorn" -- WKSU
What a good few days. ^_^ Yesterday was Dagger-papa's birthday. I actually skipped off for awhile with Nick to buy stuff for college (a vacuum cleaner and plates from Goodwill, and towels from Target). Nick got me a coffee drink and sunflowers. Eee. The boy spoils me so badly. While we were at the thrift store, Nick found an absolutely amazing coat, which I can only describe as an Australian cowboy coat. It's 3/4 length, waxed cotton, with a detachable cape and everything. I, of course, caved and bought it, because it's such a badass coat. I feel like a female Sean Connery in it. Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2003
10:21 a.m.
listening to: WKSU - folk music on internet radio! (. . . I'm such a nerd)
Nick blogs so regularly. I am shamed by my lack of bloggage. Bad, lazy Dag. No cookie.
Life's been good, recently. Been seeing a lot of Nick, and went to a party on Sunday. There were many wonderful rounds of capture the flag, as well as quite a bit of Twister. All in all, a satisfying day, though I did tell Craig that he had awful commanding skills and would've most certainly been fragged in Vietnam. Stupid Craig. He got our team all captured any number of times. 9_9
Nothing much else going on. I work until 3, at which point I'll probably go home, do the hand-washing I need to do on my laundry, finish cleaning my room, do some dishes, and e-mail back my future college roomie. We've been e-mailing for the past few days, and she seems like a whole lot of fun.
. . . grar, I'm hungry. Updated: Friday, July 18, 2003
09:01 a.m.
listening to: "Instant Pleasure" -- Rufus Wainwright
First off . . .
I have Ein doggie!!!
Eee! The ever-wonderful Nick decided to suprise me with my very own cow-woofwoof (Bebop fans may now roll their eyes). I shall proceed to squeal over the soft plushiness for the next approximately 2.3 years. Hee.
In other news, the graphic design business continues to go splendidly. My first job is as good as done. ^_^
Malus Impulsus Designs
There. Now that that's done with. I guess I'll get back to work.
. . . **sneaks in one last plug for Blogathon 2003** Updated: Thursday, July 17, 2003
05:10 p.m.
listening to: "Paranoid" -- Tantric
Archived, changed, and all that rot. And look, Nick has a blog! Say hi, everyone! ^_^
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Buddies with:
Amber
Andy *LJ*
Bryan *LJ*
Duffner *LJ*
Emily *LJ*
Gen
Jen *LJ*
Jessica *LJ*
John *LJ*
Kelly *LJ*
Kiri
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Korax *LJ*
Mary *LJ*
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Rick
Ricky *LJ*
Will *LJ*
Zach *LJ*
Amused/Sustained by:
Comics
Arcana
Bite Me
The Boondocks
Demonology 101
Mac Hall
Megatokyo
Penny Arcade
Return to Sender
Scary Go Round
Sinfest
Strings of Fate
Resources
Bartleby
Dictionary.com
Google
Sundries
Elfwood
The Onion
Yerf
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