Thursday, February 22, 2001
11:40 p.m.
My bday this year was kind of depressing. No party. No cake. No candles. No presents. No emails from a few select, dear friends. (The rest of you did good, though, thank you.) I guess this is what happens when you start to get older and milestones are fewer. But still, there's a little kid inside of me saying "Hey! Where's my party, and my friends, and my cake? And my toys! What's with all this useful shit?"
Thursday, January 11, 2001
07:19 a.m.
What.
The hell.
Is Wrong.
With Me.
Wednesday, January 10, 2001
08:28 p.m.
Public Transportation
I think it's a sad state of affairs when some punk-ass kid swipes my seat when I get up to make room for a blind man and his seeing-eye dog, and an older lady offers me her seat instead. I thanked her and declined, because unlike some little pricks, I was raised with manners.
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
09:12 p.m.
Addiction.
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
06:48 p.m.
Oh yeah... my current one-week temp job: Momentum
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
06:38 p.m.
Laundry
Someone please explain to me where the difficulty in doing this lies:
Take clothes to washer. Wash. Take clothes to drier. Dry. Fold clothes. Bring to bedroom. Put away.
Where exactly is the trouble here? 'Cause the pattern that I'm seein' is:
Take clothes to washer area. Let sit in basket for a few days. Wash. Leave in washer for a minimum of two days. Wait for roommate to put them in drier and dry them. Wait for two days. Let roommate get sick of leaving his clothes in the washer, and then let him take them out and pile them on top of the drier. Let clean clothes sit on drier for a minimum of a week. Bring to bedroom. Throw in pile. Hope wearing wrinkled clothes to work is okay.
AARGH.
Tuesday, January 9, 2001
08:45 a.m.
Yum.
Drinking hazelnut coffee from Starbucks, sitting at work, chillin' till some more data entry stuff comes in. Been a very pleasant morning. Thanks to Ted for the lift in. If the worst that happens today is that spilled coffee drop on my khakis, I'll be a happy happy girl.
Monday, January 8, 2001
06:17 p.m.
Phew!
First day of work. Momentum's a neat place... not sure what the company does, but the people are nice and the work is easy. I had to learn the bus system for ease in getting downtown, and that didn't turn out near as bad as I thought it would. Except for the standing outside in the cold part. :P And tomorrow I get to do it all over again! But I can almost hear that paycheck ringing in my ears... Yay!
Sunday, January 7, 2001
11:50 p.m.
Start a one week temp job in downtown Cinci tomorrow. Should have gone to bed over an hour ago... sigh. At least I will finally get a paycheck! I don't think anyone has any idea how friggin' happy that makes me. :)
Friday, January 5, 2001
05:45 p.m.
"I'm an orange and quite sane."
Thursday, January 4, 2001
10:38 p.m.
*&%^$#@!
Escape: It's like Red Meat, only with pedophilia!
Man, I find the weirdest shit.
I love this blog. It's a great way to keep all my friends updated on my life without actually having to send out email. So, in brief:
* I'm going to see Adecco (The Employment People) tomorrow at 10. They bought out Olsten Staffing Services. I'll dump my name in their database, and hope a job comes up for me real real real soon.
* Stew quit smoking on Jan. 1. Nice New Year's Resolution, eh? I'm really really proud of him.
* Louisville trip! I was thinking of going down on the weekend of the 13th, but it may work out better if I go for the 20th, instead. Since I'll be staying at Sam's, I guess the final decision will be up to him.
* I'm a straw.
* Some of you people need to update your friggin' blogs!! Um, *cough*Trav*cough*
Aight. That's all.
Sunday, December 31, 2000
10:26 a.m.
2001
Hey-la, people! Happy Belated Holidays! Woulda wished it a little closer to the 25th, but I didn't get around to it. :) I'll be celebrating NY Eve here at Stew's house, drinking some champaign, eating some snacks, and then comin' upstairs and um... celebrating the coming of the new year. (hehe) Hope everyone has a fun (and SAFE) New Years Eve.
Friday, December 22, 2000
11:04 p.m.
Hey-o, kiddies
First of all, check out Keep It Up. Fun little interactive site that's a commercial for a power bar.
Next, I've added a new cartoon to the "For adults" section. And "For adults" ain't kiddin'... the main characters include a chronic masturbater, a mother and son with Oedipal problems, and a necrophiliac. Whew!
And last, I'm heading up to Michigan with my mother for the holidays. We'll be staying with my aunt, who I haven't seen in about five years or so. Should be a nice time. Sooo, probably no updates until I get back (like none of you aren't used to a sloppy update schedule :) ). In the meantime, happy winter-festival-of-your-choice. May all your blessings be bright.
Thursday, December 21, 2000
02:09 a.m.
YAAAAWN
Happy Solstice! I'm goin' ta bed... very sleepy. Winter always makes me want to hibernate.
Sunday, December 17, 2000
01:30 a.m.
late, and I've had a bit to drink
Oooooh... It's 1:30 in the morning, I just went to a great party (thanks, Maeve!), and I'm feeling good about the world in general. I had a very nice time, I'm a little bit crocked, and I made a small step towards resolution with an old friend of mine. We had some problems in the past (namely that I was a supreme and total bitch to him) and he's forgiven me... a little bit. Which is better than where I stood before tonight.
It feels good, to be able to say "I'm sorry" and mean it to the core of your being. To embrace the fact that there is a piece of your past that you totally fucked up and you accept that. I've done a lot of bad things; I've only just recently gotten to the point where I can deal with that. And to be able to tell someone that you're sorry, and you mean it, and you are even partially forgiven, is a great thing.
Thursday, December 14, 2000
02:36 p.m.
I believe that a Hooter's sign, of all things, has summed up quite accurately the state of the US's political affairs:
Wednesday, December 13, 2000
05:39 p.m.
Brrrr
Sleepy, snowy, rainy day. Another "curl up with a good book and a cup of tea" day.
Nothing much to say, really. I got a copy of U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind from Stew, which was very thoughtful and nice. So far I like it much better that Pop, but then, that's not really saying much.
The debate on my listgroup (Is "genocide is bad" an ABSOLUTE? Is "slavery is bad" an ABSOLUTE? Why?) is pretty heated. Fortunately, all the important people agree with me on the matter, which is that no, these are NOT absolutes. It is not possible to offer proof that those opinions are absolute truth. It's really an interesting debate, but I dropped out early on... the person that brought up the whole thing was a little heavy on the "HA! Your arguments are weak and unsupported, and my logic still reigns SUPREME!" attitude, and I refuse to enter a philosphical debate with someone that has to be a dick about the whole thing. Especially when he's wrong. :)
Monday, December 11, 2000
09:09 p.m.
Hmmmm.
Interesting philosophical question:
It is generally accepted that to take the life of another human being is wrong. ... Why? And don't tell me "because god said so." That doesn't cut it.
Here's another:
Are there any absolutes? Aaaah, but this is a trick question. If yes, what? What absolute can you prove so completely that no one, anywhere, will ever doubt it or question it? If no, that you have already negated yourself, because you have just decreed that it is absolute that there are no absolutes.
My listgroup starts some interesting threads.
Monday, December 11, 2000
05:21 p.m.
Bitch, bitch, bitch
Well, lessee. I've mailed out a total of ten resumes to jobs I found on careerfinder.cincinnati.com. I went downtown and dropped off about eight resumes. I'm listed on kforce.com, monster.com, and helpwantedcincinnati.com. I have a degree in engineering, I'm smart, I'm quick, I'm mildly attractive, I can type 70 wpm, and I give good(oh wait, that's not a job qualification. :) ). And yet, I am still jobless. I'm broke and desperate and for the first year I can't really afford to buy anybody anything for the holidays. This totally bites. And yes, I know I'm just feeling sorry for myself, but sometimes people just need to wallow in a little bit of misery. I'll be back to my normal level of pessimism tomorrow. :)
Sunday, December 10, 2000
11:16 p.m.
It's just one of those days
Whew! New layout. Now I can start updating again. :)
Anyone out there eat Ramen noodles? In the US, we have the "oriental" flavor. So that's what orientals taste like.
Okay, okay, bad joke. I couldn't resist. :)
Hey, guess what? I'm still looking for a job. My back is kind of to the wall now, so everyone keep your fingers crossed. I could use all the luck I can get. By the way, who is the Network Advocates person that keeps stopping by? Just curious.
Wow, people... over 800 hundred hits. I'm really kind of impressed. Are there really that many of you who care what's up in my life, or are you just hitting this page by accident? :)
So. My mother and I went to Indianapolis over the weekend, to meet my uncle's new girlfriend (a concert pianist!). She was playing in a christmas special along with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. It was absolutely lovely; I forget sometimes how nice it is to see dancing and singing and musicians. You know... that cultural stuff. :) I used to play the violin (first chair, way back when), and I guess I will always hold a soft spot for the orchestra. Beautiful stuff.
My bday this year was kind of depressing. No party. No cake. No candles. No presents. No emails from a few select, dear friends. (The rest of you did good, though, thank you.) I guess this is what happens when you start to get older and milestones are fewer. But still, there's a little kid inside of me saying "Hey! Where's my party, and my friends, and my cake? And my toys! What's with all this useful shit?"
sigh.
My birthday is on the twenty-second of February. Send me cards and presents. Love me. Email me at miz_anneliese@yahoo.com.
poetry in motion
I will stay calm in the face of adversity.
I have resolutions.
I will love those around me.
I will strive to become a better person.
I will overcome jealousy, selfishness, and greed.
I will rejoice when my heart feels light.
I will be thankful for the small blessings I have.
Joie de vivre.