Linky linkymore to come... The Quotable Quotes"Don't trust me with fish" ~me "She's walking around with a wet butt" ~Kitsu "I like evil people" ~MJ "I can no longer tell the difference between guys and girls. It's because of anime and Wellesley" ~Candy "Half the wonderfulness is that they actually are boys, or that you can't tell" ~Ann "and i have nooooooo nooooo idea where i would be. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmm" ~MJ "hehehehehehehehehhe muhahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhh i'm going insane hhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" ~MJ (again) "So are you calling my grandpappy a liar? Back in West Virginny, thems grounds for stealin' your auntie's recipe for possum pie..... sorry, that's the way I imagine the West Virginians....like the Beverly Hillbillies. I am still disappointed that you don't talk like that." ~Julia
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Friday, July 19, 2002 07:14 p.m. Okay, slight problem. I can't pry myself away from this dorm computer. Kitsu has graciously agreed to watch my laptop here at school for the rest of the summer; I gave it to her yesterday since she and Tetchan were going to NJ today. Which means I'm now using the dorm computers two flights down and not getting any packing done in my room. Yaargh. Sadness. I don't wanna pack!!! Sleep is calling me... Friday, July 19, 2002 07:13 p.m. I'M GOING HOME TOMORROW!!! Wheeeeeeeee!!! Friday, July 19, 2002 07:12 p.m. Kitsu and Tetchan are probably at Shoujocon by now. *growls* Friday, July 19, 2002 10:31 a.m. Aaaaah, last day of work finally! And tomorrow I get to go home. I'm so glad these 6 weeks are finally over; they haven't just been dragging, but they were weighed down too. And no more irritating coworkers!! *beams* It's been so lonely and quiet here the past week. There's hardly anyone at work, Ash was in New York, and Joy has been with her friend practically all day, I almost never see her. Even online there's been no one to talk to; Bernie is visiting Lover Boy. Yesterday Kitsu dropped by and took (well, I forced her) all the food I wanted to give away. She's also caring for my computer for the next 6 weeks so I won't have to drag it home (*whew!*). So the packing/cleaning has commenced; and yet my desk STILL looks like a mess. -_-() Oh, I finally finished Villette. Stupid book filled with French. Grr. Grr. Thursday, July 18, 2002 05:50 p.m. I HATE IRIDA. I don't give a damn about calling her "B" anymore. She's left early AGAIN. Forty minutes! GRRRRRRRR. I am so glad that after this, I won't have to put up with working the same shifts with her ever again! Thursday, July 18, 2002 01:58 p.m. OH MY GOD! The supreme composer herself YOKO KANNO is gonna be in New York City August 30!!! AUUUUUUUUUUUGH I want to go see her so badly!!! Why why WHY did I schedule my return flight to school for September 1?!?! If only she was coming two days later, I could easily get down to New York for a day trip but GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHH. I am so pouting over this one. All these great events happen on the worst possible days for me. That Wallflowers concert in Boston my first year here?? Same day I had to be home for a thyroidectemy! Shoujocon this weekend? I'm flying home!!! ARRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Tuesday, July 16, 2002 05:33 p.m. I hate coworker A. Monday, July 15, 2002 05:03 p.m. Oh I SOOOOOOOOOOO cannot wait to get out of here on Saturday. No more putting up with lazy-ass coworkers who disappear for hours at a time. Monday, July 15, 2002 03:43 p.m. Now Susie thinks I'm nuts because I'm drooling for meat. Well, I'm not nuts! Six weeks of cooking (excuse me, nuking) for oneself can drive self crazy! I'm not crazy. Really. Monday, July 15, 2002 03:39 p.m. I'm not crazy. Really. Monday, July 15, 2002 02:09 p.m. This whole career thing sucks! I would just like to rant that, just because some overachiever's accomplishments makes one feel uncertain about self's prospects in life, because self is not pre-med or super athlete or at Ivy League school or et cetera, does not mean self is completely hopeless! Self does not have to enter into personal rivalry with anyone to increase accomplishments and gain more respect! Self is fine the way self is and self will be fine in terms of career! Fine! Better even! (stops self from rambling any further) Am I insecure? Ha. No way. Ha ha. Ha HA HA. HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAA!!!! Tuesday, July 9, 2002 12:11 p.m. YAY! Have talked to bosses about the fall and all is good. Instead of entirely quitting, they want me to stay on for a bit and let me pick which work I want to do or what hours. They were so nice about it. So instead of quitting full-stop, I can arrange it so that I can work as much or as little as I want, and I can decide which work I'd rather do. More freedom and privileges, yay! My boss says I've earned it ^_^... anyway, am quite happy about arrangement. Oh yeah, and the other great thing: MY SOUND IS FIXED! I FINALLY got around to calling Dell yesterday and the Dell guy helped me get the sound back after 1/2 hour on the phone. Apparently it was the other Dell guy's telling me to update my drivers that killed my sound in the first place. XP has this feature where you can revert your computer settings to almost any date in its past that it has a record of (without losing your programs or data), so hey presto: a little time traveling and my computer was back to June 29th. How awesome is this! Everything on my computer is now restored and all is good ^_^ And home -- home -- HOME in 11 days!!!!!!! Tuesday, July 9, 2002 12:16 a.m. MY SOUND WORKS!!!!!!! *hugs Dell guy* Sunday, July 7, 2002 10:31 p.m. Working Grrrl Part 2 -- Career Crisis?! I hate this question as much as anyone else, but -- WHAT DO I DO AFTER I LEAVE SCHOOL?!?! Sunday, July 7, 2002 10:09 p.m. Blech - too much macaroni... wish I could get off the easy-to-make carbs and eat as much meat as I want... Sunday, July 7, 2002 08:34 p.m. Oh, and still have not managed to reach Joy about those guppies... *siiiigh* Sunday, July 7, 2002 07:49 p.m. ...just because it's the language that Charlotte Bronte decided to use heavily in her books and just because it's the language that I never bothered to study in high school (I took Spanish -- I also hate Spanish). Grrrrr. Sunday, July 7, 2002 05:24 p.m. ugh... Sunday, July 7, 2002 05:09 p.m. Loooong but interesting article about whether low fat diets are really any better for you than indulging in meats and proteins... I don't know if reading that had a good effect on me because now I'm convinced that I need to stop eating so many carbs and fill up on meat, yet I shouldn't make that kind of decision based on only one article, despite the evidence the article presents. It does make me wonder, though, whether my dad has submitted himself to the best diet possible ^^() I mean, my sister watches the poor guy (and Mom, who is worse when it comes to eating not-so-healthy foods) like a hawk... Geez. First I hear that too much water is fatal, and now this. You can't just trust the experts anymore... Sunday, July 7, 2002 02:54 p.m. These things never come up when I want them to... Sunday, July 7, 2002 02:18 p.m. Procrastination on the WRONG END So I keep putting off the call to Dell about getting my sound working again. Yarg yarg yarg. I really hate being put on hold for eons while I slowly feel the gray hair protruding from my scalp and my ear ringing from the lecturing of the Dell representative. -_-() Saw the Powerpuff Girls movie yesterday. KYAAAAH how kawaii!!! I swear their heads are getting bigger all the time but the movie was a "warm and fuzzy feeling" (or waffy -- another Risa-chan term ^_^) festival. Suddenly want to download or watch on TV the series on the Cartoon Network but alas no cable and no sound on computer. -_-() (Everything keeps coming back to the damn sound! Grr.) Have come into work just now expecting it would be me and another consultant (a rising sophomore) all day since it's Sunday, but now B thinks she's suppose to be here and claims the schedule has been ruined (although, B's entrance is the factor that screwed up the schedule). So now we've got 3 people at the desk not really doing anything... it would be most logical for me to go home and then come back for the shift I'm officially signed up for (since B commutes), but our boss had wanted me to come in all day thinking that there wouldn't be enough coverage, and why should I be the one who leaves and then comes back when I'm just as entitled to the work as B? Besides, knowing that she is not in her best mood because of this schedule thing, I don't want to leave the soph and the patrons entirely under her mercy alone. Friday, July 5, 2002 09:30 p.m. Need cheering up with another movie with Kitsu! Maybe tomorrow? Friday, July 5, 2002 09:26 p.m. Hm, if Bridget Jones had a blog, I imagine it would be something like mine... except not so filled with hot men wanting to have sex with her... ^_~ I need my own hot men... too bad there aren't any... Friday, July 5, 2002 09:07 p.m. The thought of quitting my job this fall is fast becoming a reality... well, on it's way to becoming a reality. Do I really want to spend the rest of my college life with this job? Especially when I am starting to despise certain student coworkers who annoy the hell out of me? Let me tell you about them, Coworkers A and B. A has been on vacation this past week luckily, although I don't know how long it lasts. But B has been a royal pain this week. She's the one I generally see less often but this week she's been a stick up my butt (and most likely, up the butts of other people). She's come in late (and I mean REALLY late)and it made me wonder if Boss was going to talk to her about that. While dealing with one patron she snapped at her, sounding pissed, and then when going in the back to get the patron's video she slammed another video on the cart while passing. The patron looks at me asking "Geez, you guys actually get paid, right?" while I'm apologizing for B's pissy mood (and raising my own eyebrows). But even when they're both in their "good" modes both A and B are just irritating to me personality-wise. One tries to pass the buck all the time while the other one takes offense at the littlest things and seems so high-strung... If those two weren't at work I'd be much happier because the rest of my coworkers are cool people... Well, also, the rather mindless busy work is not too fulfilling... Oh well. Must remember pay raise and must remember that taxes weren't as bad as anticipated... But oh, if I remember that A and B are earning the same thing I am, I will get pissed... Friday, July 5, 2002 08:38 p.m. There's this really pretty Yoko Kanno song that I've had in my head for days and I can't get it out, but I can't really listen to it either because my sound is shot!!! *grrr* Thursday, July 4, 2002 11:32 p.m. Bernie and I are now chatting about the horrible deaths our former pets and animals have encountered in the past. Why are we doing this?! Thursday, July 4, 2002 11:24 p.m. Amazing how I can be so ready to devour salmon and Akiva's fish, yet cannot stand the sight of dead guppies... Thurs July 4, 2002 10:49 p.m. Joy, are you reading this????? Thurs july 4, 2002 10:41 p.m. And how the hell do I tell Joy??? She won't be back for 5 days and I've no way of reaching her. July 4 Thurs, 2002 10:34 p.m. four is actually an unlucky number... So yeah, Joy's guppies are dead. x_x;; Last night she asked me to feed them while she went to Florida for the weekend and she said she would leave them in the kitchen with the food; this morning as I'm rushing to catch a bus in 15 mins, my RA Akiva asks me if she knew who the fish in the kitchen windowsill belonged to... because they were dead. Thanks to the heat wave and the sunny windowsill, Akiva said it probably took less than ten minutes for them to die. x_x Oi! First day on the job and I don't even get to feed them before they bellyflop! And since I had to rush the only thing I could do was remove them from the kitchen and put them in my room (where I was in dread all day of them stinking it up...). When we came back Kitsu helped me emptied out the jar and clean it and the rocks; who would've guessed that I could be so squeamish over dead guppies?? Great just great. Now I've got this voice in my head singing "Dead... guppies! Dead... guppies!" THAT I can blame on Julia! Thur, July 4, 2002 Noon (approx.) Uh oh. Joy's guppies are dead. SHIT. July 4, 2002 11:42 a.m. Awww flooze. Damn it's hot. The computer is still without sound despite a long and valiant attempt by Kitsu to get a new driver for the device. Well we've established that there's nothing actually wrong with the hardware! Time to call Dell... AGAIN -_-()() Oh, yesh, today is the Fourth. I wonder if Stephanie is still at MIT and staying at PKT again... Hm. Reminds me of Leslie. Miss Leslie. Really should give her and Shazia a call, they're only in Connecticut and they're the two people I am mostly likely never to see next year. *insert Risa-chan whimper* SADNESS! Tear tear! Bernie-chan is probably at home by now with Susie and Jess. *chibi cries* I want to be home, too!!! It's so hot here and work is aggravatingly BORING and except for a few people there's no one here. And this food situation sucks more than last year because Leslie (Les-Les, ha ha) isn't here to help me. And my computer is not working. And I got that FUCKING speeding ticket. And... and... and... **note to self: need to stop bitching so much over lot in life** Wednesday, July 3, 2002 03:43 p.m. Bernie sucks! Eating all that sushi in TWO WEEKS, lot of it for FREE?!?! *starts smacking Bernie-chan* Ugh I hate the back of the stacks. It's dusty and dirty and not as cold as at the desk and I hate having to clean or move the stuff around. This isn't the glamorous high-tech job I imagine when I hear Knapp advertise as such... Uggh. So much busy work. Am seriously considering whether I really want this job again in the fall or not. It would be my 4th year (summer counts as a year, so two summers plus one academic year), and who knows if I really will have time to have this job that I am starting to get tired of (or already am tired of... which is it?)... Wednesday, July 3, 2002 01:11 p.m. HO HO HO! An idea has hit. Put everything from my FirstClass Resume onto here. But how do I add images? And I lose the formatting too, damn. Oh well... **BETTER THAN SEX CAKE** thanks to Susie... okay, here ya go... you need one box of chocolate or (preferably) devil's food cake mix. make the cake according to the directions on the box, then poke holes in it with a fork. (my note: you want big holes so the stuff can soak in. use something like chopsticks and STAB the sucker! REPEATEDLY!) while it's still hot, pour a can of sweetened condensed milk over it and dump at least one jar of caramel ice cream topping (the stuff called "dulce de leche" if available) over the entire cake (use two jars only if you want). Then top with cool whip (you need at least one regular sized tub, maybe two, thawed). After that, sprinkle a layer of crushed heath bars over the top and refrigerate... the longer you refrigerate it, the better it will be ^_^. so here are the ingredients, for quick reference: 1 devil's food (or plain chocolate) cake mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 (or 2) jars of caramel ice cream topping 1 or 2 regular sized tub(s) of cool whip 6 regular sized heath bars, crushed Wednesday, July 3, 2002 01:01 p.m. ... ALL RIGHT! Have finally got the hang of this thingamerjig. I guess this is a healthier outlet for my computer frustrations than bugging other people here all the time (yes, the saga continues). Hum, well my opinion of online blogs is still pretty much the same: they suck! Why can't I just write these down in a conventional diary?! But now that I've fallen from being the paragon of virtue (read: I'm being a hypocrite), I might as well take the lazy way out. This gives me something better to do at work, anyway, although I really should crack open that sketch book. Until the whole system fails. Then I'll be vindicated. (Well not really.) So it's less than 3 weeks until I can finally get the hell of campus and go home. HOOOOOMMMMEEEE. Not that I hate being here but it's not what I had hoped for this summer. I wanted to be in Asia, dammit! I'm starting to feel that I'm never going to be able to go back there -- or anywhere else, for that matter. Is it in the ethnocentricity of American society to discourage foreign traveling?! I'm having serious doubts that I will have many opportunities to see the world. Hell if it's society's fault then maybe I should move to Canada. Wednesday, July 3, 2002 12:57 p.m. try, try, try again... |