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[Aug. 27th, 2008|05:40 pm] |
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God took pity...I only have 24 students in my English class. I am verrry pleased. |
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[Aug. 27th, 2008|05:12 pm] |
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Threadless then dinner with friends then more friends! Oi! I need to schedule more me time ;-) |
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| Infest 08: In review |
[Aug. 27th, 2008|09:39 pm] |
A partial list of things that are awesome:
Infest
Green stickers
Front 242
University halls without the students
Bourbon
Overgrown abandoned buildings in city centres
All my friends
All the awesome new people (Hello, ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) asw909!)
Noisuf-X
Beer
Cheap beer
Lots and lots of cheap beer
Not having hangovers
Street raves
Noodles
A bunch of other awesome bands
Dancing
Not giving a crap what you look like
Beer
Front 242
Music
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| The crash... |
[Aug. 27th, 2008|12:08 pm] |
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I've finally had it.
I had an argument with a friend last night, although it was mostly him trying to psycho-analyze me. I wasn't appreciating it very much at all (especially since he THINKS he's qualified to do so because his mother is a therapist (I should also point out his mother is a lesbian so he grew up with two mommies, so there are more qualified people to talk to frankly)). Yesterday I could actually relax and things seemed to be clear. I was considering the job change to the Navy or just staying in school a bit longer and I seemed to be leaning more towards school since it was something I had set out to do. After talking with my friend however I got stressed out. It felt more like I was being attacked and drilled about a decision which is MINE to make and because he didn't like what I was talking about he tried to impose his view of the world on me.
I got angry to the point where I was seething. I tried mixing myself a drink last night but it was a futile effort. I only had Absente and I couldn't mix it right because I didn't have a clean measuring cup available and the filtered water pitcher was just a bit too full. So the Absente should have been deluded to the point where it was clear but it still strangely foggy. I only got halfway through the glass before I decided to just dump it. By that point though I started feeling nauseous; I just realized I was drinking hard liquor on an empty stomach. I drank water to try and flush myself out or at least stop the feeling of nausea so I could sleep. Waking up this morning though I still felt sick... and I had realized I made a huge mistake at work because I was feeling bad. I just talked to a supervisor and got myself sent home early.
This is about the 3rd time I just slightly over a month I've had to call in sick for one reason or another. I was planning on finding other work and then leaving Ikano but given all the crap I've been been through lately I think I'm just better off giving them my 2 weeks now and spending the free time I have looking for a new job if I haven't found one already.
I'll be free of Ikano on September 10th. Now if I could just make the nausea go away >.> |
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| Vengeful. |
[Aug. 27th, 2008|09:27 am] |
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It will be mine.
Oh yes.
It will be mine. o_o |
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[Aug. 27th, 2008|09:54 am] |
Since the wedding Elliott and I have been maxing and relaxing (and running around like crazy people trying to get stuff accomplished for the move). The house is not a comfortable place to be online (mainly our fault, as we crammed it with our shit) so apologies for not commenting, etc.
On Saturday we had a BBQ party at Hogan's Fountain, a pavilion at a local park, and almost 120 people showed up. o_O Elliott's parents have a lot of friends ;). Sunday we boated on the river again with my parents and Elliott's sister's family, and all got sunburnt. Then we went to Ethiopian food. Mmmmmm.
Since then, there has been car organization (b00), Kingdom Hearts (yey) and swimming (awesome).
There is a long wedding writeup and pictures that I posted a week or so ago, friends-only.
I'm really not sure how I will deal with not being at work for the next 5 weeks - it feels really odd already. It's been a month since I was gainfully employed, and I just feel....naughty, I guess. It's hard to shake off the feeling of laziness, even if most of that time we were rushed off our feet with moving preparations, driving, and wedding plans.
Ooooh! Ohhh! There was a point to this entry.... Friday is the annual Louisville Zombie Attack! Guess where we will be at 8:30 friday night? Here's some footage of it from last year....
Everyone here in Kentucky should come out for it! |
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[Aug. 27th, 2008|08:50 am] |
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Assembled new bookshelf and did 1 month's worth of laundry last night after dinner w/ friends... weee productive (and now tired)! |
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[Aug. 27th, 2008|08:33 am] |
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Morning trains. Good music. Feeling better. Wanting new Threadless... ;-) |
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| I'm Master: Your Art Daddy |
[Aug. 26th, 2008|11:44 pm] |
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| Pre-School |
[Aug. 26th, 2008|08:30 pm] |
I suppose it's time for me to make my post regarding my thoughts and feelings prior to the start of another school year.
I don't know if it's because I got a cold or what, but I'm not as excited about this school year as I was last year. Maybe it's because last year was a true reality check when it came to teaching. I also don't think it helped not having a real period of time to relax.
I am getting organized already. I have 3 seperate binders for my three different classes, which will be nice in terms of looking for old things and adding new ones. I also get an aid this year-a Japanese student (score!!)
I know that for all of my students this coming year will be better for them and better for me.
I guess I don't know what I'm feeling. I look forward to hanging out with some of my friends more. I get to see the boy more this coming fall when fall term starts, so I am very happy. Things on that front are going very well.
I did manage a day trip to Canada with the boy, and I have to say I recommend Victoria (;
Goals for the school year:
-Reflect on every lesson at the end of the day and make notes for the future.
-Continue not grading at home
-Do the things I promised I would do during the summer. |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008|09:06 pm] |
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Dinner with friends: it always goes sooooooo long :-) but soooooooo good!!! |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008|05:24 pm] |
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One of the most amazing things I've EVER seen, a modern day Rosetta Stone http://tinyurl.com/55qfcn read and be amazed |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008|05:09 pm] |
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Certain phonecalls make me very, very happy :-) off to dinner with friends... pain receeding... |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008|08:28 pm] |
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Pointless mass update!
Glade was good, music was heard but basically the point was to amble around with friends and do nothing of any great consequence. Shambala was good for much the same reasons. I think, on the whole, I preferred Shambala just for being even less about what time you needed to be where and for having a different group of really quite entertaining and talented people to hang out with to normal.
Shambala encourages fancy dress and Matt and I went as Mardi Gras showgirls with fistfuls of throw beads and made lots of friends with them. However, our campmates stole the show (in my humble opinion) with their Boris Dancers - morris dancers in Boris Johnson wigs - and may even have secured an unexpected booking for the Lord Mayor's Parade in London next month...
I'm slightly disappointed that a chance to do some übercoding at work fell flat because I coded beyond my ability to keep track of what I was doing. Due to the complexity of the problem revealing itself late in the exercise, I ended up with a central data structure containing lists of trees of trees - and then my head came off.
My mobile phone just ran out of storage so ( here are some choice snippets. ) |
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| Fucking Dickholes |
[Aug. 26th, 2008|09:04 am] |
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Basically when i sold Sallysue it was to 2 respected buyers on markee dragon. The guy that ended up with the character was being 'owed' by the other, so the other paid for it.
Everything was fine and dandy and settled.
Last night Lityou (guy who paid for Sally) texted me asking for my AIM screenname so i checked it out. Apparently Sora (the guy with sallysue) did some shady shit and resold sallysue right away for $1500 plus some other shit about not giving the correct info to Lityou for a couple other characters.
Anyway Lityou was screwed out of all his characters and $500 so he asks me what i should do. He then says that he'd "Hate to open a dispute ticket with paypal." WTF that was 3 months ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So im all panicy, i offer to possibly help pay him $250 (half of his debt) or give him Snowhite, but still its bullshit. I tell him im going to bed and going to think about it.
I called his bluff and called paypal this morning, they tell me that a dispute must be filed within 45 days of the transaction. Well its been 93 days so fuck that, i dont ahve to do shit. Sure its shitty but good god this is fucking dumb! |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008|08:45 am] |
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*JUST* missed the bus in that sitcom sort of way. Yeah, that sucked. |
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[Aug. 26th, 2008|08:18 am] |
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Awake. Train. Alanis. Tired. Hungry. Lonely. Cheers!!! |
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| Reproduce : Kicked Out of the Gene Pool |
[Aug. 26th, 2008|04:55 am] |
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| An idea hit me in the head |
[Aug. 26th, 2008|03:34 am] |
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October's comin' quick, and with it my motherfucking 25th birthday and soon after, my most favorite pagan holiday.
Samhain is celebrated as the pagan new year, and like Yule, Beltane, and Midsummer it's one of the only sabbats I can remember and celebrate on time.
New Years resolutions are traditionally formed ... on New Years Eve, the Gregorian one anyway.
So. Is it silly to want to make new year's resolutions on Samhain? I'm really tempted, I may even make that the basis for a celebratory ritual and thinking about it resonates well in me. Any opinions? Yes. I'm openly asking for comments now rather than fishing. Witches in the audience, lend me your thoughts. I won't get them sticky or rub them raw, I promise. |
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[Aug. 25th, 2008|10:08 pm] |
They were careful
as someone crossing an iced-over stream.
Alert as a warrior in enemy territory.
Courteous as a guest.
Fluid as melting ice.
Shapable as a block of wood.
Receptive as a valley.
Clear as a glass of water.
Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?
The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.
Not seeking, not expecting,
she is present, and can welcome all things.
~Lao Tzu, trans. by Stephen Mitchell
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