photos for you…
Ok, now on to the photos, as promised.
The MIL wanted the following:
1. Your newest dragon creation.
2. Your little green Saturn.
3. Your T.V.
Then Sprite asked for the following:
1. Your computer/desk area one of each, since you can’t see the computer in the desk area shot
2. View from your favorite window. There are only two windows in the house that have anything remotely interesting to see, and they’re both in the front.
3. The inside of your fridge
And finally, Josh asked for these:
1) The fire-hazard called your office. This warrants two pics, ‘cause it’s such a mess I couldn’t get it all in one shot.
2) The ODOMETER on your li’l green Saturn.
3) The giant wad of hair you leave after shampooing your head.
It’s not quite as big as it can be, though.
And that’s all that was requested for now.
bleh…
Just bleh.
I don’t want to be here at work today. It’ll probably be worse tomorrow during my 12 hr shift.
On the plus side, it will be my last 12 hour shift for at least three months.
On the down side, I will only have a one day weekend this weekend.
Now, you may be thinking, “well, niki, don’t you always have a one day weekend these days, what with your second, part-time job at the YS?”
And I’d say, why yes, but this time it’s different. Because I’ll be coming back here to job #1 on Monday, instead of going to the YS. And that is what makes for a very short weekend.
when words start to look wrong…
You know how, when you look at a word for too long, it may start to look like it’s spelled wrong?
Right now that word for me is “request”.
I just used it five times in an e-mail at work, and now it doesn’t look right anymore. I really hate that.
analog circuits blow chunks.
Really, people, those are ancient, technologically speaking. Especially if you send data over it.
Get with the times!
how ‘bout them gas prices?
With my little green Saturn, I typically only have to fill the tank once a week.
Last week when I filled it, I noted that the price was at $1.97/g, when the time before that, it had been at like, oh, $1.84/g I think.
Tonight the needle was dangerously close to the “E”, so I stopped at Circle K on my way to get dinner to fill’er’up.
Fill’er’up I did not.
I did a double-take when I looked at the price of plain ol’ 87 unleaded…. $2.14/g?!
Nearly 20 cents increase since last week. What the hell is up with that?
I put $15 in my tank, and that didn’t even make 7 gallons.
Shit, I can remember when ten dollars would FILL a tank on a mid-sized car. This is just shitty.
3 Photos
Ok, gonna give this a try.
(details in extended entry… made entry sticky… and will post photos on Sunday)
the debates…
I’m at work so I am unable to watch the one for tonight, but I think one of our TiVos is recording it.
But I’m getting reports from the hubby that ol’ George is sounding like a broken record half the time. Something to the effect of, “My opponent says Wrong war, wrong place, wrong time…..” and he has used it several times.
Dude, can you not think of anything original to say? Oh wait, I guess you can’t. It was all pre-scripted, right?
Puh. [eta: that was sarcasm, btw.]
I guess I’ll find out for myself tomorrow morning just how bad it is if indeed our TiVo recorded it.
observation about one of the memes that’s big right now…
Ok. So I’m reading the sites of those doing the 3 photos meme.
It’s kind of cool to see the miscellaneous requests that they are getting.
I may even consider doing it myself, if enough people express an interest.
But that’s not the point of my post.
My observation is about some of those who were asked to take a photo of their computer, and they post a photo of their monitor. Maybe it’s just me, but frankly, I think unless you have an iMac or one of those all-in-one WinDoze boxes like an iMac, or a laptop, your monitor is not your computer, people. The computer is the rectangular (or cubular) box that usually sits under your desk, with about a million cables plugged into it. You know, the thing you feed the CDs and DVDs to in order to install a program, to burn music, etc.
Meh. If I were asked to post a photo of my computer, you’d either get a pic of La Powerbook, or my l’il Sony that sits at my feet, under my desk at home. Not my monitor. ‘Cause, I mean, it’s the computer that does all the hard work, with the processor and hard drive and RAM and CD/DVD drives & video card & sound card… The monitor just makes it easy to see the result of the computer’s hard work, ya know?
Anyway, I just felt like griping a little, I guess. I blame it on cramps.
an event from yesterday…
I had a close call on the way to work yesterday. I was going to post it yesterday, but found I wasn’t really in the mood to blog about anything at that point. And so it appears today.
Anyway.
I had a really close call on the way to work yesterday. I mean, by inches.
So, I’m driving east on the 101, about two miles past the I-17. I’m in the middle lane, tootling along at about 68-70mph, minding my own business, probably singning to a random song on the radio. A black ford pickup truck is in the lane to my right. And I am not, I repeat, not, in his blind spot. The front of my car is probably even with where the hood of his truck meets the windshield.
Do you see where this is going yet?
I suddenly notice the distance between us has grown smaller. I realize he is moving into my lane.
Um, excuse me, I’m in this lane already!!! He didn’t even give me the courtesy of a friggin blinker!
I lay on my horn, glance to my left (there is a big red pickup in that lane, but it’s behind me so it’s not in my way), and start slowing down while inching to the left to avoid being hit by the fucker in the ford.
Usually, when I hit my horn when people are coming too near to my car, they hear it and lurch back into their own lane. This schmuck kept on moving into my lane! It’s like he didn’t even hear my horn.
I was able to slow down enough to get out of his way and back into the middle lane where I was before. But not without flipping off the asshole in the Ford first, of course. I think I had to actually slow to about 55-60 to get out of his way (speed limit is 65 on that freeway). I was a jumbled bundle of nerves at that point. And then I got pissed.
I punched the gas to catch up to the Ford (I wanted to flip him off again). By the time I caught up with him, he had moved back into the right lane. I paced him, looked over to prepare to flip him off again, and saw that he was jabbering away on his friggin cell phone!! No fucking WONDER he didn’t hear my horn! He was too caught up in his conversation to even realize what was going on around him. Since he wouldn’t have seen it anyway, I didn’t bother with the bird. Instead I let loose a bunch of cursing, sped up and passed him so I could get ready to exit to the 51.
I really don’t know how I managed to keep from getting hit by this guy. I even managed to keep my side mirror intact, although I’m sure he got pretty close to it.
While cell phones are good for having in the car in case of an emergency, and while I do use my own in my car while driving, that guy is probably a real good reason they should probably be banned from being used by the driver of a car while it is in motion. When I use mine, I try to be careful and make sure I don’t become one of those assholes who become totally oblivious to the fact they’re supposed to be in control of their vehicles and that they’re not the only people on the road… and when I have my headset, I make a point to use it instead, that way I have both hands free to handle the steering wheel and stick shift…
I think what annoys me the most about that whole thing, is the fact that he probably had absolutely no clue he nearly side-swiped someone that day. Because he was holding the phone with his left hand, which was blocking his peripheral vision, and the phone was at his left ear, which is probably why he didn’t hear my horn.
Gah! He’s lucky he didn’t do that to some ganster packing a gun. That sort of thing surely would have gotten his ass shot dead.
on the bandwagon…
Ok, I’ve seen just about everyone else doing this… so here I go… in bold are things I’ve done:
- Bought everyone in the pub a drink
- Swam with wild dolphins
- Climbed a mountain
- Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
- Been inside the Great Pyramid
- Held a tarantula.
- Taken a candlelit bath with someone
- Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
- Hugged a tree
- Done a striptease
- Bungee jumped
- Visited Paris
- Watched a lightning storm at sea
- Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
- Seen the Northern Lights
- Gone to a huge sports game
- Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
- Grown and eaten your own vegetables
- Touched an iceberg
- Slept under the stars
- Changed a baby’s diaper
- Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
- Watched a meteor shower
- Gotten drunk on champagne
- Given more than you can afford to charity
- Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
- Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
- Had a food fight
- Bet on a winning horse
- Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (and really, who the hell hasn’t done this?)
- Asked out a stranger
- Had a snowball fight
- Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
- Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
- Held a lamb
- Enacted a favorite fantasy
- Taken a midnight skinny dip
- Taken an ice cold bath
- Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
- Seen a total eclipse
- Ridden a roller coaster
- Hit a home run
- Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
- Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
- Adopted an accent for an entire day
- Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
- Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
- Had two hard drives for your computer
- Visited all 50 states
- Loved your job for all accounts (currently job #2)
- Taken care of someone who was shit faced
- Had enough money to be truly satisfied
- Had amazing friends
- Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
- Watched wild whales
- Stolen a sign
- Backpacked in Europe
- Taken a road-trip
- Rock climbing
- Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
- Midnight walk on the beach
- Sky diving
- Visited Ireland
- Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
- In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them Does Benihana’s count?
- Visited Japan
- Benchpressed your own weight
- Milked a cow
- Alphabetized your records
- Pretended to be a superhero
- Sung karaoke
- Lounged around in bed all day
- Posed nude in front of strangers
- Scuba diving
- Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
- Kissed in the rain
- Played in the mud
- Played in the rain
- Gone to a drive-in theater
- Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
- Visited the Great Wall of China
- Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
- Dropped Windows in favor of something better (Ok, so I haven’t completely dropped Windows yet, but I use my powerbook more often than not these days!)
- Started a business
- Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
- Toured ancient sites
- Taken a martial arts class
- Swordfought for the honor of a woman
- Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
- Gotten married
- Been in a movie
- Crashed a party
- Loved someone you shouldn’t have
- Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
- Gotten divorced
- Had sex at the office
- Gone without food for 5 days
- Made cookies from scratch
- Won first prize in a costume contest
- Ridden a gondola in Venice
- Gotten a tattoo
- Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
- Rafted the Snake River
- Been on television news programs as an “expert”
- Got flowers for no reason
- Masturbated in a public place
- Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
- Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
- Performed on stage
- Been to Las Vegas
- Recorded music
- Eaten shark
- Had a one-night stand
- Gone to Thailand
- Seen Siouxsie live
- Bought a house
- Been in a combat zone
- Buried one/both of your parents
- Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
- Been on a cruise ship
- Spoken more than one language fluently
- Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
- Bounced a check
- Performed in Rocky Horror
- Read - and understood - your credit report
- Raised children
- Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
- Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
- Created and named your own constellation of stars
- Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
- Found out something significant that your ancestors did
- Called or written your Congress person
- Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
- ...more than once? - More than thrice?
- Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
- Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
- Had an abortion or your female partner did
- Had plastic surgery
- Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived.
- Wrote articles for a large publication
- Lost over 100 pounds
- Held someone while they were having a flashback
- Piloted an airplane
- Petted a stingray
- Broken someone’s heart
- Helped an animal give birth
- Been fired or laid off from a job
- Won money on a T.V. game show
- Broken a bone
- Killed a human being
- Gone on an African photo safari
- Ridden a motorcycle
- Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
- Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
- Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
- Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
- Ridden a horse
- Had major surgery
- Had sex on a moving train
- Had a snake as a pet
- Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
- Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
- Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
- Visited all 7 continents
- Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
- Eaten kangaroo meat
- Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
- Been a sperm or egg donor
- Eaten sushi
- Had your picture in the newspaper
- Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
- Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
- Gotten someone fired for their actions
- Gone back to school
- Parasailed
- Changed your name
- Petted a cockroach
- Eaten fried green tomatoes
- Read The Iliad
- Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read,
- Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
- ...and gotten 86’ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
- Taught yourself an art from scratch
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating Fish. Yuck.
- Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
- Skipped all your school reunions (not on purpose) (I even paid for my shirt, but still didn’t make it to the renuion)
- Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
- Been elected to public office
- Written your own computer language
- Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
- Had to put someone you love into hospice care
- Built your own PC from parts
- Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
- Had a booth at a street fair
- Dyed your hair
- Been a DJ
- Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
- Written your own role playing game
- Been arrested
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