Watching the Lost Boys

Not as interesting as I remembered, good as background noise though. Now that I've had a few days of working two jobs again, I am starting to remember what it felt like. Stretched out, or like watery soup. I am watery soup.

I figured out how much I'd need to make per hour at one job to equal what I'm currently getting at two. It's not a huge number.

Started reading the novel The Help, I'm almost halfway through. Hopefully today at work will be quiet enough that I can make some more headway. It's intriguing, problematic maybe on some levels. I think I'll look up some reviews or criticisms after I'm done reading it.

Bonne chance

On my iGoogle homepage I have a little French phrase-of-the-day widget. Bonne chance, meaning "good luck", was today's.

Yesterday I reorganized my bedroom and the bathroom a little bit. The day before I was looking for a different hairstyle. Today I was investigating possible future careers as a pharmacy tech, paralegal, IT person, and maybe even healthcare (if only I could get past my issues with blood).

Tomorrow I might even take action to make some sort of significant change to my life. It could happen. The room reorg is pretty big, for me. Opened up a little floor space. Getting rid of old stuff I don't use or need, to make space for New! Exciting! Things! I've been winnowing away the junk for a few years now.

I would like to think I've made some progress, and that I've slowed down the influx of new stuff. It doesn't look like that to the naked eye.

Oh dude.

I thought I had something to say, but what it was escapes me. Recently read books include Atonement and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (Or Something Like That). Both had those authentic feeling WWII experiences that just make you not want to trust Germans. There, I said it. I don't like the filthy Krauts. Don't trust 'em.

Whatever I was originally going to say, it probably wasn't as awesome as this. I sometimes think about starting up this ol' blog on the regular again. I have a lot to say that, in all honesty, nobody around me gives a shit about (nor should they). My, that last sentence was a masterpiece. So a blog seems like the thing. So whatever.

Both of these books were very good. Atonement is the more literary, while Guernsey was at its heart, cutesy as shit. All of the 'good guys' have a talent for adorable, pithy notes, for one thing.

If you happen to read this, let me know what you think about the new design. I'm not sure how I feel about the transparency behind the blog posts. Whoa. That could mean a lot of things. But you know what I mean.

I like this one too

Fancy Advice Blog

Wish they had more posts. I need me some fancy advice, and I love advice columns.


For something completely different, a beautiful craft blog from the UK. Life is a Fountain
Pretty pretty stuff. But I didn't want to steal any of her pics, so if you like crafty stuff click over.

Blog readingses

Just found this blog. BridesWhoMeanBusiness If you are looking for wedding advice from someone who is not afraid to say fuck a lot, and probably hates you and everything you stand for, this is the blog for you! Advice like this caption under a groom's cake fashioned in the shape of a Coor's Light can: "Kill yourself."

I got to this blog from a link at the bottom of Postcards from Yo Momma, which I got to by way of a link from some fashion blog I found by hitting the Next Blog a bunch of times, starting off from one of those crazy couponer/frugal people blogs that I got from a search for Fargo/Moorhead coupons, which was for some reason that I don't recall. This is a great way to spend a lovely summer afternoon, n'est-ce pas?

What was I going to post about again?

Wow. Something.

Good things: Adam Savage's speech

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

I thought it was high time for my first blog post of 2010. Speaking of "high", the hallway of my apartment building smelled of marijuana and gravy. Cool neighbors I have.

In other news, for reasons yet to be determined, every month or so a new spam comment shows up on a really old post of this blog.

Not much else to say... I haven't blogged much because it seems like Facebook eats up all the energy I used to have to blog with. At the same time there isn't much I can say or want to say there. I have family, friends, schoolmates, and past/present coworkers all up in there. I'm afraid I look like enough of an ass with what I'm already posting there - links and reposts of other people's links.

I had an idea for a short story today, not sure if it's any good.

I'm not sure if I like my new hours at work. I thought I did, but they seem to be affecting me badly. I would love it if I only had to work something like 1 pm to 5 pm each day, and could somehow still afford to live.

Borrrring. This post is boring.

Zombie blogs!

http://somehowstillalive.wordpress.com

http://helptheyarecoming.wordpress.com

bwahaha

I'm not the biggest Lilly Allen fan, but I just came across this and thought it was quite nice.

I've been reviewing old articles I had saved in email

And determined, so far, that while they are interesting, none are quite bloggable. It's interesting, though, to see what tickled me in 2005.


Life's Annoyances

Portfolio dating

The Sound of Silence (ear plug shopping)

Defining Bullshit (got me to buy the book)

Readings

I'm reading The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman. I've just read the cover so far, and I'm exhuasted, edified and entertained. Thanks Whackly!

my fave eharmony match so far.

A*******

29 years old | Bum | 4' 3"

1 Photo Remember, your match has been carefully selected from millions of candidates. With this level of compatibility, we believe you two will have a lot to talk about and may even find true love together. (redacted), the next step for you is to begin communicating with (redacted). Explore your shared areas of compatibility, and have fun discovering if there's chemistry. Take the first step to finding the love of your life—just start communicating now!	About A******* I try to find pleasure in the simple things in life. It's important for me to create romance in a relationship, and to try to improve myself everyday. I strive to avoid disagreement. I prefer to live life rather than analyze it.
	My friends describe me as:	Some of my favorite activities:
	Passionate Warm Affectionate	Movies Entertaining in my home Animals

Tivo and Netflix

I am so very sad. My tivo is too old to stream Netflix! whatever shall I do? As tempted as I am to burn my tivo in a sacrificial fire, I shall not! For it still downloads Amazon video and does a bang up job as a digital VCR thingy!

happy day to me!

Today I have eaten ice cream twice! I am fantastic!

While I'm at it, more stuff I am pissed off about

-the books I ordered for this semester haven't come and I'm falling behind in my classes.
-I don't think the profs will find this to be a good excuse.
-I might have to choose on Thursday between driving the to cities with no power steering and missing "the girls" for a group birthday dinner.
-I set tomorrow as my last day of smoking, and I don't wanna do it. Even though I added the caveat for myself of "I can smoke when I drink". Is that just going to make me drink more? Silliness.
-the time management system thingy at work wasn't working at the end of the day today so that will create a gang of crap for me to do tomorrow.
-it's so fricking cold out. It's nothing new, just had to throw that in there.

power steering %$&#

My power steering went out again. I can't remember exactly if it's the second or third time it's happened with this car. The problem is apparently, if I recall correctly from last time, a flaw in the design of the car. The hose is in a horrible place, or the belt is funky or something like that. I don't believe it's toooo expensive to fix, but it's never really a good time for car repairs, is it?

I hearby declare myself Duchesse de la Reception

thought for the day

Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time. -Stephen Swid, executive (b. 1941)

Lizard people rule!

from gawker comments

hulu.com

This website is awesome! Who needs cable?