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>New (past) Entries: Birthday Time! The Blue Man Group Adventure! To come: A Humid Day Off and some other perfectly good wastes of time. I’m normally a couple months behind on the latest hiphop – one for the record since the hiphop blog isn’t really in existence yet: Wayne Wonder – No Letting Go I finally saw The Hulk – alas, did not give my $8.75 – but have a much better opinion of it now. I can at least appreciate it for the story line (which was what the comic was all about), and the direction/camera work. Here’s 101…

>Wow. Everything I could have hoped for, was exceeded by 10 times with other cool stuff thrown in as a bonus. To say I was impressed would be to say that the pope goes to church. It wasn’t all sprinkles and pop tarts, but it all worked out in the end. We wanted to be on our way by 3 or so, got off to a late start but left about 3:30 with the show at 6. We piled in the limo, a bit of a tight squeeze, but after some adjustments to the seating placement — I was comphy.…

>I just got back from my friend Justin’s birthday party. I got there a little late due to my work schedule, but got there in enough time to get some burgers and beer. His girlfriend Tracy had set it up as a surprise, it was at her house in New Braintree — so I went even further into the woods then per usual. She had a keg, and further back in the woods was the campsite where we set up the tent and had a fire. One of his friends drove her new (2000) Eclipse down into the woods which…

>You know “the guy from Blue’s Clues“? – see what he’s up to now.

>Those damn Frenchies are at it again… …although courriel is kinda catchy. ~~ \\ ~~ I’m on hold: You can’t hurry love No, you’ll just have to wait She said love don’t come easy But it’s a game of give and take ~~ // ~~ Add a new breed of man to your vocab: Metrosexuals …poor Ben, always gets his picture at the top of these things. Check out these cool lightning pics! Got iPod? Get iSkin! Random snippet from NYPost Online: Mariann Simms of Wetumpka, Ala., won $250 in a writing contest — for the worst opening line of…

>Today’s Link of the day: www.k12.nf.ca/stgeorgeshigh/Dildo/DildoDays.htm The link itself is half the fun! I helped my mom set up her new camera the other night: Olympus C-4000Z It takes such amazing pictures! She had 3×5″ prints done @ CVS straight off her memory card from the camera and the pictures came out better then I’ve ever seen film look!

>I’m going to Blue Man Group on Sunday. We’re taking a limo… but I can’t post this yet. I’ve asked Danielle to go with me, she was rather excited. However — the usual difficulties apply. I don’t know why my relationships always involve intrigue. It’s never been quite this sneaky before, but it’s such a care-free time when we’re together. Danielle seems at peace, and I know I am. We both run all over the place, a good example is at home: cleaning and picking up. I’ve witnessed her as though I’m gazing into a mirror — darting here and…

>I did a few updates to the music page, it’s no longer the “Temporary Music Page” and now matches the theme. I had an odd thing between IE & Mozilla – they seem to handle the pixels in CSS differently. I just have to check Safari when I get home, but otherwise I’ve compromised the positioning to look good on both. I think the archives page is the next on the list. Don’t look at it now, I’m embarrassed 😉

>I don’t like shaving, oh sure… I’ve probably said it before, but I haven’t had to shave every day up to this point. So I’m a late bloomer — I guess, but it’s frustrating. I can usually shave no problem, normally I go with the manual blade… until I try and do it every day. Electric razor is worse… ingrown hairs is my main issue with them. The other choice is the standard Mach III – which was literally issued to every man in America at the age of 18 (I received a package in the mail for my 18th…

>I was driving to work today, I usually go through the ghetto on my way in because it’s shorter. I was following an H2 and it was interesting to see the people react. A few raised their fists in the air, a sort of “way to go – bud” gesture. At another point I was following a Dodge Aries with “police” plates, appeared to be an older detective, maybe 55 or so. He was so excited when it passed him on the right that he was jumping, and alternated pointing and putting his hand to his head while driving with…

>Katita Wind-up Toys Terror Has Another Name My scheme has failed. I was hoping to “get back” at the theweblogreview.com for their horrible review of my site a while back. Granted, it was “hidden” but I expected them to be at least somewhat tech savvy and have a fast internet connection. They didn’t find the bubbles, got in the back door (the old windows that pop up) and it just was all bad. They chided my web-authoring skills, design, and content “I think when people talk about moving, it’s boring” yeah… when you only read the first entry!!! (but I’m…

>So here is my plan: Classes will have already started as of September 5th, I am working up until that point. I can’t claim benefits before that point. I can’t be enrolled before I’m “approved” for re-training and accompanying extension on my unemployment benefits or I risk losing all benefits (this happened to me before, so I know they’ll do it). I can’t go to school this semester, but I can apply at any time after receiving benefits to go back to school. This will extend my benefits by an additional 18 weeks at that point, past the usual 6…

>It’s been a while since I was able to sit down and post. I’ve been busy going here and there – looking at job listings, and trying to find a safety net. I have my plan. I haven’t gone into it yet, but I’ll divulge it shortly. It’s not overly impressive, but it’s a milestone. Here at this point in my life I need to re-establish my short term goals. My long term goals have remained about where they were, and though I’ve gotten marginally closer to them — must say that I haven’t done as well as I’d hoped…

>I went to the local hospital the other day, the administrative building, to see if I might find a job. There was a waiting room of sorts, a whole “recruitment department” which had computers to be able to sign up for positions online. When I arrived, I was seccond to another woman who said she had filed an application before, that she had an interview… the recruitment worker was confused, what the woman was telling her didn’t pan out — that wasn’t how they did things. The woman eventually confirmed (as in-directly, and with as little responsibility as possible) that…

>Hung out last night with people from work — when I got out we played the “Officespace Drinking Game” (see link from a few days ago). We played with beer sips… and it was so well thought out… worked perfectly. Right where the movie would normally get dull — many many drinks take place shortly before (the “yeah…. hi” repeatedly from Lumburg during the answering machine scene is a killer). Gotta hand it to the guy @ Berkeley =] Hard alcohol is a no no for this one — wouldn’t make it through the movie :] We had a hard…

>Last night was wonderful. I was with my good friend Jamie, her boyfriend Carlos (who’s a sweetheart). They’re both super athletic and star performers. Cheerleading and soccer, respectively. We hung out for a while, went for a drive – and I was able to visit the person I most wanted to see. We did some more driving – then back to my place where we hung out till almost morning just talking. It was simple, it was relaxed, it was theraputic. We talked for a long time – I tried not to dwell on the whole upcoming D-day, but said…

>I think the more people I tell my plan to – the better the chance it will work. I am not so sure about the time frames, however — school starts before I can collect, I can’t file the “education extension” until after I’m already registered for bennefits. I can’t start classes before I file the “education extension” or they take all bennefits away (I found this out first hand in late 2001). I was in school, getting unemployment, hadn’t cleared it with them… wasn’t started yet when I received my first 2 checks. On the 3rd “check up” mailer…

>A few months ago I had issues with my kitty. I brought her to the hospital, had her stay there a few days. They ran many a test and still they were unable to tell me what was wrong. I finally took her home, to live in piece as I knew the end was near. When she was in so much pain and weak that she was unable to walk I had to bring her in to be put to sleep. They wanted to charge me an extra $75 to be there with her (because it required a doctor). I…

>Tom Petty : The Waiting The waiting is the hardest part every day get one more yard you take it in faith, you take it to heart don’t let it kill ya baby don’t let it get to ya don’t let it kill ya baby don’t let it get to ya ___________________ That could apply to a few things in my life right now, the 60 days looming over me… the seemingly endless beginning to school – for several reasons, people will go back to their “regular” routines for the most part, and I’ll probably be starting classes then as…

>Here’s some links for my fellow boat-mates: MA D.E.T. – File a Claim MA D.E.T. – Training Application List of Major Employers of Springfield Bachelor Prank: Sweden Style The Officespace Drinking Game Tidy Up(mpeg) I’ve noticed everyone’s nicer, more personable. They know that everyone’s stressed, everyone’s having a hard time… and it’s not uncommon to hear “You OK?” or “How you holding up?” as it’s a valid question for virtually everyone. People are making arrangements, preparing to move out – find another place, possibly sell their car. It’s somewhat depressing, but it doesn’t feel like you’re alone — like I’m…

>Draft copy:: not to be published until after “D-Day” My separation from RCN today was a bit of a milestone. I’ve never said where I worked before, for fear of repercussions and separation of employment… but don’t have to worry about that now, though this won’t be published/available until after all is said and done. I don’t feel like my time’s wasted. I’m almost thankful that it’s happened now. I have 2 years+ experience in telecommunications under my belt, and am almost finished with my programming degree. I have always said that I wish I got layed off – could…

>Ever since I saw my father getting old — I’ve worried about losing my memory. My parents are rather old anyway, my dad was in his 40s growing up and I saw the signs early on. He could never keep things straight, meetings, events… and sometimes having troubles recalling events. I’ve collected media since, text, pictures, video… as much as I can collect. This way when I want to go back and remember a certain thing that happened, I’ll have something to refresh and retrieve the memory from my head =] I got some news today that might put a…

>So I must do something to change the tone for today — although I keep having dreams of the situation, and the people involved… I’m just accepting it as people changing as they will. I obviously can’t do anything to change it for the better — so I’ll stop trying and just let things be how they will. I made a great fruit platter last night! I had a hankerin’ so I bought a bunch of fruit while at the grocery store, came home and cut it all up! It was amazing, and wish I had pictures cause I made…

>My separation from *** today was a bit of a milestone. I’ve never said where I worked before, for fear of repercussions and separation of employment… but don’t have to worry about that now, though this won’t be published/available until after all is said and done. I don’t feel like my time’s wasted. I’m almost thankful that it’s happened now. I have 2 years+ experience in telecommunications under my belt, and am almost finished with my programming degree. I have always said that I wish I got layed off – could go back to school, maybe work a part time…