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| ++ Keifer a thief? |
| 09.30.05 (7:40 am) [edit] |
Haven't felt much like blogging lately. Haven't had a lot to say. But last night I had an interesting dream. I was working at a tiny convenience store late at night when Keifer Sutherland came in. I thought he was acting odd.. he kept picking things up and saying "I'll take one of these." but never bringing anything up to the register for me to ring up. He picked up pasta, cookies and plastic wear. I went to go get the stuff from him and noticed he was gone. There was a car in the parking lot that had a bottle of STP sticking out of the gas tank. Then I got really nervous that someone was hiding in the store, other than Keifer that is. My alarm went off and I don't know what happens.k |
| ++ Need a fix |
| 09.26.05 (6:26 am) [edit] |
I brought home a bag of film the other day and one would think that it was kitty crack from the way Moose reacted. Here is a picture of my junkie cat...
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| ++ Public service announcement |
| 09.23.05 (11:01 am) [edit] |
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Things overheard last night...
Recent thoughts on the video store
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| ++ Harmless? I think not. |
| 09.22.05 (12:07 pm) [edit] |
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In the process of cleaning off my desk I have had to deal with all the stinky periodicals from India and Pakistan (PL480s in library terms). The come by ship in burlap bags so they have to be sprayed with pesticdes so the bugs don't eat them, which we have seen happen. The powers that be tell me that the pesticdes are harmless, but I am not so sure. I mean just picking one up makes me itch. And they are pretty stinky too. I have to take breaks more often to get away from the stuff. This is my day... hope your's is going better. k |
| ++ Hello My Name Is .... |
| 09.20.05 (12:16 pm) [edit] |
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Follow the instructions to find your new name. The following in excerped from a children's book, "Captain Underpants And the Perilous Plot Professor Poopypants" by Dave Pilkey, in which the evil Professor forces everyone to assume new names... 1. Use the third letter of your first name to determine your new first name: a = snickle b = doombah c = goober d = cheesey e = crusty f = greasy g = dumbo h = farcus i = dorky j = doofus k = funky l = boobie m = sleezy n = sloopy o = fluffy p = stinky q = slimy r = dorfus s = snooty t = tootsie u = dipsy v = sneezy w = liver x = skippy y = dinky z = zippy 2. Use the second letter of your MIDDLE name to determine the first half of your new last name: a = dippin b = feather c = batty d = burger e = chicken f = barffy g = lizard h = waffle i = farkle j = monkey k = flippin l = fricken m = bubble n = rhino o = potty p = hamster q = buckle r = gizzard s = lickin t = snickle u = chuckle v = pickle w = hubble x = dingle y = gorilla z = girdle 3. Use the third letter of your last name to determine the second half of your new last name: a = butt b = boob c = face d = nose e = hump f = breath g = pants h = shorts i = lips j = honker k = head l = tush m = chunks n = dunkin o = brains p = biscuits q = toes r = doodle s = fanny t = sniffer u = sprinkles v = frack w = squirt x = humperdinck y = hiney z = juice Thus, for example, George W. Bush's new name is Fluffy Chucklefanny. And my name? Mine is Tootsie Dippinshorts. k |
| ++ Haven't seen that in awhile |
| 09.20.05 (6:34 am) [edit] |
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This week I decided to tackle the huge piles of crap that had taken over my desk. It is amazing how much stuff I just put aside to work on later, only to find that later came and I had more stuff to shove aside. I can see one side of my desk, the other has 4 piles instead of 6... and they aren't threatening to kill me if they topple. I am hoping I can continute this productive streak. I am being cautiously optimistic. I want to leave work with a clean desk... because I know it will be covered when I come back. k |
| ++ Happy and not so much |
| 09.17.05 (2:01 pm) [edit] |
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Things that are making me happy now... Some you may have guess others maybe not.
Things not making me happy
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| ++ Put words in to actions |
| 09.15.05 (12:20 pm) [edit] |
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Just saw a poll on Yahoo that stated the following; Eight in 10 people say it's important for Americans now driving sport utility vehicles to switch to more fuel-efficient vehicles to reduce the nation's dependence on oil, a poll found. With gas prices hovering around $3 a gallon nationally and the price of natural gas rising sharply, six in 10 said they are not confident President Bush is taking the right approach to solving the nation's energy problems, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. Given several choices for dealing with energy problems, the public has some clear preferences: _Almost seven in 10 want the government to establish price controls on gasoline and want more spending on subway, rail and bus systems. _Just over seven in 10 want to give tax cuts to companies to develop wind, solar and hydrogen energy. Now, I wonder how many of those 8 in 10 drive SUVs? It seems to me that it would be more than half. I also wonder if they are going to turn in their SUVs for a more fuel efficient one. Would they really use the subway or bus or train? Or if the gas prices drop will they just go back to the way they were? Just a thought. k |
| ++ Leavin' on a jet plane |
| 09.15.05 (11:42 am) [edit] |
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Woo hoo! I booked my flight to go visit Verlaine out in San Fran.!!! I go Oct 18 (the day after my birthday) and return on the 26th. I am also close to setting my date to go to Iowa in Nov. I am so excited I don't even want to do any work... well, not that that is new. I guess I am going ot have to be eating Ramen from now until it is time to leave. Maybe I should do a fundraiser... do you think they would buy if I went selling cookies door to door? k |
| ++ Sales pitch |
| 09.14.05 (7:45 am) [edit] |
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Some of you know how much I love CD Baby and now I love them even more. Several thousand of their musicians are offering to donate the entire wholesale price to the Red Cross disaster relief fun. So, not only would you be getting some cool new music you will be helping people out. And the folks at CD Baby are just really really cool. Do you need another reason? :D That is my sales pitch... that wasn't so bad was it? k |
| ++ What brought that on? |
| 09.14.05 (5:28 am) [edit] |
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Okay, so another planned blog out the window... but this one isn't due to tblog and it's diva-ish ways. Sometimes the blog gods hand you an interesting experience to blog about. Last night was a pretty slow evening at Campus. I did a little knitting, a little reading. Watched Constantine. Set up some new accounts, you know the usual. During a mini rush a guy, I'll call him Curtis, comes up to me and says he wants to renew his account. I tell him if he rents I can take care of it all at once. He insists that I do it now. No problem, I update his address and phone number. Then he asks for the binder. Oh, the adult film on? When he nods I point him to the back of the store and tell him that because we have been selling our tapes that it might not be accurate. In the process of setting up a girl for a new account her friend metions Garden State. She tells him she hadn't seen it. He about screams "You have been my friend for how long and you haven't seen it?" Curtis pipes up that he hated it. I said I liked it, but know several people who walked out. So, it was probably an either/or film. I send the twosome on their merry way and turn to wait on Curtis. He gives me a number. So, I explain that the movies are back by the binders. That we don't keep them behind the counter. I take his credit card and ask if he needs a bag. As he starts out the door he calls out, quite loudly, "later bitch". The next customer in line got a real shocked expression. I think I said something like "Thank you. That was appropriate." I asked the customer if I had done anything to deserve it. He said no. I was so shocked that I called Verlaine to tell him about the whole senario. (He got a "What you looking at faggot" comment recently.) Now, I have no problem being called a bitch when I deserve it. But in this case I didn't. And I am not sure why someone who had been pretty polite up until that point would all of as sudden call me a bitch. So, I left a nasty note on his account... that is about all I could do. If I could have jumped the counter I would have taken the movie back. No porn for you mister. k |
| ++ Just stopping in to say hi. |
| 09.13.05 (11:42 am) [edit] |
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I guess it is a good thing that I didn't have too much to say the last few days since tblog has decided to be moody. I had the whole weekend off. I went to the Detroit Zoo for the first time with a former roommate and her family. It was much fun. Though it was a little too warm for some of the animals. I felt the same, so I can't blame them for their inactivity. I will try and have a real post tomorrow. Promise. :D k |
| ++ Could have handled that better |
| 09.09.05 (11:29 am) [edit] |
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Walking across campus today I saw someone who reminded me of a guy I knew when I went to Central Mich. We had lived down the hall from each other in the dorms. And would often eat breakfast together since he was up at the butt crack of dawn to go do ROTC stuff and I was up at the butt crack of dawn to go to work. Nice guy, a little awkward, but nice. Once we were off campus I would see him at group dinners and he would stop over once in awhile to hange out with some of us. One night I was home trying to write a 20 page paper that was do in 2 days and was feeling pretty crappy over all and he showed up on my doorstep. We sat and talked for a little bit and when I started to walk him to the door he looked at me all serious and told me "I really want to kiss you." I was horrified. I think I said "No, you don't." All I could think was that he had gone out with one of my roomates a couple times before I had met them and she said kissing him was like having your tonsils swollowed. I was loopy from no sleep and too many footnotes. I couldn't have felt more uncute then at the moment in my big t-shirt and shorts with my hair scraped back in a messy ponytail wearing my glasses. I was also a little worried that it would ruin our friendship, which it did anyway. I just never thought of him that way. I think my personality would have crushed his. I just wish I would have handled it better. So, John if you are out there I am sorry I responded like you had asked me to get in a barrel of cockroaches. It wasn't that bad... honest. k |
| ++ Who do you see when you look in the mirror? |
| 09.08.05 (10:22 am) [edit] |
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Hmmm, the words are not really flowing today. I know I have written on this topic before, but I wanted to write about having my photo taken and how there are very few photos of me past the age of 12 that I really like of myself. Probably 5 or 6. And I am not sure why things changed. Maybe it is that the me I see in the mirror and in my head is so different from the me I see on film. This comes up in part because of the self portrait I posted a few days ago and the pictures Mark, who I met on flickr, took of me yesterday. I like them and I am not sure why. Maybe it is because they aren't full body shots, that part of me is hidden. Still they don't really seem like me. Though in the ones Mark took I can see my mother's chin and her nose. So, it isn't like looking like a stranger. Just not who I am. My Mother.... [image]chicalookate_23814 0386.jpg[/image] and me... (Thanks Mark!) [image]chicalookate_31338 3885.jpg[/image] |
| ++ Cookie Fairy |
| 09.07.05 (7:49 am) [edit] |
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Fall must be getting closer because I felt a strong urge to bake cookies last night. I am not a fan of store bought cookies other than Oreos, so it was time to break out the KitchenAid. I don't think that other than to make record bowls I have turned my oven on all summer. My house gets ungodly hot when I cook. Not so bad during the winter, but when it is 80, it is not so nice. I made oatmeal with M&Ms. They didn't look pretty, but they tasted pretty good. I use baking as a way to relieve stress. It is my meditation. That is one of the things I miss about living in A2. I used to entertain frequently and could pawn off all my food on my guests. When I bake I usually only want a couple bites, but you can't make 2 cookies easily. So, now I bring my creations in to work and make my coworkers eat everything for me. I think I am going to go surf for recipies now... k |
| Self portrait with camera |
| 09.06.05 (6:44 am) [edit] |
 See, I am never without my camera in hand... even when I am sitting in the car waiting for my ride. I wanted to go out this weekend and take some photos, but due to gas prices I just stayed home and watched movies. I finally got to see "Garden State" which I enjoyed. I watched "Sahara", which wasn't very exciting. "Reign of Fire" which was better than I thought it would be. Rewatched "Death to Smoochy" and "Willow". Slept a lot on Monday. How was everyone else's weekend? k |
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