Wednesday May 17, 2006

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This afternoon at work: a short, genial chat about money, and why I'll soon see a big wad of it just for being the special snowflake that I am.

Not much else to write about.

Chickie's having a bath. Might see what's going on there.
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maike:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060522/ap_en_ot/ibsen_centennial
I liked the part where he's screwing his employer's servants, significantly expanding my understanding of perquisites. Now I feel sad for you, just getting wads of cash in paper bags.
acidgrampa:
Mitchell's Cloud Atlas has re-lit the pilot light in my brain.

Sunday May 07, 2006

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Yesterday, my mom gave me the final season of Six Feet Under for my birthday.

On Wednesday I started reading True History of the Kelly Gang.

This Wednesday I'm going to see the author of that book, who is also as close to a hero as I have now that I'm too old to have heroes, read from his new novel.

My dog...
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zaksmith:
it'll be released (though if you think people will actually start writing angry letters if i say it might not be then i'll pretend otherwise) it just is going to be very poorly promoted.
superflea:
Not expected at all. Not two weeks ago my lead gave me a glowing performance review.

Something's rotten in the state of Denmark.

However, that knowledge won't make my car payments. frown

Tuesday May 02, 2006

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They just sort of fly by after the first couple dozen. Don't you find that?
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null:
Oddly, no. I remind myself every morning that I'm lucky to have another day, and I try to make them memorable. Nothing flies by for me.
lemonkid:
Yeah, orgies are like that.

Saturday Apr 29, 2006

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If a dog breaks a mirror is the consequent 7 years of bad luck measured in dog years? Seems unfair if it isn't. Break a mirror as a puppy and you're fucked for life.
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hellkitten:
Happy Birthday! biggrin
mk700c:
Hey sweet tits, lucky I logged on 7 minutes before your birthday is over.

I hope it went well.

Monday Apr 24, 2006

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Dalmatians. The official breed of dipshits who make decade-long committments based on the sage counsel of Disney.

Which brings us to this.

On the one hand I want the greyhaired owners of the dog who did this to suddenly become housebound and be found half-eaten by the wretched beast weeks from now when the weather gets warm.

But the practical side of me wants...
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obd:
miserable, nervous beasts that lot. I'm sorry for your pup.
st_expedite:
I'm so sorry for your dog. But your revenge fantasies make for one of the funniest journals I've read in a long time.

I'll have to ask my son what he intends to do about the young and deformed. He seems to be very interested in physical abnormalities; the other day he asked me at what height a person "stops being the tallest midget and becomes the shortest normal person."

Friday Apr 21, 2006

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Worst/Best idea this week:

Working from home. Want a bagel with jam. Need space in fridge for jam. Knock back two limoncello shots to finish the bottle and free up room for jam.

On an empty stomach. With the afternoon ahead.
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d:
Sounds like a fun afternoon..
What is limoncello?
-D
sprat:
You could always blow off work completely and go to the shops for more linoncello...

Wednesday Apr 19, 2006

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Ottawa airport.

Very nice. A small city doing its best to welcome the world.
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margot_dent:
that is one sexy box set.

indeed, i figure the talking heads pretty well sum up the kind of music i really enjoy.
adjunct:
Those camera cranes don't grow on trees, you know! They spent all that money on it and they're going to use it.

I think small cities' airports are usually nicer. Austin-Bergstrom, Detroit, and Orlando were much nicer than Philadelphia, JFK, DFW, and Atlanta.

Saturday Apr 15, 2006

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Cat people have it easy. If you have a cat and like cats, you don't have to go find parks where you'll likely have to participate in or at least overhear idiotic conversations between other cat owners. Pity us, cat people, for we are the dog people.

Reluctantly overheard at Sherwood Park this afternoon:

Yeah, Weimaraners were bred in the second world war to kill...
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sprat:
Dog people are good people, just like cat people. Each are love-blind for their breed of choice. They'll desperately believe any crap if it suits their idea of their breed's best features.

"clusterfuck of ignorance" is now officially my new favourite phrase. Thank you!

... and thanks for the congrats. I'm excited and nervous and thrilled and terrified and all those things that go along with chucking your life to the wind.
mat8drb:
Don't be offended, but your comment will probably be wiped with the rest of the story, as this one was the more up to date original.

I'm aware of Germany (you can't have missed the formation of the grand coalition over here) but not Australia. Thanks for that, I'll take a look. smile

Tuesday Apr 11, 2006

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Re: Videodrome

Run-time was 89 minutes. David Cronenberg, you owe me about 82 minutes of my life back. Good job on the scenes with the vaginagun.

In other news, there've been questions so I should clarify: the jetsetting is, alas, merely work-related. Ye Olde Corporate Bookstore Chayne plans to send me all over the country to spread the supply chain gospel. I've been giving this...
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mk700c:
that's what I mean by "Entertaining."
mk700c:
you always say it better than I can.
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