My morning job, where I've been working part-time for a few months now, called yesterday, as they had decided to go out of business.
Now, I feel bad for the guys, but what I really feel bad for is the part where I just lost about 1/3 of my income.
Ouch.
I knew 2007 was going to be a kick in the teeth.
To try...
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Now, I feel bad for the guys, but what I really feel bad for is the part where I just lost about 1/3 of my income.
Ouch.
I knew 2007 was going to be a kick in the teeth.
To try...
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Last night I went for dinner with B, H, and A, to this place I'd read about. I'd come across an ad stating that they were looking for a sous chef about a week ago, and about the same time, I had the place mentioned to me by a couple of friends. I looked it up, read over the menu and the history of the...
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kopper:
that should be the option for every potential employer... hire me, or feed me a good meal.
dollface:
you see, i was ingesting alcohol last evening. it has the ability to remove memories!
i am so out of practice.
i am so out of practice.
Everybody talks about a new world in the morning.
A new world in the morning so they say.
I, myself don't talk about a new world in the morning.
A new world in the morning, that's today.
And I can feel a new tomorrow comin' on.
And I don't know why I have to make a song.
Everybody talks a bout a new world in...
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A new world in the morning so they say.
I, myself don't talk about a new world in the morning.
A new world in the morning, that's today.
And I can feel a new tomorrow comin' on.
And I don't know why I have to make a song.
Everybody talks a bout a new world in...
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forkandles:
Happy New Year.
You're probably right there. I'd prefer a good one though.
That song takes me back - late 60's I think isn't it? I remember all of his hits. He was quite prolific.
We'll have to chat about places I should go in Chicago - I'll have to get IM sorted out. Do you have an email address?
You're probably right there. I'd prefer a good one though.
That song takes me back - late 60's I think isn't it? I remember all of his hits. He was quite prolific.
We'll have to chat about places I should go in Chicago - I'll have to get IM sorted out. Do you have an email address?
7sins:
almost had me some osso buco for xmas dinner...went with the veal chop instead.
hope you had a good xmas. how's this week looking for you? i have friends planning on spending nye at the viceroy. should be a zoo.
hope you had a good xmas. how's this week looking for you? i have friends planning on spending nye at the viceroy. should be a zoo.
7sins:
haven't hit versailles yet. we usually go brasilian when we want black beans. but i really miss this puerto rican place in alphabet city.
let's shoot for a drink after this weekend? i need to recharge my batteries for nye after an extra couple of days in vegas.
let's shoot for a drink after this weekend? i need to recharge my batteries for nye after an extra couple of days in vegas.
Not a single member of my family called to wish me a merry Christmas today.
Lame.
I mean, I'm usually the one that makes the calls, and I'm the one that gets people together in the same place when I go back to visit and such. But they're all there in the same city, and I'm the one that's 1500 miles away, working all day...
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Lame.
I mean, I'm usually the one that makes the calls, and I'm the one that gets people together in the same place when I go back to visit and such. But they're all there in the same city, and I'm the one that's 1500 miles away, working all day...
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sixtyfootqueenie:
I'm sorry to hear that babe.. I have to admit.. I was a bad xmas friend this year.. I didnt send out an annual christmas message.. I'm just so over chrissy.. but I can understand that you felt alone... BIGHUGS!
dollface:
aww shit, holmes. that is a terrible feeling. i spent one christmas season in chicago all alone. i completely understood how the suicide rate is higher at that time of year. i went to greektown that lonely christmas eve to pick up dinner and was accosted by a homeless man and his racist-laden drunken rants. i was just trying not to cry in front of him as i waited for the bus. the whole bus ride home though, i had tears streaming down my face. if it wasn't for good friends like Peter from the Pontiac, I would have spent the last two Christmases and Thanksgivings alone.
If you and I are in the same city, you will never have to be alone for Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, birthdays, whatever. all you gotta do is call. my friends ARE my family!
which reminds me, I am still free for brunch on sunday.
If you and I are in the same city, you will never have to be alone for Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, birthdays, whatever. all you gotta do is call. my friends ARE my family!
which reminds me, I am still free for brunch on sunday.
So tired
I don't think I've gotten more than 5 hours (and frequently, less than that) of sleep since returning to LA last Friday.
Most of it is just because of work.
A very little bit of it is my own fault, trying to squeeze in some fun time while I'm at it.
Today? Got 4 hours of sleep last night, and I'm off to...
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I don't think I've gotten more than 5 hours (and frequently, less than that) of sleep since returning to LA last Friday.
Most of it is just because of work.
A very little bit of it is my own fault, trying to squeeze in some fun time while I'm at it.
Today? Got 4 hours of sleep last night, and I'm off to...
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7sins:
hope you get some down time over xmas. we're in vegas for the weekend but maybe we can grab a drink next weds or thurs.
munch:
Have a fantastic Xmas Jon. Have fun big fella! 
I am back from Texas.
That was hectic.
And now I have time for almost 6 hours of sleep before getting up at 7am to work til midnight, and do it all again on Sunday.
That was hectic.
And now I have time for almost 6 hours of sleep before getting up at 7am to work til midnight, and do it all again on Sunday.
kopper:
wow, a paramedic... that would come in handy on a night out, you know, just in case..
i just worked a serious string of those long days, just a couple of weeks back.. totally burned me out. i think it was about four days without the sun.
tonight it's all about hockey and drinks.
i just worked a serious string of those long days, just a couple of weeks back.. totally burned me out. i think it was about four days without the sun.
tonight it's all about hockey and drinks.
I'm off to Texas for a few days to visit the family for the holidays.
I haven't been back since some time last October.
And, uh .... I've got a girlfriend now.
I haven't been back since some time last October.
And, uh .... I've got a girlfriend now.
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7sins:
congrats, oak, and i don't mean on the trip home. i thought it was pretty ballsy that you were posting about it as things developed. glad to see it all stayed on track. you around btwn xmas & nye? our office is shut down and i'm planning on getting out for drinks and such.
kopper:
girlfriend eh?... i better start reading this thing.
Went on a date a couple nights ago, with the girl from work.
It was nice. I like her.
It's a little weird going on a first date with someone you've known for over a year and have already talked to a lot .... there's none of the "get-to-know-you" small talk going on, it's straight to the big stuff. Also, you already have sort of...
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It was nice. I like her.
It's a little weird going on a first date with someone you've known for over a year and have already talked to a lot .... there's none of the "get-to-know-you" small talk going on, it's straight to the big stuff. Also, you already have sort of...
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dollface:
that's awesome, yay for you! she probably thinks i am a pill popper from hell as i recall sorting through my mexican painkillers and a xanax that i have mixed in with my ibuprofen...not really sure why i was bringing it out...maybe for the ibuprofen since i knew i would have a monster hangover the next day....
i have a few days off, so keep in touch.
i am super happy for you. it's about time!
i have a few days off, so keep in touch.
i am super happy for you. it's about time!
dollface:
score another chicago to LA transplant: i'm pretty sure you know her, too. she's one of the awesome ones from the pontiac. the former singer for the dishes. love her. she called me the other day to say she was here and living near me.
let me know if anything is going on this week....i haven't worked in a few days and i am going bananas!
let me know if anything is going on this week....i haven't worked in a few days and i am going bananas!
Something about Thanksgiving, I think I actually prefer spending it with my friends over spending it with my family. Christmas is more of a family thing for sure, but Thanksgiving feels like friend time to me.
And this was a good Thanksgiving week. I was invited to 2 different Thanksgiving meals, one on Tuesday, and one on Thursday night. I had to work Thursday, but...
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And this was a good Thanksgiving week. I was invited to 2 different Thanksgiving meals, one on Tuesday, and one on Thursday night. I had to work Thursday, but...
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forkandles:
Ah I see. Yeah it's a tough one when you are in a job that pays above average. Are you still planning on Berlin next summer?
I need a new profile picture.
Anyways, gang ...
I picked up another DJ gig, so I'm now working 4 different places; 2 cooking, 2 spinning. Well, the extra cash never hurts.
Only problem with working so much is that I don't have time to drink as much as I'd like. I had a wonderful plan for this Tuesday, my only real day off this...
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Anyways, gang ...
I picked up another DJ gig, so I'm now working 4 different places; 2 cooking, 2 spinning. Well, the extra cash never hurts.
Only problem with working so much is that I don't have time to drink as much as I'd like. I had a wonderful plan for this Tuesday, my only real day off this...
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forkandles:
Have one for me.
I'm def. going to visit Los Angeles - want to revisit the places (well perhaps not Disney) that I 'did' as a mere 23 year-old and some places I never made it to, such as San Francisco. It would be great to hook up. I'll keep you posted once I things start moving & I have dates.
Yeah, I'd like to hear your tips on Chicago. It's somewhere I've wanted to get to as far back as I can remember.
I'm def. going to visit Los Angeles - want to revisit the places (well perhaps not Disney) that I 'did' as a mere 23 year-old and some places I never made it to, such as San Francisco. It would be great to hook up. I'll keep you posted once I things start moving & I have dates.
Yeah, I'd like to hear your tips on Chicago. It's somewhere I've wanted to get to as far back as I can remember.
user8935778:
colorado is awesome. and so is your new profile picture!
hope you had an awesome thanksgiving... as awesome as some "holiday" could be i guess.. sometimes work people are better than family anyway. im ready to kill my grandmom.
hope you had an awesome thanksgiving... as awesome as some "holiday" could be i guess.. sometimes work people are better than family anyway. im ready to kill my grandmom.
So after work, it was one of my boss's last night working, a bunch of us went down the street to a late-night pizza joint for some pie and beer. There's a gay bar next door to the pizza joint, and a few of us ran in there to do a few shots of whiskey, since the pizza joint only has beer but no liquor....
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user8935778:
hahah is that what the trick is?
i finally got into them when danny played them sometime early last year - and i remembered someone else had randomly done me a CD i already had. fucking LOVE IT jon, they're amazing!!
it'll work out to be better, don't you worry.