A little game...

What's wrong with this email I received?

The Letter Carriers' Food Drive is tomorrow, Saturday May 8th! Thank you for volunteering for this year's. Food Lifeline appreciates your willingness to be part of our mission.

The postal station you are matched with is Seattle Main. Please sign-in with Food Lifeline's Volunteer Team Leader at 12:00 pm. Your team leader will be wearing a blue NALC Food Drive shirt and will conduct an orientation and training at the beginning of your shift.

You should receive a volunteer in the mail by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Please review the packet and fill out the enclosed Safety and Conduct Agreement form. Turn in the completed form to your Team Leader. Please contact Food Lifeline if you have not received your packet.

Volunteers are integral to this event and much appreciated at Food LifelineYour interest in volunteering shows your concern for those in need.

Nostalgia

This spring has made me rather nostalgic for college. I'm not actually sure why. I'm sure spending all my days on a college campus are part of it, but since I temped here 2 years ago, I don't recall feeling this much nostalgia then... Today as I was walking through the student center after picking up some breakfast (sad isn't it that I've started eating this much institutional food again), I saw a sign for Mariners tickets for the students to all go to a game. It totally reminded me of Hockey and how we'd all climb into the UAF busses and then go enjoy a game. The tricky part was always the ride home. Since they took multiple trips to the game, I'm sure they made multiple trips home but who wants to wait around for that 2nd or 3rd shuttle? So as many of us would fill this bus as possible and we would be smashed into it like sardines. Then the driver would leave with the bus windows fogging over and the roads icy. I swear I'm amazed we were never in a tragic bus accident. Those were good times!

It's always something...

So I have 2 bits of news today... 1st the good then the bad or 1st the bad then the good? Hmmm...

We'll start with bad. I have to take Baxter to the vet on Saturday. I suspect that she has adrenal disease (and by suspect I mean I'm about 100% certain). This condition will require 1 of 3 things. 1 - Surgery. 2 - Medicine (shots). 3 - Death (as in put down). The 3rd one is not really an option at this point. If she were suffering and weak and on her last legs, it would be, but she isn't suffering (yet) and not on her last legs (yet). Which brings us back to option 1 & 2. Which then forces us to look at cost... Not that I know how much either option will cost and I know I've always said that I would never shell out thousands of dollars for a 100 dollar pet (well and in truth if we were looking at THOUSANDS of dollars I really wouldn't shell out that much) but how about when it is only a couple hundred dollars? Does one do it? Where is the line drawn? It isn't like Baxter is the world's greatest pet. Anyone who has seen the scars I carry from her biting would know otherwise... but there's something about her, or maybe it is that I can't bear another loss right now. So soon after Minka and my fish (Ok the fish not so traumatized over... Bettas live like what 1 year?) but you get my drift. Because then I really am alone... and apparently swirling down into a pit of self pity... thank you PMS... Moving on...

Second thing: My mother has won a computer from alienware. I want it. How do I convince her I need it? Well I've already broached the subject. Apparently my nephew also wants one. HELLO!! I talk to her sometimes etc. She hasn't heard from him in months AND he has a wicked stepfather who makes a bazillion dollars a year or something. Must continue working on this... I WANT IT! :D Any tips on the convincing process would be greatly appreciated. :)

Final thought... I so wish people would stop asking me if I've gotten my computer back yet. Believe me when it finally gets back I will be so overwhelmed with joy I'll be shouting it from rooftops!

Not much of an update update

So there isn't really much to say lately. I was lazy at the gym this morning (translate this to I didn't go to the gym this morning) and I've been slacking off my water consumption. I sit here and it just starts to taste bad. (really how bad can water taste it is mostly tasteless but still). I'm just hitting a blah spot lately. And I shouldn't be... it is BEAUTIFUL outside right now! The sun is shining the birds are singing it is spring! I don't want to cook either. I don't want to think about cooking. I don't want to think about what to eat. I just want it to magically appear in front of me and be exactly what I didn't know that I wanted for dinner. Or an IV. So I don't have to eat. I've been having a lot of vivid dreams lately about people from the past. I don't know what they're trying to tell me. Maybe they aren't telling me anything and that dreams just are stories. I don't know.

Encampment

Now I know why no one else will volunteer for this job... because the people that you need never answer your fucking emails! Our quantity cook will be unavailable the campout weekend... how to find another one? I don't know and the person who would know doesn't answer me. I have checks to deposit... how to do this? I don't know and the treasurer also doesn't email me back... AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

A Couple of things

First and formost... I WON!!!

For those attempting to keep up with my daily computer saga, I WON I WON NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH... I shouldn't necessarily have won... but I did. I still maintain that I cannot fathom how a dc adaptor (ooh I'm all impressed with myself because I now know what that is) can get broken... of course they can't either which is why they were battling me. Excessive force? How is it excessive force, all I can do is plug it in and unplug it. It is a tight hole, it isn't like I can do a lot of wiggling or shoving... Seriously people... I WON NYAH NYAH NYAH!

Ok moving on...

I went to a happy hour on Friday night with a coworker and a few of her friends. I'm finding it harder and harder to associate with hmm... word here... normal(?) maybe nice... I don't know... people. They were really nice people and I wouldn't mind hanging out with them again, although since she went to college with them all they have a whole history I'll never understand so we'll see what happens. It would be nice to have female friends again. (and again with the normal I know that normal is relative but the bulk of the people I know are gay boys... that's a whole other world).

I went and saw Ella Enchanted today. It was cute but something about the opening sequence made me nauseus. I don't know why. I want to go back and reread the book so that I can see how the two compare. It has been years since I read the book. The audience was full of kids (of course it is a kids movie) who laughed and were all cute... There were a few 'adult' jokes thrown in which all the adults laughed at but the kids were like huh?

Damn I had a thought of one more thing but it fled my head... Oh well... must've been unimportant. :)

Final thought... I WON! :D

Starvation Gulch

So I checked UAF's website... It had nothing to do with alcohol... just celebration of the new year. It has been done since 1923 and the fires are about 'passing the torch of knowledge...'

Meltdown & Drinking...

Ok not necessarily what you're thinking. This morning I was walking across campus and I passed a sign for I think Capture the Flag (or some equally odd college game) being played today. It made me think of Meltdown when we were in Alaska. Then I got all nostalgic... Like we got the day off of classes. I think we spent the morning cleaning up around the campus because of all the debris that suddenly becomes obvious once the snow melts. Then we played mud volleyball and I think we did bonfires (although the bonfire thing may have been in the fall)*. I remember, though, there was always a bbq at the commons and it was just a fun day. That got me to thinking, why don't we have days like this in real jobs? Not just random days off (although those are good too!), but days when the whole company just gets to play... Maybe in real places of employment that's the company picnic (but not at Homestore... :) Maybe it is because by the time we are adults, we don't really want to spend more hours with these people who share cubicle walls... I dunno. I just miss those days today.

*I just realized the bonfire thing WAS in the fall. Starvation Gulch. Another random day off of classes where we spent the day building bonfires and the night burning them... there were contests about the best bonfires and biggest etc. It was to commemorate when the campus tried to go dry some time in the past but then that was repealed. (Although I could be making that up too...)

Drinking: Last night, against my better judgement, I went out drinking. Why was this against my better judgement you ask, because well, I really am a TV geek and I wanted to watch Friends. I figured I'd be home in time. At 8:15 when it dawned on me to check the time, it was obviously too late, so I just continued drinking. V and I played darts (REALLY BADLY!) and trivia (strangely also fairly badly). Then our friend Matt showed up and we played darts alltogether. Then some trannies (transvestites) showed up and V & Matt played darts with them and I got to chat with a lovely queen from Manhatten. He was in town for a wedding and apparently had a panty fetish. He kept trying to buy them from these guys for like 50 bucks. None of them took him up on it... that's the part I found odd. Hell, you want my undies for 50 bucks! I NEED the money... I'll toss em to ya... (you know unless it is that laundry day when I'm wearing the worst ones I own with the holes and other problems... then I might be too embarrassed). The coolest part of the evening was when I ran into my friend Shannon. I haven't seen him since some time last year. He looked very geeky, but also somewhat hot. He had put on weight and it looked good on him (to me at least since you know how i am about big boys...). He is not doing that fabu though... living at home, working at pottery barn blah blah blah. Poor guy. It was good to see him and chat though, and as all gay boys are prone to do... I love me some flattering and he gives it to me so that's always nice. :) Finally crashed at midnight... 5:30 came EARLY this morning... but I did go to the gym. :D

Spam

1 - I received the following email today in my hotmail junk email box. (I check the junk email because I have the screener set to highest so anyone who isn't in my address book is dumped in there and I've periodically missed friend emails who hadn't yet been added to the address book).
To _Vverification of your [Email] adress click on_the_link :

http://go.msn.com/HML/6/1.asp?target=H%54%74P:%2f%2fdfj33ytah%2Ed%41.R%55/?m6s9jbTpN0rnJcMrwLeUlOEHed1e9hjt2

and submit on the_ little window_ _your Citi--bank _ATM_ Card number and CARD
PIN
that you use on_the local _Atm-Machine_.

mOmA2X7O8P 1p6g0wt2gwz 1d9j2h408p0a 955q4q yd9 1z7a6n273ib 1NAdFxk

Seriously, who do they think this is going to fool? And I guess the sad part is that there actually will be people who won't disregard the weird spacing and the spelling on verification and the fact that the address isn't from Citibank. Sigh.

Exercise update

So, you know how when you start exercising regularly and nothing really seems to change? Like you step on the scale and it still says 112* lbs even though you're totally working your butt off and can't figure out why the numbers aren't going down. So that is totally me, but I was noticing yesterday that I think my legs are getting a little more definition. And I think I can feel my butt muscles tighter too. My boss claims she can see that my clothes are fitting looser too... That one I have noticed but not on everything (and secret sad fact, I put on a pair of pants I haven't worn in a long time and they seemed tight but I can't remember how long ago I wore them last summer maybe and they may have been tight then too)... In any event, it is a fairly happy discovery nonetheless.

*(like I'd really tell Y'all what I REALLY weigh)

I WAS RIGHT!

And my mother is crazy. The certified letter is exactly what I told her it would be... the 200.00 gift cards she was supposed to receive from some contest she won. Ahh... the satisfaction.

Dream Analysis

Last night I had 2 dreams that I can remember. One was very minor I just remember dreaming that I had lost the two earrings in one of my ears. So while there is plenty of interpretation about earrings in dreammoods, there is nothing about dreaming about lost earrings... only broken or pretty or whatever... so no interpretation there. Although it was a very real dream and I woke up reaching for my ear to see if they were there or not.

My other dream centered around me volunteering at an old person's home. I was working with one specific old woman and she wanted to go to the movies. For some reason I remember she didn't have enough money to go so the other people I worked with kept trying to convince me to distract her until she got tired so she wouldn't be mad about not having enough money to go. So looking up the pieces that seemed to be important...

Volunteering: To dream that you volunteer for something or are a volunteer, represents the value of helping others in need. It also implies charity and your willingness to offer your assistance. (Big freaking surprise)

Woman: To see a woman in your dream, represents nurturance, passivity, caring nature, and love. It refers to your own female aspects or may also represent your mother. Alternatively, it may indicate temptation and guilt. If you know the woman, then it may symbolize the concerns and feelings you have about her. (OR)

Old Woman: To see an old woman in your dream, indicates aging and growing old.

Money: (hmmm... except that it wasn't me in the dream with no money) To dream that you have no money, denotes that you have a fear of losing your place in the world or that you feel that you lack the abilities needed to achieve some desired goal. You may be overlooked or neglected by others.

In another recent dream, I was camping and we were eating beef... let's see:

Camping: To dream that you are camping, suggests your need for relaxation and a long-deserved break. You may be looking to be more in touch with nature and for a simpler life. Alternatively, it refers to your social circle and support group. You need to have a sense of belonging, but at the same time be self-sufficient and independent.

Meat: To dream that you are eating meat, signifies that you are getting to the heart of the matter.

Meetings Galore!

For like the first time ever, I have a ton of meetings today... Okay only 2 but they are sucking up 3.5 hrs of my day. I had another one scheduled, but it was cancelled. This morning's went okay but mostly because the guy talked fast and I really really appreciated that. My new least favorite buzz phrase... reinvent the wheel. Something about it just grates.

Matt has posted his views on our field trip to the tulip festival on his blog. (see right).

Eeeek!

When The Breakfast Club is considered an American Movie Classic and played on AMC is this a sign or what?! AND I was surprised to find that although the movie was still edited for language, all the 'questionable' stuff that usually is edited out was back in. ie the part where bender goes to the geek to get his pot out of the geek's pants... "yo ahab you got my doobage?" The geek gets the pot out and hands it to bender.. then he stands up and pants are still undone. It has been SO long since I've seen an unedited version of this movie I didn't even remember that part of the scene. I went to bed before I saw if they did the thing in the media room where it was all full of smoke...

Yup... Great Space Coaster! Your prize will be in the mail you know sooner or later. :)

Gary Gnu

Great Space Coaster? The Electric Company?

Porn...

I read a recent blog in which a guy ranted because they were using condoms in porn now. Not being a regular porn viewer, I didn't really know it mattered. (Not being a guy I guess the same thing is true) It bothered this guy. Weird... I guess this new condom porn is caused by a porn star with an std and now several other porn stars are having to be tested and it is a big drama scare... I guess if I were a porn star (yeah whatever like that would happen) I would want them using condoms. Besides the scads of other pornstars, it is hard to tell where that cock has been... Weird...

My water tastes funny today. I don't know why.

G-no g-news is good g-news with gary g-nu

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Computer update 1.4
The boss of the developmentally disabled Alonzo actually called me back! I was stunned. I seriously figured I would have to fight this battle to the CEO or something. Well, they're not giving in on the excessive force even though I kept saying that I had no idea how this could break inside blah blah blah... He is going to go to his boss and show the bigger boss and they will have a discussion. Then I said that I have been having problems since I first got it and that they've fixed it a number of times for me in the past. He looks and says he only sees this repair. I said OH no... this is part of my issue with Alonzo, I worked with him before and we had trouble. So he looks me up by last name and finds that I have 2 records... Why do I have 2 records?? 1 linked to the old address 1 to the Seattle address... Now let's not even go into the discussion about how last year's repair was when I lived here and they are just stupid... So he asks for a brief recap of previous repairs and I tell him. I think that may have strengthened my case about defective computer to begin with... I hope I don't lose any info that is on there...

Comments on Michelle's comments :)

1 - I know it was surprising. The food was good, just some spice that he uses upsets my stomach.
2 - Thank you. :) I'm trying.
3 - Bi. That's the short answer. Love the one you're with... Fall for the person not the gender... blah blah blah.
4 - I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!! I should know better than anyone, but when you spend the whole day in long sleeves and jeans because it is chilly, the face tends to be forgotten. Damn face.

A few comments on your weekend

1- Steve finally had that barbecue at his house? Incredible.
2- Well done on following your plan to get out and explore things.
3- Is Matt actually gay? I mean he had that girlfriend for ages after he came out and he is still open to relationships with women. It is so confusing to me.
4- Sunscreen!