tidbits...
*going to columbus for the start of my vacation, and this time i'm flying, but last weekend i was driving, and i noticed so many little driving idiosyncracies that i have. i talk to the other drivers quite a bit. i say things like "are we carting rocks in our trunk, mister mazda protoge? then MOVE OVER." and "the left lane is not a good place to live. try the suburbs."
*arnold schwartznegger running for governor of california. are we kidding here? he's not even a very good actor. if california elects him, then they deserve him. so there.
*books. i have tons of unread books in my apartment (mostly because i really enjoy buying books as much as i enjoy reading them) but this week i went to the public library and took out yet more books to read. i'm actually getting through these, though. i love places with lots of books. i almost passed out from happiness at the library.
*playstation. once i start, i just can't stop. i feel that, normally, i don't have the world's best attention span. but put me in front of tetris, and it seems that moving little blocks into larger squares and getting rid of lines can hold my attention indefinitely. i usually stop when my thumbs start to hurt. what do you suppose tetris says about my personality?
Friday, August 08, 2003
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
amazing
it never ceases to amaze me how many people leave a "wrong number" message on my answering machine. since i've lived here (almost 4 months) i've gotten about 15 messages on my answering machine from people looking for peaches, jerry, angie, mike, and jimbo. just so that you understand what's happening here, you should know that the outgoing message on my answering machine is, literally, "hi, this is emily, leave a message." not only do people not realize that they are dialing the wrong number, but when they hear this message, they STILL proceed to leave a message for peaches, jerry, angie, mike, or jimbo. on one day, i actually got 3 separate wrong number messages. i've even called the machine myself to make sure that the outgoing message doesn't mistakenly give the impression that i am peaches, jerry, angie, mike, or jimbo - it doesn't.
by the way, don't take this post as an invitation to start calling me and saying "this is peaches/jerry/angie/mike/jimbo - have there been any messages for me?
it never ceases to amaze me how many people leave a "wrong number" message on my answering machine. since i've lived here (almost 4 months) i've gotten about 15 messages on my answering machine from people looking for peaches, jerry, angie, mike, and jimbo. just so that you understand what's happening here, you should know that the outgoing message on my answering machine is, literally, "hi, this is emily, leave a message." not only do people not realize that they are dialing the wrong number, but when they hear this message, they STILL proceed to leave a message for peaches, jerry, angie, mike, or jimbo. on one day, i actually got 3 separate wrong number messages. i've even called the machine myself to make sure that the outgoing message doesn't mistakenly give the impression that i am peaches, jerry, angie, mike, or jimbo - it doesn't.
by the way, don't take this post as an invitation to start calling me and saying "this is peaches/jerry/angie/mike/jimbo - have there been any messages for me?
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
another casualty...
awhile back, i did a post about my unique ability to make things that are electronic inexplicably stop working. i'm very sad to report that there has been another death in the electronics family. the tivo, which brought me such joy not so long ago, decided yesterday to succumb early on in its life to the supernatural forces surrounding, namely, my own touch. (does this mean it died of "supernatural causes"?)
at any rate, the tivo is now sitting like a plastic piece of nothing on my living room floor, awaiting the exchange process, so that the new tivo can come in and take over. the only good thing about this situation is that i seem to only break things once. of course, the criteria for breaking it is that
1) i have to use it all the time,
2) it must be really expensive to begin with, and
3) it must be a complete hassle to go the process of getting it fixed.
optional characteristics include
1) it is outside of the warranty period
2) the tech support person says "huh. we've never had THAT happen before"
all i can say is, they should have put ME in the matrix. i could have f***ed that stuff up right from the start.
awhile back, i did a post about my unique ability to make things that are electronic inexplicably stop working. i'm very sad to report that there has been another death in the electronics family. the tivo, which brought me such joy not so long ago, decided yesterday to succumb early on in its life to the supernatural forces surrounding, namely, my own touch. (does this mean it died of "supernatural causes"?)
at any rate, the tivo is now sitting like a plastic piece of nothing on my living room floor, awaiting the exchange process, so that the new tivo can come in and take over. the only good thing about this situation is that i seem to only break things once. of course, the criteria for breaking it is that
1) i have to use it all the time,
2) it must be really expensive to begin with, and
3) it must be a complete hassle to go the process of getting it fixed.
optional characteristics include
1) it is outside of the warranty period
2) the tech support person says "huh. we've never had THAT happen before"
all i can say is, they should have put ME in the matrix. i could have f***ed that stuff up right from the start.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
things that make me happy....
* my new TiVo...not watching commercials rocks. that's all that needs to be said.
* "friends"...just watching joey's eyebrows emote is enough to make me smile, even on my worst day. and season 4 just came out on DVD...good times.
* "Autobiography of a Fat Bride" by Laurie Notaro - I'm only halfway through this book and it has made me laugh out loud no less than 5 times so far.
* this summer - thus far, not ungodly hot, but with multiple very nice days in the last couple of weeks...i mean, sure, it's rained a lot, but its the middle of july and the door to my balcony is open and i'm not sweating.
* the ghoul in my toilet. it makes random noises when it feels like it. the maintenance people for my apartment came to fix it, and it seemed to be fixed for several days - but i think the ghoul was just hanging out in my washing machine for awhile until the coast was clear. we're becoming friends.
things that make me unhappy....
* this article...i hate george bush.
* people who ask me "what do you think of the Atkins' diet?" - please. quick weight loss that lasts forever - wouldn't we all be really skinny if it worked?
* bills. does this really need explanation?
* junk email...it's completely inevitable, one of the only sure things in this world. it WILL be there when you check your email, there's just no getting around it.
* my new TiVo...not watching commercials rocks. that's all that needs to be said.
* "friends"...just watching joey's eyebrows emote is enough to make me smile, even on my worst day. and season 4 just came out on DVD...good times.
* "Autobiography of a Fat Bride" by Laurie Notaro - I'm only halfway through this book and it has made me laugh out loud no less than 5 times so far.
* this summer - thus far, not ungodly hot, but with multiple very nice days in the last couple of weeks...i mean, sure, it's rained a lot, but its the middle of july and the door to my balcony is open and i'm not sweating.
* the ghoul in my toilet. it makes random noises when it feels like it. the maintenance people for my apartment came to fix it, and it seemed to be fixed for several days - but i think the ghoul was just hanging out in my washing machine for awhile until the coast was clear. we're becoming friends.
things that make me unhappy....
* this article...i hate george bush.
* people who ask me "what do you think of the Atkins' diet?" - please. quick weight loss that lasts forever - wouldn't we all be really skinny if it worked?
* bills. does this really need explanation?
* junk email...it's completely inevitable, one of the only sure things in this world. it WILL be there when you check your email, there's just no getting around it.
Sunday, June 22, 2003
murphy's law...
saturday was the release date for harry potter and the order of the pheonix. i love the harry potter series, and have been on the pre-order list from amazon for several months (though not quite as long as lo). amazon had a "deal" where you could pre-order the book and have guaranteed delivery on the date of release. my sister opted for this as well, and ended up having her copy of the book sent to my apartment. we waited. and waited. and waited some more. it wasn't as bad for me, i had to work, but my poor sister sat in my apartment literally all day waiting for the books to be delivered (because, of course, the deal is off if you aren't there to sign for it). the shipping info said it would be there by 8pm. at this point, i left to go to the store for a few items...and lo and behold, there is a stack of harry potter books for a price that was less than the "deal" from amazon. since our copies hadn't arrived yet, i picked up two of them and took them home.
and, about 5 minutes after i walked in the door, the fed ex person showed up bearing two copies of the book. so now i have two. and so does my sister. does anyone need one?
here are the pics - note laura demonstrating both frustration and joy...
Lo joy.JPG
Lo mad.JPG
saturday was the release date for harry potter and the order of the pheonix. i love the harry potter series, and have been on the pre-order list from amazon for several months (though not quite as long as lo). amazon had a "deal" where you could pre-order the book and have guaranteed delivery on the date of release. my sister opted for this as well, and ended up having her copy of the book sent to my apartment. we waited. and waited. and waited some more. it wasn't as bad for me, i had to work, but my poor sister sat in my apartment literally all day waiting for the books to be delivered (because, of course, the deal is off if you aren't there to sign for it). the shipping info said it would be there by 8pm. at this point, i left to go to the store for a few items...and lo and behold, there is a stack of harry potter books for a price that was less than the "deal" from amazon. since our copies hadn't arrived yet, i picked up two of them and took them home.
and, about 5 minutes after i walked in the door, the fed ex person showed up bearing two copies of the book. so now i have two. and so does my sister. does anyone need one?
here are the pics - note laura demonstrating both frustration and joy...
Lo joy.JPG
Lo mad.JPG
Thursday, June 12, 2003
never happy
don't you think its funny that humans are never completely comfortable? there's always something that could change (the only exception to this rule is laying on my couch in the living room watching friends and eating yummy food...)
it finally stopped raining here in baltimore for, like, a day. and it got hot that day. and all i heard about at work was how hot it was and how we needed more rain to cool things off. i was thinking - are you people crazy? it rained for a whole month (and i'm pretty sure i'm not exaggerating this)...then one nice, albeit slightly warm, day and everyone's panties are in a bunch.
the same thing is true with standing and sitting. after you have been standing for awhile, nothing looks better than a chair to plop down in. but sit around for a good hour, and you'll be dying to stretch your legs. its crazy. and it reminds me of something i read in a biology textbook once. it was something like "the human body must always be at a disequilibrium in order to perform functions. a body that has reached complete equilibrium is dead." ironic, isn't it? we search for comfort and the only time we physiologically find it is when we die.
and sadly, the date with the guy from work will likely be a one-time thing. he wasn't as interested in me as i was in him. butt munch.
don't you think its funny that humans are never completely comfortable? there's always something that could change (the only exception to this rule is laying on my couch in the living room watching friends and eating yummy food...)
it finally stopped raining here in baltimore for, like, a day. and it got hot that day. and all i heard about at work was how hot it was and how we needed more rain to cool things off. i was thinking - are you people crazy? it rained for a whole month (and i'm pretty sure i'm not exaggerating this)...then one nice, albeit slightly warm, day and everyone's panties are in a bunch.
the same thing is true with standing and sitting. after you have been standing for awhile, nothing looks better than a chair to plop down in. but sit around for a good hour, and you'll be dying to stretch your legs. its crazy. and it reminds me of something i read in a biology textbook once. it was something like "the human body must always be at a disequilibrium in order to perform functions. a body that has reached complete equilibrium is dead." ironic, isn't it? we search for comfort and the only time we physiologically find it is when we die.
and sadly, the date with the guy from work will likely be a one-time thing. he wasn't as interested in me as i was in him. butt munch.
Monday, June 09, 2003
long time coming...
okay, okay....so its been awhile since i've blogged. and frankly, i would like to say that it is because i was SOOO busy and just couldn't find the time, but that's not true. i would like to say its because i was moving/starting new job/etc (a la Lo). but that's also not true. and, i would like to pretend that a hacker ruined my page, thus rendering it essentially impossible to post (a la Bryan). but, alas, still not true. i just didn't have anything interesting/funny/insightful to say.
and i still don't (aww, you were getting excited, weren't you?). but there is news. for those of you who have been keeping the fingers and toes crossed that the guy from work would ask me out - thank you. your crossing has worked, and we are finally going out tonight. now, in order to give credit where credit it due, i have to acknowledge my sister, my father, my mother (for kicking me in the ass to get things moving), and finally my friend monica - for literally helping me when my motor skills failed me.
now, go back to crossing those fingers and toes that we'll have fun and he'll ask me out AGAIN...
okay, okay....so its been awhile since i've blogged. and frankly, i would like to say that it is because i was SOOO busy and just couldn't find the time, but that's not true. i would like to say its because i was moving/starting new job/etc (a la Lo). but that's also not true. and, i would like to pretend that a hacker ruined my page, thus rendering it essentially impossible to post (a la Bryan). but, alas, still not true. i just didn't have anything interesting/funny/insightful to say.
and i still don't (aww, you were getting excited, weren't you?). but there is news. for those of you who have been keeping the fingers and toes crossed that the guy from work would ask me out - thank you. your crossing has worked, and we are finally going out tonight. now, in order to give credit where credit it due, i have to acknowledge my sister, my father, my mother (for kicking me in the ass to get things moving), and finally my friend monica - for literally helping me when my motor skills failed me.
now, go back to crossing those fingers and toes that we'll have fun and he'll ask me out AGAIN...
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