Rant: Please hug your brothers and sisters as soon as you can, because tomorrow is never guaranteed. One of my great friends and mentors just found out that his younger brother only has 6 months to live. He is only in his 40's but he has lung cancer and isn't doing well. He has a wife and 4 kids, the oldest is a senior in high school and the youngest is in elementary school. I can't even imagine if my father hadn't been there to see my high school graduation. I know this board isn't big on faith, but thoughts and prayers are very welcome.
Rant -Stayed up all night last night studying for an exam as well as helping one of my best friends prepare for his date with the university judicial hearing board. He is facing suspension. I have been appointed his "advisor" (read: poor man's lawyer). It is a bullshit case and they have only a single piece of evidence that really doesn't prove a whole lot of anything, but our judicial system here typically doesn't use a whole lot of logic. Should be interesting. -It seems as though each time in my life I make the decision to pull an all-nighter doing work, it becomes harder and harder to get through the second day. I'm farting a lot and my brain feels funny. Rave Gonna crush this exam, and then sleep from 4 until tomorrow. I think I'd be alright with my brain tingling if I didn't think I might seize every time I tried to let out a fart. EDIT: Just saw the guy who lives across the hall from me. I apparently am slurring my speech. I have not had a drop of alcohol since the weekend.
RAVE: Going to the state fair tonight where I plan on milking a cow and eating candy apples until I'm sick. RAVE: Our new Italian Greyhound puppy will be here in two weeks! HUGE RAVE: Just got word from the hospital that my uncle is out of surgery and is doing well. He was diagnosed with a rare disorder called M.E.N. 1 RANT: (minor) Only home for lunch... gotta go back to work. Ugh.
Rant: Still nothing from HR, it has now been 4 weeks waiting on a start date for a job that was meant to start 2 weeks ago. I mean if I took this long to contact suppliers, I wouldn't be employed for more than 2 weeks.
Rave: Starting to hear positive things back from all the jobs I've been applying for the past few weeks. Though none of them are amazing, in this current climate I'd gladly take any of the jobs offered. Rave 2 of my best friends are moving back home. I'd really lost touch with them over the past 18 months and its been great spending time with them again, especially with the situation being as it is.
Rave: Went to Star Wars in Concert last night, and it was fucking awesome. I've always loved the music of those movies, but seeing it live in person performed by a full orchestra was bad ass. The whole thing was narrated by Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and it was pretty cool to see him too, he's got one of those awesome British speaking voices which never really came across in the movies.
Rave: I knew when taste_my_ranbow said she was going to the state fair to milk a cow she had to be going to the North Carolina State Fair. I looked at here location and she is from NC. Gotta love some good ole cow milking at the fair!
Rave: 21st wedding anniversary today. That's right, I've been married longer than some of you have been. Rant: I've been married longer than some of you have been.
Rant: There is a rumor floating around my office (pretty much confirmed) that they are going to close up shop here and move out to HQ in Rhode Island. Most people would not be moved out there. When I asked my boss about it over email, I got no response yet he was able to send me other emails needing data since. The crappiest thing about the situation - we found this up due to outside vendors slipping up and asking "when the big move is". Outside vendors know and they still haven't told internal employees yet. At least we had an idea this might be coming.
Rant May have caught that damn swine flu that's going to kill us all. Nothing I can do now except stay at home, sleeping and watching old movies. Rave Staying at home, sleeping and watching old movies. I slept 11 hours last night, and I forgot how funny Robin Hood: Men in Tights is. Not Brooks' best work, but definitely worth seeing again. Now I have to choose between watching Spaceballs and Young Frankenstein next.
The funny part is that I did it two years ago and made my mom take pictures. RAVE: Off work early means I get to the fair that much sooner!
Rave: Unexpectedly found myself in the kitchen used to film the Slap Chop commercial today. Rant: Now I'm three hours behind on my responsibilities here in the office.
Rave: I just bought enough radioactive material to put me on some terrorist watch list. Hello a fun few months of experiments with my Geiger counter. Maybe I'll mutate into someone even more awesome.
Rant: I've got the swine flu!!! Its apparently a mild case though. Rave: No School or work till Tuesday bitches. Rave: I got all of my projects done early! Rant: Guess I could have procrastinated....
Rant: Was dating a new girl. Knew she was talking to someone else and had no problem with it. Encouraged her to take her time making a decision, was there for her through it all, was in her words "The sweetest, most understanding guy in the world" and "I can't imagine being happier with anyone on the world than I would be with you." Needless to say, she chose the other guy. Double Rant: Had a horrible sinus infection a few weeks ago. Apparently it didn't go completely away, because I'm sick again. I'm out of paid time off, and yeah. Fuck.
RANT: Just cockblocked myself something fierce. This pretty cute girl started up a conversation with me as I was leaving work the same time she was. We talked for a couple minutes since we were walking together out to the parking lot. Everything was going great until it came time for us to go our separate ways to our respective vehicles. Her: Well it was really nice talking to you. I don't find too many normal people to talk to around here. Me: Yeah, same here. I'm gotta go home and sit on the toilet for a while. Her: *look of disgust* Well you have fun with that. *sprinting to her car*
Rave: Tried to log into RMMB and found this board. Rant: Found this board 10 minutes before I wanted to go to sleep. Damn it. Rant: Trip to the gun range for tomorrow has been rescheduled to next month. Rave: At least this means I get out of work early.
Rant: Sick. Fuck you disease. Rave: Going to Cuba in 8 days. Rant: I better be over this shit by then, I'll be fucking pissed if it fucks my only vacation this year.