RANT!! Fuck. I semi stripped one of the bolts on my car's Catalytic Converter. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to take it into the shop and have them blow torch it off. Did not want to have to pay for this install. Double Rant: From what I hear, it could cost between $100-300 to get the Cat off. Rave: I was able to get one of the two Cat's put on myself, but couldn't get the other one...so pay for one to get installed isn't too bad Trip Rant: I have to go watch that same plane that broke down last night, tonight. The mechanics never got around to fixing it which means I have to drive an hour again to sit and watch a plane that no one would ever consider stealing for 6 hours tonight...And getting there I have to drive my car with one OEM Cat and one High Flow Cat...not sure if that's okay.
Rant/Rave: My roommate ran over our neighbors cat this morning, but at least I dont have to hear it meow at night anymore. Rave: I got some coupons to McDonalds in the paper, Egg McMuffin two-fer here I come.
Rant: Failed my MS cert exam. Again. Barely made an improvement over my previous test score. I've taken two training classes on the particular subject. I'll be retaking it yet again either Friday or Monday. The thing that really annoys me about this is that the only reason I need this cert is as a prerequisite for a different certification for a system that uses Unix. So having an MS cert gives me exactly zero useful information for this other cert.
RANT: iPhone autocorrected the following message, which was sent to the potential new girl. She's a couple years older, and I flirtatiously give her shit about it. Message I meant to send: "Happy birthday, gramps." Message that iPhone decided it wanted to send: "Happy birthday, tramp." Jesus Christ.
Rave: Sex is a wonderful thing, but unfortunately.. Rant: .. there's no such thing as no-strings-attached, and I'm a fucking retard for having believed it.
Mega Ultra want to choke a bitch Rant: So I go into my night class to take our final tonight. Turns out the teacher sent a substitute to administer the test. That's fine whatever. Oh, what? She gave you the wrong test to give us? And she didn't leave you a contact number? AND SHE'S AT A CHRISTMAS PARTY? What the fuck? I am livid right now. It'd be one thing if she had an emergency or some shit to take care of, but this is fucking unacceptable. Now I have to take time out of my week next week to go back in and do this shit, and on top of that it leaves this hanging over my head while I'm trying to prepare for my other final which is going to be way harder. Awesome.
Rant: Took a piss earlier and my dick burned. Rave: After a moment of panic I realized it was just from my not washing my hands well-enough after mincing a jalapeno for fish taco sauce. Never thought a feeling of relief would accompany a burning pecker.
Motherfucking RANT:Get woken up 2 hours early this morning with the cops banging on my door. They inform me that my car parked on the street has been hit and another car was hit further down the street before the offending car flipped over. Then the bastard ran away from the flipped over vehicle. Cops tell me they tracked down the owner but she lent the car to a friend and doesn't know their name...fucking bullshit. What a great way to start the day. Now I need to find a ride to work.
Rave: The hammer of justice is about to hit a handful of fraudulent bastards in a hurry. Feels good to finally settle what is right. Rave: My girlfriend is awesome and is helping me with a lot of research. Rant: It will be a challenge for me to not act in a spiteful manner and trigger a shitstorm of collateral damage. My gut is telling me to be an asshole for once (even if I'm right), yet my head is telling me to be professional and respectful. Rave: Found a great supplier for a big project I'm looking to start up this spring. The last organizational step will be outsourcing the labor and I think I've got a fella for that too. Rant: I don't have a good feeling about my grades from this semester. I did work my ass off between two jobs and gained a ton of practical work experience in my field, but suffered in the classroom. Experience and competence beats a higher GPA, right? Right???
Mingled Rant/Rave: So, finals are done, the semester is over, and I'm ahead of schedule on the project at work. That's the rave. Yet, for some reason, even under the influence of a 12.5 mg Ambien XR, I woke up at 2:30 am, and tossed & turned until 4:15 am when I just couldn't stand it anymore.
RANT: Unlike all you college boys and girls I won't be taking my next exam until late February, so I can't truly relax until then. RAVE: I already have a job and I get paid for completing exams, hooray for financial incentives.
$2042 quote from Budget Vanlines to move all my shit door-to-door over 1100 miles $350 for one-way flight with my dog in the checked luggage area (poor guy) $80 for a travel kennel Yep, that's around $2500 not including paying to terminate my current lease (2-months rent + about $1000 in forfeiting "deals" I received) or paying deposits on a new place. FMWallet.
Rave: Night before last I realized that when I position myself correctly so that I can press my feet against the foot board of my bed I can get some excellent leverage and that's when shit gets good. Rave: When her eye's roll back into her head, I'm pretty sure I'm doing something right.
Rave: Shit has a way of working itself out. As a result of her fuckup my teacher is making the final optional. I have an A in the class to this point so I don't have to take it. Funny how a shit situation can turn 180 degrees in less than 24 hours.
Rave: Office party...wine...awesome foods....rave. Rant: Drinking coffee at the office until its safe to drive.
Rave: The Fighter comes out tomorrow. This movie was in limbo for years. I read the biography on Micky Ward, and I think its one of the best books I have ever read. His life is an absolute clusterfuck of crazy situations and occurrences that it is amazing he made it as far as he did. My one gripe is that they bill his fight with Shea Neary as a "world title fight" when it was for the lightly regarded WBU title as a way to pull in people who know nothing about boxing. My other gripe would be the lack of coverage on his trilogy with Arturo Gatti and his fight with Emanuel Augustus, but I can understand due to it being more about his relationship with his family and his new squeeze.
RANT If short boy Mark Wahlberg wasn't such a shitty actor, I might see this in the theater. But, because he is in it, Ill wait until netflix.