RANT: Out of weed. Brought an ounce with me when I moved here two months ago, and I just ran out last night. (That's good, for me... I was pacing myself.) Oh well, 'bout time for a week or two break anyway. RAVE: The pulled muscle in my lower back is finally feeling a lot better. I had been swimming about 5 days a week until that happened, and now for the last week I've been stuck in my house, essentially crippled, and bored as hell. Hence the afore mentioned rant. ?: Haven't been around TiB much in the last couple months. No, fuck it, it's a rant, I like this place. I'm sorry that I've withheld my dazzling wit for the last while, I'll try to post more.
Rave: Paper finished and submitted. Now, just two presentations, an 18 page research paper, one case study (see rant below) and 200+ pages of reading on conducting internet and email surveys to complete over spring break next week. Rant: Idiot classmates. In lieu of a test the week after break, the professor offered up a case study to take home with 7 questions due on the 22nd. His tests are 33 multiple choice questions and this particular test would only cover 2 chapters (cardiovascular and respiratory systems & diseases)--2-3 hours of studying, max. These idiots hear "take home" and instantly equate that with "easier route." Thanks. Those seven questions will equate to roughly a 14 page paper, 2 per question. Rave: Getting my CPAP machine this morning. Hopefully, this is the end of the "1:00 pm Wall of Fatigue." Geeky Rave: Getting my iPad2 tomorrow!
Super Geeky Rave: Girl I'm dating last night said, "Boy with you, and all the guys at my work, all being nerds, starting a night elf hunter is starting to sound very attractive." That's pretty hot. She said this while wearing just her bra and thong, which made it even hotter. Another Geeky Rave: Our new internet line is going in today. 50 Mbps for our building, up from 10 Mbps. To give you a perspective, we have 120 units roughly. One 10 Mbps line was definitely not enough. Going home over lunch to talk with the tech, make sure everything is getting setup properly, and make sure I'm in-line to get my static IP. Rant: Being tired at work I guess? Couldn't fall asleep last night but I guess that's standard.
Rave: "I am moving the due date til midnight Monday March 14th." Just about the best goddamn thing you can hear when you're working on an assignment on March 10th and it was due March 9th. Rave: Tax refund came through. Back in black. Rant: I really need a goddamn job during the school year instead of squeaking by on my summer paycheque. Rave: Beer and nacho fries in an hour and a half. If you don't know what nacho fries are: A huge ass tray of fries. Add cheese. Add chili. Add tomato, peppers and onion. Add a big glob of sour cream.
Rave: Beaver Creek was awesome! Fresh powder each ski day, bitches. Rant: Laptop crapped the bed the day I got there. Trying to catch up on some work I couldn't do. (Uh, and posting to this message board isn't helping me. Crap. I am so easily distrac-- hey, is that a butterfly?
Rave: Got a unexpected refund check of 550$.. THIS ROCKS Rant: Haven't had this much money in a long long time...No idea what to spend it on. Rant: All the bitches I thought I had.. I don't have anymore. Rave: No bitches and a lot of money= Lots of beer + spring break= Lots more beer
RAVE: Steely Dan tour 2011!! (dates in the spoiler) Spoiler Sat. July 2 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater Sun. July 3 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Tues. July 5 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery Wed. July 6 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl Fri. July 8 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre Sat. July 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre Tues. July 12 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater Wed. July 13 – Thackerville, OK – Winstar Casino Fri. July 15 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre Sat. July 16 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre Tues. July 19 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion Wed. July 20 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Zoo Fri. July 22 – Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheater Sat. July 23 – Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands Mon. July 25 – Danbury, CT – Ives Center Tues. July 26 – Lenox, MA – Tanglewood Fri. July 29 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand at Foxwoods Sat. July 30 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Event Center Tues. August 2 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion Thurs. August 4 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center Sat. August 6 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Sun. August 7 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Wed. August 10 – Bethlehem, PA – Musikfest Fri. August 12 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival Sat. August 13 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival Mon. August 15 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium Wed. August 17 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theater Fri. August 19 – Nashville, TN – The Woods at Fontanel Sat. August 20 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Sun. August 21 – Orange Beach, AL – Snowden Grove Amphitheatre Wed. August 24 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre Thurs. August 25 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre Sat. August 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater Sun. August 28 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater Tues. August 30 – Minneapolis, MN – MN State Fair Wed. August 31 – Omaha, NE – Orpheum Theater Sat. September 3 – Aspen, CO – Jazz Aspen Fri. September 9 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre Sat. September 10 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre Tues. September 13 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre Wed. September 14 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre Fri. September 16 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre Sat. September 17 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre Tues. September 27 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre Wed. September 28 – Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
RANT: Next motherfucker to post about their tax refund gets banned for a week. Call me overly sensitive if you like, but I haven't seen one in years, and I've just been hit with a BS tax debt from 5 years ago that is low 6 figures. It's complete and utter horseshit, made up primarily of arbitrarily assigned fines and penalties of 100%, of an old limited incorporation that went into bankruptcy. $30k in legal and accounting fees so far and even though everything says I'm in the right, Revenue Canada says "we don't care, give us the cash." WTF.
Rant: Philip Seymour Hoffman should never, never, ever,EVER been seen railing Marisa Tomei in a movie. My stupid fucking friend says "you gotta see this movie! Marisa is naked within seconds!" So I start the motherfucker and I now require therapy. All I could see is a gelatinous, pink porker sweating all over that hot ass. Ruined my fucking day.
Rant: Couple roommates PDA is driving me and the other roommates crazy. Not to mention the constant baby talk "Are you cold baby" "no its fine" "want to share the blanket". Its 1:30 in the afternoon are you kidding me shut the fuck up!!!
RAVE: Currently on a Colfax patio in 70-degree Colorado sunshine with a nice refreshing spring beer in hand and getting paid for it. Maybe working from home isn't so bad, after all. How drunk is too drunk to edit Web copy? I aim to find out. EDIT: Holy shit it just got better. They're playing It's Always Sunny on an outdoor TV. There is a God, and he/she/it loves me.
Rave: We're moved in! On the intercoastal, yard, private dock, and a 5 block walk to the beach. Funny how in 3 years of living in Louisville, I could only get 3 friends to come visit, yet after only being in Fort Lauderdale for less than a week, the phone is ringing off the hook with drifters. Rant: The movers broke a bunch of our shit. I've moved no less than 10 times in the past 12 years, so I know that this is bound to happen, but the fact that the movers aren't even apologetic about it blows my mind. Unfortunately, they can't get the big truck across the little bridge to our street, which put them in a bad mood to begin with. Apparently they are being complete pricks to my wife. She called me about a couple of hours ago and asked me if I thought it was odd that they asked her to go out and buy lunch and beer for them. Are you kidding me? My company probably paid no less than $20k to have us relocated, and these fucking guys think they run the world. The fact that we have $150k of cars sitting in the driveway probably irks them a bit, but then again, fuck you, you should have gone to college.
Rave: I'm a D. Rant: I realized last week that I am way overdue for some new bras, so I decided to treat myself to some bra shopping. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that even though the world tells me that it's awesome to have Ds and that's the goal, I can never fucking find any bras that are my size. I went into SEVEN stores today and only two of them had D bras. One of them had a single D that was a 32D (which is so freaking rare to be that size, at least naturally), and the other (Victoria's Secret) had three boring as hell bras that were viciously overpriced. It was rare to even find a C in the other five stores. What the hell man? (And this isn't even getting started on how difficult it is to find tops/dresses that can accommodate them. The world is against my boobs.) Now, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to buy them online which is so unfair. First, I am cheap slash broke and hate paying for shipping. (Yeah, I know it's only like $4 but I'm caught up in my rant.) Secondly, because I hate not being able to try them on. Girls with Ds need to try bras on because there are lots of possibilities for error. Yet girls who don't need to fit their tits into anything can stroll into any store and pick up a bra no problem. GUH. (And I know where this is headed. Boobie Thread= not going to happen.)
Rant: All that but change it to DD. Rave: Victoria's Secret actually came through for me this week. Is that a DD with normal sized straps and only a two hook closure? It's a demi? It's under $50*? Without all the add a cup size/push up crap padding? Why yes, to all of the above. *Since I got a solid color and had a $10 coupon, mine ended up $29.50. Rave: I have another coupon for next month, plus a Secret Reward card that I got with my last purchase that could be worth $500. Rave: Going to the French Broad River Festival the end of April.
Rant: My grandfather died on Valentine's day. Even though I've been expecting it for a long time, it's surprising me how much I miss him and really hard for me to deal with. Rant: My parents are divorcing and I'm a buffer. Also, my dad is looking for a new job and doesn't know how to use a computer. So I'm his secretary and I live an hour away. That's fun. Rant: My boyfriend thinks he's helping by giving me advice on how I should handle everything when really I just need someone to listen to me and tell me everything will be ok (even if it won't be for a long time). Also, we're going thru a rough patch because he doesn't have a job. Since July. It finally dawned on him that maybe he should apply for any shitty job he can get instead of trying to get something in his oh-so-easy major of sports management. (That's sarcasm). Rant: We're putting my dog to sleep on the 19th. My parents need to sell the house and she's so old she keeps having accidents everywhere. She's also going blind and has a torn shoulder and acl. And since both of them are moving into an apartment that doesn't allow pets, it's really the only option they can think of. At least she won't be in pain anymore. After typing that all out, I really don't know how I haven't had a nervous breakdown. Oy. Rave: Kind of glad I don't have D's or DD's...but I still have those issues with a C. Damn boobs.