Rave: Absolutely awesome weekend. Date went well and got a few games of hockey in and most of my stuff is moved into my place as well. Rant: First day of work at the new unit today. This is going to have knobs on, I love inductions.
Rave Our enthusiasm for a 50-hour, cross-border shopping trip saved us any bother at customs in both directions, I think. When the US border patrol heard we were shopping for two days, his eyes glazed over and he replied, "That sounds horrible." Let us in, no prob. When we came back with almost $2300 worth of goods between the three of us, the Canadian guard just laughed that we were still happy about shopping. Thank god for male guards - a female wouldn't have been so "ignore the ditzy women shopping" - y. I feel the need to brag about certain purchases: - Frigidaire dishwasher, for under $200. (As an aside: I do not presently have a dishwasher. I've been hand washing dishes for three years in this house. Words cannot describe how excited I am. Eff doing dishes, Dexter [I named it] is moving in.) - Vibram Five Fingers for under $60. - New deck for my truck, under $60. Including the wiring harness! - Clothes, though not as many as I would like. - New cordless phone, under $60. - 12" cast-iron, pre-seasoned frying pan, under $20. It was a FANTASTIC trip.
RANT Two of my best mates are going on a family holiday to Italy/Greece for 6 weeks. I particularly want to go back to Greece. RAVE I'm taking the opportunity to cut back on going out and increase my training. That way I can save a fuckload of cash for my America/Canada trip at the end of the year, and hopefully continue with the good stuff I've been doing with the weights/running, which can only be easier if I'm not hungover from going out.
Rant: Oh Christ, no one ever told me hangovers hurt this bad. Fuck me sideways. Monday morning hangover. Shit.
Rave: Made a record average hourly tonight. I'm amazed I went from credit card debt to having a savings again in less than a month. And this is supposed to be the worst time of the year for us. Rant: Dammit I haven't been sunburned in so long. I forgot how unpleasant this is.
RAVE: Double Black Johnnie Walker. RANT: My real dad hates me, because he's a sociopath (that's no joke). This is all a long convoluted bullshit story. Cutting to the chase, he's something of an antisocial asshole, and I haven't spoken to him in nearly 7 years. My brother who's still on speaking terms, thinks he's 'not remembering things right, and for some reason blames you for what never happened.' Still doesn't make today any easier. Called my step-dad instead, and told him happy fathers day.
Rant: Self sabotage. Whats with you sub-concious? Think you we don't deserve good shit? WTF? Rave: A woman who recognizes it, steps back for a sec and then has enough fortitude to step to me and help me through it. Rant: Now I'm behind schedule with studying Rave: I can make it up and look at myself in the mirror a little easier.
RANT: Had some friends come in from winnipeg (not a cheap flight) to come and hang out and go to a concert.... that was cancelled an hour before the show because the stage collapsed. Fucking Downsview Park never gets anything right. Would have been on the anniversary of the bands two best albums too. (15 years for one of them five for the other - I expect we would have gotten a highlight-reel setlist)
Rave: I was 5 points away from a perfect score on my last target at yesterday's match. Missed only three shots out of 25. And I even beat a couple people on that last target. That's a much better performance than I expected out of myself and my rifle. Rave: Another competitor gave me $150 worth of equipment that he hasn't used for years and I sorely need. That's pretty awesome if you ask me. Rant: Fuck this week is gonna suck. I have had a slow month and really gotta pick things up and get out of this slump. The shitty thing about phone sales is how much more difficult calling gets when you are doing poorly, yet it's the only way to dig yourself out.
RANT: Horrific sunburn on my back. I used SPF 30 sunscreen and reapplied after two hours and still got burnt. It hurts to move and I am afraid of showering. RAVE: At least I had something scenic to look at whilst burning:
RAVE: Thanks to Celos being incredibly helpful and patient, I've been able to get an html thing I've been working on up and functional. He's been working with me via e-mail for a couple months, and without his help, there is no way in hell this ever would have worked. Everyone green dot Celos for being totally awesome.
Rant: I swear to the Baby Jesus, IT guy: The answer to every technical problem is not to reboot my computer. Let's just assume from this moment forward that I have already done that and it hasn't worked. Get off your ass and come down here and fix the problem.
Rave: Well, they didn't rub me with tits, but they still blew me away. We put down the deposit and sign the contract on Thursday. Definitely didn't see that coming, but we're psyched. Rant: I think I'm getting sick. This is bullshit.
Haven't pulled a barbell in a heavy deadlift since January, because I hurt my back. Just pulled 195 easy. about to load more. Rave.
Rant: I'm getting to heavy for soccer. This is bullshit. Rave: It's a beautiful 84 deg day outside. Heavy or not I'll still take my ass outside. I can at least jog after the ball.
Rant: I am not yet halfway through my twelve hour shift. I woke up an hour before my 8am alarm, when I usually press the snooze button at my normal alarm at noon. I'm not sure if I'm going to make it until ten. I am so tired. If you happen to chat with Planned Parenthood today and you get a response of "aawhkoabenbakBh" that was probably me, falling face-first onto my keyboard because I fell asleep.