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[Jun. 9th, 2009|02:17 pm] |
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I have decided that Q is the most beatiful letter in the Latin alphabet and the letter by which all typefaces should be judged. |
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| Itt van Május…kilencedik?* |
[May. 9th, 2009|08:49 pm] |
I took my exams today! I also got a bit snippy in my last Information Systems essay, but I stopped myself short of accusing the question of basically being a Microsoft ad.
My back feels much better. (Also, for those who didn't know, my back got fucked up last weekend.) There's still some tinges of pain, but I'm not using a walker, nor do any movements cause me to actually cry out in pain.
Tonight, I've downloaded the RiffTrax for, and will be watching, House On Haunted Hill! And since Jack isn't here, I'll be watching it on the computer speakers instead of headphones! And tomorrow's Sunday! Can you believe it?! (Okay, I think only Jack will get that.) To illustrate the fond place that HOHH holds in my heart, I actually have three copies of it. (One VHS from my adolescence and two DVDs that each feature HOHH as one film in a Vincent Price double feature.)
Justin has invited me to visit him if I'm lonely. I'll probably take him up on the offer while Jack's away.
*Here is May first is a May Day song from Hungary. The title I wrote is Here is May...ninth? I know, I've blown your minds. Also, really late Happy May Day and Happy Beltane. |
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| Work is for losers! (Except for me. And you, you're cool too. You know who you are.) |
[Apr. 28th, 2009|05:11 pm] |
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Okay, health care update:
"Kaiser made an enormous error" and canceled my coverage instead of someone else's. HR straightened it out with them and I am covered again.
In other work news, today I was accidentally supervisor! Betty wasn't in (today is her bridge day) and today was supposed to be Christina's first day back after a week off, but she didn't come in. So I wound up being supervisor-by-default, because no permanent staffers were present and the other temps aren't indefinitely assigned to the study like I am.
I'm pleased to say that my first time supervising, there were no problems. Of course, in the interest of avoiding hubris, there were also no Problems. (That is to say, I didn't screw up, but nothing outside of my control blew up to cause me problems either.) |
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| Health, Schmealth |
[Apr. 27th, 2009|08:18 pm] |
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As some of you may remember from November, I was able to get health care coverage with Kaiser through work. (A combination of that, my naïvité, and my stupidity has left me in a pretty screwed position regarding endocrinology--which has also further put off my already year-old goal of getting the M on my driver's license changed to an F--but those are a different story.)
When I came home from work Friday (4/24/09), I had a letter from Kaiser waiting for me (dated 4/17/09). It was a certificate of coverage for helping me get new health care, because my coverage was discontinued as of February 7th. This was news to me, because I had definitely not discontinued my health care plan. Nor had I received any notice to that effect in the more than two months between them discontinuing my plan and printing this letter.
Of course, because their hotline has no weekend hours and their hours were over before I even left work, let alone got home, I had to wait until today to call them. I called during lunch and was told that my employer had discontinued my plan. So I called HR's health care hotline. I informed them of the situation and asked what was going on. I was told that they would have to get in touch with Kaiser and look into it and that they would call me back in a few minutes. I gave my cell phone number and kept it turned on and with me. Obviously, I didn't really expect them to call back in a few minutes, but I did think that I would get a call by close-of-business to at least tell me that they're looking into it but don't know what's going on yet.
I never received a call. I didn't miss any calls. I'll call again tomorrow and hope things go better. |
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| ...zzzzzzzzzzz -- AAAAAAHHHHHHH! |
[Apr. 24th, 2009|08:37 am] |
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I've always thought it was silly when people wake up screaming in movies or on TV. Early this morning, I myself woke up with a scream. (Apparently right in Jack's face after grabbing him, which for some reason also woke him up.) In my dream, there was a scary dog and waking up felt like I teleporting to somewhere safe. |
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| "Don't be miserable like Morrissey." |
[Apr. 9th, 2009|08:19 pm] |
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| | Homo Christmas -- Pansy Division | ] |
Every time Homo Christmas starts, I think it's Hook by Blues Traveler. |
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| Stole this from Curtis |
[Mar. 23rd, 2009|05:29 pm] |
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| | Cobra -- Cosmic Rocker | ] |
Instructions:
- Go to Google image search.
- Type in your answer to each question.
- Choose a picture from the first 3 images.
- Use this website (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php) to make your collage.
01.What is your name?
02. What is your favorite food?
03. What is your hometown?
04. What is your favorite color?
05. What is your favorite movie?
06. What is your favorite drink?
07. What is your dream vacation?
08. What is your favorite dessert?
09. What is one word to describe yourself?
10. How are you feeling right now?
11. What do you love most in the world?
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?
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| A wordier, less enthusiastic Watchmen review. |
[Mar. 16th, 2009|09:47 pm] |
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Okay...my initial review of the Watchmen film may have been hastily overenthusiastic. I've had some time to actually reflect on the movie some, instead of just my initial, tired, wowed impression. This isn't such an about-face that I'm saying you shouldn't see the movie, it's just more reserved. (Incidentally, I really wish more people would treat films as things to be reflected upon, rather than just something to pass an hour and half, give or take. With books, for example, even if people tend toward just-for-entertainment reading, they don't so quickly assert that books only exist for that purpose and shouldn't be judged in any other manner.)
( Full speed ahead, damn the spoilers! ) |
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| What's Your Personality Type? |
[Mar. 12th, 2009|04:42 pm] |
| You Are An INFP |  The Idealist
You are a creative person with a great imagination. You enjoy living in your own inner world.
Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.
It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close to you.
But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop.
In love, you tend to have high (and often unrealistic) standards.
You are very sensitive. You tend to have intense feelings.
At work, you need to do something that expresses your personal values.
You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist.
How you see yourself: Unselfish, empathetic, and spiritual
When other people don't get you, they see you as: Unrealistic, naive, and weak |
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| Time for my negative review of Watchmen? |
[Mar. 6th, 2009|03:19 am] |
So, Jack and I just came home from the midnight premiere of Watchmen. (Happy birthday, Jack!) Many of you might know or be able to guess just what a piece of shit I expected this to be. It was excellent. It is that rarest of things, a good adaptation. If you liked the comic book, go see the movie. It you have not read the comic book, go see the movie. (Also, go read the comic book...it's only twelve issues.) Of course, the comic book has more nuance, nonetheless, the movie successfully found a way to tell the story on film.
*NOT A SPOILER ALERT*
The only stupid part is: Miss Jupiter accidentally starts a fire. In the comic book, she does this, intending to light a cigarette, by pushing a fire-symbol button she thinks is a lighter. In the film, instead, she is pushing random buttons without knowing what they do for know reason and still pushes the fire-symbol button.
Ooh! A better title for this post would have been "I will watch the watchmen". |
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[Mar. 4th, 2009|02:43 pm] |
We finally babysat Chi for Shannon and Tucker! (It's the first time I've considered friends' sickness beneficial.) Chi's an awesome, little, evil genius. I'm fully convinced he's just biding his time until he takes over the world. (In personal triumph news, I actually changed his diaper every time he needed it! I was rewarded by not having any poopy diapers.)
Unfortunately, after we had to give Chi back, we all came down with a stomach virus or flu or something. I've missed two days of work, which would have been much more fun if I hadn't been sick. Anyway, coolness and suckiness all in one weekend! |
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| Happy Darwin Day! |
[Feb. 12th, 2009|12:37 pm] |
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It's Charles Darwin's 200th birthday today, so, to everyone who traces their lineage to a pre-Cambrian algal mat, Happy Darwin Day! |
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| What the hell!? |
[Feb. 5th, 2009|06:43 pm] |
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This morning, I got a paper cut from a box on the inside of my hand. It wasn't a big deal, it was healed up in a couple of hours.
Not five minutes ago, I got a paper cut in the exact same place! What the hell are the odds of getting the exact same paper cut in the same day, people? And this one (the same size, but deeper) was from the syllabus of the class I already hate. I don't care if it's completely irrational, it does not help the course's case. |
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