Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Off to work I go... again

Despite all my best efforts, it looks like I’m going to have to get a second job.  My sweety and I decided we both needed to.  The new gate we got was ill-timed because we were, at the same time, trying to evict a deadbeat bitch. Why the harsh name calling? Well let me tell you what this little queen bitch did.

After giving her 30 days notice to leave, does she start looking for a job or another place to live? Does she even try to talk to us to try to work things out at all? No, nothing of the kind. Instead, she holed herself up in her room, smoking up a stinking storm, and studying a thick book of city codes. She found some violations in the guest house and called the city on us. I hate spiteful people like this. What a waste of energy. What a waste of a fucking life. Bitch just move the hell out and get out of our fucking lives.

So now, on top of all this, we have to deal with city inspectors to correct the violations, which will of course take more money that we don’t have. Add to this mess the fact that we have a leaky roof. It’s been fine all summer and I pretty much forgot about it. But the rainy season is around the corner and we need to get that taken care of because I’ve had enough of putting 10 different buckets all over the room.

So yeah, I’m getting a second job. I decided I wanted something that didn’t involve computers and would have me at least moving around, like restocking shelves or warehouse work. After spending a day with my ass in an office chair in front of a computer, the last thing I want is to spend several more hours doing the same damn thing. I need something where I won’t have to think much, but most of all, one where I’ll get to do some physical activity. I’m not a blob thanks to my metabolism, but I’m sure I have some muscles somewhere atrophying from lack of activity.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Seattle

Seattle is one of those places I’ve always wanted to visit. It’s rainy, touristy and close to a lot of state park greenery. I want to see it at least once. I don’t know if I’d want to live there though. I hear their traffic problems might be worse than LA. I could be wrong though. We’ve entertained the thought of moving there once or twice.

Considering all the problems I’ve had with house ownership, I wonder how much better it would be with a condo?  It would be cheaper, for one. They’re more plentiful as well. There’s even a site dedicated to selling Seattle condos. It allows realtors, owners and developers to post their listings. According to them, buyers can “bypass the middlemen”. Um, correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t realtors the middlemen?

They also have some program called “Building Specialists” where real estate agents specialize in luxury condos. Right, like I’ll be needing that service anytime soon. Right now my idea of luxury is faux-fur rug on the floor.

Friday, October 06, 2006

Tranciful Goodness

Today’s Free Music Friday may look a little stunted, but believe me it’s much more than it looks. I only have two albums by Ferry Corsten, but I love them both. This one I could listen to over and over. In fact, I have, at the office. It’s a fine example of Trance music at its best. If I could chair-dance and work at the same time, this is the music that would get me to do it.

(Edit: link has been removed after a week to conserve server space. If you’d like to download this MP3, feel free to contact me and we’ll arrange something.)

Ferry Corsten - Trance Nation 2001 CD 2 (Careful, this is a hefty one. You might want to go fix yourself a sandwich or something. This thing is nearly 110 MB!)

I’m not sure where CD 1 went.  I need to find it. 

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Super

I’ve become addicted to yet another TV show. Have you seen this new one that came out on NBC, called Heroes? I love it. As some of you may already know, I have a thing for superheroes. A fetish if you will.  Ever since I was little I’ve wanted to be one.  I like helping people. I’d love to be super-special in a way that no one else is. (Some of you may argue that I already am “super-special”, but I mean in a useful way, okay?) Super strength, super speed, super anything, I’ll take it. Well, maybe not super size, heh.

So anyway, Heroes focuses are several individuals who are discovering that they have special powers. I don’t mind the overlap with X-men at all, because I adore X-men. The angle is a little different from X-men though. There is no “leader” who is organizing them and showing them how to use their powers or giving them purpose. These are ordinary people with very real day to day problems. The acting is good, and I’m enjoying the storyline so far.  The teleporting Japanese dude is especially funny. If any of this sounds at all interesting to you, you should check it out!  They just showed the second episode this week, but if you missed the first two, I think you can catch up by going to NBC’s website where they have some video clips… or maybe even the entire episode. It’s good drama, even if you’re not so much into superheroes like I am.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

I got frogged!

It was actually Saturday, but I’m lame and didn’t get around to mentioning it until today. I discovered a new blog review site called Frog My Blog (I actually have no idea how new they are, they coulda been there for years, but they’re new to me). I discovered it when I read about Robin getting reviewed by them.

I love frogs. I love dragons first, but frogs are a close second. They’re so unique and cute at the same time. This review site is cute too. But even if they weren’t I would’ve submitted anyway. I’m just a compliment whore who loves to hear how great she is. Of course getting reviewed could just as easily mean I get tied to a stake and whipped senseless. But deep down inside, in that non-compliment-whore part of me, I know that I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it people like me!

Overall the review went well, with my biggest flaw being a bunch of wonky links. This is thanks to my move to the new domain. I missed a whole mess of links that were still pointing to my old domain, which makes for a very annoying experience when you’re trying to find an older post. You guys are supposed to tell me about these things man!  What do I pay you for?? Oh wait, I don’t. Heh. Okay nevermind, you’re off the hook.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

When did this happen?

My sweety informed me recently that, when I’m not paying attention, I tend to leave my mouth ajar. Like when I’m concentrating on typing or chopping vegetables, my mouth will be hanging open. Not like yawning wide open, but more of a “I’m too relaxed to shut my mouth” kind of open. This is terrible. I like to think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being. When did I devolve into a slack-jawed, mouth-breathing neanderthal?

Actually I’m not a mouth breather. Slack-jawed yes, but I don’t make a wind tunnel out of my mouth when breathing. I’ve met people like that. They’re disturbing and annoying. There was this one guy who came into the elevator one day. He was short, very rotund, and very noisy in his breathing. He sounded like he’d been running around the office, but he looked stress-free, in no hurry, and ambled out of the elevator like he had no place in particular he had to be. He was just a mouth breather. And he panted. *pant pant pant* I’m not judgemental, but when a person has to breathe that hard while standing still, that person has health issues. I think he was a heart attack waiting to happen.

Anyway, this slack-jawed neandergirl has to go code some websties now. Ugga-ooga.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Can a gate be sexy?

We finally did it!  We got the iron gate, yippeee!  First of all, here’s the old gate we had:

This one didn’t look bad. It was clean and looked nice with the white trim of the house. However it was a little wobbly and nearly every board is starting to crack from the bottom up. Worst of all, it was noisy. Our bedroom window has a perfect view of the gate, and every time one of the renters goes in and out we clearly hear the clank of the gate opening and closing. Very irritating, especially when it’s like 2am.

So out goes the old gate and in comes the new, sexy one:

The gate guy also let us choose which pointy thing to put at the top. We most definitely wanted pointy things because part of the reason to get this iron gate was to discourage climbing by any possible drug-dealing boyfriends our renters might have. (Go back a few posts if you don’t know what I’m talking about.) I saw this one and it reminded me of a spearhead of some kind. I didn’t care much for the overly ornate fancy ones, I’m more about simple lines and curves.

Okay, maybe you wouldn’t call this gate (or any gate) sexy, but it’s beautiful to us. And best of all? It is quiet. Even if you slam it, it’s still half the volume of the old gate being closed as quietly as possible. It’s amazing. It’s wonderful. And the way the gate never bothers us anymore when it opens and closes… the sultry way it latches shut without so much as a squeak… yeah, it’s sexy.

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