monkey in pajamas

my bucket list

2009-05-11T21:04:58Z

I had this list before the movie ever came out - but I called it my "stuff I wanna do before I'm dead" list.
(This list is in no particular order.)

     * play a sport at the semi-pro level or higher     DONE

     * learn to play the guitar

     * go white water rafting

     * own my own business     DONE

     * hear the Dalai Lama speak in person     DONE

     * travel old Route 66

     * see a game in every MLB ballpark (there are some I will not get to because they have been torn down -
          so their replacements will have to do)

     * get some of my writing published (in print, not just online)     DONE

     * have minions who will do my bidding!

bored

2009-05-11T20:38:22Z

I never come on here any more. Even my little experiment to try and get me to come on here more often has failed. Oops!
But, I know all my adoring fans out there want to read my useless drivel when I come up with it, so fret not! I will try and visit you a little more often, LiveJournal! =P

writer's block: animal instinct

2009-02-18T16:59:53Z

What creature would you choose as your spirit animal?

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Gah! YOU don't choose your spirit animal... your spirit animal chooses you!

so long mockingbird

2009-02-17T17:33:32Z

Aw, hell. What have I gotten myself into? How am I supposed to write a post that has anything to do with that subject?! (Yes, that's the first random TMBG song title that I'm using for my little experiment.)

Cell phone ring tones. Yeah - that's it. Cell phone ring tones.
Just a minute or so ago, I heard what sounded like a kitten meowing. Not so. 'Twas the cell phone of someone in my row of cubicles going off... darn. I would have liked to see a kitten roaming the hallway here. Perhaps it would put a little excitement into our lives.
Anyway, we're not supposed to have our cell phones on at work, but everyone does. Seriously - what's the big deal? As long as you don't let it ring forever and ever and ever while you are away from your desk - oh wait, that was me. Sorry! I forgot to turn it on vibrate when I got in that morning, ok? I have a different song now, so you will never have to hear that old one again. Maybe.

The thing I hate about my phone is that I can upload mp3s onto it and use it at a music player, but I can't load up any of those songs as my ringtone! No - I have to BUY one of the crappy MIDI ones from the phone company. WTF?! Alright, maybe I should read the manual and it'll tell me how to get around that - but that's where I am a lot like a guy - I won't read a manual unless I am about to blow myself up.
But back to the MIDI. Seriously... does anyone use that for anything serious any more? Maybe I just remember it too much from all the wonderful 8-bit graphic computer and console games of my high school years. Or writing the program to turn my keyboard into a piano on my old Commodore 64. (Nope - not giving away my age AT ALL!)

Well, I think I have wandered slightly away from the subject at hand, so my work is done... so long, mockingbird. So long.

killing the boredom

2009-02-16T20:39:42Z

Hmmm... Spending so much time on FaceBook lately has resulted in my renewed interest in pointless memes. Thought I'd get away from them when I spent less time here, but NO.

One that I've done a couple times is the ONE ARTIST ONLY meme where you take one artist (duh) and answer several questions using titles of songs by said artist. I've used Green Day and They Might Be Giants. Both gave me much joy as they have awesome titles for their songs. Yippee. The TMBG song list is quite extensive - there's gotta be around 400 of them (that I know of).
Sooooo... I was thinking of giving myself a nice little challenge when I have writer's block - instead of using the dumb-ass questions that we find here, I am going to use a random TMBG song title as my subject and see where things go from there. Some should be extremely easy, others will require some thought. But hey, I'm creative and just a bit crazy, so I think I can pull it off. Let's see. We start tomorrow.

long time no write

2009-02-16T20:23:07Z

Do I even remember the last time I was here (without looking at the last post)? Nope. Been spending way too much time on FaceBook instead. More people I know are on that than this.

Been bombarded with a ton of new "friends" though. Most of them have names that don't even make sense. Well, thanks for friending me, Idljhgfdg, but I don't need spambot friends, thankyouverymuch!

Anyway, think I am going to try and think of a real topic to write about and get this thing going again. Hooray.

writer's block: in the event of a zombie emergency

2008-07-29T21:00:17Z

Are you prepared for a zombie outbreak, or are you just going to wing it?

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What self-respecting geek ISN'T prepared for a zombie outbreak?

Plus, since I've also go the jock thing going for me, I can swing a bat hard enough to crack their heads open when I run out of bullets!

writer's block: time capsule

2008-07-22T21:38:27Z

You are allowed to place three items from your lifetime into a box that will be opened in fifty years. What do you put in, and why?

Submitted By jesusbandaids

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1. an English dictionary - to see how much more people can mutilate the language

2. a list of everyone who is important to me - to see how long that all lasted

3. a gallon of gasoline - can you imagine how much that baby will be worth?!?!

actually - i probably wouldn't bother since I don't see myself alive in 50 years, and why would anyone else care?

writer's block: your first record

2008-07-18T20:53:48Z

What was the first music album you ever bought or owned? Do you still listen to it or have you moved on?

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Do I want to answer this?

Prince - 1999 on vinyl.
I had other records before this, but this was the first one I bought with my own money.

I still listen to it sometimes, but in the form of mp3s.

rawr, math bad!

2008-07-15T17:57:08Z

Ugh! People are dumb!
I stopped at White Castle on my way home from work last night because I was too lazy to cook anything for dinner, and I didn't feel like eating cereal again.
My total came to $5.93, so I pulled out a 20 and a single ($21) when I got to the window and handed it to the cashier. He looked at the money in his hand, looked at the register, and asked me what I had. I repeated my order and he turned to me all confused and said - "But that only comes out to $5.93". I replied, "I know. I want $15 back. I figured it would be faster if you didn't have to count out 4 singles." He stared at me for a little while yet and said OK. Then he handed me back two 5's and five singles. (I know he had at least one 10 in the drawer because I saw the person in front of me in line hand him one.)
No wonder customer service is so bad sometimes - the people that get hired are idiots.

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writer's block: your dream dinner

2008-07-11T16:40:51Z

If you could have dinner with anyone at all, dead or alive, famous or not, who would you go with? Out of anywhere in the world, where would you eat?

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It's not really my "dream" dinner, but I would love to try a meal cooked by Cat Cora in the Iron Chef kitchen. It would have to include doing a shot of ouzo with her afterwards.

40 questions meme

2008-07-09T21:11:31Z

(stolen from c_korone)
You know you want to read it and repost in your LJ!

1-Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?
nope.

2-What is the best thing about your current job?
for the most part, people leave me alone to just do my work.

3-Are you touchy feely?
only with my partner (when I have one) - otherwise, I don't like touching people, or when people touch me.

4-Are you Irish in any way?
nope. but I have a big thing for Irish girls. every one of my ex g/f's was part Irish.

5-Pick one state in the US to get rid of permanently.
Utah?

6-Favorite carnival food?
cotton candy.

7-What do you like to eat after you've been drinking?
nothing in particular.

8-When was the last time you got a good workout?
a couple weeks ago - helping my sister dig a ~~grave~~ garden in her back yard.

9-Is your bedroom window open?
yup - but you can't fit thru it.

10-Who is your favorite person to have a serious conversation with?
my friends Dani or LaTonya.

11-Describe what you're wearing in detail?
mid-rise blue jeans, a grey and maroon baseball shirt, Frankenberry socks, and red/grey/black/tan New Balance gym shoes

12-Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable?
nope.

13-Do you remember the person you first kissed?
yup.

14-Have you ever kissed someone you weren't dating?
ew! nope.

15-Ever kissed someone younger than you?
yup.

16-Ever kissed someone older than you?
yup.

17-Have you ever kissed someone you didn't like?
not when I kissed them...

18-Do you regret your last kiss?
only because she didn't love me any more.

19-What does the 7th message in your text inbox say?
??? I don't feel like looking it up.

20-What does your last outgoing text say?
it was a condolence message to a friend who lost her dad. I went to the Shiva last night.

21-What time did you get up today?
8:17 am

22-Quote something from yesterday:
"Is that too Jack-Tripper-ish?" my sister asking if she should put CONGRADUATIONS! on a graduation cake

23-What are you listening to currently?
the people at work.

24-Do you hate the last person you were texting?
no way!

25-When is the last time you took a nap?
a few weeks ago.

26-Who was the last person you talked to in person?
two of my coworkers just a couple minutes ago.

27-Are you happy right now?
define happy... (probably not)

28-Have you ever kissed just a friend?
nope.

29-Are you that good at math?
eh - I hate math. (that's why I work with computers. ?!?!?!)

30-Are you good at keeping secrets?
very much so.

31-Have you ever done something you told yourself you wouldn't do?
yup.

32-Who's a celebrity you find extremely attractive?
???

33-What are you wearing on your feet?
didn't I answer this already?

34-What's your favorite song?
currently - a song by Ludo that I don't know the name of

35-Do you have feelings for anyone? If so, do they know?
yup. I don't think she does.

36-What was your last thought before you went to sleep last night?
why can't I fall asleep?!

37-Last time you laughed?
today at work reading an email from my sister.

38-Has anyone told you they missed you lately?
yup. my mommy!

39-Do you regret anything from your past?
lots of things.

40-Last argument?
I don't remember.

rain on my parade

2008-07-01T22:03:13Z

Alright... what happened this past weekend? It was a long, busy one. But it was good.

Friday night wasn't anything special except for the fact that I dyed my hair again - a nice raspberry red. It's not all of my hair though. It's just the underside of the length of my hair - so you can kind of see it a little bit from the front, and you can see the ends of it from the back, and if I'm moving around, it's like my hair is 2 different colors (I'm naturally blonde). I decided that I like it enough to get it done somewhere with the permanent stuff - I used the dye that washes out in a few weeks in case I hated it or messed up.

Saturday was the Chicago Force playoff game vs the Detroit Demolition. Since I am a retired player, I volunteer at all the home games. Even though this was a big game (Detroit is our biggest rival - and last year's League Champs), I was disappointed with the small crowd - we expected a lot more. But, there was a ton of other stuff going on in the city - Taste of Chicago, the Dyke March, the Cubs/Sox game, the Tattoo Expo, and a bunch of neighborhood fests.
I hardly ever get to actually SEE the games that I am working, so all I really know about the first half is that it was scoreless. (I was hoping we'd crush Detroit.) And just before halftime, mother nature decided to let herself be known and it started raining. It wasn't bad though - we just moved the concession tables a little bit closer together so everything was under the tents. It seems mother nature really wanted to get at us though, because the rain came down harder and the wind got so fierce it picked up BOTH concession tents and sent them flying over towards the crowd waiting in line for food. Luckily (and miraculously) nobody was hurt, except for the tents themselves - they are both retired now. We were able to get everything cleared up and back to business very quickly (everyone associted with the team is a pro!) As soon as we got everything into the building though, the rain stopped... of course. Then when we got things back outside, it started again. This happened three times, I believe - the third time also included a little bit of hail - just after the teams got back out of the locker rooms.
At some point in the third quarter, Detroit ran a punt back for a touchdown. Aw, crap! Nobody scored again until there were around 3 minutes left in the game. This time, it was us. With the clock running down, and the fear of us having to host Detroit at Our House for the Championship game, the coach decided to go for the win and try a two-point conversion... SUCCESS!!! We looked at the scoreboard - Force 8, Demolition 7, 2:45 to go. I tell ya, I was more nervous during those few minutes than I was on my wedding day! I think pretty much all of us watched that last part of the game - and when the clock ran out with the score unchanged, I think we all let out one ginormous sigh of relief. I do believe this is the first time in Detroit's history that they got knocked out of the playoffs... aw... *sniffle*
The after-party was alright. We found a new place - Paddy O'Splaines (or something like that). I like it better than T's or Hamburger Mary's because there is more room to hang out. The other places seem too cramped to me. The food was good, there was plenty of Miller Lite (our biggest sponsor) and fun was had by all.
I stayed over at my friend Dani's place since it would be easier to get stuff done in the morning. And no, Henwy, I didn't even shake her hand - we've been friends for too long to mess around with each other. =]

Sunday morning got there too fast... I had to wake up at 7:30am (I don't even do that on work days) so we could go see Dani's dad in the hospital before we went to the parade. [I was glad that I went and got to see him one last time before he died - he was a really nice & funny guy.]
Just as we were about to get onto the expressway to get to the parade, Dani noticed that she forgot her phone so we had to go aaallllll the way back to her place to get it, and we thought we were going to be late. But, it worked out well because we found a parking spot right by the staging area - good timing. Actually, even if we would have been late, it probably would not have been an issue because our float was missing! The entertainment people who were supposed to provide it got lost trying to find the correct spot. (There were around 200 floats in the parade - I can see how they might not have known where to go.) We decorated the float and eventually got under way...
The Parade started out nice and slow - we had good music on the float, and plenty of beads to throw out to people. But not long into it, everything stopped. We weren't sure why. Turns out that a dancer fell off on of the early floats and broke her leg - caused about an hour delay. In that time, a ton of bored people snuck past the barriers and flooded into the street itself. By the time we got moving again, a bunch of us were asked to walk alongside the float just to move the people out of the way, lest they get run over - we were going at a decent pace for a while. I am amazed at how little people care about their safety to try and get beads that cost 40 cents! One woman ran up to the float with an infant in her arms... where is DCFS when you need them? And one guy even tried to rip my personal beads off my neck - "Come on! Give me those! I want them!" What the hell, dude?! Oh, and the generator that was powering the stereo ran out of gas - so we had no music any more. Rawr.
Anyway, it was already a long time on the parade route... and we got to about maybe 4 blocks to the end and it started raining. The rain got harder as we entered the tear-down area. Imagine pulling a ton of decorations and a dozen coolers and stuff off a float in a downpour - not fun. And of course, as soon as we were done and started walking back, it stopped. (But then like Saturday, when we were almost dry, it started again... wet, dry, wet, dry, wet, dry, WET.... icky)
Well, a couple of us tried to figure out what to do afterwards - some of the Pride parties were outdoors, so we didn't want to get rained on again. Trying to find parking at other places was near impossible (we had to get the car out of the previous spot by a certain time). In the end, we decided to go see The Incredible Hulk. Good movie.

I didn't get home until after 11pm on Sunday night, and then was tired as hell on Monday. But it was a very worth-it weekend, all in all. Hooray.

writer's block: home is...

2008-07-01T21:07:21Z

Where do you call home?

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SW side of Chicago - where I spent the first 24 years of my life.

Lots of people think that I should call Wisconsin home now since that's where my parents moved when they retired - but I never lived there. Just because my parents are there, doesn't make it MY home...

preview for tomorrow

2008-06-30T20:59:10Z

I was going to post all about this weekend, which was a blast, but I'm too tired. So, I'm just going to do a quick summary and flesh it all out tomorrow.... deal with it!

Friday night - dyed my hair - hooray!
Saturday - Chicago Force game. After-party. Stayed over at my friend Dani's.
Sunday - Pride Parade. Tried to stay out of the rain. Incredible Hulk movie.

The length of tomorrow's post(s) should make up for this one. Be prepared.

my hair hurts!

2008-06-27T20:37:35Z

Or at least I'm afraid it will after tonight.
I haven't dyed my hair in a LONG time - because the last time I tried, instead of being red for a few weeks, it was PINK for 3 months - and anyone who knows me knows that I am not a fan of the color pink.

Well, for the Force playoff game and Pride weekend, I have decided to try red again - a much brighter red, and only some of my hair. I got the brightest non-permanent stuff I could find at Walgreen's. I was going to try the Kool-Aid method, but everything I could find online seemed too weird to try on my own. Plus - if it rains this weekend, I don't want to wind up looking like a tall Oompa Loompa when the color soaks into my skin.

If it doesn't suck, maybe I'll post pics, in case anyone cares.
I feel like such a girly-girl. Ugh. =]

writer's block: entering the game

2008-06-26T21:23:18Z

Are you the kind of person who prefers to enter a game with strategies and codes, or do you like to go into it without any help?

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Hmmm.... if you can't play a game without cheat codes and strategy guides, you probably suck!

I only look at guides if I am completely stuck in an area - and it's usually a something that I can never see. "Door? What door? Ooooohhhhh... that's a door? I thought it was a refrigerator!"

writer's block: choose a power

2008-06-25T15:56:53Z

If you could have the power to fly, be invisible, or teleport anywhere, which would you choose?

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Definitely teleportation.
Don't have to worry about gas prices or bad weather.
Also, if you make an ass of yourself, you can just blink right out of there...

(Invisibility would be cool, but I don't want to get hit by that bus that doesn't see me.)

2 more memes

2008-06-23T21:07:30Z

both stolen from gc_chicken...

BOY SIDE VS. GIRL SIDE

OUR BOY SIDE
[x] You love hoodies.
[x] You love jeans.
[ ] Dogs are better than cats.
[x] its hilarious when people get hurt
[x] You've played with/against boys on a team.
[x] Shopping is torture.
[ ] Sad movies suck.
[x] You own/had an X-Box.or Wii or ps2
[x] Played with Hotwheel cars as a kid.
[ ] At some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[x] You own/had a DS, N64 or Sega.
[ ] You used to watch Power Rangers.
[x] You watch sports on TV.
[x] Gory movies are cool.
[x] You go to your dad for advice.
[x] You own like a trillion baseball caps.
[x] You like going to high school football games.
[x] You used to/do collect baseball cards.
[ ] Baggy pants are fun to wear.
[ ] It's kinda weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[x] Green, black, red, blue, or silver are one of your favorite colors.
[ ] You love to go crazy and not care what people think.
[x] Sports are fun
[ ]Talk with food in your mouth.
[x] Sleep with your socks on at night
TOTAL: 17

YOUR GiRL SiDE
[ ] You wear lip gloss
[ ] You love to shop.
[x] You wear eyeliner.
[ ]You wear the color pink
[x] Go to your mom for advice.
[ ] Cheerleading IS a sport.
[ ]You hate wearing the color black.
[ ] You like hanging out at the mall.
[ ] You like getting manicures and/or pedicures.
[ ] You like wearing jewelry.
[ ]Skirts are a big part of your wardrobe.
[ ] Shopping is one of your favorite hobbies.
[x] You don't like the movie Star Wars.
[ ] used to be/are in Gymnastics/dance/Cheer
[ ] It takes you around more than one hour to shower, and get dressed
[x] You smile a lot more than you should
[ ] You have/had more than 30 pairs of shoes
[x] You care about what you look like.
[ ] You like wearing dresses when you can.
[x] You sometimes wear body spray/perfume/cologne.
[x] You love going to the movies.
[x] Used to play with dolls as little kid.
[ ] Like putting make-up on someone else for the joy/joke of it.
[ ] Like being the star of every thing.
TOTAL: 8

I have 17 boy traits and I have 8 girl traits.

ROMANCE & STUFF

What is your current relationship status?   single

What is your sexual orientation?   lesbian

What sort of people do you like, as far as what their interests are in life? geeks & jocks

What physical traits do you look for in a potential interest?   shorter than me, shoulder-length or longer hair, nice smile

What kind of fashion-sense attracts you?   casual, but not dumpy

What kind of hair style do you find attractive on a potential mate?   shoulder-length or longer, but sometimes short hair is hot

What is the usual age range you look at? usually younger than me - people my age tend to not know what I'm talking about

Are you afraid to ask people out on dates? very

If you're single right now, do you wish you were in a relationship?   yeah - I get tired of entertaining myself all the time. and it would be nice to cuddle someone while I'm falling asleep

What are the positive points about being single?  I can stay up as late as I want, and play as much XBox as I want (lol)

What are the negative points about being single?   I don't like sleeping alone

How well do you handle rejection?   pathetically

Do you miss your last sweetie?   unfortunately, very much so

Do you think it's better to look for love or let it find you?   I have no clue

What's the longest relationship you've ever been in? 7 years

The shortest?   5 months?

Do you think couples should spend a very large amount of time together or space things out a tad? depends on the couple

When involved with a person, do you try to think about the here and now or do you often think of the future? I would like to think of the here and now, but I also want to know that there is a future to look forward to. Why bother if they are just going to go away?

How do you prefer to handle disagreements? I like to calm down, then talk it out

How do you feel when your mate is mad at you and won't tell you why?   guilty - I tend to think I did something wrong

Have you ever confessed your feelings to a crush?   no, but I have told friends

Do you tell a lot of people when you have a crush? just a few

Has someone who had a crush on you ever confessed to you? yup

How do you feel about long-distance relationships?   very difficult to maintain them

Would you get involved with someone if they had a child already?   perhaps

What would you do if you got pregnant while in a relationship?   hahahahaha won't happen!

Would you get involved with someone if they were previously married?   sure

How big of an issue is religion to your compatibility?   as long as she can deal with my religion, I can deal with hers

How big of an issue to you is your mate's ethnicity?   I'm usually only attracted to other white girls, but I'm not against the idea of dating someone of another race -- nationality/ethnicity is not an issue

In a potential mate, how important is intelligence to you?   very

In a potential mate, how important is a sense of humor to you?   very

What makes your heart flutter and brings a big cheesy smile to your face?   the ability to be silly, to know that she paid attention to some goofy thing that I talked about ONCE before

What was your first kiss like?   bad - it was a guy

What part of a person's body do you find most attractive?   it's been different on everyone

What's the first thing you look at when you look at someone you're attracted to? smile, then eyes

How important are the looks of a mate's face to you?   I have to want to look at her...

How important are the looks of a mate's body to you?   the feel is more important than the look

When you kiss someone for the first time, is it usually you who initiates it or the other?   usually the other

Have you ever turned down an offer for sex?   several times

How much do you think sex changes a relationship?   for me - very much

On a scale from 1 to 10 [10 being the highest] how would you rate your sexual attractiveness? 6. if you know of my "rep" - 9     hahahahahahahahahahaha

On a scale from 1 to 10 [10 being highest] How do you feel about casual sex?   2... but if I get desperate enough, I might bump that up to a 5

Would you stay with a lover if the love stopped but the sex was still enjoyable?   I almost want to see if A. is interested... ha! (I still love her - but she doesn't love me... *sniffle*)

Would you stay with a lover if the sex stopped/got boring but there was still love? I have - but it didn't last much longer after that

Do you believe in love?   I'm not sure any more

Do you believe in love at first sight?   nope

Has someone ever told you they loved you?   yep

Have you ever told someone you loved them and meant it?   I would never say it if I didn't mean it

Have you ever been married?   yep

How do you feel about marriage?   it means different things to different people - I just want a REAL commitment

Do you plan on having children someday? nah

Have you ever had your heart broken?   yep

Have you ever been dumped?   yep

Have you ever dumped someone?   yep

Has a romantic companion ever made you cry?   yep

Have you ever made a romantic companion cry?   I don't know

Have you ever had an emotional pain so bad it made you sick or physically hurt? yep - lost 30 pounds in less than 2 months from throwing up every time I cried

Have you ever been unfaithful?   nope

Have you ever been cheated on?   yep - it SUCKS

Have you ever learned an important lesson as a result of a break up?   yep - don't open your heart up to anyone ever again!

Do you believe there's hope for people after they get back together or do you think the same problems that caused the initial break up will resurface?   I hope - even thought I know I shouldn't

Have you ever broken up with someone and lost touch?   yup

If you've ever lost touch or went sour with someone you loved, how did it make you feel?   sad

Have you ever longed to get back together with someone? *sigh* Yup - I still want A.

writer's block: passionate eats

2008-06-23T19:58:57Z

What foods do you associate with romance or attraction?

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Um... I don't.

But... cooking with someone that you love can be very sexy.

writer's block: LJ comments

2008-06-20T19:43:29Z

Are you more of a comment-receiver or a comment-maker on LiveJournal? Why?

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More of a comment-maker - because I probably read the journals of more people than those who read mine...

Is it just me, or have these questions been really BORING lately?

go, Force!

2008-06-16T21:14:06Z

Hooray!
This past Saturday, the Chicago Force finished the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record.

First playoff game is in 2 weeks, and the next day we are going to have a float in the Chicago Pride Parade again. Should be a great time if it is anything like last year - I was actually dancing on the float. And for me to dance in public while sober... I must have been having a blast!

writer's block: the eternal nocturnal struggle

2008-06-13T15:23:10Z

Vampires or werewolves?

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Can't we just have both?

Asking who I would rather fight... a vampire. More weaknesses.

Asking who I would rather be... a werewolf. I like sunlight too much to have to stay out of it.

writer's block: gaming from young to old

2008-06-12T15:59:47Z

What was your favorite game as a child? What's your favorite now?

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My favorite game as a kid was probably SPUD. It involved one person being the caller, and giving up a category. Everyone else (the runners) would pick something from the category and one runner would announce them all to the caller. Then the caller would shout one of the choices, throw a ball into the air, and ran in the direction of the runners, who were also... running. The person whose item was called, goes for the ball and then yells "stop" - at which point, everyone has to stop... duh. Then the new caller rolls or throws the ball at the stopped runners. If anyone gets hit, they get a letter. The first person to get S-P-U-D gets the "torture" that was decided at the beginning of the game - tickling machine, bucket of water dumped on your head.... whatever.

Since most of my friends don't like to go outside and play any more *sigh* I'd have to say my favorite games now are probably Killer Bunnies & the Quest for the Magic Carrot (card game) and Carcassonne (board game).

abandon ship!

2008-06-11T20:25:00Z

Hooray! Someone else at my job just announced her resignation today. That means my department (database/marketing) is 3 people short (a full team would be 7). Oh joy!

This does not even include the people that we work with ditching the place. I think in my immediate area, we have lost 6 people in the past 2 months. Is upper management going to do anything about this some time SOON before those of us still left burn out?
My job is just so freakin' fucktastic!

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