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Welcome to the place where I share. Word of warning to begin with, I consider myself an intelligent individual, but occasionally I collapse into a not so intelligent personna. Happy reading...

Free Mammogram

04.29.05 (1:20 pm)

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Autolux at Richards

04.29.05 (9:17 am)

I convinced my cuz Dave to go with me to see Autolux and the Ravenettes at Richards on Richards next Thursday night. It's going to rock. I just know it.

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Revenge

04.29.05 (8:16 am)

A couple of weeks ago I was at my cousin Paul's and we got into a discussion about NIN. I was a bit miffed by some of his comments which pretty much put down my taste in music. But, I took it like only a woman can and let him have his say and kept my mouth shut. The last thing I needed was an argument over something which, in the greater scheme of things, is not top priority. A little hisotry about the discussion and Paul. He's a wonderful guy and I love him to death and he has very strong opinions and views of society, culture and pretty much everything. Since I've known him, he's always been a fan of 70s rock (he should have been a teen in that era but oh well) but recently, he started listening to, of all things, Limp Bizkit. Not to diss Fred Durst but as much as I like some of their music, they're not exactly my favourite band (those honours go to the timeless Pink Floyd). So at some point, I had mentioned to Paul that he should check out NIN (he's also into the club beats and I figured the mix of beat and lyrics might catch him). So when I saw him (the day of the discussion) he mentioned that he'd done some 'research' and that Trent was 'a nasty guy' and that Fred Durst pretty much hated his freakin' guts. So yesterday, I was getting my daily update from the NIN Hotline and discoverd a great little quote with a link to Limp Bizkit's blog. Here's what is said: "whatever your plans are for your next music purchase be sure to make the NINE INCH NAILS [WITH TEETH] cd/dvd your priority. it is absolutely fantastic. trent reznor is and will always be a force of genuine inspiration. he has never let me down. do yourself a favor and get this cd NOW!!!!!!" Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself! The entry is dated April 28th... So after I had a HUGE laugh, I sent it to him. He hasn't responded yet. Wonder what he'll say to that... I must tell you though, it feels good to have revenge. :)

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Trail of the Dead Coming to Town

04.28.05 (8:02 pm)

So I was checking my eamil and I received my latest concert announcements and there it was, right near the bottom. =http://www.trailofdead.com/ne... target=_blankAnd You Will Know Us by the Trail of the Dead are coming to town in a few weeks. I want to go but I'm not sure my sis will be able to come (she usually works on Friday nights). I'll have to talk to her about this tomorrow. I'd love to go.... You should check them out. I know, the name makes them sound like some death metal band but they're not. They're a neat little rock band. The rest of the work day went ok. Thanks god it's done. Tomorrow can only be better. As I was leaving today, Patti was saying she owes me an hour. I'm not going to argue with that and since John is away tomorrow, I'm going to catch up and and jet an hour early tomorrow. Dan wants me to pop by ATIC and pick up a new DVD burner. They have these cool new things called =http://www.trailofdead.com/ne... target=_blankLightScriber. These are great because you can not only burn CDs and DVDs but these things also let you burn an image on the front of the CD. Wicked eh? You still have to use special CDs that are a little more expensive but for "special projects" - they'll rock! Afterwards, I'm headed off to mee Dan the man at the centre of the universe (not really but if you saw the adds you'd think it was) Metrotown to watch =http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0... target=_blankThe Hitchhiker's Guide... which opens tomorrow. I just have to get through the day tomorrow...

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Hell day almost over

04.28.05 (3:01 pm)

Only 40 mins left. If I believed in him/her/it, I'd thank thank him/her/it that it's almost done.

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Screaming in the Boardroom

04.28.05 (2:10 pm)

So not so much screaming but LOUD talking (I think they call that yelling) going on in the boardroom. Partners meeting. I think EW is out...

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Hell day

04.28.05 (8:31 am)

And it's only 9:40.

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Canadian Apology

04.27.05 (9:19 pm)

Here's another good one. A Canadian Apology A Truly Canadian Apology to the USA... Courtesy of Rick Mercer from This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC Television: "On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven't been getting along very well recently and for that, I am truly sorry. I'm sorry we called George Bush a moron. He is a moron but, it wasn't nice of us to point it out. If it's any consolation, the fact that he's a moron shouldn't reflect poorly on the people of America. After all it's not like you actually elected him. I'm sorry about our softwood lumber. Just because we have more trees than you doesn't give us the right to sell you lumber that's cheaper an better than your own. I'm sorry we beat you in Olympic hockey. In our defense I guess our excuse would be that our team was much, much, much, much better than yours. I'm sorry we burnt down your White House during the war of 1812. I notice you've rebuilt it! It's Very Nice. I'm sorry about your beer. I know we had nothing to do with your beer, but we feel your pain. I'm sorry about our waffling on Iraq. I mean, when you're going up against a crazed dictator, you want to have your friends by your side. I realize it took more than two years before you guys pitched in against Hitler, but that was different. Everyone knew he had weapons. And finally on behalf of all Canadians, I'm sorry that we're constantly apologizing for things in a passive-aggressive way which is really a thinly veiled criticism. I sincerely hope that you're not upset over this. We've seen what you do to countries you get upset with. Thank you."

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Curtain Rods

04.27.05 (9:11 pm)

This was sent to me by a friend in an email. I thought I'd add it here to keep it, just in case my computer breaks-down again. Curtain Rods She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of Chardonnay. When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells, dipped in caviar, into the hollow of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days. Then slowly, the house began to smell. They tried everything; cleaning and mopping and airing the place out. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned. Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked. People stopped coming over to visit... Repairmen refused to work in the house...The maid quit... Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move. A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house. Word got out, and eventually, even the local realtors refused to return their calls. Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place. The ex-wife called the man, and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely, and said that she missed her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back... Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on price that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth...But only if she were to sign the papers that very day. She agreed, and within the hour, hislawyers delivered the paperwork. A week later, the man and his new girlfriend stood smirking as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home... ....including the curtain rods.

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Mission Accomplished

04.27.05 (6:57 pm)

The model came in this afternoon at 3:30. I spent the rest of my work day gluing the pieces that had fallen off. Good thing I'm crafty. What a mess that was.

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She's Alive

04.27.05 (12:14 pm)

I thought it was strange that she hadn't even called me and then I realized that this morning, when I turned my phone on, I didn't check my messages. When I went for lunch, I took it with me and indeed, she had called. This morning at 9AM. She's alive and well and on her way home. I feel much better now.

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call 2

04.27.05 (11:12 am)

still not home. my stomach is starting to hurt.

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nothing

04.27.05 (10:25 am)

Just called. Still not home. Still no word.

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Teeny boppers, dirty old men and too much drinking

04.27.05 (10:05 am)

So last night we headed off to the Sweatshop Union show at Mesa Luna, this really hurting club on Broadway. I was a bit worried because it was an all ages show and when we got off the bus outside of the place, there were these girls that looked like they were 10 who where also getting off and went to line up. Still early, Claudia and I headed accross the street for a few drink and some chow. After a couple of beers, a huge plate of nachos and lots of people watching, it was apparent that there were lots of older people going to the show too, which made me feel much better. Around 8:30, we headed accross the street and shared the elevator up with some nice girls who wouldn't shut the hell up. The first thing Claudia does when we get up there is b-line for the bar. I, having had a few drinks already and knowing that I had an early morning coming up, stuck to water. Walked around for a bit, chilled with my water and watched all of the old men kickin' around. I think some of them could have been the fathers of some of the teeny boppers but they still oogled all the girls. YUK. After a few more drinks for Claudia, the show started. And what a great show too. Really, really good. The guys are really talented and manage to sound really great live. With the show over, I manage to squeeze outside with Claudz and convince her to go home with me until this guy that she met earlier came by and started asking where we were off to. That's when I turned into the "mean older sister". This sucks and is one of the reasons I hate going out with Claudia. She has quite the mood swings when she's sober so when she's drunk, it's even worse. Whenever we go out, she manages to ruin my night by pulling one of these stunts. She thinks she can handle her booz and the reality is that she gets so fucked that I get scared. She's friendly with the whole fucking world and it scares me half to death. So this guy comes over and starts talking to her and she introduces me as the sister. I talk to the guy and I figure she must have met him when she was half sober because he seemed like a nice guy. Matt was his name. So we talk for a bit and Claudia starts saying that she wants to go out and, of course, he's all up for it. I start harping on Claudia saying we should really go home and that's when she fly's into the "grumpy sister" routine. So, I play the card and try again to get her to go home but she's not having any of it. I give Matt the 3rd degree and I leave her with him. I don't think she realizes this but she always manages to ruin my nights when we go out because she throws these freakin' tantrums about wanting to do this or that. I felt awful leaving her there but I wasn't going to stick around just to play lookout. After all, she's 23 and old enough to figure shit out. I just wish she'd stop doing that. I think this is the last straw for me. I don't think I'll be making any plans with her that include the possibility of drinking. It just drives me mental and I don't have fun. I know it was bad of me to leave her there but I wasn't going to fight with her. I'm just worried because when I left this morning, she wasn't home yet. Fuck.

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The Art of Assertiveness

04.27.05 (8:46 am)

Yes. I always knew, in the back of my mind, that communication is a learned art but so is assertiveness and this morning, I've tested both to the limit. The mission (I had no choice but to accept it): Arrange for pickup of a large scale display model of the Central Station Project. TODAY. Doesn't sound too difficult. Maybe... A bit of history on this: the place I'm working at is a in the process of building 4 towers. The problem is that the people that they're in deal with, who happens to be a marketing guy (we'll call him EW), doesn't want to market the towers until Sep/Oct. Even I, who know a very limited amount of sales, construction and marketing can see that this is stupid. We're ready to go now so let's get at it! So, the original partner is back in the picture (who, btw, I really like. Nice guy and looks like he's on the ball too. We'll call him PL). The problem is that the model is at the new partner's office, he's going to Hawaii on vacation for two weeks on Friday (talk about bad timing, because a bunch of the legal is coming due at the end of the month) and we want to get the model out of there and to the other guy's office ASAP. But, EW smells a rat. He thinks that we're trying to get someone else involved, which is true but how he got wind of this I don't know. So this morning I called the moving company and arranged for the pickup. Then I called EW's office. He's not in the office so I talk to the receptionist. Barely speaks English and is extremely difficult to understand. I tell her I've made arrangements to have the model picked up and that the mover's will be there sometime today, most likely this afternoon. She starts saying that she doesn't know anything about it and she's not sure as to which model...What the fuck? She couldn't even pronounce the name of the company. It's the biggest freakin' job they've got and she doesn't know about the model? It's probably the biggest model they have too! The fucking thing is HUGE. But, whatever. I politely but aggressively tell her that the pick-up has been arranged and that the model needs to be ready immediately. She gives me the "I'll have to call you back" shpeal. I give her the number and tell her that I can't cancell the pick-up. She says she'll call me back. We'll see how the mission turns out...

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I'm going to break the fucking radio

04.26.05 (4:04 pm)

If I hear: Finger 11, Celine Dion, Shania Twain or Sting again today, I'm going to BREAK THE FUCKING RADIO! If only I could change the station...

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TV Turnoff Week in full swing

04.26.05 (2:57 pm)

So I'd almost forgotten that this week is TV turnoff week. Kind of hard to do this when bloody TV's are everywhere! Even at the bank! It's still a good idea to keep this in mind when you're at home though. Especially if the weather is anything like the weather here over the last few days. It's been hot and sunny and just beautiful. I wish the summer would stay like this. Warm enough to enjoy but not so hot that you can't sleep. Really fabulous. One of the great things of living on the West Coast!

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Blah

04.26.05 (11:56 am)

That's how I feel at the moment. Usually go for lunch between 12:30 and 1 but boss lady isn't here yet. She called. She's on her way. Good thing too, I'm starving. Was supposed to do work earlier and ended up paroozing through the net for nearly an hour. Now I'm actually doing work...well, going to do work when I finish this.

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Freakin' nightmare

04.26.05 (9:12 am)

So last night, while listening to steraming audio of With Teeth (which, on a side note, is AMAZING), I decided to take full advantage of the new tools I have aquired as a pro user. So, I started messing around with templates and then I fucked things up so badly I couldn't see the entries. I must have been tired because I tinkered with the bloody thing for over an hour and couldn't figure it out but this morning, I looked at it for 10 mins and it all made sense. What a joke. So, if you happened to visit the blog last night and couldn't see anything, my appologies. Technical difficulties. Now I guess I should be off to do some work for a bit. The bloody stuff is starting to pile up! :) Oh well, at leaset I can keep busy and out of trouble for a few hours!!!

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Weekend Update

04.25.05 (9:23 pm)

Yes, I had a fabulous weekend! Saturday night, Dan and I went to a company function for his new work. We went bowling. It wasn't too bad but I found everyone to be too young and a little immature. If it hadn't been for the bowling, I would have hated the bloody thing but otherwise, it was ok. Dave met up with us just after 9PM and we headed down to the "big party" at PBS. I wasn't sure how many people were going to show up but our regular parties usually only have the 'regulars' attend. So, I wasn't expecting much. When we got there, the music was rockin', you could hear the bloody thing outside. I had to 'sweet talk' the doorguy who was trying to get me to pay. He obviously didn't realise who I was. I don't blame him though, I didn't recognize him either. - On a side note, PBS is the Portuguese Benevolent Society. I volunteer there and am really involved with the community so I pretty much know all of the regulars. - So once I convinced him that I knew what was going on, he let us in and we headed upstairs. The place was pitch black...and empty. I checked with Mike to see who else had shown up and discovered some friends in the back room. After a bit of chatting and a few drinks, I headed back out to the bar and HOLY SHIT! There were all these people around! By 11pm the place was packed. By midnight, we were playing police officers and trying to keep people from smoking inside, taking drinks into the bathroom and the typical club issues. I couldn't believe how many people where there. The place was Jammed with people. I'm was and am very impressed. Now we just have to do it again... On Sunday, Steph and I took advantage of the good weather and headed out to Granville Street for some shopping. After nearly two hours of in and out of shops, we ended up at this little place where I managed to get some wickedly cook mugs and tealight/votive holders for a really killer price. I was a happy camper! :) I was supposed to head off Downtown for a 6pm poetry reading/celebration of Portuguese Independence but I was at another meeting for the Stanley Park release coming up in July and the bloody thing ran really late. I was all the way in Burnaby and didn't finish 'till about 9pm. I ended up just going home after that. I felt bad because I was really looking forward to meeting some new people and enjoying some poetry but there was nothing to be done about it. Work was interesting today. Edith, the lady that works with me and releaves me for breaks and lunch is off for a couple of days so the boss lady was supposed to come in. She came in about 11:30 but left sometime around 12:30. Turns out her cat was having some issues and needs an operation so she was busy with that. She was saying that she'll be in tomorrow afternoon after her meeting with the vet at 11:30 but I'm not sure if she's actually going to come in. We'll see. As for tomorrow night, my sis and I are going off to a CD release party for =http://www.sweatshopunion.com... target=_blankSweatshop Union. They're a local hip-hop group. Really talented bunch. Check them out. As for right now, I'm listening to a streaming audio of NIN's new album to be released next week. HOLY SHIT. NEXT WEEK! I can't wait!!! :) Actually, everyday I walk to work I pass by a wall of ads for concerts, CD releases and movies and, every morning, I anxiously look for a poster for the new album and today, there it was. I was going to take a pic today but forgot to. Tomorrow morning I will though! Oh yeah, and the album is awesome. I can't believe how good it is! WOOOHOOO! Go Trent! That's it for today I think. 'Night

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Actually? What's up with that?

04.22.05 (2:20 pm)

Jeez. I think I'm losing my mind. I was putzin' around here and just happened to land on my page and I read the last paragraph of my last posting and I coudn't believe it, I used the word "Actually" 3 times in 4 or 5 sentences. What the fuck. Am I going mental? And to think that just Wednesday (at least I think it was Wednesday...) I was watching America's Top Model <- yes, we get UPN here and sadly, I do watch this show when I remember it's on, and they had some girls on that said "actually" a gazillion times or something. I did have the intention of going back to work but all the stuff I thought I had to do, took all of 30 mins. Back to fuckin' the dog.

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M.I.A., Le Tigre and talking to people I having seen in fucking ever!

04.22.05 (1:02 pm)

I'd like to start off by appologising in advance for the blatant use of profanities, but I just finished reading the meathead perspective on PFP (that's the abreviation for "Proper Fuck Placement"), and I feel the need to practice... ;) So the other day I was watching the best show on MM, (Much Music for those outside of Canada - if you're still confused think "music channel that kicks MTV's fucking ass") The Wedge, and I saw some fucking awesome videos: "Sunshower" by M.I.A. and Le Tigre's "TKO". So I thought, hell, I'm gonna look them up. So, yesterday, I did. Now, after some searching and no downloading, (isn't that illegal? Oh, almost forgot, in Canada it's not...) I managed to find some stuff and fuck, you need to check it out. M.I.A. is awesome! I can only hope that at some point I manage to understand more than just every 3rd word. As for Le Tigre...looks like I missed the fucking boat on these guys. Turns out they've been around for a while. Look at that, took freakin' TV to bring both of them to my attention. Sad. So, don't let the same thing happen to you. Check them out and let them "blow your mind". So maybe this last phrase is not really accurate but hey, they do fuckin' rock. As for crap about me, good news. I was bored out of my fucking tree (what else is new), and I decided I'd look up a couple of people that I haven't talked to in forever. So, I dropped Fed a line and he's still alive! And doing fuckin' well I might add. We're going to try to get together next week, have a few drinks, catch up. It'll be awesome. As for John, still waiting for his reply. Hope he does get back to me though, it would be great to see what he's up to. Now I have to go. There's actually work for me to do. I might actually be able to keep myself from fucking the pooch for the rest of the afternoon and actually do some work! I can only hope.

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Synthetic Dream Foundation

04.22.05 (9:14 am)

"What is it?" you ask....check it out, I've added the link. I was reading my daily messages and this came through from a fellow music fan. The site truly kicks ass. Awesome!

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Comments - Does anyone really get them?

04.21.05 (9:44 am)

When I logged in yesterday I noticed the comments link in my preferences screen. I've never gotten a comment. Does anyone actually leave comments? Maybe I'm just not interesting enough. Go figure. Maybe I should share some of my more juicy bits. We'll see. Actually have plans for the weekend. What are the chances of that? After a couple of weeks of catching up on sleep and getting over a cold, I'm actually going out this weekend. Meeting with the girls tomorrow for dinner and a movie. We're meeting at Incendio again. I don't like this place. The food selection is really limited and about the only good thing on the menu is their pizza. I hope I'm feeling like pizza tomorrow. They coulnd't make up their minds on what movie to see. What else is new. I've suggested we wait until we meet. Hopefully we can figure something out tomorrow. Boss lady isn't coming in for a bit. I think I've finally gotten over the fear of her. It's taken 6 weeks but now that I'm over it, I feel...empowered. More ramblings... I'm feeling a lot better today. It's been a couple of somewhat depressing months. With Dan not working, stress with my mom, stuff with work...but it's starting to look up. I feel really great today. I think it's the first day in months where I've felt great, happy, satisfied. My mind was clear this morning. I was composing poetry on the ride in. I haven't done that in years. I'm going to have to write some of it down. I just feel....inspired. Not sure what has changed but I hope this feeling sticks around. It's a good feeling. I missed it. I was saying to Steph that I feel like I'm getting physically and mentally more mature but not older. I still feel like I'm 18 and right out of highschool. I think the fact that I'm back in school is helping this along. I feel much more in touch with the present, the here and now. But, that's enough mumbo jumbo talk. I'm going to go and do some work. Maybe. ;)

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What the f*ck???

04.21.05 (8:56 am)

Man, sometimes this crappy thing really sucks. Just finished typing an entry and I press one button and the whole thing goes caput. What a bitch.

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Only 2:30!!!!

04.20.05 (1:21 pm)

Can't the day just be over already! I have tons of shit to do at home and only crappy busy work to do here! I want to go home!!! Now that I've got that out of my system... I got some good news from both TexasWren and Yvi-1. They're both going to post the 'special project' labels on their sites. Tonight, my job is to email them the sheets and the sample. Then, I have to update my website, finish setting up Mandrake for the (what seems like) zillionth time - I decided that I needed a double boot on the laptop so that I can operate independently of the PC so I loaded windows in yesterday. Now I have both Windows XP and Mandrake 10.1 running. Nice. Just needs some tweaks. Gotta put some more effort into finishing my book too. Bloody thing is starting to drag. Also got a neat email in regards to a jounal that is printed every year with submissions from the Portuguese world in both English and Portuguese. I'm going to review my old poetry book. I think I need to start concentrating on writing again... I'm going to go and do some more busy work for a bit.

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Reality in music - it actually exists

04.20.05 (11:10 am)

So yes, I'm very excited about the new NIN album and I've pretty much read all of the interviews with Mr. Reznor (as of late at least) and I must say, what a nice change. Don't get me wrong, closed and reserved Trent still made great music but the new clean, dare I say it, happy, Trent is even better. It's really refreshing to see an artist share with his fans the inner workings that created such amazing music and how, after fighting common demons (that many others suffer with/from) managed to emerge a better person and still be able to continue with his craft. I've always liked Trent but I'm liking the positive Trent a lot more. Goes to show, people do change as they get older. Mind you, if you can't figure that out for yourself as you grow older, then you have a serious problem...

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Feeling better - slightly

04.19.05 (3:27 pm)

So I'm feeling a little better than yesterday but still not 100%. My head didn't grow to four times the size today though it still hurts and my eyes are still sore and my nose is plugged and everything, including my coffee, tastes like crap. Go figure. The boss lady came in for a bit this afternoon and she left shortly there after. I think she felt bad that I was sick. Oh well, either way, she was extra nice this afternoon. I only have 30 mins left here. I can't wait to get outside and into the beautiful weather. I think I'll actually get some stuff done tonight until the drugs kick in and then I'll head off to bed. Dan doesn't finish 'till 8:30ish so he won't be home 'till sometime after nine. I told him I'd be in bed by the time he get's home. He didn't believe me so I'll have to make sure I'm in bed by nine to prove him wrong. Kill some more time before going home. Only 20 mins left! :) I can't wait!!!!

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Sick - feeling like sh*t

04.18.05 (3:26 pm)

Yes it's true, I'm suffering from the flu. And it sucks - royally. I spent all day yesterday crashed on the couch. This morning I came in and was feeling better but I've gotten worse as the day has worn on. I'm now feeling like crap. My head feels like it's 4 times its normal size, my eyes hurt and I generally look like shit. What else could go wrong? I only hope the next 20 mins goes really quickly. I'm dying.

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"How To" mania

04.11.05 (2:35 pm)

So I've kept myself sane this morning by creating how to's for the boss. I'm sure if I looked hard enough I could find them pre-made somewhere on the internet but I can't be bothered. At least making them myself keeps me busy for a few hours. I was thinking that I might even upload them to my website as resources. Haven't decided on this yet but it might be a good idea...

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Psych Test - Yikes!

04.07.05 (2:27 pm)

Crap! Crap! Crap! I'm not ready for this. I tried to study at lunch but I couldn't concentrate. Now I'm really worried about the bloody thing! CRAP! How bad can it really be. Afterall, I've learned the stuff before (socio class tied in here) so maybe I'll recognize the names on the test. I hope so or I'm totally screwed. Crap.

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AI and Godlike Machines

04.07.05 (9:54 am)

So much for going to work.... Actually, just as I was logging out I noticed recon's blog about Sony and their new patent and I remebered to look up Coast to Coast AM which, on last night's show, had Prof. Hugo de Garis on talking about AI and the creation of godlike machines. This is a subject that I'm really interested in and this was a really great show.

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Weather, Public Transit and the Insane Price of Gas

04.07.05 (9:27 am)

Talk about crapy weather. It's April and the Westcoast is wet and cold. Not really all that cold, mostly just wet and windy. The day managed to get a little better in the afternoon yesterday. As for today, I've been here for almost an hour this morning and I'm already bored out of my mind. Crap. I think I'm going to work on some how to's this morning. So the presentation went ok in class yesterday. One guy went totally off the 5 minute maximum which threw us for a loop but everyone else managed to stay on topic and near the 5 mins. Oh well, it's done now. Just the exam left to go. Guess what I'll be up to this weekend? ;) I almost didn't make it to class though. It's infuriating! People are encouraged to use transit but there are constant problems with the service! Oi. I was on the train, on the way to school when the "Attention Passengers" message came on - this is never a good sign. Something about a switch problem at NW. Now, I get off at NW and I was literally, just outside the station. I mean, I COUlD SEE the station! So I get up, thinking that the train will pull in (inside I'm wispering "Suckers!") and then the train stops. Outside the station. For 25mins. It turned out to be a nightmare that lasted for a little over 3 hours. Crazy. On my transit commute this morning, I happened to notice the price of gas: $1.03/L. This is freakin' crazy. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't kidding myself that the prices weren't going to go over a dollar but I never thought it would happen so quickly. I once read that the price of crude oil doesn't fluctualte the price of gas at the pump for about 3 weeks. I noticed a few years ago that this only seemed to be correct whenthe price of oil wehnt down. When the price of oil goes up, you feel it within days if not sooner. How people can afford driving these gigantic cars? Many of them, instead of getting better gas mileage, actually have worse gas mileage than cars 5-10 yrs ago! What wrong with little cars like the Smartcar? Yeah, that's it there. We just sold our car (88 Honda Prelude) and last year, when we were looking to trade up, we looked at Infinity and Nissan but now, this is the only car I would consider buying. Whenever I say that to people, they look at me funny. "But it only seats 2!" or "It's so small!" or "Is it safe?". Well, from the ratings I've seen, It's just as safe as any other car. Take a look for yourself... But that's enough rambling for now. I can't change anyone elses mind but mine is made up. I'm going to go and play detective now. Gotta track down some drawings...

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04.06.05 (10:02 am)

This is what it's down to, I'm re-printing labels to clean up the filing. Pathetic. Truly pathetic.

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04.06.05 (9:49 am)

Another crappy day. I'm just sitting here trying to look productive while not turning my brain to mush by just browsing the web. I need to find some other way to kill time. If you have suggestions, please tell me. I really am going braindead here. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh On to other more interesting things....met with the genious of my Soc. Group to run through our presentation yesterday. I had thought that everyone would come prepared with their presentation but no, everyone came with their notes. It was good though. We managed to read through everyone's stuff and time the presentation so we have a better idea of what everyone is covering and how long everyone's presentation is. What a goofball of a group. They're such great people and I'm not sure how they feel about it but I always have a great time when we talk. I'll have to make it a point to keep in touch. Registered for summer classes last night. Freakin' hell, I've ended up with Can Lit, Anthro and Psych. Yuk. I was hoping to get into a philosophy class but they were full. Oh well, could be worse. Exciting news. Managed to get tickets to Sweatshop Union's CD Release gig happening at some club. They're a really wicked local hiphop group. They sort of remind me of Atmosphere or jurasic5. I thought there was a mistake on the tickets but turns out it's an all ages show (at a night club?). Checked the site and this seems to be correct. What a jip. I hope they still serve booz....To add, the night club turns out to be this harsh yuppy, high end shit hole in the wall which means I need to re-evaluate the wardrobe. It'll be ok though. I get to hang out with sis for a night which is always fun. I think I'll head back to the 'real world' and see if I can't muster up some work to keep me busy 'till at least lunch. That would be GREAT. Pathetic eh?

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I wish the day would end NOW

04.04.05 (2:31 pm)

This just gets worse. The work is so boring I'm ready to call it a day but I still have an hour and a half of suffering left. Yes, it's been a while, again. I try to stay on top of this but with everythig else that's going on, this is always at the bottom of the list. Let's see: almost done school. I'm supposed to register for summer classes today so I'll have to do that when I get home from class tonight. Went to go and see "Sin City" on Saturday. What a brilliant show. I only read a few of these comics but it was enough to be excited about the movie and what a great movie it was. I think that one of the reasons I really liked this is the fact tht it was so different from anything else I'm used to seeing. It was a great break from the typical blockbuster movie. Sunday, I did nothing but sit curled on the couch with a big blanket and the TV. It was really nice to just veg out. New NIN album on the horizon. This is probably the most excitement I've experienced in years. Even though I'm not in the habit of buying mp3's, I did bother to purchase the 2 singles from iTunes. If there's one band I don't mind supporting, it's this one. So far so good. Both tacks sound great though I wasn't too thrilled with the quality of the download but heck, the album will be out soon and then I won't have anything to complain about. I hope he comes to Vancouver with the new tour. I tried to get a ticket to the Toronto shows but they both sold out before I could even try to buy a ticket. What a mess. I  guess I should go do some work for a bit. I might be back for another update before heading off to school...

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