so like, i have done a few things in the last couple of weeks.
for a couple of years now, something someone said has been a recurring thought in my head. it was about the direction my life was heading, and my hesitancy towards finding a new job. it was more to the point of turning out like someone i used to work with, and how much i would most certainly not like that. so i started the great job search of 08, embarking into chartered waters filled with people who hate their jobs, but make more money doing so. yay? so i’ve spent the last week or two doing those fun little personality quizzes to make sure you’re not a psycho. i’ve as of yet not decided on which side of that fence i lie. here’s hoping that i end up somewhere new and fantastic (or just tolerable – it’s a start).
not that i don’t absolutely adore the stories i get working where i do. i mean, how many of you can say you had a 30 minute conversation about herpes at work? not that i really know anything about it, but some kid had gotten his first fever blister, and he had heard things about them. like them turning into full blown genital herpes or something. it was a pretty hilarious conversation, and the kid was scared to death he was going to get herpes forever. i had a good laugh at his expense, and a little blog fodder. sadly, the kid was way old enough to know better, being like 20. he made up some crap story about giving it to his girlfriend, and everyone knows he doesn’t have a girlfriend. he was probably more likely afraid that he would spread his fever blister to his cock through hand-to-mouth-to-dick contact. you’re welcome for that.
last weekend, i had a bit of computer trouble. i got the idea in my head to clean my keyboard manually. so i removed all the keys and hand cleaned everything. it wasn’t until 4 error free hours of post cleaning usage that it started to bug out. apparently, the dirt was what was keeping my keyboard running smoothly. a clean keyboard only had this sample to offer. “/////////////////////////r//////rrrrr/////////////////////////////////////-////////” so i had to pony up some dough and fend for a new set-up. not usually too fond of wireless, but i found a set that was decent and didn’t make my ass pucker when i saw the price tag. now if only i could get used to this ergonomic crap. now i’m going to have to adapt. lame.
was kind of weird weekend. did lots, but also was frustrated alot due to a mix-up with my atm card. saturday night, after the banks were closed, i found that i needed some money. and my old atm card had been cancelled, with the new one due to arrive in a few more business days. so i sat with very little money, and with the prospect of leaving town for that sunday with the ‘cornholers’ (who don’t like that nickname, but do like it better than ‘the iowegians’). i was upset at not having any cash to spend, and having to rely on someone to foot me during the day. luckily, my atm card was in my mailbox when i got home saturday night, and it was all green lights come sunday morning, 6am.
the trip was for a couple different things. one, the kids from cornsville wanted to revisit one of our old years haunts, the scarborough faire in waxahatchie, texas. the other intent was for the ladies to make a trip so some sort of female mecca concerning bath products. some place called ‘Lush’ in some dallas mall. more on those later. of course, for years, we had all given ‘herr doktor’ crap about how often he was inclined to stop the vehicle to piss. so of course, turnaboud being fair play, i had to stop more than normal this year. not that my bladder is wrong or small or anything, just that i had chosen to main-line energy drinks on the way down, and drink copious amounts of fluid due to standing in the 95 degree sun for a couple hours.
to battle the heat, we had to stop for sunscreen and ’sirry hats’. I, of course, declined both. I’M A MAN, DAMNIT!! i don’t need that crap. i was also pretty damned disapointed in the faire yet again this year. every year it seems worse to me, maybe i’m just over it. i think the one thing that would once again spark some interest would be if i saw people in star trek uniforms. every year i hope, and every year i’m disapointed. crappy. Loops and I did end up buying some candles for the compound. some are leather scented. rawr.
someone just ate too many of the kings nuts….
after that, we spent twenty-seven hours looking through dallas for the correct mall. the drive there was a exercise in annoying for me when i couldnt remember the full name of the actor that played eddie haskell in leave it to beaver. knew as all i could remember. after it became unbearable, i called a friend in california and he passed the info back to me. crisis averted, and then we found the mall. i’m almost glad i don’t live in dallas, seeing what would be tempting my better half at the drop of a hat. i would eventually have to give up all the space i occupy in the bathroom, and be forced to use the kitchen sink for bathing and depositing my excrement.
well, more than i already do.
