Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Today, I woke up thinking, "It will hurt if I swallow, It will hurt if I swallow" But then I swallowed. And it did hurt, but I did not yell out "Mommy." I feel like I have made huge strides towards becoming a completely autonomous from my parents this very morning. Congratulate me.
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Monday, March 29, 2004
This morning, the most horrible thing happened. I was running later than I wanted to (having decided that sleeping was better than taking a shower but then forgetting that I still had to get dressed and all and drive to Winston) but I was also starving. So, I had to go to the ATM to get money and then the only fast food place that I pass by between the ATM and school is McDonalds. So, I am a fan of their McGriddles (even thought they are probably death on a syrup injected hotcake) and I decided to get a sausage and egg one. But then come the horrible part, as I was driving down the road, I open up my McGriddle and discover that on my Sausage and Egg McGriddle the forgot a very integral part. The sausage. I mean, this pretty much sucks. If you have ever had one of these, then I am sure that you know that the sausage makes the McGriddle and, well, I was missing it. Not only did I eat something shitty for my body, but I ended up eating something shitty tasting too. So the moral of this story is, if you are in a hurry, make sure to examine your food before you leave the restaurant premises. Otherwise, you may be eating shit.
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Friday, March 26, 2004
Ok, about class the other day. You know, on Wednesday, the one I was going to teach and then tell you about my teaching methods. What? You don't remember? What the hell? I thought that you lived, breathed and worshiped my blog. Well, you really should start. It is that good. I mean it. Anyway, I did promise to tell you about my class and I am not one to break promised or to forget, so here it is.
In class, we were talking about Metabolism. You know, the process of creating energy and using energy in your body. So, part of making the energy involves converting energy to more usable forms. Glucose, aka sugar, is not a good usable form of energy. It just contains way to much. It is like that thousand dollar bill you promised to give me but then didn't. I mean, it exists, but how practical it is that you are going to actually use it? So, glucose needs to be broken down and the energy needs to be harvested. So, that was what I was talking about. I hope that you are still following, because here is where it get a bit more tricky. Part of that transfer of energy involves the "Electron Transport Chain." This is a chain of proteins that receive electrons and them pass them on to their neighbors (in a unidirectional fashion). In the process of this giving and receiving, energy is created in the form of a Hydrogen Ion gradient. Well, this is where students always get lost, and I am sure that you are lost right now too. So here is what we are going to do.
Stop and go buy yourself a pack of M&Ms. What? You don't like M&M's? Ok, then get skittles. Or popcorn. Just what ever you want, as long as there are a lot of them. Steaks? Well, I guess so, but you really do need a lot of them. Ok. Now pretend that you are a protein in the electron transport chain and that your M&M's or steak is Hydrogen Ions. Ok, I just gave you an electron (which is energy remember?). Now what do you do? Did you forget already? Ok, you are going to pump a hydrogen ion (represented by your candy) through a membrane. So pretend that you do this 50 times. Now you have all the hydrogen ion on one side and not on the other. This is also energy, because the hydrogen ions want to be everywhere in equal concentrations, not all bunched up. And this movement of Hydrogen ions back across the membrane is what makes ATP (and these are the $20 bills of the cell) Ok. Now you can eat the M&Ms. I think that is the part my students liked the best. Not the actual learning (we will see on the next quiz if they actually learned) but the eating of the M&M's. But at least, I am going to pretend that they learned. And that you learned too.
And if this whole thing bored the hell out of you, well, who cares? Not me. I mean, I did not ask you to keep reading anyway. And if you want more information about the whole thing, check this out.
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In class, we were talking about Metabolism. You know, the process of creating energy and using energy in your body. So, part of making the energy involves converting energy to more usable forms. Glucose, aka sugar, is not a good usable form of energy. It just contains way to much. It is like that thousand dollar bill you promised to give me but then didn't. I mean, it exists, but how practical it is that you are going to actually use it? So, glucose needs to be broken down and the energy needs to be harvested. So, that was what I was talking about. I hope that you are still following, because here is where it get a bit more tricky. Part of that transfer of energy involves the "Electron Transport Chain." This is a chain of proteins that receive electrons and them pass them on to their neighbors (in a unidirectional fashion). In the process of this giving and receiving, energy is created in the form of a Hydrogen Ion gradient. Well, this is where students always get lost, and I am sure that you are lost right now too. So here is what we are going to do.
Stop and go buy yourself a pack of M&Ms. What? You don't like M&M's? Ok, then get skittles. Or popcorn. Just what ever you want, as long as there are a lot of them. Steaks? Well, I guess so, but you really do need a lot of them. Ok. Now pretend that you are a protein in the electron transport chain and that your M&M's or steak is Hydrogen Ions. Ok, I just gave you an electron (which is energy remember?). Now what do you do? Did you forget already? Ok, you are going to pump a hydrogen ion (represented by your candy) through a membrane. So pretend that you do this 50 times. Now you have all the hydrogen ion on one side and not on the other. This is also energy, because the hydrogen ions want to be everywhere in equal concentrations, not all bunched up. And this movement of Hydrogen ions back across the membrane is what makes ATP (and these are the $20 bills of the cell) Ok. Now you can eat the M&Ms. I think that is the part my students liked the best. Not the actual learning (we will see on the next quiz if they actually learned) but the eating of the M&M's. But at least, I am going to pretend that they learned. And that you learned too.
And if this whole thing bored the hell out of you, well, who cares? Not me. I mean, I did not ask you to keep reading anyway. And if you want more information about the whole thing, check this out.
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Thursday, March 25, 2004
You know those people in the world? The ones that have their shit together? And when there is a project due, they get done way in advance? Well, those people make me sick. Why do they have to be so perfect? And then, why do they have to flaunt their perfection everywhere? It is like, they are all up in your face with their perfection, showing you- "Hey, I am better than you." What is that about? Well, I find it annoying because I am a procrastinator. I have to present a poster at the Graduate Research Day session tomorrow. And, well, I have to have it totally finished by 5pm. And I just finished the first draft at 2:30. And I did not actually write anything for it until this morning. Boy, I am definitely a slacker. Good thing my boss just likes to fix and correct things rather than making comments and making me figure out what is wrong with it all.
So, I was talking to the computer guy, Jeff, who is also the guy who is going to print out my poster, and I was telling him that I might get it to him late. And I said it was because I am a wait until the last minute kind of person. And he actually congratulated me on that. And I was like WOW. What is that all about? And he said, at least I know that about myself, and I don't waste time doing things early and just wait until the end. And I was like, I have never thought about it that way. So, here's the thing, I am better than those seemingly perfect people. I know that I am a procrastinator and I so order my life and I take the time to have fun instead of doing my work. So that means that I am the BEST. And if you are procrastinator, you are the best too. Now don't you feel special?
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So, I was talking to the computer guy, Jeff, who is also the guy who is going to print out my poster, and I was telling him that I might get it to him late. And I said it was because I am a wait until the last minute kind of person. And he actually congratulated me on that. And I was like WOW. What is that all about? And he said, at least I know that about myself, and I don't waste time doing things early and just wait until the end. And I was like, I have never thought about it that way. So, here's the thing, I am better than those seemingly perfect people. I know that I am a procrastinator and I so order my life and I take the time to have fun instead of doing my work. So that means that I am the BEST. And if you are procrastinator, you are the best too. Now don't you feel special?
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Today, I heard an expression that I have never heard before. "It's either six or a half dozen." I have never heard it before. Not ever. But today I heard it. And I heard it and I heard it. My advisor probably said it six or one half dozen times in the course of a 5 minute conversation we had today. It is amazing how quickly something that you never even existed can get on your nerves. So please, unless you are a baker, or are asking me how many 100 dollars bill I want from you for free, don't use that phrase.
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I have nothing interesting to say, but I don't want to do work either. My life has become, Collecting Data, Analyzing Data. Over and over and over, with a bit of teaching and writing my thesis just to mix it up a bit. Pretty damn depressing at times. But then again, I can see the end of it all. So that makes me VERY happy.
Also, I am going to make a skirt. To take to Japan. I bought the material last night. It was only 1.99 a yard, and I only needed a yard. Total materials (including a zipper and string) cost less than $6 dollars. You can't beat that. A skirt for only 6 bucks. Well, when ever I finally get around to sewing it, I will let you know how it turns out. (It will be a while because of my data collecting analyzing binge I am currently on.)
And now, off to teach. I will tell you more about that later. (I bet you are way excited)
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Also, I am going to make a skirt. To take to Japan. I bought the material last night. It was only 1.99 a yard, and I only needed a yard. Total materials (including a zipper and string) cost less than $6 dollars. You can't beat that. A skirt for only 6 bucks. Well, when ever I finally get around to sewing it, I will let you know how it turns out. (It will be a while because of my data collecting analyzing binge I am currently on.)
And now, off to teach. I will tell you more about that later. (I bet you are way excited)
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Sunday, March 21, 2004
Yesterday, I had fried fish. This is the first time that I had any since College. Why you may ask? Well it is simple. Fried Fish/Seafood night at Campbell. That was the worst fish ever, and the fries tasted like fish too. (I guess that they fried them in the same oil.) It was completely miserable. After my freshman year, I don't think that I ever went to the cafeteria on Fish night again. And I was finally able (after being out of school for 4 years) to eat fried fish again last night. And man, it was yummy. I had salt and pepper catfish and fried oysters. It was great.
Then, after getting home and realizing that there was no movies on TV, my Granny and I decided to rent a movie. She had been wanting to see Mona Lisa Smiles for a long time. So we watch that. It was not a good movie. It basically had no plot. And you know, there were tons of people in it and I would have to say that there was only one character in the movie that was developed. And she was not the main character (you know, Julia Roberts). Also, it seemed that the main point was that you need to be more tolerant of other people's point of view and that no one way is right for everyone, and this point was presented to Julia Roberts several time in the movie, but there was never any growth or change in her. It was kind of annoying. So, I would suggest that you not go and see this movie. It is not worth it.
Also, I will be coming to Raleigh this weekend and I will be bring Power Joy with me. Since there seems to be a lot of interest in Power Joy. I am going to let Jonathan borrow it, but if you play with it, you have to promise to be nice to it. Because I love it and it will break easily. So no drunkenness while Power Joy is in use. Ok? Ok. Then I will let you play too.
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Then, after getting home and realizing that there was no movies on TV, my Granny and I decided to rent a movie. She had been wanting to see Mona Lisa Smiles for a long time. So we watch that. It was not a good movie. It basically had no plot. And you know, there were tons of people in it and I would have to say that there was only one character in the movie that was developed. And she was not the main character (you know, Julia Roberts). Also, it seemed that the main point was that you need to be more tolerant of other people's point of view and that no one way is right for everyone, and this point was presented to Julia Roberts several time in the movie, but there was never any growth or change in her. It was kind of annoying. So, I would suggest that you not go and see this movie. It is not worth it.
Also, I will be coming to Raleigh this weekend and I will be bring Power Joy with me. Since there seems to be a lot of interest in Power Joy. I am going to let Jonathan borrow it, but if you play with it, you have to promise to be nice to it. Because I love it and it will break easily. So no drunkenness while Power Joy is in use. Ok? Ok. Then I will let you play too.
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Friday, March 19, 2004
Do you ever see something and then realize that what you saw was not what was really there after all? Well, I do that a lot. A whole lot. In fact, it is a hobby of mine. Today, I was walking back from lunch down the trail through the woods that take me back to school and I thought I saw two people in wheel chairs racing. First of all, how many people are there really in wheel chairs? And how many of those people know other people with their same conditions (that of being in a wheel chair)? And how many of those people are the kind of people who want to race everywhere? But, that is what I saw, or at least what my mind saw, but in reality, that was not what it was. It was actually a mother pushing a stroller and her kid riding a tricycle/big wheel kind of thing. So when I see things, and then realize what I am really seeing, I always want to see the original thing again, because it was more fun. But it usually does not work out that way because they are so vastly different, it is just not possible. So, I got to see wheel chairs race today, what did you get to see that was fun?
And a update on my bed addiction. This morning I successfully managed to pull myself away from my beloved after only 3 hours of sleep. If that is not progress, then I do not know what is. So here is my secret. Set your alarm clock REALLY loud, and then when it goes off, you will scare your self and cause the "Flight or Fight" response in your body to go off. Your heart will start pounding and you will start flailing around wildly trying to turn the damn thing off. After that, you will be so high on adrenaline that you will not be able to go back to sleep no matter what. (Although, according to other's experiences, you will eventually get used to it, so save this trick for special occasions. When you really need to get up and jump right into your day.)
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And a update on my bed addiction. This morning I successfully managed to pull myself away from my beloved after only 3 hours of sleep. If that is not progress, then I do not know what is. So here is my secret. Set your alarm clock REALLY loud, and then when it goes off, you will scare your self and cause the "Flight or Fight" response in your body to go off. Your heart will start pounding and you will start flailing around wildly trying to turn the damn thing off. After that, you will be so high on adrenaline that you will not be able to go back to sleep no matter what. (Although, according to other's experiences, you will eventually get used to it, so save this trick for special occasions. When you really need to get up and jump right into your day.)
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Thursday, March 18, 2004
So, I contacted my parents (who were "in" with the Christmas tree seeing how they lived together and all) and they said that the tree did in fact order the present from QVC. And knowing QVC like I do, they will probably get the other back in stock, but you could always talk to your friendly QVC customer service representative for help in this matter.
Well, actually, I am bored, so I will do it for you. Below is the actual conversation, just as it occured. But it does not answer that many questions I am afraid.
Thank you for contacting QVC. A representative will assist you in a moment.
Welcome to QVCs live chat service. This is Jackie R, how may I assist you?
sallie: I ordered the game unit called power joy from you guys a while back and it was the kind with 84 games
sallie: i was wondering if you were going ot get any more in stock
sallie: currently you only have the 52 game version
Jackie R: May I have the item#?
sallie: i don't have the item number for the one I want
sallie: I actually got it as a presetn
sallie: the item number for the other one is E17695
Jackie R: I'm sorry for the delay. I'll be right with you.
sallie: ok
Jackie R: I am sorry item# E17695 Power Joy 52 Classic Arcade Games for 1 or 2 Players is on a waitlist
Jackie R: Unfortunately, I can not locate the item# for the 84 games
sallie: ok. I will ask my parents if they still have it then
sallie: thanks
So, you see, there is really nothing that I can do right now, for my parents are at the beach and there is no way for them to go home and look the item number up. So, I am afraid that you will have to suffer some more.
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Ok. So you should know that I am really bored and avoiding working on a presentation I have to give on Saturday. So that explains the following:
Thank you for contacting QVC. A representative will assist you in a moment.
Welcome to QVCs live chat service. This is Pam T, how may I assist you?
sallie: I was talking with someone earlier, and I was asking about the power joy 84 game unit
sallie: and she said that I needed to find the item number and maybe she could help me then
sallie: so here is the item number E2458
sallie: I was wondering if you guys were going to start carring it again. I got it for Christmas and several of my friends want one
Pam T: I am sorry, item E2458, the PowerJoyII Classic Arcade, 94 Games,2 Control Pads & Power Adapter is not currently available and unfortunately, the waitlist is not being offered for it either.
sallie: so you don't know if you will ever get it back in stock?
Pam T: No, I am sorry. We are not showing that it has been discontinued, just that we currently do not have it in stock. You are welcome to check back periodically to see if it has become available again.
sallie: thanks
Pam T: I am sorry for any disappointment and inconvenience.
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Well, actually, I am bored, so I will do it for you. Below is the actual conversation, just as it occured. But it does not answer that many questions I am afraid.
Thank you for contacting QVC. A representative will assist you in a moment.
Welcome to QVCs live chat service. This is Jackie R, how may I assist you?
sallie: I ordered the game unit called power joy from you guys a while back and it was the kind with 84 games
sallie: i was wondering if you were going ot get any more in stock
sallie: currently you only have the 52 game version
Jackie R: May I have the item#?
sallie: i don't have the item number for the one I want
sallie: I actually got it as a presetn
sallie: the item number for the other one is E17695
Jackie R: I'm sorry for the delay. I'll be right with you.
sallie: ok
Jackie R: I am sorry item# E17695 Power Joy 52 Classic Arcade Games for 1 or 2 Players is on a waitlist
Jackie R: Unfortunately, I can not locate the item# for the 84 games
sallie: ok. I will ask my parents if they still have it then
sallie: thanks
So, you see, there is really nothing that I can do right now, for my parents are at the beach and there is no way for them to go home and look the item number up. So, I am afraid that you will have to suffer some more.
NEW NOTE:
Ok. So you should know that I am really bored and avoiding working on a presentation I have to give on Saturday. So that explains the following:
Thank you for contacting QVC. A representative will assist you in a moment.
Welcome to QVCs live chat service. This is Pam T, how may I assist you?
sallie: I was talking with someone earlier, and I was asking about the power joy 84 game unit
sallie: and she said that I needed to find the item number and maybe she could help me then
sallie: so here is the item number E2458
sallie: I was wondering if you guys were going to start carring it again. I got it for Christmas and several of my friends want one
Pam T: I am sorry, item E2458, the PowerJoyII Classic Arcade, 94 Games,2 Control Pads & Power Adapter is not currently available and unfortunately, the waitlist is not being offered for it either.
sallie: so you don't know if you will ever get it back in stock?
Pam T: No, I am sorry. We are not showing that it has been discontinued, just that we currently do not have it in stock. You are welcome to check back periodically to see if it has become available again.
sallie: thanks
Pam T: I am sorry for any disappointment and inconvenience.
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Hi all. So look at the logo for Brenner Children's Hospital. The tic tac toe thing. So I am not trying to be mean to the sick kids, but what kind of logo is that? I mean, it is a tic tac toe game that noone can win. Are they saying, come to Brenner's, where everyone is a loser? And who would want to take their kid there? Well, I just did not understand it at all. But I guess that the point is to be cute, but all I can see is a tic tac toe game that noone can win, and that is just not cool.
Also, I have herd that some people want to know where I got Power Joy. (yes, I know that is not offically gramatically correct until you realize that Power Joy is just not an object, it is my friend.) Anyway, I got it from my Christmas Tree. You know how Christmas Trees lay presents (unlike chickens who only lay eggs). But I think that my Christmas Tree ordered it from QVC. But the sad thing is that currently, they do not have the 84 game one, but only the 52 game one. And you can't get the 52 game one because well, why only get 52 games when you can get 84. And the 84 game one is supposed to come out with cartriges so you can get even more games. So, I will do a bit more research by calling my folks (I mean Christmas Tree) and try to see if I can't get down to the bottom of this quandry. Tune in for more updates.
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Also, I have herd that some people want to know where I got Power Joy. (yes, I know that is not offically gramatically correct until you realize that Power Joy is just not an object, it is my friend.) Anyway, I got it from my Christmas Tree. You know how Christmas Trees lay presents (unlike chickens who only lay eggs). But I think that my Christmas Tree ordered it from QVC. But the sad thing is that currently, they do not have the 84 game one, but only the 52 game one. And you can't get the 52 game one because well, why only get 52 games when you can get 84. And the 84 game one is supposed to come out with cartriges so you can get even more games. So, I will do a bit more research by calling my folks (I mean Christmas Tree) and try to see if I can't get down to the bottom of this quandry. Tune in for more updates.
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Monday, March 15, 2004
Hi world. Sorry, I have been absent. But then again, I don't think that anybody really noticed. So that is fine. Today, I would like to talk about a little toy that I have. It is a simple toy, with poor graphics, but it brings me immense joy. In fact, it brought me 2 hours of joy last night. What is the wonderful thing? Well, it is Power Joy. Power Joy is a video gaming system that has 84 games and costs less than $40. So that alone tells you about its quality (or lack there of). It has a lot of shooting games where you are a space ship and you shot other space ships. Really, some of them are rather repetitive. But it also has Galaga (one of my favorites from my arcading days), Millipede (another arcade favorite, aka. Centipede), Joust (from my old Adam computer) and Pandamar. Now, you may say, what the hell is Pandamar? But just wait and I will explain. Pandamar is a knock off of Super Mario. It is exactly the same but instead of Mario, you get Panda and instead of a human you get (you guessed it) a panda. But otherwise, it is essentially the same exact thing.
I love Power Joy because it is a lot of fun. It could be thought of in simpleton terms, but then again I am a simpleton. And the most endearing part of Power Joy is that if you get bored of one game, you can just play another and another and another (for 84 times) and by that time, you have already forgotten about the first one and so you can play them all over again. Ok. So that is all I have. Just the Joy that is Power Joy. But you really should check it out. It is a must.
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I love Power Joy because it is a lot of fun. It could be thought of in simpleton terms, but then again I am a simpleton. And the most endearing part of Power Joy is that if you get bored of one game, you can just play another and another and another (for 84 times) and by that time, you have already forgotten about the first one and so you can play them all over again. Ok. So that is all I have. Just the Joy that is Power Joy. But you really should check it out. It is a must.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. That is what I tell myself every morning. And then I counter with, well if I have the rest of my life in front of me, why don't I sleep in today. One day will not hurt anything.
I used this new face product today, and my face feels as smooth as a baby's butt. But not squishy like a baby's butt can feel. And not really smelly either. Just smooth. I like that feeling. It makes me think I am looking younger and younger. I have an obsession with looking young. The worst thing that can happen to me is going to a restaurant/bar and ordering a drink and them not IDing me. That just gets on my nerves. You know, at the grocery store they have signs that say, we ID if you look under 30. But I don't think that I look over 30. So please ID me, for vanity's sake. When I was at home, my family went out to eat and the waitress was talking about something and then she said to me, you are about 16 right? Well, I was ecstatic. It has been a long time since anyone thought that about me. I am so tired of people thinking that I am in my 20s. So what if it's true. I keep thinking, if I look 16 now, guess how young I will look when I am 50. And yes, I am an avid fan of antiwrinkle creams and sunscreen. Obsessed? Why yes. But while premature baldness can be (and is) hot, no one ever thought that a wrinkled gal was.
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I used this new face product today, and my face feels as smooth as a baby's butt. But not squishy like a baby's butt can feel. And not really smelly either. Just smooth. I like that feeling. It makes me think I am looking younger and younger. I have an obsession with looking young. The worst thing that can happen to me is going to a restaurant/bar and ordering a drink and them not IDing me. That just gets on my nerves. You know, at the grocery store they have signs that say, we ID if you look under 30. But I don't think that I look over 30. So please ID me, for vanity's sake. When I was at home, my family went out to eat and the waitress was talking about something and then she said to me, you are about 16 right? Well, I was ecstatic. It has been a long time since anyone thought that about me. I am so tired of people thinking that I am in my 20s. So what if it's true. I keep thinking, if I look 16 now, guess how young I will look when I am 50. And yes, I am an avid fan of antiwrinkle creams and sunscreen. Obsessed? Why yes. But while premature baldness can be (and is) hot, no one ever thought that a wrinkled gal was.
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Sunday, March 07, 2004
I went home this week and on the way home, I got honked at by a guy driving a tractor trailer. At first I was scared, I thought that I was invading his personal space or something, but then, I got in front of him, and he was waving at me like a crazy man. I thought, oh, that might be my uncle, but after trying to call him, and finding out that he was not at work yet, I came to the conclusion that it was not him after all. So that makes me wonder, what did the tractor trailer guy want? You may think it was just a case of mistaken identity, but I think that it was more than that. Maybe he read my vanity plate and was waving at me saying, "I am a Campbell Alumni too." Or maybe he was thinking, "Damn, you are hot." Or maybe it was more like, "I have that same car at home. We should start a club." Well, what ever he was thinking, it will remain a mystery, but I think that I have a new friend in life. I hope to see him again soon, Mr. Tractor trailer guy.
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Friday, March 05, 2004
Hi all, check out what Sallie had to say to me. She is such an asshole jerk. Read it and laugh. I will never listen to her (but don't let her know that, I don't think that I could stand getting another letter like this. Talk about annoying and petty.)
Dearest Blog-
I am under the impression that you are convincing people that everything I say here is true. And that is just not true. Blog, I know that you like to lie, but this is my life you are talking about. Blog, you know that I did not see naked people at the circus. That was something that my friend Trish saw and told me about and then I told you. You did not need to go and make that an experience that I personally had. And Blog, the story about the Almond butter/Peanut butter were I told a lie to the cashier, well, you know that was a lie too. While I did buy almond butter for the peanut butter price, I was never asked what it contained. My chanting mantra in my head went more like this: "Please don't ask me what it is. Please ring it up as peanut butter." And my wish came true. So, I did feel kind of bad for not correcting her, but then again, I figure that she was the one doing the actual stealing, not me. She is the one that should have asked, but did not and in effect, her mistake cost the store money, not mine. So she is the real thief in this case and I, the innocent bystander. Now Blog. I do not think that you should misrepresent me so much. And if you are going to continue to do this, well, at least let the readers know that it is a lie. Thank you so much Blog for understanding.
Your Dearest Friend,
Sallie
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Dearest Blog-
I am under the impression that you are convincing people that everything I say here is true. And that is just not true. Blog, I know that you like to lie, but this is my life you are talking about. Blog, you know that I did not see naked people at the circus. That was something that my friend Trish saw and told me about and then I told you. You did not need to go and make that an experience that I personally had. And Blog, the story about the Almond butter/Peanut butter were I told a lie to the cashier, well, you know that was a lie too. While I did buy almond butter for the peanut butter price, I was never asked what it contained. My chanting mantra in my head went more like this: "Please don't ask me what it is. Please ring it up as peanut butter." And my wish came true. So, I did feel kind of bad for not correcting her, but then again, I figure that she was the one doing the actual stealing, not me. She is the one that should have asked, but did not and in effect, her mistake cost the store money, not mine. So she is the real thief in this case and I, the innocent bystander. Now Blog. I do not think that you should misrepresent me so much. And if you are going to continue to do this, well, at least let the readers know that it is a lie. Thank you so much Blog for understanding.
Your Dearest Friend,
Sallie
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Thursday, March 04, 2004
Last night, I was entertained by animals. No, not my boyfriend and his friends, but by real live animals. I was at the circus. I love the circus. But there were these people out protesting the circus and the "condition" that the animals live in. They were naked and were wearing body paint to cover their bodies (so that they would look more like animals?) and then they were in cages. So, I guess that they have never been to the circus, because the only animals that are in cages during the circus are the tigers. And then there is a guy in the cage too. And there is always the chance that someone will get mauled or saved in a mauling kind of way.
So about the circus. I had a lot of fun. But I did drink a beer while I was there, and that felt a bit wrong, you know, drinking a beer at a kids show. But it was fun in a way too. I am glad that I had the beer. (Even though it was an Icehouse) The elephants were great. They are my favorite part. I would LOVE to be an elephant girl. (you know, the girl that rides around on the elephant and waves her hand? You know the one right?) Well, I guess I would have to say this is my new dream job, being an elephant girl. I guess that you could say it is my new goal in life. My new mission statement: Be an elephant girl. (ok, so I am not all that articulate, but you get the point)
Anyway, I usually love the clowns, but they were rather disappointing this time. And that was sad for me. And the trapeze artists kept falling, way too much. And that was not fun either. But the best part of the whole thing was that I got to spend time with my friend Trish without her kids being there. So, that is the fun that I recently had.
So, maybe there will appear something more readable in the next couple of days. But since I am at home right now, this is the best that I can muster.
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So about the circus. I had a lot of fun. But I did drink a beer while I was there, and that felt a bit wrong, you know, drinking a beer at a kids show. But it was fun in a way too. I am glad that I had the beer. (Even though it was an Icehouse) The elephants were great. They are my favorite part. I would LOVE to be an elephant girl. (you know, the girl that rides around on the elephant and waves her hand? You know the one right?) Well, I guess I would have to say this is my new dream job, being an elephant girl. I guess that you could say it is my new goal in life. My new mission statement: Be an elephant girl. (ok, so I am not all that articulate, but you get the point)
Anyway, I usually love the clowns, but they were rather disappointing this time. And that was sad for me. And the trapeze artists kept falling, way too much. And that was not fun either. But the best part of the whole thing was that I got to spend time with my friend Trish without her kids being there. So, that is the fun that I recently had.
So, maybe there will appear something more readable in the next couple of days. But since I am at home right now, this is the best that I can muster.
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Monday, March 01, 2004
I am a horrible person. Just wait until I tell you what it is that I did and you too will agree that I am a horrible person. So, I went to the grocery store this weekend (that was not the horrible part) to buy some almond butter. And it was $6.99/pound. I thought this was a bit expensive since the peanut butter was only $2.99/pound. But, I was craving it (ever since I fell in love with it) so I thought it was worth it. So here is where the horrible part comes in. I was checking out and I was thinking, "I hope that she rings it up as peanut butter, I hope she rings it up as peanut butter" and then she asked me what it was and I said peanut butter. Because I was chanting that mantra in my head over and over, I had almost convinced myself that I had actually gotten peanut butter instead of almond butter. And then she rang it up and I thought, "Man, that was cheaper than I thought it would be." And then I realized what I had done. I had lied to her. But I did not correct the mistake either. I just paid my bill and got the hell out of there. Which brings up a point. I am probably going to go to hell. Not only did I steal and deceive someone falsely, I did it during Lent. I think I made Baby Jesus cry.
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