Vivarin...? Please?

I can't believe how tired I am today. I went to bed at around 10:15. I seemed to get up just fine this morning. Then I got to work and I feel like I'm going to die. Maybe it's because I forgot to take my Impulse this morning. Hmm.... I hope my doctor's appointment will break up the day enough for me to wake up. I hope I'm not exhausted by the end of the day so I can work on that website for Kory.

Thoughts from TC Fest

1. Emo kids are annoying
   
2. Simple test to see if your band sucks: kick the lead singer in the nads. Now have him sing. Does he sound different? No? Then your band sucks.
   
3. For a bunch of straightedge vegans, they sure do a lot of drugs.
   
4. What's with all the bread at the potluck table? Is that all vegans can eat?
   
5. Somebody get that guy a sandwitch!
   
6. Shit. Everybody here is wearing dark blue, boot cut jeans. The one day I decide to wear my one pair.
   
7. There are two sub-species of emo kid: those who think they live in the 1950's and those who think they live in the late 1970's / early 1980's.
   
8. Sure are a lot of emo bands for a hardcore festival.
   
9. It's funny when vegans wear leather jackets and Doc Martins.
   
10. Face the audience when you're on stage. When you face the wall and twitch like that it doesn't make you look deep or troubled. It makes you look like a kid having a siezure.
    
11. Why are you wearing sweat bands? You're not moving around enough to break a sweat.
    
12. (Too much anger to say anything about Students Against War.)
    
13. I see their mouths moving but there's nothing coming out of the speakers. Nice job, sound guys!
    
14. Those fine, upstanding young men in I Wanted To Tell Her have attractive haircuts.
    
15. I'm drunk and I just ate a whole lot of shredded beef and I don't feel bad at all.
    
16. Straightedge kids are scary.
    
17. Oh surprise! It's another fucking emo band! Take some Prozac and get over it, guys.
    
18. I'm such a crotchity old woman.
    
19. No, really. Here's some Prozac.
    

Yo mama.

There's some movie floating around in some of the local "artsy" theaters called "Y Tu Mama Tambien," or, "And Your Mama, Too." I can't get over this. It makes me giggle every time I see it. But judging by the poster it looks like some dopey chick flick. Not that there's anything wrong with dopey chick flicks, I've seen and enjoyed my fair share of Meg Ryan movies, but a title like that deserves slapstick gags and silly humor.

Just checked the movie review -- turns out it some kind of stupid teenage coming-of-age drama.

Argh (II)

I'm emailing Jules to find out if they know anything more about my grandparents. I don't even know if Grampa is out of the hospital yet or if they know what's causing his fainting. Argh.

Argh.

I really, really, really hate Beck. A lot. Can't stand him. Don't like any of his music. Ew.

That new Moby song is really, really irritating too.

Wow, I'm cranky today.

My favorite Elton John song is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."
My least favorite Elton John song is "Benny and the Jets."

That is all.

Fuzzy.

I feel like I got no sleep. I've started taking that Impulse stuff in the hopes to regain my lost sex drive. Damn antidepressants. I had to take a sleeping pill to get to sleep last night because I felt so weird. Like my muscles were buzzing.

Presenting PPC's Feelings on the Last Ten Songs She's Paid Attention To On The Radio

Tear Off Your Own Head, Elvis Costello - Hee-hee! Elvis has returned! So maybe this isn't his best work, but it's a hell of a lot better than She or Alison.

Flake, Jack Johnson - This is a great song right up until that pseudo-funk acoustic part at the end. Then it just gets irritating.

Behind the Sun - Red Hot Chili Peppers - This song is one of the most underplayed RHCP radio releases along with Breaking The Girl. It was refreshing to hear this again. Sometimes we all need to hear about Anthony Kiedis' talking dolphin.

Six Underground, Sneakerpimps - Yeah! It's nice to hear this on the radio again. What a sexy, sexy song.

Long Day, Matchbox 20 - Ew! Repetitive, whiny drivel.

Roam, B-52's - Very, very catchy. Even after all these years.

Camera One, Josh Joplin Group - I love the name of the album this song is on, "Useful Music." That makes me laugh. This is one of the few songs by a relatively new artist that I actually like.

Screaming Infidelities, Dashboard Confessional - Damn emo. Shut the hell up! Quit whining! This song reminds me of a dorm shower.

Love Vigilantes, New Order - This song confuses me. Is the guy dead or not? Is this a happy ending or a sad one? Argh!

Crush, Dave Matthews Band - Another bad DMB song. This band would be great if Dave Matthews wasn't in it.

Well...

I might as well say something about Layne Staley. I'm quite, quite sad about this. Everyone who knew him said he was such a nice guy....

I don't know what else to say except that I am sad.

YAY YAY YAY YAY!

I'm done with my Harley-Davidson promotional follow-up calling! YAY! Happy happy!

This is the title

I'm absolutely exhausted. The only thing keeping me going is the thought of having Friday off. I just popped a couple of fake-Tylenols. This is in addition to the two Aleve and NyQuil I had last night and the two more Aleve I had this morning. My stomach is going to hate me.

Lunch.

I'm eating a salad. Or rather, I'm eating some parmesan cheese and a few leaves of lettuce. Oh well, it's better than Triscuits.

There's a bunch of Milano cookies ten feet away from me. I've had three already. Bad, bad Pika!

Rainbow had my favorite drink ever, Reed's Cherry Ginger Brew. *Drool*

Pain.

Did the MS Walk yesterday in the cold and snow. Pain, such pain today. Sitting in a really hot tub was a fabulous idea. I'm not sure I'd be able to walk today if I hadn't.

So I'm back to work today after three days off last week due to a family emergency. My grandparents were in a car crash. Grampa has a new pacemaker and some possible neurological problems that cause him to pass out every once in a while and Gramma has pins and plates in her leg and no bottom teeth. Other peoples' mortality is frightning.

We must've skipped spring! Ha-ha!

If I hear one more person say, "We must have skipped over spring and gone right to summer! Ha-ha!" I'm going to hit them. Hard. You're not clever. You're not original. Shut the hell up.

Lunchtime

I'm eating some "Spring Vegetable" Cup-A-Soup. Everyone keeps saying how good it smells. Damned if I can smell anything. And it really isn't that great. I should have gotten the tomato soup. I have some chicken enchiladas in the mini-fridge but I've been eating chicken enchiladas for two days straight now. So I'll eat my soup and Triscuits.

I'm no longer in charge of making our new catalog. Which makes sense, since we have a department called "Creative Services" and a department called "Marketing and Product Development." Still, it's sad they've taken my baby away from me. The Creative Services Manager is being a bitch and not doing her part, so Christina figures by dumping the entire thing on her she'll actually take an interest in it. I'll be surprised if this thing gets done by mid-May.

Ack, choking on a noodle....

I really don't want to call any more Harley-Davidson dealers. I promised myself to try and get through thirty calls today. I've got twenty down. I should just get this over with.

Presenting PPC's Feelings on Canada's Top Ten Hits by Airplay

1. Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette - Shit can be found everywhere in the world.

2. A New Day Has Come, Celine Dion - See above.

3. Blurry, Puddle Of Mudd - See above.

4. Escape, Enrique Iglesias - Isn't this the guy with that big, nasty mole? If I wasn't so distracted by that thing maybe I could pay attention to his music, but alas, I have to keep staring at it like a car accident.

5. Wherever You Will Go, The Calling - This is truly one of the most annoying, repetitive songs on the radio today. When I first heard it I thought, "oh no, not another Creed song." It may as well be another Creed song.

6. Here Is Gone, Goo Goo Dolls - I don't have a huge problem with this band, but I'm sick of this song.

7. Don't Let Me Get Me, Pink - Hey, look, it's a song I can stand. Yes, I own this CD. No, I didn't pay for it.

8. Too Bad, Nickelback - You all know my feelings about Nickelback by now. *Shits*

9. In The End, Linkin Park - That brings us up to two songs that I can stand.

10. Take A Message, Remy Shand - Who? Must be Canadian.

What have we learned? When it comes to music, Canadians are just as much mindless, flocking sheep as Americans. This saddens me.

New hours

Yay for three day weekends! Yay for working four ten hour shifts! Yay!

When will I get in shape?

I don't get it. I work out nearly every day, but I still get winded coming up those damn steps to get to my cube. I guess it's getting a little better, but it's still annoying. I guess I'll work extra hard on the treadmill tonight. Maybe I'll even jog a little if my knee doesn't give out on me.

My brother used to have a mullet.

He did.

Presenting PPC's Feelings on Billboard's Top Ten Albums of April 18, 1992

Adrenalize, Def Leppard - I remember my brother listening to these guys and me being insanely jealous because he owned ALL the cassettes and ALL the t-shirts. He was stylin' in his long hair and ripped stonewashed Girbauds.

Human Touch, Bruce Springsteen - I used to like The Boss, but back then I was too young to know better. And I'm pretty sure one would have been thrown in jail and/or flogged if one didn't pump one's fist and croon along to "Born In The USA." Anyway, I don't think I even paid attention to Springsteen in 1992.

Lucky Town, Bruce Springsteen - See above.

Wynonna, Wynonna - It's country. I hate it now and I hated it then.

Wayne's World, Soundtrack - I see a little silhouetto of a man / scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango

Ropin The Wind, Garth Brooks - I know I said I hate country, but there are honestly some Garth Brooks songs that I can stand. I don't recognize any songs on this album, though, so that means I can make fun of it.

Nevermind, Nirvana - Like every good grunge kid of the early nineties I owned this CD. And listened to it repeatedly for a good five years straight. Too bad, because now I can hardly refrain from gnawing at my own limbs when any Nirvana song comes on the radio.

As Ugly As They Wanna Be (EP), Ugly Kid Joe - I remember I got this cassette from a kid who used to call himself "Pete The Last Magic Troll."

Totally Krossed Out, Kris Kross - I'm proud to say I never, not even once, considered wearing any article of clothing backwards. And I never liked these two dorks, even during the 25 minutes or so they were popular.

Funky Divas, En Vogue - Back in '92 I would have rather strangled myself with a cassette tape than listen to this, but I'm quite sure I'd probably somewhat enjoy this now. Somewhat.

Pue.

I ordered the only purfume that I can stand from PurfumeIsUs.com, "Oui." They shipped me "O." I'm pissed. This stuff is stinky. Smells like old lady. I have to go wash myself now.

Yet another reason PPC is cranky today

Lesbian couple fights for same last name

Arguing for the American Family Association of Ohio, opposing counsel David Langdon asked the judges to uphold an appellate court's denial of the women's name change; otherwise it would imply approval of "a relationship that has no validity."

Oh, so you get to decide whose relationship is valid and whose isn't?

Why I shouldn't read the news in the morning

Florida school board vilifies gays

On Tuesday, all five Bay County School Board members denounced homosexuality, calling it "a sin" -- even though there was no GLBT issue on the agenda.

"They don't know what they oppose," said Smith, who has written a letter to the local newspaper criticizing the board's comments. "Some parents stood up and said they opposed anyone bringing up homosexual issues in the classroom, but they didn't have anything specific to protest. They just want to keep gays and lesbians unsafe and invisible."

Backwater hick motherfuckers.

A little miffed

I'm getting kind of tired of Christina just not showing up in the morning. It's 10:00 and we haven't heard from her at all. We all went through a lot of trouble to decorate, buy gifts, and bring food. I have half a mind to take her Amazon gift certificate back. I'm also pissed that I spent $15 on fruit at Byerly's. Expensive bastards.

So far today I've heard four U2 songs. Why is this band popular? Why must I be subjected to their whiny, annoying songs on every fucking radio station?

Sunday morning

Yay! Sugar snap peas are legal! But maybe I shouldn't have eaten quite so many last night....

I have to get some exercise today. Time to fire up the treadmill that my parents don't seem to use anymore. I'm kind of afraid to use the steam shower, though. I'm not really understanding the concept. I didn't use it last night because I was tired and caught up in The Sims: Vacation so I smell like wet dog. It's such a nice day outside maybe I'll take Yoshi for a walk.

Cowboy Bebop

I can't quite get my head wrapped around this show. It seems like someone gave the Cartoon Network the wrong soundtrack or something. Anime + Blues = Very Odd.

Sugar snap peas are fabulous. I wonder if they're legal on the Sugarbusters diet. Maybe I'll do a little research in glycemic indexes.

TV gooood.

I'm dogsitting again. That means I get to watch DirecTV. Whoo!

I took Yoshi to the dog park today. She's such a wuss. She wouldn't leave my side the whole time. I guess getting your ass kicked by a three legged dog will do that to you. She's 11 years old, too, so I suppose that had something to do with it.

I'm hungry now. Must go scavenge.

I think my head is going to explode.

I just went from listening to Sepultura to Elton John.



Woah.

Cheeeese

Those little cheddar and monterey jack cheese cubes are addictive.

So my dad calls me yesterday. Doesn't mention anything about my birthday, which seems to be a wash, but asks me to dog sit next week. Doesn't say when or for how long, just that they are driving down to Texas. Oookaaaayyy....

I feel like a doormat. It's probably selfish of me to expect to get something for my birthday, but I'd rather they didn't get my hopes up by asking every other day for a while there when Dan and I were free to do something. My answer was always the same. Tuesdays, Thursday, and Fridays, for the most part. Weekends are generally bad. Not a difficult concept to grasp.

But I'll get over my birthday. I'm not sure if they realize it or not, but my brother's birthday is next Thursday. Are they going to be in Texas then? Are they going to be assholes and not acknowledge my brother's 27th birthday at all? It wouldn't surprise me if my dad didn't even give him a call, what with his attitude about him and all. Yeah, my brother is a little irresponsible and kind of a dink. But he's your own flesh and blood for crying out loud. Forgive and forget already. And quite whining. <Whiny dad impersonation> He's not my son. I'm such a horrible father. I know I'm a bad dad. Blah, blah, blah. </Whiny dad impersonation>

Get over yourself, Major Tom.

Hope

How do you know when cream cheese goes bad?

Meat-breath

I had an interesting breakfast. Bratwurst rolled up in a whole-wheat tortilla with ketchup, mustard, relish, and red beans & rice. Mmm... beefy. Heh... I just mistyped that as "beffy."

It's Friday. I don't want to work. I've made ten sales calls today and that is quite enough thank you very much. I didn't take this job so I could be a goddamned telemarketer. I tried that already - it lasted less than two days. ARGH... does anyone want to hire a hardware/software buyer/tech in the Twin Cities area? Please? I'm getting pissed at Thompson Education Direct because I requested info on the vet assisting correspondence course weeks ago and still haven't received anything. I think I'll call them up and harrass them today.

Okay, damn, I just signed up for the vet assisting course. I'm paying $40 a month for the next 17 months. No time like the present, I guess.

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Eew.

Sugar-free Jell-O is nasty.

I'm not hungry.

Today I've put this much stuff in my stomach so far:
About three cups of coffee
Three bricks of Shredded Wheat with raisins
A few bites of salad
A few bites of cottage cheese with peas

And I'm not hungry. It's 1:16 and I'm not hungry. Am I sick?

Right now I'm listening to: "Aerials" by System of a Down. Yee-uh.

Yea? Pea?

For those who don't already know, the word "yeah" is not spelled "yea." "Yea" is pronounced the same as "yay." You morons.

You can go to Canada and get one too

I just downloaded "I've Got An Ape Drape" by the Vandals. Genious. Pure Genious.

People who should never have contact with the outside world

People who speak/write in l33+

People with mullets

People who put those peeing Calvin stickers on their trucks

People with gun racks in their vehicles

People who aren't particularily concerned with their personal hygiene problems

People who weep openly on Elvis' birthday/death day

Stinky pee

I just went to the bathroom and I want to ask people, "Does your urine frequently smell like whatever it is you just ate?" Because mine does. All the time. Is this normal?

Bob must think that all I ever do is read her blog.

1. WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR USERNAME?
I really like Pikachu. And I'm a dork.

2. NAME FIVE OF YOUR FAVORITE PIG-OUT FOODS.
Only when I'm not on the Sugarbusters diet *sigh*...
1.) Special Dark chocolate bars
2.) Roasted garlic mashed potatoes (red new potatoes with skin included)
3.) Roasted garlic mashed potato pizza from Pizza Luce
4.) Cereal. The whole box. Something obnoxious like Golden Grahams or Sugar Smacks.
5.) Carrot cake

3. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MAKEOVER?
I had a facial when I was in Girl Scouts when I was about 13 years old. That's about it, unless you count getting my hair braided last Friday.

4. NAME ALL MEMBERS OF THE BEATLES.
John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Geroge Harrison, Paul McCartney, and the original drummer, Pete Best.

5. WHAT'S THE LONGEST TIME YOU'VE STAYED OUT OF THE COUNTRY/WHERE?
Two weeks in South Korea back in 1987.

6. ONE THING YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR, TODAY.
My cats.

7. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY?
Uhhh... getting my head shaved in my animal science class at vo-tech?

8. WHAT IS THE MOST INSANE THING YOU'VE DONE FOR/TO YOUR CRUSH THAT HE/SHE MIGHT NOT/MIGHT KNOW ABOUT?
I'm pretty boring. I guess you could count shaving my pubes into a diamond. (Is that too much information?)

9. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
Japanese/Buddhist/Pagan mixture at a Japanese garden. Then a little local band festival at the reception.

10. WOULD YOU EVER JOIN TEMPTATION ISLAND?
Yes because it would probably be a good way to meet new friends. I'm quite faithful and it goes against everything within me to cheat on my partner. But I can get along with just about anyone. And I really wouldn't mind hanging out on a tropical island for a few weeks.

11. NAME THREE TEACHERS YOU LIKED IN HIGH SCHOOL/ELEMENTARY.
That's funny!

12. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE? WHAT IS IT?
"Thank you for not breeding." - The Church of Euthanasia

13. MY FIRST HEARTBREAK HAPPENED WHEN I WAS... [CARE TO SHARE THE STORY?]
14. Dan (my current SO) said we should "just be friends."

14. THE SCHOOL PICTURE YOU BURIED IN YOUR BOTTOM DRAWER?
I'd rather forget about school. And all my pictures except for my senior picture were pretty awful.

15. DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD PREFERENCES? WHAT ARE THEY?
Uhh... tattooed/pierced/modified bodies.

16. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Opposite sex nothin'! I don't get women!

17. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Dan, Sara, and Alicia.

18. NAME ONE TV CHARACTER YOU'D MOST WANT TO BE.
Any rich one.

19. IF YOU WERE FAMOUS, AND WERE TO BE A GUEST ON A TALK SHOW, WHOSE SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WHY?
Crossing Over with John Edward. For personal reasons.

20. GIVE YOURSELF A PORN STAR NAME.
My middle name + street name combination is Ann Ridgewood. Which is pretty good. Or I could go with my apartment name, which is Ann Arches. Perfect!

21. DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD SLEEPING HABITS?
I shove one arm under my pillow and sleep with the pillow going lengthwise.

22. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO THIS SUMMER?
Work and tan.

23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW?
Tie: Too Much Too Soon by Llama and In The End by Linkin Park.

24. WRITE A LINE FROM ANY SONG.
anata no tame ni
NEZUMI totte (KEMUSHI totte)
TONBO totte (KAERU to ka)
dakara iya sou ni
suteru no yamete

[ For you, we
[ catch mice, (catch caterpillars)
[ catch dragonflies, (and frogs and such)
[ so, please stop throwing them out
[ as if they were disgusting.

Neko no KIMOCHI [Cat's Feelings] from Escaflowne

25. DO YOU KNOW AT LEAST ONE DISNEY SONG BY HEART? WHICH ONE?
I'm embarrassed to say that I know several by heart. The most notable being Ev'rybody Wants to be a Cat from The Aristocats. Even the scat part.

26. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM HOUSE.
A mid-sized log house on a lake with a stream running through the yard.

27. YOUR TYPICAL SLEEPWEAR:
T-shirt (in the winter), bra, panties

28. WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG?
Wallet, Hello Kitty CD player, breath mints, loose change, gum, receipts, saline, sunglasses, maxi pad (you asked).

29. WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET?
About a billion cards for various things, $7, a receipt, spare car keys, a really old condom.

30. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR WALLET RIGHT NOW?
$7

31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES?
Everyday: My black Sketchers that I got on sale a year ago and haven't fallen apart yet.
Dressy: My black knee-high combat boots.

32. IF YOU COULD'VE GONE TO YOUR SENIOR PROM IN A DIFFERENT OUTFIT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Didn't go. I would have worn something gothy and fishnets and that whole deal.

33. HOW WAS YOUR SENIOR PROM?
Didn't go.

34. TELL US ABOUT ANY OF YOUR BIRTHDAYS.
I had some really good swordfish at Outback Steakhouse on my 21st.

35. WOULD YOU RATHER BE A HOBBIT, AN ELF OR A DWARF?
An elf. They're purty.

36. WHAT ARE THE FIRST FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD SPLURGE ON IF YOU WERE A BILLIONAIRE?
1.) A black VW Jetta
2.) A house
3.) A cabin
4.) Clothes
5.) A boat

37. WHAT IS YOUR DAILY BEFORE-GOING-TO-BED RITUAL?
Shower, brush teeth, try to read a little, take contacts out.

38. WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST/FUNNIEST NICKNAME ANYONE HAS EVER CALLED YOU?
Guido.

39. NAME THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS.
1.) Pikachu
2.) Patamon
3.) Ranma

Core dump

Trying to think of something to type in order to kill time. It's 3:15 and I'd like to go home now. I went home at 3:00 yesterday and it was wonderful. Except I couldn't sleep when I got there. Had to drop Dan's car off at Lehmann's, then drive to Eagan to eat. I wonder how Dan is getting home tonight? I wonder if I'll have to stop by the Wedge on my way home? I went to Byerly's today expecting them to have a kick-ass diabetic foods section to find that they had.... NOTHING. I got some sugar-free Jell-o, though. It tastes funky to me. Like Equal or some other nasty sugar wannabe. Can't wait until I get my Splenda. I had cheese and pepperoni bites for a snack along with a cup of black cherry Jell-o. Bought some Cup-A-Soup, but I don't think it's entirely legal. It's only got 1 gram of sugars, so that's okay, I guess. Maybe I can eat around the noodles. 3:19 now. Day is going too slow. Really.

GoddammitI'mtired

Tootiredtousethespacebar.

Mmm... leftover prime rib. Tasty. Whoops, I think I blew a fuse. Oh well, as long as I'm fed. It's not my fault the building has weak fuses. Bonfire shoves whole garlic cloves into their prime rib. I'm going to have to try that.

Breakfast today: 3 bricks of Shredded Wheat with raisins and skim milk
Mid-morning: coffee with nasty non-dairy creamer and raisins
Lunch: about 4 oz leftover prime rib

I'm doing well!

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I am a celebrity, a natural born leader, and a mascot. When old people think of video games, they oftentimes get a mental image of me. Countless times I've been called into battle to save Peach from various baddies, even back in the days of Atari, and I have never faltered. Others may be jealous, but who cares? I'm Mario!

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I'm not a freak!

This is one of the most interesting sites I've been to in a long time. But I'm weird like that.

Aliens at the Simpsons' Door

One thing that I've been noticing is that it's getting very difficult for me to tell the difference between stuff I've dreamed and stuff that's happened in real life. I can't remember if this happened the last time I was on Prozac but I seem to remember it happening before I went on it the first time. Maybe it just hasn't fully kicked in yet. I've only been on Prozac Weekly for two weeks now. But it's getting really annoying always wondering if someone really said something or not. I wonder if my dreams are getting more realistic or my reality is getting more warped.

Oh great. I just checked RxList and according to them 1% of people tested had "abnormal dreams." I wonder what that means, exactly?

Oh even better. Now that I've been doing more research it seems that this is a common problem among people who take SSRIs because rather than fluctuating naturally the saratonin stays high all the time. Also, REM sleep may be suppressed and I may begin to hallucinate like if I were to not sleep for a few days on end. Fantastic. I think I'll write to one of those doctors on Yahoo.

Bob Mould has taken over my LaunchCast station

Launch has apparently decided that I should be listening to a lot of Husker Du, Sugar, and Bob Mould solo stuff today.

Can I breathe now?

I couldn't sleep last night. At all. I kept tossing and turning and waking up in a sweat. Dan wasn't even snoring that loud. I think it was probably just too hot in that room. I tried to sleep in until 10:00 but only made it until 9:00 because the cats were driving me insane. I got to work at about 10:00 and it's been go! go! go! since then. I hate eating lunch on the run. It's now 1:15 and I just now have a chance to breathe. I'm really tired now that the phone isn't ringing off the hook and everything is flying around my cube like mad.

We love to see your bile

They must pay someone at McDonalds McBigCorporateOffice to sit and think up the most god-awful annoying commercials they can.

Forty minutes and counting....

I can't wait to get home. I just want to eat and sleep. And shower. Not in that order. Ugh, my body just started shutting down. I'm about to fall asleep on my keyboard.

Spending More Money

I bought a microwave for upstairs at work. I figured that it'd be a snowball's chance in Hell for the company to actually spring the $50 to buy one and I got sick of waiting ten years to use one of the two downstairs when we have 60 or so temps all eating lunch at the same time. So I'm the hero today.

I also finally subscribed to the Fortean Times. Yay!

Christina is gone for another week. Traci and I are bracing ourselves because we just know that something is going to happen while she's gone. It always works out that way.

My Chinese algae eater is kind of a poop. It always chases the goldfish around. It's not like I don't feed them well enough.

Presenting PikaPikaChick's feelings on the Top Ten from Billboard's Adult Top 40:

Wherever You Will Go, The Calling - Annoying. Make it stop.

How You Remind Me, Nickelback - FOR THE LOVE OF JEEBUS MAKE IT STOP!

Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette - ...talentless hack....learn to sing....mumble....yuck...burn the place down....

My Sacrifice, Creed - Quit preaching. Quit whining. Why is this band popular?

Standing Still, Jewel - A decent song. I only say this because I can sing it. So it's not really a decent song, just within my range.

Here Is Gone, Goo Goo Dolls - I remember when these guys were somewhat decent. That was a long time ago.

Blurry, Puddle Of Mudd - *hack, spit, cough*

Soak Up The Sun, Sheryl Crow - Catchy. That's about all.

Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me), Train - If I ever hear this song again I'm going to start foaming at the mouth.

All You Wanted, Michelle Branch - Great. Another Alanis Morissette soundalike. *bang*

Just testing.

So how do these drafts work? Hmm... I guess I'll just have to give it the ol' test run.
I'll get this I'm sure....
Aha! It all lies within the options button. Now I get it. Sheesh.

I just spent $35.

You are now a Blogger Pro subscriber. May you use your new powers for good and not evil.

Oh I will, I will.

Stupid daylight savings.... I couldn't sleep last night and I couldn't get up this morning.

*Grumble grumble grumble*

I don't wanna work today.

I'm in a horrible mood today.

But I hide it well. Argh... I just have this annoying unsettling feeling that's making me cranky. And I'm craving sugar like a motherfucker. I inadvertantly put sugar in my tea this morning through force of habit. Argh!

I'm now officially on the SugerBusters diet. I'll be lucky if I survive the week. I got my Gazelle and my legs are sore now. I think Tony Little has Tourette's or something, because he's always shouting random outbursts in MIDSENTENCE FOR NO GOOD REASON!! Scary.

What a weekend. To protect the innocent, I won't go into details.

This is Bettie

Yay, my hair is braided now. The girl had never done it before but I think she did a pretty good job. She said that she actually enjoyed it, which is beyond my scope of comprehension as my hands would have cramped up five minutes into it, and she gave me her card. Not a bad $35 spent. My eyebrows are waxed now too for the first time ever. They make me look evil. Heh.

Dan is in a pissy mood because he has to fold clothes. I had to get out of the same room as he was in because I don't want any of his pissiness to rub off on me on my Happy Day. It's not my fault he waited until now to fold the clothes and that he waited until the dirty clothes formed a three foot tall mound on the bedroom floor before doing them. I'm not even going to mention the fact that it has been I who has wiped the kitchen counter every fucking night, swept and Swiffered the kitchen floor because it was actually crunchy, and emptied the cat box after it hadn't been scooped the entire week he was parking in the lot (I nearly passed out because the ammonia was so strong). FUCK. It's not fucking fair. Either I do it or it doesn't get done. I can't live in filth. It bothers me enough that there is that ever-present funk smell in here that I can't get rid of no matter how much air freshener and carpet deodorizer I use. Oh yeah, and Dan has vacumed only once in the four months we have been living here. ARGH!

He hasn't even looked at me since I walked in the door. Fuck you, too.

I'm probably not going to bring any of this up to him face to face because I'm a rug. I'll just be passive-agressive and continue to write about it in here until I explode and disappear up north alone for a few days.

This is turning out to be the best Friday I've had in a long time. I got my Loony Toons video, I'm getting my hair done today, and I got my Federal refund back! Whoo hoo! I just paid off tons of bills. Now I've only got one credit card to pay off and I'll be debt-free!

Presenting PikaPikaChick's feelings on Billboard's Top ten Modern Rock Tracks:

The Middle, Jimmy Eat World - Yay!

Youth Of The Nation, P.O.D. - I don't like this band. Really. Don't preach at me. But this song... I likey.

Blurry, Puddle Of Mudd - *gag, caugh, gag* What? Yeah.

Crawling In The Dark, Hoobastank - Yay!

For You, Staind - Aren't we all sick of Staind yet? I mean, their first album was like, ROCK, but their second one was like, SLEEP. (Fer sher!)

First Date, Blink-182 - Aren't we all sick of Blink-182 yet? Oh, right, all the kids these days need to listen to pretend-punk-rock. Bad Religion who? Black Flag what?

Friends & Family, Trik Turner - Uhhh... who what now?

Too Bad, Nickelback - AAAAGH! (Can't sleep, Nickleback will eat me. Can't sleep, Nickleback will eat me.)

Seein' Red, Unwritten Law - Who what? Huh?

In The End, Linkin Park - Yay! Yay! Ya-- WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE ONLY NUMBER 10?

Pickle relish is the food of the gods.

Remember the video for Genesis's ''Land of Confusion?'' Scary. Yet... facinating. Puppets are like that. Puppets, not crazy supermarionettes. AAAAAAAAAGH! BAD PUPPETS!

NO WAY. It's Babes In Toyland. Playing on my LunchCast. I totally forgot about them! ROCK!

I just noticed that Britney Spears has a song called ''I'm Not A Girl, Yet Not A Woman.'' *snicker*

*snort*

BWAHAHA!

Now that I actually have some stuff to do I don't want to do it. Maybe I'm just cranky because I'm hungry. I've eaten a bowl of grits and a tube of squeezy yogurt today and that's all. No candy. Unless you count the hot chocolate. Where the hell is my Federal refund? As soon as I get it I'm going to buy that Gazelle machine. I'm going crazy here. It's too cold outside to walk or run, the warehouse is too full and too busy to walk there, and my Tai Bo and Gilad tapes are really hard on my knees and shins. Argh!

Mmm... tuna sandwitch with relish. Yum-yummy.

Hmm... maybe I should upgrade to Blogger Pro. It's only $35 per year right now. I think I will. Whenever I get my Federal back. Geez I'm hungry. I just ate a sandwitch and I feel like I'm about to start munching on my plastic Tenshi Muyo figure collection. Mmm... Ryo-Ohki....

I've been craving a big, nasty prime rib from Bonfire sooo bad lately. *drool* I think I'm so hungry because it's so butt-ass cold up here. How cold is butt-ass cold? Go stick your bare ass out the door in the middle of a Minnesota winter and find out for yourself.

This almost made me spit water all over my keyboard:
''With the birds chirping mellifluously and the sun sharing her warmth generously while the sky cloaked the earth in brilliant blue, in a storybook-like castle by a crystal-clear brook, deep in the emerald green forest, Sir Reginald discovered blood in his stool.''

I don't know how I'm going to make it through the rest of the day. It's only 2:08 and I've got three hours to go. I don't have anything to do for three hours! I suppose I could go for a walk around the warehouse or something but I think somebody would suspect something.

Some useless facts from P45.net:

''Emordnilap'' is ''palindrome'' spelled backwards.

A polar bear's stomach can hold 15 to 20% of its body weight. They can weigh well over 650kg and are at the top of the Arctic food chain, with no natural enemies. When they see you, they see a walking meal. So that's another good reason why they don't make great pets.

Why isn't 11 pronounced onety one?

The milk used for Baileys Irish Cream accounts for about 4.3% of the total milk production in Ireland.

''Euros'' in Greek means urine.

This almost made me spit water all over my keyboard: ''With the birds chirping mellifluously and the sun sharing her warmth generously while the sky cloaked the earth in brilliant blue, in a storybook-like castle by a crystal-clear brook, deep in the emerald green forest, Sir Reginald discovered blood in his stool.''

ARGH THE INTERNET IS BROKEN! I've been reduced to typing this on notepad.exe. Seriously, nothing seems to be working. Damn network connection.

I have anal retentive fish. They spend their day sucking at the rocks and the glass like little Hoovers. I think they're neurotic. Speaking of neurotic, I'm listening to ''Too Much Too Soon'' again. I'm a little pissed because Christina keeps disappearing and I really need to microwave my lunch downstairs.

Brunchma.com is acting all wonky and I'm going through withdrawal.

I've decided that my favorite song right now is ''In The End'' by Linkin Park. And my favorite CD right now is... ''Hybrid Theory'' by Linkin Park. And one of them (Mike, I think?) has the same piercing as me. Heh.

Eww... who decided that Alanis Morrisette was talented? She sounds like a drunken horse. Looks like one, too.

I got my new two page per day Daytimer sheets for my planner. It's a sad life when you can get excited over things like this. ''Wow! I can plan my day/week/month with amazing accuracy!'' It's got all sorts of things like reservation numbers for hotels, metric equivalents, a simple interest rates table (huh?), and international dialing codes. According to DayTimer I'm worth nearly $0.22 a minute. My existance has been reduced to less money than is required to make a phone call. I feel dirty.

There is a holiday called ''Epiphany'' that is celebrated on January 6 in Germany, Italy, and Spain. What, do they all walk around shouting things like, ''now I get the theory of relativity! It's a good thing today is Epiphany!''

And now for some worthless tests:



How L337 are you?

If I was an Autobot, I'd be:



Take the Transformers personality test at android5.com!

I'm addicted to ''Too Much Too Soon'' by Llama. I'm downloading the CD right now. Yay for good music by young boys fresh out of high school!

Wilco's ''Heavy Metal Drummer'' cracks me up.

My new fish seem to be doing well. I got two black moor goldfish named Saturn II and Neptune II and a Chinese algae eater named Pluto. I was originally going to name the algae eater Betty but Christina suggested Pluto. All three of them tend to stick to the bottom of the tank so I'm going to have to pick up something that swims near the middle or top. Petsmart has figure eight puffers and I might have to get one of those if it wouldn't beat up on the others too much.

Argh, I dreamed that Matthew called me last night. What would I do if that really happened? Probably act as if nothing was wrong, like I tend to do in these situations. But hey, I've gone from total hatred of both Missy and Sara back to best friends status. I guess humility and forgiveness is in my blood. And a fear of conflict.

Mmm... Dairy Queen has good fries. And it's rare for me to think that fast food fries are good. McDonalds fries are too thin and greasy and Burger King's fries are too... something. Arby's needs to win numerous trophys for excellence in both straight and curly fries. Hardee's has fabulous fries. Wendy's fries aren't anything to write home about. White Castle fries are ass, but what do you expect? As long as they continue to make those neato chicken rings it's okay.

I got an Impmon in my kid's meal today. Still no Patamon, but he's got a really kawaii evil smiley face on his... err, crotch area. He now resides happily next to Gatomon.

I have to go get replacement fish today. Argh, I'm really bored today. I really don't have any work to do so I've just been sitting here staring at my cube walls. And my pants are falling down. What to do, what to do?

This snow is sick.

I am such a pedant. I've got a Bob the Angry Flower strip in my cube, ''Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots.''

I am Tangent Queen today.

It's snowing outside. Big, fluffy piles of accumulation. IT'S APRIL 1ST! What's wrong with this state? It should be in the 50's outside with trees budding and flowers blooming but NO, we have to put up with this great cosmic April Fools joke. ARGH.

My Launch station just assumed that I would enjoy listening to Slash's Snakepit. Does anybody enjoy listening to Slash's Snakepit?

Dinner at Dan's dad's place was nice. His parents gave us chocolate bunnies and $20 bills. Whoo hoo! Completely unexpected. Very nice! I got my Richard Park rookie card in the mail yesterday. Yay! I've almost got a scary little shrine on one wall of my cubicle with a Wild vs. Rangers ticket stub, a signed giant Park card and a signed Park rookie card. I'm not idolizing the man, I just think it's really neato that he's from South Korea. And he's good.