26 November 2009 @ 02:06 am

  • 12:37:47: Talking with a producer of a paranormal investigation TV show. Vote daily for me to be on other TV shows! http://su.pr/AaXQjL #fb #in
  • 13:14:52: Blogging: Making Money as an On-line Fortune Teller http://bit.ly/5ozQYe
  • 13:30:15: Applied to be a relationship panelist on a "The View" style web show.
  • 15:00:07: I've been invited to a @Shoroba casting call next week. It's nice to meet people to decide whether they're a good fit for me & vice versa!
  • 17:29:44: My book is now 44,776 words long! #NaNoWriMo I'm, like, three long rants away from reaching my goal!
  • 18:51:01: Did a live chat reading on a flirty guy friend and his jealous wife! #BitWine #fb #in
  • 20:15:07: I'm now a featured @BitWine adviser! Make an appointment to chat with me on #BitWine when I return from thanksgiving holiday on the 30th!
  • 20:56:35: Getting ready to head to Portland! No firm Internet for a few days. Call, text or DM me if you need me!
  • 22:04:23: Eating dinner (@ Nori in Renton)
  • 22:54:02: Playing Musical Dogs in the pet potty zone. (@ Maytown Rest Area)

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26 November 2009 @ 12:34 am
Happy birthday Nemo, happy birthday! Happy birthday Nemo happy birthday!
Not that she can read this yet... Maybe next year.
Hope you're having a good one, my 30 year junior.

Raining here in Olympia... It's a different kind of rain than we get in Gold Bar. A casual, hippie rain. In GB we get the determined, vicious rain that tries to claw its way into the beastie.
 
 
26 November 2009 @ 12:31 am
SO tired.

Mike's brain is on the fritz, too.

FINALLY got out of Gold Bar... several things going on on the bidnez end of things. Gah.

Early TG at Dave's )

Hi Sar, Could you fix my computer? )

Leetle Brother's place )

Insane birthday! But it was great! Thanks to everyone!

Hmm. I'm 35 now, maybe my insurance will go down.
 
 
25 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 11:37 Talking with a producer of a paranormal investigation TV show. Vote daily for me to be on other TV shows! su.pr/AaXQjL #fb #in
  • 12:14 Blogging: Making Money as an On-line Fortune Teller bit.ly/5ozQYe
  • 12:30 Applied to be a relationship panelist on a "The View" style web show.
  • 14:00 I've been invited to a @Shoroba casting call next week. It's nice to meet people to decide whether they're a good fit for me & vice versa!
  • 16:29 My book is now 44,776 words long! #NaNoWriMo I'm, like, three long rants away from reaching my goal!
  • 17:51 Did a live chat reading on a flirty guy friend and his jealous wife! #BitWine #fb #in
  • 19:15 I'm now a featured @BitWine adviser! Make an appointment to chat with me on #BitWine when I return from thanksgiving holiday on the 30th!
  • 19:56 Getting ready to head to Portland! No firm Internet for a few days. Call, text or DM me if you need me!
  • 21:04 Eating dinner (@ Nori in Renton)
  • 21:54 Playing Musical Dogs in the pet potty zone. (@ Maytown Rest Area)
  • 23:13 Wishing for caffeine. (@ Gee Creek Rest Area)
  • 23:48 Getting ready to have a drink. (@ Dan's home in Portland)
 
 
25 November 2009 @ 03:18 pm
With Christmas bringing new toys for people this year, there will be an increase in needing to call companies for service. I drew on my former job as an operator for Countrywide Homeloans to write a brief 'help' manual for those of you who get frustrated or don't have much luck with the company phone trees.


Zero. Use the zero first. If it doesn't prompt a response from the automated system, and it's one o them newfangled voice operated ones, say "Operator" repeatedly. Usually the key is using 0 or operator about three times, though there are some tenacious systems that require 5 demands or more.

The first person you talk to will be nothing more than a glorified gofer; make a note of their name. State your problem concisely. They will probably tell you (truthfully) they can't do anything, then they will transfer you to another department. Take down the name/title of the department you are being transferred to, because at this point, the line will probably disconnect.

Call back. Use '0' or 'operator'. When you get a human, tell them who you spoke to the first time and where you were being transferred to. If they ask, quickly state your concise problem.

When you reach the second tier (which... hopefully will be the last you need) take down the name of THAT operator. State your concise problem. When they tell you their options, take notes.

You may have to repeat this process several times, but eventually you will be able to speak with someone who is able to help or give you the information you need. Unfortunately the way phone customer service works is very very weird and not entirely helpful, but patience is the key.


Fight. WIN!
 
 
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25 November 2009 @ 02:05 am

  • 10:10:04: Today is official national Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day.
  • 13:54:13: Blogging: Psychics & Mediums http://bit.ly/56VO3H
  • 14:56:47: My book is now 42,550 words long! #NaNoWriMo
  • 16:07:52: Just helped someone from Kuwait City, Kuwait with a question about *marriage* ...on Aardvark! http://vark.com/t/89a865
  • 16:54:40: Bazooka Joe fortune of the day: "Don't throw out the soap with the bath water!"
  • 17:38:57: Being interviewed by a journalist about on-line fortune telling. #fb #in
  • 18:46:03: Did a live chat tarot reading for a client on the compatibility potential of two specific guys. #BitWine #fb #in
  • 23:08:29: Played Entropia Universe for way too long. I feel like menacing the dogs with an infernal trident. Gonna' go ahead and log off the game.

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24 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 09:10 Today is official national Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day.
  • 12:54 Blogging: Psychics & Mediums bit.ly/56VO3H
  • 13:56 My book is now 42,550 words long! #NaNoWriMo
  • 15:07 Just helped someone from Kuwait City, Kuwait with a question about *marriage* ...on Aardvark! vark.com/t/89a865
  • 15:54 Bazooka Joe fortune of the day: "Don't throw out the soap with the bath water!"
  • 16:38 Being interviewed by a journalist about on-line fortune telling. #fb #in
  • 17:46 Did a live chat tarot reading for a client on the compatibility potential of two specific guys. #BitWine #fb #in
  • 22:08 Played Entropia Universe for way too long. I feel like menacing the dogs with an infernal trident. Gonna' go ahead and log off the game.
 
 
24 November 2011 @ 01:49 pm
I haven't been receiving comment notifications in my email since lj made the big format change in Fall of '08. I haven't been able to tweak it back to normal, and can't be bothered to do more. So if I don't get back to you right away, or at all, that's why. Typically I've been checking to see if someone made a comment back to me, but if you commented on something I posted or commented on some time ago, I'll likely miss it.

I haven't been using lj much these days, other than as a newsreader, like everyone else I've migrated to Facebook. I still read antitheism and puns, and some news and blog feeds from time to time.
 
 
24 November 2009 @ 01:40 pm
 
 
24 November 2009 @ 09:06 pm
11/17/09
People at work are finally talking to me, and I can talk to them! I think talking to Kishiyo helped a lot. I can occasionally respond in Japanese now!
(Sidenote: I haven't been getting coffee at work much, partly because I'm a little busier now, and partly because I always feel a little like I'm imposing. Apparently the tea lady noticed, because today she came into the teacher's room and said "Katie, coffee please!" and something in Japanese about how I haven't been drinking coffee very often. I guess it's okay to get coffee then :) plus every time I go into the break room to get coffee, she's eager to talk and fun to talk to. After I walked in to get coffee, she proceeded to tell me to drink a lot of coffee because the weather is so cold. She is so kind.)

Whenever kids notice my wedding ring, the (translated) conversation goes like this. 

"Are you married?!?"

"Yes"

(everyone in unison) "Whoa!!!"

"Is your husband American?"

"Yes"

"How tall is he?"

"6 feet" (This confuses them because they use the metric system, so I gesture his height)

"Is he in Japan? Did you meet in Japan? Did you come to Japan together?"

"How long have you been married?"

"Do you have any kids?"

and so on and so on :)
 
 
24 November 2009 @ 02:04 am

  • 11:49:09: Getting ready for an appointment with a client at Access Wellness Centre in Renton!
  • 13:42:15: A client said I was by far the best of the four psychics she's been to and gave me a gift of her favourite lotion! Aw! #fb #in
  • 14:25:27: Blogging: An Elephant In The Bedroom http://bit.ly/8IGdUM
  • 15:46:29: I love it when clients do homework! Had a client bust out a page of questions notated using language I recommend http://digs.by/rB1 #fb #in
  • 18:05:15: Did a phone reading with a new client on her marriage, moving and business! #Click4Advisor #fb #in
  • 19:17:22: My book is now 40,736 words long! #NaNoWriMo

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23 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 10:49 Getting ready for an appointment with a client at Access Wellness Centre in Renton!
  • 12:42 A client said I was by far the best of the four psychics she's been to and gave me a gift of her favourite lotion! Aw! #fb #in
  • 13:25 Blogging: An Elephant In The Bedroom bit.ly/8IGdUM
  • 14:46 I love it when clients do homework! Had a client bust out a page of questions notated using language I recommend digs.by/rB1 #fb #in
  • 17:05 Did a phone reading with a new client on her marriage, moving and business! #Click4Advisor #fb #in
  • 18:17 My book is now 40,736 words long! #NaNoWriMo
 
 
Stalling while the coffee kicks in.

I need to point out that there is no god.

This is proven by the fact that Dollhouse got canceled and Legend of the Seeker got a second season.

While there is no god, there are software engineers, and they are mighty: http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ <-this just saved me HOURS. Upload an image and it'll tell you what font it is.

It also makes me feel a little better about kickin' down $26 to these guys for a font I'm going to use ONCE.

Likely not something most of you will need, but those of you who live in a world of logo and text recreation know the value of this thing. Or if you just want to do a parody of that nicely packaged product everyone's going bananas for this Christmas, this is the best thing since the hex code to Pantone converter.

I have a post about last weekend I haven't finished... Warming up for Sunday... OMG I can't wait for Sunday...and there's not enough time between now and Sunday... Dunno how that works, but that's the way it is.
 
 
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23 November 2009 @ 08:15 pm
11/16 - Our only full week of work this month has begun! We had a nice weekend. It started on Friday, with a trip to Starbucks in the morning, and in the evening on our way home. We had a day of training, and there is a starbucks in one of the stations on the way. They had a hiring sign up - looks like they pay 800¥ to 1000¥ an hour. Similar to home, but no tips here. And they have almond flavor!!! The reason I sometimes went to Seattle's Best was for their almond flavor that Starbucks America no longer carries.
At Starbucks on the way home, we stayed so long that we missed our Japanese class. It's too easy to lose track of time over a giant latte, with Christmas music playing in the background. I love hearing them shout out orders, too. Starbucks brought over most of the coffee words we use. "Gurande caferatte arumodo shuropu, hotto!" (Grande caffe latte, almond syrup, hot). The drink is made right every time, and the staff are super polite and friendly. They will work with us on the language barrier if need be.

Saturday, around 3:00, we picked up Kishiyo from Koga station. Yay! It sure is fun that we have friends here. We did some quick grocery shopping so I'd have supplies for breakfast, then went to Cocos for a late lunch/early dinner. Kishiyo's English is always fantastic. I tried to speak Japanese, but she will always respond in English, so it's easy to switch back. She can also help answer questions we have about the language (or anything else in Japan, for that matter.) (For example, we had to mail a form to the internet company, and didn't know if the envelope was postage-paid already or not. It had some numbers on it, and Kanji we didn't know. She took one look, and said "oh, you don't need a stamp." Little things like that can be so difficult when they don't seem like they should be. Everything takes just a little longer here).

After eating at cocos, we went home. We spent a long time talking and trading languages - she seems to remember most of what we tell her. Much more than the Japanese I remember that she teaches me, but I do remember some, even from her first visit to America.
We set our Facebook to Japanese, and I was pleased to find I could still navigate it easily. I showed Kishiyo some profiles of friend and family, and we looked at lots of pictures. Kishiyo is on facebook now, but we'll see if she checks it.
I made curry udon as a late dinner, because we'd eaten so early. Kishiyo had brought some delicious sweets from Nagano for dessert. Then we watched "Inkheart", with Brendan Frasier. We asked Kishiyo to recommend a Japanese movie, but she seemed to want to watch an English one, fantasy or action, so we found Inkheart. Unfortunately, it was full of various accents, including thick British, so we were having trouble hearing. Every so often, we paused the movie, and explained what was going on. Fortunately, it was all about a book, so "he's searching for a book" is easy to explain in any language.

Sunday morning, Brandon helped Kishiyo with games on facebook (yay café world!) while I made raisin-bread french toast. We ate breakfast, had some coffee, then Skyped my family, then Brandon's family. It was a nice way for Kishiyo to visit without the difficulty of talking on the phone. Kishiyo had never seen Max or Sampson before, and Anastasia had never met Kishiyo. This way they all got to see each other, and we even talked to Brandon's grandparents.
Then it was off to Naval park - the only place in Koga for tourists to go (that we know of). We toured the flower (mum?) festival that was taking place, and then explored the rest of the park. Here's a picture of Fujisan made of flowers!

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So…the good news - I found our next camping destination. The bad news…plane tickets might be a bit much. I want to go there on a hot day and play in the stream!

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Kishiyo treated us to lunch at the restaurant in the park - It reminded me of restaurants at both Yosemite and Yellowstone. It was done in the style of a lodge, with floor to ceiling windows. Any guest we get, we will certainly take them there.
Soon after returning from the park, we had to take Kishiyo back to the station. But, we plan to visit her in Nagano sometime soon. It's only a couple of hours by Shinkansen.
 
 
23 November 2009 @ 02:04 am

  • 13:58:01: My book is now 39,048 words long! #NaNoWriMo
  • 13:59:37: My Bazooka Joe fortune: "A penny saved means it's time to ask for a raise!"
  • 14:30:06: Getting ready to go to my first dance performance at a retirement home with the Neighbourhood Temple Priestesses.

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22 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 12:58 My book is now 39,048 words long! #NaNoWriMo
  • 12:59 My Bazooka Joe fortune: "A penny saved means it's time to ask for a raise!"
  • 13:30 Getting ready to go to my first dance performance at a retirement home with the Neighbourhood Temple Priestesses.
 
 
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21 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 11:13 Retweet @sideviewhotel "posted up my reading from @earthshod @ lj: bit.ly/8UIcfn includes my initial query..." #fb #in
  • 14:32 My book is now 36,552 words long! #NaNoWriMo
  • 16:33 Going soon to Everett to see the So You Think You Can Dance season 5 tour! #SYTYCD @betterl8thannvr is coming under duress.
  • 21:08 twitpic.com/qgvxd - I'm in the nosebleed seats during intermission.
 
 
22 November 2009 @ 09:32 am
11/12/09 - Tomorrow is Ibaraki Day, (Ibaraki is the prefecture we live in) so it is yet again a school holiday, although the ALTs all have training from 10:00-4:00. But there's a Starbucks in the station that we switch trains at, and even though they're not fond of peppermint or eggnog enough to use it for lattes, they have gingerbread lattes. Yay! For $5 a cup…It's a GOOD thing there's not a Starbucks in town, or we would have no money. (But I still wish there was…)
 
 
21 November 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Coolbeans, [info]presently wrote about one of my tarot readings in this LJ post.
 
 
21 November 2009 @ 09:58 pm
11/9/09
Friday we went to Japanese class, as planned. It's really easy now, but we can move at a fast pace and practice pronunciation that way. During the last 15 minutes of class, a couple of people announced that we'd be practicing multiple languages. They'd figured out that in that room, we had English speakers, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, and more. So, they'd drawn up a chart with a few basic phrases that we can fill in as we learn each language, such as Good morning, thank you, and "let's eat!" This week we did Chinese - it is tough! They explained about the sound having different pitches, by drawing it on the board. In one "ah" is a word, it can be flat "-----" it can go up "/" or down "\" or down and up "V". That's how they can so so much with so few syllables.
Nothing seemed to be going on that evening after class, so we saved our money to go out to Denny's the next morning. Much to our delight, they DO offer free coffee refills like Denny's back home. It's one of the only casual dining restaurants around that doesn't have drink bar, and doesn't have a button to summon a waiter or waitress.
At restaurants here, you typically have to yell "sumimasen!" ("Excuse me") to get attention of the waiters or waitresses, unless the restaurant has buttons at each table. If they have buttons, you simply push the button, which makes a doorbell sound, and someone comes right over. At Denny's you don't have to do either. It's the only place I've seen here where you just have to make eye contact or wave, and they'll come over. Also, I may have mentioned this already, but every restaurant brings you your bill as soon as you've finished ordering, and you pay at a cash register on the way out. It's much more streamlined this way.
Saturday we did a lot of shopping - I'm all for bringing our own shopping bags and do most of the time, but at one store I'd forgotten them (not our usual grocery store) and it struck me as how un-friendly it comes off charging for bags, especially to poor foreigners who didn't know to ask for them and now would have to go to the back of the line to pay a petty 5 yen for a plastic bag! Note to Seattle and anyone else considering a bag tax: Please no! I'm all for the way QFC does it, giving people 3-cents off per reusable bag, but to make people load groceries up in their arms because they've forgotten their shopping bags is rather inconvenient, and definitely won't bring you more customers. (This wasn't helped by the fact that every store has you bag your own groceries. I have no problem with that itself, although they place them so nicely in the basket it seems like a wasted effort to keep moving them from cart to basket to bag…) I'm happy to say that our local grocery store doesn't charge for bags, in the unfortunate occasion that we buy MORE (oh no!) than we have room in our reusable bags for.
Sunday we were busy. We slept in, then called my family & Brandon's family on Skype. Then we headed over to a get-together at Jen's for good food and to work on a fall poster. We went straight from there to a bonfire in Naval Park. That was impressive. The park has a dedicated bonfire spot, with a large firepit, and staff to actually build a fire, douse it in kerosene, and light it. It made a cold night a little warmer. The bonfire was set up by a man who runs an English conversation school and his wife. (His school was the building we were painting last week). The ALT that works and lives there invited us to the bonfire, which had been set up to teach the kids about Guy Fawkes Day. (The man who runs the school and the ALT are British). So, even though the information was in Japanese, we learned a little more about it too. :)Brandon and I were talking to some of the kids. They kept saying "muja muja" to Simon (the person who'd invited us). We found out later it meant "big hair" or "afro." So Brandon and I teased them back. "Huh?" "I don't know." "moshi moshi?" (What you say when you answer the phone) "Wakarimasen" (I don't understand). A little girl, probably about 5 years old, said in Japanese something like "they're speaking strange words. Baka!" Yes, I got called baka (stupid, or fool, or idiot) by a five-year-old Japanese kid! It was adorable!

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The young kids that learn English are amazing at pronunciation - They naturally learn to say the sounds older kids and adults struggle with, such as "r", "v", and "th".
In addition to getting to meet a lot of the kids, and help them roast marshmallows, we also talked to some of the parents. I even met the wife of one of the teachers at my school. They all seem to like practicing their English, or hear us speak Japanese, and they love making their kids talk to us to demonstrate their English skills. As always, everyone was so friendly and courteous - the group of people we sat with at dinner kept telling us to eat more because there would be too many leftovers, and they made us hot instant lemonade.
One more thing I have to add to what I wrote in my notebook about the bonfire. A very little girl, maybe 2 years old or so, won a prize in a game. She walked up to Simon and received the toy she'd won. She looked shy, and opened her mouth to say something, closed it not quite sure what to say, and gave a little bow. It was adorable! Even that she seemed unsure of, but the message was very clear that she was trying to say thank you in some language or another, even if she was too young to even speak much of her own language.
 
 
21 November 2009 @ 02:04 am

  • 12:26:29: Blogging: Ask A Witch: Coven Leader in Findlay, OH http://bit.ly/5MFfIj
  • 14:17:29: My Internet is dead, forcing me to stop procrastinating and write! Call, text or Direct Message me if you need me!
  • 16:41:25: Did a #FortuneTwitter reading on when a client can settle down with a home and family. http://www.earthshod.com/fortunetwitter.html #fb #in
  • 20:59:08: *phew* My Internet is back on. That was a long and terrifying few hours. On the plus side, my book is now 34,814 words long. #NaNoWriMo
  • 22:39:17: Did an email reading for a client juggling a move and a job change.
  • 22:42:20: Did a #FortuneTwitter reading for a client looking for change to bring her happiness. http://www.earthshod.com/fortunetwitter.html
  • 22:42:54: My Bazooka Joe fortune: "Always be yourself - or at least, someone just as good!"
  • 23:45:54: Heading out to @Sarahdavies' birthday celebration!

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20 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 11:26 Blogging: Ask A Witch: Coven Leader in Findlay, OH bit.ly/5MFfIj
  • 13:17 My Internet is dead, forcing me to stop procrastinating and write! Call, text or Direct Message me if you need me!
  • 15:41 Did a #FortuneTwitter reading on when a client can settle down with a home and family. www.earthshod.com/fortunetwitter.html #fb #in
  • 19:59 *phew* My Internet is back on. That was a long and terrifying few hours. On the plus side, my book is now 34,814 words long. #NaNoWriMo
  • 21:39 Did an email reading for a client juggling a move and a job change.
  • 21:42 Did a #FortuneTwitter reading for a client looking for change to bring her happiness. www.earthshod.com/fortunetwitter.html
  • 21:42 My Bazooka Joe fortune: "Always be yourself - or at least, someone just as good!"
  • 22:45 Heading out to @Sarahdavies' birthday celebration!
 
 
20 November 2009 @ 09:32 am
Greetings! It's 4AM Sar time! Couldn't sleep! We have doughnuts!

We ran out of propane at 8:30 last night. Using the electric stove in the landlord's house to make coffee.

I don't like it. It's one of those flat glass top ones. It's wonderful that we can use the electric stove, as opposed to leaving THIS early to get propane when we've got work to do. The electric stove makes me nervous. You see, I can tell when our stove is on and hot because it's ON FIRE. This thing, ya gotta kinda squint, hold your hand over it... Eh.

Our schedule is starting to get a little more hectic, as it does this time of year...well, usually we're rushing around on our machines, in this case we'll actually be ON THE ROAD! Imagine, two people living in an RV actually GOING PLACES. *gasp*

/Sarcasm

This afternoon: Off to Mountlake Terrace for a bit of Debauchery followed on Saturday by a Birthday party for our favorite soon-to-be 5-year-old.

Saturday night/Sunday morning: Return to GB.

Tuesday: Off to Burien for early Thanksgiving with Badass Dave & family.

Wednesday: On to Olympia, spend the 26th @ Joel's.
... Not clear on what happens before Saturday evening, HOPEFULLY return to GB and pick up any stray mail that's arrived

SATURDAY: Spend the night at Bob's, go to Seatac at O'dark30.

Sunday, Nov 29th: Voy a México!

Dec. 6th: Return to Seatac 11:30PM, supposedly. (This IS air travel we're talking about)

Mike is staying here, I'm leaving my phone with him. With any luck I'll have access to E-mail while I'm there, but no guarantees I'll be checking it regularly, or be able to do anything if there's a problem. (Read: If you need something web-wise, call/e-mail Mike).

PLz 2 keep half an eye on my precious English muffin while I'm gone and make sure he's eating & stuff. Thx.
 
 
Current Mood: tired
 
 
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19 November 2009 @ 11:50 pm
  • 14:59 Paid the bill for my sponsorship of the Renton Chamber of Commerce Business & Education Exchange! su.pr/5hgGZV #fb #in
  • 15:35 Blogging: Reading Testimonials Critically bit.ly/1VrnDE
  • 16:27 Applied to be in a documentary about contacting the dead. #fb #in Vote for me to be in other TV opportunities 1x/day! su.pr/AaXQjL
  • 17:00 Just helped someone from SF, CA with a question about *friendship* ...on Aardvark! vark.com/t/f0e88d
  • 18:30 Getting ready to head out to a Neighbourhood Temple Priestesses dance rehearsal.
  • 22:13 Did a #FortuneTwitter reading on an opportunity. www.earthshod.com/fortunetwitter.html
  • 22:55 My book is now 32,786 words long! #NaNoWriMo
 
 
19 November 2009 @ 04:00 pm
Dear Mexico,
Please take back Texas.
Sorry about the trouble earlier.
-S

Thanks to Dominique & RevSeanDoe for pointing out this precious little nugget.
 
 
19 November 2009 @ 03:20 pm
"...If you didn't make this payment and would like to decline it, please download and install the transaction inspector module (attached to this letter)."

Ah, a 'Transaction inspector module!' I think I will keep this phrase for future entertainment.
 
 
19 November 2009 @ 01:56 pm
 
 
19 November 2009 @ 10:04 am
My manager's twenty-fifth company anniversary was Saturday. He normally brings donuts to our Thursday morning staff meetings, and I figured he shouldn't be required to bring donuts for his own anniversary, so I told him I'd bring something today.

My manager told my coworkers yesterday that I'd be bringing food, and the opinionated one asked me what I was making. I told him I hadn't really decided yet and asked him if he had preferences. He said, "Well, what's your specialty? What would you make if you really wanted to impress someone?"

Me: "Thanksgiving. I did that this weekend, and I'm not doing it again."

Seriously, dude, it's a Wednesday afternoon, I'm making the food for tomorrow morning, and I have a bunch of other things going on. You have to be kidding me if you think I'm doing something really complex.

So I made what I'd been originally planning - banana chocolate chip muffins and brownies. They were mixes. (The banana chocolate chip uses a regular chocolate chip muffin mix but substitutes banana for some of the water, and the brownie mix wasn't modified at all.) I found that extra-funny, considering how much work my coworker obviously seemed to expect me to put into the snacks - and you know what? They were really quick and good. Maybe when I have more time and energy, I'll make something more elaborate.

Speaking of "other things going on," my dad kept some of my grandmother's furniture in a storage locker for us. He rented a truck and will be arriving with it this afternoon (assuming everything goes well). We'll return the truck tomorrow and drive home to California (in our car) with him on Saturday. Dinner plan tonight: Bai Tong (tasty thai food). Dinner plan tomorrow: No clue.
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