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[17 Jul 2009|08:58pm] |
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So... let's see... what's going on with me? Last entry was correct. I did not make lead. I also did not get an answer as to why. I also seem to either not want to know why or I just don't care.
Just stepped out for a minute to help my brother wash dishes while he cooked up some chard and beets from James Cameron's garden. His friend's Mr. Cameron's personal chef. Living in LA is awesome.
So, anyway... I called in sick to go to a ghost hunting class and subsequent ghost hunt. I thought I'd remember everything and now I regret not taking notes. At least the web address of something really interesting. But no... The hunt afterwards was interesting. Standing in a sweltering projection room for half an hour talking to the hot stale air in hopes of a reply in the form of little lights wasn't so fun. There were some hints of something interesting going on, but the old theater wasn't terribly active that night. Too many new people I guess. Oh well... so maybe I'll look for a group and search for a paranormal experience or at least some wild normal stuff.
I might apply for seasonal supervisor for Halloween Horror Nights but I don't know. I've been pretty much stuck at the same venue at work all week. Because of my seniority, I get the 8 hour shifts, and they're all there. Apparently people got 9 hour shifts for working there today. Tomorrow I get a 6 hour down at Special Effects. It will be a nice change of pace.
Saw the new Harry Potter movie today. Made me think a little bit about my book... that I haven't written anything for in a while.
Oh yeah... tired of my job. Oh, and oh yeah again... I'll be getting a small raise due to union contract changes. S'ok, I guess... but I should have gone to go vote on the changes instead of just letting it happen. The trade off turns out to not be so great. Luckily, it doesn't affect me much.
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| If you're looking for me, you'd better look under the sea |
[03 Jul 2009|10:30pm] |
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So I may have discovered that I did not actually make lead. My jumping through hoops did not please the whip-happy overlords. They say they forgot to set mine on fire and I tripped on it during my follow through. Well, screw you guys! I could have totally been on fire if you had done it correctly.
So... uh... yeah. I need to find something to suppliment my income. I need to get back to writing my book. I haven't done anything but think about it since my last entry.
Wait... high now....just typing gibberish...see ya later. ssauce!
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| Boring! Nooo!! |
[13 Jun 2009|11:33pm] |
So yeah... book research...
I looked up industrial hemp a couple weeks ago. Holy crap... this stuff has so many uses.
Recently I was looking up elk riding and domestication with the idea that in this society, people use elk in place of horses and cattle since neither of those are present. I was thinking about it while at work. A deer is fairly small, but an elk is probably large enough to ride. I thought of moose as well, but they're very large and would probably be harder to tame and further domesticate.
Then I amused myself with the idea of a moose/elk hybrid being called mook or else.
Right now I'm looking up antler uses so I might give my characters shit to do or things to fight with, or I dunno... furniture.
Hmm... I suppose I should look into reindeer since they actually are domesticated deer.
There are a few things I'm planning on covering in this book, but I don't think I want to look it up for fear I'll get sucked into trying to keep something accurate and kill the story I want to write.
And now... ok, agrarian means what I think it means.
Meanwhile... my main character has a first and last name, a partial back story, and so far he is remaining 16 as I originally intended, though the number and ages of his adoptive brothers has changed.
I think I'm good for a start. I might start drawing some maps.
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| My mood alien thinks of bacon. |
[09 Jun 2009|11:29am] |
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So I started talking to this guy on MySpace. I came home last night hoping the conversation had continued, but it had not. I kept a tab open for it, ready to respond should I need to. Nothing. I'd love for the conversation to result in a date. That'd be cool.
Ontop of that, I fucked up. If I had just gone to the other line for a moment instead of letting my brother's call go unanswered, hurt and apologies could have been avoided. Bleh.
So, I don't know. I'm an idiot. I need local people to do stuff with.
Checked MySpace this morning and got a friends request from a guy who started his message with "You seem like a party animal. lol." Wow... that guy doesn't know thing one about me. Denied! Oh wait... those few tagged photos might say otherwise... but most of those were at home in the building I was living in and the other few were at Saddle Ranch just outside of work with coworkers.
Gonna go see a free screening of Land of the Lost tonight. Just have to make sure I get there early enough since the scrrening theaters are kind've small. If I get into the 6:30 show, then I should be able to make it to the comedy club to check out open mike night.
Stay tuned for some writing research shit in my next update.
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| There you go, sir. |
[01 Jun 2009|10:10pm] |
Someone's been bugging me to post, so here's an entry...
I had my lead interview this go around. this had better be the last time. The interview was damn smooth and Tyler aknowledged the fact that people have been all talk and no action in the interviews. I'm personally more action and not so great with the words so my interviews(for anything) have fallen short.
So... beyond boring work stuff... I've been working on a book. So far I've gotten to the point of thinking of scenarios I want to put in it and not doing any more writing right now. I've even gotten distracted by my vampire screenplay(or sit-com) that I'm also not writing. Pleh.
My brother's cat has OCD. She "buries" things and scratches around in her box too long sometimes. There are deep claw marks in the plastic rim. Yes, random, but she was just doing this to her food bowl.
Things have been a bit troubling for my brother's resturaunt as they've needed extentions in the serach for investors. This means that busser job is questionable right now. We'll see. Maybe he'll have some new info when he gets home. Or whatever.
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[12 May 2009|02:27pm] |
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So... my tattoo's healing. It doesn't look quite so pretty right now so I don't plan on taking any new pictures for a while.
I may take a busser job at my brother's resturaunt. At this point, I really want to. It would be a nice change of pace. Depends highly, though, on how much I can get payed and if I make lead this go around.
Still on a whole wait and see path here.
Meanwhile... I am now on facebook. I wonder how much longer untill I cave into signing up on Twitter.
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| And here it is... |
[28 Apr 2009|08:57pm] |
 I took so many pictures trying to get one to come out. It's hard when you can't see to frame it up. I'll get some help for the next photo... or just hope the artist uploads his pictures.
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| Pain and Sneezes |
[28 Apr 2009|01:29am] |
Damn. Thought I was gonna go to bed a little sooner. How is it already 1:30?!
I suppose that means my birthday has passed. Pah! These always last for several days. That's how it's supposed to be.
If you've never had a chance to get one, don't intend to get one, or have been worried, yes, it hurts to get a tattoo. The initial outline is the worst part. It's like being repeatedly stung by a methodical wasp. He lets up occasionally and then returns to his bizarre case of insect OCD. It's easy to forget to breath while you're wincing. When you get to the shading, it feels like being burned.
In the end, though, I ended up with a beautiful piece of artwork permanently mounted on my arm. When I'm dead, maybe they can stretch it out and frame the skin.(ooh morbid)
And the whole thing is done. No second visit required. Now to avoid sleeping on it...
p.s. I seem to have aquired a cold.
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| But can we afford the song? |
[22 Apr 2009|10:06pm] |
Started making plans for my birthday. I need to give Michele a call. Requested a couple days off and it looks like I'm going to pass on the free Disneyland. Free on your birthday if you live in CA, so long as you register online.
Monday(my birthday) I will be getting ink. Danny's taking me to his guy and he's going to get some work done on his arm at the same time since it's incomplete. That sort of kills most other plans for day of activities.
Got my tax returns. It was a nice little boost to my bank account.
Meanwhile, on The Unusuals... a book was just picked up to obviously play some important role... I just finished reading that book YESTERDAY!
I'm scared.
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| Almost Late |
[13 Apr 2009|09:48pm] |
Filed my taxes online. Next time, I may just got for the filing on the .gov instead of a .com. It's done. Now to wait for it to arrive in my account. Finally changed my address for my bank, too.
Not entirely sure why... but I posted an update to my myspace blog the other day instead of posting it here. I suppose I was hoping for more people to find it: Celebrity Cameo! Now that I remember his name and know what he's doing, I wish I could run into him again and strike a conversation. ...or maybe not. I think I got out of the random meets what I was supposed to get.
:O VAGUE!
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[08 Apr 2009|11:50am] |
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Gonna get a tattoo for my birthday. Yep.
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| Bees II: Back with a Vengence |
[05 Apr 2009|09:32pm] |
Found my chargers before I went to bed last night. They had been tossed into a box before it was put in the closet. Yay. I also found something else I had been looking for. I don't lose things for long here.
Apparently, yes, peak has begun, but I have very little additional time scheduled and no overtime.
Today was rediculous. We had to cancel the second show at Water World because there was a swarm of bees in there. They were made apparent at the end of the first show when people were exiting. The third ahow was on hold for quite a while before we allowed people in. Limited seating. An entire section had to be left open and people had to be kicked out. The next show, only half of the section was closed off. And at the final show, the bees were finally gone and we could fill all the seats.
Would have been smooth if it weren't for these insects. Yeesh.
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[03 Apr 2009|06:11pm] |
Pleh! I did a whole lot of nothing today. I had wanted to go to Hollywood and maybe hang out with friends, but I put it off and eventually just decided not to leave to save my parking spot. I have truley moved in.
Lost my phone chargers because my brother apparently does not remember moving them. But I didn't move them. At least he had some chargers that worked with the phone I use as a phone. I hope I can find the one for my old phone... the one I use as an alarm clock. It's older and won't work with the charger I borrowed.
I seem to keep not finding things around here. Maybe i did move it, myself. BLARGH!
At least I start late tomorrow.
Oh, and next week's schedule isn't what I was expecting. I guess spring peak starts next Saturday. But why'd they have to move around my off days?! D:
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| No Joke! |
[01 Apr 2009|08:18pm] |
They put furniture in the elevators today. Amusing. The bench was actually nice at the end of the day, though.
The mail key is missing... so I can't check and see if my mail has come here. It's supposed to be with the laundry room key, which I used last night. I guess I used a spare key, cause it was alone. :( Crap.
My brother's catering an American Idol party at the creator's house this Friday. He headed off to take prepped stuff over to the fridge, so I'm here by myself right now... watching TV. :D
Should have changed my adress with work.
Oh yeah, and I saw who I was overlooked for on this round of leads. The three were training today. Fantastic... Madame Distraction and Captian Idiot were picked over me. D: I contemplated what might happen to my head if, through careful aiming, I hit a bullet with another bullet in the middle of my head by jamming a pair of guns into my temples.
Not that I'm suicidal. I just stick a pair of fingers in my mouth or to my head a lot as a response to my job.
"Well, we are doing the work of pathetic, lazy morons."
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| Moving Day #All Done |
[31 Mar 2009|12:58am] |
So, ok... today(technically yesterday) was the first day I just drove directly to my brother's(now my) apartment. I had already gotten the folding chair I had forgotten and assesed the damage of remaining objects. It's all furniture I am not keeping, a pile of boxes with some packing tape and bubble wrap, a near-empty bottle of Tilex, a small bag of trash, and a vacuume cleaner. The place will be empty and the keys will be handed in by the end of the day. Done, and done. Blargh!
I had a meeting at work. I've been overlooked for lead again... but it didn't bother me this time. I hadn't cared. Apparently my interview was good despite it feeling horrible. Three were picked to be trained for upcoming peak season. I don't know who, but we'll find out soon enough.
P.S. My brother can't seem to find his code stuff for internet access, but I found a really good hotspot, so it seems like a non-issue.
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| Moving Day #2 |
[25 Mar 2009|10:32pm] |
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Ok, tonight, I finally loaded some things into my brother's car. Last night got filled up with the investors meeting and dinner and other things, so he never came over. Today, after work, he brought over some boxes and gathered up some things I had already packed to take to his place. There is a bit more space in here, now.
Michele's here tonight and will probably be around for a couple days to pack things and get back down to San Diego. I have to work tomorrow... and then Friday, I'll get back into the moving thing. Plan on starting to live in my brother's apartment for a month or so before we find a house by Friday night, maybe Saturday. Tuesday, I think last minute cleaning if necessary.
Justin and Brian apparently found a beautiful large studio downtown and will be out by the fifth. I'll have to see it.
So yeah... this is happening. Gonna move out of this hole. :D
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[24 Mar 2009|12:56pm] |
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I was about to text Justin and plead for him to plug in the router when he got home from school, offering him my last beer, but it seems the hotspot links to the internet again. Odd.
Today, since it's my first day off of the week, I'm using it to start packing up my shit. It took five boxes of varrying size to pack all my comics. Six if you count the box in which my Calvin and Hobbes books are sitting, but that was never unpacked. Those boxes do contain other things like games and other books, but yeah... whatever.
I've sent off my forwarding address to the post office and the next thing to do is give it to everyone who needs it... like work and whatnot. My parents should already know it.
Danny's coming to Hollywood to meet with investors about opening a resturaunt. Right on cue, my stomach just gurgled. He'll come over after the meeting and take some of my stuff over, saving me a trip and parking trouble. Hopefully, there will be a spot on the block he can park in when he comes over.
They gave me the Saturday I requested off. Two weeks in a row of only four days of work... not good on my paycheck. But, then again, I'll be working more than I'll really want to in the next few weeks. I'll use the Saturday for something.
I finally went in and asked about applying for crew. I was told to submit a resume. Bleh. Need to fix mine up. I'm sure two years of working the other side of the shows couldn't hurt.
They put the lead sign up sheet up again. Page two, apparently. Hrm... never saw that first page. But I'm not going this time. Some of the current leads frustrate me and I know I can do the damned job... but it's not worth all the trouble anymore. I hate the job as it is, why dig deeper into it.
So, yeah... I'm hungry. I wanna see what the internet has been doing without me, and I don't have anything more to say, so... yeah. New address will be posted in a friends only entry soon.
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| This apartment is suddenly huge again! |
[20 Mar 2009|05:59pm] |
I am minus a roommate now. No cats, either. Just all their hair. I helped load up the trailer when her parents showed up to help out. Got some brocolli caserole and they got a daughter. Gone off to San Diego. She'll get the rest of it next weekend and I'll start hauling stuff to my brother's on Tuesday. I have untill the first to be out. Got to clean up, here.
I called my brother and forgot to get his address so I can finish this change of address form and start changing it with everyone else. Ick. Got to get it done at the DMV, too. And then again once we move to the house.
Peak's about to start again at work. No new-hires. People have signed up to be ok with overtime, 6th, and 7th days cause it's cheaper to pay us that than to hire new people. We'll see how well that works. They called me today to come in on my day off. I was too busy helping Michele get her stuff together for this move. Don't know if I would have taken the shift otherwise. I did take Sunday off to go to a wedding, so I would have had a full week.
I requested next Saturday off because we were supposed to go to Vegas. Maybe I can get it put back on... or maybe I'll use it to move. Dunno. Or maybe i won't get it at all because I may have put in my request late. S'fine. I don't need it anymore.
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[18 Mar 2009|09:34pm] |
Hmm... so what's up with me?
Notice is most likely going in on Friday that we intend to vacate the apartment. It's happening quickly. My roommate has found people to take her cats while she gets herself financially together down at her parents' house in San Diego. I'll be moving into my brother's apartment and helping him pay rent there while we search for a house to rent. Hopefully, it won't be terribly long.
They've been frantically fixing things in people's apartments for at least the past week. Around the building as well. Fear, I guess. But I won't go into it.
My roommate broke up with her boyfriend the other day. We knew it was on the downslope, but I guess it could have been worked on. Then, it hit a sudden, screeching stop. She's calmed down a bit... but it's only been a few days. He decided getting stoned was far more important than her. His behavior with weed and alchohol and whatever else I'm not aware of is clear addiction. He needs to sit down and think about what he's doing with his life... but he's not going to do that. Not unless someone he hides it from finds out. His mother... or his sister. Hell... they need to know. Then maybe he'll realize the damage and potential future damage it may have.
His excuse is that they've never done anything. Yeah, but back when my brother was doing everything and he had to be sent to rehab, I had never done anything. Does not mean his behavior did not affect me.
Anyway... that's about it, I guess. Guess I'd better get me a change of address form.
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| The club next door keeps ruining songs with remixes! |
[15 Mar 2009|11:27pm] |
So... I went to a wedding today. My cousin grabbed herself a new name and I got stuck on a boat with a hundred people for four hours as we cruised the marina up and down twice. I liked the pastor a little bit, but, because it was Sunday morning, he felt the urge to have a sermon. I zoned out through some of it.
The boat had a bar, but I only had ten dollars and I wasn't about to blow most of that on something with Malubu in it. Worked out, cause I gave my brother five for parking. He drove, so it was only fair I at least cover half the parking cost.
Stayed at my brother's place last night so we could go there together. I somehow managed the most amazing parallel park ever when I got to his place last night and yet, at home, I seem to fail at it. Makes no sense.
Anyway... he brought up the new idea of moving into his apartment and living there till we can find a house. Hmm... Something to think about. Need to give my roommate some time to search for someone to take her cats in. I can't just split and leave her hanging with no place for her cats to live. If only her mother wasn't so alergic.
We'll see what the next few weeks hold.
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