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a random question (cross-posted from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) thick_n_sexy) |
[Oct. 18th, 2009|06:05 pm] |
Poll #1472990 Mid-Afternoon Meal
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 1You know how a mid-morning meal is called "brunch," right? So what should a mid-afternoon meal be called? |
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| Mozart had a dirty, dirty mind. |
[Oct. 4th, 2009|02:58 am] |
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There's this canon written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, probably in Vienna in 1782. It's in B-flat, written for six voices in a three-part round, and and is thought to be a party piece for his friends.
It is called "Leck mich am Arsch, " literally translated as "Lick me in the arse, " or more idiomatically as "Kiss my arse" or "Get stuffed."
on Wikipedia
mentioned in Wikipedia's article on Mozart
on YouTube
Apparently he was rather fond of scatological humor, as further evidenced in his letters.
I just spent five minutes laughing my ass off. Don is also amused, and keeps saying, "That's just not right!"
tee hee
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| my dad |
[Sep. 20th, 2009|08:23 pm] |
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My dad's going soft in his old age.
When I first moved back to Florida, back in January '06, he wouldn't have anything to do with my cat Anubis. He was most emphatically "not a cat person."
Mom and Dad called me Monday evening to ask me if I'd gotten an important email (which I have now found, and am working on the stuff in it), and Dad asked how Anubis is doing. I said he's still a turd, and he said, "Ah, still a little shit, eh?" Then when Mom got on the phone she said Dad had gotten up that morning, came out into the living room, and thought he'd seen Anubis on the back of the couch.
Awwww. Dad misses the little butterball so much he's hallucinating him around the house! "Not a cat person," indeed! Okay well maybe he's still not a cat person...he's just a Nooby-noobs person. He doesn't like cats much, but he loves THAT one. |
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| yay it's over! |
[Sep. 16th, 2009|12:42 pm] |
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Two tests today. Biochem went all right, would've been a lot better had my calculator not got left @ home. I showed work but couldn't do the logarithms...perhaps I'll look up how to do them by hand. Finished Immunology test in 20 minutes. It was actually pretty easy. I didn't have a scantron though (prof ran out) so she told me to just mark my answers very clearly. Wrote "No Scantron" on the top of each page just in case though.
Now, just gotta get hold of Rowan and make an appointment to make that divinity to take up to Dreamscapes, and finish ordering iPod parts, and get ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) murgen 's broken one to have a look at.
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| The 3,000-Mile Myth |
[Sep. 12th, 2009|09:25 am] |
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The 3,000-Mile Myth
Check it out, and find the manufacturer's recommended oil change interval for your car. You may not have to change your oil every 3,000 miles.
For example, my 2003 Honda Accord LX only needs one every 10,000 miles. Add that to the fact that I just had my oil changed with Sastrol Synthetic Blend 5W-30, and Wal-Mart had it in 5-quart bottles for $7 for some reason. That, plus a FREM filter, cost around $12 total. (Yeah I know the manual SAYS 5W-20 for my car but it had 10W-30 in it from the last oil change and it didn't seem to hurt it, and this is closer to recommendation.)
Spiffy!
Help the environment! Quit changing your oil more than necessary, and remember to recycle your used oil! Just remember that you may need to change your oil a bit more often than listed, if you regularly do more strenuous driving, like off-road, heavily loaded, or in dusty areas.
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| Riddex Plus |
[Sep. 5th, 2009|03:08 am] |
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This forum post about the effectiveness of Riddex Plus cracked me up. (Source forum is here.)
RIDDEX PLUS
I have done extensive researched into the product Riddex Plus and have determined it works fantastic. In order to get this product to adequately obtain optimum performance - do not follow the exact manufacturer’s directions.
Recommended Alternate Instructions:
Remove the Riddex Plus unit from box and place the unit on the seat of a chair that you have positioned within arm’s length of the rooms light switch. Spread a thin layer of Skippy Extra Crunchy peanut butter onto a Cheese Nip cracker and place the cracker strategically against the wall making sure that there are not any obstacles between the wall and chair. Grasp the unit firmly in the palm of your right or left hand. If you purchased the 2 for the price of 1 offer use both units, one in each hand. Last and final step is to place your butt on the seat of the chair then turn the light switch to the off position. Sit quietly in the chair at least 2 hours while thinking about how excited you will be when you turn on the light switch and hurl the Riddex Plus at the critter/varmint. Repeat as necessary
Recipe: Rodent Creole
~ 4 cleaned and dressed rodents, cut into pieces
~ 2 tbsp. canola oil
~ 1 clove garlic, minced
~ 1 green pepper, chopped
~ 1 medium onion, chopped
~ 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
~ 2 cans(14.5-oz) tomatoes, chopped
~ salt and pepper to taste
~ 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
Season meat pieces with salt and pepper, lightly brown in oil
Combine remaining ingredients and mix well
Spoon into large casserole dish, arranging meat pieces on the top
Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender enough to fall off the bone.
Other useful links:
Riddex Plus web site: https://www.riddexplus.com/flare/next
Rip off Report.com - http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchresults.asp?q1=ALL&q2=&q3=&q4=&q5=&q7=&q6=Ri ddex%20Plus%20&searchtype=0
Rip off Report.com - http://www.ripoffreport.com/searchresults.asp?q5=Riddex+Plus+&Search=Search&q1 =ALL&q4=&q6=&q3=&q2=&q7=&searchtype=0&submit2=Sear ch]Ripoff%20Report%20Search%20Results:%20Riddex%20Plu s
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http://www.varmintal.net/ahunt.htm
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY TRAILS
Chief Greywolf 
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/house/427039-does-riddex-plus-work.html#ixzz0QDYH4PNS
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| Reading List |
[Sep. 2nd, 2009|11:04 pm] |
So here's a list of books I've read, that I can remember off the top of my head; ones that I want to read next; ones that I am currently reading; and ones that I started but have poor prospects of being finished. "Have Read" list is 52 so far. "Currently Reading" is at 8; "Want to Read Next" is at 6; and "Started But Probably Won't Finish" is at 2.
( My Reading List ) |
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| Augh, Mike! |
[Sep. 2nd, 2009|09:55 pm] |
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Just finished reading The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. That things did not end in the way that had been hoped for was no surprise--that's people for you--but I was rather crushed about what happened to Mike.
Now apparently I have to read The Cat Who Walks Through Walls to get a little closure on this.
TANSTAAFL!
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| Tee hee! |
[Aug. 26th, 2009|12:20 am] |
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Gospel of Thomas, verse 77:
I am the light that shines over all things. I am everywhere. From me all came forth, and to me all return. Split a piece of wood, and I am there. Lift a stone, and you will find me there,
Jesus is the Force!! |
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| I am perplexed! |
[Aug. 25th, 2009|04:09 am] |
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Why are liberals considered to be such evil, Communist, godless, anarchist, babykilling, gun-toting assholes?
Why are liberals denounced as spawn of Satan?
This makes my brain hurt.
Insights, anybody? |
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| Drive-through FTW! |
[Aug. 11th, 2009|11:08 pm] |
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First full shift @ Hibachi today. Unfortunately I'd looked at my written down schedule wrong and went in at 5:55 instead of 5:25. Fortunately Brie covered my ass and said she'll tell them she called me and told me to come in at 5:55 because it was slow and she didn't need me right then. Much love for Brie!
Did the drive-through. It was actually a lot of fun. I didn't fuck up a single thing. There was only one correction that needed to be made but it wasn't my fault. Lady came up to the window right after my last ticket of that series went out. I was a little confused until she said she'd sat at the speaker for like five minutes and nobody answered so she thought she was supposed to go to the window to order. I dunno what was up with that because I'd only had that one order pending, and it was almost done, and the speaker was off so the buzzer should've sounded when she rolled over the sensor. So I apologized and said I didn't know what was up with that, but I'd go ahead and take her order at the window. She ordered shrimp and broccoli...but forgot to tell me she only wanted a half order until it had already been sent to the cooks. So Brie had to fix it in the system 'cause she's the one who had the auth to do that in the absence of a manager. But that was out of my control; the lady forgot to tell me. But we caught it in time and the order came out properly.
Then Brie ended up doing most of the closing sidework (with a little help from Naomi) because I was busy at the drivethrough all the way til close. She said it was ok though, and that it happens a lot because the drivethrough often stays busy right up til the end. And I swear Murphy was out to get me all damn night, because every time I'd go try to do something, like sweep up front, or restock, or something, the buzzer would go off. So I just kinda did little bits whenever I could in between drive-through orders. I eventually just asked what to do about restocking some of the sauces, just so I could be doing sidework near the window. Not that I actually had TIME for most of them, but still. Good thing none of it was particularly urgent.
Hell, even my drawer came out right and I hadn't even had a chance to count it when I got in (which wasn't good on my part but at least it was correct and I didn't end up short). Brie told me how to handle it if that situation pops up again though, so that's all good.
Ok gotta really knuckle down on getting back onto a daytime schedule because classes start Monday. 8 AM biochem...whee. |
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| Whee--employed at last! |
[Aug. 6th, 2009|08:49 pm] |
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All righty! My first day at Hibachi Express was today! Thanks way mucho to Brie for putting in a good word for me. Heather (the manager) and Charles (the owner) both seemed rather amused that I worked for their main competitor (Nihon Express) back in '05. (I won't, however, consider working there again for reasons that I will not disclose here...but feel free to ask me in person or in an IM if you really REALLY wanna know.) I went in to Hibachi on Monday and filled out the application and talked to Heather a bit, then went in Tuesday and talked to Charles, and got the job! So yeah. Only worked an hour today (for training) and only have an hour on Saturday, but next week I have four days (short shifts but still four days). I think this is gonna be a fun job. I get a sort of evil glee out of seeing how hopping Hibachi is at lunchtime, then driving by Nihon at about 1 PM and seeing the parking lot completely empty. (Should I really say that here? Should I feel bad about this Schadenfreude? Ah, fuck it.)
Daniel's in town this weekend and I think I oughta go hang out with him at Chewacla a bit now that the sun's down. (He's got his grandfather's RV out there.) Bring some cookies, and all that.
Come see me at Hibachi, sometime. Next week's schedule:
Mon 11:45-2
Tues 5:25-close
Thurs 5:55-close
Sat 11:45-2
Oh yeah, gotta update The List too, don't I? Keep an eye out for that.
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| Hooray! |
[Jul. 29th, 2009|07:11 pm] |
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I'm registered for classes! I finally managed to get into both of the ones I need! (Immunology, Biochem 1)
*does the happy dance*
Financial aid went through too and with the Stafford loans and Pell grant I've got my tuition covered. Gotta figure out how to make sure it gets applied to said tuition, though...And I gotta get myself flipped back onto a Sleeping At Night Schedule. I've been reluctant to do it so far because I know that once school starts, our time together will be severely restricted unless/until he gets a day job (which he intends to start looking for because he knows this too, and also his current job is now just a job and is no longer fun because of the bullshit someone on his shift is pulling, making HR come in a lot and getting them all closely watched and shit).
Now, to find a job...Picked up 4 applications earlier in the week and turned in 3 (I'm kind of iffy about IHOP, they won't be happy about my not being able to do breakfast shifts). Turned in apps: Johnny Brusco's, Red Lobster, Applebee's. New apps picked up today: Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, O'Charley's. Pizza Hut and Chili's are not currently hiring. Tomorrow, when we're on that side of town, we will check out Santa Fe, and also a couple of places up by Sam's Club maybe. I refuse to work at Logan's. I was at Roadhouse Grill back in Summer '01 and I vowed never to work at a place with godsdamn fucking peanut shells on the floor ever again. But I dunno, maybe I can apply at Outback too. There's no peanut shells on the floor and they have some damn good bread.
Also Don got a check for the missing day's pay last night. So we were able to pick up a few groceries and the ingredients for the baklava that his mom's best friend requested. And he gets paid again next Thursday. And hopefully I'll have a job soon.
Things are starting to look up.
As Dr Roberts (the Immunology prof and the one who helped me get all my registration issues sorted out) says, "Hot damn!"
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| Bullshit: enough already. |
[Jul. 28th, 2009|03:37 am] |
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So sick of this crap.
Don's paychecks (as well as everybody else's on his shift) have been getting fucked up for the past few weeks. Whenever there is a change in workdays (e.g. working the following Friday instead so they can have Mother's Day off), the Shift Premium raise that they get for working third shift gets left off of the switched day. And this PAST paycheck had an entire day's worth of pay missing from it. For the entire third shift. For no apparent fucking reason. (I personally think whoever's in charge of that payroll should be fired, after that many cock-ups.) After cashing in all the coins we had lying around at a CoinStar, we had JUST enough to cover bills, and my bank account had $50 in it so that'll tide us over for groceries til next payday.
And why does my bank account only have $50 in it? That's got to do with the other cowpie we've had to deal with lately. I'd been talking to the owner and the assistant manager of a store that's opening up soon here in town, and I've met the assistant manager a couple of times in a social setting before all this. The owner is someone I've been casual friends with for some years, and is dating a good friend of mine. Now, I know there would've been some awkwardness at first if I'd been hired on at this store, due to my already knowing its Powers That Be. The assistant manager (henceforth known as "the AM") had been very adamant about keeping work separate from social life. However, I was supposed to go in for a little informal interview last week. Got hold of the AM and was told to expect a call the next day. Well I never got that call. I called once more in the week that followed, and text messaged once (I didn't attempt contact more than that because I was trying not to be a pest as I have been in the past), and when I finally got through, I was told that I wasn't needed at the shop, and that the AM had been avoiding me due to being afraid to tell me.
It doesn't hurt my feelings that I wasn't hired. It's just business. What DOES bother me is that someone whom I thought was going to end up being a good friend turned out not to respect me enough to just TELL me, and instead left me hanging for an entire week, when I could've been being productive and looking for something else. I probably could've had a job by now, but because the store is owned by a friend, I waited to see if any help was required. This was not a "you should hire me because I am your friend" situation. This was a "I am your friend and I am here to help if you need it" deal. But I was allowed to believe that my help would actually be needed at some point, so I waited so that when the call came I'd be ready to pitch in. But not only was the avoidance unprofessional, it made very clear to me the fact that work and social life was NOT going to be separate, and that would just have made things complicated. If there had been a large number of contenders for the job (more than twenty) I would have understood the lack of a call, but when one is a finalist among five or six others, especially for something as informal as this, I think a courtesy call would have been in order. Or at the very least, if I wasn't even being considered at all, I should not have been given false hopes. That, I think, is just bullshit.
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| coming out of lurk... |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|07:36 pm] |
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Well, it's about time I make an ACTUAL update post, I think.
1) I am back in Auburn. Been here for about a month. Looking for a job. Anybody who wants to hang out, or knows of any place that's hiring part-time (but mostly the former), gimme a shout.
2) Just gotta get my financial aid straightened out, and get registered for classes. Yay!
3) Really glad to be back. Well, generally. See #4.
4) For those of you who think I'm "condescending" (and I'm not saying who told me this): Fuck you all.
a) What kind of person tries to get to know someone else by asking other people, "Hey tell me about so-and-so!"? (Except for people who are trying to get a date with so-and-so and are asking his/her best friends about how to make a good impression - which is not the case here.)
b) When asked to tell someone about so-and-so, what kind of person goes, "Oh, him/her? He's/She's condescending!"
Seriously people. I don't think I'm better or smarter than you. And if you think I think that, then that's your problem. If you think I'm talking down to you personally, ask yourself why you think that. I know about some things, you know about some things. If you think I need to get schooled, do so, just don't be an ass about it. And if I see that you are more knowledgeable about something than I am (and I admit that's not hard to do) then I'll readily admit it. But if you have a problem with me, please stop bad-mouthing me behind my back. Quietly take me aside and politely tell me what you personally think my problem is (not just what somebody told you my problem is that you happen to agree with), to my face, so that if it's a genuine character flaw I can try to fix it. Or, just stop associating with me. This is the second time I've heard about people doing the badmouthing-behind-the-back thing to me, and I'm getting sick of it. And it's all within a certain group too. I had thought a lot better of them. They're starting to remind me of something I thought I'd escaped.
...Is this what getting disillusioned feels like?
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| RIP Billy Mays |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|06:27 pm] |
Billy Mays: 20 July 1958 - 28 June 2009. Really annoying (in my opinion) infomercial sales pitcher. Hypertensive heart disease (presumed).
The List is now up to 130. |
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