August 2003 Archives

This web site is pretty hilarious. For all of us who grew up on Mario Brothers on Nintendo, it raises the question of whether Super Mario Bros. was just good light-hearted fun, or whether it was communist brainwashing at work... hehe, you decide. **Caution-- there is some offensive language on the site. You have been warned.**

[EDIT] I have to add this link-- scroll down to the part about Apple Macintosh... "Apple Computers promote Godless Darwinism and Communism." *GASP!* I knew there was a reason I don't use Mac, hehe...

[EDIT] Thanks to Jeffrey we have another Kommy Mario link that works. Link

Fancy?

Here's something for you to ponder... or not. I never thought about it before, but I was looking at some packets of McDonald's ketchup I noticed the wording on them was "Fancy Ketchup". Did you know that it's "Made in U.S.A. for exclusive use by McDonald's Restaurants..."-- did you hear that, EXCLUSIVE. All this time you thought it was their fries that were so good, but no, it's the ketchup... hehehe. Honestly, what could possibly be special let alone "Fancy" about McD's ketchup? The restaurant itself is pretty dang far from fancy but maybe that's just my opinion...

Here's another random pic-- there was a house or something burning one day last week, never did find out what exactly was burning but I did snap a shot from the office with my camera...

Anyways, this is about the lamest post ever, hehe. However, if you want to read something interesting and see some pretty nice pics, miraculously Heeble has updated his home page-- He got back from New York Saturday night around midnight, was home Sunday, and moved his stuff to Provo on Monday and went back to work. That's a pretty small window of time there and he posted 3 or 4 entries for the first few days of his trip to NY-- and has some great pics, if you like photoblogs (which I do). Needless to say, I'm impressed-- thanks Heeble.

I've heard it said that best things in life, or the things that are the most worthwhile, are not easy. How true it is, I thought, as Marianne gave me a questioning look at lunch today.

I was sitting there eating some Spicy Grilled Pork that I had bought the night before at Sam Hawk, my nose running like crazy from the spicyness (and subsequently me sniffing like crazy), my eyes watering and me constantly trying to sooth my burning tongue with milk, smiling through it all. As Marianne gave me this puzzled look I asked, "Are you wondering how I can enjoy so much something that causes this much discomfort?" And after thinking for a minute I added "You know, it's true what they say, the best things in life don't come easy", hehe. Korean food is proof of that. Though my tongue burns, my nose runs, my eyes water (not to mention the dragon breath I will have for the next day or so from all the garlic in my lunch today), and other potential issues could arise (heartburn, etc-- use your imagination)-- it's worth it, because it tastes sooo good. It's not free of price and it's hard, but it's so worth it, hehe.

P.S., this picture is about a year old but it will suffice to illustrate this story a bit.

I was asked this question yesterday while getting my hair cut. They asked how I would like it cut, to which I replied that I wanted a "one" up the side and back and then a half inch off the top. "Aren't you a little old to be getting a one on the side?" Um... shut your mouth and cut my hair woman, hehe. Oh well, guess I can't expect much from a low budget hair cut place.

I really don't enjoy talking to hair stylists/barbers either. Depending on where I get my hair cut, I may just tell random lies to answer their inane questions. They always ask where I work and this time they actually knew what Stampin' Up! was. Regardless, I think I may start fabricating my job as well. I usually fabricate school though. "Where do you go to school?" Depending on where I'm getting my hair cut-- ie Sandy, Midvale, Provo-- it might be different, hehe. I try to avoid having to do any unnecessary explanation so if I'm in Midvale I say that I attend the U of U. That seems normal enough, doesn't it, for someone in Midvale to be attending the U? In Provo I throw out BYU, since that's typical there and not very interesting to them. All this in the name of keeping conversation to a minimum, hehe...

On the note of school, people are headed back to school today-- notably those attending the U of U. Hehe, I almost forgot that I was "supposed" to be going to school today when I was talking to that hair stylist. Anyways, Kato is going to her very first day of college at the U of U today, yay! Big time college student now, heh. She's awmost aww gwown up now. I guess everyone else goes back to school next week (or the week after at BYU). Me, I'm not going back to school this fall because I'm retarded and because I'm between schools. Oh well-- maybe I can be productive with me free time anyways... shah, right!

I did, however, finally update the look of Marianne's site so that it doesn't look like the piece of sheezy that it was. Definitely not as hard on the eyes any more. Now I just need to update mine and get everything functioning again (I miss the old 2002 archives). Anyways, that's it for now...

Ahh… someone is visiting the director in her cubicle right now, I can see his reflection (or silhouette at least) in my monitor, he’s making quite the gestures with his arms, very animated. I, however, have my Sony MDR-EX70’s plugged into my ears with Nikia A.’s cover of “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” cranked up (among other dance/trance tunes that help me stay awake and be productive at work). I can't hear a word they’re saying, not a sound. And my head is clear, no headache or irritation from them. They could be belting out some loud laughter and I wouldn’t know it unless this dude collapsed on the floor with laughter. Ah, I love headphones and music. Sometimes it’s not so much that I want to be in my own world but that I really hate some other people’s worlds stepping out of their bounds ;) I hate it when people are inconsiderate like that.

...hold cheeks.

So around 2:30 today my head just feels like it's going to explode from a few things, like dealing with the earlier-described annoyances and perhaps the fact that Mtn. Dew drops me like a rock. It's one of those times when I have to bail and get out of the office for a few minutes, so I take a 10-minute break and head down to the commons area outside the office, and take a seat on the bench in front of China Lily.

I'm enjoying some fresh air and clearing out my head when a couple walks by. The lady is blond and looks to be maybe early 30s, late 20s... the guy she's with though, though in good shape, has to be mid 40s or something, so I just scratch my head about the odd couple (why would a chick go for a guy that's 15 years or more older than her? I mean this couple didn't look married, they looked more like they were dating). Alright whatever. Just another couple walking by.

I may have made contact with the blond while they were walking by, after which I resumed the "hand on the forehead because my head hurts" position. I hear them stop nearby (by the garbage receptacle, actually-- like they had stopped to throw something away) and I glance up to see they're really close so they can kiss or whatever-- being all touchy-feely, almost like they were doing it just for the sake of PDA. Just slightly bugged, I turn my head away again to ignore this display, and they begin walking again towards the parking lot after a brief moment.

I look again when they're halfway between me and the parking lot, and I see them walking side by side... arms not holding hands, arms not interlocked, arms not even around each other's waist. No-- her hand feeling up his cheek. He likewise moves his hand down to the same area on her (they were roughly the same height) and starts to feel her cheek. They continue walking this way, pretty much just holding each other's cheek. How romantic.

Maybe this isn't that uncommon, but it is the first time I have noted such behavior. Ah, if I only had my camera on me at that time, heh...

Do you ever spell the word "peeve" out? Kinda looks funny, doesn't it.

Agh. Blogs seem to be a popular place to vent about things that irritate you, so once again I shall rant.

First, so and so that works in this department (though on another team) comes over to kiss the department director's ace. She just goes on and on for like 5 minutes, trying to compliment her on anything VISIBLE. Then she asks her to read something, after which they begin whispering. They've been whispering for like 15 minutes now and it bugs the living sheezy out of me. Dang these women and their whispering, can't they freakin' take a walk if they have so much to say that others shouldn't hear? Ach. Just barely audible enough that I can hear it but quiet enough that you have no idea what they're talking about... just irritates me to no end. Boy I think I'm just irritable lately, I shouldn't have the urge to stand up, look over the cubicle wall and yell at them to shut up or go somewhere else. That'd be great tho, wouldn't it-- yell at the Director of the department, hehe. It's ok... if she hadn't moved next to my cubicle it'd be my lead over the other direction whispering with someone. The only time I don't mind whispering as much is when I know they are trashing on someone that I also dislike, haha. Anyways, so there's one of my pet peeves-- whispering for extended periods of time.

[EDIT] Problem solved-- I remembered my best friend at work: Headphones. Of course one of the VP's came over and started yakking with said Director of the department for another half hour-- during which time I couldn't put on my headphones for fear of being painfully obvious, hehe. I should have put them on anyways. In any case, I am now isolated from everything around me at work, enjoying sonic bliss.

In other news, Heeble updated his Web site for the first time in nearly 2 months. Woo!

Hehehe... I was harassed briefly by Llew yesterday for not having updated recently. I am failing-- what am I failing at? Failing at making even vain attempts to amuse others let alone myself. I continue to think that the only value of my blog is posting photos and creating designs. I enjoy that but then I lose motivation when I have free time and don't have the energy for it. Like I was all ready to post some photos and update last night post-harassment and even then I got side-tracked and never got around to posting.

I look back at a year ago and my blog was entertaining to me back then. I was always taking pictures and posting pictures and even inane stories or ranting to accompany the pictures. I think life seemed more interesting then, too. Alas, I don't even have those archives from last year online like I should-- it's just one more thing on my "to-do" list that only changes by growing longer.

I was amused at some junk e-mail that came last night to the company e-mail address. Heaven knows that we recieve other e-mails promoting products that will help you lose weight or enhance your bodies in other more explicit ways that I will not mention, but this was a first:

Kiss Your Thin Ordinary
Lip's Goodbye!

NEW super-hydrating lip treatment...

Ehehehe... woohoo! Larger, plumper & more desirable lips! I'm laughing just trying to imagine people with lips twice their normal size, as the ad claims the product "permanently doubles your lip size and shape". I guess I'm just imagining myself after a visit to the dentist where my face is numb and my lips huge, where drinking from a cup is a challenge... I mean c'mon, who WOULDN'T be attracted to such huge lips?

Well, short entry for now. Just got back from sleeping out on the tramp in Heeble's backyard, it was nice. I like lightning and thunder but not when it wakes up up at 6am... oh well. We were fortunate enough not to get poured on, just a bit of sprinkling for a few minutes. Man I miss being a kid and sleeping out on the tramp every weekend in the summer.

Anyways, as the title suggests, my sister Marianne's blog, though a good template has not yet been applied, live. That means Mar has started writing, which is really why people visit blogs anyways, right? To read? Except for mine of course where the hits are proportional to the number of pictures I post, hehe. Anyways, check it out. Mar's a good creative writer so I'm sure it'll be enjoyable reading her posts. It's on movable type right here at sloanie.com-- check it out-- La Vie en Rose.

Woo. I got Mar a blog started, now all I need to do is teach her how it works and create a design for it. Even if the design isn't up right away, at least she can start writing now, which I guess is the important part, eh? Stay tuned... once she starts writing I will post the URL.

Marsie : oh gosh
Marsie : Rachel really is frightening.
Marsie: She just gathered a bunch of people together, read a poem, and then karaoked to "I am Woman, Hear Me Roar."
Marsie: It was like watching a train wreck.
Mikie: oh yikes, am i glad I am as far away from your department as possible.
Marsie: I'm speechless.

...if the record industry kills file sharing.

I finally found a song I've been looking and hoping for. It's a song that I heard on a CD at Circuit City-- but every other song on the disc was crap, and though I tried to talk myself into it, I couldn't justify paying $13+ for one freakin song (it was a compilation disc). The song is supposedly "exclusive", which means it's not available on any other CD or even on a single. Bah.

Not sure what prompted me to look again yesterday but I did and somehow someone had it. Sweet! What song you ask? Oh, you don't care. That's what I thought, hehe. There may be a couple of you I know who would like it, though.

In any case, I don't really support mass music piracy, but there are times when I'm grateful that someone has made it possible for me to get a song without having to bend over for the RIAA. I'm all about buying good CDs and stuff, but I refuse to buy a disc full of shite just for one good song. I suppose I could buy it and turn around and sell it on ebay, but I'm too lazy, heh...

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I hate Mondays. And I think I complain about them every Monday. I feel nauseated right now and want nothing more than to sleep. Unfortunately I'm at work and cannot do so effectively. The unkempt look of this web site isn't helping the nausea either.