Big Wide World

i have friday night off, but i found out about it too late, so i have nothing to do. i'm going to share some randomness with you. but be warned. it has nothing to do with anything, its just my thoughts, and i'm REALLY bored.

1. reading the newspaper, i came across a quote stated by Jamie Foxx on what to buy his pal Tom Cruise for a wedding gift (he may not have to). this is what he said: "What do you get a person who has everything? maybe i'll buy him some people or something." (so i tilt my head in question). now i'm thinking first, rich people are nuts and in a world entirely their own, and second, umm, did you just say that you're going to buy a slave for your friend as a gift? i mean, i think that that's what he said (correct me if i'm wrong please). dude, shouldn't you be a little more careful about what you say. i know you're rich, but does that allow you to say any stupid thing now? oh right, i forgot, he won an oscar so he's allowing to do anything.

2. ryan seacrest gets a star on the walk of fame. my only thought-- "what the hell?"
(note to self- star on the walk of fame means nothing anymore)

3. The Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CCADP, or read tree hugging cry me a river bloody liberalists) gave Scott Perterson (killed his pregnant wife around christmas) a website from death row so that he can now post messages to the public in which he thanked ppl who have written him. isn't this going a little too far? the guy killed his PREGNANT WIFE but we have to give him an outlet to say how the effort ppl have made to write to him in support is incredible and it has made such a difference to him and his family and: "the thoughtfullness and benevolence shown is a source of strength and spirit, an affirmation of considerable community". NO NO NO. whoever writes to murders in jail needs to reconsider what missing in their lives, and murderers are shut behind bars so that we don't have to deal with them, hear them, or see them. but hey, i'm sure that laci's family is very thankful (read NOT).

4. lastly, for today, since some ppl like my comparison, i'm going to share my thought officially. first of all, i have privately banned tom cruise and ANY past or future movie that he makes or is involved in (a little excessive maybe, but i've had enough). and i recently made a discovery. tom cruise IS derek zoolander. no no, go with me on this. derek has the same look for all the different emotions (watch the movie if you haven't), and tom cruise's acting is ALL the SAME. there's no depth, and take away the special effects, the millions and millions of dollars that are helping the movie, and you have zoolander. john waters said it best when asked about what disgusts him: "you know, disgusting to me is stupidity or something that's overproduced and costs too much, with 30 writers, that's just made to make money..." hey tom, you're not so hot, not a good actor, nobody cares, and GET OVER YOURSELF (oh, and it was just water, egomaniac).
tom =
that's my random useless opinions of the day. thanks for reading.

look it, i think business practices have gotten a little out of hand. when did companies start needing our personal information to let us buy stuff from them or give them our money. i don't feel like giving my personal info such as my name, last name, phone number, and address just to get an estimate about what it would cost to rent a truck or otherwise to help me move some stuff. seriously, the rep from one of these companies said that in order to help give me better information on what it would cost to rent a "-haul", she first NEEDED all the above personal information that i mentioned. WHAT? why? you need to know my last name to give me a quote, before i decide if i even want to give you my business, and want to give you my money?? i don't think so.. and to top it off, SHE got mad at ME b/c i didn't want to give it to her (i was being uncooperative apparently-cause it's their "company policy") and when i refused to give it to her, she wouldn't give me a quote. so i said that i'd call another company (she said "fine") and i hung up. they would rather lose my business then just use some customer service skills. what is going on? when did we, the customers, the spenders, the consumers, become expendable. if i don't want to give you my info, you can't tell me how much money i would be spending for your services? we have let these companies treat us this way. maybe they're making more money selling my info to other companies than they would ever get out of me. and its not that i'm being anal, i just have enough with my fax getting random advertising and using up my ink (could they make the ads more bold and black- are they going to buy me more ink, dont' think so). and don't they realize that i'm not going to give them my money specifically BECAUSE they have now annoyed me? you know why we're having such problems with identity theft? b/c we're a little to quick to give everyone all of our info. you don't have to give them info that is personal, like your address, and on applications, you don't have to give your SIN number. let's get a little more diligent, and stop adding to the problem. companies love to sell our info not just to other companies, but ppl that are willing to pay for it (and who will use that info to take your economical life away from you). next time a company wants personal info from you for no real apparant reason, don't give it to them.

what a fun couple of days it was. trina and the girls came down, and we got a lot of stuff done, and i was so tired when they left that i actually took a nap. i guess that'll happen when you're not used to being around kids (from 9 to 15 yrs old). but well worth it. we went shopping (for hours), and we saw "charlie and the choc factory" (which was soo fun, we all really liked it), we went to montana for their AMAZING spinach dip appetizer, and we rented a movie ("man of the house"- not something i would have seen myself, but it turned out to be cute), and we went to Caffe Demetre which was awesome. it's mostly a dessert caffe, and OMG the desserts. seriously, ppl, if you have a demetre near you somewhere, GO, actually RUN to the cafe. me and caterina, trina, and cory had waffle desserts (and raquelle had some kind of sundae in a glass). let me just give you a brief description of this thing i had called the "tongue depressor".... it waffle topped with whipped cream, demetre made chocolate ice cream, chunks of brownie, poured with choc syrup, sprayed with dark and white choc shavings. JC. it was so good. anyway, it was a fun two days, and now i'm going to go get a good long nights sleep.

well, my condo didn't burn down (i didn't really think it would) despite the fact that i worried about it for the entire day and a half that i was gone. and my brush with obsessive compulsive, while gone, has left a mark on my brain. basically, i broke my routine before leaving the house after using the stove (a little compulsive i know, but better safe than sorry), and b/c i did that, i kept thinking that i left the stove on and that it was going to burn down. this is despite the fact that i remembered checking it, and i could picture it in my head. seriously, until you experience the panice and obsession, you just don't know. now i understand what o.c people go through (multiplied a hundred times i'm sure). note to self. routine is bad, change is good. if i hadn't fallen into a routine, then i wouldn't have stressed b/c i broke the routine and i would have know that everything was checked and it's fine. then again, we all have our tendencies, and those tendencies can quickly escalate while you're not looking. trust me, now i'm looking.

oh, and i though i'd post this cause i'm now convinced (mags will know) what do tom cruise and zoolander have in common? ha ha

saw something today that is quite common, and starting to really bug me. its the "white man's overbite". why do men still insist on doing this. its soooo cheezy, and gross. its right up there with the gun salute, and the tropical shirt open to expose the chest hair, and gold chains. its not attractive guys. stop doing it. there is not a woman alive that will watch you dance, see that overbite, and think "oh my god, i must have him" (or at least i hope there isn't). seriously, you could be hot as hell, dance really well, and be dressed to perfection. but the minute that you do the WM'sO, that's it, its over. all we can think is cheezy and ewwww (i personally think of guys you would meet at the Well- some of you know what i'm talking about). stop doing it. it has never worked, and it will never work. you don't look cool, or sexy.

update of upcoming events.
sun jul 17-girls night out @ Money(?)
mond jul 18-trina coming down with girls-gonna do some shopping all day
28 jul-mags and jay coming down for the long weekend(right?)
aug 6- off to b.c. for 2.5 weeks.
school starts sept 13
moving from end of aug till sept 30
and all the little things in between.

hey guys. well, there really wasn't much going on today, oh, yeah, except for the fact that the place is SOLD. yeah, right on right on. at least its over with. though i don't move till end of sept. but arranged it, and i'm off to b.c. around or on the 6th. so excited. never been to b.c. so should be good (adj, leave the celine behind). gonna go see some mountains, and do some drinking. i deserve a vacation and i intend to enjoy and drink drink drink.
oh, and i finally got to do my photo albums today. yeah, that's right, i finally got some organizing done. i have about 200 pics to develop before i'm done (either b/c all digital or lost). but so far my b.u. albums are almost done and so are the fam ones. i can't find a lot of pics those so that's annoying, but good thing i have them all on comp. so that was my day. nothing special, but good (plus i watched grudge again, and panic room- bought both). well, at least there aren't gonna be more strangers roaming around in my house all the time (so annoying). but moving is going to be a b*#^&@. now, i just have to tell my boss that i'm off for at least two weeks (next vacation i'm heading out to p.e.i ey nance?).

it is a test of my resolve
a test of my patience
a test of my character
a test of my determination
a test of my calm

i started out this evening by writing a post about my recent observance of how a lot my friends are either out of work and looking for it, or looking for a better higher paying job (esp. about those friends who have a post-secondary diploma or two). it was a long post, let me tell you. and then, the worst thing (ok, i'm a drama queen) happened.

MY COMPUTER FROZE. yes, that's right, frozen as in have to reboot and can't salvage
anything i just wrote froze. and obvioulsy, even if i try to remember what i just wrote, i will never remember it (or it won't be as good as it was the first time- now it's forced, blah). so, instead, i want to say:
i hate windows, i have windows, i hate windows, i hate windows. and after the 5th time of it freezing in one day (actually, in like 2 hours), i want to multiply the above by a thousand and add infinity. you're been there, i know you have. at this point i want to:
a) scream
b) pull my hair out
c) chuck the bloody thing out the window
d) have a drink
e) kill bill gates
f) all of the above.

yeah, well, i'm sure you've guessed which one it is. however, i have not done any of this.so instead, i will use my powers forgood useless thought processes.

here it is: i think the perfect interview exercise would be to sit the interviewee in front of a computer, under the pretense of some software exercise, and have the thing crash a couple times, right in the middle of the exercise, so that the person would have to keep starting all over again. it would very adequately illustrate the first four traits that i mentioned. also (i am an evil genius), it would be a great torture exercise (like capturing someone and then sitting them in front of a computer under the pretense that they could try to contact their loved ones thru email, and then having the comp crash every time they get close to almost sending the email-muhahaha). sorry, i'm bored and annoyed, and my brain stopped working and has started focusing all its energy on the emotion of frustration and annoyance. still thinking about opening the balcony door and giving it that old heave/hoe.

p.s to all my friends in search of employment (meaningful and otherwise: chin up young person. i too am on that quest. after 6 yrs of post-secondary i didn't think i'd be here with you, but cest la vie. march on and all those other cliches.

homolka getting out tomorrow. and yes, i think she should be afraid. just like those girls were afraid of her in their dying minutes. did we get justice? no. is there a sense of closure and fairness? no. and while we (and by we of course i mean first the victim's families, but then us in the more general sense) were stewing about the deal that she got and the incredible injustice and suffering, we also got to pay taxes which helped pay for homolka's higher education (mine costs $25,000 so far), and her pretty lingerie (mine costs like $80 every time i go), and she got some plastic surgery to look different so that we wouldn't be able to recognize her (i haven't had any but those procedures go from a couple of thousand upwards- are you counting?). and now, she wants to be left alone and she wants her privacy. yeah, why don't we do that too. she's used to getting what she wants so why stop there? lets give her the privacy that she wants, and lets give the psych job that she has a degree in, so that she can find more unsuspecting victims (since we don't know what she looks like), and hell, while we're at it, lets throw in a beautiful ravine house in montreal suburbs, an SUV, a white picket fence, and some spending cash, after all, the poor woman hasn't been able to earn a living in 12 years, she's all tapped out (can you believe they don't want to let her profit off of the crimes that she so willingly committed and participated in?) we're such bastards for treating her so badly, of course she should get her privacy on top of everything that we've provided for her. how dare we demand to know where she is and what she's doing. it's not like she's done anything to deserve such treatment. oh wait, yes she did. gimme a break. when did we turn into such bleeding heart liberals that we treat our convicted criminals in jail better than the citizens that actually obey legal and moral laws, and not only try to give back to society, but try to better themselves to contribute to that society? i say stop giving her and ppl like her a free education, and start giving our kids a free education. lets take the money that we're wasting on above average prison incarceration conditions and give it to the shelters that try to help the homeless, the starved, the abused, and the suffering. lets help the ppl that are innocent but have run into bad luck. i'm sorry, but its getting to be too much, and we are sooner or later going to have to do something about it. otherwise, the only affordable way to get an education will be to commit a crime (i know its a little useless but you know what i mean). our generation needs to wake up and we need to start to teach not just respect, but accountability. that's the one thing that we're lacking in society, a society in which there is always an excuse for why it wasn't the person fault, how some lame ass tendency or behaviour is a defined psychological disorder, when the tv shows that our kids watch are responsible for the child's violence and not the parents or some other factor. enough is enough. if we don't start to think about it, and not accept it, we're going to regret it. no wonder ppl commit violence, rape, murder, and all the other vile things that some ppl do. its b/c they can. there's no deterrance. dead men don't rape.

what's the strongest word in the english (or any) language?

well, thanks to so major motrin (extra strength of course), i'm feeling a bit more normal today. made it thru 7 hours of work, all of which i was standing (i am a trooper and i rock). not a big supporter of medication (right hand of the devil and all), but some drugs are necessary (i handled the pain for two days, i think i was due a break- bite me tom cruise).
oh, and i'm a geek cause i've started watching "dancing with the stars". shut it. i know, its the second reality tv i watch (fear factor is the only other one). maybe i watch it b/c i'm a sucker for dancing, or maybe its the guy from seinfeld (he's good), but its totally fun. arg. i'm such a geek.
found a great new site for fun shirt images: www.t-shirthumor.com
example: "sometimes when i'm alone, i google myself" (i'm the worlds largest geek). check it out, its funny. i'm going to print my own shirt with something. there's a funny one with bush as the scarecrow from wiz of oz, and it says "if i only had a brain". that's a keeper.
on to scarier stuff. read newsweek today and there's like 40 million identity thefts in america. kinda scary. i think i'm pretty good about that stuff, but as the article says, we're all just victims in waiting, cause it can happen to anyone.