Well crap on me for not knowing who George Harrison is. I had to be told he was a Beatle and as much of a tragedy as it is, I couldn't name 3 Beatles songs if my life depended on it. Oops on the phone now. More later.
says MarissaD at 11/30/2001 08:37:00 PM
November 29, 2001
Disclaimer: I like McDonalds... if you've heard stories about them using gerbel nads for their hamburger meat, don't tell me.
So I went to the McD's here and sat at the remote order thingy before drive through window number 1 for about 3 minutes before I decided something must be broke for them to not even tell me to hold for a moment. I pulled up to window number 1 and the poor little girl looked at me, looked at her computer and started pressing buttons in a panic type mode. Then she asked me to hang on and went and got her manager. Then I told her that I hadn't placed my order yet so it probably wouldn't be in her computer yet. I've never seen a more confused McD's worker as I did just then. For a few seconds I could almost see the wheels in her panicked head turning. Manager standing there, me staring at her, she was nervous. She finally managed to ask me to drive to the next window because she couldn't take my order so I did. After I placed my order she was standing there and took my money and *ran* back to her window to get my change, *ran* back and gave me my change. I'm pretty sure she was new because she was trippin. The guy at window number 2 told me that his battery had gone out on his headset thing so he didn't know I was sitting out there. Needless to say, if you don't get to place your order at the remote window, it's best to approach window number 1 in a calm manner so as to not frighten the attendant.
says MarissaD at 11/29/2001 09:23:00 PM
November 28, 2001
I just wanted to say that I really love my grandparents. I only have one grandpa left and I mostly grew up with just him because my moms dad died when I was about 4 or 5. I love my live papa so much and I wish that I could spend more time with him. He made me this really cool lamp out of horse shoes that I've had next to my monitor since I've had it. I think of him a lot. I miss my grandma's more than anything in the entire world. My first geocities crappy, embarrassment of a website was dedicated to my Grandma Flo. She is a huge reason I am who I am and just a few weeks ago passed the 4 year mark of her passing. My grandma Dee, papas wife, she passed away when I was about 12. That was a very impacting event on my life. I have her hands. When my nails are short, I can look at them and see her. Sometimes I can smell her. Her hands were so soft. And that woman could cook. I do not have her cooking skillz, yet. I just miss them all.
says MarissaD at 11/28/2001 11:01:00 PM
Those are my feet in the icky snow that is piled up outside. Luckily, snow is pretty and snowy pictures are fun to play with. I'll put more up tomorrow maybe. :) Here's the dir for the ones I did already. ~*~*~*~
Oh and by the way, for those that are annoyed with links opening in a new window, it's the only way I can do it with frames and frames are much more managable for me, I like them. Thanks. Bye then!
says MarissaD at 11/28/2001 06:20:00 PM
So much snow. So much for moving furniture. I'm gonna take pictures in a little bit. :) YAY but I really, really hate snow.
says MarissaD at 11/28/2001 02:08:00 PM
November 27, 2001
This was included in a disclaimer on a page that I read today:
If you are using AOL and can't get through, try using an external browser like IE or Netscape and turn off your proxies. If that doesn't work, or you don't understand, please shoot yourself, and do not email us about it because we don't care.
That is so hilarious. I want to use it.
says MarissaD at 11/27/2001 11:43:00 AM
November 26, 2001
Tech Support Mode
Here's a tip to angry customer #4097. If you're mad and throwing a temper tantrum for being on hold, that's fine. If you feel like yelling to me that you want your account closed immediately and then you feel like hanging up on me, that's fine too. But when you want to close the account, it usually helps if you give your name before you actually hang up. Yeah. That's smart of ya. Moron.
says MarissaD at 11/26/2001 02:33:00 PM
So I just got home. 11 hour drive. Woo fun. I can't describe it. I heard Celine Dion singing God Bless America and at first it made me go "awww" but then she got to the part that said "my home sweet home" and it made me go "hey, wait just a darn minute there, Mrs. Canada." Just a little something that made me go hmm. Also, I don't really like driving a lot. And I get to do it again in about 1 week. Joy! If I have time, I'll fill in details of apartment hunting and boyfriend time later. It was nice and fun and productive. Mostly. I cooked a meal for him and it was good. I was surprised. I'm very tired. G'night.
says MarissaD at 11/26/2001 12:44:00 AM
November 21, 2001
I am 54% ADDICTED TO THE INTERNET.
I am pretty addicted, but there is hope. I think I'm just well connected to the internet and technology, but it's really a start of a drug-like addiction. I must act now! Unplug this computer!
Weeee!!! ALL YOUR BAse are... okay sorry.
says MarissaD at 11/21/2001 02:36:00 PM
November 20, 2001
I'm so tired. I have bags under my eyes. Just 2 more days. Oh but I'm so tired.
says MarissaD at 11/20/2001 07:26:00 AM
November 16, 2001
If you use Blogger and like the comments that I've added, you need to go and sign up to use them before midnight tonight. They will no longer be accepting new users because, as everything online, it became popular and it might kill itself. Well I just can't believe that! That never happens! Psshaw.
says MarissaD at 11/16/2001 05:17:00 PM
Thank you LORD! I beat the eggs.
says MarissaD at 11/16/2001 02:33:00 PM
What does it mean when you can find anything wrong with any webpage code anywhere, but you can't write the code to begin with? Seriously, show me a problem with a website that you don't know how to fix, and more than likely I can figure it out in 5-10 minutes, but ask me to write you a simple javascript pop-up from scratch and I can't remember it for the life of me. I can't even remember how to just comment something out! I always have to go to some old code where I've commented something out and copy and paste it. Simple images and links and font variables I can deal with. What is wrong with me? Is this how it's supposed to be when you've been maintaining your own website for 5 years on and off? I mean shouldn't I be more familiar with the code by now?? I'm too dependant on WYSIWYGE's to start a page from scratch. I've tried to code from scratch in notepad, but I just can't remember it. I always have to copy and paste! (from my own of course.... well I did use someone else's popup javascript, but is that really considered ripping? I mean, it's a pretty simple script. Anyway, that's not the point....) I'm just uberly frustrated. That's not even a good sentence.
I'm still hungry!
says MarissaD at 11/16/2001 11:51:00 AM
It's Friday. It's foggy. I'm sleepy. And hungry.
says MarissaD at 11/16/2001 08:45:00 AM
November 15, 2001
Seriously, I'm sorry if I got you addicted to that Eggs game or any of those other flash games on that site. :\ So much productivity down the drain.
says MarissaD at 11/15/2001 04:16:00 PM
Tech Support Modeish
I love it when sales people call from other call centers and at the end of the call we both just sit there because we are both too lazy to reach over and push the release button. Well operator etiquette is that the originator releases the call. Except for with relay. We could never hang up. Well if a caller hung up but the call didn't disconnect, we had to wait 2 minutes, then call a supervisor over and explained what happened, then the supervisor had to hit the release button. I always thought that was stupid. Am I making any sense here? No? Right then. Back to work.
says MarissaD at 11/15/2001 10:24:00 AM
I've decided that I am just not a political debater. I have my opinions and they are very strong, but I can not stand hearing and reading people who constantly bash our government and the decisions they make. We voted people into office and that's why they're there. If you did not vote for them that's great, but even if whoever you voted for did get into office, I'll bet you would be just as critical of decisions they make. This isn't directed at anyone in particular by the way. I'm just so sick of seeing it all. The good thing is that I know people have the right to think and say whatever they want about our government. They can react however they want. And that's why I think I can't talk about politics with people. It would just end up in some big argument, which to me is useless, considering the people on both sides of those arguments aren't planning on changing their minds, but instead are planning on changing the others' mind. Is that confusing? Bleh. Just sick of reading about it.
says MarissaD at 11/15/2001 09:35:00 AM
Busy doing something important? Have a big project due soon? Let the eggs heal you. Thank me later. Courtesy Tom.
says MarissaD at 11/15/2001 08:44:00 AM
November 14, 2001
Well, I have comments now. Isn't that spiffy. Say hi to me. Laugh with me. Wonder if anyone really reads. hmmmmm
says MarissaD at 11/14/2001 06:07:00 PM
Well well. Today is turning out quite nicely. First, I walked to work in the rain, with a kid that was walking to school in the rain. He was funny. I felt really bad for him though because right after I got under the cover of my building, the rain started pouring. Poor kid still had to walk 3 blocks. Now I've had some extremely good news about my next paycheck. Good enough news to make me just shed all this stress that has been building up. Good enough news to call Ryan and squeel in his ear about how good it is. Speaking of that boy, he has really done a whole lot in helping me get ready for my move up there. As Melissa from the Real World would say, he's the bomb explosive. I don't know. It doesn't make much sense to me either, but it does its job in explaining how much I appreciate and love him. I will see him in one week and about 12 hours. I'm the bomb excited. Or.... something. I really claim no responsibility in using those words.
says MarissaD at 11/14/2001 02:03:00 PM
A few things. Firstly, my Cleric character in EQ hit level 50 last night. I counted how long it took me. 2 years, 6 months, 29 days. And only 52 days playing time, so it's not like I'm a complete loser. That's 1,272 hours out of 21,840 that I spent in that game. Not that bad. Though in EQ world, having a character for 2 years and barely hitting 50 could be considered a loser quality. Either way, it's neat that she's finally 50. Now of course I have 10 more levels to go to reach the level cap. Pssshaw. That'll take another year at least.
Nextly, one month from today will be my 24th birthday. Guess where I'll be? Yeah. That's right. Japan. Thank you very much.
Lastly, well I don't know what the lastly is. Despite all the negativity and stress surrounding me lately, I feel very good today. I'm in love more than ever and if that means I'm blind, just take my eyeballs and let me run into a few walls. Guess what? I'll still survive. The Dixie Chicks say:
She needs wide open spaces. Room to make her big mistakes. She needs new faces. She knows the high stakes.
says MarissaD at 11/14/2001 08:58:00 AM
November 13, 2001
Found the tickets.
says MarissaD at 11/13/2001 01:13:00 PM
Have I mentioned recently that I'm going to Japan in one month?!!? Hi. How exciting is that?! Dear Lord, please keep our plane safely in the air and not in the ocean or in any buildings. Your faithful servant, Marissa.
says MarissaD at 11/13/2001 08:39:00 AM
Well I feel much better this morning. My 24 hour headache is gone and I love Sunkist.
says MarissaD at 11/13/2001 07:04:00 AM
November 12, 2001
Heheh -- I really love John Reuben. On this crap day, Do Not made me smile. yay.
says MarissaD at 11/12/2001 05:45:00 PM
Here's an update. I'm not going to make my 50k for NaNoWriMo. Too busy with moving and packing and garage sale plans and future in-law Christmas present making and such. Maybe next year.
says MarissaD at 11/12/2001 03:25:00 PM
November 09, 2001
I just ate another pickle. They're kind of spicey and crunchy, like good pickles. I can't help but eat them, but they make my eyelids sweat a little. Mmmmm they're so good.
says MarissaD at 11/09/2001 04:51:00 PM
Breakfast today is one extremely sour dill pickle and a can of Sunkist. And I wonder why my stomach kills me.
says MarissaD at 11/09/2001 10:56:00 AM
November 08, 2001
Okay I'm over the thing that made me go 'arrrgh'. It's all better now. My dream was about Ryan and it was devastating in one of the worst ways I can think of besides him dying. Everything is okay though. But I woke up really pissed off and pretty much in tears. My alarm woke me up so when I got out of bed that was the first thing on my mind. Anyway, I ate a lot of chinese food for lunch and I think I'm going to explode now. Thanks bye.
says MarissaD at 11/08/2001 02:19:00 PM
That was absolutely the worst dream I've ever had. If anything like that ever happens to me for real, I would honestly not want to live any longer.God forbid.
Little too much EQ this weekend. No not really, but that's probably the most productive thing I did. I would say laundry was the most productive thing, but I only got 2 loads totally done and the last load and a half are still sitting in the washer and dryer. I finally got level 49 in EQ. My cleric is so proud. Her gear sucks and she's older than probably any character on the entire server, Character Bday is May 14, 1999. Well at least she's the oldest active character that isn't 60 already. That's what happens when you play EQ and you have a life. This is an exciting level for me because now I can do res's and get decent cash for them and now I can go on raids. Well, no probably not, because I'm not willing to sit at my computer for over 10 hours for a raid where there will probably be over 30 people, there will probably be a dozen drops (or less), and my specific class MIGHT get one or two drops, for which I have to roll against 4 other people. There's not much experience in raids. In fact if I went I would probably end up losing more exp than I'd gain. So all in all, I might do one dragon raid just to say I killed a dragon, but the appeal just isn't there for me like it is for so many other people. Besides I'm only playing again for Ryan. I must be level 50 by November 11th. Must. Must. We made a bet ... or something. Actually I think that bet ended last month and I'm pretty sure I lost whatever it is we wagered, but he's going to be back and able to play (probably) around the 11th, so I want to be 50 by then. Enough about that.
I just had the rudest woman in the entire world call me and ask for information on our service. Let's just say the call ended with her saying "maybe I should just get service somewhere else" and me saying "Yes please. Why don't you do that" and I hung up on her. Wow she was rude.
NaNoWriMo ... it's amazing that I had a few free days and some free time to write and I didn't write a single thing. I'm a slacker. Love me anyway? My novel took quite a different turn on Friday. It's not about my life anymore. It's a fictionalish adventure story about me as an eight year old. Fictionalish because I'm using a lot of real life situations and people, but the actual storyline is fiction. Anyway, I've got to do some work today.
says MarissaD at 11/05/2001 09:44:00 AM
November 02, 2001
OKAY COMPUTER ILLITERATES! Microsoft is once again working JUST FOR YOU! If you don't get computers and need a babysitter of an operating system, GO AND PURCHASE WINDOWS XP. If it were anymore tutorial-esque, I would be having flashbacks of my 8th grade computer class. BLEH GROSS! Someone teach me LINUX already.
says MarissaD at 11/02/2001 08:59:00 AM
First of all it's way too freakin cold right now. I swear the A/C is on 60. Next, I'm so tired. I don't understand I've gotten a good amount of sleep the last two nights in a row and i'm exhausted. I just don't get it.
says MarissaD at 11/02/2001 07:28:00 AM
November 01, 2001
Wow. This novel writing thing is going well for me. I have no outline. No concept. I don't even know what a "novel" is. I don't know the rules of writing a novel. I'm just writing. Everything I can think of. Everything about my life. Where it started. So far after almost 2,500 words, I'm at about age 6. heh This might be really, really long. Ah well. In case you don't know what I'm talking about it's National Novel Writing Month. (NaNoWriMo.) The goal is to write 50,000 words by November 30. I think that's 1,600 words a day or so. I'm a little ahead. That's okay though because I am sure there will be days when I won't write at all. It's easy to write about my life though. I tell a story, think of another one, tell it, it branches to another one. No, my "novel" isn't going to make much sense, but it feels nice to have all of my thoughts of my whole life written down. My head hurts now. I think I'll take off my headset and stop thinking for a little bit.
says MarissaD at 11/01/2001 02:31:00 PM
So sue me. I'm going to do a survey thingy. I'm ripping it off from Lor, who is one of the coolest cats on this 'net.
A - Age: 23
B - Best Friend[s]: Ryan and Misti
C - Choice of Meat: A nice medium rare steak always makes me smile.
D - Dream Date: Ryan Jordan.
E - Exciting Adventure: Skydiving. One day. :)
F - Favorite Food: Mexican or Tex Mex
G - Greatest Accomplishment: Staying alive. Keeping my head above water.
H - Happiest Day of Your Life: The day I quit golf.
I - Interests: Internet, Sports, Web/Graphic design even though I suck at it.
J - Joke: Knock knock Who's there? Dwain Dwain who? Dwain the baftub! I'm dwownin! K - Kool-Aid: Any strawberry or cherry mix.
L - Love: Ryan, Misti, Family, Midnight
M - Most Valued possesion: Computer
N - Name: Marissa, Moe, B
O - Outfit You Love: Paris Blues jeans, white t-shirt, lei's tennis shoes.
P - Pizza Toppings: Bleh ... cheese if I have to.
Q - Question Asked To You the Most: You're a tech?
R - Radio Station: 95x
S - Sport: Softball, Golf
T - Television Show : Wil & Grace, Dark Angel
U - Umbrella in the rain? : No
V - Video: Prelude ot a Kiss
W - Winter: Too frickin cold.
X - X-rays recently?: Nopez.
Y - Year Born: 1977
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
says MarissaD at 11/01/2001 10:43:00 AM
BY THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to the movies tomorrow!!!
says MarissaD at 11/01/2001 09:51:00 AM
It's official. I'm moving to Arkansas as soon as I get back from Japan. I'm stoked. It's time for a move. I might be getting a roomate, I might not. I'm going there at Thanksgiving to do the resume/apartment hunt thing. I'll be going back to do a little more of that at the beginning of December unless by some freak luck I get all of it figured out in the 2 days I'm there for Thanksgiving. heh Yeah right. Well anywho, just wanted to let people know. Ya know, the people I don't actually talk to much, but read this page. All 4 of you. Okay 3. FINE. It's just ONE PERSON. Get off muh back already! GEEZ.
