Hmm. It was an experience. It wasn't the worst time ever, but I've definitely had better. Firstly, too many freaks. I knew there would be some, but it was just overwhelming. Too many of them wondering around. B, I forgot it's not that great to see a band live. Unless it's in a little store and there aren't that many people there. That is actually pretty fun, but I don't like being out in the heat, sweating and standing like a sardine squished up against a lot of other really sweaty freaks. No thanks. I think the best part was at the end when Adam and I laid down, I used his legs as a pillow and just fell asleep. We were laying down amidst several freaks who had also run themselves tired and were laying down, some sleeping. I awoke to Reel Big Fish playing "Take On Me" - a funny cover of the band Ah-Ha, who I happen to like. :) Well that song anyway.
Also, weed. There was quite an abundance of the stuff. It's not that it surprised me, there was just a whole lot of it. I have no idea why you would want to smoke weed in the middle of a concert that is outside in the blaring heat and humidity. It's just going to make you pass out. One girl almost did about 10 minutes after she and her friends smoked two (2) joints consecutively. She looked about 15. So sad.
The funniest moment of the day was when a guy in front of us started crowd surfing with a cast on his leg. We all three just looked at each other and laughed and Adam says, "Hey! That's a great idea!!!!!!" Then we proceeded to mock him and make up things that he might be saying right at that moment as he was being man-handled. "I'M BROKEN!! BE CAREFUL!!!!!!! OWWW!!!!" Okay it was funny to us. We laughed a whole lot.
The lead singer for Alkaline Trio is really cute. :) He walked right by us as we were leaving. He had on a hoodie, so I knew it was a band member, then I looked at him and he looked at me!!!!!!!!! *SWOON*!! [/fangirl] and then I said "that's the singer from Alkaline Trio and then we stared as he was walking away and Adam and Mykie were like "No, I don't think so." I said, "I'm pretty positive it is." So we sat and stared at him some more and then we left and went and ate at Sonic.
So I went to Warped Tour. It was an experience. I'm glad I did it, but I don't think I'll do it again. I honestly don't think I'll go to any rock concerts that will have a decent amount of people there. I don't think it's that fun.
says MarissaD at 6/29/2002 08:49:00 AM
June 28, 2002
Wow... had my first meeting for the new job today. It's going to be insane, I'm pretty sure. But it's work and it's a great opportunity, so I'm excited.
For now though, I'm going to enjoy myself at Warped Tour with Mykie and Adam. Hoo. Ray. :)
says MarissaD at 6/28/2002 01:01:00 PM
June 27, 2002
Lor has just finished putting up the new edition of All Things Girl. Go check it out!
says MarissaD at 6/27/2002 12:11:00 PM
Here's an interesting topic they just talked about on the radio. "If you talk with someone of the opposite sex intimately, about very personal and private things, and you do not tell your partner, it violates the intimacy you share with your partner and can therefore be considered infidelity." I agree completely.
says MarissaD at 6/27/2002 07:55:00 AM
June 26, 2002
So I got two new domains today. And in setting them up, I got this message from the tech support rep, "Please wait 48 hours to verify before the
multihostings need to be verified." Eh?? At least READ the sentence you are about to send to someone to make sure YOU can understand it. Gah.
says MarissaD at 6/26/2002 08:08:00 PM
Nothing grosses me out the way that finding a long, long black hair on my sleeve grosses me out.
says MarissaD at 6/26/2002 04:49:00 PM
I'm bored so I'll ramble now.
What would happen if I were to get a console? Would my existence literally cease to be? There are really good games out there for consoles, but I've always been a computer chick. Not so much a Dreamcast or X-box or Gamecube chick. Strike the original NES that I still have somewhere, I've never played one regularly. I've had my hand at kicking Adam's ass in Dead or Alive 2 and 3, but those matches are random, unless they qualify for the once a year category, which I think they do.
ACTUALLY, I did have a console for a short period of time, but I was nice, so I don't have it anymore. That didn't really count because 1.) it was an old playstation, so it didn't really have any cool games and if it did, I didn't own them. 2.) The only games that I had were some crazy golf game and Tony Hawk (which I got pretty good at.) Those games weren't that great, but I still spent quite a bit of time playing them. I want to play now. I want to have a console to come home to instead of the tv. I don't have cable and haven't had it for sometime. There aren't really any shows that I ever want to watch, but I watch it anyway. The tube has to be on at all times as background noise and when I'm not getting my Tribes on, I'm actually watching whatever is there. It doesn't really matter what's on it, I'll watch if it's moving. I'm not quite as bad as Adam, though. It's as if the television actually has a lobotomy tube running directly into his ears. As soon as there is something on, his jaw drops a little, his tongue hangs out the side and his level of conscious is a notch above that of a rock. It's cute and can be used for evil. :)
Anyway, what was I saying?? Oh yeah. I don't like tv. So my thinking is, would it really be a bad idea to get a console to play instead of watching tv? I think it would be nice to have so that when I have company, (luckily, 80% of my friends are geeks) we can play a game together instead of watching tv or one of us playing on the computer. I don't know. What do you think?
In other news, I'm in the process of registering a domain for our pseudo band! This is so fun. I think we are going to record our ONE song this weekend. I learned on Saturday that I actually have access to three different 4-track recorders. One of them can record to a CD, which we need. How fun is this!? |..|, Rock.
says MarissaD at 6/26/2002 10:28:00 AM
June 25, 2002
*sigh* I made a D in Algebra. Passing, but that yanks my GPA right down. I HATE MATH!!!
says MarissaD at 6/25/2002 01:57:00 PM
Sweet. Ass. I don't even have to interview. The job is mine. :) I start Monday. :\ That kind of screws my plans for next weekend. But I don't have to job search anymore.
Hold your breath. Possible job opportunity. Good job. Don't know when the interview is. They will come get me from "upstairs" when it's my turn. Okay you can stop holding your breath, but cross your fingers.
says MarissaD at 6/25/2002 07:21:00 AM
June 24, 2002
Turn it off. Flip the switch.
These counter-productive thoughts of miss.
Turn them away and let them explode
Into millions of shards waiting to corrode.
Let them fall into the streets.
Into forever.
Let them be gone. Forever and ever.
HAHAHA!!! No way Carson Witty. You keep away from Ms. Judy. She don't want no scrubs, yo.
says MarissaD at 6/24/2002 10:24:00 AM
Here we go! Last week of work. Starting it off right by being an hour late! All is forgiven on the homefront because it seems that, frankly, nobody gives a damn. They're having a big lunch for us on Friday. I'm going to Warped Tour on Friday. Hmmm sweet confliction. I talked to my manager and I ask if I can take a half day that day so that I can go and she says "Oh sure that's fine!" Again, nobody gives a damn. That's perfectly fine with me. At least she's not being anal retentive and demanding more out of me during my last week of employment. A lot of bosses are like that. So yeah, I'm going to Warped Tour with Adam and Mykie. This.... will be lots of fun. We are excited to see: Alkaline Trio, MXPX, New Found Glory, Reel Big Fish, Good Charlotte and Thursday. I am also excited to see SomethingCorporate, Finch and Stavesacre. They are also excited to see Flogging Molly and NOFX. I will stick a needle in my eye when Flogging Molly is playing, but it will be nice to see Adam and Mykie excited about it. I'm sure Mykie will do some special Scottish (Or Irish or whatever) dance. I'm sad that Five Iron Frenzy won't be there because they're hilarious and I love them, thanks to Adam. They'll be on other WT shows, but not ours. wtf that sucks.
This is me. Cutting out to do some work. >< (scissors... sort of.)
says MarissaD at 6/24/2002 10:21:00 AM
Shiot!! I'm late for work again. I know it's my last week and all, but still. Judy woke up again at 4:30 and went exploring and kept waking me up. I finally closed my bedroom door so she would stay inside. She cried twice and I said "shhhhh" and she didn't meow again. Good kitty!!! I have to leave the window blinds open a little because she likes to sit in them. Okay I just looked back. Three posts about the cat. I have to stop.
says MarissaD at 6/24/2002 08:38:00 AM
June 23, 2002
Well Ms. Judy has not only gotten comfortable enough to come out from under the bed, she has gotten comfortable enough to prance from room to room to check everything out and coming back to tell me about it. It's obvious that she has no intention of letting me sleep at this hour. She's much too excited smelling everything then coming back to let me know what she learned. She'll lay against me and talk to me for a sec and I'll pet her and talk with her for a little bit. Then she'll peak out the door and go exploring again. Couple things: 1.) If I don't end up getting married, I most definitely will become that strange old lady who has 43 cats and is perfectly content hanging out with them all day and 2.) I really hope she gets used to the apartment soon cuz I'm kind of tired.
says MarissaD at 6/23/2002 04:19:00 AM
June 22, 2002
I am the proud new owner of Judy Blewm I've chosen to spell her name Blewm in honor of my geek internet style. She is currently freaked right the hell out and camping under my bed. She's very quiet and very pretty. I like her. :) When she calms down and comes out for a visit, I will take a pic of her.
says MarissaD at 6/22/2002 05:54:00 PM
Man! I don't know what blog you're reading, but I've updated mine four times today, twice yesterday, and three times the day before!!! I'm way glad that I can make you smile because that's an important thing for me, considering I have no real skills in the best friend department, like being able to talk on the phone for 4 hours or calling everyday. I think you need to take a picture with your new glasses and send it to me.
11:36 AM - Found a cool entry about the cliques of the blog/website world. Internet Blowhard that comes to my mind immediately - Zeldman. Camwhore - charismama who garnered tons of attention for having a cam and getting things from her wishlist from random people. She still proudly proclaimed her individuality and her right to do whatever the F*&$ she wanted. Now seemingly defunct. *Imagine that* I guess I could be considered a camwhore, what with all of the lavish gifts I receive daily for my oh so sexy cam shots of my slinky and my shoes. The cool kids - duh TV's Wil also I think Fox can count as one of the cool kids. I can't say I know any Special Needs Kids. I try to keep away from them, though I hear one of my clanmates in Tribes 2 has a small learning disability (AOL.). That was a fun read. Pretty accurate too.
says MarissaD at 6/21/2002 11:48:00 AM
Linked from MeFi, an interview with two failed suicide bombers in Israel.
says MarissaD at 6/21/2002 10:43:00 AM
Kelly is one of the girls I work with. They have a cat that they are going to be giving to the SPCA and I'm thinking about taking her. If I take her, she will give me the food and litter box and food bowls for free. She is 7 years old, calm, fixed, declawed and has her shots. I've been wanting a cat for awhile now, but I didn't have the umph to find one that I wanted. I wanted a kitten because they are cute, but then again I didn't want a kitten because they are young and not trained and overly excited all the time. So this might be perfect. Her name is Judy. I will call her Judy Bloom if I get her. I am getting Mom's advice first. I'm kind of excited. :)
says MarissaD at 6/21/2002 09:37:00 AM
June 20, 2002
I got some new shoes in today! Yessir! I LOVE THEM!!
says MarissaD at 6/20/2002 05:31:00 PM
My computer is pissing me off. I'm not sure why, but when I turn on my cam to update the cam pic on my site, the computer reboots. Anyone know of any issues with a front USB port and Windows XP? Or just XP itself? Why is this happening? It needs to stop!!!
says MarissaD at 6/20/2002 08:35:00 AM
June 19, 2002
Okay, I get it. Yesterday was the blog about the folks day. Well, both ofyou just sit right back and relax because I have you both beat.
My dad. My dad is a hornball. Well I guess both of my parents, really. I grew up a lot like Misti. A little less conservative, but still pretty much so compared to many families of the day. Sex wasn't talked about. My parents weren't all lovey dovey. And then I graduated. I don't know what the heck happened, but they think it's the coolest thing to make out in front of my sister and I and watch us squirm and occasionally puke. I'm not talking making out like they kiss. I'm talking making out and hugging and rubbing and hiking the leg up like they're going to hump and moaning. AHHHH!!! WTF!!!! It's grossing me out just thinking about it!!
Now, I know you're probably thinking 'Mylanta, her family are freaks.' Well yeah, that's mostly true, but they only do this flirty making out thing to make my sister and I gross out. It's like there's a rule in adulthood that as soon as your kids graduate high school, you're allowed to break all the rules you spent years trying to establish. Prior to high school graduation I had also never seen my dad take a sip of alcohol. My mom occasionally drank wine and she quite enjoys those wine in a box things. Or she used to anyway. I'm sure she moved up the chain to higher things now that she's a connoisseur. Flash forward to two days ago when my mom tells me the story of how she and all of her friends from church went out to the "drive-through" liquor store and then went on a drunken tirade at the dollar theater where they saw "The Sweetest Thing." (I'm exaggerating. They probably weren't drunk. Not until they went back to the drive through on their way home, at least.)
My moms is 53! Or 54! Or somewhere up in there! Holy wowcow she's having more fun than me!! And my dad drinks pretty regularly. He keeps BEER in the refrigerator! !?!? And yes. When I'm home, I drink them. And so does Misti. And we enjoy it. And we don't put more back. :o
I guess it's cool though. My parents are definitely a set of the coolest parents in the world. And they are my original donors, so that makes me happy too. I know the world is largely full of split up couples and torn kids, so I'm glad I have what I have. Thankful even. Neat. Something to be happy about!
HAHAHAH!!!!! I'm sorry sorry, this is such an inside joke, but THAT made me laugh just now and I REALLY needed it. (And it can't be too hard to understand the gist of the inside joke.) Oh sweet Vegas. We gotta go back.
says MarissaD at 6/19/2002 02:45:00 PM
My boss has an IM pager that she can send emails to us with when she is out of the office. I swear she uses it just like a blog. She locked her keys in her car earlier today and has kept us updated with her emotional and physical state. I thought it was kind of ironic. Her last email - "I am enroute to my car. I should be back by 2. I can not believe it. Let's see, I have something sweet to think about. What is it? NOTHING!" heh
In other news, today is total shit. Right. This morning I was so tired I almost passed out a few times. As in, I closed my eyes for a few seconds and when I opened them back up, 3 minutes had passed and I felt like I had just been in a deep sleep. Groggy and dizzy. That's probably because in those three minutes, I did fall into a deep sleep. I'm going to take Tylenol PM tonight. I don't even care if it makes my dreams weird and scary. It can't be any worse than it is right now. I got like this when I was about to graduate high school. Basically insomnia. I stayed up all night packing and thinking about what it was going to be like when I left my home and my parents and my cat. Then I would sleep for a few hours in the morning after my dad left for work. It wasn't very much fun. And it isn't very much fun now either. At least then I had something to do while I wasn't sleeping at night. Now I just sit there or I have freaky halfway dreams because I'm not totally asleep, rather a light snooze. Am I depressed because I'm not sleeping well or am I not sleeping well because I'm depressed? That's not really accurate anyway. I'm not depressed. I'm merely sneaking up on it. I'd like to punch it in the face.
says MarissaD at 6/19/2002 01:38:00 PM
June 18, 2002
Back up the bus there little missy! I think I posted plenty yesterday! I'm glad that you're gaining some understanding to what's going on in your head. I'm glad you're comfortable, or at least on your way to being comfortable with the concept of receiving help. God knows I've been receiving it for a long time. It's good to know you have it when you need it.
Today several people have asked me if I'm "doing okay." It's kind of funny. Honestly, I've been expecting it for two months. Like Adam says, I've know it was going to happen, now it just has a name. And that name is June 28th. I called a friend at a company where I worked a few years back. He's doing well. He got married and is going to have a baby!! That's so weird to think. Not because it's weird he's married.. more that it's weird that he's that old! He's younger than me and even though at the time we hung out, he was more responsible, I still saw him as this cool younger person. Anyway, he doesn't read this, but Congrats to Tony E. anyway. I'd like to meet his wife and hang out with them. We'll see how it goes. I got some phone numbers there to apply and I'll be talking to their HR person next week. I hope something works out. It could be a great opportunity.
I don't know what's going on with my hair. Longer. Shorter. I don't know. Don't care at the moment. I'm sure I will care in a few moments, but this current one, no. Okay I'm off now. Going to browse.. or send email.. or do something else because I have no work to do. Well, I do. Just not doing it right now.
says MarissaD at 6/18/2002 12:56:00 PM
June 17, 2002
The Meeting of Doom - Part XXII
It's official. My last day is the 28th. Along with all other "Non-Permanent" employees. All you corporate types know what that means. It wasn't all that bad. They took all of us into the Executive meeting room. WooOooo. Special. Most everyone knew what was going to happen. Our department director told us. She got a little teary eye'ed and apologized. She's so sweet. After the meeting to end all meetings, a manager from one of the other departments pulled me to the side to see if I was okay. Yeah. I am. I've known about this for two months. It's not a big shock. I've been talking about it. I'm sure this attributes directly to my down-ness. Anyway, I still don't have another job. I'm still sending out resumes and still not hearing anything from anyone. If you have some webwork that you need updated and can afford a very small fee, I will be happy to help you out. Please contact me. Or if you're in the Dallas area and you have a solid lead for a job, I would really appreciate that too. Hey, at least this meeting wasn't on a Friday like all the other Meetings of Doom.
says MarissaD at 6/17/2002 04:20:00 PM
For you Texas folks, remember the TAAS Tests? Did you ever wonder who would be reading your essays? I always imagined some really uppity Dr. types in a big cushy office with a red marker. Reading, dissecting, honestly interested in my grammar, spelling and continuity. Apparenty not. Now that I'm older, it's easier to see that my thoughts of the government actually caring about the FOLLOW through of these tests. Kind of weird to think of it from the other side.
says MarissaD at 6/17/2002 03:13:00 PM
I'm in one of those ruts. I'm exhausted, but I sleep a lot and all I want to do is sleep. I have things I need to do, but I don't want to do them because I'm stressing about getting a parking space at the place I need to go to or I'm fretting about all the people that are going to be there once I get inside. I'm tired. I don't want to talk to anyone and in my relationship with a few people, right now is when I need to talk to them the most. I don't want to read, I don't want to do school work, I don't want to work. I'm feeling like I felt two years ago and it scares me. There's nothing missing. Everything annoys me. No one can say the right thing. There's nothing wrong, exactly. But nothing is right. Any happy thought that I have right now is promplty followed by: don't forget to take care of this or don't forget about that homework or don't forget that you're getting yourself out of debt. And if I talk about these things people will start to worry again, and as Mykie says, treat me like a fragile piece of glass. My life is full of highs and lows. Months or weeks or years of sad and then months or weeks of happy. I'm sick of the sad and I don't want to deal with it. I'm just so damned tired.
I just posted this in my forum, so if you want to discuss, do so.
Via Tycho, this guy fused and defused and MacGuyverized his GBA and it looks like a damn toilet bowl for gerbils. But I'll bet it was fun!
says MarissaD at 6/14/2002 04:21:00 PM
June 13, 2002
I know I just got a haircut the other day, but the long is driving me crazy. I miss the super short. I'm thinking this... What do you think?
says MarissaD at 6/13/2002 11:35:00 AM
June 11, 2002
Houston, we have a problem! I installed the drivers that were released for Nvidia cards today and it did an amazing job in perfecting the way Tribes looks, but now my camera is no worky. I'm going to have to investigate this another day. I have to finish cleaning my desk off. Yes! It looks CLEAN! WOWEEE!!!
says MarissaD at 6/11/2002 10:16:00 PM
So I woke up really early today. And I was going to go into work at 7:30, but of course, even though I got up 45 minutes earlier than usual, I found other things to do instead of getting ready. Laundry mostly. Now off I go, to drone away at my corporate poo job. Yet another day. I'm getting a little burnt out. Drone drone.
says MarissaD at 6/11/2002 07:50:00 AM
June 10, 2002
What a great trip.
says MarissaD at 6/10/2002 12:03:00 AM
June 08, 2002
Ahhh sweet skates. I love them so much. I love skating. That was a great use of time and parking lot surface. Nice smooth cement. Good times.
Tomorrow, I'm going to Austin!! Mykie and I are going to see Adam after I go to that stupid Algebra class. I HATE Algebra. It's the most useless compilation of pure poo that I've ever seen. Ever. Anyway, the point here is that when we're in Austin tomorrow night, we're going to the Arcade. Yes, the quarter Arcade. A real Arcade. I will be merry and I wish I had a damn digital camera.
says MarissaD at 6/08/2002 12:39:00 AM
June 07, 2002
I was sleepy all morning so I went home at lunch to have a nap. I fell into the deep sleep during my nap, which is bad. That always makes it worse when I'm tired. Now I'm still kind of sleepy, BUT! I'm getting excited because Mykie and I are gonna go skate after I get off work!!! WOOT!
says MarissaD at 6/07/2002 02:59:00 PM
My boss is really cool. Yesterday she had on this light blue blazer type jacket thing and I said I liked it and that I wanted one. Today I came in to work and it was sitting on my chair. She told me I could go through her closet and take what I wanted anytime. Wowee. She has really good taste and she's tiny like me. I'm gonna miss her when all of this is over. She is a great boss. (Not saying that because she gave me clothes. She really is a good boss.)
says MarissaD at 6/07/2002 08:46:00 AM
Oooo - Today is going to be a level orange air pollution day. I think I will wear my surgical mask. A lot of people do that in Japan, but then again, when you walk out of the airport in Japan, it is very hard to breath. Sort of like walking out of the airport in Los Angeles. That is a very weird sensation.
says MarissaD at 6/07/2002 06:42:00 AM
June 06, 2002
What He Said:
I saw your resume posted on-line; are you still looking for a job? My name is
Mike Worthington and I have over 10 years experience as a technical
recruiter/headhunter. In addition to corporate recruiting, I provide resume
analysis and evaluation for job seekers at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. If you have not
received much response to your resume, the reason could be that your resume is
inadequate as a marketing tool.
My service: I will provide you with a LINE-BY-LINE, DETAILED, CUSTOM EVALUATION
of your resume. I will tell you what is strong about your background and alert
you to weaknesses in how you presented yourself. I will also offer you valuable
suggestions to enable potential employers the ability to easily identify your
skills and what you do. I will put you on the right track to drafting a VERY
EFFECTIVE RESUME.
There are many resume-writing services out there ... some good ... some not so
good. I read well over 200 resumes per day and I know what works, especially in
the Internet age of sending out resumes. Furthermore, as a recruiter, one of my
primary responsibilities is finding out from the employer why a resume was or
was not selected. Access to this valuable information is an opportunity that a
typical resume "writer" will not be privy.
The cost of my service is $59.95. Even if you think you have a great resume or
sensational skills, there are always areas that I can help you to further
showcase your talents. I look forward to working with you.
Regards,
J. Michael Worthington, Jr.
(802) 865-4243
resumedoctor@vtjobs.com [Please Spam Me Like I Have Spammed Others.]
PS - I subscribe to several job boards, if you do NOT want to hear from me
regarding FUTURE JOB OPPORTUNITIES or resume evaluations, just respond with the
word "remove" in the subject line. Best of luck in your job search!
What She Said:
Dear Dr. Worthington, Jr.,
(You are a Dr. right? Your profession is that of a Dr. of Resumes?)
Unless you can give me a 100% money back guarantee that I will get a job from your resume advice, I will not pay for you to fix what you think is wrong with my resume. The fact is, all people are different and all people have different preferences when they receive and review a resume. I understand your position and the service you are trying to provide, but I do not feel it is a service that I am in need of. I see a comparable likeness with your service and with a "Computer Dr.", whose goal is to help a person perform basic maintenance on their computer for a $60 or $80 fee, when the service they are performing can be taught to the user in five easy minutes. Hardly worth the fee that is paid.
Having said that, please remove me from the list you have created by "monitoring" job boards. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Marissa
In retrospect, it's always a really dumb idea to respond to spam. The person is likely to add you to a list of live email addresses, which is fine. I get it at this address all the time anyway. What pisses me off the most about this jackass is that he tried to make me feel like my resume wasn't good enough. He tried to beat me down and then offer to help me back up. That's some bullshit. That's some ripe and stinky bullshit. I have no desire to play into this type of attitude and I refuse to let someone play me. Out of all the junk I've gotten since I started looking for a job, this one just pissed me off the most. So I thought I'd share.
says MarissaD at 6/06/2002 06:06:00 PM
What to blog... what to blog... Don't know. I'm feeling a lack of things worth blogging about lately. There are things going on and I could write about them, but they're so boring, I don't even want to. Ummm.. work.. still weird here. I'm cautious of writing about work stuff here because my logs are showing a fair amount of activity from our corporate headquarters in Atlanta. I have no idea why anyone there would be visiting my site, but they are. If it's just for entertainment, could you, mystery person, just email me to let me know? If you're reading my personal website for some company business, I don't know why you would care, but I don't really appreciate it. You don't see ME going around the web looking through YOUR personal things, do you? Oh that's right, you're anonymous so I don't even know who you are. Blah whatever.
I miss j00 Mykie. I want to go skate with you. Can I? Call me or I will call you or something. I miss j00 too Adm.
Work.. yeah, that's pretty much all I have to talk about. The environment is still really weird. What with everyone knowing they're going to get laid off eventually. Despite that the last few days have actually been kind of nice. I've been rather productive, surprisingly. And I've enjoyed it. Our team seems to be handling things pretty well. The light jokes about jobs being not so certain are actually pretty funny and not so scary now. My manager is being really cool. Some people are slacking here and there and we had a little internal team meeting yesterday to try to pump up the moral. I wouldn't exactly say it worked, but it was a nice gesture. I'm still doing my job, but still caught in the limbotic turmoil. Limbotic. New word. I like it. Do you?
says MarissaD at 6/06/2002 11:56:00 AM
So here I am... not sleeping... and I should be... and there really isn't that much out her to keep me entertained. Why am I up? I blame Ya-Ya.
says MarissaD at 6/06/2002 01:15:00 AM
June 04, 2002
I feel I should be more specific.
Ordinary Day Just a day, Just an ordinary day. Just tryin to get by. Just a boy, Just an ordinary boy. But he was looking towards the sky. And as he asked if I would come along I started to realize- That everyday you find Just what he's looking for, Like a shooting star he shines.
He said take my hand, Live while you can Don't you see your dreams are right in the palm of your hand
And as he spoke, he spoke ordinary words Although they did not feel For I felt what I had not felt before You'd swear those words could heal. And I as looked up into those eyes His vision borrows mine. And to know he's no stranger, For I feel I've held him for all of time.
And he said take my hand, Live while you can And if we walk now we will divide and conquer this land. Don't you see your dreams are right in the palm of your hand
says MarissaD at 6/04/2002 03:01:00 PM
Vanessa Carlton is my new addiction. Well not so new. It has been about three weeks, but I love her!
says MarissaD at 6/04/2002 02:20:00 PM
I registered for classes yesterday. I'm set for 18 hours. Oi. To the average student, that might not be a gigantic load. It's barely over average, but I'm not that average student! My classes are only on the weekends and they only last for eight weeks! Think about how much we cover in one class to get a regular semester packed into eight weeks. I'm taking two CIS classes and two English classes. I love writing and all, but that might wear me out. I'll try it anyway. If it works, that puts me 18 hours closer to graduating. Hooyah.
says MarissaD at 6/04/2002 09:27:00 AM
June 03, 2002
How weird. Duke is actually here in Dallas. I found his site in a round about way and I liked it and I linked it. Now I learn he lives here. Funny how this web works.
says MarissaD at 6/03/2002 01:19:00 PM
This is a counter list to Duke's list from last week. Most of the rules don't even apply to me, as I have a good habit of out burping any male and I often forget the dumb guys open the door rule. I'm not all feminist freak girl like, sometimes I just forget and don't remember until I hear Adam sigh of frustration because I got there first. It's just to play devil's advocate to his list. And here they are:
For everytime he forgets to call within the 3 day grace period: He must compliment her in front of her friends.
For everytime he oogles other girls at all during a date: He must purchase one (1) rose from the homeless man at the corner.
For everytime he performs bodily functions or talks about them: Boobie privileges are revoked.
For everytime he forgets to open a door or pull out a chair: The Glare (tm) will be utilized for anywhere from 30 minutes to the entirity of the evening, depending on how quickly he figures out what he did wrong.
On meals and tips: Poor tipping will be criticized. If she is forced to leave a decent tip for the waitress who has two kids and is putting herself through school because he won't leave one, he hitches a taxi home and she takes his car.
Any pushing or guiding of anything while making out: Immediate dissqualification. No rights. No questions. A knee to his groin will not be scrutinized.
To be continued...
says MarissaD at 6/03/2002 12:05:00 PM
So yesterday Adam left officially. He stayed for the weekend because his brother was in town and needed a ride back to Cove. Now I'm sad. A huge gigantic part of my new life is gone. Well not gone. Farther away. I'll be allright. It's just that I've rather enjoyed the last few months. A lot. I don't know what I'm going to do today after work. I've spent everyday with him. Now I have no idea what to do. *Mope*
says MarissaD at 6/03/2002 07:24:00 AM
June 02, 2002
I remember when I had a HUGE folder of favorites for my browsing pleasure. The folder shrunk considerably. It's a boring web out there right now.
says MarissaD at 6/02/2002 01:12:00 PM
June 01, 2002
And before you get mad, I don't have any pics on my computer of us. As soon as I find some, I will put them up. :)
I'm glad we're all clear on everything now. No hard feelings. I didn't mean to be insenstive to you. Love you too.
Manda, glad you're a peacekeeper.
says MarissaD at 6/01/2002 06:33:00 PM
Adam made a wallpaper for me. :) It's kind of neat. This is jpg format, so if, for some reason, you wanted to use this as a desktop, you'll probably have to convert it to a bitmap. I also just put some pics up on the pics page. I'll make a better layout for it later. Lastly, I made a button from the wallpaper Adam did. If you want to link me.
