My boss was about an hour late this morning. Which rocks. Then an hour later we left and went to Starbucks because our Starbucks downstairs is broken. The machines aren't setup right so they've been making really, really too strong coffee. Yeah. She also gave me her old plant because she got a new one. This one is looking kind of rough and the dirt in the pot is pretty close to disintegrating it's so dry. She says "just water it whenever it's dry." Yeah. I give it a week or two to live. Maybe.
says MarissaD at 7/31/2002 11:07:00 AM
July 30, 2002
Here is my number 1952. (300k) I like it a lot. Weeee!!
says MarissaD at 7/30/2002 11:46:00 PM
Also 1952.
says MarissaD at 7/30/2002 10:26:00 PM
My percussion addition is 1897. It's my poor effort at the drums. hehe
says MarissaD at 7/30/2002 06:50:00 PM
Thank you Benjamin. I have wasted so much time at work with this thing. My songs are 1802, 1833 and 1846. One that really rocks my bottoms is 1713. Also, 1848 is the Mario Bros. Theme, but it's not very good, but what can you do? NEAT!
says MarissaD at 7/30/2002 03:00:00 PM
The toilets here at work flush themselves when you stand up. Last night I habitually waited for my toilet at home to flush when I stood. It didn't. I frowned and flushed it myself. Also, the lights here are motion sensitive. If there's a corner of the cube farm where no one is sitting, the lights will turn off. Much like the corner where my printer is. Everytime I go to get something I printed out, the lights turn on as I walk by. It makes me feel demonic. rawr.
says MarissaD at 7/30/2002 11:42:00 AM
July 29, 2002
Somedays I feel like such an idiot. A lady named Shay just came to my desk and I knew I met her last week, but I thought she was the lady that works onsite for the temp agency that I'm going through. I thought she was going to ask me where my timecard was. So I told her I had just gotten off the phone with Jennifer that I was just going to fax "it" in tomorrow. She was like 'what are you talking about?' Yeah. She's not the rep from the temp agency. She is actually a person who works UPSTAIRS on the big important floor. She plays with brand new phones and prototypes all day. And I made a complete idiot of myself.
It's not even slightly amusing to me. *sigh*
says MarissaD at 7/29/2002 03:24:00 PM
July 28, 2002
Adam has a new design up. Content isn't completed yet, but it's a really, really cool design. Check it. I'm out.
7/23 - Nokia Cafe 7/23 - Nokia Cafe 7/24 - Nokia Cafe 7/24 - Nokia Cafe 7/25 - Nokia Cafe
Yeah. I like the cafeteria.
Taylor is a Jerk for sending me a picture of him holding an Amelie DVD. Jerk. With a big J.
says MarissaD at 7/25/2002 09:21:00 AM
July 24, 2002
A long time ago, a friend of mine made a horror movie and I went and rented it. Daniel Liatowitsch scared the shit out of me with Kolobos, which you can still rent and which I still put in front of all other movies when I go to Blockbuster. Not long after that he started talking about this crazy documentary about Everquest and people who play the game. I thought it was a great opportunity for me to get the real size of my ass, which is not large, on film and available for distribution to all those who constantly made jokes about how big it was. Well that never happened, but Daniel did compile an amazing documentary about online gaming. It's called Avatars Offline and you can buy your own copy there at the site. The documentary covers such a broad range outside of the players of Everquest and even outside of the game. He got some excellent interviews with some people in the industry, people who play, people who are critics and even with some stragglers that don't know anything about any of it. It's very interesting, very well put together and all done by Daniel. Thumbs up and cheers and congrats to Daniel, who has created a wonderful piece that will, I'm sure, shed light on the subject to all those who need the shedding of the light... ... yeah. heh
says MarissaD at 7/24/2002 08:22:00 PM
Erm. Maybe I wasn't such an idiot. She wants to meet with us at 1:30. hehe I hope I don't throw up on her shoes.
says MarissaD at 7/24/2002 11:36:00 AM
Apparently I just met an extremely important figure here. :o I giggled once like an idiot savant. Hurray! Score two for me.
says MarissaD at 7/24/2002 11:35:00 AM
July 23, 2002
If I had a digital camera, I would take a picture of the view I have. It's not a pretty skyline or anything like that, just five stories up looking down on traffic and the metroplex. It's nice. If I were on the other side of the building, I would have a nice view of the Dallas skyline. I'm not picky. I'm glad I have a freakin window at all. And also, the cafeteria on the 2nd floor rocks me. And so does the breakroom with vending machines and the bathrooms that are about 10 feet from my desk. And so does my desk. It all just rocks. Even if I sleep bad.
says MarissaD at 7/23/2002 09:30:00 AM
I seem to be having a hell of a time with my sleeping lately. Weird dreams, uneasiness. I went to bed early last night, but small noises outside woke me up several times during the night. This is very unusual for the girl who slept through a haircut, including the hair dryer at the end. I usually sleep through anything. Now a car hitting the breaks a little too quickly makes me jump in bed. I don't know why it's happening, but I wish it would stop.
says MarissaD at 7/23/2002 06:41:00 AM
July 22, 2002
I had weird dreams again. Don't want to talk about them.
What a weird night of dreams. They were mostly about my first day at my new job. I kept dreaming that I was late for various reasons. One of them was that I was still working at my old job and they kept giving me stuff to do, so I kept being delayed. I know that's not going to happen because I don't work there anymore! I woke up several times thinking I had to be at the new job today and I freaked out when the clock said 9:27 because, I was late, of course. Much anxiety??
Other than my restlessness last night, this has been a pretty good week off. No, I haven't gotten much accomplished, but that was my goal. I had the option of starting last week because my boss at my old job told my boss at my new job that they had to lay me off, so the new boss called and said I could start whenever I wanted. I told her I wanted the week off to relax a bit. That I did.
Adam and I went to Red Lobster and spent a small fortune on a grand meal. We realized we've never been out to eat at a nice place alone before. I'm not even sure if we've been out to eat fast food alone. We always invite someone. We had a good discussion about church and society and rejection. Most of all, we spent some quality time together, even though he has been here most of the week. It was nice.
says MarissaD at 7/21/2002 10:58:00 AM
July 18, 2002
I'm sure it's just me, but sometimes when I hang out online, I feel like people just don't want me around. How dumb is that? It's just online. Who cares, right? :\
says MarissaD at 7/18/2002 06:07:00 PM
July 17, 2002
I'm still awake. I'm not sure why. That's okay. Via MeFi, I found Ghosttowns.com. Shafter Lake is about 8 miles outside of Andrews (my hometown) and we used to go out there late at night to run over rabbits and sit on tailgates to stare at stars and build a campfire at the owl house that's close to it. It's neat that there is a little of its history online. That brings back some memories. Just thinking about it. New Years after my grandma died, all of my cousins and I went out there to set off fireworks, sort of in memory of her. That was supposed to become a tradition. I don't think one year qualifies as a tradition. hehe. Now I'm feeling nostalgic. Sometimes that makes me sad. *sigh*
says MarissaD at 7/17/2002 04:28:00 AM
July 16, 2002
I slept too long and now my head hurts. Damn these days off.
says MarissaD at 7/16/2002 11:10:00 AM
July 15, 2002
Yeah. I lost my glasses yesterday. Not technically lost, really. I just forgot them at my cousins. How long was that? Two days? Maybe?
says MarissaD at 7/15/2002 09:22:00 PM
Tay linked this but he says no one ever goes to his links, so I'm linking it because it's freaking amazing. If you have a Geforce 2 video card or higher, you can view any place in the world via satellite with this handy tool. Isn't that comforting??
says MarissaD at 7/15/2002 05:31:00 PM
Well that was weird. So I had the interview today with "Mokia" and it went well and I was offered the job and I took it. Great! Things are swell!!! Then, I get home and a co-worker from Cingular calls me and says "I hope you took that job because we all got laid off today." Now I can't decide if I'm excited or not! It's so weird!!
says MarissaD at 7/15/2002 05:21:00 PM
God bless Peanutbutter and Creamy Caramel Nestle Treasures. They look like little treasure chests and they are indeed, treasures. Yum.
says MarissaD at 7/15/2002 11:49:00 AM
July 14, 2002
Now, School. Yesterday was day one, I've read most of what I was supposed to read and now it's day two. I have to go and talk about everything I read. Then I'm goin to Moby! Wooo! Should be fun. :)
says MarissaD at 7/14/2002 11:57:00 AM
July 13, 2002
The Glasses:
says MarissaD at 7/13/2002 05:53:00 PM
People aren't used to the glasses. I understand that. No problem. I don't need them. They aren't visually enhancing for my optical nerves. They're just neat and I get compliments everyday on them, so I'm keeping them! Until I lose them or break them, which will probably be within the week. :)
says MarissaD at 7/13/2002 01:32:00 PM
July 12, 2002
I'm so hyped up right now. Laurie had some pills called Charge that are supposed to be energy pills. Apparently these kinds of pills REALLY energize me. I feel so nervous. Feels like my blood is going 629 million miles an hour through my body. I don't like this. It's very uncomfortable. The good thing is I have to take a typing test today and with my regular typing speed added on to this, I might pump out 160 WPM. woot! hehe
says MarissaD at 7/12/2002 11:10:00 AM
July 11, 2002
Oh and also, those pink glasses that I was wearing in the picture before, everyone loves them. Larry down the cubicle hallway said I look intimidating. hehe!!
Oh. My. Lord. I just got a job offer from "Mokia." *SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAMMMMM JUMP HOLLER YELL SCREAM CLAP YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* More info later!
says MarissaD at 7/11/2002 12:29:00 PM
Hell. Uh. Busy. That's all I gotta say. So I come in at 9 this morning. Pen has leaked ink all over the inside of my purse and of course my badge is inside my purse and I have to handle my badge in order to get into the office. I didn't realize there was leaked pen ink all over the badge, so I did handle it. A lot. Then I realized there was ink all over me. Not that big a deal. I laughed. Then I sat down and decided to check my email and voicemail. I left early yesterday because I had some important stuff to do [read: get books for school which starts in two days.] So I had about 40 new emails. That's a lot. I had about 20 orders I have to place. That's a lot. I had a spreadsheet to send out because the two bosses over this department are gone and they asked me to compile and send out the numbers for which to be crunched. No big deal. I thought "I can handle this today." *laugh* As of now, I haven't checked my voicemail yet. Everytime I do, someone calls. I have no idea how many messages are in there for me, but I'm a little scared to find out. After I finally sent out the spreadsheet, (I've said it before, I'll say it again, these people are all spreadsheet junkies. It's mind boggling how much time is wasted putting together spreadsheets.) I have been able to stop and take a breath. And now I'm writing about it because if I don't, I'll never ever see the humor in what is happening. It is humorous. To think I was supposed to be unemployed sitting on my ass right now, but instead I'm busier than I have ever been in a work environment. And I love it. I'll be working late today, needless to say. And I'm glad. Because I like that $22/hour OT pay. Yessir.
says MarissaD at 7/11/2002 11:43:00 AM
July 09, 2002
I really love this job. Fast paced. Easy stuff for important people. It's great. I could probably do sales. I could probably be really good at it too.
says MarissaD at 7/09/2002 09:50:00 AM
I am dumb. It's 65 degrees at work everyday and I wear a dress. Dumb dumb.
Vegas, huh? I heard. I'll be there if I can get there without going totally broke. I'll even take a day off from school if it happens to be during that time. I'll tell them I'm in the wedding and I have to go. You can vouch for me. Carson is a freakin perv. Misti hasn't blogged all month. (See cuz it's July now and hers was June 29..) Yeah. She doesn't ever get to whine about us not blogging. Ever. You know I'm thinking maybe we should create a communal blog just for us three. Considering so many of my posts are written as direct conversation to you two. I don't want to alienate other people that read. I doubt this amuses them.
says MarissaD at 7/08/2002 11:12:00 AM
This is what I won. The Moby-Que thingy. WOWEE! HURRAY! I'm taking Mykie cuz he digs Moby and um.. he's like.. one of my only friends here. Werd.
says MarissaD at 7/08/2002 08:53:00 AM
July 07, 2002
I shouldn't have done that. Don't ask.
says MarissaD at 7/07/2002 11:31:00 PM
OH YAH!!!! Congrats to Mike and April on their brand spankin new baby girl. I hope you get to have a full night sleep sometime soon. :)
says MarissaD at 7/07/2002 10:10:00 PM
That was a nice visit with the family. I got to see my sis and bro-in-law and my parents and my best friend all in one weekend. We played some baseball yesterday and I am really hurting today. I won a Moby CD and an evening to go have BBQ with him and passes to the soundcheck for the concert that is going to be here. :) HOW COOL IS THAT!? I was bored on my drive in and started calling the radio station when they said 'win prizes now' and I won! Woohoo!! Also the weather was a tad screwy which means I was scared. And then my right windshield wiper decided to come OFF. Neat. No. All in all it was a good weekend. But driving gives me too much time to think. Too much time to think usually gets me in trouble and I got a little sad a few times. I hate that...
says MarissaD at 7/07/2002 10:01:00 PM
July 05, 2002
Man, I do not want to be at work. There are approximately three people here today. I don't have much work, so when I'm done, I'm leaving. Woot! Now my printer has stopped working right, so I have to do a stupid trouble ticket to get them to look at it. That will take forever and I can't do this stuff without a printer. Hm. Well. I think I'll order some pizza or something.
says MarissaD at 7/05/2002 11:21:00 AM
July 04, 2002
Judy said she wanted to take some pics for Carson. She says "Carson, eat your heart out."
Is the camera on yet?
I'll be you can't do this.
Playboy Shmayboy
says MarissaD at 7/04/2002 11:32:00 PM
So many people. Lined up on the highways and the turnpikes and everywhere on the very busy roads around Dallas. All out there to watch the lovely fireworks. It was pretty cool driving home and seeing them go off all over the city. A really cool experience, but I was still down and sad. I don't know why. Everything is just sad right now....
says MarissaD at 7/04/2002 11:18:00 PM
For a long time I've enjoyed the jokes and not cared one single bit about a guy in the gaming industry named John Romero. I developed an opinion that was based off of people who write about the industry and make jokes about it 90% of the time. I don't know exactly what went down with Ion Storm or id or Daikatana. I'll never know because frankly, I don't care. At the time the jokes were funny, so I laughed like everyone else. Well today I stumbled upon an interview with he and Stevie (Killcreek) and my opinion has completely changed. I have a lot of respect for both of them because they put up with a lot of bullshit from a lot of people who are just annoying naysayers. Yes, Daikatana was shit. Romero admits he made mistakes with it. He knows what went down. Now they've moved on and are doing exactly what they want to do in the industry despite that obstacle and they seem to be doing pretty well. Plus they seem pretty nice. I read some other interviews as well and I just had to publicly say that I don't give a shit what everyone else thinks. I like them. So piss off.
says MarissaD at 7/04/2002 12:21:00 AM
July 03, 2002
And by the way, Judy says to Carson, "Back off fat cat or I'll have to slap you upside yo face and downside yo ass."
says MarissaD at 7/03/2002 11:55:00 PM
So as I was driving home from watching the fireworks show over in Addison, I felt of my left earlobe and it is entirely swollen. I sat for a while trying to figure out what had happened and then remembered the other day as I was sitting here at the computer playing with a single staple that I found, I stuck it in my earring spot. I've had my ears pierced since I was about three and I wore earrings for approximately 7 or 8 years. You'll have to check with mom on that one. Anyway, regular earrings irritate my ears and make them swell up. What was I thinking a freakin staple would do??? Owwy. :(
says MarissaD at 7/03/2002 11:53:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!!!!!!
says MarissaD at 7/03/2002 09:04:00 AM
July 02, 2002
No uncle Bob, I didn't actually eat the peanut buttercup and yes that means you lost a dollar.
says MarissaD at 7/02/2002 09:30:00 PM
July 01, 2002
Apparently the adapter to my speakers is very sensitive and falls out of the plug with the slightest of a breeze. So I was down there plugging it back in. Again. And I saw a Reese's Peanut Buttercup. It could have been here for two years. I'm still tempted to eat it. I want it. I want that yummy candy.
says MarissaD at 7/01/2002 04:03:00 PM
Here's a pic of my cousin and I at my sisters wedding in February. Ladies? This man is single. I'll auction him off for a date. :)
says MarissaD at 7/01/2002 02:24:00 PM
My new cubicle is huge. Really huge. I don't have enough stuff to fill it up.
