My child's photography subjects are a lot different from my own. Whenever I upload from our digital camera, I get pictures like these: BR> This is predictable, coming from an eight year old. But every once in awhile she takes photos of things that I do not expect. The next set of photos sparked a debate about the dates on the pictures handdrawn by the artist, and the actual dates of the pictures taken. These pictures are displayed on ...
random, useless, and totally uncited "facts"... I recently read, somewhere, that 22 percent the American population are offline. I think it also implied that these 22 percent of a large population were going to remain that way, by choice. It also acknowledged that people who resist the lures of the Internet do so, typically because they cannot be bothered to learn how to use it. Not surprisingly, many of these people also fell into the 'mature' age category. It's strange. So muc...
From Wikipedia about Lost , the television show: After the episode "Numbers" aired, many people used the eponymous figures as lottery entries. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, within three days, the numbers were tried over 500 times by local players. [16]. Likewise, in the same period, over 200 people in Michigan alone used the sequence for the Mega Millions lottery[17] and by October, thousands had tried them for the multi-state Powerball lottery.[18] I haven't done it ...
Nothing is original about me. I'm trying to kick the habit of smoking and bi-monthly binge drinking. The drinking I can do pretty easily. While I enjoy lotsa pints, I can replace with nights out at the movies. Even if I cut it back to once every month or two, I'll be happier about that. The smoking is proving to be more difficult, as I always have a yammering for one around this time of day. And as soon as work starts, it gets worse. At that point, I crave a cigarette once every 2 hours, ...
I got a phone call this morning (which is a big enough deal, considering less than 5 people actually have my phone number) stating that there's big stuff going on at work. Apparently the 2 new training classes that were to begin today were all contacted, stating that their hiring will be postponed. Several supervisors were let go, and a lot of reps are being fired today as well, when they come back into work. I hope I'm not one of them. Our company, which services a larger US company,...
Go right now to the external link, hit Toronto, and then keep reading. So, now you're doing the same thing that I am doing, listening to Danny Michel on Stuart McLean's The Vinyl Cafe on the CBC, reading some and writing some, while sipping on a coffee. And if you're not, well, at least you know what I'm doing now. It's a breezy, cloudy, fairly warm day. My sister's off across town, getting our bikes out for the season. Mine's the last one to come back home. I should be pumping up ...
Both Kole and I took the day off work and school; she's sick, I'm looking after her. We stayed at my parents' place though, because Skylar was home for the day as well, and my sister was trying to write a paper. In fifty minutes, I expect to be doing the homebody thing, and I'm looking forward to it. I don't know if I'm making hamburgers, or a baked fish dish, but either meal will involved some slicing and dicing, and some preparations with the Wolf on loud. Link As much as I bitch...
Anyone who doesn't correlate depression with drinking is simply burying their own head in the sand. I have a girl friend who seems like an average woman. She's fairly fit and active, she's fairly social and is generally on good terms with her family. She's concerned about money and looking for a 'real' job, but she's getting by. She has her ups and downs like everyone else, yet she's convinced she's depressed and that she should be seeking mental help or get some anti-depressants at the ...
I really am fat. I'm not going to give numbers or dress sizes or anything, but really , it's no big deal. I'm fairly active, I'm pretty smart, and am quite easy to get along with. I don't have a problem socializing with men (or women) and while I don't have an endless line-up of dates, it's got more to do with my own commitment issues than the wobbly bits that I possess. There was a time (albeit briefly) where I weighed everything I ate on a plastic scale. I once knew the caloric c...
I'm tired. I'm tired, and sad, and almost teary today, and have been so for most of the week. I've gotten some of the testing results from Kole's doctor who specializes in learning disabilities and I can't help but think that things have just changed here. While there was a lot of technical/medical jargon, I got the deep-down meaning. It's not going to be easy for anyone, and unfortunately, I simply haven't had enough time to assimilate it all. She's happy, though. I've taken sever...
Sometimes I feel all girly, and pine over the boy at work. I blush (really) when he catches me looking at him, and I've yet to say more than two words to him, even though I can talk, and will talk to absolutely any one else there. I'm sure he knows of my crush, and thank god, he's never made mention of it. How pathetic would that be? To go over to a 35 year old woman and say 'excuse me ma'am, but come on... you're way too... much for me?" I'm too old, too encumbered with responsibilities...
After listening to more than a thousand people a week tell me about their current issues, sometimes I talk just to hear myself talking. I strode into the bar last night, and aimed for a single bar stool. Kate brought me over a SPA, and I proceeded to light a cigarette and watch the olympics on the television over the bar. It was loud and smokey... just the way I like it. A little Otis on the record player, and only the hardcore drinkers out on a Sunday night. One pint followed t...
I woke up in the middle of the night, trying to place the music I was hearing in my mind. It was the music from the movie "Halloween" and I was, in turns, amused, and a bit apprehensive. I've written about mind music before: where the hell does it come from? And why the hell does my mind feel the need to wake me from a dead sleep to play this little tune? The music from "Halloween" is definitely creepy. In fact, I'd state that it played a good role in the movie, almost as an individ...
I searched for my latest copy of my insurance policy, and when I opened the fourth shoebox, I found all the stuff you left behind, mixed innocently with tax forms, old pay stubs, and timesheets. You weren't much of a writer, but your handwriting said a lot about you. It was dark and heavy, as if your were trying to impress your whole being onto a scrap piece of paper. Sometimes you'd write jokes, or odd challenges concerning artists' names of one-hit wonders. Occasionally, you'd leave a...
When I'm working I am conscious of every passing moment, literally right down to the second. Increments are tracked by countless, faceless monitoring staff, and my job is on the line, dependent on meeting timed goals, timed commitments, and timed conversations. It's no surprise that I don't wear a watch on my off-time. You can't tell it in the extreme close-up, but time is etching lines, deeper, more boldly across my face. I've got a striking frownline in the centre of my forehead, gain...