| Have you set a date for your wedding? |
[Jan. 5th, 2008|02:18 pm] |
This is the question people have asked Erin and me. Until I do set a date though, the answer will probably be, "well, I was thinking of taking Erin." |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 4th, 2007|10:13 pm] |
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Also, the news said something about a pantry. Does anyone even have a pantry anymore? Do people still use that word? These days I'd figure people would just call it a closet, or maybe a "food closet". |
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| Now the bad news! |
[Dec. 4th, 2007|10:02 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | brewery, job | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Dedham | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  calm | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Fox 25 News? Oh, I guess Haus is over. | ] |
I got a call from my staffing agency on Friday morning informing me that it was my last day on the job. Way to give me the advance notice. Thanks guys!
I'm pretty sure it's the client's (Mercer) fault, and the HR department at that. My direct supervisor had just told me a week earlier that my job was confirmed to be through the end of the year. I mean, I was doing an average of 10 hours real work per week, but they kept me for 3 months, so why not the last month? Right before Christmas shopping time too.
So right now instead of casual, choosy job-search mode, I get to engage the panic-mode job searching gear. If anyone's company is hiring and is paying decently (read: I could pay both my student loans and rent!), please let me know! Any leads are gratefully welcome!
I am also rapidly contemplating opening a brewery, but it won't come together fast enough, so even though I may be brewing beer for a living in 2 years, for now I need to keep those loan sharks fed.
Happy Hanukkah to everyone! Everyone loves candles and four-sided tops, right? Also magical fuel efficiency is pretty keen, right? |
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| Engaged! |
[Dec. 3rd, 2007|08:47 pm] |
I had some notion that I would break the news to people by telling them in person, but it isn't that amazing of a story anyway. The upshot is that I proposed to Erin and she said yes.
We were walking at the Arnold Arboretum a few weeks ago, and when it's getting on toward winter, there are some beautiful sights, but nothing that is "romantic" to speak of. I ended up proposing to Erin at the Bonsai Collection, and it was incredibly awkward. She kind of didn't believe me at first, thinking I was joking. It was a sort of tearful moment, not particularly smooth or romantic like in movies, but it worked.
It's kind of strange, nothing's changed between us really except that the word "fiancée" is even more awkward than "girlfriend," and now we're more seriously thinking about a wedding, even though no date has been set. To a degree, we're mostly just trying to get our lives in gear and settle down. The wedding will probably happen some time in 2009. |
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| Attention America: |
[Oct. 25th, 2007|11:47 pm] |
Football Season has not yet begun. It is still Baseball Season. If you talk about "the game," it is to be assumed that you're talking about baseball.
Football Season is a short period of time spanning November and December, culminating in the Bowl games around the holidays. Then it's Hockey Season. Admit it, no one really cares about the Super Bowl.
Also, does anyone else think Papelbon's "intense stare" looks kind of silly, especially his mouth?
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| Bored. |
[Sep. 30th, 2007|07:37 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | bored | ] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | bored | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  bored | ] |
| [ | music |
| | bored | ] |
Bored bored bored bored bored.
Still living in Dedham, still off the World of Warcrack. I'm not going to be playing that sort of game ever again. It's just ultimately frustrating.
Well, at least I have plans for the next 3 weekends, but I hate living outside of the city, and feeling like I have no one to hang out with or visit anyway.
It's dumb that I miss all the drama and gossip from 2 years ago, but at least then stuff was happening and there was something to talk about. |
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| 4 Steps of Snacking |
[Jul. 17th, 2007|05:36 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | crunchy! | ] |
| [ | music |
| | William Shatner - Rocket Man | ] |
1: Cut the bag's corner a little, pour a few bits into a dish (optional) to enjoy.
2: Rip the bag open a bit more so my fingers can grab the snack directly.
3: Open the bag fully and shovel snack directly to mouth.
4: Wish that I hadn't torn the bag opening so wide so that I might be able to just pour snack directly into mouth.
Why I'm not a 500 lb. diabetic, I don't know, but Trader Joe's Sesame Honey Cashews are so good! |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 16th, 2007|04:49 pm] |
While job-searching is a fun activity, I need something to do in the off-time. Still living in Dedham, don't really feel like playing WoW too much (played a LOT in L.A.) and the weather in New England is too gross right now to inspire any sort of physical activity.
So: What's new/keen/entertaining on the Internet for me? I'm looking for things that will keep me interested for hours, not days. For instance: some good webcomic I've missed with an archive, or a small game, etc.
Need entertainment! At least til the next Harry Potter book. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 11th, 2007|04:58 pm] |
| [ | mood |
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Comcast came today to "install" our cable internet. The man did nothing that Erin and I couldn't have done, in double the time. The worst part was the injustice of "having to install" the Comcast connection utility on my PC. I hate those things because they are NOT required, and they just gum up the system further. Needless to say I uninstalled it as soon as he left.
Plugged the Airport router in right afterwards, and here I am, posting on LJ from the bathroom like a champ. What, people use wireless for other reasons? |
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| The Great Los Angeles Experiment is Over |
[Jun. 16th, 2007|01:00 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  apathetic | ] |
I haven't often updated this journal, so I'll just assume that anyone who actually still checks this might legitimately care. As some people have learned through hearsay or Erin's journal, we are moving back to Massachusetts. We don't know where we're going to live yet, the intent is to stay with her parents only so long as it takes to find an apartment, a job, and move.
I moved out here to study Biostatistics, and so long as I was caught up in the UCLA life, things were OK. UCLA is kind of different than "typical LA", and not owning a car or even really wanting to go and see things, I didn't leave a 1-mile radius very often. The Fall and Winter courses were interesting and challenging, but the Spring courses were tedius with the exception of a Mathematics course that I was taking on the side of my program. I kind of chalked it up to a bad selection, bad professors, or whatnot.
I had a couple of "statistics" jobs lined up that I figured would help me figure out what I wanted to do with my education, or at least give me insight into what a statistician might do. Unfortunately, they were really just glorified data entry jobs, with no real statistical challenge. Fast forward to the second year Fall quarter, and my courses are just as boring as ever, and I kind of came to the conclusion that a Master's degree in Biostatistics was just a qualification for being a robot. I had no real interest in most of this medical stuff, and all of the fun stuff was either in the research or experiment design on the science side, or further toward Mathematics, un-hindered by flaky Public Health types who wanted you to make their unorganized, poorly gathered data look pretty.
I lost motivation hardcore with 2 weeks left in the Fall quarter, I was simply unable to even go through the motions of the work any longer. Even if I completed the course work, I didn't want to do this any longer, so why waste the remainder of the school year for a degree that I would hate? On the other hand, I did enjoy teaching the sections of lab that I did as a TA. I'm not sure I'd be the best teacher though, I get far too exasperated when someone asks me how to do something that was taught 2 weeks ago, and I can't fathom how they did the work of the past 2 weeks not knowing how to do it the entire time.
I've spent the past few months now being just rather unmotivated, I had a bit of a fiasco with the Apple Store in which I took a job there working Back of House (read: box moving) just to bring in some money; the listing had implied I'd be leading BoH, but apparently it was wrong. I'd also applied to be a Mac Genius (tech) at another location, but apparently after taking the BoH job, I was ineligible to be hired at another store. Complete bullshit, but supposely Apple had a promotion program to work people upward. Well, unfortunately it churned everyone upward at a molasses pace, and my education meant nothing to anyone once they'd determined that I was a box-pusher. Serving only as a reminder to be nicer to retail and food-service people in the future, I left the Apple Store.
So yeah. Coming back to Massachusetts, where I belong. The bars are places to meet friends, rather than to be seen. Public transportation that actually goes places where people want to go, and where people live. A place where cars are a luxury, not a necessity. A place where luxury is not considered a necessity!
I still feel a bit alienated; living with my friends from college kind of fucked something up. It felt like we drifted apart or just otherwise didn't mesh as well. Apologies should be extended to Nicole, she's called and e-mailed me, and I haven't bothered to reply. I meant to, but I just didn't. Hopefully I'll be able to settle back into living in Massachusetts, seeing plenty of those I love, while avoiding sight or mention of others.
Flight comes in at 8:15 PM on Saturday June 30th in Providence, bring the "Welcome Home" banner and the ticker-tape. |
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| update |
[Nov. 5th, 2006|01:49 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Beverly Glen Blvd. | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  frustrated | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Cake - Satan is My Motor | ] |
I quit playing World of Warcraft. I've gone from filling up all my spare time with a video game, to now feeling like I have too much spare time. I'm sure it'll balance out again. I'm contemplating buying Final Fantasy 12, at least that game will have an ending.
Currently extremely frustrated, because we're trying to book travel, and the websites won't accept Erin's card, nor my card. Something about debit cards, I guess, because we both have sufficient funds in our accounts. It's a pain in the ass, since neither of us are really excited about flying during the holidays. I miss the family back home, but why can't my winter break be at a more convenient time?
I, uh, still don't really feel compelled to update this thing, and don't know what to post about. So, uh...there it is. |
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| Everybody's doing it (now with commentary!) |
[Apr. 19th, 2006|04:11 pm] |
The Spoiled Meme - if you have over 40, you are spoiled. LOLZ.
(x) your own cell phone
( ) a television in your bedroom
(x) an iPod
( ) a photo printer
( ) your own phone line
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(x) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom
( ) DVD player in bedroom
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(x) your own bathroom
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
(x) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
(x) a working dishwasher
( ) an icemaker
( ) a working washer and dryer (I have laundry facilities in my building, not counting it).
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
(x) a multi-speed bike (Multi-speed is not a luxury! What a weird entry!)
(x) a gym membership (Included in the cost of UCLA)
( ) large exercise equipment at home
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
( ) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) wealthy family members
( ) two or more family cars (NO cars! woo)
( ) a walk-in closet or pantry
( ) a yard
( ) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(x) good credit (lots of outstanding loans, but they're student loans, so I guess yes)
( ) expensive jewelry
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now
( ) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
( ) a stock portfolio
(x) a passport (whoa, $10 plus a photo, really spoiled!)
( ) a horse
( ) a trust fund
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans (oh man, my loans are standing out.)
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis (um... English?)
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
( ) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(x) traveled out of the country
( ) met a celebrity
( ) been to the Caribbean
( ) been to Europe
( ) been to Hawaii
(x) been to New York (not sure how this works out, poor people are in NYC too)
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
(x) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
(x) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(x) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast (For living purposes)
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child
(x) attend private school (college!)
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
So...16. Pretty weird though, I'd definitely have assigned points to these if I'd created it. A trust fund is a lot more "spoiled" than having been to New York. That, and a passport kind of goes hand-in-hand with leaving the country, so I'm not sure why they separate that! Et cetera.
Butts lol. |
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| It's meme time. |
[Mar. 21st, 2006|11:29 am] |
Seems like everyone gets this last one. |
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| Styro Booty |
[Mar. 18th, 2006|12:31 pm] |
| [ | music |
| | Pinback - Syracuse | ] |
Erin bought a bag of Pirate's Booty at Whole Foods, but neglected to eat it while she was here. So last night, I opened it, as I wanted a snack. I commented that it tasted kind of like cheddar flavored styrofoam. It wasn't quite so bad, it tastes good even if the texture is weird.
Well, I accidentally left the bag open overnight. This afternoon, I try some, and it really now has the texture of styrofoam. You know that kind of packing peanut that is Earth-friendly, dissolves in water, and you can chew it, if you're adventurous? Yeah, that's Pirate's Booty after they leave it open for 12 hours, minus the cheddar flavor.
I know this LJ is pretty empty. LA is treating me well, despite the lack of updates here. |
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| Vegas: Best to Worst |
[Mar. 7th, 2006|02:26 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | calm | ] |
Went to Las Vegas last weekend. Events and sites from best to worst:
-Obnoxious guy with horrible hair at bar sneezing, and losing his toupee!
-Erin's crazy Egyptian beaded hat.
-Basically being able to drink in public.
-Putting in the $30 minimum on the $2 Texas Hold-em table, and coming out with $60.
-Putting in $25 at the Blackjack table, and leaving with $21. Not bad for an hour's entertainment.
-Obnoxious guy being obnoxious for the rest of dinner besides the toupee.
-Sleeping on the pull-out bed (but it was free!)
-Seeing posters for Carrot-Top at the Luxor about 50 times. Scary!
Good times over-all. A++ would visit again. |
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| My life has purpose! |
[Feb. 17th, 2006|12:57 pm] |
It is now a goal in my life to defend the the teaching of evolution in science classes by joining Project Steve!
Just 3-5 more years, and I'll have the PhD I need to join. |
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| (no subject) |
[Feb. 14th, 2006|05:14 pm] |
I started a 43 Things page. So far I have 9. 2 of them overlap, so it's really more like 8.
Maybe I need more goals in life. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 23rd, 2006|12:20 am] |
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By the way, this icon is from last summer, not a current picture. Y'all are just jealous that you can't grow a beard. |
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| Free pass to the gun show |
[Jan. 22nd, 2006|04:29 pm] |
I think I'm gonna give fitness a real go this quarter. One hour or less, 3 times a week is not that significant of a time sink, and even if I don't go to the gym, even doing a few sets of pushups or situps a few times a week will make an impact.
I just did a set of 20 pushups, and by the 15th, it was getting hard. I'm not fat by any standard, but I'm not really "in shape", either. It's a satisfying sort of "tired", really. |
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