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Tuesday, August 31, 2004
The things one learns when they don't visit their own website. I took a look to see if my recent posts had been going through properly and check for any comments (damn it, comment people!) and the old ad banner was gone and that spiffy new search bar you see up there was put in its place. All fine and dandy, except that it really screwed up the formatting and cut off part of the title and most of the head on the Atomic Robot Jungle Vixen picture. That left me trying to figure out how to fix it, and I was getting very frustrated until I noticed I wasn't refreshing my screen after changing the code. D'oh.
I've never mentioned the picture up top before. It's a composite of three different pictures to get the effect I wanted, pictures from three different decades. Probably the most famous of the three is the robot part, I took that from the silent movie classic Metropolis. The rest of it is from two different Sheena Queen of the Jungles. One from the late Fifties or early Sixties I believe, and she makes up most of the picture, and the lower part of her face is from the Sheena of the earlier part of this decade. I really should use the names of the actress, except they are escaping me right now. The earlier Sheena was played by Irish was her first name, I can't remember her last. McKenna I'm thinking, but I'll check on that later. Oh! The newer was was played by Gena Lee Nolin!
I wanted the picture to be an homage to the Jungle Queens of the screen, and I like to think it works. It's a touch I like, a little something in addition to the whole homage to Fifties B-movies that the rest of this page is.
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by Tabby at 8/31/2004 03:10:00 p.m.
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Monday, August 30, 2004
Three days back and it's finally starting to feel normal again. Those first couple of days back from a vacation are hard because you just want to be away again. Or maybe "still" is a better word. But things are really getting back to usual because we were just talking about bad kissers (which I will share with you instead of someone's story of "Frankendick" (don't ask)).
Here's a little tip on kissing, guys. And I'm sorry if I'm targetting you unfairly, but in my experience all the worst kissers I've come across were guys. The tip is this, when kissing it should be lips to lips, and the tongue should be used for light playing and teasing. Do NOT try to swallow your partner's mouth. Really, it's not pleasing and is very much a turn-off. Lips onto lips, not lips surrounding lips. I don't know why guys try to do that. And don't just stick your tongue in and leave it there. Lighten up on it, tease and play. Otherwise it's just like a mouthful of slug.
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by Tabby at 8/30/2004 05:25:00 p.m.
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Sunday, August 29, 2004
Sobe. Delicious juices.
Jones. Delicious soda pops.
You know what I'm talking about.
I'm so glad the Olympics are over. Now my regularly scheduled Days of Our Lives and Late Night with Conan O'Brien will be back. I'm not big on the Summer Games anyway, though I do enjoy beach volleyball when I catch it on (while I won't deny that the uniforms are a plus, they are a neccessity brought on by the sand and the sun, I wouldn't watch if I didn't enjoy the sport and there aren't many of those that get my attention).
If I do watch the Olympics, it's usually the Winter Games, and by "usually" I mean the past two. There's something less overblown about them, and a little more thrilling to watch. Joke all you want about the luge, to be shooting down the ice on nothing more than a little sled at that high of a speed takes courage and skill.
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by Tabby at 8/29/2004 03:13:00 p.m.
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Saturday, August 28, 2004
Damn, I needed that rest. Not that I rested for my entire holiday. For four days I volunteered at the Fringe Festival, which turned out to be a bad idea considering the stress I was under at work, but I made the committment so I had to go. Maybe next year I'll wait until I'm on holiday to see how I'm feeling. They need volunteers like crazy, so it's not like I'll be waiting too long. As it was, I didn't even see as many plays as I would have liked because I was just that tired.
Last Friday I went out to my parents' place to get the last of my stuff out of storage. It's nice to have real plates and cutlery again and not having to eat off of my plastic picnic dishes. I found stuff I was looking forward to getting out again, and came across things I completely forgot about but was happy to see. It was like finding lost treasure. It was more work than I needed though, and I still have boxes to unpack. We timed it right though, because 10-20 minutes later and I would have been unloading the truck VERY quickly as it started storming very quickly, with lots of rain and hail.
The last week was good though. I didn't leave the apartment unless I absolutely needed to, I do need to eat after all. I slept, I watched television (except Days of Our Lives, pre-empted as it was by the damned Olympics), and played on my computer (got back into Morrowind in a big way). Did I have time to write? Yes. Could I be bothered? No, I needed to relax.
That's over now and I'm back at work. Happy happy me. I'm already looking at more six day work weeks and one day weekends next month, though at least my first two weekends are two day events. I have no idea when the schedules will settle down at this point, but if this continues on well into the new year it'll give me incentive to go job hunting. If I can find the time. If I can't find a job that pays me more. This is the best paying job I've ever had, and I don't want to give up that money. It's nice to have a little left over by the time the next payday rolls around. It's nice to have money in a savings account that stays in the savings account.
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by Tabby at 8/28/2004 01:13:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2004
It's almost that time. I'm sitting here counting down the hours to my vacation. So far it's been going quickly, and that's a good thing. They're definitely making me earn it, it's been so busy and frankly everyone is pissing me off today. Definitely time for a holiday. Considering how long it's taking me to write this paragraph, it's been well over an hour, possibly getting into the plural form of that noun, it's about time.
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Enough about this job I'm coming to hate and how badly I need time away from it, because I doubt I'll ever get a job I love and that's sad and I want to be happy, so happy stuff instead...
Big Brother 5 last night. It was a great episode, full of suspense and the most brilliant move in reality game show history. They wanted to get rid of a strong player, but there was a risk that he would win the veto and take himself off the block. There is a way around it though, and you have to have a good alliance with enough members to make it work. This season, only the two nominees and the Head of Household as well as one person each they choose can play for the veto, and that's a total of six people. If you have six people in your alliance and nominate two of them for eviction, then if you all play for the veto, it doesn't matter who wins as long as the winner uses it. They then take one of the nominees up, and you put the person you really want gone up for eviction. Brilliant move if everyone sticks to plan, and it worked.
There was suspense though, because the person they chose to win the veto was Drew, who was formerly in an alliance with Jase, the person they want gone. Risky, risky move, and he was wavering about using it. In the end he chose to do so and now Jase is up for eviction. The next two days will probably be tough, because Jase isn't going to go out quietly.
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by Tabby at 8/11/2004 03:02:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Less than an hour on this shift, then a shift tomorrow, then holidays! Yay! I want to go to a lake.
Yes, a lake.
A little while ago, I took a bit of a walk and went to look at the river (the North Saskatchewan River for my non-Edmontonian friends) because I've been finding it relaxing, and I dream of kayaking on it if I ever learn to kayak and can afford to buy one. As I was looking at it, it occurred to me that I'd love to go to a lake this year for a portion of my holidays. Sad to say though, I don't have anyone to go with me. It would be nice though, because I haven't been to a lake in many, many years. Heck, it was some time last century! So I'd like to go again.
One day. Mark my words, one day I will go to a lake again.
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by Tabby at 8/10/2004 05:30:00 p.m.
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Monday, August 09, 2004
A kick in the teeth, that's what it is. I am coming up to my holiday, and I originally had 17 days off. The last two days are Friday and Saturday, my usual weekend (or supposedly so, but you can't tell that from the past couple of months). However, the schedule just changed and now I'm back to work on the Saturday instead of the Sunday. Fuuuuuuuuck!!! Can't they just give that one fucking day? Do they have to take that away from me?
This is bullshit and the sort of bullshit that makes people start looking for new jobs.
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by Tabby at 8/09/2004 09:13:00 p.m.
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Sunday, August 08, 2004
Would you mind if I let out a little swear here? No? Thanks!
Fuck.
I'm getting pissed off today. Whenever I try to address a problem or something that needs done at work, it starts getting busy. As soon as I'm done and don't need to do anything, it dies right down. Urgh, there is more but it brings up a specific incident with another employee, so I shouldn't mention it. Damn professionalism.
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This winter (why couldn't they give a release date, dagnabit?) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 is being released for the PC and XBox. Now, if you go back far enough in my archives you'll see that I was sucked right into Morrowind on my former roommate's XBox. I didn't mean to play it that much, I just put it on to see what it was like. The next thing I know, hours... nay, days of my life were lost to that infernal game.
Anyway, he then bought the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for his machine. I wasn't interested until I saw him try it out and heard comparisons to Morrowind. Okay then, I'll try it. Days and days later... Suffice it to say, I'm looking forward to many hours spent enjoying the sequel.
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by Tabby at 8/08/2004 03:46:00 p.m.
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Saturday, August 07, 2004
Four more sleeps, and my summer from hell will be over. I have to work the rest of today, then four more shifts. I've been doing my little 17 Days Off song and dance lately because damn, I need this break.
Frankly I'm sick of these frickin' one day weekends. Once in a while is okay, but to have that be the rule for two months is wearing me out. It was like this last December as well, so I have a feeling they'll do it to me this year. That makes it three months, a quarter of the year.
Maybe this sounds petty, but I actually count my shifts when this happens. I started this in December when I commented on my schedule and was told everyone gets the same thing. No, they don't. I count my shifts and compare them to others. Some people come close, but I seem to get the short end of this particular stick on a regular basis. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I loved my job, but it's one I only barely tolerate and can be somewhat high pressure. I do like the pay though, and that's what makes this tough. I can't afford to be looking for a new job, especially when I just moved into my own apartment again.
It would be nice to have some time to enjoy my apartment. I mean, I got excited over a friggin' two day weekend! How wrong is that?
Four more sleeps. Four more shifts.
It can't come soon enough.
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by Tabby at 8/07/2004 09:22:00 a.m.
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Tuesday, August 03, 2004
How much longer until my next single day weekend?
I'm having a hell of a time at work today. I seem to be getting the biggest headache-inducing stuff, and I did something incredibly bone-headed that I should have caught yesterday. Throw that in with it being busy at the most inopportune times, I just want to leave.
I figure the main reason office windows don't open in tall buildings is to keep the employees from jumping. "That's it! I've had enough!" *SPLAT*
You know what would be a great invention? A button you can press on your phone that when you are talking to a complete idiot, they would hear, "BANG! THUD! We're sorry. The person you were talking to has committed suicide. Please hang up, think about what you did wrong, and call again. Thank you."
Not that I'd ever kill myself. I wouldn't give the world the satisfaction, you bastards. There's just too much to live for, like a Sarah McLachlan concert and the new season of Survivor both in September. Whooo!
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by Tabby at 8/03/2004 03:33:00 p.m.
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Monday, August 02, 2004
Today is a civic holiday and frankly it's a pain in the ass. A lot of places are closed or have holiday hours, but because it's a civic holiday and not a statuatory one, I get paid my normal rate. All the aggravation, none of the benefits. Joy to the friggin' world.
I'm tired today as well. I didn't get to bed when I wanted to last night, now I'm ready to sleep at my desk. That wouldn't go over too well.
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The Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival is coming up again soon, August 12 to 22 I believe. I'm volunteering again this year, but not so many days and mostly at the start of the festival so I have more flexibility for the rest of my vacation, you know, maybe go camping or something. Anyway, if you're in Edmonton you should come check it out. It's the second biggest Fringe Festival in the world, after Edinburgh, and there is so much theatre to enjoy in addition to the street performers, buskers, and assorted food and crafts. And should you find yourself there, say hi to the volunteers. You never know, you could be saying hello to me. I know, I know, there are thousands of volunteers. However, a little common sense and logic should help you narrow it down. (Heh, like anyone would go to that much trouble for little ol' anonymous and barely read me...)
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by Tabby at 8/02/2004 02:23:00 p.m.
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Sunday, August 01, 2004
Hey, happy August! I know, nothing to be that excited about, but I have my holiday coming up. I need it after all the hours I've been working. Two days off July 1 & 2, two days off July 30 & 31, and three days off total in between. I did get a phone call at home on Thursday after I got home and pretty much just sat down ready to enjoy my long weekend (and yes, two days counts as long after past couple of months) asking if I might be able to work Friday, but I told them that wouldn't be good for anyone. I was so looking forward to the two days off that if I had to cut it short for work, I would have been a major bitch to work with. Then I turned the phone off and enjoyed two full days of blissful peace.
Well, except for when the fire alarm went off in my building Friday night, but that's okay because I was craving a snack anyway so that gave me an excuse to run to the store.
So I have one more one day weekend before my vacation, but at least this time it comes between five day stretches instead of six day ones. I'm somewhat refreshed and ready to go. And hopefully write as well! Thank you to anyone who does read this who has stuck through a dry July. I don't know if I have any regular readers left, but people are still checking out this wee blog o' mine so thanks to those of you who do.
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One small comment on the Democratic National Convention... I didn't watch too much of it because being a Canadian in Canada means I'm not allowed to vote in the presidential election (or for the Last Comic Standing, damn you NBC!) so I didn't want to give up that much time to it, even though I so very, very much hope that John Kerry is the next President of the United States. I did however catch a good chunk of Bill Clinton's speech when I was looking for something to watch and was so glad I stumbled onto it. He was funny, smart, charming, invigourating, and damn it, made me want to vote for him. No wonder conservatives hated him. You know what? He was also downright sexy. Daaamn, I wanted to take him on that podium.
He stood in sharp relief to the barely literate, barely thinking, never witty dullard currently occupying the Oval Office right now. If John Kerry could give a speech like that, he'd blow Dubya away come November. Come on, John, you've got the smarts and the war record. Take Shrub apart in the weeks to come and in the debates!
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by Tabby at 8/01/2004 03:21:00 p.m.
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