Ramblings. Direct from me to you.

Rambling (v): To speak or write at length and with many digressions.

Sunday, December 18, 2005

Wowza. Long list o' stuff.

Any of my comments are bracketed at the end

[ ] I am shorter than 5'4.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes (sometimes, yes)
[x] I have many scars. (mostly little ones...chicken pox and other)
[ ] I tan easily
[x] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo. (thinking about it, though)
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[ ] I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses.
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings. (Used to have 4, but they healed over)
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears. (Used to have my tongue done, will do again)
[ ] I have freckles.


Family/Home Life

[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home. (Thought about it, though)
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[x] I want to have kids someday. (Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't)
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've lost a child.


School/Work

[ ] I'm in school.
[x] I have a job.
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework.
[ ] I've missed a week or more of school.
[ ] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years. (not in school)
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired.
[x] I've skipped school/Class (just chem20)


Embarrassment

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[ ] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[ ] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[ ] I've glued my hand to something
[ ] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public

Health

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[ ] I've gotten stitches.
[ ] I've broken a bone. (cracked one, not broken)
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[ ] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.


Traveling

[x] I've ridden over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[x] I've been to Canada.
[x] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.
[ ] I've been to Asia.


Experiences

[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[x] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've been an abuse victim.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[x] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[x] I've crashed a car. (very minor, thankfully)
[ ] I've been Skiing
[x] I've been in a play.
[x] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[x] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[x] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[x] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.

Relationships

[x] I'm single
[ ] I'm in a relationship.
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've had someone cheat on me.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now.
[ ] I have a fear of commitment.
[x] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship.


Sexuality

[x] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[x] I love to flirt.
[x] I've been kissed in the rain.
[x] I've hugged a stranger.
[x] I have kissed a stranger.

Honesty/Crime

[x] I am a terrible liar.
[ ] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[x] I've snuck out of my house.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[x] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[ ] I've shoplifted

Drugs/Alcohol

[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I regularly drink.
[x] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[x] I've smoked weed
[ ] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I'm a stoner.
[ ] I've snorted cocaine.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous.
[ ] I've done hard drugs.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[x] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I take anti-depressants.
[ ] I'm anorexic or bulimic.
[x] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
[x] I've hurt myself on purpose.
[ ] I'm addicted to self harm.
[x] I've woken up crying.
[x] I've cried myself to sleep.
[ ] Seeing a therapist.


Death and Suicide

[ ] I'm afraid of dying. (I have no desire to die, but I'm not afraid of it)
[x] I hate funerals.
[ ] I've seen someone dying.
[ ] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[x] I've planned my own suicide. (long time ago)
[ ] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 player.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[x] I own something from Hot Topic. (as long as stickers count)
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I own something from The Gap.
[x] I own something I got on e-bay.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.
[ ] I own something from Hollister Co.


Political/Social Attitudes

[ ] In general, I don't like people.
[ ] I'm a feminist.
[ ] I'm outgoing.
[ ] I listen to political music.
[x] I'm Democratic.
[ ] I'm Republican.
[x] I'm liberal.
[x] I don't like Bush
[x] I don't like Bush with my own reasons to back it up.
[ ] I am for Bush.
[ ] im religious.
[x] I dress fairly modestly.
[x] My attitude is, "If you've got it, flaunt it." (sometimes, yes)


Random

[ ] I can sing well
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[ ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[x] I curse regularly.
[x] I sing in the shower.
[ ] I am a morning person.
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[x] I'm a snob about grammar
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I love being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[x] I bake well.
[x] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue
[x] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I like Martha Stewart.
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS. (if I do, shoot me!)
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[x] I eat fast food weekly.
[x] I believe in ghosts.
[ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[ ] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I love white chocolate
[x] I bite my nails.
[x] I play video games. (sometimes, but not often)
[ ] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates.
[x] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

[x] My answers are totally honest

There ya have it.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

A note on internet safety

Please, be careful about who you're chatting with online.
I don't want any of my friends getting hurt.
News story

Monday, December 12, 2005

Holiday rant

Picture it. New Westminster, 2006. (sorry, I was watching The Golden Girls today).

Anyways... On to the rant.

I was at the skytrain station the other day. While waiting for my train to arrive, I saw a PSA notice on the skytrain announcement ticker board (the thing that tells you what train is approaching, etc).

The message was soliciting donations of blood over the busy Christmas season. A cause worth advertising, if you ask me.

But... Every damn year, the Canadian Blood Services people start talking about how donations are low, and that they need XY units of blood to get them through the holiday season, and how they need people to roll up their sleeves and donate.

Well, I've got a wild and crazy idea. In fact, this idea is so wild and crazy that it just might work. It goes something like this:
LET US GAY/BI GUYS GIVE BLOOD!!!

Simple, no?

Some of you may be asking what being gay/bi has to do with donating blood and saving lives. Well, here's what. If you're a guy who has had sex with another guy EVEN ONCE SINCE 1977, you are permanently deferred from giving blood. Permanent. As in... forever! They don't ask you any additional questions about your sexual history to see if you really ARE high-risk. They just assume you are, and show you the door.

They want blood. I have blood. I'm willing to give them said blood. All they've got to do is let me!

On that note, if you are able to give blood, please do so. Both soon and on a regular basis. Don't let my rant stop you from saving lives.

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Spanks for the memories...

Stolen from Karin, who stole it from Chris, who stole...

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't *speak* often, please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADE UP AND FICTIONAL MEMORY OF YOU AND ME.It can be anything you want--good or bad--BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE.When you're finished, post this paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people DON'T ACTUALLY remember about you.No excuses, OK?

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Lunch AND a show for only $18?

As mentioned in my previous post, I have a new boss. She moved here from Brandon, Manitoba. As such, she's used to small-ish town foods.

Today I introduced her to sushi. I got assorted tempura, some rolls, and some salmon & tuna sushi. Yummers.
She liked the tempura and salmon & tuna sushi pieces (because they were "just rice and thick pieces of fish").

Then she tried the rolls. First up... California rolls. She liked them except for the avacodo. No worries there.
Lastly, we had the salmon, tuna, and cucumber rolls (the small ones, about the size of a quarter). The first one she tried was cucumber. Picture a kid having cough syrup. Pretty much that. It was the seaweed that she couldn't handle. So, she tried another roll, except that she tried peeling off the seaweed. Didn't work so well.

Add to that the fact that she had NEVER used chop sticks before, and it made for an amusing lunch.

Le update.

Work is much calmer for me now that the new boss has arrived. She's fun to work with, which makes things even better.

I've also got my Christmas tree up at home. I have a couple of finishing touches to put on it, but that's about it.

Gift shopping is under way. I'm hoping to be finished by next Tuesday.

So, that is my life in a nut shell.