Friday, November 17, 2006
Took a walk to the games store in gastown, since they are closing and it’s their last day. I’m such an opportunist. Scored a rather nice backgammon set, all inlaid wood and everything (except the checkers, I think those are fake plastic wood and one is missing actually). Original price: $125. I paid $25. I’m [...]
Thursday, November 16, 2006
[13:13] Elaine: hey hunny, check it out [13:13] Elaine: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=baebedc7-da85-488a-9f9f-afe0e3cb784f&k=3966 [14:58] James: uhoh [15:00] James: i've been drinking water here all day! [15:00] James: ack [15:00] Elaine: well don't drink any more! [15:00] James: i hope i don't get the jardia [15:00] Elaine: or giardia? [15:01] James: oh no, even worse!
I've been wringing my hands all last night and this morning because with IAM down I had no place to post this: I got a huge package (ha!) in the mail, you pervert, with a quilt that my grandmother made for me. It's off-white and green and purple with leaves and morning glories, and it's [...]
I got some bling for my labret yesterday – albeit quite SMALL bling, but it’s very nice. Booked my Christmas train tickets. It’s still over two months away but I’m excited! I spent half the afternoon already looking at Amtrak’s virtual train tours. For Thanksgiving I’m going to James’ Auntie Cindy’s along with the rest [...]
James and I pinky-swore that we’d go camping one weekend in July but never did, and we postponed it till this past weekend since it was 3 days. We didn’t then either. Might have to do with neither of us owning a tent, or a stove, or any other camping equipment, or the means to [...]
James got a Roomba and he brought it over to roam around my house. My floor is amazingly clean and all I had to do was get all the crap off of it. It has a hard time with cords on the floor. It’s so cute!
I put an ad on craigslist looking for a web programmer for a quick freelance project, asking for cover letter, resume, and portfolio. How are some people so careless? I got several letters starting with “Dear Sir:”. Plenty with “Hi. Please pay attention to my resume.” as a cover letter and no mention of a [...]
I am the only one in the engineering department right now. B’s gone to Mexico and thence on vacation, N’s on vacation, A quit, D doesn’t get in till noon sometimes… that means a party with all my imaginary friends! But I have to line up some possible programmers to hire before B gets back. [...]
I spent the day walking around in the sun at the Commercial Drive festival. Called an ambulance for a Brazilian guy who was lying on the ground throwing up, had a lump on his head, and didn’t know what had happened to him. Tried to find a place to get dinner and every restaurant in [...]
Spent the evening at James’ coworker’s house. If you’ve read any of the James Herriot books and you remember the Granville Bennett episodes, you’ll know how I feel about hanging out at R (the coworker’s) house. Regardless of my intentions, I always end up hammered. First we went to Fet’s which ended up terribly. R’s [...]