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Saturday, March 18th, 2006
7:03 pm	This is not for you Tdaxp, one day I will require you to spam all of your friends with a message about my site attaining #1 position in google search of a national news story about Elisabet Sunde. The reason I will do this is that the more sites link it, the higher it goes. And on that day, you must agree. And you will tell people that they need not pass this on. In the meantime, Tdaxp on a sexual predator (Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005
1:18 pm	Bittersweet Symphony Hey all, here's the skinny: So, the new job is working out well, I'm out of training and into the real thing. The real thing by itself is exceedingly boring, as 85% of my 8 hour day is spent reading, which is great, I love to read, but man, I'm not sure how long I can do it. In the last 5 days I've read: Salmon of Doubt-Douglas Adams Strange Brains and Genius: The Secret Lives of Eccentric Scientists and Madmen-Clifford A. Pickover Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison: And Other Urgent Inquiries into the Odd Nature of Nature-Hampton Sides Naked Empire-Terry Goodkind The Subtle Knife- Phillip Pullman The Amber Spyglass-Phillip Pullman In the next couple days I'm going to bring some of my chainmaille stuff in. I hate explaining things to people, as I will no doubt have to, but it will be a good way to get some more stuff done for WW. I'm having all sorts of material problems with that right now, but I can make some of it work. Don't buy from The Pillaged Village online! I ordered jingly discs 2 months ago and they are still on backorder! Also, I would like some book recommendations, pref. non-fiction, but anything you can throw at me is appreciated. Current Mood: contemplative (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 5th, 2005
6:09 pm	The Devil he only talks shit, and only drinks whiskey from the jar SO, it's been a long time since I posted, due to the lack of internet at the home. Bt things are going well, the apartment is okay, although we did get the cops called on us during our housewarming party. Couldn't et the cop to come in and have drinks with us, but he told us that we were allowed to have fun, and the lady downstairs was just being uptight. I quit my job on Saturday, they were just plain pissing me off and I decided not to take it anymore, so I just gave them my keys and quit. Now I have a job at SIRVA in Fort Wayne. It's a call center type environment like Household was, plus I got WW and Pennsic off right away so bonus for me! Well, I'm not good at catching stuff up, so I'll just leave the last few months as a mystery and try and keep this updated for a while. Current Mood: optimistic (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005
12:34 am	And she said: "Fuck this AIDS!" Wow, um. one update in January, way to go Dave. Dave smart. Big news is that we're moving tommorrow. We've got an apartment in the Sheridan Court apartment complex in Fort Wayne. I think its secretly a big gay community, but I'm not sure about that. The last two people that lived in our apartment were two men in a one bedroom, and the next door neighbor apparently is an older gentleman that "waits tables all over town". Should be interesting, and no doubt better then the crocheting Nazi. The apartment is close to downtown and is made out of really amazingly old. It was built in the early 1900s and has alot of original and quasi-original stuff. The sink has a faucet for hot and a faucet for cold, and there are these weird candle sconces. Nice hardwood floors though, and the cat can come with. Other big news is that my car broke down recently. Turns out it was the fuel pump and it set me back a sweet $550. Bleg. Super-bleg. bad timing and all that. It'll be nice living out from under this roof again. I lived on my own long enough to really dislike the parent arrangement, and they're not even my parents. But with roomates there is a certain compromise on rules. With parents of any sort you have to live by their rules, whether you like it or not. Plus i really would like it if they don't try any more decorating in our apartment. The idea of it makes me want to slap hands and say "NO!" Bad future parent in law! BAD! Work has been a bit of hell lately. Everybody is cashing their tax checks and it gets a bit crazy. Plus the other check cashers in town don't plan well and end up running out of cash and all their excess business hits us. We were almost out of money tonight. Down to 10s. I have to put my eyebrow ring back in. And write my mother tommorrow. more bleg. I miss having local friends of my own. Plenty of friends, but not enough hours to get to their houses. well, I'll only have intermittant internet access for awhile, so if you send me an email, don't get too upset if I don't reply right away. Oh, also, I just like the AIDS line from a Concrete Blonde track, don't get any bad ideas. Current Mood: drained (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 11th, 2005
9:24 pm	Who makes this shit up? Okay, it's been a really long time since my last post, because I've been ;azy and busy. mainly a combination of the two. The trip home was good. Stopping in Iowa was a good manuever, it really broke up the trip to make it bearable. Life on the homefront has been good. Nothing too exciting, I've been planning classes for the bead store. I think I'll write more tommorrow, it was a long day at work and my back is getting all twitchy sitting here. Current Mood: sore (Comment on this)
Monday, December 20th, 2004
1:20 am	Beano ain't got nothin on me This week has been good. I got to go home early a few times and spend some time with the girl, and take a nap to recover from the early morning. I've got some chainmail projects finished and I'm heading to SoDak in a few days. Top news of the week was the sudden influx of awesomeness in the gas dept. My Christmas bonus from work was a $50 gas card, my secret santa gift was a $20 gas card and one of the early Christmas gifts I got was a $20 gas card. So, the trip home is pretty much paid for. Yesssssss. I've got some of my chainmail pieces up for sale at a local bead and craft store. It's a consignment situation, where they take 30% which is kind of steep, but if I get what I want out of it and my stuff gets sold, I'm a happy guy. I need to do more with sterling silver in order to really cater to that crowd, but I'll get to work on that after Christmas. I watched some Buffy the other day. The episode from season 3 where Spike comes back. It made me miss Buffy. And Rob. It's too bad he's dead. But we can remember him everytime we get an onscreen lens flare. Current Mood: energetic (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, December 13th, 2004
9:38 pm	chewing gum is really gross, chewing gum I hate the most The trailer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is here it looks to be mighty mighty fucked up. Also: awesome. It's been a busy week. drank the world on wednesday, been working overtime, had girls family christmas #1 on sunday. The Indiana countryside is kind of strange. parts of itlook nicer than South Dakota, with nice brick houses and white picket fences. Other parts look like a strange conglameration of Southern pack-ratting and Northern cleanliness. Like theres loads and loads of stuff everywhere, but in nice piles. Home to SD soon. I have to send some emails to that effect, so I'll rap at y'all later. Current Mood: drained (Comment on this)
Friday, December 3rd, 2004
10:24 pm	Offended by my fingertips and what they've done. Wow, it's been a rough week. I've been sick and I've been tired. I think that the reason I used to never get normal-sick is because I lived by myself. The only close interaction I had with people was at work. Not here. This place is like a dorm. Only up to 5 people living here right now, but that number has a tendency to fluctuate a bit. My paychecks are starting to roll in and I'm getting back on track. I still need some people to settle up with some chainmail bills, but I that should come. I want to get a merchant booth setup by next WW (July Wisconsin event) I could probably have about $300 worth based on what I have already, but I'd like to get it up to about $1000 by that point. That's pure stock, not just commission work. I need to expand my color selections from the black red and silver that has been my standard, so if anyone has any suggestions as to what colors or color combinations might be good sellers, I'd like your input. I've been so much more enthused about SCA stuff this year then I was last year. I think a closer communication with my SCA friends, not to mention that I live in a house that has SCA people is really responsible for this. Plus there's the chainmaille. I've been doing about 800% of the work that I was doing at this time last year, and have been learning new techniques and designs all the time. Current Mood: sick (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 26th, 2004
10:34 pm	I wonder how this title will fuckin show up on Aarons site. X-mas days off work are confirmed. I am off from the 23-27th of December. I should be in Sioux Falls for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. So, those who will also be there, we should figure out when we're getting together. Boxing Day is best for me. Work is going okay. The other job turned out to be a commission based insurance sales job, and I'm not too into that. I'll be working at the other store as of January 2nd, in the assistant manager position, but the district manager really wants to get rid of the existing manager, and I've increased the collection percentage of the two stores I've been at by 20%. (I'm not that good, but they have no idea what they're doing, so it's an easy increase). So, I think thats where the advancement will be occurring. Paychecks are good, state income tax can blow me. I've got some new chainmail stuff up at http://www.mailleartisans.org/members/memberdisplay.cgi?key=1819 Some people will probably have seen some of that before, but not everybody. The website is put on hold until probably after the apartment situation works out. That should be best for all involved. I'm reading Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches right now. Its pretty good, if written from a sign of the times mid-70s prespective. Current Mood: hopeful (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 20th, 2004
12:51 pm	I took out my eyebrow ring for this?!! So, the job is getting a bit shitty. They switched me from the store that I was working at to a different one in town because they felt that I would get more experience there. I hate it. I hate it alot. I work with these fat redneck women that just want to listen to country music and bitch at each other. They're not nice to me or to the customers or to each other. Lots of hate. Plus I have a 1/2 in town commute to get to this store. But I have an interview left over from my spew of resumes that I put out a couple weeks ago. It's for a financial advisor position at an insurance company. The payrate would be about the same, and I'm guessing it won't involve 10 and 11 hour days everytime I work. And maybe a professional environment instead of financial fast food. Fort Wayne is made out of stupid. There is no system to the streets. None. Streets change name all the time for no reason, and you can't turn left. Even streets that are 2-way(which are few and far between) have this boulevard between them that goes until the next lighted intersection. WHY? One a good note, I really like the new Neko Case album. It's live, which is cool, it feels as if she really is having fun. It's not quite as dark as Blacklisted, which is slightly disappointing, as I really like that album. But still good. Current Mood: exhausted (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 14th, 2004
10:14 pm	Drunk on life. Also: vodka Working again is such a pain in the ass. I liked sleeping in all day. But the good news is that I am progressing at amazing rates faster than the other person who might be a manager. I have to be to work by 7:30 and I've been putting in 10 and 10 1/2 hour days. Fort Wayne is here. I haven't really made any friends or anything, but niether have I really gone out to anyplace where I would be making friends. Once I go back to school that should change a bit. It's a good thing I do okay at the hermit life. That's about all thats been going on here. I went bowling tonight. That was fun. I need to get out of this house though. There isn't the uncomfortableness that Aaron predicted, but I dislike not being the one to make the rules. I'm used to saying: "It's my house, and my rules." But that's not the case here. Current Mood: anxious (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, November 5th, 2004
11:03 am	LYME DISEASE!!!!????? I know it's been a long time since I rapped at y'all but I've been a busy boy. Plus, I hate typing. I prefer my words to magically appear on screen without my having to do anything to create them. So, knee update. I went in to Redimed about a week ago because my knee had swelled to monstrous proportions again. The doctor gave me a prescription for some anti-inflammatory medication and took some blood to test for Lyme disease. Well, the pills were working pretty well, and I got a call saying um....you have Lyme Disease. So, Palindromic rheumatism is out. Lyme disease is in. And this one has a verifiable test, so I feel a bit more comfortable in declaring the results. However I would like to give a big FUCK YOU! shoutout to all the SD doctors out there. They asked if I had a tick bite, which I didn't. But none of them bothered to run the test. stupid doctors. But, on the bright side, a few months of antibiotics should clear this right up, as opposed to having a chronic disease. I have a job now. I am assistant manager at Check$mart it's essentially a check cashing and payday loan place, which is not exactly a stable field, but it's also management experience, which is something that I really appreciate. Pay is decent, benefits are sketchy, but overall, its better than some places. Speaking of which! I went in for an interview(blind interview, I knew nothing about the place) and it was to manage a fire safety products sales office. These people wanted me to sell their fire safety products and teach others to do so as well. it was a weird deal. I first had to get $3000 in retail sales to my friends and family. They offered me the management job, but I declined for moral reasons. stupid morals. Well, that's all I got for now. Current Mood: peaceful (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 25th, 2004
6:03 pm	Quick Post here are a few news bits Kneealope=pretty dang good Job=not yet, but I have a few prospects The Grudge=goddamn creepy but 100% plotless Indiana=preppy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 22nd, 2004
12:37 am	It was all yellow Busy day today. Started out by going to the Redimed to get something done about my kneealope. They did some tests and took some x-rays and as usual didn't let me keep them. Some law says they have to keep X-rays for 7 years. Pretty soon I can start getting my dental x-rays. Then they did this procedure where they took out the fluid in my knee and shot in some Cortizone to reduce the swelling. It came out looking like Pineapple juice. They gave me some pain pills and sent me on my way. My knee feels better now. Still weird but less painful. Finished my resume today(I know I've been lazy) and have been working on getting a website together. I have a logo designed that I really like. Chainmaille business is going along swimmingly. I'm going to one of the bead stores in town to chat a bit with the owner, try to establish a good rapport, maybe get some classes going to pull in some spare cash. Current Mood: good (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 20th, 2004
2:00 pm	I'm here I made it through that awful drive and ended up in Indiana. It hasn't been bad so far. I haven't really left the house much, as the girl has been busy with school and work and I have no idea how to get around. I'm thinking about striking out on my own today. Following a main road for awhile to see where it leads. Or I might just sit here in the basement and play video games. Either way is good. More later, tired of typing. Current Mood: chipper (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 15th, 2004
5:01 pm	Dream about the days to come This is it. Tonight is the last night that I will be sleeping in this apartment. On to bigger and brighter basements. I am, at time of writing, 85% packed. I have about another 10% to go tonight, I'll be comfortable with 5% when they get here. That's a reasonable amount left. One good side effect of moving is I found my Aerosmith Hockey jersey that I hadn't seen in about 3 years. That thing cost me a fortune and I thought one of my ex girlfriends stole it. Maybe I shouldn't have lit all those fires on her lawn. Oh well. I picked up a new book for the journey called The Emperors New Mind it's a look at the impossibilty of complete artificial intelligence from a psychological approach. It looks to be pretty good. Well, back to work. Next I write will be from Indiana. Current Mood: nervous (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 14th, 2004
2:17 am	Build her a cake or something Don't you hate it when you really want popcorn, and you try to make it, but can't hit that magical nanosecond between when it's half popped and burnt, and it burns, and it's the last bag of popcorn you have in the house, so you have to eat applesauce, but all your spoons have been packed away for moving, so you have to sip the applesauce out of the cup, but your fingers still smell like burned popcorn from opening the bag? It's been a strange night. I watched the New Guy. That movie is completely unrealistic. This kid has to choose between acknowledging his old geeky friends and walking away with Eliza Dushku and he hesitates. I say, dropkick the nerdery PK1 style and ride into a glorious sunset. Also that movie had some decent moments, and Henry Rollins, but was otherwise crap. Although I am happy to see Ratakid getting to work on anything. Moving is going right along schedule. That's all I got really. stupid popcorn. Current Mood: anxious (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 11th, 2004
2:08 am	Don't you mean bizzarro bleeeghggh? wow, party was tons of fun. Plus, it's not really a true party unless I wake up to P. Dan puking his guts out at 5 AM. A really nasty girl drank half a bottle of Drambuie to win a weightset I was giving away. Then ran around grabbing asses and puking in the bushes. My god she was disgusting. I said fuck work today. I'm trying to quit tommorrow without it being job abandonment. Get my exit interview and get the hell out. I told my boss that I just can't care anymore. Some extra time to spend with my friends before I leave is going to be very welcome. And also to have everything packed up before the girl and her dad get here. Massive chainmaille cash recently. So I'm doing my best to make a better product. I need to learn how to solder sometime in the near future. Next step after that is working with silver. The little bit that I have worked with sterling has just made me immensely happy so I want to do that some more. Plus if I can sell the stuff, the profit rate is gynormous. But I refuse to turn out a mediocre product when it comes to prices like that. I'm calling my chainmaille business Chainmaille Oddities, whadya think? google search brings up no results, so I'd be the only one. Current Mood: busy (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 8th, 2004
12:54 am	Lock and Load Allright kids, it's go time. I move one week from today. I still have 75% of my stuff unpacked. I want to have that reduced by about half by this time tommorrow in time for the party of ultimate justice. It looks like I'll have about 25-35 people here. Not a record, but that's okay, as the record holding place was bigger than this one. I just need to make back the money I'm paying out for booze. So, my knee swelled up all crazy-like a few days ago. Now they've got me on these steroid pills that make me all warm and tingly and then just stupid(er) for the remainder of the day. Starts at 6 a day, then 5, 4, so on. Getting damn tired of this knee. maybe I can get a Pegleg that would solve my problems. Plus I could be a better pirate. as it is, my Arrrrs come out as ssssssssssss's I stumbled upon a couple of hot-ticket chainmaille items recently. A necklace made out of 4mm links in a japanese 12 in 2 pattern with swaroski(no idea) crystals is doing well, looks like a holiday piece. And the items of death are seeming to be a popular idea. Everyone loves death. If anybody catches this, give me some suggestions for contests for my Bizzarro party, I've got prizes(stuff to give away for the move) galore. And cheap wine. Everyone loves a cheap wine prize. Also, I got more overtime approved for some damn reason. I haven't done shit at work lately. A monkey could do better than me. A Hong Kong monkey. Current Mood: determined (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 4th, 2004
2:45 am	Mow his lawn? Wow, just finisheda 56 hour work week. Blaugh! It almost feels like stealing, due to the complete lack of work that I've actually been doing at my job. Since I got back from Pennsic I've read 11 books at an average of 750 pages each, I've finished 4 necklaces and 3 bracelets, two of which were just art pieces that are too worth selling. Speaking of which, I might as well mention something about that. A friend of mine at work makes hemp jewelry, and she's very very talented at it, but both of us run into the same problem in that we can never make what they're worth. Today I finished a titanium byzantine web bracelet, a total of 6 hours worth of work, and I can't imagine getting more than $20 out of it, because if you don't know what you're looking at, it's just another chainmaille bracelet. You could hang a damn Buick off of it, that titanium is some strong shit.It's depressing in a way, but I was never really into it for the money, so it's good to do a pure art piece now and again. And the money I make on the other stuff does come in very handy sometimes. I'm on a quest to get all of my books back before I move. I'm at about 40% completion on that. I finally got my 1492 book back from Tracy and will probably never speak to her ever again. If anyone reads this and has one of my books, get it back to me! I'm gonna start charging late fees and shit. Current Mood: artistic (Comment on this)