This is sort of a mixed post, because I (re)discovered three things, all of which I deeply appreciate but only one of which is amusing.

In "Good News, Bad News" fashion, the amusing first:

( Jim's Journal )

I read through the second half of my draft of TOAD in order to find a name I used... not that I didn't find the name quickly with a simple Ctrl-F, but I got thoroughly sucked into reading what I written ( Read more... )

I've been trying my best to avoid the trap of talking about specific people in a bad light, even if they are famous people who pretty much deserve the criticism... though I'm not going to beat myself up for making fun of Charlie Sheen, say. The thing is it's just a cancerous trap that I've been clawing my way out of since, and nothing good can ( Read more... )

I ended up finishing my second MoD2 submission when I noticed they added a direction page [as in, try to go this way, not that way]--not coincidentally, as I was really looking for the "what info to submit" thing to double-check ( Read more... )

So they think it's the resonator or other part of my car that rusted out but didn't rust out[?] from the last time I had this problem but I wasn't really listening beyond okay, it'll cost this much unless you don't care then it's this much but we can do it today except it turns out we can't after all because a part was missing so it should be all ( Read more... )

So we got TWO different checks addressed exactly thus:ALBERT USTER IMPORTS, INC.
MASTER ACCOUNT
PHOENIX, AZ 850??
...well, except for the actual zip code where I don't remember, but--! Frankly, I'm amazed it got to us o_O I don't know how many of you appreciate just how BIG Arizona is and how FAR it is from Gaithersburg MD T_T ( Read more... )

Mondays... I like my job, but there's still only so much I can like it. *290 CHECKS*, not including the afternoon mail I just skipped because AAGH I took an hour just shelling what I had! [actually taking checks out of envelopes AAGH ( Read more... )

OH SO MUCH LIKE MY HIGH SCHOOL PROM

...except I didn't know anyone else and the music was better.

Well, after we got into the main room, on the music being better part.

THE MAIN THING is I can write my book with authenticity now! OMGWTFBBQ BATHROOM ATTENDANT CULTURE SHOCKU *dies ( Read more... )

I don't know where time went, and I've had a tough time working out a proper script for this anyway, but since I'm not really the go-to person for this anyway, shorter* may be better.
*for me, anywayFor the few of you removed enough that I'm the only one you might hear this through, Mrs. Patricia Goodwin passed away Monday afternoon after several ( Read more... )

A vaguely Friday Five kind of question, or perhaps Writer's Block, but via Twitter: Who did you crush on as a teenager?

I don't think I did, oddly enough! --in the celebrity sense, anyway, which is the only worthwhile reason to Tweet a reply. I mean, sure, there were famous people I found interesting, and I had an unhealthy fixation on the usual ( Read more... )