So this morning one of the sweatshirt brigade comes up to me and tells me that she and the rest of the sweatshirt were going to move my desk over to where they sit, but someone else stopped them and told them "y'know maybe you should ask her first?" so do you want to come sit with us ( Read more... )

Yesterday we started Introduction to Computers, and Keyboarding 101. I learned to use a mouse. It has three buttons, or maybe two buttons and a wheel. I learned that if I use the mouse to click the little X at the top of the window, it will close the window. I learned about the keyboard. It has a Home Row. If I put my fingers on the Home Row, I ( Read more... )

After several years of cleaning up after a constipated, puking kitty, the carpets are looking pretty embarrassing and our little Bissel "Green Machine" just couldn't cut it. We had looked at household upright vac-style steam cleaners before, so when Wally World had a heavy-duty pet model on sale for $160, the Best Beloved decided it was time to ( Read more... )

Ontario peeps are doubtless aware of the situation with the Toronto Humane Society. The Rat Shack forum received a letter today from the THS, pleading for help. They have 44 pink-eyed white rats who need homes quickly, so if you know any rat lovers who may be considering adding to their colonies, please consider these fellas ( Read more... )

So today was the first day of the government sponsored career transition/upgrader course at the local college. The first half of the day was spent doing the usual long-winded introductions and course explanations and lists of what would be required for the courses. Then noon came around and we were sent off for our lunch break with the promise ( Read more... )

Today I was in a chat room, discussing unrelated matters, and one of the participants identified as gay. Not a problem, a few other people identified, and we carried on the unrelated conversation. Mr. Gay realised that he was in a chat room with several straight women, two lesbians and a bisexual - all female. Whereupon he started making ( Read more... )

Ph33r me, for I have created Bazinga Cakes.

......okay, it wasn't that creative of an invention, but still, you add a 1/3 - 1/2 teaspoon of chipotle chili powder to a devil's food cake recipe and ice it with cream cheese frosting, and see if you don't say "Bazinga!" Best Beloved dares you not to :-P

No dance performance today, my brakes are fucked. Wonderful.

Whaddya wanna bet I get gypped out of my course as well? Yeah, I know, that's a sucker's bet.

So it turns out my EI runs out on April 10, not June 19 as the gummint website led me to believe ( Read more... )

Canada beat The Pants off 6-3!!!!!!!!!!!!