Said it before, say it again, on Vista Ultimate, I like it lots. Zmud works with it, the only thing I had to do was to download the old version of windows help.

I learned pretty quick that if you're not going to be hired, they're not going to call you. Apply as many places as you can, and if you haven't heard back within a week, get less picky and apply to more places. Maybe go visit or call them after 2 weeks or so if you really want to work there. Can't blame you for wanting to stay away from food, I didn't want to do it either, but I hear if you're good you can make lots off tips and stuff. I'd just stay away from fastfood, its dirty work, bad pay, and bad for self-esteem. Though if you need a job, you need a job and fastfood places are hiring a lot because the jobs suck so much

Edit: Cashiering is crazy easy too, if you want a job where you can turn your brain off for the most part, go for that.

I hate the job market. I went 6 months without real work, and had to settle on getting my old job back. But one thing to look for to if your area has them are the non-profit programs. They are set up for those who are 17-25 often times, hire only for the sumer, and provide a range of diferent jobs. We have one here where they work with the national forestry services. It covers around 19 counties and to get in on it you have to apply sometimes in January. But it means traveling around, working in a crew and is very pretty on a resume. Though some times you have to expect the work to be dirty, like mass gardening work, learning how to use a chain saw.. Or the one here they teach that.

I love gardening and chainsaws.... especially chainsaws.... VROOOOM *mad cackling*

Alright. So:

- Got sideswiped by a drunk on the interstate on the way home from work

- Lost a rearview mirror, got a huge gash running down the driver's side of my car, got the driver's side door warped and dented to the point where it doesn't fully seal when closed, and got the front driver's side wheel warped with part of the rim shattered off completely

- Couldn't get a good look at the guy's plates in the approximate five second interval it took him to swerve ahead in front of me, nearly run through the exit ramp divider, and speed off

- Had to call three different police branches to get someone to come down and show up. Apparently the local police aren't supposed to handle interstate accidents. I also got put on hold for a spell during one of the calls.

- Couldn't trust the state of my shattered wheel enough to feel safe driving home with it, so I had it towed. Had to pay $180 just for that.

- Sleeping for eleven hours right after that when I intended to only take a quick nap, and ended up missing something important in the mean time.

There are a number of other lesser, minor things, but I think that covers the bulk of it. In summary:

ARRRRRRRRRGH,

That sucks! You got put on hold in an emergency?? Thank goodness you're ok though!

Suicide is seriously terrible.

I'm learning how to play guitar, see. I went round my friends house earlier on, because he's been playing for around 18 months and has valuable pointers for a novice like me. He set me off, taught me some pretty basic crap, and told me to practise tonight.

I get home, start tuning my own guitar, and a GODDAMN STRING SNAPS AND NEARLY TAKES MY EYE OUT

WHY DO YOU MOCK ME, LORD

My dad wants to get one of those expensive Bowflexes *grumble* I think it'd be better to just get a gym membership instead or create your own exercises. Unless anyone else that owns one can attest to its usefulness?

edit: and another rant, why don't people translate the sound effects in manga??? I can't read them! ='(

It's 1:31 and I have an appointment to have one of my new tattoos touched up at 2.

A work crew is hovering outside my driveway, blocking me in. I asked if they'd move so I could leave and they said they'd only be another fifteen minutes. That was at 1:00.

Roar, and so forth.

Just in case anyone isn't familiar with the North Country work crews, here are a few quotes I was able to intercept while I'm sitting here waiting:

"Bob, it's awful hot out hurr."
"Yeh."
"Y'know, we could use some shade."
"Yeh."

"Whozzat?"
"I don't know, Jill, jussa guy."
"Oh. A'ight."

"This machine's dang noisy."
"Yeh."


JUST LET ME OUT, DAMNIT.

You seem to have bad luck with anything involving cars! That's kind of rude of them - workers here will temporarily get out of the way, and get back to work. Maybe we have it good here in the NW.

my rant:


Rain...

Almost losing completely a windshield wiper(the driver's, no less) in the middle of a storm.. in the middle of a freaking high way.. and almost crashing two times because my friend who was driving has poor visibility and bad eyesight

Cold Rain...

Having to fix the windshield wiper on the side of the road with the cold rain, but thanks to our girl scout friend and the holy scout knot we were saved

Getting stuck on the side of the road because it got too muddy

Having to wait for almost 1 hour on the side of the road trying to get out until a poor soul saved us

Driving in traffic (I became the driver at this point)

Living in a town that turns into a Mexican Venice with a crappy rain..

Driving my friends around and not being able to stay with girlfriend because we are all wet as hell

Having a hot friend that is a girl scout and has a smoking body

and most important of them all


WHITE AND WET T-SHIRTS





I wish I had a car so I could go see my girlfriend

I'm not seeing how white, wet t-shirts on anyone who isn't me (oh dear god the hair) could ever be a problem.

I do not like to be tempted... I like to stay loyal even in thought


And it was the first time in a while that I got a little bit blue balled

Not having had a satisfying romantic relationship in a year, while my friend tells me all about how he gets sexual favors from his girlfriend WHILE PLAYING WOW. What a slut. Next one of my friends to tell me how great their sex life is turning out is going to get punched in the face.

Get used to it. I hope you had your guitar adjusted by a professional, otherwise you'll have even more strings snapping around when you try to tune it. Also hope you've got an electronic tuner.

Got an electronic tuner, and after restringing, it's fine. The problem was the age of the original strings. The guitar used to belong to my sister, and apparently she wasn't big on restringing.

I have a headache. Not quite a migrane but a very close cousin. Like an Uncle Daddy kind of cousin. I hate headaches especially ones that hurt so bad you feel like you might vomit and your skin feels all hot and every bit of light stabs you in the eyes like needles. Those suck.

I'm gonna go lay back down now and pray I either die or manage to go to sleep till the medicine kicks in.

I wish I was your friend so I could brag around you

And if I had WoW I would so have sexual favors from my girlfriend while both of us playing at the same time.. we are kinky


oh, if only I had the money