An example of one of the very few times I enjoy my job: I just had a lengthy discussion about New Order with a student while we were transferring his files from one laptop to another. How supremely cool is it to talk about New Order, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, and other ancient bands with a 20-year-old kid guy who really digs this music? (He is a ( Read more... )

Today I took the written test for the State Board Cosmetology Exam, having received the admission card just-in-time on Friday. The test is 100 multiple-choice questions; you need a grade of 70 to pass. I am fairly certain that I passed; I know I got 60 questions correct, so I only need 10 of the guesses to be right, heh. Since it was such short ( Read more... )

Heh, Brad's Corner. I knew it was a joke when he mentioned his Porsche in paragraph 4.

This news, however, is not an April Fool's prank: At 7:30 pm EST tonight, I will have completed the 1,000 hours required for a cosmetology student in New York state. It is my very last day of class, woo-hoo ( Read more... )

I was just reading the private entry I wrote last week, which was rather miserable in tone. And I didn't really write it all out, which I'd wanted to do; think how miserable that entry would've been. Ack. I need to start feeling better; the grim period between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day is over, already. This won't happen, however, if my ( Read more... )

Oops, I remembered what else I wanted to say.

Another beautiful handmade card from mintygirl has joined my collection! It's simply stunning, thanks so much!

Dunno about calling me "inspirational," though; you're the one who's inspirational around here. :-)

I have been listening to the same song for over an hour. The song is "Don't Panic" by Coldplay ( Read more... )

My voicemail message at work consists of an automated female voice and me saying my name. I forget how long ago I originally recorded my name, but I did it in a highly enthusiastic manner. It's really over the top, especially when compared to everyone else's voicemail messages. Lots of people comment on it, heh ( Read more... )

I'm a posting fool, today, heh. The subject line is from "Aliens," which I watched the other evening. I can't believe I actually sat through that movie in a theater; watching it again, I still got tense and creeped out, knowing what was going to happen, heh. How did I ever sit through it the first time ( Read more... )

I'd like to note, proudly and for the permanent record, that since July 2003, I have lost and kept off 30 pounds. This was predominently achieved through Not Eating; a strategy which gets progressively harder to maintain. Any fool can tell you that fasting is not a reasonable way to lose weight, but it did work. It's just not working now. I had ( Read more... )

I've spent this week moving all my shit into the new office. Just about all the furniture from the cubicle is situated nicely; the only thing I don't have room for is my little couch. Which, considering it has been serving as a storage space for empty boxes rather than an actual seating unit, is not really a big deal ( Read more... )