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Whaa?  First Wave never made it to DVD?  At least, nothing I can rent from Netflix?  Bastids.  Some of my favoritest memories in Phoenix was waking up on the weekend on my day off and watching the little SciFi fest of Farscape, Sliders, First Wave, and.... wasn't there a fourth?

Only reading good reviews about Star Trek.  Even Wil Wheaton squee'd greatly about it, complete with photo of said squeeing.  Hopefully, by this time tomorrow, I will have seen.  Or, actually, this time tomorrow, I may be in the process OF seeing.

My bottom lip itches.

Been soooooooo freaking tired all day, though I had a solidish eight hours last night.  It feels as if someone's licked my eyeballs.

Went from hating even the idea of meat to wanting to gnaw into a raw buffalo.  Maybe my iron's low?  That would 'splain the exhaustion.

Getting completely screwed on scheduling this weekend at work.  I'm just sayin'.  I won't be able to see Mom on Mommy's Day as I'm working open to close, but at this point I'm thankful to HAVE a Mom for Mom's Day.  Tomorrow will be two months since the day she went into the hospital.

Can't decide if I'm hungry or not.

I get my cable fixed tomorrow.  I'll finally get ABC, NBC, Fox, Channel 3, 5, and SciFi in again.

BACCI'S BEING CREEPY!!!!

She's hiding behind the ottoman, making weird scratchy noises, then staring at me with only one eyeball showing around the bookcase.  Anytime I move, she jerks her body so that she can continue to stare at me with only one eyeball.  NO BLINKING ALLOWED.

Saw thee most adorable thing on the way to work today.  There were two ducks, you see, a boy and a girl ducky, walking up the sidewalk towards me.  The sidewalk lines a busy street, and I never see any wildlife ON the sidewalk.  These two were walking side by side up the entire length of the sidewalk, as if they were out for a stroll together.

It's darkish because it's 630 am.

... so, a new Karate Kid with Will Smith's kid and Jackie Chan?
A new Romancing the Stone?
A new The Big Chill?

Apparently, all new ideas have leaked out of the giant holes in Hollywood's head... or something.

Have I mentioned that I hate split days off?  I get Sunday/Friday this week, Monday/Friday last week.  Bleck.

I also wish my leg muscle would quit twitching, already.  Day three!

I got Mr. Wiggles in game last night, as well as became Pencilcup the Noble.

I woke up with this song parading repeatedly through my head:

Must also remember to pay rent today.

Still need to clean the desk.

I hate caffeine headaches.

Nobody wants to interview Bones, just Kirk and Spock.  Elitism.

Bored now.

more animals

So very sleepy.

Corporate visit didn't happen, maybe tomorrow.

Still fill like poo - even more poo-like than before starting antibiotics.  Maybe sleep will help tonight.

Got to dig a sliver out of my index finger with a needle.  The prospect of this used to scare the bejeebers out of me.  As a small child, whenever I had a splinter, my would have to wait until I was asleep to try to remove it.

Came home from work to find ALL THE FREAKING TREES in the center of the complex are now FIREWOOD.  Fuckers.  I almost cried.  No idea what on earth would possess the new owners to cut down all of our beautiful trees.  We also came home to two new toilets (!!), random stuff on the dining room floor, mud everywhere, a ripped open shower, and a nervous cat.  We also have a lovely hole in the upstairs bathroom wall.  We had a gay ol' time taking pictures of each other through it - me in the bathroom, my brother in his bedroom closet.  My brother and I tried to contact the new apartment manager first on foot (no answer at door) and then on the phone (number disconnected, wtf?!?) with no success.

I took many pictures and plan on eventually posting a picture story about the whole ordeal.

Brother just came in from talking to the neighbors outside.  One, who used to be the assistant manager of the complex, brought him into his home and allowed him to witness the larger townhome layout for the first time.  (He is now insisting we move into one right this instant.)  She stated that the plumbers did her apartment a couple of weeks ago and she still has a giant gaping hole in one wall.  Our next door neighbor's big complaint about the whole ordeal was "Did you SEE how tiny those toilet seats are?!?!?  Where the hell am I supposed to sit my big black ass?  As soon as this is all over, I'm running out and buying myself two giant ass toilet seats."  They also apparently shattered her bathroom window while replacing the siding.  So... dead trees, demolished apartments, and almost zero grass - my roommates' garden was completely trampled into mud, our lawn has tire tracks through it from the stupid wood chipper, and almost every other place with ground has been dug into quite deep.

Makes me proud of my home, it does. :|

Jacob was the bass player that filled in for my old band (was Electric Doormat, now Mercury Tree)  while James was away for awhile.  Such a sweet person, and only 17.

Click on the flyer for details.

I would really like to go to this, so if anyone in my neighborhood is interested, I can pay for your tickets, should you provide me with a ride.

Much love,

Me.

A fabulous, amazing, strong woman on my friends list... I don't even know how to 'splain it (it's past my bedtime!  My brain is all "der".), so I'll let Erin speak for me:

Hi, my name is Erin and I'm a 29 year old single female living in the United States of America.

First and foremost, I'd like to thank you for downloading this document. I'm trying to get enough downloads to qualify for a monetary payout of MegaUploads Rewards program. Let me explain why.

I suffer from two neurological disorders (Chiari malformation and cranial lesions)that will require a combined total of 2-4 brain surgeries. I'm unemployed and uninsured and the state I live in is so broke, they have strictly limited who qualifies for Medicaid. Because I have no children and am not pregnant, I don't qualify.

I have been working with several hospitals and organizations in my area to get the care and treatment that I need, but have only made so much progress. Bottom line: In the USA, if you don't have insurance, the healthcare system doesn't exist for you. I have had a surgical consultation and it has been recommended I have the first brain surgery as soon as I possibly can. The only catch is that there will be a deposit required ranging anywhere from $1500-$5000 dollars. I have not worked for almost a year and therefore do not have this kind of money.

Living with a Chiari malformation is painful and exhausting. Living with cranial lesions in addition to the Chiari? Is beyond any kind of description.

I've thought about the different ways I can try to raise this money. I don't like asking for hand outs or charity of any kind, so I have hesitated in giving my PayPal information as a solicitation for donations.

Then,I came across the MegaUpload reward program and used part of what little money I do have to set up a paid account for two months for $11.99. This program states if I get 5 million downloads, they will pay me $10,000. There a few stipulations: only one download per IP address per day, only downloads made from qualifying countries, no attempted manipulation or fraud to earn more points.

I don't know if this is too good to be true, but I figure it's worth a shot. If I can somehow reach enough people who would be willing to take time out of their day, hopefully more than just one day, to download this virus free text document, I may be able to get the surgery I need to continue living.

Again, I thank you for downloading this file and if you choose to do so, for sending the link to people you know asking them to download.

Here is a list of qualifying countries:
American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Panama, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Saint Kitts And Nevis,  Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, United Arab Emirates United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu Vatican City State, Virgin Islands (British), and Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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Oh this pipe honking has GOT to stop!!!  It honks loud enough to wake me from a dead sleep.  It's so loud, when it honks I can't hear the television on the other side of the house.  It rattles my teeth when I'm actually IN the kitchen.

My brother has been talking to the neighbors.  I know that once when Andrea lived here, we called to get it looked at - and that was back when it would only happen occasionally (and lightly) after flushing the upstairs bathroom.  My brother called again after he moved in and it began to be worse, and was told "it's an old building, the pipes will do that."  It only happened a couple few times a day and would last only about two seconds tops, so we could live with it.  Now?  For about half the day, it honks for about ten seconds (or longer), loud enough to hear outside in the PARKING LOT, and happens approximately every two freaking MINUTES.  The neighbor that shares the kitchen wall with us has called and was told "okay, thanks for bringing it to our attention!"  My brother has turned in a work order, which we never heard anything about.  We also turned in a work order about two weeks ago for the kitchen light - it usually takes up to about twenty tries to get it to turn on.  In talking to all our immediate neighbors, they have turned in multiple work orders over the last year, and have never heard word one about them.

As much as I hate to say it, we may need to move soon.

We're currently on a month to month lease, and that's only because the apartment management is being as lax in renewing leases as they are in fixing things.  Thus, our lease expired about a year and a half ago.  If it's ever brought to their attention, we'll have to sign on for another year.  If we don't sign on for another year, our rent will go up about $100 or more - whatever the current rent for a place like this is plus $50 a month for no concrete lease.

With the stupid Jeep on my record, I wouldn't be able to get into a decent place, methinks, and I really don't want to live in the ghetto.  Granted, as they're renting to just about anyone anymore, this place is TURNING ghetto, so maybe it's just a matter of time.

I can't remember if I've shared this yet or not...

There's this thing, you see, called The Chronicles of Rock.

Basically, as taken from the site:

Each week (10 episodes) will highlight 3 bands with behind-the-scenes live performances,practice sessions, home life, family and friend relationships,  "real" jobsand a glimpse into the world that surrounds the band and it's journey towardthe prize of recording, touring and ultimately the possibility of cashing thatfirst gold or platinum record paycheck. At the close of each band montage (aka:rockumentary) each band will perform one song each in front of a panel of judges.Those judges will include 1 member of the press, various music celebrities (ex:Nikki Sixxx, Jeffrey Nothing of Mushroomhead, Vanilla Ice, Willie Adler of LambOf God, CC Deville of Poison, Janine "The Porn Star") and 1 averagejoe (or jane) from the general public. They will select 1 winner each episodeand that winner will move on to the next episode to meet 2 new bands. Each episodewinner is chosen based on originality, overall sound and performance/stage presence.What we see from each band on any given show can also make or break their chancesat winning and moving on to the next round of The Chronicles Of Rock.

So my old band, Electric Doormat, is now known as The Mercury Tree.  You shall remember I was with them until this last April, yes?  Welp, they have released a new album under their new name.  I haven't heard the whole thing yet, but am wonderfully amazed by the snippets I've received via MySpace.  But that's besides the point.

I'm beyond excited and proud of them.  You must check out the websites above.  In fact, if you click on TCOR website and go to the "Bands" section and scroll down to The Mercury Tree, my name is mentioned.

Tee hee.

My boss is sour that I'm no longer in the band, and thusly won't have a video crew following me around at OfficeMax.

Break out the garlic necklaces!  Corey Haim and Corey Feldman are set to reprise the roles that made them famous in a sequel to 1987's vampire-slayer hit The Lost Boys.  And the catering crew might want to stock up on Gatorade: This straight to DVD version is set in the world of extreme sports.  Lost Boys II: The Tribe is "like X Games meets Jackass," Says exec producer Mary Viola.  "Today's vampires are adrenaline junkies."  In addition to Haim and Feldman, Boys features another casting coup: Angus Sutherland (half brother of original Boys star Kiefer), who appears with The O.C.'s Autumn Reeser and American Pie Presents: Band Camp's Tad Hilgenbrinck.

The news comes three weeks after an episode of the A&E reality series The Two Coreys aired, in which Haim was shown crying when Feldman informed him that they wouldn't be in the sequel.  (Feldman's manager says that when the episode was filmed last winter, only his client had been approached.  Viola, however, says the filmmakers just began casting a few weeeks ago and always hoped to feature the duo.)  Now the 35 year old Haim says he's "super-stoked" about the sequel, which he describes as "dark and deep - think The Crow meets Point Break."  And that's all he'll say.  "I can't give any secrets!  I've waited 20 years for this.  I'm not gonna ruin anything for anybody, even myself."

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All I can say is, "OH NOES!"

(as printed in Entertainment Weekly, minus the oh noes.)

Someone in InsaneJournal gave me a letter S for the following meme:

Comment and I'll give you a letter. In your journal, list 10 of your favourite songs that begin with that letter.

1. Nickel Creek - Sabra Girl  Such a simple, yet complex song, the harmonies and the intricate twinings of the guitar and mandolin?  Sigh.

2. Lisa Loeb - Sandalwood  One of my favoritest love songs evur.

3. Jellyfish - Sabrina, Paste, and Plato  One of my all time favorite bands that I can go on about for ages.  VERY poppy, and I love that they can pull it off live.

4. The Excentrics - Seen No Sun  This album was in my cd player a lot back in '95 when I lived in Northern Virginia.  They're now known as Getaway Car, I believe.

5. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band  I tried to put things on here that most of you have probably never heard, but decided to add this one BECAUSE.

6. Marcy Playground - The Shadow of Seattle  This cd will always remind me of driving around Tempe, Arizona, singing loudly along with my friend Peyton.  I miss Peyton.

7. Sloan - She Says What She Means  A play list by me wouldn't be a playlist by me without some Sloan.

8. Better Than Ezra - Sincerely, Me Again, wouldn't be a list by me if it didn't contain some Ezra, yo.

9. Electric Doormat - Skeleton in Silhouette My old band!  Now known as The Mercury Tree, of course.  You can even hear me singing "skeleton" repeatedly in the background :D  I love to point out to people that 95% of this album was recorded by Lead Singer Ben all by his lonesome - all the songwriting, all the instruments, harmonies, arrangements - all in his bedroom.

10. Flickerstick - Smile  A friend (Nicole!) slipped me their demo ages ago, and alas, it was stolen when my Jeep was broken into.  Quite a bit later, I caught them on the Vh1 show "Bands on the Run" or something like that.  I became emotionally vested, they ended up winning, and I bought their real album after that.

Honorable mention, just because the song always makes me smile: