Thursday, January 30, 2003

Soon Varieties will be over and I will have free time again. Yay, I am looking forward to performing as well as it being over. It seems strange, but it isn't.

The Peace Corp application process is stressing me out as deadlines draw extremely near... I don't want to think about it... I wish mail was delivered on Sunday.

In other news, Nelson Mandela has some things to say about Bush and Iraq:

"One power with a president who has no foresight and cannot think properly, is now wanting to plunge the world into a holocaust...

... Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr Bush) wants is Iraqi oil...

... If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings. Who are they now to pretend that they are the policemen of the world, the ones that should decided for the people of Iraq what should be done with their government and their leadership?"

--- Mr Mandela said in a speech to the International Women's Forum.

source

Yay for other country's newspapers!

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Friday, January 24, 2003

It's been a week since my last update, I've been really busy. I'll update in list form.

The Good from this week:

I have a cool plant farm thingy on Mark's old desk. It rules.
Qehndrah is cuter than ever
Work is improving

The Bad from this week:

Incense didn't pass. If I burn incense it's the same as an alcohol fine.
The FBI/DPS is cracking down on the ISU network and confiscating computers. This server, Tito, which run/ran StrangeSearch is a possible target. The network as we know it is dead, and there is a chance of us being brought up on charges if they happen to go after the indexers as well.
It's fucking cold
I'm really tired

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Maybe I'll get the best of both worlds, the FBI will bust down my door and confiscate all my incense.

Yea, Fuck You. You incense hating kid busting assholes know who I'm talking about.

oh yea, please don't arrest me

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Friday, January 17, 2003

Today psych tried to teach me stat 101 all over again, so I left. Hah, those fools. They will fear me one day.

I have written anything in a week. Since then I've moved back to Ames and done my first week of school this semester. I've discovered some extra hours so my schedule isn't as horrific as originally predicted. It still sucks though.

I'm hungry... I was going to write something here, but... uh.. I forgot.

Ladytron called. They said they only like you if your 17, when your 21, your're no fun. Oh, they also said that they take a polaroid and let you go, see they'll let you know, so come on. They said call 'em back by Tuesday or they'll wear one of those stupid Abercombie shirts that I see in all my classes that are made to look super worn and have some really old logo on 'em from some random small store that's all cracked and shit so it looks like you've had the shirt forever. Yea, then you'll ph33r them, bitches.

The fan on my processor keeps making horrible noises and stopping. That being said, much work has been done on the RoadShow website. It's only a little related, ah, don't trip on your own penis, Wilbur, or I will force you to be incomprehensible.

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Friday, January 10, 2003

I'm very frustrated by my schedule this semester.

Mon: 10am - 5pm (1 hour break at 11)
Tue: 10am - 3 or 4pm (no break)
Wed: 10am - 4pm (1 hour break at 11)
Thu: 10am - 7pm (no break)
Fri: 10am - 7pm (1 hour break at 11)

Granted, I don't start until 10, which is nice, but god damn I go fucking late. Esp Thurs. God Damnit. I have to buy my own fucking dinner on Thurs and Friday. That's fucking really damn expensive when you don't have a stove.

Hmm... I do have a dual burner hotplate... I might bring that this year, although I fear fuse blowing action if I do. Maybe a George Forman grill? Or I could get another rice maker...

Fucking shit. I don't want to do dishes. Maybe it's lunch meat dinners for me. *sigh* I could be off at 3pm Thursday and Friday if I wasn't so dependant on that damn 56 dollars a week I get at my job. It's really starting to bug me that many Mcdonalds workers make way more than I do. I'd ask for a raise but with the options I'm giving them for hours this semester I'm lucky they are even keeping me on. Grr... Oh well, at least I can have a lot of fun there. Which means, even though the pay sucks balls, it's still better than all my other options.

On the bright side, with 9 hours of independant immunology study a week and 8 hours of normal lab work a week I'll really know my shit by the end of it. I guess that's something.

Thank you, please drive through.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2003

Well, I've done it. I've sent in my Peace Corps application. No more just talking, I fucking sent it in about 6 hours ago. It took me three days to fill it out. Not 'cause it was long (although it really was), but because filling it out was kind of an emotional ordeal. I had to write to essays as well, and throughout the whole thing I was so fucking scared. I mean, this is my life, my goal for the last six years. If I fuck it up, shit, I'm done. I don't know shit about what grad school I want to go to if I don't make it in, I'm wholey unprepared if they don't take me. Every keystroke I made I also got one step farther away from spending those two years with Qehndrah. She's made me so happy... this decision is no longer easy for me. I almost started crying when I started filling it out. But, it's only two years, and then I'm back. If I don't do it I will regret it for the rest of my life. Two years vs my whole life. I've got to do it. And thirdly... I'm scared that I'm getting in over my head. I'm going to be out in the middle of nowhere, completely on my own. Christ, I'm just a fucking kid. What the hell am I doing?

But I got through it, filled it out, and sent it in. The ball is rolling. I hope I didn't make a mistake.

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Sunday, January 5, 2003

I went dumpster diving again tonight, for the third time this break. I've found some wondeful dumpsters in the area, but I am reluctant to disclose their locations here because I don't really want to have to fight all 40 of you loyal readers off.

So, anyway, the dollar amount of these last three dives is freakin' high. I've obtained ALOT of stuff, including two car blacklights, lots of effects, a bunch of overpriced ceramics, and other things I can't disclose because they will be suprise gifts. Before I give you the grant total let me explain how I figure the monetary worth of a dive. I rate an item as worth full price if it was a floor model and not damaged, or damaged so little that I can repair it (super glue, new bulb, etc) so that you can't tell it was broken. I assign half price if it can only be repaired to near new, but it still worth keeping or giving away, and/or I am using only part of it for some other purpose. No value goes to shit I can't fix and plan on rethrowing away. Some items I do not know how to assign value too, because I believe they are only available from dumpsters, like Mark's suprise present. Those are also left out of the equation, but they are rather priceless finds.

So, I bet you all are dying to know, just what IS the estimated worth of my last three dive in Cedar Falls? Well, I'm currently nearing the 700-800 dollar mark. No, I am not fucking shitting you. A lot of the thing I've obtained are in the 20-30 dollars range, and some in the 50-60s, so it's not hard to add up to 800 bucks. It fucking amazes me. The shit I have laying around my room right now would have cost me 800 dollars if I were to have bought it all in the store. Granted, I don't really want any of it, but I have enough gifts to last my mom a year, a bunch for my sister, and tons of other shit that I don't want, but once I fix (simple glue job) it'll look like new and I know people that probably would want it. It's like I'm fucking mix between Santa Clause and Robin Hood. Stealing from the landfills and giving to good little boys and girls that don't want to spend 20 bucks for a fucking ceramic bear.

Part of me is disgusted with the wastefulness. But another part of me is happy that stores can't sell slightly broken shit, so they throw it away for me to find, fix, and give away. That's a pretty sweet deal.

I wish I'd thought of this earlier.

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Saturday, January 4, 2003

Today I showered for the first time in over 2 weeks (16 days to be exactly). The last time I showered was Thursday of finals week. Yay me.

I feel dirtier than I did before I showered. Stupid hard water. I hate my shower. The head only comes up to my shoulders, so it's really fucking annoying to use. However, due to my amazing planning, I don't have to shower here again. I can wait another week or so until I'm back in the dorms, no problem.

Yay good dorm showers.

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Thursday, January 2, 2003

For some reason, I'm not in a good mood right now. I am brooding for no apparent reason. I need to get back to work on the roadshow site, but I am tired, so maybe I'll do that tomorrow. I should go to bed. Uhm... since my last entry The Qehndrah came and went, and DJ's appartment flooded. It was craziness. I feel bad for DJ and Jonah. Nothing got ruined, but no one can really put their apartment back together but them. I would have prefered to have been able to put it back exactly so they wouldn't have been able to tell anything happened, but they have too much small decorative stuff. I'm 99% sure the flooding would have happened eventually anyway, but only about 50% sure that it would have happened whether not someone was living there at the time. In other words, I don't know if use set off the toilet, or it if just went by itself. All I know is I used it last and the damn thing sure wasn't overflowing (or threatening to) when I left it. Oh well, at least they didn't have to do any of the moving, and the landlord doesn't sound like he's going to charge anything. Floods build character.

There was also a rave. There was no one there. It's redeeming factors were some chick doing fire poi and DJ Scurry. As far as raves go, this rated somewhere in the worst five I've been too. I would have liked our last rave while Zach lived here to have sucked less, but meh. I still had a pretty good time, and Scurry rocks. I also got to eat a double half pounder. (scarfed down in five and a half minutes)

I need to drive to fucking Walmart before I go to bed to get saline for my contacts, God Damnit.

I'm going to buy and eat a whole box of donut sticks. Yea, y'hear that? Fuck You health, I want some motherfucking donut sticks.

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