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| July 2005
28 no more 28 hardly! 28 naptime 27 so bad 14 strange girl 13 joy! 12 amazing... 11 helpless 06 this sucks 04 more geh 04 ohhhh yeah 04 geh |
| a fitting end 29 July 2005 |
| to an
otherwise crappy week.
i'd hoped to be able to escape from the clutches of the office, but, now, all hope is lost. the crazy client bought some cheap-ass fridges for her apartment buildings. as cheap-ass fridges are wont to do, one has broken down a mere year or so after purchase. the tenant is, unfortunately, diabetic and has particular food requirements ... so the no-fridge for the weekend thing is out of the question. it's proven incredibly difficult to find a repair person. *sigh* remember my muttering about a tenant who moved into a suite of ours without our approval? well, that person came in today. it seems that the prior tenant made it seem like he was able to sublet ... after we'd made it abundantly clear that he could not. now this person is left holding the bag. nice. i have so much to do today, not the least of which is packing. we leave when the kat gets home from work. i think i'll try to leave early, despite the odds of my success. oh hey ... the kat did that dysfunctional care bear test ... he's Bondage Bear. no surprise there! (meow, meow!) |
| no more 28 July 2005 |
| no one else
is allowed to come to our office. ever.
do people lie awake at night, devising new ways to confound us? i think so. Weird Guy enters office and approaches front desk. Emma is off to the side, busy shuffling paper. Weird Guy: Is So&So here? I need to ask her about my application. Receptionist: She's on the phone right now. Would you like to wait a couple of minutes? Weird Guy backs away from counter. Weird Guy: Maybe I can come back later. When's a good time? Receptionist: Just let me check the calendar - one sec ... Weird Guy continues to back away from the front desk and is now outside of the office door. Weird Guy: *I* have another appointment. You people just lost a tenant! Weird Guy leaves building, gets on his bike and rides away. Emma and Receptionist look at each other as if to say, "what the ...?" yeah. the guy with the crazy hair and filthy clothes certainly made us feel stupid. actually, if he happens to be the idiot who just moved into one of our houses with the past tenant's approval (but not *ours*), i'll be quite happy to have lost him as a tenant. ehh ... the day is almost over. |
| hardly! 28 July 2005 |
| i'm not a
nihilist, despite my results. i care about fluffy kitties.
jill, however, is Gay Bear and that is some funny stuff. hah! |
| naptime 28 July 2005 |
| i'm
tired. soooo very tired.
i need sleep. maybe i'll sleep in tomorrow. i kind of wanted to this morning, but i had to dye my hair before this weekend. i'm having problems with those cloaks. well, more specifically, i'm having problems with the hoods. after getting the kat to help with the body section (90" wide fabric is a tad unwieldy), i found myself confronted with the prospect of making hoods without a pattern. being somewhat spatially challenged, it's been a struggle. ok. you know what? i hate this job. i turned down this couple who wanted a place to rent because of their crappy credit history. i spoke to the female half of the couple this morning and delivered the bad news. i thought that was the end of it. ohhhhhh no ... the male half comes in and declares he's going to our MLA and find a way to "make us" rent to them. ha ha ha ... i'm sure the MLA will be thrilled to see this guy darken his doorway. i don't understand how people think we're going to turn over a property to someone who can't pay their damned bills. what would make us think they'll pay us? fucking hell. i was *not* in the mood for this variety of idiot today. |
| so bad 27 July 2005 |
| i've been a busy
girl. i apologize for not updating the site for a while with my
daily musings.
we've had a couple of people on vacation this past week so things have been hectic. i have a new appreciation for how much work those people do. i'm *sick* of doing showings. geh. people ... smell. i have two showings this afternoon ... one is a farm site somewhere near rollyview. road trip! so after working like mad, i've been going home and sewing like mad. i've finished two new robes for the opening ritual at panfest and i have a couple of cloaks i'd like to make as well. i really hope it doesn't rain too much. the kat is going to buy some gear tonight ... mmmmm ... air mattress. :D (i'm not a hardcore camper.) what else ... i guess that's all i've been doing. i think my brain has gone mushy. too many things have been going on and i've had little sleep this past week. i'm feeling scattered. eh ... i don't think i'll make it to the pocket universe show at suburbs on thursday. *sad* i think if i tried, i'd lose what's left of my mind. |
| plans, in motion 15 July 2005 |
| it looks like
we'll be flying to vancouver for the nin show on sept 24th. i was
kind of concerned about finding a decent hotel somewhat near the venue (or
near transit), but it appears that i'll have some help finding one.
(thank you tina and the girl from the nin newsgroup, marina.) i'm
primarily concerned that wherever we stay is clean. well, clean for
a hotel. (ick)
(my sunburn is peeling. *soooo itchy* ... and kinda gross too.) |
| strange girl 14 July 2005 |
| so, i've
continued to sort through these cds. i found one of *my* old cds
here. it's full of things i wrote mid-2000. very
strange. i kind of miss parts of that woman.
*sigh* i should start writing again. i used to be somewhat poetic ... interesting visuals, if a little dramatic. heh - i think i was angry at leduc at some point ... something about cowboys & rednecks melting for miles in a nuclear holocaust ... hmmmm |
| pretty things 14 July 2005 |
| we worked on
the front flower bed last night. i think it will look quite nice
with the clematis and peonies :D
it seems that i put off buying tickets too long and won't be going to see system of a down. bah! i hear they sold out fairly quickly. *sad* *listening to lou reed* i've been organizing all the computer cds and manuals at the office. i had *no* idea there were so many of them. i'm finding lots of old stuff. i wonder if the kat has any desire for this stuff. i've been told to take home anything we don't need here ... including any bits of hardware lying around. old harddrives, zip drives, etc... more for the 'museum' in my basement? hmm. *listening to ministry* this isn't a bad way to spend a day at the office. i get to hide in my office, listen to my music and organize things. i haven't done much of anything else today. oh - i updated the website. yay for me. *thieves and liars! hypocrites and bastards! hey thanks for nothing! morals in the dust ...* man - al jourgensen knows how to yell. anyway - i ought to get back to my mountain of cds. |
| joy! 13 July 2005 |
| i have nin
tickets!
*soooo happy* i promised not to drag the kat right to the front. i did that at the last show i saw in 2000 ... hehehe - fun times. speaking of nine inch nails, i saw the new video for 'only' yesterday. it's pretty cool. ehhh - what else? i bought another truckload of dirt this morning; it arrives tomorrow. i can't believe how much was required for the backyard. of course, once we started grading everything we discovered some significant depressions in the yard. some places needed almost 6 inches of soil added - eeesh. i sort of wonder how the builder got the rough grade approved - at least now we'll be rid of the lake in the back. so king ralph has brought alberta a two-tier health system. i'm sure he's pleased with himself. he's also instituting protections for people who don't agree with same-sex marriage for religious, moral or 'social' reasons. social reasons ... what? rednecks? people who don't actually have a reason for hating, but do, "just because?" bah! small steps ... small steps ... |
| amazing... 12 July 2005 |
| how some
people lie - lie and lie and lie. it's so incredibly
aggravating! (you are *not* keeping to the eight-fold path,
sweetie.)
anyway... i have to go back home and grab a cheque then run to the post office. i keep forgetting to register for panfest and now i'm not sure we're going to make it. *geh - not good emma.* i want to go on vacation. i'm so tired of work. these people are draining me. i know the kat feels similarly about his j.o.b. *sigh* on a happier note: i'm feeling pretty good after these days of working outside. moving that dirt has been therapeutic. i'm kind of looking forward to doing more in the yard. that kat should order the patio stuff soon. |
| helpless 11 July 2005 |
| much of the
neighbourhood was without power this afternoon. the office was
*silent.*
no computer fans whirring. no adding machines clicking. no phones ringing. *nothing* it was *beautiful.* i also noticed how completely dependent we are on electricity and how much it would *suck* to be one of those 400,000 people in florida without power. (the media are calling hurricane dennis, "dennis the menace." clever. echh.) i couldn't do anything. all work came to a screeching halt ... of course, i didn't have to hear from the crazy tenant, mentioned in the earlier post. worst of all, i wanted to post something here and could not. obviously. i'm rather concerned that one of my primary methods of expression is so easily disrupted. |
| strange landscape 11 July 2005 |
| my backyard
looks completely different now. the dirt, for the most part, has
been spread out evenly and it looks kind of like another planet.
this week we'll have to get a surveyor out to measure things and then call
the city of edmonton to come inspect our handiwork. i really, really
hope we've done the grading properly.
geh - i'm sunburned from working outside. my skin has gone from a freshly-dug-up-white to a vibrant shade of fuchsia. those of us that lurk in dark corners really should use sunscreen. *good one emma* my clothes hurt. you know what's annoying? when someone *knows* you have no knowledge of some problem that they caused *all on their own* and, yet, sends you a plethora of emails that are, at best, whiny, and at worst, mildly threatening. yarg! tenants... eh - sorry - not *all* tenants. 98% of them are relatively sane people. it's the other 2% that drive me crazy. |
| sunday morning 10 July 2005 |
| last night, we went to the roost. we had fun. we
watched people, as usual. i'm tired. it's sunday morning and all i can think about is going to work tomorrow. bleh.
the piles of dirt are decidedly smaller now. the kat is outside moving more dirt right now. i should get out there and help. maybe i'll find the kitties' harnesses so they can come out and watch. ehh ... maybe not. i can see them rolling around in the dirt and then depositing the dirt in our bed. ick. this is such a pointless post. i'm not entirely sure why i'm writing it. |
| el oh en dee oh en 08 July 2005 |
| anyone read
'the satanic verses?' if so, today's title should make sense.
(i should rent Alphaville this weekend ...) about london ... i think most people knew something like that would happen. sadly, this variety of extremism was on the decline until Fearless Leader decided to storm afghanistan and iraq. *sigh* i don't have the energy to think about it right now. i guess we'll be subjected to politicians reducing everything to good and evil. "I do not envy people who think they have a complete explanation of the world, for the simple reason that they are obviously wrong." -Salman Rushdie, PBS interview with David Frost |
| there's something 07 July 2005 |
| about today
...
it's already strange and annoying. tenants and clients are being stupid, i'm as sore as hell from shoveling dirt yesterday, i'm riddled with mosquito bites and, i don't know, everything seems a little surreal. do you ever have those days where you feel like you're watching yourself go through the motions from a distance? bleh. it seemed to start when i couldn't wake up this morning. now it's lunch time. i'm going to my car to listen to loud music and eat. |
| this sucks 06 July 2005 |
| i do *not*
feel like being at the office today. nor do i feel like doing a
showing tonight.
but here i am, at work, and later tonight i'll be doing a showing. life is full of things you don't want to do. bah. i'm glad i picked up some avocado maki at tokyo express. i would have been an awfully sad emma if i had to suffer through work and a showing while hungry. my contact lens is fuzzy ... i feel like complaining. i'm sure none of you feel like reading about that though ... so i'm gone. |
| whole lotta dirt 05 July 2005 |
| 36 cubic
yards is a lot of anything. it seems like a whole lot more when you
have to spread it out evenly in a 3" layer.
yes, folks, the dirt for my backyard is being delivered on wednesday. in preparation, the kat and i are pulling weeds. some of them are awfully large. there are plenty of fast-moving spiders as well. *ick* once that's done, we get the final grade certificate and then we can start planting. finally. i have to buy 24 cotoneasters for the rear hedge today - something i think will look quite nice when filled out. *yawn* i'm tired today. i think i'll go back to reconciling bank accounts. |
| more geh 04 July 2005 |
| someone here
has the loser-est taste in music. the office has been playing
someone's mix cd. a mix cd. as in a cd where someone employed
a deliberate thought process and *chose* these songs. (i use the term
"thought process" in its loosest sense.)
so far i've heard hoobastank, maroon 5 and good charlotte. can it get *any* worse? geh. ... i spoke too soon ... here's coldplay. *bangs head with keyboard* |
| ohhhh yeah 04 July 2005 |
| system of a
down is coming to edmonton a mere 6 days before nin arrives in vancouver.
:D this could be a good september. *happy*
|
| geh 04 July 2005 |
| i finally got
around to moving the june stuff to the archives.
work is dumb today. i'd *much* rather be with the kat, buying plants and dirt. he has the day off. his american clients are celebrating their independence today. (happy 4th of july, by the way, to the kat and any other americans reading this.) we went to see the fireworks at the legislature grounds on friday. they were pretty nice. i don't know. i think i always expect more from fireworks than they're able to deliver. what else ... it was a quiet weekend, i suppose. i caught up on some reading. i've been reading 'hegemony or survival' by noam chomsky the last couple of days. i watched some of the live8 concert. ahhh, motley crue. (a guilty pleasure.) i guess that's it. oh yeah, beanar: i hope you're feeling better, poor thing. *pat, pat* |
