Volume 5
Issue # 9
May 6, 2004
"Random Thoughts and Sporadic Happenings"
HEU. Well, the hospital strike has finally come to a close, and the
union people still aren't happy. Apparently, "the union sold us
out." Now, the person that I am, I'm not very political unlike
my counterpart from The Commentary. I don't keep up with what's happening
in Ottawa or Victoria very much, I don't know what's Paul Martin up
to and for the most part, I don't really care. The same applied to this
strike - like many other strikes - I didn't pay too much attention....that
is, until it affected me. I work part time at UBC Hospital, and I saw
the picketers outside, but basically ignored them.
Silly Gordo.
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Summer is here. As I weakly continue my hunt for a co-op work term, I do not grow desperate, per se, but I am discouraged. I have had three or four interviews thus far to no avail, I still have three or four outstanding applications that I have not heard back from . . . Summer school starts next Tuesday, and I don't find a job between now (Thursday) and then (Tuesday), it seems unlikely I will be working this summer. Maybe it's time for to just finish my academic work, and call my B.A. a day. We'll see how things go, but I do know that the co-op fees are going up as of September to $600 per work term. Maybe I'm better off just looking for "real" full-time work on my own. I have a reasonable amount of experience behind me, I've developed a number of skills, and I'm sure I can be valuable to any number of companies. Indeed, I've applied for a Quality Assurance job at Electronic Arts. We'll see how that goes.
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Some people can't shut up about their cars. I might be a little guilty of that, but I'd be more guilty of talking about other people's cars and what from that car I can put on my car, and other thoughts of that ilk. Most people close to me know that I'm a pretty heavy poster on Clubintegra.net, a local Integra discussion forum that also has members from our neighbours to the South, Germany, Ontario and other places. Apparently, I'm the resident "post-whore" and "ricer" on that board. Modding cars is an interesting endeavour. On the one hand, it's a blast if you have the cash to use. There's something for everyone. For the people big on looks, you can build up a pretty heaty looking car with a body kit, carbon fibre hood, and bling-bling rims. For people big on performance, you can easily drop several thousand dollars under the hood so you can rip it up at Mission Raceway or at the autocross track (keep it on the track folks, and off the streets). For people big on sound, it is easy to dump paycheque after paycheque on a new subwoofer, amplifier, capacitor and all that good stuff. Me, I can't decide. I want it all. But at the same time, on an intellectual level, I know that it is a waste of money. Every thing you put on your car depreciates the moment you buy it. What can I say?
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Friends. I'm watching the series finale as I write this, Monica and Chandler are in the hospital with their surrogate mother. I'm not going to ruin it for everyone else who hasn't watched it yet. Chandler and his wittiness..."What hurts more, giving birth or getting kicked in the crotch?" Joey and his lovable stupidity. Ross and his aloof intellectual ramblings. Monica and his quirky obsessive-compulsive anality. Phoebe and her strange and mysterious, yet hilarious past. Rachel and her "ahem." It's hard to believe that this series is drawing to a close. The concept of a sitcom seems like it's on its way out, with reality TV taking its place. Too many American Idols, Survivors and Average Joes have taken the place of our Friends, Seinfeld and Frasier. But Simpsons is still kicking! Well, I"m rambling, so this piece ends now....Ok, that's just an excuse, I just want to watch the finale.
