I am a projection screen...
Finally, a chance to record my thoughts....
I love bookstores, because they have books, which I love. Me and Cic went there last night after Target and I bought myself a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and I Know why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou...I read them back in the day when I didn't even appreciate reading as much as I do now and no longer have the copies...so I'm trying to build up a library of all my favorite literature, from novels, to playboys....reading is reading. But seriously, I think I could spend hours on end in a bookstore...and it's crazy, they have something for everyone...no joke. We saw books for witches, Chicken Soup for pretty much every soul possible...the strangest having to be Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul.
I've been getting so sleepy at work lately that I've had to drink coffee to stay awake. Usually, the only time I drink coffee is when I go out w/ my friends, or even at night, just to have it. I don't need it to stay awake, til now. Anyway, people have told me over and over that coffee isn't bad for you, and they justify the coffee addiction, because I used to point out that they were addicted to coffee when they pointed out my smoking addiction. But here's my theory, something that suddenly makes you not-so-tired has to have some type of adverse effect on the body. And as with everything else, taking anything in excess of moderation is bad...except for a token few, such as sex...he he he, just kidding. Anyway, coffee has to be bad for you somehow, I'm still awaiting research results...
After working for 2 weeks at Alpine, and working on my third, I have really come to appreciate the diversity of street names in California and most of the places I visit on a regular basis. It's weird, cuz I was just talking about this w/ Cic last night. There are some really whack street names out there, for example, here are a few that I've come accross: 0.0(that's zero point zero), 3/4(yes, the fraction), and A-B street...I mean, goodness, that's just totally unimaginative in my opinion. So when we all complain about streets, remember, it could be worse.
Some people at work shorten words a lot, to the point where it just plain ol' sounds weird. The term "Previous Destination," to which we refer to a lot, was shortened to "Prev Des"(prounounced preve-dess)...BLECH. Some words are just not made to be shortened....other such examples...Laci(Lah-see) for La Cienega....double BLECH.
Today's thoughts...
So today, I had to go the bank for lunch...well not TO the bank for lunch, but I had to deposit some $$$ in my account, and THEN go to lunch. I went to the bank and that took about 10 minutes, so I figured, I'd just go find a MacDonald's(since it was $0.99 McNugget Tuesdays[thanks Chris]) and head back to the office...totalling no more than 1/2 hour for lunch. Word to the wise, never go venturing out for lunch in an area that is not familiar when you only have an hour. Every turn I took, it seemed that I got further a and further from the industrial and main areas and deeper and deeper into residential areas, until I finally gave up and started back towards the office. I saw a KFC and decided to just drop in and grab some chicken littles...1) they did not have any chicken littles 2) the freakin cashier chick had no idea how to use the damn register and the line was hella long. Sometimes, even the latest technology can't help people speed things up. It took so long there that I now only had 10 minutes to get back to the office...so I had to eat in the car...which totally sucks because it's just not enjoyable. So after a trip to the bank, some not-so-fruitful searching for McNuggets, and a mediocre KFC lunch on the go, I was back at the office, dissatisfied and craving MacDonald's...grrrrr
We had an employee meeting today, and the three new employees were welcomed to the company with a warm round of applause as each of us stood up...felt kinda cool. But meetings are meetings, and I found myself a lil distracted and sometimes not even understanding what was going on...and lookin around during the meeting, I think I am one of the youngest people in the company. And I also realized how many people's names I have yet to learn, so I've resorted to using nick names. There's the back-up receptionist lady that's there when Jackie's out to lunch, there's the always-in-a-hurry Irish guy, the super-serious ambitious guy that seems to be a hater...,the super-serious dude that doesn't seem to enjoy small-talk, nor responds when I say hello(maybe he just doesn't like me), the serious girl that also doesn't like saying hi, and the one girl that smiles everytime she walks by and says hello. Work is a funny place...
Ahhh, I feel so much better...
"Education comes in hundreds of different forms."
Finally, a chance to record my thoughts....
I love bookstores, because they have books, which I love. Me and Cic went there last night after Target and I bought myself a copy of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and I Know why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou...I read them back in the day when I didn't even appreciate reading as much as I do now and no longer have the copies...so I'm trying to build up a library of all my favorite literature, from novels, to playboys....reading is reading. But seriously, I think I could spend hours on end in a bookstore...and it's crazy, they have something for everyone...no joke. We saw books for witches, Chicken Soup for pretty much every soul possible...the strangest having to be Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul.
I've been getting so sleepy at work lately that I've had to drink coffee to stay awake. Usually, the only time I drink coffee is when I go out w/ my friends, or even at night, just to have it. I don't need it to stay awake, til now. Anyway, people have told me over and over that coffee isn't bad for you, and they justify the coffee addiction, because I used to point out that they were addicted to coffee when they pointed out my smoking addiction. But here's my theory, something that suddenly makes you not-so-tired has to have some type of adverse effect on the body. And as with everything else, taking anything in excess of moderation is bad...except for a token few, such as sex...he he he, just kidding. Anyway, coffee has to be bad for you somehow, I'm still awaiting research results...
After working for 2 weeks at Alpine, and working on my third, I have really come to appreciate the diversity of street names in California and most of the places I visit on a regular basis. It's weird, cuz I was just talking about this w/ Cic last night. There are some really whack street names out there, for example, here are a few that I've come accross: 0.0(that's zero point zero), 3/4(yes, the fraction), and A-B street...I mean, goodness, that's just totally unimaginative in my opinion. So when we all complain about streets, remember, it could be worse.
Some people at work shorten words a lot, to the point where it just plain ol' sounds weird. The term "Previous Destination," to which we refer to a lot, was shortened to "Prev Des"(prounounced preve-dess)...BLECH. Some words are just not made to be shortened....other such examples...Laci(Lah-see) for La Cienega....double BLECH.
Today's thoughts...
So today, I had to go the bank for lunch...well not TO the bank for lunch, but I had to deposit some $$$ in my account, and THEN go to lunch. I went to the bank and that took about 10 minutes, so I figured, I'd just go find a MacDonald's(since it was $0.99 McNugget Tuesdays[thanks Chris]) and head back to the office...totalling no more than 1/2 hour for lunch. Word to the wise, never go venturing out for lunch in an area that is not familiar when you only have an hour. Every turn I took, it seemed that I got further a and further from the industrial and main areas and deeper and deeper into residential areas, until I finally gave up and started back towards the office. I saw a KFC and decided to just drop in and grab some chicken littles...1) they did not have any chicken littles 2) the freakin cashier chick had no idea how to use the damn register and the line was hella long. Sometimes, even the latest technology can't help people speed things up. It took so long there that I now only had 10 minutes to get back to the office...so I had to eat in the car...which totally sucks because it's just not enjoyable. So after a trip to the bank, some not-so-fruitful searching for McNuggets, and a mediocre KFC lunch on the go, I was back at the office, dissatisfied and craving MacDonald's...grrrrr
We had an employee meeting today, and the three new employees were welcomed to the company with a warm round of applause as each of us stood up...felt kinda cool. But meetings are meetings, and I found myself a lil distracted and sometimes not even understanding what was going on...and lookin around during the meeting, I think I am one of the youngest people in the company. And I also realized how many people's names I have yet to learn, so I've resorted to using nick names. There's the back-up receptionist lady that's there when Jackie's out to lunch, there's the always-in-a-hurry Irish guy, the super-serious ambitious guy that seems to be a hater...,the super-serious dude that doesn't seem to enjoy small-talk, nor responds when I say hello(maybe he just doesn't like me), the serious girl that also doesn't like saying hi, and the one girl that smiles everytime she walks by and says hello. Work is a funny place...
Ahhh, I feel so much better...
"Education comes in hundreds of different forms."
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