Friday, November 7, 2008
LCN Down
So Some moron fucked the Fiber Optic cable supplying LCN. Chelsea and I have been drinkin beer and chatting... but its been 2 hours since I was supposed to go online for my goodbye shift... *sighs* The city was supposed to have this taken care of 2 hours ago. I'm giving it till the end of this beer *hic* then I'm gong home :p
I think there is something trying to prevent my leaving... :)
Friday, October 24, 2008
Vampire Night!
Quote(s) of the Night!
((in response to my screaming to a balloon popping))
[] her coffin lid fell shut
[gonzo142] usually only boy vampires forget and leave the lid up
[gothgirl] I *hate* those guys, gonzo!
[gothgirl] I got to sit down and then...ew.w.w.w.w...
[gothgirl] you end up clawing at the satin interior to try and get some stabilization....bloody 'ell.
[fonziemagik84] I'd like to be trapped in your coffin with you. :)
:D Watch the BBS (and here later) for Pics!!
Happy Halloween Everyone!!!
((in response to my screaming to a balloon popping))
[] her coffin lid fell shut
[gonzo142] usually only boy vampires forget and leave the lid up
[gothgirl] I *hate* those guys, gonzo!
[gothgirl] I got to sit down and then...ew.w.w.w.w...
[gothgirl] you end up clawing at the satin interior to try and get some stabilization....bloody 'ell.
[fonziemagik84] I'd like to be trapped in your coffin with you. :)
:D Watch the BBS (and here later) for Pics!!
Happy Halloween Everyone!!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I probably should've written this sooner, but its been a very difficult weekend.
My roommate and I got a call Thursday night from a neighbour... On his way home around rush hour on Monday October 6th, he saw Morgana hit by a car. She was hit by one of those assholes who got frustrated with traffic and decided to cut into the parking "lane" and speed for half a block only to have to re-merge. Morgana, who was used to crossing the busy street next to our appartment, was not used to the heavy traffic & construction of the last few weeks, and certainly not expecting some asshole to Not obey traffic rules, tried to cross (probably heard either my roommie or I calling as we'd just got home), and was hit. Mercily, she was hit directly in the head, and didn't suffer. The neighbour, who has cats of his own, went into the street to recover her before she could be hit again, and laid her at the side of the street.
She was a wonderful cat, very loving and affectionate, highly mischievous and intelligent, and she will be missed dearly by all whose lives she touched. She is survived by her sister, Mordred (who remained an indoor cat), still living with my last roommate.
I will be holding a memorial for her this weekend with a few friends. Its been suggested I have a small one online as well, but its likely that will result in a lot of tears on my part. :) Let me know what you guys think tonight... I will be in, and doing my best to think of other things.... Mark has been very understanding, as he is also a cat-lover and has gone through a similar experiene.
My roommate and I got a call Thursday night from a neighbour... On his way home around rush hour on Monday October 6th, he saw Morgana hit by a car. She was hit by one of those assholes who got frustrated with traffic and decided to cut into the parking "lane" and speed for half a block only to have to re-merge. Morgana, who was used to crossing the busy street next to our appartment, was not used to the heavy traffic & construction of the last few weeks, and certainly not expecting some asshole to Not obey traffic rules, tried to cross (probably heard either my roommie or I calling as we'd just got home), and was hit. Mercily, she was hit directly in the head, and didn't suffer. The neighbour, who has cats of his own, went into the street to recover her before she could be hit again, and laid her at the side of the street.
She was a wonderful cat, very loving and affectionate, highly mischievous and intelligent, and she will be missed dearly by all whose lives she touched. She is survived by her sister, Mordred (who remained an indoor cat), still living with my last roommate.
I will be holding a memorial for her this weekend with a few friends. Its been suggested I have a small one online as well, but its likely that will result in a lot of tears on my part. :) Let me know what you guys think tonight... I will be in, and doing my best to think of other things.... Mark has been very understanding, as he is also a cat-lover and has gone through a similar experiene.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Linkin...
So before I get this epic blog finished, I wanted to post a few things!
For those of you who are Canucks who want to see Harper repeatedly raped with a giant cement & gravel dildo (or at least kept out of Parliamentary control for the next 4 years)... There's a wonderful site on Facebook to organize Vote-swapping: Trading the vote you WANT to make for one that will make a difference in Your riding... and allowing someone else to do the same!
Check it out: The Anti-Harper Canadian Vote-Swap!
And on a slightly less political note... One of my current dreams is to get in on the projects to make Brain-Game interfaces (especially made for the handicapped)... and there are currently two major companies working on them!
Neurosky
Emotiv Systems
For those of you who are Canucks who want to see Harper repeatedly raped with a giant cement & gravel dildo (or at least kept out of Parliamentary control for the next 4 years)... There's a wonderful site on Facebook to organize Vote-swapping: Trading the vote you WANT to make for one that will make a difference in Your riding... and allowing someone else to do the same!
Check it out: The Anti-Harper Canadian Vote-Swap!
And on a slightly less political note... One of my current dreams is to get in on the projects to make Brain-Game interfaces (especially made for the handicapped)... and there are currently two major companies working on them!
Neurosky
Emotiv Systems
Monday, September 8, 2008
Vegas Adventure Part 1
Even though its been a week since we landed in Vegas, I still can'l believe its over! I've spent so much time this week collecting photos & videos from the last days of the Start Trek Experience...
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Best way to tell the story of an adventure is to start at the beginning...
Eleven years ago, I first saw an ad for the Star Trek Experience on a rented movie and decided I HAD to go. So when I found out earlier this summer that it was closing... lets just say, it was Disney World all over again: another major disappointment. The falling through of Kate s plane tickets didn't help... and my disappointment was magnified greatly by another group of friends stealing my idea and going..
So when Kate came into my room a week before the closing weekend - when I was PMSing hardcore - and brought up the trip that I had become resigned to not be going on... Lets just say I was not prepared to be having that kind of conversation on cam!
***
Stardate -314340.3346994535; Friday August 29
the week leading up to our departure was full of errands and organization. I lost track of all the forms I filled out and all the IDs I got! Friday homing I was so stressed I didn't think through my plans... so I was so late picking up the rental car, all that was left was a black Dodge Charger (the most phallic car ever made!). Not only that, but the traffic to and from the airport was so bad I ended up an hour late to pick up my passport! I had to beg at the back door of the government office for them to give it to me! I was so relieved to have passport in hand, I barely noticed that I logged in an hour late!
Kate and I left town in the penis car shortly after our shifts, stopping briefly for last minute forgotten items and munchies. After an hour long wait at the border (flirting our way across), we decided to stop at the convenience store right after the border.
Our adventure truly started the moment we walked in that door... While we were expecting something a little more along the lines of a convenience store - with food and necessities - the sheer amount of Junk this place had... It was a mix of a garage sale, an antique's auction, a novelty shop... with some food and snacks thrown in almost as an afterthought!
I spotted a gas mask lying almost forgotten in a corner, and Kate immediately was drawn to it! She astutely noticed that although it was in the corner with the items priced from $200-$500... it had no label! The guy in charge for the night didn't seem to know much about what it was she was holding... as the price he quoted us was $20! A mint condition, WWI gas mask in the original box w/ instructions... we practically RAN out of there after she paid the man with our find!
And it was on that highly portentive note, that our FREE VEGAS Adventure began!
***
Roughly 3 hours later, we pulled into the Airport Economy Parking lot. I crawled into the back seat only to discover... we had forgotten blankets and pillows... and all of our wardrobe was suited more to a hot desert climate than that of cool northern NY. A shivery 3 hours later, with the sun barely peeking over the horizon, and planes already in the air, we got up to begin the second leg of our trip.
(more to come... check back in a few hours!)
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Best way to tell the story of an adventure is to start at the beginning...
Eleven years ago, I first saw an ad for the Star Trek Experience on a rented movie and decided I HAD to go. So when I found out earlier this summer that it was closing... lets just say, it was Disney World all over again: another major disappointment. The falling through of Kate s plane tickets didn't help... and my disappointment was magnified greatly by another group of friends stealing my idea and going..
So when Kate came into my room a week before the closing weekend - when I was PMSing hardcore - and brought up the trip that I had become resigned to not be going on... Lets just say I was not prepared to be having that kind of conversation on cam!
***
Stardate -314340.3346994535; Friday August 29
the week leading up to our departure was full of errands and organization. I lost track of all the forms I filled out and all the IDs I got! Friday homing I was so stressed I didn't think through my plans... so I was so late picking up the rental car, all that was left was a black Dodge Charger (the most phallic car ever made!). Not only that, but the traffic to and from the airport was so bad I ended up an hour late to pick up my passport! I had to beg at the back door of the government office for them to give it to me! I was so relieved to have passport in hand, I barely noticed that I logged in an hour late!
Kate and I left town in the penis car shortly after our shifts, stopping briefly for last minute forgotten items and munchies. After an hour long wait at the border (flirting our way across), we decided to stop at the convenience store right after the border.
Our adventure truly started the moment we walked in that door... While we were expecting something a little more along the lines of a convenience store - with food and necessities - the sheer amount of Junk this place had... It was a mix of a garage sale, an antique's auction, a novelty shop... with some food and snacks thrown in almost as an afterthought!
I spotted a gas mask lying almost forgotten in a corner, and Kate immediately was drawn to it! She astutely noticed that although it was in the corner with the items priced from $200-$500... it had no label! The guy in charge for the night didn't seem to know much about what it was she was holding... as the price he quoted us was $20! A mint condition, WWI gas mask in the original box w/ instructions... we practically RAN out of there after she paid the man with our find!
And it was on that highly portentive note, that our FREE VEGAS Adventure began!
***
Roughly 3 hours later, we pulled into the Airport Economy Parking lot. I crawled into the back seat only to discover... we had forgotten blankets and pillows... and all of our wardrobe was suited more to a hot desert climate than that of cool northern NY. A shivery 3 hours later, with the sun barely peeking over the horizon, and planes already in the air, we got up to begin the second leg of our trip.
(more to come... check back in a few hours!)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
VEGAS!!!
OMFG! We had SUCH an Adventure! This is gonna be one HELL of a blog...
Will probably take me DAYS to write down all the crazy shit that
happened! But I know you've all been waiting to see us at our
Geekiest... so without further ado... here are a selection of photos!
Vegas Album
Star Trek The Experience - Sexy People
Star Trek The Experience - Geek Central
Edit: Sunday - Still working on the next blog entry...
Will probably take me DAYS to write down all the crazy shit that
happened! But I know you've all been waiting to see us at our
Geekiest... so without further ado... here are a selection of photos!
Vegas Album
Star Trek The Experience - Sexy People
Star Trek The Experience - Geek Central
Edit: Sunday - Still working on the next blog entry...
Monday, August 25, 2008
Whatever Happens in Vegas...
Ever since I saw the ad for it on the previews for some Star Trek movie ten years ago, I've wanted to go to the Star Trek Experience in Vegas. And when I found out this summer that it was closing after Labour Day weekend... I REALLY wanted to go. I never thought I would make it though, being the broke student I eternally am. I never got to go to Disney as a kid, and I figured it would be just another one of those things...
Now first, Kate Anson got my hopes up with the possibility of free plane tickets through a friend... When that fell through, it was disappointing, but I was okay with it. I mentioned my idea to a friend, and next thing I knew, there were a bunch of people going en masse! The irony did nothing to sweeten the disappointment... I was jealous.
So when Kate again started talking about going to Vegas... I wasn't ready to handle the disappointment again, and denied any possibility of miracles happening.
But they did.
Gods Bless Kate and her persistence (and vast network of contacts)! Kate called her friend again, and he came through with standby plane tickets for the weekend! But Kate didn't stop there! She found someone willing to cover my passport fees (thank you G!). And then someone owed her a favour who had a contact at the Hilton... getting us rooms at the Exclusive Resort section (details to come) of the Hilton for dirt cheap. And on top of it *crosses fingers* if another contact comes through, we might even make it to another show I've been dying to see!
Of course there IS one drawback. The Airline operates within the states only. So we will have to be renting a car to get to get to an American airport first! As Kate is Absolutely convinced that she can MAKE this HAPPEN (and she has a habit of succeeding), she's convinced our common ex to cover the cost of the rental... and so this is still ending up an almost-free trip to VEGAS!
This is The Secret at work. I'm visualizing with all my darned might! Poolside suntanning and excessive Geekiness here I COME!!!
Now first, Kate Anson got my hopes up with the possibility of free plane tickets through a friend... When that fell through, it was disappointing, but I was okay with it. I mentioned my idea to a friend, and next thing I knew, there were a bunch of people going en masse! The irony did nothing to sweeten the disappointment... I was jealous.
So when Kate again started talking about going to Vegas... I wasn't ready to handle the disappointment again, and denied any possibility of miracles happening.
But they did.
Gods Bless Kate and her persistence (and vast network of contacts)! Kate called her friend again, and he came through with standby plane tickets for the weekend! But Kate didn't stop there! She found someone willing to cover my passport fees (thank you G!). And then someone owed her a favour who had a contact at the Hilton... getting us rooms at the Exclusive Resort section (details to come) of the Hilton for dirt cheap. And on top of it *crosses fingers* if another contact comes through, we might even make it to another show I've been dying to see!
Of course there IS one drawback. The Airline operates within the states only. So we will have to be renting a car to get to get to an American airport first! As Kate is Absolutely convinced that she can MAKE this HAPPEN (and she has a habit of succeeding), she's convinced our common ex to cover the cost of the rental... and so this is still ending up an almost-free trip to VEGAS!
This is The Secret at work. I'm visualizing with all my darned might! Poolside suntanning and excessive Geekiness here I COME!!!
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