p. gibbons: wanna hear something ludicrous?
ivan: sure
p. gibbons: so after all my “hard” work last year
p. gibbons: i actually got a raise and a bonus yestereday
p. gibbons: i actually responded with huh?
ivan: WHAT
p. gibbons: hahahahaha
p. gibbons: it was a total office space moment
ivan: i bow down to you!
p. gibbons: 1) i refused to do my performance review cuz i was transferring
ivan: you’re like the queen of beating the corporate system
p. gibbons: 2) i never hid my feelings about my boss
p. gibbons: 3) didn’t show up for 2 months
p. gibbons: that’s good stuff
ivan: you’re insane
i’m happy to announce that i’ve been spit-free for a week now. considering i’ve been spitting for years and years, i was really surprised at how easily i could overcome my bad habit.
even if i had to slap myself a few times in the process.
in my experience, 99% of music sounds better at night when it’s raining and all the lights are off.
try it sometime. you might be pleasantly surprised. :)
they called Infernal Affairs a Japanese film during the Oscars.
>:(
“THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ SUNDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING TURNING TO DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATION IN EXCESS OF A QUARTER INCH IS LIKELY.
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.”
nice.
i shook a carton of orange juice for best results today and a few blips of juice inexplicably came flying out and landed on the kitchen floor. it was less than a quarter full, i shook it in horizontal circles (as opposed to up and down), i had tightly pinched the opening shut prior to shaking, and there appeared to be no other holes.
what gives?
it seems that all i ever hear anyone talking about these days is that new television show about superheroes. ever heard of it? i think it’s called Freakshow 5000 X-Treme or something. anyway, all i hear day in and day out is ‘i can’t believe nervous Japanese guy did that!’ and ‘guess who scary split-personality woman stabbed this week?’
to be fair, i did watch one whole episode with my roommates a while back and i sometimes catch snippets of more recent episodes whenever i walk to the kitchen for a fizzy mug of ‘citro-zip.’ it’s not a ‘bad’ show by any means, it just doesn’t really tickle my fancy. i don’t watch much telly to begin with but when i do, i like to watch programs that fall into at least one of two categories: clever humor and educational documentaries.
the ‘clever humor’ umbrella encompasses shows like Seinfeld, The Office, and Scrubs while ‘educational documentaries’ could be about anything from Hitler’s failed assassination attempts to how bubble wrap is mass-produced. an example of something that fits snugly into both categories would of course be Top Gear which, unsurprisingly, is my favorite television program of all time.
over the years, i’ve been confronted by a sizable amount of people that just can’t believe i don’t watch Marooned on Scary Island, Singing Contest, Anti-Terrorist Story Hour, Over Dramatic M.D., Slightly Less Dramatic but Rude M.D., or whatever series happens to be ‘in’ at the moment and i always tell them the same thing: i don’t like nervous cliffhangers.
actually, i lied. i usually say ‘i don’t know.’
i’ve been feeling a bit under the weather lately. my neck is stiff, my head hurts, my nose is stuffed up, my throat feels tight, my eyes are either watery or bone dry, and i’ve been sweating a lot. well, tomorrow’s another day.
i went recording today with a borrowed MD player and an old, worn microphone. i only spent about half an hour in the subway system but managed to score an alright recording of a jazz trumpet player that was performing at the Jackson stop. he holds a note at the end for 30 seconds. 30 seconds!
Redline Blues.mp3
i got new shoes the other day because my old ones were letting snow in through a series of rips and holes that had formed over time. these new kicks are by far the most stylish as well as expensive (about $40) pair i’ve ever owned. despite all that, i ended up buying them because the insoles were more or less flat and were therefore a suitable homes for my freakishly archless feet.
