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2008 3 December :: 9.31pm
for the record
I love James Spader.
His acting is hot.
It's nothing new. Just felt like it should be out there.
My friend made the best Facebook group ever to commemorate the final reign of our Professor Helburn. I have suffered through two of her classes: Instrumental Analysis in undergrad and Separations Chemistry in grad. It doesn't matter that I got an A- in the first class and I'm maintaining an A/B average in the second. It doesn't matter one bit. Because it's hell on a stick. It's hell on a chromatograph.
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It all comes to an end. Soon, so very soon.
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2008 2 December :: 10.52pm
Started looking at drugs at work today. The first month of training was learning the laws that pertain to our analysis and testimony (weight charges etc.) and learning the scheme of analysis for different types of drugs. We're moving onto the actual analysis now.
Today I tested cocaine, heroin, diazepam, ketamine, MDMA (aka ecstasy), and the always charming methamphetamine. Meth ain't yo friend, son. As well as some non-controlled substances such as aspirin and lidocaine.
Our first exam is this week. A week before my finals at school.
Mmm, cruel twists of fate.
A grade less than 80% is failing. If we fail three times, we lose our job. This is only the first of several exams. One month down, five to go.
Today was really busy.
I worked 8-4 then went straight to the Medical Examiner's to get some stuff I needed from my desk. I hadn't been back there since ... I'm not sure, September? I pretty much just dropped everything when I got the call from the PD. Everything was where I left it, my Dexter button, Steve Carell picture, Jason's CubeeCraft. I was all nostalgic upon my return, and the view of the city at night from up there was absolutely beautiful. It's like this, except sparkling darkness and glowing silhouettes.
After the ME's Office I went to class. Friggin Sep Chem. Meh, ::stab::, etc.
Bonne nuit
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2008 2 December :: 8.08pm
:: Mood: restless
:: Music: Wallis Bird - Counting to Sleep
Counting 1,2,3,4
Consequence can bear resemblance
To a swinging door
The way I’m acting is ridiculous
Like a dog in heat – following and sniffing your tail
What is wrong with me?
I know, I know
'Cos you're a delicate feather that swings in the air
It’s a vision I carry so sorry if I stare
And I have to be careful you’re a
Bubble in my hand
So we stole a car, for some release
But we didn’t get far – cos I couldn’t drive
And I made up words, for some release
Cos all we could say was gibberish slurs
And I distanced myself, for some release
Then developed my love for you, when I couldn’t sleep
Counting 1,2,3,4
The times I couldn’t breathe when I kissed you
Wanting more and more
I never felt this way before
Really something new
Or really something deliciously dangerous
And it’s only you
But you’re wild, you’re wild
And you're a delicate feather that swings in the air
It’s a vision I carry so sorry if I stare
And I have to be careful you’re a
Bubble in my hand
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2008 2 December :: 7.15am
dear self
Let's make a deal.
Get through these next two weeks. Then splurge yourself at a fancy dancy NY spa. Get a massage, a facial, and for god's sake cut your hair. It hasn't been cut since June. Bejebus.
So take a chunk outta that paycheck, set it neatly in the corner of your bank account, stare at it longingly, and spend the hell out of it starting December 17th.
Loves,
Mi
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2008 30 November :: 9.58pm
:: Music: Nada Surf - Always Love
Things that occurred to me while watching the Giants today:
- It's probably time for me to pick up Dominik Hixon and Kevin Boss off waivers.
- While I think knowing that games can end in a tie is a must for fans and players alike, I can't blame anyone for not knowing that you can only call for a fair catch with one hand. Penalizing a team 5 yards for making sure defenders know that a player is calling for a fair catch seems a little... nit-picky.
- At this point in the season, 11-1 almost seems preferred to 12-0 (provided we go on to defend our title, of course). Less distractions this way.
- Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Hix is the new Plax. If I'm ready to move on, so should the team.
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2008 30 November :: 2.27pm
I can’t find the um, the stationary, come and help me look.
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2008 29 November :: 10.15am
i am so fricken mad and upset
my backpack was stolen out of my car at jess's house. yes ii should have locked my car but i forgot to seriously for the like the only time ever. i never forget to lock it.
and i was even parked inside of her garage. who does that?
yeah and everything was in it... including an assignment that is a complilation of events that we had to go to throughout the semester with signed sheets by deaf people and/or hosts who were at the events. things i can't replace.
and papers i wrote that i saved on a flashdrive that was also in the backpack
and videos i recorded that were saved on a flashdrive that was in the backpack
and fucking books that are fucking expensive that i would have continued to use in the following like... 2 semesters. because we continue to use our books because all our classes are based on sign language.
god
i am so pissed and upset and i seriously take this as a sign just like i do everyting because ibelieve in that crap. i take it as a sign that maybe i'm not meant to be going for sign language because now my grades are probably not goign to be good enough to pass if i can't turn in my journal.
great
dfa;lfjdl;skfja;sdlfj;aksjf;asdjfl; fuck and i dont want to be here at work . fuck this. and i swear to god i'm gonna fuckin throw a boulder at this stupid radio that i can't reach because it is playing christmas music and it is so fucking stupid.adsfd;skfjadl;sfjd;sfjasdlfajdksfjadl;sfjadl;sfjdfj
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2008 28 November :: 10.08am
I look like I'm in my first trimester. It's a turkey baby.
No wait, it's probably a potato baby.
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2008 27 November :: 10.57pm
holy update batman...
So, last weekend I went to Osaka to the aquarium which is one of the largest, and also happens to be next to one of the largest Ferris Wheels in the world as well. Yay for whale sharks, penguins, and wanking otters!
At first you see the otter wanking it and you feel bad for his jiblets... then you just kind of feel bad for the otter...
After said expedition we headed to a McDonald's (I know I know shutup you don't know what it's like) for some cheap food, and sat with some friends and chatted. At this time, Eric tried to convince Kelly to go to Tokyo with them. It didn't take too much convincing but she eventually agreed that it would be the worst thing should could possibly do, so why the hell not.
I soon followed...
Off we went to Tokyo. After a 2 hour power nap of power naps, I found my second wind with some to spare. We arrived around 10 on Friday night, checked into our hostile, and promptly went on our way to Shibuya.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Shibuya_crossing_2.jpg
Shibuya is probably one of the most massive places I've ever been too. I've never been to New York ( never really been inclined to go) but I'm fairly certain that this would kick it's ass. I don't even know why cars try and drive through there. It's damn near impossible.
So after arriving, we headed on our merry way through some back streets, stopping at just about every Combini we could find for a beer. They never really last very long. Finally, we came across a street with a few clubs lined up, we picked on for coming back up, and proceded with getting as intoxicated as you possibly could. Around midnight thirty or so, we head into the club. It was called Club Atom and was a four story bonanza. The first floor was just lockers and such. The second floor was J-pop ( which is fucking awesome in a club setting. Really, you'd be surprised.), the third was techno and dance, and the fourth was hip hop and such. We bounced between floors all night, until Kelly (as always) managed to meet a few people on the hip hop floor which we joined. It was two japanese guys and these girls who I later found out were Korean. We danced and danced and drank and drank until the club closed at 5 A.M. and we had to leave...
we weren't done...
The drunk ass japanese guy suggests that we go to an all you can drink two hour karaoke place, which in our state seemed like the greatest idea ever.
We drank and sang. I talked with this Korean girl who was just slaughtering the Japanese language. I mean, I'm no expert by any means, but being that what I am learning I'm getting through schooling as opposed to just learning ( which isn't always bad) you can hear all the grammatical errors. Makes me think that being Chris must be shitty, because he would be flipping a nut (you grammatically correct bastard). Around 9 am or so we returned to our hostile and slept until 4 PM. At which point we got up, went shopping in Harajuku ( you know, the place where Gwen Stefani gets those Japanese girls she uses as accessories), and then did it all over again.
We also stopped in Shinjuku by a gay bar being that Matty Kupa is our resident gay dude. A gent at that. He is a contender for guys I would go gay for. I've never been hit on in spanish by a guy before, but now I can check that off my list. It's amazing how clique-y the whole shinjuku gay scene is. You can tell the foreigners who can speak japanese because they are only talking to japanese people and they give you this horrible look like you're diseased and not worth their time. Artsy fucks.
After that, same club, dancing, shananigans.
We then returned to Hikone and I took the next two days to recover. It was amazing.
Now however, my sense of adventure is off. I need sleep.
Happy thanksgivings. enjoy the turkey!
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2008 26 November :: 7.04pm
:: Mood: thankful
Flying to the Mitten early Thanksgiving morning.
Seeing my parents for the first time since June.
Arriving in time to go to Grandma's and eat homecooking.
A nom nom nom.
The end of the semester clusterfuck has begun.
Next week I'll go fetal.
But right now, I'm thankful for
- ma famille
- Jason dear
- our health
- a break from responsibility
- being employed
- remy-love
- seeing my ariel
- mashed potatoes
- sweet potatoes
- other assorted foodstuffs
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2008 23 November :: 10.59pm
No fisting the cat!
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2008 23 November :: 7.57pm
Are you seeing what I’m seeing? Cause I’m seeing gorillas riding pterodactyls with harpoon guns stealing a boat.
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2008 23 November :: 1.58pm
Happy Thanksgiving
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2008 23 November :: 12.46am
Margarita night, new blender, and glasses.
Last night was awesome.
So far, really great weekend.
I will write more when I feel up to it.
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2008 21 November :: 11.44pm
this is my life
A guy was stabbed down the street. The perp also knocked out some of his teeth. Then robbed him for good measure. The Asshole Award goes to you sir.
The beach at Jamaica Bay, here in Queens, apparently is the site of some religious ceremonies. I guess it's been going on for awhile now but it has become a problem because they're beheading goats on the beach and leaving the carcasses behind. I guess it's a sacrifice to the ocean, or something. I suppose I shouldn't put it past New Yorkers to sacrifice goats to the ocean gods, but I feel like that's even a little ... I don't know ... uncivilized? In the very least, clean up your carcass please.
Then there's this real nice specimen we have here in Queens who one day decided to throw carpet cleaner on her boyfriend and light him on fire because he came home late at night. He died for his sin. She also managed to light herself on fire in the process and is currently being arraigned for murder charges from her hospital bed. The worst part is the fire spread throughout her apartment building and killed three other people. Four people in total died because she's a dumb cunt (sorry mom) who has no concept of respect for human life. I'm not sure if she's ever heard the word 'consequences' but she's gonna get a nasty lesson on it now. Here's the Darwin Award for you cupcake.
In non-f'ed up news, this kid at Pace is being followed by MTV camera crews for the show MTV True Life: I'm a Freshman. They basically follow him around, some days from the moment he gets up, to document his transition from high school to college. Stimulating. Okay, I've never actually seen the show but it's on MTV so can you blame me? His name is Pedro Rivera and it's set to air sometime in February. Congrats to Pedro.
In other Pace University news, Business Week put my school on the Top Colleges with the Biggest Returns list. This is the data they gave:
Top incomes: $187,000
Mid-career median salary: $89,700
Starting median salary: $53,200
It ranked with Yale, Harvard, and Stanford. Yays. I scanned the list for Michigan schools but didn't see any. Oh Michigan.
I haven't said much about the NYPD lately. That's because I've just been training. Nothing much interesting right now. No real cases yet. I'm not quite sure what made me think that working full time while taking 16 credit hours in grad school would be a happyfuntime. It has left my brain quite incoherent as of late.
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2008 20 November :: 10.32pm
Dude, you're confusing reality with porn again.
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2008 20 November :: 7.47pm
Top 11 reasons why the UAW is like congress:
1.) Both carry a bunch of signs at all their get-togethers. UAW workers, picket signs. Congressmen, re-election signs.
2.) Both have exorbitant pensions and will receive health care for life upon retirement.
3.) Both have work stoppages for months at a time during summer, winter and around all federal holidays.
4.) Both take credit for creating the middle class.
5.) Both have a historical reputation for shoddy quality of work product.
6.) Both like pork. One likes it in "rind" form, the other in "spending" form.
7.) Both live well beyond their means. UAW workers with boats on Lake Superior. Congress gets junkets and fact-finding trips to the Cayman Islands.
8.) Both are paid the same regardless of how much work they do.
9.) Both have a national approval rating of under 10%.
10.) Both are seemingly out-classed by their foreign counterparts.
11.) Both get to take election day off.
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2008 21 November :: 9.53am
if you could be less spiteful that would be fantastic...
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2008 19 November :: 7.13am
yesterday via flickr mail
Hi Michelle,
I am writing to let you know that one of your photos has been short-listed for inclusion in the sixth edition of our Schmap Washington DC Guide, to be published mid-December 2008.
While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr.
Our submission deadline is Tuesday, November 25. If you happen to be reading this message after this date, please still click on the link above (our Schmap Guides are updated frequently - photos submitted after this deadline will be considered for later releases).
Best regards,
Emma Williams,
Managing Editor, Schmap Guides
Say whaa? I've never even been to Washington DC.
Hahaha. Schmap.
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2008 19 November :: 12.05am
I am putting a lot of hope that I get the tape deck back and Credence.
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2008 17 November :: 6.16pm
things i've been up to
Last weekend Jason and I went to New Jersey with Steve, Christine, and Matt. We scored ourselves a free ticket promotion to the Detroit Pistons vs. NJ Nets game. It was Iverson's first game with the Pistons, but we still lost. Whoops. I had the messiest Carvel ice cream cone evar! We also got to see Giants Stadium from the outside, and that's probably as close as we'll ever get to it.
That's about all I remember.
And our seats were hella high.
Last weekend was also Jason's 26th Birthday. He got packages from the fam-damly. I bought him a Coldstone ice cream cake and he ate a ridiculous portion of it.
::shakes fist::
We went to see Spamalot on Broadway this Friday. It was an amazing show. Not only did I not hate Clay Aiken, I thought his performance was really great. Even though I've never really watched American Idol, I thought I knew what he looked like. Turns out, not so much. I kept laughing and watching this one guy who had these great expressions. During intermission I asked Jason if he knew which one was Clay Aiken because I couldn't find him and he said Sir Robin, which of course was the one cracking me up. Now my silent Clay Aiken judgments are no longer justified, damn him. The guy who played King Arthur was spectacular, his teeth were huge and white and his stoned smile made me giddy. It was such a happy show! I would recommend it to anyone, even if you're not a Monty Python fan I think you'd like it. The French guys, oh god, I loved them. Fetchez la vache!
::maniacal::
We could see right down into the orchestra pit from our seats. The conductor was in front of us and the guy that played that weird oboe giant instrument thing kept smiling at me.
Holy glowing bald spot!
Our proximity to the actors really was quite amazing. This was our view, no zoom. At one point when all the ladies on stage flip their skirts over to spell out a word on their panties, Jason had like 10 round asses in his face and I leaned over and exclaimed, "Happy Birthday!"
It really was a fantastic show. I think my mouth was hanging open through most of it. Do go see it someday.
My photos are officially up in a gallery! Out of all the photos submitted to the gallery, my curator chose 15 photographs and two of them are mine. ::jig::
I'm gonna go see it this week. It's a mini-dream come true!
Here's the promotion card.
I missed the opening reception. They served hors d'oeuvres and wine. I hate when I miss out on free food. >_<
Jason started our wedding playlist. It's gonna be totally boss. I think people will like it. And that I will cry. Like a sap.
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