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[Mar. 27th, 2007|01:11 am] |
1. Can you cook?
Yes, if I have the right ingredients or a recipe. If I haved shitty ingredients and I just try to throw something together...it usually turns out to be something I love but everyone else just tolerates...a tip tp anyone who may want to try out cooking, balsalmic vinegar doesn't have a place in every dish no matter how good it tastes.
2. What was your dream growing up?
Super powers, magical powers, some kind of power. Still is my dream actually.
3. What talent do you wish you had?
Iono, shit that i could have learned or still could if i started but for some reason i can't. Like playing an instrument or actually being able to speak another language. Something more extreme is I would love to do parkour...its badass and I love jumping and climbing.
4. Favourite place?
Can't say I have one really. I don't really have a static home, so I cant call that my favorite. California would be up there though. I love the ocean at night.
5.Favorite actor?
I love Jackie chan, hes so goofy and awesome. I also really like Scarlett Johansen cus she fucking hot and has been in some good movies. Natalie Portman, the professional could turn anyone into a pedaphile. Finally, Audrie Tatou, because she played Amelie and showed me what the perfect woman could be.
6. What was the last book you read more than once?
Probably a silly fantasy series that I started re reading just because I needed something to read before bed and its 7 books so it took awhile. Its not bad but i remember it being better when i was younger. Its called the Sword of Truth by the way.
7. What zodiac sign are you?
Libra...fucking scales what a shitty symbol.
8. Any tattoos and/or piercings?
Not unless you count the permanent lead stain in my skin from when some douchebag in elementary school stabbed me with a pencil...i guess that could be a piercing too.
9. Worst habit?
Biting my nails : (
10. Favorite snack?
bubble tea is ammmazing...I don't know if thats a snack though.
11. What is your favorite sport?
Soccer is my favorite. I like frisbee...but Ultimate has always been kinda lame to me. Im learning to enjoy volleyball more and more.
12. Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
Both...at the same time...its hard to explain.
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
I have been...I tried to track down the glitch in the control system...ended up just waiting for someone to call it form another floor and it worked again.
14. Best thing to ever happen to you?
Probably singing on sage with the ditty bops last summer.
15. Tell me one weird fact about you. lol. no. if you want a weird fact, you have to figure it out yourself... there are plenty to choose from...(I like this answer, thanks daniela)
16. Do you have any pets?
Penny and the late great Sable.
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena?
Hell yeah.
18. What time is it where you are now?
1:48 am, watching star trek and talking to some people online.
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
I can't honestly think of anything that is scarier.
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
I don't like my hair.
22. What color eyes do you have?
Half green half brown. More or less an even split down the middle
23. Ever been arrested?
Nope im a goody goody
24. Bottle or Draft?
I really don't like drinking out of a bottle.
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
plane tickets for all summer to all of my friends places of residence.
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
the good for the teeth kind that have the hard coating on the outside, like trident white.
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
Chris and I like the Monkey Bar, they have pool and what not. I used to like charlie's because they had good pepperoni sticks...but they are closed now. I think Arbor Brewing Company is my new favorite.
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
I believe in magic cus I want it, so I guess I have to believe in some kind of mystical beings
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Relax and watch bad tv with my friends, also dota
30. Do you swear a lot?
Alll the fucking time.
31. Biggest pet peeve?
Teachers who teach retroactively. Here is a completely non-descriptive homework assignment, complete it, I will grade it, and you will learn based on the points I deduct.
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
Red-Mage |
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| So what if I have work in the morning? |
[Feb. 12th, 2007|01:12 am] |
Here goes:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better. If I already know you well, expect the questions may be a little more intimate!
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
Questions provided by the lovely Daniela
1. what is your biggest pet peeve? why?
I have a lot of really small and stupid pet peeves. My old top was people who park in front of buildings with their car running and their hazard lights on...I always wanted to just steal the car and drive down the block, park it, lock the keys in it and move on.
Recently I've developed two new ones in place of the old since I don't come across it quite so much outside the suburbs. The first, and most of you will probably relate to this one, is people in lectures who through some combination of narcissism, pretension, and the ability to be completely oblivious to those around them answer a professors question (no question is actually required here, only an infinitesimal pause from the teacher) with a 20 minute speech that generally has nothing to do with the subject of the lecture other than the fact that they share the word "the".
The second is pretty isolated to myself and others in my vocation. When caterers throw out a clients leftovers before letting me have some. Oh sorry, did you want one of these 8000 bagels before i throw them in the garbage and dump stale coffee on top? Why yes in fact I did you heartless son of a bitch.
2. if your life was a drinking game, everyone would do a shot when...
Depends on the level of intoxication they were attempting to achieve. For light drinkers, go with whenever I get a bubble tea.
For a good buzz you could take a shot when I whistle as Im walking down the street.
If you're going for I just killed my family by running over them with the car and just want to forget the pain, drink whenever someone mentions my ass or Sharon and I reference our complete lack of attraction for one another.
3. if you were a superhero, who would you be? why?
Id want to be like Milo Ventimiglia's character on heroes. Gains the powers of those I come in contact with. Firstly, because it means I dont just have one power, I can have lots, and Im greedy when it comes to my super powers. But for a slightly deeper answer I'll say that it is because I'm a bit of a chameleon with my personality. I act very differently depending if Im with one good friend, a group of strangers, and even between different groups of friends there are differences.
4. what is your ideal girl like? (if you were gay) ideal man?
We will go with personality first. As always I start with Sass, she has to have it in spades. Nothing is quite as attractive as biting sarcasm. Quick witted, she needs to be able to keep up with me. Thats not saying Im funny and she needs to be too, but she needs to atleast get the random ass joke that comes out of my mouth even if she doesnt think, or it just plain isnt funny. That being said, she needs to think I'm, and it'd be nice if I reciprocated. Not for my ego as a would be humorist, but because I make so many stupid and awful jokes that if she doesn't find atleast a few of them funny then its just not going to work out. Needs to be as smart or smarter than me.
Physical. I don't have a set type. I've dated blondes, brunettes, in betweens. Big boobs, small boobs, whatever. If you ask me what I generally find hot if Im just looking at girls walking down the street, I'll say brunette, long hair, dark eyes, tall, thin, something a little alternative about her (clothes, piercing, something like that). That being said, I'm a big fan of a girl having to go up on her tippy toes to give me a kiss...that fucking kills me. So if there is something else about you that catches my eye and your personality is close to above I'll be happy.
5. if you could do one thing exactly 100 times in one year, every year, for tthe rest of your life... what would it be? why?
Find a new album that I loved. Currently its like...once every 6 months that I can manage to find some new cd or artist that is just fantastic...if I could make that twice a week, I would be pretty happy. |
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| The Ditty Bops are the best musical group in the history of the world. |
[Aug. 18th, 2006|11:24 pm] |
Thursday August 17th shall go down in Shaun history as one of the greatest days...EVER. It started out pretty badly to be honest. I had to wake up at 6:30 for a nice morning shift at Palmer. I got there, dealt with my new mamger for a bit before my favorite coworker came in, and proceeded to hang out for an hour or so. Then the fun was ruined by having to do actual work...which I actually dont mind, I like my job. But I hate the way my manager goes about basically everything. He really didnt do anything when he was temp manager, and meanwhile I got into the rythym of the place...now hes a big shot and hes attempting to change the beat. This new beat is completely inefficient and not particularly easy to dance to. Clearing rooms that don't need to be used for a week and not being allowed to just set it the way that it needs to be on that far off day. Only to have to come two or three days before that same event and set up for it. If only someone would have thought to use the 200 chairs we had out already to set up the 200 person auditorium...ohwell, Im getting away from the awesomeness. So I hung out with my cowoerker, we had a good ol' time showing eachother our favorite web videos. I showed him Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny, he showed me poop back and forth...it was A+. Then I had to take the lost and found box to the DPS station in the buildign for them to handle, and I found a sweet old leather jacket that I claimed for my own...hopefully its still in my bosses office because i forgot to take it home...winter is gonna be cold otherwise.
While setting up a few of the chairs I was listening to some Ditty Bops to prepare for my concert that night and a whacked my MP3 player to the ground with a chair. Amazingly, this drop cured the damage caused by my previous 83293829329328392382392 drops and the buttons on my player once again function.
From Palmer I hopped a ride to North Campus, gave a rather nice tour, had a nice chat with one of my bosses, she almost adopted me so that I could go to the faculty barbeque.
I then went home to relax, watched a particularly charming episode of Gilmore Girls (yes I said Gilmore Girls, and im completely secure in that. Especially now that Sophie told me about Esquire's article that said Gilmore Girls is the best show for straight men on TV so long as Entourage isnt on) and headed out to downtown ann arbor to meet Sophie, find food, and go see the Bops.
Found Sophie, found an ATM, found a Gyro, and found a place in line. The crowd was a mix of just about every group except for Goths or non-white people or punker...so ok not every group but there was a wide selection. We went in, got AMAZING seats. We were three rows of folding chairs away from the stage...less than 6 feet from the group. The opening act was the Gin sisters, pronounced not like the alcohol but with a hard G like Guinsoo. THey were very entertaining, two girls, one played the flute wonderfully, they both sang well.
Then the Ditty Bops came out. I applauded, I bounced, I had a mild seizure at seeing them in person. Their pictures don't do them justice. Abby was adorable, and (this may be my love for their music and witty charm talking) Amanda was perhaps the most attractive women I've ever seen. She was very tall, and very skinny, with short hair fyed purple at the end. Sadly they aren't interested in anyone but eachother, which is adorable as well. They played beautifully, onr of the few bands i've ever seen perform that actually sounded better than their record. Their keyboardist/acordian...ist...Greg was also amazing. They did a lot of fun little games and skits, told funny stories about their bike tour across the country, and we're just all around amazing entertainment. One of their games was karaoke to one of their songs, I raised my hand when they asked who knew the words thinking Id be lost in the crowd, but I was the only one with my hand up. SO they calle dme to come up, then a girl from the other side of the theatre raised her hand(she couldnt have been more than 13) and she joined me on stage. I shook amanda's hand, introduced myself, and began the performance. We sang, I danced...a lot...it was the only way to keep myself from being noticably shaky from being on stage. Sharon says I got outsung by the girl, but the crowd erupted at the end for all involved, and I got many nice compliments...Im hoping that they will put some pictures from the show up so I can see my wonderful performance. The merchandise lady said that they were thinkign of making a documentary so they record all the shows and she thought my dancing would be good material for it (i took that to mean my dancing was amazing and not just silly and something to get an easy laugh out of the video audience). I got a pirate pencil for my efforts, which I've worn proudly on my ear ever since since it is a sign of good things to come. SOon it will join my pirate band-aid in my car to help protect me from evil. The show progressed, costumes were changed, clothes were removed, underwear was revealed, more music was played. The night ended, I bought a cd and a shirt, and got a sticker. I bought a shirt cus it was a nice lookgin shirt, thought the best one was only available in pink and blouse form...which they said they were going to remedy soon. I bought the cd because I love them and Ive felt terribly guilty for having pirated it until now. The show was honestly the best performance of anything I've ever been to. It was funny, the music was awesome (and thats awesome in the old way not the new hot dog like way), and the crowd was great except for this one really annoying guy who i swear was the same annoying guy i encountered at best buy the other day. Ohwell though.
The night ended with Sharon, Sophie, and I having a half naked dinner and watching Mr. and Mrs. Smith until i fell asleep.
Great show, great day, great friends, great scott I'm sleepy, off to bed with me. |
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| Why I so desperately need to take my ethics class next semester. |
[Aug. 11th, 2006|09:37 pm] |
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So, in the amazing funness that is my life, I have been playing a lot of Sims to pass the time. Its a game that I can very easily start playing and spend hours on withotu realizing it...which is key for nights when I have absolutely nothing to do. For those of you who havent played Sims 2, its way more extreme than the first one, especially with all of the expansions. There are downtown areas, colleges, businesss centers, etc. I had a nice family going, Sharon and I lived in a house, I seduced a lovely young woman, we married, had a kid, it was wonderful. Throughout this, there was a man who lived in the neighborhood who no matter what level of friendship he was with you, he would just run into the house, shove someone, and leave. While this was annoying, it was never really a big deal as the adult sims would shrug it off and go on with what they were doing. THings took a turn for the worse however when my child went off to the beautiful La Fiesta Tech. This man followed my sim to college where he would randomly come and shove not only my kid, but all of his roommates. Apparently, teenagers are far more susceptible to this shoving making females cry and men puff out their chests in anger for long periods of time. This is where the trouble came in. One of my sims was running late to a class and on his way out the door, got shoved, and missed a final in his huffing and puffing.
It was time to settle this once and for all.
In the sadstic playstyle that im sure many of you who have simmed it up in the past have partaken, I decided to give him an elaborate death. My favorite death scenario from the original sims was to make a room with no doors and set a fire. Watchign the sims run around and cower in the only square without fire in it until they are eventually consumed in flame gave an unexpected amount of pleasure. Sadly, there are no fireworks in this game that I have seen yet. So i had to go to the old standby. I built a small pool, I put in no ladders, and made the bastard swim. And Swim he did. He swam until his bladder filled and he was forced to soil himself; he swam somemore until hunger began to gnaw at his belly; he swam more still, his eyes filling with terror as he began to realzie what his fate was to be. Atlast, he swam his last stroke. His energy meter drained, his body no longer his ally but his greatest enemy. He struggled to keep his head above water, but he slowly succumbed to gravity's pull and sank below the surface. The beautiful moment was made all the more sublime by the crimson and tangerine light reflecting ever so gently off the formerly murky surface of the pool.
Death came and took his soul. I imagine that if Dante had anything to say about it, this Vidcund would be in the 9th and deepest circle of hell. The circle reserved for traitors. This man turned on his friends and family, assaulting them violently and with no provocation. And now he may rest for eternity in the icy embrace of Lucifer himself.
So yeah...think I need this Ethics class next semester to divert my thoughts from such things. Perhaps one day in the early winter, I will revisit the Curious household, with its high archways and towering observatory, and weep for what I've done. |
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| I thoguht moving was the worst thing a person could do... |
[Aug. 7th, 2006|08:54 pm] |
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So, it turns out that isnt true. Not moving is actually way worse...but only when you are trying to move in the first place. Let me explain. So Sharon(my roommate to those who dont know) is out of town for awhile, and Im using the alone time to pack up all my shit and move it over to my new place. Atleast that was the plan. After I loaded up my car, bought some new sheets, and drove over there, I discovered that the only peopel who were in the house have gone off for a week to some undisclosed destination and I will, most likely, be unable to move until they return. So now Ive just got a car sitting in my parking lot, loaded with shit, hoping no one jacks it.
In other more awesome news, I just made the tastiest breakfast sandwhich ever. I was makign some garlic fries with the breakfast sandwhich but im too full and dont want the deliciousness to be tainted by other flaovrs, so the fries will wait til tomorrow.
Anyway I am bored, and thee things are awesome ways to kill time, so here we go.
What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
BBQ sauce, sweet and sour, honey, ranch, whatever is around I'll dip a little in each.
Were you a boy/girl scout?
Helllllll no!
Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
depends on how you break that sentence down. if its would I ever strip not for a magazine the answer is yes and have. If its strip for a magazine then the answer is depends on how much they are paying or who will benefit from it. If someone said hey I'll cure cancer if you take a few nudey pics for my magazine...thats hard to say no to. Then again someone saying I'll give you a large sum of money to do it would also be rather enticing. Yeah ya know, I cant deny the world this oppurtunity. It would be selfish of me not to share this godlike physique with mankind. Who wants to take the pictures?
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper?
I sent a friend of mine a letter when she was in France, it took way to damn long but was rather satisfying.
Can you change the oil in a car?
I feel that I would be capable of such a feet if I needed to. I actually always wanted to do it myself but my mom told me if she found out I did shed take away my car...so i never did.
Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Yeah..going downhill in the parking lot of a community college...it was lame.
Ran out of gas?
Nope, but there were some close calls on my cross country journey.
Best thing for breakfast:
Some combination of eggs, meat, and bread product formed into a sandwhich of delicious proportions. Brekfast bagel, quesadilla, burrito, etc.
What is your usual bedtime?
Depends on the time of year, but I probably average midnight. Im lame.
Do you read the newspaper?
I read online news, and I read the Michigan newspaper when I want to laugh because its bad...yeah i know i wrote for them for awhile but still, its funny.
How many languages?
English, Japanese(badly), Italian(even Badlier), l337 speak, innuendo, and most important of all sass!
Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
No, im too cheap. But if I wasnt I would get popular science and wired, cus im a nerd like that.
Which are better Legos or Lincoln Logs?
Legos, much more versatile.
Red wine or white wine?
Depends on the dish.
Favorite season:
Yeah...Fall.
Afraid of heights?
Err...yes and no, if there is somethign like a rail or what not that i feel i could grab in case of emergency Im fine, but like...the roof of a buiildign no thx.
Ever wanted to be a a teacher?
I would love to be a teacher. I tried to be one this summer but the fuckers at the computer camp didnt tell me they hired me until i missed the first day.
Favorite TV channels?
Sci-fi
Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
Leno... actually... conan. but that wasn't an option. so... fine. leno. (I agree with this answer)
Sing in the car?
Oh yeah!
Ever used a gun?
Never shot a gun, but my sister's ex worked for customs and he let me handle his unloaded 9mm. I went special forces on that thing and tried to dissasemble it and put it back together quickly, then i cocked it back and pretended i was a badass...then my mom saw and that was the end of that.
Are musicals cheesy?
Some are, some are just good fun.
Occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Astronaut (that one is still real but not pursued), video game maker(still easily doable), Magician(not that david copperfield bullshit, im talking like Harry Potter style sorcery).
Do you believe in ghosts?
I have to, because I believe in magic, and I feel that if I deny one the other wont come true.
Are you superstitious?
Not particularly, I knock on wood and protect myself with pirate power, but other than that.
Take vitamins daily?
If by daily you mean every couple weeks when i see the bottle and remember to.
Wear a bath robe?
Yeah, they are comfy.
What do you wear to bed?
Generally pajama pants or nothing.
Favorite genre of music?
No idea, i like lots.
Any tattoos?
Ive got a permanent mark from a pencil that a kid stabbed me with, does that count?
Any piercings?
Nope
Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart?
target fo shizzy.
Nike or Adidas?
I dont wear sneakers, unless I have to, in which case the answere is whichever sells a cheaper size 13.
Fritos or Cheetos?
Dangerously Cheeeesy.
Ever take dance lessons?
Not to sound overly gay, but yes...ice.
Is there a profession that you picture your perfect future spouse having?
Most likely something that requries an assload of education to do. Otherwise, despite my spouses actual intelligence, I'll constantly be angry that they had it easy.
Have you ever won a spelling bee?
No, fuck spelling. If einstein doesnt need it, I dont need it.
Own any record albums?
Ive got a big box that i took from my step-dad when we moved...but i have no idea where they are...he might have gotten rid of them afterall.
Own a record player?
No...
Regularly burn incense?
I did in high school, and i still have lots, but i dont burn it
Tea or coffee?
Tea.
Favorite kind of cookie?
The uncooked dough kind.
Can you swim well?
When im in some sort of aerobic shape. Otherwise I have nice form but gasp for air and sink.
Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose?
Yeah, due to some underwater torture methods emplyed bt my mother when i was a baby i do have that ability.
Ever had braces or a mouth piece?
No
Are you artistic?
I pretend. (thats a good answer)
Are you patient?
Depends on the situation. Mostly yes.
Ever won a contest?
probably.
best room for a fireplace?
Bedroom seems like a really good place for it.
Beach or mountains?
Gotta go with beach, because I've only been to the mountains once and it wasn't the most fun ever. |
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| Zidane: Badass or asshole? |
[Jul. 10th, 2006|08:09 am] |
So I was workign during the last OT in the world cup final yesterday and only heard the commentary on Zidane's headbutt. I watched some highlights this morning and saw the scene finally and I must say...fucking sweet. On one hand he may have ruined his teams chances for PKs, killed their spirit, gotten himself a huge fine, and basically ruin their chanecs to win the cup...but did you see how sweet that hit was? The Italian guy went DOWN! Ohwell on with the main purpose of this post which is this interviewey thing Daniela is conducting.
01. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
02. l respond by asking you five questions of a very intimate and creepily personal nature. Or not so creepy /personal.
03. You WILL update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
04. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
05. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
1. what is your most prized possession?
Probably my computer. It is my love, it is my life, it is also the possesion I've spent the most money on excluding my education.
2. what is the most innocent thing about you? the creepiest? the most interesting? (you can pick one if you don't want to answer all three...)
Innocent: I watch cartoons every Saturday morning and still thoroughly enjoy them...well most of them, new cartoons are sadly only anime rip offs or really bad american cartoons...but my inner child still appreciates them.
Creepiest: Most people find it creepy that I have logs of all my IM conversations for the past couple years...but I dont do it to be creepy, I do it because the program i use for AIM does it for me, and its nice to look back on them for a laugh or to win an argument.
Interesting: Ummm...I'm the best Michigan Engineering Tour Guide, or so I tell myself since the Director of recruitment has begun specifically requesting me for when important people come in.
3. what odd quality or physical feature in people (girls) do you find very attractive?
The odd quality I look for would hands down have to be sass. The more sarcastic the better...well, to a point. I want to know that I will never offend them with one of my horrible jokes because they will have an equally harsh comeback ready and waiting.
As for the physical, I'm not really sure, I've never really nailed down my type...everyone I've dated or what not has been pretty much completely different than the one prior. But I think that the main thing I like is the ability to "pull it off". Blonde, Brunette, red head, short, tall, skinny, not so skinny, fashion of whatever sort, so long as you're cool with it and you make it work for you I'll probably give you a second (and depending on how well you pull it off...third, fourth and further subsequent) look.
4. what would a perfect day be like for you?
To begin, I would wake up next to someone whom im romantically linked, its a great feeling I would recommend it to everyone...except Sharon because she hates it. Next, I would need a good hour or so before that person wakes up to surf the net, check my email, maybe play some game for a bit...basically time to wake up and do my little morning routine before Im forced to kick in the "communicate with others" circuit. Some breakfast, probably some really good pancakes, eggs, and bacon. A few hours of roller blading, in some town with perfect sidewalks and streets...and no hills. That could be with the previously mentioned person or anyone else who might be interested. Get home, take a nice shower, again with the previously mentioned person or anyone else who might be interested : ). Grab a bubble tea, some lunch, watch some afternoon star-trek on spike. Play a game or two of DOTA with the IC crew, until Dinner. Dinner would be eggplant parmigiana and fettucine alfredo. Then I'd go to an outdoor movie like the ones I've been going to the past couple of weeks here in Ann Arbor...though Id like it if the place I went to in this theoretical day had much more comfortable seats and a permanent screen so as to not buig with with th ehiss of the air compressor. That would be with a group of friends that enjoys my particular brand of MST3K movie comments so as to make my ego swell with every chuckle until I determine I am th efunniest man in the world. Finally, Hit up Green's with Jesse and Z for a late night chow session and go to sleep with hopefully the same person I woke up with. Yeah that sounds pretty fucking good to me.
5. what is the one thing you wish you got more credit for?
Being a good kid. Firstly, from my mom. Who has always treated my sister and I exactly the same despite the fact that I didn't do any of the shit that she did. I got good grades, got into a good school, no drinking or smoking, etc. And never once have I gotten a reward for that. Its very much the "I expect more from you" attitude that many a sitcom has used. Sister does the bad shit first, then I'm expected to either be doing it too or since I dont I should be not doing it an extreme. I got accused of smokign in my car once, which was rediculous cus i dont smoke, and also, I was 18 at the time so if I wanted to it would be legal...all because my sister got smoking tickets when she was younger. Also my sister was told to keep all of her dirty little secrets hidden from me because it was thought they would corrupt me...because I don't do these things only because I dont know of them...not because I choose to or anything. Similarly with my step-mom or other family members. They make some lewd comment about a girl im dating, I set them straight, and they accuse me of lying because obviously I'm a male in the 21st century, I must be screwing everything in sight like their kids did right? It'd be nice to once get a "Hey Shaun, youre a good kid, I'll allow you to do this thing you asked because I trust you."
Like when I asked my mother last summer to allow my girlfriend at the time to sleep in the same room as me. That was a hell of a fight. It wouldve been nice for her to trust me to be respectful of her and my step-dad and not bring a girl over to fuck in the guest room. That was my Jan Brady rant. Sorry about that.
bonus question: what is your favorite breed of dog to eat and with when did you go skinny dipping?
Im a pretty equal oppurtunity dog eater. There are very few breeds that I wont just go nuts for. I would have to say though that If i had to make a top 3 list.
1. Shelties
2. Golden Retrievers
3. Probably labs
Sorry to my dog Penny for not saying dachshunds...but honestly she is the only one I've ever encountered that isn't bat shit crazy.
A couple of summers ago I was at a beach house with some family and friends for a week or so. On night late, I decided it would be fun so I walked over to the ocean jumped in swam around. It was rather nice. Floating out there with the stars and moon really bright in the sky, no one else around. |
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[Jul. 10th, 2006|01:26 am] |
Time Started: 12:40
Full Name: Shaun Nurrenbern
*FAVORITES*
Kind of pants: Dickies with the little cell phone pocket on the side. They’re so perky, I just love ‘um.
Number:6
Animal: That I can actually have: Dogs. But in general: Baby Panda : )
Drink: Strawberry Milk Tea from Bubble Island here in Ann Arbor
Month: October
Juice: Mango Pashion Fruit
Breakfast: Pancakes
Favorite cartoon character: Scooby-Dooby-Doo
*Have You Ever...*
Have you ever given anyone a bath? Not that I recall.
Smoked? No thanks
Make yourself throw-up? I was busy trying desperately not to throw up as a child, causing it never actually came to mind.
Gone skinny dipping: Yes
Eaten a dog? Literally, no. In the figurative “oh youre so cute I just want to eat you up” way…many many times.
Put your tongue on a frozen pole? Nope
Loved someone so much it made you cry? I don’t exactly know what this means…like I just burst into tears because im so lucky to have found them? Or I love them so much thatI cry when they’re hurt or suffering or whatnot? No to the prior, yes to the latter.
Broken a bone: Oh yeah
Played truth or dare: Yep, in fact my MySpace picture is a result of said activity.
Been in a physical fight: not for awhile but yeah
Been in a police car: Nope
Been on a plane: Too many times.
Came close to dying: Im not sure if I’ve ever come seriously close to dying. But I have said many times in that split second before something bad happens to me, “Well….I’ve had a good run I guess…”
Been in a hot tub: Yes
Swam in the ocean: Yes
Fallen asleep in school: Haha oh yeah.
Ran away: I assume this means from home, in which case the answer is no. However if it just means run away in general then yes, I have run away from many thigns.
Broken someone's heart: I think, though I cant be sure and I’m not happy about it if I did.
Cried when someone died: Yes
Cried in school: Sarcastically but cried nonetheless.
Fell off your chair: yeah
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call? Call no, come online, oh yeah.
Saved AIM conversations: Everyone I have.
Saved e-mails: Yes
Made out with JUST a friend? No, always someone I was into…though that might not have been the case with all of the girls.
Used someone? Vague question but if im reading it correctly no.
Been cheated on? Not that I know of.
*What is...*
Your good luck charm? Don’t have one : (
New fav. song? “Queen of Apologies” By the sounds
What's your room like? Currently it’s a huge room with a bed in it and some clothes on the floor to make it seem less empty.
Last thing you ate: Italian Sub
What kind of shampoo do you use? Herbal Essences: The normal hair formual with the Aloe and other shit in it. Smells nice and gives my hair great shine and bounce.
*Did you ever get..?*
Chicken pox: Yes
Sore Throat: Yes
Stitches: yes
Broken nose: no
*Do you.*
Like picnics? yes – depending on the company
Like school: I like learning, not a huge fan of school though.
*Question*
Who was the last person that called you? Sasha, asking if I had a soccer ball.
Who makes you smile the most out of your friends? Daniela or Jesse most likely. Jesse makes me laugh and Daniela makes me feel good.
*Who*
Did you last yell at?: Probably my sister or mom.
Broke your heart: Its happened a few times.
Who's your loudest friend? Sharon...if you know her you know what im talking about.
Do you like filling these out: Well…I enjoy it now, when I have to get up at 7am tomorrow I will be very anti-survey
Do you like yourself: More and more every day.
Do you get along with your family: Most of the time.
*Are You...*
Obsessive? Everyone is about something
Compulsive? See previous question.
*Final Questions*
What are you listening to right now? Loud neighbors and a little Ditty Bops
What did you do yesterday? Watched Germany stomp all over Portugal, watched a few episodes of this anime Jesse got me watching, ate some yummy food, and went to bed. Pretty tame.
Hated someone in your family? I wouldn’t go so far as hate, but I greatly dislike certain members.
Gotten any awards?: Some fencing medals, some scholarships, the Mario Party Trophy…the usual.
Want to get marrried? Currently I feel like no. But Im a romantic and I know that thought will change pretty quickly once I meet someone special *tear*
Good Driver: I like to think so.
Good Singer: Only when doing impressions. My natural voice is pretty awful, but I do a mean Neil Diamond.
Have a lava lamp: Yes Sir.
How many remote controls are in your house? TV, Cable, DVD…3
Are you double jointed? Left Thumb
What do you dream about? Lately, a girl.
Scary or Funny movies: I don’t like scary movies, so I’ll go with funny.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Root beer or Dr. Pepper: Dr, Pepper
Skiing or Boarding: Only boarded, so I guess that.
Summer or winter: Winter, I love the snow, and Id rather be cold than hot.
Silver or Gold: Silver
Diamond or pearl: Diamond if I had to choose between the two.
Sprite or 7up: Sprite
Coffee or tea: Tea, always tea.
Phone or in person: In person.
Indoor or outdoor: All activities being equal, outdoor.
*Today did you...*
1. Talk to someone you liked: Two actually.
2. Bought something: Food
3. Get sick: not yet.
4. Sing: Yep, a little New Pornographers in the car.
*Last person who....*
10. Slept in your bed: Technically it was my sister Tiffany who slept in my physical bed last. If you mean the last person who slept WITH me in my bed, it would be Michelle.
11. Saw/heard you cry: Probably Danielle.
12. Made you cry: again, probably Danielle.
13. Went to the movies with: Jackie
14. You went to the mall with: Sasha…a few months ago.
15. Said "I Love You" ? Sister
16. Ever been in a fight with your pet? Like a physical fight or a get out of here I don’t want to see you right now, cus I’ve had the second.
17. Been to Vegas? yes
18. Been to Mexico? yes
19. Been to Canada: I live in Detroit…and no…
21. Do you have a crush on someone right now? Sorta…the status changes everyday.
22. What book are you reading now? Stone of Tears
23. Best feeling in the world: Holding someone you love in your arms…yeah yeah I know im a girl…sue me.
24: Where did this question go? It Declared Sanctuary and is currently hold up in the church.
25. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal: I would if I had any left.
26. What's under your bed: carpetting
27. Favorite sport to watch: Soccer, Hockey, and to a lesser degree, curling.
28. Favorite Locations: CSE balcony on north campus, Roof of Palmer Commons, On the planters in the chem. Building, and in my awesome computer chair.
29. Piercing/Tattoos: No
30. What are you most scared of right now: Making the same mistake again.
31. Who do you really hate? Cant think of anyone I HATE
32. Do you have a job: 2 actually, a setup bitch at a conference center, and the best Michigan Engineering Tour Guide there is.
33. Have you ever liked someone you didn't have a chance with: You always have a chance, but I get the intent of the question and yes.
35. Have you ever cried? Umm…no, I was never a baby and am such a tough brute that I have never shed a tear.
36. Are you lonely right now: A little
38. Song that's stuck in your head right now: Move Along by The All American Rejects
39 Ever played strip poker? Yes
42. Have you ever been on radio/tv? Hell yeah, I was on a public access math show, cus I’m that sweet.
43. Have you ever been in a mosh-pit: Yes
44. Ever liked someone, but thought they never noticed you? Of course
*Random*
Whats the first things you notice about the opposite sex? Face
Your Favorite Food? Too many choices…probably Alfredo on pretty much anything
Do you smoke? Never have, never will
Hair color? Brown
Are you too shy to ask someone out? Eventually I’’ll do it, but it takes me awhile.
Hugs or Kisses: Hugs
Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn? Buttered and salted
Dogs or cats? Dogs
Favorite Flower? Iris, Lily, or Orchid…one of those. I also like the ones shaped like bells.
Have you ever fired a gun? No.
Do you like to travel? Most of the time.
How many pillows do you sleep with? Two.
Time Ended: 1:26 |
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| Epic entry for an epic journey |
[Jun. 21st, 2006|10:13 pm] |
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So my first day back in Ann Arbor is coming to a close, and I feel it is now neccesary to look back and reflect on the epic journey I just completed.
I left Ann Arbor on a Wednesday afternoon. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and I had just finished giving a rather fantastic tour of North Campus. I packed my bags and headed to the airport for the first leg of my journey. 2 flights, 3 bags of pretzels, 1 turkey sandwhich, 8 hours, and 17 near vomitess reactions to the tuna fish sandwhiches being served to my fellow passengers later, I reached California (known to some as magical fantasy land).
I proceeded to the parking lot to get my car out of hawk and hopped on the lovely 405 freeway to get to my mom and step-dad's place where I promptly went to sleep.
I awoke the next morning way too early (~7:30am) packed up and to my car to the dealership to have a few things repaired. After driving around with a mechanic for about an hour I finally got the car to make the weird clunking noise that I was sent to get fixed. Once it started clunking I was told to hang out, and they'd be done lickedy split. I went to the lounge, grabbed a couple donuts, some tea, and sat back to watch England play a wonderful game against Trinidad and Tobago; I even stole a little electricity from the place and charged my cell phone.
Time passed, England won, and no news on the car. More time passed, Sweden and Paraguay started their game, I was content again. Still more time passed, Sweden beat paraguay...still no info on the car. Finally, I got my car back, 5 hours after I gave it to them. I quickly hit up my favorite Califonia food spots, picked up the dog, and got the fuck out of town at 3pm (keep in mind i was planning on leaving at 10am). the next three hours were brought to you by the numbers 605, 91, and 60, as well as the word traffic. In the middle of the the desert, I almost ran out of gas, turns out the Californian desert highways dont tell you that there is no gas for the next 50 miles, I hit 'E' about 20 miles in and discovered the hard way that my gas light means I've got 30 miles left. With all of these lovely setbacks, I was forced to change my destination from Albaquerque to Tucson. I stopped, walked the dog, slept, grabbed breakfast, repeated the dog walk, and began again.
On day two, I had to make it to Dallas, a mere 1000 miles away. I crossed deserts and mountains, through dust and thunder storms, all to reach fucking Texas. It was a pretty uneventful day overall. The highlights were, debating between gogin where I was supposed to and diverting to hang out with Daniela, the massive thunderstorm around 10pm that completely cut off visibility AND revealed a leak at the top of my windshield. A few napkins jammed into some strategic places slowed the stream into my car. Visibility aside, I gunned it and got through the storm before my car flooded. I finally got about 45 minutes outside of Dallas when a car in front of me slammed on his breaks and lit up in a very police like fashion. Yay for state troopers! I played the "oh for the love of god Ive been driving for ever and im so close to my destination please oh please let me go" card. AND IT WORKED! HURRAH! Got off with a warning, picked up my sister from her hotel, got to my hotel after 15.8 hours of being on the road, and slept.
Day 3: Perhaps the worst day of my life. We did the morning stuff, grabbed my mom from where she was staying and hit the road after a little lunch. Apparently God felt that he didnt quite do the job with Noah, so he let loose again on my car. 9 hours almost of straight torrential downpours. And did I mention that we hadn't gotten a chance to fix the windshield? Yeah, I took over 50 napkins from my hotel and went through them in about 10 minutes. We then moved to socks, and finally we pulled over and obtained some feminine products from a gas station which ended up working really well. Meanwhile people were trying their hardest to kill my family and I. The first major event was when a girl from the other side of the highway spun out in the rain, skidded across the median and popped out in front of a semi and a car which were in turn in front of my car.
Miraculously, no one crashed into anyone else. The cars in front of me, me, and the cars behind me, all managed to stop despite the rain. The girl in the first car was in a sorta shock state and literally just sat there not moving for a minute or two before she put her car back into gear and got out of the road.
Later, when going through Memphis a car was pulling a trailer without lights on and it was impossible to see that trailer. Somehow, everyone who came upon him saw it at the last second and avoided crashing by a very slim margin. There was also a constant stream of hydroplaning, near collisions, spin outs and every sort of rain related incident you can think of. We really shouldnt have been driving in the weather, and looking back I wouldve just said fuck it and hung out somewhere until the rain was gone.
When we finally got to my mom's town outside of Memphis, we decided to get Barbeque, which sadly my sister doesnt enjoy what with her not eating meat. So we saw a Scholtsky's Deli which is her favorite sandwhich shop and called in an order while we waited for our food at the other place, but the hicks in jackson didnt understand the concept of a cell phone not having the same area code as the city that it is in and made the ordering so annoying that my sister said screw it. Then she and my mom fought about whether we would just drive over there. My mom said we were, Tif said fuck it I'll just eat sides, I want out of this car. SO we went to the house, dropped of the dog in her new home, ate, watched some soccer and repeated the sleeping.
The rest of the trip is fairly uneventful. I got a sweet new laptop as a payment for moving the dog. Well, new to me, its my mom's old one. We duct taped the windshield to protect against any further storms and made the short trip to my dad's house. We stayed there for a day or so, and finished up the trip yesterday, rolling into Ann Arbor at a rather early 9pm.
So in the end, a dog has been moved, a laptop has been procured, and my tribute has returned to my loving arms. The trip was rather sucky. Im sure the whole cross country drive would be fantastic if I had awhile to do it up right and make some cool stops along the way...but just burning through it made it just a long, expensive, boring trip.
PS:
I would like to thank the Pirate Band-Aids provided to me by my sister for protecting me so diligently during my trip. Without them I surely would have perished before I got out of Texas.
PPS:
Thank you to all of my wonderful friends who kept me company over the phone during some of the more soul killing stretches of the trip. |
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| Survey For Daniela |
[Apr. 5th, 2006|10:57 pm] |
If for I day you had to be a person in your top 8 who would it be?: Probably Daniela or Beth. Just because their schooling / life is so much the opposite of mine that it would be a nice break. Being an awesome artist or actor/director instead of an engineer for a day would be really refreshing.
For 10 million dollars (tax free), would you give head to Carl Rove?: Of course its tax free. Ten milliosn dollars puts me into the top tax bracket. As for giving head to Rove...i dont think i could handle it...i mean he IS the architect, and what architect is gonna have a small pole?
What is the most annoying sound in the world?: When a girl screams bloody murder when not being bloodily murdered. I dont like my adrenaline amping because some frat moron spilled his bear on you.
If you could have dinner with any 6 people, living or dead, who would it be: All the dead ones: Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Leonardo DaVinci, Aristotle, and Scarlett Johanson...she purty
One night of inconsequental sex with anyone in the world, who would it be?: I really cant see my self doing that with anyone, but I guess it would have to be some celebrity, Portnman or Knightley or Alba or something.
Song stuck in your head right now?: Mariner's Revenge Song - THe Decemberists
What do you think of the death penalty?: Against. Wastes a lot of time and judicial resources for something that is ultimately inaffective.
Have you had sex with anyone in your top 8?: Not since i moved "My left Hand" to number 9.
No sex for a month or no booze for a month?: Dont do either, so Im cool.
What is the first job you ever had?: Dishwasher at a sushibar
Name 4 other jobs you've had.: I cant, only had the one.
If you could be on the cover of any magazine, what would it be?: Popular Science or Wired, cus im a nerd.
Throw a party,anywhere in the world, unlimited $$$. Fuck the world, were going to the International Space Station. Zero-G awesomeness.
Would you rather freeze to death or burn alive? Freeze to death. I dont want the last thing i think to be Ohhh god it hurts...mmmmm whats the charming aroma?
Name 4 movies you love.: Hackers, Princess Bride, Fifth Element, Amelie
Name 3 books you could read over & over again?: 1984, Hitchhickers Guide, Stranger in a Strange Land
What television shows do you watch reguarly?: Stargate, Battlestar Gallactica, Daily Show, Scrubs, more that i cant think of.
How do you take your coffee?: With tea, minus the coffee.
List 5 cds in your car.: New Pornographers: Twin Cinema and Mass Romantic, THe Shins: Chutes Too Narrow, The Decembersists: Pictureque and Her Majesty.
Do you have siblings?: 1 Sister named Tiffany, a few step siblings
What was the name of your first best friend?: Jason Kothe
Any phobias?: People coming into my house who dont belong there.
Any weird habits?: Biting my nails, not weird but its a habit...also I tend to twirl my no longer existing hair.
What do you think of the war in Iraq? Makes for good tv.
Where were your favorite vacation spots as a child?: DisneyWorld
Can you swim?: Indeed.
If you were told you had one week to live, what would you do?: Japan tour, select group of friends, hit up the family on the last day.
First cd you ever owned?: Chipmunks Greatest Hits
Do you have piercings or tattoos?: Nope
Have you ever gone skinny dipping?: Does it count if youre by yourself?
Do you have an apartment or a house?: Apartment
What was your first pet?: Misty, big pretty Collee
What do you think of gay marriage?: Im all for it, stupid fucking people making it illegal.
Who was your last sexual partner?: Depends on what you mean by sexual, but im gonna go with ahvent had one.
What was the last thing you ate?: Pepperoni Pizza with alfredo sauce, yuuuuumy.
What did you do today?: Class, worked on a processor schematic/chip, more class, and dinner.
Who do you trust most in the world?: Cant say that theres anyone really.
Who do you wish you were with right now?: Jon Stewart, Id be making millions of people laugh, which would make me feel fantastic.
Who was the last person who called you?: My mommy.
What is your middle name?: Michael
Favorite Bush line?: 40 some odd seconds of silence during the debates.
Have you ever tried to count the stars.: Yeah, its relaxing.
Do you have a favorite christmas song?: Anything but santa clause is coming to town...that shit is scary.
Do you paint your fingernails and toes?: I have, im oddly good at it : )
Have you ever met a celebrity?: I met Dan Quayle once...he was a douchebag
Do you enjoy reading?: Recently Ive learned to
Do you sunburn easily?: German + Irish + French = Yeah I do.
Do you cook? Do you ever burn anything?: Yes, and I burnt a pumpkin pie one day and it was one of the worst days of my life.
Ever done something stupid when you're drunk?: Is throwing up stupid?
Are you religous?: Not at all.
Have you ever had surgery?: Wisdom teeth, thats it.
Who is your role model?: Most of the people who i said i would want to have dinner with.
What do you do in your spare time?: REad shit like this, play video games, read.
What is your favorite board game?: Hmmm... Spinergy
What is your favorite card game?: Ace of Spades
Who is the last person you kissed.: Some drunk chick who thought i was someone else :(
Who is the last person you recieved a present from?: Sharon.
When was the last time you had a movie marathon?: Two weekends ago, i watched all the random movies on my computer that i hadnt yet.
Have you ever performed on stage?: A couple time,s i was always awesome.
Have you ever protested something?: Indeed
List 5 things you want to do before you die?
1.: Learn another language.
2.: Marry and stay that way.
3.: Travel all over.
4.: Make people happy somehow.
5.: Create something lasting: a book, play, song, invention, poem, etc.
**REALLY live. Be happy, and comfortable, etc...
Blast from the past....
What planet was alf from?: I thought it was Melman, but i looked it up and its Melmac
What was the name of the 2nd and only other female smurf?: Sassette, though technically she was a *smurfling*
Which was your favorite smurf?: Jokey
Scooby-doo or The Flintstones?: Scooby-Doo, one of my all time favorite shows.
Zach or slater: Kelly.
90210 or Melrose Place: 90210
Barbie or Jem & the Holograms: Jem.
Care bears or my little pony: Care Bears are teh awesome.
Dunkin doughnuts guy or where the beef lady: Time to make the donuts.
Adventures of pete & pete or salute my shorts: Pete and Pete was one of the most amazing shows ever, i watched it recently and its still good. Salute your shorts was also quality, back in the day when people didnt talk down to kids.
growing pains or family ties: Neither.
Fave channel back in the day.: Cartoon network all day everyday. He-man, scooby, jetsons, johnny quest, etc.
Did you own an easy bake oven.: No, my sister did though...i still managed to burn myself.
Ramona Quimby or Fudge: Fudge
Favorite Chipmunk (Alvin & the Chipmunks): Theodore even though my sister used to mock me cus i had a lisp and pronounced his name Feodore.
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego or Oregon Trail: Oregon Trail, watching everyone in your family die of dysentary is a real life changing experience.
Favorite PBS show you had to watch at school?: BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY!
Currently...
What are you wearing?: Boxers and my awesome "Gravity, its not jsut a good idea its the LAW" shirt.
What's your mood?: Not too bad, watching some funny tv, fairly relaxed, talking to Daniela which is also nice ; )
What should you be doing?: Finishing my Technical Communication Essay
What are you reading?: Pilgrim as recommended by Daniela.
What time is it?: 11:53pm
Last but not least, the basics....
Name: Shaun
Age: 20
sign: Libra
Height: 6'3"
Eye Color: Half Green Half Brown, not hazel
Hair color (your natural color): some shade of brown |
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[Jun. 8th, 2005|11:46 pm] |
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Well it's been about 2 months since last i posted in this fabuloous online diary o mine. What is going on in the life of Shaun you might ask? Well ill tell you. My main problem now is being insanely bored. Yes i know, im in California i shouldnt be blah blah blah but i am. Basically the only thing i have to do is sit around and play video games all day or watch tv. Why dont you get a job you ask? Well ive been trying, ive applioed to lots of places and apparently i am unemployable. Perhaps its the hair, maybe they think im a druggy, i wish they thought i liked cake instead. Ive had some very terrible interviews / job application experiences. Allow me to share them with you.
Job application #1: Gamestop
In case you dont know, Gamestop is a video game retailer that is basically everywhere nowadays. Video games + me = good for everyone. I get to talk about games all day, they get a knowledgable employee. The customers get to deal with silly fun me, and the female customers get to gaze upon me longingly. Its WIN WIN WIN WIN. Application submitted, fast forward 3-4 days, go back in ask about it, "Oh someone will call you tomorrow we have a spot open" tomorrow comes...nothing...next day....day after...go back in, sorry we dont have any positions available for the summer. Did you try Quiznos? Me: THey arent hiring, "Oh well then you should go to the Chevron down the road. Firstly, i gather you are trying to be helpful but there is a big fuck difference between working at gamesopt, and working at a gas station. Not that there is anything wrong wqith the gas station, its just that its like being at a restaurant saying, id like the lobster and filet mingion and the waiter saying we are out, heres a hamburger. It may be a tasty hamburger, but its no surf and turf.
Job Application #2: Sears
Ever been to a department store and seen the 8893489483948394839 cameras they have on the ceiling, wouldnt that be fun to control all those. I think so too, hence why i applied for loss prevention at Sears. Friendly online application, instant interview appoinment, all was going well. Get to interview...no one is there to intervie me. Turns out the manager took the day off. Left my number was told hed call...fast forward two days...called them, out again. two more days called, still not in...next day call from the manager, "NO"
Job Application #3: Kinkos
Im am so qualified for this job. Firstly, i am good with computers, secondly I was editor of the school paper so no matter how shitty it was i am damn good with production programs ( photoshop, etc.), thirdly, my IQ is over 20 which the other employees here arent. Application submitted online. Nothing. Call back a few days later...manager went on a MONTH LONG VACATION. I Talk to the acting manager who is currently in charge of hiring. She asks if i can come in for an interview, i say you bet your sweet ass i can, not exact phrasing. So i get all dolled up, i head over for my 1:00 interview and i would like to share some of the gems that came out of this 5 minute interview process. Not exact quotes but as close as i can get: (Remember she has my application in front of her this whole time and it has all of this information on it already)
Her: So whats your education look like, have you graduated high school?
Me: Yes I have.
Her: And are you attending a college?
Me: Yes, i go to University of Michigan: Ann Arbor.
Her: Is that like University of Phoenix?
Me: Excuse Me?
Her: Is it one of those online schools?
Me: No...its a real college...its in Michigan...recently rated #1 business school in the country Went to the Rose Bowl this season. (At first i thought she lives in California, maybe she just hasnt heard of it...but then i realised im like half an hour from the rose bowl, i know she watched that fucking parade, she should know this school.)
Her: Oh I see....So what are you majoring in? (Already on the form)
Me: Engineering.
Her: What type?
Me: Computer Engineering, basically im studying to learn to design circuitry for comptuer hardware.
Her: *asks about previsou jobs, 30 seconds pass* SO do you know anything about computers?
Me (Inner Monolouge): She didnt jsut ask me that, no one could possibly ask a question that dumb, I bet money that the next thing out of her mouth is gonna be "If it werent for my horse, i wouldnt have spent that year in college" because that is the only thing she could say to make what she just said be any less retarded.
Me: (Outer Monolouge): YEs i know a great deal. *Procede to list off my computer skills*
Her: Do you know how to scan?
Me: (Not trying ot be sarcastic at all im actually wondering if there is more to it) I know how to put the image on a scanner transfer it to the computer and manipulate it, is there anythign else?
Her: No. Sounds liek youve got it.
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Her: Well I have a few more interviews this week and i will start calling people next week, we will require you to take a drug test and run a brief background check and then we will take it from there.
Over a week later...NO CALL! After putting me through those retarded questions they better fucking call me back and give me a job. Mostly cus i need a job, but also because after recently being asked but someone to make them one, i thought Kinkos would be a good place to start my fake ID business : ) Will call tomorrow and bitch.
Application #4: Coffee Bean
THey just opened, they have no emplyoees, none, at all. they have to hire me right? Wrong.
What thay instead have to do is sit around and not call me until i call them and then they tell me to come to their JOB FAIR to get an interview, so that is tomorrow, lets hope that works out. If not while im interviewing ill steal their special coffe shaped hole punch and give it to my sister so she can have free tea for life.
On to the other reasons why im bored. Only can really hang out with family. Michelle is here yes, but shes is qutie far away and what with me not having a job, i only get one fill up a week from the parents, and michelles house takes about a half a tank to get there and back. So weve only really been seeing eachother once a week. What about all my friends here, the one who said we jsut had to get together while i was here? Who the fuck knows, i told them i was here, they said theyd call, NOTHING! I just found a fencing place to go to but i keep forgetting to go to the practices. So not only am i bored out of my mind but im getting chubby again from not doing ANYTHING! Ohwell i guess ill just go to sleep now... its getting kinda late. Night all.
PS: If you havent watched Beauty and the geek yet, get off your ass. |
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