The Power of the political economy
The Powerless localities
The Powerlessness I feel
au contraire: the strength I gain to weild
December 21, 2006
December 11, 2006
SAWvideo
Go to: http://www.sawvideo.com/cinema/video.php?id=647
Top right: click search
In search box, type Harry Knuckles
or search by Demarbre, Lee in director drop down list
Choose 25 min feature.
great little movie
Top right: click search
In search box, type Harry Knuckles
or search by Demarbre, Lee in director drop down list
Choose 25 min feature.
great little movie
November 25, 2006
Bus Series # 7
Yesterday while taking the bus to work, i board the bus to a cheery bus driver. he had a karioke microphone set up in the front for him to sing into, and as i road to work, i happily listened to him sweetly sing 'sweet caroline'. everyone on the bus couldn't help but smile.
November 10, 2006
If you are in Ottawa, VOTE MONDAY 13 2006
You can vote until 8pm this up coming. If you arn't sure of where, you can dial 311 on your phone to reach the city of ottawa and ask them for all details, including what ward you are in, where to vote, who is running, etc.
if you previously lived in ottawa, but changed an address, all it takes is an oath to vote!
you can amend the voting list by bringing a bill in your name or a piece of ID
if you want to know about who's running, simply type city of ottawa elections into google search, and from there you can get the names of councilers in your ward, and the names of running mayors. 99% of canidates have there own website.
if you previously lived in ottawa, but changed an address, all it takes is an oath to vote!
you can amend the voting list by bringing a bill in your name or a piece of ID
if you want to know about who's running, simply type city of ottawa elections into google search, and from there you can get the names of councilers in your ward, and the names of running mayors. 99% of canidates have there own website.
October 22, 2006
Two Stories
Story number one:
i was walking along bank just where the LCBO is in the south end, and there was quite a bit of traffict because of bottle necking at the top of the bridge. a woman in an SUV was turning from the lane on the opposite side of the street to turn into the LCBO, so that she had to cross two lanes of traffic in the opposite direction. the only problem was that the traffic blocked the entrance in the lane closest to the sidewalk.
she honked her horn in order to get the cars to move, and the one car pulled up a bit, but there was not much room, and the SUV did not enter. she honks again, and this time the car in front of the blocker moves up, but not by much, because there is just nowhere to go... and the blocker follows, but this is still not enough space.
and she actually honks a third time! and the poor blocker squishes up really really close to the other car, and the SUV finally pulls through.
why am i telling this? oh, yeah. she's in a fucking SUV, and there was definatlely enough room between the blocker and the car behind if she was willing to climb up over the curb, which an SUV is totally capable of doing. Why the hell would you own an SUV in the city if you are not going to take advantage of these sorts of situations. Now in my eyes, this woman is not only a honking bitch (pun intended) but she is also a whimpy driver, and whimpy drivers never get layed.
Story number two.
Once I reached the top of the hill, it was plain to see why the bottle necking was occuring. This was because a car had failed and was stuck there in the middle of the bridge. And there was a cop car there with his lights on so ppl dont ram into the back of it when they come up the hill. as i was passing, the CAA came, and when he got out of his car he said: "And how are you today, sir?"
I find this funny, because the gentlemen is obviously not fine. If he is not upset for being stalled when he is in a rush due to our fast paiced society, then he'd be upset that his car is failing. HEHE.
The CAA guy should be saying, "Glad to see me?" or "Dont worry we'll get this worked out soon" etc. something that doesn't have to make them lie and say they are having a good day or doing well, or have to be "funny" and say "my day is better now that your here!" or something to that effect...
funny day.
i was walking along bank just where the LCBO is in the south end, and there was quite a bit of traffict because of bottle necking at the top of the bridge. a woman in an SUV was turning from the lane on the opposite side of the street to turn into the LCBO, so that she had to cross two lanes of traffic in the opposite direction. the only problem was that the traffic blocked the entrance in the lane closest to the sidewalk.
she honked her horn in order to get the cars to move, and the one car pulled up a bit, but there was not much room, and the SUV did not enter. she honks again, and this time the car in front of the blocker moves up, but not by much, because there is just nowhere to go... and the blocker follows, but this is still not enough space.
and she actually honks a third time! and the poor blocker squishes up really really close to the other car, and the SUV finally pulls through.
why am i telling this? oh, yeah. she's in a fucking SUV, and there was definatlely enough room between the blocker and the car behind if she was willing to climb up over the curb, which an SUV is totally capable of doing. Why the hell would you own an SUV in the city if you are not going to take advantage of these sorts of situations. Now in my eyes, this woman is not only a honking bitch (pun intended) but she is also a whimpy driver, and whimpy drivers never get layed.
Story number two.
Once I reached the top of the hill, it was plain to see why the bottle necking was occuring. This was because a car had failed and was stuck there in the middle of the bridge. And there was a cop car there with his lights on so ppl dont ram into the back of it when they come up the hill. as i was passing, the CAA came, and when he got out of his car he said: "And how are you today, sir?"
I find this funny, because the gentlemen is obviously not fine. If he is not upset for being stalled when he is in a rush due to our fast paiced society, then he'd be upset that his car is failing. HEHE.
The CAA guy should be saying, "Glad to see me?" or "Dont worry we'll get this worked out soon" etc. something that doesn't have to make them lie and say they are having a good day or doing well, or have to be "funny" and say "my day is better now that your here!" or something to that effect...
funny day.
September 28, 2006
Why I like living downtown.
The other day, I saw a ten wheeler do a u-turn in the laurier intersection just out side of mackenzie king brige! It was so awsome. All pedestrians stopped to watch.
A couple days ago, I saw a sk8ter [do they still type it this way, i'm getting too old to be cool any longer] at the top of a steep hill, and a rap at the bottom. his friends were recording his attempts to guide a 25 year old t.v. down to the ramp so that it would go up in the air and smash on the ground. the t.v. was sooooo old. like the ones that are incased in wood. becasue the tv was so big, he had to guide it down the hill, with tv on one skateboads and him on the other. i swear that he was going to kill himself because it was the middle of the day and cars were coming from all directions. The intersection is not four way stop, so that as he comes down the hill a car could smash right into him. My neighbours and I watched as he failed each time. the momentum was not enough, b/c he was having to guide it. i was going to suggest that he just use the two skateboards for the tv, and hope it goes to the ramp, but he ended up breaking one.
A couple days ago, I saw a sk8ter [do they still type it this way, i'm getting too old to be cool any longer] at the top of a steep hill, and a rap at the bottom. his friends were recording his attempts to guide a 25 year old t.v. down to the ramp so that it would go up in the air and smash on the ground. the t.v. was sooooo old. like the ones that are incased in wood. becasue the tv was so big, he had to guide it down the hill, with tv on one skateboads and him on the other. i swear that he was going to kill himself because it was the middle of the day and cars were coming from all directions. The intersection is not four way stop, so that as he comes down the hill a car could smash right into him. My neighbours and I watched as he failed each time. the momentum was not enough, b/c he was having to guide it. i was going to suggest that he just use the two skateboards for the tv, and hope it goes to the ramp, but he ended up breaking one.
September 24, 2006
I WANT IT!
Yesterday, my roommate and I were browsing freecycle and found a fake fire place which transforms into a turn table and a dry bar! I want it so bad. He still hasn't replied our email. So hopefully I will soon be owning a turntable-fireplace-bar.
September 14, 2006
Blast from the Past
Since I dont have the Interenet at home it's quite hard for me to avoid doing homework. But yesterday my dad dropped off some floppy disks from my childhood. The computers were much slower back then and now some games are impossible to play because now they go a super speed-much faster than reaction time!
Another funny thing is that the games are like 1200 KB! hahaha. the simple slide show my prof offers for class is at least 8000 KB. It funny how quickly the computers have evolved. I mean we all know this, but actually experiencing the games that were the SHIT back then are now, actual shit, lol.
does any one use the term shareware any more?
does your computer game ask you to choose whether you have a monocrome screen or a colour screen?
oh, the times of yore.
Another funny thing is that the games are like 1200 KB! hahaha. the simple slide show my prof offers for class is at least 8000 KB. It funny how quickly the computers have evolved. I mean we all know this, but actually experiencing the games that were the SHIT back then are now, actual shit, lol.
does any one use the term shareware any more?
does your computer game ask you to choose whether you have a monocrome screen or a colour screen?
oh, the times of yore.
September 13, 2006
Turn on the light
This morning I woke up from a dream that was terribly hard to break out of.
In my dream, I had slept the whole day away and outside was dark again. I wanted to know the time but could not find my phone, and my clock was unreliable (as mentioned in previous post). I made my way accross the room to turn on the light. But when I turned it on, my eyes immidiately closed and I just couldn't open them. Then I realized that I also couldn't move. No matter what I just couldn't open them. I tried damn hard and i just couldn't do it! Then I tried so hard to open my eyes, and it pulled me right out of my dream and i opend my eyes in waking life. When I did this, I woke up from the dream to find it day light and 8:30 am.
So, I guess I wasn't able to change the light in my dream. Or at least assuming my lamp had turned on, I wasn't able to observe it because my eyes were force shut. I still didn't light a candle yet. And that is my mission, i will try again tonight.
In my dream, I had slept the whole day away and outside was dark again. I wanted to know the time but could not find my phone, and my clock was unreliable (as mentioned in previous post). I made my way accross the room to turn on the light. But when I turned it on, my eyes immidiately closed and I just couldn't open them. Then I realized that I also couldn't move. No matter what I just couldn't open them. I tried damn hard and i just couldn't do it! Then I tried so hard to open my eyes, and it pulled me right out of my dream and i opend my eyes in waking life. When I did this, I woke up from the dream to find it day light and 8:30 am.
So, I guess I wasn't able to change the light in my dream. Or at least assuming my lamp had turned on, I wasn't able to observe it because my eyes were force shut. I still didn't light a candle yet. And that is my mission, i will try again tonight.
September 11, 2006
Waking Life
Have you seen the movie waking life?
In the movie they talk about how to tell when you are in a dream. One method is to adjust light level. In a dream, you cant change light level, so the movie says.
In the movie the boy keeps looking at time and the digital lights on the clock shift, so that it is impossible to tell what time it is.
Last night, my clock must have broke a little because when i look at the time i couldn't tell what time it was. the first digit after the colon was messed up, so that 11:06 looks like 11:86 and other numbers where messed too. for example, if it was 11:19 the 1 after the colon would have a middle line, like a three. so, is seemed like some lights had burned out. was it 11:49 or 11:39? both were wrong.
any ways, i turned off a light and lite a candle. so i'm glad to inform you that my clock is meerly cheep.
task: tonight make an effort to light a candle in your dream. can you light it? does the light level change? try to remember in the morning. a tip to remembering dreams. when you wake up don't move until you've thought about what happened in your dream, moving stops you from remembering.
In the movie they talk about how to tell when you are in a dream. One method is to adjust light level. In a dream, you cant change light level, so the movie says.
In the movie the boy keeps looking at time and the digital lights on the clock shift, so that it is impossible to tell what time it is.
Last night, my clock must have broke a little because when i look at the time i couldn't tell what time it was. the first digit after the colon was messed up, so that 11:06 looks like 11:86 and other numbers where messed too. for example, if it was 11:19 the 1 after the colon would have a middle line, like a three. so, is seemed like some lights had burned out. was it 11:49 or 11:39? both were wrong.
any ways, i turned off a light and lite a candle. so i'm glad to inform you that my clock is meerly cheep.
task: tonight make an effort to light a candle in your dream. can you light it? does the light level change? try to remember in the morning. a tip to remembering dreams. when you wake up don't move until you've thought about what happened in your dream, moving stops you from remembering.
August 19, 2006
NERD ALERT
Yesterday, I was looking up a word in the dictionary, and sorta got lost in looking up definitions of things. I spent the rest of the evening doing this too. Sometimes a definition would suggest that i compare the word with another word, and of course i would get excited and do just that.
This reminds me of when i was little. i remember Mr. Ruthers punishing children for talking by having them write all the definitions in a dictionary for a given length of time. How fun! I thought when i was once punished for talking (if you can believe i talked in class...)
Well then, I must really be a nerd if my idea of a friday night is looking up words in the dictionary, and thought grade shcool punishment was fun.
If that were not enough, I came up with a really great idea for a rainy day: I want to write an entire blog using only words that i have never used before (excluding articles and conjuncitons and that shit). So, hopefully i will get around to that b4 school starts. Wont that be a treat? lol
This reminds me of when i was little. i remember Mr. Ruthers punishing children for talking by having them write all the definitions in a dictionary for a given length of time. How fun! I thought when i was once punished for talking (if you can believe i talked in class...)
Well then, I must really be a nerd if my idea of a friday night is looking up words in the dictionary, and thought grade shcool punishment was fun.
If that were not enough, I came up with a really great idea for a rainy day: I want to write an entire blog using only words that i have never used before (excluding articles and conjuncitons and that shit). So, hopefully i will get around to that b4 school starts. Wont that be a treat? lol
August 17, 2006
What you learned in school was wrong
There are more planets than you think...well for now, the potential is there.
Three years ago to the month i posted about planets.
August 28, 2003.
http://scootfairy.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_scootfairy_archive.html
August seems to be a telling month to have a astronomy in mainstream media.
i'd write a facinating post about the new planets that may be, but it looks like there are a million ppl who'd write a better one for me. so why rewrite? here's my uncle's current fav blog:
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/08/15/congratulations-its-a-planet/
today's lesson: science is about facts. fact: there are 9 planets in our solar system. on thursday this blog post may be out of date, and so will your cherished education. by the way, the accepted theory is no longer 'the world is flat'. so the lesson? science isn't about what we know, it's about what we don't know.
Three years ago to the month i posted about planets.
August 28, 2003.
http://scootfairy.blogspot.com/2003_08_01_scootfairy_archive.html
August seems to be a telling month to have a astronomy in mainstream media.
i'd write a facinating post about the new planets that may be, but it looks like there are a million ppl who'd write a better one for me. so why rewrite? here's my uncle's current fav blog:
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2006/08/15/congratulations-its-a-planet/
today's lesson: science is about facts. fact: there are 9 planets in our solar system. on thursday this blog post may be out of date, and so will your cherished education. by the way, the accepted theory is no longer 'the world is flat'. so the lesson? science isn't about what we know, it's about what we don't know.
August 15, 2006
Canada
If you live in Canada, then perhaps you've seen those cute commercials where a person form someplace exotic stops you in front of a tourist attraction and talks about how a place in Canada is sooo amazing, "have you been there?" you're answer, coming from your couch is prolly no.
Since my familly is quite spread out accross Canada, (at one time, I've had a family member in every provincial capital exept newfoundland), i've have the wonderful chance to see many parts of Cananda. I traveled by plane, train and automobile.
Growing into my third decade on earth, i am finally starting to appriciate the diversity and exoticness that Canada really has to offer. By diversity, i do mean the different cultures that make up Canada, this is a huge part of the idenity of Canada. I also mean that all the provinces and cites across Canada are different too. They are like ancient Greece: a bunch of cities, all with their own themes and stories and problems.... but somehow united as a nation whole.
Today I happen to be in Regina, the provincial capital of Saskatchewan. As I move through the streets of Regina, I notice the local scenery. Here the city is filled with trees. Streets lined with Elm. The whole city is elm. THis is different than ottawa, where there are no trees, and different form Toronto where singular trees thrive amidst their perfectly planed cement habitat. And its different because Regina made a big mistake. Sure it looks nice to have a uniform city of elm. but now there is trouble. And you'd think they would have known, being in a province known for its vast horizon of farming culture.
If you dont know, most farms are opperated under a monoculture. this means that if they plant corn, they plant corn. the whole feild is corn. the benifits of this is that you get a hell of a lot of corn at harvist, the bad news is your crops are more suseptible to desease and infestation.
All the trees in Regina are lines with this sticky plastic right at shoulder height. This is to stop the infestation of larva that come from the ground, climb the tree and eat the elms to death. Its kinda ugly and there are insects all over it. It's not so bad, except that in recent years, they have a new epidemic.
Dutch Elm Disease.
Here the local bilboards are of two pictures of elm trees, one healthy the other damaged. "We can prevent Elm Disease" it says.
The reason i wrote all that to tell you about a billboard is because i find it funny. In ottawa, billboards have spotted bananas warning us of disease we may get, but here in Regina the City is very concerned of the look of the city. They recently also renovated an enitire lake to be more beautiful. And beautiful it is. You know, actually Regina is a fine city. Maybe Ottawa could use a little bit of a make over. We could stand to care more about our look. Regina has this brand. Sure Ottawa has a brand. The parlement. Granted the parlement itself is under construction, but there is only so many picture you can take of this. the rest of the city is crap. you turn a corner, and boom, you are in crap town. I think ottawa should stop expanding and start amiliorating its city.
Since my familly is quite spread out accross Canada, (at one time, I've had a family member in every provincial capital exept newfoundland), i've have the wonderful chance to see many parts of Cananda. I traveled by plane, train and automobile.
Growing into my third decade on earth, i am finally starting to appriciate the diversity and exoticness that Canada really has to offer. By diversity, i do mean the different cultures that make up Canada, this is a huge part of the idenity of Canada. I also mean that all the provinces and cites across Canada are different too. They are like ancient Greece: a bunch of cities, all with their own themes and stories and problems.... but somehow united as a nation whole.
Today I happen to be in Regina, the provincial capital of Saskatchewan. As I move through the streets of Regina, I notice the local scenery. Here the city is filled with trees. Streets lined with Elm. The whole city is elm. THis is different than ottawa, where there are no trees, and different form Toronto where singular trees thrive amidst their perfectly planed cement habitat. And its different because Regina made a big mistake. Sure it looks nice to have a uniform city of elm. but now there is trouble. And you'd think they would have known, being in a province known for its vast horizon of farming culture.
If you dont know, most farms are opperated under a monoculture. this means that if they plant corn, they plant corn. the whole feild is corn. the benifits of this is that you get a hell of a lot of corn at harvist, the bad news is your crops are more suseptible to desease and infestation.
All the trees in Regina are lines with this sticky plastic right at shoulder height. This is to stop the infestation of larva that come from the ground, climb the tree and eat the elms to death. Its kinda ugly and there are insects all over it. It's not so bad, except that in recent years, they have a new epidemic.
Dutch Elm Disease.
Here the local bilboards are of two pictures of elm trees, one healthy the other damaged. "We can prevent Elm Disease" it says.
The reason i wrote all that to tell you about a billboard is because i find it funny. In ottawa, billboards have spotted bananas warning us of disease we may get, but here in Regina the City is very concerned of the look of the city. They recently also renovated an enitire lake to be more beautiful. And beautiful it is. You know, actually Regina is a fine city. Maybe Ottawa could use a little bit of a make over. We could stand to care more about our look. Regina has this brand. Sure Ottawa has a brand. The parlement. Granted the parlement itself is under construction, but there is only so many picture you can take of this. the rest of the city is crap. you turn a corner, and boom, you are in crap town. I think ottawa should stop expanding and start amiliorating its city.
August 12, 2006
a day like today
on a day like today, i can feel in the air that any partying going on will be good. if i was a priest, i would bless this day.
i am not partying however. i will be on a plane to regina, saskachewan. i have family there. then after this i will go to edmonton, where other family members reside. this doesn't mean that something interesting wont happen (though nothing usually happens) but you'll be the first to know if it does.
i am not partying however. i will be on a plane to regina, saskachewan. i have family there. then after this i will go to edmonton, where other family members reside. this doesn't mean that something interesting wont happen (though nothing usually happens) but you'll be the first to know if it does.
August 09, 2006
i'm sorry
i'm sorry that my last post was such a crying shame. i thought i was real funny, but obviously, was not. oh the shame. but i wont delete it. no, i'm too desperate, because i have has such few posts this summer.
these days, i just dont know what to observe.
too bitter. i'm disillusioned. doesn't make for good writing.
however, i still submitted some poetry to a public library contest. hopefully i will win. the bad part is, i gave them the wrong address. i would be terribly disapointed if some other bloke got my 2000 dollars...
it's not totally out of the realm of reality for me to win. i've won contests in writing b4. 2nd place!
how my creativity has been a desert this year so far. i'm lost.
the past few days there were remrants of artistic ability, but they eluded me when i made some effort.
i think it's because i'm doing something wrong with my life. i'm not sure what it is. one of my philosophies must be outdated, its time for me to do some research on myself.
but ah, "there in lies the rub". i fucking hate to study.
but this is not true. i actually hate studying for exams, and writing essays, which unfortuately is the primary way in which university checks to see how much i know.
but i do like to read up on stuff.
what the real problem is, is that i dont have modivation. i cant ever finish a project if it takes too long. i need some modivation.
my biggest sin is sloth.
today's lesson: today's lesson comes from the "little red book of selling: 12.5 principles of sales greatness" by jeffrey gitomer
"Most [ppl] make the fatal mistake of starting in the middle. They start with 'action'"
these days, i just dont know what to observe.
too bitter. i'm disillusioned. doesn't make for good writing.
however, i still submitted some poetry to a public library contest. hopefully i will win. the bad part is, i gave them the wrong address. i would be terribly disapointed if some other bloke got my 2000 dollars...
it's not totally out of the realm of reality for me to win. i've won contests in writing b4. 2nd place!
how my creativity has been a desert this year so far. i'm lost.
the past few days there were remrants of artistic ability, but they eluded me when i made some effort.
i think it's because i'm doing something wrong with my life. i'm not sure what it is. one of my philosophies must be outdated, its time for me to do some research on myself.
but ah, "there in lies the rub". i fucking hate to study.
but this is not true. i actually hate studying for exams, and writing essays, which unfortuately is the primary way in which university checks to see how much i know.
but i do like to read up on stuff.
what the real problem is, is that i dont have modivation. i cant ever finish a project if it takes too long. i need some modivation.
my biggest sin is sloth.
today's lesson: today's lesson comes from the "little red book of selling: 12.5 principles of sales greatness" by jeffrey gitomer
"Most [ppl] make the fatal mistake of starting in the middle. They start with 'action'"
July 30, 2006
drunk
this is prolly the first time that i posted on this particular blog drunk. pretty cool huh? i knew you'd be impressed. (that was sarcasm, i expect that you dont give two shits, let alone one.)
so i'm off i have better things to do than hope you read my blog? rude no? makes things a little interesting
lesson of the day: posting drunk isn't a good idea!
so i'm off i have better things to do than hope you read my blog? rude no? makes things a little interesting
lesson of the day: posting drunk isn't a good idea!
July 13, 2006
the washing machine of life
for the first time in my life i have to wash my clothes at a coin wash. oh the agony. because i'm new to the whole carting my clothes around the neighbourhood so i can put soap on them, i read the instructions.
on the dryer, they read:
1. check interior for children or pets before loading clothes.
2. load wet clothes into machine.
3....well the rest are all normal, but i thought number one was funny.
how could you not see a child inside? i mean you go to one because it apears empty. no one just walks up randomly to one with eyes closed and hope the one they've chosen is vacant, and esspecially that it contains no children or pets.
i mean how do you know that the children arn't hidden amongst our wet clothing. they dont tell us to check that. if they are all ready in there we could unwhittingly toss them in!
and why are these warnings not on the washing machine. thats where we pour the bleach and chemicals. shouldn't we be checking there? they'd go blind!
today's lesson: well i think its fairly obvious here, just follow those laundry directions they post.
on the dryer, they read:
1. check interior for children or pets before loading clothes.
2. load wet clothes into machine.
3....well the rest are all normal, but i thought number one was funny.
how could you not see a child inside? i mean you go to one because it apears empty. no one just walks up randomly to one with eyes closed and hope the one they've chosen is vacant, and esspecially that it contains no children or pets.
i mean how do you know that the children arn't hidden amongst our wet clothing. they dont tell us to check that. if they are all ready in there we could unwhittingly toss them in!
and why are these warnings not on the washing machine. thats where we pour the bleach and chemicals. shouldn't we be checking there? they'd go blind!
today's lesson: well i think its fairly obvious here, just follow those laundry directions they post.
wrestling
this year i've done some wrestling, and found that i really enjoy it. it all started at festivus, when i had to challenge someone to a fight. i chose a tiny gurl, cause i thought i could kick her ass. boy was i wrong. the drunkard smashed me into a pulp, but she couldn't pin me down. boy, was i sore.
then one summery night, i went to see the second showing of the pillow fight league on a whim. they allowed amateurs to come up. i didn't have a name, so they put down krazy karen. and i was up against some satanico something or other. every one booed me at first cause my name totally sucked ass. but when they saw me fight, they cheered me on. but of course i still lost. boy, was i sore.
then this weekend, on a rafting trip, new employees were made to fight in a raft filled with jello. at the end we could go up to wrestle. i wrested a guy first, one i drove up to the event with, and then a gurl who came with the same crew. i've learned from my past fights, but of course i still got my ass kicked. boy, was i sore.
next time, i'll make a point of stretching before the fight.
then one summery night, i went to see the second showing of the pillow fight league on a whim. they allowed amateurs to come up. i didn't have a name, so they put down krazy karen. and i was up against some satanico something or other. every one booed me at first cause my name totally sucked ass. but when they saw me fight, they cheered me on. but of course i still lost. boy, was i sore.
then this weekend, on a rafting trip, new employees were made to fight in a raft filled with jello. at the end we could go up to wrestle. i wrested a guy first, one i drove up to the event with, and then a gurl who came with the same crew. i've learned from my past fights, but of course i still got my ass kicked. boy, was i sore.
next time, i'll make a point of stretching before the fight.
June 12, 2006
Flies
Just yesterday, I saw a fly on my window, and it was dying. Well i assumed it was dying because it didn't fly away when you came near it, infact i was poking it with my finger. I stopped when i realized it's prolly really germy to do that.
Any ways, I decided to let it outside, instead of killing it, so it could enjoy its last moments outside. If flew off.
Today I was thinking about it, and thought, that if flies only live in there adult form for 7 days, then the fact that it spent the whole day in my window was a seventh of it's life.
Imagine hitting your head against a peice of glass for 11.5 years (assuming you live til you're 80). Thise is the amount of time a fly spent in my house in fly years.
The life a fly, therefore, really sucks ass.
For the Entheusiastic
If you'd like to do a little project along with me this is what you do:
(we'll use me as an example)
1) First, find your country's life expectancy at birth. Mine, according to Stats Can, is 80.2 for women.
2) Second, do a bit of math. Divide your life expectancy by 7 days or 14. Under natural conditions, a house fly lives about one to two weeks (according to ask.com). For me, 80.2/7 = 11.5 or 80.2/14=5.7 . (Personally, I'd choose 7 days, since the fly i let out seemed quite ill any ways. there is no way that one will make it to two weeks.)
3) On a peice of paper write the date, and a major event that is happening this year/month, that you will likely remember several years from now. It can be something in your life, like graduation or something in the news like a hurricane. In my case i will put moved to new city for the first time.
4)Then write the message "Of all the things that I've done in my life since [place event in step 3 here] I would only now be free from banging my head against a window for one day if i were a fly."
5) Then seal the letter in an envelope and put the date that is exactly the time difference that you calculated in step 2. For me the date would be December 12, 2017 or May 20,2013 depending which life span i choose as a fly.
6) wait
7) When your day arrives, open the letter an think about what a long time it has been since the event, and how shitty the life of a fly really is.
For the Keeners
That's just the adult part of a house fly's life. There is a whole other 6 days of it's life that it spends as a larva and pupa. The larva is born into a pile of poop, or some other rotting organic matter. It then eats the shit, until it becomes strong enough to crawl out of it, and become a pupa. I guess the pupa stage isn't so bad, although it's prolly painful, and one is vulnerable when one's extoskeleton is soft. It takes an hour for the shell to dry.
I wont get you to do the eating of shit for 23 years, but perhaps you'd like to try sitting in a bath for 83 days to get an idea of what the pupa feels like for one hour.
Today's Lesson: Life is short, but not as short, or as terrible as a fly's
Any ways, I decided to let it outside, instead of killing it, so it could enjoy its last moments outside. If flew off.
Today I was thinking about it, and thought, that if flies only live in there adult form for 7 days, then the fact that it spent the whole day in my window was a seventh of it's life.
Imagine hitting your head against a peice of glass for 11.5 years (assuming you live til you're 80). Thise is the amount of time a fly spent in my house in fly years.
The life a fly, therefore, really sucks ass.
For the Entheusiastic
If you'd like to do a little project along with me this is what you do:
(we'll use me as an example)
1) First, find your country's life expectancy at birth. Mine, according to Stats Can, is 80.2 for women.
2) Second, do a bit of math. Divide your life expectancy by 7 days or 14. Under natural conditions, a house fly lives about one to two weeks (according to ask.com). For me, 80.2/7 = 11.5 or 80.2/14=5.7 . (Personally, I'd choose 7 days, since the fly i let out seemed quite ill any ways. there is no way that one will make it to two weeks.)
3) On a peice of paper write the date, and a major event that is happening this year/month, that you will likely remember several years from now. It can be something in your life, like graduation or something in the news like a hurricane. In my case i will put moved to new city for the first time.
4)Then write the message "Of all the things that I've done in my life since [place event in step 3 here] I would only now be free from banging my head against a window for one day if i were a fly."
5) Then seal the letter in an envelope and put the date that is exactly the time difference that you calculated in step 2. For me the date would be December 12, 2017 or May 20,2013 depending which life span i choose as a fly.
6) wait
7) When your day arrives, open the letter an think about what a long time it has been since the event, and how shitty the life of a fly really is.
For the Keeners
That's just the adult part of a house fly's life. There is a whole other 6 days of it's life that it spends as a larva and pupa. The larva is born into a pile of poop, or some other rotting organic matter. It then eats the shit, until it becomes strong enough to crawl out of it, and become a pupa. I guess the pupa stage isn't so bad, although it's prolly painful, and one is vulnerable when one's extoskeleton is soft. It takes an hour for the shell to dry.
I wont get you to do the eating of shit for 23 years, but perhaps you'd like to try sitting in a bath for 83 days to get an idea of what the pupa feels like for one hour.
Today's Lesson: Life is short, but not as short, or as terrible as a fly's
June 05, 2006
Satire on PR
The following are the most recent works of satire that I have come across and really love.
The first is the movie 'thankyou for smoking' which is absolutely hillarious. it really bites into the foibles of public relations.
Then for desert Geoff Berner's 'Public Relations' song that can be found on iTunes. Is super catchy and has good lyrics.
The first is the movie 'thankyou for smoking' which is absolutely hillarious. it really bites into the foibles of public relations.
Then for desert Geoff Berner's 'Public Relations' song that can be found on iTunes. Is super catchy and has good lyrics.
May 27, 2006
Bus series #6: Toronto Edition
on the may 2-4 weekend i went to Toronto to spend some time with my friends. part of that time included taking the bus.
when we got on the bus driver made some sort of joke about striping. so that was funny. no one else was on the bus. but then as we talked the bus driver continued to make dirty jokes. another gurl got on the bus, and he continued! some ppl might consider this sexual harrassment, i'm sure.
things like this were said by the dirty bus driver:
"i don't want to see anyone screwed unless it was on DVD"
then my friend was going along with him, and he said "wow, someone in the back is kinki"
What a dirty bus driver man. pretty funneh.
when we got on the bus driver made some sort of joke about striping. so that was funny. no one else was on the bus. but then as we talked the bus driver continued to make dirty jokes. another gurl got on the bus, and he continued! some ppl might consider this sexual harrassment, i'm sure.
things like this were said by the dirty bus driver:
"i don't want to see anyone screwed unless it was on DVD"
then my friend was going along with him, and he said "wow, someone in the back is kinki"
What a dirty bus driver man. pretty funneh.
May 19, 2006
May 11, 2006
artificial intellegence
from my experience artificial intellegents...at least the free ones that you can google online... are not that intellegent.
from what i heard on a tv show a few years ago, they are supposed to be so good, that a human chatting online, with either a robot or a real person, only can tell the difference with a 50% acuracy.
these bots are definatly easy to tell, as they often say irrelevant things:
from what i heard on a tv show a few years ago, they are supposed to be so good, that a human chatting online, with either a robot or a real person, only can tell the difference with a 50% acuracy.
these bots are definatly easy to tell, as they often say irrelevant things:
splotchy ==> how should I know.
you ==> well you just said that
splotchy ==> I heard the same thing yesterday from
the telephone company
you ==> which phone company
splotchy ==> the one from Oklahoma
you ==> i don't know any thing about oklahoma
splotchy ==> why don't you?
you ==> why should i?
splotchy ==> I don't know
you ==> do you know any thing about oklahoma
splotchy ==> I heard about any thing about
oklahoma when I visited London
you ==> do you know anything aobut oklahoma?
splotchy ==> I heard about anything aobut
oklahoma when I visited the high plains
May 10, 2006
la raconte: comparison between two cities
this blog for a while might seem more like my diary than my quirky observations...but deal.
differences between kitchener and ottawa.
-i hear church bells every hour, not sirerns.
-there tends to be more busniness in what used to be homes. they just have a sign out front indicating lens clinic, or legal clinic, or boutique. it's house house, business, house. unheard of in ottawa. sure, down town there is the odd coinwash or pizza join with an apt above it. but you can tell it's a pizza join with an apt above it. this looks like a house, and you wouldn't know different, cept the sign.
-there are ugly factory buildings everywhere, where in ottawa there are ugly suberbs every where.
-speeking of suberbs...the suberbs in kitchener are soooo beautiful. it looks like a giant glebe. the houses are all different, and there are hundereds of trees...
-the people are actually friendly, not cold and bitchy.
similarities
-i walk about the same distance to get to work.
-it's a city
-it's in ontario
-still near train tracks
differences between kitchener and ottawa.
-i hear church bells every hour, not sirerns.
-there tends to be more busniness in what used to be homes. they just have a sign out front indicating lens clinic, or legal clinic, or boutique. it's house house, business, house. unheard of in ottawa. sure, down town there is the odd coinwash or pizza join with an apt above it. but you can tell it's a pizza join with an apt above it. this looks like a house, and you wouldn't know different, cept the sign.
-there are ugly factory buildings everywhere, where in ottawa there are ugly suberbs every where.
-speeking of suberbs...the suberbs in kitchener are soooo beautiful. it looks like a giant glebe. the houses are all different, and there are hundereds of trees...
-the people are actually friendly, not cold and bitchy.
similarities
-i walk about the same distance to get to work.
-it's a city
-it's in ontario
-still near train tracks
May 06, 2006
status: deleted
if you haven't noticed, and you prolly haven't, i've deleted some of my blogs. one includes my seamonkey blog. i have no seamonkeys, and no pets, and i wont have pets for a while. also my friend who has seamonkeys wont write on it... not to mention that the poll i had on here was a 5 to 4 in favor of deleting the blog.
few! thats over with. now i can get back to posting on the other six that still remain.
other blogs that no longer exist:
-the old observation blog that i lost in cyber space, and upon finding it a couple years later, deleted it, and created this one.
-seamonkey blog
-talk easy
today's lesson: it's cool to have a blog, but it's not cool to have ten, and none of them are worth any note to the general public
few! thats over with. now i can get back to posting on the other six that still remain.
other blogs that no longer exist:
-the old observation blog that i lost in cyber space, and upon finding it a couple years later, deleted it, and created this one.
-seamonkey blog
-talk easy
today's lesson: it's cool to have a blog, but it's not cool to have ten, and none of them are worth any note to the general public
May 02, 2006
new times
well this will be the first time i live in a different city since i was six.
there is so much to do. if something interesting happens, you'll be the first to know....provided you are the first to read my post.
there is so much to do. if something interesting happens, you'll be the first to know....provided you are the first to read my post.
April 30, 2006
tell me about your worst week
so my week begins with an audit at my work. this was my first audit and so was particularly stressful. other audits that had been done in our region had had unsatisfactory ratings. i am new on the greeter desk, and the auditors, kept asking me questions about the greater desk. i was so scared because it was my first day on the greater desk. but we ended up with an exellent rating.
then of course exams. i'm sure at some point in your life you been through exams so you know how this is. i think i may have failed some.. :( we'll have to see.
exams were accentuated by a terrible flu like illness, which permiated all aspects of my life, and still persists.
oh yeah. and i was present for another robery at work.
you think being present for two is a lot eh? our branch was robbed 4 times in less than a year!
we've now got guards to stand watch. but they are scrawny non threatening gurads. the managers dont seem to want it. but they got it because some of the tellers feel unsafe because of the numerous roberies.
then of course exams. i'm sure at some point in your life you been through exams so you know how this is. i think i may have failed some.. :( we'll have to see.
exams were accentuated by a terrible flu like illness, which permiated all aspects of my life, and still persists.
oh yeah. and i was present for another robery at work.
you think being present for two is a lot eh? our branch was robbed 4 times in less than a year!
we've now got guards to stand watch. but they are scrawny non threatening gurads. the managers dont seem to want it. but they got it because some of the tellers feel unsafe because of the numerous roberies.
April 17, 2006
my men are strong
this good friday i held a party at my house. near the end, as my guests were trickling out the door, one of these fine people found that they had miss parked. he thought that this was visiter parking, but in fact it belonged to a home owner. the home owner, upon discovering his parking space taken, decided to park his SUV across it, to block it in.
what should we do? asks glo. i was at a loss. but the men were not.
the men that were left ended up lifting the SUV and moved it, to get the other car out. the four men, then placed it back in it's exact same spot.
imagine when the neighbour returns and sees the empty space? ha! i wish i coulda seen his face!
"what the fuck!"
what should we do? asks glo. i was at a loss. but the men were not.
the men that were left ended up lifting the SUV and moved it, to get the other car out. the four men, then placed it back in it's exact same spot.
imagine when the neighbour returns and sees the empty space? ha! i wish i coulda seen his face!
"what the fuck!"
April 09, 2006
I renew my vow to Kelly
Yesterday, was not only my dad's bday, but also the day i finally got to see kelly and his gurls live once again.
i was introduced to them a couple years ago at gay pride here in ottawa, when i when with heather. they had such stage presents that they won my heart.
I bought their single.
then i bought swing swing.
i missed a proformance in ottawa on CA day a year later.
i missed a performance at Zaphods!
i finally saw them last night. i'm in music love. boy do they groove, and with a sexuality that appeals to my taste complete. they are fun and sexy.
kelly is awsome!
he gave me his new single (a quick fix till they new cd is out (i think its called "you love us, but not as much as we do")
so his link has been on this blog since the day i discovered the band. but i newly point it out, so that you may enjoy them as much as i.
in other news, imma put the links in alpha order, so it's easier to find links, and also as procrastination on much needed exam prep.
i was introduced to them a couple years ago at gay pride here in ottawa, when i when with heather. they had such stage presents that they won my heart.
I bought their single.
then i bought swing swing.
i missed a proformance in ottawa on CA day a year later.
i missed a performance at Zaphods!
i finally saw them last night. i'm in music love. boy do they groove, and with a sexuality that appeals to my taste complete. they are fun and sexy.
kelly is awsome!
he gave me his new single (a quick fix till they new cd is out (i think its called "you love us, but not as much as we do")
so his link has been on this blog since the day i discovered the band. but i newly point it out, so that you may enjoy them as much as i.
in other news, imma put the links in alpha order, so it's easier to find links, and also as procrastination on much needed exam prep.
March 21, 2006
no title
the otherday i discovered an intersting new site called postsecret.com
one postcard says "I have the coolest dreams/Who needs drugs?" The back ground is yellow and blury and there is a blue butterfly in the forground. The background caught my attention but i couldn't tell what it was.
The next day I was putting some cd's on my comp, one belonging to my roommate. I had never seen the blur cd cover before, but instantly i thought of that postcard, and sure enough that's what it is. The postcard is the upper left corner of the blur cd cover! how cool is that?
I liked it, anyway... and patted myself of the back for such astute awarness.
one postcard says "I have the coolest dreams/Who needs drugs?" The back ground is yellow and blury and there is a blue butterfly in the forground. The background caught my attention but i couldn't tell what it was.
The next day I was putting some cd's on my comp, one belonging to my roommate. I had never seen the blur cd cover before, but instantly i thought of that postcard, and sure enough that's what it is. The postcard is the upper left corner of the blur cd cover! how cool is that?
I liked it, anyway... and patted myself of the back for such astute awarness.
Update
I talked to the gurl that took my email before me yesterday. She was quite nice, and also lives in Canada.
At least now I don't feel so bad. In good humour, she apoligized for taking my name and noted that we think alike.
I wonder if she really is like me. That would be neat.
At least now I don't feel so bad. In good humour, she apoligized for taking my name and noted that we think alike.
I wonder if she really is like me. That would be neat.
March 19, 2006
No More Identity Theft
Are you sick of having to put numbers at the end of your hotmail account because someone picked the name before you?
How about those people who chose your nick names in forums and web communties?
Have you ever confronted them to let them know how you feel?
I have. I confronted a skoot on the web dating service plentyoffish.com, but he didn't seem to care. he didn't want to go on a date either.
Also, i just recently added the email of a stranger whose name i wanted when i was 15. This person forced me to place two underscores in my hotmail name, making it difficult to pass out my email to knew contacts. I refuse to but 99 or 284858944 at the end of my name. how dehumanizing.
now that this person is on my msn, i plan to tell him/her why s/he was added, and maybe we'll become friends. or, the more likely alternative, this person will block me, and i will have ever more reason to hate every person out there whose internet name is skoot!
How about those people who chose your nick names in forums and web communties?
Have you ever confronted them to let them know how you feel?
I have. I confronted a skoot on the web dating service plentyoffish.com, but he didn't seem to care. he didn't want to go on a date either.
Also, i just recently added the email of a stranger whose name i wanted when i was 15. This person forced me to place two underscores in my hotmail name, making it difficult to pass out my email to knew contacts. I refuse to but 99 or 284858944 at the end of my name. how dehumanizing.
now that this person is on my msn, i plan to tell him/her why s/he was added, and maybe we'll become friends. or, the more likely alternative, this person will block me, and i will have ever more reason to hate every person out there whose internet name is skoot!
February 26, 2006
Su Doku Can Suck my Doku
For years and years, no one played su duko and other number puzzle variations.
But suddenly Su Doku has become ultra in fashion (which famous person was doing this puzzle in public?).
My grandmother, who played this for years, is now in fashion.
But she buys the variety puzzle books that cost 3.49
You know what i'm talking about. Those ones that grandma does.
These days tho, kids play it on the computer, or buy well bound Su Doku books that look like novels, and have "The Times" stratically placed near the words Su Doku.
Don't know what Su Doku is?
I'm sure you do, but just arn't familiar with the name.
If you've never completed a Su Doku puzzle, you are not cool.
Knitting is out. Poker is for the rich. Scientology, for the believers.
Su Doku, anyone can look like they are solving the puzzle (even when they're not)
In Chapters, there is even a Su Doku for DUMMIES. But then, there is a for DUMMIES for everything, so one can't be surprised.
But suddenly Su Doku has become ultra in fashion (which famous person was doing this puzzle in public?).
My grandmother, who played this for years, is now in fashion.
But she buys the variety puzzle books that cost 3.49
You know what i'm talking about. Those ones that grandma does.
These days tho, kids play it on the computer, or buy well bound Su Doku books that look like novels, and have "The Times" stratically placed near the words Su Doku.
Don't know what Su Doku is?
I'm sure you do, but just arn't familiar with the name.
If you've never completed a Su Doku puzzle, you are not cool.
Knitting is out. Poker is for the rich. Scientology, for the believers.
Su Doku, anyone can look like they are solving the puzzle (even when they're not)
In Chapters, there is even a Su Doku for DUMMIES. But then, there is a for DUMMIES for everything, so one can't be surprised.
February 16, 2006
February 11, 2006
Note Cost of War
Last time i check the cost of war counter, AIDS funding would be covered for 24 years, or world hunger funding for 10 years, and that the cost of the war is almost 1000 dollars per person (in the US). I think this is the best protest site i've seen in a long time, since numbers are so effective.
I don't know a lot about the war in Iraq. What I really mean is that I don't know much about Iraq, except that it's leader used to be Saddam and now it's not, and that's a good thing. But from what i hear, things aren't going too well.
I've decided to put the counter up for a little while, just to see how big the counter grows...
I also wonder how this number is calculated, since the thousand digit turns more than every second.
I don't know a lot about the war in Iraq. What I really mean is that I don't know much about Iraq, except that it's leader used to be Saddam and now it's not, and that's a good thing. But from what i hear, things aren't going too well.
I've decided to put the counter up for a little while, just to see how big the counter grows...
I also wonder how this number is calculated, since the thousand digit turns more than every second.
February 08, 2006
Shit!
Oh man, i've made a terrible error. I seemed to have missed my digit birthday. If you don't know what a digit is, I will quickly recap, but it can be found else where on my blog.
digit: is the unit assigned every year a givin number day of the month (say the 21st) lines up with the name day of the week (say saturday) in a month (how bout january).
This can be done with any holiday. for example, i was born on a sat on jan 21 1984. This year I turned 3 digits.
And goddam! i missed it. was thinking about it. but then thought, no its in 2008. but i was wrong...
another thing about digits, is that you don't celebrate them on the years in between. only on digit years, because this is your TRUE birthDAY. but because you celebrate so few, it is obligatory to celebrate so hard you go deaf.
so it's too bad i missed mine, but i'm telling you in 2012, i have to make up for 2 digits!
digit: is the unit assigned every year a givin number day of the month (say the 21st) lines up with the name day of the week (say saturday) in a month (how bout january).
This can be done with any holiday. for example, i was born on a sat on jan 21 1984. This year I turned 3 digits.
And goddam! i missed it. was thinking about it. but then thought, no its in 2008. but i was wrong...
another thing about digits, is that you don't celebrate them on the years in between. only on digit years, because this is your TRUE birthDAY. but because you celebrate so few, it is obligatory to celebrate so hard you go deaf.
so it's too bad i missed mine, but i'm telling you in 2012, i have to make up for 2 digits!
February 07, 2006
Bus Serires#5 The Sound of Silence
I got on the bus from campus, and the bus driver said thank you. Those were the last words i would hear for the next 20 minutes. The bus was full. Every seat was taken. People stood in the isles, hanging onto bars. It was absolutely packed.
This is not uncommon for the time of day and direction. However, what was strange is that there was not a single person talking. No one on the bus said word. No music played.
The even funnier thing is that it seems like silence, but really the bus is quite loud with the motor and breaks and doors...but with no one talking i felt like i was a part of a painting, just another body. And the bus driver silently draged all of us to our destinations.
This is not uncommon for the time of day and direction. However, what was strange is that there was not a single person talking. No one on the bus said word. No music played.
The even funnier thing is that it seems like silence, but really the bus is quite loud with the motor and breaks and doors...but with no one talking i felt like i was a part of a painting, just another body. And the bus driver silently draged all of us to our destinations.
February 04, 2006
counter
okay so i know have a counter on the this blog. neeto.
now i will now how many of you visited, and didn't vote on the fate of my blog question, which has been a tie for a month!
is all for now.
now i will now how many of you visited, and didn't vote on the fate of my blog question, which has been a tie for a month!
is all for now.
Not Forgotten
It may appear as though i haven't been posting on this blog as much. and in actuallity this is true. but that doesn't mean that i'm not posting at all. many times if you look at my other blogs, i have been posting there.
for example, i have been posting quite often on my dream blog. this is because i have been having a lot of dreams lately that i remember. also, surprisingly i post on my cyber junk live journal...
sometimes, what i want to write does not fit the theme of this blog. perhaps this is why i do have sooo many.
another cool thing is that on the msn space i can see how many ppl have looked at my blog, this affects what i put on there. for example, since i know there is a lot of traffic there in a week, i will post things that i want a lot of ppl to see.
i mean there may be a lot of ppl checking this out. but i don't know how many. i always assume, no one, and then am shocked when someone mentions something from my blog.
once i tried putting a counter on my blog, but that didn't work. maybe i will try again.
for example, i have been posting quite often on my dream blog. this is because i have been having a lot of dreams lately that i remember. also, surprisingly i post on my cyber junk live journal...
sometimes, what i want to write does not fit the theme of this blog. perhaps this is why i do have sooo many.
another cool thing is that on the msn space i can see how many ppl have looked at my blog, this affects what i put on there. for example, since i know there is a lot of traffic there in a week, i will post things that i want a lot of ppl to see.
i mean there may be a lot of ppl checking this out. but i don't know how many. i always assume, no one, and then am shocked when someone mentions something from my blog.
once i tried putting a counter on my blog, but that didn't work. maybe i will try again.
January 27, 2006
Their is a Big Foot
There is a Big Foot, and it's you and me.
Our Ecological foot print is not getting any smaller, but that doesn't mean there are people out there trying to make it happen.
http://www.unep.org/
Our Ecological foot print is not getting any smaller, but that doesn't mean there are people out there trying to make it happen.
http://www.unep.org/
January 19, 2006
Quotes of the Week
"Our new vision seems so shrunken, compared to past futures. Once we looked froward to creating legible, orderly cities, cleanly functioning societies and civilizations in space. Now we dream of wrinkle-free faces"
"The post-human "You-topia" described by Ramez Naamin which science serves up multiple options you can use to make your brain and body better than the next guy's"
-Jim McClellan, Adbusters, vol14, no1 #63
"The post-human "You-topia" described by Ramez Naamin which science serves up multiple options you can use to make your brain and body better than the next guy's"
-Jim McClellan, Adbusters, vol14, no1 #63
January 05, 2006
Last Post of the Day, I Swear it
Today I saw a little bird that did not fly away even when I walked to close. I definatly looked ill, so i decided that i would make a little burrow under the low branch of a near by tree for it's death. But as I did this, several people walked by, the first four didn't even notice the bird, or at least made no indication of their knoledge of it. But the fifth person actually hit it with his stride, to which the bird flew back into the tree. I left at this point, but was totally apauled that people don't even notice a bird in their path!!!
Am I wrong to be shocked by this? Like the path is winter white, there is definatly no blending in or camoflage. It makes me so upset to think that people don't notice or don't care (about birds).
Am I wrong to be shocked by this? Like the path is winter white, there is definatly no blending in or camoflage. It makes me so upset to think that people don't notice or don't care (about birds).
Bus Series#4 The Curse and the Blessing
The bus is a curse because you have to see people all the time, and if you see people all the time, you are eventually going to see some one you know. Unfortunatly Murfy's Law rules the bus world, and very often you see the person you don't want to see.
One tactic is to pull the "spaced out". This is where you act like you are so busy traveling that you don't really notice any one on the bus. Staring out the window helps, and those ads are great excuses.
However, this method is only appropriate if you are on the opposite end of a bus with many ppl in it. If the bus is too busy, try sitting in a seet that is farthest away and if possible in the opposite directon of gaze if said person were to turn around.
If neither of these tactics works or is not possible, acknoledge them and pull out some work and excuse yourself by saying you have to do some last minute things, so sorry.
If you have no work with you, then you'll just have to put up with talking to them. Hopefully your ride is short.
However, seeing someone on the bus can be a blessing. But those moments are more fun to experience than to tell!
One tactic is to pull the "spaced out". This is where you act like you are so busy traveling that you don't really notice any one on the bus. Staring out the window helps, and those ads are great excuses.
However, this method is only appropriate if you are on the opposite end of a bus with many ppl in it. If the bus is too busy, try sitting in a seet that is farthest away and if possible in the opposite directon of gaze if said person were to turn around.
If neither of these tactics works or is not possible, acknoledge them and pull out some work and excuse yourself by saying you have to do some last minute things, so sorry.
If you have no work with you, then you'll just have to put up with talking to them. Hopefully your ride is short.
However, seeing someone on the bus can be a blessing. But those moments are more fun to experience than to tell!
Assenseur 3
You know how when you want to take an elevator, you press the button for the direction you are going in? Well of course you do. Some times some people press the down button when I want to go up, or the other way around. What I've noticed is when the elevator is going up (for example) and they are going down, they wont get on the elevator. Or if it is going up and they get on and so do I, but I am going down, they must always say to me "erm, i think we're going up" to which i reply, "that's oki, it'll go down eventually". What i dont understand is why people won't get on when it is the opposite direction, for it will take the same amount of time to get there. Or perhaps longer, since it will have to open the doors again.... I guess one could argue that another elvator will open first, but I have oberved this behaviour when only one elevator is present.
The more I think about it, the more I think I missed out on some childhood ediquette. I could see following these silly rules in busy malls, but not when one or two ppl are getting on...dunno.
Today's Lesson: What goes up, must come down.
The more I think about it, the more I think I missed out on some childhood ediquette. I could see following these silly rules in busy malls, but not when one or two ppl are getting on...dunno.
Today's Lesson: What goes up, must come down.
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