The Incoherent Ramblings of an Increasingly Addled Mind...

12:09AM - Another argument for indefinite celibacy

So, some dude messages me on plentyoffish.com. This is all he writes:

  "wld it be bad if i kiss u all over nice n slow then do u really good all night long? u have the cutest cheeks btw zozo"

WTF? I can haz gurlz on internez bi tiping liek thiz?1!??

Then there's the 23 year old virgin from OKC who wants to "pick my brain" because he thinks I'm "fearless." He says: "The main reason I want to meet you is that I want to meet a woman that I can talk to about anything and everything, not worry about impressing her, and not even give a second thought about if she thinks I'm fucking insane."

Um, is this an incentive? Are you asking me on a date or to be your shrink?

I would completely ruin that boy.


This is what I'm up against people. Seriously. Who wants to go vibrator shopping with me?

9:56PM - Boo Yah!

For almost 2 months I've been "running" 2-5 times a week for 30 minutes in addition to the daily yoga I do. I use the term "running" loosely because (in the beginning) I was actually doing more walking than anything else, (walk a block, jog a block or two, walk a block). I've developed a route in my neighborhood and have gradually progressed to increasing the jog time and doing less walking. Tonight I skipped the walking for all but one block and felt so good by the time I got to the end of my regular route that I added a few blocks.

I know this shouldn't necessarily feel like a big accomplishment, but considering I used to literally get out of breath just making the bed, I feel like a major badass.

In other news, my housemate is banging some chick in his room. Oh, sex, how I do miss you.

2:28PM - Obligatory post CON post

This was my first year going, and my first con ever of any kind.

12:38PM

You gave your life to become the person you are now.

Was it worth what you paid?

2:29PM - Dammit

The cake looks like a horror show, the entire top half stuck to the bottom of the pan when I flipped it. That's never happened in the 4 plus years/dozens of whiskey cakes I've made. Figures.

It's still going to CON tonight, and geeky fuckers are going to eat it and enjoy it anyway, dammit. I'll just have to ask people if they want a shard vs. a piece of cake.

10:44AM

It isn't likely that anyone at CON will see this before tonight, but there will be a whiskey cake. Flag me down early if you want some. It will go fast. I will be on site by 5pm at the latest.

EDIT: A trip to the liquor store was rendered unnecessary when my house mate gave me use of a new bottle of Jameson. He doesn't like it. WTF?

7:13AM

Four hours sleep, but not sleepy. TIme for some BSG, then more sleep!

1:37PM - Something to think about

3:38PM - Oh, for fuck's sake

So, I created another OKC profile (yes, I am a masochist), and it seems that everyone who contacts me is either 18 or 60.

Literally.

WTF? If I could be your babysitter and/or daughter, it's not going to get off the ground.

I am going to be celibate for life.

1:50PM

How do I make a pdf file? Or make changes to an existing one? I need to update my old resume, and I am technologically retarded.

1:29PM - CON questions

Regarding the book cart in Literary Lounge: are all books acceptable, or just CON type stuff?

Regarding parties: Is it true that for the most part, parties aren't badged (if a friend of mine were to show up for a bit one eve, would he be turned away from the fun)?

10:27PM

Guess who I ran into at the Wedge and then spent an hour talking to in the parking lot this evening?

Yes, that's right, Michael.

All I have to say is that Karma is real.

Also, I looked pretty damn cute today, so score one for running into an ex when you're looking good.

Seriously, I wish him well. It's still strange to see him and realize that I almost married him/was madly in love with him (only time I've been "in love" by the way) and now I don't feel anything of the sort.

Humans are such fickle creatures.

Current mood: peaceful

9:35PM - Health Insurance

I'm getting ready to send in my app for Minnesota Care. Once I'm approved *crosses fingers* I have to choose a provider (Health Partners, Medica, etc). I've never had insurance before so I don't know anything about this stuff.

 Recommendations? Do you like your provider?

3:20PM - I love etymology

The Word of the Day for June 30 is:

decimate   \DESS-uh-mayt\   verb
    1 : to take or destroy the tenth part of
   *2 : to cause great destruction or harm to

Example sentence:
    Farmers struggled to feed their families after their crops were decimated by blight.

Did you know?
    The connection between "decimate" and the number ten harks back to a brutal practice of the army of ancient Rome. A unit that was guilty of a severe crime (such as mutiny) was punished by selecting and executing one-tenth of its soldiers, thereby scaring the remaining nine-tenths into obedience. It's no surprise that the word for this practice came from Latin "decem," meaning "ten." From this root we also get our word "decimal" and the name of the month of December, originally the tenth month of the calendar before the second king of Rome decided to add January and February. In its extended uses "decimate" strayed from its "tenth" meaning and nowadays refers to the act of destroying or hurting something in great numbers.

9:54AM - CON: Roll Call!

OK, Who is going to CON? Say it out loud and proud!

I'm still debating baking something or not. I've already ruled out whiskey cake (to messy, serves a small number, pricey ingredients) but haven't ruled out cookies.

Incidentally, according to the programming guide, there will be a party there that serves homemade cookies and shots of milk. Genius.

I'm not sure when I will get there. I have to work until 3:30 in St. Paul on Thursday. I don't however, have to work on Friday as I initially thought.

11:16PM - I want this on a t-shirt

5:57PM - Score!

I've needed to buy some more "summer" clothes this year, especially things suitable for the Burning Man trip. If I wore my usual clothes there, I think I'd die of heat stroke. Today between Opitz Outlet and Nordstrom Rack I netted:

2 skirts
3 shirts (1 of which I am wearing as a dress. It will debut at CON).

all for just over $60.


If you haven't been to Opitz in SLP, check it out: http://www.opitzoutlet.com

Current mood: accomplished

7:01PM

Dazzle me with your exciting weekend plans. I need to live vicariously through someone.

On tap for tonight: Cleaning the guinea pig cage and eating a hamburger.

1:40PM - COSTCO Goodness

So, I have a Costco membership, and since I have only little ole me to fend for these days, I don't use it a whole lot. (I don't need a gross of mini bagged Cheetos or a 50 gallon drum of Juicy Juice).

It's a great place to shop if you need a ton of stuff, especially meats, sweet stuff, cheeses. fruits, and veggies, and supplies like paper cups/plates/napkins, etc.  They also have a liquor store, which doesn't have a huge selection, but they do have some wine as well as  hard liquor and you can get some things in bigger bottles than I've seen elsewhere.

So, if anyone ever wants to go, let me know. I can get you in as my "guest" you just have to pay with cash or AMEX as they don't accept other cards and won't take checks from non members.

1:20PM

Work is DEAD. These past few weeks have been brutal. My accomplishments at "work" today include:

-Printing and filling out my MN Care application

-Scoping out the CON site again and printing out and perusing the Programming Guide (Crap, I'm going to miss the CON 101 panel due to work).

-Planning more equipment purchases for my practice

-Working on selling off some equipment

-Calling Wattle's vet

-Calculating the idiotic new tax I have to deal with. (Massage is a taxable service here, and with the new transit tax, it's now up to 7.4% in Mpls).

-Dicking around on the Internet


WHERE IS THE MONEY??? Ive been sitting here nearly 2.5 hours and not a soul. I might have to start hooking.

Current mood: annoyed