anyone can see my every flaw - it isn't hard

"it's not rocket surgery."

1/23/05 01:32 pm

I've decided that the best opening to any song ever is

THIS PLANE IS DEFINETELY CRASHING!

courtesy of Isaac Brock's lisp.

In other news, I don't work at all this week. And Old Navy still has my social security number written down incorrectly. I really, really did not like working there. I mean, I did like getting a paycheck, and I liked getting a discount (which I only used once, but it was nice) but working major retail is just not for me. Give me a record store or even some hole-in-the-wall thrift store like the Urban Eccentric downtown. I'm being told that I should reapply at Target, but I don't know if they would be hiring people just after Christmas season.

I just noticed that the BBC has a Keeping Up Appearances marathon to celebrate "Laugh Out Loud January." Their logo is a giant LOL. I don't know why I thought this was so funny.



And now I will go hole myself up in my room and listen to the Kings of Convenience and look out the window and smile because it's sunny out.

1/21/05 05:55 pm - I wish it were summer but I haven't yet gone through winter and it's bothering me

I was just on my way to go get some pad thai noodles, and when I stopped at a red light on 134th, my iPod decided it wanted to switch to a Postal Service song. I looked up at the sky, light blue and peach around the edges, with white fluffy clouds that made shapes, and I felt incredibly happy. Reminded me of how much I love early summer, when everything's warm and new and I just can't help but smile and feel all is right. Also reminds me of why I love flying; no matter how horrible the weather is below, it's always sunny and clear at 30,000 feet.

And now I am eating my pad thai, because the obvious cool place on a Friday night is my house in front of the computer with Thai food.

1/21/05 12:33 am - asdfkljasdlkjf I update too much

Do this, because I have a lot of unlinked interests, and some of you are bound to be curious.

(oh p.s. stolen from [info]joannablack because she is cool)
1. Scan my interests list and pick out the one that seems the most odd to you or one you don't understand.
2. I'll explain it.
3. Then you post this in your journal so other people can ask you about your interests.

Pretend I'm interesting! haha

In other news, I'm not tired at all and am not looking forward to school tomorrow. But it's Friday! Hopefully I will have more to post as the day goes on.

1/20/05 04:55 pm - ah mon dieu j'ai oublié

Okay, so I'm a total jerk. A couple weeks ago dear [info]caiyuemei was like "Here, translate this poem for me" and I was like "okay" and then I totally forgot... until now!

So, I am posting it here because I am lame and need something to do.

It's kinda long so I'm cutting it, and I know I made about a billion errors )

Okay, there you go. You know, for all I know, this whole post could be pointless, because Michelle might've already gotten her translation, but I felt like writing some stuff in French since that's what I have tomorrow.

1/20/05 11:16 am - mmm movies

So, last night, [info]rashumbabean and I went to see the double feature at Kiggins.

First was Closer. I don't know why, but I didn't really like this movie. I mean, it wasn't terrible... it's probably just because I hate Julia Roberts. Rachelle kept telling me, "It's all about boys and the evil mind games they play," but I saw tons of manipulation on the girls' side too... the whole thing was just messed up.

Next up was I ♥ Huckabees. Watching this movie was like failing TOK all over again.

...and I don't have anything more to say, except that Monday was the best day ever.

1/16/05 11:43 am - bonjour les amis

So, they're letting me go at the end of January. Somehow I am not as sad about this as I should be. I mean, I'll definetely miss the extra income, but I won't miss working there. I now have until the 31st to use as much of my employee discount as possible.

In other news, today will be a good day. I am going to Little Italy's (the cool one downtown) with Miriam and hopefully Alanna at about five o' clock before Miriam leaves for sunny southern California again. Mmmm pizza. It should be delightful. Also The Dave and I are supposed to hang out Wednesday evening but I've no idea where we're going to dinner, so I will think more about it later. I know it'll be awesome too, because Dave is awesome.

I think I've finally gotten used to this routine. It's interesting, because all last quarter I couldn't really settle in. I get up at about eight thirty or nine, take a shower, eat breakfast, stay on the computer until 11:30, go to class, come back at 1:30, leave at 2:30, pick up Bentson-Royal boys, make sure Bentson-Royal boys do their homework, come home, and be bored until people come online and talk to me. Lather, rinse, repeat. I'm not complaining about my schedule, no way - I love it. I'm just entering a routine now, yay for me.

Okay now here's the interactive portion of the entry: (I'm also bored and want comments and totally stole this from [info]tashie_franz)

TELL ME ...
1. name:
2. age:
3. where on earth do you live:
4. what makes you happy:
5. what have you been listening to lately:
6. do you enjoy reading my LJ:
7. if so, why:
8. interesting fact about you:
9. are you in love at the moment:
10. favourite destination:
11. favourite quote:
12. will you post this in your LJ:


RECOMMEND:
1. a movie:
2. a book:
3. a band, song or album:

1/11/05 12:28 pm - oh noes

Do you think practicing the piano for about 45 minutes makes up for the fact that I forgot to go to piano class...?

I hope so.

Oh, hey look at that icon. That's a picture of me. Dear [info]metaldave made it for me... well, he resized the original picture for me, at least. Grrr, that could've been a great picture if it didn't turn out so blurry! Oh well. It makes a good icon :)

I'm also going, I think, to Portland later today with the always-entertaining [info]rashumbabean so we can buy tickets for the Unwritten Law show. I forgot when the show actually is, but I'm sure it'll be fun because Paint by Numbers is opening, and I'm Myspace friends with them :D I am cool.

And now I have run out of things to say.

1/8/05 01:10 am

HERE IS YOUR DAMN LIVEJOURNAL POST, DAVE. JUST FOR YOU I WILL MAKE IT EXTRA BORING.

but I'm using the JEW icon so it's all good.

Hm. While I think of something interesting, why don't I tell you what's been happening? There was a show on Thursday night, over at Vancouver Community Church. The reception, while very small, was very warm, and I felt super nice to be playing with such nice mics and with such awesome people etc etc etc. Blah blah, you've all heard it before. Oh, I got to meet Joe too - he was NW's original lead guitarist who left waaay before I joined. He seems to be an incredibly cool guy, I hope he plays more shows with us again.

So let's make this a real livejournal eh?

01:27 - Watching the footage from Glastonbury 2004, specifically Franz Ferdinand's set which was recorded on my birthday :D Have decided I do not want to go to this festival, because I prefer the intimate setting of a club. I like to be able to see the band playing, thanks.

01:29 - Am hounded by [info]metaldave about my post.

01:30 - Still watching Glastonbury. Eyes are focused on Nick. He looked very classy.

01:32 - 40' has started. Was given a more accurate account of my night by [info]metaldave:

10:02-10:17 - Looked in the mirror to admire myself
10:18 - Turned down Brad Pitt's offers for sex AGAIN
10:19-11:38 - Made out with Dave AGAIN


He sure has a high opinion of himself if he thinks I was making out for an hour and a half. :D

01:33 - ohhhh and forty feet remain

01:34 - The cats are fighting. It's a toss-up between Skye, my lovable chubby retard, and David, the orange sissy nancy boy. So far there's only growling and mean looks.

01:35 - "I'm gonna tell her this evening!" Am at the stage of tiredness where everything is funny, so I laughed out loud at this.

01:36 - Wondering what Lays chips and salsa would taste like when used together.

01:37 - Made funny faces at my sister when she said "I asked to get on!" Am still watching Glastonbury. Still fancy Nick McCarthy and his guitar.

01:38 - Wondering what Rachael would want on the computer at 1:38 in the morning.

01:39 - Decide to finish up livejournal entry and go to bed.

01:40 - Still haven't thought of a witty way to end the livejournal entry.

01:41 - Still thinking. The aforementioned cats have fallen asleep.

01:42 - Was just asked by both my mom and my sister to please go to bed. So here the account of my night ends.

01:43 - Will continue tomorrow, because apparently this is interesting to some people. I know only Dave will find this funny though... if at all.

1/5/05 08:53 pm - this is where abby becomes snobby so if you don't want to hear her be snobby turn away

So I went to French class for the first time today, after registering on Tuesday (yesterday). Boring, repetitive, incredibly easy. I feel like I'm in third-year French again back in highschool, learning the passé simple and reviewing the passé composé. I also would like to chalk up my professor as number three on my list of "These Are French Teachers Whose Accents Are Worse Than Mine." That's a problem, when the teacher's accent is bad. A big problem. It's even worse when you come across no less than three teachers with this problem, two in the same year.

I'm beginning to think I should probably just continue doing what I've been doing all along, which is listening to French music on occasion and reading some of my old grammar books and reading Le Petit Prince every once in awhile. I mean, I'll stick it out this quarter, since it's good for me to have the speaking practice (ugghhh I need it). But man, this is gonna be a long quarter. Maybe I should transfer to a university in France or Belgium, that way I can become fluent in like a week. :D

Okay now I'm done being snobby, sorry everybody.

1/3/05 01:30 pm - come see the finest ska band around

I just remembered (well, not just remembered, I've known it for awhile, but just now thought to write it in my livejournal) that there are two Nothing Wasted shows this week.

That's right, kids, this week you have two opportunities to see Nothing Wasted!

The first is tonight (yeah, short notice, I know, bite me) at around 7 pm. See, this one probably doesn't count because I don't even know where we're playing. I think it's at some guy's garage, or maybe at New Heights, but all I know is that it's at 7.

The second is this Thursday, 6th January, at Othermike's church. The problem with this is that I don't know where he goes to church, but I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in Vancouver, so

So now I have to go iron my uniform and try to learn how to tie my tie. I was going to wear my orange one but I don't think the other guys would appreciate me deviating from the uniform, and I'd probably get made fun of. Oh well. I know I'll look cool since I finally have a uniform that fits well! yay.

Okay bye.

1/2/05 02:56 pm - jtutu57ie

WOOOOO NEW YEAR'S

So yeah, it's 2005 now eh? Big woop, it feels just like last year. I was thinking I'd spend the evening alone at my house, but after awhile I called [info]rashumbabean and we went to her house. I saw The Terminal again, but was able to hear it this time (last time I was on the train home from Seattle and didn't buy headphones). It's a cute movie, a bit predictable but has its moments. After that, the ball dropped, and I was in 2005. I sipped champagne and then watched Spider-Man 2 and fell asleep after talking for a long time. All in all, an evening well-spent.

WOOOOO NOTHING WASTED

Last night we had a practice at MG's house. I got a call at about 3 from Paul informing me of this event and also asking why I didn't go to Eddy's New Year's party. So I go, and I play, and I bask in the wonderfulness that is my feeling for this band. We also had a serious talk - we asked everyone to commit and make certain sacrifices for the band, because we're getting a bit stagnant. Sure, we're all having fun hanging out and going to Jack in the Box, but we could be doing things with our music. And hopefully this coming summer we will be. I mean, seriously - opening for Reel Big Fish/Goldfinger or Pennywise? Come on. There probably isn't anything bigger we could do right now as a band.

WOOOOO EVERYONE

12/31/04 12:51 pm - nouvel an

Yes, Happy New Year, and all that jazz. I hope all of you are doing something extra rad! I still don't have any plans; [info]metaldave was like "come to Vancouver, it'll be a hoot" but I can't afford a train ticket and I'm working tomorrow at 10 in the morning. :( So no Canadia for me this time. I think I'm going to be at home this year.

I was gonna give this big speech about how you shouldn't go and get wasted, but then I thought: a) people aren't going to listen, and b) who am I to tell them what to do anyway? So now I say this: Have fun, but be careful; I sure as hell don't want to go to work tomorrow with the thought of any of my friends in trouble.

Okay with that said I'm done, and I will go be somewhere else. Have fun, everybody!

12/29/04 07:22 pm - band reunion

My brother came over today, and we did what we normally do when he comes over: we watch crappy music videos on MTV Hits and he makes fun of my music. It was grand.

Yesterday, when I got home from work, mom told me that Shonna had called, saying something about a Denny's reunion at nine o' clock. I really hoped it wasn't nine o' clock the next morning, because I was pretty sure I wouldn't be up and ready to go to Denny's at nine in the morning. (Especially since [info]metaldave kept me up till like three in the morning with his blabbing... haha, just kidding, Dave, you're awesome, it's great talking to you at odd hours of the morning) Nah nah, it's at nine o' clock tonight, and I'm actually excited to see people again, people I haven't seen since the summertime, like Todd and Ryan and Shonna and possibly Kyrie and the Baileys. It'll be just like old times, back when the marching band was everything and trips to Denny's were all I had.

Work tomorrow, not looking forward to eight hours of mindless walking, and hopefully they'll remember to schedule my breaks this time! I also get paid, which is super exciting, I can't wait to finally have money again! At least a little bit... maybe I'll be able to sort of afford school next quarter.

Anyway, it's time for me to go now, I need to go make sure I have clean clothes to wear since I've been wearing my pajamas all day.

12/25/04 09:40 pm - wow

I'm so undeserving...

MY MOM GOT ME AN IPOD FOR CHRISTMAS

A FRIGGIN IPOD

IT'S SO WHITE AND SHINY AND NEW

But seriously, I feel terrible... that's a lot of money to spend at one time, it really is! Especially on one person!

And to top that, I didn't get one argyle sweater but two, and a sampler of Victoria's Secret smelly sprays, a tracksuit, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a magnetic poetry calendar, and lots of ankle socks which I do desperately need.

I'm so spoiled >_<

Anyway, I hope all of your Christmases were superb and awesome in every way, and I hope to see you soon.

12/24/04 01:17 pm - booya

Lovely things happen around Christmas.

I'm so excited that the Nothing Wasted boys are home, because without them the following things could never happen: dinners out at Arawan, the "most efficiently run restaurant ever," voyages to Goodwill and buying records for 99¢ and talking to the clerk about seeing The Clash and The Talking Heads back in the 80s, trips to Winco to buy Swordish Forsh and potato chips, staying up late introducing MG and Dan to Napoleon Dynamite, practising at MG's house with the front door open, Eddy serenading us on my baritone saxophone while I sat there and played with the bass, listing covers we want to perform, eating Bento, "You get three mess-ups and after that we cut off fingers!", recording in Ryan Willbur's upstairs bathroom, finishing a CD after two years (I can't really express this one properly)

And lastly, but certainly not leastly, THE BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS

I love this band more than I can possibly say.

Oh yesterday I also hung out with Rachelle. We went to Portland and Powell's and Roxy's and Best Buy and totally ate pie afterwards and I totally set the iPod at Best Buy's language to French. :D

Okay. So yeah, today is Christmas Eve, and I am totally doing these things: helping mom prepare/test peanut brittle, making sure my presents are wrapped, and totally like totally playing Mario Party with my sister. (Our team of Peach {duh} and Yoshi lost to Mario... he was on easy... yeah, that definetely wasn't embarrassing at all) Later I will be eating our awesome traditional Christmas dinner: teriyaki shiskabobs and twice-baked potatoes and apple cider. :D No, seriously, that's our traditional Christmas dinner, we've had it for as long as I can remember.

So I'd like to wish everyone within reading distance of this a gynormous and scrumtulescent

MERRYCHRISTMAS

and may your days be merry and bright

12/20/04 05:44 pm - maaalaaaaddeee

I got sent home from work early because I'm sick... it's not bad though, I'm just running a slight fever and my head feels like its contents are hot snot broth and pickled eggs instead of, oh, a skull and a brain and some blood vessels. I was just doing some running and went up to the front to get more clothes (GOD DAMN THERE WERE A LOT OF CLOTHES) and Lindsay the MOD went, "Aww are you okay?" I replied with "I feel a bit sick but yeah I'm okay," and she came back with "Clock out and go home, it'll be fine."

I'm fine with everything except for the fact that I've now lost nearly a whole shift's worth of wages because of a stupid baby flu. Grrr. I seriously need the money. Like need.

Anyway, not much else is happening in la vie d'Abby at the moment. I just get up, go to work, come home, and go on orgster and stay there for awhile. Rinse and repeat as needed.

I just realized I didn't say anything about the Modest Mouse show. Oh well. They put on a really good show even if I knew like four of their songs. I think everyone should go and see them at least once, and I know I say that about a lot of bands (ie Franz, but you should see Franz more than once because they're that good) but they were really good.

Okay now I am going to go eat my tomato soup and zonk out in front of the tv... because I seriously feel shitty.

12/17/04 03:32 pm - 17th December

Here I present to you

A ONE-ACT PLAY, ENTITLED "Abby Can't Pay for College"

Persons of the Play:
Abby, an 18 year old College Student wanting to get away from Clark College
Clark College, an evil Community College (with various Attendants and Clerks)
Sallie Mae, an evil Lending Company

SCENE 1: It is dark and cold and cloudy outside in the Northwest. Our heroine, ABBY, fresh out of work for the day, heads to the registration office with papers and identification in hand, hoping to register for winter quarter.

ABBY:(excited and hopeful) Oh boy, I can't wait to get on track this quarter! I'm well on my way to studying music theory and possibly becoming an orchestral conductor! (faces a registration attendant, hands her the paperwork)
ATTENDANT: Okay, here is your schedule, welcome to Clark for winter term. Here's the payment you owe us.
ABBY:(shocked) Nine hundred dollars!? How am I going to afford that...? I haven't gotten enough money from my new job to pay for school, and I know Mom wants me to live on my own about this, and she might not even have $900 extra lying around...
ATTENDANT: Go upstairs to the Financial Aid Office, they can help you there.

SCENE 2: Upstairs at CLARK COLLEGE, in a dimly lit and dingy office. A CLERK sits at the desk at the back of the room, stamping papers. He motions for ABBY to come forward.

CLERK: How can I help you?
ABBY: I'd like to apply for financial aid.
CLERK: Good, send us your FAFSA information, and here, here's an application for the Stafford Loan.
ABBY: Thank you.

SCENE 3: At ABBY's house, in front of the computer. ABBY is busy attempting to remember her FAFSA pin number, and apply for a Stafford Loan at the same time. At last, she cackles maniacally as she has finished both things. Suddenly, a knock at the door!

SALLIE MAE: Miss Abby, hi, Sallie Mae here. I'd like to let you know that we can't confirm your loan application until we receive word from Clark that you are in fact enrolled for 16 credits.
ABBY:(horrified) But that would mean...
CLARK COLLEGE: (entering through magical portal) That would mean you'd have to pay your tuition first, which is already a week overdue. Hand it over.
ABBY: (horrified) But I can't pay you until I get my Stafford Loan check!
SALLIE MAE: ...which we can't give you until you're fully enrolled.
ABBY: (sitting down, burying head in hands, whimpering softly) This cycle will never end...

Lightning and thunder flash outside, as CLARK COLLEGE and SALLIE MAE stand over ABBY, their eyes glowing evilly. Curtain

FIN

~~~
Now, wasn't that delightful? It's all true, even the magical portal part. Especially that part, in fact. I'm kinda sad now, but I actually think it's all gonna work out okay... still pending an email from financial aid at Clark, so who knows what they'll say.

In other news, I got a new outfit. I wish that I weren't so pale, cos then I would take a picture of me wearing it and delight you all in my sense of fashion. (Speaking of which, I still need to make that "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" T-shirt I've been wanting to do for awhile) It's a button-down collared shirt, kinda blue and white and cream and reddish in colour (all in stripes though) and a green pair of buttoned trousers that are incredibly soft. I also got some argyle socks. Now all I need are some argyle sweaters and I'll be super cool.

12/14/04 04:29 pm - europe

Dreaming of studying abroad again... I've found yet another place I wouldn't mind going: The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama located in beautiful and accessible Glasgow, Scotland. *waves Scottish flag* It'd be about £10,000 a year to study there, which translates to about $19,000, which is still a lot less than either the U of Glasgow or the U of Edinburgh... they have conducting as well! And most of you know how much I loved conducting last year eh? :D And I could probably get a performance minor or something in the saxophone.

Ah man... this is hell. Just waiting here, stuck at a college I hate, unable to properly do the program I want because I wasn't sure what I wanted, and now it's too late to start, really, unless I tutor myself in music theory. I just need to get my lazy ass over to the music building and talk to the advisors there, because I really don't want to be stuck in AA limbo at the end of my torturous two years here at Clark. I hate dreaming so much about the future, because I want so badly to get out there and just be somewhere else.

Okay, done ranting about that.

Tonight there is a Modest Mouse concert at the Crystal Ballroom... and I will be there! To be honest, I'm not so sure what to expect - I saw them perform when I was watching the webcast for KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas down in LA (Franz Ferdinand were performing too, that's why I was watching in the first place) and they seemed to be a decent live band, which is good, since I don't really know a lot of their music in the first place. I also get to meet Rachelle's con friends, the one she constantly tells me are incredibly awesome, so that should be good. I'm just a bit worried about my cough; I woke up this morning with a throat of rusty nails and I've been sniffing all day. I hope I don't make anybody else sick :(

And gaaagh my hopes for NW have risen even more! I got an email today from dearest Michael who says that he has a show opportunity for us on the 22nd of December. Bad news? It's in The Dalles, which is not really the middle of nowhere, but it's on the way there. But still, it'd be a show, and I'd get to see the boys even earlier... aw man, now that I think about it, I don't know about it since nobody has any idea when Paul is coming back from England. Aw, and that reminds me... if you've left already, Paul, I hope you have a great time and I'm sorry I didn't get to say goodbye to you. Have a great time over there, okay? And know that I'm incredibly jealous of you for having the ability to go there :D

And now it is time to make spaghetti and mushroom sauce.

12/12/04 11:11 am - oui mais c'est mon job

Going to work in about a half hour, ugh. I'm there today from 12:15 to 9:15, with lunch at 5. Or maybe they'll be like yesterday and cut my hours! And give me less money for all my hours of standing up at the front of the line and smiling and asking how you're doing today and answering calls for the entire store on a broken walkie-talkie and then having me listen to the god damn holiday CD that repeats every hour and then having me recover and size the entire little boys section until my hour long lunch at 5. Ugh. I hope I'm working in the fitting room today.

If anyone is bored and is within reading distance of this livejournal post, I beg of you - come visit me today! And ask me about the Old Navy Card.

12/10/04 04:52 pm

Ho-hum. So there's not much going on lately... work and finals, none of which were particularly hard or interesting. I finished my journalism final in 15 minutes, where 90 were allotted. That's how easy it was. And now, I'm just sitting here with my wet hair (I'm airdrying it today because I haven't got anyone to impress) eating clam chowdah and drinking apple cider. We got the Christmas tree today, and now it stands in the living room with just the lights on. The cat is eyeing it as if he wants to jump up and catch something he's sure will jump out... I'm just waiting for the crash.

So, Old Navy wants me to work 35 hours next week. I think they realized that it was my Christmas holiday so they want to ruin as much of it as possible. I mean, yeah, it's good money, but I've got the Modest Mouse concert on Tuesday (boy am I spoiled) and some of the boys (in addition to my sister) are coming home on the 17th-ish.

Ohhh that reminds me! I got an email from dearest Eddy a few days ago that detailed something Nothing Wasted could be doing over in the wasteland that is Pullman (sorry Dave, I still hate Pullman, but I might not after this...) this April/May. Apparently there's going to be a battle of the bands type thing, and the winner of said battle gets to open for Springfest later that year. The people running it are trying to get Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger to play. Put two and two together yet? Nothing Wasted could be opening for RBF or Goldfinger - you know, bands that put out records that people buy. Famous bands. Reading that... I seriously went like this: kdsfaW{$%IQA$#%FklewJRAW$%U! d;lkf4wpo'sl;f'l huugsuhghsj

I've also registered for next quarter. My schedule is as follows:

WEIGHT TRAINING-GEN'L I *
5337 Units: 1.0
TTh Instructor: ARNOLD M
09:50 A


GEN'L SOCIOLOGY
5582 Units: 5.0
DAILY Instructor: JACKSON M
10:50 A


2ND YEAR FRENCH **
4755 Units: 3.0
MWF Instructor: MRAZEK D
Start Time: 12:10 P End Time: 01:00 P


INT PIANO CLASS
5202 Units: 2.0
TTh Instructor: MORELAND V
Start Time: 12:10 P End Time: 01:00 P



CALLIGR/LETTERFORMS I ***
4073 Units: 2.0
W Instructor: FUJII D


ENGLISH COMPOSITION
4652 Units: 3.0
ARRANGED Instructor: EVANS J


*Beginning weight training
**I was lucky enough to test into it; the minimum score to get into French 201 was a 325 on the test... wanna know my score? 428 :D
*** Calligraphy I.

I've once again failed at picking classes, but eh, I don't really care. I need to make up for the slackage this past quarter! The class I'm most excited about is French - I haven't taken a French class in about six months and I badly badly badly need the speaking practice. Like no joke.

Okay and now I am done eating and have a need to go get more apple cider.

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