Topic: Whatever, Let's Have A Goddamn Blog Thread, But Try And Keep It Reasonable (Read 765598 times)

valley_parade · « **Reply #1850 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 07:31 »

I must go to Chicagocon. IT IS THE LAND OF MY ANCESTORS. ..and the Lawrence Arms.

Liz · « **Reply #1851 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 07:32 »

Also, Jodie and I will be there. So really, there is no reason not to go.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #1852 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 07:44 »

So, you know the Adam Sandler movie 50 First Dates where the girl has no memory and wakes up not remembering anything from the day before every day?

I seriously work with a guy like that.

Today, I'm Jorgen, I guess.

tuna ketchup x · « **Reply #1853 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 09:03 »

I finally sent in my "letter of acceptance of admission" for library school. I was going to wait a year and save enough money so I wouldn't have to take out any loans (my savings will pay for almost 75% of it, I am good at saving money), but screw it. I'm tired of working desk jobs that have nothing to do with my English major working with people who are barely literate and a supervisor that called me into her office when I was taking too long in the bathroom (sometimes you just have to go! I can't help it!). Government work sucks. Now the only thing I have to worry about is not getting a library job once I graduate. Any librarians here who can give me some advice?

I'll probably be able to get a part-time workstudy job in a library while I go to school, which is important. It will be so strange to be a full-time student again.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #1854 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 09:08 »

Do you have any experience in libraries besides, uh, using them(which I would assume you have)?

If not, go volunteer or something.

KvP · « **Reply #1855 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 09:22 »

Eed is the one you must seek.

Anyway blog thread,
Last night I made plans with one of my friends to meet her at this coffee shop at 9. It is nearly 10:30 and I have not heard from her. This is the second time this has happened. She never has afternoons or nights open, so I don't have much choice in the matter. Really the only reason it bothers me so much is that I had to get up early and I feel like shit because of that, but it's my fault I didn't go to bed earlier. I was planning on getting those little projects done today, but I feel like I should maybe take some painkillers and pass out instead.

benji · « **Reply #1856 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 09:25 »

Congrats on getting in to library school. (whenever any one mentions library school I think of the last panel of that strip.)

tuna ketchup x · « **Reply #1857 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 09:33 »

Quote from: Ozymandias on 19 Sep 2008, 09:08

Do you have any experience in libraries besides, uh, using them(which I would assume you have)?

If not, go volunteer or something.

Library aide in high school, other than that, no. But I'm pretty sure I want to do this. Volunteers are usually needed during the hours I am working, so I won't be able to do that until January and see if I can fit it in then. But my librarian friend told me that it's actually easier to get a paying job in a library than a volunteer position because they're snapped up by high school kids and housewives and stuff. Plus volunteer work counts for like, nothing, compared to paid work, and I'll likely get a position on account of being an older nontraditional student and that and having WORK work experience. I've already applied at one library.

Thanks, benji!

Peace Corps is one of the things I wish I would have done when I was younger and had fewer non-material ties to this location. You won't "die" doing it, unless you have a medical condition. Travel, see the world, help people etc! And then there's always Americorps, which you only have to do for a year at a time, I believe, and they also can help pay for school. I wish I was 18 again and knew about all these options instead of doing the high school --> college --> day job --> death track I'm on right now.

Johnny C · « **Reply #1858 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 10:05 »

I slept in til about five minutes ago and decided I'm not going to class today. This means I haven't been to class all week.

Whatever, fuck it. I'll get notes from friends.

Liz · « **Reply #1859 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 10:24 »

Slacker. I have only skipped one and a half classes this week.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #1860 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 10:36 »

I haven't missed a single minute of any class all semester you slackers.

Liz · « **Reply #1861 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 10:40 »

Yeah, shut up Ozy.

Johnny, I get why you didn't go on Monday or Tuesday, but what the heck were you doing Wednesday and Thursday? You could have gone to class and learned something!

Johnny C · « **Reply #1862 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 11:09 »

Wednesday I was in the dentist's chair for two hours and Thursday there was a power outage so my alarm didn't go off. I woke up at 1:00 after class had already started.

celticgeek · « **Reply #1863 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 11:12 »

Quote from: tuna ketchup x on 19 Sep 2008, 09:03

I finally sent in my "letter of acceptance of admission" for library school. I was going to wait a year and save enough money so I wouldn't have to take out any loans (my savings will pay for almost 75% of it, I am good at saving money), but screw it. I'm tired of working desk jobs that have nothing to do with my English major working with people who are barely literate and a supervisor that called me into her office when I was taking too long in the bathroom (sometimes you just have to go! I can't help it!). Government work sucks. Now the only thing I have to worry about is not getting a library job once I graduate. Any librarians here who can give me some advice?

I'll probably be able to get a part-time workstudy job in a library while I go to school, which is important. It will be so strange to be a full-time student again.

Congratulations! As the husband of a (retired) librarian and the father of another, it is a profession that I, and they, recommend highly. And there are positions out there. Right now the trick is to get proficiency in some of the non-traditional areas, like on-line stuff, metadata, electronic resources and so forth. A work-study program would be a good thing.

Congratulations again.

Ozymandias · « **Reply #1864 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 11:15 »

Oh, I should mention that I'm finishing up my undergrad degree in CS and moving on to Library/Information Science possibly next Fall.

I just had a meeting with my boss(the Director of the Uni library) and my adviser the other day.

It made me happy.

Because this is gonna happen and be awesome.

Gemmwah · « **Reply #1865 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 11:39 »

Did you ever have one of those days where you're really hungry, but don't have any food or money? It's great.

Liz · « **Reply #1866 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 11:43 »

Quote from: Johnny C on 19 Sep 2008, 11:09

Wednesday I was in the dentist's chair for two hours and Thursday there was a power outage so my alarm didn't go off. I woke up at 1:00 after class had already started.

Excuses, excuses.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #1867 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 12:25 »

QC: hotties, musicians, and librarians.

Liz · « **Reply #1868 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 12:27 »

I guess since I'm not a musician or a librarian I must be a hottie. Whoo!

Jace · « **Reply #1869 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 13:25 »

Blog thread, lets get all the aussies and UKers and Europeans to come out to the US for Chicagocon and then we can go to Oregon via caravan. Maybe we can take a trail, yes?

RedLion · « **Reply #1870 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 13:46 »

I don't want to have to forge any rivers.

(Why Oregon?)

Caleb · « **Reply #1871 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 13:56 »

Quote from: tuna ketchup x on 19 Sep 2008, 09:03

I finally sent in my "letter of acceptance of admission" for library school. I was going to wait a year and save enough money so I wouldn't have to take out any loans (my savings will pay for almost 75% of it, I am good at saving money), but screw it. I'm tired of working desk jobs that have nothing to do with my English major working with people who are barely literate and a supervisor that called me into her office when I was taking too long in the bathroom (sometimes you just have to go! I can't help it!). Government work sucks. Now the only thing I have to worry about is not getting a library job once I graduate. Any librarians here who can give me some advice?

I'll probably be able to get a part-time workstudy job in a library while I go to school, which is important. It will be so strange to be a full-time student again.

Note for Public librarians.

Make sure you take the time to consider the civil service evaluation (or equivalent) for the area you might like to work in.

Take classes and job experience in the fields they list. That way when you take the evaluation you will get a super high score.

Worked for me!

Jace · « **Reply #1872 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 17:10 »

Quote from: RedLion on 19 Sep 2008, 13:46

(Why Oregon?)

I hope it didn't go over your head. I don't think it did. It was really the only way the joke could make sense.

Metope · « **Reply #1873 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 18:02 »

Dear blog thread, I am so tired I can barely keep my eyes open, but I have to write this stupid essay... It has to be done by monday, but I'm really busy doing other stuff (FUN stuff) for the rest of the weekend. The rational thing to do is probably to go to bed and finish it tomorrow morning, but my brain doesn't really work properly until 1 or 2 pm, and then it's too late. I'm really stuck anyway, guess that's why I'm writing this instead. I just need one more fucking page, why is it so hard to write it? Gaah, fuck this already. Fuck.

sean · « **Reply #1874 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 13:01 »

So the newest best thing is driving around at night rapping over LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #1875 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 14:18 »

Classes don't even start until Thursday for me, suckers. I just moved in this morning, and got my Internet connected about two hours ago.

Hat · « **Reply #1876 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 15:44 »

Dear Blog Thread:

Last night I went to a bush doof and got fucked up on Irish Whiskey and did some naughty things with a random hippie lady. My question is, why do hippies hate me so much when I barely own any property and spend most of my time wandering around barefoot, on hallucinogens, yelling at people. Do you think I need to give away more of my property or do you think I am ok doing what I am doing?

P.S. Hippies smoke a lot more meth than I remember them doing when I was 17 and they don't share it with you. I am furious about this because I honestly thought there was free meth on the cards for a while. I guess this makes sense because meth makes you pretty telepathic but you don't want too many other people to be telepathic because that could cause problems

Oh fuck I am in the wrong thread

Hat · « **Reply #1877 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 15:57 »

You know when you mix a drink for yourself but you are not sure if it is too strong or not strong enough? That is what is going on in my life right now. It is about 9 am but this is the only way I am going to shake my horrible hangover and the gross feeling all over that I might have enjoyed psytrance last night.

sean · « **Reply #1878 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 16:37 »

Quote from: Sam on 20 Sep 2008, 14:40

is it sean?

Yep.

Johnny C · « **Reply #1879 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 18:56 »

brett i gotta ask you not to do meth, meth is the worst

it is the worst in the world

Hat · « **Reply #1880 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:36 »

Johnny I will do whatever drugs I damn well feel like.

All I can promise you is that if I steal your stereo I will use it to listen to excellent tunes

Hat · « **Reply #1881 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:37 »

Seriously, meth is a pretty inferior drug but then again so is alcohol and I am crazy for that shit, especially when I can get it for free.

Hat · « **Reply #1882 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:40 »

I can probably promise not to do meth and post on QC though because I will probably be too busy yelling at the people around me about how I am the avatar of the avatar of everything.

Emaline · « **Reply #1883 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:43 »

Dear Blog thread,

Last night, I went for coffee with a gentleman gypsy pirate named Coyote. Afterward we decided to go get some tasty Thai food. Upon doing so we ran into his street punk liberty spiked friend, and his lady, and decided we'd go meet up with them after dinner. Dinner was quite tasty, though they got his wrong the first time, and mine wasn't nearly as spicy as I would like. Walking down the street, we caught up with his friends sitting outside of a hookah bar, drinking. We decided to join them. Coyote bought himself a rum and orange juice, which was made stronger by the bartenders after he showed them a magic trick. I ended up drinking it all. The street punk friend decided to panhandle to get money for more booze, and I think made enough money to buy four more drinks. While sitting outside drinking a lovely band of ladies asked us what there was to do in St. Louis. We said not much but directed them towards the City Museum. They decided they couldn't go that far because their band had to play soon. Around this time, I was supposed to start heading home(I nor my friend drove. We both take the bus everywhere, or walk), but I decided I'd stay to see the band, and hope somebody would give me a place to crash.

We call his friend and we head off to the club where the band is playing, leaving the street punk and his lady behind. We get there and the lady says she needs to see everyone's ids before letting us in. I am the youngest one of the group, plus I am underage(20. So I can't legally drink). I am wary of giving her my id, but I do. Maybe it was because it was slow or something, but she looked at my id, and handed it back to me, and stamped my hand the same as everyone else's. I sat and drank at the bar, and nobody cared. Then we watched the band play. They were alright.

After that we headed to CBGB's, and hung out some more. Then to another place to drink, and then back to cbs, and then home. Home meaning the gentleman gypsy's house. Where we didn't sleep until 7 in the morning or so.

Lesson of the night: I need a better name. Or at least a good fake one. I met a Coyote, a Raven, a Thursday, and a Lazarus. I am just an Emaline.

Also: i am back, board.

Hat · « **Reply #1884 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:47 »

You said you didn't know any pirates

Hat · « **Reply #1885 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:49 »

Well you said you didn't know a lot of pirates but you'd think if you are boning a pirate you would consider that to be a primary source on pirating and reference it as such

Emaline · « **Reply #1886 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:52 »

I just started boning this pirate. And I think he is more of a gypsy than a pirate.

Hat · « **Reply #1887 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:53 »

Also you can't be a gypsy and a pirate that is unfair

Hat · « **Reply #1888 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:54 »

Are you sure that he isn't just a particularly flamboyant homosexual?

Like, really sure?

Hat · « **Reply #1889 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:56 »

There is a lot of room for crossover between all three

Emaline · « **Reply #1890 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:59 »

Yeah. I am pretty sure. I tried to talk him into pegging, but he just wasn't going for it. He said maybe if it was really really small, but who wants a small dick? I don't.

Plus, there were plenty of guys around that he could have hit on, but he did not. He did hit on a lot of the ladies though, and then tried to deny it. It was pretty amusing.

Hat · « **Reply #1891 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 19:59 »

Dude tommy you just fucked up my shot at the elusive quad post

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #1892 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 20:03 »

So my friend just sent me an incredibly nasty email about how he kinda hates me now because I am starting to maybe go out with one of his friends. My friend used to, and apparently still, has a big thing for me. I thought he had gotten over that because I had no evidence to tell me otherwise! I was wrong. Great. I feel really bad and I really like him as a friend and dont wanna lose him as one because of silly teenage-esque dramam but I'm also really mad that he would pull something like this. Like come on, move on and man up. And don't try to guilt me into not doing something that has nothing to do with you! If anything the dude I went out with and I were worried about our friend and had a whole conversation about how awesome he is and how we both care about him! What the hell, world? I find a nice dude and it shits on another friendship!

Jace · « **Reply #1893 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 20:47 »

Blog Thread!

Spent the last 20 or so minutes hanging out with one of the guys from the movie Dodgeball. He is staying at the hotel. Kickass blog thread, kickass.
If I recall he was Laser in the movie. I think this is neat guys. I meeted a celebrity

Emaline · « **Reply #1894 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 23:33 »

Dear Blead Throg,

Ok, so....I am really sorry to post too much on your pages, but...

So this guy from last night invited me to go traveling with him. On foot for the most part. Across the country. We'd probably mostly sleep outside, with no tent, as that seems like way too much to carry. We'd probably just have a tarp. Now, before he invited me to this, I had told another friend how I'd really love traveling around the country, taking pictures of real American folk art, and mom and pop businesses and their owners. I think that'd be pretty great.

So this seems like the perfect opportunity to do it. I am thinking of buying a good camera, and doing this. Would it be incredibly stupid? Is it going to be horrible? Am I too old to have such crazy unrealistic dreams? Should I do it?

Emaline · « **Reply #1895 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 00:57 »

He isn't planning on leaving until spring, so I guess he has that long to prove if he is an idiot or not to me. But judging by last night, and this morning, he is not an idiot. Just a bit eccentric maybe.

fatty · « **Reply #1896 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 01:29 »

emaline: there's no need to be sleeping outside when you're in civilised country. try http://www.couchsurfing.com/

Jackie Blue · « **Reply #1897 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 01:31 »

couchsurfing.com is a fantastic resource.

KvP · « **Reply #1898 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 01:40 »

Couchsurfing is indeed a great thing.

Quote from: Ptommydski on 21 Sep 2008, 00:49

Also, people with stupid names tend to be pretty stupid people because they usually decided at one point to go around telling people "Call me Foxtrot", "Call me Jetboy", "Call me Prime Time" etc.

Man, don't fuckin' sit there and even suggest to me that you would not be down with a man who calls himself Prime Time.

So anyway, I sat in a coffee shop today and wrote a bit about the people that I saw. It wasn't terribly substantial, I don't have the skills to write narrative things. I just tried to observe details, and speculate about their lives and what they were doing. I wasn't sure at first how this was going to benefit me, but even if what I write is shit, I've realized that I'm not spending that time mulling over things, and the less I'm doing that the better. When I'm alone in a room full of people I tend to become miserable very quickly as I realize how little I have in common with the cheery, sociable people around me. With this I can distract myself. With practice I might actually get good at it.

Also I'm going to buy me a MIDI controller! Get my midlife crisis out of the way 20 years early.

Tom · « **Reply #1899 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 02:26 »

They look at him and just see another customer; they don't know he's nursing a secret.

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