posterity:
me: "so, guess what I learned to do yesterday!"
jordie: "I hope it's not sexual."
me: "unless port forwarding is some sort of new slang, it's not sexual."
both: [helpless giggling]
February 25, 2006
February 21, 2006
johari:
This Johari meme is interesting, but I think it could be better implemented by having the first user choose more things that they feel suits them and also by maybe having a section for traits that they don't feel apply.
anyway, give mine a shot: http://kevan.org/johari?name=heeeraldo
February 20, 2006
unpleasant first / phonephylactic
fell down the stairs yesterday, having slipped on a drawing my cousin "decorated" the stairs with. nothing broken, but I definitely felt it this morning, so if you're wondering why I'm not sitting, now you know.
also: I figured out how to get mp3 ringtones onto my phone1, but have yet to find one that doesn't turn me into That Guy2. Any suggestions?
1. I've joined the ranks of the RAZR'd.
2. y'know - That Guy; the one wearing the band's shirt to the show (or a Guinness shirt in an Irish-themed pub), or the one whose ringtone gets stuck in your head or the one who orders the ridiculous drink, doubling your wait time. The ones responsible for an unending stream of low-level annoyances. I don't want to be one.
February 04, 2006
my alarm clock is currently in a box somewhere, and so I've been using my iPod and a pair of speakers to wake myself up. Today, it was House of Jealous Lovers, which prompted a full-on pajamaclad dance party.
after a little hungover fumbling with slippers, I remembered that I hadn't plugged my phone in and so I went to retrieve it from my coat pocket.
...and found the trial packet of lube Jess had left in there.
January 31, 2006
day 3
the process of moving and painting and scrubbing and whatnot felt a lot like production week. I'm not really sure how else to put it.
still not entirely settled; have been rearranging clothing and "stuff" and wondering where the hell the first four trades of 100 Bullets have gone.
my bed is fantastic.
my room ended up looking pretty good; I was concerned before the furniture arrived because the walls looked very boring but now that it's here they provide a balance to the overwhelming greenness of everything else. I'll put up a picture when I find the camera, mostly for Brie. Also Drew, who reads these things secretly and then spews details when you run into him at the Gallery, which is freaky as all fuck.
tangential: it's been pointed out to me that I could take the 44 and then the skytrain, thus meaning that I would traverse the entire length of the "Expo Line" every day. I'm sort of tempted.
January 30, 2006
breaking deep cover
not quite done moving, but the major stuff is over.
beds are fantastic.
the rest of my life has left me behind, though, so I've got some catching up to do, which promises to be interesting, at the very least.
also: Rob and I are going "routers and pants" shopping on saturday. anyone else interested?
January 25, 2006
January 15, 2006
0700-0900
three things:
- Jack 3, necks 0.
- "If you don't tell me what I want to know, then it'll just be a question of how much you want it to hurt."
- (swoon)
drowning in cardboard
actual content:
so many boxes.
SO MANY BOXES.
10 days left until we get possession of the new house, 11 until I repaint my room (grey walls/white trim, dark green furniture1 and carpet, leaf-themed fabrics2), and 13 until we move in proper.
I watched my mother talk a salesperson into reducing the price of my mattress/base thingamadoo from $599 + tax + delivery ($722 total) down to $550, all-in. it blew my mind. I guess the Force is strong in her.
footnotes:
- I didn't choose it; am going to use my brother's old furniture until we move again, which is apparently planned for two to three years from now. Said date also provides me with a window to get my name off the mortgage3 and move out in, come to think of it...
- I'm sure Brie wanted to know.
- Having seen enough families torn apart by feuds over property and money, my parents decided that the three of us should have an equal stake in the deed, so that when they pass on, we all automatically have the house. It's utterly sensible, and had the bizarre side effect of me signing off on mortgages about ten years before I'd planned to.
total asides:
- the fact that the HTML tag for superscripts is "sup" amuses me a little.
- I blame the new penchant for long footnotes on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which has long and rambling footnotes that are often more interesting than that particular stage of the story.
- I will, at some point, post a list of things I have found while putting things in boxes.
- 24 starts tonight. People at Jon's, expect phone calls during breaks.
January 10, 2006
give me grace and chemicals
- one of these days, I'll figure out how to write an autobiographical statement that isn't a total wank.
- moving date got moved up a week, so the moving weekend is the one of/after Cold Fusion. Sorry, P-Lau.
- along those lines, I guess I should start packing 2 boxes a day, instead of my leisurely 1.5.
- I'm doing nothing for elections, and it's freeing. So freeing, I'll spare the analogies.
- SNAKES ON A PLANE!!! (link goes to webcomic which links to article about ridiculous movie.)
January 06, 2006
note to self:
make shirts with taglines:
- recommended for use in conjunction with pants
- i need tungsten to live
...other suggestions?
January 03, 2006
administrative:
images are down again, and I can't be bothered to set up a new ripway account; I think it might be time for me to redesign and/or move to another image host.
resolutions:
I have yet to not thoroughly fuck up my resolutions, so here's my list for 2006:
- get fat, by not going swimming or to the gym.
- continue to live at home
- forget that I am, in fact, pretty damn awesome.
- work >2 jobs over the summer.
- cling to the AUS/AMS, like a whelk. Or perhaps a limpet.
actual thoughts:
these last few days of break are the only ones that have felt like a break should; packed with familiar faces and new stories, basking in the warm glow of remembered (mis)adventures and trading plans for whatever comes next.
an outline with which to finish this post.
Dec 29: beers with minischool gang
Dec 30: quitting PNE, Samosa Garden, Maggie and Joe's
Dec 31: LDB with Mom, Partysaver, Sarah's
Jan 1: Drunken Aunts
Jan 2: Cities and Knights of Catan
January 01, 2006
year-ender
backdated because I wrote this and forgot to post it, so even though you're seeing it on the 3rd (or later), it's from the 1st.
meme starts here
1. What did you do in 2005 that you'd never done before?
Ran two campaigns at once, four jobs at another time, worked on the field at the Fair, got onto the ACF Exec, spent more than half of it on the couch, succumbed to iPod fever, settled with ICBC, and signed a mortgage, which I wasn't expecting to have to do for a good five to ten years.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No and yes.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
A cousin in Calgary, so sort of.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No.
5. What countries did you visit?
The US.
6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
To move out.
7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 8-23
January 27
February 13
February 26
March 24
April 1
April 8
April 28
May 14
October 13
October 27
Nov 7
Dec 13
Dec 30
would I like to forget the summer? yes. will I? probably not.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Leading two elections to victory, PMOing, inching my parents towards the realization that I am not, in fact, thirteen.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I gave up.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the opposite; the back is getting better.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
iPod, E4's.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
They know who they are.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
They know who they are, too.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Tuition. Then clothes, food, booze, etc.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Work.
16. What song will always remind you of 2005?
And Then You Kissed Me - The Cardigans.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier.
b) thinner or fatter? Maybe a few pounds thinner.
c) richer or poorer? Richer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Gym time, studying.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Commute, meetings.
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
At home.
21. Did you fall in love in 2005?
Yes. No. I'm confused.
Hold me?
22. How many one-night stands?
None.
23. What was your favourite TV program?
Battlestar Galactica.
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nobody new.
25. What was the best book you read?
Comics, again. Fables and Fell.
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
in terms of most listened to, probably Okkervil River or Wolf Parade.
in terms of obscurity, Imogen Heap, or perhaps Vitalic.
Oh, and I had an advance copy of Arular before you did, so nyar.
27. What did you want and get?
Material stuff, jobs.
28. What did you want and not get?
Material stuff, freedom.
29. What was your favourite film of this year?
none worth noting.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
20, and nothing, due to exams.
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Less couch time.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
I like coats.
33. What kept you sane?
Dark chocolate, raspberry juice, and JD.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Fancy? Not really any of them.
Kiefer Sutherland continues to be awesome, though.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
AdScam.
36. Who did you miss?
Mostly Jill, Naf, and Neil; everyone else I see fairly frequently.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
Jess Klug. Also perhaps Bernie, because we'd met before but never actually talked.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005:
there are two types of family; the ones you're born with and the ones you choose.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
got a hand
So I got a fist
So I got a plan
It's the best that I can do
Now we'll say it's in God's hands
But God doesn't always have the best goddamn plans, does he?
December 25, 2005
December 24, 2005
waffling
so I have a waffle maker, but I have no recipe to use in it.
A search of the internet(s) provides countless recipes, all of which seem to have some interestingness. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to try them all out. Years of watching America's Test Kitchen and endless spare time have left me with the ability to pull out what ingredients affect which variables, and from there I'll eventually work out a pretty awesome recipe, I hope.
what does what is beyond the cut
these are pretty much the basics required for waffles and/or pancakes.
dry
baking powder: provides the majority of the lift, but too much leaves an unpleasant aftertaste.
flour: the structure and fillingness. too much and it's sodden, too little and you're eating an omelette.
sugar: not just sweetness, but also browning control.
salt: a pinch is necessary in any baked goods to bring the other flavors forward. put a little in your hot chocolate some time.
wet
milk: most recipes used milk instead of water. I don't know why. Maybe it's a flavor thing.
liquid fat: I don't know what this does. I think it makes the flour not build too many bonds, allowing for a tender waffle.
egg whites: when beaten and then folded in, they provide lightness to the batter.
egg yolks: richness, also so you don't have random yolks kickin' it in the fridge.
vanilla: to reduce the eggyness of it all.
rundown
tuesday:
Went to Celebrities with the intention to party down, but instead ended up people watching with Al and Neil. Half the people who were coming didn't get in, so Al and I ditched to go back to his place and watch Serenity and play the drinking game. More accurately, we were drinking according to abridged rules, else we get wasted on rules designed for a 40-minute show. Specifically: Drink when Chinese is spoken. Drink when Mal is chivalrous. Drink when powers are used for evil. Drink when people get punched. Discovered that someone had drank the Jack I'd left at Kerrisdale Alpha in preparation for the party I didn't make it to.
Was distracted by Tanqueray and raspberry ginger ale in conjunction with the AlMac on which we were watching Serenity (which was pretty cool and means I'll probably throw Firefly on the iPod next.)
wednesday:
Slept in.
Went to work.
Ran into Vanessa on the 135, which negated any concerns I had about being late. Read book Neil gave me on music writing. Worked and drank gatorade, would have been skull-crushingly bored if not for the other people there, which pretty much sums up work at the PNE.
thursday:
More PNE. Mom gave me a ride into Vancouver on her way to physio, so I got dropped off at 29th Ave station at 7:twentysomething AM, and on a #16 shortly thereafter. Had coffee at nondescript place on Hastings and Nanaimo. Had London Fog at Starbucks while waiting for Asian bakeries to open so I can get some egg tarts and other baked goods for work munching. No egg tarts within timeframe, so I trudge to work and, well, work.
Someone decides that they need to do a Starbucks run, and in a moment of confusion, I order another London Fog instead of something caffeinated to keep me awake. Said drink bites me in the ass again when it gets knocked over and onto the E4's - momentary panic and disassembly later, things are fine.
Later the same day, we get pulled aside individually as to extend contracts, which is when I mention that I won't be renewing mine, and that while it's been fun and the people are great, I think it's time to move on. And so I will. My last shift is the 30th, at which point I'll hand over the key, ID, and uniform, and go down to two jobs for the first time since... September 2004.
On way home, buy coat. You'll probably all see it soonish, as it's warm and less formal than the calf-length one.
Friday:
spend day at home, with exception of errands with mother.
I now own a wafflemaker.
December 20, 2005
larger news:
we're moving at the end of January.
it's farther into Surrey, but at least I have a bedroom again. And apparently my own bathroom.
sea change
Looking at the archives, I seem to be posting big huge overviews and then not writing anything for two to three weeks at a time, which means my frontpage posts go all the way back to October.
Weirdly, my hits have gone up.
I don't know if I want to retire this or make more regular (Alasdair-style, perhaps?) posts. Maybe I'll try both and see.
something original I said
from Koerner's last night with Jon F:
"...Dr. Phil's a grade A douchebag."
"See, now I don't know about that. If I had a vagina, he totally wouldn't be allowed near it."
December 12, 2005
because I have nothing original to say
that's not entirely true, but since most of the original things I have to say are either mopetacular or involve a certain NES-controller-tattooed girl that I'd like to see more of (and should probably call) that I'm not much in the mood to recount, you'll have to settle for the Winter Holiday A1 Wishlist meme that makes its way around, as memes are wont to do.
it's a bit longish, so it's behind some cuts.
anyway:
the instructions
my wishes
my info
Step One
Step Two
There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special
my wishes.
my wishes
I totally lost steam between 5 and 8, but whatever.
my info
gerald dot deo at gmail dot com
gerald deo
one one six six three eighty-sixth avenue
delta, bc
v four c two x five
Remember: do what you want, put up your lists so other people can do you... up.
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