I'm vicariously living through K and her husband.
They're modem at home is down and they wanted to buy a fridge off of ebay.
So, after K logged into ebay, I got to talk to her husband on the phone while we checked out his watch list.
In the end, I bought a fridge!
It's the most money I've ever spent on ebay! And, it isn't even my money!
It gave me a glow all day.
(Off to drown my aching jaw in... hell... I hope we have ice cream in the house!)
Because I can... Real life pirates!
Swashbuckler's Cove I could spend hours here! Nautical terms, history of Caribbean islands, pirate facts...
from Pirates:
Bartholomew Roberts seem to be the most successful pirate. Between 1719 and 1722, he captured more than 400 ships off the coast of West Africa and Canada and the Caribbean. Roberts was a religious man and banned his crew from gambling. Strict as he was he was cruel to his prisoners. He would wear fine clothes while in battle.Bartholomew's Articles
1. All important decisions to be put to a vote.
2. Any man caught stealing shall be marooned.
3. All pistols and cutlasses will be kept clean.
4. No women allowed on board.
5. Any man who deserts ship in battle shall be put to death.
6. All crews quarrels will be settled on shore.
7. The captain and quartermaster to receive two shares of the booty; the master gunner, and boatswain, one and a half shares; other officers one and a quarter shares; all others, one shares each.
8. Injuries to be compensated. Any man who loses a limb in battle shall receive extra booty.
Scurvy Dogs Some general information
Pirates of the Spanish Main This is a nicely divided out links page...
Jolly Roger Flags flown by famous pirates.
I had today off (so I'm not working seven days in a row as I worked the weekend).
So, what did I do?
Well, I checked my email, caught up on some web stuff. Then...
I cleaned my room.
[waits for all the people who fainted to wake up]
[waits some more]
[decides to play some Battlechess to pass the time]
You guys up yet?
[admires nails]
Finally!
Well, after three hours of cleaning, I broke a nail. Stop laughing. Have you ever tore a nail off so that it bleeds? This sucker bleed so much I was sure I must've torn it half way off!
So, after getting the acrylic coating off of it, I find I only tore it to the quick.
So, off I go to my manicurist. Of course, I needed a fill, so it wasn't that bad. My nails are now a pretty pink color, and I have a little baby blue flower with black rhinestone on my ring fingers. Pretty! Girly!
And, I got my pre-ordered Piglet's Big Movie in the mail! Yay! I pre-order Disney movies from Disney so I get the free lithographs. And, they sent me the VHS version, not the DVD, which I ordered. Oh well, I got my lithograph (Very cute, the whole Winnie the Pooh gang huddling in Eeyore's hut in the snow). I'll just have to give this to a three year old I know and buy the DVD in the store.
And, after coming home, I acted normal. Didn't tell anyone that I cleaned my room. Finally, Ith came in and said,"Oh, you cleaned a little."
A little! I spent 3 plus hours on that! With three bags of trash!
And, except for the double shot of Jack Daniel's I decided to have for desert, that was the big parts of my day. (I prefer Scapa, but Jack will do in a pinch).
I'm off to bed now. Ta!
We just received a bottle of Monsel's solution (Which is a Ferric Subsulfate solution: Fe4(OH)2(SO4)5). It arrives in a container that is inflated to surround the bottle in an airtight bubble so there is no chance of breakage.
Here's the caution:
May cause skin irritation
May be harmful if swallowed
May affect behavior, metabolism, blood, liver, brain, genetic material and gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and urinary systems.Do not taste or swallow. Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing. Avoid breathing mist or vapor. Avoid prolonged or repeated exposure. Use with adequate ventilation. Wash thoroughly after handling.
FIRST AID: In case of contact, flush affected area with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Remove contaminated clothing and/or contact lenses if worn. If inhaled, remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. If irritation persists or if swallowed, call a physician.
What is this used for?
To stop bleeding during a colposcopy or cervical biopsy.
A lot of times, when working weekends, the pharmacist will pay for breakfast (Starbucks) and lunch (Usually pizza from the Roundtable Pizza down the street).
But on Sunday, the pharmacist wanted sushi. So, I took everyone's order and went down the street about three blocks to my favorite Japanese restaurant.
It's closed on Sundays.
So, I went around the block to another Japanese restaurant that isn't great, but not bad. Also closed on Sundays.
So, I had to walk back to the pharmacy (three blocks), past it, and walk another two blocks in the opposite direction to a third Japanese restaurant. Yay! They're open.
And, they have pocky!
Wooo! So, not only did I get sushi, I got pocky.
I am a happy ninja now.
So, I love playing the SIMs...
And, I like the Pirates of the Caribbean movie...
See where this is going?
I want skins from the movie.
I have a very big urge to see Captain Jack Sparrow dressed as a chef and cooking...
Of course, I can't find any of them! Bah... I must not be using the right search words...
Can anyone help?
Yeah! You!
Got a few extra bucks? Spare change? Want to give them to a good cause?
Well, I have one! The Blogathon 2003, which is happening today, is raising money for multiple funds.
You can go to the main Blogathon site and choose the site you want to sponser. I did a donation to a small victory, which I read regularly...
Go! Donate! Feel good!
I just spent the last hour and a half fiddling with MT code... And, somehow, I lost all of my personal links and quotes and the date!
[sigh]
At least now, I have a pretty banner on top.
Razzle frazzle stupid frickin' grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
OK... Now to pull my old stuff from the old template I have saved somewhere...
never again am I changing the banner layout! The banner, yes, but not the layout.
Update:Yay! I fixed it! And, just for Paul, cleavage cam is back!
I really like that banner (Yes, it's the same idea as my Aragorn banner page, but with a different subject)
Whew! I'm off to sleep now. Have to work this weekend (Blech)
So, I only worked half a day today due to a dental cleaning (I hate those. My whole mouth hurts for at least a day. Even though, now that I’ve had some Jack Daniels, it’s not too bad [g]) and Ith came up with a great idea.
We went to a 4:30pm showing of Pirates.
Arrrrrrr!
So, it’s 430pm, on a Thursday.
The theater was 90% full!
It’s amazing.
The movie has just entered it’s third week, and it’s still drawing in massive crowds. 90%! On a Thursday afternoon!!
Just came back from the third viewing of Pirates.
And, yes, the damn song is still in my head.
"And really bad eggs..."
I come from the south. Ergo, my parents are southerners. I grew up all over the south, and spent a few years in England, due to the fact that my mother was in the Air Force.
While in England, my father came across a pheasant killed by a car. I can't remember if he hit the bird or just picked it up from the side of the road.
Pheasant tastes pretty good! Yes, I have eaten road kill. Granted, it's high falutin' road kill, but it's still road kill.
And, I remember when we were living in Texas, we found a quail with a broken wing outside our apartment building. My mom brought the bird in and kept it in a laundry basket full of towels for the night until we could take it to the SPCA. My father kept hovering over it saying things like, "Come on, honey! Quail is damn fine eatin'!"
My mom stood firm and refused my father his culinary delight...
Aye, Ah be obsessed with that there movie out abou' pirates, mate.
Arrrrrr!
Firstly, an animated gif
A list of quotes be 'ere
Lastly, a mini 'diary':
Day 1
Saw Pirates of the Caribbean for the second time (Now to be known as PotC so I don't have to fight my brain to remember how to spell Caribbean).
Will Turner: Woof
Jack Sparrow: eh, why not. Woof
Three things:
1) That damn song is now stuck in my head
2) Arrrrrr!
3) Oh yeah, awesome movie.
Day 2
Arrrr!
Song still stuck in head
Day 3
Arrrr! is now turning into ARGH!
That damn song will not leave me head!
Day 4
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho!
AAAAAAAAAAA!!!
MAKE... IT... STOP...
Small measure of comfort in the fact that coworkers also have song stuck in head.
Downside? They be out to kill me, me thinks.
Day 5
Coworker tried to place 'Small World' in head. Worked for bit.
Decided that 'Pirate's Life' semi-hellish, but 'Small World' epitome of the lowest, dankest, hottest rung of hell.
Put Yo ho back in head.
Will and Jack: Still woof!
Want to see PotC at least 28 more times (Have to beat LotR: Fellowship viewing record!)
Update: I can't believe I forgot the page of screen-caps I found! Is where I got the pictures for the animated gif...
K is now out to kill me. She's stated that if I say anything pirate related, or sing/whistle/hum 'A Pirate's Life for Me', she'll slap me.
And, every time I open my mouth, she gets ready.
So, I had the store manager come over and go 'Arrrrr!'
I hightailed it away after that.
I'm dead to her now.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
(Arrrrr, y'all! is a Southern Pirate)
Some Pirates of the Caribbean Thoughts and Musing
So, if you haven't the movie, I'm going to be talking about it all, so it's behind a 'more' field to stop people from seeing spoilers.
But, first, I just had to share the song that will not leave my head. I've had it stuck in my head since around Friday.
YO HO (A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME) Lyrics by Xavier Atencio and music by George BrunsYo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We're beggars and blighters, ne'er-do-well cads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
I did a web search for the lyrics...
I've already gotten three people at work out to kill me because I caused them to get this song stuck in their head. [beam]
Not only that, but I find myself going 'Arrr!' and 'Avast!' and using other piratical terminology.
Some character thoughts:
Elizabeth Swann – I enjoyed having a female lead that stayed historically accurate but was still a strong female character. She was a proper English lady of that time period. She just happened to be strong willed, and wielded a mean golden staff when called for. And, I know that I would've screamed and been scared out of my wits if I was suddenly thrust among a ship crew of animate skeletons with no preparation.
Commodore Norrington – A 3D character. Writers didn't fall into either stereotype of this character being evil, or a bumbling idiot. He gives up the woman he's come to care about to the man she loves. I personally thought he saw Elizabeth as a good match, but wasn't really in love with her. They'd probably have been content together.
Governor Swann – He was a bit of wuss to me, but then again, he is a politician and probably an aristocrat. Not really a combo for death defying feats and daring-do.
Captain Jack Sparrow – OK, this is an awesome character. When I first saw the previews for the movie, I couldn't stop laughing at the eye make-up (I called it the 'Goth-trans-gendered-captain-pirate-guy' look). But, having seen the movie, it works. I love the way he walks and his whole manner (I've gotten very good at walking like him). A great way to get people to underestimate him.
William Turner – Woof. Very cute. Drool. Now that I've gotten that out of my system. It was interesting that as the male lead, he was an upstanding citizen, but by the end of the movie, he was bashing the heads of the redcoats in right along with Jack.
The writers did a good job of having general borderline stereotypes, then not acting stereotypical. An example was the two bumbling redcoats. When they climb aboard the Dauntless near the end and see that the crew is fighting off undead pirates, they shake hands and not at each other. Now, the stereotypical follow up of that would be that they would run off and hide. Not them, they jumped right into the fray.
The special effects were, needless to say, awesome! I especially loved how they did the fight between Jack and Barbossa at the end and jumping in and out of moonlight. The effect lasted only seconds, probably took months to do each bit, and made the whole scene much more effective and realistic.
I liked how Captain Sparrow's pirate crew were three dimensional. They didn't have much screen time compared to others in the cast, but they all had distinct characters.
The yellow contacts on a lot of the pirates were a nice touch. Nice little show of borderline scurvy.
OK... I'm going back to work. (Wrote this in bits and pieces all day)
I've been waiting about a week to put this set up. But, since one of the quotes has to do with Ith's Birthday gift (her Bday was a few days ago), I had to wait... Anyway, here's the newest batch of work quotes:
I'll be floating... like a deadly butterfly.
I'm going to have to pee pretty soon.
It's not the same. I want to crush cars.
I wonder if this doctor is trying to conserve ink. Maybe that's why he writes so small.
I can't make them last. I have to crunch them. Like men.
"Can you feel the love tonight?"
"You know it. Could be a rash though."
It's cold in here... Let's take our clothes off and use them as blankets.
"Do you know what's torture?"
"Other than muppet porn?"
May your shit come to life and kiss you on the face. -- Frank Zappa
"You're evil! You're evil, incarnate!"
"I know, I try."
Where can I get a good lunch for $1.75?
She called me with some stupid thing. Where's the dishwashing soap? How would I know? Do I have it stuck up my ass or something?
The eye make-up was like "Goth-trans-gendered-captain-pirate-guy"...
"Are you giving out money?"
"Free samples, yes.. But, I just closed the register. I'm so sorry, you're too late."
Hey, how are you doing? Me? I'm burning in Hell down here.
"I'm real tempted to..."
"Rub your naked body against it. No, resist."
"...keep this book for myself!"
It couldn't have been better if I had been a lazy shit.
"I know they both want to see Chippendales."
"No. Not really. When you're more masculine than them, there's really no point."
So, starting tomorrow, all of management will be in Las Vegas for the warehouse distributor's trade show.
Because, you see, not only will every single member of management be out of town until Monday, but K (who is the only other person in the troubleshooting department) is gone too (Which means my workload goes from too much to "i'm-going-to-kill-the-next-idiot-who-screams-my-name-across-the-pharmacy-in-panic").
And, I learn the best news today. Oh, this is just the icing on the cake. One of the pharmacists working the days everyone else is gone hasn't worked since we put in the new robotic system (joy).
And. another pharmacist working hasn't worked in our pharmacy in a year and a half.
Bloody hell! I am so glad I have that bottle of Jack Daniels at home. I feel like I'm going to need it.
Every time K goes out of town, I keep a letter on my computer to her (behind a password) and give it to her when she comes back. She always enjoys my letters.
Predictions:
-I'm going to be stressed and snappy as hell.
-Half the employees will be out of dress code.
-I'm going to have a work pile of about 3 inches a day.
During last year's trade show, I created the 'Killing Lasts a Moment, Maiming a Lifetime' pinup between K and I's monitors and I also created a few other signs... One of which was "Line forms here. No cutting."
A guy came in today complaining that his insurance (which is a Cobra plan, meaning he pays for the monthly premiums, as he's no longer employed where he started his insurance plan) is stating that he got his prescriptions on 06/09/03.
He says that he got them on 06/10/03. Because he picked them up on that day, his insurance should have been charged that day.
We don't work like that. If we did, it would be a madhouse, trying to get all the prescriptions filled when people come in for them. As it is, it's a 20 minute wait for medications when you turn in a prescription (which is still loads better than the chain pharmacies, which make you wait an hour plus).
He keeps harping on and on and on and on and on and on about it.
It's a *&%$#^@ day!!!
GAH!
I must take deep breaths and remember K and I's motto at work: Killing only lasts a moment, maiming, a lifetime
I need to cross stitch that to hang between our terminals. I think I'll work on it after I get done with my current project, which is a friend's birthday gift.
So, Ith, her brother, and I just came back from two movies.
We were going to watch Finding Nemo, but it was sold out.
So, we went to Pirates of the Caribbean.
I have one word for that movie: Bitchin'!
This movie was so good that not only would I go back and see it in the theater, I'd pay full price.
It had a good story line, lots of great swashbuckling, tons of touches from the ride (from the obvious to the not so obvious where you had to have been on the ride again and again and again and again and again to get it...), great lines, the special effects were awesome (and some of the bits were so quick if you blinked, you'd miss it), and I liked the characters.
They had a female lead that stayed true to the time period, but she wasn't ditzy or a 'screamer'. [almost faints]
Johnny Depp's character... from the previews, I didn't think I'd be able to look at his face without laughing at the eyes... but, it works for the character. That, and the walk. I really liked that character.
And, if you haven't been yet, stay through the credits... there's a bit at the end.
Then, we went to see the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Peta Wilson is in it! Denise and I went "I didn't know she was in it!" when her name popped up in the opening credits.
It was a so-so movie. I'd pay matinee price to see it again, maybe... If I was with someone else and there were no other movies on I wanted to see... (We ended up having to pay full price for both)... And, it seemed the only special effects company in the world not working on the movie was Weta! There were at least 10 special effects companies in the credits. Some parts were totally unbelievable (There is no way it could be that big and go through that small space... and, that vehicle was fixed way too quickly...)
I did like the special effects on the vampire though.
To tell you how much we liked Pirates, after leaving the theater from seeing League, we were talking about the Pirates movie. That, and Ith and I keep going "Arrr!" at each other...
(Just so you know, I met Ith when I was 20)
I had a dream last night that I woke up, I was suddenly 14 again, and it was my first day of high school.
First of all, I didn't wear that tshirt with a cartoon character on it to shchool.
Second of all, I decided to go for a compounding pharmacist license instead of accounting.
Those are two major changes I remember...
Of course, I spent the whole dream going "Oh, I need to tell Ith this... Oh, DAMN!" and "I need to check my email... Oh, DAMN!"
Reached into my 'secret stash' of tampons at work and grabbed one. (Yes, it's that time of the month. Stop the damn jokes). A coworker saw me, and as I was to the bathroom, she yelled out, "Have fun!".
I don't ever want to know about her private life!
I went to the fireworks tonight with Ith and her family. We took two cars.
Ith's parents insisted we had to be there an hour and fifteen minutes early so we'd get a parking space on the lookout we went to.
We got there. There was four cars there.
Up until twenty minutes before the program, there was parking spaces.
We were bored.
Here's how we passed the time.
-taking the pile of stuffed animals that we have on the dash and did plays (My favorites where the buffalo being hunted by the wolf and ending up in a cat fight and the tiger tangoing with the panda.)
-I wrote BORED! on a piece of pocketsize notebook paper and pasted it to the window where Ith's parents could see it.
-Ith stole my BORED! sign and waved it at me. I stole it back and wrote SO? on the other side and waved it back at her.
-We danced in our seats to 80's music and western music (singing 'Celebrity' by Brad Paisley all the way through).
-Counting the minutes by counting the songs... every song was about five minutes or so.
Was a pretty good show. Started out being colored fog, but the fog burnt off a bit and we were able to see the middle to end of the show.
He's back... Psycho patient from here and here called me again. Again, I've typed this as he said it to me.
I don't want to make an appointment because men are discriminated against on the Monterey Penninsula.God was crucified. Jesus was pierced in the hands and feet. I was only pierced in the side, but that's still godly.
I know there is an effort to kill me on the penninsula.
I've never heard of a medical professional getting incarcinated for any infraction of the law.
What if the doctor is tricking you? They could call back saying that they never called the prescription in?
[employee's name] has an old grudge against me from when she was at [pharmacy name]
You guys keep trying to give me blood poisoning.
If people find out that I have an ostomy, they throw me in the garbage can, literally.
People laugh at me and call me filthy names.
Blonde employee gave me a dirty look when she gave me my items. She's going to go around town saying, "You know him? I know his dirty secret."
You want me to die a slow, agonizing death as a shriveled thing because I can't eat.
You guys are lying me out naked.
I'm treated like some sort of mutilated monster.
I've printed out the full list of what he's said to me in the last four phone calls and gave it to the manager to see if he can't do something... He's starting to scare me.
Yes, it's another list from moi!
The simple things in life I like.
-Driving barefoot on a warm day
-Snuggling in freshly washed sheets on a rainy day with a good book
-Sitting outside a coffee shop with friends, enjoying a espresso drink and conversation
-A bag of sunflower seeds
-Petting my cat
-Watching little kids playing in the park
-Sunbathing
-Getting a new CD
-Playing a new expansion for the SIMs
I'll add more when I think of them...
