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Mar. 14th, 2008 @ 09:39 pm what the hell
hey I haven't posted in forever, why not throw out a meme? you all know this one...

[01] Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
[02] Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
[03] Post them here for everyone to guess.
[04] Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
[05] No Googling/using IMDb search functions!

1. "What do you have against the Family Circus?"
"It's evil.
"Besides that."
"Ok. Location, mostly. Bottom right corner, just waiting to suck. It's the last thing you read, and it spoils everything you read before."
"You could just not read it."
"I hate it, but I am uncontrollably drawn to it." (EDIT: I changed this quote because this is more fun, and a better example from the movie.) - Go, [info]meryddian

2. "How about if I wait six weeks to call. I could tell her I found her number while I was cleaning out my wallet, I can't remember where we met. I'll ask her what she looks like and then I'll ask her if we fucked. How about that? Would that be money?" Swingers, [info]dendraphile

3. "Good moonin, boys! Good moonin! I have been up since the crack of dawn and I had to *ass* you a question."

4. "You know... there were lots of things I was game for that you never said."
"Like?"
"Eating ants... insulting the unemployed... loving you like crazy."

5. "I think if Gandhi had to spend a prolonged amount of time with you, he'd end up beating the shit out of you, too." Igby Goes Down, [info]meryddian

6. "You want more mysterious? I'll just try and think, "Where the hell's the whiskey?" Lost in Translation, [info]bonjour_kitty

7. "You really think they're gonna let you put out a whole movie just about tits?"
"Sure. Who doesn't like tits?" The Aviator, [info]pandoras_chaos

8. "Hey, I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I'm certainly not the dumbest. I mean, I've read books like "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Love in the Time of Cholera", and I think I've understood them. They're about girls, right? Just kidding. But I have to say my all-time favorite book is Johnny Cash's autobiography "Cash" by Johnny Cash." High Fidelity, [info]bonjour_kitty

9. "I believe if there's any kind of God it wouldn't be in any of us, not you or me but just this little space in between. If there's any kind of magic in this world it must be in the attempt of understanding someone sharing something. I know, it's almost impossible to succeed but who cares really? The answer must be in the attempt."

10. "They exited out the front door. They had no idea what they were in for. Now they're staring at six men with guns drawn. It was a fucking ambush. This was a fucking bomb dropping on Beaver Cleaverville. For a few seconds, this place was Armageddon! There was a firefight!" Boondock Saints, [info]dendraphile

11. "What's your name?"
"FUCK. YOU. That's my name" Glen Garry Glen Ross, [info]gypsy_molotov

12. "My name? If you knew that, you'd be as clever as me." Layer Cake, [info]talking_minott

13. "Hey! What are you doing here?"
"Just listening... All right, you got me. I'm a scout for the Gophers. Been watching your game for a month, but that story right there just clenched it. You got heart kid. How soon can you be in Minneapolis?"
"Yeah?"
"Cold winters, but they got a great transit system."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, yeah?"
"There's a thesaurus in the library. Yeah is under "Y". Go ahead, I'll wait"

14. "That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet." Juno, [info]bonjour_kitty

15. "Nobody sits like this rock sits. You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us how to just sit here and that's what we need."
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Apr. 14th, 2007 @ 10:44 am Life Update
Current Mood: excited
So, my internet at home has been screwy lately, so I haven't been able to update, check e-mail, etc... This morning it seems to be working, so I'll take this opportunity to share a few exciting things.

First, I won something! At work, the first three months of the year, there is a promotion for Lettuce Entertain You Frequent Diner memberships. For every one a server sells, they get money in the form of a Visa Gift Card. I've always loved this promotion because I find it an easy way to make some extra spending money. I sold 43 this year, and will be using my gift cards to buy an mp3 player, a new bike, and some Wii gear. In addition to that, however, my manager wanted to recognize me for selling more than all the other servers combined, so he also bought me a round-trip plane ticket to anywhere in the continental US on United. !!! He has been telling me for weeks that he had "something special" for me, but I figured it would be a set of cufflinks for my tuxedo, or something else job-related. I was greatly surprised and pleased, of course, when he finally told me what the surprise was... </brag>

And on the theme of work: I found a job prospect in which I am greatly interested. I've been seeing a lot of recruiting posters and billboards for a company called CDW, so I looked them up on-line. Apparently they're in information technology sales, but they're job requirements didn't mention having to know any programming languages or even have a very advanced degree. So I wondered what EXACTLY was the job? Was it telemarketing? Or was it an honest sales job? As luck would have it, one of the instructors at my school actually works for CDW, so I asked him about it. Yes, it is honest sales in IT, and no you don't need a lot of technical smarts. They train pretty intensively, give good benefits, and pay a decent salary to start, plus commission. So I'm interested. I'm having [info]penguinsinabath look over my resume, cuz that's what she does, and then I'm going to have my instructor put in a few good words for me. So by then end of the month I may have a new job!

If that one doesn't work out I also have another prospect, but I'm not as excited about this one. My current restaurant is actually looking for a catering sales assistant, since the lady currently in this position is moving to Hawaii. I'm so jealous... but yeah, it seems like it would be a glorified secretary job. But it would be with people I already know and love, so there would be little awkwardness. It would also be experience in an office setting and I would get to work with a sales team, both of which would only help my resume. And I would get to STOP waiting tables, which is the main reason I'm looking for a new job to begin with.

So yeah. That's my life right now.
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Apr. 2nd, 2007 @ 02:47 pm Moving right along...
Current Location: Library
Current Mood: accomplished
So, it's been a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. Biggest piece of news: [info]dirtgoblin, [info]penguinsinabath and I have all decided on an apartment to share. It's a nice 3 bedroom in Logan Square for pretty cheap. yay.

Now, on to my next Big Decision: the new job. While looking for an apartment, at one point the three of us went through an apartment-finding service. It occurred to me while talking with the representative that 1. this job would be kinda nice, and 2. I would be pretty good at this. I've always thought I would be good at sales. I mean, waiting tables IS a sales job as well as a service job, if you do it right. Plus, I could imagine the oney being decent, at least.

So, a question: does anyone out there in the LJ-reading public know someone in the apartment-search business? A reference? Someone I could talk to about the industry and ask a few questions? If so, and if it's alright with all parties, I'd be interested to get more information.
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Mar. 23rd, 2007 @ 02:41 pm I have a new toy!
Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: on my ZUNE!
Lo and behold, I have finally joined the musical revolution and bought myself an mp3 player! but seeing as I hate Apple and didn't want it taking over my computer, I went with a Microsoft Zune instead. it's synchronizing with my computer right now.

yay!
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Mar. 1st, 2007 @ 09:24 pm it's that time again...
Current Location: soon to be old apartment
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: SR-71
...time to move. UGH.

Yup, in less than two months I will have to vacate this apartment so they can renovate and turn it into condos. fucking yuppies...

A few of you faithful readers and friends have mentioned, sometime in the past year, the possibility of having an extra room available or something along those lines. What I need to know now is how many of those offers, if any, still stand. I would much rather live with people I know, of course, than go on Craigslist. Also, if those offers stand, I need to know the time frame so I can make temporary arrangements, if need be.

And of course, if you are reading this and have not previously made any such offer, but now think you would like to live with me, by all means let me know.

Thanks everyone.
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Feb. 21st, 2007 @ 10:13 pm my day as a model
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Scrubs soundtrack
The photo shoot went very well today. Very SLOOOOOOOOWLY, but well.

( a long shoot deserves a long post... )
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Feb. 20th, 2007 @ 11:32 am AAAAHHHHHH!
Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: Green Day - Novocaine
O.M.G!!!!!

I had an audition yesterday for a modeling gig. Although I'm not actively seeking work in theater anymore, I'm still listed with an agency and occasionally they'll send me out for commercials or modeling gigs. Well, yesterday's was for a drug company, for a print and web ad for HIV medication, I think...

I just got a call from my agency. I got the booking.

WOOO-HOOOOOOO!

ps. two other thoughts: 1. I can now *officially* call myself a model, and 2. apparently I look like I have HIV. but I don't care, it's a paying gig.
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Feb. 19th, 2007 @ 03:57 pm huzzah!
Current Mood: excited
I finally got my taxes done today. I was worried that, because I made significantly more than I expected last year and pay my taxes quarterly, I would end up owing the government to the tune of maybe a grand or so... But as it turns out, they owe me about a thousand. I'm ok with that.

God bless H&R Block.
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Feb. 15th, 2007 @ 02:31 am my new theory on love...
Current Location: silence
Current Mood: tired
After a long night of waiting on lovey-dovey couples, a few drinks, and some insightful conversation on relationships, a co-worker of mine came up with this quote:

"Love chess is nowhere near as fun as love checkers..." (Matty B.)

and it all made so much sense. I think that's my new philosophy on relationships.
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Feb. 7th, 2007 @ 12:50 am late night randomness
Current Mood: listless
Current Music: Scrubs soundtrack
TheraFlu... NyQuil... Tylenol Sinus & Allergy... aren't all these drugs supposed to knock my ass out?!

Granted, I'm not using them all at this moment. Just TheraFlu. But in the past, especially when I relied on the "Big Fuckin' Q" to quell my sinus infections in college, I remember these cold medicines having a definite side effect of drowsiness. y'know, the ones that have warnings on the labels like "don't operate heavy machinery", "avoid alcohol", and "enjoy the ride cuz this shit will fuck you up"? Ok, that last one was actually what a friend in college told me, but I think it still counts as a warning...

So in other news, yeah, I've been a little under the weather today. It started last night with a sore throat, as it always does. It was mostly unchanged this morning, so I took some TheraFlu daytime to get me through my double shift at work. I made it through lunch, barely, then gave away my night shift to come home and rest. I've felt better since I've been home, and I attributed it to the medicine finally kicking in. When I felt symptoms returning late in the evening, I self-medicated with a glass of scotch (thank you, [info]grovereatworld), ate myself silly on casserole (thank you, [info]scarletcurls), and then before bed followed with TheraFlu nighttime.

That was over an hour ago. And yet here I am. Wide awake.
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Jan. 21st, 2007 @ 03:57 pm Just to make things very clear....
Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: Edwin McCain - Go Be Young
There seems to be some confusion lately. Allow me to make a few things clear:

-TC and I are, obviously, no longer lovers. We will never be so again.
-TC and I are not friends, and it is very improbable we will ever be so again.
-To put it succinctly: TC is out of my life, and I am out of hers.
-Any information to the contrary, whether implied or directly stated, is at best inaccurate or at worst a lie.
-This separation should not affect anyone except TC and myself, in my opinion. I understand other people may have feelings about it, and I respect that. I'm open to discussion about such feelings, and I apologize for any inconvenience or negativity it creates. It is never my intention to create drama.

Thank you, friends, for listening and understanding.
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Jan. 15th, 2007 @ 01:00 am (no subject)
Current Mood: pleasantly exhausted
Current Music: Eric Clapton - Unplugged
A new favorite quote, courtesy of [info]bonjour_kitty:

"But dont be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics dont learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow. Saying 'yes' leads to knowledge. 'Yes' is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say 'yes.'" -- Stephen Colbert
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Jan. 7th, 2007 @ 10:31 pm PS
I don't have a LOT of people's e-mails, I realize. I'm trying to send an evite so I can keep track of RSVPs, but it's not working due to said lack of e-mails. So whether or not you plan on attending, shoot me your e-mail so I can at least invite you properly... all comments will be screened, so you don't need to worry about anyone else getting your e-mail.
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Dec. 15th, 2006 @ 12:21 am One more thing...
Current Mood: blank
Current Music: silence
Oh yeah, and I have an invitation, of sorts. I have decided not to go home for Christmas this year, for my own reasons. Until yesterday, I had plans with a friend to spend the day cooking, hanging out, watching movies, etc. Then this "friend" tells me that her daddy has paid for her to go France to ski over the holiday... I would be jealous, but I can't ski. And I guess I'm happy for her, and all...

But now I have no one to spend Christmas with. And this isn't a pathetic cry for companionship, believe me. I once spent New Years' Eve reading a book until 12:30 and then passing out. This is an invitation to anyone else who has no plans for the holiday to join me in hanging out, maybe cooking the extra turkey I have from T-day, maybe watching some movies or going to see one. Fair warning, however: I don't cook very well, so we may not be able to actually eat what we make, but we can try anyway.

Let me know if you'd care to join me.
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Dec. 15th, 2006 @ 12:13 am Ugh...
Current Mood: sick
Current Music: my roomies talking in the dining room
I'm sick... boo.

I woke up with a sore throat and full sinuses. What gets me is, I didn't feel this coming at all. Usually I start feeling ill the night before this happens, but not this time. The damn thing caught me unawares...

But, being the trooper I am, I took some medicine and went to work anyway. All in all, I don't regret it. I don't feel as bad as I did this morning, and I'm medicating again before I go to bed. Perhaps by tomorrow i'll be over it.

Hey, it could happen!
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Dec. 6th, 2006 @ 03:13 pm New toys!
Current Mood: devious
Current Music: workout mix
I bought boxing gloves and hand wraps today. And I'm going to my first Muay Thai class tonight. >;-)
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Nov. 20th, 2006 @ 06:21 pm oh yeah, one more thing...
Current Mood: inquisitive
Some interest is being shown in Poker Night again. After one very disappointing failure in September, and no suitable weekend in October, this month's Poker Night will also be cancelled due to it's proximity to Thanksgiving, and my belief that no one will show up.

HOWEVER, should I actually get some sort of a show of interest from a few key people, December may see the return of Poker Night. It would be December 29th, the last Friday, and it would be pretty mush the same set up as before. So who's in?
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Nov. 20th, 2006 @ 06:13 pm YAY!
Current Location: downstairs
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: choirs of angels singing
I have internet in my new apartment!!!

Wait... back up a week or so...

I have a new apartment!!! That's right, to those I don't see on a regular basis who might still be wondering, I have moved out of my old place that TC and I shared. I've moved... downstairs. The building's first floor was unoccupied, so I rented that place with two other roomies. Same great layout, awesome price, and fewer stairs to climb.

And as of today, I have internet! The girls upstairs, being the wonderful former roomies that they are, have graciously offered to let us siphon their wireless connection. So today I got a wireless card, hooked it up, then had Brian fix it for me because I did it wrong. But the end result is the same...


I HAVE INTERNET!
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Nov. 8th, 2006 @ 12:16 pm new apartment
Current Location: old apartment
As some of you may know, I am moving into a new apartment, directly below my current apartment. I have one roommate for a LARGE 3 bedroom, but I am still looking for a second. This is getting extremely frustrating, as everyone who seems so interested eventually bails or just flakes out.

So, I ask for your help. If you or someone you know is looking for an immediate room, for what will be a 6 months lease (November 15-May 1st), PLEASE let me know.

Some specs:
2400 sq. ft. apartment
12x14 room
2 full bathrooms
kitchen, formal dining room, living room w/ fireplace, sunroom
in-unit free laundry
window A/C units in every room, as well as lots of ceiling fans
extra parking spot available for $100/month

Once again, we are looking to move soon, as in, next week. You don't have to move in immediately, but we do need to sign the lease ASAP. Please respond with when you would like to meet my roomie and I, if I don't already know you...
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Oct. 5th, 2006 @ 01:50 am another great quotable...
Current Mood: exhausted
Current Music: Arcade Fire
"Please take into account, when I do something socially inappropriate, that I was raised by a Napoleonic shit-flinging monkey."

--[info]awibs
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