I chose and my world was shaken...

what the hell

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:55:17 GMT

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, 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, 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, meryddian

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

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

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

Life Update

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:01:22 GMT

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 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.

Moving right along...

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:55:09 GMT

So, it's been a busy couple of weeks since I last posted. Biggest piece of news: dirtgoblin, 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.

I have a new toy!

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:43:28 GMT

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!

it's that time again...

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:32:09 GMT

...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.

my day as a model

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:50:51 GMT

The photo shoot went very well today. Very SLOOOOOOOOWLY, but well.

My call was at noon in Oak Park. I got up at 9:00 after having a pretty frightening nightmare last night and not sleeping well... but that's neither here nor there. I left about 10:15, taking into account that the Red Line sucks lately, and I had NO idea how the Green Line has ever run. I got there at about 11:45, so that worked out perfectly.

After checking in, I had a seat in the waiting/wardrobe room and chilled. And chilled. And chilled some more. There was one other person whose call was noon. The schedule was set up to where two more models arrived every half hour until 2:00. This led me to believe that we would move along at a fairly healthy pace, and I would been out by about 2:00 or 3:00 at the latest. That didn't happen.

At about 1:00 we finally got started. They took the other model whose call was noon and started shooting him. The wardrobe lady took me aside and looked at the clothes I had brought, and promptly gave me something entirely different to wear. Meh, whatever. They looked good on me, I'll admit. She gave me a baby blue waffle shirt and a nice pair of cargo khakis, and I wore my own Doc Martens, thank you very much.

After that, I continued to chill. I figured I would be the next to be shot, but instead they kind of picked helter-skelter from all the others who had arrived later. Oh well. I read my book. I read the RedEye. I eventually started talking with the other models, after the initial ice was broken. We talked with the production staff, and even some of the sales reps for the drug company whose ad this was. We found out some interesting things. While I knew beforehand that this shoot was for a drug used in HIV treatment, some of the other models didn't and were rather surprised. Some were a bit shocked, but none cared enough to be offended, or at least they didn't show it. The drug is called Marinol, and it's exact usage is to quell nausea and stimulate appetite in cancer and HIV patients. Essentially, said the drug rep, it was pot-in-a-pill, since one of the active ingredients is a small dose of THC. Now THERE is a product I can support... Anyway, we also found out that the shoot was for a print and web ad to doctors and pharmacists who will prescribe and sell the drug.

Anyway, as it turns out, none of the models got out as early as we had hoped or expected. Even after each of our individual shoots were done, we had to stick around for a kind of general group shoot at the end... sort of. Actually, it was more complicated than that. Each model had to be shot in three different settings. Two were just the individual model. The third was a doctor's waiting room, where after each model was done being shot individually, they would take a seat in the background and be a part of each following model's "scenery".

I was fourth in the progression, so I finally started "working" around 3:00, when I had hoped to be leaving. After my individual shots were done, my job consisted of sitting in a chair, varying my sitting position every couple of shots, sometimes reading a magazine, sometimes staring off into space, sometimes looking at the camera. I was placed, unfortunately, almost directly behind the main model's space, with no other models in the chairs next to mine. This meant that there was still some focus on me in every shot, so I had to be especially attentive not to just sit there, but to be very "active" in my sitting. The photographer kept chiding me to "give [him] more life", but I couldn't talk to the other models to stay animated because none were close to me. It kind of sucked...

FINALLY, the group shoot was done by about 5:15, and all those who had already done their individual shoots could go. It was too late for me to go to work, as I had planned to do. I had somebody covering my shift, thankfully, but I had convinced him to do so only on the promise that if I got done early enough, I would not make him actually work it. Whoops. I texted him to apologize and explain. I hope he doesn't hate me. Oh well.

So all in all, I spent most of my time as a model being bored off my ass. Even when I was working, I had to try hard not to zone out. But still, for 5 hours of work, I got paid $800. Not bad, I feel...

AAAAHHHHHH!

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:38:28 GMT

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.

huzzah!

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:00:32 GMT

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.

my new theory on love...

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:33:58 GMT

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.

late night randomness

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:03:20 GMT

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, grovereatworld), ate myself silly on casserole (thank you, scarletcurls), and then before bed followed with TheraFlu nighttime.

That was over an hour ago. And yet here I am. Wide awake.

Just to make things very clear....

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:57:31 GMT

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.

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:04:21 GMT

A new favorite quote, courtesy of 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

PS

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:33:21 GMT

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.

One more thing...

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:28:47 GMT

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.

Ugh...

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:17:24 GMT

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!

New toys!

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:13:48 GMT

I bought boxing gloves and hand wraps today. And I'm going to my first Muay Thai class tonight. >;-)

oh yeah, one more thing...

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:21:31 GMT

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?

YAY!

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:13:18 GMT

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!

new apartment

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:16:16 GMT

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...

another great quotable...

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:50:24 GMT

"Please take into account, when I do something socially inappropriate, that I was raised by a Napoleonic shit-flinging monkey."

--awibs

My life so far... or, failure of Poker Night

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:08:12 GMT

Poker night failed... totally. Had it happened, it would have been myself, Mike, and one of TC's coworkers coming in from the suburbs. So we called it off, told Dave not to waste his time coming to the city, and vegged out all night. Not a bad way to spend the evening, all said.

But of course, as when I have any modest amount of free time, my thoughts got to wandering about the future, and I decided to update a little blurb about it...

I've been considering leaving Chicago for some time. I don't think I've told many people about this, and I'm pretty sure I've never posted anything about it, so there ya go. My destination? While I considered Seattle, LA, and a few other places, the clear front-runner right now is Portland, OR. It's no bustling metropolis like Chicago, but it is a decent city of a few hundred thousand. It's near the ocean--which I've never lived near--and it generally seems like a laid-back-type place. Everyone I know who's been speaks highly of it. It's closer to LA, if I ever do decide to return to acting. More importantly, it has a fairly well-renowned MMA academy (Team Quest), at which I would like to train.

Also, my inner gypsy is telling me it's time to pull up roots and move on. While I love Chicago, I feel if I want to get past this current rut in my life, I need out. I think urbanhashman put it best when he said that "Chicago is the place where everyone settles"... or something like that. I feel that if I stay much longer, I'll end up settling. I'll spend my years waiting tables, maybe getting back into small-time, no-money acting, and just generally floating through life. And that prospect scares the crap out of me.

There are a few things holding me to Chicago. My job, for one. It has actually gotten more and more lucrative these last few months, correllating directly with how much more of my time it has taken, and consequently how sick of it I am. That being said, it is also a very good serving gig for a very good company. I know if I leave, it won't be gone forever. If I come back to Chicago, in one year or ten, I believe I will more than likely be able to work at the same restaurant again, or at least for the Lettuce Entertain You company somewhere. Still, it's frightening to leave a relatively good thing behind for the prospect of... who knows what. And yet, the fact that I am considering staying at a SERVING job that I have all but detested in recent months just for the money is a prime example of me SETTLING, and therefore another reason to leave.

All things considered, I need to go. Or I need a VERY good reason to stay. Any thoughts on the matter?

Poker

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:50:38 GMT

Once again...

POKER NIGHT!!!
Friday, September 29th
927 W Agatite #2
First hand dealt at 9:00 PM

$20 Buy-in
No-limit Texas Hold-'em tournament

BYOB, some snacks provided... but not many.

Bring your friends, but not their friends.

See you at the table.

EDIT: Friday the 29th, not the 28th. My bad.

Assholes and 9/11

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:11:38 GMT

He was (presumably) drunk at the Hidden Cove, a karaoke bar where my friend and I went to celebrate her 24th birthday. We got there at 10ish and were the first ones there, so we sang a lot before other people showed up around 11:30-12ish. This asshole was in that group of people. As the night went on and the bar got busier, the bartender had more drinks to make, and therefore was not able to change the songs as quickly as before. In the ever-mounting dead time between songs, the KOA (King of Assholes) began taking the microphone and making comments such as "9/11 was an inside job", and "Look at the the facts..." none of which he could then remember or enunciate.

He did this a few times before I got upset enough to do something. So finally, I walked up to him, took the microphone, and said, "let's leave this for the singers, alright?" He said something unintelligible and walked away, but he was far from done. He now had a specific target to provoke: me. Now he would stand by our table or sit down uninvited and try to start an argument, or just spout random "facts". None of my friends were rude enough to tell him to leave, so I did. After a few times of telling him plainly that he wasn't welcome, I went and told a bouncer that a belligerent drunk man was bothering us. They didn't kick him out, which I would have preferred, but they did do their best to keep him away from me the rest of the night. Finally, at the end of the night, I was standing right behind my friend at the bar, when the KOA walked up directly behind me and started in again. I couldn't move away from the bar, so I elbowed him out of the way. And he followed me. And now, his lackey the POA (Prince of all Assholes) starts coming up behind the KOA and yelling, "Don't push my friend!" To which my no-nonsense reply was simply: "well, tell him to stay out of my face." Shortly thereafter, we left. All in all, I'm mildly surprised and pleased with myself that I refrained from doing any physical harm to them. Even the push was only as rough as it needed to be to get him to move, whereas I could've thrown some serious elbows... ah well.

I guess what pisses me off the most was not that he was a dick, but that he was using 9/11 as a means ot start a fight. And believe me, he was looking for a fight. Ok, not a fight per se, cuz I think he had never been in a real fight in his life. He was looking to start trouble and come out of the situation looking like a martyr, to bolster his fucked-up ego or make him seem more-punk-than-thou to his friends. I'm sure we've all seen these types before: the ones who will take extreme stances in arguments with such vehemence and condescension so as to provoke others into "name-calling" (which makes them feel intellectually superior) or even to violence in some cases (which they can then claim was persecution). Why else would he bring up 9/11 in a bar full of drunk karaoke singers? If he really wanted to provoke thought or convince us of his conspiracy theory, wouldn't a demonstration or rally be a better place?

What a weekend...

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:26:26 GMT

It truly was a great weekend, so far. I went to St Louis Friday to spend time with a friend who is getting married next month, culminating in his bachelor party Saturday night.

I got in Friday afternoon, but had to hang out at Union Station, STL for about two hours before anyone could pick me up. No problem, that's why I brought a book. Then I hung out with Rob, a friend of a friend for a few hours, before meeting up with Ben and Lisa, the bride-and-groom-to-be, for dinner. Lisa was in town for her wedding shower, mind you, NOT Ben's bachelor party... which was probably a good thing. ;-P

After dinner we decided it would be fun to go to the casino and play some slots or blackjack. Before I tell the rest of this story, I would like to say that I am not bad at blackjack. However, that night I got about seven of the worst hands back to back to back, etc, busting me out about 10 mintues after sitting down. Well shit. So I stayed and watched Rob win some money--with plenty of help from my suggestions. And then as soon as I left to go play penny slots, he started losing. It's oddly comforting to know that I brought someone luck, even if it wasn't me... Then when were all broke, we went home.

Saturday we slept in, before doing a family lunch with lots of friends. Then "the boys" split off for our big night. First we played mini-golf. Then over to Ted Drewes for frozen custard. Then back to Rob's for video games, and the commencement of drinking. Then dinner at Johnny's in Soulard, which has some of THE BEST wings. ever. and more drinking. Then Laclede's Landing for dancing and more drinking. Then finally, the East Side. Good times had by all. And that's all you need to know.

It's been a good weekend.

dee dee dee...

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:28:37 GMT

So I was all psyched up about the UFC pay-per-view tonight: Liddell v. Sobral for the Light Heavyweight title, Bonnar v. Griffin part II, and a few good lightweight matches, etc... I even got a few guys to throw me a few bucks if I would tape it for them. I had TC call Comcast yesterday to order it... only to find out that the PPV is on channel 801.

Our TV and VCR only accept up to channel 125.

Fuck.

ps. Yes I have tried adjusting both, changing the settings, doing everything I could think of... neither will accept a channel number higher than 125. I am currently on hold to Comcast to cancel my order. I just hope they let me cancel it.