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Jean "Pretentious" Nêdunque
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| That was fast |
[14 Oct, 2009|05:20 pm] |
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that Fall fell, I mean. (Yeah, I prefer "Autumn", but for the sake of the stupid wordplay ...)
Had to put on gloves and hat today.
But at least I got up and out. I've been nearly nocturnal for more than a week. In fact I don't think I'd showered since last Weds ...
I do wake up to turn off the alarm, but I have not at all felt like getting up. Not tired, as such really, but actively loath to get out of bed. Presumably it's the SAD - compounded by the first coupla days of no sunlight. Got hold of the lamp now, just need to get into the rhythm, then. I hope.
Had to go see the unemployment office substitutes. Need to get 'activated' in two weeks. Hope I can find a placement somewhere rather than spend four weeks learning write a CV and application. Duh, I have something to learn, but not four weeks' worth. Called the hospital today about a job I didn't get. She apologised for my never having received a proper rejection letter and promised the person in charge would call me back next week after the Autumn vacation. I asked her to make a note of my interest in a placement, too. Toes crossed.
Made a call about a good job, but I don't have the necessary experience. Turns out there's a nother position, too, but I couldn't get hold of the contact person. Gotta try again tomorrow (so need to get up). This one is even night duty - score! (Pleeeeeaaaaaassssseeeee.)
Last Sunday Edith visited again. Went to the HCA and city history museum. Nothing big, but nice enough. Got lunch too, and then went back here for tea. This time at least I had fresh stuff and water. And I'd baked bread just before leaving. Sampled the jam A-M gave me. Yummy!
Friday before that I caved in a splurged on a bunch of Detective Conan - new ones (expensive). (As well as the new Shaman King and FMA). I've grown stupidly charmed by that one for some reason. 65 volumes are a bit much, though. I want resolution!
Been reading those, of course. Also been ploughing through others these past sleepless nights. Shaman King still has plenty of charm and cute (and a disturbing number of naked boy butts - more disturbingly I notice the lack of wiener ...). I have a vague feeling that I'm once again misinterpreting something in a small scene, but at least I was amused by the Yoh's ancestor's suggesting that he have kids already. I do feel like I've missed something from time to time. I should prolly reread, but that won't be much of a problem at this rate. (I've already reread some of the DCs because I bought them in such a shuffled order (and started reading anyway)).
Been more than half a year since I read Naruto, I think. Just got Sai introduced, and I both laugh and wonder. At least I get the penis jokes now. More fun than I expected. Yamato's warning to Naruto in the bath was a good scene, too. I have no clue what Kishimoto is trying to do when he has N and Sakura discuss the relative hotness of Sai and Sasuke. But I'm not complaining.
Decided to finish Love Hina, too - been saving the last four volumes. I have no fucking idea what's going on. If I feel vaguely lost in SK, LH makes me think I've skipped entire books from time to time. A bit of magical realism is good, but - srsly - it's not even deus ex machina, it just happens all over the place, left, right and centre without any explanation and introduction. Where the fuck did that come from?! Every bloody other chapter. (And, yes, the gratuitous nakedness and lack of boys is getting to me ...) |
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| Yay! Pay! |
[30 Sep, 2009|07:01 pm] |
Of course, they've buggered it up and paid me for a whole month instead of a fortnight. Shoulda checked before leaving (I got back too late to call), but I slept as usual and wanted to get to the school and say hi for a change.
Went to the good second hand bookshop and got the last Valhalla (still haven't read the one before that ...).
Found ten volumes of Yugioh, too! Now I'm down to missing 9 and 38+ (and 2 in a first impression - I handed in the copy I had for him to sell). Bit 'noying that 8 wasn't there when 7 and 8 were. (And 31-37.)
Started reading Detective Conan (Case Closed). Childish, perhaps, but I rather like it (and I'm too thick to solve even those crimes). Pity I my collection is so spotty, though. |
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| Not bad work for a Sunday |
[26 Sep, 2009|07:22 pm] |
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Of course it was the Sunday two weeks ago, but that seems to be the scale I work on ...
Really cheap cauliflower+coldish weather = gratin! And yesterday I ended up buying both cheap broccoli (Danish, 5 kr a head!) and more cauli. And I still have plenty of eggs, since A-M brought me a dozen and I hadn't finished the last box I bought (so I've had omelette twice in the last week - to some degree out of laziness, not getting up and not shopping). Shoulda been out buying a cheap microwave oven this week - only thing I'd planned, but didn't even get that done ...
Three days' work, and only a little less than 5 L to show for it. It'll just have to last then. It's not like there was room for any more berries in the pot. Did boil them a third time, and made soup of it the other day (yes, it spent more than a week in the fridge). A bit too much sugar and a little too little lemon, but nice since it's cold these days (and easy!).
( Nope, it doesn't get interestinger ) |
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| What the fuck is it with me and younger women?!! |
[21 Sep, 2009|12:35 am] |
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Even if this performance is from before I was born ...
I need to buy more Mozart. Buy could he write. And I'm inclined to think that he indeed did know a thing or two about love. At least, I don't recognise the feeling as he describes it.
Made a wee coup yesterday. Makes up for the fscked up apple pud. |
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| I'm melting! I'm mellllllltiinnnnnnng! |
[16 Sep, 2009|10:45 pm] |
Or at least my face is in the process of falling off.
Got another call from the union. They're trying to twist the arm of uni, but I need to write a detailed account of why I didn't take any vacation. What a waste of time and ressources, but now I'm getting stubborn.
Need to get back to looking through the ads. Hope there's something there. I'm starting to get fed up with not doing anything. (Of course, I should just busy myself around the house and with selling stuff on Ebay, but I need external pressure apparently.)
Speaking of Ebay - that was a rather unpleasant surprise. Need to make up my mind whether to bid or not.
Coward. |
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| Vanity vanity all is vanity |
[13 Sep, 2009|03:51 pm] |
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Bugger. Tanned a bit yesterday. Apparently I didn't switch off the extra facial sun despite trying to. Ouchies! And of course I look utterly ridiculous(er). Doesn't help that the protective eyegear has left a lovely mark of its effectiveness.
Ah well. |
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| Odd that a furriner should be so jingo |
[12 Sep, 2009|11:48 pm] |
But I do so love The Last Night.
(Also that seems to have been the final straw. Though of course I have no evidence of cause and effect.)
Ah well. |
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| Ooooops |
[11 Sep, 2009|03:58 pm] |
Guess who was late for work today ...
Turns out going to bed early isn't a good idea.
Bank's just written to renogotiate my credit. Bugger.
Also: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
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| B |
[8 Sep, 2009|05:38 pm] |
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Well. That was unexpected.
Picked up a chunk of Parmesan on the way to the station. And had overpriced noodles for lunch - shoulda gone for a baguette after all. Or a bagel. Bagels are nice. |
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| Dearest brain |
[4 Sep, 2009|02:43 pm] |
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I'm sorry for stressing you out this week; I'll try to be more careful from now on.
But could you, please, find some other way of exacting revenge on me?
I mean, Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton as (obviously gay) vampires?! WTF?! brain, WTF?!
- Your loving supplier of glucose. |
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| This is the way we exaggerate stuff |
[30 Aug, 2009|09:01 pm] |
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Thanks to Siegel for embedding this. I don't normally listen to his 'soundtracks', but I'm glad I did this time.
Of course, I don't feel like this. I just feel that I should have felt it. Or I want to feel that I shoulda felt it. Or summat. I always seem to pile on the semantic distancing (or whatever part of linguistics that might be). |
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| Sleep is good |
[28 Aug, 2009|07:48 pm] |
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I managed to not get up this morning. Oh dear. (Old alarmclock is dying and when I set the phone I managed to put the date as the 31st because I looked at a July calendar.)
Ah well.
Great success last night. Was a bit late, so R&S came while I was doing the second round of washing up and had just poured the sugar in the pan for the pie. Got a bit of help with drying off and made Rune season the soup while while I fried some almonds.
Not a bad idea, actually. He certainly made it spicier than I woulda. We ended up eating all of it despite there being enough for six or seven people (I ended up with more spinach than planned, but too little to bother freezing the surplus). Pretty delicious, if I do say so myself. Could have done with being colder, but that's what I get for starting too late. Might add another avocado next time. They gave a nice texture, but not all that much taste.
Just had the last bit of pointy cabbage in cheesesauce reheated now. Plenty of bread and almonds to stretch it ... (and another beer on the side - since it was in the fridge anyway and is getting old).
Still have half the tarte left - gonna have a slice a little later, I think. Much better than I'd expected - I understand the renown. Unhealthy as hell, I'm sure, but pretty scrumptious.
Exam's on the 8th. Having a chat about the temping Monday at 9. Should look into the going the rates, I s'pose. |
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| I return |
[26 Aug, 2009|06:36 pm] |
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Not that I expect the internet to have missed me more than my cat.
Done with the report - not that I did bugger all on the damn thing. I don't think I've been sent a copy of the final version either.
Mock exam Friday - sorta. Then exam on the 7th or 8th or thereabouts. And if I hear the word "project" ever again, it'll be too soon.
Popped by the school - librarian's husband has livertrouble. Most likely cancer. I'll be asked to temp for her if that's the case. So it goes.
Was nice to see M&H again. Poor things are exhausted. Marie 'only' woke five times Monday night. But luckily I slept like a babe!
She slept through last night, though. Let's hope it keeps.
Infants seem to be like cat - they know who does and doesn't like them. And adjust their attentions accordingly. I wonder how many bugs I've picked up. Her 'rents have already been ill three times since she started in the creche.
Had forgotten about the bit Friday, so've invited R&S over tomorrow evening. And I even meant to make three courses. Bugger. Just collected some apples and need to make dough before going to bed. And then shop and go borrow the blender tomorrow.
Speaking of apples. My Sunday dinner ended up consisting of three slices of pie ...
Oh - and the neighbour decided not to wake up Weds, so it goes. Just before the hottest coupla days in a while ... As it happened I wasn't asked to go check why his door was left open. Good to be coward (and have courageous neighbours). |
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| Last day of Summer |
[20 Aug, 2009|07:28 pm] |
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And absolutely gorgoeus. Good thing I made home an hour earlier.
Of course, I just typed up my notes very quickly on the train, then (turns out the internet isn't free - dunno why I thought it'd be). Of course I haven't looked at what the others have written. Nor have I gone on Skype for them to find me. I'll just have a look on the ride tomorrow (we're gonna be so screwed ...).
Meh.
Read three volumes of Yugioh. Kinda like it, really. But is it just me or did he fish around for a franchise to sell before someone settled on the cards? The ethics of the story make me grind my teeth, though. For now at least.
Take it away, Vera. |
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| Laaaazyyyyy |
[19 Aug, 2009|06:44 pm] |
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Damn. I suck at group work. I haven't even read the stuff that was sent to me. And the stuff I worte stinks.
Ah well. They'll just have to shout me down tomorrow. Very wise of them to insist we didn't stick to working online ...
Teeth were good (as always). Didn't even get told off for not flossing this time. Still got a cleaning, though.
Picked up some comics at the postoffice. Had to pay tax on them - again. Bugger.
Bought a cast iron skillet. Kept telling myself I don't need it (I don't!), but I love a good sale. Decided yesterday that it'll be perfect for trying to make Tarte Tatin (it won't).
Ah well.
Summer's returned for the day. Spent an hour after getting up (which I only did around 11 ...) and about an hour-and-a-half after I got home. Hope it helps. Neeeeeeed to work out some - I'm getting flabby(ier).
Read vol 2 of Yugioh. Caved in and bought it Monday despite not being the first imprint. But I've had several volumes for ... years now, so now at least I can read until vol 15 (or thereabouts). 'll just have to get the proper edition later.
Of course, in those coupla years I've sorta lost the impetus that made me buy them in the first place ... But at least I don't hate the story yet.
Just frying some fatty bacon for dinner now. Collected some more apples to cook in the fat. Free food is lubberly. Yay! (Hmmmm - I wonder if this may be related to the flabbiness ...) |
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