H2O for Pacaderms

After work went to see Water for Elephants.

I can see how the reviews I had gotten from so many people on whether or not they liked it or loathed were so mixed. I was able to suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy myself (except when every time they showed an American Flag it had 50 stars on it. In 1931, when this story takes place there were not 5o states. That and other historical inaccuracies aside, they did a decent job of abridging an entire novel into a two hour movie, but as I always say the book was better.

The actual event of the evening was this: The hawker in the ticket booth sold us tickets for Scream 4. Uh, no. We specifically stated Water for Elephants. It's a good thing I read books, because books is how people learn to read, and had I not been able to read we would have ended up in theatre 9 watching Scream 4 instead of in theatre 6 watching the movie we wanted to see in the first place. Ask for Water for Elephants, receive tickets for Scream 4, directed towards Scream 4 by the usher, realize there has been some mistake and makes own way to Water for Elephants just in time for a trailer for some zombie movie: which seems more appropriate to precede Scream 4 than it does Water for Elephants. Sit in the dark becoming paranoid that maybe the mistake was mine.

Then the movie started, and turns out I had been right the entire time.

It was loud in there too,
Maddie

Currently hearing: Silence, music's original alternative
currently reading: Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"

PS
"To quote the quote-less is a quote in and of itself."

Screen Resolutions

Okay, so there's this thing in my computer when you do a certain combination of things at once it automatically does something to your computer. All computers have this, they're called shortcut keys: ctrl+alt+del and stuff like that. The problem with shortcut keys is when you don't know what they are, and you manage to somehow do them regardless of the fact that you have no idea what it is that you are doing.

The short-cut key in question here is the screen resolution on the Internet Explorer. For some reason, sometimes, when I have my finger on the scroll bar of the mouse-pad block on the laptop and move a different finger to move the cursor the images in the open window get smaller or larger. I cannot seem to figure out how to do this on purpose. It doesn't change all windows or tabs or anything like that, just the one that is upfront at the time. Each time I do this it is purely by accident, and so I end up with a Blogspot screen that is so microscopic I need a a magnifying glass to read, and a Facebook screen that is magnified beyond belief, Internet Explorer large print addition.

I've tried all sorts of combinations, finger placements, and strategic timing, and yet I cannot figure out the way to alter said resolutions intentionally. Computer people: HELP!

Squinting,
Maddie

Currently hearing: The Bare Naked Ladies' "Light up My Room"
Currently reading: Robert A. Heinlein's "The moon is a Harsh Mistress"

P.S.
"La-daaaa da-da-daaaaaaa-aaahhhh"

Guaca - what now?

Okay darlings,

Another day goes by, and not much has happened. The news keeps talking about all this severe weather around the southern plains, but aren't I sitting on the southern plains down here in almost-south Texas? And, all we've ha since February is hot and dry. Now, I'm not complaining about not having tornadoes, floods, and all the other stuff going on. I'm not complaining about sunshine and warmth either, but you flooded guys could at least share a little water. Right?

It was so dry and hot today that the breeze blowing across the parking lot at work actually made it feel hotter than when the air was still. How does that make sense?

In addition: I tried the most bad idea of bad ever today. Okay, so I'm a food adventurer, and I will try anything new I haven't seen, and I tried this, but what was I - and the inventor of this delicacy thinking. Guacolate. Guacamole balls, dipped in chocolate with a hard candy shell. Think of a peanut m&m, but instead of a peanut it is a glob of guacamole. Exactly. Bad idea.

Washing mouth out with shrimp,
Maddie

Currently hearing: Todd Snider's "Tension"
Currently Reading: Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

PS
"Ole! Ole Ole Ole! Oooole, Oooole."

Moody Post

Hey folks.

So, I did not sleep well last night. I think it has something to do with waking up every hour sweating from the heat despite the lack of clothing and/or blankets in use. I don't know about you, but I'm not one of the types who can sleep well if it is too warm. I think in this case it is because of the ambient temperature being kind of high inside my bedroom, partially because recently I've noticed I've been running a little hot. My internal temperature seems to be constantly higher than it should be, and when I touch my skin it feels like I am running a fever even though I do not feel sick or anything like sick. just overheating. Any ideas or tips - this has been going on for awhile now, and frankly I'm sick of it.

Today was an alright day, nothing too terrible, but nothing too great either. I spent all day at work of course, and during the weekdays I always feel like I've wasted my day at work. I know this means that I am not doing what I am supposed to be doing or I'm not doing what I was designed to be doing or something along those lines. Even though I work diligently and efficiently and am incomprehensibly good at what I do. I'm just not fulfilled by it. The problem here is I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. I know what I would like to be doing, but I don't know how to turn my passions into economic gain.

Additionally, I still want to go back to school, but with each day passing that dream seems farther away.

Moving along, because it doesn't help anybody to be a whiny little bitch.

Yesterday Devin reminded me of a time long ago, seems like another lifetime, in which there was a massive snow storm leaving nearly the entirety of the city without power. Because my place of residence was on the same power grid as the hospital I had my power fixed before the storm was even through. Because no one else I had power, and I did: I had a whole group of friends over so they could have a hot shower, warm meal, and get in touch with the outside world. It was a fond memory, but then I started thinking about who here, if without power, would even tell me they were without power for me to offer them the same. Then I thought if I were without power there really wouldn't be anyone to open their shower for me save for one, but she's my roommate so if I were without power so would she be. Of course, San Antonio rarely loses power, and never for days on end so it's unlikely this theory would ever have to be placed into practice.

So today wasn't bad, but did a lot of thinking along the down side of things. Trying to be a bit more up-tempo.

An old friend of mine, Gabriel makes homemade root beer, and a couple weeks ago I bought a case off him to help him pay for his big move across the country, and I gotta say it's pretty damn good stuff. In fact I think I will have one tonight, with a bit of sour mash for a nightcap.

Sarsaparilla!
-Maddie

Currently hearing: Brendan Bowyer's "Boulavogue"
Currently reading: Robert A Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

P.S.
"The polar bears will protect me from Jesus"

Back from the Abyss Deuce.

Okay so here's the thing:

I haven't posted a blog in forever! I have an excuse: I promise.

See, shortly after my last post my computer exploded! Yes, it exploded! And, I didn't get a new one until January. Well, why didn't I post something in January when I got the new computer? I didn't feel like it. See, the things is I have like two readers so I wasn't feeling much like it was worth my time.

A lot has happened this past year, and some months. A lot, that I'm not going to get into right now, but it was exciting! Or, it had it's brief moments of being exciting, but mostly it's been boring - so, I guess no a lot has actually happened. Eventually, if I can keep up this blog thing I'll get into more details for you: in the meantime, we shall start with yet another status update for you.

Location: San Antonio, Texas.

WHY?!?!?! I don't know...

Still single.

Um. List of things I need to accomplish, and don't foresee much time to do so: Build shelving unit. Stop living out of a clutter of boxes. (Spent all day cleaning said clutter of boxes, and is nowhere near anything resembling livable) I need more space, more time, less stress. I need to get the oil changed in the Element. I need to figure out a way to relax in an environment of being constantly surrounded by people, and clutter, and the traffic. Anyway, there's more stuff I need to do so I'll have to keep this fairly short, but will try to find time during the week do type more of my thoughts down.

And laundry needs doing too.

right so, you know the formula:

Standing on the corner of sanity and madness,
Maddie

Currently hearing: Plain White T's "So Damn Clever"
Currently reading: Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"

"We're stuck on the corner of sanity and madness, I'm lookin' 'em over, I can't see a difference."