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pour no and bags of air
Posted Feb 10, 2000
yesterday we had a big band meeting (the meeting was big, well not big, but scary, the band is not big). We're probably buying a van, which is a probably a bad idea for me since as of tomorrow night I won't have a job anymore. Hahaha. I can't handle this adulthood thing. At all. I still haven't paid my february rent. They say the van is super nice though (I won't see it until friday). and I have always wanted a van. And I'm told it's ok if I outfit it chickdigger style with red velvet upholstery and a mirrored ceiling. Aw yeah.
Today at work, we got a package and the contents of the box were cushioned by a sealed bag of air. The company that made the sealed bag of air? Sealed Air Corporation. Fascinating. It's a great little bag of air. Very useful. I was playing with it on the subway, squishing it on my head, and this when I looked up I noticed this woman looking at me and she laught at me. Sealed Air Corporation has a fascinating website at www.sealedair.com. You should check it out.
I work for my brother and his company is doing something "a little different" so he's been getting a lot of press. Today a tv crew from Toronto came to interview him and do a piece on what he's doing. When I let them in, one of them said about the other two, who were still at the bottom of the stairs, "they take a while, eh?" It was so cool. I don't mean to objectify canadians, but if i had a canadian accent I would talk even more than I already do. One time I was in Almonte, Ontario and was peering into a closed Beer Store (which, for those who have not seen one, appears to sell simply beer and hockey equipment). One of the kids I had just met saw me gawking and came over and said, "Way canadian, eh?" I'll never forget it.
And to round out the day, I spoke to my parents, who are in london on vacation. They were calling from a pay phone. when I talked to my mom, she started commenting on all the little sex call ads in the booth (I remember them from when I was there) and she started reading them to me. You haven't lived until your mom says to you, "Hot Indian Sluts XXX".
-Oof
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eating rules!
Posted Feb 7, 2000
so yesterday I didn't eat all day, mostly because I was sleeping, and it is both difficult to eat while sleeping and also something of an appetite supressant for me. I can't eat for a few hours after I get up. After a long day of napping, I went to see the all ages show at Brownie's.
The Damn Personals - thought they should have been called 4 shades of hipster since each member was done up as a different class of hipster. The music was good though. I would have more respect for them if the guitarist hadn't been smoking a cigarette while playing. It's like being that guy wearing a wool cap while you're playing even though it's summer.
the Anniversary - who I went to see. upbeat emo with keyboards. someoen described them once as "a fast rentals", but I don't like to make comparisons (I'll leave that to 'someone'). They totally rocked. I had heard one of their songs before. I bought their cd. I'm listening to it now. Yeah.
Hot Rod Circuit - the bass amp broke during the first song, presumably right before the bass solo. The song carried on, however. All the songs had kind of the same feel to them, but the band was amusing, so it's ok. Pretty much anything the bassist or guitarist said was endearing.
Piebald - my friends really like Piebald. I wasn't much into their cd, but their live show was pretty entertaining. Towards the end I was feeling a bit week and sleepy from no food and having to hunch in just the right way so as to avoid being seared by the light pole at my back, so I kind of sat on a bench and napped through a few songs (lots of napping yesterday = good day). But that was no comment on the band, just my lack of foresight.
After the show, I had the best bowl of spaghetti ever in my life, but I did not finish it because, of course, while I was really hungry, that is, I really needed food, I wasn't really hungry, that is I didn't need a lot of food. Dig?
That brings me to today, which is reaching about 4 pm and I"ve been up for about 1 hour and done nothing but check my email. Yay, day off.
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