tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270458952024-03-23T11:11:51.583-07:00Angry Gnome Tu Dot Ohconsistently useless since 2005Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-47380124046783063172011-03-16T18:56:00.000-07:002011-03-16T19:03:15.192-07:00Whoa, dude.Crap.<br />Did you ever kind of forget about something for a little while? Yeah, me too and for the past little while I totally forgot that I even had a blog, which is crazy because I love to write.<br />Anyhoo, life's been, uh, life and my new job keeps me pretty busy and I would share more with you but I signed a confidentiality agreement and can't discuss patients but believe you me when I tell you some of the things I see are fascinating... and sad... and even sometimes miraculous.<br />I have been thinking of going to visit Matt in South Africa but it's really expensive to just fly there, also what the hell do I do there once I get there? Just stay at his place waiting for him to return from work to show me the sights? Whatever.<br /><br />Maybe Italy, at least there I could visit the museums and see all the architecture I actually studied in school.<br /><br />... Now if I could only find an Italian friend. Hmmm.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-23965993139834268082010-10-24T01:02:00.000-07:002010-10-24T01:08:27.557-07:00Hey, remember when I said...... That I got a new job and would be posting more? Well, I think literally five minutes after I posted that I got a call offering me a new new job so I left the one I was at and started a new new one in August. It's great and I like it lots but it's pretty busy (I now work at the MHN ICU) and I never really have time for anything except for a quick gmail check. I do check my Facebook at home and on my cell occasionally and I am a little addicted to that because it's a quick way to stay in touch with everyone. Look me up if your on there and then we can catch up more often. I don't know how much I will be able to update this blog but I will try.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-43829126284482365112010-07-09T16:55:00.000-07:002010-07-09T16:56:58.016-07:00Hello you, it's been awhile.I'm fine, by the way, thanks for asking.<br />I finally have a job where I can update this blog. There's so much I have to tell you... But it's going to have to wait until I get back to work.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-13988649688082821592009-06-22T23:56:00.000-07:002009-06-23T00:05:54.332-07:00The Southern Vampire MysteriesBefore last year I had no idea that these <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Sookie-Stackhouse-Boxed-Set-Charlaine-Harris/9780441017775-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527Charlaine+Harris%2527">books</a> existed but now thanks to <a href="http://www.hbo.com">True Blood</a> I am fully immersed in that world. I wasn't too sure I wanted to get involved in another vampire book after the whole Anne Rice debacle of my youth but these books are so much more than just vampires. It's a whole other supernatural world and they're funny, which if I recall correctly, the Anne Rice novels were not. I am not really sure, it's been awhile since I've read those books. Also, if you're a big Twilight fan these books may not be for you as they're for grown ups only because as there is plenty of humor in the book but there's also sex and violence so it's not G-rated fare.<br />A note of warning regarding the books and the show to those who are interested, although many of the characters are the same the show tends to view the books as more of a starting off point rather than doctrine so things are changed.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-7630548578288128622009-06-22T23:48:00.000-07:002009-06-22T23:54:04.704-07:00I Love You Adidas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqCMQMhvaf0LHCbgU458Kjic_KZfPgjw-RUp7sfhG7NpiIr6e1dYcvmHKJTQvE0gsiz_TCcktqfltY5pssp5DO4Fx9f8pbHnCOKcm5XDDCrpe4oCjhyYpfur6FXPgoH75JprA4Q/s1600-h/adidas-jersey-swap.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqCMQMhvaf0LHCbgU458Kjic_KZfPgjw-RUp7sfhG7NpiIr6e1dYcvmHKJTQvE0gsiz_TCcktqfltY5pssp5DO4Fx9f8pbHnCOKcm5XDDCrpe4oCjhyYpfur6FXPgoH75JprA4Q/s320/adidas-jersey-swap.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350412642892910290" /></a><br /><br />I know, right? Sportswear? Whatever.<br />However, I came across the site through an article that I was reading and damn, I thought I would share it with you, whoever the hell you are out there.<br /><br />Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to share with you the <a href="http://www.adidas.com/campaigns/campaigns_nz/content/index.asp">Adidas Super 14 Jersey Swap</a>!<br /><br />Go there and enjoy, there's even a slow mo button.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-21020494581639058952009-06-12T22:29:00.000-07:002009-06-12T22:35:00.473-07:00STFU!OMIGOSH! The new season on True Blood starts on Sunday and I am so frickin' psyched because it's, like, the best. show. ever. Sometimes I hate HBO because they do weird short seasons and then there is nothing forever but in this case it is not so. Phew! Remember when Deadwood was on and then nothing happened and then BOOOM, a new season? Or when Carnivale was on and then they decided to do two half seasons that culminated into the final battle between Ben and Brother Justin and then the bitches <span style="font-style:italic;">cancelled</span> it? My heart still hurts as I liked that show, it was interesting and sometimes creepy.<br /><br />Anyhoo, TRUE BLOOD on HBO Sunday evening. Watch it. Be it. Live it.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-65033229165681577152009-06-12T22:27:00.000-07:002009-06-12T22:29:10.325-07:00Whatever, bitches.You know what's wonderful about blogging? Telling people you hate them without naming names because THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE. Blogging lets you funnel the rage into semi-coherent sentences.<br />I know you can hear me, so STOP IGNORING ME.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-25696657052589082512009-06-05T20:57:00.000-07:002009-06-05T21:11:45.767-07:00Blah blah blahJust checking in to tell everyone that I am still alive. <br /><br />So, I'm still alive and it's June 1st AND the weather is getting better in Montreal. Finally. I haven't been up to much 'cept for working and watching streaming rugby on the computer. Life is full. Also, I got my cheques from the government... again <span style="font-style:italic;">finally</span>. Those bastards owed me money. 'Bout time someone gave me money for being me. I am going to save some because I needs to have some sort of savings but I also bought myself a brand new Zune mp3 player and I likes it. It's different from the iPod but that's ok, I am getting used to the interface and it's nice to have all my 900 songs on standby for when I need them 'cause sometimes you just gotta groove, you know what I mean?<br />I have scouring the web in search for new exciting moosic and then downloading them but I seem to have hit a roadblock and can't, for the life of me, think of any new songs. Anyone have any ideas?<br />Since I have no telly I have also been downloadin' movies and shows (shush, don't narc on me) and I have pretty much seen all the new movies out there. I recommend Star Trek and Up, those were good.<br />Work is, uh, work. Nothing new there and I spend most of me evenings rereading books, right now it's The Fellowship of the Rings, I tried The Silmarillion but gave up caring because it's so dense. Seriously, it's like the Bible, Aragorn who was son of Arathorn who was son of someone, who was the son of someone else... Damn. The Fellowship is good though, although in rereading it I lament the loss of some of it in the Peter Jackson movie. Ya know, Tom Bombadil and stuff... He was awesome.<br />I have also been surfing the dubya and discovered that Ruma (my middle name) is Indian for "Vedic Hymn". Lyndy is nowhere to be found and I think I am going to add it into name databases and think up a meaning for it all on my own.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-85886584431652085372009-03-06T15:06:00.000-08:002009-03-06T15:27:32.663-08:00YawnI am at work right now and before you go thinking that I am slacking on the job let me just inform you that I have done all my work for the evening and it is 6:30pm. It is going to be a loooong night and I think I have been counting down the minutes until 10pm since I arrived here at 2pm. As a "very important" member of the laboratory staff I am given the job of hanging around here all evening waiting until blood samples come in from the floors and from various hospitals whereupon I very importantly log them into our computer system. And then I sit down and surf the Internet.<br />Now, in our current tough economic times I am not complaining about my job, for the most part I do like it quite alot. I pretty much get to do what I want and I work alone for the most part of the evening and that suits my loner personality but sometimes (just sometimes!) I do feel as though I need a job that challenges me, 'cause this one does not. At all. Oh well, money is money and I can still (sorta) afford to live on my own and have some stuff that I want when I want it.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-49956055502157364552009-02-27T22:02:00.000-08:002009-02-27T22:06:19.520-08:00My foray into the murky waters of celebrity gossipYou know, generally I don't really talk about the entertainment biz and celebrities but I just had to get something off my chest regarding this whole Rihanna/Chris Brown thing:<br /><br />She's back with him? For reals? Generally speaking I never really think it's a good idea to get back with a man who has smacked me around. I mean, what the hell? Sure, he's sorry now but what happens the next time you get in a fight?Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-27157485450769718382009-02-27T21:55:00.000-08:002009-02-27T22:01:18.743-08:00Tattoos I CovetNow, I know I already have two tattoos but I am thinking about getting another one and I have been into Koi fish or fish themed tattoos (but not damned dolphins) lately. Here are a couple I have seen and liked online:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPlrBfIE7sS99HgofTQrPdT6HcRxarEnM4DuUcnuq4OyulKYhWrFiJWP634K_H0ezbzN55yOWmFYqBn2dkJg_R5GT90FhE6bonIA8jQAPxu2b7ENTaFi2-XcASJcRuIydvVaizQ/s1600-h/koi-tattoo-6335534059575108818.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPlrBfIE7sS99HgofTQrPdT6HcRxarEnM4DuUcnuq4OyulKYhWrFiJWP634K_H0ezbzN55yOWmFYqBn2dkJg_R5GT90FhE6bonIA8jQAPxu2b7ENTaFi2-XcASJcRuIydvVaizQ/s320/koi-tattoo-6335534059575108818.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307723315854313282" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zG2Y-rfT7frAxKMTy8DlNNAZhk9hCjazkIZgPVI8YJ-ZTxoPZd-lAfEFB6rorOwX7cwS1pYY1hvgP4Ht2BBBfLwXRURJThfJGZkyA_HlA_fb2Sub9EHXsIs_oUiNGZTcku1FWA/s1600-h/koi-tattoo-6335936299839062506.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zG2Y-rfT7frAxKMTy8DlNNAZhk9hCjazkIZgPVI8YJ-ZTxoPZd-lAfEFB6rorOwX7cwS1pYY1hvgP4Ht2BBBfLwXRURJThfJGZkyA_HlA_fb2Sub9EHXsIs_oUiNGZTcku1FWA/s320/koi-tattoo-6335936299839062506.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307723920525594754" /></a><br /><br />I am totally enamoured with this one because it's got incredible colours, however I am kind of not down with the whole tattooing my whole arm thing - I like discreet tattoos for myself.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-54050150679205416022009-02-27T21:28:00.001-08:002009-02-27T21:54:08.829-08:00Guy Candy - How I've Missed Thee!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyMItox5WnCusIJ5eNoH_dXkkvx3sWoE-3onQBXkeDZ3gjUvvjIy9Mxqu2yfYZS21cKfPzfiFKVx4NpybzLXV6rHGe-CI5OlmdXLn-4rSQiMYPNovPrjpKU6g-nJNSeGpsNfsvw/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyMItox5WnCusIJ5eNoH_dXkkvx3sWoE-3onQBXkeDZ3gjUvvjIy9Mxqu2yfYZS21cKfPzfiFKVx4NpybzLXV6rHGe-CI5OlmdXLn-4rSQiMYPNovPrjpKU6g-nJNSeGpsNfsvw/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307722244463110482" /></a><br /><br />In an ill-advised attempt to be more mature I dropped Guy Candy but lately I have been feeling as though my life was missing something and when I really thought about it I thought about how Guy Candy could enrich people's lives. You know, by oggling hot men.<br /><br />Drum roll, please.<br /><br />Ta-Dah! Guy Candy Makes It's Triumphant Return To AG 2.0!!!<br /><br />This week's batch:<br /><br />(The Six Nations Rugby tournament is going on right now so I am into rugby players.)<br /><br />1.Rob Kearney of Ireland's National team and the provincial team Leinster. (Photo courtesy of Inpho Photography)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Zp_xFTiiP7S_tD_jGPUXgY6nDJwsGG3AaREqBVefUDAzH6a7EDa_3ZNV7PEXsrS9k-h2MiCnfSJ9CJcMWzicKUp9F8h0TxZpOiBxkaq_w8VkE4pd0AS3fE9XpXWTidCZK226-w/s1600-h/00323265.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Zp_xFTiiP7S_tD_jGPUXgY6nDJwsGG3AaREqBVefUDAzH6a7EDa_3ZNV7PEXsrS9k-h2MiCnfSJ9CJcMWzicKUp9F8h0TxZpOiBxkaq_w8VkE4pd0AS3fE9XpXWTidCZK226-w/s320/00323265.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307719650439756482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />2. Daniel Carter. Ok, admittedly not in the Six Nations tournament as he generally plays for the New Zealand All Blacks but he's a guy and he's also, um, candy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oR0wsM-luoGT2qvBCZt7KPHnegXGzZ-J1Sy3CTiObEhGIlg5ZU0YHRB4_ne16FqOp22HcpeQua8axd9FFVwE-rTxF5hfgQSEVNzfg-nb2W6S-bIr2lo-N1-kRVzT85NYoyCQwg/s1600-h/250dan_carter,0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oR0wsM-luoGT2qvBCZt7KPHnegXGzZ-J1Sy3CTiObEhGIlg5ZU0YHRB4_ne16FqOp22HcpeQua8axd9FFVwE-rTxF5hfgQSEVNzfg-nb2W6S-bIr2lo-N1-kRVzT85NYoyCQwg/s320/250dan_carter,0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307718810998640866" /></a>Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-74803581002158845852009-02-25T11:15:00.000-08:002009-02-25T11:29:23.859-08:00My Love for FugDear You,<br /><br />I know it's been awhile since we last spoke and for that I am sorry. I will admit that lately I have been feeling anti-social but I am feeling better and feel like posting some things.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Me<br /><br />Ok, where to begin? Well, since I don't have cable I don't know what is going on with television but I do have good intentions - I really want to get into Lost but it seems so complicated and I feel that if I should get interested it's like a commitment because I have to watch from the beginning to get the entire <em>gist </em>of the story.<br /><br />Also, I am a little excited for Dancing With the Stars because Lil Kim will be dancing this season. Sah-weet. And I don't even like DWTS but I am willing to overlook that.<br /><br />I haven't done much lately except for going to Fort Lauderdale to visit my parents, which was nice but now I am back to the daily grind and that SUCKS ASS - mostly I have been reading blogs and so on and so forth. The usual ones that I have linked to on the right habd side of the page but I have recently discovered a deep love for <a href="http://www.gofugyourself.celebuzz.com">Go Fug Yourself</a>, it is awesome and makes my laugh out loud while at work bored beyond all belief.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-22909528798283487652008-12-30T15:00:00.000-08:002008-12-30T15:23:50.300-08:00AG's Annual ReviewOk, so it's that time of year when I look back at 2008 and see what I have acheived and what's left to do for the upcoming year.<br /><br /><strong>1. Write my novel.</strong><br /><em>Ok, so, um, I haven't done this yet so I will just carry it through to 2009 because I know that eventually I'll write something and it will totally rock but I have come up against writer's block for the past 417 days... And counting. I'm really only carrying it over so James can stop asking me how my novel is doing.</em><br /><br /><strong>2. Train for a 5km run.</strong><br /><em>Hmm, haven't seemed to get around to training. I've been meaning to train... I think. Sometimes I just stare vacantly at the expensive treadmill in my spare room. And sometimes I walk away from it and get something from the kitchen. It's a matter of priorities, really.</em><br /><br /><strong>3. Find new apartment that is closer to friends and has better views.</strong><br /><em>You know what the whole problem is? I am anti-social by nature and it's very hard to get out of that. I like my peace and quiet and it seems to me that IF I did indeed move it would place a lot of stress on me to be social. Plus, it would be a total bitch to have to continually come up with excuses to not go out. There's only so many times my grandmother can die before friends get suspicious. I love my friends but God knows I don't need to be with them 24/7.</em><br /><br /><strong>4. Become domestic goddess.</strong><br /><em>I think that should be amended to "Learn to cook basic stuff". I kinda have already, I so totally own toast's ass. Oh, and don't get me started on my ownage of pork chops. I think I kind of deseve a star on this one because I achieved it... kinda. Go me! I have also mastered the art of making my bed and dusting certain things.</em><br /><br /><strong>5. Get married.</strong><br /><em>Ok, another ammended one that should have other things to factor, such as, find someone to date, break up with, get back together with, and then marry. A girl's got to set up goals, right? It's all about the goals.</em>Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-22142541788634960122008-12-28T19:42:00.000-08:002008-12-30T15:24:25.802-08:00One of the best blogs, like, EVER.Read it, link to it - by God, love it.<br /><br /><a href="http://fuckyoupenguin.blogspot.com/">Fuck You Penguin</a><br /><br />I laugh.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-16913812446505633452008-12-24T11:35:00.000-08:002008-12-24T11:37:03.494-08:00Christmas SentimentsTo all those that have touched my life. Happy holidays to friends past, present and future:<br /><br /><br />Have yourself a merry little Christmas,<br />Let your heart be light<br />From now on,<br />our troubles will be out of sight<br /><br />Have yourself a merry little Christmas,<br />Make the Yule-tide gay,<br />From now on, <br />our troubles will be miles away.<br /><br />Here we are as in olden days,<br />Happy golden days of yore.<br />Faithful friends who are dear to us<br />Gather near to us once more.<br /><br />Through the years <br />We all will be together,<br />If the Fates allow<br />Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.<br />And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-26259195396770379812008-11-17T18:26:00.001-08:002008-11-17T18:26:53.948-08:00<a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/drunk/"><img src="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/images/drunk/g.jpg" title="Philosophical Drunk" alt="Philosophical Drunk" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/drunk/">What Kind of Drunk Are You?</a><br /><small><a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/">Brought to you by Rum and Monkey</a></small>Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-34260303038167245662008-11-17T17:48:00.000-08:002008-11-17T17:49:11.941-08:00Rum and Monkey<a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/dumb/"><img src="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/images/dumb/f.gif" title="Like, I'm so cool!" alt="Like, I'm so cool!" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/tests/dumb/">How Dumb Are You?</a><br /><small><a href="http://rumandmonkey.com/">A Rum and Monkey stupidity.</a></small>Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-85564762525961107172008-11-17T15:22:00.000-08:002008-11-17T15:25:37.493-08:00Well I've got 1 ticket to paradise...hmm hmm hmm hmm. (You guys know the song, right?)<br /><br />Awww...yeah! I just bought my ticket to Ft. Lauderdale in February when I visit my parents. Woohoo, I will be outta the cold for a little while this year... Thank God.<br /><br />Anyhoo, I need a cat sitter if Sheena is otherwise occupied. Anyone know of any reliable peeps in the NDG area?Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-59262378474859464142008-10-21T18:20:00.000-07:002008-10-21T18:32:47.280-07:00I am literally living in Hell.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57u8KyAyhoITzVzjXsvNAC9SQnnAbYPR0bRzN2Wis_U4X_npfLXyfHBDtCfit2ERw-mZ5PVYETU82GbiJizsARuzUTtIw1kNBFDBoJHU-FEjf_eI9JxFHaJ6T6SLq3esSvnlNog/s1600-h/51ImrTcqvJL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57u8KyAyhoITzVzjXsvNAC9SQnnAbYPR0bRzN2Wis_U4X_npfLXyfHBDtCfit2ERw-mZ5PVYETU82GbiJizsARuzUTtIw1kNBFDBoJHU-FEjf_eI9JxFHaJ6T6SLq3esSvnlNog/s320/51ImrTcqvJL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259785107918625010" /></a><br />Ya know, all last winter I was freezing my butt off because my apartment was so friggin' cold. This year? Not so much. I don't know but maybe someone complained to the landlords and asked that the thermostat be raised or somethin' cause honestly, my apartment is h o t. Like so hot that I found the cat sleeping on her back on the floor with all her limbs sprawled out. It was not a pretty sight. <br /><br />Now, coupled with the fact that my apartment is very dark (mwhahahaha!) and now the heat has been turned up to uninhabitable limits I am now the official Mistress of Hell. You're welcome to drop by soon. (You know who you are - don't act all surprised that you belong in Hell with me.)Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-87025563665100129212008-09-26T15:47:00.000-07:002008-09-26T15:57:12.233-07:00You know what? Once I am here it's not so bad.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT00z7NxiuXuHPezKAx8hLSbdbTofcIu65grTCd_7NwqbBYljm8o7D3bxp5YZqc45OLl-1Z-mWuGYSMcHiQEFICoFZA3uPHhATAcrxZXad0JGZJMy-SzjWH9tD4smOmm-TX9VY5A/s1600-h/chuck_nbc_tv_show__1_.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT00z7NxiuXuHPezKAx8hLSbdbTofcIu65grTCd_7NwqbBYljm8o7D3bxp5YZqc45OLl-1Z-mWuGYSMcHiQEFICoFZA3uPHhATAcrxZXad0JGZJMy-SzjWH9tD4smOmm-TX9VY5A/s320/chuck_nbc_tv_show__1_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250467922899810018" /></a><br />I have tons of time here at work during the evening shift at the lab but most of the time I rather spend my time reading or surfing the web but since I am here I guess I'll post a couple of things.<br /><br />I don't have cable but I like tv series DVDs - no commercials! bonus features! Anyhoo, as stated I don't have cable so sometimes I am a little behind the times when it comes to television. Heck, I still miss Carnivale but I digress, anyhoo some of the new-ish shows that I like are on network tv. (holy moly!) <br /><br />There's <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/">Chuck</a> and <a href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/pushingdaisies/index?pn=index">Pushing Daisies</a>. Both are good. Watch them. <br /><br />I can't be bothered to tell you about them so check out the links I have provided and see for yourself.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-78264189966909644162008-09-26T15:30:00.000-07:002008-09-26T15:33:21.009-07:00This blog is a chain around my neck.You know, I know I should update more regularly but I have to admit lately I have been somewhat "meh" about the whole blog thing. I think about it but I am kind of busy with work and other stuff and I do feel bad but then I think to myself, "If my friends want to catch up all they have to do is look on Facebook or, you know, <em><strong>call</strong></em>."Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-59955067677028326562008-08-15T17:54:00.000-07:002008-08-15T18:32:38.595-07:00Eighteen years is a good long runMy cat died today.<br />She had been sick for a few days and it was time. I feel bad that I had to make the decision but she was in pain. I did not go to the vet with her but my parents did and said at the very end she was still kind of feisty. I think that is what I will remember about her, I know she adored me but she was never overly affectionate with me, at least I don't think she was. She didn't really like other people, which was sometimes nice because it made me feel special.<br /><br />I knew she was going to die eventually, she was eighteen years old but it still stings to think that when I get home from work tonight she won't be there to meow loudly at me. (She was always loud because she was deaf and didn't know how loud she actually sounded.)<br />I am glad it happened when my parents were in town because now she is buried next to Willow at my parents house in the country with a picture of me. Call me crazy but I don't think it would have been a fitting way to end our eighteen year friendship with my telling the vet to dispose of her like some trash. She deserved to be buried with the family pets. Sigh.<br /><br />So, goodbye White Rose "Whitey" Costello - Thank you for being my friend and confidante and I hope we meet again.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-20216026268218054022008-07-30T16:52:00.000-07:002008-07-30T17:34:17.829-07:00Hamlet 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-hD3ASCP_oRHahTyg6ek52EVXSRBtHKTY3FaZeocP6WNtSs4qKxWg2l7WGUe8VWgsM7jo79bSYkSS_6dSdrs8QCZ3Z6msZUPa-xgTtSB1tj0qvY6y3jh2aO8kFnVJZD8SR05lw/s1600-h/Hamlet_2_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-hD3ASCP_oRHahTyg6ek52EVXSRBtHKTY3FaZeocP6WNtSs4qKxWg2l7WGUe8VWgsM7jo79bSYkSS_6dSdrs8QCZ3Z6msZUPa-xgTtSB1tj0qvY6y3jh2aO8kFnVJZD8SR05lw/s320/Hamlet_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228969918871091250" /></a><br />Ok, seriously - <strong>any</strong> movie with a musical number called "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" is going to rocket up my list of "must-sees". The movie is set to be released on August 29th and the trailer looks pretty funny, also, I've always liked Steve Coogan.<br />Here's the <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=37020">site</a> if you want to check out the trailer.<br /><br />Ooh, another teaser that was recently released was the new Harry Potter movie. Here be the <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=11750">link.</a><br /><br />Exciting!Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27045895.post-22723088970535225482008-07-25T15:54:00.000-07:002008-07-25T16:36:20.156-07:00My Anti-Bucket ListThere are many places I would like to see and things I would like to experience before I kick the bucket, however, since I began working at the lab I have come to realize that there are many things that I have seen and experienced here that I don't think I want to remember at the end of my days.<br /><br />My Anti-Bucket List... So far.<br /><br />- Having a stranger's blood spattered all over me and my new lab coat... <em>good times</em>.<br />- Seeing a stranger's rectal stones. (Please belong to someone I <strong>don't</strong> know... Please belong to someone I <strong>don't</strong> know...)<br />- Discovering an aborted fetus while going through my recieved specimens. (It was brought to my lab by mistake - it was meant for the pathology lab - I don't think I will ever open an unlabelled brown bag without extreme caution for the rest of my traumatized life.)<br />-Discovering that blood stool samples are much more stool than blood.<br />-Understanding that the word "swab" is not as innocent as I once thought it to be as it is now almost always connected to the words "rectal", "vaginal", and "puss".<br />- Realizing that getting on an elevator with two transport guys and a gurney covered in black means I just got on with three people... and one of them is dead and most likely on the gurney.Angry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533887883359440649noreply@blogger.com0