Nov 6, 2003 Comments Off
Notes from the Underground
Bits and Pieces from the past week…
So my heat has been down for about two weeks now, and that has been the cause of some very cold nights. A few days ago they hooked up an emergency boiler that is on the back of a diesel truck to the building while they install the new one in the basement. It is nice to have heat, but now my apartment is 25 degrees, and I really can’t turn it down it seems. I have the window open wide and I can’t tell if it is making a difference or not. Also, all the valves now blow off steam when I close them. At least my relief valves didn’t blow off like my neighbor’s.
I am broke. Both my rent and my loan payment come out of my current paycheque. Because I cannot budget for more than one paycheque at a time I have about $5.50 a day to spend. Good thing Safeway takes Visa.
I applied to be part of a show called l’hiver. I was rejected. The guy putting on the show offered to give me free tickets. I am bitter, but I should probably take them so I can schmoose him a bit so next time I can be apart of the fun. sigh. I will stop whinging now.
Back when I had some money I ordered a remote control for my computer. It is an ATI Remote Wonder, and it kicks ass. With it I can control the mouse cursor, DVD Player, iTunes, MPlayer and anything else I might want to use. It really is great. It uses radio waves so I can turn my music up and down from the living room (no line of sight required).
And back when I had no money, but had no idea that I had no money, I went to Hot Wax and bought a record. “We are Frank Chickens” by, well, Frank Chickens. (home page) (Trouser Press entry) It is Japanese New Wave from 1984 and it rocks…
Halloween was pretty good. At work I dressed up as my boss. I shaved my head for the part and it seems to have worked pretty well. He is dressed as an Esso employee, which is funny because we work at the Husky Oil head office. And yes, he wears sandals with socks and shorts in the summer, that is not my regular work clothes.
That night I dressed up as a Magic 8-Ball. I had the design for the 8 on my chest and I had cards that flashed things like “Outlook Good”, “Signs Point to NO” and my favorite, “Reply Hazy, Ask Again Later” John liked the phrase “Outlook Not So Good” because he is a linux geek. And if that previous sentence made sense to you, you are a geek too.
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