So, weekend is over and I had to go back to work today… Blah. Lots seemed to happen over the weekend, its late now, so rather than think of something to write, was just gonna give an update as to those events.
Firstly, I’m no longer coughing, but still feel like I would if I stopped taking my cough medicine. So, taking that and my antibiotics. Think something is wrong with me. I had seen an allergist a while ago and she recommended I do allergy shots, which is like a 3 year committment, so I’ll have to think about that. If it keeps me from these coughing episodes, then I might just do it. We’ll see.
I have an appointment tomorrow at lunch at the optometrist to take an exam and pick out new glasses. I’m mad cuz I was gonna get new glasses in August when my insurance kicked in, but now I gotta pay freaking cash, and it probably won’t be cheap. And yes, as I type this, I’m wearing my prescription sunglasses. Haha. Loser.
I had gone jogging at the gym for much longer than I normally do, and I think I strained my left hamstring as a result. I was walking in pain on Thursday and Friday as a result, and on Saturday it was not hurting anymore but still a bit sore. I’m seriously getting old. I told myself I was gonna exercise more this weekend because of all the eating, but that went out the door. I did go to the gym on Satuday and just did the bike. But, I don’t like the bike cuz I don’t feel like it gets me the same exercise as the treadmill.
Originally my family was not gonna do turkey. My brother bought two turkeys, one for his friends and one for his work. His work one got cancelled cuz of the rain, so we had an extra turkey. So, we did make turkey for Thanksgiving! I love stuffing.
Family gathering on Saturday was fun. Took pictures, you can look on my Facebook if you want to see some pics. Always fun to see them all. It looks like we are all going to Vegas when “my favorite cousin”, which she changed her name to on my phone, is turning 21. That should be a fun trip next summer if we actually do it!
Yesterday was very chill. All I did was watch tv, read, and play Guitar Hero III. My latest goal on that game is to get the 1000 note streak achievement.
Anyway, outside of that Saturday morning incident, weekend was very fun, went by too fast, and just great over all. Too bad work had to ruin it all today. Oh well, just gotta look forward to next weekend now.
My mind is blank after staying at work late today again, so I have nothing to say. Just random whatevers again…
Anyone ever wonder why Chinese people say “Open the lights.” If you are Asian, you probably don’t notice this because it so common, so maybe didn’t think about it. Anyway, in Chinese, the word you use to say turn on the light is the same as the word you use for open the door or open the store. Namely, open. Hence, often us Chinese people will say open the lights when we really mean turn on the lights.
Why are some people so different at work than they are in real life? I’ve worked with tons and tons of people over the years, and there are quite a few of them who are just, to put it bluntly, dicks at work. Then, if you ever see them outside of work they try to be your friend or act all nice and shit. Sorry buddy, if you can’t be nice or friendly to me at work, then I can’t be nice or friendly to you outside of work. I work at the same place as you do so am under the same stress and pressures, so there’s is no excuse for being a dick.
To further broach this subject, I’ve actually met tons of people who are just different when they are at work than when they are not. They’re not mean or a dick/bitch in any way, just different. Like when talking at or about work, they are very mellow, reserved, never smile, etc. But, outside of work, or when just shooting the breeze they are the complete opposite. I’m actually cool with this, because honestly, work is just work, so when talking about it, often times there’s nothing at all to smile about. Just don’t be a dick.
Why is it that I own only 3 Xbox games, while almost everyone else I know who has an Xbox and make much less money than me, even little kids, have many more games than I do? I gotta open up the wallet and not be so cheap! Its so hard for me though, sometimes, cuz I know I’ll get bored of a game eventually and then I’ll think its a waste of money. Still, gotta open it up.
I know some will disagree with me, but I don’t care. If you are playing poker for fun and you are playing poker for 1000 bucks, you can try as hard as you want to win in both, but you will NOT play the same way. I don’t care what you say, and its not me being addicted to gambling saying it. I’ve not gambled in a very long time. You may THINK you play the same, but you are wrong. Trying hard to win and playing the same way are totally different. The differences can be so subtle, or so subconscious, but they are there. And the differences in how you play are more pronounced the more you have on the line and the more you can’t afford to lose that money.
My dog is the cutest everrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I know I’ve said that many times before, but it bears repeating.
Veganism never has made sense to me and never will. Humans are a predator, whether they are one naturally or not. I’m not saying you should be cruel to animals, but in the natural world, predators eat/use their prey. Its how it is. Disdaining from eating animals in any way or using things like leather and wool is nice and “ethical” of you and all. But, you do realize that the house you live in probably used to be a forest or something that was home to many animals.
Seniority never made sense to me. But, it will never change. You know how I always say, the wealthy will always stay wealthy because those who make the laws, or bribe the lawmakers, are wealthy? Well, those in power are going to do whatever they can to stay in power, thus seniors will always stay in charge. It makes absolutely no sense if a person at the company for 10 years gets paid more than a new guy, especially if that new guy has more skills and can do his job better. Seniority is dumb. Fair is always thrown around, but that is a load of crap. You can’t pick and choose when to be fair.
It was about 60 degrees outside today. Too cold for us So Cal’s. You’ll soon be seeing us wear snow jackets and crap during the day…haha. We’re such wusses, but fock all you non-So Cal’s for making fun of us. You’re just jealous.
I have a family plan with my parents, my sister and my brother. We all have Sprint. Our contract ended a while ago. My sister is trying to swing us a better deal for the same price and get all of us some free phones. Of all of us, she by far can talk her way out of getting stuff for us cuz she’s not scared and she don’t take shit from no one. Don’t believe me? Next time you see me, ask me about how she made a McDonald’s worker cry way back just so we could get free burgers and fries when we were teenagers, or about the awesome incident at UCI during intramural co-ed soccer!!! My friend used to make fun of me that any girl who dates me doesn’t have to please me, just my sister cuz she will beat that girl’s ass if she treats me badly. I laugh, but its not entirely untrue. She’s a lot more mellow, and I don’t think she’d go quite so far as to physically harm her…..hehe. Yup, I’m the older brother.
Anyway, that’s all besides the point. My sister, over the last couple weeks has swung some pretty nifty deals with Spring, complaining about this or that. She got all of our add a line fee waived, she’s gotten us unlimited texting for all of us, unlimited data plans for 3 of us, and now she’s trying to swing free phones for us, not just the crappy free phones they get everyone, but some nicer ones. I don’t think she will compromise either. We’re either getting those phones, or we are switching to like T-mobile, even though after calculating we’d be paying slightly more there for the same plans. Yup, my sister, like me, is all about the principle. Haha.
I’m thinking I want to get the Lotus, but that costs like 150 bucks. The Rant is 50 bucks, but my sister already can get us that for free. I might just end up getting that because I text a lot and that phone also plays music. the Lotus does both and is smaller and looks nicer, but its not worth that much money. Anyway, guess I’ll find out soon enough if I get one of these phones, or we will be switching over to another carrier.
I was asked this question the other day, and honestly, I didn’t have an answer. I don’t know why I do this. I thought about it, and its not like I get anything out of it. I’m not the kind of person who needs to vent. I don’t make any money out of this. My friends have known me for many years and its not like they are learning anything new reading this. And despite the poor quality of my writing and posts, it does take me time and effort to actually think of something to write many times.
So, really. I do not know why I write. I mean, I’ve only been writing on this for less than a year. I don’t write anything that changes the world or affects people’s lives. I just rant and rave and observe and bitch and review and ponder. Do I do it for myself? Just to prove that I can put something on the web as well and as easily as a computer person or a professional blogger? If I stopped writing today, would affect my life in any way or would I feel sad about it? I don’t really think so. Do I do it so I can totally let off steam and complain about certain people? No, although its totally something I’d like to do on occassion. However, too many people know I read this blog, so can’t write too much shit about them. I mean, if I could truly go off about some people I know….j/k. Haha. Maybe I should start an anonymous blog. Or maybe I already have one…
So, if I’m not writing for myself, am I writing for all of you? Allowing you all some time to be entertained! Maybe that’s what it is. I’m such a giver, aren’t I? LOL. I doubt that too, because the stuff I write is not all that entertaining, despite all you fools lying to me on the contrary. Some of you leave comments on my posts without ever even reading them!!! Yes, you know who you are!! 
After writing all this, I still do not have an answer. So, I will make one up right here and now. I write this blog as a gift to all of you! I know how every single one of you lives your life looking forward to what will happen next on jasers.com. Who will he make fun of next? What moron crosses his path recently? Any more stories about how he has the cutest dog in the world? Yes, knowing that all of you live your lives in antipation, I do what I can to please. I won’t write again until next week, so please live your lives despite that disappointment and live your lives! LOL.
Remember a few days back I wrote a post complaining about buying a new pair of Vans because I couldn’t just go in and try a pair of shoes on by myself, requiring the services of an employee? Well, I’ve found out rediscovered something even worse. Freaking salesmen.
I’m contemplating buying a new mattress. Just contemplating. I wanted to just go and see what a new mattress would feel like, see what a “good” one would cost. My mattress is not bad. I still sleep on it fine. But, it was a hand me down, as my brother was going to toss it because he bought a new mattress. So, just went to look at 3 actual places. And in all three places, the salesman bother the hell of out me, constantly asking if I’m ready to buy, this and that. The first two were semi-bearable, but the last one yesterday and Sit & Sleep was freaking awful.
I don’t need you constantly following me, asking how this mattress feels or this one. I don’t need you telling me that I can’t just be looking because no one walks into a mattress store to just look. (In fact, I really was. My brother might be able to get me a mattress from a friend who buys directly from a certain brand of mattress, so I went to that last store to try out some models, and if I liked those, I’d give that model to my brother and see if she would be able to order it for me.) I don’t need you explaining to me how a bed is made using terms I’ve never heard of or care for. If I have a freaking question, I will ask you.
I had to lie to the guy and say I’m not going to buy a mattress today because my girlfriend lives with me and she sleeps on the same bed, hence I need her opinion too. It makes it so stupid that I have to lie to someone as a means to get them to leave me alone. It worked, but only initially. I think part of the problem is that I have a hard time saying no to people and I don’t like being rude or mean or just not nice. So, its hard for me to put off salesman to leave me alone. He’s like, why don’t you just go get your girlfriend right now and we can ring you guys up. STFU. The worst was when I said maybe I’ll get her later, he comes around and asks me if I’m going to marry this girl. WTF? I’m like, I dunno. And he goes, if you don’t know, why are you considering what she thinks or compromising, just buy it if she’s not going to be your wife. Thanks Dr. Phil, I’ll be sure to tell my fake live in girlfriend that.
Please spare me with the he’s just doing his job routine. That is not an excuse. If an assassin is hired to kill me, should I forgive him for doing so because he is just doing his job? I don’t think so. The worst part about all this is that the place only had 3 mattresses from the brand my brother’s friend can buy from, so I might have to endure more if I decide to walk into another place “just to look.” I freaking hate salesman.
On a different note, the 2nd place I went, where the saleslady did not ever bother me and only answered my price questions when I asked her, did actually have a mattress I kind of liked, but it was like 900 bucks. I guess that’s what they are going for nowadays. But, I actually am contemplating getting that one. I asked the saleslady if the price would still be the same if I came back later, and she said she wasn’t sure. Haha, freakings sales. I should of said to her, “Are you telling me that if I come in this weekend and ask to buy this mattress, you won’t sell it to me at this price?” But, like I said, I don’t have it in me to talk like that and therefore I just don’t have it in me to tell salesman to leave me the hell alone.
I know this movie came out a while ago, as did the book. Despite that, there are no spoilers here. I did see the movie and thought it was very good. However, when the movie came out, I did not know that it was based on a book. Also, since I’m into Dennis Lehane’s books, having finished his first 5 books in the last few months, I decided to read this one too.
What did I think? I thought it was great. I can see why they decided to make a movie based on this book because it was just a good read. Each of the 3 main characters of the book are connected because of an incident that happened when they were children. They each have their good points, but each are also flawed in their own way. The book, in a very quick nutshell, is about trying to find the killer of one of the main character’s daughter.
Now, I had watched the movie before reading this, so I knew who killed her, as well as any other plot twists that came about. I never ever do this…always wanting to read before watching. The movie, I felt, was actually quite faithful to the book. The book though does a much better job in developing each of the characters and getting inside his head to see what he is really thinking and feeling. That’s understandable though for pretty much any book over a movie. Had I not seen the movie, I would of been somewhat surprised at the outcome of the book, which I think would of made it that much more enjoyable. However, the book was still, like I said, a good read for me.
So, if you want a good mystery or thriller, I’d totally recommend either watching this movie or reading the book. I don’t think you can go wrong either way. Mystic River the movie definitely was better than Lehane’s other movie adaptation Gone, Baby, Gone, which was a great book, but not so a movie.
What better topic on Jasers.com than one about me??!! Here are weird little quirks, facts, and oddities about yours truly.
I put my keys always in my left front pocket, my wallet in my right back pocket, and my cell phone in my right front pocket.
I cannot comfortable dial or text with my right hand, even though I’m right handed. Makes no sense and I have no clue how I got this way. Guess it won’t matter if I get a messaging phone next and then will be using both hands to text.
I turn my alarm off and use my right hand to start the car, which we all do. However, these 3 little facts make no sense at all. If I can only use my left hand to use my cell phone and my right hand to unlock my car, why do I put my cell phone in the right pocket and the keys in my left? Trust me, often times when I carry things with my hands and then I have to reach across my body to get my keys, its a big hassle. However, its just not comfortable for me having my cell phone and keys switched in other pockets. I’ve tried. When I subconsciously put them both in my pockets, that’s how they go. Weird.
When I put my pants on, I have to put my right leg in first, then my left. I’ve tried the other way around, and its freaking hard, like I can’t balance when I go that way and I will like fall. It makes no sense to me. Whether I put my right left first or my left, I’m still balancing on one foot at a time, just in a different order, so why can’t I do it?
Unless I consciously make an effort, I always sleep on the left side of my bed. I have a queen size bed. I don’t know why I do that. I’m guessing its cuz my alarm is on that side. However, I get the feeling that if I were to ever move my nightstand to the right side of my bed, I’d still sleep on the left side.
When I wake up in the morning now, my front window is always very fogged up cuz of the cold. So, I start my car and turn on the heat and defroster full blast. However, when I’m driving, its still very foggy, so I have to turn on my windshield wipers when it gets really bad. When I do so, I can see very quickly. I don’t like this though. I, for whatever strange reason, like watching my defroster slowly push the fog up and away so that my windshield clears up. I only use the wiper blades when I absolutely have to and can’t see. There’s a light leaving my neighborhood, so I always try to make it there using my blades as little as possible cuz I know I’ll be stopped at the light and my defroster can work away. I have no clue why I’m retarded like this.
I can’t comfortably eat any food past 9:00, unless I know I’m going to be out late that night or up a long time. I don’t know what it is. I thnk someone told me a story a long time ago that said sumo wrestlers eat a ton right before going to sleep cuz it will turn straight to fat. Maybe that subconsciously affected me.
I cannot read two books at the same time. I have to finish one before starting another. Which bites because if I’m reading a bad book, it’ll take me forever to finish before moving to the next one. The only book I ever read that I stopped in the middle of because it was that bad was a fantasy novel, something like Lord Foul’s Bane or something. That has got to be one of the worst, yet many fantasy people love it. To each their own. I also wasn’t a big fan of the Lord of the Rings, but I did, over many months probably, finish all of them.
I can’t read a book more than once. I just have so many, and there are so many other books to read that I just never saw the point of it.
On the other hand, when I’m channel surfing, I ALWAYS end up stopping on a channel of a movie or tv show I’ve seen before. I think its cuz when I surf, I only do it for like 20 minutes or so, while eating or something. And I hate going into the middle of a movie or show I’ve never seen before.
I cannot, even though I’ve tried, do anything while sitting on the toilet other than doing my business. I know people who read there, text, talk on the phone, etc. I just do my thing and leave.
I don’t eat chocolate. Just don’t really like the taste of it. I’ll do white chocolate, but that’s about it.
I don’t drink soda.
Ok, that’s all I can think of. Yes, I know. I’m a weirdo, so I understand if all of you don’t want to talk to me anymore.
Ever have one of those days that you literally do not get out of bed? I think most of the time we do this when we are sick. But, yesterday that was pretty much me, except I wasn’t sick. I was being a lazy bum and just vegging all day in bed. And I loved it. Here’s about what went down yesterday.
I got up at about 9:00 am yesterday. Went to brush my teeth, and it was freaking cold. Fed the dogs, took them outside, and because it was so cold, I went back to bed.
Worked on a computer program for an hour and e-mailed it out. Its about 11:00 now. I put Guitar Hero III in my Xbox, as I am attempting to get the achievement for playing lefty. Obviously its on easy. Play for about an hour or so. Its about 12 and I’m getting hungry now.
Change into long sleeves and some shorts, and its still freaking cold in my house. Look in fridge, see some leftovers, heat it up, eat it, brush my teeth again, and you guessed it, back in bed. Its so warm in there its nice. Its like 12:30 now. I decide to catch up on all the shows that I recorded. So, watch a few episodes of some shows like Pushing Daisies, Heroes, etc. This takes maybe 3-4 hours. No more shows to watch, although I have a lot of movies I recorded that I’ve not seen yet, but decide not to watch it now as I just watched tons of TV. Go back and turn the Xbox on so I can finish my achievement. I finally get the achievement. And its dark out now at about 5:45 pm.
Go downstairs feed the dogs. Come back up and get in bed and surf the internet. For those that don’t know, my TV is connected to my monitor and my Xbox. So, I can watch TV, play Xbox, surf and chat online all in bed where its warm and cozy. Anyway, surf for another 30 minutes. Then, I get ready to go out. At like 6:20 pm. My friend had asked me to go to dinner on Saturday, and I said sure since I don’t see her often. Got ready and went out. By got ready I mean put on jeans and a hat! Had she not of called, I might of been in bed the whole time.
Now, I know most of you are saying I’m a lazy bum and I should get out more and all that crap. But, I was freaking warm all day and comfortable, and if felt good. I think that if I did this everyday it’d be sad, but its not even close to every day or even every weekend, so I’m totally okay with it and can care less what others think! I went out the previous night until midnight and the night before until about the same, so its not like I don’t know how to go out. Just felt like a good day to just relax, veg, refresh, and stay warm. You are just jealous.
I always find it fascinating when I’m at work and I watch a fellow co-worker who can’t “type properly” typing extremely slow, using like two fingers and staring at the keyboard while typing. Its almost to the point of annoying when I have to watch them and I’m waiting on them. When I was in high school, I took a typing class, and I can tell you right now that it was totally worth it and I recommend anyone in this day and age to learn how to type. You pretty much can’t get any job out there if you have no computer skills.
Its not like I’m a super fast typer. But, I type pretty quickly, and I don’t have to look at the keyboard when doing so. I almost want to say that being able to type should be a necessary skill in the work place. Do you know how many emails or documents I have to type up everyday? Do you know how much more time I would have to spend doing that every day if I typed super slowly using only two fingers and always having to look back and forth between my keyboard and the monitor? I don’t think typing “properly” should be the requisite, just typing at a certain speed. I’m not a programmer, but I’d imagine that typing is probably something you do most of the time that you are at work. Shouldn’t typing at a decent speed be required? I don’t really think its too much to ask. Then again, I guess I’d rather work with slow typers that stupid people. Look out if your co-workers are a combination of both. Been there, and its not fun.
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