Album: Multiply Additions
My go-to mopey song.
Got a shock in the middle of class today - today's class'll be the last pole class the studio'll conduct until Jan '09; we would receive a voucher for a free class in lieu of the eighth class of our set (today's the seventh). I'm devastated.
Add that to all that stress I'm feeling recently, I'm really quite miserable, but life can only get worse.
Today we were taught the kitty combo and something that sounded like 'Dangerous Brian' but was later renamed inverted hanging angel - managed both easily. At pole prac, a third successful superman-to-chopsticks with Geri supporting.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
As it turns out, I've been maligning our webmail somewhat, because it's partially my fault that its interface looks so antiquated.
See, Firefox 3 is my default browser, and on Mozilla, the interface is shite (same for Chrome, the other browser I'd downloaded onto my harddrive). But IE 6 (that came with the MS suite installed in my harddrive) - now that's a whole different story.
Had I used IE 6 to access our webmail (which isn't supported by IE 7), then I'd've enjoyed a more up-to-date interface: Hotmail circa early '00.
Paleozoic to Mesozoic is still a step up, no?
See, Firefox 3 is my default browser, and on Mozilla, the interface is shite (same for Chrome, the other browser I'd downloaded onto my harddrive). But IE 6 (that came with the MS suite installed in my harddrive) - now that's a whole different story.
Had I used IE 6 to access our webmail (which isn't supported by IE 7), then I'd've enjoyed a more up-to-date interface: Hotmail circa early '00.
Paleozoic to Mesozoic is still a step up, no?
The entire office is forced to use webmail today because Outlook doesn't work. You wanna know exactly how terrible it is being forced to use the webmail?
Our webmail has an interface and functions slightly worse off than Hotmail circa1998 1996.
That's how bad it is.
And it seems to time-out every other minute that I spend working on my database.
GAAAAAHHHHHHH! Today is pure purgatory!
Addendum (@14:36): WHY CAN'T WE JUST USE GMAIL?! ARGGGGHHHH.
Our webmail has an interface and functions slightly worse off than Hotmail circa
That's how bad it is.
And it seems to time-out every other minute that I spend working on my database.
GAAAAAHHHHHHH! Today is pure purgatory!
Addendum (@14:36): WHY CAN'T WE JUST USE GMAIL?! ARGGGGHHHH.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Skinny - 'Failure'
Album: The Late Lounge presents Boudoir Beats
Good: The guy at the soup shop gave me a half-portion of chicken ham sarnie today (came with corn chips); previously he gave me a half-portion of Waldorf salad. Very nice of him, but the reason I don't order anything with my soup (always the chicken & corn chowder) is that I know I won't be able to finish.
Very bad: Pole prac. Superman-to-chopsticks still no-go; chopsticks-to-superman ... half-go. Brass monkey almost-half-go.
I'm just so tired. And disheartened. I almost wept.
Why have I always been a failure / What can the reason be?
=(
Good: The guy at the soup shop gave me a half-portion of chicken ham sarnie today (came with corn chips); previously he gave me a half-portion of Waldorf salad. Very nice of him, but the reason I don't order anything with my soup (always the chicken & corn chowder) is that I know I won't be able to finish.
Very bad: Pole prac. Superman-to-chopsticks still no-go; chopsticks-to-superman ... half-go. Brass monkey almost-half-go.
I'm just so tired. And disheartened. I almost wept.
Why have I always been a failure / What can the reason be?
=(
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Boards of Canada - 'Seeya Later'
Album: Twoism
Never let it be said I never say 'yes' - I bloody do. And today, I'm not even sure what I'd said 'yes' to.
Waiting for a transfer, I received a call from a chirpy-sounding girl from the Cookie Museum (I left my cellphone number when they prompted me to after I purchased a tin of scrummy mango-cranberry addiction) who told me they were launching new flavors for Christmas and LNY ... and I started drifting off. Maybe I have ADD or something, but I can never listen when my other senses aren't engaged (worse when I'm tired). I only caught "tasting" and "cookies" and "reservation".
I declined the reservation, saying I'd just drop by after work, but she said it tends to be crowded ... or something (she lost me again).
Then it seems I might've said 'yes' to something happening next Wednesday evening.
Fingers crossed "cookies" and "tasting" are heavily involved.
Never let it be said I never say 'yes' - I bloody do. And today, I'm not even sure what I'd said 'yes' to.
Waiting for a transfer, I received a call from a chirpy-sounding girl from the Cookie Museum (I left my cellphone number when they prompted me to after I purchased a tin of scrummy mango-cranberry addiction) who told me they were launching new flavors for Christmas and LNY ... and I started drifting off. Maybe I have ADD or something, but I can never listen when my other senses aren't engaged (worse when I'm tired). I only caught "tasting" and "cookies" and "reservation".
I declined the reservation, saying I'd just drop by after work, but she said it tends to be crowded ... or something (she lost me again).
Then it seems I might've said 'yes' to something happening next Wednesday evening.
Fingers crossed "cookies" and "tasting" are heavily involved.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Watching Shiba Inu Puppy Cam
Stream: Shiba Inu Puppy Cam
What I'm reading about bruises is beginning to worry me.
But I just don't which which level of severity my bruises are.
The ones I got today - well, actually, they were from last Sat, healed a little, aggravated on Wed, healed a little, grievously aggravated today - they look disgusting. Still, they're nothing I'm not used to.
Today was disappointing: I failed to get either of the two tricks we were taught - the Skater (a rotating trick), and the Superman-to-Chopsticks combo. I think I hurt my right arm in attempting the latter; actually I dropped/fell against the pole, which wasn't entirely bad because that kept me from hitting the ground.
What I'm reading about bruises is beginning to worry me.
But I just don't which which level of severity my bruises are.
The ones I got today - well, actually, they were from last Sat, healed a little, aggravated on Wed, healed a little, grievously aggravated today - they look disgusting. Still, they're nothing I'm not used to.
Today was disappointing: I failed to get either of the two tricks we were taught - the Skater (a rotating trick), and the Superman-to-Chopsticks combo. I think I hurt my right arm in attempting the latter; actually I dropped/fell against the pole, which wasn't entirely bad because that kept me from hitting the ground.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Miwagemini - 'Crazy Over You'
Album: This Is How I Found You
The nice evening I had had only abated a little the anxiety I'm having about the boss's tickets. I want to kick myself for not asking to be let in to personally drop the envelope into his letterbox. This is sloppy.
Sloppy is unacceptable.
The nice evening I had had only abated a little the anxiety I'm having about the boss's tickets. I want to kick myself for not asking to be let in to personally drop the envelope into his letterbox. This is sloppy.
Sloppy is unacceptable.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Miwa Gemini - 'Crazy Over You'
Album: This Is How I Found You
So today it occurred to me I severely lack self-discipline - that's the reason I let myself get so morbidly morose during each lunar cycle. Self-indulgent emotional masturbation.
And it's been getting worse too, the downtime, in addition to stretching for longer and longer periods.
I think I crave discipline as much as I deplore (and reject) it. Heaven forbid anyone should try to discipline me ... Not that many hadn't already tried.
Will be without my paperweight in the next long week.
=(
So today it occurred to me I severely lack self-discipline - that's the reason I let myself get so morbidly morose during each lunar cycle. Self-indulgent emotional masturbation.
And it's been getting worse too, the downtime, in addition to stretching for longer and longer periods.
I think I crave discipline as much as I deplore (and reject) it. Heaven forbid anyone should try to discipline me ... Not that many hadn't already tried.
Will be without my paperweight in the next long week.
=(
Scarlet - 'Independent Love Song'
Album: Independent Love Song (single)
Dreamed last night I couldn't find my bag and was rushing around looking for it (what does it mean?). Was a restless sleep and I woke up so tired I almost nodded off while I waited for pole prac.
In the end, I didn't do my choreo during exotic (too shy to), but am still very happy I came up with one.
Pole prac was good - I got a (45mm) pole all to myself and I managed the brass monkey (1 time), the non-spastic iguana (2 times, at least), and the thigh hold (3 times!). My right shoulder hurts so much now from repeated attempts at the shoulder mount-chopper-serpent combo.
I'll prolly crash spectacularly tomorrow.
Dreamed last night I couldn't find my bag and was rushing around looking for it (what does it mean?). Was a restless sleep and I woke up so tired I almost nodded off while I waited for pole prac.
In the end, I didn't do my choreo during exotic (too shy to), but am still very happy I came up with one.
Pole prac was good - I got a (45mm) pole all to myself and I managed the brass monkey (1 time), the non-spastic iguana (2 times, at least), and the thigh hold (3 times!). My right shoulder hurts so much now from repeated attempts at the shoulder mount-chopper-serpent combo.
I'll prolly crash spectacularly tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Miwa Gemini - 'Crazy Over You'
Album: This Is How I Found You
The boss poked me today. On the arm. With a single index finger. He's very careful to not touch me, but when he does, he does it in strangely juvenile ways.
I think my dad has a similar sense of humor to the boss. Talking about the insurance premium check I was to bank into my account today, I said, "What's the rush? It says here the check is valid for the next six months!"
"Yeah," my dad said, "but it's AIA - who knows when they'll collapse [here]?" then continued after I did a verbal eye-roll: "It's not a large amount, but it's not a small sum either! You know how many roast ducks you can buy with SGD 13,000?!"
Roast ducks?! =|
(As it turned out, we had roast duck for dinner tonight.)
More on food: I've had soups from Souperlicious these couple of days for lunch - pretty nummy fare for rainy days.
(I'm going crazy over this song, can you tell?)
The boss poked me today. On the arm. With a single index finger. He's very careful to not touch me, but when he does, he does it in strangely juvenile ways.
I think my dad has a similar sense of humor to the boss. Talking about the insurance premium check I was to bank into my account today, I said, "What's the rush? It says here the check is valid for the next six months!"
"Yeah," my dad said, "but it's AIA - who knows when they'll collapse [here]?" then continued after I did a verbal eye-roll: "It's not a large amount, but it's not a small sum either! You know how many roast ducks you can buy with SGD 13,000?!"
Roast ducks?! =|
(As it turned out, we had roast duck for dinner tonight.)
More on food: I've had soups from Souperlicious these couple of days for lunch - pretty nummy fare for rainy days.
(I'm going crazy over this song, can you tell?)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Watching Shiba Inu Puppy Cam
Stream: Shiba Inu Puppy Cam
Apropos of nothing, the boss commented, as I turned to leave his office, "You're getting fat - why do you eat so much?"
I turned back to face him, exasperated: "What has that got to do with anything?" (So much like him to throw curveballs like that.)
He smiled, twinkled, and waved me away. Much later, he came out and insisted he was joking when he called me fat, said something about what business he had calling me fat when he is ... well.
But this is one thing I love about my boss (and hope to emulate). Narrating an anecdote once, he'd said, "... my being fat doesn't make you any thinner ..."
It's okay for the pot to call the kettle black - someone remind me again why it isn't okay in the first place, please.
My inner fat girl (once a fat girl, always a fat girl, no matter how much weight you lose on the outside) idolizes him.
Apropos of nothing, the boss commented, as I turned to leave his office, "You're getting fat - why do you eat so much?"
I turned back to face him, exasperated: "What has that got to do with anything?" (So much like him to throw curveballs like that.)
He smiled, twinkled, and waved me away. Much later, he came out and insisted he was joking when he called me fat, said something about what business he had calling me fat when he is ... well.
But this is one thing I love about my boss (and hope to emulate). Narrating an anecdote once, he'd said, "... my being fat doesn't make you any thinner ..."
It's okay for the pot to call the kettle black - someone remind me again why it isn't okay in the first place, please.
My inner fat girl (once a fat girl, always a fat girl, no matter how much weight you lose on the outside) idolizes him.
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