Work and my evening. And then two memes.

[brinshannara]

Aren't my subjects OH so creative? Yes. Yes, they are.

So... Work. Was long. So long. OMG, I wanted to kill myself, it was so long. I swear to God that the amount of time between 8:25 and 8:35 was approximately SEVEN YEARS.

But, just after that, I got called into the field director's office by one of the deputy field directors.

I was actually a little nervous. Were they going to tell me that I take too many washroom breaks? Were they going to tell me that my productivity has plummeted lately (which it has, actually)?

No. I got told I was being promoted out of training, to a regular team. :D I am now a member of Team Fire. Actually, I was promoted last week, but there was someone in HR who died (no kidding), so they've been scrambling around about that, and hadn't had a chance to tell me about my promotion until now. So, yay me. $8.75/hour instead of $8.50.

I'm almost tempted to stay on beyond the end of the summer, but I don't think I'll be able to get through school and three shifts a week. I mean, it depends on my schedule, and I could probably juggle it all, but I would have no social life whatsoever. We'll see how the bursary/loan situation turns out. But it kind of sucks to sit there for three plus months and not get to the next level (which starts at $9.25/hour). I wonder if they'd reaccept me next summer at the same level... Probably not, but maybe.

OH! And I talked to a lesbian tonight on the phone. In the demographic section, I ask "are you single/never married, married, living with un/une common-law partenaire, divorced/separated or widowed?"

She answered "conjoint de fait avec une parntenaire". Which means living with a common-law wife. Which is SO COOL. :D I nearly said "Hey, I'm gay, too!" but I would have lost objectivity points, had they been listening, I'm sure. ;)

So that was work. I then had plans to meet my friends RM and JB for fireworks, and I couldn't get through to R's cell phone, leading to the largest experiment in miscommunication I've ever been a part of. Long, LONG story short, I was at Papineau metro, and up on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge. THEY were at Jean-Drapeau metro and on the on-ramp to the bridge.



So the funny thing is that despite being on OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RIVER, I nearly walked all the way to where they were, but I didn't KNOW they were on that side. I swore they were on MY side. I only discovered this fact after I FINALLY found a phone. (I've decided I need a cell phone.)

I admit, I was thinking they'd ditched me for fireworks, but they didn't. Just a big ol' communication issue, and both of them were appropriately apologetic.

Anyways, I walked for years tonight and I feel good. I didn't see RM or JB, but I did talk to them both after I got home, and I did take some NICE photos, which made me happy.

I now feel like doing memes, swiped from mittens83.


1. Copy and post this in your LJ
2. Bold anything that is true
3. Leave plain anything that is untrue
4. Put into italics anything that is partly true

01. I miss somebody right now.
02. I watch more tv than I used to
03. I love olives.
04. I love sleeping.
05. I own lots of books.
06. I wear glasses or contact lenses.
07. I love to play video games.
08. I've tried marijuana.
09. I've watched porn movies
10. I have been in a threesome.
11. I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
12. I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
13. I have acne free skin. (depends on the time of the month!)
14. I like and respect Al Sharpton.
15. I curse frequently.
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.
17. I have a hobby.
18. I've been told I have a nice butt.
19. I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
20. I'm really, really smart. Sometimes.
21. I've never broken someone else's bones.
22. I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.
23. I love rain. (I have a love/hate relationship with rain.)
24. I'm paranoid at all times.
25. I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar free.
26. I need money right now.
27. I love sushi.
28. I talk really, really fast. Only when I'm nervous.
29. I have fresh breath in the morning.
30. I have semi-long hair.
31. I have lost money in Las Vegas.
32. I have at least one brother and/or one sister.
33. I was born in a country outside of the U.S. (I hate how US-centric so much of the Internet is.)
34. I shave my legs.
35. I have a twin.
36. I enjoy being alone
37. I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
38. I like the way that I look.
39. I have lied to a good friend in the past 6 months.
40. I know how to do cornrows.
41. I am usually pessimistic.
42. I have mood swings.
43. I think prostitution should be legalized.
44. I think Britney Spears is pretty.
45. I have cheated on a significant other. (I'm ashamed to admit that the intent has been there.)
46. I have a hidden talent.
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
48. I think that I'm popular.
49. I am currently content.
50. I have kissed someone of the same sex.
51. I enjoy talking on the phone.
52. I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
53. I love to shop.
54. I would rather shop than eat.
55. I would classify myself as ghetto.
56. I'm bourgie and have worn a sweater tied around my shoulders.
57. I'm obsessed with my LJ.
58. I don't hate anyone.
59. I'm a pretty good dancer.
60. I don't think Mike Tyson raped Desiree Washington.
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
62. I have a cell phone.
63. I watch MTV on a daily basis.
65. I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
67. I have never been in a real relationship before.
68. I've rejected someone before.
69. I've graduated college.
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
71. I want to have children in the future.
72. I have changed a diaper before.
73. I've had the cops called on me before.
74. I bite my nails sometimes. (Less often than I used to.)
75. I am a member of the Tom Green fan club.
76. I'm not allergic to anything deadly.
77. I have a lot to learn.
78. I have dated someone at least 10 years older or younger... (Not quite. 6+ and 5-, though.)
79. I plan on seeing Ice Cube's newest "Friday" movie.
80. I am very shy around the opposite sex.
81. I'm online 24/7, even as an away message. (Not as much as I used to be.)
82. I have at least 5 away messages saved.
83. I have tried alcohol before.
84. I have made a move on a friend's significant other in the past.
85. I own the "South Park" movie.
86. I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.
87. When I was a kid I played "the birds and the bees" with a neighbor or chum.
88. I enjoy country music.
90. I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
91. I watch soap operas whenever I can. (Just AMC, and even then, not always.)
92. I'm obsessive, anal retentive, and often a perfectionist.
93. I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
94. I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
95. I know all the words to Slick Rick's "Children's Story".
96. Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
97. I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
98. I have dated a close friend's ex. (For like, three seconds.)
99. I'm happy as of this moment.
100. I have gone scuba diving.
101. Had a crush on somebody you've never met.
102. Kissed someone you knew you shouldn't.
103. I play a musical instrument.
104. I strongly dislike math.
105. I'm procrastinating something right now.
106. I own and use a library card.
107. I fall in 'lust' more than in 'love.'
108. Cheese enchiladas rock my socks.
109. I think The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest things ever.
110. I'm obsessed with the tv show "Lost."
111. I think Beyblades is the coolest show in coolsville.
112. There are more things I could be better at, if only I tried harder.
113. Sometimes I don't like food.
114. I worry sometimes that I'm not being the best friend I could be to the people I care about.
115. I desperately want people to respect me but it rarely happens.
116. I have never been able to say anything positive about myself and truly believe it.
117. I am bisexual.
118. I think Scottish accents are very attractive. (Incomprehensible, but attractive. I swear, I stood in Scotland like a deaf mute while my dad translated.)
119. I'm very neurotic and suffer from acute paranoia.
120. I speak another language besides English.
121. I joke about eating, shaking, and kicking babies.
122. I'm most likely to spend money on music, cosmetics, and/or magazines

And another!

1. Copy and post this in your LJ
2. Bold anything that is true
3. Leave plain anything that is untrue
4. Put into italics anything that is partly true

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCH!"
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air."
4. You wore biker shorts under your skirts and felt stylish.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-Sitters Club and tried to start a club of your own.
6. You owned those little Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
7. You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey on Blossom.
8. Two words: M.C. Hammer "Can't Touch This"
9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars.
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales."
12. You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on the big screen.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
16. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter Shack, House).
17. You wore a Jordache Jean jacket and you were proud of it.
18. L.A. Gear.
19. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (It was grade 4 or 5.)
20. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.
21. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF."
22. You wanted to be a Goonie.
23. You ever wore flourescent clothing.
24. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
25. You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
26. You took lunch pails/boxes to school.
27. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
28. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.
29. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.
30. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
31. You thought She-Ra and He-Man should hook up. (ABSOLUTELY NOT, because I KNOW they're BROTHER AND SISTER, dude.)
32. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged friendship bracelets.
33. You owned a pair of jelly sandals.
34. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know what you are, but what am I?"
35. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
36. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
37. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip 'n' Slide.
38. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
39. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonald's.
40. You've gone through this list occasionally saying "totally awesome."
41. You remember Popples.
42. "Don't worry, be happy."
43. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights.
44. You wore socks scrunched down.
45. "Miss MARY MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"
46. You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.
47. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.
48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!"
49. You remember watching Rainbow Brite and My Little Ponies.
50. You thought Doogie Howser was hot. (He was dorkily cute. I wanted his computer.)
51. You remember Alf, the little furry brown alien from Melmac.
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool. (What's this "were" bullshit? THEY RULE. ;))
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell," the ORIGINAL class. (Only thanks to reruns.)
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - "You Give Love a Bad Name".
55. You played and or collected "Pogs"! (Oh my God, I did this in CEGEP.)
56. You used to pretend that you could transform into a Power Ranger. (No.)