So as some of you already know, I work at a major online gaming company. There are quite a few of these located in the Seattle region and someone (supposedly from another company) wrote these two articles:
Customer Support Confidential
Customer Support Confidential: Know Your Enemy.
They are frighteningly accurate.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Excedrin = Crack
The other night I had a headache and took 2 Excedrin for it. I don't really drink any soda, coffee or tea so I live a mildly caffeine-free life. About a half hour later I was wide awake and restless. I kept tossing and turning.. Nik (who also had a headache) was having the same problem. Finally at 2:30am I went out to the living room and started to read Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the U.S. Military
by Randy Shilts. It's a huge book so I figured I would eventually read myself to sleep. Instead, an hour later I had worked my way from the 7 Years War to Vietnam. At 3:30am I decided to try laying down again... this time with Xanax. So jittery and sedated at the same time, I finally fell asleep and had to wake up 4 hours later. Nik, on the other hand, had to be up at 6. Thankfully she drinks enough coffee to fall asleep regardless of the caffeine shakes.
Nik and I started writing another song the other day. I'm really excited about it, and I would probably be a bit more pro-active about finishing it if I weren't so tired still.
For the record: I am trying to quit biting my nails for the ten-millionth time. It was starting to hurt too much to play guitar, so I had to put a stop to it.
by Randy Shilts. It's a huge book so I figured I would eventually read myself to sleep. Instead, an hour later I had worked my way from the 7 Years War to Vietnam. At 3:30am I decided to try laying down again... this time with Xanax. So jittery and sedated at the same time, I finally fell asleep and had to wake up 4 hours later. Nik, on the other hand, had to be up at 6. Thankfully she drinks enough coffee to fall asleep regardless of the caffeine shakes. Nik and I started writing another song the other day. I'm really excited about it, and I would probably be a bit more pro-active about finishing it if I weren't so tired still.
For the record: I am trying to quit biting my nails for the ten-millionth time. It was starting to hurt too much to play guitar, so I had to put a stop to it.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Catholic church songs
I'm not a church-goer... at all. BUT, I love those Catholic church songs. They are so tragic and depressing. I remember the Vandals did a cover of "Here I Am Lord" which rocked my socks off. I have no idea why I'm talking about this. I would likely go to a Catholic church just to rock out to some organ music. That and because they spell the pronouns 'him' & 'he' with a capital letter.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
From SEA to LA pt.1
Nik and I got back from LA today. We had a great time with Eva and her friends. Here is the first of some of the photos:
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Monday, February 12, 2007
I never liked the movie "Waking Life"
I have quite a few nightmares. They aren't usually very stressful because of how often I have them. I usually won't wake up stressed out, thinking something actually happened. Usually I will know that I'm dreaming when I'm having one. It makes me somewhat apathetic in my sleep. If someone is chasing me, I don't run that fast because I tell myself I will wake up when the bad part comes. I have always had lucid dreams, as well as my mom. She used to be chased by the same person in a repeated nightmare and someone asked her why she didn't ask them what they wanted. The next time she had the nightmare, she turned around and asked the person what they wanted and she never had the nightmare again. I never did find out what the person wanted... I'm not sure if she did either.
I don't typically talk about dreams, etc. because it irritates me. Whenever there is a dream sequence/flashback/fantasization in movies or books, I typically fast-forward. I think it's a cop-out from poor writers who can't think of anything else to add to the plot. But the other night I had a nightmare that I can't shake. I didn't know that I was dreaming when I woke up and I couldn't remember if it was real or not. It was a nightmare about work, which is even more unusual for me. I finally realized how dependant I am on working and how important having a job is. This may seem obvious, but up until now I have never had to worry about money. Not that I have always had an abundance, but I have always had a more accessible safety net. None of this is a complaint, just a reality that was long overdue.
I don't typically talk about dreams, etc. because it irritates me. Whenever there is a dream sequence/flashback/fantasization in movies or books, I typically fast-forward. I think it's a cop-out from poor writers who can't think of anything else to add to the plot. But the other night I had a nightmare that I can't shake. I didn't know that I was dreaming when I woke up and I couldn't remember if it was real or not. It was a nightmare about work, which is even more unusual for me. I finally realized how dependant I am on working and how important having a job is. This may seem obvious, but up until now I have never had to worry about money. Not that I have always had an abundance, but I have always had a more accessible safety net. None of this is a complaint, just a reality that was long overdue.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
New tattoo
I finally got my x-mas tattoo from Nik. She got me a gift certificate at Supergenius tattoo's. Ryan did my tattoo and he was really awesome. I am going to go back to him for my ctrl+alt+delete tattoo (on the other side of my color bone). Nik is going to go to him for her next tattoo too. Anyways, here is a picture.
P.S. and no, Pi has no significant meaning for me... I just like the symbol.
P.S. and no, Pi has no significant meaning for me... I just like the symbol.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Gay Marriage Solution
Dear Christians & Republicans,
I have a plan. We don't have to negotiate on the gay marriage thing. In fact, I'm willing to drop the whole thing entirely. I mean, let's face it, marriage in terms of the law is sort of lame anyways. I won't feel the least bit slighted and you can forget we even asked for that civil liberty in the first place. You won't have to waste all of that time and money on elections and the wars that come along with your homophobia. You could even put those billions of dollars into a useful cause like universal healthcare or your children's education.
All of this will come to you under one condition: you give us a nice little tax break in exchange.
It doesn't have to be called a 'marriage' tax break, just a deduction for not being allowed to do the same things as other citizens of this country. I mean, why is it that we have to pay taxes in a country that doesn't give us the same rights as other citizens? So if you're allowed a deduction for breeding, or whatever it is that married couples do, then we should be allowed one for being queer. Let's face it, a tax deduction won't ruin the sanctity of marriage and now you can focus more on that pesky divorce rate.
Sincerely Yours,
Jen-
I have a plan. We don't have to negotiate on the gay marriage thing. In fact, I'm willing to drop the whole thing entirely. I mean, let's face it, marriage in terms of the law is sort of lame anyways. I won't feel the least bit slighted and you can forget we even asked for that civil liberty in the first place. You won't have to waste all of that time and money on elections and the wars that come along with your homophobia. You could even put those billions of dollars into a useful cause like universal healthcare or your children's education.
All of this will come to you under one condition: you give us a nice little tax break in exchange.
It doesn't have to be called a 'marriage' tax break, just a deduction for not being allowed to do the same things as other citizens of this country. I mean, why is it that we have to pay taxes in a country that doesn't give us the same rights as other citizens? So if you're allowed a deduction for breeding, or whatever it is that married couples do, then we should be allowed one for being queer. Let's face it, a tax deduction won't ruin the sanctity of marriage and now you can focus more on that pesky divorce rate.
Sincerely Yours,
Jen-
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