Bad Days

Some days just turn out crappy. Here's to hoping today becomes much better.

Cheers.


"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
- Jack London

Work Story #194

I work as a telephone surveyor and when making 350+ calls a night you get some very interesting ones. One thing I find can be pretty boring are answering machines. Most people say the same things or just leave it to the robotic default voice to do their business for them (boo). However, there are some that just strike you as very strange. One such message consisted entirely of a baby screaming, followed by a metallic recorded "Leave a message." Where do I even begin...

My Toilet Is Haunted

It's only a bit after the end of May but already it feels like it's been summer for a while. Two weeks into a job and already I've fallen into a drab routine, though today I did mix it up a little - being almost late for work. Life is as glamourous as you make it I suppose.

Living in an apartment has its ups. You get to meet new people every day and if you don't really like them there's very little chance you will ever see them again. Not that there's anyone not to like, but sometimes conversations just turn awkward. And the lines some people use. "Are you new in this building, I've never seen you around" is a standard one. This building has 17 floors, all of which have at least 10 units and who knows how many people in each of them. Even if you stake out the lobby for weeks you have no way of meeting everyone. I guess if you are new, hearing that sounds a little impressive that someone was just that friendly. But if you aren't and have been there for years, then a line like that would probably just make things even more awkward. But who knows, maybe that line is a big hook.

One thing I hate about Toronto is the parking lot. Parking lots I hate in general. They house the record for most of the parking incidents which occur every day. Parking is not my forte and so many cars crammed into as tight a space as possible just screams disaster for me. I'm the kind of person who will gladly walk from the back spaces to escape the havoc. Besides, the exercise is good for you anyways. But in Toronto it doesn't matter how far back you park: there are so many cars that even to get to the back requires excessive maneuvering and dodging of cars. No wonder so many people opt for public transportation. With some subway lines going straight into malls itself, it's a wonder people drive to these places at all. But I guess if nobody drove parking lots would no longer be such a scary place, and then the empty parking lots wouldn't stay every empty for long. So I guess there's no solution, except maybe to create automatic parking cars.

Anyways it's getting late and there's a call I've got to be making. Have a good night!

p.s. The toilet in my dad's room is actually haunted. Repairpeople have been coming by every couple of weeks to fix the problem but it still makes gurgling noises all night. I feel like I'm about to get raped by a ghost every time one of the plumbers leaves the door open. *shudders*

I Miss Harry Potter.

GRYFFINDOR:
[X] You've never done drugs
[] You have a lot of friends
[X] You get along with everyone
[] You haven't made fun of someone for at least two months
[X] You love soccer
[] You love baseball
[X] You're into writing and art
[X] Favorite music genre is pop rock
[X] You believe in "innocent until proven guilty" theory
[X] Abortion is wrong
[X] The war against Iraq is unneeded
[X] One of your favorite colors is red or gold
[] Good grades at school
[] One of the worst things you can do is lie
[X] You plan on going to college/university
TOTAL: 10

HUFFLEPUFF:
[X] You're content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[X] You laugh a lot
[X] You like to follow trends.
[X] Politics suck.
[X] You love to swim
[] Water polo is awesome
[X] Pink is one of your favorite colors
[] Black is morbid & depressing
[] Michael Jackson is talented as a musical artist.
[X] You're an optimist.
[X] You're completely straight-edge.
[X] You're very emotional
[] Rap, R&B, & hip-hop is your favorite music genre
[] You don't believe in going steady at a young age
[X] You've made fun of at least one person this week.
TOTAL: 10

RAVENCLAW:
[] You're depressed to a certain extent.
[X] You love to read.
[X] You appreciate theatre & arts.
[] Sports suck.
[X] You're shy.
[X] Bush is trying his hardest
[X] You've been in love before.
[X] Hate is completely unneeded.
[] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship
[X] Indie is your favorite genre of music.
[X] Every once in awhile you have little anger outbursts.
[X] Lying is sometimes okay
[X] Red is one of your favorite colors.
[] Serious is better than funny.
TOTAL: 10

SLYTHERIN:
[] There's at least one person you hate.
[X] Basketball is a good sport.
[] Football is amazing.
[X] Black is a cool color.
[X] You've lied about something serious.
[] You're a very deep person.
[] You have considered suicide.
[] Very loyal.
[] You like metal.
[X] They make school seem more important than it is.
[X] You're scared to grow up.
[] You've done drugs in the past month.
[] Anger is one of your primary feelings.
[] You have trust issues.
[] Guilty until proven innocent.
TOTAL: 5

Whether I'm three-way tied or not, Gryffindor is still my house.  Trust me, the Sorting Hat knows.

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