Well, it has been a long time since my Last update, and A lot of thing happened. So many things happened that I was trying to make mental lists in my head of all the events, but I am bad with this memory thing sometimes, so Here is a quick annotated list.
1) Had a night of the living crazies: 4 incidents of crazy, deranged, swearing, meanie peoples in one night. it was a welfare Wednesday, so I guess that's why. One even verbally assaulted and nearly attacked our security lady - Lucy.
2) Lucy came by work and gave me a bonus on behalf of her and the bosses for fending off the crazies expertly (especially the one who was about to go after Lucy).
3) I finally went on a Canoe trip! it was a full day of boating on Lakelse lake with Allison. It was awesome, and I do like it, but I feel I must note (in a pseudo British wit that borders on morbid) that although it was very fun, it also nearly ended in terrible disaster. We began with a very light breeze which I plotted a course that would use the wind to push us back on the final length. This course took us across the lake to look at cool cabins and the like (still have not found the party boat). However, before we turned back for camp, the wind changed and blew up, forcing us to paddle against the wind in increasing waves, across the middle of the lake. Yep. I have diligently informed Allison that, should I ever suggest crossing the middle of the lake again, she is allowed to slap me - with one of the canoe paddles. Thankfully, Allison enjoyed the trip muchly, but fails to see the humour in my old-salt-mannerism of reflecting on the trip.. "Oh yeah, very fun, nearly died, but still fun."
4) a bunch of other stuff happened. I can't quite remember what, but It was incredibly important.
5) I got to go swimming for the first time this summer. Unfortunately, it was at the pool, and some vagrant seems to have pilfered my swim goggles. on the plus side, since it was the pool, Allison was not made cold by certain un-temperate lake qualities. We also hit up the gym beforehand. It was very good. We also got to go to the falls gallery yesterday, although I must admit, I was in a positively powerful mood to do some swimming and diving, and the falls gallery is mostly small sitting pools. It was still fun, but it did not fulfill my aquatic-mammal requirements. Though it still was fun. Too much sun perhaps.....
6) I am so pale. I have not had mush sun or swimming this summer yet, This must be rectified.
7) I have been enjoying some good books and movies as of recent. Yesterday I watched Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Yep, very silly. Recently, I also watched Dead Snow (which is about zombie Nazis attacking skiers in the Swedish mountains) and Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (Freaking Awesome. It is about Jesus and his helpers - such as Santo the Mexican wrestler - helping to save the Lesbians of Ottawa from a sect of vampires. Oh, and it's a musical). Another movie i watched recently was Planet Hulk - the story of how the incredible hulk was transported to another planet and became their benevolent emperor... sounds strange, but they make it work quite well. I also read a very good book - Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet. So very good, I suggest it to all peoples.
8) Boffer has been going well, though we had many rained-out days in the last little while. I hurt my ankle yesterday, but everything is still good.
9) Tonight is a Back to the Future party, which should be awesome. ^_^
10) I have been doing more work on the Seas of Iron thing (the thing with the WW2 looking boats), and in fact, I think that has been eating up all my writing focus for the last little while. I even started drawing some planes for it.
11) not much else now, but hopefully I will be able to do more usual updates, and not let it wait so long that I have a tough time remembering everything.
12) See you next time
- Andrew, from the FUTURE!!!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Fruck
I have more dentisting today. I want this dentisting to be over with. Rawr.
On the good/strange/just weird side, I watched "Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter" yesterday. It is an awesome movie where punk priests call up Jesus to help save lesbians in Ottawa from vampires. In doing so he teams up with a Mexican wrestler and gets a modern makeover. Yeah.... its as strange as it sounds, and cannot make sense while sober.
Good movie though, very epic and awesome.
Now I am off for drilling teeth and filling teeth. woot.
- Andrew Oates: Vampire Hunter
On the good/strange/just weird side, I watched "Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter" yesterday. It is an awesome movie where punk priests call up Jesus to help save lesbians in Ottawa from vampires. In doing so he teams up with a Mexican wrestler and gets a modern makeover. Yeah.... its as strange as it sounds, and cannot make sense while sober.
Good movie though, very epic and awesome.
Now I am off for drilling teeth and filling teeth. woot.
- Andrew Oates: Vampire Hunter
Friday, June 18, 2010
The Pandrews Kitchen: Indomie Instant Noodle
So here is a new idea I am trying out, basically a review of every persons favourite "I'm poor and influenced by Asia" meals - Noodles. I am sure other things will follow.
Indomie (or Indo Mie, not sure) Instant Noodles.
Price: 60 cents at the Northwest Specialty foods store.
Cooking: takes about 5 minutes, and is a little strange in its cooking sequence. Unlike the noodle king (Ichiban), you cook the noodles separate from the spices. The spices (Sweet soy sauce, Flavoured Oil, Chicken spice, and Chili powder) are opened and put on the plate or bowl, with the cooked noodle dropped onto it.
Well, it tastes really good, like really good. It isn't watered down like in a noddle soup, its very full flavoured, meaning probably a lot of MSG, but that's cool. although nowhere expressly stated on the package, I am sure its chicken flavoured (it is... instant... flavoured.... huh). One bad point is the quantity, you get very little for 60 cents, and although its really good, I think I would need multiple packs to have my hunger satisfied. I actually just had two in the last half hour, since they are so good.
The package is pretty standard, but as I said, does not anywhere tell what flavour it is, just that it is Instant. I did notice that it has a label of being Halal, which for those not in the knowledge, means that it is A-Okay for Muslims to eat, so that's pretty awesome. I think its honestly the first one I have seen like that.
Overall, its a good snack, or in multiples (perhaps 2 or 3) a good meal. I suggest trying it. That's all for this panda right now.
Indomie (or Indo Mie, not sure) Instant Noodles.
Price: 60 cents at the Northwest Specialty foods store.
Cooking: takes about 5 minutes, and is a little strange in its cooking sequence. Unlike the noodle king (Ichiban), you cook the noodles separate from the spices. The spices (Sweet soy sauce, Flavoured Oil, Chicken spice, and Chili powder) are opened and put on the plate or bowl, with the cooked noodle dropped onto it.
Well, it tastes really good, like really good. It isn't watered down like in a noddle soup, its very full flavoured, meaning probably a lot of MSG, but that's cool. although nowhere expressly stated on the package, I am sure its chicken flavoured (it is... instant... flavoured.... huh). One bad point is the quantity, you get very little for 60 cents, and although its really good, I think I would need multiple packs to have my hunger satisfied. I actually just had two in the last half hour, since they are so good.
The package is pretty standard, but as I said, does not anywhere tell what flavour it is, just that it is Instant. I did notice that it has a label of being Halal, which for those not in the knowledge, means that it is A-Okay for Muslims to eat, so that's pretty awesome. I think its honestly the first one I have seen like that.
Overall, its a good snack, or in multiples (perhaps 2 or 3) a good meal. I suggest trying it. That's all for this panda right now.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Repairs
Well
Its been a good many days since I last updated. I apologise. The Van was recently laid up in drydock for repairs to the locks and to the radiator, which started to leak/explode/steam profusely/frighten small children. It is repaired now, and that is good.
Work is normal, SNAFU to be exact, which is also good, as I like a challenge.
Boffer is very good, and I have been participating muchly, including the donation of a sled to make a round shield. War is fun.
I have bought a case from the newest set of "Axis & Allies: War At Sea", that being set 4; "Condition Zebra". It is Awesome beans!!! Canada gets another boat, a Cruiser, and that's friggin neato. I have played a few matches, but I want to play many more.
I want to create a MicroNation, or become part of one, I'm thinking maybe becoming a naval officer for Molossia. It would be an interesting thing to put on my wall. I've always wanted to have a wall of just goofy titles and degrees and such, like "Admiral in the Molossian Navy", or "Reverend of the church of the Internet", or "Private Dick", and the like. It would be fun.
That's all for now.
- Lord Admiral Andrew David Oates
Its been a good many days since I last updated. I apologise. The Van was recently laid up in drydock for repairs to the locks and to the radiator, which started to leak/explode/steam profusely/frighten small children. It is repaired now, and that is good.
Work is normal, SNAFU to be exact, which is also good, as I like a challenge.
Boffer is very good, and I have been participating muchly, including the donation of a sled to make a round shield. War is fun.
I have bought a case from the newest set of "Axis & Allies: War At Sea", that being set 4; "Condition Zebra". It is Awesome beans!!! Canada gets another boat, a Cruiser, and that's friggin neato. I have played a few matches, but I want to play many more.
I want to create a MicroNation, or become part of one, I'm thinking maybe becoming a naval officer for Molossia. It would be an interesting thing to put on my wall. I've always wanted to have a wall of just goofy titles and degrees and such, like "Admiral in the Molossian Navy", or "Reverend of the church of the Internet", or "Private Dick", and the like. It would be fun.
That's all for now.
- Lord Admiral Andrew David Oates
Monday, June 7, 2010
Schnuggets
Schnitzel and Nuggets
A new lunch place has opened up in terrace, a little place called the Lunchbox, just a trailer-food place, but still good. I got a Donair, and It was yummable.
In news, the new set of Axis & Allies war-at-sea is coming out on Thursday. I am looking forward to it very much. I need to get some milk crates to put my map board on, so I can play some games with... um... someone.... hopefully....
Yep
That's all for now
- Rawr!
A new lunch place has opened up in terrace, a little place called the Lunchbox, just a trailer-food place, but still good. I got a Donair, and It was yummable.
In news, the new set of Axis & Allies war-at-sea is coming out on Thursday. I am looking forward to it very much. I need to get some milk crates to put my map board on, so I can play some games with... um... someone.... hopefully....
Yep
That's all for now
- Rawr!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Fabled Utilitarian Coworking Krazies
Well, Yesterday was a tough day.
Many of the work days recently have been very tough. I feel like I have been giving training to numerous one-time-only people for a while now. I haven't been able to get a full days work done in a while now.
Yesterday I got to work only to find out that I would be working alone for 4 of the 8 hours, and it was a very busy day. So I had to be cashier, and wait for the floor person to arrive, BUT WAIT! the floor person showing up has never worked before, and doesn't know how to do anything, so I had to do all the floor duties too (or as much as I could do, not being able to leave the front). BUT WAIT! I also had to teach her everything necessary for being a cashier, so I couldn't do much other work at all, since she was scheduled to work alone as cashier the next day. BUT WAIT! I also had to do a lot of the Deli peoples heavy lifting, since they are all women, and not ALLOWED to lift the heavy stuff (refer to previous post about endemic sexism in the workplace). BUT WAIT! the cashier manager (a sub manager, who is new... and still doesn't know anything because she spends most of her time barking orders and texting on her phone) came in and told my coworker who I was training, that It didn't look like I had been doing any work (and that one really annoys me, since I was basically doing 4 peoples jobs; both cashiers, floor, training, deli stuff...). BUT WAIT! I like tom waits.
So it was a stressful day, and I don't know if I got all the things done. I know I didn't get all the floor stuff done, since, well, I wasn't supposed to be on floor, and I can't very well leave the store empty to go into the cooler for 45 minutes. Oh well
To rectify the situation I came home and immediately had myself a beer and a bubble bath. I also bitched to Alex about my work, as he was a good listening ear (while dungeoneering in WoW), and he suggested that it sounds like the manager does not care about the place, so I shouldn't worry my head over it.
Allison is back here in the terrace now, and I have been hanging out with her a bunch in between work and her family getting her to do all the "this hard work can be delegated to my children :V" stuff, like gardening. That's about it for now, I am off to gather cans and bottles to take them back, and later on tonight is boffering.
I bid thee to have a good day
- Duke Andrew
Many of the work days recently have been very tough. I feel like I have been giving training to numerous one-time-only people for a while now. I haven't been able to get a full days work done in a while now.
Yesterday I got to work only to find out that I would be working alone for 4 of the 8 hours, and it was a very busy day. So I had to be cashier, and wait for the floor person to arrive, BUT WAIT! the floor person showing up has never worked before, and doesn't know how to do anything, so I had to do all the floor duties too (or as much as I could do, not being able to leave the front). BUT WAIT! I also had to teach her everything necessary for being a cashier, so I couldn't do much other work at all, since she was scheduled to work alone as cashier the next day. BUT WAIT! I also had to do a lot of the Deli peoples heavy lifting, since they are all women, and not ALLOWED to lift the heavy stuff (refer to previous post about endemic sexism in the workplace). BUT WAIT! the cashier manager (a sub manager, who is new... and still doesn't know anything because she spends most of her time barking orders and texting on her phone) came in and told my coworker who I was training, that It didn't look like I had been doing any work (and that one really annoys me, since I was basically doing 4 peoples jobs; both cashiers, floor, training, deli stuff...). BUT WAIT! I like tom waits.
So it was a stressful day, and I don't know if I got all the things done. I know I didn't get all the floor stuff done, since, well, I wasn't supposed to be on floor, and I can't very well leave the store empty to go into the cooler for 45 minutes. Oh well
To rectify the situation I came home and immediately had myself a beer and a bubble bath. I also bitched to Alex about my work, as he was a good listening ear (while dungeoneering in WoW), and he suggested that it sounds like the manager does not care about the place, so I shouldn't worry my head over it.
Allison is back here in the terrace now, and I have been hanging out with her a bunch in between work and her family getting her to do all the "this hard work can be delegated to my children :V" stuff, like gardening. That's about it for now, I am off to gather cans and bottles to take them back, and later on tonight is boffering.
I bid thee to have a good day
- Duke Andrew
Friday, May 28, 2010
Rawr! 20XV6
Hello
A quick post. I am about to be picked up to go meet the Squee at the airport, and that is good. Work has been interesting as of late, as there is a shortage of workers, and they are putting random deli-people on the floor shift. Most of them don't know anything about how to do the floor duties, but I suppose that's understandable. I have also been doing most of the floor and cashier duties, as they are too hard for some of the deli-girls.
I am shocked at the amount of endemic sexism at my workplace. Real honest sexism, stating openly that the women cannot do all the duties that a man can. I am not a fan of this, and neither are some of the women deli workers. Its really shocking, but I suppose it is going unmentioned because the person in charge of these policies is in fact - a woman. I guess that makes sexism okay?....
I also hope I start getting to wear shorts at work, even the customers are starting to comment to me that I am sweating a lot, and seem... heatstricken. I really dont like it when its hot and muggy, I start getting all woozy.
Yep, I suppose that's all for now. Godspeed you Black Emperor.
- The Andrew
A quick post. I am about to be picked up to go meet the Squee at the airport, and that is good. Work has been interesting as of late, as there is a shortage of workers, and they are putting random deli-people on the floor shift. Most of them don't know anything about how to do the floor duties, but I suppose that's understandable. I have also been doing most of the floor and cashier duties, as they are too hard for some of the deli-girls.
I am shocked at the amount of endemic sexism at my workplace. Real honest sexism, stating openly that the women cannot do all the duties that a man can. I am not a fan of this, and neither are some of the women deli workers. Its really shocking, but I suppose it is going unmentioned because the person in charge of these policies is in fact - a woman. I guess that makes sexism okay?....
I also hope I start getting to wear shorts at work, even the customers are starting to comment to me that I am sweating a lot, and seem... heatstricken. I really dont like it when its hot and muggy, I start getting all woozy.
Yep, I suppose that's all for now. Godspeed you Black Emperor.
- The Andrew
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