Riding through the desert on a horse with no name.

So, I got a second job working as the morning opener guy at Panago. I was hired yesterday and today is my first training shift. To say the least, the manager needed me fast. I'm only making $6.00/hr, but the guy said he could bump me up to $7.00/hr within a month if I do a good job. I'm going to try working both jobs; Panago mornings, Roger's nights. In fact, I work from 10:30 to 5:00 at Panago today, and then from 6:00 to 12:30 at Roger's. How much money is that?

(7.5hr * 6.00$/hr) + (6hr * 6.50$/hr) =
45$ + 39$ = 84$

Hrmm, 84$ in one day is pretty sweet. sort of hard to argue with that math.

Some other math that doesnt add up in my mind is why Roger's won't give me more hours. Our percentages are down or something, so we're getting less hours. But then, they hire new people? They've hired 5 new people since I started working and one of them has left. I get 10 hours next week and then newest girl gets 36? She's getting more hours than our shift leaders do, which I think is BS. Especially since I know Lisa lives off of her meager 6.90/hr, or whatever she makes. Le sigh.

I might be making a shit load of money at Panago, though. Including the manager (I really need to get his name), there are three other guys working mornings and they get paid 8.50, 9.00 and 10.00$/hr. That is some pretty sweet money.

Oh speaking of money, Amanda's bike was stolen on her first day of work! How horrible is that! Anyways, I best be off. Later.

BETWEEN JOBS UPDATE
Oh my god I work 14 hours tomorrow, from 10:30 to 12:30 straight. That is going to be a bitch, but again, money money money... I work until 5:00 on Thursday and then I have Friday and Saturday off (hoorah!) My boss' name is Bashar, by the way. That explains why I couldn't remember it. Also, I get paid every other Tuesday, the day after my Roger's paycheck. That works out nicely, but I'm paid by cheque, not direct deposit. Le sigh.

This deserves a blog post

You scored as General Grievous. General Grievous 81% Mace Windu 69% Anakin Skywalker 64% Yoda 56% Obi Wan Kenobi 50% C-3PO 50% Darth Vader 50% Emperor Palpatine 47% R2-D2 42% Clone Trooper 39% Chewbacca 36% Padme Amidala 28% Which Revenge of the Sith Character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

That's right, bitches. I didn't even have to cheat, I'm just that sweet.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth. - Lenin

I often wish I was a part of something bigger. For example, being one of Lenin's private officers or officials. But hey, why short-change myself. I'll become something bigger. I'll take over a whole country, build it up to it's zenith and then destroy it, as well as the rest of the world, in huge ball of flaming glory. I wish to be influential.

Bought Guild Wars, which is this incredibly addicting game. I also wasted a LOT OF TIME in the prologue. To anyone that plays, get to about level 5 and then MOVE ON. Don't waste your time! The time you spend in the prologue area doing all the quests and all that shit can be put to more use in the apocalyptic Ascalon.

Other that Guild Wars, not much has been going on. Got a few more hours at work, hoorah! They're also going to be shifting me more, thank goodness. I needs the cash so badly.

Also, Norton Internet Security is a fucker. It was slowing down my system SO BADLY. It also made Guild Wars impossible to play. Now my computer doesn't take 10 minutes to get into full swing when you turn it on.

The new System of a Down album, Mesmerize, is great. I was worried that it would suck ass, but it's actually so good. The album seems incredibly catchy, not like most of their other songs. I find myself singing System all day long, especially Radio/Video. anywise, if you like System, you'll love Mesmerize.

To conclude, some screenshots of Amanda's necromancer doing the thriller dance.
Thriller 1
Thriller 2
Thriller 3

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

Another post! Within a week! Sweet merciful crap!

At work we have these new coupon books. They're 20$ each and totally worth it. Each store has a set amount of books we're supposed to sell, and a certain percentage we're supposed to have at the end of each week. If your store keeps its percentage up, everyone in the store (everyone!) will win a free PSP! Unfortunately, we didn't make our percentage last night, so now my dreams of a PSP have once again been shattered. As soon as the store reaches its goal, however, we will get a 50cent commission for each book we sell personally. That's pretty sweet. If I can sell one an hour, that's an extra 50cents/hour I'm making.

To motivate us to sell these book, Shauna, the manager, has weekly prizes we can win depending on our percentages. So far, I am rocking the boat! I have an easy 5% lead on everyone esle in the store. I was at 19% last night and 17% the night before. Thats pretty fucking sweet. The prize I think I won this time around is 20$ in cold, hard cash, which will help on tomorrows paycheck. I only have like 4 hours for tomorrows paycheck, fucking exam week. Anyways, I think my high percentage is because of my charming smile and magnetic personality.

All right, I'm done with all that boring work crap no one wants to hear about.

I watched A Love Song for Bobby Long, which was fantastic! It even brought a big ol' gator tear to my eye at the end. My only gripe is that John Travolta seems odd playing an old man. He does a good job, but the look doesn't suit him. They never overtly said how old he was, so I don't know how old he was supposed to be, but it just seemed odd. Other than that, all the performances are incredible. Scarlett Johansson plays her part very well, and that other guy was good too. John Travolta really steals the show with his antics, though. You really feel for him by the end of the movie. I give it an 8.5/10.

I have more to say, but I'll save it for later.

It seems genius has turned to madness

So, more updates to the general blog layout and stuff. Spaced things out nicely, put stars in to separate blog posts, stuff like that. I haven't really touched anything else in a while, been too busy/preoccupied.

First on the ledger, how badly Hitchhikers Guide sucked. It sucked pretty hard. I have only read the first chapter of the book, and I honestly laughed more in that one chapter than I did for the entirety of the movie. I went in to that movie with literally NO expectations, my mind was blank as slate and ready to accept whatever the movie wanted to throw at me. Despite my open mind, as open as the Saskatchewan horizon, I still walked out of the theatre disappointed. It takes a special kind of suck to pull that off. And Chris, I don't want to hear any excuses about how the movie is its own thing and shouldn't be compared and Zaphod was casted perfectly or ANY of that BS, because the movie sucked, end of line.

So I finished school. Hoorah! I think I did well. In fact, lets see if my marks are posted yet!

Aah, no such luck.

I want to arrange some sort of Star Wars get together. We need to watch I and II, see III, then finish the series off with the last 3. I hear Chris wants to see a Midnight showing, which is dandy with me. What better reason to pull an all nighter than for Star Wars? Leave comments and shit, maybe I'll sling out an email.

Michael Jackson will be put away for 2 decades if he is found guilty in his trial. That makes me really really sad, and I want to believe he didn't do it, but who knows? He might even be innocent and sent away regardless. It's not like his new music is as good, anyways.

Watched The Assassination of Richard Nixon, which is an incredible, fantastic movie. It stars Sean Penn and revolves around the life of Sam Bick, the man that tried to fly a plane into the Whitehouse. It really succeeds as a drama where The Woodsman failed. During the Assassination, you really begin to feel for Sam, despite knowing what kind of person he is, and the ending is perfectly executed. His taped monologues are also very profound, and Sean Penn voices them brilliantly. The Woodsman left me confused, not knowing whether I should feel sorry for Kevin Bacon's character or not, and the ending was abrupt and lacked any sort of climax. Anyways, see Assassination, its on shelves now.

Other disappointments: Spanglish, Sideways, Blade Trinity (but I could have told you that)

Possibly the coolest PS2 game to date, God of War, was released a while back. I rented it and then exploded into a thousand flames. This game is too cool, and brutal, for words. The violence is ridiculous, and the specialty kills are over the top, and everything is so fluid and cinematic. The first boss fight, with the three heads of the Hydra, simply trumps any gaming experience I have had to date. Brenna was over one afternoon while I was in between save points and it seemed like she enjoyed watching it, which counts for something, I guess.

This post is long, CUT.