Photos taken at exactly the right moment

Patrick linked to an awesome site with pictures taken at "exactly the right moment" (I'm correcting the OPs grammar to something I prefer). Hilarious and amazing.

I need drugs to deal with the drugstore.

CVS is grinding on my last nerve. Their pharmacy is staffed with brain dead morons. I was trying to fill a new dosage for a current medication but since I had gotten a refill from the old dosage too recently, it was denied. Why couldn't they tell me this when I dropped off the prescription? Now they won't even return that prescription to me. They said they don't have my phone number and couldn't call me and tell me about the situation. Big fat whatever. Then why was I getting missed calls from their pharmacy's number? I would have brought that up, but I was running late and needed to dash. Maybe I should switch to Walgreens. Yeah, I'll do that. Walgreens is closer to me anyway.

Then I went to my bank which was admirable customer service but the line was slow because it's payday Friday and of course, there are people trying to use my bank without bank accounts there. Argh.

While I'm on a roll, don't press those buttons for handicapped individuals to automatically open doors if you're not handicapped. You look like a lazy tool. Thank you. This happened a lot at college because the campus had a lot of those press button doors, but I don't see that as much where I am now.

Have a good weekend! I know I will. :)

Trick or treat

Happy Halloween! What did everyone dress up as? I didn't dress up this year, and I'm sad about it. Next year. Even though I said that last year.

Time Out

In the lobby this evening, a lady was trying to wrangle her two toddler sons. One was screaming and crying his eyes out. Unfortunately this group got on the elevator with me and two other guys. The screaming boy shrieked "Stupid Mommy!" and wouldn't shut up. The older boy agreed with his mom that the younger boy needed a time out. Man, if my kid called me stupid, in front of strangers.... Yes, I wish I lived in a family-free building.

30 days and 30 nights

Is there any interest in participating in NanBloPoMo? Basically you post a blog entry every day for the month of November. And since there are three of us, we only have to do 1/3 (or 0.3333333333) of the labor. And we can put a cute image on the blog.

Off to work now. Don't have a case of the Mondays!

Did I ask for your help? No!

Lately I've been annoyed by people trying to help me when I didn't need their help. Let me explain by using these case-in-points.

1. I left the ladies' room at a clothing store. My friend remarked that the handicapped sign on the door was messed up, so I decided to look at the men's room door to see if its handicapped sign was altered as well. A boy leaving the men's room looked at me, then looked at me again and stated, "This is the men's room." "I know," I replied snidely. Seriously. Do I look like that dumb? If I had a quicker wit, I'd shoot back, "I'm a man in drag."

2. Today in the library, I decided to leave the computer lab and head to the study carrels. I left part of my backpack unzipped since I wasn't moving very far. A man walking behind me said my backpack was unzipped. Duh. I used the "I know" line again. In this situation, I think the man was trying to be helpful, but I didn't want to hear it.

Maybe I'm anti-unsolicited help.

Dumbledore is a friend of Dorothy.

I never thought about Dumbledore's love life but JK dropped the bomb here. He just seemed like one of those fellows who never marries. What do you guys think?

Lars and the Real Girl

Wandering around the city, I noticed some posters up for Ryan Gosling's new flick, Lars and the Real Girl (you can watch the trailer on the site like I did).

Okay, first things first. Ryan and Rachel McAdams broke up which kind of bums me out because they were a cute couple, but on the upside, that means that he's free to date me now. Call me, Ryan!

Back to the movie. It has a weird premise (Lars pretends a life-sized doll is a real person), but I guess that can be expected from a writer who penned episodes of Six Feet Under, a show which I fancy. Why does Ryan have to have a freaky mustache in the movie? Not a good look for him. I suppose he might be able to pull it off. Lars... might be a rental for me at least.

ETA: Ryan dropped out of The Lovely Bones. Smooth move dude! Hooray!

Gonna be lots of days...

I was proud of the effort from the Tigers last night. In my mind we won the game we just didn't score as many points against LSU. I'm not sure my nerves or heart can take many more close calls like that though. This season has been so crazy. Anyway, I leave you with this video from former Coach Pat Dye. I feel as though his words of wisdom carry over into life as well, and don't just apply to football. Enjoy!

Testing...

I'm finally logged back in for posting...just checking to make sure things work. I'll post about the Ryan concert soon!

"This mask is killing me!"

In honor of the fact that I am going to see The Phantom of the Opera [the current longest running show] on Broadway this weekend, I am posting this video of Will Ferrell on Letterman that I found randomly. He would make a funny Phantom, though I have a soft spot for Gerard Butler. Mmm, Gerard Butler. That movie version was hot buttered crap though.

What's the buzz?/Tell me what's happening

(Title of this post is a shout out to Agent 99!)

The building shut off the AC for some reason. The heat isn't on either. Anyway, during the day, I decided to open my window for some refreshing natural air, and a bug must've chosen to pay me a visit, as I had a buzzing guest 'round my head last night while attempting to sleep. The critter showed me affection by biting me three times on my hands. Why? What have I done wrong in my past life to warrant this? It's fall and not summer too, so all biting insects need to die off. I don't know what the bug was, but I looked it up, and I think it's a midge? Entomology is not my strong suit. Maybe Parker can assist me insect identification. Black, bitty, biting, buzzing.

On an irrelevant note, I was typing up a homework assignment and misspelled a word. Microsoft Word suggested I meant to type "peen" which sounds rather vulgar. I looked it up at dictionary.com and found out it is the opposite end of the hammer from the end you use to get nails into things. I guess you learn something new every day.

Terrible ten rude behaviors

While on JHU's website (don't ask why!), I stumbled upon this list of Terrible Ten Rude Behaviors. My comments are in italics.
1. Discrimination in an employment situation.
2. Erratic/aggressive driving that endangers others.
All right, I'll fess up that I have been guilty of this one. But not much now, as I am vehicle-free, the way to be.
3. Taking credit for someone else's work.
I'm pretty sure that I don't do this.
4. Treating service providers as inferiors.
I know how much patience is involved in providing service. Manners are key on both ends.
5. Jokes or remarks that mock another's race/gender/age/disability/sexual preference or religion.
Is it bad if you mock your own race/gender/age/etc?
6. Children who behave aggressively or who bully others.
As a former meek child, I actively dislike aggressive children and aggressive adults for that matter. Gah.
7. Littering (including trash, spitting, pet waste).
That's what trash cans are for!
8. Misuse of handicapped privileges.
Terrible!
9. Smoking in non-smoking places or smoking in front of non-smokers without asking.
As a non-smoker, this bugs me to no end.
10. Using cell phones or text messaging in mid-conversation or during an appointment or meeting.
Oh gosh, how bothersome. I've done it a few times by accident. Can we add distracted drivers to this point?

In other news, I got a flu shot today, and you should too!

Talkin' to yo self

Earlier today, I was in the computer lab, sitting next to a middle-aged man who kept talking to himself. I tried to tune it out, but it was irritating. He kept mumbling things like "shit!" and "good." I'm too polite, otherwise I should have yelled at him in a whisper, because it was the library after all. Weirdo.

Talking to yourself is only okay when you're alone!

Don't stop believin'

Ever since Parker brought up the Awesome 80s Prom, I went to that website, listened to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" and have had that stuck in my head all morning. Argh! That's not what I need when I'm trying to crunch numbers in my cubicle.

And I'm tired of passing construction workers who use coarse language. I hear enough of that from some of my friends, thanks much.

Jack Sparrow as a demon barber

I'm getting stoked about the new Sweeney Todd movie starring Johnny Depp. I hope it's good. It has to at least not suck since Johnny Depp is in it and it's a musical? I watched the trailer, and it has promise. Traditional gloomy Depp-Burton look, I'd say. Appropriate for me since I'm on a mini-Sondheim kick right now. Since I haven't seen any other stagings of Sweeney Todd, I'm doing into this blind, but I am still looking forward to this flick. And every time I type Todd, I type "toddy." Huh.

Last Week's Shots

I randomly came across this wonkette article. It's the most hilarious message board exchange ever:
A Very Special Last Week's Shots Update - Wonkette

Potty humor

I just saw this on Yahoo and thought it was amusing.
N.Y. human waste raises stink in Alabama

I fell in love with a girl

I found this list when perusing a Radiohead website. New album? Yay. Pick your price? Double yay.

Anyway, the list is from that crappy rag Rolling Stone, but it's the top 20 best live bands. Think it came out this summer.
1. The White Stripes
2. Radiohead
3. Pearl Jam
4. Rage Against the Machine
5. U2
6. Metallica
7. Flaming Lips
8. My Morning Jacket
9. The Hold Steady
10. Arcade Fire
11. The Raconteurs
12. Wilco
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers
15. Gogol Bordello
16. Kings of Leon
17. Muse
18. Dave Matthews Band
19. Tool
20. LCD Soundsystem

I've seen four of the bands listed above, and they are all quality live acts. One of the rare times I agree with Rolling Stone?

The doctor is back

Before it's Tuesday again, what did you think of House's season premiere? It was more of a fun episode, heavier on the levity and hijinks. Wilson talking into a kidnapper voice machine, the janitor suggesting lupus. I liked it when the janitor kept repeating the same question to the patient's mother. Except the patient storyline of course, that wasn't funny. Cuddy looks quite fetching. But yeah, I couldn't get 100% into the story because static is not my friend.

Is House really hallucinating? He just can't quit those underlings, can he?

Checked out any of the other fall shows?