Wednesday, April 30, 2003

The Customer is Always a BITCH!

DIE filthy-mammoth-skank-ass-bitch, DIE!!!

*......ahem......*

And now, for the explanation...

I'm plagued by one of those 'constant complainers'. You know the type, right? Those kind of people who aren't happy unless they're unhappy and always have to have something to complain about just so they can feel better about themselves?

Well some of you know that I'm a lunch lady at a car factory. They people here make car parts, and I feed the people. I also fill the vending machines, I ring them up, and I do this all on my own. I put food out for first break, lunch, and last break.

Well many months ago, I was putting out sliders (mini burgers) for the first break (and other food too, but this was the food in question), and I was supposed to leave them out so the rest of them would sell for lunch break, and that way, if anyone had come in late for their first break, they would still have some food to eat.

But there was a woman at my work who said that the buns of the burgers would be too hard by the time lunch break came around, so she told my bosses, and because of that, I had to quit sitting out any food at all for first break (which cost us a lot since no one was allowed to buy anything during that time.) Instead, people would just have to get something from the vending machines if they were hungry.

Well, I made a deal with my boss recently. I said to her "How about - I make food for the first break, but I'll throw whatever is left away before I put out the fresh food for lunch break." She said 'deal', and for a while it was going good. And do you know WHY it was going good? Because that complainer had gotten lad off due to slow business, so she wasn't there to complain about any of the food any more.

But now she's back, and guess what? Today they said they got a complaint from the same bitch, telling me that she thinks the same food is passed over, just because the hot box that I stick all the food in looks full. You know WHY It looks full? Because I put out fresh food! Like I told them, I just try to put one of everything so the people have a selection of food to pick from. But it's clearly not as full as it gets on lunch break. You think she would notice the difference, but I guess she thinks it's the old food plus whatever I add to it?

When I found out that it was the same woman making these complaints, I said "I swear, this woman must be out to get me" and then my boss told me that for a while, it was a complaint every day, but this is the first one she made in a while. First off, she should get her facts straight before making useless complaints that have no meaning, because I'm in the right. Secondly, I never got any complaints while she was laid off. And third, if she doesn't shut her shitty mouth, I may have to stuff my fist in it!

*sigh* The things I go through with these factory workers... *shakes head wearily* They strut around like they own the place. They don't work any harder than I do. In fact, I'm probably having to deal with more stress than they do just because of how picky they are!

Friday, April 25, 2003

Cast-Eye Ron

Don't think I've showed this off yet...
It's me as a pirate!  X-D
Thanks to Xenos for the name.
(Cast iron, get it? And because I keep an eye out on top of the crow's nest, and the word cast, like cast out to sea, and eye for watching, and cast iron for metal, like my sword, my telescope, and parts of the ship)

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

My First Time With Shingles

Good news? I got to go to the doctor today! Mystery rash problem has been solved!
(see the previous blog here: https://themultimom.blogspot.com/2003/04/name-that-mystery-rash.html)

Bad news? He says I have Shingles...

A little bit about Shingles for those who don't know (because I certainly didn't):
After one contracts chicken pox, the virus can lie dormant in sensory (skin) nerves for decades. It reappears when the immune system is weakened by age, disease or unmanaged stress. When events occur that decrease the immune system, such as aging, severe emotional stress, severe illness, or long-term usage of corticosteroids, the immune system cannot suppress the dormant organisms any longer and they become active again, causing infection along the pathway of the nerve. Painful skin blisters erupt on one side of your face or body. It can be excruciatingly painful, itchy, and tender. After one to two weeks, the blisters heal and form scabs, although the pain continues.

The doctor says that in my case, because the outbreak was in a not-so-sensitive part of my arm, that's why it feels a bit numb to the touch. It does itch like mad along the sides where it's spreading a bit. It doesn't really hurt, but it tingles, and it burns as if I've had a sunburn (but I'm not actually sunburnt). And I did almost feel like I was about to black out once in the shower. I held my arm up to the water to cleanse it, and everything started getting dark around my vision, and I became disoriented for a moment. I had to sit down to finish my shower :-/

As for the outbreak being due to stress, I imagine that's very correct. I've been told that because I don't make enough money at work, I'm about to lose my job, and my mom is laid off. So not only is there stress to try and make MORE money at work, but there is the stress that if I DON'T, then we're screwed. I've also been trying to become a vegan recently, so it could be that the lack of meat is putting my body under additional stress as well.

The pain of shingles is caused by an inflammation of the nerve that lies just beneath the skin's surface. Shingles originates from the same virus which causes chickenpox. The virus, after infecting the person with chickenpox, retreats to the nervous system where it remains dormant for many years. It reappears in the form of shingles, only if the immune system is weakened, or as a result of a more severe or lengthy illness, extreme stress, or a therapy involving suppression of the immune system.

To help get rid of it, I have been given Valtrex to take. I remember seeing commercials for this, but I had no idea that this is what it was used for. Here's hoping it works and does some good!

Monday, April 21, 2003

Name That Mystery Rash!

Gross, eww, disgusting, and even more gross...
I have some kind of... thing on my arm.
I don't know what it is.


I just noticed bumps on it one day because it stung when I was washing dishes. I thought maybe it was just overly dried skin, but it got worse. Little blisters started to raise up on it, and three days later, I get this. It's becoming like blisters on top of blisters. It's pretty numb when I touch it. Think I should be worried? lol (Obviously yes, but I'm trying not to start getting freaked out by it.)

My Mom put cream and a light bandage on it last night. She said since trying to dry it out wasn't working, that we would try to keep it damp. The blisters just seem to get bigger, though... *cringe* She DID say she wanted us to wait for about three days before going to see a doctor about it, just to see if we can get it under control or not. I'm hoping those days come quickly. I can get to be a very paranoid person and I know my arm isn't going to fall off, but my paranoia is making me worry that it will.

Saturday, April 12, 2003

15 Questions About Me

Doing this because 1. It looked fun 2. I don't feel like doing much else 3. because it looked fun, and I didn't feel like doing much else.

1) Where are you really from?
Born in Haiti Missouri, live in New Haven Missouri, lived in lots of other places in the past, mainly in Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska.

2) What is your mission here on Earth?
As far as I know, I'm just another thread in the weaving of the Fates. Or in my case, another character in some crazed psycho girl's role play. Or maybe just another victim in the Sims?

3) If someone told you he was a super hero, and he had no evidence to back up his claim, would you believe him?
No, though I would most likely keep that to myself and feed them their own illusions by offering to be their sidekick.

4) Of all the people who have gone down in history for being crazy, who is your favorite?
Marilyn Manson. I wouldn't really call him crazy, but others do, and he's one of my favorite stars.

5) Who is your favorite monster?
That deranged, demented looking creature that I see when I wake up in the morning and look in the mirror.

6) Which is your favorite fairy tale?
Beauty and the Beast, or a more modern adaptation - Phantom of the Opera.

7) Sour apple or apple cinnamon?
apple cinnamon?

8) Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or white chocolate?
ALL chocolates!

9) Do you like Fanta (you'd better say yes...)
? The intended answer to this question is inconclusive, until the answer-er can understand what 'Fanta' is.

10) What's your favorite song interjection?
Song interjection? What's that? (I'm starting to think maybe I shouldn't have taken the quiz...)

11) If you had your own amusement park, what would it be called and what would it be like?
I would make mini themeparks all over the place, based on different movies, like Pirates of the Caribbean (yes, I know it's a Disney thing, but I can still imagine, dammit!) and Lord of the Rings. THAT would be my biggest park, is LOTR.

12) Make up a word right now and define it.
What? You mean I can't decide between 'uber' 'erf' and all those? Alright... One I've made up myself... How about - scrinch and that has two meanings... 1 - the movement that a worm makes. It scrinches along by shoving it's body together and then stretching out. 2 - when you paw at something like a cat, you're scrinching it, working it up into a bundle, and letting it go again.

13) What was the best era for sci-fi?
I like the Sci-Fi of the early 90's when all the computer special effects were just starting to become new to everyone, but I guess it's even better now, because there's so many great special effected movies. I can't wait for the Matrix, Reloaded. So many Agent Elronds... *drool*

14) Who writes the best parodies (song or otherwise)?
The Three Loonies (Jex, Dagrak, and Xenos) lol! Either them, or the Flight of the Conchords who basically take something like LOTR and make a song called Frodo Don't Wear the Ring.

15) If you were to be reincarnated as anything, animate, inanimate, existent or non-existent, what would it be?
I have so many choices. Mainly, I just want to live forever and never die, but if I HAD to choose... An Elf, or a pirate, or a goddess, or a vampire, or an amazon, or... someone with lots of adventure and uncanny abilities. I love things that are everything I'm not...

Thursday, April 10, 2003

Ms. Cellophane

It's been a few days... I haven't posted here since my 'I'm depressed, please help me' post, but only one person really seemed to notice anyway... *Hugs Alatar* Thanks, sweetie. Once again, this is proof that no one really notices me. I'd say people can just call me Ms. Cellophane... but they would probably forget that, too...

The good news is that I was able to shove aside the 'hopeless, I'm useless, I'm going nowhere' feeling for the time being, thanks to my new obsession for Pirates of the Caribbean. Here's a gallery I made of Johnny Depp pics as Captain Jack Sparrow, if any of you are interested.
http://www.geocities.com/capjacksparrow/index.html

I personally like to drool over them every hour or so. I'm so happy this sexy man is still making movies. I'm also a bit happier because I bought a cordless laser (optical) mouse (yay for shopping!), and in the next week or two, I'll be getting a laptop. I've wanted one ever since way back when. Now, when I go anywhere that I know I'll be brain-dead, I can take it with me to keep me free from the insanity known as the 'real' world.

And then there's July to look forward to, so I want my life to continue until then, at the least. In July, I'll get to see Pirates of the Caribbean, and I'm going to Ozzfest. Hey! I'll be 21! That's the legal drinking age! *devious grin* Should I, or shouldn't I??? *ponder* If I'm smart, I won't... If I'm depressed, I just may... Depends on what Marilyn Manson tells me. Muah-hah-hah-haa!

Hmm... Anything else to tell? I know there was a thing or two here and there that I wanted to mention. And I feel quite brainless for not realizing this, but did you know Flash Harry is Barnaby Weir, the lead singer of the Black Seeds? I doubt any of you know that or who all those names are, except for Alatar. Once again - *hugs to Alatar* You're just so amazing  X-D  LOL

A little bit of vacation time is coming up. I wonder if I'll ever get to work on that demo CD that I've been trying to find time to work on for about a year, now? Probably not... I hate apartments. I can't be too loud, and I never have time alone to do it. Work is good. I want more overtime. I love that money... There's nothing more I can think of for the time being, and at least when I'm working, it keeps my mind busy so I'm usually too busy to think of my faults.

Monday, April 7, 2003

Can't Go Nowhere Fast When You're Already There...

It's been three months. That's sounds about right. Time for another depression. It seems like every three months, I get into a 'I'm stuck here and I'll never get anywhere in life' frame of mind. There was so much I had planned to do already at this point in my life, but every time I plan something or wish for something, it falls through and life says 'haha, screw you, got your hopes up, you suck!'

This time, it's all because I miss my musicals and the whole theater scene... I dreamed back in High School that I'd be on stage by now, preforming musicals and singing my heart out. I never honestly thought I'd get to Broadway. Any stage would do, really. But I was determined to do what I love, and singing and acting was it!

I'm glad for my friend Xenos (James Bell). He told me he's now been asked to play a part in Godspell, after a successful show of doing Crazy For You. I'm not ashamed to admit that yes, I'm jealous, and yes, I envy him very much, but I'm also VERY happy for him. I have congratulated him (and meant it) for being successful with something I've always wanted to do since I can remember. But that doesn't mean I'm happy with myself. I'm still pretty angry and hurt that it just seems to come so easily for some people while the rest of us just get lost along the way.

I just can't help but to cry when I get depressed that I'm stuck here in this pathetic little town, unable to have access to such things, while he's out singing and dancing, and doing everything I've wanted to do with all my heart. I'm mad at myself for not trying harder. For not getting out when I had the chance. For just expecting my dreams to happen and not MAKING them happen, and just taking the leap to DO it. Blargh... I better shut up while I'm ahead. I bet this sounds quite immature of me... :-(

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

Figwit and Bret McKenzie Sound Clips!

(Post-Note: These links no longer work, but I'm leaving this blog here for the memories ♥)

Thanks to the awesome Figwit Lives website
( http://www.figwitlives.net/ )
I have been able to take a clip of Bret McKenzie saying "My name is Figwit, the Elf"
Take a listen!
http://www.geocities.com/Figwit_Sounds/Figwit.mp3

More Links:
Now, my Figwit page plays that when it's opened up:
http://www.geocities.com/namarie_x/Figwit.html

I have a whole bunch more mp3's to put up of Bret saying little things here and there for my sounds page, but I'll have to wait until tomorrow to work on that. I'll be working nearly 70 hours a week now, so that means less time online... I just have to remind myself- the money... It's all about the money!

Also, here are two songs from Flight of the Conchords that you may listen to:
Frodo, Don't Wear the Ring (a rejected LOTR Demo *snicker*)
http://www.geocities.com/figwit_sounds/FrodoDontWeartheRing.mp3
Alby, the Racist Dragon
http://www.geocities.com/figwit_sounds/AlbyTheRacistDragon.mp3
They are MP3's... you might want to right click and 'save as' so that you might listen to them better.