RatFang

Hypothetical situation:

A couple wins the lottery... let's say $35 million. They decide that they want to give some of their winnings to their immediate families (parents and siblings).

One has a typical "nuclear" family: 1 set of parents, one sibling

The other has parents that have divorced & remarried (i.e. 2 sets of parents), and 2 siblings.

How would you divide the money?

Can't get enough of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDFgtFXfnv0


Not sure why...

I'm becoming more and more convinced that I may actually have a mild form of ADD. A wise person once told me that people with ADD are unable to choose what to focus on...

For the past few mornings, I have been sitting down at my desk, putting on my headphones, and working. The music blocks out other stimulae and, since it's all music that I've heard many times before, I don't focus on the music. It has really helped me up my productivity.

However, when I take off the headphones, I once again lose focus, and, I also lose my desire to listen to music... so I don't really go back to it... pretty strange..

I also read somewhere that caffeine has similar effects to a (very) low dose of ritalin... caffeine seems to help me concentrate to some extent as well...

Good ole self diagnosis! Ain't it grand? :P

I'm so tired... I know that I'm usually tired... but I'm even more tired than I normally am! It seems that we have something to do almost every night. I'll admit that a good portion of our plans are actually fun things with friends and/or family, however, sometimes I just want to stay home with Jen and watch some movies/tv... We haven't had nearly enough time to do that lately.

Even though that is what I'm craving... I still have the desire to make even MORE plans... There are still people that I would like to have over to see the house... It's a constant battle in my head. Although, most of the time it's out of my hands anyway since Jen & I rarely say "no" to anyone :P

This post may sound like complaining... but that's not really what it is... I just need more time... You know, I never really liked working... maybe I just won't go anymore... :P

...and...we're clear...

Does anyone know what time it is? That's right! It's bitter rant time!

In case anyone doesn't know by now, I'm getting married in August. Now, This is a happy occation for me, and people are always saying "congratulations" and "I'm so happy for you", which is quite nice of them... or at least it would be if that is what they actually meant.

I've come to realize that "I'm so happy for you" means "I'm sure this will benefit me in some way".

Most people seem to think that this wedding is all about them. I've had people happy because it's going to be a big party, people who think that the wedding should be planned their way, and people who are just looking for their (or their child's) "role" in the wedding. I'm going to focus on the "role" part mostly.

Now, it is very difficult to choose who is going to be in the wedding party, and even who is going to be invited to the wedding. It is expensive to have a wedding... and it goes up for each person that you invite. So, not everyone that we'd like to invite will get to come to the wedding. People should know this and not take it personally if they're not invited. On the same note, asking "I'm invited to the wedding, right?" is not very considerate. There is already an immense load of guilt on anyone who is planning a wedding because not everyone can have their way. Adding extra guilt by asking questions like this or complaining about not being in the wedding party is just selfish. Most people only get married once and so it would be nice to let them enjoy their day (and the few events that lead up to it).

In summary, a wedding should be about the two people getting married! Stop worrying about yourself because, chances are, the couple are already worrying about your feelings. It would be nice to just help them celebrate. Instead of saying "I'm happy for you", try actually meaning it!

Now, I know that this might seem hypocritical because some might say that I'm being selfish. But, the way I see it, I'm only going to do this once, so I don't think that it's such a bad thing to be selfish when it comes to my wedding.

I passed my 2nd CSC exam!!! That means that I get my course fee back (+$200 which should cover the cost of my course extension). Woohoo! $1000+ that I paid out 2 years ago. That amount of time makes it like found money now :)

Busy weekend this weekend... Jamie's BDay dinner tonight... J5's BDay at my house tomorrow... Jen's sister coming over on Sunday. I'm so tired after the studying (and being busy at work) that I just wish I could have a full day to lie in bed... oh well... maybe later.

I haven't done near enough work today... but I guess it just seems like I'm working really slowly since I've been in overdrive lately...

Don't really have anything read-worth to say...

Hey there, people of the interweb! I really have nothing of value to say, but I've noticed that blog-tivity has been relatively high of late... It's inspired me to blather on about random thoughts.

So, I've been really busy at work lately. This is strange for me because I'm a lazy person in general. Also, I have my 2nd CSC test coming up on thursday. I had planned to get quite a bit of work done on the weekend, however between the work that I had to do, picking wedding invitations, and being quite sick... lets just say that studying suffered a little. I really hope that I pass because I could use the $1000 back that I have invested into this course (my work will re-imburse me if I pass).

On the home-front, I'm really starting to enjoy my house. There always seems to be something to do, but I'm starting not to mind so much. We just got a dining room table so the main floor isn't empty anymore. I had someone patch up our roof.... hmm... what else? Well, there were lots of other little things done...

Maybe my next post will have some more entertaining content... but likely not...

Oh, I meant to ask: Darcy, what are you doing with your Looj? Are you planning to hold on to it or sell it?

The inspection yesterday went pretty well. There's a few minor things to do... but nothing too big. So we're still on track for our September 28th closing :)

so... we ended up being the only bidders on that house. We got it! For under the asking price!

So now, provided that the inspection (tomorrow) goes well, we'll be taking possession on Sept 28! can I get a w00t? :P

Bah!

I turns out that they're not accepting offers until Sunday... which means that we might get stuck in a bidding war. Unfortunately, the asking price is near the top of our budget range so we'll likely lose any bidding war... :(.. We just have to hope that not too many people go to look at the house. The outside looks bad and they only put up inside photos on friday. Also, they're not having an open house... :(

I guess we'll find out on sunday... boo

So, it's before 6am and I'm at work... I didn't sleep at all last night... we might be putting an offer in on a house today and I couldn't stop thinking about it..

apparently, the subway doesn't start running until around 6am so I ended up taking a blue line bus.... I must say, there are some sketchy characters on that route... but, after not sleeping, I'm sure that I probably look pretty sketchy myself right now.

I'm hoping that I can get some work done and then go home early for a nap before heading over to look at the house again.

So much stress... brain not functioning properly.... must... eat... brains... er.... who said that? :P

...Find out on July 24, 2008!

Mini-Review:

Black Snake Moan: 6.5/10 Rats
This movie was pretty good... although a little strange. It earns bonus points for the look on Rae's face when Laz says that he's going cure her "wickedness" and also for Jackson's rendition of Stack-o-Lee. Great acting... feel-good movie overall (mostly)... just a little odd...

1) Dead Silence: 6/10 Rats
I had high hopes for this movie. It was from the makers of Saw. Although there was nothing wrong with the movie, it just wasn't great. Some pretty creepy dolls though.

2) Hard Candy: 6/10 Rats
Again, high hopes may have skewed my opinion of this movie. I expected it to be more creepy than it was. Great acting though.

3) Open Season: 3/10 Rats
Had a few funny moments... but not nearly enough. I did enjoy their strange use of rabbits throughout the film. Not overly impressed with it in general though.

4) Spiderman 3 (IMAX): 9/10 Rats
I really enjoyed this movie. True, it did have its slow/sappy moments, but they were more than balanced by the action sequences. Special effects were quite cool too. Very fast-paced action without excessive quick cuts so you could still make out what was going on. The sequence with emo-peter was pretty funny.

"...and, like an idiot, I had forgot my nunchucks at home..."

this is funny:

Look at this Comic: Comic

then read this short article: article

then watch this "news" video: "News"


all are pretty short... but it's funny...

I got a Wii on the weekend. Surprisingly, I managed to get a USED one. The guy I bought it from said that he just doesn't have time to play it.

It's in great condition... he kept all of the original packing pieces, and it seems to work really well... came with an extra controller (wiimote + nunchuck) and 3 games (plus the sports package). The games are: WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Rayman Raving Rabbids, and Zelda: Twilight Princess. I haven't tried warioware or zelda yet, but rayman seems to be a lot of fun (although I feel a little bad for the cow when I'm tossing it).

...That'll do pig... that'll do...

So, I didn't get a Wii... there is a video game store directly below my apartment, and the guy that works there told me on tuesday that he'd hold one of the Wiis from his Wednesday shipment for me. He didn't take my name or anything, which seemed kind of fishy, but whatever.... then I went in yesterday after work and he said "oh, you were supposed to come in the morning!"... bastard...

Apparently he IS holding one for someone who's supposed to pick it up today... so he told me to call tomorrow morning and, if that guy doesn't show up, I'll get it... let's just say that I'm not holding my breath... :S

On a related note, I went to Jason's last night to try out his Wii (sound kinda creepy doesn't it?)... it was fun...but I had actually expected more from it... I still have high hopes for some of the newer games...

...up..up...and away!

I might get a Wii tonight! I'm excited.... even though I've never played one...

I'm spending waaay to much money... trip to cuba... new LCD tv for the bedroom.... now a wii.... oh well.... It's fun!

...3...2...1.. and we're clear.

Don't you just hate it when someone tells you some big news, but you know that you shouldn't tell anyone about it? In situations like this, I feel like running up to complete strangers and saying "GUESS WHAT?"... but I'm sure that they would try to run away and I'd have to club them in the back of the head, drag them into an alley and hold them down until I've told them said news... but I digress (and can't spell)...

I find this is one of the few situations when I'm actually a positive person: The happier the news is, the more I want to spread it. Now, this is not a steadfast rule. If say... Canada was under attack by an army of oversized subterranian armadillo-men, then I'd probably be more likely to spread that news... but I guess that's not really a good example because it would be news that I actually SHOULD spread.

Anyway, I'm holding my tongue as it is not my place to spread the good news. I hope that the teethmarks in my tongue are appreciated! :P

....and.... I'm out!