Oops. I totally forgot to release this entry long time ago! Oh well...now you can go and read it. ;)

Heh. I guess everything is funny in hindsight...

Chat session begins.

Random girl: "Hello! Nice to meet you. I'm Suzy ;o)"
Me: "Hi Suzy...uh are you going to try to sell something to me? cuz if you are, I'm not interested."
'Suzy': "Well great, a Descent person for once, theres many things you can do on the site. Dating,Chatting,etc. and it is totally free, http://www.freepag3s.com/suzy/"
Me: "oh no...not another webcam girl. *sigh*"

Chat session ends.

You know how woman say that men are like parking lots? They claim that all the good ones are either taken or handicapped...

So as a single and non-handicapped person...what kind of a parking lot am I? Hmmm.

I had to nip out to Costco today and I saw a parking lot that, I think, describes me. It was a perfectly decent parking lot! And it was right by the entrance! And it was free too! The catch? Another lazy Costco customer had dumped their shopping cart on the parking lot. Nothing else wrong with the spot. Actually, it was a perfect parking spot and if someone actually took their time to get out of their car to push the cart off the lot, it would be up for grabs.

But I think I see the problem... When we're driving around in our cars, we're just too lazy to get out and push the buggy.

*scratches head*

Ok, ok...I'm not sure how a shopping cart is related to my life. And now I'm not even sure what my original point was supposed to be...

Oh whatever. At least I'm blogging again. So stop complaining!

Sooooooo...yeah. Valentine's Day is coming up in two weeks or something. I can tell because when I was walking around Costco I saw all these heart shaped chocolate boxes. (Heh. That's how I normally remember what holiday is coming up next...just by looking at the display cases at stores.)

Ahhhhhh. Valentine's Day. I remember the good old days in elementary school where we would spend time filling out cards for each other. Like in grade 2. Remember those days? Yeah...and we would give those cards out to everybody! Every girl and boy would get one! Yup...that's right kids! Even super-dud Dave got Valentine cards!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't die from shock...that didn't mean girls actually liked me. That's because we were supposed to give them out to everybody. Remember? All the girls were supposed to give one card to each boy, and each boy was supposed to give one card to each girl.

So yeah...I gave cards to every female in my class too. Even that gross girl in the corner that used to pick her nose and eat semi-dried white glue. Ewwww. And even that girl that flashed her panties to all the guys in gym class. Yeah. She was a young exhibitionist, I guess.

Notice how I'm not disclosing any names to protect the innocent? Well...that... and so I don't get sued.)

Anyway...so yeah fast foward to the present. I don't give out Valentine cards, and I certainly don't get Valentine cards anymore. Nobody eats white glue (actually maybe that's for the better). And certainly no girl flashes me, and a bunch of my friends, her panties in gym class. Heck, I don't even have gym class anymore.

In some ways, I really miss second grade.

To be continued...

The electricity is out. I'm sitting in my room. Lighting provided by a lone flickering candle...

We've gotten quite a bit of snowfall today and it seems that a tree fell on the main powerline somewhere. Our entire neighbourhood is dark. Luckily the phones still worked, so I called BC Hydro. They said that it would take an hour to repair...

And that was over an hour ago.

Sigh.

Sans electricity meant no TV or Internet. I couldn't read (not enough light) or listen to music (discman was out of batteries), so I ended up calling friends. After managing to bore two friends to tears with my inane banter (*ahem* call it skill), I felt this sudden urge to write. I decided not to let the opportunity pass especially with this month's drought in updates. I pulled out my trusty Handspring Visor. Why my Visor you ask? Well, I can't use my laptop because it blew up last year...not like I'm bitter or anything.

Anyhoo I'm blogging this by candle light. Heh. Now that's classic! Well, I guess I'll upload this once the power is back on. How geeky is that? :P

As a true geek, I have my computer hooked up to a UPS (uninterruptible power supply). It's main function is to provide and regulate current to the computer via a battery. In the event of a blackout, the UPS is supposed to continue providing current to the computer so the user can safely shutdown the computer. I bought my UPS before we upgraded all the electricity wiring in our house...back when our electricity was extremely unreliable.

Anyway, I've upgraded my computer twice (since then) and it seems like my current computer draws too much current for the load grade of my UPS. My puny UPS provided current for a split second before it ran out of juice. My computer died with the rest of the electricity in the house. The UPS started beeping alerting me of the obvious--no electricity. Ironic. I suppose you could call it a IPS (interruptible power supply).

When the power went out, I got up and promptly stubbed my toe against my desk. Grrr. Clutching my hurt foot I hopped around and groped around in the dark for the door knob. I managed to find the door and opened it only to stub my other foot. Muttering a German curse under my breath, I felt my way into the living room. My parents had invited eight people for dinner and I could hear (and sort of see) the guests who were talking excitedly about the outage. I went through the drawers searching for candles...

A cozy candle lit house. Hmmm. Sounds romantic? I guess. But I wonder how long I could really last without electricity. This also reminds me of natural disasters and disaster readiness, and how unready I am. Living on the west coast means that we live with an ever constant and looming threat of an earthquake. Of all the natural disasters, I would argue that the unpredictable nature of an earthquake makes it the most pyschologically distressing. Nearly every other natural disaster exhibits prior symptoms or signs that warn of possible or imminent danger. Not so with earthquakes. Well, not quite...

Apparently you can buy a device that detects earthquakes waves and gives you ten to thirty seconds of warning before the more devastating shock waves come. Even still. Thirty seconds. That's not much warning time. I just wonder how I would react in the event of an earthquake. Would I remain calm? Hmmm...

Last week an irrate customer was talking to my father in the office. I just happened to walk in at this time and I could tell both parties were getting upset and angry. After talking to them, I was able to calm both of them down and arbitrate a quick deal. At the time, I was proud of my accomplishment because I thought it proved that I could control my own emotions, remain calm under pressure, all the while keep other people calm.

Yet I wonder if I could keep myself calm in a real disaster (as opposed to just a high pressure situation). Hmmm.

Tough call. Hopefully, I'll never have to find out...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. No updates for quite some time. What can I say?

*guilty look*

So today I'm writing. Hope you don't get a heart attack from the shock... Heh.

Actually, I've been getting a number of complaints these past few weeks for being a slacker on the updates. After all, I'm nearly done with all my applications to clown school--one would think I could write more in my newly found spare time.

Yet not quite. Even without the school, I've managed to occupy myself with rather mundane tasks such as working, working out, reading and cooking. Speaking of reading, I should really finish the book I borrowed from a friend (Sun Also Rises) and give it back. It's sitting on my shelf collecting dust.

*sheepish grin*

I think my problem with reading is that I start too many books at once, and I never seem to get around to finishing any of them. I'm also reading The Asian Mind Game, an interesting book about the Asian mind/strategy in business, as well as a number of guides about clown school. I've also been meaning to pick up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and finish it up. Maybe I should just buy the book and put it on the shelf with my queue of other books I've been meaning to read.

As for my cooking exploits, well nothing disastrous yet. (Unlike Jen. Sorry girl! But at least I haven't had anyone taste my cooking and swear at me!) LOL.

Well...not yet anyway.

Hehehe. I've been trying to develop the basic cooking fundamentals by reading a number of cooking books that I got from the local library. But really, it's not very fun cooking for myself and most of the time I don't really feel like making myself something. I've found the only thing to get me motivated enough to cook is to have relatives or friends over for dinner. Lots of work, but still lots of fun.

Oh before I go, I should mention Radio Free Virgin. It's streaming 'net radio that I've really grown fond of in the past several days. I've been surprised by the quality in the selection of music they play. Download the player and check it out! My favourite channels are the X-Groove, Liquid Lounge and the Paris Megastore...

More writing to come...soon. ;)

Ahhh...I've been neglecting my webpage for the past week. Time for an update, eh? This posting doesn't really make any sense...because it was never meant to. I just felt like writing a whole bunch of thoughts that are on my mind.

Well, life for me is good. I can't really complain. Heh. That's probably why I haven't felt motivated to write anything--nothing really funny to complain about.

Life goes on...

I'm anticipating big changes in my life in the next six months. Quite honestly, it's a little bit frightening to know these changes are coming, but not knowing what these changes will be. And I'm not sure how to prepare for these changes because I'm not sure what these changes will be. An uncertain future. An uncertain road.

But it's oh so exciting...

Yesterday, I was talking to a friend who reminded me of a simple saying: good things happen to good people. I think that's so true. Simple words, but they say so much. Don't panic. Don't get hung up over anything for too long. Just keep driving.

Live life like a kid...

Today, another friend and I got to spend some time sitting on a porch swing. It felt so good to just sit there and daydream. When we looked up at the sky, we realized how beautiful it was. Clouds. Fresh air. That's when I remembered that in life, we frequently forget to open our windows. We forget to breathe. We forget to enjoy. We forget the simplest things.

Back to the basics. Look up everyone...

And that's how life is for me. I'm happy. Because I know whatever happens and where ever these upcoming twists and turns in the road take me...everything will turn out ok. And for the better.

It's oh so beautiful...

It always does.