Stuff and nonsense
Mar. 6th, 2007 07:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
listersgirlAfter getting all the way down to the laundry room, I discovered that one of my quarters was actually a nickel. As I turned to leave and collect a real quarter, I saw a lost quarter on the floor in the corner. For the win!
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I finally (how long have I been living here?) worked up the nerve to knock on my neighbour's door in order to get her to turn her radio down. Except she didn't answer, even though I could hear her moving around in there. But she turned the radio off, so I guess she knew why I was knocking? I don't want her to feel like she can't have the radio on at all, just not so loud that I can hear every word of the annoying announcers. I guess we'll see how long this lasts.
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I'm slowly starting to realize that I can literally order anything I want at work, which is awesome for checking out new CDs that I haven't heard yet. I've been shy about ordering certain semi-obscure musicals, because I wasn't sure anyone was using them, and then today one of the managers brought me a big list of stuff by Ricky Ian Gordon and Jason Robert Brown that he'd found after reading an article in Opera News. Which totally says to me, sure, go ahead, order stuff because *you* want to listen to it!
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A clear sign that I am ready to leave work is when I start berating the internet out loud. Usually I manage to keep the "oh please, that's not even remotely the information I need" and "bastard! what's wrong with clearly labelling your contact information?" inside my head, or at least under my breath.
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Part of the reason that I buy things (books, CDs, DVDs, BPAL, tea, etc) is simply that I like to make lists. A lot of the allure of BPAL, for me, was getting to go through their entire catalogue, find everything that looked interesting, narrow it down, try them out, mark down what I liked and what I didn't. The fact that I ended up smelling lovely was a bonus, but the real joy was in the process. My current list is of wine - around the New Year, I spent a lot of time hunting down "best of under $12" lists (particularly local ones, which included LCBO numbers for easy searching) and now I have a massive list. Each time I buy wine, I get a few kinds I haven't tried before and then after I write down my thoughts. I tell myself that it's so I'll never stand in a liquor store flailing and uncertain again, but really I think it comes down to the fact that I'm a completest and I like to cross things off lists. I think this is why I don't really like shopping. I can't possibly look at *everything*, so my brain rebels. I need someone to go first and create a shortlist for me, like my own personalized store.
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The Buffy comic. Is it actually out? Can I subscribe? Am I going to actually have to enter a comic book store? I feel the same way about comic book stores as I do about tattoo parlours -- weirdly intimidated. Also, I'm never as satisfied with graphic novels/comics as I think I'm going to be. Silly as it sounds, the illustrations really just get in the way of my enjoyment of the story. But I keep trying, because some of my favourite people deal in this form, Joss Whedon being no exception.
* * *
I finally (how long have I been living here?) worked up the nerve to knock on my neighbour's door in order to get her to turn her radio down. Except she didn't answer, even though I could hear her moving around in there. But she turned the radio off, so I guess she knew why I was knocking? I don't want her to feel like she can't have the radio on at all, just not so loud that I can hear every word of the annoying announcers. I guess we'll see how long this lasts.
* * *
I'm slowly starting to realize that I can literally order anything I want at work, which is awesome for checking out new CDs that I haven't heard yet. I've been shy about ordering certain semi-obscure musicals, because I wasn't sure anyone was using them, and then today one of the managers brought me a big list of stuff by Ricky Ian Gordon and Jason Robert Brown that he'd found after reading an article in Opera News. Which totally says to me, sure, go ahead, order stuff because *you* want to listen to it!
* * *
A clear sign that I am ready to leave work is when I start berating the internet out loud. Usually I manage to keep the "oh please, that's not even remotely the information I need" and "bastard! what's wrong with clearly labelling your contact information?" inside my head, or at least under my breath.
* * *
Part of the reason that I buy things (books, CDs, DVDs, BPAL, tea, etc) is simply that I like to make lists. A lot of the allure of BPAL, for me, was getting to go through their entire catalogue, find everything that looked interesting, narrow it down, try them out, mark down what I liked and what I didn't. The fact that I ended up smelling lovely was a bonus, but the real joy was in the process. My current list is of wine - around the New Year, I spent a lot of time hunting down "best of under $12" lists (particularly local ones, which included LCBO numbers for easy searching) and now I have a massive list. Each time I buy wine, I get a few kinds I haven't tried before and then after I write down my thoughts. I tell myself that it's so I'll never stand in a liquor store flailing and uncertain again, but really I think it comes down to the fact that I'm a completest and I like to cross things off lists. I think this is why I don't really like shopping. I can't possibly look at *everything*, so my brain rebels. I need someone to go first and create a shortlist for me, like my own personalized store.
* * *
The Buffy comic. Is it actually out? Can I subscribe? Am I going to actually have to enter a comic book store? I feel the same way about comic book stores as I do about tattoo parlours -- weirdly intimidated. Also, I'm never as satisfied with graphic novels/comics as I think I'm going to be. Silly as it sounds, the illustrations really just get in the way of my enjoyment of the story. But I keep trying, because some of my favourite people deal in this form, Joss Whedon being no exception.
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Date: 2007-03-07 09:29 pm (UTC)