Sunday, November 19, 2006

Is the Daily Commute Killing You?


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Originally uploaded by boy1der80.

We can all relate...
And Evan, is that a fork?

Friday, November 17, 2006

I Was Attacked by the Copy Machine

This is a scenario I am sure everyone can relate to...
I am walking through the work room, during a break betweeen classes, and I see a parent helper struggling with the infamous copy machine. But it is not the usual evil machine choking on random bits of paper that sends me on search and remove mission. Today I walk in and this poor mom is trying to refill the toner with a giant Nalgene looking bottle... Really it looks like she has jammed a Rubbermaid container into the machine and it is completely stuck. So always wanting to learn something new, I join in to lend a hand.

The machine: which is obviously posessed by a small demon of some sort is demanding we take the bottle out of the machine... but it wont let go, so we are trying everything to make it release the toner... In the process we are sending off clouds of powdered toner in every direction... I feel like Mr. Wizzard on a bad day. So I think, hey I have tools for this... I head to my room and retrieve a mini vacuum and can of compressed air. Soon the cloud has consumed the room and the copy machine is completely covered in a this ash like film. Great, plan B... Out with the mini vacuum.

Now I have never used this thing and assume it will do something to remove the toner... Soon I am vacuuming away and making minimal progress, but progress none the less... Only later do I see the error of my way, as the vacuum was not connected to a bag of any sort, and had been sucking the black soot through and pumping it right at me... I did not realize this until some time later when i noticed I was covered from head to toe in black powder.. With a good amount on my nose and face...

We finally got the thing to let go and sent one final cloud into the air, before giving up completely and acting like we had no idea what happened...
Good times...

Friday, November 03, 2006

Allow me to tell you a story


Kristi's new Baby
Originally uploaded by Miss Clare.

So here we have Kristi's brand new baby girl... Growing like a weed, and by far sweeter than the last as far as babies go.
I sit and chat with my old friend and new mother of two... Time goes by, and we wonder... where is that kid? Child number one is being far too quiet... We turn to the kitchen and find the culprit... Having found a chair and began dismantling the fridge... Cute


Searching

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Welcome to Winter

I feel like I am living in Monty Python's Holy Grail... Spring begat summer, and turned to winter, winter begat fall and went back to winter... So here we are living in an artict tundra, with frozen cars and sniffles left and right... I drive with a towel on my head in the morning so my hair wont freeze solid from my morning shower...
End result... I am sniffling and sneezing and turning into a grumpy tired little thing...
I look like the swamp thing... and if you ask me for anything, more than likely, my reply will come in the form of inaudible grunts and whimpers... I just want to go back to sleep... my toes are numb and I am always cold... I think I am dying here...
I hate this, full body headache that comes with the chill....

someone should put me to bed before I colapse...

grr... sniff sniff...

Back to bed...