RANT: So today I had a "free day" out of the house for the first time in 3 months. I decided to go to the DMV to find out how much I owed in bullshit fines to get my driver's license reinstated. After wasting a bunch of time in the waiting room (time that I could have appropriated to much more worthwhile activities, like bathing my dogs or scrubbing my shower), I was told by the drone behind the counter that NOT ONLY CAN THEY NOT TELL ME HOW MUCH I OWE (they can't give out ANY information. Not even with an ID), THEY CAN'T ACCEPT PAYMENTS. I have to request information and send payments online. I do not want to send payments online because of the risk of online fraud. WHAT THE FUCK ARE THOSE BUREAUCRATS GETTING PAID FOR? Many times in my life, I've been asked: "Why do you have such deeply rooted issues with the government, Bandit?" That is one of the MANY reasons why: Fucking lazy-ass bureaucrats who do nothing for the people who pay their salaries. I know goddam well that my information was just a computer-entry away, BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN IT FROM THAT SAME DMV BEFORE.
Rant: Hot coffee, fresh from the Keurig, in my nautical flag themed Tervis... splashes out the tiny drinking orifice right onto my left eyeball. Fucking ouch.
Rave: First week of going back to university at 28 is in the books. I can't say I'm suuuper excited about graduating at 31 and looking for entry level computer science jobs then, but in all honesty I don't think I would do much differently if I relived the last decade. Plus, my mindset now compared to when I went to university at 18 is absolutely night and day. I was too young and stupid to appreciate any of the resources I had in front of me then, whereas now I'm extremely motivated to get the most out of this program. I also don't have to take any bullshit electives because of my transfer credits from round 1, so that's nice. Rave: The half your age plus 4 rule! That's what it is, shut up, not listening, LALALALA! Edit: Rave OH GOD IN HEAVEN RAVE: Just redeemed all my travel reward points for a trip to Vegas for UFC 194! My exam period starts on Dec 10, and my trip is Dec 11-13. Sooo... never mind all that stuff about me being focused and a good student. Fuck it though, Aldo/McGregor > everything else in my life. Baby Jesus won't let my exam schedule fuck this up. (Paid extra for the refund option just in case though...)
Rave: My 5km run time was under 20 minutes for the first time in at least ten years. And I'm drinking a lot more than I was at 22. Rave: Beer!
Rant fuck, and I can't use colons or zeros because of my fucking laptop. I live in the same town as my mom who is 76. She called me today to pick her up and help her find her car at the annual arts exhibit show that goes on in our town. She knew where her car was and she drove home just fine. And I cried like a baby thinking I couldn't leave her to her own ends. I leave town for work every week and fuck. Fuck.
Rave: Got married and shit to a lovely woman. Everything went off without a hitch. Amazing time. Off to the honeymoon in a few. Be good kids.
Rave: After five years of sitting in my garage my old '85 Fiero turned right over and idled nice and smoothly after I put a new battery in it. I don't know if I'm going to do much with it; I think probably just a little bit of maintenance so I can sell it.
Rant: All three (college, pro, fantasy) teams lost this week, and all of them featured their own unique brand of heartache. I can't stand football some times.
Rave: Did a lot of landscaping and bourbon drinking this weekend. Plus my girlfriend came home to a very clean house after being out of town too, which made her happy. Rant/Rave?: My second cousin's wedding is postponed. Bummer. However, now that weekend is possibly freed up for either a canoeing trip or duck hunting. Rant: What the fuck is this rash? Why me?
Rave: 2nd date with cute 26 year old went great. Definitely shaping up to be a good thing going. Rant(Implied Rave?): Neosporin on my dick today from abrasion. Over the clothes fondling has some downsides after long enough.
Rant: I hate the place I work at. Bosses are fucking useless, they don't want to make other people do there job, so they are forcing it on me.
Rave: Despite all the career stress I deal with in building up my practice, my wife makes life awesome. She's the best. Quote from her email today, "In all sincerity, you are awesome. I am so fucking lucky to have you." Whenever life rears its head with stupid bullshit, I can look at her and remember that I still win.
Rant: this mortgage process. Christ on a cracker. Every time you think things are going well, they suddenly decid they need something else from you. In no way am I defending people who walk into an office building and shoot the place up, but I kinda sorta get it.
Rave: No, it's not herpes (thanks for all your concerns), and good health insurance is nice. Rant: A guy who started on my team at the same time as I did just quit. First co-worker who I'll actually miss having around. Rave: Going canoeing in just a week now and it should be a fun, easy fishing trip. Hell yes! Getting to go up to the Boundary Waters twice in a year is awesome. Rant: No doe tag for this year. Oh well.
Rant: After test-driving a manual version of the model of car I'm looking to buy I'm feeling really torn. I had begun thinking I wanted an automatic for sure, but after test driving the manual I'm not sure anymore. I've heard really good things about that particular automatic, but still, it's a high-performance car and part of me thinks it'd be dumb to buy an automatic. So I'm stuck deciding between the steadiness of an automatic and the highs and lows of a manual. Fuck.