"Time on my hands" written by Terry on estrip.org

09/29/06 10:09 - 47ºF - ID#35773

Time on my hands

I am through...

with the waking up
and the driving to Cheektovegas
and the listening to short white-haired people
and pretending to give a damn about those fucking people

of not making food for my homies
and of not keeping a tidy house
and of not having a couple of lvl 60s ready for the expansion pack release next month

in other words...

i'm laid off

mrmike writes at 04:28:12 10/03/06 - Comment #11864: Here's to fresh starts.

and if there is a epeep bike ride, it's a little tough to get to Tift, but not impossible. Did it once, and my thighs didn't speak to me for a week.

metalpeter writes at 10:38:21 09/30/06 - Comment #11787: I hope with being laid off you at least worked long enough there so you get uneployment. I admit I have no idea how that works. If it is the "Real" kind of uneployment then think of it as a little break with time off untill they call you back. Someplaces never call anyone back and that isn't "really" being laid off. I would assume that it is nice to not have to go to work but at some time you will have to go back to work. I have never liked looking for a job. That being said there are many times at work where I have said "Man I wish they would Fire me, I could get 2/3 of my pay and be off all summer".

leetee writes at 09:36:38 09/30/06 - Comment #11784: I so understand the dichotomy between not having a job and wanting the time off.

Hope the period of time you are laid off does not exceed the amount of time it takes you to begin being concerned about not having a job. Have fun being a house husband by day, party animal by night.

uncutsaniflush writes at 11:28:10 09/29/06 - Comment #11782: i was going to say i'm sorry but upon further reflection (and the reading of sundry comments) perhaps I should say congrats!!

jason writes at 04:16:52 09/29/06 - Comment #11775: Paul, it is probably the polite thing to do. Definitely not the most honest, as I felt it was a blessing to be out of my former job.

paul writes at 03:50:24 09/29/06 - Comment #11774: Why is everyone sorry for you. I am sorry for me for not being laid off.

joshua writes at 03:44:45 09/29/06 - Comment #11772: Pfft - enjoy the vacation man. Don't stress out anymore... life is too valuable.

See you Sat.

jenks writes at 01:36:20 09/29/06 - Comment #11767: :( Sorry to hear it terry.
we'll just have to be sure to get you nice and drunk tomorrow and get your mind off things.

But you have the right attitude. All that stupid "working" was just interfering with the important things. :)

We should still go for a bike ride. If you're home days, let's do it before it's too cold. I tried to go to the tifft nature preserve a couple weeks ago. Got as far as the marina and then didn't know which way to go so I went home.

jason writes at 01:01:44 09/29/06 - Comment #11766: Sorry to hear it bro. At least you will be able to get your druid to 60! I've been playing again, and I've been having a ball. See you saturday.

ladycroft writes at 12:03:21 09/29/06 - Comment #11763: omg! i'm so sorry!

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: help me please

09/15/06 11:38 - 63ºF - ID#35772

Truck?

Wondering if anyone possibly could spare the use of a truck for an hour or two. I need to take a large pile of trash to the dump. It's not gross or anything -mostly construction debris- and everything is bagged, plus we can line the bed with tarps-so it shouldn't make a mess at all. I just need to cart it from my house in the city to the transfer station off Ogden St. If it's a good size truck I imagine we could get it all in one-maybe two-trips.

It could involve compensation as well...

Thanks

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: revenge

09/12/06 10:06 - 58ºF - ID#35771

Just ridiculous

Stingrays mutilated in wake of Crocodile Hunter's death

People are so stupid and petty. Like news of people killing and/or mutilating stingrays is ever gonna get around in the stingray community.

stingray1: oh we never should have killed that Irwin-dude

stingray2: yeah, sucks bigtime, now those humans all killing us all over

stingray1: why didn't George (stingray who killed Irwin) just go against all his natural instincts and not sting a big scary thing coming up on him suddenly

stingray2: yeah, it sucks bigtime, let's make a pact to never kill another human...

Good work defenders of humnaity. Now we'll never have that 4th death in recorded history from a stingray. We are saved.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: housing

09/06/06 11:52 - 63ºF - ID#35770

Paint is oozing out my ears

I have become, to my amazement, a somewhat decent painter. Not in the portrait kind of painter way, but in the paint-stained guy on a ladder kind of way. I've been drawing near-straight lines all over the place: the ceiling, above the baseboard, etc. I've even started holding the brush like a pro, kinda nestled between thumb and forefinger like a pencil, the handle used solely for balance. And now...now, my hand hurts. But I have near-straight lines all over the place, and it's all worth it. Hopefully tomorrow is the last day of painting this year. Upstairs can wait till next year.

I actually emailed some friends today, which is amazingly rare. I have a communication problem. Basically, if I don't see you in person, I don't talk to you much. I just can't seem to get myself to actually do it. I put it off and off and off... My mother called on my birthday and I still haven't called her. She'll probably read this too (and if you do, thanks and I love ya) and think I have time for blogging but not for calling. Which, in a way, is true. Phones are my kryptonite. Especially cell phones. I didn't like phones when I could hear people fine, and now that they cut out and the battery runs low and you lose the damn things everywhere, I positively hate them. In fact, my phone was stolen about two months ago and I just haven't got a new one yet. Yup, that's right, I'm an American without a phone <gasp>. So anyways my friends will hopefully be happy to receive my semi-longish email, and I will be off the hook for another year or two <phew>.

Now it is time to nestle back with my 40, proper!

sidenote: I always have the urge to end with some time of salutation (is that correct here or is that just hello and not goodbye?). Like, cya fellas, or ciao, or till next time... are you a real person, audience? Do I need to say goodbye to you?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

08/23/06 09:51 - 69ºF - ID#35769

3 cubed

Im thrice thrice thrice. It's on Monday, but maybe there could be some sort of gathering beforehand. On Triplethrice eve, so to say. I know there're a couple other near B-days. Maybe a (e:strip) b-day gala. I'm oh-so-fond of galas!!! Come on down.

Theme: Go-Go Gadget Gospel

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: hippin' it

07/19/06 10:45 - 86ºF - ID#35768

Ra Runa

I am going out now to the free drink hour at La Luna's. Yeah I said FREE drinks for one hour only. Wed. 11-12, Be there or be not a hipster wannabe like me.

Tonight I will wear the striped shirt, which is becoming so very tight on my ripped-ass bod. HA! It accentuates my burgeoning gut nicely I think.
The paint-splattered brown shorts will accompany, topped-off or more realistically bottomed-out by my real hip JC Penny #19.99 wannabe berks. Oh yeah, I'm hippin' it superstyle flyass.

CHEEEYOOOOWWW!!! muthafuckas.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: immigration

07/10/06 11:04 - 68ºF - ID#35767

haha crackers!

well thanks (e:dcoffee) for making me spend an hour on youtube. But this is seriously funny, take a gander

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: eats

07/08/06 07:31 - 78ºF - ID#35766

Sun sets in the West

Taste of Buffalo makes fer some mighty sticky fingers. And heck, just about any activity that leaves you with sticky fingers is fun in my book.

It was a pretty perfect day for it. Partly cloudy with a cool harbor breeze. And plenty of parky space to sit under trees with wine slushies. I like beer cheese soup...try some. (e:Paul) had a bunch of little crawldads again this year, I hate how they stared at me, but paul says they're just the tastiest.

Lance Diamond is neat. He was wearing a pink suit vest thing with (of course) sequins (which (e:matthew) has a story about if you wanna ask him someday).

Whadamigonnadonow?

I dunno. I'm trying to finagle someone to take me swimming. (e:imk2) has a pool but it is closed for the evening, maybe I will try there tomorrow. Could always go to Hoyt Lake...

Anyone doing anything fun tonight? Any crazy parties like last weekend at the (e:LC)'s?

sidenote: Space Ghost Coast to Coast rocks.

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Category: weather

06/20/06 10:19 - 67ºF - ID#35765

Clement wether

Better watch out! According to weather.com tomorrow brings PMT-showers. Bring your umbrella (and some beer for me).

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: clean the couch

06/16/06 12:46 - 80ºF - ID#35764

Money+ for me

Today I cleaned the couch. And I mean really cleaned it. Like got my hands all in it and dug up what has probably been there for years. I found a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle samurai sword, which would belong to Leonardo if I recall. Found over three bucks in loose change. Kowabunga! But mostly I found lots of really disgusting stuff covered in fuzz and hair. I found about 6 thumb tacks and was stabbed by two of them and also by some broken piece of crockery. I found a set of never used earbuds still wrapped up nicely, a couple of Bible study flash cards, two screws, two rubberbands (one for the hair and one regular), and lastly a joint. Yeah, an alomst whole joint. Now a joint is not that common a thing to lose, I mean usually they're pretty treasured, and I know this sucker has to be like multiple years old. It's squished and flattened and a liitle bent, pretty gross in general. And yet...and yet...I'm probably gonna smoke it. Any takers for a nasty-schwag couch-hidden broken-down piece-of-joint party?