Friday night: the geek edition

Oh man, I didn't realize how wiped I was today. After a nice rainy day of getting next to nothing done at work, and left at 2:30 (I'm electrician, that's just how we roll) I went to the comic book shop to pick up a comic Derek forgot to put in my bag, which is no big deal, it was hella hectic on wednesday. I also bought a board game, cause if I don't have real money and I'm putting a $3 comic on my credit card, I might as well buy Buccaneer so I have some choice of stuff to play tomorrow night. So I came home, watched some Corner Gas that I borrowed from my dad and then, you know that kind electric surgey snap that happens to a tv when the power is flickering? They did it to tvs in The Ring a bunch... Well anyways, my eyes did that. So I was all like, "Wow, it so = nap time" and slept til about 8:45. Then I played Line Racer until typing this up, and having a beer. Dear god I love Line Racer! I draw a line, if the guy stays up, I save it and keep drawing... and I can do it forever... it's so fricken fun! Now I think I'll read Buddha by Osamu Tezuka. In case you didn't know (I didn't) he also created Astro Boy

Where can I get one of these?

This is SO AWESOME!!!

Hot man cam

Hey kids, I just found out that the good city of fredericton is monitering the the progress of the skating rinks I'm working on. And not only are they recording these happenings, but they're on the interweb! Check out Dave's work's webcam. There's nobody there right now or course, but through out the day you'll be able to see me running pipe in the inside of the roof on right with a boom lift

Nap of Champions

The best thing about working in a trade is fucking off early on Fridays. It's not even expected that you'd stay til 5. Hell, the masons went home at noon! We stayed til 2:30 pulling wire, and that's probably only cause we had to have NB power come along and hook us up. Well, he had to open up a transformer, we pulled wires through it, and then he locked the transformer. We aren't alowed in those thingies, I'm not sure why...
But oh man, leaving at 2:30 on fridays is so fricken awesome! I came home, watched 2 episodes of THE TICK which is an awesome show but a pretty lousy dvd series. I WANT EXTRAS!!! Episode commentary isn't optional with these things, you haves to put it in there for geeks like me. They also left out an episode, which they claim is cause it sucked and nobody wanted to put it in there or something...
Then, it = nap time. And boy howdy did I ever nap. I got up at 8:30 and I could still go for another nap

Just like the flunkies from Return To Oz

Yeah that's right, I'll have wheels! Right now I'm taking the bus to get across the river, then walking a 20 minute trip in 15 to get to work 5 minutes late everyday. Uncool. So I'm getting the car that my brother left behind when he skipped out to Ontario.

So, a few days ago, I was walking to Sobeys to get some eats and some supplies to make future eats, when I happened upon my exact double. He was walking toward me on the sidewalk and he was the same height, same build, balding blond hair with a beard, I mean I could be his stunt double and noone would ever know he difference. Also, I was wearing blue t-shirt, green shorts and sandals; so was he. So I smiled to myself and put my hands in my pockets, cause he had his hands in his pockets. he took his hands out. I took my hands out, but then I couldn't keep it up and I started laughing, other wise I would have done that whole "think someone else is a mirror" thing. So now there's someone out there who thinks he has a completely insane exact double...

Apprentice is go

So, tomorrow the apprentiship officer is gonna show up to sign me up for the road to electicity. Ben Franklin, I'm on my way! But I have to have my high school diploma to show the guy, which I don't have here at all. I think / hope it's at my parent's place and that they can bring it in to me. Cause I just found out at like 3 PM that he'd be coming tomorrow at 7:30 AM. Not a whole lot of prep time. I mean, it'd be enough for Batman, but I'm no batman.

Yet

Food

Sweet jesus! Why did it take so long for Mr Christie to make Golden Oeros? Cause they rock my little world.

Also, the new diet pepsi that's strawberry and cream flavoured? If I had first born sons to give away for it, well, let's just say I wouldn't have them anymore

New Comic Book Day

I got there after work today and there on the shelf, was the new American Splendor series! I'd completely forgoten about it, but there was still about 5 copies of #1 there so I didn't miss out.

Don't you cats miss out either! It's American Splendor after all, and who doesn't love Harvey Pekar?

dig a ditch

First off, I am so happy that there's a new tic tac girl commercial! If I knew anything else about her I'd totally be in jail for stalking.
But anyways, had my first day at the new job today. We're building a hockey arena with two rinks. It's pretty snazzy right now cause there's really nothing done and the job is 6 weeks behind schedual. Hurry it up steel guys! So today I stood outside in the heat and dug little tiny ditches to run pvc piping through and then burying them so they can pour cement over top. Hopefully things move along quickly, cause I prefer the not digging in the dirt kind of electrical work. And holy crap, there are some big arsed hammer drills! After using one for about 15 minutes to make room in the cement for (you guessed it) pvc pipe I got a charlie horse. In my forearm! I lifted my arm to carry something and my arm just locked up bent. It was all kinds of fun!