I'd love a work from home option. Especially during the warmer days (I wouldn't have to endure the stink of summer peak hour). Alas, my campaign doesn't allow one. Oh well.

Well it's nice being able to just be at home and not have bosses around, but my productivity drops easily 25-50% lol.

Working from home has a few benefits, one being that the toilet's sole use isn't somewhere to cry (which is apparently a common thing for girls in model making studios to do...) but not only do I have to work a lot harder than I ever did in studios, but it's a lot more difficult to when you are at home as there's no danger of being late for work, you're distracted by home-stuff, and unless you keep a strict schedule; your sleep patterns will be FUCKED. Then you'll have your friends who get stroppy when you won't go out with them because naturally working from home means you can work whenever you feel like it...

Le awkward moment:
Was at the chiropractor, getting my neck and upper back adjusted, and just as the guy had done his push your chest/crack your back move, my phone rings. Friend from work needed directions to a place he was only a block away from. Great timing. Glad it wasn't during the "let's snap your neck both ways" portion of this session.

I have no problem working from home. It's the working from work AND working from home days when my productivity drops.

Also one of my working from work places is a University, so for some reason people tend to use the toilet for washing mugs and biscuit plates.

My manager is making scones for everyone's lunch tomorrow. Yet when I referenced The Lumberjack Song, she completely drew a blank. I found this surprising as she's an English baby boomer who grew up with BBC comedy.

A friend of mine from Wales has offered to help me with work which I thought was super duper nice of her. I asked her what time she was popping over last night and she said "Well, I'm gonna leave about 10:30 in the morning, get there around 5ish? That okay for you?" and I thought "....OH SHIT SHE'S ACTUALLY COMING FROM WALES." So she's gonna be moving in for a while...It's all good though, she's a fellow alumna so she knows what she's doing.

After having a cool discussion at the music shop with the guy at the counter about bands, gigs, and why it sucks Pelican cancelled their upcoming tour (just bought their latest today along with ordering Epicloud), I felt guilty about suddenly leaving a silent bomb as I was leaving the store. I hope no one noticed.

They probably did, though.

First world fanboy problems:

I was on the tram today, minding my own business, when I notice a few metalcore kids sitting a few seats up from me discussing Devin. One stated the next time Devin tours, he'll attend the show just to bag him, as the Soundwave tour had a crappy set.
Another went on to complain that he releases too many solo albums, and went on to say "Stop making solo albums, nobody wants to hear them!" Third guy's response, "I know, he's not even heavy like Strapping anymore." From there they agreed his entire solo career was nothing but pop music.

At this point I was tempted to leap up and shout at them "YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO SPEAK THE NAME OF DEVIN TOWNSEND!" I didn't do this because I knew that would make me look like a crazy asshole. The fact that I'm wearing my Deconstruction shirt today would only enhance this.

I calmed myself by observing these guys were barely out of their teens, one was wearing a Trivium shirt, the other a Slipknot shirt, and the bands they moved on to discuss only highlighted what douchebags they were. Yeah, Linkin Park and Stone Sour make you real authorities on quality metal. Idiots.

Of course, I probably shouldn't be so precious, either.

[JuZ]

First world fanboy problems:

I was on the tram today, minding my own business, when I notice a few metalcore kids sitting a few seats up from me discussing Devin. One stated the next time Devin tours, he'll attend the show just to bag him, as the Soundwave tour had a crappy set.
Another went on to complain that he releases too many solo albums, and went on to say "Stop making solo albums, nobody wants to hear them!" Third guy's response, "I know, he's not even heavy like Strapping anymore." From there they agreed his entire solo career was nothing but pop music.

At this point I was tempted to leap up and shout at them "YOU ARE NOT WORTHY TO SPEAK THE NAME OF DEVIN TOWNSEND!" I didn't do this because I knew that would make me look like a crazy asshole. The fact that I'm wearing my Deconstruction shirt today would only enhance this.

I calmed myself by observing these guys were barely out of their teens, one was wearing a Trivium shirt, the other a Slipknot shirt, and the bands they moved on to discuss only highlighted what douchebags they were. Yeah, Linkin Park and Stone Sour make you real authorities on quality metal. Idiots.

Of course, I probably shouldn't be so precious, either.

Sadly the world contains a fair quantity of people with shit for brains. But then we all know that I guess.

I s'pose the reality is that a 40-ish Canadian dude with a young family and a wildly eclectic creative bent is pretty unlikely to make too much music that resonates with some spotty Trivium fan, obsessed with being tr00.

Maybe if he sang more about all things serrrpentiiiiiyyyyne? Grrrrr... I'm so disillusioned! Raaah! METAAAAL! *cough* Yeah nah, different strokes for different folks. I mean, imagine Devin growing his hair and doing the whole Strapping thing again right now. It would be so contrived and just awful I don't want to think about it. It aint Dev any more.

[EphelDuath666]

I haven't taken a dump in 4 days. Remember that one South Park episode where Bono is the biggest turd on the planet and Randy craps that gigantic turd in the end that lifts him out of the terlit seat? Yeah, I think that's what's gonna happen.

if you are reading this while having lunch or dinner, I'm incredibly sorry.

Eat more vegetables. Or a mango. Or drink some iced coffee. These will help.

[JuZ]

Eat more vegetables. Or a mango. Or drink some iced coffee. These will help.

And lots and lots of water. Then more water.

Trying to decide if I should drive 5 hours Tuesday to see Dev in Pittsburgh.. already seeing him next Saturday, but two is better than one, right?

Attended a Jewish new year's dinner tonight with my girlfriend's family. I think they took delight in having me wear a kippah at the start, knowing I was the only one there who wasn't Jewish. Meh, whatever, it was a pleasant evening. Good food.