The Evil Bunny of Doom!

How's this for proof that all bunnies are trying to take over the world?

After travelling for 3.5 hours to a destination that should have been a 45 minute drive, I was undaunted by snow, broken monorails, or driving 35 mph down the freeway. Movement was consistent, if slow, until I reached the parking lot of my apartment. Then, lo a behold a cute little bunny hopping around in the snow, so of course I had to stop and coo at it, stupid thing. After it hopped merrily along it's way, I tried to complete the last 30 seconds of my journey, but my wheels spun in the unpacked snow on a tiny grade hill that was no problem before I stopped. Argh, bunny! I tried backing up a little and starting over, no go. Backing up a lot, ran into the curb in front of the mailboxes. I finally pointed myself down an exit, got on the main road again, reentered the complex, and drove resolutely past the lair of the evil bunny genius trying to strand enamoured passers-by.

Continuation of the Seattle Snowpocalypse Saga:

I walked to work today because I didn't want to risk skidding out. It took me 45 minutes. And man, am I out of shape. I stopped being cold (except for the tip of my nose) about 5 minutes in. I was actually damp from sweat when I got to work. Now I am determined to get a bike and use it once the snow is gone.

The office closed at 2 this afternoon because all the support people (myself included) wanted to leave with plenty of daylight left to get them home. Unfortunately for me, I have an interview tomorrow that had to be finished. I ended up with overtime, while everyone else has to use vacation time to cover their extra hours. If the interview team gets snowed in and can't make the interview, I shall be very displeased.

Once the announcement was made that our office was closing early, we proceeded to be razzed by all of the other offices for being wimps. Apparently someone from the other side of the mountains made a 4 hour trip at 6:15 in the morning in 15 degree weather. And then the photoshopping started. So not only were we not working because we were talking about people abandoning their cars on the freeway, driving the wrong way down the freeway, spinning out in front of us, etc., we had to abandon even the pretense of working and respond to vicious attacks via email.

I think I'm the only person in the company who managed to get anything done today. And how much you wanna bet tomorrow will be more of the same. Except I think I'm going to brave the car tomorrow.

It just took me slightly over an hour to get home. Normally it takes me 8 minutes when traffic is heavy. We had to sit there for 20 minutes and watch a car spin out trying to get up a hill with 1/4 inch of snow on it.

Seattle and the surrounding area is such as wimp! All the school districts in King and Snohomish County cancelled school today because it was scheduled to start snowing at 5 pm! My and my tiny car slipped a tiny bit once and I never lost control. Seeing big trucks inching along because it's hailing is disheartening.

Update:

Apparently the SGI-recognizing dude doesn't feel awkward, he keeps trying to speak to me in Japanese...grrr.

I didn't kill my boss, though it was a close thing. Instead I fantasized about the retirement party that I'll hopefully be throwing soon. I've got the guest list made and everything, and he's not on it.

I'm worried about my head. I've been having really bad headaches behind my eyes. Naps don't make them go away, which is my usual medicating techinque.

I'm thinking that next month might be a good time to make large electronics purchases, seeing as there are supposed to be good sales to lure shoppers. I realized that I'll buy a jacket for close to $500 after thinking about it for 5 minutes, but I'm not willing to drop a couple hundred for cell phones or the like. Now that I think about that, it doesn't make sense. Hopefully my jacket will still be around in a couple years...

Time Off for Good Behavior?

I may have to commit boss-icide.

Why me?

My hair actually hurts.  Is that even possible?  Every time I run my hands through my hair (a lot), I feel like I'm being scalped.  The only thing I can think is that I have a sunburn, but I haven't seen the sun in over a week.

 

I gave my whole spiel about SUA today (again). This person was one of the few who connected Soka Unversity with Soka Gakkai. He almost knew Daisaku Ikeda's name - he had it on the tip of his tongue "Daisu..." I'm not really sure what he thought about the whole thing, since we both sort of wandered off after that (me because I was feeling awkward). Me and my paranoia thought that he was avoiding me, but I don't think that really happened.

Why am I still awkward about this?

Why did the salmon cross the road?

Duh, to get the other side!

Fabulous happenings today:

Yummy Chinese food with Grandma for lunch, with leftovers for tomorrow's lunch.

12 new books reserved at the library. Will disappear now as I try to read them all before they are due back.

Excellent salsa dancing = squealing, sweat, and a new move called "the rainbow (in Spanish)" learned from Hong Kong Chinese East Coast transplant.

Messages from old friends.

From the Onion - and you thought they only publish fake news

Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job

November 5, 2008 | Issue 44•45

WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new high-stress, low-reward position, Obama will be charged with such tasks as completely overhauling the nation's broken-down economy, repairing the crumbling infrastructure, and generally having to please more than 300 million Americans and cater to their every whim on a daily basis. As part of his duties, the black man will have to spend four to eight years cleaning up the messes other people left behind. The job comes with such intense scrutiny and so certain a guarantee of failure that only one other person even bothered applying for it. Said scholar and activist Mark L. Denton, "It just goes to show you that, in this country, a black man still can't catch a break."

Tonight's the night of truth. Do I stay in Seattle or emigrate to Canada. A coworker thought she'd try Africa if tonight doesn't work out. Kenya might take us.

The map barely changed colors betweeo 4 and 5, but then I drove home and like 10 new states declared. Nothing surprising, but couldn't they have given me hope in my last few minutes of work.

My cousin IM'd me at 4:30ish all worried that McCain was ahead. It's his first election and he was raised outside the country, so I had to explain how it could still be all right. Funny how I can explain it to others, but I can't get a handle on it myself. Probably not healthy to watch the returns all night long. If we lost, I'd sleep better not knowing until tomorrow morning.

I've got the nice little cheat sheet open so I can pay attention to the states that matter. For once I'm hoping that everything is decided before the polls even close in Washington.

Random: I know it's not going to stay this way, but Alabama is reporting 92% for Obama right now (with 0% of the precincts). I wonder where that is.

I hate waiting. The cheat sheet says that if Obama takes Indiana, the race is over. But that one's too close to tell still.

I got packages in the mail. That makes me happy (even though I had to pay for them). They are the offical beginning of my Christmas shopping. Unfortunately, now I don't want to give them away. I went online to buy more, but I'm trying to stop myself. Bad Myself!

Why don't I have any interesting emails to tide me over while I wait? I'm supposed to be going to dance class tonight, but my friend I go with is sick and I don't know if I have the energy to go without her when I can sit in front of the computer and fret all night long. 45 minutes until I have to decide. Am instead reading about the "Races to Watch." Washington's got two, but I only got to vote in one. I have a feeling both are going to go for the Republican. Oh well, we already have the highest minimum wage in the U.S., Idiot won't be able to bring it down too much. At least the other guy caught the Green River Killer, I guess he'll keep me from being killed in my bed.

95 Electoral votes to go. You know, I'm all about getting rid of the Electoral College and all that, but it certainly does make it easier to figure out who the winner is. 270 and you've got it.

Wait a minute. Obama got Pennsylvia and Ohio. According to my cheat sheet, he could lose Indiana, Florida, Georgia (which he did) and Virginia, but still win with Ohio and Pennsylvania. Does that mean it's over?

I really hope people aren't disappointed with Obama if (when?) he wins. It's not like the president has that much power really, except maybe to do bad things. I feel like it's much easier to screw things up than to fix them. That's why we've had so many more bad presidents than good.

200 and counting.

Looks like the Senate might break 60. I'm not so sure that's a good thing, but it'll be different. I doubt it will last long anyhow. Is there a filibuster-proof number for the House?

Apparenly Indecision '08 is going live at 7. I think I'm going to have to miss dance class. Their blog called it when Ohio was called. See how smart I am. Still watching though. Looks like Chicago's going to be a nice party. Wouldn't that be fun. Washington is so removed from national politics I feel like. The best we did was when Locke spoke at the Democratic National Convention. I wonder what it's like to feel like a central part for the campaign. Maybe we should go swing so we get a visit every now and then.

Okay...apparently you can't stream Indecision '08. Hmm, there's gotta be a way. Found it, kinda...

Eh, getting tired of the whole thing. Probably should have gone to dance class.

West Coast closing in 6 minutes. If they call 'em right away, Obama officially wins (well, I suppose they have to finish the count). I wonder how long the Governor's race will take this time?

They say the Republicans have lost all their seats in the Northeast. That's kinda weird. Maybe we can have a third party emerge and make the Republican's obsolete. That'd be nice.

Apparently they've finally called it for Obama. Seemed to have missed the announcement, but people are cheering and crying. Finally. Not that I didn't call it at Ohio. Good thing his name lends itself to chanting so well. McCain wouldn't have worked. Can I breathe now?

Dude, MSNBC is so biased. Not a problem for me, but it's a bit shocking. They're tearing up.

Ha. Florida and Virginia finally joined the ranks. For states that were supposed to be so integral, turned out that they weren't. Other battlegrounds beat them out. Guess you gotta be on your toes.

I kinda liked McCain's speech. The audience was dumb, but McCain handled them well, even seemed slightly annoyed by their booing. Got a little tedious at the end. But it was pretty gracious over all. I'm just glad Palin didn't get to speak. The McCain crowd seems to have anticipated the chanting problem and come up with their own (can't understand those).

Why is Jesse Jackson hanging out in the crowd? Couldn't he be backstage?

I haven't seen Bush's face in awhile. Do you think the Republicans are keeping him out of the spotlight so everyone can disavow their relationship?

Maybe it's my curse to be cynical, but how is Obama going to do all the great and wonderful things he talked about when currently 47% of the population voted against him. I really hope he can do all the things he said. The historian lady was saying she envies the young people for whom this is their first foray into politics. I wish that was me. I never learned how to trust politicians or the political process, and I'm afraid it may be too late for me.

Okay. Life goes on. Maybe a little more hopefully. It least less guiltily than the last eight years. I can show my face outside the country again.

Good night.

I got an "I voted" sticker! Who knew you could get them voting absentee? Not me! It's one more reason to go to the drop box (1. being that it's one more reassurance that your vote will actually be counted and 2. being that you save 63 cents, or whatever ridiculous amount stamps are these days). It's my first real "I voted" sticker.

Now, should I wear it today (even though I actually filled out the ballot last week) or should I wear it on Tuesday. I think Tuesday. Oh why didn't I get TWO stickers?

I saw a "Republicans for Obama" sticker today. It was odd. Unless I missed the fine print?

This is going to sound weird, but it's been bugging me for a couple days now. There's always the time travel paradox problem where you'll destroy all of existence if you touch your past or future self. But don't they say that every molecule the human body is switched out every seven years or so. So your seven years in the past self has no physical relation to your now self, just some shared memories. There really shouldn't be any problem with a person sharing the same space as a future self, because they aren't really the same people. So what's the big deal? Bring on the time travel.

My car was frosty for the first time this morning. Oh the horror!

I should have seen it coming. The sniffly season has begun with relish and people are dropping like flies around me. It should really be called the season of the sanitary wipe.

http://www.slate.com/id/2201158/

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President.

The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, Palin is a post turtle.'

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was.

The old rancher said, 'When you're driving down a country road andyou come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle.'

The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain. 'You know she didn't get up there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, she doesn't know what to do while she is up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put her up there to begin with.

I am about to embark on my birthday day. Last night I did some cleaning so I could start my 26th year without a mess to worry about. I'm pretty much treating this whole day like New Year's, resolutions and all. Here's hoping it goes well.

Answer me this: Why is budgeting so impossible for me? It's a simple concept, add up all your expenses and hopefully you have something left over at the end of the month. Arithmetic! I've been doing it since elementary school, right? Then how is it that my numbers never match up? I went on a mini spending spread at the beginning of this month and have been worried that I'll be behind, but I seem to have way too much money. But last month I swear I didn't spend very much extra and I barely came out even. Why can I count things that don't even exist, but I can't keep track of my own money?!?!

Compelling reason to have family dinners: I hate the sound of people eating, and at least if I'm eating at the same time, I can focus on how disgusting I sound as opposed to how the other person is driving me nuts by slurping or chewing too loudly.