February, 2003
February 3rd, 2003, 7:54 p.m. - Technology is not my friend
So, I've been away for a little while because the Internet is being temperamental and won't work for more than 10 minutes at a time. It's being nice right now, so I thought I'd update while I had the chance.
Does anyone know if the groundhog saw his shadow? Eh, who cares.
February 5th, 2003, 2:54 p.m. - Plane truth
Someone claims that this was actually said, but I don't know for sure. Either way, it's funny.
"We'd like to tell you now about some important safety features of this aircraft. The most important safety feature we have aboard this plane is…the flight attendants. Please look at one now.
"There are 5 exits aboard this plane, 2 at the front, 2 over the wings, and one out the plane's rear end. If you're seated in one of the exit rows, please do not store your bags by your feet. That would be a really bad idea.
"Please take a moment and look around and find the nearest exit. Count the rows of seats between you and the exit. In the event that the need arises to find one, trust me, you'll be glad you did. We have pretty blinking lights on the floor that will blink in the direction of the exits. White ones along the normal rows, and pretty red ones at the exit rows.
"In the event of a loss of cabin pressure these baggy things will drop down over your head. You stick it over your nose and mouth like the flight attendant is doing now. The bag won't inflate, but there's oxygen there, I promise.
"If you are sitting next to a small child, or someone who is acting like a small child, please do us all a favor and put on your mask first. If you are traveling with two or more children, please take a moment now to decide which one is your favorite. Help that one first, and then work your way down.
"In the seat pocket in front of you is a pamphlet about the safety features of this plane. I usually use it as a fan when I'm having my own personal summer. It makes a very good fan. It also has pretty pictures. Please take it out and play with it now.
"Please take a moment now to make sure your seat belts are fastened low and tight about your waist. To fasten the belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle. To release, it's a pulley thing - not a pushy thing like you're car ‘cause you're in an airplane, hello!
"There is no smoking in the cabin on this flight. There is also no smoking in the lavatories. If we see smoke coming from the lavatories, we will assume you are on fire and put you out. This is a free service we provide.
"There are two smoking sections on this flight, one outside each wing exit. We do have a movie in the smoking sections tonight, hold on, let me check what it is…. Oh, here it is. The movie tonight is “Gone with the Wind”.
"In a moment we will be turning off the cabin lights, and it's going to get really dark, really fast. If you're afraid of the dark, now would be a good time to reach up and press the yellow button. The yellow button turns on your reading light. Please don't press the orange button unless you absolutely have to. The orange button is your seat ejection button.
"We're glad to have you with us on board this flight. Thank you for choosing Alaska Air, and giving us your business and your money. If there's anything we can do to make you more comfortable, please don't hesitate to ask.
"If you all weren't strapped down you would have given me a standing ovation wouldn't you?"
After landing...
"Please remain seated until the plane is parked at the gate. At no time in history has a passenger beaten a plane to the gate. So please don't even try. Please be careful opening the overhead bins because shift happens."
February 7th, 2003, 11:48 p.m. - Stupid school
University security gave me a PARKING TICKET. Grrrrrr!
February 8th, 2003, 11:23 p.m. - Where's Nancy Drew when you need her?
Yet another reason I'm glad I moved out of Hainer.
brwneyedgrl306: oh yeah, and we lost a shower in our hall
February 9th, 2003, 10:56 p.m. - Birthday girl
Happy Birthday, Aimee!
February 11th, 2003, 2:05 p.m. - My weird family, again
Hee hee hee.
from my brother Kevin, re: his wife Patty:
my father's response:
February 16th, 2003, 11:24 p.m. - Grrrr
The school has been having Internet problems yet again, which is why I've been away for so long, but now things are working and I'm hoping they'll keep cooperating. Unfortunately, I don't have anything more interesting to say than that. :)
February 22nd, 2003, 3:54 p.m. - Bored
I have absolutely nothing interesting to say. I just thought I should say something, because I haven't for awhile. :)
February 25th, 2003, 11:49 p.m. - Music critic
And now, Songs I Hate:
And Songs I Like:
February 28th, 2003, 10:36 p.m. - Spring Break! Well, when are we gonna get rowdy?
I had a little adventure yesterday. I was going to wait until today at 1 to go home for spring break. But at 11:30, right before my Modern Political Theory midterm, I heard from the Student Government president that there was a 95% chance that today's classes would be cancelled due to snow. So I decided to take the risk and leave after my exam. I was packing to go home when I went next door to ask a question and when I went back to my room I realized the door was locked. I went upstairs to Jenny's room so she could let me in, but she was at class. I called all 4 of the other Gallup RAs; they were all out. I went to the RD; he was at work. Finally I called campus security and told them I was locked out, no RAs were around, and I wanted to go home. The guy I talked to told me to call Student Development to get them to authorize him to open my door. I called. No one answered.
I called security again and the guy told me he would go upstairs and see if anyone was in Student Development, then come over and open my door. About 10 minutes later he showed up. He told me that people had been in the Student Development office, they just weren't answering the phone. (They were probably sick of people calling and asking if classes were going to be cancelled.) The guy told me that if he let me in my room without authorization (or at least attempting to get authorization), I could be fined. (Who knows why.) Fortunately, he let me in. I packed and headed out.
About 3 or so hours later I arrived on my street. (Lots of Beltway traffic.) I pulled into my neighbor's driveway a little to turn around so I could park in front of my house...and got stuck in the ice. My dad and our next-door neighbor had to come push me out. Basically, I left St. Davids around 2:15, expecting to get home around 4:45, and didn't get inside my house until about 5:45.
But I'm home! And it's spring break! Yay!
Before takeoff...
"Hello and welcome to Alaska flight 438 to San Francisco. If you're going to San Francisco, you're in the right place. If you're not going to San Francisco, you're about to have a really long evening.
"Welcome to the San Francisco International Airport. Sorry about the bumpy landing. It's not the captain's fault. It's not the co-pilot's fault. It's the asphalt.
brwneyedgrl306: plant ops literally took it
brwneyedgrl306: haha
luckyjenpc: why???
luckyjenpc: That's crazy
brwneyedgrl306: haha, i guess something was wrong with it but they didn't tell me anything, i just came back one day and the shower head is gone and theres a big hole in the wall and the nozzle where you turn it on is gone too
brwneyedgrl306: its a mystery
ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY. ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKE PATTY CRAZY.
(And I'll stop there, because it goes on for a lot longer.)
Dear Jack,
Congratulations on another Oscar nomination.
1. "Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous" (Good Charlotte) -- Make it stop. Please. I beg of you.
2. "Running" (No Doubt) -- Worst. Song. Ever. And I usually like No Doubt, so that's pretty bad. Seriously, the lyrics suck, the song isn't musical at all, and I just want to tell Gwen Stefani to shut up and stop singing.
3. "Angel" (Amanda Perez) -- I'm so sick of "young, hot female newcomers who write their own songs". First of all, your songs SUCK. Second of all, you can't sing. Third of all, SHUT UP. I already have my hands full with Avril Lavigne; I can't take much more of these girls. They're like the Slayers-in-Training on Buffy - they just. Keep. Coming. And each one is more annoying than the last. No, wait, I take that back. No one is more annoying than Avril Lavigne.
1. "The Wreckoning" (Boomkat) -- Okay, I'll withdraw my complaint above for Taryn Manning. Maybe it's because the lyrics are amusing, or maybe it's because Taryn Manning really sells it, or maybe it's because she and her brother were born in my hometown. Whatever the reason, I love the song.
2. "I Miss You" (Aaliyah) -- I don't know. It's just really pretty.
3. "All the Things She Said" (T.A.T.U.) -- Yeah, yeah, I've heard - they're Russian lesbians. But the song's really good.
4. "Gossip Folks" (Missy Elliot) -- Hee! It's just funny! It's especially funny because no one has any clue what the chorus says. It's almost as funny as Ravenna trying to sing the backwards part of "Work It". Hee. Good times.
5. "All I Have" (um...er...mumble mumble Jennifer Lopez mumble) -- Yes. I like a Jennifer Lopez song, all right? Kill me now!