What were you doing one year ago today?
Submitted by CassandraMorgan.
At this time last year I probably would've been sitting at my cubicle at the law firm I worked at, doing data entry and other fun stuff. Since it's after lunch I likely would have been putting my iPod on blast, trying not to collapse from itis.
Most people cringe at data entry but I liked it because I got to sift through hundreds of lawsuits and see the bullshit people tried to pull just to get money out of an accident that in all likeliness was at least partly their fault. I had to record lots of phantom side effects that were reported months (and sometimes years) after a minor fender bender, shit that you know these people are making up (and doctor's reports would confirm this). A lot of the insurance claims were legit of course, but the reality is people often ask for compensation that's way more than they deserve, often to pay for setbacks they had prior to when the accident even happened. Like? Not having proper income, improper paperwork, pre-existing health conditions, etc. Like really, John Doe, your irregular heartbeat did not arise from when you t-boned the minivan with the three children that you claim "appeared out of nowhere".. it came from the fact that you are 100 pounds overweight and should've settled the fuck down with the Arby's curly fries years ago.
I've been in a couple accidents, being rear-ended was the worst one. And in most cases things will fix themselves.. for the things that don't you just remember that shit happens. In a lot of cases the best course of action for these people were to move on and quit trying to get pennies (that they'd have to hand over to their lawyer anyway) just so they'd get what they thought was proper retribution. Dust yourself off and move the fuck on! Sometimes easier said than done.. but still.
*Steps off soapbox*
So yeah, that's what probably was going on in my head on a Monday afternoon in March 2006.
BTW, this song doesn't have to do with anything really. It's just along the lines of what I listen to when it's grey and depressing outside on a Monday afternoon in March 2007. Hey, I never said cohesiveness was my forte.
So this song is where I get my Vox title from. I dig this girl('s voice). I also dig her dress and her hair and her shoes and that sexy pad with the sexy view and the sexy light fixture.. I'd like one of each please, thanks.
Book: Show us a book you started reading but never finished.
It's not that these books are unbearable to read per se, it's more the
fact that I have the attention span of a gnat. And textbooks and course readers and lecture notes take priority these days. I will eventually
finish them though. I swear!
Everything is Illuminated I've been trying to read for a good year now at least. I've almost finished it a couple times, the closest I came was last year during my reading week trip to Mexico. Then school and work started up again and I had to put it aside for months. It's a pretty dense book in terms of events so it's not just something I can pick up where I left off, I always have to start from somewhere near the beginning to reacquaint myself. The one phrase I semi-regularly utilize from the book is "Stop spleening me!", but only around my coworker Elan cos I know she's read the book and gets what it means. Elan was the one who lent me Time Traveler's Wife... I guess basically what I'm getting at is she's my idol and my life goal is to read all the cool books she has read. Haha.
Another recommendation from the broham.
If you ask me, the best hip hop songs are love songs. (And probably vice versa, but I haven't really thought that one through.)
These lyrics are probably the most heartbreaking part of the song, for me, a girl with absolutely no luck with guys. But I still love this song to death... 50% of the reason is because I'm a masochist, 50% to keep myself in check, and 50% the sample makes me melt. =]Sometimes I think I'm from another world
When I'm trynna tell a woman just exactly where I stand that
I want a girl when I want a girl
And when I don't want a girl, I want a girl who understands that
And that's some hard shit to explain
To a woman that's in love with you, it's a pitiful thing
P.S. Little Brother blog.
P.P.S. Best Little Brother blog post ever, via ohnotheydidnt, yeah I read celeb gossip SO WHAT. =S
