QotD: This Time Last Year

nobody@vox.com(Stefania) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:50:14 -0400

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.

Dig

Incubus

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.

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QotD: Think Global, Buy Local

nobody@vox.com(Stefania) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:05:17 -0500

Do you buy products made locally? Is there anything made in your area that you love

Banana-cream-pie

Okay, so the first thing I thought of (because when am I ever not thinking of food) is the banana cream pie from the farmer's market in Unionville. On Carlton Rd., just north of Highway 7 off Kennedy. I know banana cream pie is probably the easiest thing ever, but nowhere else in the Toronto area have I seen fresh homemade banana cream pie for sale, or even on a menu. I truly believe cream pies are being seriously overlooked in the area of delicious desserts, in exchange for elaborate, pretty, yet average-tasting pastries. Let's get back to basics, yall.. pie me.

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QotD: This Time Last Year

QotD: Think Global, Buy Local