FIRE!!

It's 5 A.M. and I'm awake, so this has to be worth writing about.

Samanha woke me up about a half hour ago because she smelled smoke. I could hear the smoke alarm going off in the apartment below us. Long story really short: The idiot below us came home drunker than shit and passed out while trying to cook a chicken.

Apparrently it was a small fire. The fire department is here now and doesn't seem too concerned.

Sure, accidents happen, but what I'm pissed about is that wer'e living above a guy who doesn't have enough common sense to not cook while drunk. I'm living above an alcoholic college-aged guy who could have easily destryoed my entire life tonight. What about tomorrow night, or the next? What's going to keep this stupid fuck from endangering our lives again in the future? He's only been here in that apartment for one week. One week and he's almost killed people through drunken idiocy.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS FUCKING DORM HALL BEHAVIOR.

Now my apartment is full of smoke, and we have all the doors and windows open to clear it out. It's 28 god damn degrees outside, and I have to sit here with all the doors and windows open.

That son of a bitch is lucky he's surrounded by a bunch of firemen, otherwise I'd kick his fucking ass right now. I'm seriously considering punching him in the face anyway. My next blog could be describing what a night in jail is like, but it would be worth it to break this fucker's face open.

The firemen are in our apartment now with a big ass fan. Apparrently the jackas sis headed to the hospital to get treated for his smoke inhallation and asthma issues. Thankfully there is a little justice done this night.

I still have a blog?! Well Shit!!

I haven't posted in quite a while, mostly because I've just been a lazy bastard.

Actually that's not entirely true. I say I'm a lazy bastard, and I indeed am when I have free time, but I'm working two jobs right now, so that in itself means I'm not too terribly lazy.

Just so everybody knows, working at ToysRUs the day after Thanksgiving blows ass. Every other day there has been fine, but Black Friday was a piece of shit. I have worked long shifts before, but TRU made everyone work a 12 hour shift. In all my years of employent, this 12 hour shift was a 1st, and I've worked construction jobs. What really got on my nerves was the 30 minute lunch. They could have had the decency to give us an hour. Oh well, that paycheck will be nice and hefty which means I'll be able to buy Samantha the Christmas gift I want to get her. Sometimes sacrifices have to be made. See, I really am a nice guy.

Generally I wouldn’t waste my precious time to talk about food and drink, but today is different. Today is different because today follows yesterday. And yesterday, I tasted what I can only describe as the vilest soda ever produced by mankind.

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Jones Soda Co. They make some damn fine sodas. For Halloween they actually had Candy Corn Soda, which was tasty. They also produce boxed sets of limited sodas around the holidays. A week ago I picked up a set of sodas highlighting deserts. They were all fantastic. There was Cherry Pie, Banana Crème Pie, Blueberry Pie, Key Lime Pie, and Apple Pie.

Then there was the boxed set titled: Holiday Pack. Samantha wanted to try it. I looked at the flavors and warned her not to buy them. She heeded not my warning and bought it anyway. She cracked one of them open last night and offered me a sip. I have a strong stomach and can handle pretty much any food or beverage. The Sweet Potato Soda however, almost caused me to puke on the living room floor. Yes, you heard me correctly. Jones Soda had the grand idea of Sweet Potato Soda. You may be sitting there imaging how horrible this actually tastes. I can guarantee you that it tastes worse than anything you could ever imagine.

I have to give Jones Soda credit for making these sodas taste exactly what they’re supposed to taste like. There will be no argument from me that the Sweet Potato Soda doesn’t taste like sweet potatoes.

Fortunately for me, Samantha tried a bottle from this set 2 nights ago when I wasn’t home. She tried the Pea Soda and told me it was worse than the Sweet Potato Soda. How a bottle of liquid filth can taste worse than another bottle of liquid filth is beyond me. There are still 3 bottles from this set left in our fridge. What I have left to look forward to are these wonderful flavors: Turkey and Gravy Soda, Dinner Roll Soda, and Antacid Flavored Soda. I think it’s ironic that the antacid flavored soda will probably give me gut-wrenching stomach cramps.

I’m one lucky son of a bitch.

As I finished typing that last sentence, Sam opened the bottle of Turkey and Gravy Soda. It's not near as bad as the sweet potato, but it's bad enough that Sam got a big glass of water to act as a chaser.

I would have prefered a chaser of Captain Morgan, but apparently, even the Captain is keeping the fuck away from this soda.

On most Mondays, I'd give you all a rundown of DVDs being released tomorrow, but I don't want to right now. All I'll say is that Superman Returns is being released tomorrow, and frankly, it dissapointed me. I'm not going to buy it, so that has to say something.

Peace out bitches.

Today is certainly NOT a good day.

My pal Andy said it was a good day on his blog because the Democratic party essentially made Tuesday's election its bitch.

At least in Colorado, the election was a farce due to Referendum I. You see, the purpose of Referendum I was to create a category called "Domestic Partnerships" so that gays and lesbian could share the same legal rights as married couples. I'm talking about basic legal rights that couples are allowed to share if they're heterosexual. It isn't marriage, it's just basic legal rights for crying out loud.

I'm pissed because it shouldn't have even been an issue. We live in a country where everyone is SUPPOSED to be equal. If a black man or a woman doesn't a job, then he or she can sue because he or she wasn't treated "equally." Everyone is so goddamed happy to live in a country where everyone is equal and where everyone shares the same opportunities.

So why the fuck did Referendum I fail? Why the fuck did these whites, and blacks, and men, and woman, and rich, and poor, ALL of whom demand equal rights for themselves, vote against a Referendum to give others the rights they have?

WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST LET OTHER PEOPLE BE FUCKING EQUAL? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME ONE LOGICAL REASON WHY GIVING OTHERS BASIC LEGAL RIGHTS HAS ANY FUCKING EFFECT ON YOUR OWN PATHETIC LIVES?

It baffles me so much that I can't even begin to comprehend why this is even an issue, let alone why it wouldn't pass. And it angers me. Ignorance and intolerance on this level is not only upsetting, but it's unforgiveable.

Let's face it: Gays are the new Blacks. Nowadays, people look back at the Civil Rights movement and say, "How could those people have thought that Blacks were any different? Of course they deserve the same rights." Replace the word "Blacks" with "Gays" and you'll have a statement that people will be saying 40 years from now. In 2050, people will look at this era with shame because we still didn't have the sense to learn from our past and continued to treat certain groups of people like 2nd class citizens. And that pisses me off too.

Gays and lesbians can't get married. This seems odd to me since convicted murderers serving multiple life sentences can get married while in jail. So why can't gay people marry? No matter if you agree with gays and their lifestyle or not, you have to at least admit that it doesn't seem very fair when put like that now does it?

Colorado is a fairly liberal state and if we can't get laws like that passed here, what hope does this country have for equal rights anytime soon?

And no, I didn't vote, but Referendum I failed by such an amount that even if I had waited in line for 2 hours in the 30 minutes I had between jobs, the result would have been the same. And no matter if 20,000 more people voted, it honestly wouldn't have mattered because, statistically speaking, the yes/no percentage would have been the same within those 20,000 people. I just lhave to live with the fact that the majority of the population doesn't give a fucking shit about anyone other than themselves.

I'm so unbelieveably angry right now that I can't even make joke out of any of this. This election was a joke.

Fuck You Colorado. Fuck all of you.

You ever feel like you're being watched?

I've been at National Jewish for over a year and a half now. I'm a damn good employee. I consistently get all my work done before the deadlines I'm given. I handle every single library patron with respect, no matter how rude they are.

Sure, I browse the internet from time to time. I sit at a computer all day, so of course I'm going to look around when I have spare time when I really have nothing else to do. it's not like I can leave the desk to do other projects. My job is to sit at the desk and help patrons. My internet habits have been the same for the last 18+ months.

So, I think it's odd that a few weeks after I make a posting on the idocy if the IS department, I get a call from Bob in the IS department. This is what he said:
"We've been monitoring your internet usage. You've been looking at EBay alot. You're going to have to tone that down a notch."

Now, I can understand the concern if I wasn't getting my job done. What bothers me is that Bob is the last person who should be lecturing me on work ethics. The purpose of the IS dept. is to help people with their IS needs, naturally. EVERY time I contact the IS department for help, I get a speedy response, often within an hour. Hell, earlier this week, someone showed up in 15 minutes. Well, I always get a speedy response except when it's Bob who answers the call. Someone needed help with the wireless connection today. Bob is in charge of that. Bob was called at 9:15 AM. The person who needed the connection waited for help until noon and then left pissed off. Bob called me a 2:15 P.M. And, Bob's solution was one he could have done in about 2 minutes while the patron was still in the God Damned library.

Other people in the IS department complain that he never answers his work phone. I've heard NUMEROUS people say he's an arrogant asshole. Combine that with his general lazy-ass, no pride attitude in his job and you've got a man who has no right lecturing me.

He probably sat there in front of his computer monitoring MY internet usage while the patron that needed help was waiting anxiously for his help.

Yeah Bob, maybe you're reading this. I don't give a shit. You can try to make my life there hell. You can cut off my internet access. But, since I'll comply with your request today and cut out the EBay searching, you'll have no right to do so. You can try to use this blog as evidence against me, but I'm writing this at 10:30 PM in my apartment, not at work. Freedom of speech is a glorious thing isn't it?

Let's just consider this a truce huh Bob? I'll cut down on the internet usage you deem innapropriate. I'll also continue to keep my mouth shut and not say a word when you chit chat with Shandra for 30 minutes about non-work related items. I'll continue to not say negative words against you to my co-workers. I'll continue to treat you with respect that you may or may not deserve.

And, just for your reference Bobbo, I do have breaks and luchtime that I'll use to search on EBay if I feel so damn inclined. I have a question for you as well: Who the hell monitors YOUR internet usage? Can I?

And with that, I'll move on to me.

Money is a tad tight right now. All my friends reading this know how that goes. None of my friends are wealthy. Having to give Denver University a large chunk of cash here next week is going to make things a bit rough for a month or two. I didn't really want to do it, but I turned in an application for a second job. A seasonal job mind you, so it would be over right after Christmas, which is when classes begin again for me. I only turned in one application and that's all I'm going to do. if I don't get this seasonal job, then finances are just going to have to stay tight for a few months. I'm not going to bust my ass to try to find a job that will only last 7 weeks. Once January hits, things will even out again, but until then, a little extra money would be nice.

Samantha doesn't want me to get another job because she doesn't want me to get burned out. She said, "But you'll be tired all the time." Well, I think being tired is a small price to pay for being able to pay all your bills. Plus, I only work 32 hours a week at the library. When I started at DU, I was working 40 hours a week, and I was taking 3 classes. I can handle a 2nd part time job right now with no problems since I'm not in class now.

Denver University tried fucking me over again today too. They cancelled my student loans because I'm not taking any classes now, even though that isn't an issue since the loans are for January 2007 forward. After 20 minutes on the phone on hold, I was told it would be taken care of.

Today has just kind of sucked. And with that, I'm going to bed. I'm tired and just a bit pissed still.

Pissed meaning angry, not drunk. I can't afford booze now.