Hooper do!
Lest I too, be subjected to the whims of internet mockery, I shall endeavor to procure a post.
Uhh.. what has gone on? My new roomate has yet to stay the night, though she has dropped of several carloads of stuff, most of it while I am at work or otherwise occupied, so I have not seen her at all.
I embarked upon a quest to clean my shiny new house, and knowing that I would never force myself to do such a thing without proper motivation, I invited a few of my most cheerful friends over for dinner this week. And it worked! My house is now clean, more or less, and much fun was had by all. We consumed no less than four bottles of wine (there were four of us, wanna do some quick math?) ,and we played apples to apples away into the wee hours of the night.
I also cooked up my very first whole chicken. I stuffed her with half an orange, some onions and rosemary. She was tasty, and the perfect amount of food. I shall have to buy more whole chickens. They are much cheaper than pieces, and seem more impressive, even though they are actually much easier to cook… also Iso loves the leftovers. she’s a fan of the poultry, that one.
The other dishI made was pasta in red sauce with bacon. I slice up a few pieces of bacon into tiny bits, fry them just enough to be a wee bit brown, add some rosemary, and pour in and simmer half a jar of trader joe’s spaghetti sauce. It tastes disgustingly good for how little effort I put into it. I’m all for cooking that looks impressive but doesn’t actually require much skill..
I paid Dan the last half of his deposit, minus the last of his half January bills. Now my former roomie and are don’t owe each other nothin’. I think. Here’s hopin’.
I guess I’m gonna have to call the cable company and get new internet set up before Kirsten moves in. I mean, unless we wanna keep stealing from the neighbors… I was gonna do it today, but I am lazy. I still have the modem, and Dan gave me his old wireless router, so hopefully I won’t need to buy any more equipment.
I have been playing more Soul Calibur. I’ve gotten pretty good with Seung Mina. I hate the writing on her storyline though. Oh well.
Okay, now this is really really nerdy… I was joking with a coworker a while back about how my job makes me feel like a Non-Player Character in some sort of horrible RPG. Because most of the the time, all I do is give the same answers to the same set list of stupid questions- just like an NPC dialog. So then the joke moved onto what it would be like to play BODIES: The RPG. Things like, if you bring someone coffee or take somebody’s shift when they need it, reputation +1! And you can lose reputation by stealing coat check tips or making an ass of yourself at the Christmas party… Somebody tells a good joke- party morale +1! The bathrooms aren’t working, -10 hp per round!
Uh, yeah. Then I got really bored the other day and started making up character sheets for certain my coworkers. Mostly just the ones I felt might appreciate the joke. Of course, now everybody wants one, and I can’t always make them out to be especially flattering. . .
I’ve thought up some pretty cool items and special abilities, though. One lucky dude got the power of Devastating Flirt. He also possesses the Boots of Badassery (+1 Str, Dex, and Char). Another fellow wields Phallic Joy (Warhammer +1), and the amulet Wiimote Azure (+2 Dex, +1 Char). He has the special ability Blessed Embrace (morale +2). My friend Liz got the Lingerie of Self Esteem (+1 Char and Con). The rogue that usually works downstairs wears the Cap of Shadows, and petrifies his enemies with the Sarcastic Blast. I myself favor the spell Song of Cheer, and wield the Scissors of Snowflake Creation.
Obviously, I have thought about this far too much. My dayjob is boring and I am a giant Nerd. These are the lessons to be learned from this.
