You wanted the best, you got the best...

[jasinine]

Random Shit...

Stupid stinkin' Marlins, stupid Cubbies, stupid fans, stupid baseball hijinks... Go Beantown! There I'm over it, now bring on the hockey.

Apples are good.

The microwave in the lunchroom here at work cooks a mean Hot Pocket. I think I'm going to steal it.

Scrubs is on tonight!

My dad still isn't home.

I have the 30th and the 31st off, SWEET!

Why, oh why is it not 4:30 yet? I'm tired and don't want to be here. Why? See the first line above. Stupid televised baseball...

 

[jasinine]

Oh, I forgot...

:wave:

 

[jasinine]

Updates to "Random Shit"...

The Blackhawks are playing right now. Well, they're on the ice anyway. It remains to be seen if they show up to play this season. My team in the East may be in the same situation. The Maple Leafs will have to depend on Belfour way too much again. I still like Ed Belfour from his Chicago days so I'm not going to talk smack about him. He proved that he still had it all season long and deep into the playoffs last year.

Apples are still good but the one I had today played havoc with my stomach.

I decided against stealing the microwave in the lunchroom. What a stupid thing that would be to get fired for, eh?

Scrubs was apparently not on tonight.

My dad came home today at 4:00!

Time off is definitely set for the 30th and the 31st. I'll be paid to do next to nothing, ya gotta love vacation days.

It's now way past 4:30 and I'm still tired.

That is all.

 

[jasinine]

Things are getting better all the time...

As a Cubs fan (although I'll admit to being an extremely passive one at that) I was still disappointed in their loss.

Like I said yesterday, I'm already over it though. I think that's the difference between fans and fanatics. Fans get over this stuff and get on with life and fanatics take it to their grave without getting over it. That can't be healthy, and it's certainly sad.

To show how over it I really am, I'd like to take a moment to thank (yes, thank!) both the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees. By both teams winning their respective series they have successfully staved off the inevitable ($ word?) armageddon that would have surely followed the win of either team in a Boston/Chicago World Series. My chances of making it to age 27 couldn't look brighter.

Who will win the Series? The team who wins four games. I just don't care now.

 

[jasinine]

Work is good, work is fun, I love work...

We had an "incident" this afternoon at work. Well, not really an incident but something worthy of writing about regardless.

To set this up a little bit, I work at a print shop. I make sure our customer's electronic files are printable. Photoshop, Pagemaker, Illustrator, Freehand, etc, etc, are daily tools. I need to check every last font and every last graphic in a brochure or poster or what have you. Nine times out of ten the files are not printable "as is" and that's where my wizardry comes into play. Okay, so maybe wizardry is making it sound too cool. Afterall, I did go to school for this. Anyone could learn it I think. But if you're going to use it regularly, you really need to know more than the basics. Buy a book or something, please.

Yesterday a customer sent us a huge file via e-mail and because of its size it royally backed up our system. Once we finally got it downloaded (after twenty-five minutes or so!) we found a single Pagemaker file with all the graphic links embedded in the file. Basically this means that each graphic element was stored inside the document. That's what jacked its size up so much. That should never be the case when sending a file to a printer to work with. We need EVERYTHING as separate links in a folder to be able to work the file properly. Many times these "designers" don't know all the tricks we do and have things set incorrectly. We can't even correct a mistake if we don't have the necessary link.

Anyway, my supervisor sends an e-mail to the culprit, a customer with whom he's had the same kind of conversation with before (I'll call him "Steve"). Obviously, he couldn't comprehend it then or just didn't want to change his ways because here he was getting another "This is how to do it." e-mail. He calls today and is almost irate about how condescending and rude the e-mail was. I read the e-mail this morning. My supervisor did use caps to stress certain points, points that were gone over before mind you, but was not rude in the least. So this guy Steve is going on and on over the phone at how "hurt" he was at being talked down to.

I guess I could see his point of view if this was all new to him but he effectively shut our company's e-mail down all that time yesterday for something we couldn't use anyway. What a dolt. Not to mention, this guy joked last time that "He wasn't a graphic designer, he just plays one at work." Well, Ill tell ya what buddy. If you think you're hurt by having things explained in layman's terms and capital letters, how do you think I feel about trying to work on a job built by a guy who thinks it's funny that he has no clue about what he's doing? I like to think I'm somewhat of a professional here. (Sure, maybe I have a jeans and t-shirt job but professional nonetheless ) The last thing I think is funny is someone giving me a piece of shit job to work on. It takes time and pushes my workload back and in a deadline driven industry that's bad news. Because that means I have to work on Saturday (like tomorrow) and I don't like that.

So you're hurt pal? Buck up, Steve-O. Learn your shit and we'll all be happy. And if you don't want to learn it, I'm reminded of a quote by the great Denis Leary... "Life sucks, buy a fuckin' helmet!" Oh well, at least I like my job, it makes handling nimrods like Stevie a little easier.

And that's all she wrote.

 

[jasinine]

I may have read too much...or not...

I just took a shower and I'm having a snack while watching the Matrix.

My hands smell like Irish Spring and Cheetos. How hot is that?

 

[jasinine]

Clarification...

So yes, my last post was in reference to a post in Sugar-Snit's journal.
And no, I'm not one of the people who's asked her for nude pictures of herself. I like to think I have a bit more character than that.

My previous post was simply an attempt at humor. If you were to read my journal from the beginning I think you'd pick up on my sense of humor along the way and disregard my journal completely

Honestly, except for a few IMs here on the IRC (Go 'Hawks! ) I've never really "talked" to her at all but she seems quite nice, so people quit being so disrespectful towards her okay?

Just wanted to clarify that, you may now return to your regularly scheduled broadcast...

 

[jasinine]

An easy day's afternoon...

So yeah, I had to be to work at 7:00 this morning and I worked until 10:00. That's just not right. Sure the extra money is nice but it hardly seemed necessary. Oh well, I'll sleep in tomorrow and then it's party time. My friend's birthday is tomorrow, so the usual group of close friends will be hanging out, catching up, watchin' flicks, and getting drunk. Should be a good time.

My sister-in-law is bringing my nephew over today so that should be tiring. He's a few weeks over one year old and he doesn't walk anymore, he runs! I'll be taking more pictures once again. I think I should start charging for my photography skills. One dollar per picture doesn't sound out of the question...hmmmm. :wishy:

 

[jasinine]

"Wrong Turn" - More like Wrong Choice...

I'm in the mood to review a movie but I don't really want to come up with one of my usual crappy reviews. So, to offset that I'm going to review this one in the style of the great comedian/writer/actor and renowned B-movie reviewer Joe Bob Briggs.

"Wrong Turn" - Directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Eliza Dushku, Jeremy Sisto, and Desmond Harrington. Special make-up effects by Stan Winston.

A modern attempt at a "seventies style" horror flick. A carload of six teens find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted down by cannibalistic mountain men grossly disfigured through generations of in-breeding.

The usual character cliches apply: Stoner, stoner's slutty girlfriend, the happy engaged couple, strong loner type guy, and strong loner type girl. Average "kill scenes" coupled with the lack of any real surprises make for standard, run of the mill story. If the filmmaker was going for scares he flew right past the mark. Not even bad enough to be good.

For those of you keeping score at home, here's the tally:

-Three inbred Hillbillies
-Three hot chicks
-Zero bare breasts
-One car crash
-One instance of implied (offscreen) oral sex
-Gratuitous shots of tree filled countryside
-One obligatory "Deliverance" reference
-One arrow through the eye
-Two decapitations
-Three arrows to the back
-Axe Fu
-Shotgun Fu
-Barbed wire garrotte Fu

One star out of Five.

 

[jasinine]

Funny Business...

I was just reading the off-topic forum again and naturally I was drawn to the "Movies you didn't think would be funny, but turned out to really make you laugh." thread. Great examples, there's some seriously funny movies on that list. Here's how cutting edge I am, all of the following are in my dvd collection:

-Death to Smoochy (Ed Norton doing his best Woody Harrelson impression)
-Pootie Tang (Wadahtah)
-Undercover Brother (Solid)
-Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (You have not lived until you see this one!)
-I Spy (Who says Eddie Murphy isn't funny anymore?)

To add a few more...

-Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (Best epsiode of MST3K? Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. I wish it were available)
-UHF (Classic)
-So I Married An Axe Murderer (Underrated)
-Men At Work (Emilio Estevez & Chuck Sheen as garbagemen-hilarious)
-I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (Damon Wayans at his funniest)
-Kentucky Fried Movie (Yet another classic)
-Cabin Boy (Chris Elliott rocks!)

And my absolute favorite show to recommend is "Fishing with John." It originally aired on the Independant Film Channel and it is six separate episodes. I can't be sure if it's for everyone but if wry, understated humor is your thing, do check it out. And also, anything with Owen Wilson. Especially "Bottle Rocket."

And I ought to know, laughter is my one true passion in life. Without it, life would be difficult to say the least.

 

[jasinine]

Sincerely...

Overdue Update... Well, my Dad has been home for a while now and he looks better than he has in quite a long time. Since the blood clot has been treated, the swelling in his foot and shin have almost gone away. He was favoring his foot all summer long and now he's back to walking normally. Doctor's say the blood clot had been there since his surgery back in May. Part of it did get into his lung which isn't good but as always things could've been so much worse. He'll probably be susceptible to these now though, so he and his doctors will have to watch from now on. Things are well right now.

With that little update out of the way, I'd like to say something here. There is someone here on this board (and I'm not going to name names but you know who you are ) who I owe alot of thanks to...

As anyone who reads this knows, I'm not exactly setting the world on fire as far as dating goes. I know I'm not putting myself out there anyway but I can't help missing having someone to share my feelings with. Just talking about things (especially things that are out of your control) with someone who understands can be so comforting. My brother works funky hours (people, stay away from any sort of retail career), my sister-in-law has baby "things" to see to, and my mom is always where my dad is. Now, I'm no kid but I usually find myself left to think about things on my own. I'm a worrier, I think things through way too much. This I know.

Anyway, to get back on track... there is someone here that spent her time "talking" to me on AIM because a) she honestly wanted to occupy her time with someone else's problems or b) is kind enough to realize how bad I was feeling and did it to help me out. Either way, I don't think she knows how much it did help me. (Not to mention, she's great to chat with.) I was able to get my mind off of things going on here for a little while at least, and that was exactly what I needed. I just wanted her to know that.

I wish I could return the favor somehow. But for now, all I can say is...

Thank You!

 

[jasinine]

Fortune and Glory...

How much would you pay for a little bit of happiness? $1.00? $100.00? I guess it just depends. In my case, it was $36.82.

Yes, the "Indiana Jones" dvd set came out yesterday and immediately after getting out of work I shot right on over to Wal-mart. After a bit of looking I found a widescreen set among the countless fullscreen sets, or "pan 'n scam" as I like to call it. I've said it many times before and I'll say it once again, if you're not watching movies in the theatrical presentation's original aspect ratio (OAR) then you are quite simply... an idiot. No you're not, that's kinda harsh. Moron, maybe. Just know that you're missing information on the sides of your square t.v. that you would have seen on a larger rectangular movie screen. Information the filmmaker wanted you to see. Otherwise, I suppose the director would have just framed all of his shots to fit perfectly on your televison. I can hear it now... "To hell with the whole idea of epic movies! People want the story to fit in their little square box at home!" Yeah right.

I've heard it before... "Why do I want those black bars on the top and bottom of my screen? I bought a 36" (or whathaveyou) t.v. and now I'm supposed to lose half of it?" Well, Sherlock, get a clue. You're not losing anything. You are gaining! I have a hard time convincing people and after a while I just stop trying. Watch your butchered movies all you want. You want an unnatural (and unintended) zoom across the screen and back when characters having a conversation are out of frame? Fine. You got it. Pan 'n scam can be all yours, I don't want anything to do with it. Don't expect me to watch it. I can't and won't, it's that much of a sticking point with me.

Oh, and one more thing. Don't call yourself a "movie fan" either. If you're not watching the director's intended vision you're just a "movie watcher." A real fan would care about "minor" details such as the "invisible" people somewhere offscreen.

Wow, what a rant and what a tangent. Nobody take that to heart, I'm just a tad overzealous on this topic.

Anywhoo, "Indy" hit dvd yesterday and I can't begin to tell you the joy I felt when I popped in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and heard that familiar "Raiders March" in all of it's Dolby Digital glory come up on the menu screen. What memories came flooding back to me from my childhood... my brother and I playing in the backyard, Saturday night at the drive-in theater, me being carried out of a real theater when the Nazi's faces melted off.(Hey, I was little! ) All of that in a matter of moments. Amazing. Plus, that kid from "The Goonies" in "Temple of Doom" is great. "No time for love Doctor Jones." Oh, and Connery in "Last Crusade"! "I should have mailed it to the Marksh Brothersh."

People, life can get you down so easily it seems and I know alot about this recently. If you can find even the smallest thing (even if it's just a favorite childhood movie) that can make you happy or put a smile on your face, enjoy it! Everyone deserves that feeling.

Thus ends the sermon, I guess.

 

[jasinine]

Oh, so very tired...

I've been working lots of overtime for the past two weeks now. I've worked longer hours in the past than these current ones but I still have trouble adjusting to waking up early. Why? I also stay up too late during the week. When I can, I'm up until who knows when. I guess I'm a nightowl. So it should also be no surprise to me that I've been extremely tired in the mornings. I have such a huge problem dragging myself from my comfy bed and it's my own fault that I end up feeling pretty tired most of the day. I guess I'll never learn.

Lately we've been swamped with work (hence the overtime) and while it's frustrating to see my pile of jobs I have to work on stay at a constant height, it's satisfying to know that I won't just be sitting around. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to my days off next week. Yep, a nice four day Halloween weekend sounds like heaven to me.

I'm going to carve a couple of pumpkins this year. Actually, I don't think I've ever quit. I love it, I'd say mainly because of my creative nature. I always used to dream up stuff that I could never quite pull off when I was younger. I'm going to carve a "demon" into one this year, I've already got it planned out.

But that's not for a week yet, one more day of work to sluggishly get through and the weekend will be here...and not a moment too soon.

 

[jasinine]

Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Well, I was not happy with doing nothing at all yesterday so I decided to go to a movie. Anyone want to guess what I saw before I let the cat out of the bag??? If you said "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ("TCM" from now on because I'm lazy) you'd be on your way to the lightning round. This marked only the second time ever that I've ventured to the theater to see a movie alone. I have to admit, I really enjoyed it.

I could go to any showtime I wanted (the 12:30 matinee), I didn't have to rush around only to miss some of the previews (I don't like missing the previews), I could sit wherever the hell I wanted without the usual bitching by friends ("My neck hurts if I sit too low"...whatever), and most importantly there was no compromising as to the day's intended viewing. No, this time I was seeing a horror flick and that was that. End of story. I sat in the second row and settled in for what I hoped would not be a disgrace to the original "Massacre."

So how was it? Well, the original "TCM" has nothing to worry about. Its place at the top is still secure. That being said, I liked this "remake" or "re-telling" or "re-imagining" (or whatever the hell else word you want to stick "re" in front of... tarded?) alot more than I wanted to. Of course, I have to pretend that the original never existed to come to this conclusion but, still, it had it's moments. For a veteren (and jaded) horror fan though there was nothing to get very excited about.

I watched about half of the original "TCM" one night last week before I finally dozed off and I was still struck by the jolt of surprise the initial appearance of Leatherface can generate even after so many years and viewings later. This was the one part I was waiting for in the new one and at least I can say it's not a let down. Well, yes it is but, not completely. The "new" Leatherface looks more like a monster than the original did. That's bad. The more you can base this fantastical stuff in reality the better, at least in my opinion. A normal guy wearing a mask of human flesh is scarier than some kind of huge hulking mutant guy in a mask made of human flesh. You dig?

What this version has that the original doesn't is a chainsaw that could only sound as scary and wicked as it does by way of a state of the art sound mix. When the chainsaw starts up for the first time and the ensuing chase occurs, the sound of the saw put chills right through me. It was fucking badass! Now the downside is that only the first chase sounded that cool. Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

So yeah, it was a decent horror flick. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on who you are) it didn't go as far in the sick and twisted department as the original. And I should also say that it's a shame that this will be the first "TCM" experience for alot of people. If you like this kind of movie then see the remake, but be sure to see the original first.

And now, the Joe Bob Briggs tally:

-Three Marijauna toking dudes
-Two hot chicks
-Zero bare breasts
-One "Lynrd Skynrd" plot device
-One creepy kid with bad teeth
-One gunshot wound to the head
-Two dismemberments
-Wooden Mallet Fu
-Meathook Fu
-Wet T-shirt Fu
-Excessive amounts of Chainsaw Fu


Three out of Five Stars

 

[jasinine]

As time goes by...

My day is dragging by excrutiatingly slow. Like, I'm sooo sure the fact that I'll be off until Monday has absolutely zero to do with it. :wishy:

Oh well, soon enough I suppose.

 

[jasinine]

According to Jeff...

I've been on vacation for officially *checks clock* three hours now! Yay for me! (Actually, it was three hours when I started typing this but who cares...)

Ahem, okay, with that out of the way...

I think I need to be on television. No, I'm not particularly interesting or exceptionally talented so that's not going to be an "in" for me. I am however, slightly funny (I hope) and apparently that's all it takes to get on t.v. nowadays anyway.

Basically, I just want a show of my own for one reason. Judging by all of the other male stars (he of "Still Standing", that guy on "King of Queens", etc...) who have their own shows, there's one thing in common with all of them...the hot wife. I guess it's proportional to how average or even so-so the guy in question is. The producers know what they're doing. Now, a guy as challenged in the looks department as say, Jim Belushi, does pretty damn good. So a guy like me, with the few extra pounds, scar above the right eye (long story), and the hereditary receding hairline ought to do fairly well. I'm not down on my looks (well, maybe a little), but I'll be honest, I don't think I'd be sending the potential female viewership swooning. I'm too quiet to be on t.v. anyway I think. I'm more of the "smart-ass comment under my breath that only those close to me can hear" kind of guy. That just doesn't translate well to a sit-com unless you want to be known as an asshole, like David Spade.

There's really nothing more to the above that than what's already there, just a dumb random thought before I watch the "Hulk" movie. Will it suck giant green ass or will it surprise me with some kind of quality story?

And what's with me and seeing crappy movies all of the time? Unabashed movie nut or glutton for punishment?

You decide.

 

[jasinine]

"We have such sights to show you."

In honor of Halloween I watched “Hellraiser” part 2 today. Okay movie I guess, kinda gross, a little sick. Pinhead is cool. Whatever. Since Halloween is such a favorite of mine I wanted to write something special. So here’s a few things I picked up on (or completely made up) for you to think about. Sort of a Hellraiser’s travel guide to Hell, in a way...

While visiting Hell, please keep the following in mind:

1) Do not trust anyone you may meet in Hell. Family members especially. I mean hey, it is Hell afterall, these people are here for a reason.

2) Please do not leave any wrappers, piles of flesh, or other assorted debris in the corridors- Hell likes to keep it’s hallways trash free. Pitch in.

3) If you find yourself running away from something (this will happen) please do watch your step. In a move to make your visit as pleasant as possible, Hell has many unfinished footbridges and crumbling pathways currently under construction.

4) Please be aware that the Cenobytes do not like to be called “Cinn-a-bites.” However, Cinn-a-bites can be found at the Dunkin’ Donuts located at the first food court on the third floor concourse past the second gateway to the fifth dimension. I recommend the bear claws.

5) Please do not pester the celebrities. They don’t come to your eternal punishment and bother you, do they?

6) No, there are no “claymation” monsters in Hell.. They are all 100% real. They only appear to be claymation because...um, well...hey look! A big elephant!

7) Uncle Frank is not the guy who played Nick on “Family Ties.” This will be the only time this particular question will be tolerated, further questioning along these lines will result in death.

8) Clive Barker is gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

9) If you die in Hell, where then do you go? Feel free to investigate this if so inclined by asking the question from number seven, found above.

10) Candles in Hell are very popular despite their reputation as fire hazards and the whole stigma of Hell being a dark, dark place. Plus, they kinda smell like lavender. How nice.

11) “Hell....Hell is for Hell...Hell is for children!” Hell is also having a Pat Benatar tune stuck in your head.

12) If you find yourself alone, naked, covered in your own blood, holding a straight razor, and screaming in pain it is only because you are mutilating yourself to get the unseen “bugs” off of you. This happens sometimes.

13) Avoid people who have no skin. Period. Seriously, trust me.

14) And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile...And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife...And you may ask yourself “Well...How did I get here?”

You may ask yourself “Why do the walls in Hell shake when I bump into them?”

Yeah, they’re stone. Really. Next...

15) If you happen upon a teenage girl named Tiffany who looks like she could be the love child of Brad Pitt circa “Interview with the Vampire” and Rene Zellweger from anything she’s ever been in...run. Run away fast.

16) All utterances of biblical names (i.e. Jesus) will be met with derision and possibly smart-ass remarks but will always be frowned upon. Hell, people... I cannot stress this enough.

17) There’s mucho amounts of sex going on in Hell. Still complaining about the less than sturdy wall construction? Didn’t think so.

18) “Leviathan” is the Lord of the Labyrinth that is Hell. Also, many don’t realize that he’s a Lord of the Dance. True story.

19) Not all of Hell’s secrets are that scary or disturbing. Hence, the beautiful vistas of the netherworld seen from your very own cozy breakfast nook. I’m making up the part about the breakfast nook. Evil!

20) Pinhead’s puzzle box is not a Rubik’s Cube. Unless they make a Rubik’s Cube that shoots out fishhooks, pulls the flesh off your body and leaves it in a pile of many pieces when solved. Then it just may indeed be a Rubik’s Cube.

21) Crazy people need friends too. And ice cream. They love ice cream. Crazy Bastards.

Anyway, that’s it. Why stop at 21? Why not? There are more, to be sure. You’ll have to figure them out for yourself though.

Happy Halloween!

 

[jasinine]

Why people, why?

Eight kids came to the door trick or treating last night. Eight! They didn't even have cool costumes. Two fairies (no shit!), a doctor, what was possibly a vampire, and I don't even remember the others. Where was the costume of the kid holding his severed head? What about the crappy movie inspired costumes like "Star Wars" or the classic superheroes like Spidey and Batman? Where? Is this what Halloween has turned into? Come on people! It's once a year, make it worthwhile! Those kids are probably fairies all year round anyway!

Whew, okay, I'm calming down now.

I know it can be hard for adults to plan a costume for a special outing but there's absolutely no reason why a kid should have a sub-par costume. If by some odd chance I were to actually meet a cool chick who actually digs me, get married, and have a kid there's no way said kid will have a shitty costume. No way. This from a guy who once built a Proton Pack from the movie "Ghostbusters"...ahem, two years ago.

But then again, I'm a dork.

 

[jasinine]

Stuff...

I'm feeling way too lazy to form anything more than a few sentences at a time tonight...

-My parents celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary yesterday. We had dinner at a local steakhouse (my favorite, btw) and it was on me. Well, it would have been but they insisted on me not paying Oh well, I tried.

-My dad looks thousands of time better than he has since May when this whole cancer thing started. His color is back to normal, his beard has grown back, and most importantly, he feels better. Although he's put on quite a large amount of weight. Sitting home has not been kind to him, although he does joke that he's one of the few men diagnosed and treated for cancer who's gained weight. He makes me laugh, always has. I love him.

-The new Lord of the Rings game comes out for Xbox tomorrow. I'm going to get it after work tomorrow (all that overtime is good for something afterall ) The last time a LOTR video game came out it totally consumed all of my free time. If the new one is as good, I'm sure this will too. My precioussssss... We needs it...

-I'm going to get the new Medal of Honor game in a couple of weeks too. I had tons of fun killing the "Krauts" in the European theater, so bring on the "Japs" and the Pacific. Whatever.

-I watched "Average Joe" on Monday... I can't help but think I'd fit right in. Although the blonde on the show is not my type at all. I'm thinking maybe a little too high maintenence for me.

-I'm out of stuff to write about for now, even just for a stupid list like this.

 

[jasinine]

Dear John...

Just for shits and giggles (giggles? who shits and then giggles anyway?) I looked back and I realized that one of the first things I wrote about in my journal was the "john" at my former place of employment. Not wanting to make the current workplace jealous, here's the straight poop on the "new" toilet facilities. And just like last time, this may definitley border on too much information territory.

When I first started the new job I thought I might get sentimental over the fact that hardly anyone was ever in the crapper at my old job. Then I quickly remembered how my boss' um, how should I say it, "habits" (look it up, it's in here somewhere) were and got over that idea pretty damn quick. Why would I think that anyway? Because I now work in a bigger place and more guys use the facilities. I decided I shouldn't think about that though and wiped the slate clean.

The restrooms are located at the back of the building. The standard operating procedure (yes, there is one that has been developed over the years...I crap you negative) is that if the door is closed there's someone in there. Great, fantastic. Not a problem. The door is surrounded by a divider so you can't see in from the outside, a plus I suppose. It turns out that because of this not all of the guys feel the need to close that door. And since you can't see if there's anyone in there until you round the corner, you can find yourself walking in on some dude taking a piss. I know this isn't really a big deal to most people but this restroom is extremely small.

I'm still drinking tons of water per day because I have almost kicked my Diet Mountain Dew habit. And for me, this is a fortunate and an unfortunate thing. You see, # 1 , I'm a very private bathroom guy. I think there was a Seinfeld episode about being "pee-shy" and if there wasn't there should have been. I can't seem to take care of business when in the presence of strangers. #2 , I don't care for urinals and whenever possible I head straight to a stall. The handicap stall is fine if necessary, I don't care. It certainly is roomy in there.

Anyway, where was I? Right, I don't need to see the wang of one of my co-workers reflected in the mirror by the urinal as I try to hurry to the stall beyond it. In fact, my whole day, nay...my whole fucking year would be made if I didn't. Try as I might to avoid it though, this event has happened a couple of times. Needless to say that door closes behind me as I walk in. Either that or I use the women's restroom if not currently in use. Of course, always remembering to put the seat back down. Either way, at least they're both clean unlike my last job.

I'm getting used to it still although I think I may have issues, what do you think?