idle musings

I received this response from Telus Customer Service: Thank you for your e-mail. That option has always been available to our customers however it isn’t very well known. You shouldn’t receive another book from this point on unless you request one. I sent the following back: Then may I suggest that you make that clear [...]

I was sitting in the back room at work today, with two other people. We were moaning about how we were hungry but too lazy to go get what we really wanted. (I wanted spicy red lentil soup from the deli in the mall which is so good I can’t get enough of it. I [...]

I just emailed Telus, asking if they have an option of opt out of receiving phone books. I do not believe that they have such an option right now, but maybe if they receive enough requests asking, they may start. The form to email them is found here – it takes two seconds and could [...]

I’ve been trying this new thing – eating what I want. It’s harder than it sounds. No, really. There is a disconnect between my mind and my stomach that makes it seem like I’m trying to learn a new language, or maybe relearn one that I knew a long time ago. Pieces feel familiar but [...]

I saw a woman leaving Safeway wearing a Starbucks apron. This was strange because one, this particular Safeway does not have a Starbucks kiosk in it, and two, we aren’t supposed to take those out of the store. They get picked up by a laundry company and brought back to us all shiny clean. I [...]

I dunno where these spammers are getting my email address from, but every single piece of spam in my gmail account is either selling me Viagra or penile enlargements. Word on the street must be that I have a very small limp penis. Interesting. *checks* Nope, doesn’t seem to be the case. All I see [...]

I’ve started highbeaming people on the highway. Tonight I had someone (again – this has happened like three times in the past week already) pull into the left hand lane on the highway when there was no one in front of them, in either lane. Here I am, happily cruising along at about 90km with [...]

I’ve changed one of my goals on my 101 in 1001 list. I originally had “Read 35 books in one year” which translated into 86 books over the course of the 1001 days. I have now upped that to 50 books in one year which is 137 books total. I am already at 24 books [...]

So, you know how the Canucks used to be owned or affiliated or whatever with Orca Bay? It was the Orca Bay Vancouver Canucks? The Tampa Bay Lightning have been sold to a company called … OK Hockey. What sort of hockey do you play? Meh, it’s OK. Wow, you guys are great!* No, we’re [...]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, guys. I should clarify – I have been having no symptoms beyond getting extremely out of breath at my martial arts classes. I don’t mean to downplay that by any means, but I also want to mention that I am not having any trouble the rest of the time, [...]