What Are You Doing?

Reading about elephant tranquilizer.
Fascinating.

 

Run ended early. Heard a shootout going on a few blocks away from where I was running. Ducked by a car engine and got the hell out of dodge.

What a rush! Reminds me of my youth. Ah, the bad old days.

Note: This type of thing isn't common here, despite what the news will tell you. It is common in the ghetto side of town, however. Just not so early as hoodlums don't wake up until after 12 pm. Usually in bed by 3.

 

When asked, I will say you were researching at the time of the incident.

 

Currently trapped under a tree (not literally you understand) sheltering from the rain. I’d mowed a quarter of the green when the heavens opened, and now I can’ get back to the van without getting soaked

 

Feeling too tired to go to bed

 

Bedtime. Long day. Fight Factory wore me the hell out. Niece made dinner, but I'm too sleepy to eat. Smells edible, too. Won't mind eating it cold later.

Goodnight forum.

 

Trying to decide between the matinee of Rocketman and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

 

Ahh, Nikki Sixx's favorite drug before heroin.

Jesus, if I went to bed at 7:30 my internal alarm clock would have me up at 1:30A.M. or two.


What I'm doing: writing, listening to Spotify, and waiting for a late dinner delivery.

 

Ever listen to the Sixx: A. M. album Heroin Diaries Sountrack? It's his story with battling addiction in album form. Actually kind of crushing at times. I thought it was an alright album.

 

Facebook is invaluable if you live far away from your friends, as I do. Having moved from Michigan to Scotland in the mid 1980s, I would really miss it if it died or changed a lot. It's kept me in touch with people, and more importantly GROUPS of people. Old friends can interact in a group, the way we used to do. I love it. So far, so good.

If Facebook changes the control I have over who sees what, however, then I would begin to wonder if it's worth it. It bothers me that so many people seem so naïeve about what they put 'up there.' And all the fake stuff really annoys me. Pictures of sad people and their supposed dilemmas that are totally not attributable to any source, etc.

It particularly appals me that employers (or prospective employers) now insist on having access to your social media activity. I think that's awful. Do they expect to be invited to all your parties? Be part of all the discussions you have with people? Listen in on your phone calls? That's an outrageous invasion of privacy, but it's outwith Facebook's ability to control it. If a prospective employer insists on seeing your stuff—or you won't get the job—that's not Facebook's fault.

Of course you can have a 'second' account that you don't tell employers about, but if you don't use your real name and photos how are your real friends going to find you?

IMO, it should be illegal for employers to ask for this kind of thing. Just like it's not legal to insist on tapping your phone.

 

Yes. SixxAM is one of my favorite bands, actually (although theme aside, I prefer the second album). Mad respect to Nikki for turning his life around. He's also an avid reader who recommends a lot of books on his social media.

 

Body is still sore. Even though yesterday was fun, I think I went a tad too far. Eh. Still, got a jump on the day now. Can't run today, so I'll make a decent breakfast. French toast, bacon and some orange juice. Yum.

Up an at em.

 

I'm figuring out a way one could transport heroin on a long space flight with tight security. Carfentanil makes sense, since you need so little of it to get a similar effect. It could be broken down into 1 mcg units so it would be easy to transport and distribute in correct dosages. Fun fact: it takes 2mg of carfentanil to subdue a 2,000 pound elephant. The lethal dose in humans is so small, no one knows exactly what it is.

 

Try Seroquel

 

Messing around on the internet because apparently I'm the only one who did my homework, and now the entire class is playing catch up

 

Wondering why Iain used the word ‘matinee’ instead of ‘film/movie’

 

Eating an early lunch. Indian food is so good.

 

Well, if a matinee is the 'afternoon performance' I pictured @Iain surrounded by the traffic, by the neon hoardings, steaming noodles on the barrow, other people rushing beyond in their surgical face masks, and @Iain, just like one of those film characters himself, is rather noir and stood a statue in this sea of chaos outside the Arthouse cinema stroking his chin.

'Elton John or Whatserface? Why...I cannot decide...'

 

This only happened to me once and it was after I got the job, but I was not a permanent employee. That's kind of the norm around here though. It varies between 1 to 3 month contract and then they renew it if they wish to keep you working with another 1 to 3 month contract. That's because they don't want you to establish any rights, but that's irrelevant with the main topic.

I told them that I didn't have a facebook. That's why I think it's useful not to put your real name and surname. Moreover, my profile isn't public and it's not visible via google. I do not wish to reconnect with old friends though. If I wish to befriend someone there, I do it while we are still hanging out.

 

Feeling sad that I have managed to make my kitchen smell like lemon drizzle cake, without making a cake.

 

The kitchen is such a tease.

 

The only thing is, I've heard that some employers refuse to consider you if you DON'T have a social media account! Which is even more outrageous, if it's true.