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wednes ([personal profile] wednes) wrote2007-07-30 06:44 pm

Boringest Post Evar

Work is still going well. They are giving me one more day of training before I get set loose on violin consumers everywhere. I almost sold a cello today, but the whipped SOB had to confer with the wife. I kid of course, I think every couple should discuss household purchases, especially those in excess of a thousand dollars. Sheesh!
Not so into the idea of the Fender Mandolin now that I know that my discount is only 10%. That's the lowest employee discount I think I've ever had. Even Blockbuster did better. But these customers are light years away from the fuckwads and asshats at Blockbuster. All day I only had one rude guy. Know what I did? I transferred him to someone else. Ha! That's nice.

H and I picked up our wedding rings yesterday from ze mall. We were going to go to the Apple store, but there were crowds of people there, still swarming the iPhones. I don't think I'd buy one even if I could afford it, I'd be too ascared of losing it. Anywhoo, our rings look great and (finally) fit perfectly. I was a little bit bummed H didn't want to get them engraved. He just doesn't go in for schmaltzy stuff like that. Mine is loaded with diamonds and sapphires, it's sparkly and nice.

I've tried a few times to write vows for the wedding. Funnily enough, I have no words. I think I'll probably say something like that, because it's true. Language is simply inadequate to harness the depth and breadth of my feelings for H. If only there were available words to express that. ;-]

I only put up one new chapter over the weekend. I may try to write another one this week so I can get caught up by next weekend. Since no publishers know I'm writing this book, I can pretty much finish it whenever I want to.

Okay, dinnertime. We're having jambalaya. Mmmmmm...jambalaya...

OMG, I just told H what his F11 key does on his computer. He'd never used it before. I was all Don't you hate that when you accidentally hit F11 when you're trying to delete something? and he was all What? and so I explained it to him. Now he thinks it's really cool.

[identity profile] spiralwitch.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
glad to hear things are going well.


p.s.
it took me forEVER to figure out F11

i'd hit it on accident and then i'd never remember how it happened! heh. fuck F11. lol

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
LOL that's funny

[identity profile] cmdavi-70.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
I have to admit I've gotten so used to drop-down commands that I've forgotten what have the F keys are for. Likewise for "control" commands. I suppose whatever gets the job done is fine, though I don't like the feeling of keyboard ignorance.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
F keys get lonely if you never touch them.


So I guess the key to keyboard knowledge is to anthropomorphize the keys. ;-]

[identity profile] cmdavi-70.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
So I'll give them names beginning with "F." F1 is "Frannie." F2 is "Fred," and so on. :)

Now they shan't be ignored!
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[personal profile] itches 2007-07-31 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
I know I haven't been paying attention, but work?!?

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah dude, I got a job 2 weeks ago. I've been working in a call center, selling violins.

[identity profile] misanthropoet.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
How about these words? It is one of my favorite poems by Emily Dickinson. I think it's fine to use someone else's words when your emotions are so strong that you can't think of your own. :)

Wild nights! Wild nights!
Were I with thee,
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!

Futile the winds
To a heart in port,
Done with the compass,
Done with the chart.

Rowing in Eden!
Ah! the sea!
Might I but moor
To-night in thee!

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Nice words!

Re: I can't stop!

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Dang, that is great also.
Thank You!!!

[identity profile] gifgal.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
i have no clue what any of the F keys do lol :P

and late congratz on the job!

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

and your F keys are probably lonesome!
groovesinorbit: (giles from toristargirl)

[personal profile] groovesinorbit 2007-07-31 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad things are going well. Work, H, jambalaya, it's all sounding super. : )

Okay, so what does F11 do?

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
On Apples, it makes all the open apps on your screen disappear so you can get to things on your desktop. Maybe there's another reason they do that, I'll ask Ryan.
groovesinorbit: (jrr & edith from swansong_icons)

[personal profile] groovesinorbit 2007-07-31 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, that is a cool command to have. F11 on a PC just seems to make the browser window bigger. Or, if you're in Word, you can go to the next field. Not very exciting.

[identity profile] sudrin.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Language is simply inadequate to harness the depth and breadth of my feelings for H"

Yes.. you'll NEVER figure out what to say! ;)

[identity profile] lickingtoad.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm betting on a series of high-pitched grunts and wheezes!

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Wheezes! That's almost hellishly perfect.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I was wondering if anyone would get that. I was being witty. I should have known YOU'd get it.

[identity profile] uterdic.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I agree with those who mention others words. I quoted Leonard Cohen on mine*:

Days may not be fair, always
Yeah but that's when I'll be there, always
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year, but always.

I said that I'll be loving you, always
with a love that's true, always.
When the thing you've planned
needs my helping hand,
I will, I will understand, always, always

The days may not be fair, always
Yeah but that's when I'll be there, always
Not for just a second, or a minute, or an hour,
Not for just the summer and the winter going sour,
But always, always, always


*Of course, as a writer, I expect you to be able to do it yourself. In fact, it may be one of the most important emotional things for you to write. You know my feelings on stating that "I like something, just because..." isn't a real answer, and it's the job of writers and communicators and artists to put these feelings into something tangible. To put into words something that others will say, "I totally understand what they meant, and I can use those words to express how I feel about my beloved someday." Whatever you decide to do will be great, but I would encourage you to write something that was your own, just for the challenge to nail how you feel for the man you love.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I dunno, it's such a huge thing. I'm sure I can come up with something decent, but...it kind of reminds me of when I try to write a sex scene in a book. All the words for things sound trite and silly and not at all in the mood I'm trying to create.

And of course, H won't write his until I write mine. He says they should match.

[identity profile] uterdic.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
So you didn't give up on getting a novel published, but you are going to give up on your wedding vows?? Priorities women, priorities!!

I know you can do it, but you have to dig deep.

[identity profile] wednes.livejournal.com 2007-07-31 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah I can do it.
It's just surprisingly hard.