well, it looks like i won't be quitting the flier job until autumn after all.

i just felt bad, since we're already low on help and summer is the busiest time of year x_X!!! i can wait to move out 'til then. hopefully.

anyway, i've still been seeking out other jobs i could do. one of which i applied for was a Mushroom Grower's Assistant.

( yes! i did! )

i never do >__>....


and, well, since it was raining, and it was a re-done driveway, and i was going downhill, my rollerblades slipped due to lack of friction, and the last thing to smack the ground was my skull.

it...sounds a lot worse than it actually was, i swear XD;;;.

amazingly enough. i didn't even get knocked out for a second, so i figured i didn't have to see a doctor. actually, it didn't hurt as bad as many other slips i've taken. my skull wasn't cracked or bleeding, the pain faded pretty quickly, and i was able to get up a lot sooner than i thought i'd be able to.

...really should look into buying myself a helmet ^^. ...tho, i possiblyprobably won't.

i'll never learn!!!

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edit: a bump has formed. the size is large. the pain is slight XD. FOOLY COOLY.

yup. turkeys this time.

turkeys: WHOASHIT. ZOMG. HUMAN. HUMAN. IT'S A HUMAN.
moshi: Whoa, chillax; Thanksgiving's done.
tukreys: OMGSHESEESUSWHYYYYYY.

don't know why they were freaking out so bad. they were pretty fucking large. if they all ganged up on me, they'd do more than a fair amount of damage. guess they've never played Zelda before....

the deer didn't make me think anything was out of place; i saw that in the foresty brush on a high, hilly region. but today while i was at work....

peacocks: *crossing street* w00t!
me: Oh. Peacocks.
me: ...Wait, WTF???

yeah, i didn't even know anymore.

but i did a bit of research once i got home, and it turns out that peacocks are pretty prevalent in california o__O;;;. this is the first time i've ever seen one in person in the wild (much less in town), but i guess they're common in Lincoln. i never knew.

here are the two i saw, prancing around on someone's front lawn.

a quick hi before i revert back to the busyness that is currently my world! HI.

( hihihi )

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as for things left to do, i have work all weekend, as well as a SHITload of homework. i also have two exams coming up this wednesday. and a research paper on Bambi II due. my goal is to get up to 80 ounces of water down in a day before tuesday comes. i also need to do my core twice a day 'til then. at least one load of stinky clothing must be laundered. showers every time i work in lincoln will be nice.

o, but damn.... that family gathering on saturday'll probly take up a bunch of time. i'll have to bring my hw and do it there....

i'm getting better at human interaction!!! YES! i am~.

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( start at the start )

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( HAY, GAIZ, 'MEMEBER DA PT??? )

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urgh. what the hell am i doing? i have so much freagin' homework. *glances at ugly, towering pile* GAH!

in the words of the the Governator, "Ah'll be bahck."


P.S. am trying to get married. wish me luck~.

my rollerblades, unfortunately, are down for the count.

list of noticeable damages:
1) all wheels are worn down in an angle all the way to the bearings
2) the break is nonexistent
3) the far rear wheel of the left blade is officially totaled and (quite literally) screams with protest when in use

i resorted to using my nephew's scooter for work. which is kind of a useless thing, really. i don't know why i ever bothered buying one when i was young. guess i'm a rollerblader at heart :3.

luckily, my aunt 'n' uncle took the initiative to ask one of my cousins for her rollerblades. and maybe i'm just used to the old ones, but this new pair feels weird and awkward and i feel like i'm about to fall when i wear them. haven't tried them out for work, yet, but i hope my cousin isn't expecting them back. my job will demolish them in the upcoming months.

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let's see.... otherwise, work has been fine.

worked in Rocklin again. urgh, those fucking hills! and those homes that have staircases leading to the front door! and no other city i've worked in has more impossibly tall/steep driveways than Rocklin! all those are no bueno for a rollerblader. especially not for one with worn-out blades.


but, anyway, since Rocklin is located on the more rocky terrain....

today i was in one of those nature-dominated areas. there was this wooden cabin-like house with grass growing all around. and i saw this thing by the house rise up, and thought it was the house-owner, but when i turned to look--


--it was a DEER.

*eye-lock*
deer: *moseys away* You do not see me, human.
moshi: OH, YES, I DO AND YOU HAVE ANTLERS. <3


and since i was still twitterpated over Bambi 2, my mood just skyrocketed.

then i tumbled down a Rocklin slope and spilled all my flyers.

so, yeah. the deer was gone before i could take a crappy picture, unfortunately, but i do like how the world tends to feed my obsessions.

well, been replying to as many craigslist ads as i'm applicable for.

as much as i like my job, it's already very exhausting with the hours that i have, so moshi is once again on the prowl for ways to make extra income.


actually, i found another project to be apart of that's unrelated to UC Davis (UC Davis isn't calling me anymore, dammit!!!). this one involves eye allergies and testing drugs!

i went to this eye medical center today, where they basically put numbers on either of people's arms. next to the numbers, they would prick the skin with liquid allergy-things (animal dander, cockroach stuff, dust).

then, we'd sit there and wait to see if our skin started acting up (rising, turning red, itching, burning).

i didn't get paid for this, but once i'm done with the whole experiment, i get 300$! woohoo! plus 100$ every time i refer someone to the experiment who is eligible for the experiment! you have to be allergic to something to be eligible.

but even if you are allergic to things, you might not even get in; some people there would admit to having crazy allergy symptoms, but their skin wouldn't react at all, rendering them unfit to be experimented upon. oh, the tragedy of rejection....


my skin reacted to the cat dander, but it wasn't really itching that bad (...or much at all). i figure it's because i had bad BAD BAD BAAAAD eczema when i was younger, so my threshold of itchiness must be pretty high. or something.

i told the lady it itched a little, and she let me into the experiment. ;D

i go back on the 25th for the first part.

so, after doing the largest number of houses i've ever completed in a day (561, baby!), i. am. WIPED.

finished just as the sun began setting. (speaking of which, wasn't it kinda...i dunno...UNcold for January today? any other uessians notice???)

anyhooza, despite the exhaustion (like, i kinda really wanna go to bed right now, even though it's barely 7:30pm), i get a little over 44$ for this. and possiblyprobably burned a buttload of calories. the money-part makes me feel especially better.

a while back, i told the ProPhessa how money's been my prime worry lately even moreso than usual. her response to me was, "Well, it's not surprising since you're getting hit from all sides here."

and it does feel like that, yes.

school: "MONEY."
family: "MONEY."
the jerk (yeah, you know who i'm talking about): "MONEY."
gov't: "MONEY."

i'm only one person...!! with personal wants of my own, ya know. wants that don't include my basic needs. wants that don't include someone else's basic needs, either.

and, yeah, i don't ask anyone to cut me slack, but when it's my family doing this to me when they don't even articulate a prod in The Damn Princess's direction---urgh, i better stop before this turns into another rant about Prrtrrsha.

I JUST PAID FOR GAS; HANDS OFF THE CAR, BITCH. 'kay, i'm done.

i have skinned my left knee for the third time during work. i think if i don't take better care of it soon, it will start rallying my other body parts into mutiny.


quiz plucked lovingly from whiteadelphi's journal.

Result for Tarot Card Guide Test...

YOUR GUIDE IS THE DEVIL

Calvin: Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?
Hobbes: I’m not sure that man needs the help.

I got my first bitchy work-encounter today. And, yeah, I've had some cold front before, but usually it's because people have other things to do besides take fliers from a deliverer, or they just had a bad day.

And...I cannot get my head around this bitch I met today.

( Happy New Year back atcha? )

But, yeah.... Two major things about this encounter bugged me above all else.

1. She ignored my advice.

I gave her the solution, and she was basically just like, "No, thank you. I'm above that crap." Bitch, please. More fliers for you. The only thing that held me from retaliating with some bad attitude of my own is that fact that I really like my job, and I don't want to get fired.

2. She crumpled up the flier.

And now, it really is trash. She didn't have to go that far to push her point. Not that her point was pushed at all. If someone else is assigned to that area next time, she's just gonna get another flier she'll have to crumple. And if I'm assigned to that area again, she'll get another flier cuz I don't even remember which house is hers!

Sorry, lady. Our company doesn't keep track of that stuff. Put up a 'No Soliciting' sign or you get more fliers. 'Nuff said.

Except...I believe I'm the only person I know irl who could get over it so quickly. No joke!

Lady Luck started being all "pshaw" when she had this chick hydroplane and rear-end me on the highway. (Ahem, though, unlike some butts who like making big deals, I really didn't care. Barely left a mark on the car at all, anyway.)

( it gets more boring from here; believe me )


I've been really apathetic a lot lately.... I type in caps a lot when I get bored, but atrong reactions from me are becoming more and more scarce. I'm kind of worried, since this goes both ways on the emotional spectrum.

I've been mistaken for a guy a lot lately. >__>;;

Well, actually this only happens on the job. The first few times, I thought were just flukes. Maybe that one guy just likes saying "bro" and calls everyone that, just like that other guy who might just call everyone "man". (Also been called "dude" and "little buddy".)

Then, there was that old dude who, after finishing a convo with me, patted me jovially on the chest (y'know...like men do), and then paused in awkward silence as he realized there was something softer there.

>///> *got groped* yey! XD;;;

Usually, I don't talk much once I realize they think I'm a man; if I have to respond to not be rude, I try to deepen my voice (which is already COMPLETELY asexual, anyway). Cuz it's the most awkward thing ever to have someone think you're a guy and then respond with a not-a-guy's voice. But...most-def not-a-girl's. I often wonder if these people start thinking I'm a herm.


HAY. HAVE I MENTIONED THAT I'M LOSING WEIGHT? 8D

just a last post before this journal will most likely not go on a two and a half week hiatus ;D. DUE TO THIS TO-DO. EY.


anyway, today, officially, marks the last day i go in to be a human subject for the study that was for finding a treatment/cure for schizophrenia.

posts related to this study can be found here, yo:

The Interview
The MRI With Stefan
The IQ Test With Britney (I did not know it was an IQ-Test!!! Paul today: ^^ "We're not supposed to tell you it's an IQ Test.")
The MRI With Paul

huh. note: go back and link all these entries to each other, too.

( And today...the ERP with... )

So, yay! 50$!

I hope there's even more studies I can be apart of. I'm hoping to be able to get a macbook in the next year~.

i had to wake up extra early today D:. ...but at least it was a warm 6 hours of sleep beforehand.

my uncle had to drop off Marisa at school today, so he had to drop me off in Sacramento, like, an hour and a half before my appointment even started. doing homework in the cold...is a good way to get your mind off the cold XD.

BTW. HER NAME IS BRITNEY. BUT I DUNNO HOW TO SPELL IT. BUT I'M KINDA INTO BRITNEY SPEARS RIGHT NOW, SO I'LL SPELL IT BRITNEY SPEARS'S WAY.


( yeah, 99% of you still don't know who i'm talking about. ...click for MRI-scan info~! )


P.S.: there's a little black pouch hidden in a drawer that i have decided to name "my ass". because that is where i resort to pulling money from when i have no more.

*wilts at how light it now is*

(haven't lost my teeth ^^. yet.)


today, for the job, i got a route of FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN HOUSES. eep. but i wasn't expecting too much issue since i did a 378 or something pretty quick. and that just means i've WAAAY reached my 1000-houses point! yay me!

the only thing about this route? OMG. WHOEVER THOUGHT THEMSELVES STYLISHLY CLEVER WHEN THEY THOUGHT OF HAVING A DOOR-WALKWAY NOT CONNECT TO THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN COMPOSE THAT WALKWAY OF STAIR-STEPS WAS...not thinking of flier-delivering rollerbladers ; ;.

also, the fact that i fall all over myself whenever attempting sharp turns makes it so obvious that my rollerblades are definitely worn. (Santa? i've been very nice; i promise.)


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Other Things That Make Job A Bit Trying:

-dogs that aren't on leashes
-wet ground surfaces
-giantass trucks that block the walkway
-unclear sidewalks
-uneven sidewalks
-obstacles blocking doors
-cars that are parked catawampus
-DOGS THAT AREN'T ON LEASHES (...or, y'know, on the leashes that still allow them to trot behind and snarl at me all over the property.)
-and hills. i dun like working in Rocklin no morez plz.
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but guess what! my thighs are starting to not touch as much. progress~! HUZZAH!

*inhales pasta dinner*

CUZ IT IS WORK, I SWEAR D:.

...Well, kinda. I'm gettin' paid for it, ain't I?

( one of those more boring studies i've ever participated in under full cut. )

So, that sums up a good three hours. ^^

I HAVE CLASS TOMORROW, AAAAUUUUUGH. Maybe I should ditch art. srsly, tho. no, really.

I think I've fallen at least once on every single one of my routes. (Damn uneven/uncleared sidewalks!) Today, I also had my greatest number of houses yet. 378!!! WOWZA!!! Alright, 30.21$ XD!


I also took my most epic spill today.


A bunch of those bead-things that grow on trees and then fall all over the damn place with the leaves in the autumn were blanketing the sidewalk. But I had just turned to discover them after building up much gravity-assisted momentum via downhill a driveway.

All this accumulated into a bumpitybumpityohfu--CRASH.

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I bled. Albeit a little. But there was a little piece of flesh hanging off, so I couldn't just pull my pant leg back down and go on my merry way.

Instead, I opted to request the assistance of a grandmother-woman.


She had two little kids playing on the front yard, so she had to've had bandaids somewhere, amirite?

She did. But her and the two kids were like "o____o" at my wittle wound. Well...maybe not so wittle if they were like "o_____o". She got me peroxide, and gave me good gauze instead of measly bandaids which would've fallen off easily on a place like the knee.

Unfortunately, I neglected to get any of their names before I went on my way D:. Even when I met her again at the gas station when I was done with my route.

grandmother: "How's your knee?"
me: OH IT IS YOU. X3


Somehow, I managed to finish before 4pm, like Andy told me to.

Work is great. My knee cartilage is being tested each time, though >.>;;;. But hey! I'm losing weight! *ignores the soda and four pieces of pizza inhaled today (gimme a break ;__; it was after work and i was very hungry)*.

This one was much friendlier, though. Not only did I not get sick as fast as the last, but I was also in there for a shorter period of time, and I recovered from resulting nausea more quickly as well.


Oh, here's the short sum-up of the interview that reveals I was qualified to do this scan.


( FULL STORY HERE. OI. NO BRAIN PIC. D: )


So, yeah. I'm gonna end this entry now, cuz there's a sickly Little Sister in the other room needing my attention.

One scan down, one scan more to go for this study. ;;;

1) I get to rollerblade

2) I'll have 15-20 hours a week, so I'll never be overworked in combo with school

3) That's also 15-20 hours per week of EXERCISE so I'll be LOSING WEIGHT YAY.

4) The hours are incredibly flexible (I can do fuck all so long as I get the work done by sundown), so they don't even cut into school work time or mess with my human experiment stuff that much

5) NO SUPERVISION. WTF.

6) Going to all these different locations will help me with getting familiar with the streets for driving~

7) I live in Roseville, right by Rocklin, and biological mother has a house in Lincoln, so I will NEVER run out of work because most people are only available for Roseville and Rocklin or just Lincoln

8) Because I'll be rollerblading, I also get bigger areas (and make more MONEY), because people on foot are that much more limited >D

9) THE PEOPLE I WORK FOR ARE SO NICE. <3

10) When writing down how we would do areas, Andy wrote "foot" for people walking, and "blades" for me so I feel like I'm an assassin when I do these 'jobs'


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And, yeah, now I'm grasping for straws on all the reasons why I love my new job <3. Gosh; who says you just have to take what you can? Why is it considered normal when you're unhappy with your boss and job? If I had just settled, I'd be stuck with a sign-waving job that pays hella less. Or still working at...Teriyaki-To-Go. GAH!

Things are just so good right now.

( XD )

-moshi

i should start keeping tally of how many people are telling me that.

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Michael: "Moshi, GET A REAL JOB."

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Prrtrrsha: "Michelle, get a real job!"

.

...or not.

what everyone's saying IS true, tho. everywhere i look, all my friends are scoring interviews and landing jobs. and i...still have no calls on my cellphone from the jobs i've been waiting on.

i am trying for a 9-5 sign-waving job soon. my feet shall be dead by the end of each working day, but i'll be burning SO many calories <3! plus, it's a weekend job, and weekends are very splendid for me, you see. it doesn't pay that much, though, so i'm trying to hold off on it just in case the flyer-delivery-person-wanted people end up contacting me after all.



now, if you shall excuse me---i have to finish BSing my 1500 word essay that's due in five hours. (TOO BAD I SUCK AT ENGLISH. MAJORLY.)


( dNeero survey about Christmas carols. those people! it's not even Thanksgiving, yet! )

I APPLIED. I SHADOWED. I CALLED YOU. I CALLED YOU AGAIN. YOU SAID YOU'D CALL ME BACK, BUT DIDN'T. I CALLED YOU A THIRD TIME. YOU NEVER CALLED BACK.

TODAY, I JUST TOOK A GANDER AT CRAIGSLIST AND SAW THAT YOU'RE A FUCKING FAT HO WHO PLACED A NEW HIRING AD THERE.

YOU BITCH. YOU FUCKING BITCH.

I NEED THE MONEY. I'M MOTIVATED. I GOT ALONG WITH ALL MY POTENTIAL CO-WORKERS. YOU SAID YOU'D CALL ME BACK. I WANTED TO PROVE TO PAT THAT I WASN'T DISGUSTED AT ALL BY THE JOB. I'D LOVE THIS JOB. I LIKE HELPING PEOPLE.


And when I think I lost it just cuz someone more qualified showed up, I find out YOU JUST REJECTED ME COMPLETELY.



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*finishes mad laughter*


Y'know...I know rejection is a constant in life.

But it's like an uncalled for poke in the eye when I have a family to support and no money to support them with, so because no one's hiring I have to resort to bullshit ways to make money, and this bitch not only decides not to hire me without telling me legitimately, but has the nerve to continue putting help-wanted ads up.


. . .

One last time. I'll call one last time.


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(note from 11/17/2008: Never called me back. But, WHATEVZ. I have a job.

...i'm sorry, Pat. i failed you. ; ; ...)

I thought now would be a good time to share the ways I've been trying to keep my head above water financially while unemployed. I got two:

Today.com is a blogging place where you can be paid 1$ per post per day and .002$ for every unique visit to your blog. They send you a check after you reach the minimum payout value of 50$.

dNeero is a site that pays you to take surveys. They pay via Paypal once you reach 20$.


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I actually didn't wanna mention either of them until I made sure they actually paid, but I also didn't want to just post with a random dNeero survey ending an entry XD;;;. I'll be sure to update on this info later; still, there've been no complaints on either being a scam.

So, this post is mostly a warning that all my posts from now on are gonna have a dNeero survey attached. They'll be under a cut, of course, but still. Just wanted to say.

With that, I wish you all much fortune! ^0^


( dneero survey. )