Saturday, August 23, 2008
Also
4. Publicly admitting to being a crybaby when you are explicitly known for your general heartlessness.
Things I Don't Recommend
1. Driving on Deerfoot in gridlocked rush hour traffic, traveling forty kilometres an hour. I especially don't recommend this if you are crying (or sobbing uncontrollably, as it happens).
2. Driving on the QEII at ten o'clock at night, in pouring rain, while you're crying (or sobbing uncontrollably, as it happens).
3. Nearly losing your heart to someone you can never really have (and you know it, but you do it anyway), and then doing either of the two aforementioned things after saying a tearful goodbye to said person.
2. Driving on the QEII at ten o'clock at night, in pouring rain, while you're crying (or sobbing uncontrollably, as it happens).
3. Nearly losing your heart to someone you can never really have (and you know it, but you do it anyway), and then doing either of the two aforementioned things after saying a tearful goodbye to said person.
A Close Call
Brace yourselves gentle readers, there is bad news coming your way. I was nearly killed yesterday.
I foolishly used the crosswalk to cross the road, and although I had the walk signal, I clearly didn't have the right of way. A car came speeding around the curve and upon seeing me, applied his breaks with great force, causing them to squeal with protest, but not great enough to actually slow the car to any degree. I did what you're always supposed to do in this situation, I stopped and stared at the car thinking, "What is this idiot doing?"
Thankfully, I was with my roommate (my male roommate), who screamed and ran, causing me to follow suit. Well, I ran anyway, I didn't scream.
And then this guy, who was obviously in the wrong, gave us a dirty look for having the audacity to be crossing the road and sped away. It was my first brush with danger since I moved to The City.
I foolishly used the crosswalk to cross the road, and although I had the walk signal, I clearly didn't have the right of way. A car came speeding around the curve and upon seeing me, applied his breaks with great force, causing them to squeal with protest, but not great enough to actually slow the car to any degree. I did what you're always supposed to do in this situation, I stopped and stared at the car thinking, "What is this idiot doing?"
Thankfully, I was with my roommate (my male roommate), who screamed and ran, causing me to follow suit. Well, I ran anyway, I didn't scream.
And then this guy, who was obviously in the wrong, gave us a dirty look for having the audacity to be crossing the road and sped away. It was my first brush with danger since I moved to The City.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Loser II
A post or so back I announced that I had lost the game Trivial Pursuit: Lord of the Rings. And that was the best outcome for that particular game.
Unfortunately, since then, I have kicked the pants off my opponent's in this game, which I ashamedly admit. Also, there have been games of Risk:2210 (Risk in Space). And I have won some of them. Two out of three. What does this mean? Well, paired with my new found love of FPS games (that's first person shooter to all you non nerds out there) and the fact that I am referred to as "Computer" (as in, "Computer, locate Captain Picard"), I have to face the sad truth. The Nerdification of Elizabeth is nearly complete.
There is, however, one nerdish thing that I will never do, and that's the World of Warcraft. Even I have a line that will not be crossed. So maybe with this as my saving grace, I can avoid attaining the status of TRUE NERD and get off as only a bit nerdy.
Unfortunately, since then, I have kicked the pants off my opponent's in this game, which I ashamedly admit. Also, there have been games of Risk:2210 (Risk in Space). And I have won some of them. Two out of three. What does this mean? Well, paired with my new found love of FPS games (that's first person shooter to all you non nerds out there) and the fact that I am referred to as "Computer" (as in, "Computer, locate Captain Picard"), I have to face the sad truth. The Nerdification of Elizabeth is nearly complete.
There is, however, one nerdish thing that I will never do, and that's the World of Warcraft. Even I have a line that will not be crossed. So maybe with this as my saving grace, I can avoid attaining the status of TRUE NERD and get off as only a bit nerdy.
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