it's that time again

Spring/summer/early fall: that time when life gets incredibly busy for no one reason, always followed by fall, which for the past two years has been a melancholic dead zone of joblessness and depression. But for reference, here is my (tentative) schedule for the next few months:

Now-May 27th: work at AFI. attempt to not stab out eyes/ears with readily available screwdrivers from workbench.
May 1st (this Saturday! gah! must find something to wear!): Jennifer and Josh's wedding
May 28th: drive home
May 30th: Jarrod and Amelia's wedding
May 31st-?: home... depends on jobs
June 22nd: fly to Chicago
June 2rd-July 31st: teach film cherubs at Northwestern! yay!
August 1st: fly back to San Francisco, drive to Camp
August 1st-7th: Camp! vacation! yay!
August 7th: drive to Morro Bay for Deirdre's wedding, get there by 5pm ceremony
August 8th: Mom's birthday, drive home
August 9th-20th: at Pac Prim with Rainbow Dolphins
August 21st-September 3rd: ??
September 4th: Kate and Stuart's wedding in Indianapolis. have not figured out how/when to go. stupid Labor Day ticket prices.

and then... into the ghastly blank, my friends.

Death Valley post soon! FOR REALS.

grab bag

Things About the Inner Workings of Which I Understand Very Little:*

1. hair extensions (where do they latch on? to your skull or to your hair? what are they made of? i could research this easily but choose not to.)
2. people who suddenly become extremely religious for no apparent reason
2A. Jews for Jesus
3. taxes
4. The Effect of Masers On Supernova Remnants (this is why I keep Jack around)
5. Ru Paul's Drag Race
6. narwhals**
7. The inability of Los Angeles residents/ the dictum by the City of Los Angeles that trash cans must be left IN THE STREET for trash pickup day, thus rendering it impossible to park anywhere.


*Don't you love it when concerted efforts to not end a sentence with a preposition make said sentence unnecessarily confusing?
** BUT I LOVE THEM and no one else really understands them either!


Also! The "wanderlust" portion of this here blog is soon to be expanded- Steve and I are going to Death Valley tomorrow! I also owe everyone (myself?) a rundown of me and Mom's trip to Portland, and then in May I'm going to New York for a weekend to see Taylor! Things are looking up, life-wise- or at least travel-wise.

oh gosh

I am a horrible blogger. I have much to tell everyone... and by "everyone" I mean "Kara, my mom and Jennifer." But I am so glad that at least they care about what I have to say! I feel that I am rambling when I have only written four sentences. That must be a record.

More soon!

just spreadin' the word

The HPV vaccine is now available for men. So if you are 9-26 OF EITHER GENDER go get yourself vaccinated! Hurry! You're not getting any younger!

one * does not a swear word conceal

Dear Fat Guy At The Gym Who Wears Rainbow Socks, A Salmon Do-Rag, And A Muscle Shirt That Says "FEEL MY F*CKING PAIN" On The Back,

You are my new favorite person. Will you be my friend?

Sincerely,
Cameron

gchat snippets, the sad and the snarky

Today's snippets are all on the subject of OKCupid:

JULIA: wow
these okcupid people are freaks
ME: ?
yes.
JULIA: it's really amazing
i went on a great okcupid date on saturday
but i don't anticipate meeting anyone else
ME: are you going to see him again?
JULIA: yes
we're going to the tactile dome on saturday
ME: to make out in the red room?
JULIA: hahahah
perhaps
ME: that's like the whole point of the tactile dome
to be tactile with each other


JULIA: this guy messaged me and said he liked my profile
i checked him out
he said he likes good charlotte and reggaeton
and heavy metal
i'm just wondering how he could have possibly read my profile (bob dylan, velvet u., my morning jacket, etc) and thought, YES perfect match!!


JULIA: let me remind you that i got hotlisted by a 5'2'' transsexual on JDATE.
ME: yeah, a dwarf messaged me because i have on my profile that i like weird animals like narwhals, and he wrote me a message about narwhals. and then i wrote back because i felt guilty ignoring the dwarf, and he never responded again. so either he senses that i am secretly weirded out, or i got rejected by a dwarf.
ME: my life is amazing.
JULIA: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
narwhals
haha
you prob have one of those profiles that i make fun of
hehe
ME: great
so that's why no one but dwarves love me

JULIA: omg
check out this chat i just got on okcupid
"hi lady. i want to learn your opinion about a subject. i enjoy older women very much and an older woman said she has a weak submissive husband who has a tiny and flabby private part so she has been training him into a sissy man so she wants to show him he is not real man and adequate by having intercourse with me at their bedroom while he being at home. what should i do ?"
ME: i... ok. you win.

JULIA: did you get my text [saying she got okcupid matched with someone we went to high school with]
ME: haha just now
amazing
there should be some way to avoid finding people you know
i got matched up with a kid from afi
JULIA: hahaha yeah
ME: plus, i mean, i don't want people i know to know i'm pathetically desperate and on ok cupid
although if they are too, then i guess i shouldn't be embarrassed
JULIA: yeah i don't think online dating is desperate at all
i don't feel desperate and i'm doing it
ME: i do, yet here i am.

JULIA: is it wrong if i don't respond to a guy because i don't care for his name? (saul)
i just..i can tell you right now that i'm not going to marry a saul.


Online dating: we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto.

sigh

A co-worker of mine is annoyed with me because I "like to do things the hard way."

GUESS WHAT, ASSHOLE? Alphabetizing is only "the hard way" if you're an IDIOT.