September 2008
26 posts
I like how, when applying for a Canadian passport, you have to provide a guarantor to confirm your identity who has known you personally for at least two years, lives in Canada, and has one of the following professions:
Dentist, judge, practising lawyer, magistrate, mayor, medical doctor, notary public, police officer, or signing officer of a bank. First of all, what makes them think I know...
Summer really skidded to a halt here. I’m already commuting to work in the dark. :(
How do those of you who take and post process a lot of digital photos organize them on your hard drive(s)? Simple folders, a special program? Sorted by date, name, location, type?
I’ve been sorting my photos by location and date and then making subfolders for the post processed stuff, but I’ve found that it’s gotten confusing and messy.
Suggestions are appreciated.
(On a completely packed rush hour train, to a lady...
Me: Excuse me, is that seat free?
Her: (rudely) Well sorry, I don't have anywhere else to put my bag.
Me: I have a ticket. (pointing at all the other people standing up) They all have tickets. Did you buy a ticket for your bag?
Her: ...
Me: Forget it.
Scariest Story I've Ever Heard:
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My friend Rebecca grew up in a town near the Oregon coast. When she was in high school, she had a job at the aquarium in Newport. They had a octopus there and apparently he would occasionally escape his tank. When he did, he went straight for the front door f the building. As Rebecca said, “He never end up in the bathroom or the bookstore. He always went straight for the front...
“I would like to meet the man who can walk into IKEA with a list and come out...”
Probleme am Arbeitsplatz
Vor einem Jahr habe ich in einem Lederwarengeschäft gearbeitet.
Wir hatten immer Probleme mit Ladendiebstahl. Ich habe mich immer darüber aufgeregt. Wir mussten auf mögliche Diebe achten, weil alle unsere Produkte sehr teuer waren. Ein Überfall konnte ständig vorkommen und ich hatte manchmal auch Angst davor, besonders nachts.
Einmal hat ein Mann viele Taschen in einen Abfallsack gesteckt. Meine...
Homework.
German Teacher: Okay, for Monday I want you all to write a short paper with the topic "Probleme am Arbeitsplatz" (Problems at Work).
Me: Uh... I've worked retail. I could write a whole novel on that topic.
