glowing_dragon | Entries tagged with microsoft

I unfollowed SaltyPhry on Twitch because he wanted an emote-only chat, then I cleaned my bathroom and kitchen floors.

From Vanessa: ALIEN FAMILY COMIC FOR ALIEN DAY! "Ingest your leaves." "I do not desire leaves." "Put the leaves in your mouth." "It is an unpleasant sensation." "Life will be full of unpleasant sensations. You need to experience a wide range so you can properly gauge which ones are worst." QUIRKY COINCIDENCE BECAUSE IT'S ALIEN DAY TODAY ON APRIL 26!

From Julie M. and her local news: Meray Fagalla?! Reminds me of moray eels...

From Julie M. and JUDGE JUDY: Velvet Polk?!

From Julie: Ardy Sixkiller Clarke wrote a book called SKY PEOPLE?! Alien encounters?! QUIRKY COINCIDENCE BECAUSE IT'S ALIEN DAY TODAY ON APRIL 26!

https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/4025050.html

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Location: home
Current Music: Hole, "Awful"

I went out at 11:55 to go to Canadian Tire so I could get another Starfrit jar opener (Aisle 54 - had to get an employee to help me grab it) and 20 face masks for $20. I always overshoot the 410 station - I SHOULD GET OFF AT ABERDEEN, NOT HAZELBRIDGE! I texted Barry about payday, and he called me when I was outside Canadian Tire - yeah, I thought I'd have to do it myself again! Then I peeked inside Yaohan - there was a lineup either for Osaka Supermarket or a temperature check service. My last stop was London Drugs: All Clean Natural lemon-mint spray hand sanitizer x2 (no limit), Scrubbing Bubbles, London Naturals orange cleaner, NEW Microban 24-Hour bathroom spray x2 in Fresh and Citrus scents, and portable Wet Ones x2. Got home at 2:10 on a 407, too.

Microban 24-Hour Fresh bathroom disinfectant spray!

( Coronavirus life and products! )

Current Mood: weird
Current Location: home
Current Music: Lords of Acid, "Let's Get High"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/4021578.html

Frances rescheduled on me very early this morning at 7:30 AM for tonight because her car got hit, which is actually fine. I need time for redrum to make its way OUT! I did go out way later at 3:30 to get some on-sale Webber Naturals 5 mg melatonin gummies at London Drugs. $5 off a bottle! Ended up buying NEW Kracks Chips x4 tubes (sour cream and onion / barbecue / original / wasabi), on-sale Webber Naturals 5 mg melatonin gummies, on-sale Dove lavender and rosemary Nourishing Secrets shampoo and conditioner, on-sale Webber Naturals Wild Alaskan and fish oil capsules, Lindt chocolate hazelnut spread in a small 200g jar, and El Sabroso Salsitas chips! Got home at 4:25 on a 407, which meant I used Shaw Open for 20 minutes at the bus stop.

Webber Naturals 5 mg melatonin gummies!

Kracks chips - Canadian! Original, Wasabi, Barbecue, plus Sour Cream and Onion!

( More chips, dragons, and shampoo! )

Current Mood: hungry
Current Location: home
Current Music: Rob Zombie, "Dragula"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3995826.html

After COFFEE TIME, Barry picked me up at 8:30 AM for my 9:15 AM cataract consultation on Burrard with Dr. Wise. The eye exam was okay, but now I have to go in for an eye ultrasound on September 21! Thank goodness that and September payday are BEFORE Barry goes on holiday. I got him to drop me off at Oakridge Mall, so YAY FOR THAT!

Crystal Patriarche?!

From Vanessa and Stop The World, I Wanna Get Off: Fuk Yu?!

Current Mood: okay
Current Location: Oakridge Library
Current Music: ambient library noise
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3794520.html

I had to get up at 8 AM and have COFFEE TIME in preparation for my eye exam at 10 AM, but the directions given to me by FYI Doctors were pretty vague. As long as I was up that early, I called Andrew to get a status update, the summary of which was that he could get my machine back to me by either late tonight or early tomorrow, depending on how Microsoft treated him on the phone. At least the machine accepted my Windows 7 key!

Then I found Dr. Kirker's office IN the Vancity bank building: the directions given by FYI Doctors were very vague. After another eye exam, I was referred to Dr. Weiss for cataract surgery - YIKES! Since I needed a treat, I paid $20.65 cash for 1000 Mead index cards and Big Turk mini Turkish Delights in a bag at London Drugs. While I was there, I mailed off birthday cards and more stickers for Fraser to Lisa and Henry. After I get home from Brighouse Library, I will definitely have enough time to call Chrystal to make dinner plans for next week or so. My eyes are finally getting back to normal now, too! I gotta get out of here before school kids start playing ROBLOX like they did yesterday: real-life Luna! NO!

Big Turk Turkish Delights bites!

Current Mood: excited
Current Location: Brighouse Library
Current Music: ambient library noise
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3784284.html

The computer just blue-screened! Couldn't it have done that while I was sleeping?!

From Reddit on November 10, 2017: "Boob-having persons," XxXFaZEqUIckwopesXxX?! Just say "men" or "women"!

From Reddit on November 10, 2017: "As a vagina-haver"?! No, WeaverofStories, just no! Say you're a woman or that you have a vagina. Much less awkward! You're already saying the word "vagina," anyway...

From Reddit on July 26, 2017: Sex-havers?! BABYPUBESS, no! Just say, "people who have had sex." That's more normal, if slightly wordy.

From a Not Always Working story called TRANSPETTING: Reminder to call your pets by their proper pronouns! Use petself / dogself / catself / hamsterself, etc. because they are not able to communicate their preferred gender and pronouns. Thank you. This has been a PSA.

Current Mood: numb
Current Location: home
Current Music: GWAR, "Blimey"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3772430.html

2017

JANUARY

* Finally got a CHIMO / Family Services phone intake done with Jocelyn, then finally finished JONBOUND. [Jan. 6]

* I created a Discord account for whatever reason, probably to talk to Lucas and his weird friends, plus Kramer and his Twitch stream friends. [Jan. 7]

* Finished replaying HALLOW'S END on Turbo Mode. [Jan. 11]

* Unfortunately, I had to get the passport stuff done with my parents. [Jan. 12]

* Visited Vanessa in the hospital after her surgery. [Jan. 13]

* Hiero's third birthday party! Ayler told me that he needed to take more nachos. Sure, why not? [Jan. 22]

* I got my ten-year passport through registered mail! [Jan. 25]

* Finally finished the very difficult MOTHER 2 DELUXE, and started FINAL FANTASY VI: ETERNAL CRYSTALS. [Jan. 28]

( Highlights and lowlights! )

Current Mood: nostalgic
Current Location: home
Current Music: AFI, "Silver and Cold"
Crossposts: https://glowing-dragon.livejournal.com/3726989.html

After COFFEE TIME, I left at 4:40 so I could meet baby Henry for the first time at Wo's Restaurant at 5:30. I had the Advent calendars for Steph and Lisa, plus the Festive Friends cookies for Fraser. As I thought, I was late, but I'd planned it that way. I said hi to everyone, and noticed Fraser's shirt: "My aunt is cooler than yours!" Baby Henry wanted to focus on the hockey game on TV, but held my finger and stuck out his tongue while making baby noises at me. While having pork, chicken, chicken corn soup, broccoli, carrots, other vegetables, tea, rice, yee mein, and more, Fraser let me check out his toy airplane and told me about the bus trip to the airport this morning and the plane ride later. He'd also danced at Grandma Sandy's birthday party last weekend, which sounds like fun! Everyone else talked about winter clothing, Jon having gout (?!), Mr. Weatherbee in the ARCHIE comics, Ayler and Hiero learning to swear from school, Christon / Eric M. / Eddie / Eunice / Auntie Catherine / Auntie Christine / Uncle Reuben / Uncle Percy being 100 / Uncle Eric / Auntie Eva / Auntie Evie / Auntie Eileen, plans for next week, Victoria, Melia, Melissa, milk, Shoppers Drug Mart (Fraser likes shopping!), and more. Fraser even gave me a hug and kiss when we were leaving! Mom and Dad dropped me off at 7:10, which is fine by me.

Random stuff from Mom and Dad: a Dignity funeral home mint, a stray Q-tip (?!), Necco Wafers, Nosh and Co. Munch Madness lightly salted chips, a lined red and grey toque, a very full green leafy photo album with a LOT of old family photos, Karre bath and shower gel, Karre body lotion, Karre conditioning shampoo, Revive Spa bath and shower gel, Revive Spa bar soap x2, Revive Spa shampoo and conditioner x2, Argan Source shampoo balm, Argan Source bar soap, Argan Source body lotion, BioEnergy gentle bath soap with seaweed extract, conditioning shampoo x5 / body lotion x4 / bar soap x5 from the Ashling Hotel in Dublin, Geneva Guild body moisturizer x2, and Geneva Guild shampoo.

Bewley's café biscuits x2, Bewley's instant coffee x5, Bewley's Irish Breakfast Tea x9, Bewley's Pure Sencha Green Tea, a Cadbury eclair containing milk, Nestlé dark chocolate hot cocoa powder x3, Zingy Lemon and Ginger tea / white Pear Tatin tea / London Decaf / Earl Grey x2 teabags from The London Tea Company, Tetley Original Tea bags x8, Nescafé Original soluble coffee powder x8 (MORE INSTANT COFFEE!), Robert Roberts Luxury Kenyan tea bags x2, Robert Roberts coffee biscuits x2, a Twinings cinnamon orange tea bag, Lyons Gold Blend tea bags x4, Uncle Ben's Fast and Fancy Fine Herb and Wild rice, Indomie Mi Goreng instant noodles x5, a Royal Caribbean cold drinks mug, a Small Italian vest, a No Boundaries thin light blue decorative shirt, a tan Reitman's vest, and a Jones New York button-up thin shirt.