i didn't quite manage to finish telling my saga yesterday and now i'm not much in the mood to do it. let's just say that my boss decided to be a little bitch but everything ended up fine. i got my pay and now i even have an extra couple of days off =)
off to see dan so he can fix some of what we did last week =)
i cannot even begin to describe what i just went through, but i'll try...
i was under the impression that my boss was a sweet little lady. we all have our issues, of course, but she didn't appear to have anything too noticable. at least not on a professional level.
today was not supposed to be my last day. tuesday was. but today, my boss decided that going out to the hamptons without paying me (or martha) was a good idea. not only is this the end of the pay period and we are legally owed what we wowrked for, but she also knows that i am leaving the country and will be closing my account and so forth. so after martha trying to reason with her and finally being hung up on, i called and told her exactly what i thought: that she is acting unprofessionally, childish and that at this point i did not care if she didn't want me to work those extra few days. all i wanted was my pay. i said this to her voicemail cuz she refused to pick up our phone calls. a little while later she returns my phone call, telling me that we are the ones acting childish, tells me that we have to figure out a way to get paid (which we did, but she didn't like) and tells me to shut up before hanging up on me. again.
ok time to jet, i'll be back with the rest in a bit...
today i had to go to the bank to deposit all of the donations made to fundacion at the fireworks fundraiser that took place this past sunday. i figured it would take forever, since it takes them eternity to deposit two or three checks. i was heading there with thirty of them. and cash. so the first deposit slip i handed to the teller, which i expected to wait a lifetime for - was done in no time. however, when the retard got to the cash part - i swear she counted it five different times and got a different amount each time. now it's not like it was a few bills. this was a rather large pile and the counting process took long enough. and the fact that she did it several times, was starting to piss me off. only after she tried this method 28937658278967524567 times, did she bother getting up to use the money counter. i had asked her to do it before that, too - but she insisted on counting manually. idiot. i believe i was in the bank a total of fifty minutes. fourty of which i was waiting for the retard to count the money.
seriously, some people should stick to serving burgers at fast food joints.
yesterday was insane. i was supposed to go out to help with fundacion's fireworks event out in the hamptons, and my experience went something like this:
i woke up at the ass-crack of dawn to get ready. i headed out on time and figured out what subway line would take me to the jamaica LIRR station. that wasn't difficult. however, i managed to get there literally two minutes after the train had already left. wonderful. i waited two hours for the next train. once i was on the train, about a half-hour into the ride, i get a call from martha telling me that the event was postponed to the following day (today). since i was still before the first stop, i figured i'd get off at it and take a train back. so just as my train was pulling in, the train going in the oposite direction pulled out. great. i waited another two hours. it was cold and disgustingly humid (if you can imagine that). it was raining and windy and gross. i finally managed to get back home about six hours after i set out. ugh. then i had to run out to the post office before it closed.
good times.
or not.
the rest of the day was spent futzing around on my new mac (it's so sexy =D) and hanging out in a pleasently air conditioned apartment. there was no way i was going to go out again. heh.
today, i am unfortunately unable to make another attempt at the hamptons thing. there are too many things i have to do. it is, after all, only nine days before i head over to the other side of the world... YAY! heh. i honestly thought this day would never come. but it will. in just over a week.
this would be why i've been walking around with a smile =)
today's weather is so incredibly ridiculous that you have to see it to believe it. it's been raining so hard, on and off - that the people who were caught without umbrellas just seemed to have said 'fuck it' and are walking around getting wet. even some of the people who started out with umbrellas and then lost them due to the wind etc have done the same.
earlier, while i was getting tattooed, a lightening bolt came right down in the middle of the street outside the studio. it was so bright, and the simultanious thunder clap that came with it was so loud that i could have sworn it hit the building itself and actually managed to come inside somehow. not to mention that all of the car alarms went off at that moment, too.
so now i'm actually back in the office cuz i was asked to do something. and i don't wanna leave cuz it's still pouring out there.
in other news, the people i work with pissed me off today. i'm not even supposed to be in the office on friday, but since we're having the fireworks event tomorrow (or are we?) we needed someone to be here for the phones etc. i had made my appointment with dan weeks ago and there was nothing to indicate that it would be all too tragic if i left the office at 2:30. but apparently it was. even martha got snippy with me. wtf? i officially don't like working here anymore, either. it's a good thing i only have to be here until august 1st.
i had a loooong entry to post. then i got lazy and decided to give the really short version:
yesterday -
i got a macbook.
had dinner at peter luger's. kristen wanted to take me out before i leave, and this was a perfect choice =)
i came home at around 1am and sat and futzed around with the new toy.
i think i was on the subway nine different times, going up and down town.
got some sleep, though not much.
today -
got to see guy!! i haven't seen him in about three years. i missed him. in about a week and a half i'll be able to see him more often again =)
have a tattoo session with dan later. i hope it's the last one cuz i really can't afford anymore.
gonna go home and play with my machine a little more =D
tomorrow -
going out to the hamptons to work the fireworks event. not in the mood, but whatever.
Posted by
Dina on 07.21.06 @ 02:00 PM EEST :: [link]
Thursday, July 20th
the boy has no patience
music: people yapping mood: no patience!!
ok my ass hurts from sitting in one place for too long. and i'm bored. who'd have thought? =P there are seven more days in which i have to come into this place. i wanna be in israel. now.
...i don't have patience. i'm not a jedi. they apparently are able to learn this trait. i don't have an obi-wan kenobi figure that has faith in me like he did in luke skywalker regarding learning patience. grrr...!
i can't even begin to explain how annoying the people at the various honors societies are. they have been bugging me non-stop for years now.
at some point in the midst of my undergrad education, i started being invited to join the honors program at hunter (yes, this is where i graduated from). this entailed my having to do all kinds of grad-level courses (700 level) instead of the regular GEDs (general education requirements). so while i was going to be exempt from the average requirements, they were going to bombard me with even more work. umm... no thanks. see, they're only supposed to offer this to you until you have a certain amount of credits. i honestly don't remember how many, though. this is because they assume that after that certain amount, you will have likely done most of your GEDs anyway, and then it would be pointless. even though they began bugging me about this when i was within the credit range they required, i had already done most of my requirements right off the bat, since i wanted to get them out of the way. so i ignored the invitations thinking that at some point they'd have to stop anyway. but i should have known better. i think i kept on receiving these invitations until well into my senior year. i'm not sure what good they thought it was going to do.
then, at some point at the end of my junior year, i began getting invited to join the golden key society and the greek system too. phi beta kappa, to be exact. i ignored those, too. i find these 'societies' to be ridiculous and useless. i don't care how many 'benefits' they claim to give their members, the very fact that i have to pay to belong (to some of them) and have to work (on some levels) to be a part of them, makes me give a very quick and decided 'no thanks.'
yes, i'm lazy. i think it's quite enough that i busted my ass in class for over four years, and got a kick-ass GPA to show for it. i don't really understand the idea behind doing extra work. not to mention that i'm leaving the country and these so called 'benefits' will be rendered useless anyway.
what i'm really getting at here is that i wish that after having sent me 9367948750234 invitations, and having been ignored for years, literally - these people would all stop emailing and snail-mailing me about their nonsense.
* buy a macbook. even though i can probably fry an egg on it.
* say good buy to my friends next friday at korova.
...and probably a few more things that aren't all too significant.
then i will be on my way to the holy land, to my friends, to (the larger part of) my family, to someone whom i cannot wait to spend time with, and to new adventures =)
that's it. the grades are all in. i got an A- and an A on my summer classes and that concludes everything i'll ever have to do for my undergrad degree. well, aside from sending martha to pick my diploma up. heh. i have a cumulative GPA of 3.924, which means that i will be graduating summa cum laude. not bad for someone who never really planned on going to school.
anyway, i am now a dina with a BA in media. more specifically, in digital media and web development. lol.
in other news, there are now two weeks left till my move. the only thing that would make me happier is if i were already there.
in other news, i got an A- on a class that was annoying the crap outta me. still waiting on one more grade, and then i've been told i'm good to graduate. diploma will follow in a few months.
although i have been told that the war situation is more serious than it has been in past years, this will not be the thing to change my mind.
for now, my place is back there with friends and family.
i appreciate the concern a lot of you have shown, really.
i will be leaving august 2nd, and i still want to see all of you at korova on friday night - july 28th.
ps - an update and pictures from the bahamas will come sometime soon. although i suspect that photos will take a while since i have no access to a machine with photoshop at the moment.
i think this has got to be the hottest day i've ever experienced in my life. no joke. it makes me think of scenes from soylent green, when global warming has finally taken its toll and there is no escape from the extreme heat. i swear, there is going to be another blackout this year cuz it's impossible not to have AC on or even to turn it off when one is not on the premises... since that would mean coming back to a sauna. gross.
this morning, in this unbearable heat, i ran to the post office. twice. and then i headed to the subway carrying one of the heaviest bags i've ever managed to pack. i don't even know what's in it that's making it so heavy. either way, when i got to the office i was ready both for a nap and a shower. blech.
on a (much) happier note, those were my last two boxes to send off. i am officially moved out of my apartment and will be staying with magal from now until i leave. also, today officially marks three more weeks till my departure and today are my finals. this means that after today there will be NO MORE SCHOOL! \m/ in addition, amber will be making her way down here tonight so we can head out to the airport nice and early tomorrow morning for our flight to the bahamas =D
yes. it appears that it's finally happening.
i am progressively getting more excited and nervous. and by nervous i mean butterflies in my tummy kind of nervous. yum =)
ok... i know this is about two and a half weeks in advance, but i want you all to reserve this date and time in order to come and say good bye to and get drunk with me one last time before i leave:
i will obviously be doing this at korova. it will be on friday the 28th of july, most likely from the time the bar opens (7pm?) until i can't stand anymore.
i do hope you can all make it, cuz i would love to see you all before i go.
i finally did it. i managed to put binarycellar up. i've been meaning to finish it forever. i figured i should have at least something up before i leave, since i don't know when the next time will be that i actually sit down in front of a computer for a long stretch of time. however, let it be noted that the site is not complete. i still have to deside exactly where to put the portfolio links (i'm not sure i like where they are on the page), i have to create a better 'popup' option for the actual files (just opening them up in a separate window is teh ghey), and there are still some more designs i have to put up.
i know, it's not fancy. then again, i am a fan of minimalism and i'm not much of a graphics wiz.
that's right. i'm super proud of myself for braving the subways last night after going out, instead of doing what i usually do. take a cab, i mean. i really need to save money in any way i can, and cabbing it home every time i decide to drink or what have you is not a good way to do it. it did help, of course, that i didn't drink last night and that i left relatively early (1:30am?).
i ended up getting home much later and only got to bed at about 4:30am. but no matter... i got up early enough to do laundry (the last load to be done in brooklyn and the last time my huge comforter will be washed before it leaves for israel =P) and finish my reading while waiting.
now if i can only finish preparing for my shakespeare final on wednesday at a normal hour, i'll go to byte. it will be my last chance to do so. so i should probably go. heh.
the workout for this sunny saturday morning includes three rounds of running down four flights of stairs with a 20-25 pound box, wheeling said box over to the post office (about six blocks), walking back, running back up the stairs.
some homeless looking dude stops next to me as we're both waiting for the light to change, and this is what took place -
homeless: nice tats me: *smiles politely* homeless: you like goffic music? me: *ignores annoying person* homeless: you like goffic music? me: *still ignoring* homeless: i think you're a witch.
mind you, i was wearing a pair of blue jeans and sneakers, my hair is no longer any 'interesting color' and my septum piercing was hidden.
at the moment i am rather happy that time doesn't just stop. i'm sure that at some point in the not-so-distant future i will think otherwise, but for now it's a comforting thought. not only am i waiting for all of the things mentioned oh-so-many times (school to be over, move back to isreal, be with old friends and some new) - but there is another, more important factor playing into my impatience. i will not go into detail right here. at least not now. i will just say that i am very greatful for it. and i foresee being even more so in a matter of a few short weeks.
now although i do realize that time is not standing still, the closer i get - the more intense my desire is for the next twenty six days to be in the past. it's kind of like getting senioritis (which i have a serious case of right now, too) - when it feels like the end is insignificant because what comes next is more important. that's how i feel about so many things at this very moment.
that said, i am still trying to make the most of what time remains here with my nyc friends. today martha and i went out for food and drinks. and later, i should be seeing crystal for more of the same. still, everything seems rather dull since i'm missing that certain something. someone.
heh. oh well... nothing i can do about the laws of physics. time will just have to do its thing and i have no choice but to go along with it.
i always try to stay realistic about things. i try to take everything in a logical fashion. and for the most part i do ok. but sometimes, when there is no way for me to be sure - my mind goes places i'd rather it didn't.
i don't want to overreact. but without reassurance, my emotion sometimes wins this battle.
it really is about time to make some serious changes in my knowledge of design and development. i've been using the same old crap from four or five years ago, and it's rather sad. or hilarious... all depending on how you look at it. until now i had a tag-board on this site, that uses some old script. not to mention the fact that this entire blogging system is cgi-based and very cumbersome.
let it be noted, though, that since i have been in school for the last four and a half years, i have had about zero time to learn new things that are not school-related. i've also not had time to pick up a book that i was really into; only text books. every chance i've had to not think (i.e. not use my brain for anything) - all i've been able to do is sit down in front of the television to watch a movie or whatever other mindless crap i was able to find...
in about three and a half weeks, i will have all the free time in the world. i will be able to rediscover reading for the sake of pleasure and the passion i once had for learning/knowing all things technical.
Posted by
Dina on 07.06.06 @ 03:22 PM EEST :: [link]
Wednesday, July 5th
blah
music: nothing mood: feh
i hate not knowing. it creates knots in my stomach. not the good kind, either.
pms is a bitch.
Posted by
Dina on 07.05.06 @ 04:08 PM EEST :: [link]
independence goodness
music: office noise mood: ok
as should be evident from the photos i posted, the party on monday night was a huge success...
during the day on monday, i had come into work for a few hours to catch up on some things my boss wabted me to do. she had arrived at some point, too, and we both did some work before she said that she wanted to take me out for lunch. to celebrate my birthday =) so we finished up here and headed down the block to some fancy asian place where we had dumplings, rice and some wine.
after that, i had some errands to run. i ran around in the crazy heat for a while before calling kristen to see about how to get to her apartment. luckily, she was in the city too... so we met up and headed back to queens. we ran around there, too, buying some last minute alcohol, beverages and food and then just got everything ready.
people started slowly showing up and before we knew it, both kriten and i were completely wasted. lol. there are lots of pictures that documented the night, but both of us have some moments that we cannot recall - as was confirmed earlier, via livejournal. lol. i know that everyone got really drunk and had a lot of fun. my night was pretty much perfect... except for the fact that it was missing a certain someone to make it complete. oh well. soon enough =)
a bunch of us left together and caught a cab back into the city. i don't remember much of the cab ride, but i'm glad i decided that going all the way home was a bad idea. i crashed at adam and nicole's, and slept comfortably on their couch. i managed to wake up rather early and hung out with nicole a bit longer before heading home to sleep off my baby hang over. heh.
yesterday i did nothing all day. so today i had to wake up at ass-o'clock to do the reading i had ignored.
i don't wanna go back to school. i want it to be over. now. i have no patience. i don't want to go to class. i don't want to be at work. i want to be in israel. i want to be with you.
Posted by
Dina on 07.05.06 @ 02:14 PM EEST :: [link]
countdown
music: the twilight zone mood: ok
4 weeks.
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Dina on 07.05.06 @ 12:12 AM EEST :: [link]
Posted by
Dina on 07.04.06 @ 08:08 PM EEST :: [link]
another year
music: nothing mood: okie
happy birthday to meeeeeee!!
i love recieving calls from all over the world/country on my birthday.
i had a blast last night at kristens! thanks to all of you who came =)
i will upload photos when i get less lazy. hehe.
Posted by
Dina on 07.04.06 @ 07:02 PM EEST :: [link]
Monday, July 3rd
photos
music: AC mood: waking up
here are the photos from memorial day at coney island and here are the ones from this past friday night.
nothing too exciting... i can't be held responsible for the pictures i take when i'm drunk =P
Posted by
Dina on 07.03.06 @ 08:16 AM EEST :: [link]
Sunday, July 2nd
all in a day
music: grey's anatomy mood: ok
today was cool. well, no... it was disgustingly hot, but i had a good time hanging out with alison all day and even watching a rediculous movie with her =)
and now i have decided that i need a completely new phone. sure, i would still like the battery for the razr cuz it's going to be a while till i can afford another phone that really makes me happy; but mike had just pointed out so many phones that i would like, i don't even know what to do with myself. lol.
Posted by
Dina on 07.02.06 @ 11:02 PM EEST :: [link]
another day off
music: ehud banai - everyone knows mood: ok
ok so friday was spent somewhat active, as described in my previous entry. yesterday, on the other hand, i did absolutley nothing. i didn't even do any homework. all i did all day was chat on messenger and aim and watch tv. due to my complete lack of energy spending, i woke up at 7:30 this morning and managed to do some of my reading. other than that, i'm feeling rather antsy. i don't want to spend another entire day indoors. i do realize the weather is rather unsympathetic, to put it mildly, but i can't stand the thought of doing nothing again. the only thing i have 'planned' is my venture into the city to pick my flight ticket up from tomer. other than that, i think i'll manage to do some more reading... but i want to do something!
is anyone awake?
Posted by
Dina on 07.02.06 @ 11:05 AM EEST :: [link]
Saturday, July 1st
this and that
music: AC noise mood: *yawn*
so on thursday night magal came over with a suitcase for me to use when i leave. if my stuff fits in this one (and the other one i already had), i won't have to buy another one. anyway, we hung out, talked and watched a couple of episodes of south park before passing out for the night.
yesterday i managed to get a few errands taken care of and mostly did nothing all day. later in the evening, it was time for me to head out and meet mygirlies for our friday night dinner and drinks. we started out at 7A, then went over to mug for a drink before adam informed me that he and nicole were over at uncle ming's. so we headed over there and i believe that i was there for most of the rest of the night. i do remember kristen and sandra leaving, but it was when adam decided to buy everyone tequila shots that my evening becomes a blur. naturally. all i know is that adam, nicole and i went back to their apartment where we watched a movie (i honetly don't remember which) and passed out.
i slept on that couch until sometime early this morning, when i got up and took the subway home. i was rather happy that there was no hang over. then again, i think that if i manage to stay away from sangria - for the most part, i'm guaranteed either to not have one at all, or just have a slight one. yes. either way, i came home and continued sleeping till just about a half an hour ago.
there are no plans for later. i should probably stay home and do reading.
i think it's time to order food.
oh, and i got my flight ticket!! =)
Posted by
Dina on 07.01.06 @ 02:26 PM EEST :: [link]