Egads!

Well I finally found a use for that potent-as-hell bathroom cleaner. I spent half the bottle wasting it on this mofo, (after squealing like a girl and hiding in a corner for a few minutes of course):

It took it awhile, but it eventually went down for the count. I would’ve used my hairspray/lighter method, but I wanted to get my security deposit back for the flat at the end of my lease.

Oh yeah, I’m going to be checking my flat for these things for weeks now. Did I mention I’ve a bit of arachnophobia? I’m still waiting for the “flight” adrenaline response to subside: this shit is better than caffeine on a narcoleptic.

Tear Gas

Apparently bathroom cleaners are becoming more and more potent these days.  A few sprays of the one I was using today and my eyes were on fire and my lungs felt like I stuck my head in the smoke from a campfire and inhaled a few times. I finally remembered that I had my old chemistry goggles still, so I had to break them out to finish the simple task of cleaning the bathrooms in my flat. Furthermore, I took my goggles off and saw that the fumes from the cleaner changed the pigment of the ink that I had inscribed my name on them with from a navy blue to a bright fuchsia. Screw the chemistry goggles. With the way my lungs are still burning four hours later, and with what the mere fumes did to my goggles, I’ll need a HAZMAT suit to clean my bathroom next time. However, they seem to be a bit out of my budget, so I’ll just have to change cleaners.

Blurbs

-My schedule at work means that by the time I get home in the wee AM hours, the only things on the telly are infomercials, preachers, and anime on Adult Swim. I succumbed to watching the anime and as a result am addicted to it. I thank the youtube and torrent gods on a regular basis, because without them I’d have to wait until mid March for Volume 9 to come out. My favourites thus far are Blood+, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

-I am addicted to peppermint mochas at Starbuck’s. It helps that my sister is a barista there, because I score discounts on the necessary products to satiate my cravings.

-I’m writing. Alot. It is like I am possessed. I’ll start to fall asleep and that is when an idea hits that I absolutely have to get down on paper because it is so good I don’t want it to slip away. As a result I am having fun falling asleep lately.

-I’ve been a royal bitch at work lately. Of course it more than likely stems from the frustration that I am surrounded by idiots there who react more so than stop to think things through. People are too lazy to engage their minds these days.

-It annoys me when characters in a telly series are from, say, France, and instead of speaking French with each other and there being subtitles, they speak heavily accented English with each other. Combine that with the fact that they’re father and son, and it makes me want to turn the show off. I guess the majority of the target audience is either illiterate or just lazy. Regardless, I think it is stupid.

-I am going to go immerse myself in 20th century tales of espionage now. I’d tell you more, but then I just might have to kill you.

Finding My Way

So I truly didn’t mean for it to happen, but writing for the MTC was such a blast for myself that I decided to go forward with an idea that I’ve been sitting on for some time now and write a novel. The best part? I don’t know what the hell I am doing. I mean I think I know how to write, but am unsure. Furthermore, I could just be setting myself up for disappointment putting weeks into something and it just ends up being tossed in the “To Be Shredded” pile at some publisher’s/editor’s office. It isn’t like I have a whole lot of free time on my hands, but it simply isn’t a desire to write, it is as if the restraints have been removed and it is all I am compelled to do. I’ve got uni papers to write and I’d rather hurry and write what I’ve been dreaming and seeing in my head before it slips away. I seriously need to seek professional help, I think.

Anyways, I believe I will need people to be readers for the manuscript as it develops. I love my family but they’re a bit biased to say the least. I need people who like to read and aren’t afraid of being critical. And if someone out there knows something about this, which I know basically nothing about, HELP!

If anyone is interested drop me a . There is no set time frame for this. It could be a few days or a few weeks before I get the first parts out.

If you think I’m nuts, please slap me, now!

Thanks!