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Now that I’m working somewhere that I’m not super angsty all the time, and sending Jenni instant messages about my former boss like “WHY WON’T HIS HEAD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODE?”, I don’t really feel as angry as I used to. That’s a ginormous relief, because I don’t really like being so angry all the time. And while I did want to hug my former boss so hard he would stop breathing, I don’t think I’d ever want to kill someone.

The only other time prior to that where I remember being so angry was when my grandma died, and you know what helped with that? Blasting a paintball gun all over my parents’ backyard. At the time, my brother had just recently bought one, and by the time my grandpa and I were done releasing some anger, my dad’s wheelbarrow was covered in yellow and white paint. What can I say? Firing off some rounds of paint balls makes a person feel so destructive, and yet so absolutely harmless…

I can’t help but think that it’d be pretty fun to put on some goggles (and other various safety equipment), get hooked up with some spyder paintball markers and chase all my homies through a field blasting them to kingdom come. With paint, of course. We made tentative plans a year or two ago to get a big group together and take over a local Paintball Shootin’ Place, but I can’t remember why it fell through. We should probably schedule it again, though, because nothing says I Love My Friends then splattering a load of paint all over them.

$41 worth of stuff I no longer want

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Back when I worked part-time at Best Buy, I’d head over every Tuesday on my lunch break to the closest Best Buy store and buy all the new releases, and whatever other movies I thought I needed that week. The end result? Over 400 DVDs. Know how many of them haven’t ever been opened? Probably over 100.

I took some of them, along with some CDs I found laying around, into Half Price Books today to sell them. I wasn’t using them, and they were just taking up room. I walked out with $41, which in the grand scheme of thing, isn’t really that much. But it was pretty awesome to get rid of stuff that I’m not using and don’t need.

I’m probably gonna end up taking the rest of it somewhere, too. Clearly if I’ve had a DVD for 3+ years (that’s how long it’s been since I quit Best Buy) and I haven’t ever opened it, I really don’t have a need for it.

Even if that does mean getting rid of things like the first season of the Osbournes and a copy of the movie Murderball. I don’t even know why I bought those!

• I’ve never seen a show I want to be on more than Miss Rap Supreme. Woop Woop! #
• The vitamins I started taking are making my pee turn really bright yellow. It’s like sunshine exploded in my toilet every time I have to go. #
• @reversecowgirl these vitamins are also expired by a couple of months, so maybe that’s it! #
• @best_day_ever WHEW. at least I know it’s somewhat normal then. It was just like a colorful surprise! #
• Not gonna lie, every time I drive into downtown I have my own little private Mary Tyler Moore moment. If only I had a damn tam. #
• Today my boss said: "too many fingers in the dike" and I couldn’t stop giggling. #

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First off, I started a new blog, one where I can write all about work and write all about other things without it being attached to my name. Except for the whole domain registration thing, but I don’t care. It’s all good for now. I’ll still be posting here all the time, because how could I not? But at least there’s a place where I don’t have to censor myself at all. Yay for that.

Work is awesome awesome awesome so far. It’s only been five days, but those five days have been pretty darn good. Company-wise, it’s small, very small. And I like that so much. It’s been years since I’ve worked for a small company, and while I know it’ll have its share of drama, I think it’s a much better fit for me than what I’ve been dealing with since moving up here. We had a staff meeting today, which meant free lunch. It also meant the CEO punched me in the arm three times. It’s okay, though, because she’s awesome!

Also pretty awesome? The CEO told me I interviewed well and she was really impressed by me. She also keeps telling people I’m very sharp. So, I think things are good there!

• I’ve successfully mastered the task of downtown asshole driving. All while wearing grown up lady business clothes. #
• Spring! I missed you! Please stay for a whiled! #

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The thing about working? I get way behind on my TV programs and my internet reading.

Between last night and this morning, I got caught up on the following shows:

• Supernanny: I can’t help watching that show. I want to have a kid just so Jo Frost can teach me how to raise it.
• Top Chef: Finally an episode where I understand half the things being cooked… probably because there were kids in the kitchen this time around. My favorite already got the boot, so I’m trying to pick a new one, which is kinda hard. If I had to pick by hair, it’d totally be Richard Blaise.
• Survivor: Can anyone else possibly be blindsided this season? I really do love this season, even if two of my favorites are sitting on the jury.
• Lost: I started this show at the beginning and now I feel like I just can’t give up on it.
• I Know My Kid’s a Star: I’m so glad someone decided Danny Bonaduce needed a job. Without him, this show would just be a bunch of seriously crazy moms and their kids that aren’t ever gonna be stars despite what they think.
• 30 Rock: Jack Donaghy as part of Homeland Security? Yes, please. I don’t think Tina Fey could have possibly put together a better cast of people. Favorite scene this week? Jack’s assistant singing a Sarah McLachlan song to him as he gets on the elevator.
• The Office: I’m so glad I got sucked into watching this show. I love the whole cast so much. Stanley was on a morning radio show earlier this week, and it made this week’s episode even funnier.

What do we learn from this? That I should probably slow down on the amount of TV I’m watching.

• @reversecowgirl so… not at all? #
• Had my phone turned off most the day. Mainly because I forgot it was off. Oops. #
• Some guy is freestyle rapping outside my window. He compared his girl with the movie Face Off. I love Minneapolis. #
• OK, all of the Twin Cities. I know the zoo isn’t the most original idea, but did you ALL have to have it? #

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• Holy damn. I have a whole lot of TV to catch up on. That damn working thing. #

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• You know how I know it’s spring time? The door is open at The Otter. #
• Jenni is doing the Cupid Shuffle to a John Denver song. It’s so wrong that it is oh so right. #
• There is a bar stool in my back seat thanks to Jenni. Sorry, U Otter Stop Inn. #
• @best_day_ever I can’t wait to park at work and hope today is the day that my boss wants me to drive her to our satellite office. #
• I hate that our awesome twitters from last night didn’t show up because it was BROKEN. But I love that I’m not wearing socks today. #
• @best_day_ever I’ll probably pee myself when I see it in there in like 10 minutes when I walk out the door. #
• Definitely no more staying out past 11 on work nights. Holy crap I an useless today. #
• Totally just hit the alarm bell in the elevator. Nice work, hambone. #
• Don’t talk about the new baseball stadium needing a roof when the team owner’s nephew is in the elevator with you. #
• Also, try not to look like an ass when the same guy who is also the VP of your company tells you he is expecting great things from you. #
• @best_day_ever sadly, yes. #
• GoDaddy just called to see if I needed any assistance in getting my new domain setup. The one I have had since 1998. #

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Aside from the steady paycheck and the constant human interaction and the excitement of finally being able to bump my last job in Missouri off my resume, the other awesome thing about being once again employed is the promise of health insurance. Oh, sweet health insurance. Granted, my nagging back injury will be considered an previous condition, so the trips to the chiropractor will continue to come out of pocket, thanks to my wreck 1.5 years ago.

Beginning June 1, I can get all of the Cialis, viagra, and levitra that I’ll ever need. It’s even more exciting to find out I can order it all online and never have to worry about standing in line at the pharmacy with a sheepish look on my face, while I wait to get my prescription of erectile dysfunction medication filled. Who knew it was just a few mouse clicks away, while I watch old episodes of Entourage and field booty call related text messages with answers of NO NOT AT ALL INTERESTED?

Maybe I’ll just forgo insurance completely, since I can get all my male sexual enhancement drugs on the Internets just as easily. Nobody likes dealing with Blue Cross Blue Shield, and I think this would get completely around it. Except for the fact that I don’t suffer from erectile dysfunction. And I should probably have the insurance just to pay for the therapy I need… even though that’s probably a pre-existing conditions as well.