Musings...

Just got halfway through an interesting article in Inc. Magazine about Evan Williams, creator of Blogger and Twitter. I posed a question in my mind as to what makes some people so successful. What came to me, from the question, wasn't exactly ground breaking. However, it is a good realization. Especially when attempting to make a paradigm shift. The answer, or one of the answers, to the question is:

They just do it.

I will muse more on this later.

Cameron Malchow

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A Cornerstone

Well I've come to another 'cornerstone' in my life. It isn't anything that anyone on the outside would notice... but I feel that I need to take control of some things in my life and finally set things 'right'.

A couple months ago I started practicing The Law of Attraction, which I found to be very helpful to my overall well being. Unfortunately, this past month I've wavered on it. I plan to starting to practice again tomorrow. I have a number of LOA books that I have yet to read and still many more pages in my journals to fill.

I gave my house a decent cleaning this weekend and had some people over... so I think that has helped me shift my mind into a healthier place.

Along with practicing LOA again I plan on starting to eat healthy, again... I was doing so well and lost about 15lbs, now I need to get back on that wagon.

I will write more tomorrow about my LOA journey.

Cell Phones

I was talking with a friend tonight about my first cell phone about 10 years ago... so I thought I would try to fit a chronological cell phone timeline for myself together:

1998ish
ClearNET Sony CMB1207CNT0

1999ish
ClearNET Nokia 6188

2000ish
ClearNET Sanyo SCP 4000

2001ish
Sanyo SCP 4000

2003ish
Telus Samsung Ruby Phone (SCH260)


2004ish
I don't remember, but it was a different cell phone.
2005ish
Telus Motorola Razr

2007ish
Telus Motorola Krzr

Finally, May 2008
Telus Blackberry Curve 8330

Musings for the day...

So, I had the joyous opportunity of trying to see a doctor today since I was concerned that I was getting a chest infection (bronchitis, pneumonia). So, although I knew I wouldn't be able to get an appointment in town, I attempted to call the clinic here. Nothing but a busy signal. I then proceeded to toil over going to the emergency room in the town 50km away. I didn't really want to go there an seem like a tool for something that may not be serious. However, I didn't want it to be serious and then seem like a tool for not going in the first place. I decided I would try calling the government health line for advice. After being on hold for about 20 minutes I gave up and decided to just go in.

I had had the opportunity to peruse that emergency room before and was quite concerned that it would take a number of hours. Amazingly, however, it was much faster than that. I was really expecting to be able to type a long expose on emergency room waiting times and how it is caused by inadequate non-emergency care... and since I've broached the topic I think I will delve in briefly.

I don't think anyone in my situation actually wants to sit for hours in an emergency room. Typically for things like a cold, flu, infection or other concerns, that aren't immediately life threatening, people like myself would much rather make an appointment to see a doctor in a practice. Unfortunately, when you are actually able to get ahold of a family doctor and, even after explaining your situation, are only able to book an appointment as soon as three weeks (not shitting you, the last time I tried booking an appointment with the clinic in town it was three weeks), that isn't soon enough when you have an immediate medical concern. Granted, I am probably using the word immediate incorrectly. When I use it I mean something that should be taken care of in a couple days. So, all in all I don't believe the medical system where I live is working. We need more doctors desperately. As well, we need to be able to see the same doctor not a rotation of doctors.

Anyway, the doctor that I did end up seeing today wasn't the best at 'customer service', but he got the job done. In a future blog I plan on exploring our medical system and how it isn't being ran properly. Some very brief examples of how it isn't being run properly is doctors feelings of entitlement (ie. they don't recognize that it is your tax dollars that pay their paycheque), waste in the medical system and lack of service/care.

As I am sure most of you are wondering... the prognosis is that I have a viral infection. So, basically there is nothing that can be done except to treat the symptoms. Which means drinking Neocitran and taking other drugs. Expected recovery is 3-6 weeks!

My day with doctors didn't end there, though. I had a chiropractor appointment in the evening. Generally, I don't mind going to the chiropractor. On this occasion, however, whole families were in the waiting room. I beg people, please don't bring you noisy brats to a doctors office. Believe me when I say you are the only one that loves your child's screaming. No one else on this earth wants to enjoy the company of your brat. Furthermore, no one wants to hear you kid scream that they don't want to get adjusted by the chiropractor. If the child is scared of this ELECTIVE treatment, don't make them go through with it. Don't even try to talk them into it. I have only seen it lead to wailing, which as I mentioned previously no one but yourself wants to hear. I don't believe in getting pre-pubescent or pubescent kids adjusted anyway. You're dealing with systems that should not be screwed up to begin with and bones that are still growing and malleable. There should be no reason to adjust babies, kids or adolescents.

I think I am back...

After a long hiatus from blogging, I think I will return. I am at a point in my life where I think it would be beneficial to get my thoughts down on paper, in a manner of speaking.

Lil' About Me

Have I ever...
1. Taken a picture naked? Yes
2. Painted your room? No
3. Made out with a member of the same sex? Yes
4. Drove a car? Yes
5. Danced in front of your mirror? Yes
6. Have a crush? Yes
7. Been dumped? Yes
8. Stole money from friend? No
9. Gotten in a car with people you just met? No
10. Been in a fist fight? Yes
11. Snuck out of your house? Yes
12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? Yes
13. Been arrested? No
14. Made out with a stranger? Yes
15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? Yes
16. Left your house without telling your parents? Yes
17. Had a crush on your neighbor? No
18. Ditched school to do something more fun? Yes
19. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? Yes
20. Seen someone die? Yes
21. Been on a plane? Yes
22. Kissed a picture? Yes
23. Slept in until 3PM? Yes
24. Love someone or miss someone right now? Yes, a lot of people.
25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? Yes
26. Made a snow angel? Yes
27. Played dress up? Yes
28. Cheated while playing a game? Yes... but never with you, I swear:P
29. Been lonely? Yes
30. Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes
31. Been to a club? Yes
32. Felt an earthquake? Yes
33. Touched a snake? Yes (held a large boa around my shoulders once!)
34. Ran a red light? Yes
35. Been suspended from school? No
36. Had detention? Yes
37. Been in a car accident? No
38. Hated the way you look? Yes
39. Witnessed a crime? Yes
40. Pole danced? Yes
41. Been lost? Yes
42. Been to the opposite side of the country? No, (Only as far as Quebec)
43. Felt like dying? Yes
44. Cried yourself to sleep? Yes
46. Sang karaoke? Yes
47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes
48. Laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose? Yes
49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes
50. Kissed in the rain? Yes
51. Sang in the shower? Yes
52. Made love in a park? Yes
53. Had a dream that you married someone? Yes
54. Glued your hand to something? No
55. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? No
56. Ever gone to school partially naked? No
57. Been a cheerleader? No
58. Sat on a roof top? Yes
59. Didn't take a shower for a week? Ew, no
60. Been too scared to watch scary movies alone? Yes
61. Played chicken? No
62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? Not a pool, but a lake.
63. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? Yes
64. Broken a bone? Yes
65. Been easily amused? Yes
66. Laughed so hard you cry? Yes
67. Mooned/flashed someone? Yes
68. Cheated on a test? Yes
69. Forgotten someone's name? Yes
70. Slept naked? Yes
71. Gone skinny dipping? Yes
73. Blacked out from drinking? I don't remember :-P
74. Played a prank on someone? Yes
75. Gone to a late night movie? Yes
76. Made love to anything not human? Didn't make love literally...
77. Failed a class? Chemistry 30 :-S
78. Choked on something you're not supposed to eat? No
79. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours? No
80. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend? Absolutely not.
81. Did you celebrate the 4th of July? No,
82. Thrown strange objects? Yes
83. Felt like killing someone? Yes
84. Thought about running away? Yes
85. Ran away? No
86. Done drugs? Yes
87. Had detention and not attend it? Yes
89. Made a parent cry? Yes
90. Cried over someone? Yes
91. Owned more than 5 sharpies? No
92. Dated someone more than once? Yes
93. Had a dog? Yes, two.
94. Own an instrument? Yes
95. Been in a band? No
96. Drank 25 sodas in a day? No
97. Broken a cd? Yes
98. Shot a rifle? Yes, sooo much fun!

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion 73% Stability 60% Orderliness 50% Empathy 56% Interdependence 83% Intellectual 43% Mystical 36% Artistic 10% Religious 16% Hedonism 70% Materialism 90% Narcissism 63% Adventurousness 50% Work ethic 63% Self absorbed 36% Conflict seeking 63% Need to dominate 43% Romantic 83% Avoidant 10% Anti-authority 76% Wealth 30% Dependency 36% Change averse 43% Cautiousness 36% Individuality 23% Sexuality 70% Peter pan complex 30% Physical security 90% Food indulgent 83% Histrionic 23% Paranoia 16% Vanity 30% Hypersensitivity 70% Female cliche 50%

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Stability results were moderately high which suggests you are relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic.

Orderliness results were medium which suggests you are moderately organized, hard working, and reliable while still remaining flexible, efficient, and fun.
Extraversion results were high which suggests you are overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense too often of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity.

trait snapshot:
social, outgoing, worry free, optimistic, upbeat, tough, likes large parties, makes friends easily, rarely irritated, open, enjoys leadership, trusting, dominant, thrill seeker, strong, does not like to be alone, assertive, mind over heart, confident, controlling, feels desirable, likes the spotlight, loves food, social chameleon, hard working, concerned about others

The Apprentice

Okay, so really... Angie should NOT have been fired tonight. She was the only fucking person the team that did anything. Fucking Chris, as cute and dateable as I think he is, lost a company credit card. And subsequently spent the rest of the task trying to find it. Alex delegated everything, except technology procurement, to Angie. So, in my opinion, Angie did an outstanding job in 24 hours. She designed the clothes, had them made up and created the presentation. The only error that I think Angie made was allowing Alex to delegate so much shit to her. Chris or Alex should have been fired. Alex for his absolutely aborrent ability to manage and Chris for his irresponsibility. Donald Trumps continued praise of Alex, saying that Chris and Angie have made him a looser is only loosely true... Alex was NEVER a winner, his previous team held him up.

 

  Should still be in the running.

 Hot, but needs to go.

 Couldn't manage properly.

 

Missing something...

When I was done going into work at 8:30am this morning, on my day off, worked for 2 hours, had a nap and then had a job interview. Anyways... when I was finally done my set out tasks for the day I felt like something was missing. It took me at least an hour to figure out what it was. At first I thought that it might be that my friend Dave had moved. That wasn't it though, even though I am upset that he has moved away. I sensed that my loss had something to do with me not having someone that I could just phone up and hang out with... and I mean hang out in the raw sense of the word; Drive around, shoot the shit, enjoy each others company. There was really only one person that I did that with. Unfortunately, those exclusive rights belonged to my ex-boyfriend.

Of course the question should be, "What would have set these feelings off?"... our human brains are remarkable pieces of work. How neurons are meshed together and one can set off the other, it is largely a mystery to medical science. Anyway, what set me off was driving down 50th street, almost right between the whitemude and the yellowhead. A person that I loved, was with for a short period of time, lived around there. I remember picking him up from there and hanging out with him. Once, we watched the planes land at the municipal airport, right at that little rest stop on 121st street. We fell asleep cuddling that night. Sadly, he was killed in May of 2004. So anyway being reminded of him reminded me of my past relationship which made me feel a sense of loss of companionship. Strange how things work, eh?

I think that's all for now... but I might post more... who knows.

Unconditional love... It's soooo cute... makes me want to have more kitty cats!!!!