Water Night

at 07/18/09 9:00PM

Was looking through random stuff on Facebook (on Jody's facebook actually) and came across this. I found it amusing. The idea is that you put your iPod on shuffle and the title of the song is the answer to question. You get some fun answers, plus people see a bit of your music library. As you might expect, some answers are truthful (oddly enough), some are plain wrong, and others are bizarre/hilarious.

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"Stay Together for the Kids" Blink-182

2) HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Live in a Hole" Pantera

3) WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A MAN/WOMAN?
"Piece of Me" Britney Spears

4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"Silent" The Field

5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE?
"The Guardian" Delta Goodrem

6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"Come What May" Moulin Rouge Soundtrack (Ewan McGregor/Nicole Kidman)

7) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"Narcissus" Alanis Morissette

8) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Smiles and Tears" Earthbound Soundtrack (Keiichi Suzuki//Hirokazu Tanaka)

9) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"A Day Without Rain" Enya

10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Humane" Lacuna Coil

11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Take Me Away" Avril Lavigne

12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Redefine" Sevendust

13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"Wake Up" Arcade Fire

14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Battle without Honor or Humanity" Tomoyasu Hotei

15) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Recognize" Flaw

16) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"The Way It Ends" Prototype

17) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Avarice" Disturbed

18) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"More Human Than Human" White Zombie

19) SONG THEY WILL PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
"Bring Me To Life" Evanesence

20) WHAT WILL BE THE TITLE OF THIS NOTE?
"Water Night" Eric Whitacre

19 is creepy :P Some good music in there, too!

by palindrome90 at 07/18/09 11:48PM
7 is funny
16 is neat
18 is odd

by valleryy911 at 07/19/09 4:38AM
my mp3 player is in the car or i would do this too :)

by valleryy911 at 07/19/09 4:39AM
Great title! And hi.

by rundrummerrun at 08/04/09 11:54PM
New Flash Fiction contest here!

by kreg at 09/08/09 8:51PM

Cautious Re-emergence

at 07/17/09 12:23AM

Pleonast is much like crack to me... I'm dipping my toe back in the waters, but I'm going to limit myself as I typically spend way too much time on here.

I saw HBP Tuesday night at the midnight showing. The crew working the movie were a bunch of noobs and couldn't figure out how to position the projection properly. After 5 minutes of adjustments (stopping the movie twice), they finally got it right. Everyone ended up getting a free pass, so I'm not gonna complain much. As for the movie itself, it was good. It was the best of the movies, by far, but sadly it still simply cannot compare to the books. Even at a 150 minute run length the amount of material they left out of the book is staggering. It will be nice that the final book will span two movies (and five hours perhaps?), but honestly, books 4-7 all need 4 hours+ to be done properly (OotP probably needs 5 hours at least). Perhaps 20 years from now when they are considering a remake of the films they will do it properly, but do I really care? No, I don't, because the books are fantastic and no movie will be able to come close to even equaling their greatness. I suppose I would give the film 5.5 out of 7, maybe 6/7. Anyone who has enjoyed the films up to this point will certainly love this movie, but me, I cannot be pleased. ~sigh~

I also saw Public Enemies last week. Highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys movies in general. Depp is just mesmerizing. Very much looking forward to Alice in Wonderland; that film is already looking spectacular. 6.5/7

Been following the Tour de France very closely this year; I have great respect for Lance Armstrong, and the fact that he is doing so well is very exciting. Tomorrow's mountain stage should end Nocentini's care of the yellow jersey and, barring a disaster, Contador should move into first and Armstrong into second. The tour goes through the Alps next week which will reveal if Armstrong can hang on or if he really is the old guy he should be.

Life is otherwise ho-hum. Dad is currently in the Philippines on his 2nd missionary trip (he returns August 17th) and Mom and Ethan are in Ohio, so I have the house to myself. I greatly enjoy the peace and quiet, but some days are rather boring.

Cheers

-Glenn

Good to see you again. Hope that you are doing well.

by ninja_penguin at 07/17/09 1:51AM
I wanna see HP too.

by valleryy911 at 07/17/09 4:05AM
Hey.

by mattdevore at 07/17/09 7:55AM
So you still in Houston? I thought I'd heard something about you moving back to the United Sta... I mean back up north.

by 21_lanes at 07/17/09 9:47AM
Your mom is here???

by curlie at 07/17/09 1:28PM

Twilight

at 11/20/08 1:39PM

Mom and I are going to go see Twilight tonight! EEEEEP!

I'll let ya know if it's great (it will be!)!

Also, the family is going to the Renaissance Festival this weekend. None of us have ever been to one, so we are all really excited.

Finished my new hire paperwork at Amegy today and Monday 8am in Houston I go in for orientation. I'm gonna have to leave at 6am to get there on time. =O Yea for Houston rush hour! :P

~glenn~

Congratulations on the new job!!!

by rachelandra at 11/21/08 9:18AM
wasn't it soo good?!

by tahhietee at 11/21/08 10:57PM
Hey, it was awesome to get to meet you! :D

by unclebiskabobka at 12/14/08 10:22PM
How was the Renaissance? (hey, just to let you know i'm (stachys) on.)

by brewers at 12/22/08 4:37PM
Bet you're glad you don't have this.

by valleryy911 at 12/24/08 6:55AM
hi glenn!

by a_shipley at 12/24/08 9:28AM
how was twilight.. still havent seen it!

by a_shipley at 12/24/08 9:29AM
by valleryy911 at 12/31/08 7:35AM
cousin, i do believe that you are a member of every solitary group on pleonast. that is all

by ijman at 01/05/09 9:19PM
seriously. do you keep up with all those groups? LOL

by a_shipley at 01/08/09 3:14PM
Congrats on the bank job!! I'm glad you are getting to enjoy your parents so much now!

by lovinmarriage at 01/19/09 11:20PM
I'll second the call for an update.

by 21_lanes at 01/23/09 11:27PM
This is Grams . Add me to your friends list.

by poppyfields at 05/04/09 8:30AM

QoS

at 11/15/08 11:55AM

Quantum of Solace was fantastic. Dad and I went to the midnight showing Thursday night/Friday morning. It was, just, wow. So good. The hype may wear off later for me (entirely possible) but this is my new favorite Bond movie (previous fave- Goldeneye), and Daniel Craig is now my new favorite Bond (previous fave- Timothy Dalton).

I'm gonna hafta go see this at least two more times while it's in the theatre!

Also, Dad and I consulted the dictionaries, and according to m-w.com, "sōl'-ace" is an acceptable pronunciation. This makes more sense to my mind what with words like sonar, solar, sober, etc.

~glenn~

Your credibility just went out the door when you said your previous favorite Bond was Dalton. Seriously, the best Bond will always be Connery.

by ninja_penguin at 11/15/08 12:28PM
Lucky. I'm still trying to find some time to go see it. Maybe I'll ge a group together too. Glad to hear that it was good.

by techietortuga at 11/15/08 1:18PM
We like you and all, but tell your mother to update :)

by valleryy911 at 11/17/08 7:08PM

I'M EMPLOYED!

at 11/12/08 3:13PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAA!

I just got off the phone with the lady who did my first interview and they offered me a job at Amegy Bank! Not only did they offer me a job, but they offered me a wage that was 17% higher than what I had asked for! I am totally and utterly floored and amazed. I knew that I interviewed very well, but that well? I can only say, when God blesses us, He blesses us well! His providence has been working in my life for the last few months in ways that I could not foresee at the end of July when I quit Petco and left Kansas. I am speechless.

Tomorrow I go in for a personality assessment. Next week, or perhaps later this week, I'll have a drug test. My first day will be Monday the 24th of November.

I'm so excited I could burst.

~glenn~

UPDATE:

For those who missed it, I will be a Personal Banker with Amegy. My official title will be "Associate Personal Banker (floater)." I will be (potentially) working at all of the Amegy branches in the Southeast Houston Division: Friendswood, Webster, Clearlake, Texas City, League City, and Dickinson. Dickinson is the "home" branch, so I'll be based there (which is great, because it's five minutes from the house) and fill in as needed at the other banks, either as a teller or personal banker or both, again, as needed. I was talking to my new boss about the position and she told me that they recruit from the floaters first when permanently located (non-floating) positions open up. The position I have is very much a "get your foot in the door" type position. I don't expect to be a floater very long.

Also in the way of updates, I have a drug screen/fingerprinting scheduled tomorrow at 11am in downtown Houston, followed by a personality assessment at 2pm at the same place I first interviewed. I've never had a drug screen before, and the most I've ever done with fingerprinting is to put a thumbprint on a check. So, this'll be interesting, lol.

Great news!

by curlie at 11/12/08 3:16PM
I just read that as "ANGRY BANK." I thought that was funny since we have a "HAPPY BANK" here in Amarillo.

by ninja_penguin at 11/12/08 3:21PM
Good for you, btw.

by ninja_penguin at 11/12/08 3:21PM
Nice.

Thanks for the jalapeño poppers, by the way.

by mattdevore at 11/12/08 3:52PM
Congrats on the job. What will you be doing for them?

by shaft at 11/12/08 4:20PM
Glad to hear it.

by deusvitae at 11/12/08 4:36PM
great!

by benb at 11/12/08 4:54PM
WONDERFUL! I'm so happy for you.

by valleryy911 at 11/12/08 7:52PM
Cool. I had a choice between a float Customer Service Rep job and my current job at the bank. I ended up not going float, but I think that would be an interesting/potentially fun experience. Good luck!

by diminished_seventh at 11/12/08 11:53PM
17%? That's an odd number....how you doing? Play MS lately? (I haven't lol - I'm onto CombatArms - an MMOFPS by the same people)

by stranger_yet at 11/13/08 11:54AM
Congratulations. That's very good news. How exciting. Your facial expression is hilarious at the top. There is nothing like the feeling of getting a new job.

by techietortuga at 11/13/08 12:54PM
I didn't want to say anything...but yes 17% is odd.

by valleryy911 at 11/13/08 4:38PM
Awesome, Glenn! :) Happy for ya!

by palindrome90 at 11/13/08 5:41PM
Very happy for you and your great news!!

by matermagistra at 11/14/08 9:51PM

Water Night

Cautious Re-emergence

Twilight

QoS

I'M EMPLOYED!

glenn

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