The Busy Little B

Creator of the GIF pronounces it "JIF."

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:00 -0500

Drunk.

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:03:02 -0500

That is all.

david: For Rachel :)

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:17 -0500

david:

For Rachel :)

I bought a meal for a homeless guy today.

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:07:21 -0500

There’s one of two guys who I run into on the way home after work late at night. One guy, who is usually there 90-95% of the time, always asks for change and is always surrounded by liquor bottles, so I conveniently avoid him. The other guy is one I rarely see, but I saw him tonight. I never carry change, and by default if any homeless person asks, I tell them honestly that I don’t carry change. Tonight, as I walked by him, he started talking to me.

“Please ma’am, if you could-“

“I’m really sorry, I don’t carry change.”

“No, I don’t need change, really. I’m just really hungry, if I could get a bite to eat.”

“I…. I’m sorry…”

I walked past him and into a nearby food place. I was going to get dinner for myself and as I ordered Chinese takeout for myself, I couldn’t stop thinking about the guy. My dad would always tell me as a kid that I should never deny someone food or water (even when I’d hold a container of food high above my brother’s head for jokes). ”Food and water are necessities. If someone asks you for either, it’s wrong for you to say no.” I heard him say that in my head, and I looked outside to see the guy still standing out there.

So I ordered a meal for him, and I called him into the restaurant.

He was very thankful. He told me he hadn’t had a bite to eat in a while and he was starving. And then he started talking about his story… how he’s been homeless for about 4 years. How he was injured while working, and then wrongfully terminated, and how now, being 57 years old, he was considered “not hirable.” I felt really bad. He asked me my name then. I hesitated at first about giving out my information to him, but I introduced myself. He introduced himself as Bob. He guessed that I’m in college, and asked where I go. I hesitated again, but I said DePaul. He then told me about his kids. How his son graduated from UIC and now works for a major television network as a film editor. How his daughter also went to DePaul, graduated, and now works in a newer medical field called “music therapy”. He told me how his job helped to put them through school. I felt even worse for him… that he’s done his all to get them educated, and now that they’re fine, and he’s in his hour of need, he’s all alone.

It really struck me, this whole encounter with this guy. Here was a hard-working man, screwed over by the system, but still trying to work hard and get by. In his whole time that he talked to me, I never once got the impression that he was angry about being screwed over and he never tried to blame anyone and never said anything negative. Instead, he took a “shit happens, but you move on and do the best you can” kind of attitude. Living each day for what it was, and appreciating even the simplest things that we take for granted daily, like a meal.

There’s so much I could learn from him.

Even when I spell my name out, the barista at Starbucks still gets it wrong. Le sigh. -_-

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:25:43 -0500

Even when I spell my name out, the barista at Starbucks still gets it wrong. Le sigh. -_-

tyleroakley: rosalarian: Angelina Jolie had a double...

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:47 -0500

tyleroakley:

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

Boom.

hungsworth replied to your post: hungsworth replied to your post: OH GOD OH HOLY… holy crap. i...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:51:16 -0500

hungsworth replied to your post: hungsworth replied to your post: OH GOD OH HOLY…

holy crap. i would be paranoid too. hope you successfully get rid of them soon

Thanks, same :( I’ve had multiple full blown panic attacks tonight, so freaking scary.

matthewmelange replied to your post: hungsworth replied to your post: OH GOD OH HOLY… hi hello

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:49:53 -0500

matthewmelange replied to your post: hungsworth replied to your post: OH GOD OH HOLY…

hi

hello

hungsworth replied to your post: OH GOD OH HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THERE’S A COCKROACH, A...

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:09:06 -0500

hungsworth replied to your post: OH GOD OH HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THERE’S A COCKROACH, A MOTHERFUCKING COCKROACH

Vacuum. that’s how i handle spiders too

Shoot yeah. Soon as I saw it, I decided to skip class, go to Target, and get Raid, gloves, face covers, and a small vacuum.

We actually had the exterminator come in last Friday and he told us we have roaches (we didn’t know until then). And I think some of the other apartments in the complex do so too.

But funny story (not so funny)… As part of my “roach genocide” adventure, we moved the fridge and stove to make sure there wasn’t any back there. Turns out there was. So far it has been…. 18 or 20 baby bastards, and counting.

It is 11 pm, and I’m still considering checking into a hotel for the night.

OH GOD OH HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THERE'S A COCKROACH, A MOTHERFUCKING COCKROACH

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:10:53 -0500

SITTING THERE ON MY OUTLET AS IF IT WAS WAITING FOR THE MOMENT I’D GO STRAIGHTEN MY HAIR TO ATTACK ME

I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO

I CAN’T KILL BUGS, I FEEL REALLY, REALLY BAD IF I KILL BUGS OR ANY CREATURE REALLY

BUT

THEY SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF ME

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD IT’S A FUCKING COCKROACH IN MY BATHROOM

AND IT’S STARING AT ME

I’M GOING TO CRY

WILL MOUTHWASH KILL IT?

hungsworth replied to your post: On a bus heading to Ohio to visit family. =[ are you on a...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:11:29 -0500

hungsworth replied to your post: On a bus heading to Ohio to visit family.

=[ are you on a megabus?

Haha yes I was!

On a bus heading to Ohio to visit family.

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:13:52 -0500

This bus is just…. AGH. “It’d be fun,” they said. “It’d be really comfortable,” they said. Well no, this is awful.

I’ve only been on here a half hour. The bus was supposed to start at 10, it was delayed. The seat is just the width of my body, no more. Not to mention I’ve got a fairly large woman right next to me. The leg room is comparable to a commercial airline…but you have to keep your bag under your feet instead of the seat. Can’t lean your seat back. I think there’s a bathroom on this bus? Like I’m gonna use that…

Promised WiFi is a no-go. Can’t sleep, the bus moves too much and it’s making me sick. Tried playing video games on my computer, that made me feel sick too. My homework and other books are all on my computer. Not sure what to do other than roam Tumblr on my phone.

Oh and the best part? It’s a fucking 9 hour drive. For me to have rented a car and driven on my own, ir would have taken 5.5 hrs max. But no, to my parents and relatives, me driving across two states on my own was far worse than sticking me on an overnight bus with weird people, some possible tweakers, and a lady with an eye patch who keeps staring at me like she wants to do womenly prison deeds to me.

All the while, I’m sitting here watching a few lonely cars driving freely on the empty stretch of highway, and feeling jealous. Tumblr’s causing my phone to overheat, this isn’t an option anymore.

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Thu, 09 May 2013 09:08:26 -0500

Finally done with midterms.

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:29:05 -0500

Today’s alarm clock was not too bad! Woke up to the theme from The Avengers and by far, compared to the tunes of the last few days, this one has been the best. The Kill Bill alarm for Monday was just frightening (but effective) and Tuesday’s Tetris theme was fun and effective but was stuck in my head all day, even during my test.

But this has enough umph make me get out of bed and was not overly abrasive. Felt awake enough to put on a cape and tackle my day (but that feeling went away soon as I finished my test this morning…)

Seriously though, randomizing your alarm clocks makes the mornings so much more fun.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 13:20:05 -0500

“We did a screen test and so, they brought in cameras, and then...

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:19:41 -0500

“We did a screen test and so, they brought in cameras, and then there were four Jims and four Pams, and we got mix-and-matched. Every time I was matched with John, it was so easy and it just was so natural. On the second day of auditions he leaned over to me and he said, ‘You’re my favorite Pam.’ And I said, ‘You’re my favorite Jim! Oh my gosh! I hope we both get it!’ So, when they called me and said that I got the role, I said, ‘Who’s Jim? Please say John Krasinski.’ They said, ‘Yes, it’s John Krasinski.’ And I knew. I started to cry and I knew that the two of us together… I couldn’t be Pam without him. He’s my Jim. He just is.” - Jenna Fischer

Waking up at 6 AM's starting to mess with my brain.

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:44:32 -0500

This morning’s alarm clock was the Tetris theme music.

I really don’t know what I was thinking when I set a different alarm for each day.

…I can’t get the damn tune out of my head and I have an exam soon.

SO. So far, Monday’s alarm (Kill Bill siren) was a bust and today’s alarm (Tetris theme) was fine but it’s been stuck in my head all day. I could peek and see what I set for tomorrow, but what’s the fun in that?

Soo tired right now.

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Tue, 07 May 2013 09:20:58 -0500

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Tue, 07 May 2013 09:18:28 -0500

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Tue, 07 May 2013 09:18:05 -0500