Trying Not to Starve

   Earlier today I gathered together exactly $2.00 in change and trekked down to the vending machine by the pool to purchase an energy drink there (at $2, they're a better deal there than any grocery store or liquor store!). I'd put probably $1.70 in already when one of my dimes slipped from my hand and bounced between the vending machines. I awkwardly tried to reach it with my foot while some guy waited impatiently behind me, but was unable to and therefore had to push the coin return and return to my apartment for another dime. On my second expedition I was successful.

   Much later, after having survived thus far on ramen, gross taquetos from the back of the fridge, and other unpleasantries, I decided it was time to go to the grocery store. There I ran into my good friend Gabi, which was awesome. I loaded up some $50 worth of groceries, but when I went to pay for them I realized I didn't have my credit card on me. I only had two dollars in my wallet and lost my debit card in San Diego, so I had no way of purchasing the groceries. I apologized for causing them to have to restock the groceries and left, hungry and bothered.

   Back in my apartment I quickly found my credit card in the pocket of the pants I'd been wearing the other day ... but realized the credit card expired TODAY, and it was only fifteen minutes till midnight!!!
   I rushed to my car. Got the the grocery store at 11:50, got in the check-out line at 11:55 ... secretly loathed the two guys in front of me who were each buying only one item and felt like they were taking forever. Finally I was up and it was 11:59. I swiped my credit card first and definitely got it in while it was 11:59. I was safe! However it was 12:00 or 12:01 by the time the cashier had finished scanning all the items and such... and then she went to print out the receipt, "card expired." )=
   I was quite starving, and extremely disappointed, to say the least, after having tried so hard to get this food. It looked like I was going to be living off the beef jerky in my car and stale crusts until I would be able to check for the new card in the mail on monday. The cashier suggested I at least buy the mini-doughnuts as we scanned that, but they were over two dollers themselves. )= But the cashier felt so bad for me she paid the difference herself.

   While dejectedly eating doughnuts in the parkinglot I called Kristy, and she informed me that grocery stores accept personal checks, and I could therefore purchase foods as soon as I went back to my apartment and got my checkbook. I was reluctant to return to this safeway since I felt awkward about having caused them to have to restock two shopping carts of items in a row and generally felt like a loser, but then I remembered that the two cashiers working had mentioned to eachother that they were both supposed to be off at midnight.
   So I drove back to my apartment, got my checkbook, and returned to Safeway for the third time.
   I got all my items again and was relieved to see the one cashier working was someone I didn't recognize from before.
   "You sure its going to work this time?" The cashier greets me. So much for that. They must thing I'm very loserish, at least they don't know who I am or anything, right?
   "Hey you ran for senate right?" the cashier says. That was four years ago!
   Anyway, they accept the check without incident and I'm finally able to eat!! Kristy later pointed out that I neglected to get any fruits or vegetables.. looks like I'll be getting scurvy again. )= (...hey hops are a vegetable no?)


Picture of the Day

More OC roadways in the Beemobile

The Dark Side of ASUCD

   Davis, CA - Could there be a Slovak conspiracy in ASUCD? Consider the striking resemblence between the flag on the right (the flag of Slovakia), and the flag on the left, (the ASUCD Christian Democrat Party)!

   When approached for comment, Christian Democrat leader Subcommandant Ostrowski noted that he was sure "presiel som veverichkoo" could be a good slogan.
   "First the destruction of Czechoslovakia, now ASUCD!!" bemoaned ASUCD Director of External Affairs, James Schwab, when approached on the subject.
   Emosnail correspondants (seen here standing on top of a tank in Slovakia*) report that "presiel som veverichkoo" is Slovak for "I just ran over a squirrel."

   Emosnail's main Slovak correspondant, Branislav Ciberej, could not be reached for comment, but he is probably making an extensive report on the subject in this video.


Balancing the Force in ASUCD
   Originally, there was Darth Lloyd, whose dark intentions for ASUCD were clearly evident. Somehow he even managed to finagle his way onto the liberal Lead party despite being an obvious republican. Darth Lloyd brought us his apprentices, Justice Raff, who wasn't quite evil enough, and then Darth Laabs. In fact, the exact moment Laabs crossed over to the Dark Side has been documented.
   "I learned a lot from him. I learned about the power of the bylaws, and his knowledge of the bylaws was strong. However, he was dispatched ... to Berkeley, where they have cookies that make people have feelings of dread," related Laabs on the subject of Lloyd.
   More recently, after being deposed from the self-proclaimed position of ASUCD Pope, and left for politically dead, Darth Harms has reemerged as a new member of hte ASUCD sith by several accounts. Laabs reports "his current plans involve more duct tape, and I believe, the popeship of SGAO." Harms rolemodel in ASUCD however, Comptroller Kai "Cromwell" Savaree-Ruess has not generally had the Sith title applied to him.
   And finally, most recently, Ostrowski of the Slovak Christian party has declared his sithship. This brings currently identified ASUCD sith to 3. Ostrowski speculated that are are probably actually about five, noting that there are both liberal and conservative ones. Though many assume there can only be two Sith present at a time, Sith expert Sean Wallitch informs us that there in fact can be many, vying with eachother for power.
   Ostrowski reports that since he thinks a sith name should describe the person, he is going to take on the sith name of "Darth Steve."
   When asked to speculate as to who else might be Sith, both "Darth Steve" & Darth Laabs noted that Senator Molnar, whose ascension to the Senate was regarded with tremendous dread a year ago, has turned out to be "too good natured." Savaree-Ruess's name was mentioned but "he just hangs out with Chris Harold all the time" according to Ostrowski.


Completely Unrelated Picture of the Day

I added a whole bunch of pictures of Bailey, including pictures of him hanging out with his best friend Orca the Bunny, and also pictures of our cat Pele hanging out atop a cactus.