October 30, 2004
things are not always what they appear to be
i was walking down the street with aggie yesterday evening and this scary-hardcore looking gangsta' fella was walking straight towards us. i kind of got that feeling like i should look away or cross the street or something, but then i remembered i live in seattle now and i'm on capital hill, so i keep walking. the sidewalk was completely covered in leaves and aggie loves to play in leaves. so i start kicking leaves all over her and burying her in them and she's freaking out, chasing them, biting them, attacking them. at this point, scary-hardcore gangsta' fella starts cracking up and pointing at her and laughing and saying things like, "you're so funny, why you doin' that to your doggie, that's so funny, she's got leaves all over her..." which is when i realize that scary-hardcore gangsta' fella is actually mentally handicapped (or whatever the current p.c. term is).
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watch this
oh, i forgot to mention, eminem is so hot.
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October 29, 2004
blogs
hip or not?
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October 27, 2004
voting
ballot is in the mail...now we wait.
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October 26, 2004
going back to school
i think i know what i want to do, but i seem to change my mind a lot. i really would like to be enrolled by next fall.
any ideas??
Master of Library and Information Science
Master of Arts, English Literature and Language
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am i out of it, or did this not make u.s. headlines?
there's a good chance i'm just out of it, i tend to only get my news from bbc.
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October 22, 2004
it's true, i only work about 2 hours of every day.
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October 21, 2004
searching got me thinking
before i registered my domain name i did a search for "meloknee" to see what came up and who else out there was using the name. i've been using it for probably 5 years or so, ever since knee became impossible to get, and of course nothing came up that had anything to do with me. well, now on a google search it's so cool because all the first results are about ME!!
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October 20, 2004
my phone
my phone runs out of batteries by the time i get home from work if i use it at all, so i decided to actually take advantage of verizon's "new every two" plan and get a brand new phone
i love new stuff (and getting packages while at work).
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my job is so boring...
...should i move to chicago???
Pitchfork Seeks Editorial Interns in Chicago
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October 14, 2004
obsessive compulsive
today i noticed that every morning i play my music in the exact same order (occasionally switching things out when i get new stuff):
*the shins (which i have to make sure i get to listen to each song off the single without interruptions this means i end up playing it 3-4 times in a row)
*Nina Simone (just Feeling Good cuz that's all i have)
*bright eyes
*Belleville Rendevouz (from triplets of belleville)
*iron & wine
*postal service
*damien jurado
*broken social scene (anthems for a seventeen year-old girl)
after this it's not so set in stone, but usually goes to either oukast or dj danger mouse. (which is then often followed by travis covering britney spears hit me baby)
update:
after writing this, i completely switched the order.
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October 13, 2004
migraines suck.
Maybe it's time for me to go to the doctor, i don't know. I don't think my migraine cure is all that healthy; 4 shots of espresso and 2 excedrin migraine (approximately 250mg of caffeine). My stupid mom had to pass the lovely migraine gene down through ALL 3 of her children. My little sister started getting them when she was 2 years old.
I'm trying to start paying attention to the moments leading up to me getting them. i have yet to make any direct correlation with anything in my environment but i used to think they were caused by stress and i just recently learned that's a lie. it's about diet and sensory overload.
this morning's came on after i walked into a basement that was full of all sorts of crazy fumes. luckily i think i consumed enough caffeine in a short enough amount of time to avoid the worst of it. I just lost my vision for about an hour, no big deal.
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October 12, 2004
Why am i awake?
When was the last time you watched sesame street? what a bizarre show. they now have a character named Joe Hundredguy that just completely mocks joe millionaire, hilarious. and why did anyone ever wonder whether or not bert and ernie were gay? uh...there's no question, unless they came out over the last few years.
the next question is why am i cooking potatoes, ham and eggs at 6:00 a.m. and have already watched one episode of sesame and dragontales?
the really funny thing is i've been up since 5:00 and i bet i'll still be late to work.
man i wish i had a breakfast like this every day.
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October 09, 2004
Just in case
you were wondering, bush push at 2:00 am, while really drunk, is not a good idea. damn i can't believe i don't own a digital camera. i think that may have just moved to the top of my list. just so i could make andy feel like shit day after day after day...
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October 08, 2004
ben harper
according to my coworker:
similar to stevie vaughn
pop
blues
indie?? no, i don't think so.
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aggielicious
i know i bitch about my job all the time, but there are some good things about it. like the fact that i get to have this
sit in my lap all day.
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October 07, 2004
Why did i ever leave this place?
Yes, there are grocery stores.
"Fresno is the largest American city not served by a single Interstate or U.S. Highway"
These are the people i love to go riding with when i'm at home.
As if it's not bad enough to have Arnold as the governator.
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October 06, 2004
what i do in order to pay for what i want...
i sometimes think it's very cryptic, what i actually "do."
court reporter:
A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
What is a scopist?
A scopist is a professional who provides computer-aided transcription services for court reporters. The scopist receives the reporter's unedited, unresearched transcript on a computer disk or via the Internet. With the aid of specialized software (a "CAT" system) and the scopist's skills of translating undefined stenotype into English, punctuating, researching, and formatting, a complete transcript is produced.
What is a proofreader?
A proofreader is a professional who provides a second set of eyes to review the transcript for a court reporter or scopist. The proofreader receives the reporter's translated, edited transcript and reviews it for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.
What is the difference between scopists and proofreaders?
Scopists take a translated transcript and edits it to ensure that all untranslated words are translated properly, that all conflicts are resolved (example: too/to/two), that any terms, names, and addresses are researched for accuracy and include the appropriate punctuation.
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so granted, i'm not a court reporter because i tried that and it was boring as shit. so i'm a scopist & proofreader, which actually utilizes my education, so that's good. now my main job is managing a court reporting firm, which sucks and is really boring (except i work with great people), so i'm trying to break free.
the break down of what i will have to proof or scope to make the difference in pay that i make at my "day" job:
(in pages i will have to read, normal turn around 48 hours, expedite, 12-24 hours)
proofreading alone (which will never be all i do):
7142 pages/month
238 pages/day
~3 hours/day
scoping with audio (meaning i listen to an audio recording of the proceeding while editing):
2000 pages/month
67 pages/day
~3 hours/day
scoping no audio:
3333 pages/month
111 pages/day
~3 hours/day
so, you do the math...
what the hell am i doing with a day job??
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October 05, 2004
New Bed for ME
I had the best night's sleep in 4 months!!! All due to the crazy hippies at:
I love my new bed.
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I-5 Construction
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I don't remember who I promised to show this to.
Aside from that, I'm just practicing all the new things I learned yesterday.
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October 04, 2004
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
I'm sure everyone starts out thinking blogs are a little crazy, right? The belief that anyone actually cares about what I have to say, blah, blah, blah. But then I realized how unfair it was that I was relying on all of my friends to entertain me at work and after long nights of drinking, by reading their blogs. It's only fair that I contribute to the entertainment and enjoyment of all of them. Granted I know next to nothing about computers and have to have all of those friends make mine for me, but I will do my best to be witty, clever, inappropriate and anything else you may want me to be.
Thanks Andy!!
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October 01, 2004
me
not much to say about me, melanie davis. i like to ride bikes (before the knee surgery), drink coffee and beer (not really together), take pictures, read books, watch movies and hang out with my dog. i have lived in seattle for a few years now and sometimes i like it and sometimes i hate it. i don't like my job.
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