If I had a diary, it might read something like this:

[Jason314]

Feb 21, 2011

Dear Diary,

well, today resident Americans got to celebrate a holiday, which is cool, I guess. Canadians should be asking for a holiday to celebrate our nation's federal leaders, past and present.

My thirst for knowledge has led me to a bookstore today instead of wikipedia or the public library. I had no ideas books had gotten so expensive. I'm guessing they're trying to make money by doing it this way since most people use the Internet for information. I suppose I could wait a few years for the books to reach a library. One day I'll get some How-To advice for things like "getting rid of hiccups in three minutes or less" and "treating Internet friends with super awesome memorable respect."

Reading Amber's blog on her site is always exciting. To learn something new about her plans or feelings allows me to understand her a bit better. Not saying that I don't have a solid understanding already, of course. I wonder if I should consider taking March 10th and 11th off work just so I can stay for the festivities a bit longer.

One last thing to note before I go to bed. People over 49 years old should be more mindful of the shirts they wear.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Feb 22, 2011

Dear Diary,

there's just something embarrassing about phoning up someone and then screaming because someone decided to poke you in the side unexpectedly. Granted, it was only a poke and not a swing from a two-by-four, but it still shocked me nonetheless. The poor person on the other end of the line will probably require a little time learning how to stop the ringing in his ear.

So today on the bus, I noticed something really phenomenal (and by that, I mean a simple coincidence). The people who were sitting around where I was all had their blue coloured lunch bags out. And they're not blue because they're frozen from being outside, either. How can this many people all have the same colour of an item which can come in many different basic colours? Maybe there is a link between the colours and the personality of the people, which provides an insight as to why they sit together.

Reading Amber's tweet reminds me that I should consider doing some painting. I'll start with an easel, though, and just paint still life. Maybe I should try painting that picture with a roller, and painting the walls with a fine brush. Who knows... one of them might look right. The seal pup paint might clash with the existing colour I have on the walls currently, though, so this should be a long weekend project. Too bad I didn't think of it earlier.

I see that Amber is on. Maybe I should drop in for a visit. It's been an Amberless four days, which will be six if I don't hightail it to the site.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Feb 23, 2011

Dear Diary,

I must have been extremely tired this morning. Every time I closed my eyes while on the bus, I just started dreaming weird stuff right away and I found it difficult to open my eyes again. Still, I didn't want to miss my stop so my weird visions just have to disappear, even though I'm still many blocks away from my destination. It's kind of frustrating to be enveloped in a dream yet knowing you have to be awake. I'd consider setting an alarm on my watch but the alarm is about 500 times quieter than my scream when poked unexpectedly, and it's not like I'm going to put the watch right to my ear.

Speaking of time, I don't know why some clock towers in town just don't show the correct time at all. In fact, some of them don't even have a functional clock. I'm pretty sure it's not always 4:30, but maybe someone really doesn't like work or something. Either that or they just want to keep on sleeping.

I wonder how news personalities can get away with mild insults directed towards discoveries or politicians. I don't think it brings about a professional attitude. I know they really want to express their opinion when possible, so maybe I'll hold off on telling the station about my "Automatic driveway snow removal" contraption. I'm sure they'll laugh at it and say that it's a bunch of hairdryers glued together.

Amber's probably on the forums right now, so I should probably go and post something in the Daily Thoughts thread. If anything, it'll show some activity on the forums. I know she's been trying to coax the lurkers out of silence.

I guess I should try to fall asleep ASAP.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Feb 24, 2011

Dear Diary,

I normally wouldn't want to dwell on something like a fever, but when Amber has it, I can't help but wonder if a lot of people are going to comment on how hot she is. I think she's doing fine right now, though, considering that she's in group as at the time of writing. It's a great way to get tokens at a feverish pace, at least.

The ads inside the bus all read "Take the bus", and although I'm paraphrasing, I can't help but wonder why they feel they need to take ALL the available banner spots for this. Is this some kind of promotion in case some person who normally takes their car to get places decides to bus it for one day? It might work if they actually stuck the ad on the outside of the bus but I guess they felt the need to advertise back pain relief methods instead.

As you can tell, it's been a slow day today. Maybe I'll just pop in and say hi to Amber (assuming she's not still in a group show) before heading to bed.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Feb 25, 2011

Dear Diary,

what can I tell you about today that I already haven't touched upon already? I guess I can't have a totally unique experience all the time. Still, it's a shame to leave this page blank.

Think, think, think. Stressed at work, very cold outside, people getting sick, bus drivers doing their thing... what in the world can I write about that reflects an aspect of my day?

I guess it was about this time last year that I was lurking in Amber's room as a Basic. Wow, that seems so long ago. I didn't even think about writing down the day that it happened. I know that March 9 is when I went Premium for Amber, but when did I go Basic? Hey, wait a second. I just checked my log. Apparently, I don't have a record of the chat on March 10, 2010. What the heck was I thinking? I do recall the tips that people gave to Amber on that day so I must have been on. Unless, of course, I didn't sign in that day. That was really silly of me. Hopefully I will sign in on March 10, 2011.

Yep, that's all I can really write about today.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Feb 27, 2011

Dear Diary,

my world has been turned upside down in a matter of seconds. Luckily, the Earth portion of the tabletop globe didn't break when it hit the floor but it doesn't spin as well as it used to. I'll probably have to find a way to fix the... what do they call that gold curved bar thing? The axis holder? Whatever.

I haven't shaved this morning, and the stubble seems to a bit longer than it usually is. I bet if I got out a ruler I could know for sure, but I probably wouldn't be able to tell 5 microns from 50. I wonder if I should let the stubble keep growing. Then again, I'm not a big fan of getting hair in my food or food in my hair, so it's off to the razor for you, testosterone-induced facial hair.

Lately, I've been thinking about an exiting banner gif for the cam site. I mean, I have an entrance one (which gets annoyingly resized), so why not one when I'm leaving? Then again, that might be heading towards gathering too much attention. Perhaps I should just make one gif for both entering and exiting. "AmbersJason waves", "AmbersJason is entering or exiting", "AmbersJason's online status is changing", or "AmbersJason is walking through the chat room door" would be possibilities, except that most of them are going to be needlessly long. Looks like "waves" gets the nod.

I've got a busy day tomorrow. Let's hope I can keep up.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Feb 28, 2011

Dear Diary,

I'm sure you're expecting me to write about the whole month of February and how things went and all that. Well, diary, you'd be correct. However did you know?

So, let's see. It was short, and stuff happened. More specifically, it's a month where the Canadian dollar remained strong compared to its American counterpart, temperatures dipped at levels lower than that of January, Amber nicknamed the month as a whole, and I was invited to more social gatherings than I am used to. I guess the bad kind of balances out the good, so I'm REALLY hoping March treats everyone awesomely. If not everyone, then at least some random shoe salesperson.

Amber's got a plan for the next month, and apparently, she's got a few Saturdays planned for showers. I would go back and erase what I just wrote but it sounds better this way in that she gets to be dirtier more often. Still, comparing her schedule to mine brings me to one obvious conclusion, among other inconclusive things. It will not be likely that I'll see Amber on cam on our one year anniversary on MFC, so to speak. Some fan I turned out to be. I suppose I COULD phone in sick, but I think Amber and I would agree that I should keep my integrity intact where possible. Another thing that comes to mind is that Amber's meeting with Mother Nature is probably going to be on a Sunday.

So, I better not dwell on the past, but rather to the magnificence of March.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 1, 2011

Dear Diary,

when someone tells me that I'm humble and modest, I find it very difficult to respond to them. What am I supposed to say, "Yeah, I know"? Even saying thanks acknowledges something non-humble in a way. Still, it is the humble mask that I wear to work, because when I'm off work, I remove my humble mask and put on my super attention gathering boastful helmet of grandness. It might annoy some people, so I typically remove it within the first two seconds.

I wonder how many masks I have worn to get through life so far. It really doesn't help my integrity when I'm generally not the same person 24 hours a day. But then again, if I weren't the same person as I am while at work, then at this point I should be out wearing a shirt with swears on it, getting drunk in a bar, and smoking a pack of cigarettes. I guess I can't really be as varied as I had thought.

It seems like Amber is really trying to make this first day of the month count for her. If I could find my "rich guy" mask, things would be great. I guess my "AmbersJason" mask will have to do for now.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 2, 2011

Dear Diary,

I think I'll write about turquoise things, because nothing really noteworthy happened. Well, except for seeing Amber wearing large earrings and having a bath with clear water. Apparently, she's got a turquoise bath mat. You know what they say about people with turquoise bath mats? Neither do I. The answer could be either "that's the only colour they sell that in", or "it had a better texture than the leading brand".

Speaking of which, why do most commercials for commercial goods feel the need to compare their product to another? I mean, we get it. They'll never show something that will make their product seem inferior so there's really no point. If I wanted to go on an online dating site, I'll never find somebody ugly to compare myself to. Okay, that's maybe a little overkill. But I'll still not show somebody mildly physically attractive to compare myself to.

Like I said, today isn't noteworthy, so time for bed. I didn't even think to write more about turquoise things, though. Oh well.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 3, 2011

Dear Diary,

so apparently, there were some unsavoury people congregating on Amber's chat room earlier. While this might not be the highlight of my day, it does make me feel like I should have been there to perhaps defend the chatroom (as I'm sure many of the regulars would have done anyway), or at least learn to be unsavoury. But in any case, Amber left a tweet about leaving roughly 10 minutes ago, so I'm not sure if it's because of the troublemakers, the lack of tips or MFC crashing. No idea.

The photocopier at work was making some bizarre noises. I thought for a moment that I was going insane, but luckily someone else also heard the same thing and mentioned it before I did. Maybe one day, I'll be working at an office with no photocopiers. Everyone has to make a copy by hand. Hey, we could also do this without computers and printers. We'll just handwrite important legal documents. If anything, it will improve the penmanship of some of the people I have to work with.

Not much happening today, but tomorrow and Saturday night will be busy. I might even have to head out Saturday to pick up party supplies around noon so I can't even see Amber on cam until some time next week. I suppose I could dream that I'm chatting with Amber during my sleeping hours. Let's get to it, then.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 6, 2011

Dear Diary,

sometimes I wish I could stop an email from being sent, especially after pressing the Send button. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels horrible about grammatical errors in casual documents. "He and me are going to head over there"? Ugh. I usually proofread these things but today I guess I just felt the need to send the document at 4 in the morning.

And, as it turned out, the "he" happened to be sick today anyway, so the recipient and I just socialized for a bit.

Amber has written in a tweet that she may be falling off the top 20. I may have to be brazen and ask my boss for overtime, or even better, to tip Amber directly from my paycheque. That would be efficient, and it would cut out the middle man. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, the quality of this entry isn't quite right, but I really need to catch up on my sleep.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 7, 2011

Dear Diary,

today, I actually didn't get a call from the telemarketers! I guess they finally gave up after two months. Okay, so maybe I should feel a little sorry for them if they receive commission for each person they sell their service to.

The lottery jackpot has been carried over, so there is still some hope. It's just too bad that one ticket didn't win it last week, since it's likely that five tickets will win this week, thus reducing the overall earnings. Still, if I had one of the five, I'd take the winnings. Then at least I can give Amber $20 in tokens each day that I see her on, or something.

I saw a new bus ad today. This one had a few people with really weird smiles trying to promote a college. I don't know if I want to go to a place where smiles are forced. Seriously... they couldn't find better students or actors? I guess they have to use tuition money on paying the instructors first.

Yeah, slow day. Maybe I'll spend a couple of minutes on Amber's chat room before I go to bed.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 9, 2011

Dear Diary,

being dependent on electricity means that if there's a power outage, I would feel a little unnerved. I mean, I COULD have written my entry with candlelight, but I don't really like having paper and fire that close together. I wish you had waterproof pages, but then it might be difficult to write with typical pens.

Well, it's the first anniversary of my first chat on MFC, which, of course, is the first anniversary of chatting with Amber. I am very glad to have signed up, because if I didn't, I might still be reading small text guest and basic comments all the time.

Looks like Amber's back on MFC. Woo hoo!!!

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 10, 2011

Dear Diary,

when I was looking at my palm today, I noticed that my lifelines had somehow changed. That is really bizarre to say the least. What have I done to change my future? After a while, though, I figured that I might have slept on my hand weirdly because the extra lines vanished shortly after that. Still... what if it actually affected my future? If I know my hand reading, my palm would have told me that I would have had two major instances of strife - one at a third of my lifetime, the other at about two thirds. However, since my life is already on the other line, so to speak, I would have avoided that instance altogether anyway, so it's all good. Realistically, if I could affect my fate through my hand by imprinting more lines, I'd have already become wealthy.

Woo hoo!! It's Amber's birthday today. I didn't get a chance to send her a birthday tweet earlier in the day, but I guess I'll have a chance to say it in the chatroom in a few minutes. Now, if only I had something to give her. Looks like it'll be friendly words, but I give that all the time. Think, Jason, think. Wow, talk about procrastination. If I wanted to give her something other than friendly words, I'd have prepared it weeks ago.

Let's see if she's still on.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 11, 2011

Dear Diary,

someone was boasting about receiving his 100th achievement in his Xbox Live. I'm not sure if that's really good or not, seeing as how I don't own an Xbox, but I do have some PC games that use the same system, I believe. I assume that if each game has, say, 10 achievements, that basically means the guy played 10 games. Big whoop, but I'm not too familiar with the difficulty of the games he's played. Still, he was mostly talking to an audience of people who wouldn't fit the stereotype of a gamer, so maybe he was just trying to sound impressive.

I may be prompted to consume some alcohol within the next month or so, depending on when my friends want to celebrate someone's birthday. Seriously, we should celebrate within a week of the person's birthday, not four or five weeks later.

I didn't notice it yesterday, but it seems like Amber's got a new avatar on the cam site. Maybe it's about time I changed mine, too. Why haven't I gotten around to doing that yet? I should have already done that on Tuesday.

Okay, so let's dive in and see what Amber's got in store tonight.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 13, 2011

Dear Diary,

after another Saturday of partying, I woke up this morning rather groggily, looked in the mirror, and didn't like what I saw. First and foremost, my hair is really getting unmanageable. I think it's time for another haircut. I know I've contemplated being clean shaven but I don't think this is a great time, given that it's still freezing out. The only two arguments I could come up with to support being bald is that if I play a game that allows a Create-A-Character type mode, it'll be really easy to pick the exact hairstyle if I were to create me, and it'll be a lot easier to describe to people what I look like if they haven't seen my face before (a la Amber).

You know, with there being one less hour today, you would think that I would still accomplish at least most of the things I can do in a day. Nope. Aside from playing video games, I accomplished very little today, except for climbing Mount Everest, discovering a winning lottery ticket on the ground, and daydreaming.

Anyway, I should think about a new hairstyle. Maybe I'll get the letters AC shaven off, or everything around it. Then again, it'll be tough to keep a job with that, so maybe something a bit tamer like a tall green mohawk will do.

Sleepy.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 14, 2011

Dear Diary,

so now that I've reached 365 days on Amber's forum, I wonder if maybe I should be posting a bit more there. I only occasionally post in the daily thoughts thread despite its name, and I haven't been documenting my dreams as often. I really don't comment on a lot of other threads, either. I guess I'm a man of few words. Similarly, there are only a few words that can describe me as well.

I really need to find a topic that I can make my own. A "Jason's Spam Thread" might get deleted within hours.

After careful consideration, I think I'll make a topic that will only have one digit of pi posted on it each day. It's not really spam, just a long winded way of showing what pi really is, and I could argue that it's an important topic. The question is, on day 2, should I use the decimal point or jump right to 1? I guess if I wanted to extend the thread, I could use the decimal point. I just hope not many people come into the thread and post like 15 digits within a matter of minutes to extend their own post count.

I get the feeling, though, that Amber might think that someone hacked into my account. I suppose that's one way of getting away with it, but something about integrity is holding me back. Besides, there's hardly a chance that someone could crack my 217 character password within a reasonable amount of time. I think I should change the 216th "a" to something else, though, just in case.

Yeah, as you can tell, not much really happened today, but I'm not about to erase everything I've written down. I suppose I could just use some liquid paper but inhaling the fumes might not be a great idea, and if I close you too early, it's obvious what will happen.

It seems like Amber's got a case of the falling rank blues. I really hope it'll turn around soon. What do I have around here that I can sell? I think I'll look into that a bit more tomorrow, but for now, I should get some rest.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 15, 2011

Dear Diary,

I can't help but wonder about the battery life of the camera. It seems like it's needing to charge a little more frequently, even though I'm still using it about the same amount of time. Come to think of it, the weekend party did last a little longer than others, although I'm really wondering if the extra fifteen minutes really makes that much of a difference. Maybe I should find some way to make it so that I can plug in the camera into a generator and wear the generator on my back or something. The problem is that this particular camera doesn't plug in to charge... the detachable battery is what charges.

I took an interesting picture the other day, and thanks to the perspective, it could really give a whole new meaning. I wonder if I could submit it to the local paper and get them to make a caption contest. Then again, I would need the subjects' written permission for that, and I don't think I'll get it. Fair's fair.

Speaking of cameras, I wonder what Amber is doing in front of it. No doubt it'll be something really awesome like Amber being herself and squealing happily at huge tips which every premium gives her at almost the same time. I guess to make sure, I should visit the site.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 16, 2011

Dear Diary,

while I begrudgingly paid my bills online today, I noticed that I have some which have carried a zero balance for several years now. I really should delete those bills in order to make the page load that much faster, so that I can get on to better things. That extra three seconds could really be helpful in something. I just can't think of it right now.

I know the saying "Be careful what you wish for", so I guess the best thing to do is to be happy with what I have and never have any more ambition to achieve what I wish for. Of course, that's the lazy way, but if I don't wish for anything, I don't have to be careful. Maybe I'm getting wishing and dreaming mixed up. I've been wanting an 80 floor house, but if I wish for that, I might get it with very cramped spaces. Not really something that would be feasible from an construction workers' standpoint, but whatever. I can keep wishing for a million dollars but by the time I get it, inflation would be so horrible that everyone in the lower-middle class is a millionaire.

Amber's had an interesting first half of March, according to what she wrote. If only St. Patrick's Day was on or before the 15th. We could have had Amber's birthday, Pi Day, and St. Patrick's Day all in the first half, and have a normal second half. Not sure if anyone would like that, but there's all sorts of people.

Nothing else to write about today.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 17, 2011

Dear Diary,

actually, the green doesn't show up well. Time to switch back to my usual pencil colour. I have a feeling everyone's going to be green tonight, although in a happy celebratory sense, on MFC. I know for sure Amber's going to be having lots of fun. Perhaps I should join her while wearing my green PJs.

I didn't see a lot of people wearing green today, though. Maybe it's just not a common enough shirt colour for some people, but couldn't they at least wear a necklace made of raw spinach? I really didn't feel like pinching anyone, so I put on some green tinted shades. It works, I guess. At least it matches my green shirt, pants, tie, and jacket. If I actually went with the mohawk, it'd match that, too.

I saw someone dressed like a leprechaun, and actually did a pretty nice walking imitation as well. What strikes me as amazing is this guy was probably in his late sixties and was very agile. I hope I can be that agile when the time comes. Good thing I'm doing all these exercises.

Anyway, it's time to see Amber online since I missed her yesterday.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 18, 2011

Dear Diary,

I never thought that I would find that missing jigsaw puzzle piece, but today I found it tucked away in one of my drawers. However, I now have no idea where the rest of the puzzle is. I bet that later on, I'll lose this piece again, and somehow come across the puzzle. Actually, to avoid that, I'll just stick the piece somewhere safe. It might be weird carrying this around in my wallet all the time, so I think I'll hang it from a doorknob or something. I suppose I could use my safety deposit box since I have to pay fees for it anyway.

While going through the day with a mild fever, I started to ponder about why we use the term fever to describe crazes or addictions. Disco fever, for instance. I mean, fever isn't exactly contagious, at least to my knowledge, so it's not like it's spreading or anything. They should call it disco cold. Well, it doesn't sound right, but maybe it's because we're all so used to it the other way.

I wonder if I have the case of Amber chicken pox. No, wait. Aside from it sounding totally wrong, something like chicken pox doesn't happen more than once. Okay, I have the case of Amber blinking. I should go and see how her Friday's been so far. You know, once she's done her group show (assumedly with glowing things).

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 19, 2011

Dear Diary,

the whole "speak before you think" concept may work well in the chatroom, but in real life, it just seems weird. For instance, today I just said "This fish tastes like those fishsticks." Now, mind you, it would have been worse if I swapped the nouns, but what I said was kind of a silly notion.

I missed Amber today on cam, although from what I've read from her tweet, there were a lot of jerks, and not in a good way. I guess it's great that by virtue of my absence, I am not lumped in with that categorization, but it really doesn't make me a good defender, either. It looks like a few people saved the day, thankfully.

One of my money saving ideas is to go to a buffet at breakfast and not leave until after dinner, although I'm sure management would have something to say about that, not to mention that I do have other things to do with my time between meals. Maybe I can get away with brunch to lunch, though, if my integrity didn't kick in.

The temperature today varied from above freezing to below freezing. It's such a mess, but I'm sure everyone's used to it. Let's see what happens tomorrow.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 20, 2011

Dear Diary,

today is the last day of winter, and yet, all the snow still remains for the most part. Seasons should be an exact science, which means that right on the end of winter, all traits associated with the season (snow, ice, and freezing temperatures) should instantly disappear, and new traits settle in. I expected to see some budding flowers at the very least. Instead, I see horrible road conditions and several televised accidents. Still, it's not as bad as the rainfall that Amber seems/seemed to be experiencing. If only raindrops counted as tokens...

I found an old chess set today. Well, aside from being dusty, it wasn't a complete set anyway. The white knight was missing, and I'm not just talking about my personality, either. I could shave a large white eraser to play the role if need be, but then I'll need to make sure that I don't make any mistakes when writing here unless I keep the white shavings or something. Maybe I'll go out and panhandle for a decent eraser if the need arises.

For now, though, I have nothing else to recall today, so I may as well tuck myself in.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 21, 2011

Dear Diary,

I forgot to take my ginkgo biloba pill today, as odd as it sounds. I guess it goes to show that they don't seem to work as effectively as they should. Oh well, hopefully I'll remember them tomorrow. I'll wear a really uncomfortable metal thing and the only way to get it off is to use a key that's in the bottle. It might affect my ability to work, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made in order to achieve better memory.

Speaking of memory, why is my computer so slow today? It doesn't seem like it's doing anything at high intensity. The hard drive light isn't even blinking, and yet, surfing the web is like ice skating on gravel. I should do a scan, but that would slow it down even more. Guess the computer's going to be staying on all night.

It was really cloudy today, but not a raindrop fell. It kind of sucks that the first full day of spring has to be so dreary looking. I guess there's a limit of water in the world, and Los Angeles is taking a huge share of it. I just hope it doesn't affect Amber too much, other than having to go through the trouble of covering the pool.

I need an early sleep, so off I go!

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 22, 2011

Dear Diary,

Murphy's Law really seemed to take into effect a few more times than most people could handle. I probably shouldn't dwell too much on it, but unfortunately, not much has really happened that would be positive to write in here. I'm sure if I made a movie about it, it probably wouldn't sell much, but maybe I can pass it off as a documentary or something. I just wish I had a camera with me at all times today.

I guess I'll see what's going on with Amber's camera. I wouldn't mind getting some positive energy at the tail end of the day.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 23, 2011

Dear Diary,

they finally replaced that awful television advertisement with something a bit more easier to watch. It's still got one of the same actors, but at least he's not interacting with another actor. I guess the commercial is passable, in that in tries to drive in the point in a more direct approach, but I still feel that twinge of nervousness emanating from him. I guess if they're going to keep costs down, they can't really get professional speakers.

As I watch the days of March dwindle, I'm beginning to think up of some pranks for the first of April. However, it'll have to be a relatively inexpensive prank. I don't imagine showing someone some vandalized gold statues is going to be funny, so maybe I'll just stick with the swapped keyboard trick or something. I obviously won't be able to prank Amber in the same manner, so I'll probably come up with something else. Of course, I should be really careful not to overdo it. Then again, by the time I even see Amber on April 1 (if she's on), it'll be way too late for pranks. Ah, that's one less thing on my mind.

I wonder if Amber is still on. One way to find out would be to look at her tweet, which has just loaded. I see that she's already left for the night. Wait... invisible? Not hearing what she's saying? Oh my...

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 24, 2011

Dear Diary,

not surprisingly, I passed the security check for employment. I guess they really don't look at things like whether I squeeze from the proper spot of the toothpaste tube or if I use the correct dinner fork. I suppose it's easy to have a clean record since I've been brought up in such an environment, but having to walk three blocks to find a garbage can to dispose of some crumbs may be a little overdone.

I think it was around this time last year where I had to take a hiatus from seeing Amber for a few weeks. While I'm not in the same situation now, I wonder if I can get away with not seeing her for a few weeks again. WHAT THE HECK AM I THINKING? Of course I can't get away with it. For one thing, I need to see for myself how March will end, and another thing is that Amber is too awesome to be fooled by weird excuses, especially when they aren't true.

Hmm. If most of Amber's regulars are VIP, then I guess I can be a part of the exception and really stand out. Hurray! It's still a winning situation for me. I wonder if I should go and visit the chat now.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 25, 2011

Dear Diary,

never have I ever felt like rubbing "one" out during work before. Unfortunately, the "one" was part of some printed out document from the fax machine so as a result, it wasn't in pencil and would prove difficult to erase by rubbing with the eraser. The liquid paper bottle was dry as well, so I had to resort to the cut and re-photocopy method in order to make the document look more official, or at least as official as a faxed paper could look. True, there was a gap, so some clever manual shifting of the rest of the line was used. Was it really necessary for them to write in "A one team of the managers..."

I noticed an interesting sign in the washroom at work. Apparently, a person can get fined for smoking there. I can't tell if it's being overly cautious or if it's been a problem in the past, but if the outside of the building has a sign that prohibits smoking in the building, why should a washroom that's in the building need a sign of its own? Save our dollars and spend the money required to maintain the sign on something else, like pay raises.

Checking out the cam site, it looks like Amber isn't online. Not sure if that means she's done for the night or just signing off to grab a bite to eat, and I don't see any tweets regarding this, so I'll assume she's got a power outage from doing too many shocking things on cam. Maybe it should be lights out for me as well, though I suppose waiting a few more minutes wouldn't hurt.

And... in those few minutes, I logged into twitter instead of relying on the front page of the forums to find my answer.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 28, 2011

Dear Diary,

today, someone was commenting positively on my penmanship. I guess in this day and age when everyone uses computers, the concept of writing neatly with a pen and paper isn't as important. Perhaps my almost daily writing in you keeps the skill sharp. I don't dare tell people about you, or else I'll have spies and ninjas surrounding the place trying to find you, just to have more observations of my freehand.

Wow, there's only a few days left in March, and we're still getting hit by flurries. Enough with the snow! I hear California is supposed to be getting temperatures in the 30s (Celsius, of course), while we're still hanging around 0 here. I wonder if I should work on a secret high speed underground monorail to get to California within 30 minutes. I suppose I could connect it to some theme parks to partially save on some infrastructure costs, but the worry is that some stranger will try to use it to go the other way.

I really wish Amber could finish in the top 20 this month. She had a plan and everything, but even then, it looks like she may be hanging on barely. If only I had played hockey more as a child... I could have been a millionaire now. Would I have crossed paths with Amber? Who knows? What I do know is that Amber is still one of a kind.

Jason

 

[Jason314]

Mar 29, 2011

Dear Diary,

my problem solving skills were put to the test today, although I somehow wonder how I got put into that situation in the first place? I didn't really think someone would ask me for help in something which I had concealed my expertise in before, and yet they somehow knew to come to me. Maybe they were just desperate and looked for the first person who they kind of knew. And yes, I did solve the problem but got no raise-inducing accolades.

Now, if only I could problem solve a way to get myself in the upper upper income class within the next few hours to at least assist Amber in the money department. I suppose I could go to the casino with a penny and continuously double my earnings, but I think the minimum chip is $1. If it was that easy, I'm sure everyone would be doing that and ruining the economy as we know it.

I'm coming up to another now or never moment, and my logical side is pointing strongly to never. Why can't I just be illogical and have fun?

Jason