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Name: Lois
Metro: Los Angeles
Birthday: 6/22/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: Reading, Watching TV and Movies, Animals, Hanging Out with Friends, Friendly noncompetitive games
Expertise: Smash Brothers on N64
Occupation: Student
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Member Since:
6/13/2005
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| I think I promised a few people to tell them any funny stories that happen to me while I'm at work. So here goes:
Story #1: Nicknames
I'm at work. Halfway through the day, one of my coworkers, while looking at the work schedule, says "Hey, Lois? You're not suppose to be working today." I look at the calender and sure enough, I have today off because I'm coming in on Saturday. Well of course everybody's poking fun at me because I'm working when I don't have to. To top it off, one of the veterinarian's says to me "You're like Charlie Brown. He went to school on Saturday and you came to work when you have the day off."
On the same day, one of my coworkers says to me, jokingly, "You're as useful as a dewclaw." For those of you that don't know what a dewclaw is, it's the toe claw of dogs. It doesn't touch the floor, and is so useless that many dogs have it removed when they're young. So basically he called me useless, in a very clever way. So I complain, jokingly, to my coworkers about what he called me. You know their response? Hysterical laughter and comments like "Wow, that's so good. I'm going to have to use that next time."
Story #2: Candy Apple
Okay, hopefully this story doesn't get back to my coworker. Anyways, I was having a conversation with one of my coworkers and she mentioned how candy apples are one of her favorite foods and how her grandma sometimes gets her some from the grocery store. Well that weekend, I'm at my church's Autumn fair and they're selling candy apples for 50 cents. I'm thinking, why not get one for her. Well I do, and the following Monday, I put it in her locker with a post it that says her name. Well she comes in, sees the apple, and is overjoyed. She rushes over to the head tech and hugs her, thanking her for the apple. The head tech, of course, denies giving her the apple. She then proceeds to hug another technician, thanking her for the apple. She, of course, denies it as well. My coworker then says "Who the F&#& gave me this apple?" Well, now I'm too apprehensive to say anything. I quietly slip out of there and go home. I don't have work the next day and when I come back in on Wednesday, all everybody can talk about is the mysterious apple giver. They say things to me like "Why doesn't anybody confess to giving the apple? It's not like it's a bad thing. It's really wierd of them." Now I'm too embarressed to say anything so I just agree with them saying stuff like "Yeah, that's wierd." She comes in later that day and says how she ate the apple and how it was really good though she did cut it up to make sure there wasn't anything like razorblades or something in it. Well after she mentions that, it really doesn't seem like a good idea to suddenly say "hey, I gave you that apple." It's been like 2 months now and she's still clueless as to who gave her that apple. I'm thinking of telling her right before she goes away to vet school...
Story #3: Practical Jokes
Well, since we work at a vet hospital there's plenty of stuff available for practical jokes. One guy got a SAVE STOOL sticker on the back of his scrubs. Others have found various body parts in purses and pockets. One girl told me how she once got a tail in her purse. Another had a tail on her car. In one of the funnier stories, the head tech, Kathy, had a dead parakeet in her purse. She decides to go to a bar after work but doesn't find the parakeet until it's time to pay the tab and she pulls the parakeet out of her purse instead of her wallet. Wonder if she's allowed back to that bar? Anyways, nothing had happened to me so far and I was relieved but a little sad because I felt like I hadn't been completely assimilated yet in the vet tech family. Anyways, as I'm leaving work one day, there it is, sitting in the side pocket of my purse. It's a baggie containing two testicles and a label stating LUNCH FOR LOIS. Well, I'm curious as to who gave it to me. I ask Kathy, known for these kind of things but she denies it. She tells me to suspect everybody in the room. I say, "Oh, it couldn't be Felicia, she wouldn't do that." Kathy says "I wouldn't put it past her." Turns out it was Felicia! When asked why, she says I had it coming. The day before, while I was passing by the prep table where they were preparing a dog for a neuter, I had made the comment "I prefer mine with no balls." I was referring to my pets and how I would want all of them to be neutered. Everybody else got a kick out of it because it sounded like I was referring to a boyfriend. Anyways, Felicia saved the testicles from the procedure and put them in my purse.
Wellz those things that have happened to me at work that I thought were funny. Hope you enjoyed reading.
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1. Egg Nog or Hot
Chocolate?
Hot chocolate definitely. Egg nog's wierd.
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just
place them under the tree?
No tree.=( Wrapped presents though.=)
3. Colored lights on tree/house or
white?
White outside, colored on my non-existent tree.
4. Do you hang
mistletoe?
Nope, nobody I really want to kiss at my house or that comes to my house.
5. When do you put your
decorations up?
Anytime
6. What is your favorite
holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
Stuffing.
Green Bean Casserole (thanks Jodi for introducing me to that) and Mashed Potatoes are a close second.
7. Favorite Holiday memory as
a child?
The one Christmas I actually remember having wrapped presents under the tree.
8. When and how did you learn the
truth about Santa?
Mean kids at school.
9. Do you open a gift on
Christmas Eve?
I usually open them when I get them, I have no self control.
10. How do you decorate your
Christmas tree?
First the garlands and lights, then the ornaments, and finally the star.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread
it?
Love
it! You can have snowball fights, go sledding/skiing, make a snowman,
make a snow angel, etc. Kind of makes me sad to live in Southern
California...
12. Can you ice
skate?
Yes. Gracefully.
13. Do you remember your
favorite gift?
My first bicycle
14. What's the most exciting thing
about Christmas for you?
Getting the perfect, unexpected gift for someone and have them love it
15. What is your favorite
Holiday Dessert?
Pumpkin Pie
16. What is your favorite holiday
tradition?
Christmas caroling
17. What tops your
tree?
Star
18. Which do you prefer giving or
Receiving?
Definitely both, though it could be receiving since I'm always anxious about having people like the gifts I give.
19. What is your favorite Christmas
Song?
What Child is This. Ohh and Feliz Navidad, I have to mention that one, especially in light of my dancing cactus.
20. Candy
Canes?
The flavored ones, not the original.
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| Wow, it's been awhile since I updated. Anyways, I have another funny story to tell about my mom. So we're driving back from dinner and we passed this house that had a lot of blowup christmas decorations. The most coolest one was a carousel where the interior of the blowup decoration actually rotated. Well I turn to my mom and say: "Hey, that decoration's pretty elaborate. My mom in reply says: "What, where's the rabbit?" I was like: "..."
Oh, I also took this test online:
I like it because I'm a hamster in an exercise ball.
For you guys that don't know, I'm going to be in Taiwan from Dec. 21-Jan. 1. If you guys want anything just let me know. Hope you guys are having great winter breaks.
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| Hey guys! The most amazing thing happened. I was in the car with my mom and I kept thinking to myself, is this the time to tell her I've started going to church? For the entire ride, I was fighting to get the words out but it felt like something was holding me back trying to keep me from telling her. However, when we were about 5 minutes from home, I finally was able to say "Hey mom, I thinking about attending church again." And she very calmly goes "That's fine. If you feel the need to go worship and go to church, I think it's a good thing." I was like whoa. I had tensed up and was totally expecting a big fight ending with me having to go to church against her wishes but everything turned out so well. Praise God for that. The only downer was when I said maybe going to church could help me in my relationship with her and she goes "I doubt it." She then goes on to say "I know He won't be able to help me with my relationship with you." That kind of stung. But I can't expect everything to turn out okay right away but the good news is that I really feel I'm on the right track.
In other news, I realize I haven't updated people with what I'm doing in life after college. Well, I'm working as a vet tech at an animal hospital in Pasadena. For now I clean cages, clip nails, restrain animals, give vaccines, give pills, etc. but eventually when I get more experience, I can do stuff like draw blood and put in IV catheters. Cool huh? I really really really love my job even though I tend to crash once I get home. It also gets kind of depressing with some of the cases we get. However, I'll share some of the funnier aspects of the job.
For my first serious injury on the job (I don't count scratches), I received a cut on my nose from a chihuahua named Bubbles. The funny/ironic part is that the owner had two dogs, one named Killer and the other was Bubbles. Now Killer was the sweetest chihuahua ever. It hopped into my arms when I took it out of the cage and kept giving me kisses. Bubbles on the other hand kept growling at me and snapping at me when I tried to take it out of the cage. I finally got a leash around it and was pulling it towards the front of the cage so I could grab it. I was hampered by the fact that the cage was above my head and Killer was in my arms squirming around. When Bubbles realized that it was inevitable that he would have to get out of the cage, he took a flying leap out of the cage at my face. Needless to say I got a huge cut on my nose from him flying out of the cage at me. I totally thought he had bitten me but turns out he had just clawed a gash on my nose. Good story huh? Hmmm, that probably wasn't that funny though... Hope everybody else is doing well whether in school or out in the real world!
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| I had a really fun time on Saturday. Johnny, Eugene, Franky, Jenn, Steph, and Jayson (who wasn't invited but was defnitely welcome) had Dim Sum in Monterey Park. Jenn arrived the latest even though she lived the closest. It turns out she didn't even oversleep, she was up at 6:30 and lost track of time while on the computer. (shame Jenn shame)
It was the first time ever for Franky and he was a good sport about it, trying everything at least once, even the chicken feet which I don't even eat. We ate a lot and laughed a lot (especially at the boys for the movie they went to see, you should ask them what it was. I personally think on some level they enjoyed it because they sat through the whole thing.)
Then Nan arrived as did Sam and so we went to go get boba and hang out some more. There we played mafia twice. Both times Nan and Sam were mafia (what are the chances). Both times they tried to kill me. Eugene saved me the first time, steph did not... I was definitely very happy to be able to hang out with them and hope to do so again in the future along with other great people I know and miss seeing.
That afternoon I went to the wedding of my mom's high school friend's daughter. It was the quickest ceremony I've ever been to, it was over in 30 minutes, but still very nice. While we were milling around outside before heading to the reception, I thought I saw someone I know. I look closer and yes it is Win. What a small world huh? Turns out the bride and groom are in his small group at church.
The wedding reception was very nice. They held it at the Universal Sheraton. I especially enjoyed the slideshow and the wedding games. For one game, the maid of honor had asked the groom what he though his greatest feature was. He replied "my tight butt." Therefore, she blindfolded Kathy, the bride, and had her grope 5 mens' butts and guess which one was her husband's. She guessed right! Then the maid of honor blindfolded Abu and had him guess which pair of legs belonged to Kathy. He also guessed right! It was especially funny because some of his guy friends let him feel their legs too and he was definitely disturbed when he touched such hairy legs.
On the dance floor, there was a guy who kept break dancing. He was pretty talented. There was also a bubble machine and it was so cute to watch the kids play in the bubbles, especially the ring bearer and the flower girl. The ring bearer kept putting the moves on her. He'd keep going up to her and grabbing her hand, bringing her around the dance floor and running through the bubbles with her. So cute! | | |
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