Another week is beginning, but I simply don't have the time to mull over what could be and what has been... it's just Sunday night and I'm stressing in too many directions...
Well, time to do what I do best:
Jump in face first to the foray and hope I survive to see Friday!
I'll update whenever I can... don't hold your breath in case it isn't until the middle of the week!
Out.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
I'm a Thief
Okay, one last post:
Having read a certain someone's blog, I've decided to shamelessly steal her hilarity for my own. Pop Quiz!
Q) What should you do if a friend leaves all of his/her recently-purchased items in your trunk?
a) Rush back to town and give it to them immediately.
b) Wait a while until they repeatedly mention that they want it back, and ignore the hint.
c) What stuff in the trunk?
d) Laugh at it, then pour an amaretto sour for yourself, knowing you'll never get off your fat ass to take it to him/her.
The correct answer is... not going to be posted here :-)
PS - Firefox corrected my spellings of fat ass. The first-ever dictionary I've seen that correctly foul-language... awesome!
Having read a certain someone's blog, I've decided to shamelessly steal her hilarity for my own. Pop Quiz!
Q) What should you do if a friend leaves all of his/her recently-purchased items in your trunk?
a) Rush back to town and give it to them immediately.
b) Wait a while until they repeatedly mention that they want it back, and ignore the hint.
c) What stuff in the trunk?
d) Laugh at it, then pour an amaretto sour for yourself, knowing you'll never get off your fat ass to take it to him/her.
The correct answer is... not going to be posted here :-)
PS - Firefox corrected my spellings of fat ass. The first-ever dictionary I've seen that correctly foul-language... awesome!
Goals
Having spent the last few weeks reflecting on my recently life (read: it sucks), it's time to set some short-term goals:
Out until tomorrow.
- Weight, weight, weight! I'm returning to the Community Center tomorrow afternoon, and am to go at least twice a week, three times if possible. I'll pick up where my old regimen left off, which includes lots of weights, bikes, and DDR.
- Deep breaths and calm are to be put before anger and rashness.
- Five weeks of school left: stay the course thus far, and focus on CS 327 and Math 222 to really bring the grades up.
- Not bug you-know-who about you-know-what.
Out until tomorrow.
Crazy Ol' Jack
Jack Starts Another One
Insane... this man is crazy. Not a week after the closing of the "Bully" case with Rockstar, Jack is at it again... apparently "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon" features a 'likeness' of him in the game, which he calls "unauthorized" and "illegal." It is later explained that such a character, such as the one in the screenshot he provides, was made via a character creation system within "Armageddon." In other words, it is simply by chance that someone is able to build a character in his likeness. Idiot.
I laugh at you, Mr. Thompson.
Insane... this man is crazy. Not a week after the closing of the "Bully" case with Rockstar, Jack is at it again... apparently "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon" features a 'likeness' of him in the game, which he calls "unauthorized" and "illegal." It is later explained that such a character, such as the one in the screenshot he provides, was made via a character creation system within "Armageddon." In other words, it is simply by chance that someone is able to build a character in his likeness. Idiot.
I laugh at you, Mr. Thompson.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Randomness Part I
I'm feeling random lately, an attribute that I believe I have picked up from one of my friends... I won't mention names, but you can probably gue... BIRD!
No Time For Fun
What a week. It's the middle of a boring Thursday afternoon, and I felt like blogging, but could not come up with anything. Colleen suggested a rant, although I'm not typically a ranter. Instead, random thoughts:
- In response to Colleen's cell-phone/annoyances rant, I will offer my brief two cents: cell phones are a wonderful thing - in essence, the best we can afford with today's technology to establish instant, personal communication gratification (that was harder to write than say, I think...). However, the social impact of this technology is still unexplored completely, and social norms have yet to develop. Such is the case with cell-phone manners: people barking into their phones in a quiet or crowded environment, talking on them while trying to interact with another person... these sort of things don't yet have any expected norms established yet, and if these negative manners become the norm, then cell phones will quickly develope a negative conotation. To some degree, this has happened already... but... whew... I'm done.
- Firefox 2.0 rocks. It pwns you. Get it, already.
- School scheduling for next semester starts soon, which means I have to reflect on this semester and make sure I get through all my classes.
- Why can't I get anything done fiction-wise? I've been plugging away on "Event Horizon" every day this week, but it seems like the story is going nowhere... grrrr...
- My plan of "not letting girls stress me" has thus far been... working. Sparing what I think of Colleen and Lacey right now, I'm actually spending less time thinking about what could be and wondering what to do next, such as getting in better shape for next year (girls don't like fatasses, right?).
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Firefox 2.0
Well Firefox 2 has arrived, and after just a day of use, here's my initial thoughts:
- Most average users won't notice any dramatic difference. Most changes are under-the-hood or aren't immediately visible on the default interface. In fact, the only major difference most people will see is a slightly shinier look to the updated UI.
- Some new features, such as the addition of a "close" button on each tab, is somewhat annoying by default. Most any mouse sold today has a third button of some kind (scroll wheel, etc.), and the default functionality of that third button on tabs has always been fine. I found myself disabling the "close" buttons on tabs to prevent any accidental closing of tabs while I clicked among them.
- The in-line spell checker is nice... considering how many times it highlighted misspellings while I wrote this entry.
- I'm going to watch memory usage patterns and see how stable 2.0 is. The initial release of 1.5 was buggy as hell, with horrible memory leaks and lock ups. That situation vastly improved with later 1.5.x releases, and I can safely say that 2.0 does not yet suffer from any of these problems.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Monday, October 23, 2006
Tightroping
Sometimes I wish I could draw what I'm feeling. I'm not sure how to describe certain emotions and feelings sometimes, but I sure as hell can visualize them pretty easily.
What would I draw right now?
Myself on a tightrope, suspended hundreds of feet above a black abyss. Even though I'm not completely sure of what's within this abyss, I do know that I can fall one of two ways: one way leading into a world with Colleen and Co. - the world that I'm so very comfortable in now - and the other direction, complete independence that has no ending, an infinite free-fall.
As for the tightrope... it's the one thing that I'm barely able to stand on, but what I might have to let go of sooner or later: Lacey.
Wow... that's kinda... corny. Someone get me a piece of paper!
What would I draw right now?
Myself on a tightrope, suspended hundreds of feet above a black abyss. Even though I'm not completely sure of what's within this abyss, I do know that I can fall one of two ways: one way leading into a world with Colleen and Co. - the world that I'm so very comfortable in now - and the other direction, complete independence that has no ending, an infinite free-fall.
As for the tightrope... it's the one thing that I'm barely able to stand on, but what I might have to let go of sooner or later: Lacey.
Wow... that's kinda... corny. Someone get me a piece of paper!
Mad Monday
What a stressful start to my week: people suck, and I'll mention names later on...
But, I did get my Theater/Film essay done... yay...
But, I did get my Theater/Film essay done... yay...
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Looking Ahead
Well another weekend is behind me, and... and another stressful week is ahead. Time for a breakdown of what was and what is to come.
First up, I may be changing jobs within Meijer real soon. My current department, Systems, is finally getting its hours slashed dramatically, thus forcing me to move. Not wanting to take a pay cut, I was offerred a handsome job in Grocery as the sign bitch, which actually pays better than I'm used to in Systems! That'll start next week, so this week is just a nice, easy week of BS Systems stuff.
With school, this week will be busy. I'm starting my week by having to frantically finish an essay. After that, I have a program for CS due this Friday, which will be most of this week's stress. Oh, and two tests, one Wednesday, the other Thursday, and finally, Prout Chapel on Thursday... fun, fun...
But all in all, a busy week coming up... here we go!
First up, I may be changing jobs within Meijer real soon. My current department, Systems, is finally getting its hours slashed dramatically, thus forcing me to move. Not wanting to take a pay cut, I was offerred a handsome job in Grocery as the sign bitch, which actually pays better than I'm used to in Systems! That'll start next week, so this week is just a nice, easy week of BS Systems stuff.
With school, this week will be busy. I'm starting my week by having to frantically finish an essay. After that, I have a program for CS due this Friday, which will be most of this week's stress. Oh, and two tests, one Wednesday, the other Thursday, and finally, Prout Chapel on Thursday... fun, fun...
But all in all, a busy week coming up... here we go!
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Friday, October 20, 2006
Wash It All Away
I promised a big update, and here it is... get ready for some babble-talk.
Today was fun, I suppose. Having been 0% productive towards any of my major projects for classes, I instead set about making today a pleasant mix of relaxing and working around the house. I cleaned my room a bit, played some games, and then ate some wondeful dinner that my mom made.
Afterwards, I set about towards BGSU to meet up with Colleen to get ready for the BGHS vs AW football game. Indeed, we did not go. Ms. Finn said she was not really feeling up to the game, given certain circumstances, and I did not argue with her - I felt that my night would have been better devoted to other things... it was a poor last-ditch effort on both of our parts, but I had a lot of fun at Taco Bell with her all the same. It seems that our weekly trips to Taco Bell in Rossford are becoming more and more interesting everytime we go.
Sadly, that brings me back to another point. I want to go to Taco Bell with Lacey just as much as Colleen sometimes, but Lacey's always constantly busy with school, work, or someone else, which is fine. I just wish she would not get mad when I say that "I prefer going to Taco Bell with Colleen now."
She'll get over it, considering all the shit that she puts me through as it is.
Anywho, in aiming to reorganize my life a bit during this up and coming tenth week of classes (are you KIDDING me?!?!), I'm making a promise to get to the Community Center at least twice a week to work out. The best part about this past summer was hands-down spending the last three weeks of it at the CC regularly. I can't wait to go back.
I'm also hoping to drop the girl stress. Surprisingly, I've recently found myself tied up a majority of the time thinking about girls, and a few in particular (you can probably guess who these lovely ladies are). But then again, I really have no reason to worry about the who, what, and why of relationships, given how busy I am with school. Indeed, we shall see.
Oh... I updated my Winamp playlist to feature the latest music that I've added to my collection. 2020 songs now... excellent.
This weekend is not going to be too awesome. I work 10:30a to 6:00p on Saturday (that would be today, technically), and then have a party to go to at 8:00p, although I'm not totally sure I'll go, depending on how much homework I get done after work. Sunday is almost a copy of Saturday, with a 9:30a to 6:00p shift... yuck. I envy Colleen's five-hour Sunday shift. "Colleen, you suck!" Haha...
Anywho, with that, I'm off to play a few more video games, plug away on "Event Horizon," and within the hour, off to bed. See you peeps later.
Today was fun, I suppose. Having been 0% productive towards any of my major projects for classes, I instead set about making today a pleasant mix of relaxing and working around the house. I cleaned my room a bit, played some games, and then ate some wondeful dinner that my mom made.
Afterwards, I set about towards BGSU to meet up with Colleen to get ready for the BGHS vs AW football game. Indeed, we did not go. Ms. Finn said she was not really feeling up to the game, given certain circumstances, and I did not argue with her - I felt that my night would have been better devoted to other things... it was a poor last-ditch effort on both of our parts, but I had a lot of fun at Taco Bell with her all the same. It seems that our weekly trips to Taco Bell in Rossford are becoming more and more interesting everytime we go.
Sadly, that brings me back to another point. I want to go to Taco Bell with Lacey just as much as Colleen sometimes, but Lacey's always constantly busy with school, work, or someone else, which is fine. I just wish she would not get mad when I say that "I prefer going to Taco Bell with Colleen now."
She'll get over it, considering all the shit that she puts me through as it is.
Anywho, in aiming to reorganize my life a bit during this up and coming tenth week of classes (are you KIDDING me?!?!), I'm making a promise to get to the Community Center at least twice a week to work out. The best part about this past summer was hands-down spending the last three weeks of it at the CC regularly. I can't wait to go back.
I'm also hoping to drop the girl stress. Surprisingly, I've recently found myself tied up a majority of the time thinking about girls, and a few in particular (you can probably guess who these lovely ladies are). But then again, I really have no reason to worry about the who, what, and why of relationships, given how busy I am with school. Indeed, we shall see.
Oh... I updated my Winamp playlist to feature the latest music that I've added to my collection. 2020 songs now... excellent.
This weekend is not going to be too awesome. I work 10:30a to 6:00p on Saturday (that would be today, technically), and then have a party to go to at 8:00p, although I'm not totally sure I'll go, depending on how much homework I get done after work. Sunday is almost a copy of Saturday, with a 9:30a to 6:00p shift... yuck. I envy Colleen's five-hour Sunday shift. "Colleen, you suck!" Haha...
Anywho, with that, I'm off to play a few more video games, plug away on "Event Horizon," and within the hour, off to bed. See you peeps later.
Up and Coming
On tonight's agenda:
- Dinner with the family.
- BG to meet Colleen.
- BGHS vs AW football game with Colleen.
- Home to play video games and relax (finally).
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
No Biggie
I really don't have much to update for today, other than today was a huge waste of time for me... nothing related to school got done.
Yuck. I'll try for a better Thursday.
Yuck. I'll try for a better Thursday.
No People Past This Point
What if the earth had all its human residents removed from it tomorrow?
Find out with the link below... it's a very, very, VERY good read.
Earth Without People
Find out with the link below... it's a very, very, VERY good read.
Earth Without People
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Holdin' On
What a surprisingly pleasant end to my day. After classes I promise Colleen I would help reorganize her dorm room, which failed miserably. I didn't want to be out late, since sleep has been hard to come by the past few nights. What was supposed to be a quick trip to the Sundial and cleaning turned into a full viewing of Fox and the Hound... and like child on Christmas morning, I was delighted to be there for it...
Event Horizon
I have creative writing ADD. Seriously.
I can't stay focused on one story for more than a day before bouncing to another the next. Last week I plugged away on "Almost Gone" (which has now become officially crossed the line into novel territory), and now all my interests lie with "Event Horizon" (formerally titled "Blocchi").
In fact, you can click the image below to read a preview of "Event Horizon." This excerpt was taken from about the halfway mark in the story. Enjoy, and tell me what you think of it.
I can't stay focused on one story for more than a day before bouncing to another the next. Last week I plugged away on "Almost Gone" (which has now become officially crossed the line into novel territory), and now all my interests lie with "Event Horizon" (formerally titled "Blocchi").
In fact, you can click the image below to read a preview of "Event Horizon." This excerpt was taken from about the halfway mark in the story. Enjoy, and tell me what you think of it.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Fire!
I'm setting my phone wires ablaze as I write this. The full extent of my bandwidth in both directions (a puny 768k/128k) is pumping data through (files out to a friend, metaverse data from Second Life in).
Which reminds me. I traveled to the Reuter's New Agency's new headquarters in Second Life. It was beautiful - a full building with proper offices, ads, and of course, news stories updated in near-real time.
Given my awe at Second Life everytime I step into it, I'm starting a new photo album on Facebook devoted to pics from inside the metaverse. Check it out soon.
Which reminds me. I traveled to the Reuter's New Agency's new headquarters in Second Life. It was beautiful - a full building with proper offices, ads, and of course, news stories updated in near-real time.
Given my awe at Second Life everytime I step into it, I'm starting a new photo album on Facebook devoted to pics from inside the metaverse. Check it out soon.
Crazy Numbers
I've been looking at my site-statistics lately. As where a year ago I was lucky to get 6 unique hits to my blog in a week, I received a total of 14 hits just yesterday alone, and every day for the last month have seen double-digits numbers. Why does this matter to me? For the same reason that it would matter to most anyone: I'm glad someone's listening to what I have to say.
Anywho, this week is going to suck no matter how I slice it. I have a major test today, a major paper due next week, a new CS programming project coming my way, and tons more. Although the short-term future seems shitty, I just double checked my Computer Science Major checklist, and wow... I'm definitely two more semesters away from finally graduating, with my only major requirements being three 400-level CS classes. My minor (Creative Writing) might hold me up a bit, but if I get lucky and can pull it all off and graduate after next fall.
Since I'm so wonderfully ahead, I'm going to focus all my efforts and use my awesome experiences thus far to help Colleen as much as possible in transitioning majors so late in her career. I understand her problem though: I was a VCT major for a year and couldn't stand the art classes that were required of it (despite the fact that I'm an artsy person). So hopefully that transition goes smoothly. I promise I'll do what I can for you! :-)
Anywho, this week is going to suck no matter how I slice it. I have a major test today, a major paper due next week, a new CS programming project coming my way, and tons more. Although the short-term future seems shitty, I just double checked my Computer Science Major checklist, and wow... I'm definitely two more semesters away from finally graduating, with my only major requirements being three 400-level CS classes. My minor (Creative Writing) might hold me up a bit, but if I get lucky and can pull it all off and graduate after next fall.
Since I'm so wonderfully ahead, I'm going to focus all my efforts and use my awesome experiences thus far to help Colleen as much as possible in transitioning majors so late in her career. I understand her problem though: I was a VCT major for a year and couldn't stand the art classes that were required of it (despite the fact that I'm an artsy person). So hopefully that transition goes smoothly. I promise I'll do what I can for you! :-)
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Time to Fess Up
As my walls come crumbling down, I make this admittance:
I really like someone. This someone captures my mind and heart in ways that I haven't experienced in a long time; and yet, I worry that I have no chance with her, simply because I did not treat her right the first time we dated... because I dug myself a hole that I could not get out of...
I really like someone. This someone captures my mind and heart in ways that I haven't experienced in a long time; and yet, I worry that I have no chance with her, simply because I did not treat her right the first time we dated... because I dug myself a hole that I could not get out of...
Wow!
My cellular billing cycle is up, and here are the results of this month's TXT messaging usage:
1860 IN-TXT message sent
1839 IN-TXT messages received
Grand Total: 3699 TXT messages!
Woo-Hoo!!!
1860 IN-TXT message sent
1839 IN-TXT messages received
Grand Total: 3699 TXT messages!
Woo-Hoo!!!
Saturday, October 14, 2006
The Invisible Blog Part II
Coming Soon:
I've debated about how to break some news, share some feelings, and outright tell the truth about some things, and I think the best place and time to do it will be on this blog sometime this week. Stay tuned.
I've debated about how to break some news, share some feelings, and outright tell the truth about some things, and I think the best place and time to do it will be on this blog sometime this week. Stay tuned.
The Three Week Countdown
I try not to dote on this fact too much, but I was reminded that today is Sweetest Day, which for me, officially kicks of a "three week countdown" to what was a year ago, the worst three weeks of my life.
On Sweetest Day, 2005, Lacey officially blew up at me (over my laziness?), and put us on "a break" that would eventually, three weeks after the fact (Nov. 5th), be our break up.
I'm not one to dote, but right now, I'm doting away.
On Sweetest Day, 2005, Lacey officially blew up at me (over my laziness?), and put us on "a break" that would eventually, three weeks after the fact (Nov. 5th), be our break up.
I'm not one to dote, but right now, I'm doting away.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Googling
Wait, where did all the warm weather go? Oh, that's right... October's here...
Allow me a moment to cheer all things Google. It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of the company's services and advancements. In particular, a tighter integration of apps such as Blogger, Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets, and GMail are slowly beginning to legitimately bring more and more of my life entirely online. The prospect of having all the information and programs that I need available from any Internet-connected computer is damn tempting, especially considering how much I am away from my home. There isn't a perfect solution yet (a mobile OS is pretty close *hint* *hint* Linux), but Google is getting closer with every month that passes. We'll see.
In other news, I'm in a very, very, very weird place with people right now. I have what amounts to three seperate people that I'm interested in, two moreso than the third, and one of those two much moreso than the other. All the while, I'm still kind of upset that Lacey's too busy to even hold a five-minute conversation with me. I guess that's what Bryan's for...
Eh, oh well... despite that fact, I'm having a blast with you-know-who anyway, so... yay!
Allow me a moment to cheer all things Google. It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of the company's services and advancements. In particular, a tighter integration of apps such as Blogger, Calendar, Docs & Spreadsheets, and GMail are slowly beginning to legitimately bring more and more of my life entirely online. The prospect of having all the information and programs that I need available from any Internet-connected computer is damn tempting, especially considering how much I am away from my home. There isn't a perfect solution yet (a mobile OS is pretty close *hint* *hint* Linux), but Google is getting closer with every month that passes. We'll see.
In other news, I'm in a very, very, very weird place with people right now. I have what amounts to three seperate people that I'm interested in, two moreso than the third, and one of those two much moreso than the other. All the while, I'm still kind of upset that Lacey's too busy to even hold a five-minute conversation with me. I guess that's what Bryan's for...
Eh, oh well... despite that fact, I'm having a blast with you-know-who anyway, so... yay!
The Invisible Blog Part I
So what happens when a bored computer geek gets creative?
This, I guess...
Big update later today, so stay tuned!
This, I guess...
Big update later today, so stay tuned!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
It's Over
In exactly two hours I am to return to classes... yuck!
Fall Break this year was more or less fairly standard for me. My usual two weeks of vacation off work was nice (I go back on Friday). I spent two solid days of my break working on a computer science project, and otherwise, it was a crazy five days (for me, anyway!) of spending quality time either in front of my computer, my GameCube, rediscovering the joys of old-school Pokemon, out and about with the wonderful Colleen and Co., shopping with Lacey, drinking, and/or writing.
Quite a successful Fall Break, if you ask me, actually. I sure as hell can't wait for this semster to be over with, though.
Anywho, I have a ton of work that needs done, so without further ado... it's off to school with me!
Fall Break this year was more or less fairly standard for me. My usual two weeks of vacation off work was nice (I go back on Friday). I spent two solid days of my break working on a computer science project, and otherwise, it was a crazy five days (for me, anyway!) of spending quality time either in front of my computer, my GameCube, rediscovering the joys of old-school Pokemon, out and about with the wonderful Colleen and Co., shopping with Lacey, drinking, and/or writing.
Quite a successful Fall Break, if you ask me, actually. I sure as hell can't wait for this semster to be over with, though.
Anywho, I have a ton of work that needs done, so without further ado... it's off to school with me!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Thinking About Tomorrow
And just...
Let her cry... if the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing... if it eases all her pain
Let her go... let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be...
(Hootie and the Blowfish) "Let Her Cry"
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Super!
Shit.
I'm starting to slip, and only one person knows the truth... and they aren't involved in my latest shit-fit.
I'm starting to slip, and only one person knows the truth... and they aren't involved in my latest shit-fit.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Video Game Music Sweetness
While remembering my fonder years on this beautiful Saturday afternoon, I began to tap my foot to the beat of an old song, one that was a favorite of mine back in the early 1990's.
Although song may be stretching it a bit. It was the ending credits music to 1991's Super Mario World. A Google search and ten minutes later, I found a wonderful rendition of the complete SMW soundtrack, performed with various instruments and recorded in fairly-high-quality 160kbps VBR MP3.
Check it out (hint: it's well-worth the 37 MB download):
http://www.archive.org/details/xoc_SMW
Although song may be stretching it a bit. It was the ending credits music to 1991's Super Mario World. A Google search and ten minutes later, I found a wonderful rendition of the complete SMW soundtrack, performed with various instruments and recorded in fairly-high-quality 160kbps VBR MP3.
Check it out (hint: it's well-worth the 37 MB download):
http://www.archive.org/details/xoc_SMW
Friday, October 06, 2006
Doin' Just Fine
So despite worries about school (tons of work to do over break), problems with certain... people, and massive, severe problems at home, I'm somehow feeling really good about my life right now, and in no part short because of my friends.
The last few days have been strangely fun. I've hung out with Colleen on two occasions, and both times were mostly a blast (apparently I'm a jerk, though). Not a biggie. Lacey's been awesome too, although she's quite busy with sorority stuff, so I'm usually bouncing back and forth between her and Colleen, depending on who's busy at what times.
Overall I have far fewer friends this semester than I did last, but I would like to think of it like this: as where last semester was full of change and experimentation, this semester is the happy-go-lucky result of that change and experimentation, and rather than trip over myself every week with places, people, and stress, I simply do what I wish to do, without causing any drama... and so far, it's wonderful.
Does anyone else here think that Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" is one of the most beautiful songs of 2006?
Has anyone ever had a random, spontaneous urge to kiss someone, simply because the moment was there and because it just felt right?
Maybe I'm going crazy, or maybe I'm following my heart.
The last few days have been strangely fun. I've hung out with Colleen on two occasions, and both times were mostly a blast (apparently I'm a jerk, though). Not a biggie. Lacey's been awesome too, although she's quite busy with sorority stuff, so I'm usually bouncing back and forth between her and Colleen, depending on who's busy at what times.
Overall I have far fewer friends this semester than I did last, but I would like to think of it like this: as where last semester was full of change and experimentation, this semester is the happy-go-lucky result of that change and experimentation, and rather than trip over myself every week with places, people, and stress, I simply do what I wish to do, without causing any drama... and so far, it's wonderful.
Does anyone else here think that Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" is one of the most beautiful songs of 2006?
Has anyone ever had a random, spontaneous urge to kiss someone, simply because the moment was there and because it just felt right?
Maybe I'm going crazy, or maybe I'm following my heart.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Games, Girls, and... more Games
What an uneventful birthday (mostly... there WERE some good times...). Otherwise, phase two of my "birthday week" takes effect tonight: Once I settle in to my bedroom around 7:00pm, I'll turn on my GameCube, PS2, N64, SNES, and PC... in no particular order, and play video game upon video game until I pass out.
Indeed, short of a wild and crazy night with all my friends, time with games is all I could ask for.
Indeed, short of a wild and crazy night with all my friends, time with games is all I could ask for.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Happy Birthday... ...To Me!
Indeed. It is my birthday. I originally had some sweet ideas for some birthday-poetry, but nothing positive came out of it, so instead I'm sticking to what I do best on my birthday. Reflecting on the past twenty-two years while deciding what to do with my life in the next 364 days.
A little, well-kept secret of mine: when I was 15, I made up my mind that I did not want to deal with adult life, and thus I was to take my own life on my 22nd birthday. I can honestly say that won't be the case; I'm looking forward to whatever shit-fest life has to throw at me next (and boy, has there been some shit this semester).
Besides, I've learned the hard way that life is not about what you end up with, it's how (and who) you get there with.
Finally, some of my favorite listening picks that'll be on repeat all day for me:
Hinder - "Lips of an Angel"
Bobby Gaylor - "Suicide"
Buckcherry - "Place In the Sun"
Blue October - "Inner Glow"
Live - "Lightning Crashes"
Tantric - "Breakdown"
A little, well-kept secret of mine: when I was 15, I made up my mind that I did not want to deal with adult life, and thus I was to take my own life on my 22nd birthday. I can honestly say that won't be the case; I'm looking forward to whatever shit-fest life has to throw at me next (and boy, has there been some shit this semester).
Besides, I've learned the hard way that life is not about what you end up with, it's how (and who) you get there with.
Finally, some of my favorite listening picks that'll be on repeat all day for me:
Hinder - "Lips of an Angel"
Bobby Gaylor - "Suicide"
Buckcherry - "Place In the Sun"
Blue October - "Inner Glow"
Live - "Lightning Crashes"
Tantric - "Breakdown"
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Updating!
Well it's time for a quick mid-day update on how my week's going.
First off, today is WAY better than yesterday. My day started off kind of poo-poo, as I did miss my first class in favor of sleep, since I was up quite late trying to pick up the pieces of yesterday.
My first stop in BG today was at Honda. They indeed had my parking pass, which just made my morning... I was worried about getting more $25 tickets over a stupid parking pass. Brandon's Happiness score: +5
I had a very productive meeting with a teacher for a paper due in a few weeks. She understood my circumstances for missing class, and I walked away not nervous, but relieved. Brandon's Happiness score: +3
In my 1:00pm CS class, I found my book that I was missing since last Thursday, which means I'm not out $60 anymore... yay! Brandon's Happiness score: +10
Lacey and I got into a little fight over Colleen again, over stupid shit that doesn't really matter to her, Colleen, or me... just "in principle" stuff that I tend to blow off easily. It's just who I am: I don't like hating people. I can't do it. Overall after this incident, Brandon's Happiness score: -2
I have a test at 4:00. That I didn't study for. Brandon's Happiness score: -5
But tomorrow is my birthday, and I have no concrete plans for it. Other than I won't be wasted and I won't be getting laid, I'm not sure how it'll go. Brandon's Happiness score: -6
It's going to rain on my birthday. Brandon's Happiness score: -5
Total Happiness: 0
Oh well, tomorrow IS my birthday... a new day, a new opportunity.
Out.
First off, today is WAY better than yesterday. My day started off kind of poo-poo, as I did miss my first class in favor of sleep, since I was up quite late trying to pick up the pieces of yesterday.
My first stop in BG today was at Honda. They indeed had my parking pass, which just made my morning... I was worried about getting more $25 tickets over a stupid parking pass. Brandon's Happiness score: +5
I had a very productive meeting with a teacher for a paper due in a few weeks. She understood my circumstances for missing class, and I walked away not nervous, but relieved. Brandon's Happiness score: +3
In my 1:00pm CS class, I found my book that I was missing since last Thursday, which means I'm not out $60 anymore... yay! Brandon's Happiness score: +10
Lacey and I got into a little fight over Colleen again, over stupid shit that doesn't really matter to her, Colleen, or me... just "in principle" stuff that I tend to blow off easily. It's just who I am: I don't like hating people. I can't do it. Overall after this incident, Brandon's Happiness score: -2
I have a test at 4:00. That I didn't study for. Brandon's Happiness score: -5
But tomorrow is my birthday, and I have no concrete plans for it. Other than I won't be wasted and I won't be getting laid, I'm not sure how it'll go. Brandon's Happiness score: -6
It's going to rain on my birthday. Brandon's Happiness score: -5
Total Happiness: 0
Oh well, tomorrow IS my birthday... a new day, a new opportunity.
Out.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Shitty
What a day... here it is in a nutshell.
I spent the night at my grandma's, since our family has been taking turns doing such until my grandpa is back in shape to be home. After taking an uninvited hot yet short shower, I skipped off to work as positive as ever.
Things seemed normal... we Systems people ended up doing some pricing stuff, which is typical of Meijer. Shit, the day was even awesome since it was the last for me until late next week... vacations rule. Sarah provided me with entertainment today as well, and I've realized she's even cooler than I expected :-)
I was off work at noon, and that's when my day started to take a downward turn. I got halfway home before realizing that I left my phone charger at work. With my shitty-ass phone battery, I would NEED that charger.
The one positive about today was the fact that my 1:30 math class was cancelled last week. So I went home instead of to school (class wasn't until 4:30, anyway). Arriving home, I realized that I couldn't do any of my homework since all my books were at school. Shitty. I played games instead. Relief indeed.
2:30 came, and Lacey and I went to P-Burg to get Taco Bell... and it was damn good. By 3:45 we both agreed that it was time to rush back to campus, but instead took a detour through Target. 4:10 comes, and we're still in P-Burg. No chance of making it to class. Time for things to get really shitty.
Arriving on campus at 5:45, just in time for my film class, I get a call from a friend informing me that I missed our 4:30 CS 327 test. I decided to skip my film screening at 6:00 and instead take the test in another section of the class. Running back to my car to get a pencil for it, my car keys are squarely, plain-as-day sitting on my drivers seat - with all doors locked. I took a CS test in pen, which blew. Oh, and the test was a bitch.
After the test, I hung around campus until my keys showed up. Arriving at my car, I saw the dreaded orange Traffic and Parking Ticket envelope on my windshield. $25 for not displaying a parking permit... a permit that I left in a loaner vehicle for Honda in the middle of last week. Why didn't Parking and Traffice catch me last week? Hell, why didn't I notice that it was missing?
Anywho, I hit up Meijer to (finally) get my phone charger. Oh, and I'm still shitty-sick. Pisser.
I've missed my film class twice in a row now, got no homework done, took a test that I didn't study for, lost a $60 parking pass, and owe BGSU $25 since I LOST that pass.
Shitty.
Time for a reboot. System shutting down...
Here's to a better Tuesday!
I spent the night at my grandma's, since our family has been taking turns doing such until my grandpa is back in shape to be home. After taking an uninvited hot yet short shower, I skipped off to work as positive as ever.
Things seemed normal... we Systems people ended up doing some pricing stuff, which is typical of Meijer. Shit, the day was even awesome since it was the last for me until late next week... vacations rule. Sarah provided me with entertainment today as well, and I've realized she's even cooler than I expected :-)
I was off work at noon, and that's when my day started to take a downward turn. I got halfway home before realizing that I left my phone charger at work. With my shitty-ass phone battery, I would NEED that charger.
The one positive about today was the fact that my 1:30 math class was cancelled last week. So I went home instead of to school (class wasn't until 4:30, anyway). Arriving home, I realized that I couldn't do any of my homework since all my books were at school. Shitty. I played games instead. Relief indeed.
2:30 came, and Lacey and I went to P-Burg to get Taco Bell... and it was damn good. By 3:45 we both agreed that it was time to rush back to campus, but instead took a detour through Target. 4:10 comes, and we're still in P-Burg. No chance of making it to class. Time for things to get really shitty.
Arriving on campus at 5:45, just in time for my film class, I get a call from a friend informing me that I missed our 4:30 CS 327 test. I decided to skip my film screening at 6:00 and instead take the test in another section of the class. Running back to my car to get a pencil for it, my car keys are squarely, plain-as-day sitting on my drivers seat - with all doors locked. I took a CS test in pen, which blew. Oh, and the test was a bitch.
After the test, I hung around campus until my keys showed up. Arriving at my car, I saw the dreaded orange Traffic and Parking Ticket envelope on my windshield. $25 for not displaying a parking permit... a permit that I left in a loaner vehicle for Honda in the middle of last week. Why didn't Parking and Traffice catch me last week? Hell, why didn't I notice that it was missing?
Anywho, I hit up Meijer to (finally) get my phone charger. Oh, and I'm still shitty-sick. Pisser.
I've missed my film class twice in a row now, got no homework done, took a test that I didn't study for, lost a $60 parking pass, and owe BGSU $25 since I LOST that pass.
Shitty.
Time for a reboot. System shutting down...
Here's to a better Tuesday!
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Whew...
Since I felt like shit all day today, I had a short day at work, which was nice. As Austin would say, "Ad-Audit that bitch," and then leave...
Arriving home, I've decided that it's time for some hardcore self-reflection. To that end, here are some totally random thoughts and/or happenings from recent memory:
- Jesus did I fuck up in the last year. Perhaps out of shyness, but perhaps more out of cowardice, I totally fucked up my girl life. Nevermind Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" and all the messages it tells, but I really am unable to hold together an honest relationship with anyone as long as Lacey is my best friend. What do you say to that? Am I a jerk or just confused? I've decided that the answer is related to my own ignorance: I need to focus on what I really want in the long term, without ignoring what is best for me in the short term. Expect apologies soon.
- I cleaned out my closet today... no, literally. It wasn't much, and there's more to do, but most importantly, I discovered a huge cache of shit that I don't even remember even buying. Most of what went to the trash involved massive amounts of unused condoms and other adventurous items (ahh, to be 18 again!). There's one skeleton finally off my shoulders. I tell myself and everyone that I'm a decent guy, but the truth is fairly obvious: I like to have sex and lots of it, and considering how long it's been since my last, I'm starting to go crazy I think...
- My birthday is this week. Good ol' October 4th. It's a Wednesday this week, a fairly uneventful day save for the fact that I'll most likely head to B-Dubs that night for a Petrifier and............ more self reflection.
Out for now.
Arriving home, I've decided that it's time for some hardcore self-reflection. To that end, here are some totally random thoughts and/or happenings from recent memory:
- Jesus did I fuck up in the last year. Perhaps out of shyness, but perhaps more out of cowardice, I totally fucked up my girl life. Nevermind Hinder's "Lips of an Angel" and all the messages it tells, but I really am unable to hold together an honest relationship with anyone as long as Lacey is my best friend. What do you say to that? Am I a jerk or just confused? I've decided that the answer is related to my own ignorance: I need to focus on what I really want in the long term, without ignoring what is best for me in the short term. Expect apologies soon.
- I cleaned out my closet today... no, literally. It wasn't much, and there's more to do, but most importantly, I discovered a huge cache of shit that I don't even remember even buying. Most of what went to the trash involved massive amounts of unused condoms and other adventurous items (ahh, to be 18 again!). There's one skeleton finally off my shoulders. I tell myself and everyone that I'm a decent guy, but the truth is fairly obvious: I like to have sex and lots of it, and considering how long it's been since my last, I'm starting to go crazy I think...
- My birthday is this week. Good ol' October 4th. It's a Wednesday this week, a fairly uneventful day save for the fact that I'll most likely head to B-Dubs that night for a Petrifier and............ more self reflection.
Out for now.
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