>In response to the Anthrax thing 2 years ago the Post Office has come up with kind of a scary concept, 1984 anyone? There has already been an attempt to counterfeit the new 20s. Leave it to Massachusetts to be the first. Halloween is almost upon us, since I was such a diligent worker and came in when I was uh *ahem* sick, they gave me Friday off — so no delay in party for me! I’ve got new pictures of Fitzi – look for those in the next couple of days. I should also have pictures from Halloween, or…
>** Mental Cleansing Entry ** I’m done with my room, with a little help from Rachel — It’s all painted and arranged, it finally feels like my room. There’s still many piles of CDs to sift through, things to find a place for but it looks good. I bought carpets for the rest of the house, a small step in the right direction for completion of the household. I got frames for posters and various pieces of art I’ve collected, hung them up in my room and in various places throughout the house. I’ve still got a few select items…
>Metrosexuals:: I mentioned it back in July. South Park’s new episode topic: Merosexuals Wonderful! Just when I thought South Park couldn’t get any closer to the pulse of society… they amaze me once again. I’m watching it currently… and “OMG — “I’m SOOOOO happy they’ve done this!” I can’t wait for the resurgence of the subject in the media, because of it. Trey Parker, Matt Stone — you are what this country needs. Keep it up! (I’m lovin it!) 😉 They best part of it all: two words — crab people.
>I’m currently listening to what I’m guessing is Paul Oakenfold’s new CD — Great Wall (CD 1) — courtesy of iTunes:: XTC Radio 160kbs. It sounds awsome, and he appears to be going in more of the direcftion of pop. I heard mixed in versions of “Justin Timberlake – Cry Me a River” and “Madonna – Holywood”. It’s all very good with a sort of ambient background inbetween the major tunes. It’s always progressing, which is why I like Oakenfold — so look out for it, or at least tune in via iTunes.
>Everyone seems to be raving about the “new 20s“, I’ve heard about it all over the place. I first saw it mentioned on The Daily Show of all places, then saw the commercial they were speaking of. I bought something on Friday — the new $20 was the most exciting thing the two clerks had ever come across. I was expecting a “well shuckee durn dare” any second. Tonight at GAP, it was again… a very enthusiastic topic of discussion, and again at the sports bar where I stopped in after work to grab a drink (and check up on…
>There seems to be an issue in Springfield — sucky time of year for it too: Friends of mine put in their new gas line, or was it furnace? In any case the inspector has to come out and look at it before they can use it. Normal turn around time: 48 hours Current turn around time: week + They’re unable to use their furnace in the meantime and have been resorting to leaving their oven open to provide the measly bit of heat they have. It’s good that it’s not freezing out yet, or they’d be screwed. Now that…
>I have no need for any other music program, ever. iTunes has arrived for all. …on a side note:: nothing. =] I’ve been happy chilling at home the past week or so. I got my PC back up and running, and it seems just in time for the good stuff (like iTunes). I used the Gyration brand wireless mouse and keyboard at Justin’s and I was hooked. Having just hooked up said PC to the TV and Receiver in the living room… I had to have it. In fact I’m on it right now. I can finally have my cake…
>I saw School of Rock this evening and unlike most movies that look good in the previews, this movie offered a very long “good part” that lasted the whole movie through. Very rare occurrence. I got the same good feeling as after “Uptown Girls”. It was funny, and well done. Go Jack Black, you deserve it!
>Whew, well — birthdays completed successfully, other then the fact that Caitlin ended up breaking her leg. Imagine that. It was the day prior, she was on crutches so didn’t make it any worse… but had been assuming a sprain, until it worsened. She broke it pretty damn good too. I love when I hear that CD Protection doesn’t work and it’s especially amusing when it’s because of the “SHIFT” key. Arnold Schwarzenegger is Governor of CA. I never thought it would happen. We’re 2 steps away from realizing the future portrayed by Demolition Man. First they need to repeal…
>Too Many Birthdays!!!
>There are too many birthdays as of late. My Mom’s birthday is Sunday, as is Rachel’s — Caitlin’s is Saturday, and Laura’s is coming up one of these days. There’s a big party tomorrow night for Caitlin. I was going to go visit Mom tomorrow, but I have to work… I guess today would have been a good day, but I ended up finally painting, with a little help. I need to make Mom feel special, but already promised the day — before I remembered my Mom’s. .:sigh:. I was thinking of a morning surprise, maybe a breakfast — let’s…
>Got a Mac? You’ve at least got OSX 10.1 right? You want Synergy – iTunes plug-in of sorts. It runs in your menu bar at the top, you have a prev/pause/next button, and full hot-key configuration. I actually shelled out $5 to register it. I used it happily without for the trial and couldn’t stand to see it go away. Hell — that’s a lunch @ Wendys. For those that spend a lot of time on their music collection (ahem, me) it allows easy rating and flipping through the endless un-rated tunes. It also looks up the album art (only…
>Late night TV is bad. Bad in quality, and bad in influence. “You’re up late, you’re probably messed up — buy buy BUY!” There was some stupid car show (they made a shitting joke [peanut shells] and a ‘you said sucks’ comment within the first minute) that was all about adding HP to your car for not too much money. I endured the stupidity to learn a few good points. Flowmaster recently updated their site with everything from video to audio clips of how each exhaust sounds – www.flowmastermufflers.com The other site mentioned was the hypertech reprogrammer. With fuel maps…
>I realized today that I like the new job. I listen to music all day, good music, modern music. I fold clothes. I greet people, and introduce myself. It’s a good time talking with people and employees. A rather interesting thing happened today. “The Kernel” came in. About 55, dressed in a sort of leisure suit complete with chest hair and gold chain, he reeked of liquor and had a mission: to find his niece. He introduced himself to my manager as “The Kernel” and was looking for “a short Korean girl” his niece whom he was supposed to meet…
>Kazaa fights back — the gist I got was that since the justice department notes Kazaa lite being used to track these ‘offenders’ down in the official court documents – they’re guilty of violating the TOS of Kazaa, I’d imagine they could be kicked off the network for using a hacked version of Kazaa and voilating their copyright. The irony is killing me here! Anyone for a game of name that Phallus? (thanks to SighClub for the link, and some fun content) Blogs: Gang Stories ~ a man’s re-telling/re-living of his younger, more violent days LoveFury ~ not quite sure,…
>Whats going on? I’m already sleeping all day. I was up at 9:30 but went back to sleep and only just got up about 12. I don’t want to be a slug… I worked at GAP again last night, took advantage of the “fall line cupon” to buy a sweater and jeans @ $15 ea. Since they’re 49.95 each I was unable to resist. Besides, they only get so many mediums — usually they’ve only got small and XXL left over after the first week they’re out, so I needed to moove quickly. As it was I had to get…
>I’m going to try and keep track of the things that Phil says that bother me. Tonight we were spouting synonymns for crap/shit, a sort of quick-wit freestyle. He snuck in Mazda. I laughed it off — but is his intent to hurt? I’m pretty sure he knows it bothers me that he digs on the car — but on the other hand, he knows the cheapshot: that he doesn’t even have one. ** update * 09/03 ** We talked today, everything is calm. As we were squaring up on the money he owed me he was debating the $80…
>This really intreiged me. I bought a Tingler today, the real one – and it was only $15 vs the $34.95 listed on the web site. The patent pending stems from the handle and the metal composition of the thing. It’s copper with what seems to be a magnet, coiled wire in the base — part of what gives its tingle. The rest is pure over-stimulation of all your head nerves. It’s great, and has a wonderfully relaxing effect. While we were in Northampton, we went to the local Chinese/Japanese restaurant and I ordered some Sushi. I’ve had a hankerin…
>Big E exibit special: JAWS Ladders – 800-419-5880 Air Chair – 508-832-3116 Soft Tub (portable spa) – www.softub.com Cool Mist Lamp – www.coolmistlamp.com Northern Routes – macmac@sover.net -=- The JAWS ladder has the ability to transform into all sorts of useful shapes. The Air Chair is a hammock-like chair that hangs from the ceiling. It’s quite comfortable, and having somewhere to hang it is the hardest part of justifying its purchase… which is solved by buying the frame which works just as well. The Soft Tub is a portible spa, complete with all the power jets… not really ‘portible’ but…
>I went to the Big E again, this time with my Mom. It was much slower paced, she doesn’t have the energy she used to have. Resting would only give her less and less rejuivination every time, shortening the time between rests. When it got to be about 10 minutes, we figured it was about time to go. We found some good deals, I spent more this time… ate just as much, and had a generally good time with Mom. I realize I still get short with her by the end of the day. I think I was just tired…