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Posted on November 04, 2009
Strolling around the grocery store this evening and what do I spot? A SIXTH HITCHHIKER'S BOOK?!???! Why was I not informed?! How did I not see this coming??!? FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS STILL GOOD IN THIS WORLD, WHY WAS I NOT TOLD??!?!!Incidentally, the novel is titled And Another Thing...

Languishing

Posted on October 10, 2009
Languish:?verb (used without object)to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.to lose vigor and vitality.to undergo neglect or experience prolonged inactivity; suffer hardship and distress: to languish in prison for ten years.to be subjected to delay or disregard; be ignored: a petition that languished on the warden's desk for a year...

Notes to Self:

Posted on July 16, 2009
For the past 2.5 years, I've been living in fear, waiting for the axe to fall, waiting to be fired. I've been given numerous warnings from my bosses. I've told friends of mine that I would be surprised to make it another x months or that I would most likely be gone by x date...

Food For Thought

Posted on July 16, 2009
From: Epiphanies on Weight LossSelect quotations (blockquotes omitted for readability):The more self-examination I did, the more I realized that being overweight wasn't my problem at all. Being overweight was a symptom of my real problem - apathy. I seemed to be content to allow the world to just pass me by without getting into it, or getting anything out of it...

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"Real Fact" #361

Posted on July 07, 2009
The pineapple is a very big berry.So sayeth the Snapple cap. So say we all!

The Out-Side

Posted on July 05, 2009
"Legend tells of a realm known as the "Out-Side", a vast open space where a fearsome burning orb hangs overhead, casting a harsh light over the land. Some say that to venture Out-Side is like unto death, as many have forever forsaken their blogs and messageboards and parents' basements once they have tasted of this strange and eldritch plane...

Truer Words Ne'er Were Spoke

Posted on June 21, 2009
Over at Boing Boing Gadgets, Steven Leckart posted his enthusiastic first impressions regarding the recently released iPhone 3G S. This happens to be Mr. Leckart's first iPhone and he's been looking forward to it for some time. The first commenter had this to say:It's awesome that you own up to being an irrational fanboy...

Sometimes, Some Ways

Posted on June 17, 2009
Sometimes I wish I'd made this blog (more) private and/or anonymous. One of the reasons posts have been so infrequent is that I can't write about the things that matter most to me. I cannot describe the things that are happening, the thoughts flitting through my mind, the fears and hopes and anxiety and happiness and sadness...

Tidings For An Addled Time

Posted on May 28, 2009
It's been rough the past few months. January was good, but it's been downhill ever since. I've been fairly angsty of late. Where am I going? What will I do? How will I get there? (Not that I know where "there" is, of course.) How does one measure "success"? Time progresses and I do not...

Eureka!

Posted on February 20, 2009
I had an epiphany today. I figured out what I want to do. I want to be a comic editor.One of my morning reads linked to this post over at Kung Fu Monkey. From there, I perused its predecessor. Later on, I found this article elsewhere.I love comics and graphic novels and, without having to serve as a pivotal basis of original content generation (e...

Stories

Posted on February 08, 2009
Stories bring things to life. My favorite purchases, my favorite pictures, my favorite memories - all are intertwined with a story.I went to NY Comic Con yesterday with a friend/co-worker. I purchased quite a few things including: an original sketch by Ben Templesmith (sketch is of Medusa from Wormwood and, I believe, was a random sketch not used for anything in particular), also some signed comics from Mr...

Logic & Illogic

Posted on February 02, 2009
So much of my life is ruled by logic. Income and expenses. The clock. A+B=C. Most events are assumed to prescribe by this ill-conceived notion of cause-effect, sequence and consequence, before and after. It is when events fail to abide by these concepts that we decry the lack of logic...

Down The Rabbit Hole -- Rabbit Hole Day '08

Posted on January 27, 2009
(From Boing Boing.)My rabbit hole was a cold Thursday in January. It began like any other with my arrival at the office. Despite the Styrofoam coffee cup in my hand, I was half-asleep, trudging through my morning ritual on autopilot. Even sitting at my desk, loading up my morning websites and checking e-mail accounts, my eyelids sunk lower and lower, hindering my meager efforts...

"Immanentizing the Eschaton"

Posted on January 13, 2009
The phrase is from "Doktor Sleepless," one of Warren Ellis' current projects. Excellent book so far (I'm not finished with volume 1 yet). According to issue 4, "immantentizing the eschaton" means bringing on the end of everything, i.e., inciting the eschaton...

Disconnect

Posted on October 28, 2008
So, I'm currently writing from Amsterdam, towards the end of our whirlwind tour-de-force (movie.girl & I). More on the trip in a later post, when I get back stateside. This one is about the moment/tonight.See, movie.girl and I have this certain disconnect which led to a minor disagreement this eve...

Intermission

Posted on October 19, 2008
We'll be right back after a few words from our sponsors.Tomorrow, I leave for a 10-day vacation. movie.girl and I are headed to Europe! On the menu: Cardiff, (Liverpool), York, Stratford-upon-Avon (SuA), Brussels and Amsterdam.The focus of the trip is David Tennant's performances with the RSC at SuA, Hamlet and Love's Labour's Lost...

The Fit and The Shan

Posted on September 23, 2008
Yesterday, the fit hit the proverbial shan at work (though I suppose the fit is also proverbial). I'd overslept for no good reason, finally arriving at work around 11:15am only to rediscover that the fax/item I should have responded to last week (or the week before that or the week before the week before that) finally made its way to the ears of my boss...

When is a movie poster not a movie poster?

Posted on September 15, 2008
When the MPAA says so. Kevin Smith's response is dead on, though.

Political Thoughts

Posted on September 15, 2008
Though I have strong feelings on politics and politicians, I'm not particularly well-informed so my passing interest isn't sustained and my dabblings don't extend to any great depth. Even so, I enjoy reading the occasional article or blog post.Lately, the big discussion topic, of course, is McCain's selection of Palin as his VP running mate...

Where It's At

Posted on September 11, 2008
It's been a while. I don't see the infrequency of the posts improving in the near future. Work is shite, which means things aren't going well and, thus, I'm not doing well. Addicted to World of Warcraft once again. Still playing board games. Living in denial and ignorance whenever possible...

So many things

Posted on August 07, 2008
& so little time and patience. So I present them below in an abbreviated form to ensure they actually make it into a post. Any one could easily be the topic for an entire post, I simply lack the drive to post each under a separate thread in greater detail...

Posts

Posted on July 22, 2008
No regular posting because. This is looking like a very rough year for me, David Tennant notwithstanding.

Good Listening

Posted on June 24, 2008
While working on an application today, I was listening to portions of the BBC radio broadcast of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a broad grin occasionally plastered across my face. I'm positive someone else in the office must have seen this and been momentarily puzzled...

Mistaken Terror

Posted on June 13, 2008
This morning I had a moment of pure, unadulterated terror.I have a conversion due August 1, 2008. For some reason, I thought today was August 13. My face blanched and my head spun as I instantly pondered all the consequences. My thoughts ran something like this:Oh my G-d, this is it...

Board Games vs. Computer Versions of Board Games

Posted on June 12, 2008
The question posed is thus: Do Computer Versions Of Boardgames Ruin The Real Thing?Two games in particular that I enjoy are Carcasonne and Settlers of Catan. Since I don't have many people to play with, I naturally try to find an on-line version of the games I like to play...

Not Good

Posted on June 04, 2008
Not feeling well today.Super tired. Sleep last night was intermittent. Would have been little/short regardless, but waking up at 4:10am after going to sleep at 2am = problem. And I couldn't get back to sleep. Lay in my bed, perhaps dozing for brief periods but no longer streaks...

An Interesting Topic

Posted on June 03, 2008
What is "interesting?"Every now and again, I struggle with the notion of what makes something "interesting," primarily in relation to discussion topics.I'm fairly certain that my day-to-day "this is what happened on Friday, and on Saturday I did this" posts are not interesting...

Watch, Read, Play

Posted on May 26, 2008
I spent today being nonproductive. In my search for nonproductivity, I sought to do nonproductive things. Unfortunately, as is customary with Sundays, I get frustrated and wander aimlessly because I don't want to do the nonproductive things that are available to me...

Art

Posted on May 23, 2008
I see things other people create and I want to create something. I recognize and appreciate art on some primal level. I revel in it, even. But for some reason I am pegged as a consumer, a voyeur, and not as an artist. Music, movies, television, comic books, novels...

A Difficult Conversation

Posted on May 21, 2008
Courage. Anonymity. Escapism. Conversation. Summary.Courage. I wish this post was about courage. Sometimes, I wonder if I'm not more courageous than the average person based on my willingness to try new things or broach topics or address things head on...

"Time Is [Not] On My Side"

Posted on May 15, 2008
Yes it is! (link)Not much exciting in the weeks since my previous post.The new car is running well. Love her to death. Even cleared out a space in the garage for her. I think it's the first time we've parked two cars in the garage. Gave movie.girl a short ride in her last weekend...

A NEW CAR!

Posted on April 28, 2008
Very busy last week working on getting a new (or new used) car. (There are a few stories in there - maybe they'll be posted another time, maybe not.) Ultimately got a great deal on a new '08 so I bought it.WOOT! A NEW CAR! It's a Pontiac G6 GT coupe...

April 23

Posted on April 23, 2008
A day of days.Happy birthday to William Shakespeare!Not-so-happy death day to William Shakespeare!Happy birthday to Roy Orbison!Not-so-happy death day to Miguel de Cervantes!Happy birthday to Max Planck!Not-so-happy death day to Saint George!Happy birthday to James Buchanan!Not-so-happy death day to William Hartnell!

Week In Brief

Posted on April 19, 2008
This was a rather odd week for me. Very busy. Missed almost 2 days of work due to doctor appointments. Boardgame.girl on Monday. Birthday on Tuesday, complete with a flat tire, a new tire and a small spending spree at the mall. Stayed late on Wednesday (no RPG) before an impromptu gaming session in West Haven...

Hello, Goodbye

Posted on April 17, 2008
Stayed late at work then went to West Haven for boardgames. I wasn't planning on it, but then I called boardgame.girl (to talk re my decision) and she was there and... So, I went there and played 2 games. Afterwards, chatted with her and two others...

A Difficult Choice?

Posted on April 15, 2008
Met up with boardgame.girl tonight. Before, she had texted me that we needed to talk about "things." After a bunch of boardgames, we talked.She doesn't want something serious or exclusive right now. For the first time in 2 years, she's at the bar hanging out most nights, meeting guys and going out on dates...

Happy Birthday To Me!

Posted on April 15, 2008
Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Etc., etc.Got in to work about 20 min. ago due to various things, including a morning doctor's appointment and a leaking/flat tire that I discovered when I first arrived at work around 1pm. Must get to work now...

Not A Difficult Question

Posted on April 15, 2008
Less than 15 min. after I put up the previous post, I realized that I knew the answer and had known the answer pretty much from the time the question was asked. It just took a bit for me to realize that. I spoke with movie.girl on the ride home afterwards, and, similar to that, the previous post (and possibly this one) was looking for confirmation of my decision...

Choices

Posted on April 14, 2008
I was working on a post titled "The End Is Near," but then, after pondering, I realized it's just whining. More griping about work and stress and my mom. That's it. It's not helpful or useful. Writing it isn't going to change anything. It's venting, but not in any capacity that could be construed as productive or positive...

In Brief

Posted on April 12, 2008
Played boardgames last night. Boardgame.girl was there and we played a few games together. I absolutely killed at Glory to Rome.Going into the city today with my mom to see November, starring Nathan Lane.Tomorrow, going into work. I'm still horribly behind and I'm not catching up...

Hello Troll Hunters!

Posted on April 12, 2008
Checking stats, let's see... 75 visits today.. 75 VISITS? Well, at least 48 of them were from searches relating to:"Beloved by humans, envied by trolls." -- Honda (car commercial)From this old post.I find it amusing every time my visitor count jumps because of a cultural reference...

Truth In Advertising

Posted on April 09, 2008
(Random title.)So, last night.Picked boardgame.girl up around 7:35ish. We went to Joe's American Bar & Grill for food. That was mistake #1 and I really should have known better and been better prepared. Joe's has a horrible atmosphere. Good food, fair prices, but awful atmosphere...

A Continuing Saga

Posted on April 08, 2008
Meeting up with boardgame.girl around 7:30. Funny enough, by my current standards that's a relatively "late" time for meeting up... which is incredibly sad. I think the "plan" is as noted yesterday: food + games and/or DVD. I'm sort of hoping we end up watching a movie...

I was born... to dance!

Posted on April 08, 2008
...or at least to listen to dance music.Today I was listening to an album of dance music I have on my iPod (Fired Up!). I bought the double-disc set because it has a few songs I like, including Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby," which was a big hit back in 2000 when I was overseas...

What kept you sane?

Posted on April 07, 2008
The title is a question I saw on an annual survey on someone's blog. (The survey is a meme.)I was pondering this in the car ride to work this morning and came up with my answer: Music. Music keeps me sane.I listen to music in the car using my iPod. I sing along with it...

I need to be better at this.

Posted on April 07, 2008
Texts with boardgame.girl:Me: I didn't have any specific plans for Tues. Easy ideas include food or gaming or a dvd (if your place is ok for that) or some combination thereof. Thoughts?Her: Some combination thereof? Food then gaming and/or DVD at my place? I definitely need some race...

Noisy Patent Application

Posted on April 07, 2008
This morning I was making noises for a patent application I'm writing. The noises differentiate between injection molding and extrusion molding. I could explain more but then I would have to kill you.

Do I tell her about my blog yet?

Posted on April 07, 2008
"Hey, how's it going? Good to see you. By the way, I found your blog... and your MySpace page... and fyi, I have a blog of my own." I have a picture of all the color draining from her face, while mine turns beet-red. It's not a pretty image.No, not yet I think...

It's official.

Posted on April 06, 2008
I'm an idiot. (Or a spaz, take your pick.)Yeah, nothing's wrong - it's all in my head. Saw her at boardgames tonight. We talked briefly afterwards (around midnight-ish) and then kissed in the parking lot of the comic store for a minute or two. We might do something tomorrow night but, if not, then on Tuesday night...

Another Sunday

Posted on April 06, 2008
I'm feeling somewhat relaxed today. Didn't go into work. Restless sleep overnight because I brought the dog upstairs with me. Slept in. Went for a 30 min. walk in the neighborhood. Hung out at a Starbucks, reading graphic novels and waiting for boardgame...

Two Phone Calls Later...

Posted on April 05, 2008
So, ummm... I think I may be a bit of a spaz. (Just a bit.)Spoke with boardgame.girl earlier tonight and we're doing something on Sunday. Don't know what or when, but something. We're going to hash out details tomorrow at the Saturday boardgaming.I've had 2 phone calls with her so far and they've both been a little...

Too Much

Posted on April 04, 2008
While in my Rusted Root groove, I'm currently listening to "Too Much" from Welcome To My Party.Such an excellent song. Upbeat and medium tempo but very calming and relaxing:love before you sleeplet your mind believethat we can copewith all life hands usand breathein deepthe strength you needto fill you upand calmyour mindjust likeI keep telling youit's too much thinkingit's too much worryingrest your head aside me nowit's too much thinkingupon your shouldersrest your worried soulupon me nowEasily one of my favorites from Rusted Root...

Rusted Root Mood

Posted on April 04, 2008
It's rainy outside and I'm in a Rusted Root mood. Long ago, I saw them in concert at my college. Amazing performance! I remember the concert being very lively and knowing each and every song they played. Four encores. They were wonderful!Before the concert, I sat down with my roommate and went through the Rusted Root music I had, guessing which songs would be played and giving him a general feel for the music...

Welcome to the Monkey House

Posted on April 03, 2008
Taken from the title of a Vonnegut short story of the same name.This morning: Meeting for us associates and the Jr. partner re workload update. I updated my tally. Managed to cross a few things off in the past 2 weeks. Also managed to add more items than I crossed off...

Non-happening?

Posted on April 02, 2008
So boardgame.girl called me at 7:45pm, when she got out of her meeting. She's tired so no meeting up tonight. We'll talk later this week. She'll be at the Saturday gaming.This is where my insanity starts to shine. See, paranoia is wont to set in with thoughts like "maybe something's wrong" or "maybe she doesn't want to see me" or "this thing's already gone South...

Meandering Mind

Posted on April 02, 2008
Boss stopped by my office this morning and gave me a mild rebuking. As such, and in response thereto, I am actually working a bit today. I think I respond better to sticks than carrots. Unfortunately, I cannot ask for, nor should I proactively seek, such motivating impetus from my employers...

Woot!

Posted on April 01, 2008
Met up with boardgame.girl tonight. Food + much conversation followed by a movie (21). Afterwards, dro--oh Hell, we kissed! (Yay!) At her door (walked her to it), after some chatting. I was all suave with "So is this the part where I get to kiss you?" Caught her off guard (completely), but I was confident I was reading the signs correctly (thank you Hitch)...

How Do I Fix My Head OR Reality is relative. (Who Will Save Us Now)

Posted on April 01, 2008
Was listening to the album 'The Needles The Space' from Straylight Run. Loving it as always.Head's a little wonky from last night. A bit tired. We had some Korean attorneys visiting today, an unusual occurrence.Happy April Fool's Day!

More Notes

Posted on April 01, 2008
Re: last nightIt was very lightly drizzling out. Around 12:20 am-ish. The world collapsed to the moment. Lasted around 15-30 sec. or so? (Not that brief.) After, looked at each other and said "goodnight."When I said what I did, she was taken completely off guard...

Long Weekend

Posted on March 31, 2008
Had a fun weekend chock full of board games.[Incidentally, and ostensibly, as per the wonderful world of Google, the word(s) "board game" are not, in fact, usable as "boardgame," contrary to my usage to date. Mildly annoying since, in my exceedingly humble opinion, the word(s) "boardgame"/"board game" could be interpreted as a compound word or as an adjective and noun...

Friday Woots

Posted on March 28, 2008
I am in a good mood today!Leaving work a little early for ConnCon. Teaching one game, playing others. Boardgame.girl will be there later on.Got a decent night sleep and feel somewhat better for it. (Wednesday night was relatively late, on top of Thursday's non-earliness...

Saturday

Posted on March 23, 2008
Hung out with some law school friends at an annual Holy Saturday fest that a family has. I could explain that better but I won't. Had a great time. Always fun to see friends. Afterwards, went to Greenwich and hung out with some of them a bit more...

Last Night

Posted on March 22, 2008
..was a late night.Met up with boardgame.girl about 10:45 at a localish coffee place. We played 2 games there, until midnight when it closed. I followed her to her apartment, where we resumed boardgame playing. In total, 3 games of Race, 1 Blue Moon City, 1/3 Galaxy Trucker and 1 Glory to Rome...

This Week In Brief

Posted on March 21, 2008
Work this week: Monday, good. Tuesday, better. Wednesday, less good. Thursday, less good. Friday, very less good.I suppose I could have written "worse" rather than "less good." Pfft.So tonight is a coffee place meet with boardgame.girl, the idea being that we're meeting up to play a boardgame of choice (Race for the Galaxy!)...

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

Posted on March 20, 2008
So tonight I'm meeting up with boardgame.girl for some boardgaming. Rather spontaneous as I'd called her to see if we could meet up on Monday (which is negative due to a forgotten show/commitment for her). Not sure where we'll be meeting up, she has a show tonight but is done around 10pm...

Another Friday, Another Week

Posted on March 15, 2008
Another fun-filled Friday of boardgaming. Played lots of games. When boardgamer.girl showed up, I made sure to play games with her. Spent the rest of the nice playing Race, with her at first then with others too. In the end, I asked her if she wanted to meet up to play some games (Race) and we exchanged phone numbers...

More Random Thoughts

Posted on March 12, 2008
Played two boardgames tonight. Fun fun!Had a semi-random thought on the way home. One problem I have with liking a girl (i.e., asking her out, etc.) is that I'm not entirely confident that I like her for being her versus liking the idea of liking her...

A Fun Weekend

Posted on March 09, 2008
Had a nice relaxing weekend this time.Friday night, played boardgames at a friend's house. Finally got to try out Tannhauser, one of mine that I've been itching to play. Not a terribly late night, only 11:30pm or so.Saturday, all-day boardgaming at University of New Haven...

A Tuesday

Posted on March 04, 2008
Yesterday, my boss came into my office (as he often does, once a day) to check on my docket printout for the day. He mentioned a few items, and I had good answers for all of them. That felt good.Today, same thing, only the single item on my docket is an overdue office action...

Just Another Manic Monday

Posted on March 03, 2008
Busy weekend.. sorta. I was out boardgaming Friday night and most of Saturday (1pm-1am). Tons o' fun.Work is going.. okay. I did well last Monday-Wednesday. Thursday was a half day due to my regular doctor's appointment. Friday was.. pitiful, largely due to the partners treating us to lunch at Bertucci's...

Work, Work, Work

Posted on February 28, 2008
I've been putting in long days at work. I've gotten a lot done though I'm nowhere near being caught up. I don't expect to reach that for at least a few weeks, if at all.A fun moment at work today. Our international applications are handled by one secretary...

Evil Deadin' It In Toronto

Posted on February 25, 2008
Obviously title-crafting is at an all-time low.Thursday, we drove up to Toronto. More accurately, movie.girl drove while I napped. 4-4.5 hours sleep the previous night + hectic work day = tired.Friday, we hit the CN Tower. Went to the top thingy. Ate in the spinning thingy...

Quick, quick! Like a bunny!

Posted on February 21, 2008
I just apologized to the managing partner for taking tomorrow off and not coming in this weekend. I told him that, given this week, I would otherwise cancel it except we already bought tickets and I didn't want to run out on my friend. He said it was fine as I'd given plenty of notice...

Better

Posted on February 20, 2008
Today was much better. Probably in league for best day in a long time. Billed nearly 10 hours. Got a few ugly-ish things done, reported 2 things. In good shape for tomorrow. Two board game orders I placed arrived. Small Amazon order should arrive tomorrow...

And The Next Day

Posted on February 19, 2008
Today was a fun day. The junior partner and I spent two hours going through my files. You haven't lived until you misread a date on an office action. "October what??!?? Oh, that's January 20th..."At this point, it's about minimizing the problems I've caused and doing as much as I can to "fix" things...

Today's Installment

Posted on February 18, 2008
I'm at work today (even though it's a holiday). I figure it'll help with last week's infractions and with me taking this Friday off for Toronto. A few others are in today, including the partner I work with. My other, previously-unknown "really bad thing" came to light today...

The Day After The Day After

Posted on February 17, 2008
Saturday and Sunday have come and gone. Went into work yesterday and got that application draft out. Didn't do all that much today, relaxed mostly. Even though tomorrow is a holiday, I'm going in to work. Need to get things done and I'm going to take Friday off to go to Toronto with movie...

Last Warning

Posted on February 15, 2008
Thus far, today has been a bad day. Very bad.The partners chewed me out. The trigger was/is an overdue application draft (fourth draft), though the discussion went beyond that. I don't blame either of the partners ? they're completely in the right here...

Happy Make-Single-People-Feel-Bad Day!

Posted on February 14, 2008
Because really, isn't that the net effect if not the overall goal?I opined on this back in '05: You know what? Although Valentine's Day, in theory, is supposed to be a celebration of love and relationships and all that fuzzy stuff, I think it's also, in practice that is, a kick in the teeth to those of us who are single...

Crap Crap Crap (aka The Descent Into Madness)

Posted on February 11, 2008
At work this morning, I screwed up a bit and, more significantly, really pissed off one of the main partners (the one I work with). Further to my previous post, I am screwing up more these days, not less.This is bad. Really bad.My goal was to make it another year...

WOOT!

Posted on January 31, 2008
Congrats go out to Cara & Dave on the recent birth of their son, Matthew!!! Yay you guys!They are now officially the second pair of my law school friends to have a child.

Brilliant Observation

Posted on January 25, 2008
From a few moments ago: Sane people are asleep right now. Therefore, I must be not sane or insane.More specifically, I am at work attempting to finish a provisional application draft that *must* go out. *sigh*

Wake Up Call?

Posted on January 18, 2008
Wow. I very nearly screwed something up today. As in I almost irrevocably fucked something up big time.These days, something is wrong with me. I've accepted that. It primarily manifests as a distinct desire not to do work and a distinct lack of work output...

MORE WEDDINGS!

Posted on January 09, 2008
Congratulations go out to Rochelle-Rochelle and Greg-Man on their engagement! Greg-Man, you better save me a dance!The Actuaries Are Multiplying!!!(Well not really, but it sounded amusing in my head.)Congratulations go out to The Actuary & Soon-To-Be Mrs...

Life in the Household

Posted on January 09, 2008
This past weekend, my mom had a date.While this should not be unexpected, shocking or weird, it is, in fact, all three (for me at any rate). I've gone out on a few dates while living at home these past 2.4 years (1 blind date, 2 JDate dates), but I've been reluctant to strongly attempt any sort of dating at least partially due to my living at home with my mom (and dog, formerly dogs)...

Next-Gen DVD Format Wars Coming to an End?

Posted on January 09, 2008
Big news ? Warner (owned by Time Warner) has announced that later this year it's going Blu-ray exclusive. Some are suggesting that this is the deathknell for HD-DVD, the other competing next-gen DVD format.While HD-DVD is far from dead (yet, anyways), I suspect that this announcement will be the (next) nail in the coffin...

Saturday, December 8th

Posted on January 09, 2008
(I wrote this shortly thereafter and did not post it.)This past Saturday, I had two interesting events planned ? meeting up with law school friends (aka a Gathering) & my 10-year high school reunion.The Gathering was alright. There were only seven of us there (including those under the age of 1) ? Capt...

Useless Trivia

Posted on January 09, 2008
"The average smell weighs 760 nanograms." -- Snapple Raspberry White Tea CapSo sayeth the Snapple. ("So say we all!")

Ecch!

Posted on January 09, 2008
I just ate a strawberry yogurt-covered pretzel and thought to myself: "Hey! This tastes like vomit!"Maybe not the best "I have returned (maybe)" post, but I have additional posts on the way.

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2007
Yes, this post is about 12 hours too early. Deal.Within the next hour or so, I shall be on my way up to Hartford to rendezvous with movie.girl. 1-2 movies today, at least 2 movies tomorrow. Tonight I believe we shall be attending: a party she was invited to and a party at the actuary's (technically, at the actuary & his fiancé's)...

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 25, 2007
& Merry Christmas!(A mildly ironic post given that I didn't post a 'Happy Chanukah!' this year.)Cheers!

Holy Crap! (Woot!)

Posted on December 11, 2007
Year-end review today. Sweet bonus + salary increase = yay!Drinks are on me.P.S. Minor backlog of additional posts. Will follow shortly (for varying definitions of "shortly").

An Interesting Day

Posted on December 08, 2007
Today should be fun.This afternoon I'm meeting up with law school friends (or some of them, at any rate) for the first gathering in about 1.5 years. Oh I've seen some of them in the interim, of course (e.g., weddings, few people I've met up with), but this is the first group-gathering I've put together in a long while...

Hazy

Posted on November 29, 2007
A fair amount of things since the last post.Saw Wicked at the Bushnell Theater last night with movie.girl. Amazing show! I highly recommend catching it if they come to a theater near you. This was a rather spur of the moment viewing that she arranged last weekend...

Rantings & Ravings

Posted on November 10, 2007
Because it's really starting to get to me.I've been extremely crunched at work of late. Back on Monday 10/29, I billed about 14 hours, working from 6:25am-6:30pm and from 10:45pm-2:30am. This past Thursday 11/08, I billed about 10.5 hours, working from 9:15am-7:30pm and from 10:45pm-2:45am...

"Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Crohns Disease"

Posted on November 04, 2007
Via Boing Boing I found: "Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Crohns Disease" by Tom Humberstone (21.10.2007).As BoingBoing explained:Tom Humberstone produced this wonderful comic for last week's 24-hour-comic challenge, called "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Crohn's Disease...

LEVEL 70!

Posted on October 29, 2007
Last night, I FINALLY got to level 70 with my Warlock in World of Warcraft! The expansion came out on January 16, 2007 (thank you Wikipedia). I guess it's taken me 9.5 months but I finally did it.I s'pose the next step is to get a (regular) flying mount...

Errata

Posted on October 29, 2007
Correction for the previous post that I don't feel like inserting as an addendum.Dancing with LF was not the first slow dance at the 4 weddings this season. It was the second.This morning as I was getting ready for work, I remembered something from Mattman's wedding in Michigan last month...

The JB-LT (LT-JB) Wedding

Posted on October 28, 2007
Friday afternoon, two very good friends of mine, LT & JB (or JB & LT), were married out on Long Island. T'was a fun affair. There were a few of us law students in attendance so I got to see some faces I hadn't seen since The Lawless One's wedding in August and other faces I hadn't seen in a very long time...

The cake is a lie.

Posted on October 23, 2007
I really didn't intend for the previous post to remain at the top for a week. It's just that first I couldn't think of a topic then I ran out of time. I'm still out of time now, but I want something else up.Movie.girl is awol for a week and a half (where awol means she's in Israel with her mom)...

Austin

Posted on October 13, 2007
We put Austin (one of our two dogs) to sleep today.Last Monday, we learned that he had cancer. His body wasn't producing any white or red blood cells. We were told his condition was very poor, that one infection, any infection, would kill him. Where once he weighed 24 lbs, he was down to 14...

Gift Certificates & Connecticut

Posted on October 12, 2007
Connecticut has a gift card law preventing gift cards and gift certificates purchased by shoppers in CT from expiring.Two interesting things I learned about this today.First, the law does not apply to bank cards such as gift credit cards issued by a bank or multi-store mall cards issued by a bank...

Dreams

Posted on October 10, 2007
When did we forget our dreams?

WWBBD

Posted on October 10, 2007
D.V.D.A. lyrics - What Would Brian Boitano Do? Pt. II:Hideedodee! Hideeday! Brian Boitano's here. So round up all your lasses and tell 'em they have no fears. Say, "Come over here my honey, and you're gonna take off my pants, and I'm gonna make dirty love to you, cause that's what Brian Boitano'd do...

Tales of Late Night Work

Posted on October 09, 2007
October 8-9, 2007:10:45pm - I am at work. Again. Broke for dinner and two hours of tv (Chuck and Heroes). I have a provisional to finish and possibly something else to do. My vision is slightly blurry and I estimate 1.5-2 hours of work for the first item...

Upcoming Week

Posted on October 07, 2007
Busy! For me. Perhaps? Almost? *sigh*Monday - Chuck at 8pm, Heroes at 9pm.Tuesday - Hebrew class with movie.girl. Sure to be a late night.Wednesday - Pushing Daisies at 8pm, Bionic Woman at 9pm.Thursday - Movie(s) with movie.girl. (tentative)Friday - Board games meet up in Norwalk...

Tuesday Night Report

Posted on October 07, 2007
On Tuesday night, no Hebrew class so I hung out with movie.girl. Dinner (at Tapas), a few Doctor Who episodes (now 4 left in Season 2), and a few episodes of Coupling.As I was thereafter attempting to leave, movie.girl started in on this thing she (often) ends up doing to me late at night as I'm tempted/trying to leave - she starts hitting me with heavy questions...

The Michigan Wedding In Review

Posted on October 07, 2007
Last weekend was The Michigan Wedding in.. Michigan for my college roommate. (I was the Best Man.)Thursday, I arrived in Ann Arbor for the Bachelor Party (BP). The BP consisted of dinner at a bar with the groom (my college roommate), another groomsman (fellow trumpet player from college), the groom's sister's boyfriend, and the impromptu groomsman (more on that later)...