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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...

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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...

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