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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...

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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...

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