5/30/2002 at 4:03pm
thursday
is it hot or what? 84 degrees out. man, i am sweating as i sit inside typing this.
work has been crazy and stupid at the same time. the heat does not make it any easier. I am becoming more irritated by each passing second. one of the hosting providers i use deleted one of my clients web site and they are unable to retrieve it from backup. i can't/don't believe that. i believe this company does not do backups of any of their servers. so i told them fine, i am canceling my other 8 accounts. you know what i sensed a bit of distress in his voice, but i think he could care less. so i will be moving some sites over the next few days....i hate that. this account that they deleted was done by ignorance, pure stupidity. they mistook it for someone else’s account...argh! the only backup i have is from march 11. things suck right now. and my client is not pleased at all. and i am no where close to typing out my true anger toward this matter. well, i knew the day would come. i lost one of my pets this afternoon. he is buried in the backyard.
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5/28/2002 at 10:16pm
tuesday
i haven't had much to write about. nothing new really happening. wow...that is sad. i have a empty room in my house. dawnyel moved out yesterday to pursue the rest of her academic career. i am not sure if i am going to rent it out again. i am at the point in my life where i dislike having to rent out rooms. especially finding people. i hate that part mostly. placing the ad, interviewing, wondering if they will respect your things [they never do]. bah....if i can manage my budget better and make some changes in my life i am almost positive i can pull off having that room as a spare bedroom. it was like that in the beginning.
time is really traveling faster. i know this. i can't believe the speed. remember as a child, time seemed to stand still. days lasted forever. come home from school and play for the rest of daylight, come home to eat dinner, and then back out again [sometimes staying out too late and getting scolded]. childhood was great. not really sure if i would want to relive it though. once is enough. i have the memories. now it seems i am chasing down time or is it chasing me down. i opt for the latter.
last week i bought brand new, shinny business cards. i wish the cardstock was heavier, like #120. but i had them digitally printed which can only be done with #80 cardstock. they are the best ones i have had so far. too bad i haven't been giving them out recently.
work has been steady and i have been giving myself more breaks from work, socializing, reading, relaxing, and watching movies. very helpful to clear ones head.
finished reading we're so famous which was only 180 pages, quick read, and like all the other books i have read, very unique writing style and concept. plot was very simple and no heavy langue. probably because it focuses and is narrated by three teenage high school dropouts with no talent trying to become famous.
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5/24/2002 at 8:20pm
friday
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5/21/2002 at 10:34pm
tuesday
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5/20/2002 at 10:45pm
monday
today has been a day of consistent delays. everywhere i go i have been 6 seconds late. crossing the street the light turns yellow as i am half way across. this continues for the next 4 street lights. on the cell phone i talk over the other person. i missed the scrolling step on the escalator causing a small stumble forward. ending the day with waffle night, the delay fluctuating between 3 seconds to the high 6 seconds. amazing enough i made it through the day to right now...at this moment i am running 3 seconds late.
on another note i am addicted to the mirror project.
shot #1
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5/18/2002 at 5:24pm
saturday
here i sit.
completed my reading of high fidelity. excellent dialogue sequences and great characters. amazing how close this book is to real life situations. i loved it. what next? i think i will plunge back into some anne rice. taking a break for a bit. colin also gave me a copy of the catcher in the rye which i have never read.
there was a wine festival in paso robles today and i did not attend. what is that about? am i feeling okay? i felt i had more important things to do. now i am waiting for a bit so jen and i can drive over to a little 50's party. one of my client's birthday party. should be fun. i have on a black and blue bowling shirt with a white t-shirt underneath, blue jeans rolled at the cuff, white socks, and black leather shoes. tried to slide on my class ring, but it don't slide anymore! jen is wearing a white button down blouse, black capri style pants, white bobby-socks, white canvas shoes, a ponytail scarf, and a black cardigan accented with white pearls. high class....
i need a massage....my bones hurt.
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5/15/2002 at 10:29pm
wednesday
very cool day today as far as receiving packages. not unexpected though, i ordered them. two ups deliveries and one fed ex. very nice. ups was from amazon and the fed ex was drugstore.com [come on, i am not lazy!]
from amazon, i ordered a
book, router and new compact
flash card for my digital camera. now i can shoot about
100 pictures in fine resolution, 64 on superfine all on this single card. very cool. loads of photos can be fired off without worry. fun times.
the book looked interesting
so i went with it. thumbed through some pages and it still seems as such
so can't wait to crack that open. 100 pages to go in high fidelity.
relaxation has found a small part in my life recently. taking more time outs from the computer
to do some reading, run errands, diddle with house work, socializing at
local book stores and coffee shops. monday nights are becoming the traditional waffle night. nothing compares to evening waffles. plain with only some syrup. the greatest thing since level 3 cache [ok, maybe not].
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5/14/2002 at 7:18pm
tuesday
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5/11/2002 at 11:16pm
saturday
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5/08/2002 at 7:26pm
wednesday
it's not like i am never tired. but today i have been exceptionally lethargic. like i am walking in mud from the waste down. my head has been replaced with a 20 pound bowling ball and i find it hard to balance on my shoulders so i use my arms to prop it up when needed. problem solving is not a strong point today. brain is too slow.
listless
mid week already. amazing. rented mulholland drive. what can i say. it's david lynch, the eagle scout himself. a really great piece of film. the plot
is immensely confusing and one can get lost. i have my own theory about the movie. so far colin and seth have their own theories as well. jen was very confused but liked the movie for what it was, a movie. very lynchian.
i bought my mother a book for mother's day. she approached me about books written by f. scott fitzgerald. i was amazed because my mother isn't one for reading books. not that much anyway. so i bought one of his books for her. i figure it will be a good start for her. i hope she likes.
*sniff* *sniff* do i smell coffee?
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5/07/2002 at 9:28am
tuesday
visited the parents over the weekend. my sister and i had a little 35th anniversary party for them. invited most of the family. my sister did most of the setup and inviting, matt did the bbq-ing, i just showed up and did what i could...i am the greatest.
my sister had a new home built. she moved back to our hometown to find a better job, take advantage of the housing prices, and so her daughter is closer to her grandparents. it is a sweet house. lots of space, many rooms, great location. and my sister's decorating skills are top notch.
slept on the floor at my parents on saturday night. i am usually ok
with that, but i woke up on sunday with my back bent in an odd fashion
that resembled a crushed soda can. did this affect my height? it's not
the coffee that is for sure. jen says i need to go to the chiropractor.
i dunno, maybe. i have never been one for doctors and the like. not
because i am scared but because i don't feel i have broken down at all.
i mean things hurt but then they are fine. i am sure if i had a
consistent pain i would trek to the doctor's office. as a kid i used to
be a frequent member of the emergency room. i knew that stitches were
called 'sutures' at age 8. [i keep missing
the o key when i type today] things are starting to slow down.
a few pictures from sunday morning.
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5/02/2002 at 1:24pm
thursday
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5/01/2002 at 12:10pm
wednesday
looking at the world through caffeinated eyes...
still working with the irs on the 1999 audit. there is $10k that is not accounted for...ya know it was 99 how the hell can i remember? i have to go back and give them my utilities bills from 99 [yes i still have them, see how good i am? i have records for records, except for this $10k they are looking for : (] they want these because my old roommates would pay me for the utilities and then i would write checks for payment. since this is not income i need to show proof. man...what a pain. let's see how long i can drag this out...argh...i want this over with! i know i will have to pay something. just tell me and if it is reasonable i will do it!
coffee
last month for the office. i need to start moving stuff from there to the house. wondering where i will store all of
the desks, computers, shelves, table, file cabinets, etc. i am apprehensive about selling
the office stuff because, who knows, i may have another office in the future.
come to think of it the desk i used, i hate. numerous times of hitting my left knee on a metal brace under the keyboard tray.
so i decided to not read the book i mentioned yesterday because barnes and noble didn't have it in stock. i really wanted to buy a book last night which is why i didn't order it on amazon. i bought high fidelity from the over-bubbly clerk instead. cracked it open while waiting for colin. i remember hearing that nick hornby [the author] is english, so it wasn't a surprise to read this story from that perspective [noting that the movie was set in chicago america] but the vernacular is going to take some getting used to.
i was taking some photos yesterday on the front steps and i heard this low humming. i turned and spotted this humming bird floating around the lavender plant. i was able to snap a few shots. i used the digital zoom to get as close as i could, but it is not very good and photos usually come out blurry. especially while holding it in a caffeinated hand.
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