7/31/2002 at 4:19pm
wednesday
met a deadline and the client wants more! yippy!
i feel a crazy weekend is in store.
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7/30/2002 at 7:59pm
tuesday
i have been trying to eat better. for the past 2 weeks i have been having a bowl of cereal [usually something with grains, i am not big on the sugar type cereals, never was. this week it is raisin crunch] and i also stir up a soy protein drink with cows milk or soy milk. coffee is in there too. never forget that. i have made a huge bowl of salad with romaine lettuce, red tomatoes, and red onions. the dressing is vinegar and oil. a dash of pepper. i have a small bowl of this salad with a sandwich for lunch. i drink more water than humanly possible. through out the day i will have another bowl of salad and a protein bar or a tortilla. for dinner, some green vegetables with chicken. sometimes rice and sometimes not. i need to buy more fruit. note: last alcoholic beverage consumed - july 27, 2002. last caffeinated beverage consumed - 2.5 minutes ago.
along with eating more healthful foods i fixed up my bike. aired up the tires, oiled the chain and other moving parts. today i decided to ride it. the tripometer has a dead battery so i don't even know how far i road. but i am weak. it was rough. my legs, right now, are throbbing and sore. i have always sad exercise is bad for you. i mean look at me, i am in terrible shape. all because i road my bike. : )
why am i doing this? well, to have something else to do, to lose weight, and to lose weight.
my sister is getting married in september and i am in the wedding, that is right a tux! i would like to not have a gut hanging over my belt so i am doing all that was mentioned above.
speaking of weddings, my friend james from seattle is flying into town friday. we are going to a wedding down south on saturday. i am not in this one which is good.
things i remember about today. - wondering why i am up so early
- do i have enough time to shower before my meeting
- why can't this coffee brew instantly
- how does the lady behind me at the post office smell like fruit loops
- where is that kid that chucked the water balloon
- can a bank account be that low
i feel like downloading copyrighted music....
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7/29/2002 at 11:12pm
monday
can't believe it has been a week since my last post. not sure why i haven't posted at least something. a small link, a photo...nothing...
i have some new projects i am working on so that is taking up my time, plus i have just been relaxing and doing non computer stuff. i need to take more breaks.
one of my clients had a christmas in july party this past saturday that turned out to be pretty fun. lots of drinks and craziness. it is a strange feeling drinking and hanging out with a client. it's like you are just sitting, socializing, drinking your jack and coke, and then you say to yourself 'this is my client and i am at his house for a non business related event.' no pictures from it though, so maybe it didn't happen? no it did, jen and i had hangovers as evidence.
still pounding through books. just finished up time out of joint by philip k. dick. a very unique and talented science fiction writer. i am going to purchase a few more of his books. great story with interesting and mind warping plot twists. after reading it i had a since that a few hollywood screenwriters borrowed some ideas from this book.
the weather is actually very pleasant right now...nice and cool.
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7/23/2002 at 5:23pm
tuesday
rough weekend...about the only cool thing that happened was whitney and amanda had a wedding to go to and asked to stay at the house. it was great to see them again. i haven't seen whitney in 4 years. lots of distant friends paying me a visit recently. we had a brief but cool time on friday, a little lunch and a lot of talking about all kinds of stuff. saturday night the girls were tired but i talked them into going downtown with jen and i [jen didn't want to go either, but i told her the girls wanted to go. which is they same story i told the girls about jen. what an ass].
it was a full house this weekend which is what made it rough. colin had two girls stay over, rob was too drunk to drive home, and seth came up from la. needless to say every couch and room was full of bodies.
i picked up the 32" tv i talked about and fitted it into the new entertainment center. now i have a nice sized tv to watch movies on, no more 19" which blows with subtitles! now will my friends come over for movie nights? [i watched the royal tenenbaums last night]. whitney and amanda were in hysterics about the way the 19" tv was dwarfed by the gigantic opening in the entertainment center. i'll post a photo soon. i told them i was getting a new tv, they still thought it was the funniest sight.
look at the time, i need to get back to work....coffee?
looking down murray street, san luis obispo.
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7/18/2002 at 4:56pm
thursday
i have another friend from the past visiting this weekend. actually she i coming to san luis for a wedding. she called me up and asked to stay at my house. fine with me. it's good to hear from old friends. i have been rather busy and keeping to myself, not going out too much and not keep up with personal emails. lame. on saturday, jen and i are driving up to cambria spending the day up there. although she doesn’t know that yet...
i'll be getting the 32" tv this weekend. can't wait. my father built a new entertainment center for it. my dad has the best craftsmanship i have ever witnessed. this cabinet is tight. extremely nice and looks better then i expected. jen and i brushed on some wood stain and varnish. seth helped me carry it into the house. i put the stereo in it and it fits perfectly, there is even a pull out shelf for the turntable [benefits of having it custom built]. the 19" tv looks silly but this cabinet is awesome. i can't wait to get the new tv in there!
last night an cps ron viloa's office invited me on a little boating trip around morro bay. that was a good time. we had drinks, food, and photos! i'll attach some in this entry and you can also check out the gallery of photos. part way on the trip, paul pulled up along the sand spit and we hiked up this dune. i don't exercise and it showed climbing that hill. this was a pretty steep hill and i made it but wow, my body hated me for doing that stunt. the strange thing was that everyone seemed to almost walk on top of the sand, i on the other had, sunk into the sand with each step. all the way to the knee. too much mass? needless to say i passed out last night when i got home. being on or in the water makes me particularly tired. i had a great time, thanks paul!
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7/16/2002 at 10:15pm
tuesday
tragedy struck today. 11 years old. that seems like a young age to die, but 11 years on this earth can weigh heavy. it is actually quite amazing it didn't happen sooner. i mean think about it: early mornings, late nights, constantly being used. at times with no penitence from me. demanding too much at times. about 11 years ago was when i bought this coffee machine to get me through school. it made a consistent, rich, full bodied cup of coffee everyday, until this morning. this morning the 'on' light lit up but nothing else came from the little machine. the heat plate was ice cold, the water still in the reservoir, the grounds untouched. it simply did not make a sound not even a small gurgle.
i know i was looking to replace this machine. constantly eyeing the newer looking models. the ones with water filters, self grinders, slick retro style polished steel. the cooler ones. ones you would be proud to display on the kitchen counter. replacing the stained, off white, plastic coffee machine from the 90's. but, honestly, i liked this one. and even if i did replace it, i would have unplugged it and placed it in storage knowing that it worked and it gave me 11 fine, well exploited years. but now that it has died, i am filled with a sense of guilt. somehow i am responsible. this is my doing.
i have other ways of making coffee, ways which would produce a far superior cup of java. however, the speed of a drip coffee maker cannot be matched. that is why everyone has them. convenience and instant gratification. i even found myself browsing the local store for a replacement. but i don't have the extra money to speed on the cool ones. the inexpensive ones are crap. they have the cone shaped filters which i despise! and they have oblong or egg fashioned glass crafts. they don't make them like they used to. but the high tech ones, wow, they are high tech. but no money for those. i will make due. i actually have one i received free for buying 2lbs of gevalia coffee; that stayed in its box for good reason. we'll see how far i go before breaking down to buy a new coffee machine.
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7/11/2002 at 5:15pm
thursday
still bloody hot here today. although i imagine not as hot as other places in california. i hear there is rain on the east coast....missing that! too bad it doesn’t rain that much over here. could really be helpful right now. but then, if it rains and it is hot doesn't that make things worse? like really muggy and humid? like a rain forest?
got the fans running again but staying up in the room instead of working downstairs. i need to make a run to the store and stock up on some soda and maybe cranberry juice. than down to farmer's market for a tri-tip sandwich.
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7/10/2002 at 6:09pm
wednesday
hot, hot, hot
am i whining? no. just letting saying it is very hot. i mean i am sweating as i type this. i have been working in the house for most of the day. the room where i mostly do my work from is located upstairs. that is the hottest room in the house. deathly hot, especially sitting next to the computer. i try to keep the windows and blinds shut to keep out the hot air but it always finds its way in. this morning was actually quite pleasant. i woke up to the morning sun and a nice breeze flowing through the open window. i love that feeling of just waking up to a nice quite day, no traffic noise, yelling children, roaring lawn mowers, just absolute quite. wonderful.
aforementioned, this web site is one year old this month. not much as far as updates this month, though. just not much going on to really bore you with nonsense. but, looking at the last few posts, nonsense is what i have been posting.
i took a break and walked down to the park and cooled off in the shade. oh yeah, i brought my camera. black and white again.
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7/03/2002 at 4:23pm
wednesday
liz started her morning drive back up north. getting ready to party down for the 4th. [ah yes, the 4th, what are you doing? probably more importantly, what am i doing? not sure yet.]
i had a great time and enjoyed her brief visit. we hung out, talked about old times, the place we used to work and the people we have both known.
so what is going on with this heat? 86 today...argh...keeping the fans running. i guess one thing to look forward to is the cool nights. the nights always drop down to the mid 50s and 60s.
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7/02/2002 at 11:56am
tuesday
i have a friend from the past visiting since friday and she will be staying for the next few days. the cool thing is i have an empty room that she has been sleeping in.
that way she can sleep soundly without all the ruckus i make in the morning if she would be sleeping on the couch. it's been about a year and a half since liz moved up north.
out.
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7/01/2002 at 9:14am
monday
here it is july...nice. this means two things that may be of importance at least to me.
- this web site, as it stands now, woodencracker.com, is one year old
- i have been the owner of my own home for one year
that's right. really cool to see these milestones. i really enjoy keeping this journal-photolog web site. it gives me a place to write out some of my thoughts and display many of my photographs.
although recently i haven't had much to say, i think the photos speak for themselves. plus it has grown since last july.
owning a home has definitely been a learning experience and a huge responsibility, but also very exciting. i take great satisfaction in yard work and relaxing outside during the afternoon or even after sunset. just drinking some wine or sipping a vodka martini, no worries at that particular moment in time. but as always reality is always waiting around the corner. back to the grind.
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