well, he did it. he bought a new car today.
we were car shopping all day long. we first looked
at the passats. the dealership didn't have the color or interior
that he wanted but were offering a pretty reasonable price
for a passat. they said they'd get back to us on Monday morning.
big mistake. oh well. i didn't want one of those anyhow.
i called my dad and asked him how much he paid for his
fully loaded accord. i took that price and we went to go see
what we could get out of the honda dealers. we had to haggle them down a little
more. jeremy's such a sucker. if i weren't there, he would have paid
ticket price! hehehe. okay, not that bad but pretty close. he ended up
getting a fully loaded, leather interior, 6 cd-exchanger in the dash, and all the other goodies. it's very pretty. i'm a honda fan so i supported it more than the passat.
it was a lot cheaper though but not as good financing. anyhoo, we traded in his truck and drove off with a brand new car. spiffy... eating into our nest egg..but hell, i'm not planning on getting married or having kids so what the hell.
p.s. i hate dealers...their money grubbig selfish assholes who make you feel like shit
if you don't buy a car THAT day. you have to have a lot of patience to get
really good deals, you know..otherwise, you just by pass heartache and fork out the money.
Saturday, June 30, 2001
We went to go see A.I. last night. I thought the beginning was pretty good but the rest of the movie was lame. I don't understand what they were trying to do. They should
have called the movie Pinocchio: The Search for the Blue Fairy Continues.
It's quite annoying. Oh well.
Jerms wants to go buy a new car today. We're going to look at Passats.
This should be interesting.
have called the movie Pinocchio: The Search for the Blue Fairy Continues.
It's quite annoying. Oh well.
Jerms wants to go buy a new car today. We're going to look at Passats.
This should be interesting.
Friday, June 29, 2001
hey. we're moving over here. i'm packing up all my stuff now.
we had a meeting earlier today. we're going to be working at home Monday
and Tuesday. Wednesday is a holiday. we won't be going to the new office
till Thursday... unless something goes wrong. I'm hoping it does. :)
I keep having these great fantasies about all the computers shorting out
during the move..and all the data being lost. >:)
I'm so evil!
i'm hungry. i wonder where we'll all go out to eat for lunch.
we had a meeting earlier today. we're going to be working at home Monday
and Tuesday. Wednesday is a holiday. we won't be going to the new office
till Thursday... unless something goes wrong. I'm hoping it does. :)
I keep having these great fantasies about all the computers shorting out
during the move..and all the data being lost. >:)
I'm so evil!
i'm hungry. i wonder where we'll all go out to eat for lunch.
Thursday, June 28, 2001
Just got back from our new office site.
It's a mess. There were conduits all over the floor,
trash, none of the light fixtures are in. The electrician won't
let them put the ceiling tile in until they inspect the lights.
It'll be something if they can get this stuff done in two weeks.
I doubt it. Oh well. I don't mind working from home. NOT one bit!
:)
It's a mess. There were conduits all over the floor,
trash, none of the light fixtures are in. The electrician won't
let them put the ceiling tile in until they inspect the lights.
It'll be something if they can get this stuff done in two weeks.
I doubt it. Oh well. I don't mind working from home. NOT one bit!
:)
about to begin my lunch. i'm having thai basil chicken,
rice, and some egg.
the office is dead. i can't wait for this move to be over with...
but then again the new layout doesn't permit me to
get on the net as much...without some eyebrows being raised..
hey man, i can multi-task. wish they could understand that.
i need an outlet...big time.
look at my comfy little king of the chair
rice, and some egg.
the office is dead. i can't wait for this move to be over with...
but then again the new layout doesn't permit me to
get on the net as much...without some eyebrows being raised..
hey man, i can multi-task. wish they could understand that.
i need an outlet...big time.
look at my comfy little king of the chair
last night i had to wait in the doctor's office for like two hours because
jeremy had to go see a doctor. i brought my book Pandora which
i never finished reading from like three years ago. i'm not sure why i stopped reading.
i guess it's not really a sport for two. :) i might pick it up again when i go back to
grad school.. but then maybe not.
the apartment people called yesterday. i got an apartment on the first floor
on July 27th. i guess that's taken care of now. thank goodness.
jeremy had to go see a doctor. i brought my book Pandora which
i never finished reading from like three years ago. i'm not sure why i stopped reading.
i guess it's not really a sport for two. :) i might pick it up again when i go back to
grad school.. but then maybe not.
the apartment people called yesterday. i got an apartment on the first floor
on July 27th. i guess that's taken care of now. thank goodness.
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
had leftover spaghetti for lunch.
a few of my co-workers and i bitched
about how much we hate our job.
it's a trip man. they set you up to believe you're
going to be doing one thing..and then bam..
you end up doing the one thing you said you
would never do!
i know this is just the real world taking its toll on
my naive little arse..but damn man.. damn.
i think i'm going to go grab a snickers.
mmm...a little nutty joy in a not so nutty day.
man, i wish i had a kodama
a few of my co-workers and i bitched
about how much we hate our job.
it's a trip man. they set you up to believe you're
going to be doing one thing..and then bam..
you end up doing the one thing you said you
would never do!
i know this is just the real world taking its toll on
my naive little arse..but damn man.. damn.
i think i'm going to go grab a snickers.
mmm...a little nutty joy in a not so nutty day.
man, i wish i had a kodama
I'm like a tango without balance.
My life is so push and pull. Thoughts and Un thoughts cloud
my every ounce of consciousness.
I wake up thinking that there has got to be a better way.
I go to work knowing I'm just one of millions around me.
I'm not special because I sit in my car singing along to my
cds. I'm not special because I speed down the highway.
I'm not special because I bring my lunch to work practically
everyday of the week. I'm hooked to the hub just like everyone else.
It's just that we like to think that we're this independent unit
having this great impact on the universe with our dazzling
existence. Bullshit.
and with that note I shall start my
star sparking wonderful rainbow day at work.
remember boys and girls, you can make a difference.
*WHAP*
My life is so push and pull. Thoughts and Un thoughts cloud
my every ounce of consciousness.
I wake up thinking that there has got to be a better way.
I go to work knowing I'm just one of millions around me.
I'm not special because I sit in my car singing along to my
cds. I'm not special because I speed down the highway.
I'm not special because I bring my lunch to work practically
everyday of the week. I'm hooked to the hub just like everyone else.
It's just that we like to think that we're this independent unit
having this great impact on the universe with our dazzling
existence. Bullshit.
and with that note I shall start my
star sparking wonderful rainbow day at work.
remember boys and girls, you can make a difference.
*WHAP*
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
it took me an hour to pay all my bills today.
i had all of them strewn out on the dining table.
i like to keep my check book balanced and all
my receipt stubs organized. It takes forever though.
I popped in Princess Mononoke while doing
my chores.
Jerms had spaghetti waiting for me when i got home.
It was goodola! I'm going to have some leftovers for lunch
tomorrow.
I'm quite tired now. I just remembered why I never go out
after work. The nine hour day is a killer for me.
I'm off to regenerate. :)
i had all of them strewn out on the dining table.
i like to keep my check book balanced and all
my receipt stubs organized. It takes forever though.
I popped in Princess Mononoke while doing
my chores.
Jerms had spaghetti waiting for me when i got home.
It was goodola! I'm going to have some leftovers for lunch
tomorrow.
I'm quite tired now. I just remembered why I never go out
after work. The nine hour day is a killer for me.
I'm off to regenerate. :)
I went to go eat my salad today and discovered
that all the greens had turned to mooshy redness.
Needless to say I went out to eat with my co-workers today.
We ate at this chinese food place called Seschuans.
It was pretty good. I had broccoli and beef like always.
We have a staff meeting in about twenty minutes.
Our new office may not be ready in time for our move this week.
I heard talk of us having to work from home. That would
be nice! I guess I'll find out soon enough.
that all the greens had turned to mooshy redness.
Needless to say I went out to eat with my co-workers today.
We ate at this chinese food place called Seschuans.
It was pretty good. I had broccoli and beef like always.
We have a staff meeting in about twenty minutes.
Our new office may not be ready in time for our move this week.
I heard talk of us having to work from home. That would
be nice! I guess I'll find out soon enough.
you know some people can write their lives off as worth the living.
i sometimes think i'm walking through a bore-tour.
you read about all these people who do crazy and fun things...
and how their life is one big party.
i go home, eat, play on my computer, and then go to sleep.
i'm still fairly young but i feel like i'm living my life like a 40+ with kids would.
...just like my parents live their lives. the hardest part in all of this is deciding wether
or not this is making me happy.. does my lifestyle suit me?
i'm not the party type. i'm not the upbeat type.
i simply like to chill..but i do like adventure.
it's a hard call...
why don't you do the things that make you feel the most alive?
why don't you do all the things you feel are unconventional?
what are you waiting for?
i sometimes think i'm walking through a bore-tour.
you read about all these people who do crazy and fun things...
and how their life is one big party.
i go home, eat, play on my computer, and then go to sleep.
i'm still fairly young but i feel like i'm living my life like a 40+ with kids would.
...just like my parents live their lives. the hardest part in all of this is deciding wether
or not this is making me happy.. does my lifestyle suit me?
i'm not the party type. i'm not the upbeat type.
i simply like to chill..but i do like adventure.
it's a hard call...
why don't you do the things that make you feel the most alive?
why don't you do all the things you feel are unconventional?
what are you waiting for?
Monday, June 25, 2001
people are so fascinating sometimes...
i just wish there were more fascinating people physically around me...
it seems that most of them are located outside of texas. hahaha..
hmmm.. maybe i just don't get out enough.
does your level of intrigue increase or decrease when you're
with drones 9 hours of the day?
perching beauty...
i just wish there were more fascinating people physically around me...
it seems that most of them are located outside of texas. hahaha..
hmmm.. maybe i just don't get out enough.
does your level of intrigue increase or decrease when you're
with drones 9 hours of the day?
perching beauty...
Wall Street Journal [New York, NY]
June 22, 2001
Commercialism at Gay Pride Parade Causes Alienation
Among Activists
By RONALD ALSOP, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL
This Sunday, 750,000 spectators are expected
to turn out for the colorful six-hour procession that is New York's
annual gay-pride march. Far from a closeted event, the parade will feature
commercial sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch Cos., FleetBoston Financial Corp. and
Viacom Inc.'s Showtime Networks in full force along with participants
ranging from gay parents, politicians and church groups to leather-clad
musclemen and topless women.
But across the Brooklyn Bridge, a much
smaller group will assemble for a Gay Shame rally to protest the
commercialization of the pride parade by these corporate sponsors. The renegade group, whose slogan is "It's a movement, not a market," will stage a more sober
affair, with speeches about prison reform and civil rights for transgender
people.
What began as a protest march to bring gay people together has become
a divisive event for some. Pride marches were first organized to
commemorate the landmark gay uprising against a police raid at New York's
Stonewall bar in 1969. They now number in the hundreds, and some have grown
into big-budget extravaganzas supported by dozens of corporate patrons --
and boycotted by disillusioned gay activists.
Critics complain that pride parades are more about partying and
selling rainbow-colored flags and teddy bears than about protesting
continued discrimination. "A political movement simply can't have corporate
sponsorship," says Sarah Schulman, an author and lesbian activist who
stopped attending pride parades a few years ago when she saw a Coors beer
float pass by.
Organizers of pride events contend they aren't selling out, but can't
raise enough money without corporate donors. "Commercialism is not a big
price to pay to enjoy these events free," says David Schneider, media
director of Heritage of Pride in New York. Some pride events also generate
a surplus that benefits gay community centers, AIDS organizations and other
charities.
Protests against the marketing of gay pride
have spread from New York to Toronto, San Francisco and other cities. In
Denver, a "radical queer" group plans to dress in pink and protest at
Pridefest this weekend. Alternative "dyke marches" that shun corporate
sponsors will be staged in San Francisco and elsewhere.
While critics object mainly to the marketing at pride events, some
also oppose other trends they perceive as further assimilation into the
mainstream heterosexual culture. For example, some people resent attempts
to make the parades family-friendly by censoring bare skin and bawdy
behavior.
A growing focus on "commitment ceremonies" also irks activists. At
Capital Pride in Washington earlier this month, for example, Red Bull Energy
Drink flew in a minister from Las Vegas who united 50 same-sex couples in a
commitment ceremony. Each couple received a certificate and two cans of Red
Bull. "We just wanted to support the community in a romantic, fun
atmosphere," says company spokeswoman Emmy Cortes.
Activists face a daunting challenge in trying to change gay pride,
which has become a growth industry in itself. InterPride, a group of pride
coordinators, estimates there may be as many as 500 celebrations around the
world, with total attendance of about 16 million.
Despite the dissension in the gay community, corporate interest in
the events continues to grow. The San Francisco pride festival says
sponsorship revenue is up 8% this year and will cover about a third of its
$1 million budget. Hewlett-Packard Co. stepped up its support this year
through sponsorship of pride events in San Jose, Calif., Denver and Atlanta,
and the participation of its gay employee group in other local parades.
PlanetOut Partners Inc., an operator of gay Web sites that will have booths
at 16 pride festivals this year, has contracts to promote International
Business Machines Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and US Airways Group Inc.
But pride events may be getting too costly for some marketers.
Kobrand Corp.'s Alize liqueur, for example, created a float with a towering
martini glass and a singer perched on top for Chicago's pride parade last
year. This year, it's only doing promotions in gay bars and hanging posters
in liquor-store windows. "The prices for sponsorships and vendor booths are
just too much," says Paul Poux, a marketing consultant for Alize.
Ironically, pride events have become too expensive and crowded for
some of the gay businesses that helped start them. In Washington, the gay
bookstore Lambda Rising dropped out of Capital Pride because it could no
longer justify the expense of a booth. Deacon Maccubbin, Lambda's owner and
a founder of Washington's gay-pride movement, says, "When small gay
businesses are priced out of gay pride, you lose a lot."
. Write to Ronald Alsop at ron.alsop@wsj.com
June 22, 2001
Commercialism at Gay Pride Parade Causes Alienation
Among Activists
By RONALD ALSOP, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL
This Sunday, 750,000 spectators are expected
to turn out for the colorful six-hour procession that is New York's
annual gay-pride march. Far from a closeted event, the parade will feature
commercial sponsors such as Anheuser-Busch Cos., FleetBoston Financial Corp. and
Viacom Inc.'s Showtime Networks in full force along with participants
ranging from gay parents, politicians and church groups to leather-clad
musclemen and topless women.
But across the Brooklyn Bridge, a much
smaller group will assemble for a Gay Shame rally to protest the
commercialization of the pride parade by these corporate sponsors. The renegade group, whose slogan is "It's a movement, not a market," will stage a more sober
affair, with speeches about prison reform and civil rights for transgender
people.
What began as a protest march to bring gay people together has become
a divisive event for some. Pride marches were first organized to
commemorate the landmark gay uprising against a police raid at New York's
Stonewall bar in 1969. They now number in the hundreds, and some have grown
into big-budget extravaganzas supported by dozens of corporate patrons --
and boycotted by disillusioned gay activists.
Critics complain that pride parades are more about partying and
selling rainbow-colored flags and teddy bears than about protesting
continued discrimination. "A political movement simply can't have corporate
sponsorship," says Sarah Schulman, an author and lesbian activist who
stopped attending pride parades a few years ago when she saw a Coors beer
float pass by.
Organizers of pride events contend they aren't selling out, but can't
raise enough money without corporate donors. "Commercialism is not a big
price to pay to enjoy these events free," says David Schneider, media
director of Heritage of Pride in New York. Some pride events also generate
a surplus that benefits gay community centers, AIDS organizations and other
charities.
Protests against the marketing of gay pride
have spread from New York to Toronto, San Francisco and other cities. In
Denver, a "radical queer" group plans to dress in pink and protest at
Pridefest this weekend. Alternative "dyke marches" that shun corporate
sponsors will be staged in San Francisco and elsewhere.
While critics object mainly to the marketing at pride events, some
also oppose other trends they perceive as further assimilation into the
mainstream heterosexual culture. For example, some people resent attempts
to make the parades family-friendly by censoring bare skin and bawdy
behavior.
A growing focus on "commitment ceremonies" also irks activists. At
Capital Pride in Washington earlier this month, for example, Red Bull Energy
Drink flew in a minister from Las Vegas who united 50 same-sex couples in a
commitment ceremony. Each couple received a certificate and two cans of Red
Bull. "We just wanted to support the community in a romantic, fun
atmosphere," says company spokeswoman Emmy Cortes.
Activists face a daunting challenge in trying to change gay pride,
which has become a growth industry in itself. InterPride, a group of pride
coordinators, estimates there may be as many as 500 celebrations around the
world, with total attendance of about 16 million.
Despite the dissension in the gay community, corporate interest in
the events continues to grow. The San Francisco pride festival says
sponsorship revenue is up 8% this year and will cover about a third of its
$1 million budget. Hewlett-Packard Co. stepped up its support this year
through sponsorship of pride events in San Jose, Calif., Denver and Atlanta,
and the participation of its gay employee group in other local parades.
PlanetOut Partners Inc., an operator of gay Web sites that will have booths
at 16 pride festivals this year, has contracts to promote International
Business Machines Corp., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and US Airways Group Inc.
But pride events may be getting too costly for some marketers.
Kobrand Corp.'s Alize liqueur, for example, created a float with a towering
martini glass and a singer perched on top for Chicago's pride parade last
year. This year, it's only doing promotions in gay bars and hanging posters
in liquor-store windows. "The prices for sponsorships and vendor booths are
just too much," says Paul Poux, a marketing consultant for Alize.
Ironically, pride events have become too expensive and crowded for
some of the gay businesses that helped start them. In Washington, the gay
bookstore Lambda Rising dropped out of Capital Pride because it could no
longer justify the expense of a booth. Deacon Maccubbin, Lambda's owner and
a founder of Washington's gay-pride movement, says, "When small gay
businesses are priced out of gay pride, you lose a lot."
. Write to Ronald Alsop at ron.alsop@wsj.com
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Saturday, June 23, 2001
just woke up... we have to go return a movie
to blockbuster now before they have us
arrested. :) we rented State and Main...
it was a pretty good movie..
a lot of good movies are coming out in the theaters.
i'm personally still waiting for final fantasy to come out..
it's almost mind blowing how they've mastered the
rendering of facial expressions. I'm only hoping the
plot lives up to the technological amazement.
we're gonna go to best buy today and
use jeremy's 10% off coupon.
we also have to buy tigger some high fiber food.
he's got to have special food or else
he'll have trouble poo-ing and
then drag it all over the carpet. :(
i'm hungry right now.
gummi-bears aren't cutting it.
i need to go get dressed and
think about heading out now.
to blockbuster now before they have us
arrested. :) we rented State and Main...
it was a pretty good movie..
a lot of good movies are coming out in the theaters.
i'm personally still waiting for final fantasy to come out..
it's almost mind blowing how they've mastered the
rendering of facial expressions. I'm only hoping the
plot lives up to the technological amazement.
we're gonna go to best buy today and
use jeremy's 10% off coupon.
we also have to buy tigger some high fiber food.
he's got to have special food or else
he'll have trouble poo-ing and
then drag it all over the carpet. :(
i'm hungry right now.
gummi-bears aren't cutting it.
i need to go get dressed and
think about heading out now.
Friday, June 22, 2001
Thursday, June 21, 2001
i'm bored. i'm about to take off from work.
gonna go home and do nothing.
...hmmm.. or maybe not.
there's got to be something fun to do.
it's wet and rainy outside..dark and scary..
:)
wet, muggy days. how fun.
i feel like i should put a blanky over me
and cuddle up with a good book.
anyone have hot chocolate?
jerms watching tv, waiting for the dye to soak in...
gonna go home and do nothing.
...hmmm.. or maybe not.
there's got to be something fun to do.
it's wet and rainy outside..dark and scary..
:)
wet, muggy days. how fun.
i feel like i should put a blanky over me
and cuddle up with a good book.
anyone have hot chocolate?
jerms watching tv, waiting for the dye to soak in...
jeremy and i were planning on getting up
early this morning to grab some breakfast
at mcdonald's...
we slept instead.
heheh.. 7am is way too early.
i can't even function until the clock says 8 something.
i don't know what i'm going to do if my next job
starts at 8.
i pretty much finished my zerolife.com
website. all i did was transfer data and
change the look of my original website.
i keep feeling like it should be more...
but i'm so grounded to what i have i can't
surpass my original thoughts....
i tried uploading it but my connection was cut...
so i'll have to finish uploading tomorrow.
*think* *think* *think*
where's the creativity? where did it go?
must get a grip.
early this morning to grab some breakfast
at mcdonald's...
we slept instead.
heheh.. 7am is way too early.
i can't even function until the clock says 8 something.
i don't know what i'm going to do if my next job
starts at 8.
i pretty much finished my zerolife.com
website. all i did was transfer data and
change the look of my original website.
i keep feeling like it should be more...
but i'm so grounded to what i have i can't
surpass my original thoughts....
i tried uploading it but my connection was cut...
so i'll have to finish uploading tomorrow.
*think* *think* *think*
where's the creativity? where did it go?
must get a grip.
Wednesday, June 20, 2001
ick. there's nothing worse than "happy corporate spam"
this is what i got in my email today:
Hey everyone this is CMA's quote of the day!!
If you make your job important it is quite likely to return the favor!!
they should have added the translation:
get your work done or you'll be canned.
geez..they didn't even put quotations on the quote.
hehe.
:P
this is what i got in my email today:
Hey everyone this is CMA's quote of the day!!
If you make your job important it is quite likely to return the favor!!
they should have added the translation:
get your work done or you'll be canned.
geez..they didn't even put quotations on the quote.
hehe.
:P
we had five birthdays this month at work.
we're celebrated one of them with chocolate pound cake.
today we celebrated the rest of them with an itallian lunch.
they brought in pastas and pizzas.
i grabbed a bit of pasta and a bread roll.
it was good. i accidentally grabbed some lassagna
thinking it was pasta! ick. too much cheesyness for me.
anyhow. i'm gonna get back to work...
*whip* *whip*
work!!!
we're celebrated one of them with chocolate pound cake.
today we celebrated the rest of them with an itallian lunch.
they brought in pastas and pizzas.
i grabbed a bit of pasta and a bread roll.
it was good. i accidentally grabbed some lassagna
thinking it was pasta! ick. too much cheesyness for me.
anyhow. i'm gonna get back to work...
*whip* *whip*
work!!!
Tuesday, June 19, 2001
lunch was delicious!
and only one minor mishap.
i was ripping the cover off my apple sauce
cup and a part of it leaked out...
i got quite a large lunch today too!
pb&j, chips, pb cookies, apple sauce,
and a twinkie.
where's the nutrition you say?
it was yummy... who cares. :)
work finally picked up.
it's coming at me from all side.
"I left my heart in San Francisco.. with some club kids on a crowded street somewhere..
The sky was red and he said.."Would you like to come be a part of my North American Dream"" - Nelly Fertado Trynna Finda Way
and only one minor mishap.
i was ripping the cover off my apple sauce
cup and a part of it leaked out...
i got quite a large lunch today too!
pb&j, chips, pb cookies, apple sauce,
and a twinkie.
where's the nutrition you say?
it was yummy... who cares. :)
work finally picked up.
it's coming at me from all side.
"I left my heart in San Francisco.. with some club kids on a crowded street somewhere..
The sky was red and he said.."Would you like to come be a part of my North American Dream"" - Nelly Fertado Trynna Finda Way
another slow morning.
i'm having fierce grape gatorade and a strawberry nutrigrain bar
for lunch. it's only 10:13am.
i'm waiting on some work.
some people in my office don't have a problem with just doing
nothing all day long.
i get paranoid though. freaks me out.
i wish i had a big office all to myself so i could lock the doors
and take a nap. ;)
i got my graduate packet in the mail.
my orientation is going to be one day before
school starts! registration is only one week
before school starts. that's some scary stuff.
august 22 is when i have to be there.
not long... not long at all..
you know, i went to all that trouble to find a two
bedroom apartment for my brother and myself.
i tell him about it and he says yeah, that's cool.
then i start to discuss furniture with him and
he insists he doesn't even need a bed or desk!!!
what the hell have i been trying to find a decent two
bedroom floor. if he wanted ghetto fabulous, i could have
gotten that for cheap! he could have picked a corner in the living room or something.
i sware. sometimes that boy has no gusto.
i'm going to have to snap some sense into him.
kids.
i'm having fierce grape gatorade and a strawberry nutrigrain bar
for lunch. it's only 10:13am.
i'm waiting on some work.
some people in my office don't have a problem with just doing
nothing all day long.
i get paranoid though. freaks me out.
i wish i had a big office all to myself so i could lock the doors
and take a nap. ;)
i got my graduate packet in the mail.
my orientation is going to be one day before
school starts! registration is only one week
before school starts. that's some scary stuff.
august 22 is when i have to be there.
not long... not long at all..
you know, i went to all that trouble to find a two
bedroom apartment for my brother and myself.
i tell him about it and he says yeah, that's cool.
then i start to discuss furniture with him and
he insists he doesn't even need a bed or desk!!!
what the hell have i been trying to find a decent two
bedroom floor. if he wanted ghetto fabulous, i could have
gotten that for cheap! he could have picked a corner in the living room or something.
i sware. sometimes that boy has no gusto.
i'm going to have to snap some sense into him.
kids.
Monday, June 18, 2001
lunch time!
woohoo.
today has been so slow that they had
me packing up stuff for our move!
we're moving to a new office in about two weeks.
it's about to get really hectic around here.
we just found out that our new furniture isn't coming
in till December! hahahaa.
oh darn! i hated that cubicle crap anyways.
i'm eating my chicken ceasar salad.
while i was making it, i busted the bag of chicken they give you.
pop! chicken all over my desk.
ick.
gonna go savor what's left of my food.
woohoo.
today has been so slow that they had
me packing up stuff for our move!
we're moving to a new office in about two weeks.
it's about to get really hectic around here.
we just found out that our new furniture isn't coming
in till December! hahahaa.
oh darn! i hated that cubicle crap anyways.
i'm eating my chicken ceasar salad.
while i was making it, i busted the bag of chicken they give you.
pop! chicken all over my desk.
ick.
gonna go savor what's left of my food.
Sunday, June 17, 2001
it's been a hustle bustle day!
We ended up getting his sister the Dinosaurs DVD.
I also got the Nelly Fertado cd. I haven't listened to it yet.
Jeremy and I did some cleaning today.
We re-arranged the bedroom a bit and I finally set up
my new printer. It's very nice!
I already printed out two pics of my cats to put up on
the fridge. I'm pooped now.
We're about to go to the groceries.
I want to eat tuna sammies tonight.
LIST:
tuna
hangers
candy
birthday card
rice bowls
fridge art
We ended up getting his sister the Dinosaurs DVD.
I also got the Nelly Fertado cd. I haven't listened to it yet.
Jeremy and I did some cleaning today.
We re-arranged the bedroom a bit and I finally set up
my new printer. It's very nice!
I already printed out two pics of my cats to put up on
the fridge. I'm pooped now.
We're about to go to the groceries.
I want to eat tuna sammies tonight.
LIST:
tuna
hangers
candy
birthday card
rice bowls
fridge art
we arrived late in Austin..around 12:30am.
we didn't leave early because we had decided to watch the first half of the NBA finals game. When it was apparent that the Sixers were starting to fold, we left.
We stayed at our friends townhouse.
I did find an apartment after a whole lot of searching.
I feel like I sold my sole to the devil. It was such an expensive place but
it was the only thing i could find that was safe, nice, and had a washer/dryer.
I only signed up for a 6th month lease so I can find another one by January..
hopefully one that is closer, cheaper, and on the direct university shuttle route.
We ate at Apple Bees and we all got steak. mmmm..
good stuff. We actually got back at a decent hour this time!
woohoo.
Today, Jerms and I are headed to Best Buy. We've got to buy his
sister a present for her birthday. I'm thinking...DVD.
I already got her one of those i-zone cameras. They seem pretty fun.
Jeremy (left) and Adrian (right) are getting ready to go apartment hunting.
we didn't leave early because we had decided to watch the first half of the NBA finals game. When it was apparent that the Sixers were starting to fold, we left.
We stayed at our friends townhouse.
I did find an apartment after a whole lot of searching.
I feel like I sold my sole to the devil. It was such an expensive place but
it was the only thing i could find that was safe, nice, and had a washer/dryer.
I only signed up for a 6th month lease so I can find another one by January..
hopefully one that is closer, cheaper, and on the direct university shuttle route.
We ate at Apple Bees and we all got steak. mmmm..
good stuff. We actually got back at a decent hour this time!
woohoo.
Today, Jerms and I are headed to Best Buy. We've got to buy his
sister a present for her birthday. I'm thinking...DVD.
I already got her one of those i-zone cameras. They seem pretty fun.
Jeremy (left) and Adrian (right) are getting ready to go apartment hunting.
Friday, June 15, 2001
it's not even 5 yet.
i've just about run out of work to do here for today.
i'm ready to get my weekend started.
i'm not really looking forward to the drive to Austin.
3 hours. :(
I wonder what we'll have for dinner.
to do before we leave:
-get money from bank
-buy batteries for digital camera
-pack sleepover stuff
-leave out kitty food and water
-water basil plant
-fill up gas tank (1.49/gal)
i've just about run out of work to do here for today.
i'm ready to get my weekend started.
i'm not really looking forward to the drive to Austin.
3 hours. :(
I wonder what we'll have for dinner.
to do before we leave:
-get money from bank
-buy batteries for digital camera
-pack sleepover stuff
-leave out kitty food and water
-water basil plant
-fill up gas tank (1.49/gal)
okay. i'm eating my lunch now.
work is going pretty slow.
we're going to drive down to Austin tonight.
i have a lot of apartment hunting to do tomorrow.
i hope i find something decent for cheap.
the apartment we are in now is tres nice.
it's completely new... no one has even lived
there before. of course ft. worth and austin
are two very different cities.
i need to escape.
work is going pretty slow.
we're going to drive down to Austin tonight.
i have a lot of apartment hunting to do tomorrow.
i hope i find something decent for cheap.
the apartment we are in now is tres nice.
it's completely new... no one has even lived
there before. of course ft. worth and austin
are two very different cities.
i need to escape.
Thursday, June 14, 2001
got lost on the way to work today.
they made us take a detour. my first instinct
was to make a u-turn and try and find a way to get back on
the highway again. instead, i ended up staying on the detour
for about 10 minutes. when i couldn't see downtown anymore, i realized
i should have made that u-turn. oh well. i was only about 15 minutes
late for work. today's a pretty slow day. most of the people
are out of the office today. the boss is off to see the US Open.
it's been pretty lax so far.
gonna go find more work to do now.
breakfast:
Kiwi Strawberry Snapple
Strawberry Nutri-Grain Bar
miss:
jerms
the cats
my bed
freedom
they made us take a detour. my first instinct
was to make a u-turn and try and find a way to get back on
the highway again. instead, i ended up staying on the detour
for about 10 minutes. when i couldn't see downtown anymore, i realized
i should have made that u-turn. oh well. i was only about 15 minutes
late for work. today's a pretty slow day. most of the people
are out of the office today. the boss is off to see the US Open.
it's been pretty lax so far.
gonna go find more work to do now.
breakfast:
Kiwi Strawberry Snapple
Strawberry Nutri-Grain Bar
miss:
jerms
the cats
my bed
freedom
Wednesday, June 13, 2001
watched Game 4 tonight..
I stopped watching about half way through the fourth quarter. The Sixers
had such a good Game 1! What happened?
We went to eat at this restaurant called Abuelo's today. It's high priced tex-mex food.
The food was okay..typical Mexican restaurant style. The service was SUPERB. The
waiter had a fresh glass of Dr Pepper for me before I had even finished my first one! He was quick and didn't ask us anything except for how our food was... I love perceptive waiters! We left him a gratuitous tip. You don't run across good service much these days.
I went to Best Buy also today and bought my dad the Sopranos DVD set for Father's Day. I hope he likes it. It's like 12 hours long! If it's as good as it's hyped up to be..it'll be worth the money.
Oh boy.. i'm already tired and it's only 11:34pm.
I might not make it past midnight. I need an energy booster.
I stopped watching about half way through the fourth quarter. The Sixers
had such a good Game 1! What happened?
We went to eat at this restaurant called Abuelo's today. It's high priced tex-mex food.
The food was okay..typical Mexican restaurant style. The service was SUPERB. The
waiter had a fresh glass of Dr Pepper for me before I had even finished my first one! He was quick and didn't ask us anything except for how our food was... I love perceptive waiters! We left him a gratuitous tip. You don't run across good service much these days.
I went to Best Buy also today and bought my dad the Sopranos DVD set for Father's Day. I hope he likes it. It's like 12 hours long! If it's as good as it's hyped up to be..it'll be worth the money.
Oh boy.. i'm already tired and it's only 11:34pm.
I might not make it past midnight. I need an energy booster.
floater, drifter, dreamer...
trapped in a body ruled by pragmatics..
i slept all day yesterday. i was so tired ... mostly drained from mind numbing exercises at work. there is no thinking. there is no odyssey of creation... just the clankering monotony of the cash cow's bell.
this is the dreary marks of my days.
i'm going to catch up today. i sware.
in the dallas news today, they featured a mother who had locked up her 8 year old
girl in a 4'x6' closet for four months. the girl weighed on 25lbs and was only 3 feet tall. her growth will be stunted for life. it was the girl's stepfather who leaked the info to some friends. he didn't go to the police himself. both the mother and step father were arrested last night. i think there may have been 3 other kids in the trailer home. they'll all be put into foster care.
i mean...they'll let anyone breed.
trapped in a body ruled by pragmatics..
i slept all day yesterday. i was so tired ... mostly drained from mind numbing exercises at work. there is no thinking. there is no odyssey of creation... just the clankering monotony of the cash cow's bell.
this is the dreary marks of my days.
i'm going to catch up today. i sware.
in the dallas news today, they featured a mother who had locked up her 8 year old
girl in a 4'x6' closet for four months. the girl weighed on 25lbs and was only 3 feet tall. her growth will be stunted for life. it was the girl's stepfather who leaked the info to some friends. he didn't go to the police himself. both the mother and step father were arrested last night. i think there may have been 3 other kids in the trailer home. they'll all be put into foster care.
i mean...they'll let anyone breed.
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
went to see Moulin Rouge last night.
good movie. i'll have to get it when it comes out on dvd.
didn't feel like i got any rest last night though.
jerms and i went grocery shopping as soon as i got home..
then we ate ...and the next thing ya know it was time
to go to the movies.. by the time we got back, it was bed time.
i'm listening to My Neighbor Totoro soundtrack.
I love this stuff.
good movie. i'll have to get it when it comes out on dvd.
didn't feel like i got any rest last night though.
jerms and i went grocery shopping as soon as i got home..
then we ate ...and the next thing ya know it was time
to go to the movies.. by the time we got back, it was bed time.
i'm listening to My Neighbor Totoro soundtrack.
I love this stuff.
Monday, June 11, 2001
this weekend was a real trip.
we got up at 6am to go to Austin.
we had an appointment with an apartment locator at 10am.
We drove around and only got to look at 2 apartments.
I had settled on one apartment but they required a 250 deposit/application fee
in money order only. i don't carry that much cash with me so I had to find a place
that would either let me withdraw that much or let me use a check.
i never found one... there was this one place i was considering ...
it had electrical barbed wire around the property! hahaha.
what was i thinking?!! we drove around town a couple time and i wrote down numbers
of apartment places that i had "leasing" on them.
we met up with a friend of ours and went out to eat...
then we played miniature golf...
i got a hole in one!
the drive back was pretty excruciating.
i just about slept all Sunday to recoop.
now it's Monday again. i'm at work.
there's a new guy sitting across my cube..
his name is tim.
i just love how we're so informed about these things.
oh well..
i just read the headlines a minute ago on the net.
tim mcveigh has been executed.
maybe the media can find something else now.
we got up at 6am to go to Austin.
we had an appointment with an apartment locator at 10am.
We drove around and only got to look at 2 apartments.
I had settled on one apartment but they required a 250 deposit/application fee
in money order only. i don't carry that much cash with me so I had to find a place
that would either let me withdraw that much or let me use a check.
i never found one... there was this one place i was considering ...
it had electrical barbed wire around the property! hahaha.
what was i thinking?!! we drove around town a couple time and i wrote down numbers
of apartment places that i had "leasing" on them.
we met up with a friend of ours and went out to eat...
then we played miniature golf...
i got a hole in one!
the drive back was pretty excruciating.
i just about slept all Sunday to recoop.
now it's Monday again. i'm at work.
there's a new guy sitting across my cube..
his name is tim.
i just love how we're so informed about these things.
oh well..
i just read the headlines a minute ago on the net.
tim mcveigh has been executed.
maybe the media can find something else now.
Friday, June 8, 2001
the internet at work was down all day. i wasn't able to do any fun net stuff. :)
guess i better go catch up now.
work tid bits:
at work today the new guy, arthur, went to go grab a donut.
he didn't know that only the people on the "donut list" are allowed to eat um.
tim, the donut nazi attacked him!
"what are you doing?!!! ARE YOU ON THE LIST!"
poor arthur... he didn't know WHAT was going on..
we all forgot to warn him.. only try to steal donuts when tim is not around.
hehehe.
he ended up signing up on the list..
i called him a sheep.. i say.. Don't Bring it Unless it's Free...
hehe..
i guess my main problem is that this guy's so unwilling to share with his
fellow co-workers. there's always leftovers.. if everyone on the list has had their
fill of donuts..why can't you share?????
i'm going to bring donuts next Friday (i refused to be on the list) just in spite...
i'm going to label the box FREE!
:)
guess i better go catch up now.
work tid bits:
at work today the new guy, arthur, went to go grab a donut.
he didn't know that only the people on the "donut list" are allowed to eat um.
tim, the donut nazi attacked him!
"what are you doing?!!! ARE YOU ON THE LIST!"
poor arthur... he didn't know WHAT was going on..
we all forgot to warn him.. only try to steal donuts when tim is not around.
hehehe.
he ended up signing up on the list..
i called him a sheep.. i say.. Don't Bring it Unless it's Free...
hehe..
i guess my main problem is that this guy's so unwilling to share with his
fellow co-workers. there's always leftovers.. if everyone on the list has had their
fill of donuts..why can't you share?????
i'm going to bring donuts next Friday (i refused to be on the list) just in spite...
i'm going to label the box FREE!
:)
Thursday, June 7, 2001
my company is so anti-technology.
if it weren't profitable, we'd still be hand drafting.
i got my expense check today and the envelop had
my name on it.. it was done with a type writer.
i have to admit though..there was something very appealing about it..
the way the black ink seers into the white facade......
i want a type writer! hehe.
here's to technology and the beauty of anti-techs.
the screen of work...
if it weren't profitable, we'd still be hand drafting.
i got my expense check today and the envelop had
my name on it.. it was done with a type writer.
i have to admit though..there was something very appealing about it..
the way the black ink seers into the white facade......
i want a type writer! hehe.
here's to technology and the beauty of anti-techs.
the screen of work...
had leftover fried rice for lunch.
i ended up drinking a snapple this morning instead of my
usual sunkist. so far so good.
i finally called my graduate advisor asking him
about my registration process..etc..
he wasn't there so i left a message. he hasn't
called back yet so i'm going to give him
another ring now.
check out these cuties.
i ended up drinking a snapple this morning instead of my
usual sunkist. so far so good.
i finally called my graduate advisor asking him
about my registration process..etc..
he wasn't there so i left a message. he hasn't
called back yet so i'm going to give him
another ring now.
check out these cuties.
Wednesday, June 6, 2001
rolling pain will not subside..
torturous, tormenting seas are drowning my being....
my physical flesh is revolting against me..
agony is my sole possession..
all material and ambitious conquests are forgotten..
there is nothing left but the hollow pang of my mortal shell..
this is the death of all nothing...
this is the birth of hell...
torturous, tormenting seas are drowning my being....
my physical flesh is revolting against me..
agony is my sole possession..
all material and ambitious conquests are forgotten..
there is nothing left but the hollow pang of my mortal shell..
this is the death of all nothing...
this is the birth of hell...
it was really hard getting up this morning.
i thought i was fighting a losing battle. i find that the more in depth my
dreams are...the harder it is for me to except reality.
anyhow, i'm at work now. i'm munching on a blueberry bagel and sippin' up
some sunkist. i need to stay awake.
i need to go find something to do.
i thought i was fighting a losing battle. i find that the more in depth my
dreams are...the harder it is for me to except reality.
anyhow, i'm at work now. i'm munching on a blueberry bagel and sippin' up
some sunkist. i need to stay awake.
i need to go find something to do.
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
finally got a hold of some competent people as far as apartment locators are concerned. I think I have a meeting with some lady this Saturday in Austin. I really hope I find something... nice..affordable..hehe.
we finally saw Pearl Harbor yesterday. the plot was wrong in every way but the action was pretty good. I saw a special on Pearl Harbor the other day. That's what made us
want to go see P.H.
eeeh... i'm so tired. i'm tired all the time. i'm tired when i wake up. i'm tired at work.. i'm tired when i get home..what's wrong with me??
jeremy's watching some movie on tv right now. it's got bruce willis in it.
he's like a psychiatrist dealing with this group of 6 neurotic people. there was just a murder. i've never even seen or heard of this movie before. i wonder what it is...
we finally saw Pearl Harbor yesterday. the plot was wrong in every way but the action was pretty good. I saw a special on Pearl Harbor the other day. That's what made us
want to go see P.H.
eeeh... i'm so tired. i'm tired all the time. i'm tired when i wake up. i'm tired at work.. i'm tired when i get home..what's wrong with me??
jeremy's watching some movie on tv right now. it's got bruce willis in it.
he's like a psychiatrist dealing with this group of 6 neurotic people. there was just a murder. i've never even seen or heard of this movie before. i wonder what it is...
Monday, June 4, 2001
do you ever reach that point where there's nothing worth waking up for? do you ever wake up and dread daily living? i'm opposed to the drudge of nothing.. i fear myself more than i fear dying. what's the difference between myself and people they lock away? i'm quite the straight-jacket case myself. i have such an unstable view of reality that i sometimes wonder if existence is real. i have these heartaches. i have these illusions about who i have become. why can't i just stand still and live? is there no end to dissatisfaction? i try to match myself with the norm. at some moments the pieces almost fit. ...but then it never does. maybe the whole thing is rigged because there is no norm.. isn't that the tragedy though?... to be a being of sight and still be blind to yourself... i am a floater.. i am a dream.. one day is no day to me..and everyday is the same day in my world... and yet i still carry with me this notion about the possibilities of a moment....because in such a small spance of time, your life could change forever.. tragic...
i am the end of my beginning....
i am the end of my beginning....
Sunday, June 3, 2001
Friday, some water main broke and flooded the southwestern bell building.
the phone system for 75,000 people went down. :) our Internet connection was cut as well. they had everything back up by the next day.. i was pretty impressed.
i finally got around to seeing Memento. Good movie. I thought the movie had a few patches that should have been covered but the over all concept was superb.
Jeremy and I plan to go see Pearl Harbor tomorrow. I've already read a hundred reviews about how stupid the plot is..but I'm going to see the action. I heard the effects were phenomenal.
On Saturday, I went shopping for some summer clothes. All I had for business casual attire was winter clothes. We went to Best Buy afterwards and I got a new video card. Unfortunately, it just didn't work with my computer. Jeremy says it would work if I formatted my computer but I just can't do that right now. I'm going to try and buy a new one soon. We'll see.
Darn... I really wanted to play Tribes 2..or Black and White.
Alas.. I'm stuck in 2-d world.
We dyed Jeremy's hair tonight. We used the blonde dye but his hair came out with an orange highlight.. oh well..
back to work tomorrow. :(
guess i better get a good night's rest.
the phone system for 75,000 people went down. :) our Internet connection was cut as well. they had everything back up by the next day.. i was pretty impressed.
i finally got around to seeing Memento. Good movie. I thought the movie had a few patches that should have been covered but the over all concept was superb.
Jeremy and I plan to go see Pearl Harbor tomorrow. I've already read a hundred reviews about how stupid the plot is..but I'm going to see the action. I heard the effects were phenomenal.
On Saturday, I went shopping for some summer clothes. All I had for business casual attire was winter clothes. We went to Best Buy afterwards and I got a new video card. Unfortunately, it just didn't work with my computer. Jeremy says it would work if I formatted my computer but I just can't do that right now. I'm going to try and buy a new one soon. We'll see.
Darn... I really wanted to play Tribes 2..or Black and White.
Alas.. I'm stuck in 2-d world.
We dyed Jeremy's hair tonight. We used the blonde dye but his hair came out with an orange highlight.. oh well..
back to work tomorrow. :(
guess i better get a good night's rest.
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