i made the first offical step to vic’s visit, i submitted my leave form, my boss is trying to ignore me but i’ll quit if she doesn’t give me the time off. i doubt it will come to that. things seem to be coming together for the visit, there are two things that haven’t been confirmed, i don’t want to say anything yet for fear of jinxing it.
it’s started raining here and i’m dressed for dry weather, i really wasn’t thinking when i was getting dressed for work, i’d love to skip through the puddles on my way home, but the last thing i want to do is get sick now. no rain doesn’t get you sick but the germs that are likely to be in the puddle might well do the job.
i have all this work to do and i’m waiting for that one spark to ignite, it could also be the fact that i’m hungry, i budgeted for getting paid this afternoon, all major indicators are pointing to thursday, so i have to figure out how i’m going to manage til then.
vic sent me this link from alternet (much as we’d like to think differently race will factor in our relationship)
on a lighter note (unless you were a former employee) an album of failed dot-coms farewell pages
and nerve has started their 6th anniversary special issue, up today is their 10 best personal essays (the link is on the front page, do you want me to do everything for you?)
time for me to get back to work. ciao.
got this one from karen, thanks k:
What Finding Nemo Character are You?
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i owe, i owe, it’s off to work i go, i owe, i owe.
well i should know better having gone to bed close to 3am, now i’m just trying to pull myself together and get started.
i’d really like nothing better than to crawl into bed and work from home today, but that’s not going to happen, so i’m taking a moment to centre myself, read the news, check out the blogs, focus on that magnificent dream i had last night, mmmmmmmm.
24 days, 24 days, 24 days, 24 days. nothing like a mantra and determination to see you through.
just pulled this from jadedgrrl:
1. Surf sites at random, or have a set list of regular reads?
i start with the regular reads then follow the links
2. Do you visit mostly blogs, or news or other sites?
news andother sites but the blogs are catching up
3. Do you go online every day, or just a couple of days a week?
every single day, far too often.
4. Do you allow comments on your blog, or not?
i do, i love the feedback
5. Do you shop online at all, or at regular stores?
when i can, i live on a rock, most of the things i truly desire are best acquired online
6. Have you ever done online bill-paying/banking, or not?
oh hell yes
7. Which news site do you prefer… MSNBC.com or CNN.com? Or do you prefer some other one?
bbc, alternet. real(ish) news
8. Live chat rooms, or message boards?
message baords
9. Instant messaging or e-mail?
im for the close friends and mail for everyone else.
10. Yes or no: have you ever met, or at least talked on the phone with, another blogger? If not, would you want to? Why or why not?
actually went to see matrix reloaded with 3 other js members (but we’ve know each other in person before, does that count?)
ok, now i’m officially late for work, i should get going.
really i should i got back from the movie about 30 minutes ago, i’ve got work in the morning, but my 8 – 4:30 ain’t paying for this trip (vic is here in 24 days), i need to make sure we’re both covered for the week off work, food, accomodation, transport… they usual stuff, so here i am slaving away on the website. well not actually slaving, doing thumbnails til i find something i really like and then i get to work.
i saw finding nemo and bruce almighty tonight, liked bruce, loved, loved, loved, finding nemo, it was funny and touching and the geek in me was just like, whoa. it’s nice to go with friends, but it just make think about all the little things i miss doing with vic, i love going to the movies, we’ve seen one movie together, that’s just so not right. i miss her so much. god, if start climbing down this hole i wont get anything done tonight.
i’m off to finish the thumbnails and so i can present a draft to the client in the morning. adieu.
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i haven’t done much all evening other than geek with my fellow mac heads about the new machines and trying out what new software is available. ichat a/v and safari are amazing. ichat is a beta and works perfectly out the gate. the new hardware is nice, but i’m not big on desktops anymore, i’m waiting to see what the new laptop offerings are. although i don’t see a new machine, anywhere in my near future. i should be working i have some web development to finish, but i’ve been invited to go the movies, so when i get home i’ll get work.
i really don’t feel like doing anything at the moment. i’m hoping by the time i get back from seeing finding nemo i’ll be prepared to finish this website.
vic is a chapter shy of finishing her copy of hp, i’m enjoy it vicariously. if i don’t get the copies from my friend who is travelling this weekend, i wont get to read it til vic leaves (as if i’m going to be interested in anything hp is doing when i’m seeing my wife for the first time in almost 10 months)
i’m going to call and see if the movies are still on, either way, i’ll be back later.
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in the immortal words of keanu: WHOA!
there is nothing left to say, i’ve just downloaded the beta for ichat a/v and i’m blown away. no extra equipment nothing, voice chat, instantly. no more expensive phone calls to vic. woo hoo
the new G5s, Panther… i’m too excited, i’m going to do what i do best post some links, be amazed
more links as they become available. be back later with some more ooohing and aaaahing
if i did give some links to steve jobs’ WWDC keynote in progress now.
for those of you with no bandwidth like myself macminute is offering live auto-updated coverage
for those of you who must see steve in the black turtleneck, the broadcast will be streamed here, afterward.
back to the grind. more info later.
i’m at work, not really slaving away, just trying to get started this morning, but i’m not quite feeling it. so in the mean time, i’ve been doing ‘research’ online. i love that word, it covers a multitude of sins and with a browser that supports tabs (plugs safari here) work and non-work are just a tab away.
and here’s what i’ve been browsing:
why americans will believe almost anything
the celebrity atheist list (not just atheists, agnostics and other non-believers are included as well)
and finally val kilmer to play john holmes (how does one rehearse for this role?)
heading the news this morning, there are only 25 days til victoria gets here.
tools for librarians (trust me on this, especially if you borrow books from the library)
it’s summer in the us (but rainy season for us folks), so here’s a list of theme park accidents as well as park reviews and safety tips
20 questions about the iraq war
and that’s a wrap. just a few tidbits, to get you through the morning, i’m heading into work now, i feel a slight unease, i’m not sure what’s bothering me, but i’m sure it will present itself soon enough
thank you mcsuperfly
1. What’s your favorite kind of cheese?
parmesean
2. How long do you hold onto odd socks before giving up on finding their mate?
you’re supposed to give them up?
3. Who was your favorite musical artist when you were 15? Yes, you can only pick one!
iron maiden
4. What shape are your fingernails in right now?
bitten to quick
5. Two scoops:
pistacho, tonight.
6. What’s your earliest memory?
getting a haircut
7. When does your pet look funniest?
don’t have pets
8. What do you collect?
books
9. What’s better than sex?
there’s something better than sex?
10. What things are you brand-loyal to?
apple computer
11. Favorite Dr. Seuss book?
hmmmm, it’s been so long
12. Best meal you’ve had lately?
steak dinner at ruby tuesdays
13. Peanut Butter and ________?
ick. hate peanut butter.
14. Who’s your favorite poet?
elizabeth barret browning
15. Where are you going on vacation this year?
vacation? ha!
16. If you could change careers tomorrow with no strings attached, what would you be?
house painter
17. Whaddya drive?
my boss crazy
18. What’s your poison?
jack daniels and coke.
19. The color of the carpet on your floor?
mottled brown
20. What’s on your walls?
paint. it’s just a temporary residence.
