She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She’ll hear me out
And won’t easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she’ll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
current_music: Depeche Mode – Somebody (duh?)
current_mood: tired
OK, here’s the universe laughing at me. About two weeks ago, I asserted that I would likely never wear my dress uniform again. Naturally, I’ve had to wear it again since then, and once more tomorrow. Very funny, Fates, very funny.
current_music: Ready for the World – Love You Down
current_mood:
OK, in order to enlighten anyone who would be foolish enough to read this webjournal without already knowing me (there must be someone), I like music. I like it a lot. I’ve just finished burning a couple more CDROMs of MP3s. After adding their track lists into my database, I find I have over 5000 songs in MP3 format, plus the hundreds of CDs that I actually own legitimately.
So, that explains the song lyrics that are strewn about. I listen to a lot of music, of varying genres. Some of it touches me, some of it moves my feet, and some of it I erase. 🙂
current_music: The Beatles – I Will
current_mood: contemplative
Every day, just the same
Old rules for the same old game
All I gained was heartache
All I made was one mistake
Now the bed’s too big without you
Yep, I’ve got nothing to say and lots of spare time to say it. Just wandering through my thousands of songs…
current_music: John Waite – Missing You
current_mood: nostalgic
Be gentle with me
I’d never willingly
Do you harm
Apologies
Are all you seem to get from me
It’s easy to make
The stupid mistake
Of letting go
Don’t say you’re happy
Out there without me
I know you can’t be
‘Cause it’s no good
I’ll be fine
I’ll be waiting patiently
Till you see the signs
And come running to my open arms
When will you realize
Do we have to wait ’till our worlds collide
Open up your eyes
You can’t turn back the tide
current_music: Depeche Mode – Singles
current_mood: tired
I’ll give you give candy, give you diamonds, give you pills,
Give you anything you want, hundred dollar bills,
I’ll even let you watch the shows you want to see,
Just marry me, marry me, marry me…
current_music: ricky martin – she bangs
current_mood: exhausted
Wednesday –
How in the world did the US end up having an election this close? Wow. Let others ruminate on it, I’m thinking of more important things…
West Texas has snow. This is akin to Hell having snow, and about as likely in most minds. Of course, there are no snowplows, and all schools and even the local military base (I call it work) are closed for the day. Snow Day! Woohoo!
I have nothing to talk about, but I got some cool new eye candy for my computer. Traci Lords is going to be on First Wave next season, so I felt a strong urge to have more SciFi Channel stuff. Here’s my desktop as it looks today (800×600 or 1152×864). Probably change it soon, since I usually like more minimal looks, but I’m feeling frivolous today.
OK, now that I’ve committed to remaining in Windows for a while, it decides to get flakier than usual on me. At completely random times, generally when I’m talking to someone online so they get really annoyed at me, the computer will simply hang. No movement of the mouse, the NumLock and CapsLock keys don’t even change the little lights on the keyboard, NOTHING.
I love being nagged by Windows that I should always shut down properly, when I would if I could.
current_music:
current_mood:
Two minor items: why do Americans pronounce Karaoke with a long E in the middle? It’s Kah-rah-Oh-kay, fellas. Not tough to figure it out, just pronounce it as it is spelled. Kinda like Tae Kwon Do ends up being Tie Kwon Do in the US. Why are we stupid? Where’d the I come from?
Second item: I have a basic problem with Karaoke besides its mispronunciation. I appreciate (some say revere) music way too much to consider karaoke to be anything but an abomination. Much like amateur poetry. Dreck is dreck, no matter how many beers I’ve had.
Well, off to sip sherry and feel superior. Night all.
current_music: Ministry – Every Day is Halloween
current_mood: sarcastic
Thursday –
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect to get Pizza at Pizza Hut, do you?
Went to lunch at Pizza Hut today, not by my choice (I hate buffets). But, off to the Pizza Hut buffet we did hi. They open at 11:00am, for the lunch rush. We arrived at 11:03, ready for some pizza moshing action.
But, hark, there is no pizza on the buffet, only a salad. Hmm, says I, where might the flatbread with goodies be? Oh, not to worry, says the matron, we’re baking it up right now.
Well, since I can get a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less, certainly it takes less than 30 minutes to make the ‘za, no? Apparently Texas time really does run slower than the rest of the world. After 20 minutes of breadsticks and soda, we wonder again if they knew that lunch had started.
Oh, the pizza is almost done, we are reassured yet again.
tick
tock
tick
tock
11:30, and a steaming mass of Italian food arrives at the buffet, with a large mass of massively large people elbowing to get some. Ziti? I was hoping for Pizza, not ziti!
Finally, at 11:33 (or so) the master of food brings out a circular object, placing it in the position of honor on the buffet steamtable. But, wait, that is not red sauce, it is some other shade. Argh, it is dessert pizza! How can you have pudding if you don’t eat your meat?
Now 11:35, the first tiny pie shows up at the buffet, followed by 20 people trying to get the 10 slices. Thin crust? Thin Crust? Why, thin crust pizza takes merely 10 minutes to bake! Why, oh, why, would Pizza Hut require 20 minutes more to make a pizza than I require at my own home?
Then the floodgates opened and, yea verily, unto us did come a multitude of pizza pies. But, I can’t help but wonder if the opening of the store at 11am was a surprise to the employees of said establishment. Naturally, it took 10 minutes to pay the damned bill, too.
Oh, yeah, I added a mini-bio to my homepage, for ease of finding my photos. Am I cool or what?
And, the obligatory screenshot du jour. I’ve returned to Windows as my primary OS for now. It isn’t because it works better or is more stable or even faster or prettier. It’s simply because employers are still focused on Windows products, so I need to get back into practice with those products. Sucks, but there ya go.
So, the standard full-size and smaller-size versions are available. Have fun.
Sunday –
Yep, feeling much better now. Went to an exceedingly loud club recently, bought real food, listening to less depressing music, and changed all my wallpaper.
Since some people come to this site just to see what my desktop looks like this week (Chip), here’s the latest. As usual, I’ve made a scaled version (800×600) to complement the full-sized version (1152×864) linked below.
it’s time to be what i need to be.
now i’m free.
now i’m free.
current_music:
current_mood: bouncy
I’ve been making custom tapes and (lately) CDs for years. Here’s the
latest…
VAST – Free
Cake – I Will Survive
Buzzcocks – What Do I Get
The Cult – Love Removal Machine
Dramarama – Anything, Anything
Vertical Horizon – All Of You
Everclear – Hating You for Christmas
Oleander – Stupid
SR71 – Right Now
Incubus – Pardon Me
Stroke 9 – Letters
UPO – Godless
Robbie Williams – Rock DJ
The Soup Dragons – I’m Free
Doug E Fresh – The Show (Oh My God! remix)
LL Cool J – Going Back to Cali
Tuesday –
Just some thoughts that I wrote down while driving around this summer.
He was mesmerized by the dust devils, like miniature stationary tornadoes. There were two near the highway, one on each side. With the desert heat, he thought of them as entrances to the netherworld, coughing up a plume of dust rather than brimstone.
There are many cities in the desert that post their elevation rather than the population on the city limits sign. I can only assume this is because the altitude outstrips the populace to such a degree that it looks much more impressive to outsiders.
That was the great irony of it all: As soon as there was no reason to hide, there was nothing left to be hidden.
Surviving isn’t living; it’s merely the stubborness of biology running long after your reason to live has departed.
Hey, I got my first commission! Thanks, Shawn. Assuming I complete the job satisfactorily, I’ll have something else to add to my resume.
Only 106 days until I take off my uniform for the last time. Woohoo!
current_music: Waterboys – When Will We Be Married?
current_mood: hopeful