That's right, i got the first season of the Adventures of Pete & Pete the other day, and it's like a portal back to 1993 when women wore blazer jackets as casual wear and flannel was all the rage.  Nothing puts your childhood into perspective like a show you didn't understand as a kid, and still can't find the totality of the humor, today.

How cool is school these days?  I got to redesign the current earphone design, using alot of the technology pioneered in hearing aids.  Cuts down noise pollution, user fatigue, stays in more easily and doesn't burn out.  All this in my first year!  You should see the input/output box i'm working on for human/computer interaction.  In another life, i should have been an engineer.

So while at first, i fealt alone at school and thinking i made the wrong choice, now i'm thrilled with all the design work i've had lately.  Speeking of school, i got something from The Forge the other day saying that as of next year, they're admitting women.  Oh boy, that first year, prolly the second year as well, going to be very difficult for the staff.  Not that i have anything against women going there... just you know, this isn't the Citadel or West Point we're talking about here, it's just a 2 year shortcut to being an officer, or a dumping ground for criminals.  Who knew the demand was so high?

After this hurricane season, do you think it would be taboo to name your daughter Katrina?  I always liked the name, but i guess i'd have to fall back on Shirley's new favorite, Alister.  I think it's a good boy's name, but you know, she likes what she likes.

My old roomie Jack is apparently swooning over some girl he met at West Chester.  This doesn't seem like much to those of you who don't know him, so here's a quick summery of Jack's character: Jack is so slick, and so unscrupulous that he went through a string of girls after one breakup, pretty much just getting laid and getting them to buy him gifts, then blocking their calls.  I mean, i love the guy and all, but he is a stone cold manipulator.  The irony of him falling for a girl that he describes as "Dude, she's got like, dignity" is something i like to reflect on, cause it can happen to anyone.

Ok, so wouldn't you know, the technicians come to fix my connection just as i'm going to leave for the weekend.  After 4 days of no internet, it's back, i'm back, all sunshine and rainbows again.

I have to laugh, because i have no control over the world whatsoever.  All morning we work on getting the project together and the server goes crazier than Whitney Houstan on a four day weekend.

Midterms are a'comin' and i'm not thrilled about that.  Why the hell did i go to art school?  I can't fake my way through things and write papers at the last minute.  Not exactly the place for a person like me?

Meh, it's rained for almost a week straight out here, and while people in north jersey are being flooded, the city is dealing well.  The days are shorter, the nights are longer and the weather is colder.  This is a great trend in my mind, a nocturnal creature, mostly.  The day is filled with noise, people and sunshine, bleh.  Give me the cold ambiguity of 2 a.m.  More importantly, all those people who don't deserve to wear less clothes will be forced into jeans and shirts that cover up their disgusting fat rolls.  Still, one of my favorite days of the year is that day in which people, women mostly, simply refuse the change in seasons.

On this day they come to the field still in summer clothing while they air is cold and so are they.  I have to laugh, as i'm sure they think i'm a bit odd when i emerge from my lair in long sleeves first thing in the morning (what do i know, it's cold at night, i just assume).

 So... right, nothing really to report, other than it being friday, being tired, being out of willingness to listen to other people talk about how horrible their lives are.  Recently i've been struck with an intense case of the fuckitalls, to the point where i cease to eat just because you know... i can manage without.

Yeah, i wish i had a better reason than apathy, like i'm training for when the revolution comes.  When the revolution comes i'll prolly just lock my door and sleep through it, then wander the streets that night wondering why the CVS isn't open when it clearly says open 24 hours. 

Yeah, my internet connection died, which is a whole story of headaches and heart aches.  Needless to say, it threw off my last minute production of my midterm portfolio for one class i'm barely floating along in.  In about a half hour, the axe falls, i'm screwed, game over.

Maybe i'm overreacting.  Still, i'm not fond of waiting aorund 7 hours for an errant technician. (sp>)

Anywho, that's why there hasn't been a post in awhile.  I'm hoping to get my connection back today, and make another post.  Right now i'm running on a lean mixture of caffeine and willpower...ugh and another class later today!

Grrr, this weekend can't come quick enough.  You should see me right now, i look like a wreck.  Still bruised over lossing to W last weekend.  It's not that i'm bad, quite the opposite.  W and i are terrors to behold, but apparently, he a little moreso than i... consistantly.  I guess there's nothing wrong with coming in 2nd if there's still a prize involved and a sweet little lady waiting for you any way.  So that's what i get to look forward to each month, being runner up.

Dad's going out to LA to see Kerri, his first trip out there, and the first itme he's been on a plane in four years!  Go dad, go.

I appologize for the wierd moment of sensitivity last night brought on.  That's not very like me, as you might know.  Anyways, today means work... at least... being at the office.  I didn't have too much to do today, so here i am.

Oh who am i kidding?  More tomorrow hopefully, i'm tapped out

So Danny came over.  First time i saw the chap since his 3rd tour in Iraq.  He's made Sergeant, and hopefully won't have to go back.  I fear for him every time he gets deployed.  Even though he and i don't have anything in common anymore, he's still my childhood friend, the person i've known the longest next to my parents.

Mom and i took him to Jones, a really nice place in Philly, then i took him to PJ Wellihan's down the street and Dad met up with us.  A good time had by all, i'm prolly more drunk than i've been in a long time.  Sorry if  mispell anything.  I just want him to be ok, and i want to match his courage, but every time i meet up with him, i keep thinking about continuing my officership in the Army.

Thanks for all the support from the blog community, especially my regular readers, your hits mean the most to me.

It's not terribly usual that i post a 3rd post in one day.  However, upon mentioning the Superman Returns movie and contimplating how they are going to screw up my most beloved of superheroes, i have gripes.  Another movie in which Lex Luthor goes after Superman?  Did Gene Hackman plow Luthor into the ground with red kryptonite and all that nonsense?

(Mr. Myxyplyx created red kryptonite thank you)

I personally would have liked to have seen the villain be Darkseid or someone equally dark and menacing.  Instead Kevin Spacey will most likely act how he did in Swimming with Sharks, while Superman is played by a signifigantly younger actor.  Remember that Lex and Clark were childhood friends...

On a somewhat related note, WB is filming the Wonder Woman movie.  So far little information has been released, other than the creator of Buffy and Angel is at the helm of this one, joy of joys, another DC character done a great injustice.  Rumor also has it Wonder Woman is being played by Cameron Diaz, how wrong is that?  Cathrine Bell, i could see, Cameron Diaz? Listen, it's not that this is life or death to me, it's just that, well... think about how many girls grew up wanting to be Wonder Woman, or how many people around the world hold Superman in high regard.  Something doesn't seem right. 

Wouldn't you know, the whole money thing on my last entry meritted a second entry today.  I figured there's no point in starving when i have 4+ hours of driving ahead of me (i hate my commute) so i figure i'll get a hoagie from wawa.  That's a sub from a really nice 711 for those of you not from the blessed Philly region.  Man, my card got declined.  Not once, but three times.  That's a first.  So i checked into it.  Someone reported my card stolen... when it was still on my person... interesting.  Without cash at my disposal it made this a sticky situation which i managed to get through without anyone being cheated... but GD credit company put me in a bad place

Put i'm full of yummy hoagie goodness now and clacking away at my keys.  I think this weekend will merit pictures, as i've made some changes in my appearance of late, i'll have the big hair pics as well.  Oh big hair, how i miss you... damn corporate america!

There's a new Superman movie coming next year (Supes, yey!) that actually has a modern look and feel.  Info can be found at bluetights.net.  The actor doesn't due Superman any credit (like Mr. Reeves did?) because while he's strong, he's not ripped.  Look at a Superman comic sometime, Superman is RIPPED.  But my theory is that you can't get anyone to be that strong without them lossing their neck while bulking up (you know what i mean).  When given the choice between bulk and neck, i think they opted for a pretty boy with a neck instead.

BTW i regret posting that Grayson trailer, who knew it was based on the 60's Batman?

So i'm at work again, which means slack off time!!  No actually i'm gratefull to be here, the money is good, the work keeps my edge sharp, and it continues to build my resume.  Listen to me go on about myself...

I'm off to go camping tomorrow, which promises to be an adventure.  I've hardly known Shirley to be able to cook for herself, let alone rough it for a few days.  Good thing this is only French Creek, and only for 24 hours.  At the worst, i could foresee hitting a Burger King on the way back.

Well, i ran out of money, and just in time too.  While i go without eating today, a nice check is waiting to clear in my account.  How absurd is it that when you don't eat, your stomach swells up?  Sometimes i find myself poking at my swollen gut, wondering how i managed to get the overnight beer belly, but then once i down a few pretzels the old bucket returns to a state of somewhat, shall i say, normality?

Nerdfest tournament next weekend, how excited am i?  Excited enough to be accused of not spending enough time with Shirley, but who cares!  I am nerd cham-peen baby, cham-peen!  Seriously though, i've got to curb my nerdishness, it's a problem that threatens my ability to blend in.

Workout 2005 has begun, in yet another feeble attempt to get into peak physical shape.  Yeah, we'll see how long this lasts.  My guess is that with apathy, poverty and general physical neglect, my odds of getting Mr. Universe are somewhat diminished.  Oh well, hit the comment box, show us some love.

First off, i'd like to say that working a mac is 10x cooler, faster and all around less of a pain in the rear than a PC.  Second, the new foam based soup at work makes your hands smell like gasoline... honestly.  That's not exactly what you want to eat your sandwhich with, but left to no more options, you eat the gas-samich.

How about this disaster going on in the south?  Figures New Orleans floods again, that place can't catch a break.  Best of luck to everyone in the huricane's path.  At least people seem better prepared than Katrina.  Jim and his unit are never leaving that area.  Oh well...

Good news is, Danny made it home from his 4th tour in Iraq(!!!).  He's now an NCO and looking to go into the FBI, which means embassy guard detail for him.  Watch, they'll put him in some hot spot like Lebanon or Syria.  Can never uncross your fingers with that guy.  He's supposed to come up this weekend to see his dad, but i'll be a few miles away, dogsitting.  We'll prolly go drinking to toast his incredible talent for battlefield survival.

Otherwise, the weekend is hectic, which is better than not.  Gotta get some cash together to last until the end of the month.  Food good, but wouldn't you know, there's none in my parents' house when i do them a favor.

First and foremost, i'm still at work, being pretty much what you would call... unproductive.  It's my last day for awhile, and i'm finished with the loose ends.  Today is going to be mostly working on my sites, running the campaign and generally sucking on the teet of corporate internet. This is my last post for while, a week or so, maybe longer.  Off to Arizona then right back to class.  Unfortunatly, no internet in the appartment yet, so i dunno when i'll be able to update again. 

I was walking barefoot down the sidewalk the other day.  No, not the sidewalk in Philly, there's no telling what i'd catch!  I was helping my parents out and walking their dog.  So the rain was on it's last legs, and the sidewalk was inviting.  All of Haddonfield's sidewalks are made of out bricks, which have been pushed up in several places from tree roots, and otherwise is uneven terrain.  The bricks were warm and slippery from the moss and rain.  It was really relaxing, just walking around under the tree canopy while the heat had finally died down to a decent level.  For the first time in awhile, i didn't have anything on my mind, i was just out for a walk, and it was great.

I really need this vacation, i've beenr unning around like a madman.  Hopefully it actually will be relaxing and give the girlfriend and i time to connect a bit better.  We've both been so hectic that when we have time together we usually look at each other thinking the same thing, "Entertain me".  Wouldn't it be nice to wake up and not have to start that morning grind every day?  Good thing i have college, even this late in life i think i can appreciate the part time scedule of a full time student.

I've also pledged to get myself back in shape.  Man, this disease thing has gone on too long.  Because of it, i haven't been able to engage in my favorite physical activity: running.  As soon as the vacation is over, i'm burning away.  The shape i've decayed to can only be described as absurd, but it really goes to show how deep someone loves you when you fall out of shape and they don't even notice.  Befores and afters are in order i suppose.

I totally want a demolition derby car.

The Devil i am, all seems forgiven between missjane and i.  Goodie, no sense in either fo us wasting any more energy on the subject.  Next time i'll get an "in bad taste" permit before using anyone's good name.

Tomorrow is the last day at SEI full time, then its back to blissful part time as i crunch programs and languages left, right and center.  Aren't we all so fortunate?  I don't care though, anything but staring at endless lines of code and going to meetings is an improvement.

I came across a fun little site which you can test your own tyrannical impulses.  I threw in what i knew and got:

A little annoyed there was no Papa Doc, they must be biased against Haiti.  In the same idea, i found this wonderful little video you might enjoy as well.  The reason i didn't post it in the side panel is that it loops, and has no control panel.  That would drive you insane after while, believe me.  Today is just chocked full of dictators, as Hitler himself makes an appearance in the video on the right, the 2nd episode of "On the Moon" one fo my new favorite animations.  It's just so clean and smooth, wish i could do all that.

As a side note, i love Pain Away.  It's an aspirin found in the office first aid kit, which contains caffeine.  No more spending money on coffee, you've got water and Pain Away!  I haven't had caffeine in some time, so yesterday when i chased off a headache with Pain Away i got the jitters.  Woo!  Last time i had that, i was taking ephedra to pull all nighters for finals.

I was hanging up my uniform for storage the other day, and it struck me how hard that is to do.  I'm never going to have to wear the crotch huggers (pants) or taco hat (overseas cap) ever again.  Not that i have a problem with dressing like a cop, turns out Burger King gives a 50% military uniform discount... morons.  Anyways, no more medals, no more ROTC, no more rifles, flanking manuevers or parade formations.  Good stuff, bad stuff, i'm back in regular college life.  Just wish i had the guts to keep going with my officership.

Thewarp is down, thanks to the new owner Nekiel.  He and BrotherDrake are sratching their heads trying to get the message boards back up, which means about a third of my readership is now without link to this heresaid blog.  Oh well, traffic is doing very nicely so far and might well outdo my hopes several time over.  You all rock, thanks for reading.

ROWYCO= Rock Out With Your Cock Out... i didn't make it up, all the rage in high school

So more than one person has called me in some form insensitive or immature for my header.  Then again, who knew we lived in a world so self important?  I can be accused of wanting my blog traffic to grow too quickly, or being greedy and overly competetive, but immature and insensitive... ok, maybe insensitive.

As for being the royal jackass i've been trumped up to be, like i'm really calling missjane a fascist and suggesting that a vote for me is signing on to go kill her i say

It's a joke, get over it.