latest news: i started a new job at imagenation, and i like it. i still work for starbucks; hopefully, one day, that will change. today was a wonderful 68 degrees fahrenheit and i walked to bazbaux from imagenation cause it’s that close and i saw a guy walking an italian greyhound and it made me […]
sheeeesh
so, my computer sucked for a while, but i finally fixed it, which required re-installing os x, from scratch, after doing a low-level HD wipe. then i couldn’t find my serial number for my blogging software (ecto) and so it’s been a good while since i posted. over a month?!!? wow! today i watched a […]
desire
when horrible monsters come over to play andask you to share of your toys andyou’re tempted to ask them stay overnight inspite of the horrible noise then, horrible monsters will break all your things butat least they will look in your eyes andat least they bother noticing you plusmaybe they’ll teach you to fly (?) […]
i’m gonna post some poems periodically
so, last week, i stopped by corner coffee (a place that has great latte art) on a thursday evening, because i needed to download something and we don’t have broadband at home, just yet. i happened to sit down at three till seven in the evening, in the second room, and was oblivious to what […]
interview wednesday
on wednesday afternoon i have a second interview with perficient, a company who found and seemed to like my monster.com resume. as much as i have loved working at starbucks (no, really, it is fun) the position i am interviewing for sounds perfect for me: working with java developers to improve the usability and style […]
…and they won…
yay colts! i got cut early, sorta, and got to hear the start of the second half, and got home in time to watch the last half of the third quarter onward. plus, my ray of sunshine had made scrimps and wings and veggies with dip and it was a nice welcome home. Technorati Tags: […]
superbowl
so this evening is the superbowl, and i am sitting at starbucks, on my lunch break. f.
a recent convo
jodi, reading newspaper at kitchen table: i think i should go get glamour shots doneme, looking at jodi with a raised eyebrow: huh?jodi: i have to have something to put in my obituary Technorati Tags: chatting, conversation, indiana, indianapolis, jodi, overheard
things to say when you encounter unexpected snakes
yikes! grab the baby! grab the baby! oh. my. god. honey! come look at what i did in the toilet! weird, it looked smaller when it was still in its cage. lookit how fast that stick swims! oh, shit! it’s not dead afterall! dammit! i thought this was a regular basket! don’t look it directly […]
the great integrity
i bought a book at barnes and noble the other day, with some gift card money i got for christmas — a new-ish (2002) translation of and commentary on the tao te ching by ralph alan dale, with beautiful photography by john clear. i have read a couple other translations of the tao te ching, […]
2006 wrap up
2006 was a big year for me. i: lost my grandfather got divorced made way more new friends than i’ve ever made in the previous thirty years of my life combined fell in love — twice got my heart broken learned to stand up for myself gave my dog away almost moved to new zealand […]
i got yelled at over half an inch of iced tea
yesterday at starbucks i got yelled at by a customer, for the first time. he ordered a venti™ black iced tea, unsweetened, and he instructed me to “go light on the ice, buddy“, so i did. now, at starbucks, everything gets measured to the Nth degree, to the point of ridiculousness. we have separate measuring […]
hanging saddam
so they’re going to hang saddam in the next few minutes, apparently. hanging. they’re going to put a rope around his neck, and push him off a ledge so that he hangs there struggling for breath unless, that is, he’s lucky, and his neck breaks. welcome to the 21st century kids, we humans are some […]
sad coyote
a couple days ago i saw a very freshly dead coyote on the road near my house in camby, indiana. i stopped and toook photos: you can see the whole set here. Technorati Tags: blood, bloody, camby, canine, coyote, death, frown, gross, house, indiana, indianapolis, kill, road, roadkill, sad