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September 1, 2002

Comedian

I have to say - I've never really watched Seinfeld all that much. Another area where I haven't devoted brain space. But I know a ton of folks who have put in the hours for this show, as much as I've put in towards the Simpsons. This was the first [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 1, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I'd Say Good Morning to You, But I Haven't Had Any Coffee Yet

*yawn* Of course, I'm checking WH links and updating this blog... instead of getting straight to work. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 1, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Chinese Dumpling Recipe

Alright. I've had nothing to eat all day save coffee. Around 3:30 or so, I hit the shower and run to the store to pick up supplies. To make Chinese Dumplings, you don't really need all that much - a few things here and there. As someone who's not a [read more...]

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September 2, 2002

A Little Work, Even Less Sleep

I was up until 3 AM or so, organizing those pictures and updating the blog. Started out a bit after midnight, and time sorta got away from me. Next thing I know, I'm talking to a few folks online and ka-BLAMMO! It's 4 AM. By the time I say goodnight [read more...]

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September 3, 2002

The Flash is Enjoyed By All

Well, this morning I showed Ben what I did over the weekend, and he seemed happy to see the progress. I think I surprised him, as he was only expecting a few components - and not 90% of the functionality. When Rey saw it, he didn't seem all that enthused, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 3, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

All Work and No Food Makes Felix a Dull Boy

All day today, I had nothing to eat. Around 1 PM, Justin takes off to meet the cable modem guy at his new apartment. Ben and I work some more, mention going out for lunch... and the next thing I know, it's closing in on 4 PM. By this time, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 3, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Rainbow

Justin's new apartment is about the same distance from the Division stop, as it is from the Damen (my) stop. So... he stays on the train and gets off on Damen with me. We chat a bit, and then he asks where we're heading for drinks. :D Right about then, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 3, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I Plead the Fifth

As I'm walking home, I get to feeling fairly sad. I wish I had someone that I was enamored with, someone that I was pining over. Some bigger purpose or focus or person on which I could lavish my attention. Where's the passion? The intensity? I go to work, I [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 3, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Felix is Food-Deprived; Juliet is Sleep-Deprived

I find a message from Juliet on my computer, saying "Guess what I did?" So... of course, I have to call her and find out. Turns out she spent all of last night getting together her application for the Ohio Arts Council grants. Sidenote: Matt sent me information a few [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 3, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 4, 2002

A Motivated Glacier

Today was rather uninspired. Until right about one o'clock, I felt completely useless. I went back to try and work on getting a fast forward/rewind button on that Flash piece. But suddenly, everything no longer works. No Internet connection on my flowery iMac, and I can't test variables even when [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 4, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 5, 2002

Blah

Work was work. Nothing fun here - blah blah blah blah. I did a lot of time-consuming busy work. But hey, since I'm contracted and am paid hourly? More power to me. So on the financial end, things are good. But a boring work day makes for a boring blog. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 5, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I Hang with Steph and Troubleshoot Microsoft Word

I had offered to help Steph fix her work computer (she works for my landlord, Ted) and went to drop by her office. My landlord's place (Cityscape Realty) is literally right around the corner. Steph told me that they were going to be signing a lease with some folks around [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 5, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Mr. Grumpy Threatens to Block Me

Mr. Grumpy: let's see another image, i thought the one you posted on your blog was a good start Mr. Grumpy: you've gotta keep going :) Portnoy: another image? Mr. Grumpy: i mean, PS image Portnoy: ah - Portnoy: hahaha Portnoy: Will have to find another song to get fixated [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 5, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Juliet Focuses in on a Career

juliet: But deep down, I know I'm going to win. It's all a matter of time before she cracks, and she moves back to the windy city. Dream on, Ohio Boy! It's only a matter of time before you figure out that those chains you despise BUILT those huge buildings [read more...]

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September 6, 2002

Grumpy and I Discsuss Multimedia

Grumpy shares a few links with me, and we fall into talking about what we like and disklike. He first shows me this link from harderconcepts.com. I found the animation to be visually cool, and liked it a great deal. But Grumpy made an excellent point about the animation not [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 6, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Lunch With Axiom/ImageCare Coworkers: The Hatred Runs Deep

Ben was out of town today, off to Texas for some art show where he was exhibiting. A really slow day again - I did a few small errands, checked code, bits of this and that. The coolest thing was that I got to talk to Rey after lunch. But [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 6, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Justin and I Meet Steph and Chelsea

After work, Justin and I decide on having drinks. We get off at the Damen stop, and decide on the Pontiac - since we can sit outside, and it's a gorgeous day still. We walk over there, and happen across Steph and Chelsea, hanging out. We chat for a while, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 6, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

1942 is the Devil

This game has picked up a lot of momentum in the past few weeks. A lot of computer crashes for me, but the few times I've played it I loved it. Essentially, it's a FPS (First Person Shooter), but with a wide range of options and abilities - you can [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 6, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 7, 2002

I Did Little Today

Jebus, how many of these posts am I going to have, after a year is up? I should develop some kind of shortcut - maybe a visual thing like a picture, maybe some kind of textual phrase or secret password. How about something like this: WASTED DAY. MOVE ALONG. NOTHING [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 7, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Apartment Hunting (Sorta)

Well, I did leave the house, in case you were wondering. I met up with Steph around 5:30 to look at an apartment. It's the ground floor of my landlord's building, and right up the street. Literally. It's smaller than my apartment now, but it's cozy and more than enough [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 7, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

She Beat Her Own State Record

I don't know what this is, but it's... well... something. jverbal passed this little gem to me. He didn't tell me how he came across it; I didn't want to ask. While it is, technically sound and impressive - it makes me take a step back, and wonder what we [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 7, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 8, 2002

Let's Try It Out, Shall We?

WASTED DAY. MOVE ALONG. NOTHING TO SEE HERE. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 8, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Bacchus Frowns Upon Me

Why? What did I do to fall out of your favor, oh great one? I woke up super early this morning, wanting to get a jump on the day. Around 8 AM, I headed out the door to go to the grocery store and pick up food for the week. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 8, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Moving

The more I think about it, the more excited I get. The idea of starting over is appealing all of a sudden. Of course, I'm overlooking the tremendous PAIN-IN-THE-ASS that is the moving experience... but let me daydream for a bit more. There's one other place (a few houses down) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 8, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 9, 2002

Commute Photos

While I try to vary my routes, there are only so many different ways I can walk to work. I still have my camera out, and try to shoot what I think is interesting. I wonder, though, if it'll get repetitious after a while. I also wonder if I'll turn [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Finally - I Am Useful

Today was a great day at work. Instead of putzing around, I got my hands dirty and dug into BBEdit. Justin showed me around one of the talk radio stations (which we'll need to manually edit). Essentially, we're going to create Dreamweaver templates for the station webmasters. But - we're [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I Need to Remember This

I had to write this shit out on a post-it note. I keep forgetting it, and it's driving me batty. I need to ingrain this so that it's second nature. ? = zero or one * = zero or more + = one or more I swear, if I could [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I'm Joking Like a Nerd

After work, Justin and I started discussing patterns, and how the right search and replace equations can yield interesting (and new) combinations of data. We were both getting into it, and as we walked down the street - this young, really attractive woman walks by us, wearing red shoes. Justin [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

My friend Craig (who, wonder of wonders, is also working in the IT field - who woulda thunk?) sent me a link to a stream that his company is doing. The IVCI is a pretty big deal, from what I understand. When I was a kid, we had a young [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

The Sonic Memorial Project

My friend Juliet sent me a link to the Sonic Memorial Project. I haven't had a chance to fully explore it, but the Sonic Browser (using the Flash 6 plugin) is pretty neat. Take a look and a listen. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Blabbermouth Wanker

On WH, everytime you make a post - it records it in your user profile. Depending on the number of posts you have, you are given a "title." While this title no longer represents any kind of rank or placement in the greater social structure of the forum - the [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 9, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 10, 2002

I'm Not a Fan of Frank O'Hara

I'm sorry - I'm just not a fan of Frank O'Hara. I tried. This is the second or third time I've tried to read Lunch Poems, but no luck. So many, many people I know are going to want to kick my ass. I know he's a big name, and [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 10, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

On Rachmaninoff's Birthday (by Frank O'Hara)

Quick! a last poem before I go off my rocker. Oh Rachmaninoff! Onset, Massachusetts. Is it the fig-newton playing the horn? Thundering windows of hell, will your tubes ever break into powder? Oh my palace of oranges, junk shop, staples, umber, basalt; I'm a child again when I was really [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 10, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

My Two Cents

I've read and re-read that poem several times. I have no idea what it's about. "Shit / on the soup, let it burn." What the fuck is that supposed to mean? No wonder most people don't like poetry - they have to come across something like this, and then feel [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 10, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Another Fucking Productive Day at Work

I'm loving it. Grep patterns, trying to get an applescript together to scrub a page of HTML. LOVE ING IT. Just took half the day off, so I puttered around a while, trying to figure out how to "carve out" a certain section of a page. Ben actually figured out [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 10, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

For Anyone Who Thought Being Immortalized Through a Statue Was Cool

Don't forget about the pigeon shit. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 10, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Wicked

http://www.imustcreate.com/ Thanks to Dustin for the link. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 10, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

September 11, 2002

Let's Just Skip Work Altogether

Nothing bad happened, just thought we'd skip past it. Did some more work on getting that applescript together, more fine tuning. It's working well, at least on the one test page I've been using. Work was good again, and I felt I was slowly getting a handle on things. But [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 11, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Dinner with the Matt and Tracy (and Malachi)

So this is how much of a jackhole I am. It's been close to (if not more than) 5 months since Chelsea and I went our separate ways. In that time, I hadn't talked to or seen Matt, or Tracy, or Malachi. Tonight, I hung out with them for the [read more...]

Posted by avoision on September 11, 2002 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Inner Town Pub

When I got home, I got a call from Justin, asking me to check on a domain name. He and Alex and Stu were at Inner Town Pub, near where he and Stu live. I check for him, and the domain name is available. Justin hoots and hollers. I found [read more...]