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August 1, 2003

Photo Ops

Today Ben and Justin were working on a "Career Channel" for all of our affiliate stations. This is one of those network-wide pages that will appear on a station's site should they decide to use it. We're getting the content from a third party, but we needed to come up [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 1, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Note To The World

When you're waiting for an elevator and the doors open? Think about waiting to the side, instead of standing right in front of the doors as they open. Don't try to immediately walk in. Sometimes, there are other people trying to get off the elevator. When they leave, it only [read more...]

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Summary

Not too much exciting toay. I had a constant-work type of day, trying to get images gathered and processesed for this Flash "gallery." Really, it's just a variation on the photo galleries we have in place... but it throws in a few fancy effects. I got to play around with [read more...]

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August 2, 2003

GTA + Riptide

Justin, Kent and I hung out at Kent's for a good part of the evening. We started in on some Scotch and Irish whiskey, talked a while, and got to see several great pictures from Kent and Christine's honeymoon. A bit later on, Kent and Justin were playing around on [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 2, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Justin And A Brief Q101 Interlude

Justin called me up Saturday, and discussed playing Trivial Pursuit over at Kent's. I wasn't feeling particularly social, but in the back of my head I knew this would be fun. So - he swung by around 5 or so, and headed over to Justin's. Prior to hanging out with [read more...]

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They've Still Got It!

Justin spotted this sign, posted on the door of a local shop. Hehehehe. [read more...]

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Party Girl

Hm. I guess this is the "before" picture. [read more...]

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August 3, 2003

The Comic Stylings of Mr. Grumpy

I saw this thread on WH, and just about did a spit take when I read Grumpy's post. hahahahaha :) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 3, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Neverwinter, Revisited

Played around with Neverwinter today for a bit. Saw a few instances that I thought were rather pretty, so I did some screen caps. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 3, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

The Fast Paced Lifestyle I'm Living

I spent most of my day today cleaning. Bopping around the house, spraying, scrubbing, washing all manner of things. Tonight, I turned down an offer to go out and opted to just stay home. I've been wanting that for a while now, and today's been a fairly productive (albeit reclusive) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 3, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

August 4, 2003

Found Art. Sorta.

Ben used my camera to take some pics of a CD album he designed. He was nice enough to leave them on my camera and I gotta say... the man is good at what he does. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I Can't Help It

table width="600" border="0" align="center"> This poster is on the inside of the "storage room," where a lot of Q101 stuff is stored. It's right next door to our area, the Interactive office. As I walked by, I saw this poster...   ...and immediately thought of this song. Thanks a lot, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Recapping

Alright. I wasn't able to actually update the blog on time, seeing as how I was super drunk and all. :D It started off with a simple "Hey, let's get a beer after work" from Ben. He was going to go see a movie, and while I didn't feel in [read more...]

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August 5, 2003

Waking Up Drunk

Yeah. Good night last night there. :) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 5, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Float No Go

There were plans to go floating again at the tanks, but I was feeling like crap all day. I opted not to go and everyone else, in turn, didn't end up going. I got some ribbing from Ben and Justin, which I deserved. But all in all, the last thing [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 5, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

$5.50 for Ramen

After work, Justin and I stopped in a Penny's for a quick dinner. I tend to get Pad Thai all the time, and had to fight against the urge to fall back into a comfortable pattern. I happened to see Ramen (shitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, chives, served in miso soup) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 5, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Walking Home

Found this lovely sticker on the corner of Milwaukee, Damen and North: [read more...]

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August 6, 2003

Intern Party

Tonight, all the interns at Q101 got together and celebrated their last week working with one another. Interactive got the invite from Katie, and we all basically showed up and boozed it up with everyone else in attendance. I am not terribly sober, but also not terribly drunk. However [read more...]

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August 7, 2003

Q101 Intern Party

Before lunch, Katie came into the office to invite everyone in Interactive to the Q101 Intern Farewell party. This was an awfully nice thing to do, and all of us thought it would be a blast. The past week, the interns have been visting us a bit more, which is [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 7, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Gino's

Ben, Justin and I went over to Gino's for lunch. It took a while (45 minutes for the pizza to cook), but worth the wait. An interesting interior there, as I had never been before. Apparently, they just let the customers loose with pens and what have you, so every [read more...]

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August 8, 2003

Aftermath

Agh. I got that blotchy red thing, despite trying to remove food out of the equation. Stupid allergic reaction! I started to get it right around the bus ride home, and ended up conking out a lot on the ride home. Back at the office, I tried to drink a [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 8, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

A Three Hour Cruise

The whole office got to go on a relaxing cruise today. We typically have what are called "Stress Buster" meetings on the first of the month, where food is catered in... that sort of thing. Because it's summer (and because my company rocks), we got to spend this meeting on [read more...]

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August 9, 2003

Early Morning Whirlybird

Strangest of things. Yesterday, in my state, I left my portable drive at work. So far, I've done that maybe once... but I don't even think that. Since I update this thing daily, I tend to have my drive with me at all times. So... this morning, at 8:30 AM, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 9, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

:smile:

After I got home, I walked to Gallery Cafe for a quick breakfast. On my way back to the house, I passed a mother walking with her kids (who were on bikes). The youngest kid, on a bike with training wheels, looks up at me as he rides by. I [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 9, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

The Postal Service

I've been playing the song "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service all day today. Looping it endlessly, as I tend to do. I'm not sure why, but I seem to get fixated on a particular song, and I'll have to play and play and play the thing until I [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 9, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

August 10, 2003

Early AM Ramblings

For the last half of this past week, I've been looking over old work more. In the mornings, after showering and getting dressed for work... I've indulged myself by reading a few of the poems I have taped up on the walls around the apartment. I think this is a [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Waiting For The End In New Smyrna Beach, Florida

by Maxine Kumin At the corner of Lytle and South Dixie Freeway a pale young woman, baby on one arm, crooks in the other a placard that asks WHERE WILL YOU SPEND ETERNITY? while the husband, hearty, even beefy waves all to COME TO JESUS and behind them on the [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Grumpy Is The Greatest: No Explanation Needed

Session Start (MSN - Portnoy:Mr. Grumpy): Sun Aug 10 20:08:43 2003 *** (Mr. Grumpy) has joined the conversation. Mr. Grumpy: what's up, quiet man? Mr. Grumpy: cleaning? Portnoy: :P Portnoy: Mucking with a poem a little. Portnoy: I wrote something when I was babyistting for my friend Ben on [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Slow Sundays

Gotta love 'em. I spent most of my day mucking around on the computer. Got a lot of information together for a freelance project, and spent time talking with the client about what they wanted. Let's see... washed dishes, did laundry, a quiet sort of weekend day. I did, actually, [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

August 11, 2003

*Sigh*

What is it about talking to my parents that just immediately puts me in a bad, depressing mood? I found out from my mom that my parents' restaurant is closing. Now, the financial wheelings and dealings of my parents have always mystified me, and they've never really pulled me or [read more...]

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August 12, 2003

Babysitting, Valentine's Day

by Felix Jung The child, exhausted by his sobbing, falls slowly into dreams. The mother (a low, quiet perfume) and the father (a thick, midnight sweater) have long departed. The cats, equi- distant from the couch, are curled around themselves. I can barely hear the clock ticking over the dull [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Trying To Shake This

All day today, I've been feeling down. Nothing that I think I can point to - but a general feeling of unhappiness that seemed to grow as the day wore on. I hung out with Justin after work and, after a bit of uncomfortable silence and prodding, he got me [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

56 : 118 | Good To Know

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12S vs. WOT

There's a photoshop battle underway, between Twelvestone and WOT. A lot of talented designers are throwing down, and going toe to toe. And to top it off, Mr. Grumpy made a kick ass page that houses the battle. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

August 13, 2003

On My Way To Work

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Posted by avoision on August 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Lunch With Katie

I had a good, relaxing lunch with Katie today. Actually, we played a round of chess, and then went out to grab a quick bite. Today, some hardware folks from Indianapolis came down, and there was a fairly big technical meeting. I ended up sliding out of it, but ended [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Justin, B-Day Warm Ups

After work, I met up with Justin, Alex and Emma for a few drinks at Dunphy's. The place was pretty deserted, and we talked a bit about everything from work to Flash Mobs to employment. All in all, everyone's energy level was somewhat low (Justin had been at work since [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Total Luck

Last night, I was going through a bunch of old letters. On a whim, I googled an old friend of mine, Kim, and stumbled across a site that I thought might be hers. I sent off an e-mail and, as luck would have it, we discovered we knew one another [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

On My Way From Work

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August 14, 2003

*crink*

Alright, so it's 4:50 AM. I just woke up with this horrific crink in my neck. Keep in mind now, I had something like this yesterday morning - an uncomfortable pinching in the neck that prevented a full range of motion. If I wanted to look to the left or [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 14, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Busy busy

We got hit with that blaster virus at work, and I spent most of today helping Joel (our IT guy) run virus scans, and install patches. Ugh! Almost the entire day was spent moving from workstation to workstation, methodically testing and recording and approving each one. I finally got done [read more...]

Posted by avoision on August 14, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)