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December 31, 2003

A few hours from the next year, and I'm sitting here in my slippers and bathrobe, sipping juice. I woke up feeling markedly improved (no real fever today), but I've still got the cough and a bit of a headache from the sinuses. I was half tempted to go out... (read more)

NOVA

December 30, 2003

I watched it for about 10 minutes, and then promptly fell asleep. A good two hours later, I woke up and saw the credits roll. I recall large chunks of ice, and the South Pole. That's all I've got. Yeah. Welcome to my days. Slow blog day today. Hopefully, I'll... (read more)

Stayed Awake For This One

One of the movies I rented was What Dreams May Come. I've seen this before, but for some reason I wanted to see it again. There's something about this film that I really like, and I'm not able to put my finger right on it. Perhaps it has to do... (read more)

The Chills, Wait...

Heat went out again today. From about noon until 4:30, I holed up in the computer room where I've got a small, portable heater. Mike came and took a look, tried replacing some parts, and then called in the professional heating guys. Apparently, the pilot light wouldn't stay lit. For... (read more)

Congrats, Wyndom

Wyndom Earle officially announces his departure from the single life. Great story, too. Congratulations, Jeremy!... (read more)

I Swear, Four More Days...

And I can get some dreadlocks going. Sheesh. When you're sick, and you rarely venture outside, there's little incentive to shower. Maybe this is just me, but I haven't done much to maintain appearances. The few times I go outdoors, it's half a block to pick up some orange juice.... (read more)

So Far

December 29, 2003

Every time I cough, my temples hurt. Every time I sneeze, the muscles in my back flare up and it feels like pinpricks. Ooh, but right now, I think that Nyquil's kicking in. The big plus so far has been that, during off hours, it feels like I'm on Codeine.... (read more)

Actually...

I haven't had all that much food today. I munched a bit on some peanuts earlier in the day, and drank a ton of juice again. Towards the evening, I had two apples. No actual meals, but I scraped together a bit of this and that. For most of the... (read more)

Cheers!

Why is it that, while I can't seem to taste any food, I have NO problems tasting the horrible nastiness that is Nyquil? Sure, sure, regular food becomes bland the instant it hits my mouth, but this vileness comes in loud and clear. Bleh.... (read more)

Sick

December 28, 2003

I drove back into town today, but I've spent most of my time huddled under blankets. I rented some movies, but I've just been slowly sweating out this fever. I've tried eating some, but I can't really taste much of anything. So far, I've taken some Tylenol, which kicked in... (read more)

Happy Holidays!

December 27, 2003

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Happy Holidays!

December 26, 2003

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Happy Holidays!

December 25, 2003

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Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2003

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I Need Help

December 23, 2003

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Stress--

With the holidays actually here, I'm feeling a lot less stress today than I have at the start of this week. For some reason, I've been worried by all the things that have to happen (personally, work-wise, travel-wise). I don't know why it's made me feel antsy, but it has.... (read more)

The Secret To Staying Young

There are a lot of secrets. But here's one of them: ride tricycles as often as you can.... (read more)

Emmett Visits

Ben stopped in today with his boy, Emmett. He's a great kid, and a ton of fun to hang out with. The two of them were getting their hair cut today. Ben went first (so he could be there while Emmett got his hair cut. During that time, Emmett hung... (read more)

The Gifts Just Keep On Coming

December 22, 2003

There's a Secret Santa exchange over at WOT. Anonymously, each person got a gift from another forum member. Lots of great gifts, passing hands. Turns out Grumpy was the one who got me gifts, and check this out: Awwww yeah! This rocks! Thanks, Grumpy!... (read more)

Perpetaul Loop

Thanks to rypunked, I've been listening to Mojave 3 more and more and more, lately. Sometime late yesterday or today, Prayer for the Paranoid became the newest song that I've been looping incessantly. For those that know me, I tend to succomb to a particular song in a really compulsive... (read more)

Dropping Off Gifts

After work, I hopped a cab and got out around Justin's neighborhood. I stopped off at Dave's house, and gave him his present. It's been a long while since I've hung out with Dave, and I feel like either work or my own introversion has gotten the better of me... (read more)

A Day Of Gifts

Today, I brought in all the gifts I had to work and passed stuff around. Despite tomorrow being a full work day, today felt like the last real day before the holidays kick in. Everyone's getting out around noon on Wednesday, so today felt like the time to give everyone... (read more)

Still Getting Used To This

I'm making all my updates now through TextPad. It's helped me get used to looking directly at code, and the more I do it... the more comfortable I get. But right now, I still feel clunky. Through Dreamweaver, I could see what my pages looked like as I typed. Having... (read more)

It's Time To Go To Cat Town

December 21, 2003

A slight excerpt from the Cat Town site: Q. WHY ARE YOU USING ALL-CAPS, THAT IS CONSIDERED SHOUTING ON THE INTERNET AND IS RUDE A. I AM NOT SHOUTING, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S SHOUTING Thanks to audrey for this link.... (read more)

Passing Along The Car

Woke up this morning and picked up Justin and Emma. They were off to do some last minute shopping this morning, and I gave them the use of my car for the day. We had a great meal at DeMarr's, and on the way back home, I picked up a... (read more)

The Hermit Thing Continues

December 20, 2003

I emded up not going to a party that Cathie invited me to this evening. I thought perhaps my mood might havechanged, but whatever I got yesterday has more or less continued. I feel bad since my only reason is “Gee, I can't really bearound people right now.” Slow, introverted... (read more)

Advice For Shopping Procrastinators

I woke up (semi) early, made a big list of who I was buying for and what I hoped to get them. I stepped out ofthe door a little after 10:00 AM. All in all, traffic was heavy, but not horrific. Traffic's always bad on the weekends,so I guess I... (read more)

:hermit:

December 19, 2003

Something about today. I've been feeling really quiet, and really withdrawn. It felt like I was looking at everything and everyone from an additional five feet away. A bunch of us went to Portillo's for lunch, and while I was there... I didn't really participate in much of the conversations.... (read more)

Tomorrow

I go Christmas shopping. Because I haven't done ANY shopping yet. I'm waking up early, and hitting the stores with a commando type list. I hope to be as surgical as possible. In and out. Yes, yes. I know. 19.000 other people are thinking the exact same fucking thing. I'm... (read more)

Gifts Ahoy!

So I took procrastination to a whole new, professional fucking level today. I've been remiss in my Secret Santa gift (a bunch of us on WOT are swapping presents), and only put mine in the mail today. To top things off, I promised Rasta I'd send him an old game... (read more)

Wasabi Peas: Tiny Orbs Of Deliciousness

Justin brought some of these into the office a month or two back. Last Tuesday, the two of us were out and about shopping for gifts and happened into a nearby Whole Foods store. I remembered this snack (dried peas, coated in a layer of wasabi) and got a... (read more)

You Are Beautiful

On my way in, I originally spotted some kind of sticker that made some witty statement about "radio." I got a few steps beyond it, decided to break out my camera, and turned around. Lo and behold, as I walked back to where I was moments ago... I see this:... (read more)

Thanks Mike!

Sometime around midnight last night, my heat went out. Mike stopped in sometime during the work day, and got everything going again. He's a friend who also does a lot of maintenance work on the apartments that Ted (my landlord) owns. Steph works for Ted as well. There's a lot... (read more)

Cab Ride, and Thrown Money

December 18, 2003

On the way home, Justin and I split a cab. Contrary to how we normally travel back from work, I was the one who was dropped off first. As I got off at the corner of North and Wood, I tried to hand Justin my last $5. He wanted... (read more)

Post Work

After work, all of us (Rey, Justin, Ben, Tony, me) all had a few drinks and did the whole geek/tech thing. Before 8:00 PM, I had a good four shots in my belly. The noise/atmosphere wasn't exactly condusive to collaboration, but we managed to hit a lot of interesting... (read more)

Christmas Mart

I snapped this while on the way to our departmental Christmas dinner, yesterday. It's not something I notice, since I tend to be walking away from the Mart when I leave. It was nice to see things from a different/new perspective.----- --------... (read more)

Big Breakfast

Every year, around this time, the Sales department puts on a rather remarkable breakfast. Sometime shortly after 9/11, instead of getting a ton of catered food... they decided to host/do everything themselves. From about 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM, it's a striclty Sales-Only party. But after that, they open the... (read more)

View Today's Entry

December 17, 2003

My friend Ben pointed out to me that, since I update late at night, having a button to today's entry is sorta pointless. Unless you're checking at 11:30 PM and magically catch me in that middle ground. In lieu of making this Flash based, I'm utilizing PHP to track down... (read more)

Version 2

WOOHOO! Welcome to version 2 of the blog. More includes, and a cleaner code base! While I'm not sold on the colors just yet, I'm pretty excited to have things more organized. I'm sure there's broken stuff here and there. I'll be cleaning things up as the week continues.... (read more)

Almost... Almost...

December 16, 2003

Still mucking around. Late late tonight, expect a new version. :) ----- --------... (read more)

Loop Of The Moment

December 15, 2003

Since yesterday, I've been unable to stop playing "Priests and Paramedics" from Pedro the Lion. I'm not necessarily in this really somber mood, but it's slow and incredibly melodic... and despite the dark lyrics, I'm finding myself unable to stop singing along.... (read more)

More Tinkering

So far, nothing new to show. Sorry for the lack of content, but this is all I got. Well, I do have a really old "Under Construction" .gif somewhere... but I'll spare you that.... (read more)

Mucking Around Backstage

December 14, 2003

Sorry. Tinkering with things under the hood. Nothing to show. Yet. :)... (read more)

Xmas Party

December 13, 2003

Drove out to Barrington, to Rey's house for his Christmas party. A ridiculous amount of food was available, and I ate a ridiculous amount of it. At one point, I had to remove myself from the kitchen because they just kept bringing out more and more desserts. There were a... (read more)

In Stores Now: The Official Shotgun Rules

The Official Shotgun Rules: brought to you in part by Will Henderson, Shotgun Gaper extraordinaire.... (read more)

A Lot Of Searching

Dug around looking for info on PHP today. I'm trying to use TextPad to make pages, and I was looking to see if there was any particular color-coding scheme that was considered industry standard. The times I see examples of php on forums, they tend to automatically jump off the... (read more)

Wishing

December 12, 2003

by Felix Jung Resting on a wooden dock, I'm seventeen, flat pressed against the grain, the water inches from my back. The stars are pale and seem to hang against the black, removed, but close enough for me to touch. I'm talking with a girl, our hands half-folded on our... (read more)

Late Night Phonecall From The Columbus Crew

Around 12:30 AM, the phone rings. When I pick up, I hear a drunken Juliet saying hello, with much noise and mirth in the background. Over the next 15 minutes, I'm invited to a New Year's party by Jesseca, I talk to someone I may have met three years ago,... (read more)

Something I Realized

Lately, I've been (slowly) reading my way through Moon Palace, by Paul Auster. After digging around on the blog a bit this evening, I realized that I first purchased this book about a year ago. I ended up storing the book on top of my fridge, forgot about it, and... (read more)

Life Of Pi

I've been affected by this book in several ways, despite the fact that I haven't purchased it yet. Originally, I was quite taken by the Flash piece that was released to herald the book's publication. I also happened across this book during the last twelvestone get-together. Thanks to mowgli88 for... (read more)

Painters

On my way to work, I noticed two men painting part of the bridge on Wells. I stopped, and asked if I could take their pictures. At first, they were both a bit wary. But after assuring them of my good intentions, they relented. As I was setting up, the... (read more)

Jesus Saves

December 11, 2003

I think that was the approximate name of the opening theme. Or the gallery. Or something. It was a small space, but kinda nice. There weren't a lot of people, and I got the impression that everyone in attendance knew everyone else. I shifted in and out of conversations, as... (read more)

Restrooms

Snapped this on our way out. Justin's always ready to pose. :) Actually, this is 2-3 drinks into the night, sans dinner. We were on our way to the cab stand, and about to pick up Emma. Justin and Emma were on their way to some gallery opening, and I... (read more)

Slow Day

You can feel the holidays creeping into everyday office life. Perhaps it's just that things are starting to die down, somewhat. A lot of my work is subsiding and, regardless of the request... my tasks are starting to lose their intensity, their immediacy. Today, I had a fairly relaxing day... (read more)

Insomnia Defined

Last night, as I was updating the blog... I had two big glasses of RC Cola. I was fairly thirsty at the time I was updating, and decided I wanted a little something more than water. By the time I got done with the computer and was in bed... I... (read more)

So...

December 10, 2003

I was clicking around their site a bit, looking for pictures of their buses. Saw the employee section, and got past the login "security." Jeez - why even bother "protecting" these pages, if you're gonna do it this way?... (read more)

Go Lamers!

Ahahaha! Almost forgot about this. At one point in the evening, I stepped out to get some fresh/cold air. This helped me somewhat, as I wasn't feeling all that well. As I stood and watched the snow falling, this bus pulled by with the words LAMERS written across its side.... (read more)

Quick Exit

I ducked out somewhat early, and left at the same time with Ben. Grabbed a cab and came back to my apartment. By the time I got in the door, I felt a bit better. I crashed out on the couch for a good two hours, and by the time... (read more)

Interjection

Wow. My own blog just sort of took me by surprise. Not only am I able to remember/pinpoint specific moments of my own life... I realized I can do the same pinpointing, to a somewhat limited extent, for my friends. I actually know the exact day Justin got a digital... (read more)

Q101 Christmas Party

A switch this year, as we had a very nice meal in a restaurant (last year it was a bowling alley). No gambling this year for me, thank God. He can be taught, ladies and gentlemen. We were at Magnum's, and we had a very intimate upstairs room. Prior to... (read more)

Uneventful

December 9, 2003

I've got nothing for you. Sorry. Work was nutty, and I had about twenty different things thrown at me. When there's a lot to be done, some days you feel really productive. Other days, like today, you feel a little suffocated. For some reason, I was highly stressed out by... (read more)

December Insomnia

December 8, 2003

by Felix Jung Under this rubble of blankets, I rub my feet like a man trying to spark fire from sticks. An oak is waving a thick hand beyond my window, sifting through the moonlight. Outside, I hear street lamps charging, each bulb a violinist holding to a thin, emotive... (read more)

After Play, We Work

As soon as we got back to the office, everyone was in a flurry. For the rest of the afternoon (we didn't get back in until around 1:30 PM, with the movie starting at 10:00 AM), Ben, Justin and I just kept working. No food, and one break for more... (read more)

LOTR: The Return Of The King

I've been thinking about this entry a lot today. Instead of describing this movie in ways that others have described this trilogy (sweeping, epic, monumental), I'm just going to say that I had a TON of fun watching this movie. Overall, I was particularly taken by the audio effects throughout,... (read more)

Don't Even Think About It

I was downtown, waiting to see an advanced showing of The Return of the King. I got to the theater earlier than I expected, so I just roamed around for a while to kill time. On my way, I came across a Salvation Army stand, sans bucket and sign. All... (read more)

Random Patterns

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Circle of Life

December 7, 2003

Even better? That day, last December was when I snuck off with Ben to see the second Lord of the Rings movie. And you know what? Guess what I'm going to see tomorrow morning? :)... (read more)

How To Draw Felix

Funny - I got this from Justin almost a year ago. As we were wrapping up the day, he came over and started doodling on the whiteboard. His exact words were, when I pulled out the camera, "I would have done a better job if I knew you were going... (read more)

Long Day

work work work work Got in the office around 11 AM, left around 11:30 PM. Two day weekends are for suckers.... (read more)

On The Way To Work

Never noticed this before. But I guess, electricians have a right to be comfortable too.... (read more)

Tron 2.0: Screenshots

December 6, 2003

I heard about this game a long while ago, and got my hands on a copy a week or so back. Been playing it off and on, and the environment is absolutely gorgeous. I'm not crazy about the storyline, but... listen to me. Like I'm even paying any fucking attention... (read more)

A Little Recovery, A Lotta Loafing

Spent most of today lazing. Partly from the copious amounts I threw down last night, and party in preparation for tomorrow. I'm heading in to work, and I'm thinking I want to go in super early. We've been in the process of giving one of our stations a complete overhaul,... (read more)

Rock!

December 5, 2003

Left to right, it's Sara, Steph and Chelsea (the birthday girl). Tonight was the first time I met Sara... and after being around her and Chelsea for, like, 5 minutes... it was a little scary. The two of them share the same energy, the same openness, the same extroversion. The... (read more)

Upstairs, Shooting Pool

I took this after Liz and I were lookin around, and noticed all the artwork on the ceiling.... (read more)

Chelsea's Birthday

So the bowling place we were scheduled for (The Lucky Strike) had a private party, and so no one was able to get to the lanes. To top it off, the second destination of the evening (Delilah's) had a party that took over the upstairs... so everyone was forced to... (read more)

On The Way To Work

I could have gotten a better image, but I rushed myself. Instead of waiting around, I tried to snap a quick pic of this woman smoking. Had I stuck around another 2 minutes, I'm sure I would have gotten a better shot.... (read more)

Pizza and 80's Music

December 4, 2003

Justin and I walked to Santullo's for a slice of pizza, and some good talks. En route, we talked about women and relationships, hit the whole "love" topic, and had a good back and forth. Originally, I was going to bring food home and hole up in my apartment... but... (read more)

Patricia and Justin

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Danny's

Justin and I put in a good day, and called it quits around 8:30 PM. Today, I didn't get an extraordinary amount done... but I was consistent, and making progress. I feel really good about the work I've been doing, and feel a strong sense of satisfaction at the end... (read more)

Groundhog

Deb bought this doll a long, long while ago, as a tribute to Justin. Technically, Justin's not even around at work. He's considered "underground," and working on developing a suite of network-wide, enterprise-level tools. A content management system, if you will. But, lately, he's been pulled back into the day-to-day... (read more)

Towers

December 3, 2003

by Felix Jung It's only late at night, driving, that we see these lonely, wiry towers. They're always far from cities, planted by the outskirts of a farm where even crows won't bother roaming. The metal is skeletal, a thin tree denuded of its leaves and branches. Along its spine... (read more)

Tori Amos

I'm listening to Tori Amos (specifically, Little Earthquakes) for the first time in years. I used to have this album on cassette, and played it constantly in high school. I'm really digging hearing her voice again, after all this time. I lost interest around Boys for Pele, and now... (read more)

Consider It A Binding Legal Agreement Then

dsnhaus: i want to make a children's book with you. portnoy: lol - I remember we had that agreement dsnhaus: now dsnhaus: here's what i'm thinking... dsnhaus: 10-18 pages, no more than 20 words per page. portnoy: damn - sounds like you've got things worked out. dsnhaus: you gotta... (read more)

Sedaris-esque

This was on my way over to Cathie's house. I was stopping by to help her import all her old e-mails and contacts into Outlook. All in all, we spent an hour getting old files back up and running, installing updates and putting in a new video card. On... (read more)

On The Way Out

As I was leaving, I found out there was a slew of "adult toys" on the floor in the Promitions/Marketing department. I went back and found Ryan stuffing all these things into bags to take over to Diamonds - a strip club that happens to be one of Q101's... (read more)

Who Wants Some Schick Quattro 4's?

Seriously, who wants one? I've got like 12 of them. Send me your address, and I'll ship one out to ya. :) And don't say I never did anything for you!... (read more)

Who Wants Some Razors?

As I was working late this morning, Matt comes up behind me and asks if I want a bunch of razors. Of course, my reply was "Are you trying to tell me something?" But, as it turns out... he just had a lot of razors to give away. Excess... (read more)

1:35 AM

Gaaaah.... (read more)

Wooster Collective

December 2, 2003

Wowzers. Got this link via e-mail, and talk about getting immersed! A ton of amazing work. Take a peek at the Wooster Collective, but make sure you've got some time set aside. Once you go in, it'll be a while before you'll be able to pull away. While you're... (read more)

A Roomful of Lawyers

For lunch, we went to Erie Cafe, where there was a forum? Roundtable? Discussion? focusign on Fair Use (and the Internet, loosely). We were, I must say, the only people in the room who didn't have suits on. Pretty damn funny. Most everyone else was a lawyer, and somewhat... (read more)

Pretty Clouds

Our Interactive Group was on our way out to lunch today. As we were waiting outside the Mart for everyone to convene, I looked up and commented on how pretty the clouds looked. And I thought - hey, I'll take a picture. 'Cause, that's what I do here.... (read more)

1:28 AM

For GOD's sake. I'm not even doing anything anymore. I'm just looking over my blog. *mutters* *shuffles off to bed*... (read more)

1:21 AM

See what I mean?... (read more)

1:11 AM

When it's past midnight, I never know if I should update this thing on the actual day (acording to the time), or to the previous day (since I haven't gone to sleep yet). It's always a debate. Nothing big - just me wondering if I'm slipping into nocturnal mode. I've... (read more)

Mr. Picassohead

December 1, 2003

Mr. Picassohead is tons of fun. This is by the fine folks who brought you endless vector fun with ready.gov. Thanks to arigato for this one. :)----- --------... (read more)

WOT vs. FK

Good god damn! This is what I get for not hanging around the Photoshop Tennis forums more. Amazing battle between WOT and Flashkit, and an equally excellent display by Illos and Mr. Grumpy. Before clicking, you might want to scoot back a bit from the desk, so your jaw... (read more)

Sheesh

I think I get too vested in the shit that I do. Encounter a problem, try to solve it. If no solution arises, take a break, return with a fresh perspective. But something goes off in me - I know I tend to obsess over things, and get fixated easily.... (read more)

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