 webcam JournalI thought I would try to express a little of the dullness that is my existence in the form of a journal. In other words, I wanted to share my boredom! Most recent entries are at the top. Keep an eye out for random updates. P.S.In association with Amazon.com, I've provided links to some items of interest. Sooner or later I'll work out a nice way to differentiate these links from other content. Any such links are referral links and I may earn a nominal credit of some sort if you buy something through one. You've been warned! Wait... that's a good thing. Okay, so I'm poor and I want to be able to buy more stuff. |
untitled01/2003Well, I mentioned moving in the last paragraph so I'll elaborate a little. I'm moving sometime in the very near future. It's a little bit exciting and also daunting. I've packed up most of my random junk and it's something scary if you've never done that before. Here's all of this random stuff that I've accumulated for whatever reason. This is my life, yet at the same time, it's just a lot of random stuff. Would I miss most of it if it weren't there? I guess the answer to that question is probably not, or at least not for very long. No matter how much you can hate consumerism and mass commercialization, there's always a part of it you cannot escape. There's always something to buy into, whether it's a television program, music, books, gadgets and devices to improve your life, clothing, food, shelter... I know where all of my stuff came from, but I don't know why I keep most of it. Maybe there's some sentimental attachment, maybe there's reason to hang on to things to fill some future need? In any event, I've taken the physical assets of my life and crowded them into boxes with lids shut tight. Somehow there's a parallel there that reaches across to every other outpost of my existence. I can shuffle it around, but I can't forget the stuff I'd like to, all I can attempt to do is shut it out or embrace it. Well, that's my sad story. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
untitled01/2003I've been working on one of my programs a lot lately. I have several small projects that I'd love to finish. These are things that have actual uses, things that people might actually want to use. Shocking, eh? So, between school, homework, sleeping, and getting ready to move, I've been coding. I've even been neglecting most of my friends. It's really kind of sad. Then again, I'm making some real progress with one of those projects. Hopefully it'll all come together very soon and then I'll have something to actually smile about. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
untitled01/2003I think the biggest highlight of the month so far has been the local grocery stores carrying Sierra Mist. It's a Sprite/Seven Up like product from Pepsi. Yeah, my life is that pathetic. Other than that, not much has gone on besides class, boxing up my stuff, and programming. I ordered some books from Buy.com last week and they just showed up at my door. I now have copies of Choke by Chuck Palahniuk as well as Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey. I'm still reading Walden but haven't made it very far with everything else that's been going on. Maybe I'll finish it before the semester ends. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
untitled01/2003Well, I managed to change my schedule and the work is already piling up. I did, however, get a snow day. It snowed, which is just plain weird. It doesn't snow here that often and when it does it's hardly anything to get excited over. When I looked outside after hearing that they cancelled class, I was surprised that the roads looked largely clear. There was some ice on the roads around here and apparently a lot more in other places. So... now I have to e-mail some project group members to work on something since we didn't get to meet after class. Lots of fun. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
untitled01/2003Classes start back in a few days and I need to see if I can adjust my schedule. I had everything down to just two days a week, which seemed like a really good idea. However, that would mean 10 or so straight hours of class with no breaks between except for the time it took to walk from one building to another. Not exactly fun so I'm trying to change it. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
untitled01/2003My friend Jennifer spent the remaining few days of 2002 and the first few of 2003 with me. The past 10 days have been spent largely watching movies, things I discovered in the past, things I will carry with me into the future, every second of it. I'm not exactly sure if there is anything that stands out as being noteworthy. We played some old Nintendo games (NES stuff from the late 80's) and we went to Stone Mountain in Atlanta, GA. I'm not much of a host when it comes to entertaining. I can't even entertain myself... but I think she was glad she had the opportunity to visit. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
untitled01/20032002 was definitely a year that stands apart from most others, for me anyway. I found love, death, emptiness, and a calm quiet satisfaction in knowing that maybe everything that happened is what I needed all along. In any event, as with any day, any event, any part of history, it is all just a memory. Memories are what shape my life, as would be the case for the world. If it were possible to simply erase memory of the past, it would be as if it had never happened, and existence could be erased. What am I but a collection of memories and stories, torn between what I am and what I will never be. How will this year pass into memory? Hopefully, I won't wish I could forget it all... Hopefully, I won't need to. Beverage: I don't rememberMusic: I don't remember |
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