Thursday, November 29, 2007

The week after...

Going back to work after a 4 day weekend has been basically shitty. Nothing is radically different aside from me not even remotely wanting to be here. Strangely the last three days have been fairly busy, but not devastatingly so. Lots to do before 2pm then very little after that. Updating websites, upgrading software packages, lots of phone calls.
Shit like that.

I guess I did find a hangar for the shirt Google Sent me. Spendy shirt from a production point of view, 6 color front, 1 color back and a 3 color sleeve (two ears of corn on one side)
It's a pretty shirt. I shou1d go visit thier new data center in Council Bluffs someday.

Anyway wanted to include a link to a blog that has some weird stories, some great artsy photography and at the bottom of every page reminds us "Most of all...Don't forget, Fuck You"

Monday, November 26, 2007

How I survived Thanksgiving

Well no trick to it really, just stay the hell away from my family. Which is pretty easy, heck I didn't even get invited to thanksgiving day feasting this year - which honestly suits me fine.
See, the family I have in the area are mostly the same ones I see everyday at work, and when I have a day off work, for the most part, I don't want to spend it with them.
Some years this has required going out of town, others disconnecting the phone. Or since I'm also trapped in the telecommunication stone age, just leaving my dial-up connection going for a couple days :)
I have to admit this Turkey weekend went by in a blurrier fashion that normal.
I know one day I rearranged my room a bit and moved a tv and wound up awake till 7am. And another day I got went to Fleet Farm and got a cart load of stuff, like lights and timers and daylight sensors and a tape measure, jigsaw, and live animal trap... and I'm pretty sure I stuffed myself at Carlos Okellys with Erik last night.
But somewhere in there was playing Hearts with Mikey and his dad and Erik and doing shots of Russian Vodka. Sometime after that driving home I saw what seemed to be a blaze in the distance so I turned away from the road home and went to go see an abandoned farmhouse in the middle of nowhere completely engulfed in flames. Not something you see every day, or night, or whatever.

The picture actually came from Erik who also saw the fire on the way home but had a camera with him... I think I got to the fire after he left, whatever I didn't get as close as he did.
So anyway now it's Monday back to work after a 4 day weekend, and I so totally don't want to be at work. So totally I'm writing in this blog thing instead of working.
So totally man.
At least I have some fun to look forward to tonite. Got me a tasty looking frozen pizza to cook for the new episode of Heroes... probably the 2nd to last one of the season unless that writers strike thing gets settled. And I have a copy of BSG Razor to watch, which i somehow haven't yet. hell I even have a virgin Lego set to build.
Of course I'll probably also have to modify the new pet door... dang thing keeps getting stuck open, which is just great for furnace time in north Iowa. Great for my natural gas company anyway.

Actually next weekend could be cool too. Going to travel down to Centerville Iowa area to try and find my first friend Brandon, his wife Jenny and all their happy little pets at their new pad in the country. Apparently they just dodged a giant family related bullet. A couple weeks ago Brandons mom called and said "I'm moving in and staying till Spring" and you don't even have to know his mom to realize what an impolite imposition that is. However if you did know Brandons mom you would classify it as "typical behavior". But as fate would have it a cat turned out to be a sticking point and at the last minute she decided to move in with someone else. Lucky Them.

So yet again, as much as I try to avoid my family over the holidays, some of my friends have far better reasons to avoid theirs.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Sweet relief

Any day judged by excitement at being able to fart properly is probably not a good one.
Yet I am happy now to fart at will.
And Fart I must, for my gut is filled with gas.

Fart one fart all, enjoy your flatulence while you can.

Expiry dates do mean something...

Having a less than joyful day after disregarding the expiry date on a bottle of mayo based tuna salad maker stuff. You know basically mayo and pickle relish... Yeah well, I saw it was past expiration and thought "damn I haven't even used half of this..." so I tried a small blob, and you know, it tasted fine. So I mixed a bunch in with a can-o-tuna and let it chill in the fridge for a while.
Now last night was Heroes night, and I was going to bake a frozen pizza... in fact I did, but I didn't eat any of it. All I had was one tunafish sandwich then later some peanut butter.
And when I woke up this morning I thought, "gee I have gas!" and went to take my morning piss. Then realized, thankfully before doing any damage, that the gas wasn't gas. Yeah.
So I've been living in fear of faring all day. Abusing the toilet at work... and finally eating some Wendys. Didn't have breakfast. Gut rumbbly and all.
Anyway back to work.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

The first post

Yes, well, have little to say, but I figure my pals have these blog things and I should have one too... good luck seeing me post here again... ever....