OMG, and I was settling in for a long, boring summer, after seeing UP... http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/ponyo/hd/

So my parents were up here on Sunday, with my sister Deb, who'd just gotten an iPod Shuffle as part of some promo from Avon. I spent some time showing Deb how to plug it in, discussing whether or not she should get a Mac to replace her current old computer (and telling her that … Continue reading Should I be amused?

I spent some time Saturday night creating a three-Sim family (all adults), played that night, a little yesterday, and some today to get their careers & relationships & whatnot built up... ...logged off for a bit... ...came back on a few minutes ago and THE GAME HAD COMPLETELY DELETED MY FAMILY. Gone, kaput, prompted to … Continue reading One thing I’m now truly HATE about Sims 3

okay. birthday weekend's done much to alleviate the bad mood. Parents came up and took us out to dinner (though I treated them to local gourmet icecream and coffee at my favorite funky coffee shop, Cup O Joe -- salty caramel icecream, NOM NOM NOM). And, as usual, me & Brett & Mom & my … Continue reading black mood lifted, for now…

why the hell am i bothering, why the hell am i fighting why the the hell am i even bothering to do this shit. i've had it. just had it. all i seem to be fit for is customer service call center shit. i'm tired of fighting it. i'm tired of trying to be anything … Continue reading

If there is one person or more on your friends list who makes your world a better place just because they exist and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.

Presenting: Steve Perry...and Barnes & Barnes (of "Fish Heads" fame): edit: and most folks don't know that there's ANOTHER track with Steve Perry on that same Barnes & Barnes album ("Amazing Adult Fantasy") -- "Don't Be A Singer". You can listen to it here: http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/906407-barnes-and-barnes (edit #2: Yes, I have "Don't You Wanna Go To … Continue reading Yes, YOUTUBE HAS EVERYTHING…

Yup, there's one Furry Happy Monster on THIS end of things. Yesterday's interview went GREAT -- I'd put the Shrine AND the Journey Webring on my resume' as accomplishments (and damn well they ARE), and the interviewer was a Journey fan. :))) AND went to Ohio University AND majored in Audio/Video Production...like I did. To … Continue reading Furry Happy Monsters!

Massive sun burn on the face despite SPF 30 sunblock! 14 mile bike ride round-trip, the first half going down the Olengtangy River bike trail, and the second half coming straight back up 4th street...right through campus housing and an area where one drunk black guy stared at us and yelled something about it being … Continue reading Bicycles! Adventure! Columbus City Streets! Art Festival!

I have an interview on Monday!! WOOT! A local agency that supplies contract work to local businesses -- they desperately need web developers, AND they're LOCAL!! WOOT!