Happy New Year's
Yeah, Happy New Year's. I am at home typing this up. I can go get drunk and laid like other people. It just seems so sad. I am glad I don't have to do that to edify myself.
I am trying to get more done on my webpage. Not a lot to update I guess. I will write later.
Possible Adventure
Well New Year's is quickly approaching and I am unsure how to handle it. I usually just go to bed at a few after midnight. I suppose the whole event has lost any appeal or meaning. I am not sure what I will do this year.
Work has been very boring lately but I have been trying to break it up as best I can. I hate to admit this. I love my job and the people I work with. My co-worker never shows up so I often times sit here at my desk in front of my computer for hours alone. My boss is in so many meetings that he's never around either. I don't mind being alone but I'd like some company.
Its amazing how in a ficticious world such as Everquest 2 an economy can we created and watched. I have finally earned some currency in the ficticious world but I wonder how things will play out as the market becomes saturated. When the game began everyone would charge insane amounts of money but as everyone becomes skilled and things become less rare its interesting to see how prices fluctuate. Even on a daily basis during certain times of day availability will drive prices up or down by 100% or more!
I have worked with Cubase to vreate some new tracks. I really wish to create some killer techno but its hard. I have the ideas but transfering them to a program is frustrating. It comes with its set of rules and limitations. I think I may want to format my drive but I am out of room. Until I get another drive I will have to wait. One of the things that frustrates me is that some of the modules I use for music are broken and I wish to reinstall everything.
Merry Christmas
I haven't had the time to even write in my blog its been so crazy the last few days. Its all the commitments I made for the holidays. It was a worthy year though. Not because I had fulfilled my greed or rampant avarice, but because it all went smoothly and was somewhat enjoyable.
I sold my second computer to my mother-in-law who is giving it to her degenerate son. Its really none of my business but the price was fair and I really want to build the other computer differently. I sold it at cost although I wish I had gotten a little for all the time I put into it. I spent Christmas Eve morning formatting and updating the system. That night I went to my folks' home. My parents have this Polish-Catholic tradition of eating fish on this day. We had clam chowder, followed my breaded and fried cod with various fish appetizer. It was fishy. Then we opened presents and had time hanging out.
The next day my wife went to work (Christmas Day.... the capitalistic machine of commercial America shows its true face!) so my sister and I woke and went to my in-laws. We helped make dinner and prepare for the feast. It was ham, a bunch of appetizer, etc. We watched Troy and then we drove home.
We got some cool gifts this year but the coolest was seeing the families. Ham juice spilled in our car and makes it stink now. It also soaked into the liner of my jacket. I will have to deal with that soon.
Anger Problems?
My manager is on frequent meetings so I rarely ever see him. It can get frustrating. I know a lot of this stuff on my own but there are some procedures or policies I would like more information on.
I was playing Everquest 2 and got seriously peeved when my charecter was not crafting items well. Do I have anger problems? I don't think I do but I could be wrong.
Late Night
I am sure "Late Night" will come up frequently but last night I watched a few episodes of Alias and then I played some Everquest 2. They had a huge outage so they gave everyone a 50% increase in XP gain for 48 hours and I wanted to take advantage of it. I am really more of a casual player so such a opportunity I made time for.
I have been playing a lot of Counter-Strike: Source lately. I am really just waiting for Day of Defeat: Source to come out but its been fun to play the game.
I am considering giving piano lessons. Its kind of scary. I will play it by ear (no pun intended) and see how it goes. I am hoping that by being immersed in the piano world again that I will be more apt in playing my music again. I want to write some more music both for piano and some more electronic stuff under the Otacon project. Hmm. Time will tell.
Holiday's Almost Over
The fact that this year's holiday season is almost over... is great. Whether you look forward to seeing your family, satisfying grand sprees of avarice fulfilling present opening, or the food this holiday they once called Christmas has completely been perversed from its original meaning and all we have left is an emotionless and useless reason to crowd shopping venues and streets, gouge people of their money, and feed the capitalist whore of America.
Don't get me wrong, I like having an excuse to be with family but it just seems like this time of year is so hectic and frustrating.
I missed my company Christmas party. I was looking forward to going but other things got in the way. I am looking forward to maybe moving to a better hosting service. I am going through my current ISP Comcast but they offer no PHP, CGI or other server side functionality I would be interested in using. Its pricey though and I will have to wait and see if I will do it when the fundage becomes available.
Ms. Moneypenny
Ms. Moneypenny is my cat. She is black with a couple white patches on her chest and paws. She is about 6 pounds and some ounzes. I think she is about 7 months old. She can be crazy at times but lately she has been really lovey. I dropped her off at the vet today and I am feeling bad because she will be spayed and declawed on the front paws. I feel cruel and am getting sick just thinking about twhat she is going through.
I went to a Christmas get together last night and met a young couple and some other interesting people. One girl was explaining how angry she gets when people break driving laws that involve her. It was funny yet uneasy to here her episodes as she chases people down and tries to yell at them. I agree that people can be idiots when they drive but she may take things too far!
I am listening to Rant Radio which has a great industrial dance music station. I am dreading being here late tonight but the extra hours are going to really help. I am afraid that if I don't stay late I may get behind on some things. I went to Magnolia HiFi which is a local medium-high end audio store. I suppose I could spend much much more for a couple pairs of speakers for my car but that would be a poor choice. I liked Boston Acoustics but no one local carries them. One place is trying to sell Focal speakers, another MB Quart. Which should I go with?
Busy
I seem really busy lately. I was at work late last night. Then I had a meeting. i cleane dup around the house a little. That was nice.
I have been working on my site some more. I think I have got all my links the way I want them. I also went through and cleaned up all the borken or incorrect links. Then I created the "Links" section. I hate doing those but there were some really cool sites I visit often but I didn't want to put them on the main site. More later I guess.
I will probably stay late tonight as well.
French Radio Stations
I am listening to Radio FG from Paris, France which is okay. They play techno, pop music, and rhythm and blues. Its funny listening to them do interviews because I have no idea what they are saying.
I figured out how to use XMMS to play streaming audio. I was using AmoraK but it seemed to not like all the streams. I got to plug into HHUK finally. I am sure I am driving everyone in the office nuts with my hard house techno. I need some headphones.
Yesterday I researched speakers for my Mustang because the factory speakers are either blown or sound like crap. Everyone sells their high end so its hard to pick what is best for my tastes. I listen to everything and although I love techno, I also like classical, rock, rap, pop, whatever. I always have been into the most accurate sound reproduction in my car. I will probably look around and see if there are any reviews on what I am looking at. I have gone with Boston Acoustics in the past. One vendor suggested Focal.
The Drag
I am totally dragging lately as far as things to get done go. I have this website I am working on and there are these demands being made that I can handle but I just don't want to do them. Its a church website and of course I am doing it for free but that's asking a lot when I spend most of my day in front of a computer at work. Also, the "project leader" is sort of lacking in areas of tact & patience, has some sort of weird attachment or need to use MS Frontpage (yuck!), and doesn't work (well he's a pastor but I have a hard time respecting people that consider that work) so it makes it doubly hard to do anything.
I came to work late today. I mean, not late, but not as early as I wanted to be here. I try to be hear by 9 a.m. but I just couldn't get out of bed today. It sucks because I told myself that I would work overtime but so far it looks like that is not going to happen.
Short Weekend
Yes, it was a short weekend. I came back to work Friday night and stayed until midnight. I wish it were overtime but I actually needed to make up a few hours from the week. I have been leaving early lately. Its not a problem because I get everything done but I still need a full paycheck and there were some extra tasks for me to complete.
I would like to start playing my piano again. It has been a while and I have forgotten a lot of the music I once knew. I haven't learned anything new now for years. Wow, years. What a long time it feels like.
I played some more Everquest 2. I sold a bunch of items and have some good change in game. I like grouping up but honestly running around solo has its rewards.
Christmas is going to be poor this year. I don't have a lot of extra. Its actually sad because that is how it turns out every year. I don't even know where I am going to stay. Maybe my parents. It makes me sad at times but I will get over it.
Playing Games
Yes, I have been playing games. I stayed up late playing Everquest 2 and leveled my main character Creswell to level 16 before quitting. I have been trying to sell off all the stuff that the things I kill keep dropping but the market seems unpredictable and hard to follow.
Its been raining a lot lately. I suppose that's normal for this area but its depressing and the roads get pretty dangerous with the stupid people driving out there. I am staying late tonight. I need to work a 10 hour shift to make up the time I missed over the last 2 weeks. It makes me mad because we need the money but I don't want to stay the extra 4 hours.
I still need to fix up the site when I get a chance. Tomorrow is Saturday and I am off so I will be cleaning the house, working on a website that I have been asked to fix and work on my own. I want to add more content to the Otocan portion of the site but its an uphill battle of balance between making a gallery I enjoy flipping through, some information and content, and functionality.
Good Show & Website Update
I stayed up late last night working on my website. I don't like the Blogger page because it has the search and other links on top but I managed to mess with the colours enough to make it work. I guess the update was primarily done to accommodate the blog but I also made other improvements like the Otocan portion of my site. I made it a non-resizable popup window which looks really good and clean. I wanted to avoid having a full size rendition of it externally linkable and I wanted to avoid putting it into the white frame like page that this blog is set into. I also hope to make the page more navigation friendly by cleaning all the links and so on.
I have been trying to watch Alias a television show that I have been renting. It is a very smart show. Its hard for me to find new shows because I am too picky. I loved Firefly and continue to watch CSI. Anyway, I just got done watching season two of Alias last night. Very amazing plot twists and revelations keep me attached to the show but the fact that Jennifer Garner is very sexy is a very nice touch.
Too Early
Yes its too early. I stayed up a little late (about 01:00) and am feeling it now. I have been playing Everquest 2 lately and just started a third character. My main player is a crusader named Creswell but I created a priestess named Zdenka last night. I wanted some variety in abilities.
Its been difficult lately. Although I am grateful I bought a new car I still have to adjust to the new financial layout of my month. Sounds weird but its true. I have been planning on it for a month or so but it still impacted me.
Oh, and apparently not getting enough sleep is a contributing factor to obesity according to some radio talk show I over heard this morning on my way to work.
A New Home
How many times does someone create a homepage or virtual presence only to move on? I know for me its more than 5 times. I started this page when I moved to my current home. I suppose I wish I had written more when it was started but I didn't really think about it. A lot has changed recently.
So I begin by simply jumping right into it. Today is an average day. My boss and my co-worker called in. I am here alone except the occasional person or two that meander past my desk. I had a great weekend with my friend Jerry.
I need to call my cable-internet company and cancel the cable part. I never watch it so why pay for it, right?
