10:01AM

I know this is last minute, but I was left with little choice.

I have front row tickets for sale to tonight's Maroon 5 concert. Yes, FRONT ROW. Amazing what happens when TicketMaster's site goes bananas. I will even deliver them to you. No reasonable offer will be refused.

Contact me at infy @ livejournal dot com. Or via Yahoo - I'm "infdrms".

Thanks.

2:30PM

Hi kids. If you're reading this but you can't view any of my other posts, it's because, guess what - my journal is Friends Only. Yes yes, I know, I don't have 7500 people on my friends list - people I don't have any emotional attachment to whatsoever.

Which is fine. This isn't that kind of journal...unless you plan to pad my Paypal account with your constant donations of monetary loving. That works for some people, just apparently not for me. I see how you people are.

Anyway, back from rambling - if you are not on my friends list, and think you should be - comment here and ask to be added. If you have me on your friends list and I haven't added you, chances are... I'm not going to. Please remove me from your list, since I almost never post public.

Current mood: thoughtful

12:44PM - Opus.

All right, I've just about had it.

Does anyone have any copies of the new Opus comic? Preferably starting from the beginning of the series?

The Hartford Courant blows.

1:57PM - Yet another reason to move to Phoenix.

Anyone listening? Hello? Good god, someone shoot me now.

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...BARNSTABLE MA-BLOCK ISLAND RI-BRISTOL RI-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA- CHESHIRE NH-DUKES MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- EASTERN KENT RI-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-HARTFORD CT- NANTUCKET MA-NEWPORT RI-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-SUFFOLK MA-TOLLAND CT- WASHINGTON RI-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN KENT RI-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-WINDHAM CT- 1115 AM EST MON JAN 26 2004
... HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... AS IT PASSES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

LIGHT SNOW WILL REACH NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... AND SHOULD BEGIN IN MASSACHUSETTS... RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE TUESDAY EVENING.

HEAVIER SNOW SHOULD THEN MOVE INTO NEW ENGLAND FROM THE SOUTHWEST... REACHING NORTHERN CONNECTICUT TUESDAY EVENING... BUT HOLDING OFF IN MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS... RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW SHOULD THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

WHILE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS... THE SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING STORM. WINTER STORM WATCHES MAY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF THE REGION....

7:29PM - Ack thpt, revisited.

Is it a full moon? The questions I've been asked at work today have ranged from completely nobraineresque to leading me to believe we may be able to find more intelligent life in the dust on Mars.

As a side note, Kudos to NASA on getting the landers, Spirit and Opportunity, to succeed where 2/3rds of the other attempts have failed. Go USA.

2nd side note, never ever drop a peeled orange hard onto a packet of mayo by accident just to answer a call. It doesn't add anything at all to the flavor, and nearly spurting mayo onto your forehead (at work, no less - it hit my headset instead, I feel like I'm in "Something About Mary") is a social gaffe that I'd like to avoid in the future. The only plus? My coworker was away from his desk. I don't think I ever would have lived THAT one down.

Finally got the reservations and tickets to go to Phoenix in February. Going to go see the family and my sister's new baby. I suspect it'll give me another reason to want to move back there. It's weird, I actually miss those weeniehead sisters of mine now that we get along...and of course, all the kids. Nieces and nephews and bears, oh my.

6:48PM - Oh. My. God. Someone. Shoot. Me.

It's 6:48pm and I am, as fate would have it, still at work. It feels like deja vu - the way too quietness that befalls a helpdesk on a major holiday. No one in their right mind is actually at work at the moment, and certainly not about to call in on a computer issue when they could be at home with their feet up, chugging down beer constantly in preparation for tonight's festivities.

Of course, we're staffed for the eventuality that those few people who are not in their right minds (if in any mind at all) will call in with some sort of problem. NO ONE EVER DOES! But no, we're a 365/24/7 organization. I have had three calls TODAY. Since 12:30pm, for crying out loud. 2 of them were, "Hi, yes, sorry...no, you need to speak with Security to have that password reset. Yes, wonderful. Have a nice *CLICK* day."

I was actually looking forward to another agent passing a call along to me, but we lost her. It would have been fun - it involved (seriously!) a woman who dropped her router into a toilet. I have no idea HOW or WHY someone would put a Linksys router into a toilet. The only scenarios I can think of are:

1. Little Johnny realizes that Mr. Router looks like a headless blue and black turtle, and of course...turtles LOVE WATER! Turtle, go swimming. Swim swim swim! Yay!...oh no, turtle, you're bubbling and sinking! *glug..glug...blurp!* WAAAHHH! Mommy, my turtle won't swim! *sniffle*

2. Drunken Joe Teenager spills cheap beer on router while surfing the web looking to hook up or trying to find certain kinds of photos, and yanks it out of the wall to clean it up...then thinks it could use a rinse cycle, so drops it in the toilet and flushes a few times. Good as new, right?

3. Jimbob the hick telecommuter employee is opening the new router while in the bathroom. After passing a rumbling eye-watering fart that'd kill the gods themselves, stumbles and bonks his head against the wall, and the router's fumbled...and goes for a swim with the fishes.

--- Okay, that was mentally unfulfilling. If it weren't for the rather annoying voice of Suze Orman on CNN behind me, the only noise in here would be the hum of the air conditioners. You're getting...sleeeeeepy, very sleeeeepy.

Looks like I'm going to play Age of Empires on the PDA. Or fall asleep on the keyboard. One or the other. Whee.

Only....2 hours left. I can hardly wai...*Zzzzzz*

Current mood: sleepy

4:52PM - Out with the old, in with the new...

First and foremost, I'd like to welcome a few people to my list:

1. parityanimal - Ed! Yay! I've missed you, old friend.

2. roopunzel - Okay, so I barely know you...but know you're wacky. Good 'nuf.

3. simplyjanet - Simply odd. But verrry silly.

4. emmiem - Well...you come highly recommended. (makes you sound like a vacuum cleaner or a pair of fashionable underwear. Just smile and nod. Trust me, you're safer that way.)

As for removals, well... I don't have a whole lot of time to check LJ, and as you've probably noticed, I don't post a whole lot. The holidays have been an anomaly with availability because work's been well nigh upon dead (and that's where I usually post from). Problem is too, I seldom go back to read previous posts past the "Last 20".

Most, but not all, of my posts have been leaning towards being friends only, too. And I'm not all that fond of the whole necessity for filtering people out so they can't see certain posts. It's my journal...I can write what I want, when I want (makes me sound like a spoiled brat, don't it?), dammit. I refuse to censor myself or put people into groups. Is this high school again?

'Sides, LJ's free now. If I want a BS LJ account, I'll just make one specifically for such.

If we don't post on one another's journals at all, or have absolutely nothing in common, it may be time to edit the ol' friends list. Of course, I could just be an idiot and moody. If you feel you've been removed in error, lemme know via the email address posted on my profile. Thanks.

Current mood: blah

7:40PM - Bwahahahaha....Merry Xmas. Now DIE!

I Am A: Chaotic Evil Human Fighter Mage


Alignment:
Chaotic Evil characters are the most 'evil' people out there. They are willing to do anything to get ahead, and will kill anyone who stands in their way. A chaotic evil person sees no value in order and governments, and believes to the utmost in the tenant that 'Might Makes Right'.


Race:
Humans are the 'average' race. They have the shortest life spans, and because of this, they tend to avoid the racial prejudices that other races are known for. They are also very curious and tend to live 'for the moment'.


Primary Class:
Fighters are the warriors. They use weapons to accomplish their goals. This isn't to say that they aren't intelligent, but that they do, in fact, believe that violence is frequently the answer.


Secondary Class:
Mages harness the magical energies for their own use. Spells, spell books, and long hours in the library are their loves. While often not physically strong, their mental talents can make up for this.


Deity:
Talos is the Chaotic Evil god of storms, forest fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, and destruction in general. He is also known as the Destroyer. His followers fear him more than worship him, and they revel in the destructive fury of nature - while praying to be spared from its wrath. Talos's symbol is three lightning bolts, of different colors, coming from a central point.


Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy ofNeppyMan (e-mail)

7:21PM - Oh what fun it is to glide...across the driveway on black ice... SPLAT into the car.

In an effort to make my life a wee bit more scheduled and perhaps keep track of things that'd otherwise be misplaced (sanity, birthdays, etc), I went and bought an HP Ipaq 2215 PDA. Good price too, better than anything else I could find online, thanks to that lovely thing called the Employee Purchase Program (which says I'm allowed to buy 7 more smaller things and 2 PCs this year at a discount...ain't gonna happen.). I actually had thought I was going to buy it much earlier than I ended up doing, but this was done using "extra" money I had collected selling old computer parts on Ebay and other places. I suspect I'll be buying a Wifi card and sometime next year (or if I get on selling more stuff - good god, there's a lot of PCs lying around collecting dust) will actually be upgrading to a wireless network! Whee! Yes yes, it's really sad I haven't hit that revolution yet. Pathetic almost.

I don't know how I pulled it off, but I just managed to get a bit of BBQ-flavored fried pork rind (shaddup, there's no carbs) adhered to my left armpit. At work, no less. Usually (and many people can attest to the truth of this) I just get food stuck on my forehead or my cheek. I have just reached new lows in chowing down on snacks. Aye carumba. Well, at least there's no stain.

On another thread entirely, holidays usually put me in a funk. I'm not at all excited about Christmas, except that I completely embrace my consumer whorism and take it to new heights. It has long since being a religious holiday - I'm beginning to like the Pagan view much better. Any pagans out there want to corrupt me? I'll even pay...for a cup of coffee, anyway. Starbucks, if I like you enough. I'm too cheap and too much of a consumer whore - what'd you expect? Mmmm...eggnog latte.

Damn it. I've just worked myself into a Starbucks frenzy. Must. Consume. Great. Amounts. of. Coffee. Now. Now. NOW. NOWNOWNOWNOW. One hour left of work. Damnitalltoheck.

Current mood: contemplative

2:23PM - Are we really all that surprised?

You are Gonzo the Great.
You love everyone, and still you get shot out of a
cannon on a regular basis. Oh, and you are
completely insane and have a strange
fascination for chickens.

ALSO KNOWN AS:
The Great Gonzo, Gonzo the Great, Just Plain Weird
SPECIES:
Whatever

HOBBIES:
Tapdancing blindfolded on tapioca while balancing a
piano on his nose, backwards, five times fast.

FAVORITE MOVIE:
"From Here to Eternity...with no brakes."

FAVORITE TV SHOW:
"Touched By An Anvil"

QUOTE:
"No parachute? Wow! This is so cool!"


What Muppet are you?
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11:21AM - Quick post.

Turkey Day was, thankfully, filled with laughter and silliness - no fighting, no bitching, no nastiness. Rather than spending excruciatingly abysmally painful hours of them screaming at one another over some imagined slight, we instead had dinner with some close friends and their family. Niiiice. And quiet.

Jodi made a yummy rosemary/thyme bread, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and this kickass sugarfree ginger-pumpkin cheesecake. It was heaven, absolute heaven. (the rest of the food was good too - the turkey was moist, the cranberry apple jello mold thingie was tasty, and I didn't completely pig out, whee!)

We ate at 1pm, which was far earlier than normal...so when Mike's parents left, we all took a gander at the time and said, in unison, "Holy shit, it's FIVE-THIRTY?!"
It was as if time stood still.

Anyway, a little late, but I hope everyone else had a peaceful, enjoyable day.

Oh, and thankfully, no work today. Yay.

Current mood: calm

8:56PM - o/~ Happy birthday to youuuuu.... o/~

Happy Birthday, Tobin!

8:28PM - Just when you thought life went to hell in a herringbasket....

Opus returns! YAY!


[Yeah yeah, so I'm a day late, sue me...]

Gourd, I missed Bloom County and the quirky characters surrounding it. Ack thpt!

Current mood: excited

9:29AM - Whee!

For some darned reason, I was up earlier than I normally am. Like 7:30am. I blame Jodi...and the inability to fall back to sleep.

So I made her breakfast (eggs w/ cheese, cereal w/ bananas, caffe latte) and sent her on her way to work with a full tummy. Made myself a double espresso caffe latte too. Yummy. Caffeine. Zoinks. I cannot stop espressoing my delight over this Nestle Nespresso machine we got awhile back. Damned thing is awesome - no measuring scoops of coffee anymore. Though, I would suggest going the Ebay route, they're much cheaper that way.

Now I need to go get a haircut and an oil change for the car.

12:19AM

Yayhooey!

Havetomorrowoffhavetomorrowoffhavetomorrowoff!

Course, I gotta do the lawn. Sucky sucky leaves up with $600 vac thingie. Fun fun all day affair.

Sounds almost perverted, don't it? Unfortunately it's not. Oh hell.

12:36PM - Mmm, Saturday.

Gotta get the leaves cleaned up. Anyone know of a decent yard-care company that'll willingly rake 200 odd bags of leaves, cheaply? And people wonder why I liked Phoenix with its rock yards and barely there burnt grass...(what's mowing??!)

Didn't manage to get Dave Matthews tix, at least not ones that were decent. Oh well. One less riot to overcome.

Managed to make some nice plans for tonight - play some board games with a couple or three, munch on snacks, and generally be silly. Dunno about the beer, maybe we'll bring mojito fixin's [who needs gin & tonic anymore?]. (or maybe we won't...damn, I didn't realize how much sugar it is per glass)

Ah well, one less "friend" on LJ. Yet another person deleted their account. How long will it be until they're back? Anyone care to bet? Will the drama ever end? News at 11.

Finally going to be getting rid of my old car, gonna donate it to some charity (haven't decided which one) - better off as a tax deduction than it is to sell it outright.

8:33PM - Made out like a bandit...but died of sugar shock.

7:18PM - Weekend update.

It's 7:18pm, and I'm at work. Today has gone by so slowly it feels like I've trying to ride a tricycle through a river of molasses, backwards, while pedalling with my hands and steering with my tongue. Okay, bad mental image. Anyway, it's dead here and I'm bored.

I ain't going to MTMX concert tonight. This cold has killed my throat, and the smoke would play hell with it. Sorry, Thom, Happy Birthday from here. Guess I'll go see "Kill Bill" at the movies instead. I can't wait until it's illegal to smoke in bars in April...now that'll be a great 30th birthday present. Muahahah. *cough cough hack...ptoooey*
(YES. It's in APRIL. Start shopping NOW.)

Sunday, we're heading to Monroe, CT for the lecture/dinner by the Warrens (http://www.warrens.net) - made famous by Amityville Horror and other parapsychological phenomenon. I figured it'd be a great way to welcome in Halloween this year.

Other than that, Saturday is mostly free. Probably should mow the lawn or something but I might as well worship Satan, because THAT ain't happenin' anytime soon.

Current mood: annoyed

11:17AM - Chop chop!

You are The Butcher (but not Sam the Butcher,
from the 'Brady Bunch' - although that COULD explain your psychosis!)
You would be famous for the
methodical hacking up and slaughtering of victims in your
own uniquely lunatic way. That would be why the cops (those bastards!)
would not be able to identify your victims -
or what's left of their mutilated, gore-soaked bodies. You
would probably get ideas from slasher movies or
previous killers, but turn them into your own madly demonic
treat. You have a wickedly creative side to you, which
is frightening, and you would use it on your victims.
You would not be vicious or anything (unless they
were, for example, a lawyer or a mortgage broker); you may
go all cool and casual with a smile, and then
do your dirty work and examine your victims. The
public would really want the Butcher off the streets!


What Would Your Serial Killer Name Be? What Would the Public Know You As?
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Current mood: bored

12:31AM - and it's...going...going...GONE!

Aaron-Fuckin'-Boone,

We love ya, man!

THE NEW YORK YANKEES ARE GOIN' TO THE WORLD SERIES!!

So...that leaves one last question... fish sticks, anyone?

Current mood: ecstatic