Nov. 5, 2005 & Dec. 10, 2005
These dates have absolutely no significance for anyone except me, and I'm recording them only because I never want to forget them. Maybe someday I'll share the significance.
Last Week Of School
Thank God. I've got this week and next Monday, and then I don't have full week until mid-way through January. YES!!!
In other time-related news, tonight will be the fourth +6 hour day I've worked in a row, three of them until 10:30 or later. At least I got a start on my Christmas shopping last night. I have this horrible sinking feeling that next week, since I won't have school, I'm going to be working open to close just about every day.
Bank robberies
According to a woman at a jewelry store near my place of employment, the number of "scary incidents" during bank deposits have increased several-fold this year. I've already had to go on one, and probably will do another tonight. WI senate passed the concealed carry bill 23-9 last week, the assembly is expected to pass it this week. A little too little, a little too late. I'd much prefer to do a deposit run with gun.
And speaking of guns...
I fell in love with the USP (in all it's incarnations) all over again this week. Dang it. Got to "kick the tires" on a USP45, and somehow, the hi-cap USP9C has wormed its way onto my "To Buy" list. Cocked-and-locked carry, 13+1 capacity, decocker, mid-length barrel with recoil reduction system, and to top it all off, it fits like a glove. Any more choices and I'm going to start tearing my hair out.
So much to say...
I don't know where to start. I'd like to comment on the extremes in our media, which seems to be represented solely by thuggery or the-cult-of-the-omnipotent-state. Or the extremes in our political system, which seems to divided into wants-to-be-Marx camp and the wants-to-be-Mussolini camp. Someday soon.
Monday, December 12, 2005
Thursday, December 08, 2005
I'm Smarter Than This
I'm Smarter Than This
...or I thought I was. I'm going to help my mom make Christmas cookies this afternoon. She leaves to take my brother back to school and tells me to preheat the oven. I go do so. 30 seconds later I think "There was nothing on the counter." I had assumed she'd taken everything out and set it on the counter, therefore I had not done so. I've moved faster before, but I really got moving this time. I hit the hallway, smell smoke, and say "Oh CRAP I was right." Well, not exactly word for word what I said, but I don't say what I said in public. The bread's on fire. Everything is melting in its plastic wrapper. I spent 20 minutes getting everything out. Luckily I thought of this before the smoke reached the room I was in, or we'dve had a housefire.
The squirrels are intensely happy - we threw out all the bread that wasn't covered in plastic.
I'm smarter than this. Or so I thought.
Braveheart
It's not quite the dull movie I thought it was. I'm rewatching it, and I must say, I'm impressed. Not up to Patriot or Collateral quality, but quite good. William Wallace's words ring true even today:
There's a difference between us. You think the people of this land exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. And I go to make sure that they have it.
I AM William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men, here, in defiance of tyranny. You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?
Against that? No, we'll run, and we'll live.
Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take away our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!
This one is particularly stirring in a country that, from time to time, contemplates the draft. What Wallace does to those who enslave Scotland's daughters and sons is still appropriate for those who would enslave ours:
Go back to England and tell them there that Scotland's daughters and sons are yours no more. Tell them Scotland is free.
...or I thought I was. I'm going to help my mom make Christmas cookies this afternoon. She leaves to take my brother back to school and tells me to preheat the oven. I go do so. 30 seconds later I think "There was nothing on the counter." I had assumed she'd taken everything out and set it on the counter, therefore I had not done so. I've moved faster before, but I really got moving this time. I hit the hallway, smell smoke, and say "Oh CRAP I was right." Well, not exactly word for word what I said, but I don't say what I said in public. The bread's on fire. Everything is melting in its plastic wrapper. I spent 20 minutes getting everything out. Luckily I thought of this before the smoke reached the room I was in, or we'dve had a housefire.
The squirrels are intensely happy - we threw out all the bread that wasn't covered in plastic.
I'm smarter than this. Or so I thought.
Braveheart
It's not quite the dull movie I thought it was. I'm rewatching it, and I must say, I'm impressed. Not up to Patriot or Collateral quality, but quite good. William Wallace's words ring true even today:
There's a difference between us. You think the people of this land exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. And I go to make sure that they have it.
I AM William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men, here, in defiance of tyranny. You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?
Against that? No, we'll run, and we'll live.
Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take away our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!
This one is particularly stirring in a country that, from time to time, contemplates the draft. What Wallace does to those who enslave Scotland's daughters and sons is still appropriate for those who would enslave ours:
Go back to England and tell them there that Scotland's daughters and sons are yours no more. Tell them Scotland is free.
Monday, December 05, 2005
I Think I'm Gonna Make It
I Think I'm Gonna Make It
Through the end of this semester of school. They're lightening the load a little bit, and with the exception of programming, there's nothing too incredibly hard coming up. Boosted my grade up to an 89(B) in math, down from a (D) which I dropped to because of a test. Math is only going to be slightly difficult from here on out. My other class (maintaining computers) is gonna be easy, and programming will be difficult. I always manage to pull through in that class though. Always.
Work, On The Other Hand...
If I can make it to February, or at least the middle of January, I am home free. Everybody's struggling right now, and I'm on the lower end of the curve. I'm the employee you WANT to have - I ask what MORE I can do, you have to force me to take time off, I do my job competently...but there are some things that just aren't working out because of the season, and it's driving me up the wall and putting me in fear for my employment. On the other hand, I'm ALWAYS fearing for my employment, so this isn't much new. If I can just make it to February, I'll be ok, things will start going right. I hope.
Treason In Congress
Senators Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton are proposing to regulate the video game industry to prevent companies from making graphic video games. Not rating these games mind you, or preventing them from being sold to children (the Constitutionality of both of those proposals being dubious), no, they're going straight for the top of the heap - legislating against the CREATION of such games as Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas and God Of War. Apparently the First Amendment means nothing when compared to government assuming parental responsibilities.
Our elected officials would respect our highest laws much more if screwing with them carried a charge of treason.
Through the end of this semester of school. They're lightening the load a little bit, and with the exception of programming, there's nothing too incredibly hard coming up. Boosted my grade up to an 89(B) in math, down from a (D) which I dropped to because of a test. Math is only going to be slightly difficult from here on out. My other class (maintaining computers) is gonna be easy, and programming will be difficult. I always manage to pull through in that class though. Always.
Work, On The Other Hand...
If I can make it to February, or at least the middle of January, I am home free. Everybody's struggling right now, and I'm on the lower end of the curve. I'm the employee you WANT to have - I ask what MORE I can do, you have to force me to take time off, I do my job competently...but there are some things that just aren't working out because of the season, and it's driving me up the wall and putting me in fear for my employment. On the other hand, I'm ALWAYS fearing for my employment, so this isn't much new. If I can just make it to February, I'll be ok, things will start going right. I hope.
Treason In Congress
Senators Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton are proposing to regulate the video game industry to prevent companies from making graphic video games. Not rating these games mind you, or preventing them from being sold to children (the Constitutionality of both of those proposals being dubious), no, they're going straight for the top of the heap - legislating against the CREATION of such games as Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas and God Of War. Apparently the First Amendment means nothing when compared to government assuming parental responsibilities.
Our elected officials would respect our highest laws much more if screwing with them carried a charge of treason.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Now it feels like Christmas...
Now it feels like Christmas...
There's about 2 inches of snow, and the white wet stuff is still falling. Roads are good and it looks way more festive out than it did 2 days ago. Very nice. Around noon it looked like it was going to lighten up, but it went back to being nice and gloomy. Perfect holiday weather.
Lighten up
Everyone (well, 2 of my coworkers and one of my online friends) is telling me I need to lighten up, be more outgoing, be more pro-active. Even I am aware that I need to be less distant. Sure, I'm friendly, nice, and polite, but I hold myself back from lots of situations. Gotta fix that. Only problem is, I don't know how. And part of me isn't even sure I want to.
The longest day
Tomorrow will be the longest day I've worked yet. 9AM to 7PM, and going to a basketball game for 2 hours right after. Fortunately, Saturday will be a day of rest, no work, no school, going out to get the Christmas tree. Which reminds me, I have to do some Christmas shopping one of these days.
Lost
Lost was excellent last night. Missed the last 3 minutes, but it was still good. Can't wait to see what Eko and Locke found on the tape. Glad to see Sawyer's back, his presense was really missing from the show while he was incapacitated. I hope he goes back to being a bit of a rebel, not fitting in too well.
Let Me Go
Listened to this last night on Scott Stapp's The Great Divide CD. The hope I was holding out for it was not realized. That leaves 3 good songs on the whole CD (that I know of so far). Glad I got it for only $8.99.
There's about 2 inches of snow, and the white wet stuff is still falling. Roads are good and it looks way more festive out than it did 2 days ago. Very nice. Around noon it looked like it was going to lighten up, but it went back to being nice and gloomy. Perfect holiday weather.
Lighten up
Everyone (well, 2 of my coworkers and one of my online friends) is telling me I need to lighten up, be more outgoing, be more pro-active. Even I am aware that I need to be less distant. Sure, I'm friendly, nice, and polite, but I hold myself back from lots of situations. Gotta fix that. Only problem is, I don't know how. And part of me isn't even sure I want to.
The longest day
Tomorrow will be the longest day I've worked yet. 9AM to 7PM, and going to a basketball game for 2 hours right after. Fortunately, Saturday will be a day of rest, no work, no school, going out to get the Christmas tree. Which reminds me, I have to do some Christmas shopping one of these days.
Lost
Lost was excellent last night. Missed the last 3 minutes, but it was still good. Can't wait to see what Eko and Locke found on the tape. Glad to see Sawyer's back, his presense was really missing from the show while he was incapacitated. I hope he goes back to being a bit of a rebel, not fitting in too well.
Let Me Go
Listened to this last night on Scott Stapp's The Great Divide CD. The hope I was holding out for it was not realized. That leaves 3 good songs on the whole CD (that I know of so far). Glad I got it for only $8.99.
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