Well, doing a 9-6 m-f gig next week, contract work, we’ll see how it goes. I’m still waiting to seriously hear back from JKG and MM…Sent follow-ups today. MM would like me to tour the facility soon.

A friend pointed me to Zombie and mummy… a palm drawn cartoon featuring the undead. fun to look at, but needs something more. Can’t resist palm-drawn zombies and mummies, though.

demian5’s (which is interesting, though perhaps a tad too “wiener-centric” I think the camel-thing is cute, even if it needs to be a bit more discerning in the ways of love.

Four people have already joined the vampire game! There are a couple of pop-ups, I hear, though I didn’t see them with the blocker. It’s a lot of fun, so far. I like turn based games like that… reminds me of the old bbs days.

I wish that I had a way to verify answers to the many questions in my head. It’d be nice to know what the questions mean, too. I’m good at internal debate. So good, in fact, I can convince myself of just about anything, if I put my mind to it. I’m good at external debate, too, but I’ve not had a chance to polish those skills in a while. I can honestly say that I’ve not seen a debate community of any sustaining value yet on LJ. I’ve seen a lot of argument communities; I think that many of those are stuck in an ad hoc or ad hominem school.

I wonder if it’s a bad idea that I’m checking the Iraqometer daily, but avoiding most of the news coverage? I’m trying my best to get unbiased information, but it seems that it doesn’t exist. I don’t want the opinions of newscasters, I just want information, cut and dried. It’s bad enough that the meter gets some of its info from sources that I consider to be weak.

I’m not one for being embarrassed by knowing that others are critically aware of me. Not sure if that’s a strength or a weakness, or both. It’s true that very few people have opinions that matter to me, but I take those opinions very seriously, even if those precious few don’t realize it.

There’s a quote by John Donne…overstated and clichéd, but still quite accurate to my mind right now.

No man is an island. Entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were. Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

I need to remember in my heart that everyone is a part of the whole. It can be really easy for me to discount the value of others in the scheme of my life, save for a few major players.

Looks like Bro has managed to wheedle an extension with the landlord… who knows how long it’ll last, but at least it’s something. I’m keeping my fingers crossed, but not my eyes.

poem/hat quiz

‘Babar’ Creator Dies

Cecile de Brunhoff, who created the adventurous elephant Babar in 1931, has died in Paris, France, at the age of 99. She created Babar to entertain her three sons with stories before bed. Later, her husband, Jean de Brunhoff, who died in 1937, illustrated the enchanting tales, therefore creating characters Celeste, Zephir and the “Old Lady,” who takes care of young Babar after his mother dies. Cecile was born on October 16, 1903

Bro’s off to a painting gig, so that’s something.

Newt’s running all over the house, trying to get a look at the garbage man outside… He can’t seem to figure which window is best to look out of, so he’s peeking through one window for a microsecond, then dashing to an alternate sill, and then repeating the process. He’s talking a bit too; I’m getting kitty doppler effects.

Well, I’m off! Until later, dear journal.

Today’s a new day.

Opportunity and Good Fortune is there for the taking.

Got a lovely email from Rachel today, and it brightened my day considerably.

I’m off to the mall to look at and ponder Easter goodies…I think maybe I’ll make Newt a basket filled with cat grass. Never to early to sneak a Cadbury egg for myself, either.

Yikes… 17 year old dreadlocks for sale on ebay.

A little creaky today, but not so much so. I need to call Kforce regarding the TAG situation, if there is one.

Looks like the gang at FMM are going to try UT 2003.. I’ll have to see if I can get a copy. It looks like Santie had some trouble running it on his XP system… I wonder if Kev, Troy or any of the other XPers are having similar problems? I’m glad that Win2k is the system of choice at my place.

Not much into writing lately… minds’ been occupied by this, that and the other.

Today’s horoscope –

The time change hit me pretty hard, I can roll with the punches.

Downloadable toons!

why the kabalarians are bunk – Where it asks for your name, so it can do a “Name Analysis”, type in “Cthulhu”.

I wish I’d had these prop handouts for Cthulhu when I was playing it.

I think it’s sort of neat that in about 100 million years or so that Phobos will likely crash into the surface of Mars, and form a ring of debris around it.

They found a colossal squid… bigger than a giant squid.

Looks like Santie put a good word in for me on Friday with the Meter made folks… that’s nice to know.

Well! Today was especially nice.

I got to spend the afternoon with my keen littler big sis, ldy, and met penguinboi face to face, too. My eyes are all puffy today, not sure of what caused that. I look forward to Ldy & p-boi’s shots of the time there. God gabs, and a tasty lunch of enchiladas and margaritas… I’m still pretty full from a 2pm lunch. We had a nice walk down by the new river, and experienced city parking.

In the mail from JKG when I got home tonight –

That’s exceptional news, too. With any luck, I’ll get installed over there shortly.

But, until that is solidified, my first 8-8 shift is tomorrow.

Up by 5:30 tomorrow, do the 3 S’s
leave 6:40 on Rt 31 n to Atlantic and 441, get to TAG by 7:45.
South to Southgate, west to TAG.TAG 1/4 mile down

I got this Email today…(links added by me for ease of ref)

I look forward to seeing how it’s evolved. I know that they suffer a labor of love…I should swing by before they paint it.

Hmm… No word yet about my sponsored links. I’m going to have to write Natalie, and find out. Usually I get paid promptly on the 28th.

Maybe it means I’ll be getting more! 🙂

I quite like getting some bucks in my paypal account… it’s like an excuse to bid on something on ebay!

[update – 7:41]

Got my payment, I think they just forgot.

LL is here, and talking with the bro right now. I *really* hope that they can come to a good situation for everyone, though I think odds are poor.

I’ve discovered that Meredith out front is just about as opposite to me as can be. (in the six-year old terming of it, anyhow.)

I’ve a cat, She has a dog. I do database programming, she’s a graphic designer. I’m the first “first born male” in my family’s recent memory to not serve in the military, She was in the navy.

I’m looking forward to at least having a nice long lunch with ldy tomorrow, even though I’m fairly sure that a Friday night hangout session isn’t going to happen.

4/3/03 12:53 pm
more trouble between bro and the landlord. Brother owes considerable back rent and the landlord is finally tired of it, but to make matters worse, the ll seems to think that bro owes about twice what the receipts indicate… And is demanding double rent this week or bro gets 3 days eviction notice.

That wasn’t what was initially agreed to… They had previously settled on 1.25x rent to catch up – plus the remainder when he gets his settlement. I don’t know for sure, but I’d lay odds that bro didn’t keep his side of the bargain first, judging from how he hides out whenever the ll comes by.

He woke me this morning at 7am to make phone calls. set up drug deals even though I told him expressly no. As soon as I heard what he was doing, I told him to hang up and get out.

My brother causes me undue stress. I try to do tough love withholding loaning him money, and instead of doing without, he hustles, and borrows $$ from other folks who get pissed at him for not paying back when he says he will.

He owes Francesco money, but goes out to primo’s subs for dinner, rather than eating in.

Dang… I don’t know what to do with that kid.