Friday, April 29, 2005








Your Birthdate: January 19

Your birth on the 19th day of the month adds a tone of independence and extra energy to your life path.

But at the same time, it poses a number of obstacles to overcome before you are able to be as independent as you would like. The number 1 energy suggests more executive ability and leadership qualities than your path may have indicated.



A birthday on the 19th of any month gives greater will power and self-confidence, and very often a rather original approach. However, a somewhat self-centered approach to life that may be in conflict with some of the other influences in your life.

This 1 energy may diminish your ability and desire to handle details, preferring instead to paint with a broad brush.



You are sensitive, but your feeling stay somewhat repressed.

You have a compelling manner that can be dominating in many situations.

You do not tend to follow convention or take advice very well.



Consequently, you tend to learn through experience; sometimes hard experiences.

The 19/1 is a loner number and you may experience feelings of being alone even if you are married.

You may take on a tendency to be nervous and angry.


That' s all

There comes a point where your brain is gone. There is nothing more to say or nothing more to tell.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Things that I have learned yesterday but am typing today

1. Apparently the beautiful scarf that my sister brought back from Barbados is a doo rag.
2. Alison is no longer with the company.
3. Charlie's frog still has no name.
4. David is apparently mean according to Charlie's roommate. [He was just really tired as confirmed through conversation today]
5. It is still possible to wake up with smoke in your clothes even if you did not smoke.
6. It was good to meet others that found Victor a little "strange."
7. It does take three Guinnesses to make the Sam Adams go down.
8. I was amused at the fact that Charlie wanted to hear me talk about Lee and Grant because sometimes I bore myself thinking about it.
9. Alison thought I did not like her which was sad and teaches me that the "all I have to do is be is Black and to die" attitude I have needs to be amended at times. I am glad that we were cool although I was bratty about the couch thing: "Come on....She's cute. What do you mean you sleep on one couch and she sleeps on another...."
10. Apparently I am a racist because if I were to choose the sperm donor of my children, I would want them to turn out like Garrison, where they would fit into my family's color scheme (no pun intended) rather than a pale face.
11. I learned that Charlie is something of the United Nations although I think the "Italian" bit surprised me just like Alison surprised me with her ethnicity. Although, I am glad that we are all just American really.
12. Jamie has some interesting extracurricular activities and apparently would be willing to clear his weekend schedule for someone who is extremely talented in fellatio.
"I have a bag of tricks...."
13. Sex toys often do not carry over to the next girlfriend.
14. Charlie is a prude
15. Charlie is not gay. It is a coincidence that he shops at the Gap and prefers styling the heads of Barbie dolls and crosses his legs and has that goatee thing going on.
16. Dave does the funniest impression of David Lopez. "Oh my shoes...." Although it sounded like the ghetto version of Agador-spartacus from The Bird Cage.
17. David Lopez lives in Quincy.
18. Awilda takes in more than people realize.
19. Alison is smarter and more down to earth that people think.
20. Paul reminds one of a manga character from Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku. He is quiet and sardonic in terms and then he disappears.
21. It is official. She has been renamed Harbage.
22. Apparently I am rich.
23. Everyone can talk about more than just the job. (This is a good thing because it means that I might consider socializing more with people from work)
24. Victor would apologize for not his perception of not meeting expectations.
25. Apparently Ian is Matt's gay lover. I am sure that this will come as pleasant news to Ian's wife.
26. Charlie's roommate is named Mike and he dates a vegetarian which means that he will be a vegetarian until they break up.
27. Apparently Murderstreet is the album that I need to listed to.
28. Apparently Mary can look cuter than she does if she did not look so defeated. Right...Again I say, "You men...."
29. Water is a wonderful thing. It keeps the hangovers away.
30. Apparently "Adult" is playing at the Middle East.
31. Apparently I am a sadist, sexist and racist because I prefer Garrison as a donor, Elizabeth as something to have about the house and because of the fact that I liked to ask complex math questions as a man approached climax.
32. Charlie's roommate has red hair.
33. Maroon is not a good colour for Charlie.
34. Jamie is one of the last Miller Lite drinkers on the East Coast.
35. Apparently being married to me is horrid.
36. Paul's phone is larger than my two hands.
37. Charlie took photos of the lovely Awilda and the guys but took none of me...
38. Apparently we all need to be doing something else for work.
39. According to Charles, all white people smell like bologna.
40. Also according to Charles, there is something wrong with my being a "do-gooder."
41. Apparently I stole free postcards.
42. That working on rush just dumped on you just under a half an hour before you leave will cause you to miss chorus. However drinking at Three Cheers is a good alternative.
43. Three Cheers is just as empty on Tuesday nights as on Mondays even during football season.
44. Suicide is painless and it brings on many changes.
45. It's time for me to go back to being normal.
46. Alison is very arts and kids oriented. I hope she goes onto something great.
47. Apparently Charlie enjoys sending Garrison "adult pictures."
48. I think that Victor would be amusing in bed because he would probably introduce off the wall things but then apologize because it's weird and I am a nice girl and so forth.
49. Victor was in a frat and apparently Matt is upset because he is a straight white male and I would not sleep with him because I prefer blonde women (sometimes) and black men and women (although I have been known to sleep with men with dark hair that amuse me).
50. Charlie would avoid having sex because he would rather watch Jerry Springer or style Barbie dolls' hair. Or he could introduce the doll in the bed while watching Jerry Springer or he would actually have the sex just so he could smoke a cigarette afterward.

Apparently I am...

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Take the quiz: "Which Dead Rock Star Are You?"

Jeff Buckley
You are Jeff Buckley! You're influential to many young and old, and very talented. You have charisma and grace that sets you a part from many. You are beautiful! Oh, he died in 1997 from a drug-induced drowning in the Mississippi River.


All of the possible quiz results for this quiz:

Jeff Buckley (You scored 2)
Kurt Cobain (You scored 0)
Richey Edwards (You scored 1)
Jimi Hendrix (You scored 0)
John Lennon (You scored 1)
Bradley Nowell (You scored 1)
Joey Ramone (You scored 2)
Tupac (You scored 1)

Jeff Buckley link:
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Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Things I have learned today...

"Spa" to the Japanese means the hot springs that we are all familiar with through movies and television. These mineral springs are called onsen.

The Tuesday Edition of the Pillow Book

Songs that I could hear over and over again:

True Faith by New Order
Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order
September by Earth, Wind and Fire
Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
Controversy by Prince
Have you Ever Seen the Rain by CCR
Heaven by Bryan Adams
Theme song to 'Scrubs'
Caring is Creepy by the Skins
Do You Wanna Hold Me by Bow Wow Wow
Almost Medieval by The Human League
Someday by Sugar Ray
Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac
Stand Back by Stevie Nicks
Could it be I'm Falling in Love by The Spinners
Missing by Everything but the Girl
The Scientist by ColdPlay
Clocks by ColdPlay
Trouble by ColdPlay
My Own Worst Enemy by Lit
Completely Miserable by Lit
What you gonna do for me by Chaka Khan (or Rufus, they bleed together from time to time)
Domino Dancing by Pet Shop Boys
What Have I Done to Deserve this by the Pet Shop Boys
The acoustic version of Pinball Wizard by Pete Townshend
Who can it be Now by Men at Work
Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House
'Let's Sing a Song about J" from the old Sesame Street

I am a muppet I suppose...

Scooter!
You scored 57 Mood and 54 Energy!
You are cheery, energetic and achievement oriented. You are a hard worker and you are proud of your accomplishments.

Monday, April 25, 2005

My best Quotables

"The other day I played poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died." - Stephen Wright

Sunday, April 24, 2005

Words to keep in mind...

I think that when my life feels like this:
"Sometimes I think the universe just waits for me to get cocky."- Egon, The Real Ghostbusters
cartoon

I must remember this:
"A man is as happy as he makes up his mind to be."- Abraham Lincoln

Human Nature

I was waiting in the rain for the bus to come and cursing myself for being too lazy to walk. Behind me, I heard some kids. They made the usual row that kids make. I usually don't mind it. It sounded different though.

When I turned around, I saw that the kids were throwing shoes and trash at a homelsess man. They were having a great ole time doing it. The man had been sleeping for sometime on the bench (at least he was a sleep when I came up near the shed where one waits for the bus). He got up but did not react to the kids. He stared off into space, a bit as if he was used to being treated this way.

Feeling all of a sudden about 20 years older than I am, I turned around and in what I like to call "the Voice" told the kids to stop what they are doing and to leave the man alone. They stopped immediately and moved on their way, probably cursing me. These kids were about 15 or so. There was no guarantee that they would have responded to 'the Voice." They did. The man just turned over and as my bus came down the street, life seemed to go on as usual.

Monday, April 18, 2005

My life according to Elfquest...

You are clearbrook
Which of the Original Wolfriders Are You?
by Peacepine at For Elf Eyes Only.

Life, the Universe and the Boston Marathon

Today is the 109th running of the Boston Marathon. Boston is, well the state of Massachusetts in general, is the living breathing example of "the more things change, the more things resist to change." Just like death and taxes, Bostonians-new and old-can depend on the fact that every Patriots Day (which is usually either April 18 or 19 and always on a Monday) that there will be a marathon. The Boston Marathon is no jive turkey marathon. It is one of the elite races in the world of track and field. It truly attracts an international audience. Every year it can be depended on that Channel 5 will cover it and that Natalie Jacobson will be there covering it. The race will start in Hopkington, a town that no one even thinks about outside of the marathon and ends in Copley Square in Boston, somewhere near the CVS but definitely before the Burger King and Wendy's.

There were some differences this year. The most glaring difference was the absence of John Kelley, the elderstateman, now the patron saint of the Boston Marathon. He died last year at the age of 97. In 97 years, John Kelley saw the race become the elite event it is. He also saw the event evolve for a very white, male and moneyed event to an event that attracts people from countries like Kenya and Russia as well as attract the little guy and gal and those killer wheelchairs racers. In his last frail years they created the role of grand marshall for him. He was honored along the route, so the paper read. His face was stenciled at the starting point. At one point on the route the famous young/old Kelley greets the runners. John Kelley kept doing the marathon even though the one ones who kept winning were named Rodgers and Cherigat.

I think many people wish that they could conclude their lives at 97 years. I don't even know what that would look like for me. It seems hard to look into the future and to feel useful or rather that you have led a good and useful life.

The winner of the women's marathon (the scence of a continuation of a change instituted last year where the elite women start earlier than the men) is Catherine Ndereba. She and I are the same age. She made history in the event by winning it four times. As a Kenyan, she brought pride to her country. As a woman and an age mate she fulfilled the promise of every girl who was shooed away from sports.

I am a big enough sports fan to be sure. I also recognize that athletes are the ultimate goal setters. They strategize and they visualize. They can see the key to a position and figure out how to get there. At least the athletes that are not collecting a check. This is probably why things like the Olympics and the NCAA finals resonate because they evoke those memories of being a kid when you just wanted to play well. Of course you wanted to win but if you did not then you learned how to lose gracefully and how to work harder for the next go around.

Lots of people will have their opinion about the Catherine Ndereba win today. Some will say that it does not matter because she is a woman and they started earlier. Some will be a little unsettled because for yet another year no American-let alone a Bostonian has walked away with the top prize for men or for women. There may be some further unsettled because these people who are winning the prize come from "darkest Africa" and the money that Catherine would receive is definitely more than many Kenyans will ever see in many lifetimes. The Kenyans do it the old fashioned way. While a few of the elite have access to the facilities that their American, Asian and European competitors do, many do not. How could people from this "Third World" country consistently outperform their American competitors? Hard work and sacrifice of course. There will be those who will look at her and be reminded of how lucky we are and of how wonderful she is.

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

My Pillow Book

I've decided that just like Sei Shonagon, I will maintain a 'pillow book' of sorts. Besides gossiping and showing off how smart she was, Sei maintained lists of all kinds of things. Some were funny and some were...interesting. I think that Tuesday will be list day.

Things are pointless:
  • Arguing with someone who will not budge such as a Klansman
  • When fandom becomes obsession. The little boy in the movie "Fever Pitch" was correct when he asked Jimmy Fallon's character if the Rex Sox ever loved him back.
  • People that don't see the forest and all of the trees in it
  • Complaining about certain things. One of the great things about living in a capitalist society is that someone else will provide the business you are seeking.
  • Living in the past.

Thursday, April 7, 2005

Which Apprentice are you?

I am like Bowie. -- "The Texas way of doin' things is doing 'em better than everyone else. The Texas way is the right way."


Bowie was the 4th person fired


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Wednesday, April 6, 2005

NCAA Championship Debrief

Everyone knows by now that the University of North Carolina Tar Heels won on Monday, April 4, 2005. Roy finally got one and would have agreed with the late Al Maguire when he said that winning was all "seashells and balloons."

I thought that following would be a more interesting post:

My commentary from the NCAA Championship Game on April 4
North Carolina:
-[On a missed free throw]
What are you doing? There is no margin for error here!
-[On yet another turnover to Illinois]
What are you doing? This is no fcuking Christmas!
(Yes, I intentionally spelled it that was. Incidentally "fcuk" is the acronym for the apparel store 'French Connection,' more specifically 'French Connection United Kingdom.')
-[On yet another Sean May rebound]
Na Na Na Na Heh Heh Heh
-[On Sean May again-note I did not originally say "ball player"]
That is a big old ball player!

Sunday, April 3, 2005

North Carolina and Illinois

North Carolina and Illinois are the two left standing. What a wild ride it has been.

I wonder about such things. One of my pet theories is that lacking "daring dos" and hunting for food, men turn to these events as a way to relive the glory days of long ago while living out their lives of quiet desparation.

I came across this:
http://www.shaftagents.com/newswire12.htm

I thought it was great! I always liked the Black Panther and thought that his situation was interesting. He was the land version almost of Prince Namor, who unfortunately got more mileage in the past than he did. Admittedly, I have not collected Black Panther in a while. I should check out the graphic novels. I have the Green Lantern/Green Arrow team up graphic novels, dated though they were.

I suppose I will be behind Roy Williams and North Carolina since I was behind Roy when he was at Kansas. While I hated that Kansas didn't win, I reconciled myself to Syracuse winning. Boeheim deserved it. "Spiderman," "Captain America," "The Black Panther" and the gang outplayed "Batman", "Robin," Nightwing" and their gang. Now, I know that Brian Weber and the Illini will be the fan favorites especially since Weber's mother's death during the postseason will be the emotional hook story as Lute Olson's wife's death was the hook for Arizona. But, as Arizona's loss to Duke in 2001 showed, the emotional favorite doesn't always win.

I am banking on the fact that somehow, those boys (and girls at times) in North Carolina-be it North Carolina, NC State or Duke-manage to get it done.

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