Month: July 2002

I hate stupid emails almost as much as I hate stupid people.

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Dreams can be real fucked up sometimes. When I was back in Dublin a couple of weeks ago I brought back some stuff, 5 years (94-98) worth of diaries for one thing and also a dream journal that I use to keep on and off for no real reason other than I wanted to I guess. The last two nights would have had some major entries in there.

I was flipping through my diaries at random just now and I came on the page when I finished secondary school (May 23rd 1997) for those wondering and wow springs to mind. I don’t think I want to talk much about this at the moment actually, flipping through and looking at specific days brings back a lot of things that I guess I just don’t want to think about much less talk about. The good old days?

In other news, I have 15 single socks. Now that is just fucked up.
My head hurts, I’m going to bed.

Did some washing. Did some cleaning. Went to the shop for a couple of bits and pieces. Played Bond and Pikmin (damnit) on GC and GTA3 on PS2. I watched some season 1 West Wing and I watched the new episode. I have to make my bed shortly as the sheets I was using are in the wash. I am wondering if there are AIM issues as I have not seen anyone online over the weekend.

I’ve just had a chance to sit down and watch last weeks CSI which Dave and Anna kindly taped for me. While it is quite a formulaic show (although not quite week in week out) the strong cast and tight scripts generally leaves you not noticing that part. The episode was the last of the second season leaving us waiting for the third season and indeed the spin-off series both of which start sometime in September. These will be among the show I’m gonna see about taping over in the US.

While we are on the subject of I am looking forward to pay-day on Thursday a hell of a lot. Lunch time will be a trip to the shops to pick up the second half of The West Wing season one (released Monday)…then the debate will be whether to go home and start watching or noting I have the entire weekend to watch them a couple of times over to go and pick up some comics as I haven’t in a few weeks. Choices like this I like making, ya know they just work for me.

Tomorrow (well today now really) I have no plans, some cleaning and some washing maybe but nothing set. More than likely sleep in late and then just see what happens.

Resident Evil wasn’t bad by any means, nothing special at all aside from the lovely Ms. Jovovich. For an adaption of a video game it was pretty well done and worked as it intended to. Couple of drinks in the Porterhouse afterwards, the really cute waitress was still there which is a good thing. But when I’m drinking coke I’m not gonna hang around all night so about an hour later we called it a night and I’m not really doing too much.

There is a scene at the very start of the fourth episode of The West Wing. It is a very simple scene, Toby, Josh, Charlie and the President are playing basketball. It is also a complete joy to watch. The characters just work so very well together. The very first cheese meeting is also wonderful interaction.

I have decided that I do in fact hate this game. It is too slow and certainly not suited for console. A pc game where you had far more control would work far better. It is quite addictive tho.

Not much else going on. I’m going to see Resident Evil with Pat later tonight, its coming to the end of the month and we are both running low on funds/saving money/me taking it easy so at best there will be a drink afterwards but thats it.

This evening was a quick trip down to the local after work with just a few people for a couple of pints of coke (being part of the taking it easy for a while). Just hung out for a while, grabbed a pizza after and was home by nine. All good I guess. Not really much to talk about, some progression on the upcoming project, some regression on the current project but hopefully that will all be good by next week.

Thats about it, more over the weekend.

we like xx% pay increases. Yes we do.

You might not be able to see it, but I’m smiling right now.

Q: Do I want to start collecting Batman again with issue #608 by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee.
A: Why yes I do.

On a whole other note, I was doing some thinking about the forthcoming trip earlier today. I had decided that various people were right and I didn’t actually have anything to worry about. Given who I work for any and all logistics are minor problems and will be sorted out for me and you know that still stands. Information won’t come fast enough for me, but it will come in its own time.

So I was thinking about it from another point of view, my point of view. (For the benefit of anyone from work reading this I’d like to note the word personal at this stage.) Sure there is going to be a lot of work involved and I am looking forward to that (I really am) although I am of course worried about it BUT there is also going to be a hell of a lot of fun involved. After all, the guy I’m going with is a good friend and we get a nice apartment and the chance (at weekends) to see some sights. BUT I have some more plans aswell.

Other than all of that, this is a pretty good opportunity for me to work on some other stuff. We are going over there partly to develop a “professional relationship” and building relationships is something I have never considered myself to be any good at. I don’t really have a choice in this case (not that that is a bad thing), it is something I have to do. So lets see that as an opportunity. It certainly can’t hurt right? I have a couple of other things that I want to try and work on…about me other than all the work stuff that comes with it, and you know what? It is a pretty good chance to do it…so what the hell, why not? Lets make the best of it all, hopefully everything that has to be done with contribute to my “personal development” (read: growing up) in a big way. I honestly don’t see how it can’t. Sometimes I wonder what I would be like if I had never moved to London and not had to deal with moving out and moving country et al. couple of years ago. I wonder if I can use this just as much?

To mangle a lyric from the MP3 I’m listening to a the moment Free by The LightHouse Family
“I wish I knew how….”….. Hold the phone right there. I just had a thought that sums it up all so much better. Its from one of the earliest songs I remember liking and indeed is still a favourite
Man in the Mirror
Michael Jackson

I’m gonna make a change, for once in my life
It’s gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right…
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I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
(If you wanna make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
(Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah)

And its worth noting at this point you can stop laughing now. You were young and idealistic once ya know. And one day I’m going to do a Moulin Rouge and blog entirely in lyrics.