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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

     Don’t you just love it when you get a haircut and everyone asks you “Why’d you chop it all off?” not “Where’d you get it done?” or anything even slightly flattering. I swear, everyone but the guys who have commented on it have asked the former. I’m starting to hate hair as much as I hate shoe shopping.

Feeling: Frustrated, as usual
Listening to: Too many people’s opinions

2 comments May 1, 2006

The Alien has Landed

     And here it is, the new Alienware m5500. By here, I mean sitting on my lap. Not that it helps you see it or anything, but I’m too lazy to actually take a picture of it.
     I’ve never had a laptop before, so I am trying to use it like one would usually use one. Right now I’m in my living room. Wireless internet, battery powered. It’s neat, I suppose. If it was later in the day (I woke up at 6:30 this morning, ugh, that’s what you get for going to bed before 11pm), I’d probably be talking to people on GAIM. Which I haven’t done since, well, probably since I started playing WoW. Just like updating my blog, I hadn’t done since I started playing WoW.
     I suppose that’s about it. I could probably type forever on this thing. I don’t know why, but there’s something about laptops (the feel of the keyboard, the look of the screen) that make me feel like I could write a dozen novels on them. Not that I’m inspired enough to do so, but it is a nice thing to be able to type and such wherever you want.
     I think that was a squirrel that was jumping on our roof just now. Kind of loud. But as interesting as squirrels are, I digress. Because I’m just babbling at this point. Time to end this bloggy entry.

Feeling: Alone, because no one is awake yet
Listening to: I disconnected the harddrive on my desktop that has all the MP3s on it, and I’m too lazy to turn off / reconnect / turn back on… so nothing.

1 comment March 18, 2006

Good Bye, 94.7 Zone

     I was listening yesterday afternoon when 94.7 the Zone changed over to an Oldies station. I thought it was a joke. Today, I find that’s not the case. The station I have been listening to every morning since October, 2004 has vanished, with no farewell.
     Reading this article confirmed that the Zone has gone the way of all the great rock stations and has been cancelled. Brian the Whipping Boy, Freak, Sludge, Cassie, El Bobo, and J.V.O., I’m sorry to see you go. I don’t care what the other stations are saying this morning, you had plenty of fans. If any of these guys show up on another station, I want to know about it.

     :(

Feeling: Sad and lonely
Listening to: No other station feels the same.

2 comments September 27, 2005

Dell’s Bells

For those of you who don’t know, I went on Vacation to Wisconsin Dells last weekend with Alan.

Friday, I drove to Alan’s house. Saturday, we left for Wisconsin Dells. On the way we stopped at a Walmart to buy CDs to listen to on the way up there. One of them, the AC/DC one Alan wanted to listen to, was skipping and making a knocking noise when we put it in (brand new!). So, motiviated by having to listen to Kelly Clarkson, Alan figured out what was wrong with it (the top layer was put on crooked), fixed it (filed down the edges of the top layer), and it works now. We ate lunch at Fudruckers (Alan loves it there), and checked into the B&B.

The White Rose B&B was nice, but it wasn’t as well upkept as I would have expected. The bathroom didn’t have any ventillation, which made taking the steamy jaccuzzis a little less enjoyable. Other than that, the bed was soft, the cable TV was a better commodity than expected, and it was free of screaming children (not easy to do in the dells).

That night we went to Wally’s House of Embers. It was fantastic. I had a coupon for prime rib, which is apparently a really fantastic cut of steak, and wow, it was amazing. Alan was jealous. It was really expensive (for us, anyway, at $20 a plate). After that we went to a Drive In movie theater, cuz I’ve never been to one. We saw the Dukes of Hazard and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (again). Dukes of Hazard was pretty funny, although I really wasn’t expecting much.

Sunday morning we went to the B&B’s breakfast (not bad, especially for free – or at least sunk cost – food). We went shopping (much to Alan’s disappointment) around the downtown Dells for a while and ate at Famous Dave’s, but then I passed out for 4 hours because I took a Benadryl. I’m not taking that again. We went to Pirate’s Cove minigolf for 36 holes, and Alan kicked my ass. I stopped keeping score after he got a hole in one on one that I took the 6-stroke limit for. I only got it in the river once, but it was almost twice.

For dinner, we went to the Essen Haus (German Restaurant). I wasn’t particularly impressed (especially at ~$12 a plate), but Alan seemed to like it. The atmosphere was very European.

Monday we went to Noah’s Ark. That was a lot of fun, but it would have been much better if we brought flip flops. As it was, our feet were practically raw by the time we left (about 4 hours later). We did go on the “Sting Ray,” which is a big, wide u-shaped thing (Looks like a sting ray with his “arms” up?) that they drop you down on a double innertube and you just kinda slide willy-nilly back and forth until you stop. The drop was kinda big, so Alan made sure I went down backwards so I’d scream more. He seemed to think that was funny. Alan told me if I bought him a deep fried Twinkie, he’d eat it, so I did. It tasted weird, like a sweet doughnut saturated with fat. I didn’t get too burned (aside from the top of my head, which is still a bit red), so all in all it was good.

That night, we went to Monk’s Bar & Grill (cheap!!!), and the food was amazing for the price. They had beer battered fries (awesome), and cheese curds (also, awesome). The food was like $5-7/plate, considering that it’s downtown Wisconsin Dells, that’s pretty spectacular. We went back there for lunch on Tuesday and I bought a shirt.

Tuesday, we went to Top Secret, which was by far the biggest waste of money ever. The outside looks awesome, though. It looks like someone took the white house and dropped it – upside down – onto a parking lot from about 50 feet up. There’s a car partially smushed under it and everything. Anyway, it was $12/person, and it lasted about 10 minutes. They took us inside and we “oohed” at the chairs and tables, etc, stuck to the ceiling. Then they took us to another room to ooh. And another. And another. Then we had to walk through “tunnels,” some of which had mirrors, so it was kind of difficult to tell where to go. They had one of those “try to walk straight on the bridge with the spinning walls around it” things, and a little girl who was on the tour lost her balance and walked into a pole. Then, there was a “mad scientist” who claimed the presidents were all robots that she created. Then you were dumped into the gift shop. The guide at the beginning said the purpose of the tour was to find out “Why the White House landed in Wisconsin Dells 7 years ago,” but there wasn’t anything that really explained it. Very stupid.

Anyway, after buying fudge, we went back to his house. I went home the next day, since I didn’t go back to work until Thursday.

Feeling: Tired.
Listening to: Much more Kelly Clarkson than I ever thought I would.

1 comment August 20, 2005

Go Wolvsies

     Ok, so here’s the plan for this weekend. Today I’m going to drive out to Champaign after work, and I might see Lexi tonight or early tomorrow morning. Saturday afternoon I’m taking Alan back to suburbia and we’ll prolly try to have a nice dinner and then go to the Chicago Wolves game (huzzah to my tickets right behind Philadelphia’s bench). Those tickets are what I got him for his birthday. Sunday I’ll take him probably to Fudruckers where he’ll meet up with his parents who will drive him back to Champaign.
     So, one of the managers at All Tile asked me if I knew anyone who would be interested in a job doing pricing for us. I talked to Lexi and she seems interested, and I’m sure she’d be good at it, so I recommended her today. It would be nice to have another friend at work.

Feeling: Excited, Tired, Hungry.
Listening to: Kelly Clarkson – Gone

June 3, 2005

The Weekend, The Car, and Bowling

     So it has been a while since I posted. Let me do a very brief recap.
     Bowling: Good. Last time we got tipsy and I bowled a 175. Huzzah to new highest score I can remember.
     Alan: Good. I like him, and I appreciate him more, but he just bought World of Warcraft. I am worried.
     My car: Drives. It’s not completely better, and it seems like it got worse after I put gas in it. I’m taking it to Champaign this weekend; highway driving should be good for it.
     Weekend: Going to Alan’s. If the Wolves didn’t completely rule, we’d be going to their game this weekend. But, alas, the game will not happen. It was a Game 6 of 7 playoff game, and the Wolves took it in four. I’m sure we’ll see a game of theirs soon, but not this weekend. On Friday I’ll drive down, I’ll be back in time for bowling on Sunday. Monday I’ll either loaf around the house (since I have the day off, huzzah) or watch Season 1 of 24 with Nicole. She hasn’t seen it.
     Work: Good. I spotted a big problem yesterday before it could cause unfixable damage. I don’t even know how I caught it, but I did. Huzzah.

Feeling: I heart gobstoppers.
Listening to: Not Launchcast. IE on my work computer just crapped out, and apparently you need that to listen to launchcast – even if it’s through the Yahoo Messenger. Bah.

May 26, 2005

Bowling Bonanza

     Ok, so it wasn’t really a bowling bonanza. Apparently they started closing at 11pm for “summer hours.” You’d think that means close later, but nope. So, we only got two real games in, and I totally sucked. Then, Jake, Tony & I had one more game left (Mike came late so he only bought 2), so we did some speed bowling. It’s pretty much just bowl as fast as you can without hurting yourself or the bowling lane. Actually, scratch that last part. Anyway, during that speed bowling round, I bowled my first turkey (huzzah) and got a final score of 143. It’s not my highest, but it’s certainly good, considering the situation.
     I miss Alan a lot. This weekend I hung out with Renee and we watched When Harry Met Sally and went out to a party that was filled with the kind of people I don’t usually see anymore, having graduated from a good university and now being in the working world. All of this made me appreciate having someone that I feel comfortable with and can really love. I’ll stop with the sappy stuff now, I just had to get it out.

Feeling: I can’t believe I woke up of my own volition at 7:30 this morning.
Listening to: CDs in my Eclipse, cuz it seems to be running significantly better (but it’s too early to judge if the problem has vanished)

1 comment May 15, 2005

Car Pay Diem

     We picked up my Eclipse from the dealer today, after having them (with resistence) replace the Catalytic Converter for free (required by law for 8 years). I drove it home from the dealer, and it was amazing. Pretty much like it was new. Dad thinks that we still need to replace the plugs for the umpteenth time in the year and a half that it’s been bad, and (I think because of that) it’s not quite perfect, but it doesn’t make a helluva lot of sense. Dad specifically requested he get “props” on my blog for his help in this situation. I guess since yesterday was his birthday, I’ll humor him.
     Anyway, I will be writing to Mitsubishi soon about how this one part (which was FREE to replace, no less) took this dealer a year and a half to replace, and ONLY after we made them do it. In the meantime, I had to deal with a car that *sometimes* didn’t accelerate when I pushed the pedal. If nothing else, they should reimburse us for the $400 ignition coil that was replaced for no reason. It doesn’t cover the 8 sets of spark plugs & wires we went through in that year and a half, or the pain I endured from having my first beautiful car (seemingly) die a slow death. That letter should be an interesting one to write.

Feeling: Uncertain
Listening to: Renee’s crappy country music (she’s over working on some homework)

May 11, 2005

Champaign Visit v202

     Happy birthday, Alan! (tomorrow)
     So, I’m going to Champaign on Saturday, leaving at 3pm so Alan can get some sleep/work done/pretend work done. I’ll get there for dinner, and we’ll probably go to Miko’s or wherever he feels like going, being the birthday boy and all. Then we might do some light apartment partying. Sunday I’m leaving kind of early, since my Grandma is having a party that I’m supposed to go to. I’ll go straight from Champaign to the Grandma party, then from there to home to watch Family Guy. Then from Family Guy to weekly bowling. What a full weekend.

Feeling: Starting to get Renee’s cough, dammit.
Listening to: Dashboard Confessional – Saints and Sailors, Hands Down, Vindicated (I need a larger variety of their CDs/mp3s)

May 6, 2005

Carpoo

     Yesterday, Renee, Michelle, Chris and I went to the Sox/Detroit game. It went into overtime… and it started at 7pm. So we were there late. Not that I remember much; I don’t like baseball and so I did what everyone who doesn’t like baseball and goes to the game does. Drank $15.75 worth of beer (3 cups, + 1 free from Renee).
     So, according to my dad and my uncle, it’s not my valves it’s my catalytic converter. Apparently my car doesn’t have normal torque in high RPMs, or something. When you’re at 4,000 RPM and you floor it, it doesn’t redline. That’s not normal. So anyway, catalytic converters are free to replace, since they’re part of emissions. According to the guy at CarX (way to go guys) it’s the law that they have to be warrantied for 8 years. We made it in just under the wire. So, my dad called up and argued with the manager and they said they’ll take it in for the catalytic converter sometime this week.
     I’m going to Champaign now, because I want to see OTR. It’s at 9pm, so I have to stay the night (in spite of Alan being busy with his final project, etc) and I’ll leave there after lunch tomorrow. I will definitely be back in time for bowling.
     That’s all I got.

Feeling: Stomach still in turmoil from last night
Listening to: Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down

April 30, 2005