I can't believe all her

I can’t believe all her stuff fit in the storage unit that I already had half filled. Amanda, Amanda, Dave, Lyn, and Mark really delivered the package. The moving wouldn’t be finished now without their help. Half of them live in Arlington or further west and showed up early this morning to help out.

To those of you who did the final move of some of Leia’s stuff into my apartment you saw my sacred computer shrine. I know what you’re thinking. That guy has a couple plush beanie baby dolls sitting around his computer, he’s touched in the head. It’s not like that. It’s perfectly normal. They protect my machinery from evil BTs.

Gaming goodness

I installed Mac OS 9 on my iPod along with Unreal Tournament. I can now go to any Mac, boot off my iPod and play Unreal Tournament with all my settings and maps. Also it’s a lot easier for me to copy other people’s maps. I just plug my iPod into their computer and snarf ’em. Here are some thoughts on where I want this portable gaming happiness to go. I miss arcades and playing against other people. Yeah you can play them online and it’s pretty fun but it’s not the same. Why doesn’t someone make a whole bunch of host machines (in this case Macs) that you plug your game pod into (in this case my iPod) that’s in a public environment? I’d love to bring my game pod to the new “arcade”, boot up and play people there. I’d pay to rent time on the machines.

It is good to have

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.- Genly Aiin “The Left Hand of Darkness” by Ursula K. Le Guin

Okay gotta rant real quick

Can we stop calling North Korea, Iran and Iraq the “axis of evil”? The term has no meaning. I’ve searched various diplomat terminology glossaries and none of them have a real definition for “axis of evil.”

The term only serves to sensationalize our foreign policy and turn off people’s brains. To be honest, I sort of applaud the effort to dress up foreign policy with sexy verbage because more people seem to pay attention to it than ever. However, let’s take this opportunity to elevate the discussion.

Though nothing can bring back

Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind

• William Wordsworth Intimations of Immortality from Recollection of Early Childhood (X) Those lines are the crucible of Splendor in the Grass. They are the words that haunt Deanie’s youth and provide redemption when she’s older. The movie starts in 1927 in southeast Kansas with Deanie and Bud in high school. They are clearly in the throes of young love. They are caught up in the confusion of their physical affection for each other, and the contrary advice that their parents and other adults give them as to how to handle it. Consider this conversation between Deanie and her mother:

“Mom is it so terrible to have those feelings about a boy?” “No nice girl does.” “Doesn’t she?” “Nope, no nice girl.”

Does anyone else remember the

Does anyone else remember the scene in the The Big Hit with the Call Trace Buster-Buster-Buster? The idea is that the kidnappers have routed their call through a Trace Buster, but knowing that the police would have a Trace Buster-Buster, they also have a Trace Buster-Buster-Buster to thwart that. While not the funniest moment (The King Kong Lives VHS rental is) it livened up a fairly dreary movie. It came to mind as I read this notice from the National Motorists Association.

I watched His Girl Friday

I watched His Girl Friday the other day. This movie came out the same year as such greats as The Philadelphia Story (also with Cary Grant), Chaplin’s The Great Dictator and of course Hitchcock’s Rebecca. It was a phenomenal year for movies. I think that His Girl Friday may be best understood by also keeping in mind another movie from that year: Disney’s Fantasia. They are both out of place when their contemporary peers are considered.

You say it's my birthday,

You say it’s my birthday, well it’s your birthday day too

Thank goodness I got out of Cingular before the obligatory office birthday party. I hadn’t planned on making any mention of my birthday but since it has made the rounds I’ll officially note it here.

On a different note, I’m all for the technophobes when it means speedier service. All 15 checkout lanes at the new Krogers were busy. Much to my surprise nobody was using the self check-out thing. While others waited in the express line I walked out the door. Does going through a line with a cashier afford some advantage that I’m not privy to?

I think I'm turning vegetarian,

I think I’m turning vegetarian, against my will. My body hasn’t been too happy when I’ve eaten meat. That is excluding chicken which my body still deals with okay. I used to enjoy cow in all its varied forms but it’s just not doing it for me anymore. In fact the ahem evacuation process has become more and more unpleasant over the years.

That’s only half the story though. When I think about eating now by default my brain is jumping to images of steamed brocolli. Oh to be sure, I’ll still happily ladle a cheese sauce over that. Also my taste buds seem to crave the wider variety of tastes that fruits and vegetables can provide and feel deadened if I eat meat with them.

This was one person's response

This was one person’s response to Britney Spears new movie Crossroads.

I just got back from seeing Crossroads and I have to say that is seriously THE BEST movie I’ve ever seen. I’m not saying it cause Britney was in it at all. Like i cried 5 times cause it was a very touching movie. It’s like now when I look at pictures of her and listen to her songs I have a whole other image of her.It really changes your mind about things you know.I can promise after seeing this movie, you won’t look at Britney the same way again. Like now, when I see a picture of her, I have a flashback to like the movie and like I feel like a thought or a feeling thats just different, a whole different and good kinda repsect for her now, she’s a great actress, and I recommend everyone, even if they aren’t Britney fans to go and see it. PS. sorry for saying ’like’ so much, lol.

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