weather was brilliant today - almost up to 70f i think and sunny. i was still recovering from the previous night when i decided to go for a walk. the sunlight and breeze felt so good. recovering from the previous entry's events. but i also went to a friend's apartment at some point and chatted up with a few cute girls. what a crying blur it ( Read more... )

finished the fourth season of Six Feet Under this past friday, and the subject line of this entry is a quote from the last episode, titled "untitled." for probably four of the past five fridays i've arrived home from work tired and worn, and ready for a viewing of the shows. with an oven pizza and beer. it's relaxing. but anyway, the fourth ( Read more... )

and that, is a title of the six feet under episode 45, also known as the episode i just finished watching. for some reason, our super efficient US Postal Service didn't come through in my last DVD return, so last weekend was absent of any six feet under. serious withdrawal folks, some serious stuff, like to be absent of my favorite drug. for ( Read more... )

most likely this is network related, perhaps something related to the earthquake. i contacted our network guy though and he is looking into it.

John Lane, 26, a tattoo artist who lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, typically waits until after 11 a.m. to drive his 1963 Buick Skylark to work at Cutting Edge Body Arts in the West Village ( Read more... )

things are starting off fast and busy at work - i have staffing issues, an impending company reorganization (second in six months), a boss that is giving mixed signals of a variety of types, etc. i'm beginning to wonder that i've reached the age and level of business immersion in which things like this will always be an issue. goodbye reckless ( Read more... )

did errands today, including last minute xmas cards, to feel productive mostly. i was off last friday and today, so i could have a four day weekend, but i haven't done much with the time. i'm not complaining - i just like to balance out three days of laziness with a day of productive errands ( Read more... )

if there's an indication to the type of weekend i had, it was my watching back to back nights of Leonardo DiCaprio movies. saturday night i watched Gangs of New York, and Sunday night i watched Titanic. and to give myself just a little salvation - i wasn't watching with heavy interest. it was entertaining background imagery while i washed ( Read more... )

started my xmas shopping today with a visit to victory vintage, my favorite decatur shopping destination. i purchase the holiday gifts in chunks - my vv visit found gifts for four different family members, and another trip to the mall will almost finish up this holiday's shopping. on my drive back, i noticed decatur's getting a ted's montana ( Read more... )

enjoying some time from work. i hadn't taken an extended vacation all year, so come this time i still have ten days or so vacation time. this entire week i'm off. minus an hour of work yesterday, i haven't touched the topic since last week, five pm friday ( Read more... )