The thought of a razor blade or laser slicing corneal tissue on my eye, lifting a flap of it up, and then getting another laser blasting tissue away was a squirmy atrocious thought, and still gives me the heebiejeebies. But then I found out that my health insurance at work decided to cover it this past year, so why not ( Read more... )

I have 11 hours left of terrible eyesight and then I shall be going under the laser. It feels strange to lose something that has been there all my life, even if it is a nuisance. Bad vision bewilderingly becomes a part of you. Unlike other kinds of vanity surgery that changes the way others perceive me, this will radically shift how I perceive ( Read more... )

To solidify OkCupid's computer science nerdiness and utter domination as the best dating site alive, they released an application that creates a graph based on the dating questions I have answered. It has a starting point and paths through all the very important questions I answered and ends up with a solid "Let's bang" or "Sorry, I need to wash ( Read more... )

Edit of last post:

Second date, as terrible as I thought it went, didn't deter her a bit. But after today, it is back to being a third date curse.

Last night, I had my first date in 15 months, and it was fantastic. Tonight was my first second date in 15 months, and I think I shall rename it to the second date curse. Pure epic failure. I seriously doubt my ability to relate to anyone when trying to explore a relationship possibility.

I think my hair line is receding. Genetics are lame.

For the past year or so, I thought and have been telling people that I was 28 years old. My tax software just informed me that I am indeed only 27.

Thank you, TaxCut Free Edition®. You have made my day by making me feel less old.

Not 24 hours after my last rant about Batman Begins, I get this in my email:


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On my main dating site, I keep getting asked why I hate Batman Begins. I have to reconstruct my argument from memory every single time, so I figured that I would archive my reasoning here for quick reference should this topic come up again. Plus, I think it is pretty funny ( Read more... )

Today was my third Intercenter Run, a healthful running race on the KSC landing strip that all KSC employees are invited to attend.

I was absolute last place in the 2 mile run last year. And not by a short time - like almost two minutes. I ended up with 28:45. Of course, I had to defend my title this year and get dead last againThis year, I ( Read more... )