So I’m heading for the elevators to get some lunch. Near the door to the elevators is a donation jar set up to collect pennies for a couple of little girls to figure skate. At least, I assume that’s what the jar’s for – I usually pass it on the way to food or Coke, so I’m pretty single-minded when I’m in that area. I know there are pictures of little figure skaters around the jar.
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Haven’t been sleeping again…
I just heard a deep voice outside my cubicle say, apropos of nothing, “I still dig Dorothy Hamill.” I wonder if that’s one of the first warning signs before Tyler Durden shows up. Hearing deep voices praising old school figure skaters.
Man, I need some sleep.
Hot DAMN!!!
I knew there was a reason I liked the new Mini Coopers. Even the Bat Boy is drawn to them!
Take THAT, evildoers!
I’ve finally taught my office chair a lesson.
You see, it has this idiotic little lever on the bottom that, when lifted, causes the chair to immediately tilt downwards and forwards. Naturally, the makers of this chair figured the best shape to carve this handle in would be a big paddle that points downward. That way, when Astro sits like he often does when working and/or thinking (note that the two can be mutually exclusive) with his feet under the chair tippy-toe style (okay, I’ll have to take a picture later so you understand), he will immediately press the lever as soon as he turns, thus dumping him forward and releasing a torrent of curses upon the unknowing world.
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My name is Astro, and I’m a Shop-a-holic
Finally found me a good replacement for my Swiss Army Knife last night. I went from one of these to one of these. Ooooohhhhh yeah….
I have this image of styrofoam in my head
Two little facts of life occurred to me today:
1) If your girlfriend makes you wonderful cookies with powdered sugar on the top, don’t take them back to your computer to eat. The slightest puff of air from your face, be it nose or mouth, will coat your keyboard with a light white powder.
2) One of the more disgusting feelings in the world is to be convinced that a glass is full of Sprite and realize in mid-gulp that it’s ordinary water. I have no problems drinking water, but when you’re expecting bubbly and sweet you’ll probably do a Danny Kaye spit-take too.
Back up again, but… for how long?
According to my webhost, UUNet’s been having some problems out there and it’s caused everything related to my host and its sites to occasionally be completely and totally unreachable. Of course, UUNet’s Network Operations Center page showed no problems and I could get to other sites across the UUNet backbone (Through ALTER.NET, to be specific). Sounds like they’re making up things like I used to back in my web tech support days. Oh well. Maybe I’ll be up long enough to post this.
The Health of a Moondoggie
Remember all of those allusions I was making to medical problems and medical procedures and the like? Well, I just got done yesterday and have a mostly clean bill of health. Rather than life-threatening problems with my body, I just have embarassing old man-style problems. Hooray for me! Many thanks for all of you out there who were thinking positive thoughts for me.
Say, could you pass me that little inflatable pillow? Thanks.
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A thought on thanking
After writing the aforementioned email to Patrick (no, not Patrick Stewart – keep guessing), I realized that I did a lot of thanking in the email and the added one on this site. Well, maybe not an effusive amount, but enough so that I noticed it. Mostly, it’s due to a philosophy change on my part. Well, maybe not a philosophy change. Change of outlook? New goal? Resolution?
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A Note for a Possible New Reader
Just in case he happens by here, I’d like to once again thank Patrick for reading through my email and at least getting far enough through it to see my web address and wonder who the lunatic is who’s emailing him. Sorry again to bug you, man!