Archive for December, 2006
Everyone Took Off But You
Thursday, December 28th, 2006That’s me. Tireless work ethic. Only one at work besides the engineer and the quality assurance guy. Pretty sure after a very frank and lengthy discussion with a veep that I didn’t gain the position that I was interviewed for by 7 people. But I totally dig the reasons. I really am a bit green for it. So I figure unless something really odd happens, I didn’t get it. Oh well.
In other news, there was a gun fight in the background of my 4am wake-up. Several shots fired, muffled voices. Love it.  
Today
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006I am analyzing and sorting intense emotional information, making my brain feel like rush hour on a major freeway. The only way to lighten my intellectual traffic is to filter the data more efficiently, so that less passes through my logic tubes. Even if I was tempted to rush ahead early in the day, my best strategy now is to set a pace for myself that can be sustained until relief arrives by tomorrow.
Or at least that’s what my horoscope says.
My Man The Handyman
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006The holiday went quite well. I’ll post more about it later. But if I don’t post this part now, I’ll forget…and it’s funny.
After drunken (but meaningful) declarations of my undying love, I awoke on Christmas with one hell of a headache. The hangover was not quenched by Bloody Mary, this time…I used the one I made on boo’s cousin to knock him out for the ride home before we’d drop him off. I drank coffee and tried to recover while we packed the car to come home.
When we got home, I set up my new Nintendo Wii while he went upstairs and tried to get the elliptical machine ready to work out. And here is where he is my favorite handy man. He called me upstairs, told me he heard a whirring sound and then nothing…after plugging the machine in for the first time. There was the smell of burning plastic in the air. I grabbed the transformer he used…and it felt a little warm. I tested the wall sockets with a fan to make sure it wasn’t a wall fire.
Then I realized…that the word Gemini should not appear on the transformer for an elliptical machine, but a DJ mixer. My DJ mixer. My poor darlin’ boy…after all of that money and after we toiled putting it together…just ran DOUBLE the voltage needed to work the damn thing.
This is where you laugh hard. Cuz we did. Anyone need a useless brand new elliptical?
I, Clutz
Monday, December 25th, 2006Happy Christmas to me!
Nine inch rug burn down my left arm.
Stairs – 1, Aaron – 0
Bill Thompson – Passed 12-23-06
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006Our great uncle Bill passed away today. Here is a picture of my brother Adam with him…some 20 years ago….
“See You On The Other Side” – BT
from the album The Binary Universe.
Mewwy Kissmiss Fwom Boo1 & Boo2
Saturday, December 23rd, 2006Here are some attempts at a “nice and neat photo” that end up with lips to nose, someone lookin at the lens, and quite a few drunken laughing fits. So we just decided to end it with our toast to all of you. Happy (InsertHoliday). We love all of ya.
Launch! Into 2007
Friday, December 22nd, 2006