just finished watching the movie cashback. i really enjoyed it-- and not for the reasons one might think. the move has a lot of nudity in it, but that's not really what made it good. i enjoyed the ending. i think it was the first love story i really enjoyed. it left me feeling good about life and wanting to take more care and pay attention to each moment that passes with those i love.
then, i started watching michael moore's capitalism: a love story. now, that's been a downer so far compared to cashback. but, i think it's something every citizen of the united states needs to watch. it everything that comes out of moore's mouth the gospel truth? nah, not necessarily. but, he often makes important points that deserve serious evaluation.
this really makes me more interested in the fixcongress movement. our government is being bought right from underneath us. if we don't do something now and shake the apathy, we'll be slaves before we know it.
our government was designed to be self correcting, but the people are the engine of that self correcting engine. several prominent founding fathers of our nation knew even 200 years ago that the people needed to keep a watchful eye on our government's actions and remain in control. once we drop the ball collectively, we're in trouble.
and a study of psychology has demonstrated that collections of people can very easily begin to loaf, become apathetic, and drop the ball.
well-- i'm not finishing that documentary tonight. like cashback, i'll have to watch it in spurts. i don't seem to ever get enough uninterrupted time to sit in one place for very long.
my dear, dear friend in germany sent me some links to some children books that are in english and german. i think i'll buy them for myself as a christmas present. i'll try to put more effort in german and hopefully other languages in the future.
then, i can hopefully get outta the country if the new revolution against the rising cooperateocracy fails.
well, my wife is home. besides, i really wanna gets some sleep. i want to try and turn over a new leaf and try to start getting up in the morning. maybe if i get more sleep, i'll have a bit more pep.
i realized today after doing some cashflow analysis and budgeting that wealth is more than just having money.
now, i'm not wealthy. but, if i ever will be, i've gotta make some changes.
i eat out so much; and i'd have more money if i didn't. but, i'd also be healthier, too. less money on healthcare (most likely), too.
that's is also a part of wealth. not just money, but just the sheer enjoyment of one's life.
so, i think i'll try to get more sleep, eat and live healthier, and hopefully save more money over time.
well, time to go. i'm rambling. but, i wanted to take note of this before i went to sleep.
20101214
20101213
melog-20101213.log
today, a customer said that i had really earned my pay today and that she appreciated my attention to detail.
what a way to end a difficult day!
forget the crown, i had to break out the carolin's tonight and get in touch with my irish heritage.
my wife is absorbed by the british comedy "doc martin". i like it. i noticed a few players from the IT crowd show up in it.
speaking of IT crowd-- the fourth season comes out on dvd tomorrow. but netflix says there will be a short wait. bummer. i hope it goes instant view like the other seasons did. if so, then i can probably still start on it.
i've been salivating for more IT crowd!
what a way to end a difficult day!
forget the crown, i had to break out the carolin's tonight and get in touch with my irish heritage.
my wife is absorbed by the british comedy "doc martin". i like it. i noticed a few players from the IT crowd show up in it.
speaking of IT crowd-- the fourth season comes out on dvd tomorrow. but netflix says there will be a short wait. bummer. i hope it goes instant view like the other seasons did. if so, then i can probably still start on it.
i've been salivating for more IT crowd!
20101212
melog-20101212.log
i took my mom to church today. i didn't go-- i just dropped her off and then picked her back up. i hang out at her house with the kids until she wants me to pick her up.
then, i go grocery shopping for her because she's elderly and doesn't get around very well. she also doesn't drive any longer. so, i try to take care of all those things she needs. my brother used to do all of this until he ended up in prison.
but, it's my mom. it's the least i can do.
my mom bought us some chinese food for dinner. we at really good for just $22.00. i got food for myself, my mom, the kids and my wife.
my nephew vanished for a few days. he's back at the house now. i guess he didn't have to work and stayed at home with his mom at the so called, "original crib". i think this is his last week, but who knows for sure.
on the way home, my wife told me that the garage door wouldn't open. my nephew noticed that a screw fell down somewhere when he opened it to go outside.
i was a bit upset at first (not at any person-- just at the situation).
but, i calmed down and looked things over. i found the screw and saw where it went. i found that actually two screws came loose. I bolted them back and pushed the button to raise the door.
nothing happened.
i looked at the motor hanging from the celling. i unplugged it, and plugged it back up again.
nothing.
i examined the whole thing and tried to understand how it works. eventually, though a process of elimination, i realized that something had to be wrong with how i bolted everything.
then, i realized that all of that was fine-- except that there is a red string that hangs from the lever that i bolted back. that string is a safety mechanism and i finally show that it was set to the manual position. so, that disengaged the motor.
so, i pulled the string to set it back into the auto position and Voilà, it works!
i felt like a real big cheese.
then, i go grocery shopping for her because she's elderly and doesn't get around very well. she also doesn't drive any longer. so, i try to take care of all those things she needs. my brother used to do all of this until he ended up in prison.
but, it's my mom. it's the least i can do.
my mom bought us some chinese food for dinner. we at really good for just $22.00. i got food for myself, my mom, the kids and my wife.
my nephew vanished for a few days. he's back at the house now. i guess he didn't have to work and stayed at home with his mom at the so called, "original crib". i think this is his last week, but who knows for sure.
on the way home, my wife told me that the garage door wouldn't open. my nephew noticed that a screw fell down somewhere when he opened it to go outside.
i was a bit upset at first (not at any person-- just at the situation).
but, i calmed down and looked things over. i found the screw and saw where it went. i found that actually two screws came loose. I bolted them back and pushed the button to raise the door.
nothing happened.
i looked at the motor hanging from the celling. i unplugged it, and plugged it back up again.
nothing.
i examined the whole thing and tried to understand how it works. eventually, though a process of elimination, i realized that something had to be wrong with how i bolted everything.
then, i realized that all of that was fine-- except that there is a red string that hangs from the lever that i bolted back. that string is a safety mechanism and i finally show that it was set to the manual position. so, that disengaged the motor.
so, i pulled the string to set it back into the auto position and Voilà, it works!
i felt like a real big cheese.
20101211
melog-20101211.log.0
nothin' like listening to the black eyed peas' "let's get it started" while finishing up with the last touches of a successful mail server upgrade.
melog-20101211.log
my family is sick.
soar throats, sneezing, coughing . . .
except me. i doubt that will last long, but so far i'm not suffering from any cold symptoms.
my wife asks me for soup.
my daughter sneezes from five feet away and can still spray you.
she keeps asking me for something to eat.
my son does, too.
everybody seems a wee bit needy today.
i didn't get to bed until about 03:00 this morning. i stayed up watching clips from the community channel. i hadn't watched in a while and wanted to catch up.
i get a really good shake around 09:30. my wife wants soup.
my daughter wants food, too.
and my son, too.
i go to walmart. come home, make food.
i had to work today, too. i had to change out a cpu fan in a server. i also had a server hard drive crash on me. but, it was being decommissioned anyhow.
serendipity to the rescue.
well, i'm making soup for my wife as i'm typing this. so, i had better take care of that before i scorch it.
i can say, though, when i'm sick, my wife takes really good care of me. but, i'll be honest-- i don't want my turn to be sick to come my way any time soon.
soar throats, sneezing, coughing . . .
except me. i doubt that will last long, but so far i'm not suffering from any cold symptoms.
my wife asks me for soup.
my daughter sneezes from five feet away and can still spray you.
she keeps asking me for something to eat.
my son does, too.
everybody seems a wee bit needy today.
i didn't get to bed until about 03:00 this morning. i stayed up watching clips from the community channel. i hadn't watched in a while and wanted to catch up.
i get a really good shake around 09:30. my wife wants soup.
my daughter wants food, too.
and my son, too.
i go to walmart. come home, make food.
i had to work today, too. i had to change out a cpu fan in a server. i also had a server hard drive crash on me. but, it was being decommissioned anyhow.
serendipity to the rescue.
well, i'm making soup for my wife as i'm typing this. so, i had better take care of that before i scorch it.
i can say, though, when i'm sick, my wife takes really good care of me. but, i'll be honest-- i don't want my turn to be sick to come my way any time soon.
20101210
melog-20101210.log.0
well, my wife made it home alright. she had a nice time. she thanked me for not giving her a hard time for going out. she said that she probably won't go out again for a while. she just notices that the environment really isn't her scene. nothing is really going on that makes her fell totally comfortable.
well, i'm working late, but about to go. actually, i sort of phase shifted my hours. so, i'm not working extra exactly. but, i do need to do some maintenance saturday. the joys of system administration!
i found myself extremely tired today. not so much from staying up late. but, i was drained. i think it's from being out of shape.
so, today, i avoided eating left over little caesar's and took some canned salmon and made a sandwich out of it. not great, but not bad either. i plan to take some time to get myself into better shape.
ok, i did find some popcorn in the break-room. but, i also ate the apple that someone left on the "free-for-all" table. so, i think i'm still on track.
i also drank water and green tea, today.
i've been listening though all the albums i own by björk. i'm listening to her medúlla album. when i first heard it, i tossed it aside and only listened to maybe one tract. but, the more i listen to her, the more i enjoy just listening to her singing voice. and so, her songs that i didn't like much sound better over time. and, albums that i wouldn't listen to so much, catch my ear more often.
she's a true musician to me. she seems to love sound itself. i know-- everything she does isn't great to everybody. i understand that. but her music falls on my ears and i like what i hear.
i remember the first time i heard music by björk. i didn't listen to her when she first came out. i didn't think anything over her until around year 2000. my brother had a collection of cd's and i wondered what björk sounded like.
i put in the debut cd and was greeted by "human behavior". man, those beats were tasty. i was hooked just off the first song! i just kept listening to more and more.
i even found myself listening to the sugar cubes. i even found an icelandic jazz cd that she did before her first solo album.
anyway, medúlla is a bit tough to listen to sometimes. the album is mostly a capella. maybe only a few songs have instrumentation that strongly accompanies the vocals on this album. the album is like strange chamber music. some songs are quite beautiful. others are haunting and quite alien. i think that's why it is hard to listen to. you hear all these beautiful sounds with a raw, untamed edge. not each song is like that, but many are.
a few of the greatest musicians were booed and hissed on their debut. but generations later, their works changed music forever.
i don't know if medúlla is one of those albums or not. but, i think björk has truly proven herself as a great musician and artist. i often wonder what her next musical project is.
well, gotta head to the pharmacy. my wife says she thinks she's coming down with a sore throat.
gotta watch that night air-- it'll get you.
well, i'm working late, but about to go. actually, i sort of phase shifted my hours. so, i'm not working extra exactly. but, i do need to do some maintenance saturday. the joys of system administration!
i found myself extremely tired today. not so much from staying up late. but, i was drained. i think it's from being out of shape.
so, today, i avoided eating left over little caesar's and took some canned salmon and made a sandwich out of it. not great, but not bad either. i plan to take some time to get myself into better shape.
ok, i did find some popcorn in the break-room. but, i also ate the apple that someone left on the "free-for-all" table. so, i think i'm still on track.
i also drank water and green tea, today.
i've been listening though all the albums i own by björk. i'm listening to her medúlla album. when i first heard it, i tossed it aside and only listened to maybe one tract. but, the more i listen to her, the more i enjoy just listening to her singing voice. and so, her songs that i didn't like much sound better over time. and, albums that i wouldn't listen to so much, catch my ear more often.
she's a true musician to me. she seems to love sound itself. i know-- everything she does isn't great to everybody. i understand that. but her music falls on my ears and i like what i hear.
i remember the first time i heard music by björk. i didn't listen to her when she first came out. i didn't think anything over her until around year 2000. my brother had a collection of cd's and i wondered what björk sounded like.
i put in the debut cd and was greeted by "human behavior". man, those beats were tasty. i was hooked just off the first song! i just kept listening to more and more.
i even found myself listening to the sugar cubes. i even found an icelandic jazz cd that she did before her first solo album.
anyway, medúlla is a bit tough to listen to sometimes. the album is mostly a capella. maybe only a few songs have instrumentation that strongly accompanies the vocals on this album. the album is like strange chamber music. some songs are quite beautiful. others are haunting and quite alien. i think that's why it is hard to listen to. you hear all these beautiful sounds with a raw, untamed edge. not each song is like that, but many are.
a few of the greatest musicians were booed and hissed on their debut. but generations later, their works changed music forever.
i don't know if medúlla is one of those albums or not. but, i think björk has truly proven herself as a great musician and artist. i often wonder what her next musical project is.
well, gotta head to the pharmacy. my wife says she thinks she's coming down with a sore throat.
gotta watch that night air-- it'll get you.
melog-20101210.log
well, my wife is still out. i was trying to wait up for her. for a weeknight, she's been gone a good while.
she expressed some guilt before leaving. she said she felt like she probably needed to stay home with the family and not hang out. she felt like maybe she was going to a scene where she didn't fit it-- a married woman hanging out with a single woman, looking for a catch.
i told her not to feel bad about going out tonight. everybody needs some time to enjoy themselves. but, i also told her that if she ever feels in the future that she's going out in that sort of environment, then maybe she shouldn't go.
she seemed to take that to heart.
well, i'm a bit concerned. i know we're both going to be really tired when it's time to get up and work through the day.
i gotta admit, she was looking really hot when she left-out. i told her she better not pay any attention to any people trying to get in with her.
and nowadays with people being more open about ambivalent sexuality, i have to watch out that i don't lose my wife to another man or woman!
i hope she's alright. it's late for a weeknight.
she expressed some guilt before leaving. she said she felt like she probably needed to stay home with the family and not hang out. she felt like maybe she was going to a scene where she didn't fit it-- a married woman hanging out with a single woman, looking for a catch.
i told her not to feel bad about going out tonight. everybody needs some time to enjoy themselves. but, i also told her that if she ever feels in the future that she's going out in that sort of environment, then maybe she shouldn't go.
she seemed to take that to heart.
well, i'm a bit concerned. i know we're both going to be really tired when it's time to get up and work through the day.
i gotta admit, she was looking really hot when she left-out. i told her she better not pay any attention to any people trying to get in with her.
and nowadays with people being more open about ambivalent sexuality, i have to watch out that i don't lose my wife to another man or woman!
i hope she's alright. it's late for a weeknight.
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