I was pleasantly surprised when my boss presented me with a "coupon" for a free day off at work. It's a nice gesture and I can't wait to use that day off already. Unfortunately, I won't be able to use it for another 3-4 weeks. However, it's a really cool thing to do. Things are going very weel at work and I appreciate stuff like this.
So many ideas for my future I've never really bothered to think about what I want to do with my life.
I major in Web Design at CCV but lately, I've become complacent. I don't have the desire to do the homework anymore. It's nothing more than a series of dealing with boring coding exercises and crap like that. I don't want to spend my life doing that.
Doing some thinking, I came up with a few ideas of things I'd like to do before 40:
- Fall in love, get married and have kids. Get a
Wow, just wow. I want to comment on how awesome the past few months have been. They have literally been eye-opening. My level of consciousness continues to increase and as a result, new doors open almost effortlessly. Take for example, the radio show thing. I have been thinking about doing a radio show for years upon years. Only now, have I harnessed the energy to make it happen. I knew it was going to happen before I found out. I knew that I had hit all the right buttons, so to speak. Compared
Been going good. Not much that I can think of.
Brother got transferred even further north to a different prison. Been trying to deal with that somehow.
Car brakes need repair.
Work's going great. I'm researching quotes for various services we receive and doing lots more analysis on the data we have. Enjoying it.
Looking to take a course in business management. Thinking about changing majors.
Finally, thinking about getting back into this hobby. Best way to start is the LI ga
Wow. I can't believe I've spent almost 5 years posting here.
This site is literally a living shrine of the past 5 years of my life. I can't even bear to think of what I was posting a year ago or two years ago or even three years ago.
It's amazing how time passes us all by. I wish I was as into Atari as I was back in the day. It'll always live on as part of my spirit though.
Wow. Just wow. I never even set out to become the highest poster in the first place.
Haven't you noticed that half the topics in the 2600 forum could have been avoided if people used the search function? That's the beauty of the internet though. Everyone wants to think that they are/were the first person to post about something, although they're actually one of the other 999,999 people to do so.Just an observation.
After all, how could I?
I've got too many ties to this community to just up and leave.
Haven't had much time to play classic video games but I'm hoping to get a new TV soon that I can hook several systems to at once.
I guess it's about time I got serious about life in general. From what I've seen the past few days, when you're constantly drinking, the health issues start to slowly creep up on you. I can't keep doing this.
I've also gotten to the point of telling off people. You know that things are that bad if you start doing this.
I need time to reflect on things. Time to get my head straightened out.
Ahh, day 1 of my 4 day retreat from the pressures of the working world.Let's see, what did I do today? I finished up homework for an online course. All I have left to do is write a "business plan" for my fake brewery that maybe, just maybe, could be a reality someday. I do need to learn how to brew first after all. ;)Afterwards, off to my favorite pub to enjoy a few brews. Tried the Curacao Wit at VT Pub and Brewery. Excellent Belgian-style ale that's a cross between a white ale and a wheat ale
Strat-O-Gems Can't wait to check this game out on z26 later. Ain't it purdy? In fact, I cannot wait until classes are over next week. I want to play some Atari so badly.
I was wondering, why exactly do I like this game? What's so special about it? It's a simple game indeed. You are at the helm of a fighter jet I believe and your goal is to shoot down as many other jets as you can without getting shot down yourself. The game can be very tricky into the later levels, as the enemy jets scroll from either the left or the right of the screen. You need to have sharp reflexes or else, you'll be shot down in no time. You do not get any bonus jets so if you lose one, you
I like the Burnout games quite a bit. I don't play them as often but with the latest Burnout, Burnout:Revenge, I can't get enough of it. Many racing games discourage you from crashing into traffic or other racers. You get penalized or your car gets totalled. However, in the Burnout games, the objective is to crash into as many other cars as possible and create the most spectacular crashes possible. This game does not fail to deliver on such objectives. Sure, the graphics could be a bit more poli
So, I've allowed the bottle to get the best of me once again. I made a choice that I was not going to buy another beer tonight. I've simply had enough of it. Why am I destroying what I worked so hard to build? Why am I doing this to myself? I don't need the effects of alcohol any longer.From now on, I put my foot down and I put it down hard!
I don't normally talk about stuff like this, but I've been talking to a nice girl(or so I think) online for a while now and she's kinda starting to grow on me. We talk everyday and even play Yahoo Pool and all. It's kind of fun and she's really intelligent and all. However, I've asked her a few times if she'd like to meet for a date and she just avoids the question or says that she's scared of meeting people offline. I really don't want to ruin it so I don't plan on asking her again. However, it
I'd like to talk about how I got into driving. I'll take you all back to the fall of 2000. When I was practicing for my driver's license, I used my dad's beat up '88 Reliant K wagon for practice. That poor car. While I didn't get in any accidents, I did back it up on a curb, further incensing my father. He got frustrated enough and so I gave him some of the money I saved and he gave me some of his and I bought my first car ever, a 1985 VW Golf. It was tan/gold and an automatic. It had the little
Things are starting to pick up where I work and I don't know if I'm gonna make it out alive. Having survived two peak periods and about to go into a third peak period, I can safely say that I think I will get by ok. It all depends on if we hire another custodian or not. In regards to my weight loss, it's still continuing. My weight keeps hovering at 248-250lbs now and I think by the end of the week, I'll be down at 245 or less. Got to knock off that extra weight and get down to 200. One of the d
You know, no matter how hard things may seem at time, I still the desire to plug away and keep trying no matter what. I thought my life was over when I was laid off in Jan of 2004 from another company. I thought it could not go on. I had to find faith somewhere. I had to look within myself and find some answers, although some questions I feel are still unanswered. Well, I have a job I love, people I care about there and the determination to keep going. I can't say the same for my personal life,
I'm so fucking tired from 4 days of working overtime. I started on Tuesday by getting 13 hours and then I got 14 hours on Wednesday. Yesterday, I pulled 17 hours and today I just barely got 13 hours. A ton of overtime, not to mention 2 regular 8 hour days for a total of 6 days and about 75 hours. Damn. I'm going to take an extra day off next week to recover from this. The good news is, we won't be this busy again until December. I'll also have more time to plan stuff like cleaning up my apt afte
So, I took the modded 2600 that I bought from kielbaca and brought it up to my brother. He was thrilled and kept telling me about how much he missed playing Atari and such. He played a few rounds of Chopper Command and remarked at how terrible he was at it. He used to be really good but since he hasn't played for years, it shows.Then, we moved on to play 2600 Bowling. We played 7 games of it and he barely came out on top, 4 games to 3. We played some very competitive games and he couldn't believ
I often don't write lyrics as much as I used to. I don't play in any bands but I've always wanted to. I've come up with a song that pretty much wraps up how I feel about life in a few paragraphs, from where I stand politically to how I feel about social issues. Of course, it's impossible to cover all that in one lyric so here's to trying:Strike onceStrike twiceOne more strike, one more blowAnd the empire crashes downWe wield the hammersWe wield the powerPower to the people!And nothing for the bo
I swear, this is the only album I've been listening to at work recently while cleaning toliets and other crap. I love the 2nd disc(it's a 2 disc series) because I feel it has the best songs of the whole album. I don't know, but listening to this album makes me feel like I'm 19 again. It just does. I never really liked it when I bought it a few years ago. However, when I listen to everything else in my collection of Clash stuff, it pales in comparision to the Sandinista album. In this album, you
Let me just tell you a thing or two about my brother. We've been really close for years and shit. We've fought similar battles in life and lived to tell about it. Lately, with all the good shit that's been happening in my life, I've come to influence people a lot lately. As much as I care about my brother, he's been through hell the past 5 years. He's on probation and all. Anyway, we had a long talk after he and my mom got in a really heated argument. Normally, I don't share personal things on h
I just wish we could get rid of one person. All they're doing is dragging my morale into the toilet with their laziness. It's to the point where I think it will be downright impossible to find good help throughout the winter. Best to roll up my sleeves and get ready to "grind the stone". I don't like it but I'm left with little choice nowadays.
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