Monday, April 30, 2001

Wow, I hadn't even realized it has been this long since a last posted. Time sure does fly by when you're busy. So let me sum up the event s for the past few days. Thursday was a moderate day at work with a few service calls to contend with a did a lot of work towards by new site design which I hope to have up in May (which will also probably be a new server due to the fact that Geocities doesn't support PHP. Thursday night I went to Randolph Showcase Cinemas (which is by far one of the best theatres I have ever been to) to see The Forsaken. Even though I got the tickets for free the movie wasn't worth driving to Randolph for. Friday morning I drove in to work and was supposed to go over the Editor's house and set up is home system, but alas he was nowhere to be found, my boss calls in with a stiff neck and his boss calls in with personal issues. I am also planning a trip to the Providence site that day. I finally catch up with the editor at 11:30 and he postponed till next week. So now it's 1pm and I am trying to haul ass to Providence cause I got a lot to do and find out they closed Storrow Drive to one lane and then 95 south to one lane. A forty-minute drive took 75 minutes. When I get there, there are all sorts of problems that they didn't tell us about, that I need to take care of, in addition to the ones I already know about. I leave and head home and hang with Ryan all night in town and white horse beach and driving around it was fun. Saturday I head to Bentley to watch my little sister play softball. They lost one and won one. All that day on campus they were having a big campus festival that I stayed with my sister and had fun. Later that night I went to meet my friend Matt. I was supposed to page Ryan to see what he was doing in the city but he didn't return my pages. So Matt and me went to Charlie Flynn's and had a few. Only to find out later that Ryan and Jonas was at Tam's a bar two doors down. I wake up Sunday and went to the dump, did some planting in the yard, and went to another softball game and this time it was far better games too watch. Went home and made dinner (Marie Callendar's Chicken Pot Pies, hmmm?), Ryan stopped by for a spell. I ate dinner and watched the end a Tarzan and the beginning of On Golden Pond and went to bed. It was a very busy weekend and I feel very like I had gotten a lot done and woke up satisfied this morning. We'll see how Monday goes.

Wednesday, April 25, 2001

More addictive then Heroin, it'sSNOOD!
As I wander up Brookline Avenue to Kenmore Square to go home I am thwarted by thousands of people heading the other way towards Fenway for the game and it made me wonder? Why do people flock to sporting events? Why do people fork up lots of cash, not guaranteed a good time (thirty-dollars for a good seat to watch guys who make multi-millions a year)? It doesn’t make sense. What drives thousands to this? Excitement, Team pride and/or loyalty, suspense of who’s going to win? I don’t think so; you can fulfill all those needs by watching games on TV. I am an avid baseball fan myself because not only to I get to physically cheer my team I feel like they can hear me. The atmosphere of being at a game is unlike anything else thousands of people cheering for one team, thousands cheering for the other. Strange rituals occur and you instinctively take part. Going to a sporting event is not like going to a concert. Sure there is a chance you won’t go home satisfied, but you feel like you have taken part in something you love. You leave feeling like you were a (small) part of that teams victory and defeat.

Tuesday, April 24, 2001

Don't like real life? Try a virtual world.

Monday, April 23, 2001

What a great weekend! I accomplished alot as far as personal tasks are concerned (which really made me motivated about cleaning up my life and getting it in order.) I also had plenty of time to hang out with Ryan and a bunch of friends to play Frisbee and croquet in the park, dinner at the Ming, time at the rock spot and hanging out at a small cottage on a small pond.
In Contrast today i did nothing at work personal or for business. So much for motivating myself.

Thursday, April 19, 2001

I had a very productive day today at my job. I accomplished a lot of my little tasks. I feel good about going home today. It always makes my feel excellent when I go home after feeling I accomplished something today, it makes you feel like you belong in the cycles of society's rhythm and I like that.

Wednesday, April 18, 2001

So, I am making my father dinner (chicken sandwiches) and I put the mayo on and stack chicken, cheese, and lettuce. He comes in sits down and shouts “HEATHEN!” I say “What?!?” He replies, “The lettuce goes on the bottom.” Personally I don’t think so. I much prefer the lettuce on top.

Tuesday, April 17, 2001

there is a new page on the horizon it will be based on my personal theory of the meaning of life and post my daily experiences and how they relate to said theory. you can look for this in May.
yesterday, feeling lonely and dejected at work, where no one else was here, I decided leave early. at the time i decided to leave there was one person in the editorial department surfing the web. i left, aiming to take the five-thirty train. i fought through nonecks stumbling out of bars exclaiming victory over the yankees like they were the ones on the team. once i cleared the fenway crowd i ran into the marathon. i literally had to wade through crowds to get to the T station. once on the T it went smoothly. at the hynes convention stop a runner boarded the train looking rather winded, i suppose i would too after 26 miles, and everyone applauded him. i thought was a nice gesture from the people and was quite surprised that they felt kindness and respect towards him. right after that they announced a delay in the train. i ended up missing my 5:30 train and still took the 6:15 like normal.
have a nice flight alison

Monday, April 16, 2001

Just made a few changes but for them to take effect I need to make a post.
I just added BlogVoices to blog so you regular readers (all 5 of you) can add your two bits to whiny rants on how life sucks and I am not going anywhere in it. Have Fun!

Friday, April 13, 2001

why is friday the 13th considered a bad day? is it because it is the 13th and that is an unlucky number or because friday is unlucky? i personally think fridays are lucky and i welcome them. how did this superstition come about anyways? it seems crazy to me. and i am crazy so that must be bad.
I have a whole day to myself and I don't know what to do?

Thursday, April 12, 2001

It was been a very long day at the end of a very long week. I get tommorrow off because I am working on Patriot's Day when every body else will be home. even better is the fact that it is marathon monday and there is a yankees game at fenway. Maybe I do something fun.
you know, every body is always telling me what i should do or what they would like to see me do. i shouldn't spend money on anything, anything at all, cause God forbid i don't pay that 1 bill that 150 dollars extra! yes it would be nice to learn more about web design except i want to learn computer and network troubleshooting. there is not enough time in the day to accomplish anything. i can't have a social life, cause i live forty miles from the city in a town where i only have one friend who is my brother's friend and i take a train and it ends up costing too much money to go out like my friends from work go out. i really miss my brother and my best friend. i live with my parents, a mother who will never shut up and let someone think who only talks about, money, grandchildren and church. three topics i don't like and a father who os so p'whipped he doesn't talk at all. now i don't hate them or anything i am just venting. i have been needing to do this for 3 months now and it feels good. thank you.