Category: 2006

Well, my lovely Sadist is back and so is my Dani! Yay! My lovely boy gave me a 1Gb Shuffle for V Day (yes, he gave it to me early cuz I had a crappy day yesterday and because he simply cannot NOT give geeky gifts as soon as he buys them). I totally looooooove my shuffle! You’d be amazed at just how many MP3s you can shove on a 1Gb Shuffle! Hours of techno goodness!

Oh, gods, what else? Well, I finally talked to Rob and got my new job description for the Moon. I’ll be doing more driving and more organizing and more, well, more everything! Also, I asked for and got a raise, which makes me happy. I don’t know how much, but it really doesn’t matter. I just wanted some sort of raise since I’ve been doing this for 2+ years now and I deserve a raise. :-)

Tomorrow is Oracle day, I’m behind on getting their content up. If I can get my momentum, I can get the whole thing done tomorrow.

The logo gig is going slowly and I’ve decided to not take on too much more of that gig. I can do a little site maintenance, but with the Moon expanding into more of my life, I won’t have a helluva lot of time to offer. Eh, well.

Now I’ve got birthdays and Valentine’s day to organise and buy for. I got the family cards out today but I still have Denna and Dani to buy for. We’re taking Dave to see Pink Panther on Saturday afternoon then we’ll take him to dinner.

Guess that’s it for now. There’s more, but my sweetie just got in from work and I need to get some food started.

Hugs to everyone!

I started this entry on Sunday, but then wandered off. So, I’m gonna try it again and NOT wander off this time!

Lessee, I think I was giving a shoutout to Russ and Heather for a great time Saturday. Sorry that the hair color remover didn’t work out, but we’ll try it again with stronger stuff, ok, Heather? :-)

Sunday we were going to do some running around and shopping, but my cramps sent me to the couch. Blargh. That’s also why I forgot to finish my post, btw.

Monday was about finishing the inventory and getting Oracle started for Feb. Yay for the laptop that allowed me to work through the storms!

So, here it is Tuesday and I’m sitting around killing some time before I have to go pick up my work from Rob. ::sigh:: I’m in a bit of a mood today… sort of cranky and a bit misanthropic, too. I ran across some old psychological stuff I’d done about 5 years ago and read through that earlier. It was from some self help book, no doubt, where you have to write answers to questions about your past, etc. I guess it brought up old feelings about things I’d rather not waste time on now, but it was also interesting to note some very real changes in myself since then. Good changes! Yay me!

But, now it’s almost 1pm and I’ve got to get up, get dressed and go fetch my work for this week. Hope everyone has a great week!

Why YES, yes I am. Lucky me. I’m sick to death of this goddam insomnia. At least it is (was) Friday and I can sleep in tomorrow (today) without feeling totally guilty about sleeping in. This shit has trashed my efforts to get up and exercise in the mornings…

Blargh.

At least there’s LJ and stuff to read, right? Right.

Well, here’s something to read over at BBC.com. This article about Digital Rights Management is spot on, at least for me it is. Just last week, I was gonna buy some tunes from iTunes but when I discovered the proprietary format of the files and the fact that you can’t use them on any computer other than the one you download to, I decided against it. Know what? I’d rather buy the whole goddamn cd or just wait to come across the MP3 somewhere. Screw the RIAA and DRM. What good is an MP3 if I can’t even put it on my server?

This is the same bullshit that we dealt with when cassette tapes came out AND when CDs came out. Remember that, kiddies? Remember when CDs came out and the music industry had a hissy fit about people reselling them used? It was EXACTLY the same arguments and tactics. Fuckers. And, um, yah, I don’t see us without a music industry like they predicted then, so…

May I suggest that everyone go now and get yerself a file sharing program and start ripping? Heh.

I’ve always wondered what the hell Gimme Shelter‘s lyrics are, so I went on a surfin’ rampage to find them the other day [It’s by the Rolling Stones, you git! If you don’t know that, then you are seriously musically deficient!]. It’s harder than one would think, actually! Nick finally rounded up the lyrics at A-Z Lyrics, which I won’t link to cuz their site is popup laden and really sucky. I couldn’t even find the damn things just now! I ended up finding the lyrics on a random site.

So, once I found the lyrics, then I was wondering who the black girl is that belts out those backup vocals that make the song worth listening to. Well, it’s Merry Clayton who was a Raelette then went on to do tons of stuff in the 60s and 70s. Here is a fabulous article all about her and other backup singers of the day.

Damn I love the availability of info on the ‘net. It’s totally the answer to info junkies like me! I’m such a geek! :-)

Ugh. It’s been a shitty weekend since about 3pm Saturday. Friday night’s party was tons of fun. It was at Spring4th and the mix of people was really great. I thought it’d be a venue full of teeny bopper rave kids – and there were rave kids there – but there were also 30 something rednecks, potheads and even what appeared to be Phish fans (!!). It was a very interesting night. We trundled Dave home and got back here at 3am. Long day!

Saturday we got up and had a bite then Caroline packed up and left at around 3pm. Then Nick and I proceeded to have a big fight and I didn’t speak to him until yesterday. And then, only after 2 movies at the theatre. Yah, I am a bit miffed. I’m still not in the mood to chat with anyone, Nick in particular, but really I don’t want contact with any humans today.

I got this pain in my left shoulder yesterday. I didn’t wake up with it, like I’d slept wrong, no, it just showed up during the day. The damn thing got worse as the day wore on and I’ve been taking naproxen for it. That’s what woke me up this morning: a stabbing pain in my freaking shoulder! Nice!

Needless to say, I am a grumpy cow today and I do not recommend interaction with me unless you really have to. My shoulder hurts, dammit, and it’s raining and I don’t even feel like going to L5P for our Monday ritual of comics and burgers.

Blargh.