One Pretentious Bastard

Iron and Wine

June 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I am beginning to see why his shows are so fucking expensive… I must see this act live.

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Friday Fiction: Grief

June 5, 2009 · 3 Comments

I think in July I’ll upgrade to allow for onsite storage, so I can (eventually) podcast. For now, I’m sticking with my Me.Com storage space.

This most recent Toastmaster speech was on grief, with a tribute to my mom and dad. The sound quality isn’t great–we’re still working on that–but this is my Friday Fiction.

I should have spent more than two hours working on this speech. It shows in the conclusion. If I ever redo it, I can dedicate at least another thirty seconds to it.

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How Did I Miss This?

June 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I’m not sure how I missed Google’s Wave but I did. Bit of an epic screw up on my part, especially considering its linked here (and I to be included in Will’s Google Wave Game).

On their sign up page, they asked for comments, specifically requesting haikus. I obliged them.

Google Wave Project
So much to hope for. And Yet
Might be made of Fail

Wave might be awesome. It might be a shiny new toy. It may fail completely. Regardless, I’m looking forward to seeing more of it.

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Blogging Like It Was Yesteryear

June 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The great thing about probation work: It is cyclical. There will be slow, boring days where I can catch up with paperwork. There will be insanely crazy days where I have two evals due on the same day, and both evals are terrifyingly bad. Currently, work is the latter. I know in a few weeks, it’ll be the former.

Its the few weeks that’ll kill me. I used to be able to de-stress by blogging about it. Usually what’s driving me batty is policy. This time its details about the cases. I can’t blog this.

There will be friday fiction this week. Till then, someone give me a blog topic for tomorrow?

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Brain

June 2, 2009 · 3 Comments

I am currently looking for my brain. This complicates blogging.

Help a brother out here folks.

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Foxes!

June 1, 2009 · 1 Comment

Just sharing my latest obsession.

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Fuck Mellow

May 28, 2009 · 5 Comments

Last Friday, Shannon said jokingly, “Aren’t we supposed to be listening to more mellow music now that we’re getting older?”

I said it then and I’ll say it now: Fuck No.

To be fair, my taste in music is always changing. I get band recommendations from friends, music reviews, Pandora and, of course, NPR, but I do not want my taste in music or my convictions to “mellow with age.”

I hope to expand and keep an open mind–like I have with my music–but I do not want to mellow my opinions. I am trying to understand more, and increase my exposure to varying view points, but I do not think I would actually be myself if I mellowed.

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Books!

May 27, 2009 · 1 Comment

We got a package today from Falconesse and Gharr, full of books. My productivity at work and home has taken a terrible hit. A wonderfully terrible hit.

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Shitty Coffee

May 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I’m having Blogger Block–and it is made worse with our shitty office coffee With a bazillion different thoughts competing for attention right now, I have chosen to “micro blog” until I have a really good post ready.

Today Obama announced his pic for Supreme Court Justice: Judge Sotomayor. I’m sure the right wing spin machine is gearing up for another round of misinformation and fear mongering. Personally, I am waiting to hear something more than her inspiring story. While it is compelling and a tribute to her hard work (and what one can accomplish in this country) I am more interested in her legal philosophy.

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Cheney

May 22, 2009 · 1 Comment

I am currently waiting former VP Dick Cheney’s “results” from the Beer trials. He is using “enhanced taste testing methods” to ensure that it is safe to drink beer in the shower. Once he emerges from his crypt/bunker, I’ll be able to finish the post.

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