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The Pinnacle of Happiness
Have you ever looked at something so perfect, so utterly sublime that just knowing you know how wonderful it is makes it just that much more beautiful to behold? When words that dance so close to your lips just don’t quite make it out because you know in your heart that to even try to describe it would seem a horrible injustice to attempt such an act of profanity. The feeling of being cheated out of so much in life because here, in front of you now, is something that should have been there all your life and everything before it dulls in comparison and fills you with so much joy and sadness that your heart can barely beat from the emotional intensity. You long with every part of your body to reach out and touch it and hope beyond words that it will fill you with as much love and pleasure that your life could end at that moment when you’ve crested the pinnacle of happiness and you would be at peace forever and ever.
That’s exactly how I felt about a week ago when we took the brownies out of the oven. Oh man were they deliciouso! We get this huge box of them at Sam’s Club for like 5 bucks and it makes 3 pans of pure pleasure. You may never want other brownies again after having these bad boys. I’ve had brownies from scratch and I’ve had brownies from mixes. I’ve had brownies of all types and I’ll have you know I’ve never had anything so wonderful as these thing.
I guess you can tell by now that I have nothing really worth writing but I figured I’d share that Brownie Moment(tm) with you guys just in case you wanted to know.
-v- out.
Given a long enough timeline…
[Listening to: Down with the Sickness – Richard Cheese – Tuxicity (02:20)]
Bleh. Not much else to say really but I’ll try anyway. Other than stressing out majorly over quite a few personal issues which I wont go in to detail here (only because I’m way too lazy to actually type it out not because I feel some kind of need to keep my personal life to myself) nothing much has been going on of interest.
I would like to say a quick congratulations to my sister who just remarried yesterday. Here’s to having a wonderful marriage and a long happy life, Tess! You most certainly deserve it.
Anyhoo, lessee… Well watched quite a few movies in the theaters (at least quite a few for us):
Hellboy: Liked it but unfortunately too much exposition which is only to be expected since they have a bit to tell about this guy. Hopefully there will be a sequel. Ron Perlman rocks.
Dawn of the Dead: What’s not to like? Zombies? Good. Guns? Good. Horrible tragic hope-dashing ending? GOOOOOOD!
Hrmm I guess I can only remember 2 movies that we saw in a theater. Not as impressive as I first thought. I have watched quite a bit of Angel unfortunately now I have to wait till season 4 comes out on DVD and even sadder is that the series is ending.
Well if you’re still reading this I’m sorry. It’s been an interesting time since my last post but probably not too interesting for anyone but my and mine. =)
-v- out.
P.S. My shit’s phat like a sumo slammin that ass. – Cypress Hill
Trying not to let life get ya down
[Listening to: You Only Get What You Give – The New Radicals – (05:02)]
Ever watch a movie called Amadeus? Basically its a story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and his relationship with another composer named Salieri. Anyway the part I’d like to draw your attention to is when Salieri is looking over some of Mozart’s work and instantly recognizes how amazing it is etc. He says that God has cursed him with the ability to recognize beauty/talent what have you and yet deny him the ability to create the same things.
I think I’ve got that same curse. I look around and see all kinds of great things and say, “Golly gee, that’s some good stuff.” And, “I sure wish I could do that.” I could probably even envision something in my mind clear as day and what comes out is no where near what you picture. I can see a great picture or read a great story and can only wonder why I can’t do that. Unlike Salieri in the movie though, I do appreciate the fact that it takes a great talent to do some of the things I can only hope to even dream of doing and I also appreciate the fact that its wonderful that there are people that can do those things cuz it would be a pretty boring place without them.
It’d just be a much better place if I could do that stuff too. =)
-v- out.
Being a child…
[Listening to: violent femmes – american music – – (03:50)]
I had a lot longer post typed up initially on growing up and how corporate america sure does suck and it’s way different that what I grew up believing was how it should be. I scratched all that cuz everyone can see how bad it is just by reading the news.
I may post it up eventually just to get some thoughts down somewhere just to have them but I guess it was really just for me to get some of that kind of stuff off my mind.
I really should add this picture to the http://prose.plasma-archer.com page but I’d rather put it out here where someone may see it cuz this is updated with a little more regularity.
-v- out.
In turbulent times..
[Listening to: Arcanum – Composed by Ben Houge – Arcanum Soundtrack (02:35)]
I’ll start with a quick apology for the extended gap between posts. It would seem that the phrase “job security” or more in point the lack thereof, rears its ugly head every few months and I for one am getting quite tired of it. This time its the ubiquitious threat of outsourcing. Being that I’m in the wonderful world of IT (information technology) the possibility of being outsourced seems to be just around the corner for me. Whether or not that means I will have a job in the coming months who knows. What I *do* know is that morale is out the window and motivation levels are pretty low for a lot of people, myself included.
I think the only thing people are motivated to do is find another job and the more I think about it the more appealing it sounds to just get out of the IT industry entirely. Unfortunate as that may be, seeing as how I love technology and learning about new things in that field and things related to technology (if I could have an electronic toilet believe me I would), I just don’t think that I want to deal with the next several years of stuff that just seems to be happening to this job field.
But alas the only other things I know I am good at doing immediately I just dont think pay well enough to keep me and mine in the lifestyle we’ve grown accustomed to living. Going back to school would be a good option if I didn’t have to pay for it and they paid me while I went and didnt expect good results. That would be ideal.
Hrmm not much to this post but whining. Oh well.
New Year’s resolution #232: Don’t whizz on the electric fence. -v- out.
Sunshine and smiles and happy thoughts…
[Listening to: Waiting – Green Day – Warning (03:14)]
“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.”
Have you ever wanted to worship something but the whole “holier than thou” or more “evil than evil” type deities available aren’t what you’re looking for? Well I know how you feel, that’s why these days I only worship the small soft and cuddliest of evil deities: Tales of Plush Cthulhu. You can find out more about him by learning his story in the previous link or by reading his Plush Cthulhu FAQ. Or if you’re wanting a more heart warming tale of a young girl discovering the truth about the Great Old One himself have a good read here: Yes, Virginia, there is a Cthulhu .
New Year’s resolution #666: Mglw’al Ig’phye wagh ne nglui’maw. Cthulhu fthagn! -v- out.
Just another wonky Wednesday!
[Listening to: Rappin 4-Tay – I’ll be there – – (05:50)]
If I had to say something about today it would probably be that today was just like any other day. At least on the surface… Today I went to work, sat in my cube, worked some, chatted some, worked some, surfed some, lather, rinse and repeat. What made today different? Read on and learn more!
Today was also the day I realized that I think I can be replaced with a monkey. Not just any monkey though. Only a poorly dressed, entertaining monkey with slightly asian features and a weight problem bordering on severe would fit the bill. I have a strange feeling though that that monkey wouldn’t have near as much fun as I do at work (as long as you take out the working part and just count the people). He would definately not have as swanky a
I’m not sure why that thought occured to me today especially during one of my many joyous meetings that I look forward to attending everyday. I think it was because I have also recently purchased two books The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook and The Zombie Survival Guide : Complete Protection from the Living Dead. Two great books that will enable me to survive even in the most horrifying nightmares of apocalyptic proportions. Whereas you chumps will be naught but fodder for the walking dead or a vicious bear attack.
Anyhoo… After reading these books a thought that comes to me every so often is: If in fact we were to be subjected to a doomsday type scenario where we would have to live in a situation much like the aforementioned apocalyptic nightmare scenario what exactly would be a reason for someone to keep me in their new community?
A doctor I could understand. He heals people or in the case of the evil doctor he would probably know how to kill someone in such a way as to make it desireable to keep him around. An electrician could probably fix broken electronic things, or a carpenter would be making shelters or maybe a nice shelving unit to store your post-apocalyptic goods. You get the picture?
Now put yourself in world where everything is nearly destroyed your lives and future depend on your survival are at stake and the undead walk the earth there is some awful kind of radiation or plague or some other such disaster and the leader of a newly formed survival community looks at you and asks, “What makes you worth keeping around and using up our food?” And all you can say with glee in your heart is, “Well I can eat a lot of food and if you had a computer I could download porn and play games on it.”
Now that’s a story that makes you want to get the time you spent reading it back.
New Year’s resolution #88 : Don’t poke any large animals with short sticks after having been soaking in some delicious smelling marinade. -v- out.
Well you have to start somewhere…
[Listening to: Patsy Cline – Back In Baby’s Arms – – (02:02)]
Bienvenido! Well as you can plainly see there is a new look to this site! I’ve gone the way of verdant pastures and emerald skies and other greenish terms. I don’t know how long I’ll be keeping this scheme of course as everything is transitory when it comes to web design for me. The last site design seemed to have lasted quite a while with its blue and white plain goodness.
I still have quite a bit of work to do on this site especially since I’m still learning about this whole thing. One thing I know I’d like to change is the banner across the top and steal Jemal’s rotating banner thing cuz I like the rotating banners. I did have at one point 5 other banners but I’ve changed the size on them and they were mainly for testing anyway so they weren’t meant to be live yet.
Also if you’ll please notice I have also downloaded some plugin for whatever music software I’m currently using to display the current song whilst I type away the evening hours. Unbeknownst to you humble readers, is the fact that I probably won’t push the little button to paste that song title in here because I’ll most likely forget by morning so my advice is to not get too attached to my musical adventures.
Well anyway enough with the pleasantries here are some updates:
1) As I mentioned before I do have a new look to the site but the bigger part behind that is I’ve also changed the blogger software I use also. After very intense peer pressure, I’ve switched over to movabletype. It seems to be quite a bit more robust than the last blogger that I used although MT sure seemed a bit more difficult to get customized initially. I was quite pleased with b2 but all good things must come to an end as they are wont to say and I believe that I’ll be enjoying MT as I learn and configure this page the way I think it should be.
2) Along with a new blogger I have new bloggs! Two in fact. I have this one plasma archer.com and this one. The second one will hopefully be a place where I can try to write something. Anything. Not sure how well that will work out since it doesn’t seem to have worked out very well so far. I’ve included categories for others, if on the off chance someone wants to post something they’ve written to share with whoever it is that reads these damn things other than myself.
3) And last but not least is that I’m using something called Zempt to publish this entry. It’s a pretty nifty little app so far and seems to make blog entries very easy. Although I do think that I have a certain preference as far as fonts and style go when I’m typing. e.g. I only like typing when it’s in 10 pt verdana or something oh well I’m not going to stay awake long enough to try and explain that but I’ll keep it there cuz it makes this post longer.
New Year’s Resolution #7: Listen to that voice in my head that keeps telling me about why getting more human heads just makes sense.
-v- out.
Ugh this computer is going to give me a heart attack…
My computer now has a tendancy to reboot at the most inopprtune moments. Much like just a second ago while typing up a longer than normal entry… I’ll see if I can’t type it up again.
-v- out. (and damn pissed)
Bringing back some memories…
New Age Girl
Dead Eye Dick
I’ve got a new age girl
(Tell us what she’s like)
An environmentalist girl
(Does she ride a bike)
She has crystal necklace
(She spend a lot of cash)
Though her vibes are rather reckless
(She’s heading for a crash)
Oh her flowing skirt is blowing in a transcendental wind
And she wonders without knowing where did she begin..
Mary Moon.. she’s a vegetarian
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. will outlive all the septuagenarians
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Oh, she loves me so
She hates to be alone
She don’t eat meat
But she sure like the bone
RAH
You knew she drives a wind car
(How does she like it)
It doesn’t get her far
(Why doesn’t she bike it)
But it gets her to where she’s going to
(I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know)
Where that is, I wish I knew
I don’t know where she’s going
And I don’t know where she’s been
All I know that loving her has gotta be a sin
(Chorus)
RAH
Mary Moon will you hesitate
Don’t segregate your thought from your emotions
I know that devotion isn’t way up there
RAH
Mary Moon.. she’s a vegetarian
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. will outlive all the septuagenarians
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. She’s an intellectual
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. Despite that fact remains quite sexual
(Mary Moon, Mary Moon, Mary Moon)
Mary Moon.. She’s the one for me, me, yeah
RAH
-v- out.
Nerd
I make no secrets about me being anything but a nerd or geek whatever you wish to call me but I think me really really wanting to do this just solidifies it: True Dungeon. I mean really? Who wouldn’t want to brag about being a 5th level rogue!?
-v- out.
A new color for a new year…
I have a couple other wallpapers available this time in 1280×1024.
First wallpaper.
Second wallpaper.
They’re really the same wallpaper just a coloration difference with the text. I was hard pressed to choose which one i liked more so I’ve included them both.
This is yet another image from petalz but this time I’ve added credit since credit is due. I personally like the images where when I make changes they’re not obvious ones (barring of course any site plugs) since its the picture that is the focus in this case not the effects.
With this new picture I may be continuing down the thematic path I hinted at with my current banner at the top of the first page. Mostly a floral manipulated image theme. I am quite fond of green (not as fond as I am of blue or purple) so with the advent of a new year a site redesign may be in order! (fill in fanfare) Who knows when I’ll get around to it though so don’t hold any breaths on my account.
-v- out.
Quick wallpaper update
Just a couple more variations on the wallpapers below:
1. sans scanlines
2. added some clouds and still sans scanlines
-v- out.
Ex nihilo…
Well this one will be undoubtedly a short post as nothing too exciting happened today. After messing around and creating a quick and dirty banner for someone, I remembered how much I used to enjoy working with image manipulation tools and the like. Alas, much to my dismay, I rediscovered that my artistic abilities are still woefully inadequate to the task of creating masterpieces that could one day adorn beautiful webpages or desktops.
An end to the story? No! I do happen to have access to someone that has quite an eye for beauty (Being a beauty herself) and is armed with a powerful ally that goes by the name of Sony. Through her I have access to nature’s masterpieces, the flora and fauna of T-Town. Blessed be this day!
I’ve started with a cheesy attempt to help me re-learn some of the stuff I used to do with the software I have available to me.
If I do happen to get the bug again I’ll try to post some of what I consider my better things for wallpapers.
New years resolution #47: Drink more lemonade. It’s cool, it’s refreshing, it’s lemonade. -v- out