WTF!?
A new revelation makes the emails from my ex seem all the more bizarre and unprovoked. It turns out she never got my 'hello' email. The one I sent to her a couple of weeks ago went to someone else because I had the address wrong. She must have gone off simply because I passed along an indirect "hello" through a mutual friend. So, she didn't just reply to my email. She had to go to the trouble of starting a new message to me. (2 of them, actually)
So much to do. I don't know how I'll ever get it all done. The house is a wreck. I've got lots of plans for the weekend. And, I still don't have any furniture back in my bedroom. I need to get a bed SOON. At least I can move 'chester' back in there. Poor bastard. I never finished painting him either.
Speaking of painting, it's been weeks since I made any art. I guess with working on the bedroom, I haven't felt like painting anything else. Then there was Seattle Works day, and the trip to Atlanta. So, I've been pretty busy. It would be nice to get back to that soon. I have lots of ideas for paintings. It's just a matter of sitting down and doing it.
I was going to paint my front door today - finally get rid of the Pepto Bismol color. But, the Home Depot guy looked at me like I was crazy when I asked him for flat black. Maybe I need to rethink this. Maybe I can just paint the shutters and doors together; instead of just the door. I'm not quite ready (financially or otherwise) to paint the whole house. So, maybe just these parts will do for now.
Tomorrow, I'm helping Mark judge a robotics competition. Not that I'm some expert on robotics. Mark says we just have to verify if they have completed a series of tasks. Too bad it's not going to be more like Battlebots.
I love my new mouse. But, now Internet Explorer is really starting to piss me off. Nothing with Real Video or Quicktime or Flash ever works anymore.
my optical mouse,
5 buttons and a scroll wheel,
glows brightly in blue
5.30.2002
Happy Half-birthday to ME
I typed all this a few minutes ago, and it disappeared. Oh well. Here I go again.
to sum it up:
Vanilla Coke=good
new Elvis Costello CD=also good
Stuff to do=bad [buy a bed for freshly painted bedroom, get a clock, get a new 2-button mouse, mow the lawn, call a client, mail some stuff, meet Gene for a burrito] There's more, but you get the idea.
5.29.2002
The Rainforest site
Click here to instantly generate a donation for the rainforest site. From this site, you can also check out the Hunger Site and the Breast Cancer site.
Airport Pet Peeve
Why do people always block the baggage carousel while they wait for their luggage? Once my bag finally appears, I always have to elbow my way to the front to retrieve it before it takes another spin around the conveyor belt. I'm like the Dennis Rodman of SeaTac. "Excuse me"-whack!-"Pardon me"-pow!
I'm glad to be back in Seattle. It's cold and rainy, like I like it. My grass is up to my waist. And, all the rhododendrons are in bloom. Time to borrow a mower.
The Atlanta/Augusta trip was the usual mix of good and bad. Some fun times, some boring times; some relaxing days, some boring nights...
I saw Star Wars, episode 2. And, overall... I give it a thumbs up. It was better than the first episode, of course. But, not as good as the original. Bring on Episode 3.
5.28.2002
Phoons.com
I found another 'send in your photos' site that looks like fun. Check it out. Has anybody else heard of a "phoon?"!
5.27.2002
Self-portrait, in hammock
I haven't gotten to see all of the people I had hoped to hang out with while I'm here in Atlanta. Some people already had plans; others just blew me off completely; others, I keep missing / phone tag, blah blah blah. But, I'm still having a pretty good time. I went to the park today, since the Jazz festival is going on. But, the music didn't start until later in the day. So, I didn't get to hear any bands. I just walked around and took a few pictures; checked out the artists' booths, ...
I've got one more day here. And, it's a work day. I'll work from the Garden House, and then fly back to Seattle Tuesday night. I wonder if my plants are still alive? or if my grass is knee-high? I feel like I've been gone forever. And, I have tons of things to do as soon as I hit the ground.
favorite moment, Augusta: Cole's baseball game; grilling veggies with Mom.
favorite moment, Atlanta: Checking out the Apple Store with BT.
least favorite moment, Augusta: missing Rachel's t-ball game.
least favorite moment, Atlanta: not having anybody to spend Memorial day with.
5.26.2002
Ex.
I made the mistake of reaching out to say hello (via email) to my ex-girlfriend last week. I thought it was a friendly gesture; an innocent "hi, hope you're doing well". Well, apparantly, she's been stewing on the breakup and just looking for a chance to lash out. So, she emails back 2 rants that tore me to shreds. This is EIGHT months later. And, she had to come back and tear me a new one because she didn't like the way things turned out. You'd think she would have moved on by now. I certainly have. I didn't respond to her because I did not want to get baited into a fight. I'm taking the high road on this one. The only thing still bugging me about it all is that she made it sound like one of my friends is passing information along to her. And, that sucks. Now, I'm wondering if I can trust certain people. I guess I just have to withhold anything on a personal level that he might be telling her. Her tirade just reinforces for me what I already knew - that I made the right decision by breaking up with her.
