Hmph.

Well, once again another month or so gone by, and all I can think is why is it that every time I meet a cute girl who at least seems not to be crazy and I actually get along with, she's got some retarded boyfriend?

Still haven't figured out what's bugging me, moving into the new house helped get me thinking about other things but now it's right on its way back in a hurry. I better get some sleep, I have to teach tomorrow night...

Vote Vacirca 20XX

So I'm a PhD candidate now. Put another feather in my cap. Hoo fuckin rah.

Just can't help but shake this feeling that something's just not right. I can try and distract myself a couple of different ways but it's still there, whatever it is. Work doesn't really help, drinking makes it worse...damned if I do and damned if I don't. Maybe I'm better off just never figuring it out.

I doubt anyone's reading this anymore, but all the better

Going on a nice long bike ride w/ Frank D'Amore today out to Valley Forge, it feels good to be able to get back on the trails. Also feels good to get myself back on track. I'm actually starting to make progress on pretty much all fronts.

These next few weeks are HUGE. Tuesday is my phd candidacy exam already (shit, I still need to get ready) and then two weeks from Monday is settlement for my house. This makes me feel old, now if only I could act like an adult.

Titanium sporks.

Have you heard of anything so ridiculous as a titanium spork? I didn't think so, but they exist.

And with that...here I am again. It's looking like a long night again, and there's something I just can't get out of my head. If you're bored enough to be reading me rambling, go ahead and talk to me. I'm not going anywhere.

Idle Mind...

Well, here I am again. I just got in, and here I am wanting to go back out/do something again. I don't know why this happens, but it just does. I know exactly how the rest of the night will pan out too - I'll stay up until 5am or so, decide I need some sleep, and then waste half of tomorrow and start all over again.

So please, if you happen to read this, make the rest of the night interesting for me. I'll be in your debt.

Tinidad and Toblogo

I would just like to say holy shit am I enjoying this decent weather. I rode my bike into work earlier today and it instantly made me feel more alive. I can't even begin to explain it - and I'm typically not down on Winter like this, but damn I can't wait until it's warm out.

Fueled by the whole riding my bike to work today thing, I actually spent some time giving the old girl a tune-up. I finally got around to adjusting the front brake caliper that's been rubbing for about a year, gave the wheels some truing up, re-tensioned the chain while I was at it, and threw some lube around for posterity.

I even had a semi-productive day at work, I got some pretty decent results (even if it was massively boring to accomplish) and finished a good bit of grading. I even managed to not be involved with the chemical spill/disaster in our wetlab today, so bonus points for that one. Now if I could just get myself to put away all of my laundry, I'd be in serious bizness.

Beeeeeeeen a long time comin

Hello to my fans, friends, guests, stalkers, and all of the hundreds of people on the internet. I realize it's been a long time. And quite honestly I've been lazy. And I just haven't been in the mood. But damnit, I'm drunk and bored and not ready to call tonight quits so here I am.

You're probably saying to yourself "wow, he's got incredibly good grammar and spelling for being drunk". And you'd be absolutely right. My attention to detail is legendary. I'm a fucking myth.

I don't know what to say now. I've got feelings of grandeur running through my brain right now - I leave it to you to decide if they're delusions or not. I regret a lot of things, maybe more than I should but possibly not enough. I'm as indecisive as ever and I don't think I'll ever make up my mind. The one thing I want to do I can't, because I can't get myself to go back on my word. How can you when it's all you have to go on?

If you know what I'm talking about, go ahead. You know you want to.