genius or the anti-Christ
If you’ve been keeping up with Jeopardy any in the last couple of weeks you would have noticed that Faust himself is playing. This guy (Ken Jennings) so far his racked up fourteen straight victories totaling nearly $500,000 and solidly trouncing any competition by at least $20k.
I’m telling you, something’s not right.
comedy of home improvement
Well this past weekend I have kicked off my official foray into the many, many, many, many… many home improvement projects that can delight or torture the new homeowner. The first success was the installation of my new ceiling fan! Oh it rocks. (By the way for all those still wondering, I’m okay on the job front and should be okay for the next few years... er, at least until the next "resizing" anyway).
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I’ve made some preemptive purchases in the realm of lawn and garden care however the actuality of me participating in such activities has yet to materialize due to the fact that I have no clue what I’m doing. And well, you know, I’d like not to kill off all of my grass and plants in the first year. Seriously, fertilizer can burn your yard?! However, I have recognized that it would be extremely way more cost effective to take care such things myself. Just not so much at the moment.
But I must say, successfully hanging and wiring the fan was a satisfying feeling. I suppose this home improvement thing isn’t so bad after all. However, I am vexed that it is draining money away from other cool things such as electronics, computers, a new car and trips to Europe. Guess I should look into prioritizing.
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Friday, June 18, 2004
V is for Vacuum
I have emerged victorious! The swarming ants have been vanquished and tranquility has been restored to the kingdom of Roland. It was tough and hard battle fraught with great peril (no, not that kind of peril), but now there is peace. The remaining foes have begun their retreat and I daresay will not attempt such a hideous and sneaky attack again.
Caught unawares I may have lost my composure, but I have taken the proper precautions and have fortified the home with the help of professional pest assassins, something I meant to do following my last encounter with the creepy crawling underground but never got around to it. Mistake made and lesson learned. All that’s left now is to vacuum the rotting ant carcasses strewn across the battlefield. Ew.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
OMG AHHHHHHHHHHHH
I cannot sleep. As I type this right now my house is under siege. F**CKING G*DDAMN ANTS ARE ALL OVER THE DAMN HOUSE!!!! I’m sleeping peacefully after a successful rout of the Lakers when I dreamily feel a crawling sensation all up and down my shins. On the verge of awaking I make an attempt to brush away this sensation. Yet it persisted. And when such a feeling persists it only takes an instant, regardless of your conscious state, to immediately get the hell out of the bed and kill that which disturbs your slumber. It’s a primal thing I guess.
It’s bad enough to find a spider or a roach or God forbid a *shiver* centipede. But when you inspect the sheets to find a colony of ants attempting to set up camp… well the meaning of horror has never been more understood. Literally, lines of ants are marching all over the damn ho- AHHH ON ME! ON ME!!
The paranoia these little things wreak is unbelievable. Every slight hint of movement real or imagined is cause for screaming like a little girl. ANTS! ANTS! AHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Saturday, June 05, 2004
how the world changes
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.I caught HBO’s original film Something the Lord Made, the fact-based story of Vivien Thomas and his work with Dr. Alfred Blalock pioneering research in surgical shock and cardiovascular surgery. HBO continues to showcase why they have a warehouse of awards. Alan Rickman, as always, is a treat and Mos Def’s (yes the music magnate himself) surprisingly poignant rendering of Vivien Thomas was impressive. Well done HBO, well done.
-Margaret Mead
On a more sober note, it’s a heartening thought that while the majority of us busy ourselves with simple lives, simple thoughts and simple pleasures, there are those out there that are truly working at changing the world and moving humanity forward. Their incredibly innovative and tireless effort cumulating in the small miracles whose repercussions continue to ripple throughout human history are a testament to the destiny (some would say design) of the human race. Perhaps an arrogant assessment, but I’d like to think that our desire to do the impossible is indicative of something grander in our existence. Let’s hope so.
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