This is the place for my recent musings, commentary on the latest games I've squandered my paycheck on, and tales of my many virtuous missions at work...

• 27Jun 08

  Insomnianity

  So it's been a while since I was last on here, but I figured I'd share something for a quick moment between work and cla$$. I had mentioned to a friend that I had trouble sleeping the other day. Naturally, he said it's because it was the other day and not the other night. Anyway, I told him that I went to bed as usual, got the room nice and dark... and stared at the ceiling for 8 hours. I felt nothing. I didn't even get drowsy in the least. The next theory my friend proposed was that I couldn't "switch off". I asked what he meant, but he just said that my "ADD brain is always all over the place and makes it hard for me to settle down". I kind of left it at that and shrugged it off because... well... he's right. The creeping on of middle age hasn't really slowed down my crazy brain very much. The next day, THIS appeared in my e-mail and I got a humungous laugh. Never has my head been portrayed so accurately!

  -B²

  • Posted Jun 27, 2008 7:37 am GMT
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• 27May 08

  Inspiration from Subjugation

  It's funny how inspiration can come from unlikely sources. It's equally interesting how true it is that one really does need to suffer to write. I had intended to start a whole series of blogs about my adventures in gaming and write my observations and comments about my findings. However, I never really saw myself being so busy in the past month.

  The school had their graduation commencement a month ago, and the entire time before that day was hellish. (I have stories for later) To top that, my partner and best friend, "Lt. Tom", tendered his resignation on graduation day to end almost 9 years of service and 4 years of friendship, after deciding that he'd "had enough of this job". It sounds rather drastic, but I understood some time ago that his potential had already been capped at his last promotion. With no opportunity for any further advancement at the school, and the current state of things in our department, I can't blame him for leaving. The biggest shame is that his new job has him working daytime hours, so I'll probably rarely see him again, especially if he moves to Arizona later on, as he always planned.

  With most of my friends gone from the department, work will be more unbearable than ever, and although promotion opportunities will arise from this development, I'm less than optimistic about my chances of moving upward anytime soon. The politics within the department and the entire University are taking an ugly turn, and I'm not very confident about where things are heading, or where I fit into their goals. I'm quite aware that most of the staff has realized that I don't really belong there, and although I'm quite capable at my job, it's no secret that there are things I'm much better suited for than what I do now.

  With that in mind, I've re-enrolled into the school as a student, and have registered for classes in journalism and communications to explore my own potential and refine my writing style into something more professionally recognized. Having said that, if there are any of you wondering where I disappeared to, you have your answer. It's been quite a while since I last had homework, and... well... I don't remember ever being so... busy.

  I used to breeze through assignments, but for this first semester, I'm taking a theater class, so I'm doing a lot more reading than writing. The class really doesn't interest me at all, either. The only reason I'm taking it is to fill up all my pre-requisites so I can get to the good stuff later on. If I can make it through the mindless drivel that the admissions department has required for my degree, the rest should be easy. Kind of like stuffing your face with Brussels sprouts so you can get to your dessert. For now, I've got a big mouthful of sprouts, so I'll be cranky and unavailable for the next few months.

  With all this going on, I've been rather jaded and cynical in general, so I haven't felt much like writing for my assignments, let alone writing about myself. However, with most of my current assignments complete, and a free moment at work, a chance to put all this to writing is very therapeutic. Lately my head's been "all full of thinkin'" about if all this work will actually bear some results or if it'll all pan out to nothing again. My current career path is rather risky, considering I know very little about the publishing business, and even less about writing professionally. All I know is I like cars, I like video games, and I like to write. I'm just hoping the rest of the answers will fall into place as I go on with classes and I hope even more that I meet some people that cal help me get involved. Kevin Smith grew up near my hometown (Clerks and Clerks II were filmed down the street from my high school) and I can only imagine his battle to climb upward was just as brutal as mine. If he can do it...

  Anyway, this whole blog didn't really have a point to begin with, and now it's just turning into a whole mess of untrained and incomplete thoughts. It's about time for me to get to work, anyway. I hope you enjoyed reading, and I hope to have more to post here later on, but for now, my professor will have to be my primary audience. Anyone who has any particular topics for me, should absolutely feel free to drop me a line. Otherwise, I'll post again after my final exam.

  -B² out

  • Posted May 27, 2008 11:00 pm GMT
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• 21Apr 08

  Un-toons

  ...so I was putzing around online, and I came across this little gem of a picture of Homer Simpson (don't ask me how). To my surprise, there's a bunch of these "un-toons" on a blogspot by some very talented Photoshop genius by the name of Pixeloo.

  

  That's all from me for now. I just thought I'd share something hilarious... and morbidly fascinating. My next blog should be posted tomorrow. Right now, I'm off to bed. Oyasuminasai! ^_^

  -B² out

  • Posted Apr 21, 2008 8:48 am GMT
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