In, ah, Nort'feeld, Dontchano

I made it up to Northfield, Minnesota without a scratch. That's a little bit amazing, since the first hundred miles were marked by dim-witted Minnesota drivers. I thought that it would get worse the closer I got the border, but somehow they became more sane the closer they were to their state. That was a pleasant surprise.

I'm sitting in the Goodbye Blue Monday Cafe. An iced chai tea is gurgling in my stomach. The girl at the counter messed up my order. I didn't complain, because sometimes it forces me to try something new and I find something I like. Not this time. The peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie was great, though.

Well, I'll be heading to my first ever state fair tomorrow. My parents went the the Wisconsin one a couple of weeks ago and they couldn't figure out how we're no longer the fattest state in the union. Hell, we don't even have a city in the Top 25. In you sagging face Detroit! Milwaukee made the Top 25 fittest cities. We rule!

Then again, we are still fat.

Supressed Memories

I was out with my roommate for some birthday party thing for someone he works with. I was talking to a girl and we were listing the concerts we've been to. I mentioned that I saw Cinderella in high school. That would normally get weird looks, and I'm not embarrassed by it, to tell you the truth. I forgot, however, who the opener was. She was at the same concert. It was Nelson. I saw Nelson in concert. That's embarassing. I know that I didn't pay to see them, but still.

How embarassing.

Overcast

It's overcast and drizzling here; kind of fits my mood.

Dreams Versus Reality

I had a dream last night that my roommate was moving out. I couldn’t quite figure out why, but he was. The next part had Dave moving into a new apartment. Since I needed a new apartment, I asked him if there were any more apartments left and he said no. Then I was playing Civ III with a plasma TV hooked up to my CPU. Then it translated into reality and I was placing people on squares so they could build their cities in an optimal way. Why can’t I drink a beer or travel or go see a band or do anything I actually do in real life in my dreams. I’m either in a crisis or doing something mundane. Stupid dreams.

So far today, reality has better than my dreams. I did wake up just about the time I should be at work, but the good part is that I got an extra hour of sleep and only made it into work 20 minutes late. I went to a job site where we have a warranty problem and found out the fix would be easier than expected. Plus I had a pretty damn good tuna fish sandwich for lunch. Hooray for me, or some stupid saying along those lines.

Hollow thoughts

So this is an actual entry and not a “What Variety of Earthworm Are You?”-type entry. Life’s pretty much the same, but that’s what I always say. I could bump into a friend from elementary school and say that everything is the same. Never mind puberty, college, work, girlfriends (or lack thereof), lessons learned, lessons forgotten, abductions by aliens, that King Dong up the you-know-where, so on and so forth.

As has been the case throughout 99% of my life, I met a really cool girl and that’s it. This time, she was married. And lives in another city. That’s the unusual double-whammy. Shaun and I caught up with friends from his work on Friday night and we both noticed her right away. It seems all the engaging, intelligent, interesting women in the world, or at least the ones that cross my path, are all taken or uninterested, or something. Maybe I can find a needy, clingy, immature girl to date. ***hhewwwwwww****

The big dilemma in my life at the moment is what tattoo to get next. It’s been the dilemma at the moment, off and on, for the last 4+ years. I thought about something Norse, but, unfortunately, that’s been eaten up by the whole Odin-White-Supremacy angle. I found a cool symbol for chaos/entropy, but it was some recently created symbol that weird magick (yes, with a k) people use. I won’t be associated with that. I like a couple overuse ones, but won’t do that for obvious reasons. I though about getting a kodama, but can’t figure out how to make that work. So I’m still stuck.

That’s the excitement right now. That and I’m pissed that I can’t tab over to start a paragraph.

And, finally, two more:


hand holding - you like to be in constant physical
contact with your special someone but you don't
want to take things too quickly.


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Athena


?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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(x^2 * y^2/3)/z^.23=I don't know

I took my GMAT last night. I didn't do so well on it. I cancelled my scores, so I don't know what they were. I messed up on the second essay. I don't write very well in a short period of time. That's something I need to practice. I understood the math section, but my skills are so rusty so I didn't do so well there, either. I believe I did well on the reading comprehension and sentence correction portion. The good thing is I know what I don't know. I'll study and do well the next time.

Funny, I liked taking the test. I'm glad I'm going back to school.

Jaws

This is a definite improvement on the original.