Archive for July, 2002

The Muse Has Been Having Teeth Issues

The past week, I’ve been driving to work, hoping to catch a positive sense of the morning and put it into a poem. But I’ve been preoccupied a bit, thinking a lot about my teeth. I haven’t been to a dentist in ages. Almost 5 years, I want to say. But today, I called and set up an appointment. When…

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The Ratio of Secrets and Events

Today, I began thinking about You. Whoever is reading this thing that I update on a day to day basis. Unnamed, stranger, quiet observer who is You. And in thinking about you, I realized that there are certain expectations that have established themselves between us. For me to write in this particular "style," I have to assume an audience. Hence,…

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Drinking Allergy, Part 2

I’ve noticed that, what I will heretofor refer to as "splotching," occurs only when I’ve had food, or am on an otherwise full stomach. I still have no idea what this means. I’ve also noticed my tendency to come home from work, throw down a few, and then stumble and hiccup my way through dinner. Currently, it’s 7:54 PM. I…

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Fate and Free Will

A coworker of mine, Jan, recently got married. At a party for her, a few weeks back, the two of us shared a rather slurred converastion about love and "fate." She asked me if I believed in it, and I said "no." We then talked at length about love, and how you "know" whether someone is actually "the one." Lately,…

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Freelance Work

My friend Justin IM’ed me today, and basically gave me a nice little gift. A small freelance gig, creating a "matching" game in Flash for a radio station. The bulk of it should be ActionScript, which is very exciting to me! It’s due Monday, so I’m hoping to get a few good days at it before the weekend arrives. I’ve…

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Ozone Action Days

For the past two days, the city of Chicago has declared an Ozone Action Day. Before moving here, I had never heard the word. In fact, after almost two years in the city, yesterday was the first time I had heard a reference to it. People who are already especially vulnerable to ozone are even more vulnerable when exercising or…

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Only Geeks Stay Up This Late for Documentaries

Alright. I had dinner, drifted off, and fell asleep on the couch. I woke up sometime around 3 AM, and saw that a NOVA documentary on the trebuchet was on. This was the coolest thing ever. I stayed up and watched it for an hour. What makes it even geekier is that I’ve seen it before. My question is –…

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:nutkicks self:

You can’t blame someone for their feelings, or hold them responsible when those feelings change. Still, I seem to be doing a pretty good job of that.

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I Think I’m Allergic to Alcohol

This kind of thing happens once every few weeks. I’m not sure what it means, but I know that my hand gets extremely red. Perhaps it’s some gene. Not that many people in my family drink, so I haven’t been able to confirm this. The few times I have seen relatives imbibe, they seem to turn extremely red in the…

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Note to Self

On Tuesdays, you need to tape NOVA. You keep saying you’re going to do it, but for Christ’s sake… it’s been what, more than 6 months of talk? How hard is it to remember to put a tape in the VCR?

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BEST_SMILEY_EVER

Portnoy: This is strategic to the company because if the advancement of the value of its image over time is contingent upon the alignment of all activities and the desired image is ill defined at the outset, over time the ability to control it will be lost. jverbal: alrighty then Portnoy: I am currently transcribing three faxed, hand-written pages from…

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Brief Thoughts on Music, and Why We Love It

I drove to work today, instead of taking the train. Partly because I wanted to be more in control of my traveling. Partly because I wanted to hear music. Lately, I’ve been wanting to write a poem that captures the essence of the morning – that sensation where the coffee’s just started to kick in, a great song comes on…

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A Stern and Firm Warning from Juliet

—–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:59 PM To: ‘Felix Jung’ Subject: RE: 2 seconds and 3 days later… But I do have a SERIOUS bone to pick with you. I clicked on “Yesterday” on your site, and saw this: I ended up staying at work late, doing stupid “trademark” searches for potential brand names. Glad I could help…

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This is Boring, Even for Me

For the past two entries, nothing’s happening here. No pictures. No stories. No excitment… I don’t know about you, but I’m bored silly. And this is my friggin’ blog! Going to try to ride the Metra tomorrow. Hopefully, I can compose a more coherent/interesting entry.

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