Monthly Archives: February 2002

A quote from Napalm & Silly Putty by George Carlin
Anyhow, Buffy was an O.K. episode, I guess. Kinda afterschoolly special, like some of them have been.

I am in a converted living room, which means that I have plenty of space; 17 x 17 I think. There are three windows, unfortunately they are not bay windows. There is a ceiling fan/light that has it’s own remote control that cost $300 (Justin WON’T let me forget that it’s $300 and that he installed it himself.) There is also a fireplace, which I have yet to use. The room comes with a mirrored closet, phone jack, cable, and the floors are hardwood. The biggest problem with the room is that there is only one electrical outlet in the room. So there are extension cords running around the room, and I still might need more. So in one corner of the room is my computer on the new desk that I bought at IKEA. The piss off thing about it is that about a week later, the Office Depot went out of business and there is a desk there about twice the size of this desk for only $20 more. But it was here that Suzanne got me a nice and comfy exec chair. **sigh** I wish I could have a chair like this at work too. Anyway next to the computer is half of the wooden bookshelf that I have had for awhile now. For the longest time, it was the only piece of furniture that I owned. Since my books are still at the warehouse in storage, I’ve been using half of the bookshelf to hold misc stuff. The other half is in the opposite corner of the room where I have my radio and the small T. V. that Justin is letting me use. On the wall across from the window is my new bed. It is a queen size firm mattress with a comfort pillow layer on top. I love it! The only way it could be better if it was a king size. On the floor in front of the bed is my tiger rug that has been used for everything from a blanket to a wall rug but never has an actual rug. Over the fireplace I have a mantle. Call me crazy, but I am excited about having a mantle. I put my full length mirror horizontal on it and I have some pictures and kick knacks on it (I think that is the first time that I have ever used kick knack in a sentence). I also have the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon statue that my brother got me for Xmas. That is about it for the room. One thing that I am desperately missing is a dresser for my clothes. I have been kinda picky about what I want (5-6 deep drawers around $300-$400), but I might have to settle for something soon. Besides, I need to get rid of a lot of my clothes, so I should have plenty of space with something smaller. Suzanne mom is letting me have their old futon (which is the same basic futon that I took from Shawn/Marie and gave to Randy when I moved out from Park Merced to The Village.) and so I won’t be so far away from the small T. V. I really want to get a big screen T. V., but I’m torn over what to get. I could settle for a decent 25-27″ T. V. But then I really want a HDTV, but the cheapest one that I have seen is $1000. I also have this dream of an ultimate entertainment center by placing a nice television with a good surround system and my computer. It’s a dream that I should really let go of. The only other problem with the room is with the heater. Suzanne thinks that it is noisy, but I think it is kinda soothing. The problem is with Justin and his pot smoking and his incense use. He is all the way in the back of the house and he has no windows. So all the smoke from his room goes into the vents and comes out in my room, esp when the heat is turned on. I think that is the reason why my chest has been hurting for the last two weeks. So the last couple of days, when I have gotten home I have opened all of my windows and turned the fan on to air out my room. It seems to be working cause my chest feels much better. I have a feeling that Justin might say something about it one day. **sigh** I hope not, I really don’t want to move again, but if I have too. Anyway that was a very long and confusing description of my new place. It will make a lot more sense with pictures, which I will probably take tomorrow afternoon when there is some sunlight in the room.
Current mood: blah
Current music: Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy

I live on the first floor of a brown ,3 story house in the Outer Mission in San Francisco. The house is split into two residences, with 3 rooms on the first floor and 3-4 rooms on the 2-3 floors. I live with two other people, David who is a teacher at the high school next door, and Justin, who is the house manager. David is rarely home, so usually it’s just Justin and I. Justin is a unique person. He is 23-24 (I think), and his only jobs are collecting the rent and he clean houses. He is stereotypical gay, which sounds bad, but means that he has the gay lisp. He also has a tooth that is annoyingly crooked. He is very anally clean, which is a good thing, cause I am assured that the house is clean. It’s bad cause it’s like living at home with my mom again. He is very cautious about his stuff, so I’m sure it’s hard for him to live with somebody else in the house and to share stuff, like the fridge. Not doing a very good describing Justin…
Anyway, Buffy is on; descriptions will have to wait
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I am also being naughty by looking at new computer parts and pieces. NOT that I would be interested in buying a new computer, esp since I haven’t even had this computer for even a year now. But it is fun to go window shopping. And there are some things that I do need for this computer. I quieter fan for starters. Not sure if it is the case fan of the power supply fan, but I do need something that runs quieter than what I have. I also might need a new Sound blaster Audegy sound card. Either that or buy a fire wire card so when Suzanne gets her laptop, then we can link up and play Diablo II together and stuff. What else? A new graphics card might be nice, one that I could connect to a T. V. but that is more of a dream item than anything else. A web cam might be nice also. Oh, I know a remote control. So I don’t have a stereo system, just the computer which I copied all of my CD’s on to. I hate the fact that I am I’m my bed and if I want to change songs, then I have to get up and go to the computer, change the song, and then go back to the bed. Life would be much easier with this. I know, I am so lazy.
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I know, where are all of the major revelations that I’m suppose to be writing down. Well, I’ve been busy at the web site of my motherboard mfg., ASUS, trying to fix something. My computer wont start up. What I usually have to do is reach behind it and flip the switch on the power supply, wait about 10 sec, and then turn it on again. This was annoying before, but with my new desk, it is really annoying. So I am scanning the forums trying to see if anybody else has had the problems that I had.
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So tonight, I plan on doing what I wanted last night, which is to mostly just put in thoughts and ideas that are/were in my head. Last night would have been better to do it, but oh well. I will have to take a break between 8-9pm for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Hopefully, tonight LJ will behave and I wont have to resort to playing Diablo II again.
But oh did I kick ass. Well, actually I got my ass kicked. I was playing with my assasin and just have been cruising through the level. I mean, I think that I only died once in the first three acts. But then I got to Act IV and got my ass handed to me time and time again. I started the level with 1600000 in my stash and about 2500000 on me. I wiped it all out while trying to pass the act and beating Diablo. That sucked, but now I am on Act V which is cool since I’ve never played the level before.
Diablo II rules!!!
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I just had an incredibly long LJ post and when I went to post it, the LJ Client crashed.
LJ Day is officially over.
**pulls out Diablo II Disc**
Current mood: pissed off
Current music: Madonna – Lucky Star

also in the Chronicle is an ad for the first auctions for Excite@Home. Wonder if I could get a good deal on a PS2 or a TV?
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“A NASA-designed sensor that would alert parents who have forgotten their kids in a vehicle made its San Francisco debut yesterday during the start of National Child Passenger Safety Week.”
Has it truly come to this? Should someone even have a child if they need an alarm to remind them that their child is in the car?
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I have decided that tonight I am going to take at least a one day holiday from Diablo II. After the mini-marathon session that I had last night where I seriously injured my wrist playing, I think that it would be best to stay off for awhile. I’d forgotten just how addictive that the game could be. **sigh** I haven’t even touched my other games (Civ III, Tetris Worlds, Max Payne, and Puzzle Bobble.) in so long.
Well, tonight is going to be about Live Journal, mostly. I plan on just doing journal entries for most of the night in an effort to get things that have been floating in my head for awhile out. I might also try working on my web site. I def. will have to fill out my graduation application and get that done. I might also take some pictures of my new place since I haven’t done that yet. I usually at least take some pictures of my new room within the first week of moving in, but I have been really procrastinating on it this time.
For right now, I am airing out my room. My chest started hurting a bit as soon as I came home. But I took a shower and have all of the windows open and the fan on, so I feel much better. I thing I might tun the sound down a bit though. No need for everybody on the block to hear my music. Anyway, I should clean the room up a bit and decide if I am going to eat tonight before I get comfortable at the computer.
Current mood: calm
Current music: CoCo Lee, Yo Yo Ma – A Love Before Time (f/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)