<David> People, people, today I am a happy man. No, it is not the fleeting happiness born of disregard for the reality of life's dissappointments, but rather it is the well-grounded happiness of one who has been of late fortunate.
For starters, I am leaving today (Thursday) around noon for Canada, where I will camp, hike, and otherwise enjoy myself for five days. It will be mad fun, and I will get some time with the family before returning to LU. Also, I am quite happy to have come upon the full version of Midnight Club 2, that excellent racing game of insane multiplayer fun. Incidentally I also grabbed the demo of Bloodrayne, recomended to me by Damian, and found it a fun, albeit graphic, game.
My chief joy on this late night, however, is my most recent computer related acquisition. It is none other than a Fujitsu Lifeseries B Notebook. It's about the size of that infamous book, "How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci" (my apologies to all offended by that book) and is used. However, it has a 500 Mhz processor, 128 mb of RAM, and a 14 gb hard drive. It also has a touch screen and stylus, and all necesary stuff built in. It came with two batteries and a floppy drive. With its small size, good battery life, and decent processor, it should make a welcome aid in many projects. Hopefully I will benefit in CS classes, honors meetings, and other times when a digital companion is expeditious. So hurrah, I am a happy person tonight.
Incidentally, it was under 300 bucks. So I guess there's another hurrah for good friends who have connections. Here's to Kent, my boss and friend from Micro-Source. </David> <!--1:46 AM-->
<David> A quick note, I love the main page for Quizilla because it harkens back to the days of yore. Just check out these lines copied off.
Quizilla! - A huge green fierce dragon bars the way!
You are standing in front of a house. There is a mailbox with a FAQ and Documentation here. To the north is a list of Popular Quizzes and to the south is a list of Recent Quizzes. To the west there is a sign indicating the Login and Registration Page.
Your Command?
How can you not love someone who knows the classics?
Hurrah for Adventure. </David> <!--12:43 AM-->
<David> Hmm, feeling thoughtful so here's some thoughts.
I'd think with all the times I'd moved, I'd be used to this by now. But here I sit, with most of the people I really know far away. After taking my freshman year of highschool in NY, I didn't get so much into the group thing at school. Instead, I had five or six guys I knew really well (there at school that is.) I never got into the major gatherings of many people, instead going mostly to things with few, tighter friends. It was the same way with my friends I met at church. I've gotten to know about six guys really well, but I was never involved with the youth group as a whole. As I sat in the college *thing* at church tonight, it hit me even more. I didn't really know anyone there. Sure, I could have named 15 or so of them and told you what they were like. But I couldn't tell you their projects and aspirations. They are only faces and names to me. It seems that when the guys/gals I've known before aren't around, I can feel lonely even in a room with 100 people who are no more than smiles and eyes. Maybe its because many of them go to local colleges, and thus have been together all year. Maybe I'm just a real oddball. Oh well, one thing's for sure, I won't miss sitting by myself.
The more I think about it, the more I realize I've always been kinda like that, even at boarding school. I have to wonder, are there people who really associate with everyone who happens to fall in their social circles? No, I don't mean associate in the accept meaning. What I mean is, are there people who spend time with such a large group of people that they never really know anyone, yet they always know someone? I think its better to be the way that I am, as if I had a choice. What good is it sharing life with someone if they don't care about you or even think of you except when you're standing right in front of them. That said, I really need to talk to some buddies I've been thinking about before I head back to Texas. There are few eternal things on this earth. You, I, and those people we call humans.
New Friends and Old Friends
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test-
Time and change-are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray;
Friendship never knows decay.
For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die;
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast-
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
Joseph Parry
1841-1903 </David> <!--12:10 AM-->
The Blogs of Other Musers
(Or should I say Muses)
Fearless Leader
Guiltless Cynic
Singular Human
Randomness Master
Food Maker
PA Extraordinaire
Wench I stole
a Hankerchief from
Brother Enoch,
Alaskan Explorer
Brother Dan,
Argentina Aborigine
Damian The Blessed,
Bringer of Trigun
Vocal Thinker
SuperMan: The Hamster
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