howdee doody time

Thought I’d post because I haven’t done it in a while, and I’m antsy to type.

Now that I am definitely not enrolled for the fall 2001 semester @ uccs, I have decided to get my CCNA and some parts of my MCSE by the end of December. So now I have a goal =] I had a phone interview with Gateway, they are very interested. Scheduled a real interview for Tuesday @ 8:30am up there; I am confident they will find me indespensable. Also, the definite opportunity @ another company called Paradigm Infomedia [pdmi]. And that is that.

Interesting conversation:

realbighead: the female side felt kinda number-2-ish
realbighead: what with all their ‘get drunk, hook up, go home’
rand0m: yea, I was like ‘holy shit, that happens!?’

Interesting link: Need a job?

Oh yea, I am not taking Voicestream; it would go on file that I worked there, and that’s not what I want. Plus, it’s a long drive, and there are other things to do [like fix truck]. Also, check out the HPI Hi Tech Hate Hack. They got us pretty good due to the owners extreme incompetence. Lots of work ahead for me. [sigh]

2001-07-08 11:31:52 – Siaokh
What happened with the hack? Details man… we need Details! -Tim
2001-07-08 14:08:03 – rand0m
story time! We store all of our websites on a drive. that drive got full, so The Owner [of the company] copied all the websites onto a bigger drive. Unfortunately, all the files had the "inherit parent permissions." The default permission for a new drive is Everyone has full-control. So all of our websites had their permissions reset to "let everyone do whatever they want". Someone noticed it before we did, and exploited it. I sent them an e-mail saying thanks =D anything else interesting happening?
2001-07-10 14:04:14 – The Disco Nova
Not a very impressive hack then. At least they were just being mischievous instead of destructive.

what I would do

if I had some booze tonight. See, i don’t work tomorrow, so there is absolutely nothing stopping me from getting completely smashed tonight [besides the lack of inebriating liquids]. I have to mow the lawn, and that’s it. I’ll spend the rest of the evening doing nothing but sitting on my ass. I’ll drink what little bacardi I have left and fool myself into thinking I’m having a good time. Tomorrow, I’ll do the same all day, but without the bacardi part. woo.

I got paid today. it’s enough. not anywhere near as much as I want, or even close to the amount that I could put to good use, but enough. grr. I despise.

Update: here is an amazingly horrendous juicy tidbit that I just got in the mail.

Dear Randal:

Thank you for your interest in the University of Colorado. It has come to our attention that your application to UCCS for the fall semester 2001 has been submitted after the prime submission date, and as such, has been subject to careful scrutiny. Unfortunately, the Admissions Advisory Board has reviewed your application, and, in light of the enrollment surplus and particularly of your record of academic achievement, has decided to remit your admission to the University of Colorado for the fall semester 2001.

You may re-apply to UCCS for any later semester. The prime application date for the Spring semester 2002 is September 7th, 2001 until September 31st, 2001. It is highly recommended that you complete additional transferable college level courses from a regionally accredited college or university before re-applying. Your acceptance would be governed by admission requirements in effect at the time of application.

We are truly sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused for both your educational goals and your scheduling. Should you desire to discuss this matter in detail, please feel free to contact me. Good luck in your future educational endeavors.

Sincerely,
Randall E. Kouba,
Director

I feel warm inside. don’t you?

Update #2: Okay, so the whole thing has hit me now, and I am realizing that this is very, very bad. My plans are fucked. Going to probably spend this 4th of july determining what I am going to do for the next year. ()@*!@!*%^!^#%@%!@^!#^(*

2001-07-04 14:42:53 – Laura
yeah, randal, you should just send your application in again right now for the spring semester because you’ll definitely make it in. that way, you’ll only have half a year of time to waste before you can go to school. also, you can’t really think that turning in your application late was going to give you any chance at admission, did you? that’s a little ludicruous, i think. besides, look at it this way, you have another few months to save up money for school and get a good job and relax a little more.
2001-07-04 15:18:17 – rand0m
the thought of filling out an application right now makes me want to puke. i am completely disenchanted with any formal educational system. grr
2001-07-05 15:58:47 – bastard
And on that note, who would like to go on a hike saturday. Something like waldo canyon, and probably leave around 11am or 10am. ALSO, Party at Tony’s Movie Room at the Apartments. As I will be moving out August 1st, it is now time to trash the living fu5k out of my apartment complex and recoup the 10K I have spent on living there. Friday the 13th. Probably a scary movie, mostly drinking lots of alcoholic beverages, probably mikes hard lemonade or rum.
2001-07-05 23:45:56 – Laura
OK, i’ve decided that i have the worst luck ever. my best friend is driving in the 13th and you’re having a party and i’m going to see nsync. yet, for the past two weeks, everything has been dead. you people have disappeared. i am disconcerted. on another note, james hopson, i found out, works a building away from me…uncanny.
2001-07-08 18:39:57 – The Disco Nova
Laura, you never call me…
2001-07-08 23:54:28 – Laura
i was gonna call you monday. i’m busy. dayam, don’t get all up in my grill.
2001-07-20 04:16:06 – mike
the 4th roXXXored!! ๐Ÿ™‚ hope everyone else had a great/safe/ non-arrested 4th ๐Ÿ™‚

oOoOoOoooOo, pretty

and i'll have it for 6 whole months!And here we have a picture of me, surrounded by red? I can see everyone out there in internet land saying “why?” And, as always, I shall come through with an answer. This is a scan of my current driver’s license — a red license. That means that it has certain restrictions about how often I can aimlessly drive around [not very often].

Today was a rather boring day. Didn’t do much at all. Well, not true. I did quite a few things, but nothing of much importance. The best part, imo, was sitting at the park, where I observed and thought some fascinating things, of which I will copy out of my e-journal and post later tonight. I also entertained an e-mail from Gateway about a possible employment opportunity, and another from pdmi.net, another local ISP who wants me. That is heart warming. I plan to thoroughly waste another night away, much like I did last night. [sigh]

I will not be posting what I wrote in my journal. sorry. however, I have found out something interesting, completely by chance. I don’t know how true it is, but boredome is the physical manifestation of one’s lack of motivation. I have lots of shit to do, but am not motivated to do it. And I am very bored, despite the large amounts of things I have to do. odd that, eh?

2001-07-02 23:56:58 – The Disco Nova
What the heck did you do to your hair?
2001-07-03 00:44:26 – Burnz
It is true. Boredome comes not only from having nothing to do, although that can be a cause, but also from not wanting to do anything. Needless to say it can become a lifestyle. Anyone want to sit on the lawn and get stoned?
2001-07-03 01:02:00 – rand0m
I got it cut … it was about an inch and a half long, then I got it cut pretty short — my parents are out of town forever, and I don’t want to have to go get a haircut while they’re gone [$$$]. So it’s short. The pic is a little misleading; my head is tilted up so it looks like I’m shaved. I am not … Sitting outside and having a nice frosty strawberry shake or something would be great. ๐Ÿ™‚
2001-07-03 08:17:31 – laura
randal looks like a freaky pumpkin head.
2001-07-05 11:33:13 – Siaokh
Whoah… new liscenses… i think i’ve seen them before. and i agree with laura… freaky randall pumpkin head. look at the bright side… atleast you CAN drive now. And if you get pulled over… you were doing something within your restrictions ๐Ÿ™‚ Or, your ill grandmother needed help getting to the airport. http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/index.html *Trippy fun for your desktop* back to playing pogo -Tim

how ya doin?

Click for the fullscreen picture!That’s the line that my grandfather says whenever he sees anyone. I don’t know why I thought that just now, but I did, so it is the title of this post. To the right, we see the epitome of how great things can be. Just look at that — the complete and utter lack of caring about anything except a good brew and a good show. ahhh, that’s the life.

In other news, life still sucks for a little bit. Went to a driving class today, and it sucked. Then, I did nothing tonight. On a saturday night — that hasn’t happened in a long time. Tomorrow I will pull all the hoo-haa off my truck in an attempt to make it not stick out at all … sad, but true.

Don’t have my license back until monday — and either I need a ride up there at 7:30 am, or I’ll drive up there. If I get a ride, then I’ll probably have to come back to my house when done so I can get my truck: errands to run on monday [voicestream and a thing for work].

It is July 1st. You know what that means? Well, three things. The fourth is just 3 days away. My birthday is just 15 days away, and, most importantly, I have to manually move the date forward one day on my watch, off of 31, because June is a panty-waist and has only 30 days. ‘night.