welp, went and did some numbers with Corey RE: our proposed cybercafe, and it looks like it will work. woot. Stayed home and cleaned for 3 hours today, did both bathrooms. Guh. It’s the worst part of cleaning, and I spared my roommates from such a horrible plight. Fucking nasty. And then I stayed home and drank hot cocoa and ate a cheese fajita thing (memories *sigh*) … Decided not to go to the underground because of the outrageous pricing … and then at like 2:30am, James and Mike came by … wtf? So they come by, and we found out there is a party at 430 N Weber! That’s across the street. So after a vicious jager-bomb (yeeaaa jager!), we set off across the street and partied … met some nice peeps, mostly rave people … dunno how I feel about that. Amanda, Steve, James, Mike, Keen and a shitload of other people … met trina and her friend stef, a stripper named Jen (drool), our across-the-street-neighbor Jeremy and all of his house-mates. Was a good time. w3rd. Got my Fed. Tax return. w3rd. Oh, Becky wasn’t there tonight. :-/ I think I like her … ahh well, no chance. Just gotta live it up when I get the chance, I guess. [b][u]UPdate[/u][/b] — Went to Hooters today and met a girl named Holly. Man, what a catch. She loathes working there (does it on the side to bring in extra cash), and gave us a nice dissertation on why it sucks. Very eloquently worded … she’s very smart, has high self-esteem, very witty, and hates the environment that Hooters brings in — on both the employee side and on the customer side. I fell in love with her while listening to her speak. Move over little asian hotty waitress Laura, cuz Holly’s got you beat.

I am back in town after going to Utah. (applause) Thank you, thank you. It was a pretty good trip. Had a nice and pleasant 9 1/2 hour drive with my Dad (who is awesome) on Friday, and then some yummy eating that night (enchiladas — which all came home and are in the freezer. yumm). Then Saturday came, and boy was it long. Went over to the church at 8:30am and saw my Uncle Eldred. Honestly, he was the best looking corpse I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a bunch. Then everyone else came in, and it was not pleasant. They had the final viewing at 11:30am, and up until that point I had been okay. But watching them getting ready to close the casket, I just broke and sobbed and sobbed. We all went to the chapel to hear the speakers and the musical things … the congregation all stood up to sing “I Believe In Christ,” which is a very powerful hymn, and I couldn’t sing it because it really touched … I just stood there and cried. The services ended, and we all drove 3 hours up to the grave site, where they had a short ceremony, a song and a prayer, and then we drove back to Salt Lake City. What a sad day. Sunday has not been so sad — more of a white-knuckle-don’t-want-to-die sort of day. Drove across Wyoming with Dad, and the whiteout snow + 70MPH winds made for a harrowing 12 hour trip (remember it took 9 1/2 to get there). I’m still shaking because it was so scary … can’t see anything, just hoping that we don’t run off the road. We must have seen 50 car wrecks. Easily. Everywhere people were off the road, either pulled off because they couldn’t drive in the weather, or because the flew off the road, or because they had wrecked. It was a terrible drive … still gives me the chills when I think that we drove through it. So I am back. It was a pretty decent psuedo-vacation; I didn’t use a computer or worry about work once while I was gone! This new week should start up a bunch of new things … hopefully none of them are like either of the events above 😉 I’ve decided that I’m actually going to get in shape. For real this time. In a handful of ways, now that I think about it. Feel like I’m missing some things in my life, and I’m not really sure what they are, but I have some ideas. I hope everybody had a great weekend.

I noticed that in AIM v4.8.2790, if you add a buddy to your buddylist and the last character is a dot ( . ), the new buddy will be added to your list, but when you click on the normal “Online” tab and then click back on “List Setup” tab, your new buddy will magically be gone. I found this out because I read off of krempley’s site that he has a roomy who has aim, and he appended a dot onto the guys name when he typed it in. It’s probably a conspiracy. Or just a bug. Or No? Truck is busticated. Rebuilding carb when I get back on Sunday night … then selling it and A) Getting out of debt? or B) buying a motorcycle. because they’re cheap. or C) Holding out and trying to find a buildable mustang. Yes, I can still dream, thank you very much. I’m heading out of town on Thursday night / Friday morning to attend the funeral of my Uncle Eldred — takes place on Saturday morning. He passed away because a recessive tumor became malignant and progressed to full blown, widespread cancer. He was my mother’s oldest sibling, and the patriarch of the Mettmann family. He will be sorely missed. 🙁

I decided I was going to work on my vbscripting & asp skills for a while, and I figured what better place to start than rand0m.org? So I drudged up my old ASP version of the site and resurrected it — amazingly, it actually works sorta … the smileys work, but links don’t because I’m too lazy to spend an hour writing regexs. Check it out: [L=http://asp.rand0m.org]http://asp.rand0m.org[/L] Other than that, I think we’re going to open up a gaming cafe … Corey is all hot and bothered about it, which is neat … it’s not very often the HPI offices get excited about anything. *sigh* Work is still going well, but I am beginning to sense a death spiral again, which is no good. I guess that after two years, it’s time to dust off my resume, eh? [b]Update[/b] – 11:44pm [L=http://bbspot.com/News/2003/01/os_quiz.php]
Which OS are You?[/L] *sigh* So true *sigh*

Well, today was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. What a good guy. He did so much. I think we should have more people like him. I worked on my truck a bit today, and determined that it is not my timing, nor my vacuum system, nor my vacuum-timing advance system. This pretty much narrows it down to carbuerator … I think I’ll meander it on down to one of the local auto places and have them take a look, because I’ve done run out of ideers. Went shopping today with Tony. Actually, it was more of a “get necessities from the store because i have no car” trip. Got a lot of stuff, and decided to make tacos. Mmm, tacos. While dicing up the green bell peppers and onions, I took a hearty chunk of my left index finger off. Blood was going everywhere … pretty nasty, ruined all the veggies. I can see you now, and no, not really. I just whacked off a peice of my finger … it didn’t even go all the way through, so I had this little chunk of randal finger flopping about. I didn’t even notice until I wiped my lip with my finger and felt a little dangly thing. Then I went into the kitchen and really chopped it off. heh. If I get the initiative, I’ll take a pic of my not-life-threatining wound. Having a potential spat at work … it’s my day off, and I get a phone call asking for personal assistance from someone i work with. Well … I told them that I couldn’t fix it, because our stuff sucks. Apparently that has gone over poorly, and after being told to “re-think the question and fix the problem” (on my day off), I wrote a nice little email that will undoubtedly not go over well. Maybe it’s come to jesus time? who knows.

I know that this is not what people want: a drunken update. I know that everyone is all interetesd in what I’m doing with my life, and a blah blah blah, so I’ll update with only the important things: 1. Work is good. and fun. yea. And jack is gone. Sad. :-/ 2. I am not taking classes. I am too poort. :-/ 3. I am drunk? Yes, I think so. WO! 4. The Daily Show and SouthPark are the only good tv things. 5. Yep, still single and not getting any. Sigh. **? 6. Woww, #5 really sucks. goddamn. 7. Umm. ProfiT? 8. Wow, I really like lists. Oh. We had a party, it was good. 9. I’m at a loss. 10. FUck, I forogot to write the icequeen an email. *oops* 11. jared’s site is good. http://jared.seehafer.net … nerd. heh. *INSERT FOR TORE* Tore came to town, and it was good. he has these neet DDR pads, and he’s lost some weight. I’m enviosu. But it was good. Thanks TORE! *Back TO normal programming!* 12. Tony is back!? A month of christy, and hes a roomy again. 13. Keen is drepessed because of Danielle. HAGGISH x 10. 14. My truck? YEP, still dead. Fizzuack! 15. I think I’m done. Yep, that’s what 3x Long Island Iced Teas (LIIT FOR SHORT) and a couple shots of vodka will do. Please comment below. I think I might change my color scheme. It’s 1:03AM WhEre is Keen!? Hmm … damn that #5.

We threw a big New Years Eve bash last night, and it was really good. Not a lot was happening until a bit after 10:30pm, when a handful of people showed up, including Bryce aka YTC and his wife Joleene and their crew. They brought a ton of stereo equipment and some hugeass speakers and really turned the party up. Bryce is a simply amazing DJ, and really knew how to spin it right — thanks for doin it, ytc! Around 11:30, a truckload of people showed up, including Dan Sandersly, Steve Strecker and Lindsey Burton from back in the day. The usual assortment of people started off the party, Tore, Laura, Paulie, Keen, Tony, Disco, Christine … it got pretty wild, and I got super trashed. At midnight, everybody raised their champaigne glasses and enjoyed a nice countdown. All in all, I’d say it was a really good party. Thanks to everybody who came for making it such a good throwdown. Pictures are available at [L=http://www.rand0m.org/images/nye2k2]http://www.rand0m.org/images/nye2k2[/L]

Okay, so we’re all pretty trashed again. And it started with Laura and Tore coming over. Or tore. WE met at Chipotel, which is ahlle aoood burritos. THey’re big. ANd then we went to PIkes PEkr where we met up with TOre, and it was fun, because keen and t plays monopoly, and TOny brought up these shitty auction sutff and I was like ?WTF!? ANd then we came over here. ANd then we played monopooly again, and TOny whipped us with his bgrutal economica know how. It was pretty sad. and then we went over to the liquo store with Laura (woo!) and it was good. It was called J’s liquor. ANd it was open at like 12:02 AM. WHich is neat, because they’re supposed to close at 12>:000AM. SO then KEEN bought a lot of alcohol, which was co0l (and hten I started typing with only one eye open because I can see better :-D) and then we came back to the house and got trashed. Mudslides and such, it’s fun. TOre left. OH! Paulise was in there somewhere. HI PAULIE! ANd then Tore left, and Laura drank some, but she decided to drink then go home, which takes her out of the “serious durnkard” fun that is currently happening. SO she posted on her site form my computer. [L=http://pinklaura.blogspot.com]Http://pinklaura.blogspot.com[/L] hope I typed that right, can’t tell. And now we’re all trashed. And PlayboyTV is not near as ood as I thought it would be; all so fake and such, what with huge 34DDD breasts on 110LBS girls, it’s hilarious. The real thing i sso much beteter. WE had nuggest, adn Laura ( who is not toto drunk) showed us the majetsty of RED AND WHITE. (stilll tping with only one eye eopen, tough to foucs)( .. It is ranch sauce and ketchup, becausew e are out o fbarbecue sauce. Red and white is good, even keen thinks so! It makes me wonder if people even read my drunken rambling, or just skim for coherent parts. LOL. That’sf unny, hahhaha …. I’d imagine th latter. [b]Update – 5:19am[/b] — so it’s pretty ealry in the morning, and I can proudly relate to you this handful of things: 1. I hope to god I’m not that annoying when trashed. 2. Laura is nice 😀 3. I whipped tony at NHL2k2 4. I drank a lot of water (like 24 oz) before going to sleep (trying to avoid hangover) and 5. I turned off the lights & and sound and stuff for keen, who is asleep on the couch. I’m such a nice guy… and not so drunk to not keep track of the important things. hehe. *sigh*

[b]Merry Christmas Everyone![/b] OKay, so the last post kinda sucked. Beause I was pisse.d BUt now I am drunk, and so i will post a reviesed version. IN order. heh. Okay, I went to Samantha Garrett’s mom’s open house. And it was very good. Her and her sister are super smart and really fun to spend time with. And amazingly, Jenna ALmond of all people showed up! And it was good! WOO! I had a really super time, and the cider was amazing too. My truck did die. I can’t fix it until it warms up or I get a jump. I don’t know what’s wrong, but I have no car. I’m tinking of buying a new one. Maybe? Id on’t know. Comprehensive insurance (buying with a car loan) is *EXPENSIVE* suck. No car for a while? Dunno. NYE IS STILL VERY ON! PARTAY ! WOO! TOre and I went to the MALL today and ate lunch and saw people at Red ROBin. Dan Snadersly and Keith & Strecks & Amy … hopefuly they come to the party. That would be healla fun! WOO! Matt Byrne is a cocknocker. He’s fukcing wahck. LOL. I thought that the world revoeslves aroudn me, but apparently it revovles around him. LOL. HAd a spat. i don’t knwo why. *IRRITATION AT CONTINUED FUCKUPSHIP BY HIM* [b]**UPDATE****[/b] I forgot to mention that my grandfather died tonight. He got last rights from a priest and lastedd less than twelve hours. :-/ … at least his suffering is over. [b]**UPDATE #@2**[/b] – Malibu Carriaubian RUM is good. Espeiclly when it’s from Keen’s EXGF! WOO! IT plus popcorn from craig *THANKS CRAIG* and cohclates from work *THANKS WORK* make a good durnkaen snack. fun fun. [b]**UPDATE TRES!”(***([/b] This MALABu rum is “CRUEL!” just like KEen’s EXGF, Danielle HAHAHAHAHAHHAA

Saw LotR:TTT. It was good. Went to Sammi’s party. Had a good time with her, Rachel, Jenna Almond and Tore. Truck decided to die today. No luck in fixing it, think battery, starter & carbeurator are dead. NYE party is still on. I think. Assuming I can get things done without mobility. Fuck it all. >-| 🙁 [b]**Update**[/b] – 12/24 @ 9:40a – Note to self: when running personal consulting billing through HPI, do not let customer use a credit card to pay — the cc processing + other fees on this method will take up to 31% of total income right off the top.