The SS Glenjamin is taking the backseat today, folks
Well, I decided today I wanted to focus more on the way things have been going with my life, so the time-absorbing activity will be the one in the cut.
As you may know, I now have a job at a local grocery store. It's nothing great, but I get tips, so it's not all that bad either, I suppose. Especially right now, because they have me tending the Christmas trees whenever I'm there. Which is great, because almost everyone tips you, I get to use a chainsaw, and whenever there isn't anyone buying anything, I can actually get paid to stand there and do nothing. It's great. They have me doing it because 1) they can let me use the chainsaw because I'm over 18, and 2) I can lift even the 9-footers and up onto the top of a SUV by myself. It's definitely a good gig, though; today I got about $30 in tips. Not too shabby, eh?
Anyway, onto more important stuff. Thanksgiving week was pretty harsh on me, because of the realization that everyone else was back and seeing each other, while I was stuck in shitty Florida. On top of that, because of the job, I don't know when I'm going to be able to come up. I know that, at the absolute latest, I'll be up there in June, but I'll keep you posted on that.
But I really miss talking to a lot of my friends. Sometimes I catch them on AIM, but not many. Mostly Glenn, Brian, Jess, Will, KStein, and McQueeney, and Matt. I miss talking to everyone else. My phone gets crap reception down here, so I can't really call people. That's being rectified... we're getting new phones soon, and they should get better reception, and I think they're keeping the old numbers. If they have better reception, there's a pretty good chance you might be getting a call from me if I have your number. If it's a different number, you'll almost assuredly get a call. If I can't get a hold of you, though, try and get a hold of me. I don't like how so many people seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. If you can't get my phone, e-mail me,or, even better, IM me on AIM. Screenname here and there are the same, and the e-mail's pretty fucking simple, it's just stefan@planetsaka.com. I won't put down a list of the people I miss talking to, because it's pretty damn long, and if you're not in the list of people I talk to on AIM, you're probably on the other, so you know who you are.
Okay, this is a double one today, because they're two closely linked items.
First, a comic. This one is Questionable Content, a very good and humorous comic based around the life and times of an "indie kid" Martin and his compadres. Sensless humor, sexual/romantic tension, some music talk, and excellently written characters and a solid, coherent story (an overarching one coming to head right now, as a matter of fact) makes this one of the best webcomics out there. Also, very well drawn, especially now, with a large archive to read through. On top of that, Jeph (the author) updates every weekday (no weekends, too bad) at EXACTLY midnight, or sometimes a little earlier if he doesn't want to worry about it. Monday's comic will be up at 12:00 AM monday. He's very reliable. All in all, a must-read of the webcomic scene. And yes, Glenn sent me to this one.
Next, we have something I found about a week ago called Pandora. It's an internet radio station that starts by asking you for an example of music you like, either an artist or a band. If you specify an artist, it will play them immediately. If you specify a song, it won't, because that would be in violation of their licensing agreement. Then it will play songs with similar musical qualities to that band/song. (Eventually, it WILL play a song you specify, just not right away). After that, you can add more music to the station to compare other songs you might like against, or just give the songs a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down." It's neat. Plus you can pause and skip songs (but you can only skip a certain number an hour, and you can't rewind, as again it violates their license). After a while, it will ask you to register or subscribe. The only difference is that, if you just register, there will be an i-pod ad or something on the page when you first load it. It won't have audible ads, just one in the window. And you can minimize the player to it's own window without the ad anyway. Not a big deal. And it will save the station you had before you registered. All in all, it's a good way to find more music you'll like. Good stuff. And, as a matter of fact, no, Glenn didn't show me this. I found it myself.
And that's the end of that chapter. Nothing else really going on, so I'll take this oppurtunity to say catch all you crazies later.
~Saka
PS I don't think anyone cares, but why is Irish rock always really awesome?