Even though this week has consisted of many fun and notable moments, I am feeling a bit blue right now. I think it is a combination of the cold, rainy weather and a solitude-induced letdown after couple days of social evenings. Hopefully, this isn't meant to last, this is for right now ( Read more... )

Getting into a blue period this early in the week, even before I begin the Working Week, is a recipe for a disaster. Must learn to take deep breaths and clear my mind.

Off to work early. A mandatory work project group meeting at 9 a.m.... :o

Most of today was spent running errands. I took the bus and the streetcar to my new fitness center so I could drop off my new cross-training shoes, low-cut athletic socks, shirts, shorts, deodorant, hair paste, and other essentials in my new locker at the center. It's amazing how much stuff can fit inside a 12" x 12" x 12" locker. Hopefully I shall ( Read more... )

I think it dawned upon me earlier this morning why I have been feeling more than the usual activity of mood swings during the past week or so. I am starting to suspect that I am somehow yearning to spend quality time with people who are optimistic and are hopeful. I don't expect to surround myself those who are perpetual pollyannas, but I do sense ( Read more... )

This is one of those mornings where I could only take about four or five songs by The Magnetic Fields before I started feeling overcome with blahness. Fortunately, listening to The Prids saved my morning commute.

At the risk of sounding very politically incorrect, the Faith No More song "Surprise! You're Dead" is probably not the song to be listening to today, especially when reading the USA Today's print edition (and their grossly inaccurate headlines ( Read more... )

Today started off in a rather icky way. I had an unwelcome realization of sorts (which was trigged by thinking about Brokeback Mountain), and thinking about that made put me in a dark cloudy mood. Work was also stressful this morning, as we were shortstaffed and people seemed to be in a very pissy mood. It was a huge challenge not to let myself get ( Read more... )

I'm still feeling the blahs. I'm not sure if it's just a seasonal affect thing, or maybe there is a big hole inside that I want to fill. With what, I don't know. In a cryptic way, I have a general idea of where I want to go in my life, but I am not sure about how to get there. There are so many issues surrounding learning processes and self- ( Read more... )

I have mixed reviews on the newly-acquired Xingtone ringtone maker. On the good side, submitting audio from the computer to my cell phone via the Internet is nice and painless. It was easier and quicker than I had anticipated. However, the built-in audio editor is atrocious! The waveform editing screen is very small, and the selection tool does not ( Read more... )

I'm feeling rather down at the moment. This week has been very stressful at work--with at least three people being out on any given day, it's hard to play catch up. Today we rolled out the new trouble tracking software--the new version seems to have more bugs than a Volkswagen convention! Plus, we had no documentation for installing the stuff, so I ( Read more... )