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I woke up with hed (pe)'s "Killing Time" blaring in my mind.

Monthly bills paid. Errands run. Work caught up. Dishes all cleaned. Library books and movies returned. Laundry all done. Weekly intense scrubbing and grooming accomplished. Pantry and sundries restocked. Apartment spotless and organized. Tasks for tomorrow planned, annotated, and laid out. Fabulous dinner of broiled salt and pepper pork loin, butter-herb Yukon gold potatoes, caesar salad, and beaujolais consumed. Ghirardelli chocolate and bottled water to...
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Today, Hot Marketing Girl told me that I'm incredibly indifferent.

My response?

"Eh."

Despite the best laid plans of mice and men, I had a quiet, calm day.

Last night, I was out front at the track setting up a new printer to test a change I'd just written in our point of sale software. Since I was working at one of the front desk computers, this guy decided to come talk to me--he was waiting for a bachelor party to start and was apparently very lonely.

"I've heard good things about this...
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I saw a mid-90s Dodge Intrepid with hydraulics and dubs today.

I also saw a Japanese girl that spoke with an Indian accent.

The girl at the comic store looked like a shorter Joey Ramone and had about as much personality as he does these days.

Today rules.

I woke to a quietly overcast day and found my thoughts refreshingly untroubled--even with the problems and questions of the previous days. I stayed slugabed for a spell and attended to my email while rediscovering the Kings of Convenience. Then, I rose, pulled on an old pair of North Carolina basketball shorts, and wandered into the kitchen. There I selected a few almonds, two pink...
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Seventeen years of perfect hardware operation. Two crashes in three hours--one entirely losing a project worth a lot of money to me. The worst part? I hadn't been able to backup yet because I'd done all the work on that project this weekend.