tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200376932011-11-25T06:13:34.526-05:00blahga general purpose blog about whatever, thus the blah in the title. Hopefully not all blah, but sure to be some, read away if you feel so inclined, surf away if not._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-14242491078125634562008-03-04T20:06:00.002-05:002008-03-04T20:22:14.890-05:00Work has been busy as of late. The huge conversion project we've been working on since November is coming to a head, with the critical decision about whether we roll or not being this Friday. We've pulling long days and working Saturday's these past few weeks to get everything buttoned up. I think we're gonna need more time though. I hate to say it, but I think it may be the truth.Our company_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-22213461686267133602008-01-30T09:29:00.000-05:002008-01-30T09:31:15.651-05:00Let's see, last post to present...After the wedding, we flew back to SLC. Or at least we were supposed to.In all the excitement, I apparently remembered what day we were tofly out incorrectly. While our tickets were actually booked for theMonday after the wedding, I was sure they had been for Tuesday. So,we got dropped off at O'Hare by my kind brother (who was hurried as hehad to get to work _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-8777668765573102007-06-05T19:49:00.000-04:002007-06-09T11:36:09.205-04:00I missed last week. It was a holiday, however, so I am excusing myself.I've been working on a web service project at work. A web service is a public interface to a private party's (web) application, such as the google web service. The google web service allows any application one might build to use google's search engine. All in all, web services can be very handy.The project I'm working on _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-49975920822098708192007-05-23T21:30:00.000-04:002007-05-23T21:55:41.873-04:00Wow! What a weekend. We celebrated Mother's Day with Ariel this past weekend (yes, a weekend late, but you'll see why...). To start, we went out to eat at Tuscany, a gorgeous Italian eatery with just amazing ambiance. We ate outside, amongst lush greenery, trees (nice ones, too - there aren't a whole lot of nice trees in Utah), birds, and positively delightful patio umbrellas. Unfortunately _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-38544643785260208632007-05-16T17:58:00.000-04:002007-05-16T18:05:57.653-04:00Well, my birthday has come and gone and I'm still feelin' the same. I suppose 28 really isn't much compared to 27, though. I mean, it's not like 24 vs 25 was or like what people say 29 vs 30 is, ya know? Anyway, thanks to all the well-wishers out there and a special thanks to the present givers.I have a new pair of yellow shoes on the way, courtesy of Thea, so I'll be sure to get a picture of _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-29850136450245057692007-05-08T19:52:00.000-04:002007-05-08T20:00:43.112-04:00Only 59 days 'til the wedding - the pressure is on. Really, though, I am blessed by a wonderful family (on both sides) and many wonderful friends, so the whole thing is coming together quite painlessly.Gas prices continue to rise (everywhere, I'm sure) so my boss has allowed us to start telecommuting two times a week now! It's pretty great. Mondays and Wednesdays are my new home office days. _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-11041879827668075922007-05-01T20:16:00.000-04:002007-05-01T20:42:49.326-04:00Holy cow it's May already! Where did April go? Heck, March for that matter. Just two month's 'til the wedding now - it's pretty crazy! I can't wait to see everybody.Thea finally finished working on the drops for the "Jane Eyre" ballet. They're HUGE! She wanted pictures for her portfolio and ended up having to hang them off the roof to get the shot. It reached all the way to the ground _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-15317100018729693022007-04-24T19:03:00.000-04:002007-04-24T19:13:56.117-04:00I read a NY Times article the other day (I know, where'd I learn to read, right?). It was about the farm bill and how it makes twinkies cheaper than carrots, and soda cheaper than orange juice. I really liked the article; It validated my feeling that eating healthy was expensive. Now all we have to do is write our congresspeople and let them know that we won't stand for the federal _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-80602496194720611402007-03-21T17:36:00.000-04:002007-03-21T17:42:23.412-04:00So it got warm. It got warm and we went outside. It got warm, we went outside, and X wanted his outside toys. It got warm, we went outside, X wanted his toys, and he need help. It got warm, we went outside, X wanted his toys, he needed help, and I helped him. I helped him, and Tommy died. Yup, that's how it went down. See, Tommy was my piggy bank. He was a good piggy bank and he held lots_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-64980266835641103822007-03-14T12:55:00.000-04:002007-03-14T13:06:35.778-04:00So a good friend of mine pointed out to me that today is, in fact, pi day. Awesome! In celebration, I'd like to show you all this cool representation of pi as colors. Very nice!Also, we (my roommates, Geno, and I) are unintentionally celebrating PI day by eating PIzza at "The PIe" restaurant (which even has, as part of it's name, the pi symbol). How cool is that?All this pi talk has reminded me _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-32692361336677210452007-02-27T21:17:00.000-05:002007-02-27T21:30:07.003-05:00So the project I had been working on for the past month or so is finally finished. It's an online id card submittal form. It's relatively simple in it's interface, but does a little bit of work behind the scenes.Since our University doesn't have a physical campus, it makes sense that we cannot feasibly take pictures of our students with which to create identification cards. It seems that _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-79335513096280342992007-02-24T15:45:00.000-05:002007-02-24T16:18:11.555-05:00Yeesh, it's been almost a month! Hopefully I haven't lost all my readers...Last weekend Thea and I went to visit Teppei. He's living in Las Vegas currently and, as such, was only six hours away. So, it was a little far to drive BUT, being from Michigan as we are, the drive was absolutely gorgeous. There were always mountains visible, sometimes we drove through the mountains, and it was our _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-25375339516023787312007-02-01T16:08:00.000-05:002007-02-01T16:45:20.708-05:00Happy February! Yeah.Well, I wonder if anything looks new, blogger's out of beta now (has been for awhile) and they made me switch over today. So, if stuff sucks then I'm sorry. If, however, stuff is grand now, well, then, I'm sure that's because of something I did and, therefore, you're welcome. ;pDid you guys notice I got my first blog comment spam? Pretty cool, huh? Now you can come to my _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1169003004783866142007-01-16T21:52:00.000-05:002007-01-16T22:03:24.806-05:00Hmmm. I've been on a Mah Jong Solitaire kick recently. Not sure why, but I am. I used to play it ALL the time back in Highschool, but have been pretty much free of the habit up until last week. Heck, I even had Thea and Ariel playing it the other day. Eh, it's mindless fun that doesn't take too long to complete (though you may be at it awhile if you decide to play it until you beat it). _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1168353251942133472007-01-09T09:25:00.000-05:002007-01-09T23:41:06.436-05:00Here you'll finally see some pictures of the kickin' paint job adorning my shiny new digs. The diamonds really turned out well. Kudos to Ariel on that, again, as she did most of the work. I helped ever so slightly by replacing the tape on the foamboard diamond stencils (not the most optimal way to paint diamonds, I might add). Paint soaked stencil difficulties aside, simply placing them in a_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1166644602378769352006-12-20T14:17:00.000-05:002006-12-20T14:56:42.520-05:00A day late (and a dollar short?) on this post. I was at work too long yesterday to fit a post in. A co-worker and I have been working on an ID card application site and the deadline is close. Unfortunately (for the project), I have 2 sold days of training (today and tomorrow) and then a mini Christmas Break, so I won't be back to help until next Wednesday... So, I worked from 7 to 6 yesterday_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1165978429075275332006-12-12T21:04:00.000-05:002006-12-13T10:26:48.716-05:00Wow. I guess I should post short posts ALL the time - look at all the comments I get! ...Or mebbe I just need to post controversial words. Hmmm.Chthonic myrmidons exacerbate chiromancing gitana.orBuffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo. (hehe)--In keeping up with the news, the painting is mostly finished, at least for now. The living room has been painted a nice mossy green. The _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1165422438385280182006-12-06T11:20:00.000-05:002006-12-06T11:28:29.423-05:00Short post today.Last weekend was spent moving into the new house. It was a long, cold weekend to say the least. I say we moved, and this is true, but notice I didn't say we were unpacked. We are to finish painting before we finish unpacking. Hopefully Sunday will see us unpacking (that's the plan), but the arrival of the rest of my stuff via the movers is set for sometime in the next 3 days._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1164763811669494832006-11-28T20:03:00.000-05:002006-11-28T20:30:11.746-05:00Well, we made it. After almost 30 hours of driving, tHeA and I made it safely (and sick-ly to Utah). Last Wednesday I woke up with a cold and it was downhill from there. Now, I didn't wear any sort of SARS mask, so I'm afraid I may have infected an entire ship (by which I mean an airplane), everyone on my mother's side of the family (and my immediate family), thea's family, thea's sister's _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1163637646236970862006-11-15T19:31:00.000-05:002006-11-15T19:40:46.246-05:00Yikes! I have a dour post and then miss a weak. Sorry 'bout that! Not the impression I meant to leave. Things have been looking up. I got the movin' debacle ironed out. The accident thing is still a bummer, but cerainly no the end of the world.Next week is Thanksgiving and will find me back in Michigan. Yep, I'll be there for 2 short days 'fore the big drive back to Utah. What's exciting _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1162428647359415992006-11-01T19:31:00.000-05:002006-11-02T18:04:34.636-05:00Been having a bad run lately...The movers came and picked up my stuff last Thursday. While this is certainly good news, several things went wrong. 1) They were supposed to give 24 hours notice. They gave five hours notice. It worked out, though, so no biggie, it's just odd that three separate representatives of the moving companies informed me that the move would take place on either Friday _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1161746872254926882006-10-24T23:08:00.000-04:002006-10-24T23:31:39.560-04:00Got my haircut this past weekend. No, for you hippie haters out there, I didn't get it cut short. I mean, well, it's certainly shorter, but it's not, you know, the "accepted by the masses" short. Hippie power! Make love not war, you filthy republicans! Yeah, um, I may have slightly derailed there. Here're some pictures, to tantalize and toy with the eye. Or to scare away the mice and serve_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1161137909905256092006-10-17T22:04:00.000-04:002006-10-19T15:49:48.190-04:00I got a new guitar. Well, I don't have it yet, but soon, SOON I will have a new guitar. Yeah! You can see what it looks like over at this site. K, actually Thea and I just purchased a new car and, as you may have seen in advertisements, all new Volkswagens come with guitars. How unusual. lol And the guitars can plug into the stereo, effectively using the car as an amplifier. So we got a _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1160528618920634492006-10-10T20:52:00.000-04:002006-10-10T21:03:38.936-04:00Wanna see somethin' crazy? Yeah? Okay, check this out: Yeah, so let's just say that last Friday was somewhat of can only be called a bad day. Apparently there's a Federal Regulation (descrpitively named 'D' ). Well, Reg. D states that one must only make a maximum of 6 transfers, either to or form, one's savings account within any given four-week span ONLINE. That's right, one can make _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1159922064524467012006-10-03T20:22:00.000-04:002006-10-07T11:04:30.376-04:00Iiiiiit's Tuesday! And that means it's blahgin' time. Yup, that's right, look for updates each and every tuesday. yay.I guess I'll officially explain what it is, exactly, I do at my new job. I am classified as a Software Developer in the IT Department. For the past few weeks now, and continuing on for a couple more, I have been working on the redesign of and web page cryptically named _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1159311087931592592006-09-26T18:37:00.002-04:002006-09-26T18:51:42.660-04:00The Scabbers ManifestoPreviously thought lost to the passage of time, and unearthed only recently during routine moving procedures, this (quite ancient looking) tome of knowledge has been found. I present it here, in all its truth-telling tribute. This is the definitive look at the scandal, deception, and intrigue that surrounds the disastrous debacle done to our darling dear, Scabbers. _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1158698480413802262006-09-19T15:08:00.000-04:002006-09-19T16:42:25.843-04:00In The Parkthat's right, I finally got some pictures from this gala event (see this post for more info on it). This first picture shows the debutantes, 1 of the 2 town gossips, the director, and the poet (me!). Johnny Depp eat your heart out! LOL He's not the only one who can wear eye-liner and look dead sexy. 'Course, the jury is still out on whether or not *I'm* a contender - judge for _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1158033607526211542006-09-11T23:42:00.000-04:002006-09-12T00:00:07.546-04:00Well well well. The first day of work is over (well, it's been over for about six hours now, but you know what I mean). I have to say it's looking really good! I have an office on the eigth floor. I share it with two other programmers. My desk area faces these HUGE windows with a just phenomenal view of sprawling SLC (Salt Lake City NOT Sara Lynn Crouch, in case anyone was confuse [see _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1157568663212520802006-09-06T14:42:00.000-04:002006-09-06T14:51:03.226-04:00Well, I made it. Utah is now resident richer. hehe We left on Sunday at noon (est) and arrived on Monday around 8pm (est). It was a long drive! And Randall did all the driving himself. Crazy! We DID stop for about four hours to sleep, but it was just in the car - no wasting money on hotels for us! All in all the drive was a nice one - construction being absent thanks to our friend, Labor _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1156431796076846742006-08-24T10:42:00.000-04:002006-08-24T11:04:47.206-04:00So, I'm down to just four days left of work. Well, just a little over four - I have to go in today to do an interview, so let's call it four days and an hour. It's weird, but the closer it gets to the end, the harder it is to wanna go. Things that used to be slight nuisances or unpleasantries are quickly becoming hard to withstand. I know it's all in my head, and a result of nerves and stress_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1155877288305080622006-08-18T01:00:00.000-04:002006-08-18T01:01:28.316-04:00Well, I got the call today and it's official, I got the job! Awesome. I start on September 11th and will be moving over Labor Day weekend to the far away land of Salt Lake City. SLC punk all the way baby._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1155667998981635382006-08-15T14:39:00.000-04:002006-08-15T14:53:19.003-04:00I've been back from both vacations for over a week now. I got back from SLC shortly after the previous post, had a stint of jury duty, worked for two days, and then had fun on vacay numero dos. Thea, Gene, Eli, Teppei, and I met Tonia, Bonnie, and Tonia's friend Jeremy in Chi-town for some comic book convention collaboration. Good times were had by all, but it was a pretty draining trip - lots_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1154186812020797252006-07-29T11:16:00.000-04:002006-07-29T11:26:52.036-04:00It is day 5 of the vacay in SLC and it is HOT. Upon landing, we were told it was a "cool" 97 outside and that THAT was actually 5 - 7 degrees cooler than the previous weeks. Oddly enough, the housemate of my friends (read live in landlord) won't allow the ac to be perma-on because she actually gets cold. I guess one can get used to anything. *sigh*lol Besides sweating, sweating, and more _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1152885868533995102006-07-14T09:50:00.000-04:002006-07-14T10:04:28.546-04:00A close friend of mine recently passed away. Death is very sad thing, especially when it comes too early. It really stinks. I mean, no matter how much you know you're not supposed to, I just can't stop thinking "If I had only been there more, if I had only reached out (like I had PLANNED to and WANTED to), if I had only this or only that, well, then he'd still be around." I dunno though, _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1151762102857740352006-07-01T09:35:00.000-04:002006-07-01T09:55:02.886-04:00Hmmmm. Gosh. That last month FLEW by. Sorry for the lack of updates. lol It almost makes it seem like I got too depressed by not making the play that I just quit blogging. Well... such is not the case, I assure you. First off, I have moved - just from Portage to Kalamazoo, but now we can have 17 back, so that's good. The move went pretty smoothly, but it was hot, and long, taking the _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1148701224143376012006-05-26T23:39:00.000-04:002006-05-26T23:40:24.156-04:00Well, the results are up and... I didn't make it. No biggie. It was fun, and I didn't really think I'd make it anyway. PLUS, there were gonna be a LOT of rehearsals. I'll get 'em next time, though, I promise. ;D_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1148493915985935902006-05-24T13:45:00.000-04:002006-05-24T14:07:04.080-04:00bleh. I am currently surviving day 2 of the flu. Who has flu in late May - almost June? Honestly, I just don't get it. Anyway, here's to hoping tomorrow sees the ends of thrills, chills, and spills (almost makes flue sound exciting, eh?). Thea's being a great help to me, though, and really pampering my like a baby. *sigh* Mebbe I should be sick tomorrow after all... NOT.I had been waiting_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1147275331224312112006-05-10T11:13:00.000-04:002006-05-10T11:36:11.050-04:00Well, Alice is over and I'm done with ballets... at least, that's what I would've said had you asked me last week (and, in fact, what I DID say to some people last week). However, due to the lack of male dancers at my dance school and the sudden disappearance of the only other one, I know find myself in the Kalamazoo Ballet and Bullard School's 2006 performance of "In the Park". Crazy how things _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1146590201315681862006-05-02T13:01:00.000-04:002006-05-02T13:16:41.326-04:00And here're the pictures of Thea (there were too many to put patiently into one posting). The first picture showcases here forest animal, which is either a 1) fox (which we were told it was), 2) a squirrel, 3) a tree with a tail, or 4) a horse. I dunno, I personally think it's a pangolin, but what do *I* know.The rest of the pictures are Thea as a Card, the 3 of Hearts. (which ffxi fans might _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1146589292100386922006-05-02T12:23:00.000-04:002006-05-02T13:01:32.160-04:00Here're some pictures of me in my "bear" costume (which I know looks more like a wolf than a bear, but the original plan was to be a bear, so that's what my motivation was :P). Perhaps it is a long-tailed bear, or a bear-wolf hybrid. I dunno. Anyway, enjoy!Oh, and the ballet went wonderfully. I only messed up, like, twice out of all four shows. Once I forgot to start the jury scence dance on_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1145754098883643242006-04-22T20:46:00.000-04:002006-04-22T21:04:44.526-04:00Just some updates to old posts here:The engagement ring finally came in! There's a picture-------------->Thanks again Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Bob for the help! ^^Okay, okay, the showtimes are as follows: Saturday, April 29, 2006 shows are at 2pm and 4pm. Sunday, April 30, 2006 shows are at 2:30pm and 4:30pm. Anyway, hope to see you all there! Oh yeah, I think it costs money, but not a whole lot_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1145379308222113362006-04-18T12:42:00.000-04:002006-04-18T12:55:08.236-04:00No music. lol That's what happened in the middle of the first show of 'Alice in Wonderland' yesterday. We persevered, though, and got the music back up two scenes later. In the meantime, Courtney (as Madame Fish) and the girl playing Master Frog did a wonderful job in what I can only call a cappella dancing. hehe Courtney said she felt like a mime. No one booed them, however, so they must _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1144983931232439322006-04-13T22:50:00.000-04:002006-04-13T23:05:31.276-04:00It's getting closer and closer to the big debut of the Kalamazoo Ballet and Bullard School's 2006 performance of Alice in Wonderland, feat. yours truly! We perform on Monday for some kids in Three Rivers and then we get a couple of weeks before we get to truly shine (or crash 'n' burn) in front of friends and family! wahoo!The past two days caught Thea and I at the school for upwards of 7 _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1144161941788911892006-04-04T10:22:00.000-04:002006-04-04T10:45:42.740-04:00Thea and I are going to Les Miserables today at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. It promises to be a most excellent event. Thea has never seen it before, so it's pretty exciting. I got her the tickets waaaay back in January for our seventh year anniversary. I know, I know - awwwwwww, right?Anyway, we're gonna make a day of it and stop by Ann Arbor on the way. You know, eat some Japanese food, _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1143516218773813562006-03-27T22:10:00.000-05:002006-03-27T22:31:52.000-05:00As usual, I've fallen off the bloggin' horse. However, I am here to tell you that I am climbing back on, saddle sores be damned.For those of you out of the loop, so to speak, I've been taking tap dance lessons for a couple of months now, and they're freaking awesome. Tap dancing rules. Anyway, our teacher is primarily a ballet teacher and, as such, has many ballet recitals a year. Her _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1142471917609857742006-03-15T20:10:00.000-05:002006-03-15T20:18:37.630-05:00Now, I want everyone to make sure they're sitting down before they read this. It's okay, I'll wait....Okay? Everyone situated? Alright, well, what? You need to grab a drink? Okay......So, I've finally decided to let the world know I love a certain person by going out on a limb and commiting myself to her in more than just deed, but in traditional fashion as well, with an engagement ring and _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1141782049559257272006-03-07T20:30:00.000-05:002006-03-11T23:47:50.323-05:00Check out how cool seventeen is! Yeah, well, he's pretty cool. lol What kind of man blogs about his cat? Um, the manliest, of course! Grrr!!_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1141311812685197862006-03-02T09:45:00.000-05:002006-03-02T10:08:13.616-05:00So, I don't have any sort of tv channels right now (I'd say I don't have tv, but people often get literal on me when I say that and wonder how I survive without my video games and wonder what happened to my old tv, etc.) because I choose not to pay for cable and don't deign watch network television. So... what DO I watch then?Well, I've recently been hooked on a nice British Sitcom from their _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1140884981346189742006-02-25T11:11:00.000-05:002006-02-25T11:29:41.356-05:00Well, I had my interview (the secret thing I was working on) and, while it went well, it doesn't look like I'm gonna get the job. Oh well. Thanks to all of you who were rooting for me - it means a lot. I'm sure better opportunites will arise, but this one was looking so good. I mean, I had a phone interview, my referencew were all told that I was looking like *the* candidate, the job posting _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1140275818346258432006-02-18T10:11:00.000-05:002006-02-18T10:17:41.490-05:00Another boring post coming atcha, but seriously, if you're using firefox (and if you're not you SHOULD be, dang it) at all, then you'll really appreciate this hackaday.com post about speeding up your firefox. It really helps! I looove it. You will, too, if you do it. Though it won't be any help without a high speed internet connection, so.... who's still on dialup though, honestly? I pity _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1140060765285857312006-02-15T22:20:00.000-05:002006-02-15T22:32:45.296-05:00Well, Valentine's came and went. The turn out this year in the cafe card exchange was a dismal one, but that's okay, I'm not in it to get gifts, I'm in it to give. I hope ya'll liked yer 'cards' this year. Lemme know, kk?Thea and I are doing vday the japanese way this year, so I had an easy time of it (I don't have to get her anything until March 14 - SHE had to get me stuff for Feb. 14). '_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1139499529841036262006-02-09T10:23:00.000-05:002006-03-11T23:49:31.740-05:00Gosh, this is late, but here are the Oatman and Mystique costumes that Thea made for Halloween. Only, at the point in time this picture was taken (by Teppei - thanks Teppei!), we had removed our gloves (hers were white, mine were black). Hands sans gloves are better to eat with, my dear.These are awesome costumes, though, aren't they? Thea is an amazing seamstress, especially since she has had_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1139278146981315282006-02-06T21:00:00.000-05:002006-02-06T21:09:06.983-05:00Top 5 reasons why M is definitely a corporate spy:5) Favorite show is "Alias" - this one speaks for itself4) Lots of friends with the same name, who are either spys themselves, or work at Starbucks - can we say transference everyone?3) Constantly picks fight with boss over such meaningless things as being called a hippo, being "made fun of" for singing lower than the affable Barry White, etc.... _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1139277560953875552006-02-06T20:57:00.000-05:002006-02-06T21:09:30.506-05:00The Next President?Possibly. Definitely Maybe. Sure is a looker anyway..._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1138488656298038292006-01-28T17:50:00.000-05:002006-01-28T17:50:56.310-05:00Here's a picture of me playing pudgy bunny. Man, what a cool game it is. hehe._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1138075482006799352006-01-23T22:41:00.000-05:002006-01-23T23:04:42.023-05:00Based on the comments from the last post, I dub thee all firefox haters. Why you gotta be hatin' on poor ol' Firefox like that? Sheesh.I installed my heatsink yesterday. It took WAAAYY longer than it should of, but that's becuase I was "reading" the directions and watching a movie at the same time. Let me just say, for any of you who were dubious about such a prospect, that watching movies _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1137295100943830442006-01-14T22:14:00.000-05:002006-02-08T23:19:58.230-05:00 now, for a lot of you all, this topic may be boring, but, for those of you who are hip to the newest news in browsers and know, deep in the cockles and sub cockles of your hearts, that firefox is the bee's knees of the bee-rowsing bee-eauties, read on. What follows are my recommended must-have extensions to this browser of the people and for the people. Yee haw!In no particular order:Gmail _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1137176959540829502006-01-13T13:03:00.000-05:002006-01-13T13:29:20.263-05:00Egads, it's been awhile since I've posted. I mean, I've been responding to comments, but no new posts. What is my problem? *shrug* Laziness more'n likely. Laziness and new games from Christmas which keep me entirely too occupied. Well, laziness, new games from Christmas, AND hangin' out with buddies, compatriots, companions, friends, pals, cohorts, associates, compadres, affiliates, and _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1137175372279402832006-01-13T13:00:00.000-05:002006-01-13T13:02:52.286-05:00 Mario, Luigi, and company prove excellent entertainment in this skit/google video sent to me by my newly wed pal, Eli. Check it out when you get a chance. Good stuff._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1135875784309379352005-12-29T11:44:00.000-05:002005-12-29T12:03:04.330-05:00sometimes life can be so disenchanting, as I'm sure you're aware. It's weird, though, everything can be sailing along just as it always does, and just one day (or several) it bugs you. I mean, it's the same old stuff, but all of the sudden it's boring, dreary, unfulfilling, sad, wrong, unkempt, and just plain not the way you had perceived it to be. Luckily, it usually goes back to the way it _paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1135467413582802452005-12-24T18:35:00.000-05:002005-12-24T18:36:53.590-05:00Well, it's Christmas evening and I'm finally out of work (well, I have been for 'bout an hour or so I guess). Gotta get ready for the drive back home soon. Should be fun times, visitin' the family and all. Hope all is well with everyone. Merry Christmas! ^^_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1135381345389676062005-12-23T18:35:00.000-05:002005-12-23T18:42:25.396-05:00went over to Emily's today and helped make Christmas cookies. What I should say is helped eat her successfully baked cookies while simultaneously ruining two batches of no-bake cookies. I blame the first on poor directions (no offense Cathy) and the second on ADD. No, I dunno, that's a cop out, 'specially since I've never really considered myself to have such an affliction. Really, though, we_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1135218013336034252005-12-21T21:04:00.001-05:002005-12-22T11:07:01.230-05:00Thea got a present today from her mum (she says mum, not mom or mommy or mother dearest or MOM so, I'll respect her opinion and refer to her mother dearest as mum - why not, right?) and it was the hugest package I've ever seen! Seriously, this thing was mammoth. Well, I mean, for a package from UPS anyway. Something like four and a half feet tall and two and a half feet deep and wide. yowza._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1135108974246502992005-12-20T14:56:00.000-05:002005-12-20T15:04:20.286-05:00Okies, I'm bloggin' in style now. myspace.com/pauloatman is, well, rather limited, as far as blogging is concerned. So I'm gonna blog from here henceforth, namely because one could post comments anonymously if one felt so inclined. That first post is just there to be a placeholder for my profile picture. Eventually it will fade away into archived anonymity and then we can all rest easy, as two_paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20037693.post-1135107864112578312005-12-20T14:44:00.000-05:002005-12-20T14:44:24.116-05:00it's me, in the car._paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06669292870175702768noreply@blogger.com0