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 Archive -- Week 14: 9/29/02 - 10/5/02
Song of the week: "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin
8 out of 12 people would get rid of the sense of smell.
September 29, 2002 - fire crotch
[Well, I guess it's about time I update this... I can't really post anything at all that could follow what happened, and part of me feels like updating now will make light of what happened a week ago. But nonetheless, I will update, but the memories will not be forgotten...] And now for the update: Well, my mates section is STILL in the process of being worked out... I'm working on bios and pictures of my friends, and honestly, I haven't really gotten around to working on it too seriously. Anyways, the other night I saw "Sweet Home Alabama"... I thought it was a pretty good movie; for one of those "girly" romantic movies (which I happen to like!). And in other news, homecoming is one week away!! It's gonna be really fun, I think I'm gonna have an awesome time with Betsy. I picked up my suit yesterday, and it fits really well, and I got a purple tie to match her dress, and the theme is "Midnight Masquerade" and it's gonna be a BLAST. (Oh, and check out the new logo!)
 
 
Image of the Day

This is a shot from Friday, September 20th's game. It was band senior night, and Betsy twirled fire! It kinda looks like her crotch is on fire in this picture, but I still like it.

Quote of the Day - Herbert Hoover

"About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends." 
September 30, 2002 - t minus 5 days
Homecoming is swiftly approaching. It's one of those things that you just want so much for it to go perfectly. And I think it will. Her dress will look perfect, my suit will look perfect. The limo will be perfect. Dinner will be perfect. The pictures we take will be perfect. The dance will be perfect. After the dance will be perfect, too. I guess that's a lot of things that have to be perfect... and even if they're not quite perfect, I'm sure they'll still be AWESOME. And the experience will be a memorable one. 
 
 

Image of the Day

Just to compare... for those of you who see no difference in therosser logo, here are both the original and the new. IM me and let me know which one you like better!

Movie Quote of the Day - K-PAX

"The universe will expand, then it will collapse back on itself, then it will expand again. It will repeat this process forever. What you don't know is that when the universe expands again, everything will be as it is now; whatever mistakes you make this time around, you will live through on your next pass. Every mistake you make, you will live through again and again, forever. So my advice to you is to get it right this time around, because this time is all you have." 
October 1, 2002 - rabbit rabbit
Not much is going on today... In band news, Show 2 is being prepared for Friday, our homecoming game. I really couldn't care less about band at the moment. As far as school goes, it's spirit week this week, so if I do anything worth taking a picture of, the picture will be up here. In work news... there's never any work news. And for the first time in a while, I'm not pondering any big thing about life. I'm just kinda chilling. So my life is not very eventful right now... Maybe it'll be more eventful when I update tomorrow.
 
 
Image of the Day

Well, it's just what it looks like: a human tower. Not sure where or when this took place, but man, if that thing fell, it would not be a pretty site. Nonetheless, it's something to try one of those days when we're bored.

Grammar Lesson of the Day - "could care less"
(As I was writing the update, I included the phrase "I couldn't care less"... because to me, it made more sense than using "I could care less"... and then I researched the phrase.)

The idiom "couldn't care less", meaning "doesn't care at all" (the meaning in full is "cares so little that he couldn't possibly care less"), originated in Britain around 1940. "Could care less", which is used with the same meaning, developed in the U.S. around 1960. We get disputes about whether the latter was originally a mis-hearing of the former; whether it was originally ironic; or whether it arose from uses where the negative element was separated from "could" ("None of these writers could care less...") Meaning-saving elaborations have also been suggested; e.g., "As if I could care less!"; "I could care less, but I'd have to try"; "If I cared even one iota -- which I don't --, then I could care less." 
October 2, 2002 - making sense of psychological life
This is update may make no sense, but here it goes anyway. The only way to get through life is to take all the things that happen, and deal with them in their respective ways. Sometimes, there is no easy way to deal with something, and it must be put on the shelf to be dealt with in time. That 'shelf' is the back of the mind, and whatever's on the shelf will remain there and in the mind. As time progresses, life will throw many things at you, and some of those things can be used as tools to clear off that proverbial shelf. And a lot of times, the people around you can be used as tools, too. But first you have to take a look at what life's throwing at you and what people are doing. And when you look at life and at people's actions, you can see psychological reasons for those actions, and realize the true message given by the actions. Actions may speak louder than words, but ultimately, the psychological motivation for those actions speaks louder than the actions themselves. (How's that for a Mr. Wensing sentence?) Nonetheless, the psychological motivation is the real tool that can be used to help sort out life and cope with all that you are dealt.
 
Image of the Day

That's the tail and blast emitted from the Minuteman III rocket. So while it's a weapon of war, I think I'll relate it to today's messge. The motivation for an action is what shoots off the rocket. The blast is simply the action itself. Without the initial ignition, there is no blast; and without the motivation, there is no action. But also, if there is no blast, then the ignition wasn't even noticed... just like without the action, the motivation is useless. 

Life Definition Quote(s) of the Day - 
A Chinese Proverb, John Bernal, Unknown, Woody Allen, Hellen Keller

 
"Life is a search for the truth; and there is no truth."
"Life is a partial, continuous, progressive, multiform and conditionally interactive self-realization of the potentialities of atomic electron states."

"Life is what you make of it... kinda like Play-Doh."

"90% of life is just showing up!"

"Life is either a daring adventure... or nothing."

October 3, 2002 - shake on it
Things are kinda shaky in my life at the moment. I'm hoping I can find stability soon... Everything seems to be pretty tense. And I apologize for being so jumpy lately. I don't mean to be, but I just want things to be good and not so shaky. Aside from that, the homecoming game is tomorrow! Also Sprach, Children of Sanchez, Thriller, and 1812 Overture. Pretty cool, eh? Well, I think so at lease. And then Saturday is the big day! (*i hope*) This is the first thing in a while that I've actually been looking forward to. Anyways, that's all for today. Sorry for the late update.
 
 
Image of the Day

I thought this was kinda cute... I've always thought chamelions are really cool, and this is a shot of a big chameleon with a baby one. I think the baby one's trying to blend in with the big one's horns. (I sound really fruity in this description, especially the first sentence.)

Quote of the Day - Harris K. Telemacher

 "There's someone out there for everyone - even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them."
October 4, 2002 - aaarrrrrrrrr
Well, the game is over now, Euclid won! The weather kinda sucked, but the band still played well, and things seemed less "shaky"... I called it an early night and headed home at 10, since I have to get up early tomorrow to work. But I got my paycheck today so I'll be sure to have enough $$ for dinner and everything tomorrow... And I am so happy to be with Betsy right now! Hell, I'm always happy to be with her.. except when we fight. I hate fighting. But most of the time it's just over dumb stuff, and we always seem to get through it. If only certain people would not touch her ass as I'm walking with her in the hallway, then things would be perfect!
 
Image of the Day

I just think this is a cool picture of the night sky. The bright star-like object in the lower right hand corner is Jupiter and around it are some of its moons. 

Joke of the Day

"Have you heard about the new pirate movie? It's rated aaarrrrrrrr."