Change is Good...

Since I've last written here on Blogger, much has happened. But I have to say, for a while, while I was not writing on the web, things were a bit of a drag.

However I am happy to report, that I am back for the time being. I was off on a web site building project, and now that it is near launch, I am ready to return to the old flow of things. I already submitted an article to AC, and am looking forward to getting back on the old job search.

Yesterday, though slightly disastrous, was my one year anniversary with Kat. It was good to be with her, though it seemed the monetary world wanted to test the bonds of our relationship. She's amazing though.

My great grandmother is going to die in a few days. She's in a coma. I'm not sure about how this is going to work out, cause I'd like to see her and the family before it happens. It would be a shame to not. From the sounds of it, she's already gone, but it would be nice to say good bye one more time, to the closest thing that I have to her--even if I never really knew her that well.

Alas, it's really late, as is the usual tradition for my posts here. I must sleep. I'll try to cover the past couple of weeks in the next article or two, but if i don't get to it, don't shoot me.

Many nights DTC,

Addison.

Muramasa!

Wow. After 2 long years of crappy Wii games, I finally got one worth my money, and my time. Muramasa. It makes a great blend of thighs, breasts, butts, blades, and action. Beautiful art work, and fairly in depth playing.

On the other hand, I need to make more progress with PHP, that's moving much slower than I would like for it to, partly due to muramasa, and partly due to Kat's impending arrival. The intense anticipation of her being here is very distracting. This is why I'm going to keep this short. Going back to work now.

Many nights DTC,

Addison.

Two weeks and counting...

So I have two weeks until Kat comes out here which is nice. But I still have a website to put together by then--a fully functional and good looking website. Not so nice. Xhtml and CSS reliably throw little rotten eggs at me at almost every possible turn. I guess now is a good time to hammer out all the potential questions, since the learning process is technically what makes up experience. I sure hope this is a skill that will provide me with work on some level. It would be mighty unfortunate if I spend all this time designing a website, and all that time having gotten a degree, only to find no job in either avenue.

I've also committed myself to an old group of friends recently that I think may have been a mistake: I'm not sure I can follow through. I was supposed to write a short story for august/september that is inspired by the word "shadow" but I'm not sure if it's going to work out. I have so many other things on my plate.

Still working on my time management abilities. They are so terrible. It's not even that the amount of time I spend socializing is a problem, but the amount of time spent not socializing is equally unpreductive. I have much to learn.

Many nights DTC.

Addison.

Binightly check up.

Just reporting in. Two weeks into my web designing endeavor, I'm beginning PHP. I've more or less gotten XHTML under my thumb, and I look forward to the eventual understanding of PHP and ultimately RUBY. This weekend however, I'm going to begin putting the website together. I don't feel comfortable not yet having a stable structure online to work with. So I'm gonna get all of that online, and then dive into the scripting language.

On a side note, I had a very warming conversation with my best friend tonight. Life's treating him pretty rough right now, and I'm worried, but ironically enough he's worrying about the stresses in my life as well. Sadly, I asked him to see if he could get me a job at the security post, and my mom is saying No on it. I'm trying to teach myself these programming languages, but it would be so much easier if I had a steady income. No one ever said life would be easy.

My dog Jack, he's also getting older. It's sad to see him like this, having been so energetic his entire life. Age happens to the best of us I guess.

Turning to brighter ideas, I think I had a good day with Kat tonight, which was overdue.


There is a fire not so far from us, so I suppose that's maybe one more danger, but I'm hoping they're going to find a way to contain it. This is the second time this Summer that my house has come under threat of flame. Here's to hoping there'll be no need to evacuate.

Ups and downs. Life is progressing and I can't complain. I'm not where I want to be; I'm not helping people; I'm not contributing to the continuity and stability of our future, but I am moving, which is maybe just as important.

Many nights DTC

Addison.

Movin on up.

Today I finally got my practice web page up and running. I look forward to getting these things to run more efficiently than the rest of the folks who're using wysiwygs, and/or those who just don't know how to harness the strengths of html/css; what's a little more is I look forward to getting paid for making these things run. If luck holds up, I would love to make a living off of this, or at least pay some of my bills.

For whatever reason, there were two flies in my room for the vast majority of today, and they really annoyed the hell out of me constantly crashing into my face towards the evening. I finally made use of my copy of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, but even then, it took me 30 minutes. I'm not one to kill a living creature purposefully, but they really were asking for it. I gave my nod to a noble fight before I landed each final killing blows; it'll have to be enough.

Did I mention I have pulsatile tinnitus? It's a periodic thud that comes to visit my innermost ear. Likely causes in my case are related to high blood pressure. I need to chill out and exercise more. Stress has been a killer since I graduated highschool. Hopefully this Web Design business will allow me to relieve some stress. If not, I really need to find a tibetin monk, or something.

Many nights DTC,

Addison

thump thump

This just in: I have Pulsatile Tinnitus. Well, not officially in, but I'm pretty sure it's legitimate. I'm not yet sure of the underlying cause, but it's bearable right now. I have to restart living the healthier life. Bed early, exercise, better diet. Simple isn't it? I'm counting on it. most often it seems like my condition is a result of some sort of cardio vascular issues, so I even had myself a glass of red wine tonight. Here's to perseverance.

Many nights DTC,

Addison.

Kinda Fell Off

Okay, so I fell off the wagon for a bit. But I'm here and writing to salvage what's left. I find that prioritizing things-to-do happens to be my weakest point, or at least one of the many others that I have. Typically I'm the kind of guy that needs to focus intensely on a project in order to get anything done, because breaking up momentum for me tends to really diminish my efficiency.

I have a new job! Contract really, as it's only a 1 time gig and it shouldn't take much longer than 30 days. I'm having a blast training for it. XHTML is really fun, and I can actually see myself doing this regularly. I hope there's demand, because it seems like the "useless bug" seems to follow me where ever my interests take me. Only time will tell I suppose.

I'm really aching to work out. I reeeally need to manage my time more efficiently.

Many nights DTC,

Addison.