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Quiz Time

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:27:51 GMT

This is for Rich, who seems to be hopelessly trapped in the 80's. I won't be so strict in my timeframe, and unlike Rich, I cannot offer a marvelous steel ball bearing to the winner. I CAN, however, offer something of legit value: a DVD of your choice. Any movie, from any time period, you name it.

DO NOT LOOK UP THE ANSWERS -- NO CHEATING.

Without further ado, the quiz!

#1. Name two questions that the pilot asks Billy in "Airplane," and who the co-pilot is (Easy one)

#2. In "The Last Dragon," what does the villain keep in a tank?

#3. What is the FULL NAME of the Groundhog in "Groundhog Day"?

#4. When Robin Williams discovers that he can "imagine" food in "Hook," what is the first food that he imagines, and what does he do with it?

#5. Name two ways that Bill Murray tries to kill himself in "Groundhog Day"

#6. What is the opening sequence to the movie "Condorman"?

#7. Who do the birthday party kids chant for when the Ghostbusters arrive?

#8. Who plays the school bully in The Neverending Story (3, I think)?

#9. In "A Fish Called Wanda," what is Ken's "handicap"?

#10. What movie features "The Jeffersons on Ice?"

BONUS QUESTION: What is Taimak's real name, and what movie(s) is he well known for?

But I still don't update

Thu, 10 May 2007 05:45:01 GMT

Thanks to Rich for encouraging activity

Comment on this post, and I will:
1. Tell you why I friended you
2. Associate you with something - a song, a color, a photo, etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Associate you with a character.
6. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7. Tell you my favorite user picture of yours.

In return, I ask you to repost the questions in your LJ.

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:43:28 GMT

A Quickie

You ever get the feeling that no matter what it is you do, you're letting SOMEONE down? My roomate right now seems to be "kill himself" depressed that I'm likely moving out at the end of Feb. I told him this would happen, and he knew it would. Face it: either I'm moving downtown to be closer to work in Chicago, or I'm moving away, or I can't afford it because I'm jobless. Unless I get some sort of miracle writing gig in West Rogers Park, I gotta move out, and he knows it.

Anyways, here's some news in the job hunt:
-- Heard back from my connection in EA today. The good news is, she hasn't forgotten about me, and she's been looking out for me. The bad news is, there's nothing that she can hook me up with right now (they're in need of professional level people at this point). She tells me to hang on until something comes up. We shall see.

-- Haven't heard back from TrialGraphix yet...I figure that will either happen tommorow or Monday.

-- Heard back from GEOS today -- they like what they hear, and want to do an interview on Wednesday. However, this is the job that sends me to Japan for a year, so I'm not so sure about this one. Could I really survive for an entire year there?

And finally, before I forget -- in my recent denial over getting a real job, I started a videogaming blog. Yes, I know, I have no life ("How do you kill that which has no life?"). Well, I think it's clever and diverse, but you can make your own opinions.

It's www.liquid-meat.blogspot.com

Give it a look!

Happy New Beer

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:44:47 GMT

I love New Year's eve. Every year, there's a party (I'm usually hosting it these days), and every year someone complains about not having enough beer.

Enough.

I sent my loveable roomate to get some booze this time, and he did not disappoint. If all the alchohol manages to be consumed, I will probably shit my pants and do a backflip (probably not in that order, as I would probably get really messy that way).

Other than that, things are moving remarkably s l o w l y around here.

Still looking to finalize a job for the coming year. Got scouted to be a Copy Editor (TrialGraphix I think) downtown, but I won't know what's going on until after the interview on Tuesday. If the job works out, it would be really close to UIC, so I can see people. Hooray!

In other news, I have the best girlfriend in the whole world (that's right! She's better than you! I went there!), and she truly is wonderful. For that, I am thankful.

Plus, she's a fucking fox.

Anyways, a lot of people say "I'm going to make a resolution for the following year." I think that's silly. If you really wanted to change something about yourself, you would have done it already. This is not to say that I'm against self-improvement: If you really need an arbitrary date in the year to spark you to be a better person, then go for it. But those people that say "I'm going to finally stop eating junk food" or "I'm going to quit smoking" are probably not going to just go cold turkey because they have a new calendar. This can lead to failure, which leads to a relapse and then depression. If you want to do something for you, just do it. There's no time limit (even though we get more time in a leap year), and there's nothing saying when you have to start. Just make it happen.

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:00:28 GMT

Finally on a REAL break.

Sweet.

Got a new phone -- one of those SLVR dealies that plays music through the headphones, but can also cancel it out for incoming calls at the push of a button.
Normally, I'd be marvelling at how cool that is, but I find myself staring at my shadow all the time. Not because I think the phone will be stolen, persay, but more likely because I'm worried that my shaded counterpart will become insane like in the commercials, and will only revert to normal when I'm taking a phone call.

I think that would probably get really annoying after a while:
"Hey, Shadow! Cut it the fuck out, I'm trying to sleep!"
"No way, man! I'm fuckin' JIVE, bitch!"

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:22:04 GMT

An Ode to the Unnatual

I’ve seen “nature” writing. Hell, I’ve even taken a stab at it myself. You know, the basic “I feel what this plant is feeling,” or “I understand this fish as it swims freely in the lake.” Here’s the problem: the only fish I understand is the one on my dinner plate. I understand it because it’s dead: a relatively simple concept. Even if it somehow were thinking, it would probably be saying something along the lines of, “Ouch, this really hurts.” Nothing too complex, really.
But the point here isn’t to mock nature writing (although I do it so well). The real point is to establish that beauty doesn’t have to be found in nature alone. Believe it or not, some of the most beautiful things in the world are crafted by mankind at the expense of nature.
That’s right: I just gave Mother Goose the finger.
Now, I’m not saying we embrace our nature-destroying ways and have a huge bonfire that would give hippies nightmares. Rather, I’m saying that if there is beauty to be found in nature, surely there is beauty to be found in industry, right?
Let’s test this theory with a few unusual examples:

“The Computer”
Smooth as silk, the aluminum casing houses the life within. I lean in, and hear the sound of thought. The soft purr of a fan, and the occasional chirp of a spinning disk. The box itself is the heart to a much greater whole: its various arteries and veins go every which way to better serve its purpose. Always moving, always thinking, it breathes its life into all that touch it.

“The Radiator”
Seemingly abandoned, it stands alone. It stands because it cannot simply rest on the floor: constantly fearful of its own passion, nothing is ever allowed to truly get close to it. Only when it is the coldest of days does it choose to speak: it is on those days that we subconsciously sympathize with its solitude.

“The Tissue Box”
Jagged and ravaged, the mouth remains forever open. A surface of deceit, as the true representation is rarely shown by its sheath. Underneath the frozen and unyielding exoskeleton, there is a softer core. This core, white with purity, gives itself away, one slice at a time. Thus, spent, it is discarded into oblivion.

Imagine: if objects as simple as these can be represented in their own light and life, what could be done for something that is globally regarded as beautiful?

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 05:33:22 GMT

It's business time

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:32:45 GMT

HAHA IM IN UR HOUSE BITIN UR KIDZ

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:43:03 GMT

I'm posting? Me? On LJ? Wow!

Yeah, I know, I've neglected my LJ quite a bit, and I think that he/she/it secretly wants to cause me great harm and possibly file to get me to pay for child support. Not happening, toots.

So what's new...

-- I'm dating a special little lady who make my world fuzzy and bright...but that's normally because she tosses my glasses somewhere that I can't find them :-P

-- It turns out I probably am going to graduate THIS semester (and not last semester), which means I actually need to get off my ass and do the job-hunt-dance. I really don't want to leave Chicago (now more than ever), but I really can't find anything here. Anyone have a rich uncle they want to have pay me? Don't be shy...

-- Yoku wakarimasu Nihongo desu yo! Takuii!!!
(Yeah, I'm taking Japanese this semester....about fucking time, right?)

-- Wii, PS3, and a whole lot of whoopass is going down soon. Front row tickets, please.

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:45:32 GMT

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:22:10 GMT

Wow...vanish for two weeks, and the universe starts going to shit, eh?
Some of the more "delicate balances" in life are pushed to their limit (no names here, but you know who you are. Much love to all involved), and other balances are completely destroyed via "magic brownies" or some other such siliness (OK, THAT was a giveaway :-D).
Some people learn to love, others move on from what they hoped love would be.

AND HOLY FUCKING SHIT, I WAS ONLY OUT OF THE LOOP FOR TWO WEEKS!!! :-P

Not only that, but it seems that so much shit is just going down, around, up and down. I've got this book coming out (...someday), classes, a second job, and I don't even have time to wipe my own ass (BTW, thanks to Rich for filling in last week. Remember: Go WITH the grain).

I've never been so thankful to be so boring.

"And what's new with you, Jeff? Any drama for you?"
"No, and I'm so incrediblt grateful."

So here's a little pick-me-up for those of you that have life shitting on you (and BTW, Rich does a GREAT job):

I'm participating in a Comedy Roast of our Program Director, and I've already got a few great lines: I don't remember many of them, but here's a sampler :-)

#1. (He's an "aspiring" musician) "Look at this guy! He's ruined more bands than Yoko Ono and Courtney Love combined!"

Superman, Feces, and Rashi, all in one bowl

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:51:17 GMT

Cross posted (I hear people actually read my LJ...wow...):

So, I need a break from this paper. Here's a little update on today:

-- I totally ruined this show for my cousins. There's this kids show called "Diego," which is essentially "Dora the Explorer for Boys." The best way I can describe it is that it follows the exploits of a child hispanic Tarzan...I think. Anyway, my cousins (3 years old, twins) are all like "Diego! We wanna watch Diego!" so I'm like "OK..." and I put Diego on through OnDemand (Kids shows are free, apparently). So, the intro is starting, and I accidentally mutter "Hm...I think this is the one where Diego gets killed by a bear or something..." and these two kids turn and look at me with this "OMG NO WAI!!!" face. It was awesome. Took me about 15 minutes to convince them that not only was Diego wasn't going to get eaten by a bear, but that it was impossible for him to die because he was the result of an extramarital affair Superman had in Guam (yeah...thankfully they didn't get that joke ). I predict questions about Bear Kryptonite in a few years...

-- Man, they are cute kids

-- My eldest brother (in case you didn't know) is kind of insane. So, he drops by the house the other day with this CD, and he's like "YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS." Now, for the uninitiated, this is almost ALWAYS a bad thing. Either the "music" I'm about to hear is prepared by such composers as "Pig Destroyer" or "Superjoint Ritual" (read: so metal it's not even music anymore ), or its usually something I don't want to think about. It turns out to be a combination. It's a CD by some guy named "Pesach Chaim" who is essentially a cross between a Rabbi and a Hippie Stoner who speaks of Rashi and Talmud (religious characters and books, respectively) over a trippy death metal soundtrack. It's too big for my webspace right now, so I'll post it later. Man, my brother is a fuckup

-- Speaking of fucked up, my Grandma apparently left a message for my uncle at his office (which he listened to on speakerphone) describing her bowel movement in great detail. I haven't decided if I'm going to post that one yet....maybe later. Here's a synopsis: "Oy Michael...I just called to tell you that I MOVED THE BOWELS, tataleh (equivalent of "honey")...and it was like strong diarrhea but I just wanted to call and tell you, OK goodbye."

-- It's Snowing.

-- I haven't decided what I'm doing for the 17th yet. On one end, it's the "Masquerade Ball" with the Hillels of Illinois (in WILMETTE, of all places), and on the other hand, Jancko wants to throw a party. Frankly, I don't feel like going out to Wilmette, but I also don't know if this party is even HAPPENING. What's the deal, people?

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 02:25:06 GMT

I'm long overdue for an entry, and WAAAAAAAAY overdue for a rant. Since I know too many fanatical Christians on Xanga, I think I'm going to put this one here Basically, I was talking with this guy I know (Dave Torres), and we were talking about religious idolatry. Essentially, the first commandment is "I am God. Only worship me. Fuck you" (or something like that. I'm pretty sure the second one is "The Right to Arm Bears," but I forget). And yet, there is a SOCIETY of religious people that choose to worship what one could consider "idols." In Christianity, people pray to JESUS every day, light candles to the VIRGIN MARY, and even pray to specific SAINTS on occasion. There's even that "Virgin Mary" that was formed from water seepage under a bridge downtown, and people put flowers there and pray there ALMOST EVERY DAY! Next, you can look at Judaiism, where you've got this idea of "praying to the Western Wall" in Jerusalem. I got news for you--- it's a wall. It's a piece of a temple that was destroyed. It's not Jimminy Cricket. It doesn't grant wishes (

.
And yet there are people that pray to a wall (that the majority of it above ground is actually NEWER bricks that get stacked on top). In Islam, people pray to Mohammed instead of God (even though they have the same guidelines)!

Isn't all of this just worshipping idols?

...a thought.

Derrr

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:55:14 GMT

School is starting...man oh man, I do NOT miss spending all of my money on books.

UIC Bookstore says $290 for 50% used and 50% new. Half.com says $80 all used. Point and match, half.com! ;-)

Oh, in case anyone is looking for an MKDS opponent on here (you never know, but I don't want to cross post it on the MKDS message board...too many creepy people :-D), the FC is:
111729
672094

What else...
Well, a happy new year to everyone...I guess I'm a little overdue for that one, but eh. I mean, I COULD cross-post Xanga/LJ (I'm looking at YOU, Queenie and June! :-D), but I always thought that killed whatever the point of posting was. You know if you want to hear all about my crap you can look at the xanga (same SN too!), but other than that, I don't really have anything to say that I haven't said already...

...Go Bears! :-D

It's a-me!

Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:21:56 GMT

Man oh man...I am a lazy lazy LJ poster. I mean, I'm still pretty good about Xanga, but I have neglected my inner Asian man (who screams and gives me indigestion....I ate him, like, three weeks ago. I don't get it!).

Anyway, I'm not really an exciting person (sorry), but here's just a quick sample of what you've missed in the last couple of months:
-- Made it to the final stages of hiring (one of three finalists) for an internship at High Voltage studios, writing the dialogue for their new Leisure Suit Larry Game. The fact that it was so "right up my alley" inspired me to try my luck with EA and Midway, and interviews are in the works. Wish me luck!

-- I'm going to finish college....some time. I figure I'll finish either at the end of Summer, or at the beginning of next year. I graduate with an English Literature major, and a History minor. When you put the two together, you get....UNEMPLOYMENT!!! :-)

-- I have officially joined the ranks of "Guys you wish had more parties." I'm so thrilled :-P. Essentially, we have a projection screen, an endless supply of movies and games, and freezer full of Vodka.
Ah! That brings me to something...
PARTY!
When: Saturday Night, December 10th
Where: 2419 W. Fillmore, Apartment #2
Why: For the UIC student, finals are over! If that isn't a good reason, I don't know what is.
Guest List: Seriously, if you can read this, you're invited. Stephan, Suke, and Luis, I owe you guys that party I promised at Eddie's. Chinny, I haven't seen you in FOREVER, and you can't say that people are golfing in this weather. June, now you can't say I didn't invite you :-)

--

Man oh man, I love it!

Anyway, hit me up with some comments if this site even shows up on your screen anymore :-P

Tue, 07 Jun 2005 05:23:08 GMT

That having been said, it's been a while since I updated. Over the past year, Dave and I have become quite the tag-team duo from hell when it comes to practical jokes. Case in point, that one time where we convinced Phyllis that Dave was going to die at the hands of a Canadian drug dealer (we made her a cake so we didn't die ).

Anyway, today's victim happened to be our good friend Dan Wrona. Since Phyllis moved into the apartment, there has been more than the fair share of "cockblocking" and "trying-to-get-into-pantsing" going around. Today, Dan decided to get in on the Phyllis circus, and started acting overly nice (here Phyllis, I cooked you some bacon at 6 PM!). Also, Dan was trying to come off as a saintly person ("I don't believe in sex before marriage"), and so Dave and I started to make fun of him for it. He immediately resorted to calling me gay. Not cool Dan. I said I'd get revenge...

Later that day, after Phyllis left, I had Dave distract Dan so that I could type up a letter: a letter that would be from Dan, professing his love for Phyllis. In this letter, Dan explains that he is not only head over heels in love with her (which may not be far from the truth!), but is also willing to reconsider that whole "sex before marriage" thing because he is so ultimately in love with her. At the time, Dan was really excited about a Lasagna he was making for Phyllis (no joke), so I added "P.S. I hope you liked the lasagna," and left it folded near her computer (with a fake sig of Dan Wrona).

While Phyllis is gone, I tell Dave of my scheme. As usual, he's thrilled. We love hijinks . We decide that to ensure that he suspects nothing, we should create a prank ON TOP of that prank. Being a "good friend," I give Dan an advance warning that Dave is "secretly planning to chuck some ice-cubes down his shirt." So for the next hour, Dan is totally on guard, sounding like a lunatic.
"DAVE! GET AWAY FROM THE FRIDGE! GET AWAY!!!"
lol

During this time, Dan hatches this great idea that he should try to run porn on the projection screen off his laptop. So while Dan is frantically downloading porn, Dave and I start planning the next phase of our plan. Dan seems to think that showing asian porn will "get her in the mood (DEAR LORD MAN, ARE YOU INSANE!?)" so he's looking. Of course, as soon as Josh hears we're using the projector for evil, he gets all fired up. I was against blowing porn up on our wall with the windows open, so I didn't give Dan the component cable. Josh, on the other hand, was intrigued to see it, and gave Dan one of his 15 C-Cables.

So as soon as the porn starts running, Phyllis comes in through the back door. Dave and I are still plotting, and from down the hall we hear Dan yell "Phyllis is home! I made you a lasagna! You're gonna love it!"
Dave and I immediately fell on the floor laughing, but nobody noticed this because...

...Dan had left the projector running porn, and Phyllis had brought her boyfriend with her. Dan is still trying to use the "innocent" image ot his advantage, and so he panics:

Yeah. That's exactly what it looked like. MAN that was funny.

But wait, there's more!
So after all of this, we remember that Phyllis and her boyfriend have gone back to her room...right where we left the note. Uh oh.

So after abouyt 20 minutes, there's still no word from Phyllis' room. During this time, Dan is trying to convince me that I really WAS preventing the ice-cube attack, and that I was just PRETENDING to incriminate myself (long story...but hillarious).

Finally, Phyllis and Jon come out, and we play some Halo. Phyllis mentions something about a note, and Dave and I play dumb like "what note?" So she says she'll tell us later because she doesn;t want to embarass Dan.

Well, after embarassing Jon (at Halo. He sucks ), I went to talk to Phyllis, who wasn't sure if it was a joke or if it was real. HMMMM.... Seeing as we already involved Phyllis in a horrible scheme (the max is one every 3 months. She was involved back in May. No dice), we told her the truth, and that we had planted the note. Now the fun part--- can we get Phyllis to sound REALLY won over by the note and show it to Dan? The reasoning behind this is not only for the comic value, but also to prove that Dan would try to take credit for a note that he didn't even write!

SO....we walk back to talk to Dan, and I'm all like "Hey Dan..." and we confess to the note planting, but we tell him that she was totally digging it. Basically, because we "felt bad," we were going to try and let him swing the momentum, and we wouldn't tell her it was our note. Like the big trout he is, he bit, and said "OK. I'll try to swing it."

WE HAVE PROVEN OUR POINT! HE WOULD TAKE CREDIT!

Our work done, we confessed to the whole thing. Yay.

ALSO...
We were discussing the plot of our porno movie with Phyllis: we seem to have settled on the idea that Phyllis is a space invader (from the planet ChopSaki V) who is hell bent on destroying the men of earth one at a time. Through sex.

The movie starts with her showing up Terminator-style in our alley, and screwing Dan until he dies (with a huge smile on his face, of course). Then she goes into our apartment, and after an absurdly long sex scene with Dave (45 minutes, anyone?), realizes that she can't kill him through sex. She then decides to kill the director (me), the only way she knows how...

THE END

Not dead

Tue, 31 May 2005 03:36:44 GMT

Hey all! Not dead (sorry to dissapoint some of you ^_^)!

Anyway, I don't really update unless it's been a long while, or if something big is going on. And something big is DEFINATELY going on :-)

PARTY!!!
Where: The Apartemnt (2419 W. Fillmore St. Chicago IL APT #2)
When: This upcoming Weds. We're technically starting at 8, but we all know that's not when it REALLY starts
Why: Our friend Jenn is coming back from Mexico, it's B.C.'s birthday, and most important of all, everyone who came last time had a FUCKING BLAST!!! This isn't so much a party for Jenn and B.C. as it is for everyone that came last time.
Bring: Any liquor you have lying around in your basement, and some serious bartending skills (looking at you, Suke). This is not to say there will be a "mix off" of some kind, but it's nice when "mix me a drink" doesn't give you something that tastes like tequila with fizz (and I know, because I drank three of em :-P)

Fair warning: Lord knows what the hell is going on at this party. Last time, I walked through a screen door, a girl and her boyfriend got into a "strip-fight" which pretty much had two naked people on our floor, and another girl put a hole in our wall with her ass. Yeah. We're kinda crazy.

In other news, I picked up a sweet projector of Woot--- let me tell you that after playing Smash Bros with LIFESIZE CHARACTERS, there's no going back ^_-

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:55:37 GMT

What the...
Me? Updating?

Eh, why not ^_-

Lots of things have changed sicne my last post, so here's what's news:

#1. Recently talked to a group called High Voltage (www.highvoltage.com), who develop VIDEOGAMES!!! (YAY!!!). It seems that they want someone to work an internship ($10 and hour, 30 hrs a week) creating dialogue for their characters in an action adventure game (ala their last title Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, I can only assume). Apparently my submission was badass, but I'm still worried. MAN I HOPE I GET THIS!!!

#2. Roomate situation has gotten a lot more hectic. Basically, Matt is moving out at the end of the Summer, and we don't want him back ^_^. As a result, there is an opening for a roomate here!!! $400 p/month rent, and about $60 a month in utilities. You know you want it...

#3. I am a Woot! whore (www.Woot.com). See you at midnight...

#4. Got a free air-hockey table. Jancko needed to get rid of it, and claimed it didn't work. I transported it and CLEANED it, and now it works fine! Yay!

#5. As my growing circle of people I know expands, the number of people that I actually keep contact with seems to be shrinking. DON'T BE A STRANGER!!! I just talked to Eug for the first time since he graduated, and Chinny and I just started hanging out again after a 7 month or so layoff (and man, I bet she wishes she could go back to that...^_-). Hit me up--- we'll go do something. Lately, it seems to be a lot of drinking =P

#6. I think that's pretty much it. Life still has the same nuances--- find a better job, find a Jewish girl, and do better in school. It's the revolving something or other of life ^_^

Anyway, I probably won't be back here for a while (last time it was a semester?), so if you're still wondering what's going on in my little brain, visit www.xanga.com/gepettozhog/

Peace in,
--J

Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:56:57 GMT

To whom it may concern:

It's been a while (a long while at that), and I decided that ending my LJ on such a depressing note is no way to go about it.
I mean, people read an LJ to know more about YOU. Sometimes, they read it because they want to see that "oh yeah, I was mentioned! Hurray!"
Anyways, I always hated people that constantly go "I hate my life" on their LJ's and Xanga's and whatnots, so why become one?
Instead, I figure I'd just provide a HAPPY update to life, and rather than be a hippocrite and ressurect the LJ, I'll be sticking with my Xanga (user: GepettoZHog if you were curious).

Some new stuff:

-- In case you didn't know, I worked SOL (Student Orientation Leadership) this Summer. Free room and board, "free" food, and pay on top of it. Not a bad deal at all! Same time next year, yeah?

-- Speaking of SOL, I currently have an apartment off Western and Taylor (Western and Fillmore)with two roomates who I worked with over the Summer. So far so good, as they have been respecting the whole "kosher" shennanigans, which thrills me to no end.

-- I finally went and declared a major FOR REAL! I'm now an official English major, taking ENG 101, 105, and 222, in addition to Math 121 and History 100 (to finish my minor). And yes, 222 does mean I'm working in the Writing Center FOR REAL THIS TIME. So if your paper looks bad...go talk to someone else :-).

-- Saw some good movies recently, one of which is Hero. I highly recommend it. VERY good movie.

-- I've been selling off all my Magic stuff in an attempt to get rent money. So far so good. Mark, if you see this, let me take your money :-D.

That's really all there is to it. All signs point up. Which is positive and happy. Maybe the red coloring in my uniform rubbed off on me or something, but I've been REALLY upbeat as of late.

Well, when you think about it--- somewhere, someplace, SOMEONE is worse off than you. Forget about it.

Peace IN,

--Jeff :-D

Sun, 23 May 2004 02:59:17 GMT

Sigh...
I started this LJ with the intent that it be used as a tool to get to know a group better, rather than anything else. I never thought that I would hurt anyone, intentionally or no. Unfortunately, I did hurt someone, and while unintentional, it's too late to try and explain, probably because the individual doesn't care at this point. And I don't blame him.
I'm aware this wasn't a "shot out of the blue." This was more of a "straw that broke the camel's back" type incident. I am in fact, a dick, an asshole, and anything else that can be tossed in. It has been put up with for quite some time, and I applogize for it. I think with my mouth instead of my brain, and it gets the better of me sometimes.
To have actually hurt or pissed off anyone is too much for me to bear. I've said things I didn't mean, and meant things I didn't say. Call me a wuss, or a sissy, or even a bleeding heart. I don't care. This needs to be said, so here I go:
This post is not in reference to one incident. This is the culmination of a series of events. I used this LJ to try and get into the heads of some people I met, and in some instances it worked. To some, I was your friend, to others I was a nuisance, an annyoance, and to a select few, I was even an enemy, that would cause venom to spew from your mouth at my very presence.
Well, don't worry about it anymore.
So much for that attempt. I wanted to learn more, I wanted to be your friends. A game of Big 2 here, maybe some Air Hockey there, just a chance to learn more, I guess. It's not like I'm killing myself, so don't worry about that. That's not my style. I don't want to piss anyone off, or piss off those that are already pissed off further, so I'm not going to name names.
If this is what you had been waiting months for, congratulations--- you're a heartless bastard. I don't hold it against you.
I have been lied to--- I rebound with a jest. I don't hold it against you.
I have been ignored, blown off, and treated as a non-entity--- I try some more anyways. I don't hold it against you.
I am aware that this is practically worthless as an apology. I was never very good at that. I recognize my shortcomings. It's probably far too late for this to accomplish anything at all--- maybe it'll make things worth. Regardless, I needed to get this off my chest. It was like a time bomb, and I didn't want it to go off before I could defuse it.
I'll still be there. I'll still be open. I'm still on AOL (SN: Jeffsugar), and I'm still going to go play DDR. I will get on with life, and I will get on in general. To whoever wants it, I will still be your friend. I will not, however, intrude on the clique. I guess I've just given up at this point... I guess I'll just get out of your hair now.

See you 'round.

Go the extra mile for that one extra smile...

Tue, 18 May 2004 03:05:23 GMT

Well, this is it for a while for me. I'm off to the land of no return (WEST Campus!!! OoOoOoOoOooo...^_^)!

Anyways, in my search to track down the fabled Virtual On machine, I may get a post in, but it's not likely, so don't expect to hear from me until the weekend.

So, I decided to finally get packing, and I've decided that I seriously OVERPACKED. Or maybe I underpacked...don't you hate it when you're never sure until it's too late?

I mean, I was using this thing, which is kinda of like an angry elephant's nutsack. It's not wide, but it's TALL. I kinda half-assed filled it, which means that not only is it only packed into the center, but it doesn't even hit the top!

Well, I still have all my "Jewish Survival Tools" to bring (Microwave, GF, 500 pounds of Kosher Ramen...) to bring, so maybe it will even out. Oh, and I'm going to see if I can write something good this Summer. Not literary, but musical. I had a "moment of inspiration" last Summer during 090 (I think Chin was there that day--- maybe not), which made my day. Maybe I'll get lucky again ^_^

Man, come to think of it, I have a lot of things I should probably do this Summer. I mean, I have a lot of free time, but I can't GO ANYWHERE. This leaves a few options...

#1. Get fit. I've certainly been meaning to do it for long enough, and no, this is not a bandwagon thing like Rex's "Hadou," which means I won't be just hopping on and following his (and Weapon X, whoever that was)'s example of doing the same thing (So don't expect stats. I don't know how much else will be different). Just some more "Movement Sciences" and weight lifting ought to do it.
#2. Get rich off Texas Hold Em'. Also something I've been meaning to to. Doesn't take effort, you just need to convince people that "Oh yeah, you'll win it back next time, for sure! Oh, and bring more cash this time!" ^_^
#3. Master/find Virtual On. Actually, I was probably going to do this anyways. WATCH OUT EUG, I'M A COMMIN! ^_^
#4. Aforementioned musical prowess
#5. My experiment in electronics. For those who didn't hear, I electrocuted myself the other day trying to get this project done, but when I do, it will be slick!
#6. Some artwork. I should probably dust off the ol' drawing hand. Lots of time...

Well, that's pretty much all I've got to say. Hope ya'll are going to miss me! (Well, at least pretend--- sheesh!)
^_^

Mon, 17 May 2004 07:18:04 GMT

What is the biggest movie waste of star power?
Right now, I'm looking at Batman and Robin, but Blues Brothers 2000 is a VERY close second. Am I missing a movie here? Discuss.

Also:

Laughter makes me happy ^_^

Sun, 16 May 2004 19:07:27 GMT

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
In the last 16 hours, I have been electrocuted, hit by a car, and pushed off a house BUT I'M STILL TICKING!!!
Aside from the fact that my face looks like it was put in a meat-grinder, I actually feel pretty good!
Long story...=P

Fri, 14 May 2004 04:42:49 GMT

Well, tommorow's my last day of freedom (Saturday doesn't count :-P) before the job, so unless you're "Taking your friend's car in," I'm pretty much up for anything. After that, things get messy.
Gimme a buzz on the cell =P

Wed, 12 May 2004 02:31:38 GMT

This was a good day. An interesting day, certainly, but a good day.
Sox win 15-0 in a rout of the Orioles, which makes me happy ^_^.

Well, you know what they say:
Shukufuku no toki wa kuru, te o nobashite! Ryoute Agete!

Oh, and if anyone got a cryptic phonecall about removing a bullet from someone's shoulder, that was taken care of =P. Nothing to worry about there, but a good story to go along with it. Maybe later ^_-