Fourteen hours until I leave for Vegas. I should be happy, right? I am not looking forward to a) spending the money that I REALLY do not need to spend, b) faking happiness until I puke on myself, and c) being around family, friends and a mother that all care about me. Reason C is lame, but I am not ready to talk about everything... and if the fake happiness falls through on me, I am going to be force to 'talk about it'. Eh.
I just pulled fifteen-hundred from my 'moving fund' to pay some bills (and a few hundred for Vegas). I was doing real good today until I saw a grand leave my wallet and head for the mailbox. Ouch. If I pull out another dollar, I am going to have to give blood in order to have enough money to move.
I also have not packed yet. What do you bring to Vegas? The news said that it was going to be 110+ degrees. I don't think I will be outside much.
Had a talk with the boss today. Looks like I will be retaining my hard-earned webmaster title for TRS, OHP, and OTS. That will be a nice trickle of money coming in.
Vern (my office mate) is going to the East coast for next week, so it will be lonely in 'the pit'... aka my office. Only good thing is that I will be able to listen to whatever music I want... and as loud as I want.
To-do list tonight: pack, ATM, get film... mail bills.
May 31, 2001
May 30, 2001
Looks like I forgot my own slogan... maybe I should tattoo it somewhere where I cannot miss it again...
Right now... I am just going to focus on believing it again.
"the struggle is in our hearts it's in our hands so whom do we really serve what can we trust what have we planned firmly fix your heart and your mind will follow everlonging ever lasting the truth is sometimes hard to swallow we all understand the choice is in our hands and chances are the choice has been pre made as a plastic figurine slapped in a magazine or on your cable tv screen so what exactly is it you believe maybe you don't know or maybe you wear it on your sleeve i've got to ask myself the same i've got to throw myself around because i know i've let you down" - mxpx
May 29, 2001
I was wrong. I messed up. I failed.
I have made some very bad decisions over the last two years... and now I have to pay for all of them. I still do not want to go over the embarassing details of my foolishness. Just know that things are bad... very bad.
My plan was to take a break (from the web) and use the time to get things put back together. It is too late for that. I have sat and pondered... and that was about all I could do... it has all been done, and I just get to live with it now. So...
I have to use every effort I have to 'stay afloat'... mentally, physically, and finacially. I don't know if my mindless ramblings help another soul on earth; however, I know the ten minutes I sit here and reflect, ponder, and write... those minutes help me. So the break is over... and I am going to keep on going until I go insane, drop dead, or can no longer afford 'my place' on the internet.
Warning: It is going to be more mercurial than normal from this point out. There is more than I can mention happening in my life... and I just cannot decide how to feel at any given moment. There are far too many things that I could feel.
Right now, I am feeling the bruises of my failure and disappointment in myself... and facing the fear and excitement of moving on in my life. I have come a long way, but I have a longer way to go... and I hope to get 'there' with a scrap of me still living.
May 25, 2001
Congrats to all my friends that will be graduating (or have graduated) this semester:
Crissi
Ang
Cassi
Debi
May 24, 2001
Wow... I am still so very tired. I think I am fighting off getting sick. Maybe I should sleep more, huh?
I am ignoring the fact that I bought a car yesterday. I am waiting... waiting until I walk outside and see it. I have never owned a new car... I am having a difficult time believing it. I kinda feel like I have to return it on Monday or somethng.
I got out of bed a little late... so rush rush.
"The best you can is good enough" - Radiohead
May 23, 2001
I got the Neon... it is sitting in my driveway right now. I just need to figure out how to pay for it now.
I have a big blog brewing in me, but I am a little too tired to even see straight.
Wow. This is a nice site.
Today... I have a new defination for a graphic designer. Lately my work has been... less liked... and yes, more than one site too. Maybe I am a little off lately... or maybe I am becoming more of a code artist and less of a graphic designer. In the past 3 weeks, I am sitting at about a 7 in 13 satisfaction rate. Depressing?
Graphic Designer: An artist with professionalism... and little emotional connection to the art.
And a special bonus...
Web Developer: A person that has no idea what sunlight is.
From ID:
ID1
Congratulations! You are among the first one thousand souls to sign up for Independents Day. You are a special snowflake.
ID is not a portal.
ID is not a content portal. Good content portals already exist. We have no plans to compete with i2k, Soul of the Web, or others. We would rather work with them.
ID is not a design portal. Good design portals already exist. We have no plans to compete with Linkdup, Three.oh, or others. We would rather work with them.
ID is not a discussion forum like Dreamless or Metafilter. ID is not a formal reinvigoration of the web like Reboot. ID is not a competition like Communication Arts or the Webbies. ID is not a festival like SXSW or NMUF, though it may interact with these festivals.
What is ID?
ID is a concept. ID is a goal. We plan to promote, support, and increase public awareness of independent content and design through live events, digital events, and crass, unashamed manipulation of the mainstream media.
Above all, ID is a human network, established mainly by your faith.
Thank you for joining us. Please stand by.
Just got this e-mail from ID. I am excited to be part of somethig that has no shape... something that is forming. I have always like stuff like this. Just plain cool.
Morning reading: Becoming Digital
Morning Music: Radiohead - Kid A
Today, I must remember to call about jury duty... I swear to you that I get it more than any other human on earth. I have called about 4 times — which is a lot for being 22. I also have to call about getting insurance on my 'possible' new car... and then just maybe I have to go get my new car... which means I better pick up some depends during the course of the day. I just might pee my pants. Hey, puppies can do it... why not I?
Quote of the day: "What one must remember is that depression not only kills through suicide but also leads to an early death in other ways. It chnages the structure of the brain and there is evidence that links it to cancer, infectious diseases, premature ageing and undoubtedly dementia. We are designed to cope with acute stress, the kind that would see someone running from a lion, but modern stress is prolonged and evolution has not designed us to cope with that."
May 22, 2001
These are SOME of the ones that made CC the place to hang out on the web:
BiffSlamkovich
CpCarroza427
driver4um
Gopherdylan
IndianaSweetie
JennaBlue
LizVanG
MattGarcia
MercuryFrog
Shuperstar
Solbeam
Spoondie
WyldCard
Amu311bd
DizzyRomance
Halcyon1
I would have wasted many many hours doing something else... if it were not for the 'good old days of CC'. I don't know why, but I just had to bring up the past tonight. Sometimes it is a good thing... and sometimes it is a bad thing.
The only bad thing that I can think about the list above is: I miss some of you... where are you?
Merc Car Update: The new winner is a 2001 Dodge Neon. Looks like I may be getting a smoking deal on it. My possible car is black... oh, baby. It is a 5 speed... oh, baby. It has 41 miles... I have never seen a car with so little miles on it. I have been poor white trash. I am so thankful that I fell in love with a computer and not the girl in the next trailer over.
I am going to go look for a car in Porterville. The Kia is still winning... went and looked at it again today.
Morning is here... yup, it is. Still thinking about what to buy. Ong had some good input... so I am still thinking. Yup, thinking.
May 21, 2001
Today's search for a car has an almost winner. I am going to sleep on it, but it looks like I am going to be getting a 1997 Kia Sportage. Merc will officially become a YUPPIE with this purchase... so I may get another poop car or not. The car (SUV?) is a good deal... believe it or not. With 50k miles, the SUV is only $9k. Still a 4-door... but it is a 4x4. And do not ask how in the world I am going to afford the insurance... I just don't know... at all. Like I said, I am sleeping on this possible purchase... and thinking about it too.
After two LONG days of waiting, I got my lens for my camera... I now can take profesional-looking photographs. I have yet to take a single photo with my new lens, but I asure you IF I get a new car tomorrow that pictures will be taken. Lots.
Dead: We all knew that is was going to happen sooner or later... the Turbo Tempo died last night. Died in downtown Tulare... just a few blocks from my house. I am sadder than I thought I would be... I never really liked the Tempo... but we had good times together. I am stuck in a pickle though... fix the unloved beast or seek out a new one?
Umm... good morning?
MxPx's new CD is out... now I just have to find out where to buy it. They have an mp3 off the CD for download. I suggest taking a listen to it. Punk is a tough habit to break.
SLEEP, Merc, sleep... please... please.
May 20, 2001
Wow. I hate the internet... I hate lies... light a match; burn it all. I am just a bit upset that I have been watching a movie when I thought I was watching a life... and more upset that I am watching the credits roll. + +
If you have known me on the web long... you know that I have always been concerned about REAL people... and to REALLY know the people that I speak to online.
I have made an effort to meet the people I love online 'in the real world'. While chatting online in the library, I have always met face-to-face 'that person' chatting in the same library. I have met Hal, PB, Ong, Wiz, Manda, Kimbo, IP, Olie, Eddie... and so so many more people from the internet. Why? Because they are cool, real people that I have had the joy of knowing online and 'in real life'... the internet is not as evil as I would like to say it is (at this moment).
My personal belief: It is harder to be a real human being than it is to be a fake one. I don't just mean online either.
I don't really know why I needed to rant about all that... other than: I have had a fear of not being a valid person my whole life. I try my hardest to be more than code, words, images, a man... eh... just go hug a person today... and stop staring at a stupid computer monitor (I am sure it will still be there when you get back).
Be alive.
Project 311: Finally finished... I did not start on it until a few months atfer I should have. Sorry for making you wait so long, Manda.
Other events of the day include: Talking with Sixxx, buying a computer with Nona, and chilling with Wiz and Manda.
And the Merc Store.
May 19, 2001
"I know the pieces fit... I watched them fall apart." -Tool
This quote just nailed me today. It hit that place in mind that I am not even allowed to wander around in. Very strange feeling.
Have you ever been somewhere between awake and asleep... kinda dreaming, and your pager or your alarm goes off... you are thrown back into reality... and for a few seconds you have no idea where you are... your heart is racing... nothing is clear... everything looks very familiar, but you are confused?
That is how the deepest part of my soul feels at the moment... kinda quivering on the inside.
May 18, 2001
I am wearing a t-shirt that I designed at the moment. I like wearing my own work... feels groovy. I designed it this week and it was also printed this week... fastest that I have ever gotten shirts made. Unfortunately, it is not a cool new Faction t-shirt. It is a ProSyn5 Supplements design for work. However, it is still cool.
I finished the redesign for Ong. I really would like a lot of feed back on it... good and bad. It is going to be redesigned again soon... so be honest now. Ong's sites is nearing a year old... time flies, huh?
Late breaking news: Just got off the phone with Dave of Just Dave & The New Family. Funny guy... can't wait to hear his music. Ong has been talking about them long enough. I am kinda hoping that I can redesign their site... yup. I must just be in redesign mode, eh.
I want to be "in love" again. I miss that feeling. That feeling where everything is good and it can only get better. My love has faded... but I am looking to put a fire back under it.
Why am I awake? Oh, yeah... I have to be at work in a few minutes... my alarm went off at 5am on a Friday morning. Am I in hell? I have a video shoot for Brad this morning. Should be a short shoot. I think it is just a commercial... so how long could that take, huh?
May 17, 2001
The Big Date: Kimbo went out last night with a boy. They had dinner together... played pool... and just plain chilled late into the evening. No matter what Wiz thinks... this was not a date. Because a date would be something different, right?
I know what I did last night was not a date: Sit at home and stare into a monitor trying to dream up a new design. I also know that what Wiz did last night was not a date: Sit at home and stare into a monitor trying to dream up a new design.
I have a great knowledge of what a date is not, but what is a date?
Whoa... I turned my alarm off instead of hitting snooze... not cool. I now have 5 minutes to shower, get ready, and get out the door. Plenty of time, right?
That new product we released yesterday... it is selling very well. That should mean happy bosses at work today... in theory.
May 16, 2001
My first rough layout for Ong's new site is done... it is WAY different than anything that I have ever designed... I am going to sleep on it and decide if I like it in the morning. If I don't hate it... I am going with it (at least for now).
I just picked up the last roll of black and white film from my trip... I am so glad that I bought a new camera. No more screwed up photos (I hope). They look moderate... the ones I really wanted are messed up... bummer. I guess that is what I get for being cheap. I should have bought a good camera earlier... oh well.
I have to burn a CD for Wiz... then... I am starting on the redesign for Ong's site.
Slow day at work... we are releasing a new product today. I am currently sending out the email to annouce it to all of our clients.
I ordered all my packing boxes for the big move today... I think I will be picking them up on Friday... that means I will be packing most the weekend. Wiz want to go to OC and start looking for a place this weekend, but I think I am going to wait until the weekend after that... it is still quite a ways a way.
I found out last night that I can get a large discount on photo stuff... so I am going to be stupid and buy a new lens and a few filters. I swear this is my LAST big purchase before I move.
I am really starting to get scared about money... for no good reason. I have enough money saved that I would not even need to work for two months or so... I am just 'too carfeful'... or a big weenie... I am not sure which.
I am moving a bit s l o w this afternoon.... need to do something to get my blood flowing. Maybe run out and play some hoops. I would like to race my RC, but it is still out of commission... I really need to buy new tires and rims for it... and foam inserts.
I hold in my hands... my camera. I got a copy of Illustrator 9.0... so it is a happy day.
Ack! And does that say 45 days until I move? Holy crap... double panic-mode has been engaged.
Scared.
I cannot find my camera this morning... and I do rememebr bringing it into the house... I think. I am going to panic if I cannot find it in a few minutes. Really panic.
May 15, 2001
Sleep.
" If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."
Sometimes IP has good ones... and sometimes IP has great ones. I think this is a great quote.
In addition to sad... I would like to add that I am beyond grateful to be breathing. It is a fantastic gift to be alive every second... even while sleeping, working, and during tough times.
Wow... I cannot tell you how sad I am.
Strange, STRANGE day at work.
Crawling out of bed was a chore this morning. I poked my stinking eye with a stinking feather from my stinking pillow. Time to buy a new pillow... or not. I like my pillow, except when it pokes me in the eye.
I have decide to write a new book, The Dangers Of A Feather PIllow: How I Lost My Eye.
Kaya is funny.
May 14, 2001
Don't mess with me.
I think I am getting closer to having CSS under my belt... or at least acting like I have them under my belt. It is a VERY different way to code. I half (over half) like... the concept is still trying to sink in... I think.
I started with Kim's site... but most all my sites are going to be refurbished and upgraded to CSS... then maybe ad in a little more DHTML. DZ's page still has the cleanest DHTML coding.
My poor little mind is going to be dreaming up all sorts of new designs now... I am just giddy. New code, new toy, and more code on the way... I think I am going to go pass out from udder joy.
I am battling advance use of CSS tonight. I will not sleep until I have won. I am trying to design a site using purely CSS. So far it is not going to badly, but I have not tried anything rough yet. If I can... and I will get a grip on this, it is going to change the way that I build sites from now on.
Thanks to Ollie for making me see the power of CSS.
So what is going on with Ong?
Blogger is back. Wooo! *kiss kiss, hug hug* My life is lost without Blogger... or at least I have a more boring day.
Okay... I want this girl. Put a big ribbon on her, put her on my door-step... the only that would make me more happy is a check for twenty grand so I can get out of debt and a little ahead... or maybe just leave my Master's Degree. If all these requests are a bit too large... well, I have a list of RC parts that I need from eHobbies.com... and I would be happy to give you that.
As you can tell, I had a whole lot less to do this morning than I thought. Morning music: MxPx - Ever Passing Moment (CD has been playing without a single stop for three days now). Morning reading: MegNut.com, OnFocus.com, and my new JavaScript book.
I think I am going to go hop in the shower and get to work early... or just sit around and slack.
The sun is up and so am I. Barely.
Wiz just came over to my house to get his tripod. He is going to be spending the next two days at the coast shooting a golf video. I have no idea why, but I was already awake... I cannot seem to sleep very well tonight.
Anway, I am going to try to get back to bed. I have to get up and start working in two hours. Ick.
May 13, 2001
Good weekend. Got a lot more down than I really thought I would. I still have a few web projects that I have to work on in the morning. I don't feel like working on anything else this evening.
I finished shooting my first roll of film on my new camera this evening. I am going to take them to get developed tomorrow. I tried a lot of crazy stuff as far as setting are concerned... so I hope thet turned out at all.
I am still waiting on that last roll of film from my last trip... I hope they find it tomorrow.
Kimbo has a job interview in the morning. She really needs a job, so... GO KIMBO!
I think I am going to read more about JavaScript until I pass out... which mean I will be going straight to bed.
Just got back from taking my aunt out to lunch for Mother's Day. We went to Cafe 225... good food. I am feeling a bit tired now.
"A change of heart may lead to a new living enviroment." - A Jones Soda cap that I bought last week. Interesting, huh?
This site is cool.
Wow. Blogger was down for a long time yesterday and most of last night.
Yesterday, I bought my camera... aka the last expensive thing I can purchase before I move. Money is about to get tight. Moving somewhere without a job is scary.
I spend a good part of yesterday coding, cleaning, and shopping. I had to get some new clothes for interviews... of course, I really should work on a resume.
And...
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MOM!
May 12, 2001
I woke up way to early for the time that I went to bed. As usual, I have a million things to do today — which means I will be blogging a lot to avoid doing what I should be doing... like right now.
Sleep would be a really nice thing right about now.
Yes, I am awake. Ever have a moment where you were so lonely it was hardly tolerable? I just hope I wake up in better shape. I have a life to maintain.
May 11, 2001
I just signed up for a free car.
I also shattered a rim on one of my RC cars... not cool... it is going to cost me another 30 bucks to get new rims and tires on it. Grrr... the car was so fast today too. The race is tomorrow... looks like I will not be racing. Big bummer... I guess it better than if it would have happened during a race... I could have taken out someone else's car. That would have made them and me mad. I think I also nocked a wire loose on the motor... time to resolder.
I am going out to race my RC cars... it is about a 100 degrees outside and I am still going. I actually went out once, but I forgot my radios... oops. I am kinda stressed and need to get away for a few minutes. I have a lady from collections calling me at 4pm... so i have to get back quick. I have a medical bill that I have not paid in about 2 years... don't ask why. I really don't know... and it is embarrassing (spelling?).
Anyway... off I go. Back I be soon.
I fell asleep on top of my bed with my clothes on last night... I don't think I even moved an inch. I didn't think I was that tired. I am so happy that it is Friday. I have so much to do.
DZ is going to have a giant post up today... so keep your eyes peeled.
In my morning surfing, I found the following cool sites:
EightFace
Serendipity
Blue House
Soda Play
Link Dup
Seven
Rocket
When I say surf the web... I really do.
May 10, 2001
I just added a count down until I will be moving. This way I will stay scared enough to be prepared.
Sol had a rough day, but as long it turned out well... I am not going to panic.
May 09, 2001
Netscape is satan, but that is just my opinion.
I am getting back into photography... I plan on getting my camera this week. I have been inspired to get back into it... by pure need of the industry that I work in... as well as being inspired by pb and k. Photography is just a beautiful thing... so real. That may sound odd, but coming from an artist... it is something different. Usually... if I want it, I create it. To capture what is already there and it still be so beautiful... it just puts me an awe.
Speaking of photographs... I took four rolls of film when I was on vacation. I am waiting for one more roll of film to be developed (black and white takes longer) and then I am going to put up a site dedicated to my travels... and there are going to be a lot more.
Music that fueled the evening: Weezer, Self Titled. If you own this CD, pull it out... it is twice as good as you remember it.
You're better best to rearrange
I'm talking here to me alone
I listen to the finest worksong
Your finest hour
Another chance has been engaged
To throw Thoreau and rearrange
You are following this time
I beg you not beg to rhyme (blow your horn)
Your finest hour (blow your horn)
Take your instinct by the reins
Your better best to rearrange
What we want and what we need
Has been confused been confused (blow your horn)
Your finest hour (blow your song)
Take your instinct by the reins
Better best to rearrange
What we want and what we need
Has been confused been confused (blow your horn)
Your finest hour (blow your song)
Your finest hour (blow your horn)
Your finest hour (blow your song)
Your finest hour"
-REM
May 08, 2001
"If I had my life to live over again, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax and limber up.I'd be sillier and more spontaneous than I have been this time around. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more trips, I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less vegetables. I would, perhaps, have more actual troubles and less perceived ones. If I had life to do over again, I'd have more moments. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else - just moments, one after another. One moment in life after another instead of living so many years ahead of each day. If I had my life to live over again, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances, I would ride more merry-go-rounds, I would pick more daises and I would foster more friendships. All - if I only had life to live over again."
-Nadine Stair at the age of 86, two months before her death
There are a few seconds that I know why I live so hard... there is nothing worth doing but living a full life. Special thanks to: DZ, Ong, and Wiz for being special people that have helped keep my mind outside 'the box'. The words, the silence, and the support given... that you never knew about... has made me better. I am honored to have ever crossed paths with you.
Ever get this feeling? Well, sometimes you just have to move out of the box. Today... as it says below... I quit my job. I have made the decision that I am moving to Southern California to continue my education.
I can yet explain what I am feeling... other than I am feeling everything. I am leaving cheap rent, trusted friends, and a great job. My head has been swimming in an ocean of 'the future'... so I am feeling fantastic about new new adventure... and horrified by all that I am giving up.
It is all too needed and all too overwhelming. My life has just changed... I am nothing short of in awe.
I just quit my job.
May 07, 2001
I am so overcome with emotions tonight. The music is not helping, but... I just wanna cry... or scream... I just want out of this skin. My mind is moving so fast and fierce that I cannot close my eyes. And the sick thing is I feel good... smile still in place... and truely why? Well, that will be coming soon enough.
To join, just e-mail me.
I have a new vision (for a site). This is just a note to myself to follow through with it.
Logic: I have decided that some people do not seems to have any. If you e-mail someone a virus a million times... what makes you think that they are stupid enough to open? And also... what would lead you to think that a web developer would not have virus protection on his machines, his webserver, and his mail server? Seriously, I have been on the internet since I was 11... I exchange over 5 gigs of data per day... I receive way over 500 e-mail messages a day. Can you see me in the following senario?
"Gee, could this be a virus? I know I will open it and find out... oh, and I will do it without checking it first!"
My advice is... grow a life.
Home, Swanky Home.
Merc has been reformatted... and I could not stop smiling today if I tried. I think everyone at work thinks I am on drugs... I am just still loving this weekend. I have 4 rolls of film... and they will be posted here soon.
Swanky.
May 05, 2001
I have found where there are no computers. Departure in twenty-two minutes.
May 04, 2001
"Sometimes I don't like computers."
-Ev.
I could not agree more. I am not going to touch a computer this weekend... if I can help it. I am inches from hating computers, the internet, and things along those lines. Sometimes... I just want to sit in a pile of dirt and enjoy the fact that it does not have to be plugged into a wall, downloaded, coded, approved... dirt... plain, simple... okay, maybe add some grass, trees, and an ocean... but still no plugs... or monitors.
I have not idea why... but I woke up in the middle of the night and I just had to do something... so I did this. It is about time that I did something with it. As soon as I get all of these prohects out of the way... I am going slow down and expound my skills a little. I would like to have a better grip on DHTML... and JavaScript. I have enough books about the two subjects. If was to actually sit down and read them cover to cover, I would know a lot more. I have just found myself so busy that I am only reading about chapters that apply to the project that I am working on.
And way off the subject is this. If you want to make someone really happy... and overcome with cuteness. This is the way to do it. I have one... yes, I do. And it is my favorite thing in the... it it just plain cute and I like it. Hugs to Ong for getting it for me.
May 03, 2001
If you have never met Ollie... well, you don't need to if you listen to this song in his blog. This is the closest that you can get with out being in the same room with him. Okay... after listening to this song about a million times... I am going to be forced to shoot a video with it... and staring the world famous Ollie.
Side note: When was the last time Ollie had a beer?
I may be wondering my way done to San Diego this weekend... but we shall see.
Work, work, and more work. Just doing more work tonight. I am soooo close to being done. I am going to need a vacation when I am done... that you can count on.
I am getting closer to having breathing room. And it is much needed.
May 02, 2001
The redesign is done. I have been working on this site and finally it is about finished. I am having a meeting tonight to finish up the gaps... but it is done. Mostly.
Not feeling well today. Over-slept. Sore throat. Tired. Late for work.
May 01, 2001
Okay... Sol is having too much fun... and yes, I am jealous. Looks like Ong is having a tough moment... poor girlie. Wiz may never blog again... I know how busy he has been. DZ is has just posted one of my favorite writings od all time... or close anyway. Jenna seems to have lost something... maybe a band. Ollie appears to have too much time on his... yeah, too much time. Halcyon has released a few new pictures... and he is as silly as ever. Kaya has more time than Ollie. FJ seems to have a little rant going. PB is getting ready to leave the country... lucky man. CoolAcid will never finish his site... or so I have determined. Eddie should try to behave... and update his journal more often. Manda appears to be in love. And Merc... he just seems to want to talk about everyone else.
Got a lot of work done last night... as well as having a little fun. I was stressing for really... no good reason. I hope to have an equally productive evening tonight, but I think I am starting to get a little ill. I cannot seem to shake this sore throat. Sleep and drink more water... that is what I need.
Power to the Mojo.