Inside The Perimeter

Things sure are quiet around here. Was your resolution to stop reading this space? If so, you probably aren’t reading this now. Theoretically I could say very nasty things about you right now and you’d never know. But that’s not how I play the game.

Oh The Things I Do
I used to be overly cautious, doing the “right thing” whenever possible. So last night I decided to forget my mantra of doing the “right thing” and open a beer bottle using a drawer pull instead of turning around and walking two steps to get a bottle opener. What did I get for my careless living? A fucking broken drawer pull. That’s right, I snapped the handle in pieces trying to open the beer bottle. Fuck. Me.

Hey Bloggers, Looking For A Change?
2006 will likely see this space leaving Blogger as a back end. Blogger is good, but I want more. (fear not www.InsideThePerimeter.com will always get you to this blog). If you are like me, and I feel for you if you are, I found a great chart which compares the major blogging players. Follow this link to view the chart.

New Year Will Have A Running Start
Tonight you will find me at George’s. There I will be executing this thing the kids call “running” and following it with this thing I call “drinking.” However, I shan’t be drinking as much as I normally would since I am trying this whole streamlining thing so that I have less belly with which to belly up to the bar in the future.

There is also this thing called the Rose Bowl on the telly tonight that I might watch, mostly with partial attention. Truth be told I am really bowled out right now, there are just too many on tv.

If You Can Read This
Then you probably don’t need to understand how to read this

Today Google’s banner is celebrating the birthday of Louis Braille. I’ll give you three guesses as to why Louis Braille was significant, the first two don’t count.

I am fascinated by the world of the blind. I seriously hope that I never have to find out how to get around as a blind person; it must be incredibly hard.

And now for some ideas stolen from LiveJournal…
Current Mood - 12 million strong and growing!
Current Music - Sirius Satellite Radio, Channel 26 playing Radiohead — “Pyramid Song”
Website Of The Day - Need a little diversion from your day? Looking to watch some flash animation? Well my friend, you should surf on over to Atlanta’s own Homestar Runner.

If you ever want a quick glance of the sites I’ve picked for my Websites Of The Day, you can check them out on del.icio.us, my user name is InsideThePerimeter (go figure), and they are all tagged as “blogged.”

Exercise (b)Log - walking, approximately 4.5 miles

Cheers!
Paulie [eatl/ga]

Putting The Shit Into IT
Well now, it seems if you plug the cable from the firewall server to the new router into the wrong port that no amount of reconfiguration and rebooting will solve your IT problems.

Yep. I spent six hours of my day yesterday upgrading my 802.11b router to a 802.11g router. My problem is that I know just enough networking to make myself dangerous. I knew where the problem resided, I just couldn’t figure out how to fix it.

When I was finally able to reconnect to the internet I was like a crack addict getting a fix. Damn you Internet. Damn you.

Chores Which Should Have Been Competed
With the realization that returning to work was immenent, I laid in bed (don’t get too excited, I slept most of the night on the couch) this morning thinking about the tasks I wanted to complete this weekend, but didn’t.

• find passport so that it can be renewed
• blow leaves off of roof
• serverely cut back huge fucking bushes near driveway
• finish attic insulation
• read books about Photoshop Elements, and PHP Programming
• rebuild servers

Chores Which Were Competed
And just to make myself feel better, here is a list of things I accomplished this weekend.

• go to Cheddarhead
• install new router (whew!)
• swept floor in house
• cleaned bathrooms
• watch at least one movie at home

Too Many Players Spoil The Trivia
Our team grew to ungodly proportions last night; a quick count totalled eleven. This was even more amazing since two of the regular Meet The Hashers team didn’t play (in fact one of them was last night’s host).

The way Twain’s structures their Team Trivia is a bit weird. Team Trivia at Twain’s consists of two separate games, instead of the standard two-half game. Meet The Hashers managed second place in game one, and finished out of the money in game two.

The upside of playing at Twain’s is that they let you use your winnings on the same night, so $15 went toward our bill last evening.

Here’s A CD You Should Buy With That Christmas Money
The Strokes have a CD which is dropping today; it’s called “First Impressions of Earth.” The reviews are all over the map and I have yet to hear it, so I am not really endorsing this release as much as I am alerting you to its existence.

And now for some ideas stolen from LiveJournal…
Current Mood - hungry (again!)
Current Music - none, listening to the MacCast podcast.
Website Of The Day - Not all is normal however, just look at some of the articles in Wikipedia’s Unusual Articles.

If you ever want a quick glance of the sites I’ve picked for my Websites Of The Day, you can check them out on del.icio.us, my user name is InsideThePerimeter (go figure), and they are all tagged as “blogged.”

Exercise (b)Log - none

Cheers!
Paulie [eatl/ga]

Man this year is going by fast!

I Finally Got Someone In My Bed
Sadly, that someone was me. What you may or may not know is that for the last two years I have almost exclusively slept on one of my two couches. (Two? Yeah, that’s how I roll!)

There were two reasons behind this. The first reason was the sentimental one; after sleeping with someone for a long time the bed seemed empty, the couch on the other hand was always intended for one person. The other reason was the practical one; I don’t “go to bed”, I “fall asleep”, usually watching tv or less frequently reading. Eventhough I would wake up again at some point in the night, I thought it silly to migrate to the bedroom when I was already comfortable enough on the couch.

The Number Of The Count Shall Be 204
That is the unofficial count of people who celebrated January 1st by doing the annual Cheddarhead hash. Even if that is not the official count, I am certain a new record was set for the hash, thanks to sixty degree (although cloudy) weather. Luckily the rain held off until we had finished the outdoor portion of the day.

When I left the bowling alley my high score was second-best, which of course wins absolutely nothing. The high-score holder was that motherfucker [oops, there goes my resolution not to curse in 2006] Check My Bag who was bowling (with his own ball and shoes I might add) on my lane. I believe that he was taking tips from me during the first game and got me sufficiently drunk by the second game so that I could not outperform him. I hope he gets fat eating that sausage shaped like a bottle of Old Style beer, not that I would have wanted it anyway. [oops, there goes my resolution not to lie in 2006]

Wow, that was cathartic.

The Password Is “Streamline”

stream·line
tr.v. stream·lined, stream·lin·ing, stream·lines

1. To construct or design in a form that offers the least resistance to fluid flow.
2. To improve the appearance or efficiency of; modernize.
3. a. To organize. b. To simplify.

I really like this word. It conveys exactly what I need to do in all aspects of my life.

So in 2006 I will be

• not “losing weight”, but rather “streamlining my body”
• not “cleaning”, but rather “streamlining my living arrangements”

In addition I will also be striving to return to cooking meals at home, not spending so much money (okay this may be a stretch considering the plans I have for this year), complete tasks that have not been completed in the past, and most of all start living life to its fullest whether or not there is a woman in my life to share it with me.

And now for some ideas stolen from LiveJournal…
Current Mood - hungry
Current Music - The Selmanaires “Here Come” cd
Website Of The Day - The Museum of Modern Art in New York is featuring an exhibit about the twenty years of Pixar. Follow this link to see an online exhibit (caution, it has audio).

If you ever want a quick glance of the sites I’ve picked for my Websites Of The Day, you can check them out on del.icio.us, my user name is InsideThePerimeter (go figure), and they are all tagged as “blogged.”

Exercise (b)Log - six miles of running
Weekly Weigh In - 201 pounds (almost one for everyone at Cheddarhead)

Cheers!
Paulie [eatl/ga]