Nonesuch #34 - One more Friday night

My day is now complete having watch "Maid in Manhatten" another rags to riches, finding true love movie starring J-Lo who according to my last count was on her 3rd or is it 4th marriage?

Not much accomplished today...lawnmower still not fixed, never been that good with engines btu as a kid I could take apart a hair dryer and put it back together, not saying it worked afterwards but I could do it. Then about the time I had planned to do what yard work I could do without a lawnmower, it started to rain.

Played some WoW but got little done. This new "Honor" system just does not do it for me. I cant get quests or anything done without being jumped by Horde. Horde are other players that are playing the other faction in the game. So, it is different from fighting AI monsters, these are real life folks somewhere out there somewhere in the world playing just as I am. Now, I dont mind much PVP(player vs player) but if it everywhere I go that I can gain experience to level I tend to get frustrated. (Jonathan , it is just a game) - The voice of reason.

I remember Friday nights as exciting back in the day. Were they really? Maybe it was the looking forward to the end of the week, having some beer, listening to good music, conversation, if I was not alone. I guess I am remembering my college days. There have been things that have made my mind drift back a little too much lately. Working at a university and seeing the kids come adds to that. Now, my Friday night excitement comes from actually making it through Conan O'Brien's monologue without drifting off.


Hits of Sunshine (For Allen Ginsburg) - Sonic Youth
Are You a Hypnotist? - The Flaming Lips
Rotten Apple - Alice in Chains

Nonesuch #33

I am all out of whack. I said I would work this evening for a co-worker who had plans. It is not my usual day to come in in the afternoon. That is tomorrow, so I am all out of whack. Plus, last night, I took some Simply Sleep by the makers of Tylenol. It really worked. I slept the whole night through, woke up at 6:45, an and a half later that I normally would have woke up, and went back to sleep. Slept on and off till around 9. Got up, booted the computer and got on World of Warcraft.
I have grown sort of bored with the World of Warcraft. Maybe it is just a phase. Maybe it is just where I am in the game. I did get some things accomplished today, Finished one quest, made some coin and upgraded some of my items. Went back to sleep till 12:30 and woke up with that slept too much feeling. It was then I realized I had no caffiene in the house.

Stopped by for some hot dogs at the local Market on my way to work. They are good but I miss Yum Yum's in Greensboro. Best hot dogs and homemade ice cream around. I think they make their hot dogs there in the building but I know they make their ice cream there. Getting hungry. I always talk about going here, getting like a dozen or so and freezing them so I can have a Yum Yum's hot dog anytime but I never have. Hmmm, just realized this is my second posting this week where I have talked about hot dogs.

Nonesuch #32

Today in History

1775 Revolutionary War begins - shot heard around the world begins the American Revolution.

1993 Waco Siege Ends - Waco cult siege ends with inferno
At least 70 people are feared to have died in a fire at the besieged headquarters of the Branch Davidian sect near Waco, Texas.
The fate of the cult's leader, David Koresh, is still unknown. - BBC on this Day

1995 Oklahoma City Bombing

2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany today was elected the 265th pope and took the name Benedict XVI.

Nonesuch#31 - Hindsight is 20/20

I helped a stranger. She said a guy I went to school with told her to come and see if I could help. She never did say what school that was but where I live now is nowhere near where I went to high school and over an hour from where I went to college. She said she was in dire need and wasn't sure what she was going to do, so I helped. It wasn't much and she promised to repay me. Now, I have heard all the stories. My Father being a minister, we lived right off of I-95 and had many many folks come off the highway and ask for gas, food, hotel room and just plain old cash. A few times I was home alone when one of these people would show up. Some would not take no for an answer. Dad got really good with these folks. He would offer to go with them to a gas station and pay for a full tank of gas or take them to McDonald's for a burger. I think the church even had a fund set up for these occasions seeing they were often. He had one guy say sure and Dad told him which gas station to meet him and the guy drove off and back onto I95 without stopping for gas. Sometimes, these people would try other churches in the area, but there was a communication line between all the churches. I think they even took turns as being the church the police department would call in case of emergencies. Yes, there were real emergencies from time to time, but I got really suspicious of folks coming asking.

This whole thing reminds me of in ancient Greece and I want to say even in modern Greece, the guest/host relationship; where a traveller comes to your house, you invite them in, treat them as one of your family cause you just never know when one of the gods or godesses might stop by.

So, why did I help if I am so suspicious. That, I don't know. Sometimes my faith in others can blind me to people that are only out to take advantage of a someone like me. Perhaps she did need it more than I, perhaps not. In the of it all, does it really matter...

Nonesuch #30

I feel like doing nothing today and when that happens my brain starts to wander and I get that nothing is working right in my life feeling. Damn, this is starting out like another feel sorry for me post and I dont want that. I just want to put thoughts down. Gee, this is really going downhill fast. Oh well...
I miss NERO. I guess you can say I was phased out of all things related to the chapter. Stopped getting any kind of communication from the owner or anyone else for that matter. I was really involved but when ownership changed, it came to a stop over a period of time. It really makes me mad and sad and bothers me from time to time, today being one of those times. I am not sure what I can do anyway that can make myself feel better about the situation. I have thought about going to other chapters but I dont see the point. I think it comes down to the people. Now, there are some really great people that do NERO, dont get me wrong. Then there are other that if I never saw again ,it would not bother me. I had many great times at NERO and that is why I miss it but I really don't think there is ever going back.

Nonesuch #29

I am going to Chicago next Wednesday for a conference for work. It will be only my 3rd time on a plane. I am still not sure what I think of flying. I do know it is not my favorite thing to do. I was hoping it would be sort of like riding a roller coaster but it wasn't. It was like floating for an overextended amount of time which is not the best feeling in the world. My fiance flew to California 2 weeks ago for a conference. She had not flown since before 9/11. She was quite nervous and worried. She had loved flying and I think she wanted to have that feeling back. Instead she had back experiences at LAX and vows to never flew to that airport again. I get a pit in my stomach every time I think of flying...but I try not to think about it too much.
I like Chicago. I went last year for the same conference. I didn't get out of the hotel much since the conference was almost nonstop from 8am-8pm. I did get and I had one of the best hot dogs I have ever had at a little hot dog place down near Wrigley Field, I think. They have a dude in a tux open the door for you on Saturday nights. Demon Dogs is its name. I am going a day early this year and I plan to head into the city and go to Demon Dogs for a hot dog or 2.

Nonesuch #28

Some thoughts on CS Lewis and Tolkien

The Hobbit and the Lion, the witch and the wardrobe both have their beginings with the Inklings that both CS LEwis and Tolkein were members of. Bascially, they sat around and drink ale and talked about literature etc. They wanted to write something different, something that had not been seen before and The Hobbit and the Narnia books came out of those conversations. I think that Tolkien had been working on Middle Earth since college or at least WW1 and just set his story in that world. Narnia is more children's I think, even more than the Hobbit where even in the Hobbit a few main characters die. Also, Aslan is such a christlike figure and we dont see anything like that in the Hobbit. You could argue that Gandalf could be after his battle with the Balrog, he "dies" and comes back, but that may be a stretch. The Lion the Witch and The wardrobe is coming out this year as a live action movie bigcscreen style. What I have seen looks great.

Nonesuch #27

Happy Birthday David Letterman

Nonesuch #26

I just noticed my last few postings were regurgitations from news sites I regularly read. Great. I must have a really hard time coming up with original ideas/thoughts to put down. The internet certainly makes it easier to do with a little cut and paste and there you go, some info for whoever to look at when they "come upon" this blog. It somewhat disturbs me but in other ways, it is just easier to do. Maybe that is the problem I am having, taking the easy way with things, which is something I used to never do, and now I do it more and more. But is it really the easy way out or am I just not "re-inventing the wheel"?
As some of you may have noticed, my picture is no longer up on my profiles portion of this blog. I had my picture in a website I was in charge of but now I have no control over it, so it has been removed. A situation out of my control is the cause of this and I really do not feel comfortable talking about it at this time but I post on it sometime in the future. Water under the bridge.

Nonesuch #25

Hunter Thompson's Remains To Be Shot Out Of Cannon

DENVER -- Hunter Thompson lived fast and loud. And the late gonzo journalist will make at least one more loud noise before he's done.

Thompson's widow announced that his ashes will be shot out of a cannon mounted on a 53-foot sculpture on the grounds of his home in Colorado.

Anita Thompson said this was his wish. As she put it: "It's expensive, but worth every penny," adding, "He loved explosions."

Thompson shot himself in the head in February. The author of classics that included "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "The Great Shark Hunt" was 67.

The sculpture will reproduce Thompson's "gonzo fist" emblem. The cannon blast is to take place sometime in August.

Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Nonesuch #24

Neil Young treated for aneurysm.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Rocker Neil Young was treated for a "dangerous brain aneurysm" this week but is expected to make a full recovery, his agent said Friday.

Nonesuch #23

Not an April Fool:

Pat Buchanan doused with salad dressing...