Month: March 2006

Yesterday, while standing in line – which I just really enjoy, of course – the guy at the front of the line was having trouble placing his order. He was from somewhere else and his english wasn’t strong. The clerk ended up having to void out his order and start over.

It got me thinking about languages – and why there are so many of them. I wonder how much time has been lost and how many problems have been created by not being able to understand each other. And even stranger is how languages tend to diverge with regional dialects. Might be interesting enough for a master’s thesis.

I was also thinking about swearing – and what a strange concept it is. Some people would use the most foul language as part of their everyday conversation – and another might be on the phone to the FCC at the mildest utterance. Kids use the word poop, dookie is a viable slang term, crap is gaining acceptance – but “sh*t” is still a bad word. All of them mean to defecate. Is it the audience? If so, it’s not universal. Is it the tone? I could shout “Defecate!” the next time my computer freaks out and my colleagues would laugh. If I shouted, “Sh*t!” – I would be scolded. I think this is a topic that deserves more thought – but I’ve got other things to cover.

I think I’ve miscounted my paper – I’ve only got a small stack left and it “feels” like I should have more. I think I’ll need to count again tonight – don’t want to run out mid-assembly.

I ordered a game from Amazon.com – God of War. I’ve borrowed and played it before and it was a blast – but I haven’t been able to find it for under 45 bucks. Amazon had it for $19.99 – and it should be waiting for me when I get home. Yea!

Though I’m not sure I should play it right away. The cluster headache came back last night around 9:30. I was in bed not long after that – and got awakened by a phone call at about quarter after 10 from a friend. I wanted to talk – but explained that I was hurting and really couldn’t. So, we kept the converation short and I eventually went back to sleep.

The headache is still with me this morning – lurking behind my right eye. I’m taking it slow and easy today and I’m hoping that it fades out.

And that’s about it…time to get back to work…

I’m up to 700 units folded for my big project – and I think I can finally say I’m in the home stretch at this point. Of course, I still have to put it together.

My angel project was also worked on last night – and things did not go so well. I made a breakthru on one of the steps – though it seemed counter-intuitive when I tried it. And then slammed to a halt with the next step. Sometimes I can look ahead at the next step and determine how they got there. In this case, it looks they used a differnt piece of paper.

The other model that I worked had instructions written in Spanish – and I had better luck with that one. Go figure.

The headache is mostly gone – though I still get traces of it lurking around.

Can’t imagine why – work has been stressful. Got some issues with some co-workers who shall remain un-named that are bringing me down. I guess it’s time to sharpen the wooden stake and go hunt me some soul-sucking vampires.

In slightly more hopeful news…I just recently read that babies are natually helpful. Gives me a little hope for the species. Too bad we seem to outgrow it.

Well, that’s it for now…back to work…

It’s been a few days since I’ve blogged – got a bit to catch up on.

1. Last weeks headache. I’m prone to headaches (it’s all that thinkin I do, dontcha know?) – so having one is almost no big deal. This one, however, lasted about 36 hours. It was only really bad for a few of those hours, but it was enough to keep me home from work for a day. And that was a very boring day – since DVD’s and Video games were both out. And I tried to keep reading to a minimum too. So, lot of paper-folding.

2. Which brings me to topic two – the big origami project. I’m up to 680 modules folded. Which means I’ve got about 88 to go before it’s time to start putting it all together. I’m not sure what happened to my notes – might have to recreate them before I start.

3. The Flash is still not back on the stands. I haven’t bought any comics at all since they stopped making the flash. Rumor has it that they’ll start the new Flash series in the summer by killing off the current Flash and replacing him. Wankers. DC Comics is going to get a harsh email from me, I think.

4. Coca-cola is coming out with Coke Blak. In addition to not being able to spell – it’s also going to be a mix of Coke and Coffee. I can imagine going to a returant and having to ask for my coke plain. Wankers.

5. Came into work yesterday to check on a project and work on a few things. Wasn’t as productive as I could have been, but I think it was still worthwhile.

And that’s about it for now…back to work…