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Dec 4th

Dec 3rd

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some writing exercises...

—————————————- word: marmalade —————————————- dripping bitter-sweet, the sinewy feel on the roof of my mouth begs to be abated. with a flavor so appealing, why do i dislike it so? it’s that damned texture! lovely gelatin consistency...

Nov 7th

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Focus (WFMAD - Day 1)

Here we go. Day one, oh, and day two also, technically speaking, of the September 2011 “Write Fifteen Minutes A Day” (WFMAD) challenge. I’m not focused and, as such, will probably just type the thoughts as they come, nothing specific. So, while writing the above, I used a word (focused) that got me to think of something… Today I red an article in a magazine (Tricycle - Fall...

Sep 3rd

haiku #12

i had some apples too many to eat in fact they sure rotted fast

Aug 30th

11 tags

ghostland observatory concert

wow. what an amazing performance. ghostland observatory’s show really was crazy cool. i mean, i guess i’m kinda lying when i say that it was an “amazing performance” because i didn’t actually see any part of the band. but the light show… wow! the light show was really entrancing. i think part of what made it so cool was the fact that it was outside and they...

Aug 21st

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Haiku #11

truth is what we see? “nay” i say — hesitantly and emphatically! * this was a response to the response of the response that was Haiku #10 :)

Jul 19th

Haiku #10

laziness makes things seem we live lives made for fun but we forget truth * this was a response to a friend’s haiku response to my previous haiku. :) — wish said friend would have contributed it in the comments, for other people to read and/or contribute to, but beggars shouldn’t be choosers. :)

Jul 9th

1 tag

Haiku #9

I look to the right, the shadows are frightening. I look to the left…

Jul 7th

Haiku #8 (versions a, b & c)

farewell not-my bat. you could have been much better but, time made you worse —————— alternatively —————— farewell not my bat. you were hardly known or shown but once had a chance —————— or —————— goodbye to the bat it flew alone on your...

Jul 4th

Haiku #7

i hope to live happy do you? i ask in whisper no one answers me

Jul 3rd

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Haikus #2, 3, 4, 5, & 6

brown moth thrashes by is it happier than the dog that sits disinterested —————————————- who has the envy as one who lingers in dark? it might not be me —————————————- pink ball on treetop, shadow covers half of you. does that...

Jul 3rd

Haiku #1

trees remind me of yoga bound bodies full taut freeing nagging knots —- Wanna join in? my comments section is super anxious for contributors!!! :)

Jul 2nd

random thoughts (not a poem)

i’ve gotten old and cold and boring and sad, nothing lights my fire. i’ll dance, i’ll sing, do any old thing, but nothing will be seen. it seems my marks are long, my visions gone. i’m tired of every old thing. will there come a time when i see the sign for what it really reads? or will life continue to pretend? getting older is somehow everything, that i...

Apr 19th

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my obituary

just so’s we’re clear here, this post isn’t nearly as morbid as its title suggests. fair warning, this is *not* my obituary — as such — it is just titled that because it’s more or less relevant to the subject. nothing more. :) so, i was browsing them-thar internets when i stumbled open a blog, by dualori that [a] i thought was kinda awesome and [b] reminded me...

Jan 5th

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non-thoughts, non-knowing, & non-sequiturs

i’ve decided to start this blog post with nothing at all — nothing worth typing out loud, anyway — on my mind. i’ve decided that i’m going to, for the first time ever, start this sucker *before* titling it. typically, i have something in mind when my fingers start to do the keyboard dance. not this time though. wonder how it will turn out? :/ i can say this much,...

Jan 2nd

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directionless thinking

as of late, i find myself in constant amazement. this time of my own ignorance. i have always considered myself a “thinker.” i have, until recently, mistakenly held the belief that i was gifted with an ever-so-slightly above average intelligence [even if just marginally so] and, as such, i must be a “thinker.” i thought, because of this, that i had figured some things out....

Dec 14th

4 tags

Blues from a keyboard

i know, i know, this entry’s title isn’t nearly as striking, nor as compelling, nor as inspired as the original that inspired me to steal from it [hint; it’s the title of a song by a phenomenal scottish rock band.] be that as it may, my hackish attempt seems to fit my mood, so i’m gonna let it ride. another great track title by the oh-so-great brothers from scotland is...

Dec 8th

7 tags

I wants me a pair of them-thar glasses

I have been struggling with some things as of late. I’m-a-gonna itemize first, after which, I’ll summarize. All neat and tidy like. Did I mention that I’ve been struggling with some things? —————————————- Firstly, as promised, let get some itemization a-goin’ Love. I want to live in love. I...

Nov 12th

1 tag

Watch

m4v video format test :)

May 6th

7 tags

Autism Speaks - Fundraising [and walking] for a...

Click here to walk or donate!!!

Apr 22nd

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English-2010 "Profile" assignment

For those of you that follow me on facebook or twitter, you should know that I am currently [as those Brits say it] going to university. You may or may not specifically know that I am taking English 2010, which is a writing class. We are mid-way through the semester now and I have written a couple of papers that have been returned to me graded and I thought it might be fun [or maybe...

Mar 15th

An old, reproduced, letter - for fun and posterity

I have here, before me, an old and unnecessary letter, written some years ago by me, using a pen and paper technique that I think few of us today would recognize. It’s a rough eight-or-so pages long and serves no purpose at all except to specifically be a letter. I’ve read, and reread this letter a few times over the years, whenever I stumble upon it again. Please understand that I...

Sep 15th

Conference Price - Part II, the exception

Right… so my last blog entry was all about how exorbitant the costs are to go to a technology [and probably any other type] conference. This post is going to, specifically, outline one exception to that, and generally, suggest that there are others out there as well. Just keep in the loop of your particular region and I’m sure there are a bunch of hard-working folks putting something...

Sep 9th

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Zend, MySQL, Java, etc conference prices = :(

you know. i love tech conferences. really. i like the meet-n-greets, breakfast buffets, seminars, key-notes, workshops, after-conference parties, and whatnot. plus, typically, there’s traveling involved, which i also love. there is so much going on and so many interactions. even sitting in a seminar, you can sit there and tweet the entire event with other tweeps and share experiences both...

Aug 23rd

one more reason that cricket mobile service sucks

here is a transcript of [another] communique between myself and cricket [the cheap mobile phone carrier]. i started on this about 3-4 months ago and got nowhere, but was enticed by @TheNabbitEct [and others] to try again. i would really love to hear some fellow out-crying on this so that maybe cricket will get the idea that they are [a] making false advertising claims, and [b] forcing their...

May 29th

Clicky - can you find it?

I’ll start with the call for help! Clicky Game - Can you click the sweet spot in the image? You have 20 clicks to find it. There is no feedback given until [a] you click the right spot :) or [b] you have clicked 20x without hitting the right spot. :( Oh, to give you a clue, mapped 76 click elements into the image, so that give you a 5 in 19 chance [nearly 1/4] of hitting the sweet spot!...

Apr 30th

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Apr 21st

5 tags

command line twitter updater - feature request

for those that sumble upon this post, here’s a link to the utility that i am about to talk about: http://phalacee.com/index.php?page=development&section=app&development=19 now, on to the feature that i would love to see built into this baby. i don’t think it was was made open source, so this is my plea to the developer, jason. ;) wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to...

Apr 16th

frameworks synonymous with bloatware

i have been searching for a truly light-weight desktop app that i can do some twitter chirping with. this has been much harder than i thought possible as it seems that the *vast* majority of desktop utilities out there - for windows anyway, though not exclusively. os x too - requires either adobe air, or windows .net or some-such library to be installed and running in the background. from my...

Apr 16th

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'ello world

introducing my augment-the-140-allocated-by-twitter blog space. also known as the not-so-micro-blog space that is intended to let me get my >140 character thoughts out in a nice and easy to read/reference location. this will likely not become anything more than that, but if it does - whatever.

Apr 16th