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Gah. I'm a little depressed, and I shouldn't be. I don't have a reason to be.

And it doesn't help when the MSN games (Collapse and Bejeweled) aren't loading for me now. No big thing, and my mood didn't change because of it.

Don't like it. :P

Musing, 4/9/03 part 1

9:59 AM-

Ouch. Sort-of overslept again. I admit I've been going to bed later, but I figured 6 hours of sleep would keep me functional. Which it has, but I'm not as energetic as I should be. On the plus side, my down mood has receded a bit, so it seems back to normal.

I need to check again at lunch. I usually use Comics Unlimited to check and see what comics are coming out each Wednesday. And there's some, but I forget most of the particulars. Comics, in a given month, are divided among a 4-week schedule, coming into the shops on Wednesdays. But, like a few times of the year, there are 5 Wednesdays this month, so the comics companies spread out the schedule a little. I understand the reasoning, but it makes for some slow weeks in the middle weeks of the month. You know, those weeks when you get two, maybe three comics. :P It's a little more than that this time, but I need to really sit down and redo my reserve list for the shop. There's books getting cancelled left and right, but new titles coming in as it is. That, right now, is one of the major frustrations of being a comics fan: a lack of...consistency. You could wake up one morning, and *pow* there's another book you like getting canned, with some characters you like getting put into Comic Limbo for some ungodly lentgh of time.

(Note for Readers: Comic Limbo (noun, place); The place comic characters go when they're not appearing in any regular title, which the readers never see.)

I wonder about that. Like...do I keep reading some of the comics I do read because I know they're popular enough that they won't get cancelled anytime soon? I wonder which comics I really enjoy, and which I'm still getting just to ensure some month-to-month stability in my comic book reading.

I could go over a list of which comics are the ones I really, really look forward to reading, but I dare not jinx it. Every time I admit I have certain titles that are my absolute faves, one of two things happen.

1) They get cancelled. (Young Justice, New Warriors)

2) The creative team changes drastically, with the new creators basically ignoring anything that happened in previous issues, with the artwork sucking, especially. (X-Force, Titans, Thunderbolts)

Not quoting any favorites right now, since I'll end up losing those, too. ;) Note: This doesn't work if I'm lying, so me saying "Oh, they're so Kewl! I wish Morrison and Millar would write every comic for ever and ever and ever..." will not make them immediately retire and leave my comics alone.

But oh, man, I wish it did...

Musings, 4/9/03 Part 2

12:29 PM-

Okay, thoughts. If I were burning mp3 files to a CD (And just the mp3s, not converting to .wav files), would I have to shut all the other programs down to do it like I need to do with Audio CDs? If so, I might try to make sure my mp3 collection is on disk, and maybe clean out my HD tonight for fun. :)

And if I can swing it, maybe I'll move my ROM files to CDs instead. Of course, there's still stuff I want to find.

1) A working Turbografix 16 Emulator, that allows for controller use.

2) A ROM of Quartet or Quartet II, for either the Sega Master System of MAME. Note: The ROM has to actually work.

3) And speaking of MAME, for that matter, what's say we find one that games work on? I deleted the last version I had, and I forgot which it was, due to sheer confusion that the ROMs I could track down didn't work 8/10 times.

4) And wasn't there a multi-player Hook side-scroller fighter (a la FInal Fight, or the Ninja Turtle games) in the arcades? Bet there's a ROM. Saw that movie the other day, and remembered it vaguely.

5) See #4, for any of the Samurai Showdown Games. *ohpleaseohpleaseohplease...*

Musings 4/9/03 Part 3

12:59 PM-

Hungry. I have lunch in an hour, so it's understandable. Haven't even been snacking, lately. There's no want to, or if I do, find something light and non-sugary to deal with. Animal crackers are on the 'okay in small doses' list, which is cool. No biggie. Just another hour, and doing these litrle musings makes the time go faster.

Something...someone around where I work was saying they had to get their taxes done before the 15th, next week. Yeesh. Not going to get into it.

But, considering I'm writing this, something's been on my mind. Livejournal itself. I've had one for...gonna say about 4 months under two years. And yeah, there's a lot of space in between those early entries, for a variety of reasons. Now, it's something I check daily, and I'm even getting the hang of posting consistently.

I've seen people get their accounts, and get others accounts, and it's just this odd feeling. It's become a Net mainstay, to me. Not in the 'you have to have one to be cool' mode of thinking, but it's become a part of the Net culture in and of itself. References to LJs all over, from MUSHes to web comics, to bulletin boards...it's a little creepy.

I wonder how far back it really goes? See, there's the 'passcode' needed for someone to get an LJ in the first place. I got my passcode from raemonde. Then I got one for having a journal for some short length of time, which I passed on to gamerguy. And I'm not sure to whom he gave his code to, or where Rae got his from.

It kinda reminds me of the passages I vaguely remember from the book og Genesis, to explain the geneaologies from Adam to Noah. You know, X begat Y who begat Z and so on and so on Where did it begin? (And you notice no one used begat in everyday conversation anymore. Odd, that. ;) )

Think that's funky? Try 'six degrees of seperation' with LJs. I've gone in circles in some cases, finding that the friends of friends of friends of mine were also on my Friends list. I wonder how connected we are.

What I wonder: For how long? I'm not knocking Livejournal. Not at all. But things come and go, with few ideas and concepts truly enduring. (like, say, 11-12 years ago, e-mail was an alien concept to me, and other people. I know this is not the case, and that e-mail existed back then, but now it's such an institution.) Is LJ one of those things? Will it become the next e-mail or Instant Messenger, in the method of widely accepted communications media?

Still hungry.

Afternoon, 4/9/03

3:22 PM-

Post-lunch, and I'm getting back to work. Monday, took 2 hours personal time to get home and shovel early. But, I ended up leaving 15 minutes after I should have, due to waiting on a call from Inventory about an issue with a customer. So, ye olde boss is letting me have the 15 minutes any other time this week, and I'm taking it today, leaving 15 minutes early. Bliss. Of course, it's been raining steadily all day, but it does save some time, especially if I want to get my comics. I'd save them for Friday, because I'm not gaming, but the forecast says really heavy rains for Friday. Last time I drove through those, I ended up with a new car. Blah.

Besides, rain (at least it's not snow) makes me a little tired. Nothing major, just the constant sound of rain against the windows makes me a little sleepy and restful and calm. (taking notes, iceraver? Good man. ;) )


3:56 PM-

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Yeah, feeling real talkative today. :P Little under 2 hours to go. Trying not to yawn while talking to customers, and I save it for my co-workers, instead. ;) I wish I could record some of the conversations, just so folks get an idea. I wonder what it would be like to work with people my own age, sometimes. Or at least some more of them. Like...the stuff I see, or know, and it all feels so alien compared to the conversation around here. It's not getting me down, but I've thought about it.


4:25 PM-

One of the people I work with got some meal from McDonalds for her lunch today, and didn't want the Sprite, so she offered it to me. My usual caffiene push for the afternoon is a Diet Coke, but it was really nice of her to do this, so I decided to spring some chips for a snack. Probably the only other thing I'll eat today besides dinner, and I've been really good on the diet thus far.

Was talking to my boss earlier. He and I get along, and we usually just end up talking about movies. Which reminds me to think about seeing Bulletproof Monk soon. Think it comes out this weekend. But...I was going over my mental list of movies that I am pretty sure are coming out this year.

May 2nd: X-Men 2.
May 16th: Matrix 2.
July: Hulk
July: Terminator 3
July/August: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
November: Matrix 3
December: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Now, it's not a complete list, I'm sure. I'm not even certain I have all the release dates correct. But, damn, what a good year for moves if you're a geek. ;) And Return of the King as the crowning Jewel, to boot. (Note: If anyone has anything to add to that schedule, let me know, okay?)

Then again, I heard that a sequel to the Scooby Doo movie was being made. Care to take up a bet with me? I'll put twenty down that it will go straight to video/DVD. Any takers?

Shutting the file down now. Current time: 4:52 PM. 53 minutes left... :D