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September 29, 2004
How ironical
The ironicy of it all! What are the chances that my wallet would get stolen and my roommate's car get broken into in the same day? Well it hapenned yesterday! He only had cash taken at least - they left his Prada loafers & bag, and Burberry umbrella in the backseat - they obviously weren't stylish thieves.
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September 28, 2004
So far this morning ...
I've had my wallet stolen.
Somebody gave me a copy of the Garden State soundtrack - yeah!
I'm sick of Lowes.com.
Somebody died in the skyway right outside of my building this morning.
A drunkard began having seizures at the corner of 8th and 1st ave south 10 minutes ago. Cops surrounding him. Ambulance is on the way.
Crazy day so far :-)
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September 27, 2004
Contentness
Friday night I found myself done with work for the week. I had gone to an AA meeting where a friend received his one year medallion. I've only met him in the last few months and didn't know him in his very early sobriety, but from what I've been told, he wasn't always the caring guy he is today. A bunch of us went to The Green Mill for dinner afterwards and had a great time. The table was full of 10 -12 of us who have all grown a lot in the last year or so.
I returned home around 11:00 and plopped down on the couch to watch some TV. A rush of contentness filled me. I came to a realization that I have a lot to be grateful for. I've had this feeling before. But when it hits me like that, there's no other way to describe it for me than reaching a moment of contentness. The weekend continued. Drama creeped in. By Sunday afternoon I was anything but content.
I decided to take some 'me time' and head to the Wilde Roast to finish up Ishmael My buddy Gus recommended the book to me; he said it changed his life. I finished it up last night, and while I don't know if it will change my life, it most certainly brought up some important points. I found that the primary point of the book was, how things came to be. That meaning many things, but primarily how our culture ended up the way it is today. It was an interesting concept, and most of the book probably can't be refuted - it's based in fact. I'll probably incorporate it into my own 'self improvement' program, recovery program, or whatever you want to call it. I'm simply trying to cause as few ripples in the universe as possible. Realize that there's a reason things are the way they are, and go along with things - trying not to conform the world to my wants, rather be happy with what I've been given.
Anyway, I've been given a job, and I need to get back to it.
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September 21, 2004
The future has been decided
The year is 2010. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have been guaranteed the rights granted every American by the Constitution of the United States. And, as predicted, the homosexuals have taken over.
Old Glory's gone pink. Hedonism reigns. And ass-less chaps are standard office attire.
Welcome to the United States of Gaymerica. Experience it now at http://www.gaymerica.org/.
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10:53pm
There are blow-up dolls on cable access right now. Seriously.
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September 20, 2004
Manure happens
Okay, this whole "feel free to bring your dog to the office with you" policy at work is quite endearing really, but the seventh floor smells like shit today. Literally. It's permeating. Nobody can find the actual pile-o-shit, but it's definately there somewhere.
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September 19, 2004
Clearing out the camera phone's memory
Went to Bingo-a-go-go last night with Miss Richfield MCing. This was my second visit, so brought along my digital camera. Unfortunately I pulled it out once I arrived, only to find that I had left the battery in the charger at home. Oh well, it was a hoot anyhow - I'll have to get pictures next time.
I whiped out my camera phone's memory today, but uploaded all of the photos here. Partly to archive them, but partly to let everyone in on a little bit of my life.
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about the Dog Daze event we have at work - people bring their dogs into work, a groomer poofs them up, a photographer shoots them, and then there's a short parade down Hennepin Avenue. Here's a few of the leftover shots.
This dog didn't care that it was smaller than most - it still humped every other dog in the office.
I've been known to bitch and complain about Jim's cat. I can't help but play with it, but it inevitably starts getting crazy and bites you. I have scars to prove it. But who could resist playing with something so cute?
This is my good friend Julie. She's a total doll. I used to work with her at the old agency. I miss her :-(
My roommate and I are always giving each other shit about who's made the biggest mess. No matter how big of a mess he's left out, he'll still bitch at me if I don't put away my protein-shake glasses. He doesn't like to look at them and insists that they begin to smell if left out too long. This morning I awoke to these in front of my keyboard:
The little notes read, "Please put me in the dishwasher"
I decided to get back at him by taking a photo of him sleeping. He hates when people see him when he's not all dolled up. I imagine he's also going to hate the crook he has in his neck when he awakes.
And, just for good measure, here's another shot of him after he was informed there was a large gaping hole in the rear of his pants. He wasn't wearing any underwear, so he made a bee-line for the car.
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September 17, 2004
Gorgeous
Ellen Barkin as Annette in Drop Dead Gorgeous
In the tradition of one of my favorite films, Drop Dead Gorgeous, I thought I'd post a few links that I found after watching the news last night.
I never knew there was such a thing as the Ms Senior Minnesota Pageant! Apparently they're looking for contestants, too - specifically, women who have reached the 'age of elegance' - so sign up quickly, girls!
The winner of the Ms Senior Minnesota Pageant can then go on to compete in the Ms. Senior America Pageant! Last year's winner was the fabulous Sandra Greco, M.D. (that 'MD' means she's not only a looker, but a thinker, too!)
Ms Senior America 2003
Who knew?! They also have a Ms Wheelchair Minnesota Pageant! Her job is to raise awareness for disabled people - very honorable. Here's Misty Yanish - last year's Ms Wheelchair Minnesota - she's going to compete in Nationals. I hope she does well.
Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2004, Misty Yanish
And for those of you who haven't quite reached that 'age of elegance' yet, or aren't disabled, there are tons of links on this site for pageants you can enter, too.
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September 16, 2004
Checkout my Pinewood Derby racer
Hi SparklesMpls,
Check out my cool Pinewood Derby Racer! I built it at the Cub Scouts web site. You can build one too and find out more about how to join Cub Scouts in your neighborhood.
To see my derby racer go to http://www.joincubs.com/games/derby/derby.asp?derby=23719.
We should sign up for Cub Scouts together! Visit www.joincubs.com today!
Have fun,
SparklesMpls
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September 13, 2004
Manick Monday
Went to Park House this morning to tour the place prior to holding Minnesober there. I'm heading up meals, and other folks had to see the place to get an idea of what to do for decorations, registrations, workshops, etc. It should be a good time, but this planning business is more taxing than I thought it would be. I'm only doing meals - you might be able to imagine what organizing the event would be like when we're all a bunch of gay drunks. LOL. It's fun to make fun of yourself sometimes ;-)
Came back to work today after being out sick most of last week. It's a bummer when you're not in the office because it usually means that you've got all that work to catch up on when you return. I've gone on vacations before dreading the return to the office - it's almost like there's no use in going on vacation because you just have to work twice as hard when you get back. Oh well, I'm just happy to have a job that I like. I shouldn't be bitching. Slap me.
Business is going good otherwise. I've been working with a partner to setup a small web-based ASP for about a year now. We're finally getting somewhere with the prototype, but I guess I shouldn't expect things to move any faster when we're both working on it part time. Hopefully I'll be able to retire when it's done :-)
I'm still working on my fourth step. My sponsor is starting to get on my case about it. It's not one of those steps that you want to drag out. I can't tell if I'm procrastinating because I don't want to do it, or if I truly don't have a lot of free time right now. What I do know is that I should be pushing my recovery up to the top of my priority list - something I've obviously been slacking on with this 4th step. If I get out of work (I'm currently taking a teensy break to write this), get to the gym, and then get home at a decent hour, I'll pull it out.
I'm currently reading a book that a friend recommended to me. It's called Ishmael. It's about a man who meets a gorilla who speaks telepathically to him about how to change the world... at least I think that's what it's about - I'm not very far. Interesting topic and definately a unique perspective (being from a gorilla). I'll let you know how it turns out. This friend has insisted I pick it up on more than one occasion and I just finished this other awful book (that I won't mention here again), so I was looking...
Anyhow, back to the shitter. That's a pun - I work on a toilet account ;-)
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Thunder and lightning!
It's storming out! It seems like we've had a lackluster summer for storms, but not tonight! We're in for a doozy:
Unfortunately it looks like most of the serious stuff is going to just miss the downtown area :-(
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September 12, 2004
Long time, no blog
Haven't had the time, been sick, or just haven't been myself lately to blog. I'm finally feeling better, though, so I figured it's time to jump back in!
Work has been going really well, but I was out sick for much of this week. It was really strange calling in sick and actually being sick. Whenever I called in sick in the past, 90% of the time it was due to a hangover. I used to feel guilty whenever I would call in sick - that, or I would rationalize to myself why I deserved a day off.
Anyhow, calling in sick at a new job made me feel so guilty. It was an awful feeling. Hopefully things will just be back to normal come Monday.
Stopped by a party at Aaron's. Saw a few people that I used to party with and also met Mighty. It was an okay time, but it's just not the same when you don't have a cocktail-crutch.
Stopped by my treatment center with a couple of buddies today to visit some people they know there. I spoke with a couple of the 'inmates' for a while. It's crazy how some people seem to have great lives and they lose it all because of drugs or alcohol. It's humbling to speak with them and hear how they're dealing (struggling) with their situations. I'm grateful that I'm no longer in one of those situations. I'm hopeful I'll never return.
Went to a barbeque tonight in St Paul. It was a friend's sobriety birthday. I didn't actually get to talk to him though because he was performing in his band the entire time. There were probably about 150 people there. It was a perfect night, no mosquitos, and a ton of positive energy. It's so great to experience good times without booze and dope.
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