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I think it’s time

a.j. — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:45:52 +0000

This site needs a re-design. Any volunteers?

Maybe I’ll just start using RapidWeaver….

Sadness

a.j. — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:11:26 +0000

Robert Anton Wilson died this morning.

I done good

a.j. — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:59:54 +0000

Yesterday I stopped my aunt’s boyfriend from going to Geek Squad to get his son’s computer fixed.

Secrets

a.j. — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:37:03 +0000

When I was in college, I was a frequent visitor to a site called bittersweets. People would post little vignettes that started out nice and reassuring, but always ended sadly. Some of them were quite moving and when the site closed down, I found myself missing them intensely. Recently I was introduced to PostSecret, and it almost fills the hole that bittersweets filled for me. I highly recommend reading it. And for a taste of what bittersweets offered, here is a link to the archive.org entry for the site: bittersweets. Look at the entries for the late 90s.

The Buddha said there’d be days like this….

a.j. — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:15:21 +0000

What a completely shitty week it’s been. On Monday I found out that Robert Anton Wilson, a man I’ve studied and admired almost my entire life, is not only dying, but is pretty much destitute. Bob’s writings have been one of the single greatest influences on the way I think about and interpret the world. On Wednesday I found out that “Digital” Bill Douthett died suddenly in his home in Florida. Bill was one of the nicest geeks you could ever talk to and was one of the first to get in on the whole podcast craze. His singular wit and boundless wisdom will truly be missed. I never got the chance to meet him in real life, and now I never will. Finally, this was my friend John’s last week at work. John is hands down my closest friend at work, and he’s leaving for another company. I really don’t know what I’m going to do without him there.

Fortunately, there are two bright spots for the week. My friend Andrew made it to Colorado on Tuesday. And thanks to a veritable army of donations, Bob Wilson has managed to raise $68,000 in just a few days to help pay his rent and medical bills.

I’m not a very emotional person usually, but this week has been a rollercoaster for me. I’m glad it’s the weekend.

It’s Sad

a.j. — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:55:03 +0000

I only paid $3/gallon for gas the other day. And I was excited about it. I remember when I first got my license $10 would fill up my entire tank.

In other new I saw an article about acid rain. In China.

A Good Cause

a.j. — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:12:49 +0000

I’ve known my friend Andrew since I was probably about 3 or 4 years old. He was always an adventurous kind of guy, whether it was building something wonderfully neat with scavanged parts or climbing big rocks like El Capitan. I always admired his courage, no matter how crazy I thought he was for doing some of these things. Now he’s doing something so crazy I can’t even fathom it; he’s biking across the country. But it’s not just because he feels like it, he’s doing it for a good cause: raising money for the American Cancer Society. This is something near and dear to our hearts here at CoaIJ. Steph’s grandfather [who she was extremely close to] died of cancer and my grandmother [who I'm pretty close to] is currently fighting it off. His blog has all the details.

Changes

a.j. — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:13:40 +0000

First being [obviously] a new look. Call me sad and pathetic, but I’m really excited about this new theme. I think it’s slick and professional. On to change number two. I’ve decided to take a break from reading nothing but tech-related books. On Saturday I picked up a novel [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand for those inquiring minds] for the first time in probably close to two years. Once I’m done with that one, I think I’ll read another. I may even start writing again. For all my self-proclaimed mediocrity, it’s something that I enjoy and haven’t done in longer than I can remember. And maybe, just maybe, I’ll get around to writing the rest of those honeymoon posts.

There comes a time

a.j. — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:35:48 +0000

in every bloggers life when he has to ask, “Is anybody reading this?” If you are, drop a comment to this post. Even if it’s just to say “Your blog fucking sucks.” Of course, more constructive criticisms would be much more helpful.

Net Neutrality

a.j. — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:08:58 +0000

Why should we, the geeks, who the Internet was made for/by be penalised just so some Georgia redneck can download his Rush Limbaugh faster?