in the shadows of normal...

tears...

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:18 GMT

I saw this and almost cried...

I miss my distant friends too.

Run Baby Run...

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:53:10 GMT

Since I haven't updated in literally half a year I guess I should start with an update... though I find it a terrible strain to think of anything prominent enough to mention. It's far easier to lay out a single day or week... the last six months are basically a jumble.

I guess the main development is my social life. I've developed an extremely close friendship with a few people (and since this is a public entry I'll just call them B, C and D) and in so doing I've also become close to most of the people in their circle. B and C also happen to be Karaoke junkies, so we've become something of a fixture at a local bar and have even befriended the karaoke DJ and his lady-person (I mean, hell, we were invited to his kid's birthday party). So I'm feeling really lucky right now.

I "unloaded some baggage" a couple weeks ago. It was rough to do but it needed doing. And, as much as I hate playing the part of the jack ass, I don't regret it one bit. It was the best thing I could have done for myself and I should have done it much sooner.

Work hasn't changed much at all. It's still exhausting most of the time and boring the rest. Dealing with people who think websites and graphics magically appear as if from no where and "what do you mean it'll take you more than two minutes to create imaging for a huge event?" is really wearing thin on me. Yes I do like my job and am grateful for it, but ignorance, no matter where it's found, pisses me off.

Ooo, I've met someone really sweet (we'll call her E). She totally hit on me... weird! I met her at karaoke so yeehaw karaoke! But it's all still very very new so we'll just see what happens. We all know me and relationships is the equivalent of oil and water... I just don't do relationships. So, yes, we'll see. If nothing else it will have been a momentary ego boost... and my beaten ego always benefits from a boost.

Okay, that's enough for now...

Anyway, I am back. One of the reasons for my return is that I need an excuse to write again. I lost my book. 150+ pages lost to the land of computer crashes and software glitches. And in a twist of bad luck when they were attempting to extract the data from my semi-fried hard drive some type of surge finished the bloody thing off. I SWEAR I had it backed up... but, no. The extensive search has proven futile. I found the first page, but nothing more. ANYWAY, ever since then I've had writer's block. I'd been working on that book for a little less than a year. I was more than half done. That was my baby and now my baby's gone. But it's time to move on... so I return, and I will write no matter how putrid the crap.

And with that I wish you adieu...

(PS... as was always the case, I do my best to read everything you all write because I do care very much, but I cannot guarantee consistent replies. Please don't hold this against me. When I have the time or when I have very strong feelings about a topic I will write. Just please know that I am always here for you if you need me.)

JAPERSWIT? Who's that...?

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:21:56 GMT

JAPERSWIT, better known as Aedan, is back in black baby... at least I think I'm back. I needed a break from living on the internet, but I've found I miss the cyber social interactions. Plus I've lost touch with so many good friends... not cool. Basically I miss you all and I miss your advice and support.

Hopefully you will all forgive my absence and allow me to slip back into the program. Hopefully I haven't missed anything too seriously major, but if I did please do tell... or don't, I'll catch on eventually.

That'll be it for now, nothing much, just an announcement of revival.

Love you all...

a good cause...

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:05:35 GMT

Hey all... I know I haven't been around in a long while... hell, I haven't checked my personal email in over a month. I'm sorry. I truly am. And, hopefully I'll be getting caught up very soon.

The reason I'm popping in is in an attempt to do a little giving this holiday season. Coke is doing a promotion to raise "Coke Rewards" to give to Toys for Tots. I plan to donate all my Coke points (yeah, I have a slight Coke Zero addiction) throughout the holidays and I'm hoping you'll do the same. Either sign onto their site and set up an account, or if you have no interest in that just post your point codes in response to this post and I'll donate them for you.

Thank you.

FYI

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:58:11 GMT

There's been a cleansing of my friends list. If you're not on it anymore and are upset about this then I'm sorry.

...

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:48:29 GMT

This is just horrific! How is it possible that the news hasn't bothered to report on such a brutal crime???

dance dance...

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:03:40 GMT

I love the new iPod/Tunes commercial. It's vaguely reminiscent of the late 90's GAP commercials.

Oh, and I heart The Fratellis (the band featured in the iPod commercial), and have FINALLY found a copy of their debute album (which hasn't, apparently, been released in the US yet?!). I'm a sucker for British bands, true story.

That's all (for now).
Thank you.

follower...

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:59:01 GMT

Following charlibrown's lead I've changed my journal layout to something simple and less common thanks to code provided by reversescollide and tweeking provided by my lack of CSS coding skills.

BUT in so doing I had to delete all my friends inorder to change a screwed up color setting... sooooooooooooo... if for any reason you see that I've deleted you let me know cause it was most likely due to this and my skipping a box when re-adding.

Thanks!

Early in the morning...

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:05:19 GMT

Merry Ho Ho Ho, everyone!

I was lying in bed this morning around 3:30, completely unable to sleep and began thinking about Christmas pasts. Nah, don’t get me wrong, I’m not about to launch into a queer telling of The Christmas Carol... these memories were primarily of the early morning variety; specifically between the hours of 4am and 5am. You can’t imagine the extent of trouble three small children can get into during the waking hour of Christmas morn.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAY back in the day... back before church crept in and invaded every waking (and some not so waking) hour of our holiday lives (and of course way back before church crept out)... my brothers and I would rise at the first sign of... well, at the first realization that it was Christmas morning. Whoever realized this fact first came to rouse the last two who were still, foolishly, sleeping warmly in their beds.

By no means can I remember specific years or who played the rooster during most of these events, but the basic story line would be near impossible to forget.

Now we did all the normal stuff kids do in order to be sneaky. We knew full well that we weren’t to open any wrapped gifts before Mom and Dad got up and made their coffee, but there were no rules guarding the contents of our stockings. Getting into our Santa loot was quite the quest. First we had to actually get into the living room which involved scaling one of those “keep the children/animals out” fences, a difficult feat given our short stature. Lucky for Scott and me, our big brother, though only three years my senior, was already growing into his destined height of being disturbingly tall (present day he stand at 6’9”) and was capable of pulling our midget butts over the gate. Then we would meander into the room filled with toys and stare up at the next leg of our journey: three full stockings lying in wait at the top of the mantel. Reaching said stockings was difficult even for the future giant but we of course eventually managed, even if it meant pulling down all the mantel decorations in the process.

One year we decided the parents were taking way too long to get up so we tried to break into wrapped gifts and rewrap them. We only got through one or two packages before realizing we’d never get away with this. One year we decided to get the parents up early and have coffee waiting for them. I believe I was in charge of brewing the beverage. I also believe that it was so thick a spoon could stand up right in it. Who knew a (very) little bit of water and the majority of a bag of beans did not a pot of coffee make?!? But my favorite and most vividly remembered year involved a much noisier start to the day.

Picture this, a very sleepy me and a toddling Scott standing, yawning, clad in pajamas, Scott’s arms wrapped securely around his Kanga and green blankee, neither of us anywhere close to being even half awake, staring up at a bouncing Adam who is claiming to have just seen Santa outside wheeling our new bikes up and under the porch. Well, of course this news sprang Scott and me into action. Figuring we could take the shiny new toys for a spin before the ‘rents woke up, we checked out the window to be sure the coast was clear (we didn’t want Santa to see us out of bed... he may have taken our gifts back!) before working together to unlock and pull open the big, heavy front door. SUCCESS! The door was opening and we were mere seconds from our pretty new bikes... but, wait, what the hell??? What’s that awful noise? We had tripped both the indoor and outdoor alarms and they were howling something fierce. Dad flew into the room, they got everything turned off and answered the phone when the security company called to make sure we were okay.
That was the year the ENTIRE neighborhood got up before the sun.

It took many years there after for me to figure out why it was that Santa never tripped the alarms.

Okay, well there are many more tales but that’s enough for now.

Have a wonderful day all! Hugs and loves!

To avoid chores I made this for you...

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:51:14 GMT

Hope your Thanksgiving is enjoyable and tasty!
Love you all!!

P.S.

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:51:09 GMT

Oh, and I also shed a few lj friends today mostly because it seemed like we weren't clicking anymore. If you think you were deleted in error, let me know, I'm sleepy and could easily have selected the wrong box.

Anyway, yeah.

Ciao.

bastard ass...

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:44:27 GMT

I've lost all respect for Senator McCain who, once upon a time, was a semi-liberal Republican (or at least he was more "middle of the road" than most Republicans) but is now a presidential candidate hopeful so he's hooking up with the Fundamental Christians in order to get the usual Republican backing (fucker needs to grow some balls, yes he does!). I just found out that he is apparently doing commercials for "Yes on 107" which is the proposition that would take away rights from people living in domestic partnerships (gay or straight, including senior citizens who opt for domestic partnership over remarriage for fear of losing pension and healthcare provided to them through a deceased spouse). The support pro and against seem pretty evenly split which is probably because most people assume it only affects the evil gay folk.

Please Vote No on 107... it doesn't just hurt the queers, it affects your mom and dad and grandma and grandpa as well... and even if it didn't, it's still wrong and purely hateful.

And in nonArizona news... ummm... I don't really have any. Maybe later... ciao.

another reminder...

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 19:11:37 GMT

He made it to the top 8... now every vote counts even more... so please go

VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

cold like ninja...

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:22:03 GMT

So my little Arizona heart has been adequately snowed upon. That was kinda awesome, except that it meant I couldn’t drive.

Yesterday I learned something that really really pissed me off, which is a difficult task given I'm so passive and all kinds of que sera sera. I think I'm mostly pissed because my good named was sullied and I wasn't there to defend myself. Even though the slander wasn't believed, it still annoys me that an undeserved black mark hovers over me. Gerrr... and that is all I have to say about that.

ALSO, since I’m a vehicular curse, Mr. Logan ended up having a flat tire. That was some fun stuff... getting up way too early after going to bed way too late in order to get it changed. We must find this boy a spare and the tools required to put on said spare, mmmhmmm. Yesterday, when we were trying to get enough air into it to get us to the tire place, we blew up his little portable air compressor. Excellent! lalala

Last night the incredibly hot Meg, the wonderfully sexy Logan, and I went to a drag show... it was tres magnifique. I totally had a stage whore moment and wished I could perform too. And I didn’t flip out over being around so many new people... so yay me.

Tonight is LWord night. Monday is karaoke night. We are also having some crazy Guitar Hero fun... w00t. I’m having a fantastically wonderful trip. If only I felt better... ahhwell.

Okay, that is all. <3s and loves.

boob tube update...

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:30:56 GMT

Okay, like so many of my friends, I've fallen in love with NBC's HEROES. I'm all kinds of addicted. But I have two complaints:
1. They really need to come up with a different method for their subtitles. The white words bouncing all over the screen are exceedingly difficult to read, perticularly when it's a bright/light scene. What's wrong with putting the words in a black box at the bottom of the picture like regular subtitles?... or, if they don't what to divert your eyes from the picture, how about outlining the white words with a semi-thick black, that way the lettering stands out? I mean, seriously, was this their only option? I kinda doubt it. Any first year graphic arts student could tell you that this is not typographically sound.
2. Why the hell did the slogan have to be: *whispered* Save the cheerleader. Save the world.??? It seriously sounds all kinds of korney. But that's just me...

All and all... I love me some Heroes!

Also, thoroughly addicted to Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Last night's was my favorite thus far. Aaron Sorkin did it again... this guy's a master!

Tonight is Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars... yay. I <3 the Tuesday night CW chickies!!!

That is all. Thank you.

Ohh... except... it's a new week, it's another round (same song though, so don't be confused)... so go now and...
VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

and again I say...

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:37:57 GMT

He made it to the top 10... now every vote counts even more... so please go

VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

w00t...

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:14:58 GMT

He made it to the top ten... now every vote counts even more... so please go

VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

quick like...

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:07:39 GMT

I am all kinds of sick and in pain. Seem to have caught something extra special while I was in the hospital and am barely functioning. Just sitting here is awful, so I shall away. A real update later, but this was too important to wait...

I fell down on my friend duties, so please go now and VOTE FOR BOB!

Gay Rights

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:44:52 GMT

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

We would like to know who really believes in gay rights on livejournal. There is no bribe of a miracle or anything like that. If you truly believe in gay rights, then repost this and title the post as "Gay Rights". If you don't believe in gay rights, then just ignore this. Thanks.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Sunday bloody Sunday...

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:06:10 GMT

Why did Saturday go by so quickly? Why is tomorrow Monday? I don't wanna go to work. Blah.

That is all...

Oh, except...
VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

More explaination on this HERE.
Tomorrow's the last day you can vote in this round... so why don't you just go do it now!?! It's simple, just register to vote, then go vote (for Bob)... easy like Sunday morning, no?

LJ Username Change...

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:33:24 GMT

"weirdmonkey" went on vacation and came back new and improved... but strangely keeps insisting on being called japerswit. Please humor "japerswit" and do as is requested.

Yeah, I renamed my LJ username, but I’m still a WEIRDMONKEY... please don’t delete me.

on to the next round...

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:46:16 GMT

Rock on!

As you may remember my friend Bob Gentry is competeing in Star Tomorrow. Well, he made it through the first round and now it's on to the second. So please go...

VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

There was some kind of sound tech problem... like, they forgot to turn on his mic for a few bars of the song, but he rocked none the less. And it's his original song The Easy Way this time, not a cover (as was required in the last round)... purely rocktastic! So again I say...

VOTE FOR BOB GENTRY!!!

Did you know?
*9 out of 10 hotties are more willing to sleep with a guy/girl who votes.

* Statistic may be inaccurate or completely made up all together.

OMG...

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:44:11 GMT

I just found this: Muppet Wikipedia...
screw work... it's muppet time!

wha wha?

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:08:26 GMT

All day long I thought it was Thursday... quite the kick in the boxers when I realized it was Wednesday. That means tomorrow ISN'T Friday... and that's just wrong.
BUTT every second that ticks away gets me that much closer to my three day weekend.

My Three Day Weekend Plan:
1. Sleep In
2. Be Lazy
3. Watch the rest of the first season of 4400
4. Start Entourage
5. Work on Kyle XY
6. Finish the mixes
7. Continue with my laziness
8. Finish Running with Scissors
9. Start Sword of the Guardian
10. Discover a tear in the fabric of time and make it Saturday again

That is all... thank you.

new rubbers...

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:47:37 GMT

Round, like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel.
Never ending or beginning, on an ever spinning wheel.
Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnaval balloon.
Like a carousell that's turning, running rings around the moon.
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping, past the minutes on it's face.
And the world is like an apple, whirling silently in space.
Like the circles that you find, in the windmills of your mind.

Two tires... gotta have'em unless I wanna drive around like the Flintstones, though I'm not much for chisling rock into psuedo circles so even a Fred and Barney moment would take a great deal of effort. And with this purchase so goes tomorrow's paycheck. I've always heard that when a person gets a raise they adjust their life in order to live up to their new financial situation... but who knew it would happen so fast?

Off to the tire store...

P.S. I need money because I miss Colorado. That is all.