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31 December 2003 2 Comments

I haven’t had much to say the past couple of days, possibly because not much has happened to speak of. My week off has been great, consisting mostly of laziness which I’d like to describe as relaxation. I used to associate visiting my parents with boredom, and that’s not to say my parents are boring, [...]

Stories

In a dark room

27 December 2003 1 Comment

Ever been confused by someone you really like? And by confused, I mean you just aren’t sure if a person you like feels the same way you do. I am sure you know exactly what I mean – it’s happened to us all at some point or another, and of course I have had my [...]

Ramblings

Relationships

A unique Christmas

25 December 2003 3 Comments

So far, the Christmas holiday has been rather pleasant – well-spent with my brother, our parents, and my grandparents on my mother’s side. My Uncle, Aunt, and cousin will arrive here Saturday for a brief visit also. On top of all that, my sweetie called me, which certainly made the day brighter.

Stories

Cops, Holidays

Jonathan, then Christmas

23 December 2003 2 Comments

I picked up my brother from the Airport in Austin on Sunday, and since then we’ve managed to keep ourselves rather busy with various things – mainly my car; so far we’ve installed and modified several things on my car and I am quite happy to have done it. Plus, we had fun.

Stories

Family, Holidays, Jonathan

Ethics

19 December 2003 0 Comments

This train of thought was launched by a recent television commercial which demonstrated that removing one olive from the jar, that company could save thousands of dollars each year. Granted, it was intended to illustrate one of the ultimate benefits of Cisco Systems VoIP telephone systems, but the method chosen to illustrate the idea brought [...]

Ramblings

Stuff adults do

15 December 2003 0 Comments

As I sat in the Taco Bell today, I noticed how much fake frost had been spewn about the windows, and then my eyes trailed onto the gaudy wrapping paper covering all the picture frames, complete with crooked bows and flashy stickers. While I’m noticing this, I reflect on the time during Halloween when I [...]

Ramblings

Austin with Katie

14 December 2003 2 Comments

I was persuaded by a good friend, Katie, to wander to Austin to meet up with her and a friend of hers, Michelle. Actually, Michelle’s intent was to see a boyfriend there in Austin, so Katie and I spent the day together. My pockets were running a little light, but I still was able to [...]

Stories

So far, so good

14 December 2003 3 Comments

I’m still pouring effort into this website, and so far, so good. I am almost finished, with only a few sections left to be completed. Most of the work I have done in the past few days has been implementing a feature to allow you, the reader, to post your opinions against each article. It’d [...]

News

Web Development

Hey, lookie here!

13 December 2003 1 Comment

I was sifting through the filesystem on my development web server (can’t seem to remember why) and I happen to stumble upon the remnants of this very website.

Stories

Web Development

The first of many

29 November 2003 1 Comment

You see things like this all over the Web — someone’s virtual post-it board covered in personal thoughts, opinions, and other related what-not. So here’s mine. Actually, I started this a few months ago; perhaps I was bored with nothing else to make my life just a tad more interesting, or maybe I was fresh [...]

Ramblings