Office 2010

To compete with Google, Microsoft is releasing their Office software on the web. Do I care? Not really, but in the future probably most software will be accessed via online servers it seems. Anyway, I only made this post because I wanted to share this advertisement for it. Apparantly it was made by some creative individual with a large budget. Needless to say, a vast improvement over the "Don't buy a Mac because they're too cool" ads.

NYC!

I wanted to say a big belated thank you to my homies Matt J, Anthony C, and Alex M for letting me come sleep on their couch (and floor) while I kicked it in the city for awhile. They were tremendous hosts and really showed me the side of the city from a dweller's perspective!

Moleskin or Blogger

I like writing in my moleskin, I think it's a worthwhile endeavor to keep track of one's thoughts, interests, and observations over time. This is not an observation that has come about as the result of any private versus public journal debate, but rather as a compromise between my innate desire of privacy and curiosity for discussing issues that pertain to me and those I interact with. Jotting down ideas in my journal allows me the opportunity to be perfectly candid without the perhaps arrogant and self-important concerns of thinking my problems are different from anyone else's; though they are different, they're problems nonetheless, and would much rather talk about them with a cold pint in front of me rather than on the faceless internet which might distract from interaction rather than foster and encourage it. Either way, I do like blogging and journaling, but I think more often than not, I choose to spend time writing in the moleskin simply due to the fact that there is also something unique and valuable in having a record of one's thoughts that are completely original and not shared with anyone but the creator. I'd go even a step further and say that it's entirely possible that having the confidence of knowing the thoughts are not going to be shared perhaps make them a bit more authentic than if they were written in a medium that was destined to be shared with others. Hmm I just had another thought: I was going to end this with some sort of conclusion, but then I realized another great point of a journal is being able to rant at random without having to follow typical guidelines of formal writing, thus making a conclusion non-essential. And yet I seem to have found a suitable conclusion for an obscure topic written in the midst of opacity.

roadtrip

i really would like to get outta town on a road trip. i don't really care where i go. just some place i've never seen before. like montana or des moines or kentucky.

employment

Shabooyah

Netflix on xbox 360 in the fall...i was going to increase my movie subscriptions, now i guess i don't have to.

my aquarium kicks so much ass

It took awhile for the symbiotic bacteria to colonize, but it appears as though the nitrification cycle is underway and no longer will high ammonia levels cause physiologic stress to my fishes. I lost three red platy in the process of getting this tank underway: Poquito, Pequeno, and Picante; RIP. Mad propz to all my roomates for putting up with the putrid scent and opaque, cloudy, feces-filled water. If this continues to be a successful venture maybe I can start a larger salt water aquarium and get some real badasses to swim around.

*You can't tell, but currently in the aquarium are two small algae eater fish, and one small shark kinda like this guy.