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Now typing in the afterglow of a wonderful weekend with David. I like him more & more every time I see him. And it’s not scaring me anymore.
Not much more to report today. Just a “cheer up” going out to Murray. Things will still shape up one of these days…

Here I had the biggest most important update in weeks all typed out and ready to post, and I hit some key accidentally and it’s all gone. I’m not in the mood to try to come up with all of it again, so you’ll all have to settle for another sub-standard post.
It was mainly about [...]

I am planning a slight redesign of the site, but I probably won’t have it finished for a couple days, since many chores beckon tonight: Xmas tree. Xmas cards. Xmas shopping. Shopping for myself. More shopping for myself. Gritting my teeth at how little money I seem to have this time of year.
I’m falling WAY [...]

The site is down whilst I prepare my new navigation and make sure everything is working. I’ll keep this page up to update on the progress, but nothing else will be accessible until Thursday.
In other news, I have acquired a sweet-smelling Xmas tree. The dogs next door are really getting on my nerves. I might [...]

What a couple days… Very busy at work, and very busy at home. I managed to get the tree decorated and in place. Hopefully it doesn’t make my apartment too messy over the next month. Got the Xmas cards out. I have a few left over - Let me know if you want to be [...]

This is a riot. I’m sorry for seeming insensitive, but most of the questions teens are posing these days about sex and health are just stupid. And the fact that adults are willing to devote tons of time to answering them. I admit that people need to be more open and honest about the topic, and [...]

Another bit of news: it appears the government of Alberta just has too much tax revenue coming in - and here we are in a recession. Somehow, they managed to come up with enough money for a state-funded “artist” to pay a performer several thousand dollars to display 7 of his ejaculations (or at least [...]

I managed to record 3 sets at Fred’s tonight: Deadbillys, The Vultures & Cattie Ness. Such a great ensemble necessitates a great event: it was Kevin’s birthday (bassist for Cattie Ness). Great show, great recording, great video. The mixing and editing will be another project for this weekend.
Now I’m back home, trying to unwind before [...]

Very nice day. I’ve been in great spirits pretty much since I woke up, and I plan on going to bed as such as well. So if you have any bad news, please refrain from reporting it until I wake up tomorrow.
I met David and his lovely mother at a Denny’s in Stockton. The company [...]

I’m really liking Deadbillys right now. Something about the fusion of Goth and Rockabilly that just makes me squirm in enjoyment… Some very good news about my holiday family get-together schedule (it’s lighter) and some rather scary news from the work schedule (it’s getting heavier).
My site has been getting an intriguingly large number of hits [...]

I knew this glowing mood had to end. First I bomb at Open Mic last night, to heckles and sneers and general unpleasantness…
And today I’ve realized that my parents are among the most inconsiderate people on Earth. They treat me like a 5-year-old. I sympathize with parental instincts to hold the cord, but the degree [...]

A small haven from this horrible horrible week last night. New job prospects, a good night’s sleep, and a nice, benevolent dream about a wonderful boy. Der hyaena might be getting his teaching credentials. And he may even be teaching before he has them, as things are looking…
Now hopefully the evil teachers’ unions don’t keep [...]

I really wish Carrot Top would just go away. I used to be rather fond of AT&T. Now I am seriously considering changing my service provider, just because of their horribly annoying marketing campaign…
Coffee with Amy tonight. The job hunt continues tomorrow. 217 hours left…

Amy is a good pal for putting things in perspective. I think I do abuse it, though, and tend to rattle off about what’s going on my end without being as good a listener as she. I’ll start trying harder…
This coming weekend is going to suck. Saturday is already to be consumed by two odious [...]

Bracing for a potential shitstorm at work tomorrow. Luckily, I might be getting a care package from David to take my mind off work once I’m home… Have I mentioned how much I like him lately? Well, I do - a lot.
Long overdue dinner with Paul tonight, and my motivation to relocate my employment is [...]

Well, quite possibly the worst day of work in months is finally over. My fellow office co-worker gave his two-week, and I got crunched in my own job search… Luckily, I may still see myself in a new job by February without much of a hitch. I’ll prolly stay on where I’m at til Feb, [...]

I am enjoying my morning immensely, after an evening mercifully alone with nothing to do but relax and play with iBook. And with myself. David’s right: Vons’ store brand waffles aren’t as good as Eggo.
Considering what I went through yesterday, I feel increadibly centered right now. But then, in about 4 hours the first of [...]

Thanks to Murray for the late-night hang-out. I’m glad I made it out last night. A very interesting and amusing sketch comedy show at Tokyo Garden, followed by cocktails and Saturday Night Live at Murray’s.
I felt like spontaneously changing my priorities today, and spent too much time cleaning house and other chores to devote too [...]

I finished the iTunes ripping, and tried my first hand at writing a dirty story. Not sure whether I’ll post it on the site or elsewhere yet, though.
I just know that anticipating Friday is driving me crazy…

I’ve decided to start counting it in minutes, since it’s fallen under 100 hours now. Thank gawd. Only 5,912 minutes left as of this update. For those of you tiring of the topic, I assure you that I don’t intend to let such a long gap occur between snoggs again in the foreseeable future.

Open Mic [...]

Some Good News/Bad News:
Good News:

Only 4,808 minutes left til David is here.
I’m getting my substitute teaching certificate tomorrow, and can be on the call list as soon as 3 January.
I’m getting a raise and a bonus tomorrow.
Several notes from readers tell me that I’m actually rather good at writing dirty stories.
My cooker works. For the [...]

A very odious staff Xmas party to attend tonight. Hopefully I get some sleep, then tomorrow’s pay day. Rah.
Maybe some more Trips page updates by Thursday.

Not much more spending cash, but much lower credit card balances today. Der hyaena is now permitted to substitute teach. Rah. I’ve cleaned the house, boiled my first pot of water on my stove, had coffee with Amy… All in all, I’m feeling pretty together.
I’m also feeling pretty comfortable with the world right now. Despite [...]

My sunny mood is threatening to send some coworkers into a violent rage. Mwahahahahaha!
Thanks to Sister Betty for the Java timer… Unfortunately, my raw-html text-editor-user self will prolly be spending my remaining 1900-odd minutes figuring out how to get the darn thing to work.
And if things go my way, I might have a new trip [...]

Whilst I admit that airlines may have been a bit lax with security until (and since) 11 September, I think it’s complete idiocy that people are suing airlines for the terrorist attacks. The attacks did not occur because of the airlines, which could be the only viable case for a judgement against them. The attacks [...]

Why am I still up? I must get my beauty sleep so that I look my best for David when he arrives tomorrow. We’ll have a lot of “catching up” to do, so don’t expect much email from me ’til Monday…

Happy Birthday to K.C., my sister. She’s 29 years old, if I’ve done my math right. I’ve always gotten on well with her. Even when I was a little kid and she would torture me and boss me around, I still always saw her almost as a role model. She’s got an incredibly strong character, [...]

Xmas eve. Muy contento. Work’s almost done, and my 8-day break begins in about 2 hours. There will be much food, much family, and much giving and getting of gifts. I spent the weekend with David and what I thought would be a mild disaster in the way of family drama went down benevolent and [...]

Well, I didn’t really get all that much for Xmas. But my credit cards are paid down and just begging to compensate, so that’s what I’ll be doing today.
In addition to reviewing a substantial collection of old audio and video tapes that I dug up at ma & pa’s house over the holiday. It’s weird [...]

Incredibly enjoying the vacation so far, but I’ll probably be enjoying it even more tomorrow, after I have good company to share it with.
I managed to post a travelogue of the short road trip I took with David (and which he graciously shot the pics for) last weekend.
I’ve finished all of my relentless consumerism for [...]