friend of the built environment

David has just taken off, and I’m in this serene dopy mood… With a pinch of melancholy, since I’ll be unable to see David next weekend, what with Mother’s Day and its attendant obligations. In case you haven’t noticed through the past entries, I have a relatively functional family relationship, and thus I figure I [...]

Some people have mistaken me for always being an “angry young man” type. They look at the postings accross my sites, on my blog and essays, and figure I’m just upset and cynical about the world and that I hate everyone. This is an understandable estimate - for those who don’t know me personally.
I admit [...]

Whilst I am increadibly amused by the bomber’s confession, the article brings up yet another thing that annoys me about things today: the constant labeling of all behavior as a “mental illness”. Is it just me or is every flaw in a person considered an illness these days?
I’m sorry, but to be able to plan [...]

So I’m now perusing the Marython from yesterday. Seems I’m not the only one who was as enthused about the event in Minneapolis. Now I want to go there even more. Seems that’s where all the cute boys are these days… Of course, one particularly cute boy is slightly closer than Minneapolis… Unfortunately, I will be missing [...]

Back from a weekend with mom . Much fun was had, for sure, but damn do I miss my baby. Just keep thinking, only 5 more days…
So I bite the bullet and spend a couple hours filling more online apps and resume fields, and another dozen resumes are out there. Should I be getting discouraged after [...]

Pizza with Lauren tonight. I owe her big-time these days. It’s nice to have friends in high places…
Only 4 more excruciatingly long days…

I wish that little faggot Erwan hadn’t ruined the whole message board idea. Ever since I nixed his little squatter settlement a couple months ago, no one has really been interested in posting. I’m not planning on pulling the board down, but I thought I’d at least encourage people to try to use it again. [...]

Work’s slow today, so I’ve been using the time to do some more tweaking of the navigation. I also refurbished the contact form and reverted to the old hyaena colors. Now I just need to find a new picture.
I will also be starting what will eventually be the dissolution of thehyaena.net and the elimination for [...]

Had my first chat with Andrea last night since I visited her on my Northwest Vacation last month. Then I finally managed to plow through most of the huge pile of papers and other miscellaneous junk on my desk.
Then I went into the doctor this morning for my 18-month physical. Many people think he’s a [...]

This day is going to last forever. But hopefully in another 12 hours I’ll finally be where I belong . Until then, I’ll sidetrack myself with a rant. You’ve been warned.
So the first weekend in June will be Fresno’s big ol’ Gay Pride parade, accompanied by the ubiquitous declaration of June 1 as “Gay Pride [...]

And am I the only one who thought it was a bad idea for Fox to try to win the sweeps by having “last episodes” of all their shows? Great management decision there - let’s cancel everything! People are sure to watch us then!
The mind-numbing hunt for a new job continues. If any of the [...]

There’s a big ole thunderstorm pummelling us right now. We got lightning, M&M-size hail, the whole works. I hope it lasts!

Talk about horrible customer service skills. The latest company on the black list: Hi-Tech Unlimited . I have been perusing ebay for an 8mm VCR, since I wanted to start doing some more tricks with the video I’ve been taking at shows, etc. I was mainly curious as to whether the prices on ebay were [...]

Not exactly the most eventfuly week so far. Which makes me wish even more that I was spending it elsewhere.
I’m fasting for the long-delayed blood work-ups for last week’s physical. I’m determined to get them over with tomorrow morning, as I’ve been screwing up and either failing to fast or just plain forgetting. But after I [...]

I’m convinced there’s a bug in OS X which only allows one to use the “Classic” OS 9 environment a certain number of hours or bytes before it fails. First, about 2 months ago, I stopped being able to connect to the internet through any OS 9 application (eg. Dreamweaver) while in Classic mode, which [...]

This is humorous (The attempt by the San Fernando Valley to secede from Los Angeles). Notice that the entire issue of water rights (the reason San Frenando Valley was annexed in the first place) are being ignored? Are the Valley residents aware that LA City, not the state or the county, own the LA Aqueduct [...]

This has not been the greatest of weeks. My email konks out Monday and I don’t get any messages until yesterday. Severe family drama is ignited Tuesday, exacerbated last night and will most likely continue indefinitely. I’ll spare you the details. My DSL modem commits suicide last night, and the back-up dial-up line SUCKS. I [...]

The weekend was fun. I spent loads of time with my favorite boy, got some exercise (in more ways than one), and as always, ate well. The family drama has managed to be tamed for the moment, and the replacement DSL modem is still at least two days away from arriving. Until then, I will occupy [...]

Crappy day ends a crappy week. I have an extra-long work day today, followed by an odious family function tomorrow. I don’t get to see my boy this weekend on account of the latter. The crappiness was exacerbated when my Mom goes and pulls some passive-aggressive bullshit on the eve of the family function. Now, [...]

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