Los Pensamientos de Fin de Octubre (Thoughts for the End of October)

Phil | October 31, 2007

It’s Halloween! It’s also 7:30 and the sun still hasn’t cleared the mountains yet. Though it’s not something I’m consciously doing, I’ve been daily protesting this whole extended daylight savings time thing. Simply put, I’m not exactly fond of the extension. I like my days long, but really, what were those folks thinking when they [...]

A Weak End to the Weekend

Phil | October 29, 2007

I’m not sure whether I should be happy that my weekend ended on the note it did, or depressed. On the one hand, it ended nice and low key. On the other, it’s kind of depressing. Given just how awesome a weekend I had, it could just be par for the course.
I got to do [...]

The Way I See It

Phil | October 25, 2007

Today was day two of having slightly improved vision. After nearly two weeks of wondering why my eyelids always felt so heavy by the end of the work day, even though I knew I wasn’t all that tired, I finally broke out my glasses and tried wearing them for a change. While I can usually [...]

Not So Much a Tooth Fairy

Phil | October 22, 2007

No studies have conclusively or statistically shown it, but a trip to the dentist is always best on a Monday. I know this based on experience. Experience from this very moment, as a matter of fact. Monday dental visits are good for two very good reasons:

You get to leave work early. On a Monday, no [...]

Dynamics of Character

Phil | October 21, 2007

J.K Rowling is an amazing woman. Pressure from fans. Pressure from people too religiously rigid to have any sort of an imagination. And pressure, no doubt from herself, to stay true to the story she’d written. Yesterday, when I heard the big news of her revelation at Carnegie Hall, I was thrilled.
I admit that I [...]

Had a Nice Trip, and a Heck of a Fall

Phil | October 20, 2007

Damn you, Isaac Newton. This is all your fault. And damn you, Birkenstock. This is all your fault too.
What has so far been an otherwise perfectly splendid Saturday morning was marred while I was doing laundry. As if the laundry itself wasn’t enough to take away from my Saturday, I had to go and make [...]

Devil’s Workday

Phil | October 17, 2007

Whoever came up with the concept of meetings was clearly a psycho lunatic glutton for punishment. I’d say some form of action should be taken against said sorry excuse for a human being, but… that someone would probably enjoy whatever retribution was inflicted.
I had to wake my ass up at 6 o’clock this morning just [...]

The Peeping Tom Presents: A Peep Show

Phil | October 16, 2007

Here’s some good advice: if you’re wearing a skirt and want to get your neighbor’s attention, don’t do so when he’s one floor below you. Even if your neighbor is gay, and has no desire whatsoever to see what you have to offer. Even then, when you have nothing to fear, it’s really best to [...]

I Got It

Phil | October 15, 2007

I spent my day at work today with my mind in a completely different place. But it wasn’t my fault. Honestly. I’ve been contemplating, for a while now, the purchase of digital camera. I’ve had my trusty 35mm for years, and lately I’ve been thinking it’s time I get with the times in the photography [...]

Aiming For The Dark Side

Phil | October 13, 2007

I’ve officially gotten my balloon fiesta fix for the year. As my life-long residency in Albuquerque has taught me, the fiesta was every bit as wonderful as it always is, and also every bit as nerve-wracking.
When I went to the balloon glow on Sunday, I had my heart set on getting a cool pin for [...]