I think I may have to make a visit to the dentist. Crap man, I think something is not feeling good.
Well, it was a rough day yesterday and today. Won’t get into a lot of detail but lets just say it was a little depressing at work. I’m hoping tomorrow will yield some better news. I am sure it will so we’ll see.
There really is not much news to report on this side of things. Taking it day by day. Tamara and I are working on the wedding plans, bit by bit but not becoming too overwhelmed by it. I know that a lot of people can go insane with wedding plans and I am going to make certain I don’t. I know it’s going to be a lot of fun.
Not a lot of news on the #Moncton party side of things. A little interest here and there but nothing spectacular. I suspect we’ll see a small crowd here at the house and we can enjoy throwing food at each other or something. Maybe a big orgy. Heh. Can’t see that happening but hey, you never know. IRC’ers have been known to be insane once in awhile.
I climbed up into the attack to find….. insulation. And a lot of it. I was hoping to be able to run some wire through the ceiling into thje kitchen but I suspect I will have to find another way to accomplish my task. I did a test yesterday by running the wire along the floor to see how the sound would be in the kitchen and I must say I am impressed. WAY better than that crap I had before.
I’m feeling a bit like I’m at an impass (sp?) with regards to some things I want to do at home. I have a few things I would like to be able to do in the tech area, but realistically, I don’t have the gear for it. Plus, I’d also like to be able to get some more computers up and running for some other experiments with tech I’m using at school. Just don’t have the gear. Maybe I should start whoring myself out to make some extra cash.
Speaking of which, I am still pondering the whole concept of getting into the wedding video business. I’ve now been told by multiple people that I do very nice work and should consider making a business out of it. I even sat down and wrote out some prices, but with the wedding coming up in October, I am going to hold of on doing anything until after that. Fact is, I have to focus on that more than anything right now.
I’ve actually been contemplating, once again, some major changes to the website. I have a lot of content on here that I am starting to sort of wonder about. A lot of the photos and stories are a bit dated, and although some I would keep for sure, there is some stuff I think should be laid to rest, at least as far as photos go. I have piles of newer photographs that I could get posted and use but it’s simply finding the time to do all of this. Between studying for certs, and prepping for classes, its busy time now. It’s not like the Norampac days where I could sit back on my ass and do piss all and get paid for it. Don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining by any means. This job is far more worth it. Just a bit more tiring that’s all.
With that said, I don’t have much else to report on tonite so I will end this with an email I received from a student today (click read on for more) that tells the story of nice guys and how we deserve some respect from women out there. Tamara was smart enough to latch onto me, but I’ve seen my share of other female friends in the past who just never got it. I really enjoyed reading this tidbit. Hope you like it.
For the nice guys…
>
>This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last,
>that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining
>about what idiots guys are, while disproving the very point. This is
>dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but
>restrain themselves to hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give
>reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing
>room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that
>obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their
>female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most
>girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with
>open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is
>in honor of the guys who respect a girl?s every facet, from her
>privacy to her theology to her clothing style.
>
>This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female
>friends back from parties and never take advantage once they?re at
>her door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers
>against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who
>know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for
>the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules
>favor cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend
>material but somehow don?t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice
>guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all
>the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned,
>this is for you.
>
>This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell
>phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours
>painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her
>over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump
>and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she shouldn?t
>worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best
>killing spree you?d ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor
>that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most
>repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was
>immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game
>for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread
>around the floor. This is also for that time she didn?t have a date,
>so after numerous vows that there was nothing ?serious? between the
>two of you, she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the
>beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying
>each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: ?oh, but
>we?re just friends!? And even though you were invited purely as a
>symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you?re
>nice like that.
>
>The nice guys don?t often get credit where credit is due. And I wish
>I could logically explain this trend, but I can?t. From what I have
>observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends
>at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can
>form is that many girls are just illogical, and manipulative. Many
>of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented
>with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as
>?oh, he?s too nice to date? or ?he would be a good boyfriend but
>he?s not for me? or ?he already puts up with so much from me, I
>couldn?t possibly ask him out!? or the most frustrating of all: ?no,
>it would ruin our friendship.? Yet, they continue to lament the lack
>of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date
>male friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks.
>Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I
>can?t figure out why the connection breaks down between what they
>say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (I?m going to go out with
>this jerk now!). But one thing I can do, is say that the
>nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn?t last forever. There are
>definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and
>realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for
>granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier,
>finding the ones that are single.
>
>So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice
>guys. You know who you are, and I know you?re sick of hearing
>yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter
>is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your
>holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your
>propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy,
>inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you
>are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement,
>and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this
>society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.
