barely there

let it snow

2010-01-31T18:50:28Z

For as long as I've lived on the southern coast, every winter has seemed like the piss-poorest, sorriest winter in memory.

Until now. This winter kind of rocks.

not a poem

2009-10-25T22:54:36Z

streetlights above glimmering
reflected on wet asphalt
fallen leaves a yellow carpet
soft rain continues

aerial accuracy

2009-10-01T16:43:35Z

It took those little bastards 31 years of trying, but now a bird finally managed to crap right on my head. Luckily, it's cold enough I was wearing a hat.

Also, London was neat.

change?

2009-01-20T20:11:14Z

We can only hope. It's good to dream, sometimes.

Good luck to you, dear old Earth, and to all the nations you carry.

Tired. I sleep now.

2008

2009-01-01T18:57:39Z

Bloody hell. Despite all the BS and my still not being even remotely happy about my life, this may have been the best year yet regardless.

Does that mean the only way to go now is back down? :)

indeed

2008-10-25T20:59:16Z

Ja mikäpä onkaan fiilis kun huomaa ettei tätä voi (enää) upottaa osaksi tätä entryä? Take a wild guess.

Ei kun ihan vähän vaan

bah

2008-10-19T20:31:53Z

bah

meta-entry

2008-09-21T15:16:33Z

(a post about the season, the weather, a somewhat notable day, general boredom, ending on an emo note about loneliness and stuff)

return

2008-06-27T08:09:46Z

dieplz is on his way back to the States. I'm going back to work today. Suckage on both counts.

We had many lols over the past week.

apatite @ 2008-04-23T11:23:00

2008-04-23T08:23:24Z

so tired

no subject

2007-12-02T21:25:55Z

If anyone asks what I'm up to these days, I'll say that I'm working.

What else is there?

good and bad

2007-10-07T20:43:00Z

Walking and riding around in the cool air amid the colours of the fall. Liking this area I've ended up living in rather a lot. This is the best of the seasons, short as though it is.

Only a few months into the cycle of getting up, going to work, coming home and going to sleep without variation or purpose beyond keeping a roof over my head is wearing me down. Every day I wait for the weekend, and then find myself increasingly unhappy once it arrives.

18 minutes go to. I sleep now.

pizzeria random

2007-09-06T16:01:51Z

Twice I've ordered the same pizza from the local place. Twice it's turned out to cost less than what's printed on the menu, but not by the same amount. Once the pizza came with a soft drink included, this time it came with a salad.

lol

coincidence?

2007-08-31T17:44:22Z

On the same shopping trip, I picked up my French textbook, a baguette, some cheese and a bottle of wine.

lol

transience

2007-08-26T18:59:56Z

Tripled the amount of plants in the apartment. 30 gigabytes of stuff to be moved over 10 Mbps ethernet, but I am not in a hurry.

My pseudo-Asian cooking today turned out not bad at all. Too bad I then went and ate far too much. There was enough for two...

Crisp and cool after a brief rain. Aircraft passing overhead to the north and flights of birds beginning their migration to the south. A disabled man in an electric wheelchair walking his dog. Comfortable sneakers on my feet.

For the moment, I am not unhappy.

Two hours until Monday.

back

2006-11-27T18:10:09Z

After three hours, this place is habitable again. Mess bad. Cleaning sucks but the results are worthwhile. Unfortunately, so short-lived. There's always more to do but I can't be bothered now.

On a side note, eiathia cooks damn good pasta.

random thought of the day

2006-07-30T18:26:51Z

It's no wonder cats drink so little. Imagine how hard and tedious it must be, the way they do it.

Yes, it's been a slow day...

almost too much

2006-07-09T11:07:55Z

Hot damn, it's damned hot today. Screw summer. I think I may like spring and particularly autumn the best after all.

peon

2006-07-03T15:36:05Z

5:20 - alarm clock
6:49 - on the clock
7:30ish - that late only because it was the first day - reunited with my old friends: Brush, Shovel & Wheelbarrow
15:30ish - heading for shower & sauna and home

Maybe a career in IT wouldn't be so bad after all. Probably would. I'm not qualified for anything in either computers or heavy industry, therefore I expect to be shoveling shit of some type or another either way.

h8

2006-05-12T04:06:48Z

God I hate mornings.

That is all.

black falls and dark moods

2006-05-10T12:47:11Z

Tired now. Despite the usual too little sleep, visited yet another bike shop quite a ways away, naturally riding my bike there and back.

The Focus Black Falls ltd. that comes with mechanical disc brakes but lower-end fork compared to the linked one is now on the top of my list. Swap the handlebar and add the necessary fenders and stuff and it's close to what I've been looking for...but it's not cheap, and I'm not sure I like the Deore dual-function brake/shift levers.

Also, the Kalkhoff Vision is an option, already coming with stuff I'd need to add to the Focus, and better brakes, but again a lower-end fork and a hub dynamo I don't need adding to the weight.

I still hesitate. I go almost everywhere by bike so perhaps I'm entitled to a non-sucky one by now. However, the old one still moves forward when I pedal and stops when I brake, and I'm kinda poor. Even if I wasn't, bikes are just...stuff...that won't make me significantly happier.

On the other hand, as long as I keep putting off the whole jumping off a bridge thing, I might as well ride a nice bike, right?

three random things

2006-05-09T18:54:14Z

I'm tired of being tired all the time. I'm sure I've posted that before.

[20:40] mm rejoined the room.
[20:47] Jeff: Seems like a good idea to me
[20:50] mm: I oppose, out of principle
[20:50] mm: without any idea what's being discussed, but anyway
[20:54] Jeff: The topic was "Going out for drinks". Would you like to reconsider?

"He who aims for nothing rarely misses"

the excitement continues

2006-05-06T18:01:36Z

An outstanding entry to the music video competition, from India.

more greatness

2006-05-05T17:48:26Z

Not to be outdone by those silly Germans, here's our entry to the worst music video competition.

dschinghis khan is greatness

2006-05-03T16:28:53Z

I mean, just look at this and this...

On the flip side, I may never be able to take Germans seriously again.