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Random Machinations

September 15, 2012September 15, 2012 Chief Oddball

I needed some catch-up sleep this weekend. It was a pretty harried week, what with the all-nighter I pulled on Monday when I suddenly decided it was time to revamp this blog, and the late-night iPhone 5 launch preorder at Thursday’s end.

Making Things Happen

June 19, 2012June 19, 2012 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Just thought I’d stop in for a proper journal entry for once, since the interval between the present day and my last post on here is starting to elongate into a yawning chasm once again. I don’t really have much to complain about.

Keeping Busy (with New Problems)

November 6, 2011November 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Another busy weekend under the belt. Somehow, I guess I expected to have a few somewhat less hectic weekends between the conclusion of our Saturday childbirth classes and the birth of our baby, but as they say, nature abhors a vacuum.

Preparedness

October 9, 2011October 10, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

“You always prepare in advance for everything,” my wife Apple said to me earlier this evening, when I walked in the door carrying a case for my new iPhone which won’t even be here until Friday. “Not just your own stuff, but for Connor too.”

Good Things Come in Threes

June 3, 2011June 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

Yesterday was unquestionably a red-letter date in life. Perhaps not human life in general, but certainly in the life of this particular oddball. It was significant enough to actually get me to post something here for the first time in weeks (months?),

Weekend Warrior

April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Ever since I was a kid, I relished the weekend as a time when I could retreat even further than normal into my own mind, whittling away hours drawing, writing, recording radio shows and playing games. To this day that hasn’t really changed.

I Knew It Would Work Out As Soon As I Complained

April 2, 2011April 2, 2011 Chief Oddball

It looks like my rant from a few days ago has been nullified — my GTO was picked up in Florida today by the auto transporter. Yeah, the same one that I originally hired. It all came together at literally the very last minute, but the courier managed to get somebody over to pick up the car with only hours to spare.

Imagine a World Where People Actually Do As They’re Told

March 31, 2011September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could count on people to do their jobs properly? In the modern world, simply expecting people to do what they’re paid to do is, sadly, often expecting too much. What’s worse, sometimes this happens despite all of your careful and meticulous planning and research, the point of which was to avoid getting shafted by incompetence.

Catching Up, Settling Down

March 22, 2011March 22, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

So we’ve been in our new home for almost a month now, and I think neither Apple nor myself could possibly be any happier. We really lucked out with this place, that’s for certain. When I think back to all of the dozens of homes that we toured over the last few months, and how none of them had the critical-mass amalgamation of features and perks that this one does…well, it’s clear we made the right choice.

Back in the Command Center

February 27, 2011February 27, 2011 Chief Oddball

It’s our first night in our new home, coming at the end of an incredibly busy day of moving in and unloading stuff. Apple was exhausted and fell asleep early, while my boss and I unloaded his old computer desk from his truck and into my study.

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