Wednesday, 21 May 2003 20:48
Chris Boylan
I have a remarkable tendency to use words that are a bit out of the ordinary and to explain things in a superfluous manner. A plethora of words when few will do.
So sue me.
However, for those who try to read my ramblings but are turned off by the words, I have added a new feature. To the right of this entry, you will see a new selection under the TOOLS section. Just highlight any word on this page, then click the words Click Here. You should be linked to the definition of the term you highlighted at dictionary.com. Fancy, huh?
Tuesday, 20 May 2003 21:14
Chris Boylan
That's right. This is out of character. However, the background of the story makes the cockles of your heart warm.
You see, Chris is a ruthlessly cheap bastard. However, his girlfriend (the lovely Amber) is not. She gets her hair colored every few months at a price that send Chris into the fetal position crying. When he combines the thought of setting fire to money in such a ridiculous way with the sheer volume of shoes she owns, he begins to doubt whether she is actually human, or just a cold, emotionless jumble of wires and resistors hell-bent on broke-assery.
So Chris, in an effort to get more of his dinners/movies paid for by Amber (see above ruthless cheapness) has attempted to reduce her spending and increase the money available to spend on him. However, she likes to look fancy - so Chris had to sacrifice something in return to even out the deal. Thus, we surrendered our hair autonomy to each other.
The hopeful result... Chris gets a girlfriend who becomes so flush in money that she begins spending it willy-nilly - on him.
Monday, 19 May 2003 19:04
Chris Boylan
The Devils lost, sending the Eastern Conference Finals to a sixth game, where the Devils will again have a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
I drove home (to Michigan) and arrived safely, but tired.
My trip home (to Jersey) netted for me three back checks that will probably finance the purchase of stuff I don't need: Item #1 -- a TurboNet card for TiVo. This will give me an ethernet connection to my TiVo, which will let me hack it properly, giving it call-waiting display and (dare I attempt to be in violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act?) extract video.
Plus I took pictures of my stops in Niagara Falls and some other stuff. However, I'm too tired to make this a real post with witticisms and potential insight, so you'll have to do with this for now. I suspect more will follow in the next day.
Friday, 16 May 2003 09:48
Chris Boylan
Apparently people like to waste money just like me as evidenced by the replies to the last entry. Good to know.
As for now, I haven't been able to write much as I am in Conneticut for my sister's college graduation. She will matriculate from Quinnipiac University this Saturday (not sure if you matriculate or matriculate from - but I liked the word, so it stays). There have been a bevy of happenings - dentist, drive through Canada, pictures of Niagara Falls, fight with a Maori warrior for the soul of the forest, etc. Plus, the Devils are now up 2-1 in the Conference Finals and looking good. But until Tuesday, I won't have time to type. Until then, you must find other forms of entertainment. Well, not "other", becaue that implies that this is entertaining.
Monday, 12 May 2003 21:17
Chris Boylan
Somehow, despite the fact I am unemployed and must make a telephone call to an automated phone system every other week to justify my check, I have recently been overcome by the urge to consume, to purchase, to make myself poor through gluttony. Even though I do not have a job, I see the main obstacle to my happiness not my lack of a job (which I rather enjoy), but my lack of certain commercial goods.
I actually started to list them, but the concept of listing a bunch of electronics I want just seemed so pathetic and unseemly (I don't like using unseemly and seem(ed) so closely together, but I'm really tired). Nevertheless, I still think that watching my orderly life plan unravel before my eyes should at least make me unsettled. However, it has not. It only gives me enough spare time to properly investigate what crap I need to purchase. Unfortunately, the very same reason I have the time to investigate these products is the reason that I can't afford them. So it goes.
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