thoughts from October:

10/23/99 Friday night at hazel. I was sitting outside last night, thinking at first about how lame we all were. All five of us plus. Sitting at home on a Friday night and then it occurred to me that I couldn't conceive of anything better. The fact that I am so content to sit home with my house mates and have what would, given most conventions, be considered a rather social evening. Sam and Phil go out and buy three cases of beer, which god willing will last us a while. We rent Goonies and Down by Law. Leah makes a double batch of tofu scramble. We drink, eat, smoke, talk and watch movies and when all is said and done, I have had a really fine time. I love hazel. I love my house mates. happy happy me.

10/21/99 I saw Fight Club and I have to confess that yet again my crush on Edward Norton has been inflamed. I feel like such an idiot for saying, "he is SUCH a good actor" casue I really don't know what that means, and also, I cant get over the sneaking suspicion that it just that I think he's hot, but I want a better excuse. any way, wow, Edward Norton is SUCH a great actor. It was a swell movie too, that Fincher(?) boy, has got the shine. Bard Pitt actually didn't annoy me nearly as much as I thought he would. I still can figure out why he got first billing. fucker. go see Fight Club.

10/20/99 also hey! No more windows for me. Andrew convinced me to install redhat instead of NT. Who knows what the hell I was thinking? After all the partitioning and configuring was done, I still didn't feel any more prepared. It took me three hours to figure out how to cut and paste. Christ. I had never ftp'ed with out a program! My IM buddy list is of no use to me. I miss my eudora!... How about trials by fire... I had to jump right in and try to do my job yesterday, I was feeling panicky. After a single day though, I am more comfortable. I am getting around. I have to admit: I like it. Its fun. I feel a sense of pride. but not as much as Andrew, he placed the little redhat sticker on my box yesterday. hee hee.

10/20/99 Wow. I saw Steven Pinker, author of "How the Mind Works" and "The Language Instinct" speak today on campus and I am just overjoyed. What a swell guy. How downright brilliant. How human and accessible. He began his talk with an outline of his computational theory of the brain and ended in a question and answer session that within five minutes had dashed religion to a incorrect assumption made by overuse of our inherent intuitive psychology (or so it must have seemed to most of the devoutly religious and/or denser members of the audience). It was awesome.

10/19/99 Saw a special preview of "Being John Malcovich" This was a very original and creative movie in its presentation but also really moving and sad and hilarious. I think its also the only movie I think I have ever seen were Jon Cusak plays a complete asshole. I liked it.

10/14/99 GOD FUCKING BLESS THE INTERNET! Actually, I have just had the best fucking day! it began: I slept till 9am. Went and got this great haircut at this salon where they serve you mint tea and give you scalp massages. And now I have layers and my hair is all bouncy and cute! And not that I had suspected that this would occur, I got all kinds of compliments about my attire. I never think I look bad, but shit, it feels great when people stop and say, "gee, you look good today" neat! AND then I took myself out to a late breakfast and ate bacon! and then and then! I went to work and just had a completely non-stressful day and plus plenty of other great stuff happened too. I am just beaming.

10/13/99 OH! the embarrassment! should you publicly admit to having crushes on people, there by allowing your friends to catch wind of it, so they can consequently send emails to the subject of your amorous feelings asking them to meet you for drinks? I just DON'T know. was that a run-on sentence? I just DON'T know!

10/12/99 Space filler

10/8/99 I know it now. I am a big geek. I was riding the trolley home the other night and my brain was flip-flopping between four major point of interest: 1) the perl script I am beginning        -should it include an array and an if/then loop? 2) my 2nd annual st jude celebration? (aka: mar's second annual stroke-me-off extravagance)        -will any one even come? 3) my character in this roll playing game.        -just what are her motivations? 4) my next featured web page.        -what sounds funny after the words "big and gay" oy.

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