Today, I walked out of Portland Forge for the last time, for at least a year, maybe for the rest of my life. It was a good run there. Really, the work, no matter how much I bitched about it, whined about the heat or the grinding dust on my body, or complained over smashing my fingers repeatedly in the mag machine or under a part, was not that horrible. I made it seem a lot worse than it ever really was. I had a wonderful time working with all the people. If it wasn’t for all the people, I would have quit two weeks in to itand never returned, ever. I might have pictures of some of the parts I made and worked on, as well as me in full gear (minus the boots) one of these days, but just like every other picture I promised to get up to you, it will probably never happen.
Monthly Archives: July 2004
To whom it may concern:
Please stop using canned lines from insult generators to try to fuel this fire. If you want to keep harassing me, make up something original you limp-dicked, saggy-sacked piece of rectal excriment. To all else involved, click here and here to see where these lines of insults have been used before. Thanks to Ryan for helping me realize that these things had been said elsewhere before. Now, again, I implore you to go away. You only hurt yourself by using these horrendous attempts at insults because it shows how much your own brain lacks in power.
Anyone want to claim this useless drivel?
You post in a way that makes slugs and other invertebrates look like Nobel Prize winners. How about putting that into proper syntax, form, and grammar so that I can at least understand what you are saying before I dismiss it?
Why don’t you shrink your head and use it as a paperweight? It’s not much use for writing intelligent posts with, that’s for sure. It’s truly amazing the way you never let an idea interrupt the flow of your typing, but then, making sense isn’t your area of expertise, is it? I suggest you need Mark Twain’s advice; “It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.”
What possessed you to think that you were capable of being entertaining or interesting to read? Is there anything I need to know about you other than your a grungy social outcast? Maybe you wouldn’t read like such a pathetic loser if you didn’t have that botched back street lobotomy that left you that crisscrossed shoelace scar on your forehead; if you didn’t have a face that could be used as an alternative to a stomach pump. No, come to think of it, you would.
Okay, that was left in the comments on my last entry. Signed by a person with the name “Who Cares?”. Obviously, that person did, to take the 10 minutes to type out that seemingly pointless diatribe on what the fuck I am doing wrong with my blog. Well, get a clue, bitch, this is my fucking blog, not your personal sounding board. If you don’t like what you fucking see, don’t read it. I don’t make you come here and read what I write, just like I am not forced to come to your shitty website and read what random babble you spew forth from your rectum. And it seems as a couple of people can follow the path of logic that I write into my entries, one which your brain is ill-equipped to process. Entries I write are almost grammatically flawless, organization is the problem, learn to recognize the fucking difference. Now go away, and don’t read here again. Asshats are no longer welcome on this website.
The removal
Tonight, I do something I never have done before. I remove a name from the banned names list for personal relationships. I do this, because an Amanda has entered into my life. Now, I don’t know if anything is gonna happen with this one, but just in case I am taking the name Amanda off the list of people I can’t date. The reason I started this list was because I once dealt with two girls with the same name, and both of them turned out horribly. To protect myself, I keep a list of banned names, and refuse to date anyone on it…until now. And if you are wondering if your name is on it, you know the answer without asking the question.
Blog spam
I am getting tired of hyping myself up over the fact that I have a new comment when I get to the main menu for Adjudication, and then seeing that it is just another advertisement robot that has deficated on my blog. I don’t want products like Zanaflex and Enzyte, so quit telling me all the good things about them in the comments on months-old-entries. I should ban the IP addresses, and it would work for a little while, but it won’t be that 100% effectiveness that I wish for. So I give up. I’ll just keep deleting them, and they will keep sending them. When will people realize that this form of relentless advertising (spam, spim, blogspam, faxspam) is just an annoyance that makes us hate the people who send it?
Been a couple of days
Just thought I would let everyone know I am alive and semi-well. Lost the right middle today in the mag machine. Been talking to this awesome girl online. She is just amazing. I can’t wait to spend time with her when I get back to Murray. I can’t wait to get back to Murray either. It’s been too long since I was there already. The laptop got shipped off today, it should be nearing Dallas right now. God, I can’t wait. Just get ready, folks. I get my laptop back, and changes are about to come forth.
Just.
Get.
Ready.
The big one
First off, if I hear my sister bitch one bit, I will walk over there and remove the life from her body, with haste. She has jumped my shit once too many times since I arrived back at home. I, with extreme malice, will end her existence, if she utters one syllable about turning off my light and going to bed. Now, onto other matters. Order should come to everything in life, so letÂ’s start in order, and take care of a piece of old business:
Put it under the extended entry so it wouldn’t fill up the page.
How to get up after falling down.
Everyone falls. I happened to do a lot of it Saturday night. HereÂ’s what to do in case you fall.
1.) See if you can get up by yourself: Most falls are little in nature; you just slip, skid a little, fall down, and are able to pick yourself right back up and start walking again. Check to see if this is the case first. If it is, congratulations, you are better, now just start walking, slower this time, and you will be fine.
2.) If you canÂ’t get up by yourself, ask for help: There is nothing wrong with asking someone to help you get up and on your feet again. There are many times that our feet just donÂ’t want to hold us up anymore, and we must call on someone elseÂ’s pair to do that job for us. No matter how hard that may be for your pride, just admit it and ask. And be sure to thank that person later.
3.) Make sure you are OK: Always, after falling, examine the area that just hit the ground, for it may be damaged. Just take a quick look at what is hurting. If you canÂ’t tell if it is hurt, or refuse to look at it, ask someone else, maybe even the person that helped you stand again.
4.) If you are hurt, seek attention: DonÂ’t put off the hurt, thinking it will go away. If it hurts, get it fixed by any means necessary. Call the friend that has helped you out so much already, and they will help you take the best plan of action to get the malady resolved.
5.) Take a little time to recover: No matter what, always take a little break from whatever you were doing to right yourself. It will be time well spent, because it will help you think about what you did to cause the fall, and you will learn not to do it again.
6.) Start walking again, slowly if still hurting or dizzy: You may still be a little disoriented from the fall, and even after the recovery, you may still not know everything that is going on, and how you are going to react after falling. Your head could still be spinning from the sheer speed of the fall, or you could still be hurting where the fall occurred. But you must get up, brush yourself off, and start walking again. If you feel up to it, resume the old speed, but please, do watch out for that fall again, sometimes, you may fall in the same way, just because you werenÂ’t bothering to pay attention that you were walking the same path, or refused to look all around and make sure it was safe to walk.
The barebones for this entry was written on an inventory tag from Portland Forge. I got the idea after a recent spill of my own. Funny how things will just come to me.
The full unadulterated most awesome trip ever.
I loved this trip. Loved it. Loved it. Loved It. Started off Friday, with a stop at the most awesome friend I have, Allison. We sat there and talked and started up the office and made coffee, and bullshitted with the maintenance guys and just have a great time. I loved it. If gas wasnÂ’t so damn expensive, and I was 21, I would be there every fucking weekend to go out and drink with her and her friends. Good fucking times. Next, stopped at Owensboro. There, met up with Shannon and Laura and hung out with them for a while. Those two are so funny when around each other; it is just hilarious to watch. And lunch was great too. OÂ’CharleyÂ’s was my only meal that day, and it was just great. Sorry I am running out of adjectives, sleepy and still partially hung over. Then, went around to a couple stores with them, and just hung out. Headed out of O-bo, and off to Kuttawa (note to self, NEVAR take Hwy. 431 again. Ever.) Got to AaronÂ’s, talked with him for a little while, saw him off to work, and proceeded to spend the next 4 hours downloading entertainment. It was DSL, faster than RESNet it seemed, and it was wireless. I fell in love with it immediately. He came home, we talked for a little longer, and then in time, I fell asleep. Falling asleep with about 3 inches clearance above your nose is a hard task. IÂ’mma buy that man some wood blocks to prop the bed up on. Took off the next morning, heading to Murray, where I proceeded to eat lunch with Sparky, Devin, then Mary-K, Jacob, and finally Chris. Watched Blue Collar Comedy Tour in the Lizo lobby, had good times looking over at Chris watching him as he mouthed the words to the jokes, and laughed before the punch lines. Proceded to JacobÂ’s with Mary-K, talked to John, his crazy roommate, and then sped off to Paducah. Paducah was amazing for some reason or another. They had half of the streets closed off and were just throwing a big ass party right in the middle of town. Mary-K was the tour guide, with myself, Jacob and Jesse in tow. We watched cloggers and line dancers, sang along to old hymns, and goofed off. Then, the debauchery started. Jacob picked up a liter of Beam black label and a 2 liter of coke. There was more coke left in the morning than Beam. Well, I had the first drink of the night, Jacob poured about 3 or 4 shots of Beam into a glass, and I drank it. All at once. Then, had a couple sips of Yager, my liquid licorice, and decided to stop for a few minutes. And my body stopped functioning well in about 15. I started stumbling and having a grand old time of it all. Then, about an hour later, when everyone had already had a few and we were all feeling nice, I repeated that first stunt. Not a good idea. I spent the rest of my night on the floor in the bathroom, excepting when I drug my ass in the living room twice, losing my pants once, dropping trow twice (from what I am told). Nice to meet you Jennifer, even though I donÂ’t really remember it. Jacob, thanks for hauling me back in the bathroom both times. Mary-KathleenÂ’s
mom and dad, thanks for putting up with my drunk ass. Jesse, how dare you write I was annoying. It takes people days to figure out I am annoying, you didn’t give me a chance to really show it all to you. Mary-K, thanks for hosting the night of debauchery and letting me get shit faced in your house. All in all, other than wanting to puke and not doing so, and having to lay by the toilet most of the night, I had a great time. Got up and moved to my sleeping spot about 5 or 5:30 this morning, with Mary-K’s parents still up and checking on us. Slept till about 8, had an awesome breakfast complements of the parents, got a shower, and hung out for a while. Jetted out of there about 11. Next, I drove my hung-over ass back to Gravel Switch, with a brief stop in Glasgow to see Amanda. That drive was the worst of my life. Traffic was slow. I was sleepy and hung-over, and cars kept swerving in front of me. I WAS THE DRUNK ONE, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SWERVING. Finally made it back here, had my 4th real meal in 3 days (the two I had at M-K’s were half meals, plus O’Charley’s, Nick’s), and proceeded to hide the fact that I had been drinking from the ‘rents, telling them I was really sleepy and the drive had taken it all out of me. Crashed on the couch for about an hour, got up, talked to my folks, watched some TV, and got online. Now I am sitting here, about ready to die.
Goodnight
runk
I’m drunk. Vwer4y fguckuing drunk. badlyt fuckiung drunk.
The trip
Just got done with the first day of my trip. I would show you the pictures I got, but my batteries died on the camera. I promise (kinda) that I will have mucho pictures up tomorrow. Had a great talk with Allison in Louisville. She lives back in the boondocks of Louisville, if there is such a thing. If you took the way I did to get there, you would question if you were in fact still in Louisville. Thanks for everything you said between the phone calls, people walking in and out, and any other interruptions that hit us. And yeah, you are right to decide what you decided. Nothing but asses, they are. Then, drove to O-bo, had an awesome lunch with Shannon and Laura. O’Charley’s rocked. Had a great time wandering around the stores with you two. No more snuggles while Laura is driving, please. Dangerous situation. Next, got back in the truck, and drove down here to Aaron, where I am just sitting here, waiting for him to get home from work, wondering if anyone else is around and wants to do anything. Call the cell if that description fits you. In all, this trip rocked for it’s first day, but this driving crap is wearing me out.
Have a good night you all, and don’t forget to call.
Deezil1 is dying
A couple of days ago, I pulled my USB mouse out if its port, looked down at the desk beside the computer and saw a little back piece laying there. If you look inside your USB ports, there is a similar one. It broke out of it. Also, the power button has never been just right, you have to press around on it to find it’s magic spot, the one that turns it on. Annoying more than anything. I called Gateway, and it all will be covered by the warranty, so that made me happy. I now have to send my laptop in to get it fixed. I hope that these are the only problems that I ever have to face with it. It’s been a damn good machine for it’s first year, and I plan on it lasting a couple more.
On an adventure
Leaving for the trip in 8 hours. See previous post for times / schedule. See MSUR Location on profile for cell phone number. Be ready, kids, just be ready.
Ch, ch, ch, changes.
Trip has changed, read the goodness,
Click here for the new schedule.
Now onto other things.
Sorry for what happened. I know it’s not my place to say sorry, but you got the short end of the deal. I’m just as pissed as that poem was. Oh, and I am still gonna get this tattoo, as long as you head with me. I’ll give everyone a preview soon.
You want me should tell you the trip?
Click here to see the map and the scheduled route. Yes, I did the one thing I swore I would not do, put it into Streets and Trips and let it plan. That is the HTML map it generated. Yes, I know the times are anal, but that’s what it does for me. Any other people on the way that want a stop planned, leave something in that comments thingy. If the time doesn’t suit, do the same. If you are gonna be in the group at Murray, please, get on MSUR and do that thing too.
Now, on to more geekiness
ADDENDUM TO LAST POST: I took Internet Explorer away from my sister tonight and she cried. And then proclaimed to hate me. Oh well.
The tech specs
Every day friends and family members make me deal with problems. I am always happy to help with whatever is going on, except when it is the 10^382 time that I have fixed this problem for them. If I have done it more than 5 times, it really irks me to have to go back and do it again. So, here’s what I need to do to fix these people totally:
1.) Remove Internet Explorer from their computer, installing Mozilla FireFox in it’s place. Even the government now wants us to shy away from IE, 2 years late with everything as usual, so do it. Click here to get FireFox, install it, and then, never use IE again.
2.) Install all Windows Upates. When you try Windows Update in FireFox, it will give you an error. The thing to do now is to set your computer up to automatically download the updates and install them for you. In Windows XP, go to the desktop, right click My Computer, hit Properties, then on to the Automatic Updates tab. Hit the middle radio button, and then OK. Now, you won’t have to worry about it. And not worrying about it is a good thing.
3.) Install and run many other utilities. Everyone needs an anti-virus program, and a firewall installed on their computer. If you have Windows XP, you have a firewall, go to the Help & Support on the Start Menu to find out more. For everyone else, Zone Alarm is a free program that is a great firewall. I have used it on Deezil1 and I love it. It is easy to use, and makes security simple, yet strong. Now, for anti-virus programs. Remove anything that has to do with Norton’s and McAfee first. They take so much wind out of your system, that it’s not funny. Your system will breathe alot easier when you get rid of those two dogs. Install AVG Anti-Virus Free Version, a virus scanner that I have used for years. It works great, and the definitions (files used to check for viruses) are updated almost daily. It works very well at virus removal, and integrates into the system nicely. Lastly, because you have been using IE for years, I can guarantee spyware resides on your system. Let’s clear that up once and for all by using Spybot: Search & Destroy. The new version (1.3) of this program works awesomely, a great improvement over v. 1.2. It allows you to immunize your computer so some spyware will never be installed. Ever. Again.
4.) Update these programs weekly. When you first install all these programs, first look for their update functions. Get familiar with them. Every week, on the same day, go to each program and manually update them. I do like the automatic update functions available, but make sure it gets done by doing it yourself. Make sure each goes through sucessfully, and then breathe easier, because your computer is now going to run better.
If any other problems are plaguing your computer, then never be afraid to ask for help. I reccomend The PC Gurus of which I am also a member of the team who helps answer the questions. We recieve dozens of questions a day and would be glad to hep with anything.
Now your computer is running better, doesn’t that make you smile?
Writing
I know what the tag line says: “The thoughts, feelings, musings, and writings of a guy named Deezil.” Well, I haven’t been doing alot of that last thing in a while. Let’s say a long while. I haven’t wrote anything literary since about a month before I graduated high school, and back then, it was complete shit. I finally broke that writer’s block, and it felt great to do so. If I had the piece I wrote with me, I would post it, but like most things I say I am gonna post, it won’t get here for a few days, if at all. So maybe in a few days it will be here. It’s actually under my bed, with a few blank pieces of paper, all waiting to be covered in ink.
Hopefully, more inspiration will strike soon.
Mary-K
I don’t know what to say right now. That scared me. It really did. I feel about ready to cry right now. Please, keep yourself safe. Much love from here, and expect a call about 10 PM your time. Tonight. God kid, don’t kill yourself before I get to hang out with you. That won’t be good at all. I am so scared for you.
*tears up*