Froggy

I was productive today on dealing with some of the Toorcamp construction projects. 80% of the lumber I needed is cut, mostly it's just assembly and finishing that's left. Still need to get a few sheets of OSB from the hardware store, but with the Notacon on Toor party bus now running, we should be able to make that run (Good job, skyspirit!)

More pics and stuff later... :D

I have so many self-image issues I still need to address and resolve.

http://tygerdsebat.livejournal.com/568273.html

Ugh. That is all.

Other than having what I believe to be my first migraine, increasing neck and joint pain, as well as slight tingling and numbness in my left hand, my week has been pretty darn good.

Hackerspace meeting tonight that went well, Tea yesterday that was productive and progress on the geodesic dome project.

Also? I got to see DG twice this week.

I would say I feel like I'm in highschool, but, honestly, I never really had relationships in highschool. Pity.

Tyger and I cut probably 34 or so pieces of EMT tonight to create almost 70 of the struts for the geodesic dome we are erecting at various events this summer. Still have a lot to go, and we still have to trim half of what we cut to the right length later, but a start is a start.

Starting a diet by not eating anything perhaps isn't the wisest of ideas, but I haven't even had time yet today to eat lunch.

Time for a meeting.

Time to get serious again about the weight loss. I had measurable success doing the weight watchers thing, so I'm going to give it another whirl. My biggest obstacle is denying to myself that I have a problem and need to confront it every moment of every day. I don't know if I have the mental fortitude to do that, but I have to try.

Exercise will be a component, too, of course, but overall I don't forsee that being a huge problem considering how many physically demanding construction projects I have on my plate right now. It's not the best exercise, but I certainly break a sweat and get my heart going.

The One Question Meme

1 question.
1 chance.
1 honest answer.
That's all you get.

You get to ask me 1 question. Any question, anything, no matter how crazy,
dirty, or wrong it is.

One catch, that should go without saying: no mentioning the questions or
answers to others.

But I dare you to repost this. And see what people ask you!

Questions and answers are screened.

- Notacon is going great, even if we are currently projecting a deficit of a few thousand dollars
- This year is shaping up superbly in terms of fun events, camp-outs, as well as artistic and hacker things.
- I wish I felt even remotely desirable by anyone who was actually available. It seems like anyone I have an interest in that I feel has any interest either A) lives really far away or B) has a fucked up/convoluted/busy life that doesn't include even the slightest bit of room for me.
- My dreams have been incredibly bizarre as of late. On the upside, I'm getting more and better sleep and am actually dreaming again.
- Work still blows chunks, but at least it's currently at a manageable level of suck.
- Hanging out with the Recycled Rainbow group has been stimulating, inspiring and invigorating. I am really glad I finally found people that are incredibly local and incredibly cool to hang around on top of all of the other really great people I already know in the Cleveland area. Our powers shall combine to make beauty and greatness.
- As a sub-note to the above, one of the organizers is *incredibly* cute. I have an absolutely huge crush on her. For the time being I'm just trying to be chill about it until I feel more comfortable with the situation and the group. I have strong fears of potentially fucking up something that right now is really cool.
- My libido has been peaking lately, much to my ire and frustration. I absolutely HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE it.

This weekend should hopefully be relaxing, which is amusing since it's now Notacon Crunch Time (tm). We are going to check out the Holiday Inn in Strongsville as a potential new venue for Notacon. This will involve a Saturday meeting with their events manager as well as a nights stay at their facility. Hopefully it will allow tygerdsebat an opportunity to both relax and take care of some small shopping items at the nearby mall. On top of that, it will literally be a 5 minute drive to my parent's place on Sunday for Easter dinner.

So, to recap, things are pretty normal. You also received a rather substantive post and I was able to take written inventory of my life thus far. Hopefully I will be wrong about the dire predictions in regards to Notacon's financials this year, but I also want to remain realistic.

That’s all, nothing else. Yesterday was shitty as well. The whole, “Hey, Notacon, we need $11,000, like, today.”

Wait… what?

Anyway, fuck today and fuck this week.

Now on to find snuggles and cuddles. blah.


NOTE TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER EARLY FOR NOTACON!

tygerdsebat and I are hosting an Open House on Saturday, March 21st at our home in Lakewood. Grilling starts at 5, come for conversation, cuddling, music, food and friends. All are welcome. With luck, this will be a multi-level indoor/outdoor event with bonfire. Woot! Crash space available on a first-come, first serve basis.

Snacks, soda, open bar and some beer. Participants are encourage to bring a dish to share and libations of their own to enjoy and share.

Some street & driveway parking available, or at the Beck Center if there isn't a show that evening. Please RSVP so that we can gauge capacity and attendance. Also bring a camp chair just in case if you can.

If you don't have the address, please ask.

I think I re-broke and/or otherwise jammed my toe again last night. This is the same toe I broke a few years back and seem to annually hurt in some form or other. Perhaps it's a sign I'm just clumsy or maybe it's just that the toe is masochistic. If that's the case, I wish it would at least give me a heads up since I am overall not.

Stupid little piggies.

tygerdsebat pointed me to this article on an octopus at a zoo. Totally awesome. I have always liked octopi, or as they call them in Spanish, "pulpos".

An amusing exceprt:

"Otto has been seen juggling the hermit crabs, throwing stones against the glass damaging it. And now and again he completely re-arranges his tank to make it suit his own taste better. He's not worried about the distress he causes his fellow tank inhabitants."

You go, Otto, you go!

It's been awhile since I've posted much. A lot of life recently has been work/Notacon related as well as some PC gaming here and there. Today has been a particularly good day after this past, rather satisfying, weekend. The reason? New laptop! Woo hoo! Not only new, but one in which I actually own instead of something that is owned by my employer. This hasn't happened in probably a decade or so. On top of that, not only did I get a new laptop, but I was one of the few lucky ones that got one with a higher resolution screen (most in the model have on that's 1440x800, this one is 1920x1200). So, currently, I am happy as a fly on shit.

Notacon itself is quickly becoming awesome, as we just got done selecting our slate of presenters for this year. Financially it's going to be challenging, but I know we can pull it off, stay within budget and still put on one hell of a show. I can't wait to see everyone busy, talking and engaged come April 16th. As always, we need more people to register for the event, but that will come, in time.

Relationship wise, things are confusing, but interesting. Overall I'm really happy. As if it needed to be stated more, tygerdsebat is one of the best people I think I could have ever hoped to end up with. Every day I find new bonds that tie us and an even deeper one. I really like that and it's a nice contrast to a lot of our Bad Old Early Days. I'm proud of her for so many reasons.

Financially we're still working ourselves out of debt, but doing so at an accelerated pace that is even astounding me. Even with a new laptop, we should be out of debt on target provided Notacon doesn't lose money and provide both of us keep our jobs. Even though I don't necessarily like mine all of the time, I am still trying to give it my all. I've had some really positive interactions with students and faculty lately which really helps. I enjoy having projects that I can see through to completion, and I think a couple of the ones I am working on will have enough resources to do just that.

Still need more hugs, more snuggling and all of that other soft stuff, but I'm happy. Mostly I'm looking forward to the summer. tygerdsebat, I and a small contingent of other folks are looking to attend Toorcamp over the July 4th weekend in Washington state. If we can pull it off I think it will be a kick ass trip and right up my alley. Burning Man means Hacker Con. Sounds like a hell of a lot of fun to me.

Need to get more sleep these days, so I'll end this now. More soon, perhaps? Anything you folks want to know or hear about?

This entry on NotAlwaysRight.com really made me smile.

I like being an American. Today I am reminded why.

I don't expect to have anything handed to me. I want to work hard for what I do get. At least now I have hope that that can be the case.

So far today I have already slipped and fallen on ice outside of my office, hurting both already sore knees. When I got into my office I found my window blown wide open and papers strewn everywhere throughout. I had to literally clear off the part of my desk against the window just to climb on top of it to reach out, grab the window handle, and close it. All of this, of course, perched on top of the desk on my knees.

It has not been a good day, nay, a good year for my poor little knees. Thankfully, the year is almost over, but unfortunately, the day has only just begun.


In other unrelated news, attendance at tonight's party seems to be potentially higher than I anticipated, which is excellent! tygerdsebat and I made huge huge progress last night in cleaning up the house, in particular a lot of the Notacon related totes that have been sitting around requiring inventory. The living room actually looks like a living room and it makes me happy to see the space used and capable of hosting a lot of people comfortably. A lot of people are surprised by the size of the room and we surprised even ourselves last night when we put two large couches next to each other, and two end tables, and still had room to spare.

Work is (thankfully) short today and tyg and I will do some brief shopping when we leave work. We have cleaning to do in the dining room (which shouldn't be too bad) and other miscellaneous areas. I need to make sure to salt the steps and driveway lest anyone slip (heh) and bring in wood to start a fire in the fireplace (mmmmmm).

Special note to party attendees : Save yourself some potential slipping by coming in the side door. Trust me.

Marking of the holidays for tygerdsebat and I are now, for the most part, done.

- Worked a full day today in a veritable ghost town
- Site survey of the hotel for notacon that went very, very well
- Quick dinner at Taco Bell
- Dropped tygerdsebat off for her appointment after that
- Came home, left 30 minutes later to pick up tyger
- The roads were (and still are) ice skating rinks and incredibly dangerous
- Went to xhollydayx's birthday party
- Ate delicious cupcakes at the party
- Broke a glass
- Saw a really, really cute girl who is local and didn't have the balls to say simply, "Hey, you're cute."

Now it's bedtime so I can work my half-day tomorrow and being the holiday non-festivities.

Just a short note, I've started doing the Weight Watchers online thing in the hopes of at least becoming more aware of what and how much I am actually eating. It's not a perfect system, but my other options involve sitting around and still being fat, which should be a non-option.

Wish me luck, I probably won't say much more about it. I know a few of you are huge proponents of the system.