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Maybe I should blame gravity. Hrumph. Anyway, I'm up and about as usual, waiting for my program to finish. It should be able to send it off soon! Yay! (I think I've said that before actually.)
I ended up working late today. Since we moved servers, things got a little screwed up so I had to go and fix some things. I've been able to get most of the stuff working, but I had to get out of the office because they were locking up (okay, so staying until seven is not that late, but it is if you consider that I usually leave around five). Ah, I remember the good old days when I was still doing my masters and could stay at the school as long as I wanted (which was usually very long during those really hot summer days).
Anyway, I got my paycheque today! Yay! I'm rich! Too bad I have to pay for stuff. *watches as paycheque turns into just enough money for food* As KGL would say: Boo.
Speaking of KGL, she's got an update up. Apparently there was an earthquake down in the Seattle area (around 6.7 on the Richter scale) which was strong enough to cause some blackouts, but last I heard, nothing too bad happened.
I notice that LXC has been busy filling up the comments (and thus making this entry awfully lopsided) so I'm going to go and respond to his comments at some point in time while I try to figure out what I can throw on this side to even things out.
(Hmm.. padding, padding..)
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I just had a quick dinner, and I'm quite full. Actually, I was quite full when I started eating (yes, I can actually get full thankyouverymuch) because of lunch. MV came to the office today for lunch, and since I missed out on lunch last week, I figured that I should join in. Well, it was probably a much smaller group, but it was still quite interesting nonetheless. I ended up riding with the girls, and got completely engulfed in a sea of estrogen. I don't know how else to put it. It was quite entertaining I must admit with all of their stories, jokes, and comments. Quite an interesting bunch.
Lunch was very good. We went to to a place called Jake's (which used to be a funeral home) in Unionville. I wasn't paying all too much attention to the route we took, but from what I saw, it seems as if we went through the original downtown Unionville. (Narrow roads, and many small, close packed buildings.) It looked really neat actually. I didn't realize that we had such a "small town" type community so close to where I lived. Mind you, it might've been rebuilt, but I don't think so. I should check it out again sometime. (Maybe I should bike around that area.)
Oh yeah, lunch. Lunch was really good (as I said before). I ordered the baby clam linguine and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of sauce I got. When I usually go out to eat pasta at some restaurants, I end up sucking up most of the sauce before going through half of the dish, but this one.. oh man! There were so many baby clams! Mmm.. *rubs tummy* Quite a filling meal. (We ended up finishing around half-past-two.)
So now you know why I wasn't hungry for dinner. Maybe I'll be having a midnight snack later..
I usually don't remember any religious dates unless I end up getting the day off, and today is no exception. The only reason why I remembered about it was because KH was asking me if I knew that we had missed Shrove Tuesday. (Huh?) You know, Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday? (Huh?) The beginning of Lent? (Huh?)
Needless to say, I was quite ignorant (and still am actually). I do remember having some sort of pancake day in grade.. seven? But apart from that, I don't ever remember being around anyone who's ever celbrated Shrove Tuesday. It's too bad since I really do like pancakes (in moderation of course - no tall stacks for me!).
I also realized something. In my office, I'm stuck with a couple of really hard working guys and we don't usually discuss stuff too much. Not too much idle banter that is. Most of our discussions are usually work or computer related. But when I was working on the server in the other room, it was quite a different experience.
Oh well, I think it's time for me to check on news huh?
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Hmm, it seems as if my war against the lopsided entry is faring poorly. I'll remember to keep my ideas to myself next time.
Anyway, before I go and respond to those comment entries, I noticed that Laz has an entry up about self-amputation. Ick.
Oh man, even André's commented! I'm doomed to failure! *thinks of more to say*
What happened to my vaunted loquacity?
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There's a bunch of links about some really.. unsmart people in this world. There's the parents who want their kid to be the youngest smoker in the world. Also, some kid got beat up for throwing stuff at cars. On the other side of the world, some yahoo found out why you shouldn't smoke near a gas station. While closer to home, police turned a fugitive away while he was trying to turn himself in. Finally, I feel sorry for this couple.
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Erk, I think my page layout was pushed to the limit with that last barrage of comments. Oi, maybe I should go and try coding a discussion forum at some point in time. It would be a neat project, and would make continuing threads much easier than these day-based comments. *rubs chin* Mind you, a discussion board is (to me) just an overgrown guestbook. The aspects are the same even though the reasoning is different. Well, maybe not. The guessbook is just one thread of a more general discussion forum..
*thinks*
Yes, yes.. I can see the ideas starting to form in my head. This may prove interesting. Now all I need is the time to put all of this together..
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 23:49:24 (UTC)
[QYV] (can I call you that? or do you prefer QYV?),
I did a Yahoo search on Woburn Collegiate (feeling nostalgic i guess) and your website came up.
I also felt I should write a comment. I would feel guilty that I visited your site but didn't say hi. (I read that note somewhere about the guestbook, and how you had 788,234 visitors but 12 entries).
How is it going otherwise?
I hear you're working in TO now. At some computer place? (that's what OMok said) What do you do there?
(BTW, I'm trying to see how long I can make this message, and how it would look on your comments section. I'm not trying to crash your page, so if I do, I apologize. Just testing it out.)
(BTW - Part II - I like this interactive journal idea you call the PIT. Did you create this yourself? It's pretty cool. Are you interested in doing websites? If so, I have a job for you....)
(Oh it pays too. I don't know how much, but its an actual contract job, not something i made up)
(I also found OMok's website. I think he is in TO as well. All we need is one more person, and that means we can play MJ!
Hey, have you heard from Mahesh? It looked like you completely dissed him. I think he left two comments, but no reply from you. I think he's a doctor now. Isn't that scary? <grin>
(no offense Mahesh. I was just kidding. Hey, if you read this, how is it going?)
(yes i actually went through every single entry of your journal and read *every* single comment)
Do you still play MAGIC?
Ok i'm tired - no more ideas
Alex Chan
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 23:52:48 (UTC)
Hey it looks fine!
Oh, have you heard from Mike Camarda any time recently?
I just saw one of his sayings up on your site.
I hear that he has disappeared and has resurfaced under a new name. Rumour has it that he refuses to acknowledge the name Mike, as well as anyone who used to know him as well.
Saucy
Alex Chan
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 01:33:38 (UTC)
Re: Mike Carmarda...
Although he did get in touch with me when he was in Vancouver for work in April 1998. (Wow, that was almost three years ago!) He actually brought my phone number and called me while he was here. We climbed a mountain and then had dinner at a decent Greek restaurant overlooking Robson Street.
He was working for IBM at the time and was doing something downtown here.
André
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 01:42:42 (UTC)
Ha! Trying to even it out huh?
Good thing I caught it in time. Now, if anything, I going to have to write a full essay to fix that.
Hey [QYV], do you have [K-Boy]'s website? I think it is at www.planetKern.com. I could be wrong, but it also has links to some Woburn folk.
I suppose you know [Dee] got married.
Didja know that there are a few [QYV]'s out on the WorldWideWeb? I think they have middle names mixed in there, but [QYV]s they are. (Was that correct grammar? Who knows.)
Perhaps you should e-mail them. Find out if they are like you.
I wonder if anyone else is here from Woburn. Hello Wildcats. (Is that the motto?) I wonder if Woburnites know that the school has turned into a gangland. I saw a gun deal once in the lobby, while I was waiting for my driving test. A couple of years after we graduated, I hear the building behind was the site for many a drug raid. And some of the Barenaked Ladies came from there.
I wonder if anyone from Woburn is also feeling nostalgic. (To those not from Woburn, I'm sorry if I am boring you with Woburn stories.) BTW, nice to meet you all.
Maybe I don't want to get back to work. [QYV], you seem like you are enjoying what you are doing. Congrats. That is very important. Everyone, *don't* get caught in life doing something you hate. Its an important lesson. Unless of course, you make lots of money and can retire early. Then you can hate your work, because soon you won't have to do it anymore. That's what I hope to do.
[QYV], do you mind if I tell everyone I know from Woburn that you are here? Maybe we will use this forum to talk about you and your Woburn days. <grin> (Hi Andre.)
Seriously, we should have a massive game of Super-Melee MJ. Or maybe just regular MJ.
Hey everyone, whadya know? I have a journal too.
(OK, I'll stop now.)
Thanks for the site [QYV]. It really is amazing. Well designed and an *excellent* idea. Perfect for anyone seeking out nostalgia.
Saucy
Alex Chan
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:20:11 (UTC)
Wow, doesn't this QYV guy (or is it [QYV]?) have anything to do other than update his webpage all day? Do we really want more than one QYV in the world?
Shrove Tuesday is when you're supposed to fatten up (fat Tuesday, mardi gras) so you can fast for lent.
There was some hefty earth movements this morning. Around 11am, the west coast shook for about a minute. In Vancouver, buildings swayed and boxes toppled off shelves. No real harm done and no damage that I've been able to see downtown. To bad I lost the Richter pool by only guessing 5.2.
André
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:28:02 (UTC)
Andre: [QYV] has some sort of replacer function that replaces "[QYV]" with "QYV". That's why the messages have no mention of [QYV].
QYV: Seriusly, can I still call you [QYV]? I still call Jacob Lee by his *real* name, SitV. BTW, his website is www.jacoblee.org
Darn! He's caught my replacer-avoidance trick!
Saucy
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:35:02 (UTC)
Quite a number of questions to answer I must say. Now, where shall I begin? I generally try not to include real names on this site (except for a few). I just did a quick search and noticed that you were doing a page for the UofT Law guys. I assume that's the contract you were talking about? Mahesh's comment was actually transplanted from the guestbook, which would explain why I didn't reply to them. There are very few Woburnites who visit this site. It matters to me not if you tell people about it. That's about it.
Do you know how many Alex Chans there are? Good lord! *gives up on web search*
QYV
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:36:30 (UTC)
He's replacing by hand. If you look at this message right when I put it up, it says
[QYV], and not QYV.
André
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:37:43 (UTC)
Bah!
Here's another try... Jenning.
André
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:40:40 (UTC)
There's a replacer function that I never discovered? Now this I gotta try... [QYV]! ...Impressive.
This makes me wonder why you Woburnites don't have a reunion and take this chat offline.
Jax
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:42:44 (UTC)
Does that real name rule extend to your name?
I forget all the questions I asked. Where are you working now and what are you doing?
I am doing the website for UofT Law. I had no idea it would show up on a search! Wow! I've been slowly deleting my name from each of the pages. It's a real pain. Although I am doing it because once someone else starts to do it, then they won't have to change every single one of the pages. (Thanks SitV!)
How have you been? (Stupid question, since I'm reading your journal). How long has it been? Too long. You up for some MJ?
Who from Woburn have you kept in touch with?
Saucy
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:44:06 (UTC)
Bah!
BTW, your page is slightly broken... My name shows as Andr&QYV#233; at the top.
André
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 02:52:20 (UTC)
"He's replacing by hand" == he's replacing the ones that the automated thing doesn't catch.
André
Thursday, March 01, 2001 at 03:11:24 (UTC)
Since Saucy has been bugging me to write something here, here goes...
QYV, let's play MJ! I am unemployed, so I have all the time in the world! :-)
Otto out!