Get yer mind out of the gutter
27 July 2006 - 13:58.
I'm a geek by trade - that is, I work with computers. A lot. I surf the internet very quickly. I'm accustomed to digesting information at a rapid pace, whereby my brain will see something, and then it'll see something else before the first something is fully processed. 99% of the time this works for me. But occasionally the mind will see something, and jump to a wholly incorrect conclusion.
And so with that in mind, I give you a list of websites... I didn't find them, they were brought to my attention through a mailing list I subscribe to. I have no idea if these were done on purpose or not; all I can do is hope that someone was trying to be funny with some of them.
As of this writing they're all valid URL's. So open at your own risk.....
www.expertsexchange.com
www.powergenitalia.com
www.penisland.net
www.molestationnursery.com
www.whorepresents.com
And my personal favourite....
www.cummingfirst.com
Counterpoint
24 July 2006 - 14:57.
Things that make me feel a bit better, irrespective of what else goes on in my mind.
-4 days off from work in a row, especially when it didn't even cost me any vacation days.
-Lots of time at the rowing club, listening to music and hanging out with friends.
-eBay, so I can get rid of stuff that should have been gotten rid of ages ago.
-Seeing kids movies, in the theatre.
-Sorting out the change jar, and coming up with enough to buy groceries.
Breaking The Rules
23 July 2006 - 13:21.
So I was at the club last night to help celebrate
Sue's birthday, and it was an absolute hoot. Among other things, I sat around with some friends of Sue's wtaching Godzilla versus someone-or-another and someone-else. It was classic, like watching Mystery Science Theatre 3000... we couldn't hear it too well, so we were making up our own lines, and ripping the flick to shreds.
But probably the most fun was going out in a double with Sue for a brief row around Coal Harbour. We must have broken about 4 or 5 club regulations, and who knows how many maritime rule violations we perpetrated. Let's see... alcohol? Check. No lights? Check. Dark colours? (Sue) Check. Darkness? Check. I'm sure there are other rules that were bent. But it was cool. Especially since Sue was wearing a dress. Good thing she rows like a lady, and keeps her knees together.
Now? I think it's time to re-hydrate. I've been tipsy at the club the past two night running, and I need some water. Not because of the heat (I'm fine with the heat), but because in the past two nights I've probably gone through some 20 pints or so........
Something is not right
19 July 2006 - 19:47.
Something is going wrong in my brain, and I can't figure it out. It bothers me that I can't pinpoint it.
Some of you know me better than others. And you know that despite any reputations or pre-conceived notions, at heart I'm a reasonably quiet and introspective person. I'm a glass-half-full type, and I'm normally very tolerant of other peoples' opinions and thoughts. But this hasn't been the case of late.
I noticed it first a week or so ago, and I commented in
this entry about feeling like I was in a bit of a funk. Since then it only seems to have gotten worse. I really noticed it a couple days ago on my way back from Seattle; I'd stopped at a rest area, and everything about the people around me was annoying... the children, who were busy being children, the dogs, who were doing what dogs do, and the rest of the people who were doing what people at rest areas do... resting, laughing, and relaxing. And
every single one of them bothered me. Unfortunately, this is only one example. There are too many others.
It's not even that there's a specific cause or impetus that I can pinpoint. Work is fine, and I'm not especially stressed about anything right now. I'm rowing, and physically I feel pretty good - not perfect, but pretty good. Money isn't an issue. But there's something odd going on, and it irks me that I can't put my figure on it to resolve it.
Whatever it is, I need to figure this out soon. It's not a good thing.
Reason #8
18 July 2006 - 00:55.
...To keep ones hair short. I just got back from Seattle, and went into the bathroom to was my face. This is what looked back at me from the mirror. Long motorbike rides + helmet + hair that needs a cut = bad hair nights. (pics is after the jump, since they sometimes break my stylesheet
)
But wait! There's more!
Snippets
17 July 2006 - 18:11.
Greetings from Seattle. Again. Yippee. (You can just feel the enthusiasm, right?)
- You wonder if you should be worried if you overhear the facility General Manager talking with one of the salespeople about 'killing' someone. And then laughing. Loud. (Fortunately, they were talking about paintball. I think.)
- Every quarter, our sales department has a feel-good meeting. I imagine it's likely related to status updates ,planning, and the like, but to those of us who aren't invited, it's a 3-day schmooze fest. Team building exercises in the past have included golf in Whistler, and an afternoon at the go-kart track. This quarter's team building outing? They're going to do the Grouse Grind. They're supposed to meet at the trailhead at 4:30, and they have a 6:00 PM dinner reservation. Now some of our sales folks aren't - shall we say - overly athletic. I'm actually tempted to take the night off from teaching rowing, so I can do it with them, and take pictures of them as they crest the last granite slab. I can't imagine how 60 minutes of hellish torture would qualify as team building. Shared commiseration maybe, but not team building. They're gonna be so sore.......
Weekend sorta wrap-up
17 July 2006 - 07:23.
Damn I'm tired. I spent the whole weekend at Elk Lake attending the BC Champs as a vendor - no racing just yet though - trying to sell boats. Meh. Not bad, less traffic than last year, but better quality leads.
The point though is that I'm exhausted. Getting up at 5 am is not exactly my idea of fun. Sitting under a tent and ending up badly sunburned anyways is nor healthy (and I was even wearing sunscreen). And what does the day hold for me today? Lucky me, I get to go to Seattle again today. Fuck.
I need to develop a close intimate relationship with my pillow.
So Much Yet So Little
12 July 2006 - 08:33.
Firstly, thanks to the bunch of you who are actually willing to identify yourselves. Secondly, due to apparent apathy, jeremycolwell.com will cease to function in the near future. The new address will be communicated to those of you who care enough to at least say hi when I ask, and to those who comment somewhat regularly (which incidentally, is 3 people). Oh I'm sorry... you didn't realize that this was a test? Tough shit. It's my fucking blog, and I'll do what I want with it. Deal with it.
(And yes, I'm in a bit of a pissy mood this morning. Not completely sure why.)
In other news....
For someone with no time to spare, things seem incredibly mundane for me right now. I had a bit of free time Monday night, and that's about all I'm going to have for the next week or so. I find it interesting that I can be doing so much, yet it all seems too unremarkable to go into detail about. Not that the people I'm with are unremarkable - they're not, just the opposite in fact. For example I spent Saturday evening with my friend shade, and had a fantabulous time, full of belly laughs. I was with Andrew and Nadine and their daughter Autumn on Sunday, and I was able to enjoy a beautiful lamb dinner that I neither had to prepare nor pay for. Not to mention being able to catch up some more with my oldest friend in the world (23 years now, for those who are counting).
But it all seems somewhat non-blogworthy. Having gone through my own
Blue Period, I feel at a bit of a loss to figure out where to go next with these pages. I know many folks will simply do a sort of 'day-in-the-life' blog (see the sidebar for examples), but I'm not sure I want to be one of them. I just don't find my own existence and activities to be that interesting.
Tell me something people...
07 July 2006 - 09:56.
Just who are you people? To borrow a phrase from
Peechie, I think it's de-lurking time.
A number of months ago when I formalized this into a proper blog (as opposed to the garbage I had previously), I had 6 people reading the pages on a regular basis, and I knew them all by IP address (I'm a geek, remember? I notice these things). As of the last time I checked, I'm now getting between 50 and 75 hits per day (average is 67), not including bots and spiders. And out of all that, there are only 3 people who comment with any sort of regularity.
So tell me who you are please... de-lurk yourselves. Comment, even if it's only to say hi. I'd just like to get some sort of idea of who's actually reading this thing.
Cheeky Bastard
04 July 2006 - 13:20.
So I had to spend half of my June in another city, and not even one that I enjoy. I mean, let's be honest here... the Greater Seattle Metro Area has some 6.5 million people (more than all of BC) and the second worst traffic problem in the whole USofA (behind LA, not surprisingly). Seattle is busier, dirtier, more heavily developed, and has greater urban sprawl than Vancouver. We have more green, closer mountains, better air, and lighter traffic (people here who bitch about the Port Mann should try driving in Seattle's morning rush hour - it redefines the word 'hell'). And my reward for spending time in this mass of humanity? I get to work extra hours. And since I'm a salaried employee, I don't get paid overtime.
But wait!! Although I don't get overtime, I do get time-in-lieu.
So after some calendar gazing last week, and some contemplation this morning, I've combined my time in lieu with 3 days worth of vacation time. The net result? Every single weekend for me is now a long weekend. Clear through till the far side of labour day, I do not work a 5 day work week - some are Fridays off, most are Mondays off (since I abhor Mondays at work). But either way I get to live the summer ideal, all summer - long weekends in the sunshine.
I feel almost guilty. Actually, wait. No, I don't.
Carnivore-ous Rex
03 July 2006 - 13:06.
Wow... busy weekend, especially considering it's not over.
Saturday was
Sue and Artos's Meatfest celebration. Some 23 people got together for a barbeque and consumed somewhere around 21 pounds of meat. This doesn't include other consumables like condiments, chips, non-meat salad ingredients (yes, there was a salad there with meat in it) or beer. Musn't forget the beer. Great BBQ guys - thanks for inviting me.
Late Saturday I had some people over for a short time, and what did we do to satisfy the munchies? More meat, this time mixed in with Chinese food. I think it's almost time to go Vegan for a few days. I'm kinda meated out right now.
Sunday was sunburn day, since I, in my infinite wisdom, decided to go rowing at the noon hour. So heat + water + sun = reddened and dehydrated Jeremy. It's Monday afternoon now, and I'm still feeling the desire for more liquid. Maybe I should slake my thirst with something other than water - it's obviously not helping. Hmmm... I think I have a few cold beer somewhere........
And today is boat repair day. Lucky me gets to go shopping for non-corrosive parts and glues, and fix the fin on a boat that's up at Deep Cove rowing club. At least I'll be inside, and by the water again, so the temperature should be reasonable. I seem to recall that there's a place up there that'll do me well for helping to cool down after I exert myself. Ya, more beer.