Early morning mistake

When I got up, I mistakenly grabbed Occam's Razor and shaved with it.

Now I feel more simple-minded than ever.

Go on. Laugh. You know you want to.

Don't look at me like that. It is funny!

Oh fine. You try to do better.

In unrelated news, I went to Coach Sushi in Oakland last night. Very tasty dinner. There was a never-empty cup of sake in one of those pine-cedar boxes in place of a round cup. The proprietor, Coach, was quite attentive in keeping said sake ever-flowing.

Thankfully, I only sipped. The curse of driving.

In more unrelated news, I saw a pic of the re-imagined Enterprise for the J.J. Abram's "Star Trek" movie.

Initially, I was quite uninterested in more tepid and unispired "Trek" offerings. Abrams is a master of marketing. The bastard could sell me virtually anything. Gah.

Midway Miscellanea

I got Great Big Sea's "Fortune's Favour" (don't forget the obligatory Canadian 'u' in "favour") last week. I can't stop listening to it.

Most of the vocal music I favor could be termed "odd", at best and is often quite maudlin. There are some bands I like that are more upbeat, but they're uncommon. GBS is currently topping the list of more upbeat bands right now.

Favorite tracks from that album: "Here and Now", "Walk on the Moon", and "Love Me Tonight". They've made the transition to the insanity that is my MP3 player.

Perfectly timed music, in truth.

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Stupid network won't let me log in to the parts I need at work. So what the hell am I supposed to do?

Irritating.

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An observation while riding my bike in this morning: warming weather must be very nice for streetwalkers.

I crossed into Oakland and passed a woman who clearly was dressed for a specific profession. A week ago, I'd think she'd be worried about hypothermia. This morning, I expect she was just a bit chilly.

It's kind of a game to count the prostitutes on the way in these days. Most I've counted: six in five blocks.

Who the hell turns tricks at 5am? I expect I don't want to know the answer to that.

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I'm ready for this week to be over and it's only Wednesday. Doesn't bode well for the rest of today, much less the next two days.

Willpower

I managed to get rid of the TJ's Belgian Dark Chocolate Mini Grahams from my desk yesterday. During my after-work grocery run, I resisted restocking. Of late, my eating habits have not been the best.

I always wind up getting the munchies when the weather cools. Must be a hibernation thing. It's made worse 'cause I'm naturally inclined towards gluttony.

So I'm cutting those snacks out for a while. The weather is supposed to warm considerably over the next few days, so I think I'll take advantage and bike in. It will help take the edge off of my dining-out tomorrow and Friday.

Now I need to focus on the impulse-spending habit. With xmas coming, it's going to be hard to deal with gifts and buy every little thing that catches my easily-distracted ey... ooh! Bright shiny thi... no no no... focus...

I can do this. Really.

If I keep telling myself this, maybe I'll believe it.

Entrophically Gifted

Sweet Nyrlathotep my apartment is a mess. How did it get that way?

Oh yeah. I'm a slob.

Okay, then. There we go. Makes perfect sense.

So did I actually clean up yesterday? Don't be silly. No, no. I watched a DVD, websurfed, and listened to music.

Doing constructive things would just be too reasonable.

Though I did balance my checkbook. To the penny. Yay OCD!!!

Alas, there really isn't that money in the account for this to be a victory. Ah well.

I got words

"Firefly" quotes that just popped into my head:

"The wheel never stops turning, Badger."

"That only matters to the folks on the rim."

Ah, Joss. Your words are gold.

And life is weird. No, I'm not going to elaborate. I shouldn't have to.

Monday Musings

Funny how I can feel perfectly healthy and then after about an hour in the office I'm coughing like a ten-pack-a-day smoker.

Not funny "ha-ha".

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My self-control around sweets is backsliding. Used to be I had a terrible addiction to chocolates and sweets in general. In recent years, I've found I can resist milk chocolate fairly easily.

And yet, I'm sitting at a game at Erik's on Saturday and next thing I know, I'm devouring caramels, prezels, and sour-candies like they're... um... candy.

Damnit.

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Was all set to ride the bike this morning (despite the fact it's pretty cold). Watched the weather and saw the small chance of rain. It's pretty slight, but I know if I rode my bike, I'd jack the odds (I have super-powers that way).

Okay, it was an excuse for laziness. I folded like a cheap suit. I can admit that.

I'll run this afternoon to make up for it.

Really.

I swear.

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Panhandlers are getting pretty aggressive these days. Yesterday, on my way in to see "Repo", I stopped at REI. I got hit up by at least three guys in the same lot for money and cursed out for not giving them any.

Usually my response to that would be something along the lines of: "Go fuck yourself. I don't owe you anything."

However, these guys all clearly knew one another. Seemed unwise to get too belligerent.

Nevermind that I didn't have any cash on hand to share, even if I were so-inclined. I only had a twenty and that was for the movie. I wasn't going to drop a twenty on these guys. They were clearly hustling as they gave me the same "can you spare a little change for gas - my family is in the car around the corner, blah blah bla" story that I've heard a hundred times.

I dunno why, but the canned stories just piss me off.

A sign of the times, I suppose.

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I got a good look at myself wearing my cap this morning (needed something to keep my head warm).

I look like a friggin' criminal.

Heh.

Repo Review

I've had a chance to sleep on it.

I'm going with Vicky's summary of "Repo: The Genetic Opera": Goths will love it.

It's like they tried to mix "Rocky Horror Picture Show" with "Blade Runner". It's a pretty movie and the singing is top-notch. Anthony Head rocks, as always. I didn't realize which character was Paris Hilton until the movie was nearly over.

That said, the songwriting was weak at best. The plot felt a little plodding and didn't flow very well.

I can't say I know anyone firsthand whom I'd recommend this to.