BelligerentNorm

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Depression is the rest stop stall where Satan applies his Hemorrhoid cream.

Chutch.

nescient
adj
Lacking general education or knowledge.
Uncertain of all claims to knowledge.

"Nescient 1st-level tech support operators are the bane of Norman's existence. He would like to introduce them to nescient handgun owners."

As far as work accomplished goes, today was OK. Coming to the realization that it was easier to simply return an entire system than deal with Tech support was not the knowledge I hoped to glean from my day. At least I didn't make anyone cry (another story).

Still feeling sick so no Gym today. The Cooper River Bridge run is only a month away now and I am not ready AGAIN! Every year I swear to train and every year I end up running 2 days before. If I ever develop focus and resolve I will be as a river unchecked by dam or Earth. Hmmm...that line seems familiar.

I am checking out the Kayaking schedule at the Charleston County Parks (http://www.ccprc.com). They have some good programs. In April I could be kayaking Kiawah River and in May I might try out whitewater and some surf kayaking. Who knows, maybe I'll actually be able to get away from work and do them! :)

Wow, two posts in a row. I don't want to set a precedent so I'll just back away slowly...

apathetic
adj.
1. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
2. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

Months of pointless, endless payment-free overtime have made Norman apathetic. His sexlife has also suffered. (Which raises the question: can the imaginary suffer?)

How to sum up the last several months...I was at work. I came home. I went to the gym (not often enough). I slept. Occasionally I got drunk. Swiss cake rolls played an important part.

Whew, glad that's over with.

It's good to be back...

fu·tile (fyoot'l, fyoo'til)
adj.
Having no useful result.
Trifling and frivolous; idle

Norman's attempt to actually accomplish something amidst the swirl of office politics was futile.

Yeah! Nine hours of constant flurry leads to...you guessed it - no forward motion!

Anyway, I talked to my brother today for the first time in a couple months. He's stationed in Montana doing his missile tour for the Air Force. He just bought a 36" Wega Flat screen TV and an XBox. He was telling me that between him and his roommates, they spent about $250 on fireworks. He said one of the guys he bought from showed him how to make a sparkler bomb. You tie a bunch of sparklers together and then put one in backwards to act as the fuse. He didn't believe it, but then they tried it with one package and it practically exploded. Of course that led them to try it with about 12 packages tied together. He said it left a whole in the driveway. I will have to try that next year. It still seems like there has to be more to it than that...

Now, I will share with you one of my haiku's. These are usually written in the late evening or early morn whilst still at work so please, be kind.

Remember innocence
times spent in blissful leisure
reality claims you

I have a series dedicated to our crappy phone system, but you'd have to have some exposure to Televantage in order to relate to most of them. Ah, the madness that only bad programming can evoke!

deleterious \del-uh-TIR-ee-us\, adjective:
Harmful; destructive; pernicious.

Telling Norman about your fun weekend when he was wasting his weekend saving your e-mail (90% e-cards) can lead to deleterious side-effects.

Yes, it seems that my journal will consist of finding the word that best captures my day. I'd just like to say that not one person thanked me for any of the work I did while they were out getting drunk and setting things on fire. Why, I even here tell of some lighting of farts when the fireworks ran out. Bless America!

What am I saying?! GOD BLESS AMERICA! I mean, everyone knows that Vishnu, HEQET (frog-goddess of Antinoopolis), and Chluthu don't give a hot damn about the United States.

Change of subject...

I am about to start training for a half-marathon in December and a full marathon in February to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have never really trained for a run like this before. I've run the Cooper River Bridge for 3 years but never seem to actually train for it until 3 days before. This will be my first true attempt and I'm excited. A lady I know who runs competitively is going to start working at my company next week and I hope to enlist her help. The race sponsors are also holding monthly meetings to try to organize some running partners. I think I will benefit from this just as much as the people I'm raising money for. Wish me luck!

Current Mood: contemplative

Current Music: Avril Lavigne

This is my first Live Journal post. I heard about this from my roommate. I haven't even read any of his posts so I have no idea what people usually write. Therefore, I will write what I feel. Today, I feel belligerent - hence the name. I figure it covers my frame of mind for the majority of my waking hours.

bel·lig·er·ent
adj.
1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.

Most if it stems from the fact that I feel trapped in my job. (Those not interested in introspective bitching should proceed to the parts where I partake in outright self-pity.) A pawn in my unwilling knowledge and skill in the black arts of network administration. That's right, I'm a technology eunuch.

Whatever, enough! I apologize for the proceeding crap. Since this is my first post, I deserve some tolerance.

So anyway, I hope this to be therapeutic as well as entertaining (for myself). Feel free to come back and bear witness to my journey into the land of corporate stooge...