It's May 4th!
uh.
See, two-or-so months ago I made myself an ultimatum, the deadline of which is TODAY. It was, uh, regarding WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE*, which explains (in part) why I have been kind of spazzing out about long-term plans for the last few months. But hey, deadline today.
And so there are still pangs of OH GOD, YOU CAN STILL BACK OUT, YOU'RE TOTALLY GOING TO STARVE TO DEATH (or FREEZE) SWEET JESUS because hey, oh god, I can still back out, (etc).
BUT ANYWAY LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.
* I realize, generally speaking, that someone my age isn't really expected to know what to do with the rest of their lives. But hey, I know what I don't want to do: work at some lame job for years and turn into some suburban vampire.
Also, I made yet another Gestalt layout. It almost displays correctly in Firefox!
Friday, May 04, 2007
(untitled)
by visaeril @ 01:47 [edit] [link]
tags: real life
Friday, April 27, 2007
draining: PLANNING
by visaeril @ 08:21 [edit] [link]
tags: draining, real life
Okay, so I have a THREE DAY WEEKEND coming up (any enthusiasm there you see should be read as highly sarcastic) whcih means I am free from Saturday morning to Tuesday night.
I am thinking I should get someone to go draining with me, to that one Dinkytown/University drain me, Charlie, and Emily visited years ago (I'm pretty sure there was a prototypical 'draining report' posted to the blog, but hey I don't remember when it was so you don't get a link) and got all of, like, 300ft down before going back. Mostly because I sucked.
Nevertheless, it's THREE YEARS LATER now, at least, and I think we should go for it again.
(even though I kind of expect John to make frowny faces because... he hates freedom, and Charlie to be inept, and... I don't even think Candice checks the blog ever. So I'll end up going draining alone again. Seriously, if I die I'm totally going to blame you guys)
[EDIT] okay, or not. No three day weekend; they just messed up my schedule. downsides: well, more time at the soul-crushing job, maybe I won't get to visit Arise! for cupcakes today. upsides: more time to spend furthering my hopeless co-worker crush. and I guess $69.37 more in gross income.
I am thinking I should get someone to go draining with me, to that one Dinkytown/University drain me, Charlie, and Emily visited years ago (I'm pretty sure there was a prototypical 'draining report' posted to the blog, but hey I don't remember when it was so you don't get a link) and got all of, like, 300ft down before going back. Mostly because I sucked.
Nevertheless, it's THREE YEARS LATER now, at least, and I think we should go for it again.
(even though I kind of expect John to make frowny faces because... he hates freedom, and Charlie to be inept, and... I don't even think Candice checks the blog ever. So I'll end up going draining alone again. Seriously, if I die I'm totally going to blame you guys)
[EDIT] okay, or not. No three day weekend; they just messed up my schedule. downsides: well, more time at the soul-crushing job, maybe I won't get to visit Arise! for cupcakes today. upsides: more time to spend furthering my hopeless co-worker crush. and I guess $69.37 more in gross income.
Monday, April 23, 2007
hzzzzz.
by visaeril @ 02:55 [edit] [link]
tags: books, math, real life
I was up for 18 hours, and then I slept for 11 hours. mmm. It's nice to be back in my natural rhythm (for those who don't know it, my normal waking/sleeping pattern involves staying up around 20~ hours at a time and then sleeping for 10~ hours. you could see how this could cause problems) even if it's only for a day or two.
I bought books! Bomb the Suburbs, Anarchism and other essays, Technoscience and Cyberculture, and Beyond Good and Evil (although my version has a differently-coloured cover).
The clerk at Arise! made a joke about getting some light reading. Sadly, this is light reading for me.
Too bad Arise! doesn't carry math books, because I am really wanting to learn some actual, like, useful math. Because pretty much every bit of math I learn becomes useful while programming, almost instantly.
p.s. still freaking out about what to do with my life.
I bought books! Bomb the Suburbs, Anarchism and other essays, Technoscience and Cyberculture, and Beyond Good and Evil (although my version has a differently-coloured cover).
The clerk at Arise! made a joke about getting some light reading. Sadly, this is light reading for me.
Too bad Arise! doesn't carry math books, because I am really wanting to learn some actual, like, useful math. Because pretty much every bit of math I learn becomes useful while programming, almost instantly.
p.s. still freaking out about what to do with my life.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
(more on shipping containers)
by visaeril @ 17:32 [edit] [link]
tags: real life
Because Charlie wanted to know, and because I always get a little uncomfortable when the most recent post is about porn, because you can never tell when everyone will stop posting and leave the post about porn as the most-recent for the next two years.
So, a lot of Serious Architects have been using shipping containers to build houses or apartment buildings. They are generally larger multi-container structures, which is not how I'd do things, as I am poor and containers, while cheap, are still not that cheap. I've seen them range from $75 (for one made from wood) to $260~ (for a 20' metal container) to $1500~ (for a used refrigerated container) to $2000~ (for a new metal container), and seeing as I am poor I'd likely aim for a larger, decent-condition container and see where I can go from there.
I think what I'd be trying would be more like the tiny houses trend more than a big architectureal challenge. Less 'containers as lego blocks' and more 'this holds 2261 cubic feet of space; how do I get the most usable area out of that?', I suppose.
But really I am tired of paying the majority of my paycheck towards pointless housing, with only the promise of further rent hikes in the future.
(and as Charlie pointed out, the biggest issue would be finding a location to put the thing. 20' or 40' shipping containers can't just be thrown around all willy-nilly. whatever, I'm sure I'll either work out location or try a solution unrelated to shipping containers)
So, a lot of Serious Architects have been using shipping containers to build houses or apartment buildings. They are generally larger multi-container structures, which is not how I'd do things, as I am poor and containers, while cheap, are still not that cheap. I've seen them range from $75 (for one made from wood) to $260~ (for a 20' metal container) to $1500~ (for a used refrigerated container) to $2000~ (for a new metal container), and seeing as I am poor I'd likely aim for a larger, decent-condition container and see where I can go from there.
I think what I'd be trying would be more like the tiny houses trend more than a big architectureal challenge. Less 'containers as lego blocks' and more 'this holds 2261 cubic feet of space; how do I get the most usable area out of that?', I suppose.
But really I am tired of paying the majority of my paycheck towards pointless housing, with only the promise of further rent hikes in the future.
(and as Charlie pointed out, the biggest issue would be finding a location to put the thing. 20' or 40' shipping containers can't just be thrown around all willy-nilly. whatever, I'm sure I'll either work out location or try a solution unrelated to shipping containers)
asst. news
by visaeril @ 09:15 [edit] [link]
tags: art, porn, real life
Sweet monkey jesus. Yesterday [FURRY PORN AUTHOR 1] reviews my fics on AFFN, today I find out [FURRY PORN AUTHOR 2] +faved my porn on y!gallery while I was away from the internet.
uh. Names not mentioned because I'd be mortified if they actually found this post, but. AUTHOR #1 is like, way more popular than me (mostly because he writes multiparts in popular fandoms, but) and it was very ! to find three reviews by him in my inbox.
AUTHOR #2, on the other hand, was kind of my inspiration for PORNS when I first started writing. Seriously. Way more !!! than AUTHOR #1.
In unrelated news:
In related news, I'm thinking of writing more porn. We'll really see how that goes. I'm so lazy.
Oh yeah, and I drew this. (but you might not be able to see that because it's on my server which is only on when I'm awake. if you can't, try again in 8 hours). John says I should be a fashion designer when I grow up. I... disagree.
uh. Names not mentioned because I'd be mortified if they actually found this post, but. AUTHOR #1 is like, way more popular than me (mostly because he writes multiparts in popular fandoms, but) and it was very ! to find three reviews by him in my inbox.
AUTHOR #2, on the other hand, was kind of my inspiration for PORNS when I first started writing. Seriously. Way more !!! than AUTHOR #1.
In unrelated news:
- CR & the MOO are down indefinately because no one ever used them and I can't sleep with my computer on.
- So, I'm thinking about seeing if I can buy a shipping container to live in instead of shelling out $565 useless bucks every month for this apartment. We'll... see how that goes
In related news, I'm thinking of writing more porn. We'll really see how that goes. I'm so lazy.
Oh yeah, and I drew this. (but you might not be able to see that because it's on my server which is only on when I'm awake. if you can't, try again in 8 hours). John says I should be a fashion designer when I grow up. I... disagree.
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