Monthly Archives: October 2003

Calling Narelle

Posted on October 31, 2003 by Ian

After over a month of wondering if I’d somehow irreparably damaged my relationship with my dear friend, I finally got in touch with her this afternoon. Narelle’s down in Melbourne, so the time zone what separates us accounts for one day and five hours. As if this isn’t confusing enough, she works as a dealer at the Crown Casino where she regularly changes her work shifts. Yeah, I woke her up with my call.
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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2003 by Ian

It’s the end of another month already. I’ve been trying to take some stock in this month’s activities. Being injured has temporarily put my weightlifting goals on hold (and has really fucked with my head). I’m glad I went to my nephew’s birthday party. I need to do more to support Mary’s efforts. It sucks that the assignment with HL2 got cut short, but beyond that I don’t regret the opportunity in the slightest. I feel my recent computer acquisitions reflect progress towards my multimedia goals. I have a lot of work to do.
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Waiting For FedEx

Posted on October 30, 2003 by Ian

Mary was feeling sick yesterday. Knowing that she’s very rarely under the weather, I really tried to encourage her to take it easy. I got her on the couch in PJ’s with a blanket, pillows and the remote, and fed her chicken noodle soup and hot tea. She dozed and played with Willy as I started grappling with Maya’s learning curve. She’s feeling altogether better today, and it’s easy to see her improvement.
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Piecing It Together

Posted on October 28, 2003 by Ian

I finally bought myself an Intuos 2 Platinum Wacom tablet. I did exhaustive shopping online, finally deciding on a place in California that would ship the tablet to me 2nd day air. The total price I paid was comparable to the best deals I’ve found over the last month. The company sent me notice that it did ship today, so I’m planning on it arriving on Thursday or Friday.
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Feeling Better

Posted on October 27, 2003 by Ian

Considering that today has marked the end of a drug-induced stupor, today has been a very good day. I’m still a bit off from recent events (including yesterday’s clock change for daylight savings). Sure, I’ve “experimented” with more than my fare share of drugs over the years, but it’s an entirely different thing to pop Vicoden out of perceived necessity. Having spent the last two days bumbling around, sprawling out on my couch or just napping my time away, I’m glad to be returning to clarity. (I’m still in some pain, but not in the same degree as Saturday morning.)
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