Agonotheta

December 22, 2004

Happy Holidays, Spammers!

Is it just me or does it seem like spammers have taken the last few days off? My inbox has really taken a hit recently because of their inactivity. So to you spammers, I thank you and wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Happy Kwanzaa, or, of course, Happy Festivus!

December 15, 2004

My Headboard

December 15, 2004

Boyoboy

December 14, 2004

Zach Braff

Today, I spent a few minutes on my lunchbreak reading Zach Braff's blog. He's the writer/director of Garden State. I really like his writing. It inspires me to write. I read his words and think, "I think great things like that all the time. All I have to do is write them down." Which is why I started this site.

Not that I think I can do what he does. He's good. But he's been doing it awhile. It's his style that makes me think I can do it. He's very natural, doesn't use the biggest words and the most clever turn-of-phrase. It's just that he does it in a way that reminds me of my own writing. That's why it inspires me.

Read this. If you think it's funny, buy the Garden State DVD December 28. Don't just go see the movie. I'm doing you a favor and saving you the movie ticket admission price. You're just going to want to buy it after anyway.

December 13, 2004

Refueling

Despite Cedar City unfortunately still being Cedar City, I had a pretty good time there last weekend. It was good for me to get out of the city and not think about anything that is going on here. Not that things are going bad here, but it's always good to get away from things and go somewhere where things are not on your mind.

I spent some time with my fraternity brothers that are in their last semester of college. Chandler, one of my good friends, and I had a good talk and I encouraged him to move to Salt Lake after graduation. I really hope he does. All day Saturday I hung out with Jill, my old boss and my more recent colleague.

The highlight of our 10-hour conversation has to be when we wholeheartedly and outloudly laughed about many people not knowing there is more than one browser. Immediately I both lamented and rejoiced at how geeky we are.

We went to lunch with Tanya and Monty and Jill's husband Kevin. Tanya is, of course, my ex-coworker when I was a student web developer in college. I had never met Monty, but it was good to. He was quiet, but from what I could gather, he probably just speaks when he has something to say. Unlike me, who speaks all the time, probably just to hear my own voice. I miss being around them. We used to have a good time.

I also saw an old roommate, Tony. He and I shared a couple of beers and laughed about the old times and all the stupid stuff we used to do after getting liquored up.

I hung out for a couple hours with an old friend Jessi. She's been having some health problems lately and subsequently been having a hard time. It was good to see her and hopefully things will be looking up.

I feel refueled after the weekend. I was very busy, driving all over Cedar, not counting getting down there and back. But I can definitely tell that I am doing a hell of a lot better emotionally than I was when I went down. Last weekend was like one long therapy session. I felt good to go down there. But then again, it's great to be back home.

December 10, 2004

Back To Cedar

I'm going to Cedar City for the weekend to visit friends that I haven't seen in quite awhile. In fact, I haven't been to Cedar since I graduated in May of 2003, and that was for less than 48 hours.

It's going to be great seeing some of my old friends, and meeting some new ones, but I have a feeling that I'm going to be ready to leave by Saturday night. I don't have a bad attitude going in, but I just know how much of a drain Cedar is, especially the first 24 hours or so.

December 09, 2004

Brewvies

Tonight, I'm going to see Napoleon Dynamite again at Brewvies. If you haven't heard of it, or haven't been there, it's a movie theatre that serves food and beer. They typically play "second-run" movies. I don't know if that's what they're called, but how about "dollar movies?" You know, the kind that leave the full priced theatre and are shown at discounted prices at another theatre, usually for a dollar or so.

Anway, you pay a little more to be able to drink a beer and eat at your seat. I like it. I like it a lot.

December 06, 2004

New Rule

No more Natalie Portman movies. I can't handle it. It pisses me off. I've recently seen the movies Garden State where she played a loveable, adorable epileptic and Closer, where she portrayed a beautiful, disarming muse.

Sorry Natalie. You have nobody to blame but yourself.

This rule goes into effect May 20, 2005.

December 05, 2004

Closer

"The cast is fantastic in a film that's hard to enjoy."
-- Paul Salfen, SUPERCALA.COM

Well, I saw this movie over the weekend. Um ... where to start? Well, I don't want to ruin the movie for you. So stop reading if you haven't seen it ...

December 01, 2004

Anti-Spam Spam

The other day I got spam promoting anti-spam software. I don't get it. Aren't they working themselves out of a job?