big sloppy puppy dog kisses

So, I figure I should take a little time to make another post here and fill the maybe 3.5 people who read this thing in on what is going on in my life, even though they all either live with me, or spend every other night living with me and could just ask me. But whatever, next time someone asks me what I've been up to, I'll just tell them to read my fucking blog, and not to talk to me until they have.

Anyway, I spent today witb Elizabeth, first taking her cat to the vet, and then picking up her new puppy from the SPCA in baltimore. Considering how I have never really been a huge fan of pets, especially dogs, this was pretty interesting for me. Actually, Elizabeths cat is cool, if a little crazy, and her new dog is really nice. But it was pretty funny to sit in the back of Elizabeth's car driving through downtown Baltimore with a sloppy black lab completely soaking my face with slobber. I'm really not a fan of dog slobber. Anyway, the dog is fun, and perhaps it will change my mind about pets.

I'm still looking for a job. Last week I got a call from Raytheon, which seemed pretty promising, but its been almost a whole week and I havent heard anytrhing, so I dont know whats up with that. I really am pretty burnt out on applying for jobs though, considering my success rate so far. Its a huge pain in my ass... I should just become a bum. anyway, until then, I am just working on my programming job for a Biology professor. Its a pretty cool project, but my heart just isnt in it(not to mention it hardly pays shit), and I wish I had a real job as well. I really need to start making money so I can get a car.

Finally, Ben is moving out at the end of the month and as much as we would like to keep his room as a shrine to him, we are going to need to find a new roomate, or else have to start paying more rent, which none of us want to do. So, if you or anyone you know need a place to live please let us know. It is $430 a month plus utilities. of course, as I mentioned before, everyone who reads this spends at least half their time in this house, or are dating Ben (judging from the fact that I am linked to from Anna's blog), so you all kinow about this, and I just wasted my time.

done and done

So, today I turned in the last assignemnt or exam I ever have to do for school, ever. its a little scary. As much as I dont like to admit it, I thrive on structure, so having classes and assignments to do keeps me from just sitting around and watching tv and sleeping all day. therefore its a little scary to think about my life from here on out. I'm on my own.... Not alone, I've got a wonderful girlfriend and awesome friends, so I'm pretty much set for companionship, but I now have to make my own rules on what I do, and how I spend my time. Granted, sooner or later, I'll have a job, and that will dictate how I spend a good deal of my time, but there are so many other things I want to do, now that I am free of the educational system, but I need to make sure that I actually do them.

I actually am pretty excited to be done, and I'm sure that I'm ready to face the world, and one way or another will avoid becoming a bum. But I am a little aprehensive. I'm all grown up now... I'm expected to be an adult, to act mature all the time... this is all fine and good, but I miss the days when we could just blow off all our responsibilities and go randomly drive to a graveyard or some equally bizare place. and I wish that some of the people who are a part of my life now had been as close to me then as they are now. Elizabeth said the other day that when we get a house together we will put all of our posters and stuff in our bar (which we have already decided to build in our basement, cuz we're crazy like that), and not in our bedrooms since we will be adults. Somehow having to move my posters is like the last straw between childhood and adult hood. But I think I'm ready for it.

The other night at dinner, Elizabeth, Maria, Craig, and I all had a conversatiuon about what kind of school we would send our respective children to, and the prospect of eventually living in houses in the same neighborhood. This is not a child conversation, so I guess despite my best intentions, somewhere along the line I became an adult. I guess its somewhat cool that while most of our peers are worried about getting drunk and laid, we are talking about settling down and starting families. we may be gettign old, but we can still have fun doing it. I just would like to still be able to be completely crazy every once in a while....

anyway, this has been extremely rambly, and I apologize for that, it will never happen again, but I guess this is some sort of a landmark or another and demands at least a little reflection.

The last think I want to say is that the one thing that makes me sure that I will make it after graduation is all the people around me who make life enjoyable. and especially one person whose name starts with an 'E' and ends with 'lizabeth'. also, and this actually has some significance as an inside joke that I may be the only one who gets, it starts with 'P' and ends with 'arker'. ok, im really gonna shut up now.

congratulations to those who are graduating, and keep on truckin' to those who arent.

i prolly should have ended with "ends with lizabeth". That seemed to have a nice ending kick... damn, ive really fucked up this ending :-)

so..... yeah.....


thats it.

damn you, limited profile question response lengths!

So I was doing my profile for this blog and it asks a bunch of questions that I am supposed to anwswer. One of them is a randomly chosen question which read:

Random Question:
You've broken up with your old band and are about to release your first solo album. Please write the liner notes:

So I did:

Formerly the lead kazzooist and sometimes washboard player for the wildly successful punk/folk fusion band Various Artists, and later highlighting his impecable kazzoo skills with Elizabeth Parker's ultimate kazzoo experience, Tim Goff has become a household name in the genre of music that should never have been given a record deal. Known for his punky, kazzoo infused covers of some of music's greatest standards, such as "Landslide", "Paradise by The Dashboard Light", and the "Quizno's Sub" song, Tim has left an indelible mark on the sound of modern music. On this, his first solo album, he delivers, in full force, the greatest achievemnets of his career. The lead single "That shitty Darkness song (Kazzoo and acapella version)" has already become a hit, and other cuts from this album are sure to follow suit. In conclusion, Tim Goff is a person of many contrasts.


Unfortunately, the answer has to be less than 150 characters, so I couldnt actually submit it... so I put it here instead.

Group projects suck large amounts of ass.

So, last night I had to write a huge take home exam for software engineering. At 2am, in the middle of writing, the house a few doors down the road burnt down. Well not all the way down, but it was pretty fucked up. I ended up working on the exam till 6 and writing 18 pages single spaced. Then after a few hours of sleep I got to work on my other project that was due at 3 (stay with me... now im getting to the point of this blog). I wrote up a pretty kick ass report, while another member of my group was finishing the coding. I turned the writeup in by 3.... he didnt turn his in. FUCKER. anyway, we're proabbaly fucked since we automatically lose 20% of the grade. Luckily the professor wants to meet with us on Monday to discuss it, so maybe we can get off better. Man, the stupid fucker refused to let me help him with any of the work. He said it was my code that caused problems with integration, because it didn't conform to his standards. Would have been nice if he let me know these standards. My code worked impeccably goddamnit! And then, when he finally turned it in, he changed my part... just like he did in the previous projects. no wonder he didnt get anything done, he was too busy fucking with everyone elses code.

So in conclusion, this is why I fucking hate group projects. Give me a problem, tell me to code a solution, and I am happy, there is no need to bring any other people into this.

on a side note, I guess this would qualify as my first real post. so that pretty special. Once I finish exams, there should be a lot more of these, and I will put my old blog on wam so that you can all view its glory even when my ccomputer is off or *gasp* in windows(at least until they kill my wam account)

well, this is a hell of a lot easier than doing it myself.

I already have a blog, so why the fuck do i need another? cuz I can. And, its less work. and, I am incredibly lazy. so there. anywho. time to stop slakign and do some work.