Archives for: August 2002
08/31/02
Distraction or Procrastination?
I'm spending the day supervising my son as he works off a significant monetary debt that he owes to his mother. The plan was that I would set him to work, be available for questions, and get some writing done. So far, he's done a decent amount of work… more »
08/30/02
Literati
Today I didn't do much that was creative. I read some more of Word Work, and I played Literati online with my wife and sister-in-law. It's nice having broadband at home now, but I hope I'll be able to resist the temptation to waste all my time on it.… more »
08/29/02
Failing Memory and Stereos
There used to be a different page here, but I haven't the foggiest idea what the topic was, and the file is not on my backup tape. I hate that feeling. I guess it's possible that I just missed a day, but I thought I had an August 29th file in here. Hm… more »
08/28/02
Sophie's Wor(l)d Work
As I promised yesterday, I did write a review of Sophie's World today. I was a little surprised that the review didn't come out as positive as I expected; I genuinely enjoyed the book, but I'm afraid the review may not come across that way. Thanks to M… more »
08/27/02
Wired at Home
I took off work early today to meet the cable installer, also known as The Savior. The Savior arrived on time, and quickly installed the big pipe in my bedroom. (I'll let you make up your own jokes there.) Unfortunately, he couldn't install a cable ja… more »
08/26/02
Sophies World
I almost finished Sophie's World today. It's amazing to me how a book can have such high worldwide sales and be so little known in the U.S. That's probably an indicator of just how egocentric we are as a nation. I should have the book finished by tomo… more »
08/25/02
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card made an appearance at a Borders book store today. The store was on the geographically opposite end of Denver from me, but I wanted to make the trek anyway and get a copy of his latest Ender book, Shadow Puppets. In order to justify the… more »
08/24/02
Dante Spumante Again
Yes, we went to see Dante Spumante again. This time, John, the bassist from Juan Hit Wanda (aka Flat Rabbit) and Squidlick (aka Better Than Nothing) and his wife were there. Also, Trevor, one of the guitarist/vocalists for Dot Com, and his wife Debra s… more »
08/23/02
Dante Spumante and Soloing Modes
Kim and I went to see Dante Spumante tonight while Keith spent some time with his grandmother. It was fun to see Dante playing cover tunes, along with their handful of originals, but I must admit that it was a little bit disappointing to know that I was… more »
08/22/02
Broaband, Bryant, and Band
I've been waiting to hear the words for over three years, now. "Yes sir, broadband Internet is now available in your area. Would you like to place an order?" I felt like Fred Sanford. "It's the big one, Elizabeth! I'm comin' to join you honey!" I'v… more »
08/21/02
Blogs, Bryant and Bands
I've been reading bluejack's blog daily since I first heard about it. The more I read it, the more impressed I am by his page design. I'm considering altering this journal to a format more like his, with one daily entry per page and a link to recent en… more »
08/20/02
Rockies vs. Expos
I was given two free tickets to the Rockies/Expos game at Coors Field today, which the Rockies won 8-6. Helton played very well, hitting a homer and making a couple of clutch defensive plays. My son and I pigged out on Rockie Dogs with kraut, nachos, p… more »
08/19/02
Are You Ready for Some Football?
Terrell Davis was ready, but his knee wasn't. TD took the field on Monday Night Football in full dress, knowing that he's probably played his last game, barring some miracle surgery that can rebuild his knees. He's still holding out hope, but reality i… more »
08/18/02
Rules of Climbing
It's been a busy week. The only really productive things I did included helping Kim hang a shell decoration from the ceiling in the stairwell and reformat a computer's hard drive for a friend. Hanging the shell decoration was bad enough. The ceiling i… more »
08/17/02
Weddings, Aging and Connectedness
Today I felt the flash of age. My nephew, Sean, and his fiancée, Jenn, married in a beautiful Scottish-tinged ceremony. The two already have a charming baby named Zachary, and I expect that they will have a happy and successful life together. Sean is… more »
08/16/02
Dot Com in Colorado Springs
We went to see Dot Com in Colorado Springs tonight. We wanted to go see them open for Jack Russell tomorrow night, but with my nephew getting married tomorrow, we figured we wouldn't be able to make it to Colorado Springs in time to see Dot Com play. N… more »
08/15/02
Tem Writing Group
The traffic gods took their revenge on me today. Whereas it only took me 30 minutes to get from Boulder to Aurora last night, it took me an hour and a half to get half that distance tonight. I was 45 minutes late to Melanie's writing group, but I did h… more »
08/14/02
Writer's Circle Writing Group
The traffic gods smiled on me today. Even after staying at work late to do some last minute critiquing for the group, I still managed to make it to the meeting on time. more »
08/13/02
Dante Spumante at Cricket on the Hill
I played with Dante Spumante again tonight, this time at Cricket on the Hill. This gig went much better than the last one; I had a lot more confidence and felt more comfortable with the original songs. We also threw in a few covers: "Dreams," "Rockin'… more »
08/12/02
Cutting Class
I decided to skip the Old Possum's meeting this month. I don't like doing that, since I'm one of the founding members and sort of the group's secretary, but I really need the practice for this gig. Hopefully I can get together with other band members t… more »
08/11/02
Painting and prepping
Okay, almost the whole upstairs is now painted. I ran out of paint and had to rush to Lowe's before they closed, but we got enough to finish the bedroom upstairs and got all the furniture back in so we would have something to sleep on. All that's left… more »
08/10/02
Come home, Son
The Rockies beat the Cubbies 2-0 last night, and I finished painting the stairwell in its entirety this morning. Did I mention that I hate painting? In the early evening, I went to the airport to pick up my son, who had spent the last four weeks with h… more »
08/09/02
Southern Cross and Primer
We worked more on the house last night; the upstairs hallway (and all seven doors in it) are now painted and my wife primered (?) over some stenciled roses in the bedroom. Tonight we're going to a Colorado Rockies game, so we won't get any painting don… more »
08/08/02
Sophie's Snowman
We actually did do a lot of work on the house last night. All of the tile behind the stove is now gone, and the ceiling in the hallway and stairwell is now a dazzling shade of white. Overall, I'm pleased with my Wagner Power Painter; I will certainly u… more »
08/07/02
Isabelle and Hummer
Due to my wife getting off work late and the prospect of painting a ceiling in the dark, we didn't get anything done on the house last night. But I did read up on how to use the power painter properly, so I can know which rules I'm breaking and why the… more »
08/06/02
Morning Morrowind
I felt better today, and attended work as usual. I'm upset with myself for missing work over a silly sinus problem, because I also missed a meeting that I was actually looking forward to attending. This morning, I got up at 5:30 AM and rode the exercis… more »
08/05/02
Silly Sinus Problems
I stayed home from work today. I've been fighting with my sinuses since before we went to Las Vegas, and I think the sawdust from the bookshelf project did me in. I didn't do much except sleep, sniffle, and read Sophie's World today, but in the evening… more »
08/04/02
Creative Space
Today I worked on populating the bookshelves, a full-day job. A number of books that were downstairs had to come upstairs, and vice versa. For the first time in my life, I have more bookshelf space than books to fill it, and I find this creates a sense… more »
08/03/02
Frankenbookshelf
It worked! My wife and I cut the bookshelves in half, and we now have six merely huge shelves. We were even able to save the backing on three of them, so it only took me $20 to buy sheets of 1/8" hardboard to use as backing for the other three. I have… more »
08/02/02
"Johnson, you saw like and old lady!"
I had to stay at work late again tonight, this time in Ft. Collins, so I didn't get much done at home again. There is really no time for writing in all of this; hopefully when I get the office all done I will be able to settle into a morning writing/exe… more »
08/01/02
Merely Huge Bookshelves
I didn't have to stay at work as late tonight, so I was able to get more done on the office. The big plan for the weekend is to borrow a co-worker's circular saw (mine tends to bind during long cuts) and cut my three gargantuan double bookshelves in hal… more »
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