how’s this for a performance piece?
http://college.break.com/articles/nintendochoir.html
then of course there’s this:
http://www.break.com/articles/houselights.html (Jacob, you must watch that one)
Archive for November, 2005
happy birthday, daniel. i love you.
well….hello there, cutie…….oh, yes…i remember you….mrs. vifl…
Published by November 16th, 2005 in general. 1 Commentamen…and interesting tales, randy.
i’m planning on taking a road trip to the chicago area / southern indiana early january. i’d like to get some folks together…if you’re interested…please let me know. if no one wants to go…i’ll go by myself…there’s nothing quite like a winter road trip.
i nearly spun out on a patch of ice tonight….old man winter has mustered his strength and is beating the crap out of Lady Autumn…take that you old hag.
take that.
Very, very interesting article.
“Or, Gruber continues, it could be that those ‘with more faith may be less stressed out about daily problems that impede success in the labor market and the marriage market, and are therefore more successful.’”
I wonder if that means, in a way, that they care less about financial gain and therefore are more successful financially? Whether it points to that or not, I like to think that way–one of the great paradoxes of pursuing God, the “dying to live” principle. Therefore, under God’s justice, those who become involed in religion with the most microscopic intention of receiving financial gain from it, or any selfishly ambitious gain from it for that matter, will fail! Hah! That’s why a bloke like Simon the Sorcerer got his ass capped. Figuratively.
I must say, personally, I am so sick of Christians who defend a love of money. I hear all the time, “remember that the Bible says the LOVE of money is evil, not money itself.” That’s just a very revealing way for that person to say, “I love money.” Give me a break. Jesus was not a capitalist.
everyone should come, seriously. it’s going to be great.
friday, november 18th
@ cumme’s cafe in st. louis, mo. (it’s downtown on washington street, i believe.)
w/ radio drive, sean golden, and the red cliche.
$5 / 7:00pm
we’ll be playing 2 new songs.
it’s going to be craaaaaaaazzzzy.
yeah, the date is December 16th, the day before Ryans wedding. (or, as we may refer to it in years to come: the date prior to “Ryans day of freaking out and running off with a Spanish man named Paulo”)
I have no clue what time the festivities will begin…cause uh…I’m bad at planning.
6pm seems good.
Let me start by saying that in my department, the other programmer and i used to shoot rubber bands at each other a lot. others would get caught in the crossfire, and involve themselves.
before long, we would have some major rubber band wars, especially on friday afternoons. we even had some rubber-band guns, but they weren’t very effective. plus, a lot of the people in my department had developed good technique. we could usually get a 4 inch spread at 15 yards.
one day, my manager got a complaint, and passed it on to us.
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 10:25 AM
To: #DDP IT
Subject: Rubber BandsWe have received a complaint from the janitorial staff concerning rubber bands on the floor. The crew says that they pick up the ones that they see but there are still rubber bands being picked up in the vacuums and clogging them. It’s a valid complaint, so can everyone please clean up the rubber bands that are apparently “slipping” out of your hands? Thanks!
Have a great day!
However, when the VP of our department got wind of this, he sent the following e-mail out.
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 10:40 AM
Subject: RE: Janitorial IssueI’m actually more concerned about the assertion of rubber band battles than I am about rubber bands on the floor. We’ve been down this road before with the whole dart gun deal. Someone gets one in the eye, and then we’ve got a real issue to deal with. IF there are rubber band battles going on, let’s bring that practice to a halt.
you see, it’s all fun and games until…
umm…I’m not dead.
seems like we all are though. 
Randy, thanks for trying to keep this place alive.
Folks interested in Ryans Bachelor Party, we are going to go to Fitz’s for dinner (small specific group - all Viflers invited), then head to Dave and Busters (larger group, all Ryan fans invited).
If you are planning on attending either of these events, CALL ME NOW!
this is not the greatest candy bar in the world…
Published by November 7th, 2005 in reminiscent. 0 Commentsthis is just a tribute.
My memories of the Mars bar prevent me from thinking that any other candy bar could lay claim to being the greatest candy bar that has ever been. The problem is that I took it for granted. Before I knew it, the Mars bar had been taken from me…
in devestation, i moped around for a couple years searching for a worthwhile replacement. peanut candy bars like baby ruth, payday, and snickers are tasty, but nothing could satisfy my extreme longing for the precious almond-milk-chocolate-caramel-nougat bar.
then there was snickers with almonds. i first saw them in a grocery checkout lane. my eyes almost teared up as i tried to suppress the intense emotion i was feeling at rediscovering the love of my life. sure, it was packaged differently, even a name change — but a couple years can make anything look a little different. memories began to flood back as i took my first bite. my life seemed to have new meaning…
that was a couple years ago. this morning, i spent a whole 5 minutes enjoying a Snickers Almond bar. i savored it. and i felt the need to tell the whole world how much it meant to me.
if a candy bar has changed your life, you must make it known.
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I’m having a bonfire at my house on November 19th. That is a Saturday. It will be two days after my 21st b-day so it is sort of my birthday party. A deeper meaning is that I want everyone to be together again to just hang out. So come and be part of the fun. woohoo!
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