Negative Forty

West End Girls

negativeforty — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:19:34 +0000

West End Girls is off my list of karaoke songs. I had been meaning to sing that one for a while. It had been too long since my last karaoke excursion.

Nothing Interesting Happened Today

negativeforty — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:19:06 +0000

… and I should get to bed. I’ve been staring at this screen for twenty minutes, trying to come up with something fun, but I failed to come up with a long form thought worthy of blogging.

What I considered:
– I started reading a book that I felt was a bit dry and British to get me really reading, so I thought I should start reading another one just to mix it up. Unfortunately, I picked up a book that is written in the second person and uses Scottish slang. I need to find something more American next, methinks.
– Boardgame review/thoughts
– I should write a book /end message

Yay?

Posting On My Macbook

negativeforty — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:54:52 +0000

…and seeing the Internet mourn Steve Jobs. It’s kind of strange. I don’t recall any other major tech guru of such ilk that passed in my lifetime. It wasn’t like the world didn’t see it coming; he was looking ill and had taken such a step back from the spotlight. Still, it feels unreal. A big slice of culture and worldliness died today.

I feel a lack of words. I’m somehow remembering watching Pirates of Silicon Valley, which was a TV movie I watched back in high school starring Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates and Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs. Now that’s a strange memory.

The Time Between Now and the Future

negativeforty — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:40:35 +0000

I’ve spent most of the day studying for my CPA exam, and it’s really kind of freaking me out. I feel the weight of the test on my head; it is such an epic test with big implications. I’m worried sick about passing the tests. I don’t think I’m going to be very fun for a while.

Between Politics and Studies

negativeforty — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 03:05:06 +0000

Today I was studying for the Regulation section of my CPA exam, and was reading over several governmental acts that regulate business in this country. Of course, the government’s regulations on how a business must conduct itself is a rather testy point of politics these days. Though I have my political opinions, I find talking about such things a one-way street to nowhere. I think that political discourse now, with the media’s omnipresence and the politico way of always campaigning has caused the discourse to be less discussion and more ‘I’m right, and you want the world to burn.’

I always cringed in my accounting classes when the discussion veered toward the political motivation for regulations. I had one teacher who always seemed to be teaching the classes were these sorts of things would come up, but I always thought that she kept her discussions rather neutral. However, somebody in the class would always seem to voice their political opinion on the subject, and I would always cringe. Sometimes the class would then get really waylaid. It’s nice that you have an opinion, but I think that class is not the forum for such things. What you think about it is way less important than what it is when we’re just need to know the particulars of the subject.

Sigh. I kind of hate politics sometimes…

Between This Page and the Next

negativeforty — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:22:12 +0000

I have been reading quite a few books lately, which is something that I haven’t done in a while. This is partially because my girlfriend has hundreds of books, and partially because I have become addicted to the hunt of the thrift store bargain (which is probably another post in itself).

I have started a list to keep track of my books on Goodreads, which is quite a helpful tool. I can look up reviews of the books I find in the randomness of the thrift store, I can remember what I said I would read next, and I can keep track of how much I am reading.

However, I find that the problem is that I’m nowhere close to reducing my ‘to read’ list, because I’m constantly adding books. As I look at the fifty or so I have in the list now and think of all the thousands of pages left to read, I think to myself “Well, this is going to take a while.” Still, I think that I will have fun with it.

Ants Between the Cracks

negativeforty — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:56:54 +0000

I moved this summer from my rather uncomfortable apartment digs to a very nice house with my girlfriend this summer. One of the things that I have had to get used to is the maintenance needed for the house. I rather enjoy it, but I can see how one might find it an unending task of frustration. However, the sense of accomplishment when I finish a project is quite nice.

One frustration is the ants in the front lawn. Last week we sprayed for the ant hills there in the lawn, and they responded by moving their piles closer to the house. Awesome… So, some more stinky spraying is needed. At least it’s the great outdoors, I suppose.

Class Musings

negativeforty — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:45:59 +0000

Here I am, blogging during class instead of really paying attention. That said, it isn’t like I’m missing much. I understand the concepts and we are just going slowly.

So what to blog about? Well, there is this class. The instructor is knowledgeable, but teaches in a disorganized way. She also has a tendency to go on tangents on ‘this is how it used to be’ and can be confusing. The class is small though. I honestly think that I learn better when I do the work on my own.

I’m writing this on my phone. Thank goodness that I got better keyboard program. Woo?

Only in Movies?

negativeforty — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:58:31 +0000

Dear Odd Fellow Next to Me in the Bar:

I never thought I’d ever see the “second phone for the mistresses” bit in real life. You are apparently good at pulling that off despite being a loud and boorish middle-age douchebag. I guess the uniform helps. I enjoy the randomness of single-serving bar friends, but you are by far the creepiest guy I have ever met at a bar. I still feel violated and dirty, and I didn’t even dare talk to you…

Yuck.

Nothing Much…

negativeforty — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:29:33 +0000

Tonight I felt both stir crazy and unable to think of anything to do. So I bought a cheap cup of coffee and cruised around for a while. I feel like I’m in the midst of a really long stretch of being in limbo and uncertainty.

Right now I’m listening to Suburbs by Arcade Fire. I think that’s appropriate for my feelings right now.