Friends

What was, was and cannot be again. What is, is and shall be cherished. What shall be shall be and will probably be better than I expect.

Post rant.

I suppose that could be misconstrued as meaning "after the rant" but in this case, I'm referring to the post office. In a previous entry, I noted that a good chunk (as in all) of my mail was being forwarded to an incorrect location. On the 16th, I place a change of address form in the outgoing mail at the apartment as directed by the USPS.GOV website. (I'd link to it, but that would infer that I cared or that they had a good website.) I came back today just to make sure everything was being forwarded. I found that not quite everything was being forwarded. Call it none. The change of address form had been placed back IN my mail box. So kind, thoughtful and observant of the postal carrier. *sigh* Oh well. I guess it could be worse. I was just hoping that they'd pull their act together. On the other hand, what can you expect for $0.37?

In other news, I busted my ass on DDR tonight. More specifically, I spent a lot of time in work out mode attempting to burn a lot of calories. Moderate success can be claimed. Also, the new cat (roommates) and my cat are still having issues. Actually, my cat is having issues. The other is behaving quite nicely. I felt rather bad for my young friend when he jumped up on my lap only to land on another cat. A lot of hissing and growling ensued, but no injuries were acquired by anyone present.

I've been looking for a good philosophical question to pose, but few come to my mind these days. I think my mind must be cluttered with too much crap thus not allowing the really good thoughts to get in. That's great if I'm in a life and death situation and I need to think about the situation at hand above all else, but it doesn't work out too well when I'm looking for good ideas. Perhaps some will wander in now that I've made this statement.

They who grow up, grow thin of imagination and character. They who grow out will find new space for their thoughts and ideas.

Two weeks but no counting.

Wow! It's been two weeks since I put virtual pen to paper here. It just goes to show that time flies when you're insanely busy beyond all reason.

The bad news:

1: A certain AD&D player has returned. This person's presence is bordering on intolerable. Hopefully it will either get better soon or they will be asked to leave.
2: Certain pieces of my mail continues to be forwarded inappropriately. - A call to the post office has helped this situation. I'm not sure what it will take to fully correct it.
3: I found some of my things placed in garbage bags along with garbage. I was not happy and still have several bags to dig through to find out what else was slated for the landfill.

The good news:

1: The DM is feeling considerably better. He was actually back in classes last week and appears to be out of danger, unless someone pummels him, etc.
2: The DM's GF is moved in and doing well. She seems to be better than when she was still living at the dorms. Go figure.
3: Another roommate has moved in and is also doing well.
4: A third roommate is lined up for summer, etc. Considering how nice the lined up roommate is, I think it's a good thing all in all.
5: My uncle made it to the last AD&D session. I'm hoping this will be a regular occurrence.
6: The house is mine. (Actually, it's the banks, but the name on the title is mine. :-) )
7: The garage is to the point where two cars can park therein. This consumed a great deal of my time because of the piles of stuff that were there. A few things remain, but most of it has been sorted and put away.
8: I found my sai along with other assorted weaponry.
9: CAT5e network wiring seems to be working fairly well.
10: I found a used Soul Caliber II for the PS/2.
11: While sorting stuff, I found some old pictures which brought back some good memories. (I don't know if you still read this, auraveda, but they were of you.)
12: Most of my incorrectly forwarded mail was dropped off today.
13: It's spring break.
14: Yesterday was the first day of spring.
15: I'm alive and in relatively good health.
16: DDR in the basement.

So as you can see, the good news out weighs the bad news at least 5 to 1. That's pretty good! I like this game. I'll have to try again. Maybe I can get it up to 6 to 1 or even better. :-p Yeah, I left some stuff out on both sides, but still, it looks good from where I'm standing. I hope it's going equally well if not better on your side.

Life events

I seem to have had a few the last few days. A close friend of mine collapses and is rushed to the hospital. It's discovered that he is ill, but should be okay and is sent home. Two days later, he goes back in but this time is plopped in ICU where he stays for a day and a night. He's still in the hospital but seems to be recovering. In the same time frame, I have an opportunity to talk with his girlfriend and find myself liking her even more than I had before. Assuming all goes well at the closing, I should have a new room mate shortly. :) I just need to run that CAT5e, which shouldn't be too bad considering what I have to work with here.

In other news, I have a nice but used couch and a matching new love seat. Both have reclining seats and other than the prospect of moving them in future due to shear weight, I think it is awesome. I seem to be getting back to "normal" here, what ever the hell that is.

Moving right along...

It's all coming together, or at least it seems to be. I moved last weekend from my apartment back to my old house. It's amazing what three determined people can do in a day and a bit. I have bumps, bruises, over exerted muscles and a really cool looking line on my left shoulder from carrying a chifforobe. The house is significantly cleaner than when I took possession. There's still a fair amount of dog hair lurking about from the previous occupant, but this too shall pass or at least get sucked up by the vacuum cleaner.

My personal life continues to be "interesting", but that is what I wanted. (Always to the future he looks, never his mind on where he is, on what he is doing - Yoda) But it's not really the future, more what is and is not within my grasp. It should say something more like, "Always what he cannot have does he want, never happy with what he has or where he is right now." I'm sure everything will work out for the best. It usually does, one way or another.