Not too much goin here, but I would like to talk about a certain network merger that has been bugging me ever since it occured. *Deep breath* Here it goes.



For those of you who don't know this already, TechTV has merged with G4 to create G4TechTV. What a horrible thing to happen to TechTV. G4 is bringing TechTV down. Its losing its fan base. They got rid of key shows that people liked: Call For Help and Tech Live. Not to mention, a lot of the shows now are the biggest load of crap ever. They kept stupid shows from TechTV like the Thunderbirds and Robot Wars. They fired Leo Laporte for an amount of time. They even screwed the website all to hell. I've watched some of the G4 programming and the only show I can truly find myself watching is Icons. That is a decent show. I will now put up some pictures that a few individuals have posted about the "merger", if you could call it that.





What a crock. But I know I will never forget those two days, May 27th, 2004 when TechTV took its last breathe by itself. Then on May 28th, TechTV sunk knee deep into the sewage called G4. I just hope the TechTV can hold its breathe long enough for G4 to realize, they are fucked. Not only did their channel suck, but they brought a perfectly great channel under with them. Hold your breathe TechTV, cause the shit is workin its way up.

New things. Turn us back on...

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Well, as many of you may know, I've been talking about camp and stuff for a while here in my blog. I leave to go in less than a week now, since it is now Saturday. Time to give this thing a whirl. Just a reminder, on June 11th, my blog will not be updated until August 15th. Ok, well there might be an update or two in between, depending on if I can get access somewhere. It'll be a form of hibernation I suppose. I have an interesting idea though. I think I may write entries in a journal or something while at camp. Then when I get back, type them up and post them. Just a thought.

For the past two summers, I have worked at the Southampton County School Board Office as a Technology Assistant. It has now come to my attention that they are hiring a full time position of Computer Technologist. Its the same thing I did over the summer and probably is gonna pay more as a full time position. A lot more. Man, I wish I had my degree. I'd be all over it. With the degree and the experience I have there, I'd be a shoe in. Too bad. I'm still gonna check into it there. Couldn't hurt.
(Their site, by the way, is www.southampton.k12.va.us. Be sure to send lots of emails recommending me for the job. HAHA)

I went to Franklin tonight because of boredom. I walked in Wal-Mart, not too much there. Went to Blockbuster to see if Melissa was workin. Nope. By the time I got to my car and started to unlock the door, I saw Josh Old. For those of you who don't know what he is up to now(i.e. ARGS graduates), he is working for medical transport taking patients from place to place. Certified EMT. He works a good number of hours and is getting paid very nicely too. He also has a girlfriend, Sophie. So we talked in the parking lot for an hour or so. Reminisced for a while about the old ARGS days, what we think our fellow graduates are up to now, and just other stuff. It was alright.

Afterwards, I hit up Dairy Queen for some ice cream. Got an Oreo Cheesequake Blizzard. No, I didn't misspell cheesecake, thats just what they call it. It was pretty good with crushed Oreo's and pieces of cheesecake. I got in right before they closed, I came in at 11:45. They close a midnight. I'm pretty sure they would have let me in anyways, since my mom works at the main Mid-Atlantic Dairy Queen office in Franklin. They wouldn't want anyone upset at the office, now would they?

I think I'm done for now. Its getting late. By the way, the time at the top of each entry is when I click new entry. That doesn't mean thats the time I typed it. So its actually later than the time lets on. Its only...

A Week Away

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Decided to switch it up a bit. No lyrics today. No sir/ma'am. They'll probably be back shortly. Well, the title is an interesting one. It has to deal with something at camp most people like to call "The Trust Fall." I was talking about camp with Chris and I began to think about that for some odd reason. What happens with that is a person stands at the top of an elevated platform while the rest of your group stands in two lines with their arms out. The person then falls backwards and is caught by the group. Before you begin, the person who falls first says, "Group, can I trust you with my life?" The group responds, "Yes , you can trust us with your life." Pretty interesting.

Matlock is still the shit.

I'm gearing for camp now. 9-10 days before departure to Camp Horizons. Gotta get stuff packed, see what I need, and try to remember and/or find some camp songs. Savor every last ounce of technology I can. It'll be an experience. I've never been a camper or counselor at a camp for the entire summer. It'll be weird at first, but hey, I'll make it. I always find a way. They have this Renaissance Fair thing every session, so I had to get a costume. I'm a knight, I got a sword ('.').

Did I mention Matlock is the shit?

Did some things around the house today. It ate up time, that works. It was my great grandmother's birthday today. So I went out there and we had cake and ice cream. Not store bought ice cream. We made it. It was damn good. Strawberry.

Well, I'm bored. I reckon I'll be gettin off of here. Later.

"Falling..."
"Fall on..."

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You cannot quit me so quickly
Is no hope in you for me
No corner you could squeeze me
But I got all the time for you, love

The space between
The tears we cry
Is the laughter keeps us coming back for more
The space between
The wicked lies we tell
And hope to keep us safe from the pain
But will I hold you again?

Believe it or not, I actually relieved some boredom today. I went to go see Shrek 2. It was pretty good, had your basic innuendo enough to get it rated PG and appeal to kids as well. I liked the cat Puss n Boots played by Antonio Banderas. Especially the one line when donkey says, "Do I look any different?" Puss promptly replies, "Nope, you still look like an ass to me." Plus the matinee at Franklin's movie theater, its only 2 bucks. Always a plus.

Lemme tell you one thing, Matlock is the shit. You know, the show Matlock with Andy Griffith and all. He can solve any damn thing you throw at him. Its fuckin incredible.

I wanna build a new computer. An all out gaming rig. Something I can take to a lan party as a conversation piece. This would require money. Not to mention time. I have plenty of time right now, but no money. By the time I get sufficient funds, I'll have no time but have the money. Thats some bullshit. But its fun to price things and say, "I can build a nice rig for X amount of money." I might be able to use my school board contacts to get really cheap pricing, and education discount.

Another day tomorrow of not much to do. Oh well, I'm almost immune. Now is just a countdown until camp. I just need to fill....

The space between...

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We were walking
Just the other day
It was so hot outside
You could fry an egg
Remember you were talking
I watched as sweat ran down your face
Reached up and caught it at your chin
Licked my fingertip

Wasting time
Let the hours roll by
Doing nothing for the fun
Little taste of the good life
Whether right or wrong
Makes us want to stay, stay, stay
For awhile

I think boredom has overcome me. I am mother fucking boredom. I will strike boredom into all that anger me. Ok, maybe not. But I'm sick of this now. Its sorta pissing me off. There has got to be something to do here in almost the middle of nowhere. I say almost because Franklin is right down the road.

Alright. I'm ok. Cut some grass today. Yay....Went to my dad's for dinner. It was fun. It always is when they have some of their friends over. Hilarious, I can't even describe these people. This guy named Jimmy is hilarious and you can't help but laugh at almost everything he says. Most abnoxious laugh he has, but thats what makes him funny.

I'm ready for camp. Less than two weeks away. Fun people and very nice. I'm sure it'll be a blast. Anything to smite this boredom.

Bored. Sleepy. Yahtzee.

Makes us wanna stay stay stay
For awhile

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I am a one way motorway
I'm the one that drives away
Then follows you back home
I am a street light shining
I'm a wild light blinding bright
Burning off alone

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again
It's times like these you learn to love again
It's times like these time and time again

Well, as you may know, I've been bored as of late. During this time I figured out many important things. Like 5 ice cubes are the perfect way to cool down a regular size drink. Also, you can fit two boxes of raisins into the cassette player of a jeep. You also wouldn't be surprised at the result of putting instant concrete in a waterbed. You also learn a lot of interesting facts. There is more money printed off for the game monopoly everyday than money printed by the U.S. treasury.

During this time of "extreme boredom," I also came up with certain things to relinquish some boredom. I would like to share some right now:

- Go to a local fast food restaurant and pretend you don't speak a word of english.
- Visit an architecture building and loudly criticize its design
- Plot to overthrow your local school board
- Go into a bar and ask for a molotov cocktail
- Get a college education (hehe)
- Play the "kick the fire hydrant" game
- Make a deal with the devil, while keeping your fingers crossed
- Find the heat capacity of your chemistry professor
- Hide an object in your house. Proceed to go outside, and blindfold yourself. Then try to make your way into the house blindfolded and find the object.
- Go to Walmart, darting around suspiciously while humming the mission impossible theme
- Walk up to an employee and tell him in an official tone, "I think we've got a Code 3 in house wares," and see what happens
- Get boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they don't realize it
- Get a friend to ride in an elevator with you. Get your friend to say, "Yeah, I'll take your case. But why did you kill that man?" Respond by saying, "Because he was staring at the back of my head."

Finally:
- To make sure Jahova's witnesses don't come knocking on your door on Saturday mornings, get a friend to lay on the porch the night before. Trace his outline with chalk and spread religious pamphlets around it. I think you'll have a quiet morning.

Well, I'm done. Toot.

It's times like these......

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