Take your indulgence and feed it excess...

Going Camping!
Who wants to go camping at Red River Gorge with me?

I'm currently planning on going camping some time next month... weekend undecided as of yet but not interfering with AC (June 26-29th). My plans are also going to be updated on KYFurs.

Current Mood: thoughtful

[POEM] Karma Coated Apples
This poem is intended to generally address my sense of self, or something along those lines. There's plenty of the ironic application of sensuality to myself, since I hardly have a libido to speak of.

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I'm karma coated apples,
Buddhism with a heart for original sin;
sweet on the outside, but full of pulp.

Careful how you touch me,
I tend to stick,
especially if you warm me up,
just a little...
maybe with a little cinnamon...

Careful how much you eat,
all of that sugar coating
is a little rich...
it might be too much.

I may be sweet on the outside,
but I assure you,
I'm full of pulp.

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Not how I envisioned it while driving in my car. I wish I had some good way of recording poetry while I was driving in my car. It seems that my muse hides away from my writing media and/or the ability to write things down...

I guess that's just how things roll for me.

Current Mood: distracted
Current Music: Sublime - The Ballad of Johnny Butt

As of ~30 minutes ago
I now, officially, hold a M.S. from the University of Kentucky in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

It may not be a Ph.D. but, you know what, I'm fine with that.

Current Mood: accomplished

SNOWFORT!
( Pictures of the snow fort lie beneath ye clicky )

Current Mood: accomplished

News
Well, I've got an end-date set for my schoolin'. March 20th I take my final oral exam (should be easy) for my M.S. and then go on with my life following. That's really my biggest news, really. There's nothing else fit for print, which is why I haven't been updating recently.

(Also, I looove

sirius_de_lune, but y'all knew that already. Happy Valentine's day sweetie!)

Also I have a meme for people to fill out since I like saying nice things about folks:

1. Tell you why I friended you.
2. Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, a word etc.
3. Tell you something I like about you.
4. Tell you a memory I have of you.
5. Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
6. Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.

I'll note, again, that I don't like memes much but this one is a decent ice-breaker, plus it gives me an opportunity to put some more beef here so you're not like:

Current Mood: thoughtful

So Tired
I'm so close to the end, and I just want to sleep.

Thankfully, I can hear the sea.
It's more than just a distant memory.

Current Mood: tired

Just FYI
Lest I fail to mention it, I'm going to be in Chicago in February (7-9th) to go see a close friend (from my Friday night RP group) graduate from Naval basic training. I'll probably be pretty occupied, but it's still noteworthy none the less.

Current Mood: working

New Computer Parts (etc.)
I've got new computer parts now! Also, the house is coming along with Adam, although we could really benefit from some... uummm... curtains? You know, for, like, the windows.

Paying rent for a place lacking a crucial, yet basic, amenity like that is really galling... but, enough of that. I'm going to tell you about my new computer parts!

I ordered the following recently:
MEM: CORSAIR 2x1GIG DDR2 6400
MB: ASUS M2N-VM DVI 7050PV AM2
CPU: AMD | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 2.3G AM2

I'm also thinking of getting some new clothes soon, so I figure I'll leave my thanks to the people who will likely be makin' my new duds. Here it is!

Am I insensitive? I like to think so sometimes... although, yeah, it's true.

Current Music: Glorious day, callhoo callay!

It has been a week...
...And therefore I update you, my dear diary (and readers) with the status of my life. I'm currently struggling my way through my qualifying exams and, by the end of next week, I'll know whether I'm going to be getting a master's degree this (academic) year and looking for a job or finishing off my Ph. D. followed by, again, looking for a job/post-doc.

Also, talking to

airstrip inspired me to recommend our school have a seminar on logic in science. So now I'm going to be helping to outline a seminar (for resume credit, basically) on logic in the sciences, and keeping ones research in perspective.

Who here is going to MFF? I will be, and I'm taking

shadeyraccoon,

stylix and kilroymcb with me.

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: None

I often hope...
...that my efforts aren't wasted and that I can do the right thing for the people that I love.
I also hope that I can treat my friends with the honor and respect that they deserve, no more, and, certainly, no less.
I hope that I'm not being misunderstood as needlessly cruel because I'm certainly not a nice guy.
I hope that some day I can forgive myself for my mistakes and that I can forgive those who've treated me badly.
I hope that I can purify my intentions so that they'll reflect my real values
I hope that this little piece serves well to inform others of my good intentions, my efforts not-withstanding.
I hope that I can do the right thing, good intentions not withstanding.
But, most of all, I hope that I've been of service. *Bows out*

Have you ever asked yourself why you're still here? It's a lot harder question to answer than you might think.

Current Mood: hopeful

A Little Happiness and Sadness
Well, recently the following things have happened:

- I've changed projects since my STAT3 project didn't seem to be going where I wanted it to.

- I've been to visit a number of people, and I've been happier for it.

- I've had an ( aneurysm? )
- I'm still trying to decide if I should continue with my Ph. D. or quit and take a less stressful position with a M.S. and maybe work as a lab manager. Then again that's not my style.

Current Mood: thoughtful
Current Music: NPR

No News is Good News
Ok, well, things are going a little better at work now that I've taken to skipping my martial arts classes and working about a bazillion hours a week (ok, honestly more like 50 - 60) my boss has decided to back off, it seems, although she's still snarky as hell.

Now I just need to refine my schedule so I can have my cake and go to martial arts classes too... so I'm trying to move my bed time earlier so that I can get up for my 8am weight lifting class (i.e. up by 6:30am or so), which will help me get to work at an early hour (well, 9am is really early for me).

Yay for sacrificing sleep in the name of, uh, doing stuff!

Aside from that, lately, I've been letting life slide for the most part. I'm helping a friend of mine (Adam) renovate what is going to become his house before too many more months, and doin' a large number of other things... I miss my free time.

Anyway, back to work. Take care y'all and pax vobis cum!

P.S. In case I didn't mention it, I've put some new performance tires (Falken 462 I think) on my car... and now it has road-holding that makes me a happy dragon. }:=8}

P.P.S. Love to

sirius_de_lune for visiting my busy arse so much.

Current Mood: sleepy

Going on a roooooad trip!
I'm going to be going up to NYC to visit an old friend of mine, Battie, and Wraith. I can hardly wait.

Current Mood: busy

So this is what it feels like to be enlightened?
So, I was walking to work this morning and kinda meditating, listening to my music, as normal, and I had this sensation. It was like everything just disappeared for a moment and a tranquil flood of previous epiphanies came back to me. I remembered that happiness is just a decision away, and that there's really nothing here worth clinging to, or grasping after. It was like the world was a stream and I was a rock and I could feel everything just flow by me.

Then I walked through the front door of the College of Pharmacy and my back resumed its soreness from my MMA class, and my stresses returned and I was left wondering if that was what it would be like to be enlightened.

P.S. Anthrocon was awesome. No con report will be forthcoming (although questions are ALWAYS welcome, as usual) because that would feel like work, and I go on vacations like AC to avoid working.

Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: None

Arthrocon!
I'm here at that thar arthrocon. I hope to see ya here maybes. I'm in room 1022 and likely to be out a lot... my con badge says "Dragoon" and pics of me are on my webpage for those that wanna ID me by sight.

Oh, and

sirius_de_lune is here too. It's fun! Best Arthrocon evar!

Current Mood: amused

An Example Show
(Title inspired by a song from one of my favorite bands, Science Groove, which I was introduced to by

outrayjus... their music is free, give it a listen!)

I just figured I'd comment on how blessed I am in life, and in general.

My concerns that I voiced in my previous post have been allayed. One of those grades that I was worried about was a step higher, and I have a couple more "A"s on the way... so my grades should be alright, even if they're still not spectacular (a 2.0 credit hours of "C" can do that... or is it two credit hours of "C"s?)...

My car is fixed.

My brother fixed my new DDR computer up for me (although it still needs a TV-tuner/output card, so I ordered an All-In-Wonder 9000 which should be fine)

I lifted weights yesterday (and packed my car for camping this weekend)

And I've decided that I'd like to get/build an AK-74 (ASAP)

My friend

stylix is graduating from college tonight, so I'm going to be attending his graduation, and I'll also be seeing mah wuffy (

sirius_de_lune for those who didn't know) this weekend, so I'll say that I'm doing very well.

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: None

A feeling
( The feeling... )

...but, I know that it comes and goes, so I'll continue working and hope that it wanes.

That said, my current to do list includes the following:
- Fix my car window
- Rebuild my multimedia computer (specifically, put the parts from my old system into my newer one)
- Lift weights (since I haven't done that in a while)
- Build a list, for consideration, of rifles of interest

This is on top of my work to-do list, of course.

Current Mood: working
Current Music: Rage Against the Machine - You Can't Kill the Revolution

A few thoughts...
I have recently decided that the greatest gift is time. It's non-refundable, and scales in value dependent on the person giving and/or receiving the time, and it's required for just about everything. I think that time is God's (under the assumption that he exists, which I'm making) greatest gift to mankind, and a person's greatest gift to another.

That said, ( I'd like to get to know you better... )

I think that's all I have for tonight. I'd just like to thank you for reading this, and let you know that I read your el-jay and think about you too, even if I don't always have the time I wish I had to show it.

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: None

Latest things
( Mundane details of life )

That said, next weekend is my b-day, and I think I may have a lil' meet at the local coffee house to introduce mah

sirius_de_lune to the locals.

Current Mood: content

Today!
Well, today is

generalmantis's b-day, and I just got back from seeing

sirius_de_lune. It was great, I got to spend some time with friends up there and got to go see Madama Butterfly.

It's great to become more cultured, truly.

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Modest Mouse - Dance Hall