I just ordered the Mac OS X Public Beta from Apple and I'm really excited. I will get to be one of the few, the proud, the ones able to bitch to Apple about what they did wrong. And if I'm really lucky, the beta will leave my computer functional.
posted at 5:17 PM

Neighbor: Cuz if that thing isn't caught, I won't be livin' here no more! (referring to the recently-discovered mouse in her apartment)

Well, that's the first positive thing I've heard all day!
posted at 8:57 PM

And that's when I almost wet my pants.

Maybe I should start at the beginning of the story. Two nights ago, I was having a perfectly good dream during my sleep when suddenly, I enter an elevator. (Keep in mind that I have a near-photographic memory and a strong subconscious, which means that my dreams are ultra-realistic.) So there I am, standing in an elevator that looks very similar to the ones in my apartment building, ascending to the ninth floor. Before the door can open to the ninth floor, however, the elevator starts to wobble violently. After about three seconds of this wobbling, the elevator drops into a free-fall. I realize that I'm about to die, close my eyes, say my prayers, and crash into the bottom of the elevator shaft. Since my mind does not know how to simulate what it's like to be dead, I existed for a split-second in total darkness, then awoke with a jolt. I sat up for two seconds, looking around my apartment. As soon as I realized I was still alive, the alarm clock went off. It was one of the spookiest things I'd ever experienced, because I interpreted the whole situation to mean that my time had come.

So today, with the whole thing mostly out of my mind, I ride up to the second floor (where my apartment is) and right before the door opens, the elevator wobbles a bit. And that's....
posted at 9:49 PM

Jeff: I was under the impression that rapists rape because of a control issue.
Elizabeth: No, I think they just get a "surge of urge".
posted at 8:49 PM

As I sit here in my apartment in my Mole Day t-shirt (I've got to celebrate, even if I'm a day late), I see that www.andyi.com is back up thanks to www.barebones.com, which makes me happy. (relaxing sigh of relief)

Oh, if you didn't notice, today is dedicated to making up for not posting to my blog very often. I guess I want to be like Andy so much, that I post as frequently as him too. :)
posted at 5:04 PM

On a less serious note, we have..... gay Lego porn. It's disturbing, but laugh out loud funny.

http://www.hypnotic.com/films.asp?ID=264
posted at 4:56 PM

We need a national initiative to teach statistics better in public schools.

I just can't believe that anyone can say that their vote doesn't matter -- it's mind-bogglingly ignorant to think. Sure, your opinion may be just a tiny tiny fraction of the total voting population, but it does factor into the big picture. Especially in swing states like here in Michigan, where the nation looks at us and where the polls are really close, your vote has even more significance. 1 in 100 million may be small, but it does not equal zero. (This is where the statistics comes in.) Whenever you take a show of hands in a class or a family or a meeting, you know that it can be close and that each vote counts. Same thing on a national scale.

So, if you learn one thing today, it should be to use your vote. Use it wisely. Don't vote just so when the election's over, you can say, "Yep, I voted for him, and he won!" Vote for the best person for the job. If you don't know who the best person for the job is, ask me! But if you're over 18 years old, you should be in a voting booth come Election Day.
posted at 4:52 PM

OH NO! I totally forgot that 20 minutes ago, it was still Mole Day! October 23! It never registered until I saw the date written out. Shucks... well, Happy Belated Mole Day everyone.
posted at 12:19 AM

Jeff: I'm sexy when you don't touch me.

Yes, I actually said that.
posted at 4:32 PM

There is nothing like getting up in front of people and speaking. Especially in a forensics tournament. Competitive speaking is such a high!
posted at 6:41 PM

Before you head to the voting booth, think about this: today I picked up several boxes of "Gore-Lieberman 2000" posters left on the curb after the Gore rally. Let me run that by you again... Gore, the "environmental" candidate, left his propaganda trash on the street. Cass Ave., to be exact. Do you want a litterbug in the Oval Office?
posted at 6:38 PM

If you like to read this, but don't like typing in the nasty URL, then I have the solution for you! You can now go straight here by typing in http://journal.greasypeso.net or http://blogger.greasypeso.net. Hoo boy.
posted at 7:32 PM

I am astonished and amazed! Today is the first Friday where I was not encountered by a panhandler looking for spare change. My best theory as to why? Well, the Gore rally is in town, and I guess they go where the people concentration is high...

In other news, I just purchased a disposable 27-exposure camera which I plan to take around with me Monday the 16. It will be my "A Day In The Life" day! You will get to see what I go through and the people I encounter on an average day as a music major living alone in Detroit. Interesting? I thought not.
posted at 7:28 PM

Jeff's disgusting, dirty thought of the day:

Analysis n. the process of removing unwanted hair from the asshole
posted at 11:29 AM

The bums down here may be dirty, but you have to admit that they are creative. I had one tell me today that he was from Grand Valley State University (he had a map of Michigan handy, and pointed out where it was -- correctly!!). He claimed that everyone down here was apathetic, and that his car was out of gas, and that he was short $0.43 to pay the gas station, and..... I did what I tell most of them. I said "I'm sorry."

I don't know.. sometimes I wish these people would just mug me and forcibly extract the $20 from my wallet, because I'm too cheap and uncaring to ever voluntarily give it to them.

Now that I think about it, where do you think he got the map?
posted at 6:09 PM

Andy Ihnatko's site hasn't worked in a week, and I'm suffering withdrawal. If he's not putting up andyi.com version 1.0, then he's grossly negligent in his webmaster duties. I should email him, but I have the feeling he's getting enough complaints. So Andy, if you can hear me, get it UP! (wait, that sounds dirty...)
posted at 6:45 PM

The mouse is back!
posted at 6:28 PM

I am a nice guy (or so I'm told). As such, when a friend knocks frantically on my door at 11 pm and asks to borrow my mouse so he can finish his paper and email it to the prof by midnight, I oblige. But now, my nagging doubts as I handed over my mouse are taking hold. He told me he'd drop it off this morning, and he never showed. He's not in his apartment. Meanwhile, I constantly reach for it but hit empty space on my mousepad. I'm using the trackpad on my PowerBook, but it's a poor substitute (I have very long fingernails). My Logitech Wheel Mouse is a trusty, comfortable friend, and I think I'm gonna cry.
posted at 2:36 PM

So how do you like the new look? I finally got the courage to press all the different buttons on my blogger, and was pleasantly surprised to see that I can trick out my blog. The little guy to the left of each post is my trusty buddy icon, which you get to see if you im me at greasypeso.

Keep readin'!
posted at 10:26 PM