It was actually starting to be a bad day for me. Time at work had ground to a halt, (not like I was really working anyway, but I have to make this sound hard-luck, right?,) and I just wanted to go home and forget today even happened.

But then I got a nice, long, unsolicited letter for a Mr. Fred Pyen, proprieter of MetaScene, a weblog I have actually been reading quite regularly. That made my day a lot better. It’s nice to have total strangers praise you for something. So now I have a know total of four readers! ^_^

By the way, the first three readers I’ve been counting are me, myslef, and I.

And to top the day off, I got a check in the mail from Amazon.com, my first ever from any associate program. Considering it’s only woth $3.73, I think I’m just going to hang onto so I have something to look back upon from this glorious day.

But just think of how many cheeseburgers that $3.73 could get me. Hmm, decisions, decisions….

I spent most of last night and part of this morning working on a page that the public is never going to see. Basicly, I’ve been constructing my own behind the scenes mini-portal so I can get everything I need from one place. But I like the layout a lot, even though it is one of the simplest things I’ve put out in a long time. More than likely I’ll recycle parts of it in my planned re-design.

As of next week, we our putting our house up for sale. My family has lived there for the past 11 years now. I wouldn’t mind staying in the house if we could, but finacialy, there is no way possible. So now my sister and I are going to have to look for appartments, either together or seperate. As much as I’m going to enjoy moving back above ground, I really will miss the house. So many of my memories, hopes, and dreams have lived and died there….

I definately feel like my old self today, lazy, miserable, and pathetic. Gee, I’m such a cheery fucker, aren’t I? I started off the day on the wrong foot by not setting my alarm clock, so I wound up oversleeping. When I realized what I did, I decided to make it a personal day and called out of work, a habit I had better break myself of.

Anyway, I eventually dragged myself out of bed around 1 pm, and went to make the final payment for my desk. I’ve been paying for the damn thing since last February. But now it’s mine, all mine.

I really should be a bit happier, considering my Yankees ripped Atlanta to shreads for their 25th overall title. I guess I’m gonna have to try smiling a bit more….

Who should I disapoint — my family, or my friends? That is the decision I’m faced with for this Saturday. Both my cousin Erin and my friend Jesse are throwing costume parties on the same night, and the locations are far enough apart that I can’t get to both on the same night, not that I’d want to do that anyway.

And even worse – I don’t even know what I’m gonna be yet. If I go to Jesse’s house, then I’ll probably dress up like a wrestler, since most of the other guys are going to. You know me, always the follower, never the inovater.

It’s funny how the human mind works, though, because just as I was writing this, my mind answered both of my questions. I’m sure my family will understand. Now all I need is a ratty wig, a dirty dress shirt, and a sweat sock. Have a nice day! ^_^

Let’s start with some eye candy for the ears today. Both Dream Theater and Incubus released new albums today. Definately go and grab ‘em.

Now then, I know I said some time ago I was going to have at least one link a day for you to chew on, but lately, I’ve been slacking. I don’t want to just recycle links from the weblogs I read, and that’s where I find most of the interesting ones. Besides, why go through all that trouble if no one is reading….

But then one might ask “If you think no one reads your weblog, then why do you even bother to write it?” I actually do it for a few reason. First, I get to talk about the only subject I truly know about — myself. Second, although I’m not stuck on myself, it doesn’t hurt to stroke ones own ego, and the chance that someone else might actually find something I’ve done interesting makes me feel semi-important.

But the biggest reason I do this is just because I can. Simple answer, huh. ^_^