Patch

ok..this is my new thing..

2006-01-28T08:43:21Z

Hello all you adoring fans!
i have a new laptop, and it is just WAY too much fun to login and post on an unsecured wireless netowrk.. i'm finding them ALL over the place...

I found one at the Orpheum theatre in the theatre district downtown...
i should have posted.. i was there watching Frizt Lang's Metropolis...

I am no at the Taco Bell in Ventura and Woodman...
Oy.. too much amusement...
time to go back through an get X some Tacos... Oh what a night o/~

-P

Whos THAT?!

2004-12-12T05:54:11Z

Howdy Loyal readers! It is the oft absent Patch here!
Ya, i know, shocking Eh? A real live post from PATCH. Alert the media.
Go on, Alert.
I'm waiting.
What? They dont care?
Fucking Liberal Media Hacks.
Oh.
Wait.
There was a point.
I start again.

HI Folks! Was that any good? I'm so out of practice at this...
ok, enough with the sad attempts at humor, on to the point.

This isnt really much of an update, and I know, I suck, I'm still not reading. I *DO* miss each and everyone of you. Murnk- I hear you mentioned me in yer thanksgiving post.. I luff you too ya goof. (or whatever it is that you said...)

So, heres what i just HAD to share.
It came from my loving lady, from, of all godawful places, an email she got from her company. BUT, i felt it was an important little truism to pass on.
So here it is.

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well
preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally
worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

While i may not necessarily agree with the specifics, (chocolate and a martini? EWw lousy combo..) i definately agree with the Spirit.
L'Chaim as it were.
Carpe Diem!
uhm.. yea. that.

Happy Holidays Folks! And Fuck the holidays, be simply marvelous to eachother EVERYDAY. Have a GREAT *TUESDAY* Just cause its TUESDAY.

Love ya all like inmates, (i miss ya scott)
-Patch

PS: Thank you all for being so wonderful to my most excellent secretary. No, it ISNT nightrythm. Sorry to rain on your parade. :)

brief update

2004-11-10T06:57:44Z

Last weekend Patch and Xana went to lifeofreilly's Animated Character party as The Incredibles, well two of them anyhow. As you can see from yon user pic, they were adorable.

Additionally, I think I may have talked Patch into updating via phone post now and then, since he lacks the time to do so by other methods. This would certainly save me some work.

-Patch's Secretary

patch @ 2004-10-25T22:44:00

2004-10-26T05:58:41Z

I hear the world wants to hear more from Patch's secretary. Well, here I am!

Patch is doing well. As most of you know, he is living the house known as "the neighbor of the beast" with sushicaddy, executivegoth, and his beautiful girlfriend, nightrythm, with whom he is very happy. He has a job he hates in the morning and loves in the afternoon from which he cannot check LJ. His social schedule is overflowing and he rather likes it that way. He tended bar at the evil party at his house last Saturday and made the drinks strong. Even non-alcoholic drinks had alcohol!

I also understand that he likes watching the ladies do pilates on Mondays and Wednesdays at his house. I for one think he should join in!

Good night world.

-Patch's secretary

patch @ 2004-10-12T23:11:00

2004-10-13T06:12:46Z

Hello world.

-Patch's secretary

Greetings One an All.

2004-03-31T20:27:47Z

Hello out there, you Silly folks who decided to friend the journal of a guy who never posts.
I looked today, and noticed that there are quite a number of new faces on the list of people who have me listed as a friend. In fact, it is that fact which has prompted this post.

I just wanted to say Hi. So, uhm, Hi.

Thanks fer being curious, or caring or whatever it was that made you add me. I have a feeling i should know most of you, in one way or another, but i'm afraid that some of your LJ names are unfamilliar to me. I find myself curious to know who my "Audience" is.

So, i charge you thusly: I have made the first effort, I said Hi, and welcomed you all to this corner of the net i consider mine. Please respond! Let me know yer out there! Let me know who you are! Why yer here! all that good crap. :)
If you are someone who i dont actually know, let me know how ya got here! I'm dying to hear from you! so to kype a line from murnkay,

"Operators are expiring while you hesitate."

Cause it was actually amusing...

2004-03-11T23:06:51Z

Magister Mundi sum!
"I am the Master of the Universe!"
You are full of yourself, but you're so cool you
probably deserve to be. Rock on.

Which Weird Latin Phrase Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

Meme...

2004-02-25T00:39:28Z

These points should be screamed from the top of EVERY hill, mountain, and valley. Please feel free to steal these, and distribute them everywhere you see fit. If you disagree with the idea of Gay marriage, answer these questions. i DARE you.

1. If the purpose of marriage is procreation, why should infertile couples
be allowed to marry?

2. Many opponents of gay marriage say that such a thing will weaken the
institution of marriage. How, specifically, does a gay couple's marriage
negatively affect a straight couple's marriage?

3. Which is more harmful to the "institution of marriage:" a) Gay Marriage
or b) Divorce? Why is the latter legal, and should it be?

4. Prior to 1967, many states in the South (and some elsewhere) had laws
prohibiting inter-racial marriage, called Anti-Miscegenation laws.
Proponents of these laws used a similar "defense of the institution of
marriage" argument. How do you reconcile the fact that you are using the
same arguments as people whom history has painted as close-minded racists
and bigots?

5. In the 1954, the Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of "separate but
equal" in the case of Brown v. the Board of Education. In that case, the
court decided that separate but equal schools were unconstitutional. If a
so-called civil union was instituted nationally, creating an institution
"separate but equal" to marriage, how would such an institution be
considered constitutional where no other such civil institutions are?

And So the Saga Continues....

2004-01-29T18:07:14Z

Well, My car is now in the shop, as of Yesterday. It would have waited probably until Friday (my day off) however, Tuesday night, on my way to hangout at the bar and shoot some darts, my Radiator chose to explode.

Let me tell you, having a deluge of superheated anti-freeze/coolant stuff spray across the top of your engine makes a spectaular steam/smoke cloud! Nuthin like just plain water. That just steams.. *sigh*

So, luckily i was looking for a parking space, so i cranked the heater on, found a parking spot, and trudged into the bar to forget my troubles.

Stumbled out of the bar into the cool night air. Luckily the radiator only cracked itself, and only at the very top of the radiator, just under the cap. Thusly, unless i start to overheat and build up too much pressure, the radiator works basically as normal. So, with no traffic and cool night air, i was able to limp the car back to Xana's house.

The next morning (yesterday) I woke up early, had Xana follow me to my auto body shop, and dropped my car off. Luckily, Auto Body shops can do radiator replacement, as that is generally part of their job anyway! ALSO thankfully, my auto shop ROCKS, and they are going to pad their estimate on the insurance damage, and replace the radiator on the insurace dollar. W00t! Oh, and if the insurance company is reading this, JUST KIDDING!

So, i am now once again, basically stuck at Xana's house, waking up early to drop her off at work and drive her truck to work, because my insurance company wont pay for a rental car, and I dont feel like trying to pry one out of the other guy's insurance company. *sigh*

BTW, If any of you wonderful readers are in my area, i need to find a way to work on Sunday. Xana needs her truck, and I need to be at work by 3pm. Anyone feel like takin my sorry ass to work? heh.

la. So yea, more later!

Latest News

2004-01-21T06:36:41Z

Well, OK, not aLL the latest news.. just a little. There will be more later, as it officially develops.

Well, last thursday, Guess what happened to Little ol Me?

Nope, not that. No, No, not that either.

I got Hit again.
crap

Same fuckin place too. on the 210 westbound, right around that curve in Arcadia near huntington blvd.

Thankfully it was not nearly as bad as last time. I didnt get slammed so hard i hit the person in front of me, there was no screeching of brakes, just the dipshit behind me fucked up. *sigh*

Didnt i *JUST* get this fuckin thing fixed?!?!

Well, i went to the insurance adjuster today, and rather than the 4 grand they estimared last time, this time the estimate was under 1000. However they purposely low-balled, they KNOW there is more damage that they cannot see yet.
So i figure it'll be less that 1500 in the end.

Yes, i'm crazy and going back to the same auto shop i went to last time. they DO do good work. This time i'm going to impress upon them that i want it done QUICKLY, and CORRECTLY the first time.

There is an old saying, you can have it cheap, fast, or good. pick two. I WANT FAST AND GOOD. It's insurance, i dont care what it costs! :)

So hopefully I will be dropping the car off with them (hmm soonish.. depends on scheduling, I have this annoying JOB thing in the way this time..) So i will keep you folks posted.

Hey Murnk! Got any more of them 2HC bumper stickers? i think i might have just put my last one on the new bumper when i got the car back, i think i dont have one to replace this one. Or are they avail for purch off the site? Drop me a line or an IM or sumthin.

FUCK THEM IN THEIR FUCKING ASSES

2003-12-11T02:48:06Z

FUCK VERIZON

So I have now been on hold, waiting for Verizon DSL Support to answer, for over an hour. I *AM* DSL Support, albeit for another ISP, yet i am acting as a representative of said ISP, who has a wholesale contract with Verizon! We are reselling Verizon service (basically but not really) and bringing them who KNOWS how many cutomers and how much income, and Yet, here i am HOLDING, WAITING for a representative to answer the fucking phone, so that i can have them run tests that should be available to my company to run our god-damn selves! And I've been WAITING for over an HOUR! What a collosal WASTE of time, Man-Hours and resources! I could have easily helped 4 customers in the time i have been sitting here with my thumb in my ass! (on the plus side, i am caught up reading my LJ friends, and have the time to make an update.) JEEZUS CHRIST.

Well, i started holding with VZ at 4:48p. it is now 6:22p (i was supposed to go home at 5:30) and VZ has finally answered. FRACK. This is ridiculous! Geh. well, lets see if i can get this customer fixed.
TaTa!

What D&D Character am I?

2003-12-05T01:59:51Z

hmm interesting take. Also, this quiz at first was pretty easy to answer as me, but it starts getting into game situations, and it is very hard not to naswer "in character" GaH!

I Am A: Lawful Good GnomeFighter Bard

Alignment:
Lawful Good characters are the epitome of all that is just and good. They believe in order and governments that work for the benefit of all, and generally do not mind doing direct work to further their beliefs.

Race:
Gnomes are also short, like dwarves, but much skinnier. They have no beards, and are very inclined towards technology, although they have been known to dabble in magic, too. They tend to be fun-loving and fond of jokes and humor. Some gnomes live underground, and some live in cities and villages. They are very tolerant of other races, and are generally well-liked, though occasionally considered frivolous.

Primary Class:
Fighters are the warriors. They use weapons to accomplish their goals. This isn't to say that they aren't intelligent, but that they do, in fact, believe that violence is frequently the answer.

Secondary Class:
Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.

Deity:
Gaerdal Ironhand is the Lawful Good gnomish god of vigilance and combat. He is also known as the Stern and the Shield of the Golden Hills. His followers work to defend the homes of the gnomish race, and practice the arts of war and train others to do the same. They are somewhat isolated from the generally fun-loving gnomes, because they take their duties very seriously. Their preferred weapon is the warhammer.

Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy ofNeppyMan (e-mail)

i dont htink i ever would have pegged myself as a gnome.. but it DOES make sense if i think about it. I'm not quite dwarven... but not elven or sumthin at all.. Gnomish works really, cause i can be that annoying bastard.. heh. yea, all in all i think i likes it.. :)
LA!

ok, heres an update...

2003-12-01T19:15:20Z

Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Mine was pretty groovy. Went to the 'rent's house on thurs, didnt feel the need to take my own life too strongly.
So this is oficially the second "family function" I've taken "my dearest" to. Wow does that breed some odd situations. My family is upper middle class jewish. My Girlfriend comes from a more "working class" family background. She was also raised by civil rights activist-hippies. Definitely a much more "Liberal" background. I, while living in this upper-midddle class environment, tended to associate and identify more with the "working class" type peoples. This also makes me more of a liberal than a conservative. (mostly, i have some downright facist beiefs on a few subjects, but i have a low tolerance for stupid people (like this is a surpise to any of you)) Even growing up, my Father always claimed to be liberal, registered democrat etc.. etc..

Just recently, in the last couple years, i have started to become more politically aware. Before, I had always avoided politics because i knew it pissed me off, so i would ignore it, hoping it would go away, or get better. I now know the error of my ways. They Elected Dubya.

cut back to Dinner, around the table are a collection of JAPs of all ages, male as well as female, and My Chicano girlfriend and I. It is times like those that i really realize the socio-economic demographic that my family inhabits. It Scares Me. My Step-Mother sounds like a rush-limbaugh caller. My Father and Step-Mother recently went on a cruise through the Panama Canal. Somehow they managed to find out that their cruise ship was paying 200k to the panama government to go through the canal. This led to comments such as "well, if they're charging so much money, and when we were there we saw 2 other cruise ships, and like 3 transport ships, you'd think they could atleast try to spruice the place up, make it look nice, i mean, it looks like an industrial complex!" geh. It *IS*! Oh, and my favorite comment of the evening, "the people we saw there, they were all so POOR! but they all seemed very happy to see us, everyone was smiling." in conjunction with the "those people" comments.. sigh. i hate "those people" comments. its dehumanizing. And then my love and i had the pleasure of sitting between my father and a friend of his, and so we got to sit and listen to them talk about politics. *sigh* what a whole lot of tounge biting THAT incurred. My father actually had the audacity to complain that 100k a year is not alot of money! Oh what I could do making HALF that much! Granted this comment was made in response to someone (at some other time, probably on TV) saying that people who make 100k or more a year should pay more taxes to help out the country, etc.. *shrug*
All in all, Dinner was actually a bit of an eye opener. when its just me dealing with my family, i dont really notice so much, i know who they are, and i dont think about the things they say so much. When i have a guest there, i notice their oddball comments, and the way the things that they say might paint them in a poor light. my folks can really come off as bigoted! and Republican!!! EEK!

All in All it wasnt too bad, got out of there, and went home, and had a nice relaxing evening. Friday was our "commune"'s annual "Day after thanksgiving SushiFest" get together. This went off marvelously. had a bunch of people over, got to hangout, Caddy came over and made sashimi and tempura and tonkatsu, and it was all of course, great. Wheeee!! and i think we watched movies, but i dont really remember? Geh! but the rest of my weekend was excellent and relaxing and nice! Yay!
ok, this post has now taken me two days to write inbetween calls. i'm done with it. i'm posting it. blar!

I almost forgot!!

2003-11-25T06:14:26Z

And shame on me for it... but here goes..

My Beloved is Published!
Yes, you heard that right. The loveley, wonderful, and talented woman who deigns (for some reason unbeknownst to me) to call herself my girlfriend, is a Published Author! Or perhaps Columnist is more correct. Ya'll should chek out her work. While you are there, check out some of the other amazing writers on the site! the place is called Two Headed Cat. for those of you who have seen the Patch-mobile, its the bumpersticker on the car. Heres the link: http://www.twoheadedcat.com
My lovely publishes under the name of NightRythm and the column is Rythms of Life.
Please take the time to check out the column and the site. a lot of hard work goes into the site each week, and they have some fantasic things to say.

Remember: Mediocrity is the Enemy. Honesty, a Large Gun.

trying to stay current...

2003-11-25T05:59:34Z

So uhhm, Hi. Ya. i dont really have much to say, Life is Lifeish mostly. New job is Good. Paycheck is Better. :) its nice to not be in the red anymore. not much terribly exciting going on really, i'm contemplating purchasing a new CD Player for my car to replace the one that was stolen about a year ago... *sigh* it was a really bitchin CD player too. alas...
But, i will shortly be able to afford a new bitchin CD player.. perhaps i will even install some sort of security device....

STUFF!

i'm desperately hoping i dont burn out on tech support soon. i hate doing it, i hate getting additude from fuckwits who are calling me for HELP. thankfully i can keep reminding myself it is NOWHERE near as bad as it has been at other jobs (ie HELL err EMC). its like a mantra somedays. :) LA!

Wowzers...

2003-10-31T02:25:17Z

Uhhm, Hi and Stuff.
Who are all of you?
What are you doing here?
Oh, Right, I'm the one who's been gone, you've all BEEN here. Sorry. I get confused.

So, it's been nearly a year since i last posted, and I had forgotten how to do the nifty line command, and there was a bit to that effect in the last post (that didnt exist) but i have since re-figured out how to do it, so it is used. So there. Also, since it has been so long since my last post, i figured i'd give you folks (all two of you who care) a big ol ugly update type thing. i was freakin almost dont typing it too. lost it all. and re-created humor just never flys as well damnit. Geh.

Wow. What a day. So, its now toward the End of my workday, rather than the beginning when i started this post. Yes, Workday. So here comes the update. When last i posted, I was working for eMerchant Club (read: HELL) I was layed-off in Late Feb. '03. I've been living off of savings, a cashed out 401k, and odd-jobs here and there, including the Northern California Ren Faire. (if you are reading this, and still dont know what a ren faire is, piss off.) It was really nice to be able to bum about, not worry about a schedule, and still make the bills! i suggest it every once in a while. its like an extended vacation, but the key is to still do enough to keep yourself busy, just mix it up enough to not be a routine. its nice. :) So Northern Faire just ended, (permanently infact) and the money was just running out, when this new job FELL on me. w00t! I've now been here for exactly one week. infact, i first interviewed exactly one week ago today. Yes, i was hired on the spot, and put to work that day. YAY ME! No, they're not that desperate, they actually are being picky in the hiring process, i passed their test with flying colors, and was able to talk shit right back at them when they told me that the place was a little irreverant. ;) basically they felt i would fit right in. So, I am now working for a DSL ISP. DSL Extreme to be exact. and i Like it alot! (today has been rough, but i'm still learning alot) Its actually Technical! I get to use my brain! And the users are not the lowest-most-imbecillic-infomercial-watching-slackjawed-fuckwit-neandertal-shitmug-asshat-sisterfucking-inbred-get-rich-quick-scheme-believing-bottom-feeders-of-the-universe! *dance/cheer/fanfare here* They're actually even semi-intelligent and plesant! It gives me warm fuzzies to think of this user-base compared to the one from HELL. ahhh.. it reminds me of my theme song even. Track 21 Here. If yer interested to know, ask me sometime, maybe i'll post the story of my themesong.

So I was sitting here before work this morning, typing out the post that got lost, and this segway was much more relevant. I was here at 8 this morning. I dont start work until 9. This is due to the fact that I carpooled with my roomates. (Willow, Chico, and BoyA for those of you keeping score.) See they all Still work at HELL. HELL is right up the street from DSLE. its the same god-forsaken commute i used to do! the only problem is, the roomates need to be at work at 8, not 9. so i get to sit. This of course brings me to the REASON i need to carpool, and my next subject.

My Car

Lets take a little trip through the days of yester-year. Well, yester-month anyway. Flashback to (wow.. look at the colors! "hello old friend!" "Fuckin newbie just said 'Hello old friend!'") a Thursday, much like this one. well OK, maybe not just like this one. I wasnt working, the world wasnt on fire in Southern California. but i digress. (isnt this all one big digression?) ther ei go again, and again, crap. OK
So, flashback to September 4th. (is anyone still reading this shit?) There i am, tooling along the 210 freeway into Pasadena, when traffic infront of me decides to stop. NOW. so of course, i slam on the brakes. and i make my stop. by the skin of my teeth. unfortunately, the moron behind me, didnt. Pull over, do the obligatory information swapping, thank (insert diety here) he had insurance, attempt to duct-tape my trunk closed so i can drive, and get back in my car to have an emotional break-down. fast forward through some anguish, I call my insurance and arrange to take my car in to an auto shop recommended by my step-mother. ("..they'll do a good job, and you wont have to pay the deductable...") i arrange to stay with my lovely girlfriend Xana (pron. shauna) who's house i was on my way to anyway. Auto shop is nearby anyway. next day, insurance adjuster. i point out all the details, including the fact that the drivers seat is twisted and broken. adjuster decides NOT to include the seat on the quote. i mention this to the auto shop when i drop off the car, and he says there will be a second adjustment, once they get the car apart, for additional damage, it will be added then. Heh.
fast forward A MONTH, where i have basically been staying at Xana's, havent been home but once or twice, hopefully the roomates are feeding my cat, and i've still been working the faire, and mostly dropping Xana off at work and using her vehicle. The shop FINALLY calls me to tell me the car is done. (yes i have called them before, i have bugged them and gotten "tomorrow" for the last week and a half) I go to pick it up, and the FUCKING SEAT IS STILL BROKEN! i point this out. they ask if i can hang around, they'll take care of it. i, having fuck-all ELSE to do, agree. I sit and hangout with their dirty dogs for a couple hours. they bring the car back (they have an additional facility around the corner) and the seat is no longer twisted, but it does not sit up straight any longer. it is stuck at "lowride" as the most situpstraight setting. they assure me that that is as far as it is supposed to go, i need to fiddle with the other settings of the chair. i concede and drive away. later that night, after irrevokably determining that the chair is infact not the way it used to be, find that my headlights dont work. yay. the brights work tho, So i get to be THAT GUY. Well, i go back to the auto shop the next day, and tell them that shit still aint right. they attempt to fix the head lights, and seat, "it should only take a few minutes, can you wait?". I spend another few hours with their dogs. they are sweet dogs, and they are beginning to know me and like me, cause i pay attention to them. car comes back, i drive away. well, ONE headlight is fixed i find out that night. the other i have to get out and apply a technical jog to. even then, they are not of the same intensity. and the chair is still wrong.
i call the shop. they will order new headlights, but it will take a day to get there. ok. fast forward again. new headlights. Hey They Work! good! now HOW ABOUT THE FUCKING SEAT?! need to call the adjuster again, and setup an appointment to come out, and approve a new seat. OK. call me when the adjuster is going to be there, and i will bring the car. Call me. (heh joke on me) a week later, i go down there and ask whats up? "oh we havent called the adjuster." (grin surpressing snarl) well CALL him. "well, how about monday next week? just for a couple days" OK. well the next day is when i got the job. so, i now have to figure out how i'm getting to work on monday, while at the same time, dropping off my car at the shop. well, i can carpool.. ya, that'll work. well, here it is, Thursday, and i still have not heard from the shop about my car, nor have i had the time to call them, cause i've been too busy with my new job! ARGH! well, atleast i have tomorrow off (i work sunday) so i can go kick the guys at the shop squah in the jimmysack! Well, i have now been off the clock for nearly an hour, my girlfriend has arrived and is standing over me waiting for me to finish this mother of all posts. So, now i must go. more another day!

-Patch

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK

2003-10-30T17:12:28Z

FUCK! i had a HUGE post typed out. and i LOST IT. CRAPOLA. more later.

Huh, I kinda Exist-ish

2002-11-22T02:20:24Z

HEY ALL!! I MISS YOU ALL! *gives "window-love"*

I DO still exist in a manner of speaking.. and I am slowly attempting to catch up on LJ. tho the Murnk I'm SURE is going to be a daunting task to back read... *ugh*

So, i took one of dem stupid quizzes, and here is the OH SO surprising result. i coulda just TOLD ya, infact i'm sure i have, but heres the proof. :)
Eerie really, as i did not stack my answers.

*looks at the current world's population* You must have a lot of frustration then.

What pisses you off?

Created by ptocheia

Walkin on the Clouds.

2002-04-02T03:03:15Z

SO much to talk about, so little i actually want to say. Life's Strange Little Dichotomys. hmmm neat Band Name that, Strange Little Dichotomys.

Life is incredibly good at the moment. Like, there arent any labels that high up on the meter for how good life is right now. I dont really forsee anything mucking it up real soon. In fact, all things told, things are on their way to getting BETTER. I dont know if i can handle that. My Life has never really GONE this well before. Its a very new feeling. I think i like it. I really dont know what to do with myself. I've always self-destructed long before getting to a "life-space" like this. And i think i've finally gotten over my self-destruction bug. I'm far too fond of being at a stable point. I hope i'm able to maintain it.

So I'm going to Coachella again this year. Its a Music Festival out in the middle of the Palm Springs Desert. This will be the 3rd year of the festival, and my 3rd attendance. thats kinda weird for me in its own right. Here's the link, for anyone interested. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Its got a pretty good lineup. I'm really only going for a few key acts. If any of you have been around that long, you can look back, and read my post from last year. I went to see my Fav band (of all time!) The Orb, and their set was TOTALLY plagued by Tech Probs, and they got axed by Promotion cause they ran too long. Feh. Bastids. Its FREAKIN HOT out there in the Desert. Little to No shade. But, I go again. It'll be fun, I just need to remember not to wear Black. ;)

I'm actually REALLY lookin forward to Coachella. This year its a 2 day event (like the first year, but not last year) and I was only gonna go to one, cause i couldnt rationalize the 150$ ticket price. Then my friend Bob, told me he was going. told me my Once Best Friend (now sadly not so best, but still good friend again(finally)) Lee was going, My Good Friend St. Jefe is going, and My Ex-Roomate (who hasnt talked to me since i moved out of that place, and last couple times hes been back in town, has concertedly avoided me, and talked shit about me) ElfBoy is comin in from Cincinatti to go! Now I'm sure yer curious as to why this is exciting. Well, He Called me a few days ago. Well, ok, actually he called one of the people i live with. But he ASKED to speak to me. And he, in his own way, basically apologized for his behavior. I was Stoked! I've missed the Boyo. He was good peeps. He got screwed up in drugs, and lousy head-space, but apparently Ohio has been really good for him. He made the gesture to bury the hatchet, and I'm gonna give him the Chance. Heh, Me, Boyo, Lee, Jefe, and Bob. If that aint a photo from My Living room back in the day, I dont know what is. All that is missing is GoldenEye 007 for the N64 to make the picture complete. *sigh* (singing) "Meemoriess..." or was that "Maaamaries.." Heh.

I think i've already posted about my 1year with the company, and the raise/promotion. So there's That. And Faire comin up, thats always a good thing on the radar. And then, then there is Her. ;) You had to know it was coming, from the first paragraph. None of this other stuff, while being great an all, could possibly make someone float like that. :) She's great. She's this girl "I'ma Courtin'". Thats the Official statement at this point. :) No Titles, nuthin like that, I mean Hell, we only went on our "First Official Date" Last night. Granted we've know eachother, and been friends for some time now, (total time over 3 years?) but Hey. She's still tryin to get used to this whole "dating a GUY" thing. The Patch is Mighty. HAH. Or SUMthin! :) Guess it finally DOES payoff to be a nice guy? i hope so. I'm tired of bein the world's Best Friend. Yep, I'm THAT guy. I'd wax poetic about how incredible she makes me feel (an NO ya Pervs, not in a physical sense!) but i dun want ya'll to Vom on the keyboard while i spew mushy shit. ya want that, go sit in on a convo btwn The Muse and Nos. ;) I'll save it for another time. OOK! Its 7 now. Time fer me to get the HELL outta work, and go Visit "Her"... ;) Willow didnt come to work today, So i dont have to go home right away. :) Wheee!!! *le-sigh* Ciao Folks!

This may come as a surprise to many of you....

2002-03-23T15:45:10Z

Take the What Kind of Slacker are you? Quiz

bahahahaha. Yea, I'm so much of a slacker that i MEANT to go grab the transfer request form to apply for the IT position yesterday, But i forgot. Heh. thats ok. I'm at work today, and i've already grabbed the formything. i just need to fill it out and turn it in, Eh? *sigh* lets see if i actually get around to either of them. :)

Here comes the sun....

2002-03-22T02:33:57Z

OK, Like So Check this out. I'm SOOO Totally Stoked! (gawd, YES, when i get excited, my roots show. i DID Grow up in THE Valley. 5 Miles from Tarzana. (Yes, THAT Tarzana, the City right next door to Encino)) I got the news about my 1 Year review today from work. Granted, I will not have been here for a FULL year untill the 26th of this month, but Hey, thats only 5 days away. OK, the news, My Manager pulls me aside as I walk in this morning, and says she needs to talk to me about some stuff. (yes, those were her words) from her odd tone i ask, "Good stuff or Bad stuff?" "depends on what you consider bad.." uhh ok. well getting written up for some lame infraction can be considered bad, but not so much really.. so i say, "OK, let me go clock in, and I'll be right back."
So i come back, and she starts out with, "Well, we're really enjoyed having you here... (pause) and i know its not February...(longer pause)" let me explain this for those of you who dont know. I dont know if i've covered this yet. EVERY year, since i started working in 1995, i have lost my job in February. Whether it be Layoff, Company Bankruptcy, Fired, whatever. EVERY YEAR. i DREAD Februarys... This year, it looked like i was FINALLY gonna make it through Feb! WOOHOO! And i DID! Then my Manager starts our conversation like this. I'm scheduled to get my 1 year NEXT WEEK! ARGH!!! so, needless to say, i'm sweating. i KNOW i havent DONE anything, but hey, its an irrational fear.
So then she starts laughing. because she KNOWS all this, and is one of my friends, (comes to my parties, gets drunk etc...) and enjoys giving me shit. which is one of the major past times in my group of friends. Giving eachother shit. (shouldnt sound too strange to most of you, i've seen you DO it too. :) ) She then informs me that it is regarding my yearly review. She has news about it. It has not been "written and processed" yet, but the basics of it are, HR will only allow a 3% raise on the yearly review schedule. (crap. ohwell its better than a kick in the eye.) So, we've decided to promote you, since your job description is basically nothing like what it originally was when you started cause you kick that much ass. (WHOA! COOL!) So, I'm gettin a Promotion, (i dunno if it is OFFICIAL in the department or not, cause the title that they promoted me to has other responsibilities that i do not do, and it might just be in name for the purposes of HR or sumthin. They havent told me yet, and i havent asked yet.) and a full dollar raise! WooHoo! so i'm still makin bat-turd for money (eh, it aint THAT bad) but, again and still, its better than a kick in the eye! WAHOO! This is the same promotion that they offered to me before, based on the responibilities, and i declined, cause i didnt want the crapwork that it was. But, Hey. thats alright. they just didnt give me a choice this time. *shrug* in the situation i'm in now, (not taking phone calls all day, because i am servicing the live chat service) i wouldnt mind being an L2 and taking Escalated calls, my patience is not stressed to its End by talking to morons all day. So, we shall see how that develops.

In Other Job news, Our Company released a posting today, for an opening in the Coveted IT position. *sigh* Poor Boober. If he had only been a little more patient, he would have had it for sure. *sigh* But, he is working in Repair, which is the same as IT, just not corporate based, retail based. same same. (basically)
So I'm not sure if I want to apply for the IT position or not. I'm rather happy where I am, i like the people in my department, i like my immediate manager, and the manager above her. I like my leads etc.. and i would be in a different building, with different people, under a different manager if i transfer. i'm not sure i want that. but TS is a dead end. IT is where i need and want to be. it is the correct move to further my career. *sigh* i hate this stupid fear of change. i should probably put the "app" in, and who knows, maybe i wont even get it anyway. its not like half my department isnt gunning for the position anyway! maybe there is someone in here more qualified for it than i am. (but i dont think so? not to sound TOO arrogant. we already know i am, i just like to TRY not to SOUND it too bad. Geh.) So, i guess i will put it in, and see what happens. but it would mean changing SO many things. maybe they wont be so understanding about my weekends off for Faire. Maybe i will need to change my schedule drastically (i'm really happy with the one i got, especially with my 54 mile commute each way) which might also mean that i cannot car-pool with my roomate (Willow) which would tack on even MORE travel time. ugh. bitch piss and moan. jeez, listen to me.
Alright, I'm gonna open this up to you good people. What do you think i should do? i think i've addressed all my concerns and issues with this descision. (well, the concrete ones anyway) i think i've provided most of the information. I'm pretty sure you're all gonna tell me to go for it, and atleast give it a shot. *shrug* i just wanna hear what ya'll think. Lemme know!

thanks for reading my crap. i wish i had something interesting to offer Ya'll. oh, wait, i DO have something interesting for you to click on! I've already mailed it to THE Monkey but you folks should Enjoy it too. Here it is. Its G (or atleast PG, though it does MENTION Necrophelia) so you can read it at work. it is The 213 things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to DO in the US Army. This has GOT to be one of the greatest things i've ever read. I *GOTTA* meet this guy. I just LOVE stories of Non-conformists in the Military. Its a crackup everytime. Check it out.

Thats it for THIS installment, Let me know what you think, about anything really. I love to hear from yous, and it tickles me to think that anyone actually gives a shit about this crap i spew!
Untill next time, remember, Be good to yourselves, and be good to eachother. Or at least take good video for evidence later.
-Patch

ooo, someone remind me to go on my KTBN rant at some point. Ugh.. i LOVE this channel. I'll explain later.

Well, to HELL with'em!

2002-03-20T02:11:48Z

Alright Kiddies, I exist again. I've decided, to HELL with the NO LJ mandate. its taken me two weeks to catch up on everyone's journal! Argh! i was so far behind that my friends page didnt go that far back! i had to go to individual journals to read far enough back! Aiiiyyyy!!! Sigh. So hopefully i will be a more interactive part of everyone's days again! Wheee! i think it might take me a couple days to realize that i can comment again, because what i am reading is actually current. :) dont ya hate it when someone comments on a journal entry you made like 3 weeks ago? i tried to keep that to a dull roar while catching up.
So, a couple points to make,
I have missed you all!
I missed a Birthday or two, and some fairly important goings on, but i have caught up on them now, and am glad that the important stuff has basically worked out. I'm glad Ms Tenshi has found a job. I know how lousy that search can be. Also, In brighter news, boober has found a job too! Yay! this makes willabark's chicosama's and My life's easier. (i think i lost the correct gramatical there)
Also, i missed Mr Skelly-Head's Birthday. But i think i might have managed to send him off an email at the least. And then there was the moments of tension for the big lug. I'm just glad i didnt have the unending suspense that he did, i just went on to the next post, and was able to let that sigh of releif out. Glad things are mostly Well for you Oh Flesh-less one! I would have hated to have to meet you under those type of circumstances that would force me to fly out to GA.
*whew* and there was that. I'm gonna post this now, to keep this mostly short. and then i'm gonna go back and correct my lousy HTML. :)
Glad to be back! Drop me a line to lets me know ya still care!

OH! WAIT! I almost forgot! There was a collection of some of my favorite freaks this weekend, in NewYork, and i'm SO sorry i missed it! *POUT* I'd have given That guy over there's (pointing randomly) Left arm to have been there! ARGH! *sigh* Someday. It will happen. This whole MAD community of us will descend on some poor, unsuspecting city, and treat it up proper. :)
*HUGS* to you all!

-Patch

**OK, crappy HTML Fixed. :P :) **

Corporate Love...

2002-01-15T08:09:54Z

Hello all my Loyal Readers! (wow, he starts RIGHT off on the ego trip.. the bastard Eh?) I have a bit of news, for those of you who Dont read willabark's Journal, and were wondering why you've seen even less of me around than normal. Not even the random reply to yer posts... </br>FEAR NOT! I am OK! Uhh, yea, sorry, i felt the fear there, it was palpable. Heh.. what a great word. Oh, Right, so on with the explanation.. And here it is. In it's Entirety. Really. Nuthin left out in THIS explanation. Not even the twisted off shoots that keep distracting me from the original purpose of this post, that being the explanation. Oh, Right.

So, here goes. My Commie Company, (err i mean those FABULOUS people who decided to hire me, maintain my employment, give me benefits and sign my non-bouncy pay-checks!) Has decided to REALLY and TRULY not allow us to use Live Journal at work anymore. Bah. That was like the one place that i actually ever used it. Hardly EVER from Home. i dont use my computer at home much. Especially recently. Its being Pooey. I bought all this hardware to upgrade it, and the machine is BITCHIN fast now, EXCEPT for this little problem i have with Windoze taking OVER 15 FREAKIN MINUTES TO BOOT!!!! Feh. BUT, I did finally get it to be stable once it boots (i think i hope) So I'm just leavin the fucker ON fer the time being.

So i expect that i will try to keep up more or less from home, and attempt to make it a different part of my day, rather than inbetween god-forsaken phone calls, but when i get home, so i can still keep up and in touch with alls yous wonderfuls peoples whom i love! well, LIKE anyway. I dont KNOW most of you well enough Yet for Love. ;) Tho to hear Willow and Boober Talk, I'm gonna bear Vid's Love Child. THAT would be SCARY i Tell you.

Murnk; Sorry fer biting yer post style wit da lines EtAl, I just liked it. Had to teach myself How. :) ooooo Me the HTML Guru or sumshit. Heh. Ya.

Bunch of stuff goin on right now, Not much of it My Story to tell. Home Life and Work Life just became a little Weirder. OTHER than the LJ commandment. Tho vaguely related i feel. Gek.. Someone Else's Story. I am NOT a Speaker For the Dead.

I am Currently reading Orson Scott Card's Ender Quartet. Starting with Ender's Game. A Most FABULOUS Book. I havent felt like that after reading a book since Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. WOW. EXCELLENT Series. I Highly Recommend it. Even to YOU Murnk. I know you dont like Card. Try it. :P

Other than that, I am getting New Wheels This Saturday!!! YAY!! I can Finally put the Fucking Blue Thing to pasture! Its about DAMN Time. (Yes its called the Fucking Blue Thing. Not because i dont love it, or i think it is a "fucking thing". No, its because of the Color it was Painted. Its not JUST Blue. Its FUCKING BLUE!!! With the !!!'s. I'm gonna miss that Car. Kinda. It and I have been through ALOT. BUT Its a '93 Ford Tempo, With over 150k Miles on it, and it was never taken very good care of. It has lived a VERY long and Successful Life. It deserves the rest. :) And My new Wheels, while not entirely NEW, Will be (not quite my DREAM car, but my realistic GOAL Car) A '97 Honda Accord. Babied by my Father for the last 4 or 5 years. With Low Miles, and regular checkups an all that rot! i should be able to get quite some life outta the beast. Heh. I'm Excited. I LIKE Accords. :)

Wheee! *bleep*

Well, I think that about all the news i have. I got all Interactive in this post Didnt I? :) Next thing you'll know I'll be postin Pics an Stuff. :) Whooo. :) Well, i think that about it fer now. SO, TA!

-Patch

WooHoo!!

2002-01-08T18:55:51Z

Needless to say, you are a man of few words. But when you do actually open up, you offer humorous and wise advice to all who surround you. You are known for being the quiet ring leader in hair-brained schemes that always seem to go wrong, but when it really counts you usually hit the nail on the head. You have given the entire male population the best dating council anyone has to offer, and let's not forget, you're an electrical genius. Ultimately, you're just fucking cool. Motherfucker's like McGuyver, no motherfucker's better than McGuyver!
Take The "Which Kevin Smith Male Are You?" Quiz!!</td>

patch @ 2002-01-04T10:14:00

2002-01-04T18:40:19Z

Mornin All! Just thought I'd drop a line in here to let everyone know I'm still around. For those of you whom I have not told yet, Check out this Site! </br></br> (I LOVE this animation! Its GREAT! :) hhehehe)

To the Skelly: I KNOW you didnt get any CSC CDs.. i havent SENT any to ANYONE yet ya mook. :) Bah. Yer a pooey head fer givin me grief and then logging off so i couldnt even defend myself! :P

Uhhm, i think that might have been all i had to say? i seem to recall having something else to say, but i had to go teach myself how to do something, and i forgot what i was gonna say. Ohwell. Ta!

-Patch