Day: November 9, 2004

I have a friend who's had a really, really rough year. It started with a viral encephalitis that left him in the hospital for a few weeks and is gradually robbing him of his higher cognitive functions. Stress is an aggravating factor for his neuronal loss. He's quitting his Ph.D. cause he doesn't feel he can finish it. His wife just left him for another man – when both of them had just left for a year-long work-study trip abroad.

He just came back from Switzerland last night to try and get his life back together. I just talked to him right now. I'm shocked. I know he's probably groggy and jetlagged to hell and gone, but I've never heard him talk like this… His speech was slow and halting, like he was struggling to find the proper words.

This conversation shocked me to the core. This was a man who, this time last year, was happy, healthy and whole. It made me realize that I'm a lucky bastard. For all the whining and bitching i do, I am blessed with the love of a woman I'm madly in love with, friends that support me, and a body that's in pretty good shape, all things considered. Think about it.

This has been your 30 seconds of moralizing. We now return to the insanity currently in progress.

http://www.sorryeverybody.com/gallery/1/

hee! hee! hee!

From the website:

What’s this site about?

Most people who think carefully understand that Americans are not really any more jingoistic or xenophobic than people in other countries, but it never hurts to reinforce, especially considering what happened on November 2nd, 2004. What must it have looked like to the world outside our borders? America proudly re-appointed its reckless, incompetent and corrupt government. How much of America? Fifty-two percent. The rest of us are aghast and dismayed.

Lots of fuss is made about the “global village.” The Internet was supposed to make communication between cultures, countries and peoples painless and easy. It was supposed to build bridges. But it doesn’t do this automatically; somebody has to reach out. The Internet was supposed to lead to education and understanding. It doesn’t. Rarely do people on the internet apologize. I thought it was high time. The world needs to understand that there are people in America who don’t like what our government is doing. And from the mail we’re receiving, there are people in the international community who appreciate this.

Also, come on, it’s kind of amusing.

Post a memory of me. It can be anything you want, just so long as it happened.

Then post this to your journal.
See what people remember about you.

Last night, it was Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. Today, it's Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poo.

I have been singing that stupid song since I woke up. Please, somebody hit me now.

My master plan to spoil Katy is progressing nicely. The shiny, pretty thing surprise is in the works. The soft, shiny, naughty surprise is already packed. The soft, comfy surprise is in the process of being made. The entertaining, dazzling surprise is confirmed and waiting for us in London. *contented sigh*

Nice to see a master plan progressing nicely.

Carry on, carry on, I say.

Oh, and btw, it's snowing outside.