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• It's 1:40 a.m. as I'm typing this and while I would normally be up for another two hours, I'm totally bombed. I'm really sleepy for some reason. Mr. Sandman must be dying to have his way with me. I gotta remember not to make posts this late 'cause my inclination is to half-ass it and rush through it. :P
• The Lord needs men / He needs good men / The Lord needs the U.S. Marines I've had those lines running through my head all day today. It's a song by Tori Amos, Walk To Dublin (Sucker Reprise), from her 2006 box set, A Piano - The Collection.
• Eric Bana on the cover of the March issue of GQ is... I don't know what it is... I've become undone. It's too much to take in. I need some air. :P He could've lost the wedding ring for the photo shoot though. ;)
• I was playing Blockles the other day and got creamed over and over again by a 15 year old Korean chick. She's a goddess. As lame as it is, I'm gonna lay most of the blame of my failure on my Mac. :P He's never been able to render Flash quite well. If I had a faster system I'd be a force to be reckoned with.
• Speaking of Blockles, Goddesses and so Tetris and master video gamers I gotta share this video a friend of mine let me in on a few weeks back. This guy is a demigod. *bows in deference*
• I can't stop listening to Walk To Dublin (Sucker Reprise). :P If I walk to Dublin / I'm gonna pass that turquoise lady in a new-a / Nike flats and something's flat / I said, I need size 10,000 / For my ass, yes! ;)
• If I were a musical instrument I'd be a harpsichord.
• Let me plague myself with the West in his head, I said / Do a jig / Make 'im laugh / Make 'im laugh / Make 'im laugh / Just make him laugh / 'Cause he won't be coming back / Won't be coming back
• I had a horrible thought today. Having it, I suppose, makes me a bad friend. But it also makes me a compassionate human. Denying having thought the thought would make me a dishonest man. I'm keeping it. In this instance I'll risk being a bad friend if it means being an okay guy and an honest man.
• I'm dying to get my hands on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. The hard-asses at Famitsū gave the game a perfect score! How insane is that!? More than anything I'm totally amped about training myself to defeat my rabid cousins. They're masters at the previous iterations. I've never owned any of the games. Should be interesting to see how I stack up against these young whippersnappers. :P Actually the oldest of the cousins I speak of is practically a pro-gamer with the series. I love a good challenge. ;) Also, the online gameplay component means I'll be able to get into it with some of the guys and gals at the Geekscape forums. :)
• What's the point, really, of getting into a competition if your heart's not in it? That's no fun. That's... that's nihilism.
• I was ripping some more CDs into iTunes tonight. This meant that I was also scanning CD sleeves for their album art and fixing them up with GIMP. Fuck, I had two cases that were tore the fuck up. It's amazing what a little perseverance can do. The album art looks flawless, brand-new. I'm quite pleased with myself. :P
• It's amazing that not too long ago I was lugging around CDs to listen to them on my Discman. I had one of those moments tonight that I often have. I marveled at my iPods. What they meant. Technology is such a wonder. ;) I am humbled and grateful, much so.
• My friend whipped up this website tonight. It's the meme of the moment... these single-page sites. I've a fondness for HillaryIsMomJeans.
• I think I'm at the point where I wouldn't feel guilty about heading out. :P
• See you in the ring my fellow brawlers. ;)

DS333, guilt-free.