Z.Monkey’s Blog

It appears that That Guy is finally writing! Hopefully, it will give him an outlet to vent his boredom. Personally, I am hoping that he will discuss his interpretation of Get Happy. I thought it was searching for childhood bliss but losing it when you think you’ve found it, but That Guy interprets it “In a way that’s far more depressing and more than likely to ruin your week let alone your friday (so for now I’ll keep it to myself).” Please share.

I purchased several books for my trip to Korea: Gulliver’s Travel, A Tale of Two Cities and The Voyage Out. Nothing like brushing up on your brit lit while traveling to the far east. Perhaps I should read some more on the topic of Korean culture but, unlike other people I know, I am not very interested in Asian culture and history. I enjoy European culture and history, hence the reading and my bachelor’s degree. I hope that in the next couple of years the wife and I will go to Europe for vacation… I am presently taking donations.

Z.Monkey

So I changed the color of the weblog. I really should figure out which colors work well with one each another. Sigh. Let me know if you have any good reads on this or if you just want to comment on it. Also, the page looks flat. Any ideas?

Update:Dan is a homo hob. Dan is a wonderful person who likes to grammaticize my writing.

Z.Monkey

I left work early on Tuesday, and did not come in yesterday because of a sickness which seems to have completely debilitated my wife and me. This mystery illness made its appearance Monday just before a hockey game, though I really felt it right after my first shift. Symptoms included headaches, bodyaches, coughing, soar throat and an inability to string a coherent thought together. Anyways, I am back at work today feeling a little better, but not much, with a bunch catching up to do. On the other hand, the first thing I did when I came in was start writing this… maybe in is going to be a long day.

Last night the wife and I watch Finding Neverland. I never realized that the ticking crocodile was time… Peter Pan running away from time. I guess I am dense sometimes. Also does anyone besides me want to see the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? It kinda looks like Dr. Seuss designed the sets. Wait a second, Charlie is the kid who played Peter in Finding Neverland! Eh.

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I want to write something but I cannot seem to focus on one thing. I have a whole bunch of things I really should be doing (I am currently doing one… sitting on the phone trying to get a flight). Apparently if you want to change an international flight with expedia you have to ship back your tickets, call them when the tickets you shipped back to them get to them (!) and then figure out why you have to change all of your flights eventhough you only want to change your return flight.

Warg! The lady on the phone thought I was leave NH on the 16th… not Korea on the 16th. That would have been fuckered up! I would have missed everything… everything. Sigh… I really wish that I could see what was happening (i.e. see what dates and time are available). Yeah! Muzak! Good my ear is starting to hurt.

Sigh.

I guess that I have big shoes to fill. Everyone is a big fan of That Guy in this Face-2-Face meeting. I have been answer questions regarding his absence all morning. In reference to my post a couple of days ago I have kind of turned another leaf on the work I have been doing. For the most part the everyone in the group is pretty friendly. Even if I am not really interested in the work per se at least I will not be despising my existance.

In an aside, I notice someone I work with, someone who is very Bob, has over 6,000 emails in his inbox alone. He also filters out emails from certain reflecters (some of which contained more than 1,000 emails). No wonder he never responds to anything you send him.

Z.Monkey

I am close to taking over That Guys identity. So far I have take on some of the work he was doing and moved into his office. Now all that is left is to close my door and sit in the dark for 8+ hours a day. I hear that That Guy and Jefe are almost to Atlanta. Hopefully they will get very, very drunk tonight to celebrate/mourn a change.

On another note I finally purchased Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead this weekend. So far I have watched it twice, but I really do not know the point of it. Maybe it is a commentary on death… maybe it is the story of two hapless individuals caught up in something they do not understand and cannot control… maybe it is a comparison of life and art that highlights the similarities.

Z.Monkey

P.S. The wife and I may purchase another car this evening. I think that I will still take the bus as much as possible; too many people drive too much. blah, blah. Public documents are fun!

The last couple of weeks I have been trying to take up some of That Guy’s work (link wont work until he actually posts something). I am having trouble trying to figure out if this work is something that I want to deal with. I mean this group seems like they are going to do some cools stuff… but I cannot really make myself care. The problem is, of course, I do not really know anything that would be more interesting. Next week should be great, I get to sit in on meetings for most of the week and attempt to getting buddy-buddy with some people I do not know and that I have little in common with. Blah.

As I doubt we’ll get selected to do work for this group I should not have to deal with this stuff for too long. Back to other, completely unrelated stuff.

Z.Monkey

P.S.Triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13.

I cannot open my banana. This is having a devastating effect on my psyche… or maybe it’s the odor of the free Axe shower gel they have been giving out at the gym. Interestingly enough the odor is ‘Touch’.

I rode my bicycle to work today. It was difficult to breath. I got in about 1/2 hour ago and I still feel short of breath. Good, I just poured water on myself. Khaaan!

Z.Monkey

This weekend was thoroughly unproductive. I played some Baldur’s Gate. I read a little. I watched some baseball. I bought some new Puma’s while shopping with the wife. I applied for a job I do not know if I want, and that I am not sure I am qualified for. I guess if they call me in for an interview I can be forthright with them as I do not really care if they give me the job. I really do not know how I feel about that… If you are wondering the position is to be a digital librarian; here is a description:

I wonder how my current work would feel if I just up and left on a whim (assuming I got the job)? I really do not think I will end up getting it so it really does not matter.

Z.Monkey

So I went into Barnes and Nobles with the goal of buying this movie (Tim Roth is cool?). The interaction with the sales lady, who was browsing the CD’s went something like this.

Me: I am looking for a movie, could you look it up for me.
Sales lady: Okay.
[pause]
Me: Er, it’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern….
[sales lady starts walking away]
Me: are Dead?
Sales lady: Hamlet?
[sales lady changes direction and start walking towards the register/computer]
Me: Yeah… sort of.
Sales lady: Are Dead?
Me: …yes…
[pause]
Sales lady: No we do not have it.
Me: Thanks.
Sales lady: hm.
[I slowly back away]

I really do not know if the conversation, as depicted above, actually illustrates how uncomfortable the whole interaction made me feel. I really do not understand it, but the saleslady (who seemed to be a nice girl between 20 and 25) made my skin crawl and not like the nasty (who was 16 to 20 and had a gut hanging out of wife beater) who sold Heidi her pants. Being creeped out by the saleslady in the BN Music/Movie department is bad news for two reason: 1) I go there all the time and 2) I always check out in the music department because there is never a line.

Oh, and I ran 7.5ish miles to work today. Fuck you legs! Maybe that gut scared me…

Z.Monkey