Z.Monkey’s Blog

I could say that going over to London gave me more of an appreciation for Soccer, but that’s not really true.  I may end up watching it more this summer… maybe even go to a game.  The Revs do play the galaxy in August…

Anyway, please watch this click and be amused.  It’s pretty spectacular.

And only two days late!  London was fun, Chicago was less so.  I am currently feeling very ill but trying to get a little bit of work done before I bail out and go lie on the couch.  Garr… my stupid phone is blinking that I have a stupid message.  Stupid.
I’d like to thank Jefe for picking us up at the airport even though it made him (us) miss the 1st period of our game last night.

My last day at work was less than usualful.  It seemed like I was fighting with everything, plus there was a lot of anger and fingerpointing due to our budgets.  I guess I am leaving just in time!  Time for a little repacking (it’s going to be warming than expected), breakfast and then off to the airport in Jefe’s pseudo-new car!  Wooo….  a wooo. woo.

In case you are wondering about the decrease in my posting, here are my reasons/excuses:

1. I haven’t felt like posting about politics.  While more things seem to be happening, not much more seems to be getting done.  Mostly because the Republicans are doing what they accused the Democrats of doing. Remember this? While, I’m not tired of following politics I am more annoyed than angry, because now there is a chance to move back to where we were before Bushie.
2. I usually post at work.  I don’t often turn on my computer when I’m at home (this probably seems like an odd statement to those who never turn yours off), and lately I have found myself extremely busy at work.  Now I like being busy because it makes the day go by faster and makes it feel like I’m getting things done.  Though, every time I invest any of myself into this place I get burned.  It’s like a bad relationship, you just keep on working to make her (it?) change but deep down you know she (it?) never will.
3. I’ve been trying to keep myself busy not thinking how long it was til we left for London.  This is now only two days away so I can post!
4. I’ve been watching more hockey.  The bruins have stopped losing recently and, hopefully, they will keep it up. There has been the Bean Pot (BC should have won) and UNH has been on TV quite a bit.  We also went to see a Monarch’s game last Saturday with Toby, his wife-to-be :), and Jared, which was really fun even if we didn’t end up having car bombs, get a Mr. Potato Head, or win french fries.
5. Been trying to wrap my head around the arguments one of the guys I work with has been trying to make.  I personally don’t feel that ‘instilling virtue’ is one of the roles of government, or that the scientific method destroys free will (or what that has to do with morality).  I’m trying to understand his ideas because it seems to be what a lot of people believe but I’m failing.
6. Generally being lazy.

Saturday was pretty fun in general.  We went skating on the pond in the morning, then went over to my folks’ place.  Toby, Lindsey and Jared met us over there, which was cool (it made it feel more like home, which is weird).  My mom even called to say what a good time she had.  We then drove down to Manch and had dinner at Strangebrew ($2 dollars for most everything they had on tap, except the beers we ordered which were $3).  The food was pretty good and the beer selection was excellent… I haven’t had Leffe since I was in Korea.  The crowd at the game was pretty loud and excited (more so than at the Bruins games, but the Monarch are leading their division) and there were lots of quirky gimmicks, including a T-Shirt cannon.  Oh, and the company was good even if I could not hear what anyone was saying throughout the game.

Enough.  Peace out.

Apparently, moving stuff around is some sort of political or social statement.  Maybe it is because I’m getting old but I’m conflicted.  While the image below is extremely amusing to me, the person most likely to notice this in a bookstore is an employee, and the employee is probably just going to sigh and put it back.  Maybe chuckle.

In the end this ends up being just like graffiti.  While some can be very cool, most are just penises or names scribbled on a wall.  Plus, no matter how cool, so images are just not appropriate in some locations.  Anyway, I guess the idea is force people to look at a book out of context, but I don’t really understand using 1984.  How can it be taken as anything other than a warning?