Mostly Armless

mostlyarmless @ 2007-09-17T21:22:00

2007-09-18T01:36:03Z

So a general question for all of you out there. How do you meet people when you're out of college and in a new location?

I have a job with 3 full time employees (I'm one of them). I don't really go out drinking and I have very few friends left over from high school. I find myself wanting to do something on the weekdays after work and before sleep. I'd really like to meet more people. Let me know.

Meme Alert

2007-09-14T01:40:18Z

This is only posted because of Cefka. Sorry, Cephka, I know you get no respect.

Your LiveJournal Pirate Crew
LiveJournal Username
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest!
Cutlass or pistol?
What is the name of your pirate ship?
Where is your secret pirate base?
What kind of loot do you prefer?
What do you and your crew prefer to be called?
Parrot or monkey?
Argh!

Your capable first mate	rivers02
Your bumbling cabin boy with a heart of gold	cefka
The aloof, yet honorable, pirate with a mysterious past	breezyg
Is always the first one into the fray	annapuma
Is the naval officer who ruthlessly pursues your ship	riotbladeterra
Is the comical pirate who is always drunk on grog	frisbeegod
Is currently in Davy Jones's locker	rivers02
The amount of money you make as a pirate	$102,237


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mostlyarmless @ 2007-09-06T20:34:00

2007-09-07T00:39:43Z

OK, for those of you who have been bugging me, I now need to get a cell phone as part of my job. Most of you have phones, can any of you suggest a good company? I need good service in the Hudson Valley and I need the plan to be roughly 50 a month with no extra hidden fees and charges. What companies can you guys suggest?

Rich

P.S. Also let me know what network you have as ?generally? same networks don't count for minutes? Someone should probably clarify this.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-08-19T18:51:00

2007-08-19T22:56:08Z

I know many of you heathens out there don't necessarily believe in the big man in the sky, but I have seen the truth. Read here to find the truth.

Epic Limerick

2007-07-31T15:05:47Z

I had a dream in which I wrote an epic limerick. I wrote at least 5 stanza's (that seems epic in a dream), but when I woke up I could only recall two.

There once was a princess of beauty,
who was forced by her filial duty,
To marry a prince,
Which would be such a synch,
Since she already had her a cutie.

But when staring at one of his brothers,
She had wondered about all the others,
So she tried all the best,
Then she tried all the rest,
And then she could marry her druthers.

I do remember another line about spotting the same tattoo on her lovers chest on someone elses chest and that in the dream "druthers" meant 'bottom of the barrel', rather than "preference".

In the dream I wrote the final line as "Now she wouldn’t be stuck with the druthers"
where the use of 'druthers' as the plural of "would rather" (where it etymologically comes from) still makes sense. Alas, the modern meaning of 'preference' does not make sense in the original.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-07-26T18:49:00

2007-07-26T22:53:55Z

Waiting list for the latest Harry Potter:

Local Public Library: 326

Local Neighbor waiting list: 2

The Movie 'Perfume'

2007-07-06T07:40:53Z

A disturbing yet excellent film. It's quite fantastic (fantasy this time, not amazing) and worth the watch. It does, however, deal with some pretty creepy things.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-07-04T02:22:00

2007-07-04T06:25:40Z

Magic in the world:
Jim Henson
Calvin and Hobbes

mostlyarmless @ 2007-06-24T04:13:00

2007-06-24T08:17:00Z

I love chase scenes.

Post college life Update 1

2007-06-05T06:21:31Z

I'm currently bored at home because most of my stuff is packed away in boxes and can't move into my new place yet because I need a mattress. As such, I decided to go through my bookmarks on Mozilla and delete some old ones (they go back to before 2001). As I was going through them I was reminded of a lot of the things I did in college, spotted some pictures from early college and even high school. It has me a bit sentimental. I'm currently in the predicament that everyone is: too many options and not a clue of what to do.

I'm also making a list of all of the things that I've been meaning to do, but haven't had the time. On the top of that list is not written 'make a list of things to do' so the irony factor is still at acceptable levels. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid the quarter life crisis (as Scott is fond of calling it).

I need a mattress.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-05-13T03:21:00

2007-05-13T07:25:12Z

Well, the paper is finally done. Only one final on THursday. A degree in history with a minor in Chem,Classical civilizations, and most likely Bio. It feels great t no longer be burdened.

Vonnegut dies at age 84

2007-04-12T06:47:10Z

Despite only reading a handful of his works, he was one of my favorite authors. It is sad to see him go. For those of you interested, a short story by him, Harrison Bergeron

mostlyarmless @ 2007-03-29T03:19:00

2007-03-29T07:25:08Z

To April

2007-03-28T17:34:02Z

This is your reminder to give me pictures.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-02-24T17:06:00

2007-02-24T22:17:03Z

It's a little cathartic (just a little). I just got an e-mail from nssesurvey.org asking me to evaluate the university, and instead of ignoring it and keeping the 20-30 minutes it would inevitably take, I filled it out. In the end there was a part ythat went back to BU with a little box for additional comments. While I'm sure it won't make that much of a difference, I mentioned the ridiculously oppressive to free expression/ social interaction environment that BU fosters. It kinda made me feel a little better. Maybe I should write an article for one of the small papers on campus (as I've been asked to do by the guy running it).

Crack New War Strategey Proposed by the White House

2007-02-09T16:30:05Z

From a >CNN article about the secretary of defense Robert Gates:

Gates said that after nearly five years at war with the Taliban, this spring will be critical because it could give the people of the country more hope.

"Each spring for the last several years, the Taliban have been more aggressive and there has been an increasing level of violence," he said. "There is a consensus on the part of the ministers that it is important that this year we knock the Taliban back."

I see... the point of this war is to... give hope! And also, it's good to know that we need to knock the Taliban back. It's a shame that Donnie Rummysfield guy didn't have thse ideas. We'd have totally won by now.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-01-30T01:04:00

2007-01-30T06:04:26Z

I need an adventure.

mostlyarmless @ 2007-01-18T04:03:00

2007-01-18T09:22:08Z

Ok, I've been trying to figure this out for a few weeks. Do any of you recall an arcade game from at least pre-1998 which was a sidescrolling 4 player console that was hack/slash dnd style. You had a choice of 4 different characters to choose from: one was a wizard, another archer, some sword/ axe guy and another I can't recall. It sounds exactly like gaunltet, but this was a sidescroller and not a top-down version. It also had a feature where you would get to the end of the level and you would kill the big boss (Generally some sort of dragon) and you'd get a treasure chest with a better weapon in it. Let me know if you know what I'm talking about.

mostlyarmless @ 2006-12-28T04:55:00

2006-12-28T08:55:26Z

Despite all the crap that went on this year/ semester and despite the fact that I got really stressed out and probably seemed like a jerk and got mad at everyone, I really do appreciate all of you. I'm sitting here at my parents house and I can't wait for the next part of the adventure to begin. So to all of you who've been a friend (and if you're reading this that should include you), even if I haven't seen you for a while I give a humble thanks.

Thanks for being there.

And now, so this entry isn't a total loss, here's a something-or-other that I enjoyed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA

generals and MAJORS

2006-08-25T01:10:11Z

So I did some poking around on my DARS report yesterday. I found out that if I spend an extra year in college, I could get two extra majors. So By the end of my 7th year, I could be a Bio-Chem/History/Comparitave Literature/Classical Civilizations Major.

Now, before you all jump down my throat and yell "No, Rich! You need to Graduate!", realize that today I finally submitted my application for graduation. By May of '07 I should have my degree. Huzzah.

When will people be coming back to Bingo-Land

2006-08-22T19:14:46Z

Just taking a poll, when are people coming back?

Snakes on a Train

2006-08-20T19:55:25Z

Ok, I may be looking forward to snakes on a plane when Cefka comes back, but Snakes on a Train? This movie sounds even worse. Here's a review I stole from www.thealsylm.com.

"Under a powerful Mayan curse, snakes are hatched inside a young woman, slowly devouring her from within. Her only chance for survival is a powerful shaman who lives across the border. With only hours to live, she jumps on a train headed for Los Angeles. Unfortunately for the passengers aboard, they are now trapped, soon to be victims of these flesh-eating vipers."

Seriously people... Seriously.

We're number 1*

2006-08-19T04:16:10Z

BU Ranked number 86 nationally for colleges in U.S. and World Report. The rest of the list here.

* plus 85

mostlyarmless @ 2006-07-21T11:41:00

2006-07-21T15:48:44Z

The Island (~~2005~~) (2006)

I am back from my 6 day trip living lasciviously in the lap of luxury on Long Island. Well, not really, but I am back. It was an awesome time. I got to go to the bellmont racetrack (last of the triple crown racetracks), visited a bunch of friends down in LI, and basically had a grand old time. I think this may have been just what I needed to get back on the horse again.

Back to Normal

2006-07-03T18:32:11Z

I spent about 6 hours yesterday cleaning up the basement with ym housemate and landlord. There's still a lot of stuff there, but we got most of it out and onto the curb. The pile on the curb is about 4 feet high, three feet thick (on average) and runs the entire length of the property. As I was leaving for the station today, there were dump trucks and a steam shovel taking it all away.

Perhaps later I'll post some more pictures.