Link: http://travis.kroh.net/archives/000044.php
At work, we have a whiteboard where people designate their in/out status...
I've also decided: I do a lot of silly things. And I don't mean "silly" as in "cute and wacky." I mean "silly" as in "foolish and hurtful." After careful consideration, I don't think I'm going to do that anymore.
Comments:
"I wouldn't think that a subscriber to "Male Chauvenist Weekly" would come to that conclusion. ;) I love you Travis. I'm being spoiled at home. Can't wait to see you this weekend. "
-Josie [2002-01-31 17:46:26]
(1 comments)
I've decided: negativity sucks.
Comments:
"Just now you're coming to this realization?"
-Josie [2002-01-31 17:47:16]
"Don't be silly. Go negativity!"
-Fran [2002-02-01 03:11:32]
(2 comments)
You know, someone turned me on to Wil Wheaton some time ago. I went, I read, I didn't go back. How the fuck does he win six Bloggies? (This is where my mom goes "Aver!") Furthermore, I do think BluishOrange is a finely-designed weblog, but I stopped reading her shortly after she got back from London. I think I'll start again; see if it's still as good as it was last summer, when reading her blog was more important than the actual work I was being paid to (not) do. Congrats to the other Bloggie winners for which I voted: Webloggers webring, MT, MeFi, and /..
Jish asked me to say HI! to my webloggers webring neighbours.
» to the left of me: Min.
» to the right of me: Vicky.
I haven't grown in at least a couple years. So help me, if one more person says they think I've gotten taller, I'm gonna' start... I don't know what.
I HAVE NOT GOTTEN TALLER.
[Kate singing Michael Jackson]
Comments:
"i'm glad i didn't ask you that at the airport, as i had originally planned."
-jeff [2002-01-29 19:27:28]
"Now, I KNOW I did not ask you that last Sunday. I said you look CUTE. ;) Love you, monkeybear."
-Josie [2002-01-30 10:32:56]
"I'm glad you didn't ask me that, too. Then again, I hadn't seen you for two years. I'm getting this from people who'd seen (and spend an awful lot of time with me) two weeks prior."
-trav [2002-01-31 03:40:26]
"Take it as a compliment and SHOOOOOSH. I saw all the kids I used to babysit today. BOY are they taller. And CUTE!"
-Josie [2002-01-31 17:44:34]
(4 comments)
I haven't gone to sleep yet (although I intend to do so in a minute here) because I've been working on a new site design. And I do mean redesign and not new design... you'll see what I mean.
Comments:
"Oooh, I know what Travis means. "
-Missy [2002-01-29 09:43:09]
(1 comments)
This is about the coolest thing I've seen on the internet all month. It actually archived an old Volkswagen page I made--the third or fourth redesign of the first website I ever made. (I actually lost this code a couple years ago, I thought the site was gone forever!) Have a good time.
Comments:
"You da man, Travis!! Wish you were here with us...but we will look forward to seeing you this weekend! Love you!"
-Your Mom [2002-01-28 22:20:57]
"I'm not kidding, ya'll... she actually talks like this! =) (Love ya', mom.)"
-trav [2002-01-29 01:40:51]
(2 comments)
I decided to drop my Local Area Networking class, and take it again once I learn perl. However, someone in my class just came to the Service Center while I was on duty to ask me a question. I answered it, and then he said, "You were funny in that class. We're gonna' miss you."
Nice.
At work, we have a whiteboard where people designate their in/out status...
"Rain Man" is on TV right now. I just want this opportunity to point out that "I'm an excellent driver." I am.
[Rain Man]
Comments:
"Excellent drivers are hot! I want to ride with you, boy."
-Nicole [2002-01-28 14:49:50]
"Yeah, you're an excellent driver WHEN YOU CAN FIND YOUR CAR. I love you oodles of noodles! And yes, y'all, I actually talk like this, too. "
-Josie [2002-01-30 12:07:44]
(2 comments)
If there's one thing I'll never be accused of, it's not swearing enough. Yeah, I'm a Real Man, yo.
[**shakes head** bubble-gum pop music]
I like being important to people. I mean, I think most people like to feel important, but what I mean is that I really take pleasure in knowing that I mean something to someone. Being on Missy's big four link list is a big deal to me. Editor John is writing a short story where one of the main characters is based on me. Some days, I just really feel loved.
Here's something that's come up a bit in the last few days, and I'm curious how other people feel about it:
When I tell you that I like your shirt, it's because I like your shirt. I will never say that I like your shirt or your haircut simply because I know you just got it. This has the possibility of getting me into trouble, however. If someone gets a new shirt, and I fail to say I like it, this is almost always followed by the explicit "do you like my new shirt?" question.
I just got up. Joy.
Weekends rock.
[Kenickie - I Would Fix You.mp3]
Comments:
"Gotta love Saturday afternoons."
-N [2002-01-26 19:07:48]
"you lazy turd. before you even got up today, i had already eaten breakfast, worked a 5-hour shift, eaten lunch, redesigned my blog, and found my Ben Folds CD. in other words, i'm jealous. :)"
-jeff [2002-01-26 22:42:48]
(2 comments)
The newest addition to my vinyl collection. I would give it to Nic, being she introduced me to them, but I gotta keep this one. She'll get to listen to it eventually, anyway.
[Clerks]
Comments:
"I cant wait."
-N [2002-01-25 22:17:03]
(1 comments)
Dude, where's my car?
So my sister is in town, and she calls me and says "Ryan and I are at The Trentino."
So I say, "I'll be right there," and I skip merrily to R lot. Then I call the police.
"Hi, I'm in R lot, and my car isn't. So, it's either been towed or stolen; either way I have to talk to you."
They tell me to all the towing company. The towing company does not have my car.
I then realize that I went to a movie night before last. On the way home, I wanted to stop by the IACC, so I pull into a 15 minute parking space, right next to the police station, and go into the IACC across the street. When I'm done, I go home. On foot.
My car sat there for a day and a half; when I returned, I had no parking ticket. Did I mention this space is part of the parking lot where they park the police cruisers? How many shift changes did Foo sit through, and none of NDSU's finest felt compelled to ticket me. Thank you, officer friendly. I owe ya' one.
[Kenickie: John Peel Sessions]
Comments:
"You Suck!!! "
-Nick [2002-01-25 17:12:57]
"Didn't you talk to me on your cell on the way home? Perhaps I just distracted you, huh? :)"
-Nicole [2002-01-25 22:15:41]
"UNBELIEVEABLE!! You should've heard Spence laugh when we told him you lost your car!! He said, "He lost the old Ford???" (For those of you who don't know Travis' 83 year old buddy, Spence...he has been the Ford dealer here for 50 years. He has cancer, but is doing SO well..just a joy to visit with....has the mind of a 21 year old (except he's not as forgetful!!! ;)"
-Your Mom [2002-01-26 11:12:50]
"Travis,
It's really not that big of a miracle. The ticket people only work from roughly 8-4:30, Monday through Friday. Trust Me!"
-katherine [2002-01-28 14:53:19]
"Ryan really wanted to meet you, but as you never got there, I told him the story and he said you surely ARE my brother. A) You lose stuff, and B) You lead a charmed life. Love you, babydoll. You look great. "
-Josie [2002-01-28 18:33:36]
"Oh, and, uh, it must be a new ticket Nazi, because in MY DAY at NDSU (Oh gosh, I'm old), the Ticket Nazi got me at all hours, when I parked for too long outside the Union while finishing deadlines at The Spectrum. He must have been a harder working ticket Nazi. Maybe they retired him after I graduated. Maybe he gets a pension. "
-Josie [2002-01-30 12:11:02]
(6 comments)
Freaky people who're obsessed with Missy, ya'll eat yer hearts out!
[Tuuli: Rockstar Potential (EP)]
Comments:
"That was a hard quiz, too, or so I think. You really have to think on two of the questions.
I dreamed about you last night. You fought a lot of people. Travis the Warrior."
-Missy [2002-01-25 12:32:54]
"You're the only boy who I don't mind beating me at my own best friend's quiz. Wow. I took a beating, too. I missed one of the easy ones!"
-Nicole [2002-01-25 12:35:49]
"Metapersonal data. It makes the world go 'round."
-trav [2002-01-25 15:47:48]
(3 comments)
It came today. Oi, lovely. Kinda like Kenickie but a little harder. Nearly as great. I told you I had a weakness for chicks who sing.
[Tuuli: Rockstar Potential (EP)]
Comments:
"I thought this might be a nice time to tell you that I love you."
-Nicole [2002-01-24 18:20:11]
"You should have been at Luigi's Friday night. Karaoke. Yeah baby, I AM the Dancing Queen. I WILL Survive. Cowboy, TAKE me away. Heh, these boots WERE made for walking!"
-Josie [2002-01-28 18:35:20]
(2 comments)
Last night I had a dream where I smoked a lot of weed...
...with my mom.
Now, it's worth noting that my mother has never done drugs in her life; she doesn't even drink liquor. For that matter, I've never done drugs either. Weird stuff can happen during one's sleep.
[Dave Matthews: After Her.mp3]
Comments:
""
-Josie [2002-01-24 12:09:54]
"Whoops. I'm laughing like a small animal. I have NEVER had that dream. Wacky. Zany."
-Josie [2002-01-24 12:11:12]
"Hmmmm...I am nearly speechless....maybe when you talked to me on your new cell phone some weird electronic impulse triggered something weird in your brain?!?!? Or maybe it was that time when you were a baby and I accidentally dropped you on your little head.... ;) Love you!"
-Your Mom [2002-01-24 17:36:10]
"That was Jeremy."
-trav [2002-01-24 17:43:58]
"I miss you.... See you Sunday?"
-Your Mom [2002-01-24 21:38:29]
(5 comments)
Alas, I was not included in the Bloggie Nominations. I was surprised to see Alison nominated. I used to read her blog, back in the day, but I think I'm still bitter that she was kind of rude in email. Anyway, my life will go on. I'll just have to find something else to give my existance meaning.
Comments:
"I know! I know! You can have coffee with ME on Sunday!!"
-Josie [2002-01-24 12:51:19]
(1 comments)
I did it.
I broke down.
I got a cell phone.
[Bad television in the background]
Comments:
"Trav, those things are the devil if you're not careful! :)"
-Nicole [2002-01-23 17:30:30]
"I am obsessed with my mobile phone, lately. Because I get text messages which are simultaneously about mice and Madonna and Jack the Ripper and blood. Send me your number. And you too, Nicole, you have a cell phone, right? I feel the urge to send expensive international text messages which are rude."
-Fran [2002-01-23 18:52:28]
"Fran, you were with me from the beginning. Can anyone guess what my banner reads? That's right...
WWBWD?"
-trav [2002-01-23 19:24:25]
"Hey, bunnymuffin, be careful about roaming charges. ;)"
-Josie [2002-01-24 08:48:42]
"If one more person warns me about going over my minutes, or roaming, or battery life, or...
Argh."
-trav [2002-01-24 17:36:41]
(5 comments)
I love Juliana Hatfield. And Ani DiFranco. And Lauren Laverne. And Cree Summer. And Joni Mitchell. And Bree Sharp. And Leona Naess. And... I love female singers. What can I say? I'm a sucker for the ladies.
[Juliana Hatfield: Become What You Are]
Comments:
"Would you like ME to sing to you??? (Oh, gosh, I can't help giggling thinking about Bobby/Howie Mandell doing that sketch!) Congrats on your cell phone!"
-Your Mom [2002-01-23 16:14:27]
"Should I shut the door?"
I said, "Noooo."
She said, "Why?"
I said, "Because I'm scared of the dark."
"Would you like me to sing to you?"
I said, "Noooo."
She said, "Why?"
"Because I'm scared of your singing."
She said, "Well I'm going to sing to you anyway."
-trav [2002-01-23 19:27:29]
(2 comments)
I hate it when I fall in love with a bubble-gum pop song. It's almost painful to me.
Anyway, if anyone can get a hold of Vanessa Carlton's MP3 "A Thousand Miles" I'll give you a year's wages.
Comments:
"i have an mp3 of 'a thousand miles'... let me know if you still need one and i'll upload it for you to download...but only for a year's worth of your wages. ;)"
-karel [2002-01-24 20:38:17]
(1 comments)
Penny was great lookin'. And her Top-5 Recording Artists were Carly Simon, Carole King, James Taylor, Cat Stevens... and Elton John.
I like all those artists, but I honestly doubt I'd be able to seriously date someone with the same list.
Comments:
"That list is not complete without Jim Croce. The tall, blonde Florida whore and I had a long argument (approx. 15 seconds) over our spaghetti dinner regarding the coolness of James Taylor. I discovered that she just about hates every one of my favorite recording artists. Is it wrong to not only own every Carly Simon CD but also every vinyl as well? Just came into a classic Elton John CD at the Goodwill last month, I cry each night thinking of how lucky I really am. "
-Ashley [2002-01-22 23:20:37]
"My top 5 recording artists list probably goes something like Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Ben Folds 5. If I were you, Trav dear, I wouldn't worry much about it right now. You and your girl will cross that Ani Bridge when you come to it =)"
-Nic [2002-01-23 00:17:18]
"Even if it was 1974?"
-Shawna [2002-01-24 01:49:12]
(3 comments)
List of things for which I'm thankful today:
Oh, come on... How can you not like James Taylor? What explanation, short of child abuse, could there be? I mean... JAMES TAYLOR!
Comments:
"Oh, don't start Trav! And I can't threaten you with anything; you know you have me forever."
-Nicole [2002-01-22 06:35:59]
"All James Taylor songs sound the same. He's like Staind, only he came first and has less inner pain to bitch about."
-Melissa [2002-01-22 06:41:07]
"*shocked at lack of james taylor love*"
-jeff [2002-01-22 14:03:53]
"**equally shocked**"
-trav [2002-01-22 17:29:44]
"But, look at how much Trav love I have. Look at _that_, my boy."
-Nic [2002-01-22 17:44:56]
"James Taylor *is* child abuse, boys. I'm so very sorry. Or lucky."
-Melissa [2002-01-22 19:29:35]
"If you both don't leave the beloved Mr. Taylor alone I will shuffle down to your room in my cloud slippers and do mean things to you both. "
-Ashley [2002-01-23 01:38:12]
"I'm really starting to love Ash a lot, here."
-trav [2002-01-23 10:12:46]
"From personal experience, Travis, is it?... James Taylor has an affinity for sweet young boys, and yes, you qualify in this catagory (sweet young boy), as James Taylor is even older than ME, for chrissakes! Ask Nic and Missy, my ex-husband was his tour manager for a few years...no kidding..."
-lee ann [2002-01-24 06:17:36]
(9 comments)
Just read this. It's really good.
Comments:
"Oh, the list WAS good! But did you read about his backing into a car at 50 mph? That was REAL GOOD! I'm going to email you an itinerary for when your sister is home, so READ YOUR EMAIL!! Love you, Pookey! ;)"
-Your Mom [2002-01-22 09:07:56]
"My mom just called me "Pookey", ya'll."
-trav [2002-01-22 09:23:45]
"I get called "Sticky Nikki". Do you like that any better?"
-Nicole [2002-01-22 10:58:47]
(3 comments)
Whoa, now THAT is some creepy stuff. I'm sure some of you remember when I mentioned that I wrote a Blogger Decoder in JavaScript. Well, apparently, some other guy wrote a different (and admittedly, better) version using what I think is probably PHP... on the same night I did. We're both linked on the Leather Egg site. He's done some really cool stuff. Go check him out.
Comments:
"Yup, used PHP. That's all I ever write in whenever I can help it. "
-Jason D- [2002-01-21 22:48:02]
(1 comments)
Over Christmas break, I didn't read any blogs, so after I got back, I had to catch up. Just now did I finally read Michele's most recent post. Oi. That girl can write, yo.
20 more quotes.
In this episode, we explore how baldness is related to nipples, how I deal with girlfriends' mothers, juggling food, and molesting small children.
I shouldn't be allowed to have a website.
For Jeff. It's just that good.
Last week was downright gelid. We're talking frigid, hardcore cold, folks. The kind that Texans and Florida whores cannot understand. Today, strangely enough, is relatively pleasant. Pity I'm going to stay inside and work.
Comments:
"That's right, because I wasn't born in Pontiac or anything, nor do I know the alternate glory and hell of wearing a snowsuit and five layers just to go to school. :)
I just went to the beach in January. Ha."
-Melissa [2002-01-22 16:38:32]
(1 comments)
They won't be able to deny it forever.
I'm going to eat Wheatables while I watch The Matrix.
I watched "Higher Learning" yesterday, and I'm continually amazed at how I can so love a movie that I hate to watch.
Comments:
"Guess what? Never heard of it. Well, then again, what did you expect?"
-Nicole [2002-01-21 11:08:26]
(1 comments)
Oh, yeah.
Gene.
Comments:
"You're welcome. I AM THE PURVEYOR OF GENE MP3 COLLECTIONS TO DAKOTA BOYS."
-Melissa [2002-01-21 20:45:59]
(1 comments)
By the way, I'm on a blogging kick. I'm going to blog a whole fucking bunch today.
That said, I don't really want to see Europe. I just want to live in London. In the summertime.
Comments:
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEERRRR!!"
-Your Mom [2002-01-20 18:15:26]
"Damn, I had hoped that one would slip by in the volume of posts."
-trav [2002-01-20 18:19:25]
"Not a chance!!!! (PS email me....)"
-Your Mom [2002-01-20 18:28:19]
"Blog, boy!"
-Nicole [2002-01-21 11:08:59]
(4 comments)
I only like the kind of poetry that was meant to be song lyrics. I don't like Robert Frost. Missy will forgive me.
Comments:
"I don't really like Robert Frost either. Maybe fifteen lines total. That's like one poem, if you put them all together.
You just don't read the right kind. Everything is your fault."
-Melissa [2002-01-22 16:17:15]
"I know for A FACT that you've said before that you like Robert Frost. Don't lie to me on my own blog, whore!"
-trav [2002-01-22 17:31:26]
"It's not like I want to have his babies. I SOMETIMES enjoy Robert Frost. I would not list him among my Top Five poets."
-Melissa [2002-01-22 19:34:59]
"tell me that again. Hah!"
-trav [2002-01-22 21:52:17]
"You know what, screw you bitch. Back off. You don't even read poetry, you illiterate fuck. I think this is my territory. You can win the argument the next time we start discussing my zip drive."
-Melissa [2002-01-23 00:39:06]
"I love you, Missy. I so love you."
-trav [2002-01-23 01:08:38]
(6 comments)
I want everyone to know what a freaking loser I am. Nic-the-trip just informed me of the holidaiical nature of tomorrow.
Holiday? What holiday?
Freaking loser.
[Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs]
I love snack crackers.
[Ben Folds: Rockin' the Suburbs]
There's a lot that's going on that I can't do much about at the present. However, what I can do is look out for the future. I think I'm going to apply for the Service Center management position; it's about time I do something really worthwhile.
Comments:
"Good luck, Trav! You inspire me to do something more."
-Nic [2002-01-19 00:08:03]
(1 comments)
Right now, I'm listening to "Dissolved Girl" by Massive Attack (which is the song to which Neo is listening during The Matrix when Trinity wakes him up at his computer ["Follow the white rabbit..."]), because my girl gave me the CD. It came in the mail today, along with a slew of other amazing things, one of which being a gorgeous print.
Furthermore, Fran lover included some stuff, which is always nice. I'm tellin' ya'll: the fact that you don't know these girls is a flaw in your life.
[Massive Attack: Mezzanine]
Comments:
"eeeeeeeeee!"
-Nicole [2002-01-17 20:02:59]
"Mr T."
-Missy [2002-01-17 21:36:44]
"Also, I love that album. I heart my Teardrop single."
-Missy [2002-01-17 21:37:25]
"drunk, not really sure what I'm commenting about. I'm sure it's meaningful, though. Look! I can type while enebriated!"
-Fran [2002-01-18 18:40:11]
"You know, I've said it before, but I'm going to point out yet another time how much I love Fran."
-trav [2002-01-18 23:26:58]
"Oh dear lord, I'm embarrassing. Also: on the wagon, FOREVER. Seriously."
-Fran [2002-01-20 13:01:11]
"PS, though - I love the way comments appear in quotation marks. It makes me feel like my words have weight."
-Fran [2002-01-20 13:01:54]
"I'm a whore for quotations. I figured it'd be a good idea to have everything people say be quotable."
-trav [2002-01-20 15:51:08]
"ass"
-Fran [2002-01-20 17:27:59]
(9 comments)
...and sometimes, I'm ashamed to be male.
I have to get the hell out of the dorm. I mean, it was never this bad before.
When I moved here, pretty much everyone on this floor was a junior. We were all Comp. Sci. or Electrical Engineering majors, and we were all relatively mature people. Now, the floor is full of sophomores who, mentally, never left high school. Comparatively, I feel like I'm a 40-year-old. It's time to get out.
Comments:
"Hmmmmm....you're getting OLD!!! ;) If your sister had access to a computer this weekend, you KNOW she'd have said that!!! ;)"
-Your Mom [2002-01-19 19:45:13]
(1 comments)
You know, I was thinking about the Blog Gods (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven...) today, and how I don't read them.
I mean, I link Megnut over there, I read it from time to time, and frankly, it's a decent blog. My main point here is Robot Wisdom. Everyone one earth finds Robot Wisdom to be the pimp when it comes to the God of blogs. Not only do I not read it. I think it sucks. Jakob Nielsen would have a fit. The design is shit, the headlines aren't very descriptive, and there are needless and inadequate abbreviations everywhere. Why this has become the Michael Jordon of weblogs is totally beyond me. Personally, I think a lot of it is self-perpetuating ass-kissing, but that's my theory. Screw Robot Wisdom; I think MeFi is a much more deserving Blog God.
Comments:
"Update the quoteboard, kid! I know it's unrelated, and I know you're busy, and I know I require 2 hours of attention a day minimum, but yeah. I like quotes."
-Nic [2002-01-16 19:25:51]
(1 comments)
I've totally redesigned and elaborated (How's that for a 25¢ word?) my homepage.
In fact, its utility extends beyond my life, and it's actually worthwhile for the rest of the population now, thanks to my inclusion of several oft-used search forms (ie, google, cdnow, dictionary, amazon...) and recent news headlines. As for it's future and possible additional features, I'm always open to suggestion. If you'd like to use it, just click this link (if you're using IE5+).
Comments:
"You are soooo AWESOME! Love you!!"
-Your Mom [2002-01-16 15:40:17]
(1 comments)
Once again, I reiterate:
The violin archives will not be posted online.
Kate catagorized violin in the same genre as junk mail, which was nice, but my point is this:
If you willfully chose not to join the list, then that means you chose not to read that stuff. I don't give a damn who signs up or not, really, but don't complain to me about not being "in the loop" for two months. Because, you know, I wouldn't want to clutter anyone's inbox with my two emails per month.
Comments:
"Do we all see the same colors, or is my blue your orange?"
-Kate [2002-01-15 00:12:08]
"Hi. My name is Cheerio and I've come to cheer you up."
-Jos, uh, Cheerio [2002-01-15 08:40:55]
(2 comments)
Picture this in your mind:
Outside Sevrinson hall, sitting on the back of a bench, were two girls wearing big winter coats, huddled together, under a blanket... smoking.
North Dakota weather must make the nicotine patch look mighty attractive.
[Amanda's mix CD]
The other night I got my own Blogger code (B9 d+ t+ k+ s u- f i-- o++ x e l c--), and noticed that no one had made an automatic blogger decoder. You just have to go look at the form again, and compare someone's code to that. Well, needless to say, I fixed that problem. Whee.
[HP laser printers]
I have to admit, I'm a little nervous. It's back. The hypertext incarnation of my blog is actually back.
For those of you on my mailing list, I thank you. It's been fun, and I've really enjoyed it, but now that fiddle2 is up and running again, the mailing list is going to exist in a much different capacity.
Here's the skinny on some of the changes that are going on in the land of fiddle2/violin:
All your base
are belong to us.
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