Okay, the flood in the studio doesn't really bother me. We didn't lose any important equipment and it wouldn't be mine anyway. Maybe I'm not as loyal to the office as I should be, eh? Some times I'm just too apathetic.
I left the office around 6 or 6:30. The package I've been waiting for was waiting for me when I got home. It contained two fast hard drives and a hard drive controller card. I won't go into the details but I can't set it up the way I intended to and that's very annoying. I sent an email to the tech support of the card manufacturer but I don't expect much.
We were going to work on the color effects for the short film that's been stalled for a while. We're getting close to finishing it, but we have been for quite a while now. Anyway, in order to get a better idea of the coloring I want to see it on a video monitor. The way I can do that by hooking my video camera up to the computer's firewire port. The computer's case has a firewire port on the top that I didn't hook up until recently because I didn't have the right connection inside the computer. I got a different firewire card that has what i thought was the right connector. Apparently it wasn't because after plugging my camera into it, the firewire connection on the camera no longer works. I broke my camcorder. It was an expensive camcorder and I plugged it into something I wasn't sure was wired right. How stupid is that? If I decide to get it fixed I guess It'll just be another $300 "stupidity tax."
argh
Tomorrow I intend to spend $300 on a digital camera. It's used so I'll have to check it out and make sure it's worth it still. If it's in good condition that's a good price. I'll still have to get a lens for it and memory cards and maybe a few other accessories, but it was a $2000 camera body when it came out a few years ago.
ugh. I just can't hold on to money at the moment.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
rain :D
There's nothing quite like a catstrophic drain failure in the roof of studio where you work during a summer thundershower to brighten your day. :D
I'm afraid I'm on the cusp of being very busy. I don't necessarily like being very busy. I just found out that they want the Winterfest Promo ready for duplication on August 1, 2005. That gives me about a month to do it. That means I really need to get started on it now. At least the work is fun. I'm supposed to do a 3D fly around of a church building. I won't know how involved that'll be until I get the 3D files or blueprints. At least it's just an exterior shot. I probably have to reauthor the Treasure Principle DVDs for DRC Productions. Actually, I have to make both an English and Spanish version. I feel like I'm forgetting something.
Don't worry, I'll take time to rest and play and vacation a bit this July, but wow. I have a lot to do.
Don't worry, I'll take time to rest and play and vacation a bit this July, but wow. I have a lot to do.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Well the big bits of news... I have my new glasses all sorted out. I had new lenses put in but they didn't work right. They had the lenses in wrong. The lady there said they were "turned." I don't know what that means. I didn't think they could go in more than one way. The frames are perfectly oval or anything but I guess they were able to fit them in two ways. Now they are in and working the way they should. I wonder if my habit of allowing my eyes to lose focus is a bad thing. At any rate my vision is still good enough for me to get by without glasses, but there is a noticeable difference with my right eye when the left one is covered. I'll attempt to get in the habit of wearing them... At least while using a computer.
Marcus and Sarah's wedding was today. The ceremony wasn't too long. I think if I get married and have a traditional wedding I'll want to have a reduced amount of special music. I don't have anything against live music (at least not when it's done well) but I don't think I'll want to be standing there in front of everyone for 3 minutes doing nothing except waiting for the song to end. I think I'd be nervous enough as it is and would welcome some kind of activity to engage the mind. The reception lasted a long time. They finally got around to the bouquet and garter thing like 2 hours after the reception started. It was still going on when we left around 9:15. The wedding started at 5:00 and was probably done by 5:45. They had a full meal which was tasty and there was quite a bit of dancing. Fun stuff... At least it looked like fun. I was doing the whole stick-in-the-mud routine and didn't participate except for the hokey pokey near the end. I felt rather stiff and awkward then. I can imagine myself out there dancing, if only in a humorous way, but find it difficult to actually go out there and do it. Oh well. Someday I'll surprise my friends and do something like that.
On another note, I am reminded of how much I need grace. No, I don't care to elaborate.
Well, I probably could say more... It's been a while since I've written much or perhaps written much that was deeper in me. It's late though.
Yay. Lord willing, I'll be talking with a friend on the phone within the next 24 hours.
Marcus and Sarah's wedding was today. The ceremony wasn't too long. I think if I get married and have a traditional wedding I'll want to have a reduced amount of special music. I don't have anything against live music (at least not when it's done well) but I don't think I'll want to be standing there in front of everyone for 3 minutes doing nothing except waiting for the song to end. I think I'd be nervous enough as it is and would welcome some kind of activity to engage the mind. The reception lasted a long time. They finally got around to the bouquet and garter thing like 2 hours after the reception started. It was still going on when we left around 9:15. The wedding started at 5:00 and was probably done by 5:45. They had a full meal which was tasty and there was quite a bit of dancing. Fun stuff... At least it looked like fun. I was doing the whole stick-in-the-mud routine and didn't participate except for the hokey pokey near the end. I felt rather stiff and awkward then. I can imagine myself out there dancing, if only in a humorous way, but find it difficult to actually go out there and do it. Oh well. Someday I'll surprise my friends and do something like that.
On another note, I am reminded of how much I need grace. No, I don't care to elaborate.
Well, I probably could say more... It's been a while since I've written much or perhaps written much that was deeper in me. It's late though.
Yay. Lord willing, I'll be talking with a friend on the phone within the next 24 hours.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Saturday, June 18, 2005
wheels turn again
The motorcycle is running. All we had to do was syphen a 1/2 gallon of gas out of the airbox. Man, that was seriously flooded. :)
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Okay, so I sound like a broken record... And I underestimate your coping skills. Maybe I'm not warning you all the time... Maybe I'm just blogging my thoughts and feelings. As it is I can't say everything here because this gets read. :D
Do I want you to not enjoy life? Well, no. Am I trying to dampen your spirits with warnings about the future? I don't think so. Though I have done that in the past.
I get nervous when I think you like me more than I like you at a given moment.
Maybe it isn't me nobly trying to protect you. It might only be me selfishly wanting to avoid an uncomfortable situation. Maybe it's me trying to avoid being the bad guy. Maybe I'm just a bitter, die-hard pessimist who can't stand to see other people be happy (though I'm very clean). Okay, that's overstating it. (both)
I know. I need to chill out and stop putting unnecessary relational pressure on the situation. It's a fine day on the riverbank. Sure, I'd like to go for a swim, but it'd be best to wait for the right time. Now if only it weren't for those pesky mosquitoes. ^_^
Yes, a brief conversational hiatus might be a good thing. I already miss talking to you though.
BTW, I like you. I think you're neat... Not tidy ATM, but you have a good excuse.
Do I want you to not enjoy life? Well, no. Am I trying to dampen your spirits with warnings about the future? I don't think so. Though I have done that in the past.
I get nervous when I think you like me more than I like you at a given moment.
Maybe it isn't me nobly trying to protect you. It might only be me selfishly wanting to avoid an uncomfortable situation. Maybe it's me trying to avoid being the bad guy. Maybe I'm just a bitter, die-hard pessimist who can't stand to see other people be happy (though I'm very clean). Okay, that's overstating it. (both)
I know. I need to chill out and stop putting unnecessary relational pressure on the situation. It's a fine day on the riverbank. Sure, I'd like to go for a swim, but it'd be best to wait for the right time. Now if only it weren't for those pesky mosquitoes. ^_^
Yes, a brief conversational hiatus might be a good thing. I already miss talking to you though.
BTW, I like you. I think you're neat... Not tidy ATM, but you have a good excuse.
:P
Black Cloud O'er Me
well i've got things in this suitcase i'm carrying
well i've got things some of them you can't see
and the others let's pretend they're of no consequence
yeah i've always had this black cloud over me
when the ground you stood upon is giving way
under the rip tide and flood of a cold sea
yeah and your heart keeps making tracks to where it shouldn't be going back
yeah i've always had this black cloud over me
yeah and pride she's a pit of many snakes
and reason well she's still the devil's whore
though the cannon ball may fly and the sabres baptize
well turn the eyes of faith upon the Lord
and some will shake off the sloth of faithlessness
while others simply languish in their sleep
me i just fight to stay awake
yeah i've always had this black cloud over me
Written by Bill Mallonee for CyBrenJoJosh (BMI) ©2000
Black Cloud O'er Me
well i've got things in this suitcase i'm carrying
well i've got things some of them you can't see
and the others let's pretend they're of no consequence
yeah i've always had this black cloud over me
when the ground you stood upon is giving way
under the rip tide and flood of a cold sea
yeah and your heart keeps making tracks to where it shouldn't be going back
yeah i've always had this black cloud over me
yeah and pride she's a pit of many snakes
and reason well she's still the devil's whore
though the cannon ball may fly and the sabres baptize
well turn the eyes of faith upon the Lord
and some will shake off the sloth of faithlessness
while others simply languish in their sleep
me i just fight to stay awake
yeah i've always had this black cloud over me
Written by Bill Mallonee for CyBrenJoJosh (BMI) ©2000
monkeys and motorcycles
Someone shoved monkeys through the mailslot for me today... or rather a picture of monkeys. It was a nice surprize. I'm so not used to someone being fond of me like that. I don't quite know how to feel about it. :D
I tinkered with the motorcycle after work for a little bit. I can safely say that the engine has not seized up though I need to change the oil. It has a lot of gas in it. The fuel leak has stopped as far as I can tell. It's turning over now but it isn't starting yet. Oh well, it's closer than it was this morning and that's a good thing.
I tinkered with the motorcycle after work for a little bit. I can safely say that the engine has not seized up though I need to change the oil. It has a lot of gas in it. The fuel leak has stopped as far as I can tell. It's turning over now but it isn't starting yet. Oh well, it's closer than it was this morning and that's a good thing.
Feeling better
I'm feeling a bit better this afternoon than I did last night or this morning. The sun is out and there are just enough clouds to make the sky interesting to look at.
This morning I dropped the freshly charged battery in and tried to start the motorcycle. It still didn't turn over. Even though I set the petcock (fuel valve) to the right setting it still seems to be leaking fuel. I may have to have someone else fix it. My brother in-law knows a guy :) I really don't want to spend more money on it. I'm beginning to think that it may be too much of a drain on the wallet to keep going with it.
It felt weird to have not actually talked to RR yesterday. I'm still having mixed feelings about the whole subject of us. That's okay though, I think. We've still spent very little time together and I can still see the things in my life that make me nervous about whether or not I'd been good for her. Yeah, that's the diplomatic version... but still true. That's not to say I'm pessimistic about it all. Oh no. I'm just a bit moody and stumbling through the undiscovered country.
I've said it before and it's still true. I'm glad I met you, Bxx.
This morning I dropped the freshly charged battery in and tried to start the motorcycle. It still didn't turn over. Even though I set the petcock (fuel valve) to the right setting it still seems to be leaking fuel. I may have to have someone else fix it. My brother in-law knows a guy :) I really don't want to spend more money on it. I'm beginning to think that it may be too much of a drain on the wallet to keep going with it.
It felt weird to have not actually talked to RR yesterday. I'm still having mixed feelings about the whole subject of us. That's okay though, I think. We've still spent very little time together and I can still see the things in my life that make me nervous about whether or not I'd been good for her. Yeah, that's the diplomatic version... but still true. That's not to say I'm pessimistic about it all. Oh no. I'm just a bit moody and stumbling through the undiscovered country.
I've said it before and it's still true. I'm glad I met you, Bxx.
Breaking Rules
It is a well established rule that one should not attempt an upgrade in the middle of a project. I broke that rule and perhaps I'm suffering the fate of doing so. So far I've only installed one of my three main applications (I have several more but Lightwave, Photoshop and DFX+ are the big three): DFX+. Well, it's working but it crashes a lot. 1AM snuck up on me so I didn't get around to installing PS or LW. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow before church. If I can't get it working right I'll just have to put the old drive back in and deal with its quirks. Maybe removing the second graphics card will make it more stable. Aww but having 3 monitors is way cooler than only 2.
I currently have my LCD next to my big Dell monitors. Well, um... The LCD is a lot brighter. The Dells are used and I don't know how old. It's more than likely that they are much dimmer than they should be. I got them cheap, but now I'm thinking I should replace them with new ones. Maybe just one big expensive one... nah. I'll probably go with a couple of 17 inch Samsung LCDs. (~$350) The problem with that option is that I only have one DVI port on my graphics card. The 24-inch Dell monitor that we're getting at work would be a good one to get as well. That one is about $1,199.00 but you kind of only need one. The thing is huge. Ouch. That's a lot of money but it'd be sweet.
LCDs are easier on the eyes than the CRTs.
argh
I currently have my LCD next to my big Dell monitors. Well, um... The LCD is a lot brighter. The Dells are used and I don't know how old. It's more than likely that they are much dimmer than they should be. I got them cheap, but now I'm thinking I should replace them with new ones. Maybe just one big expensive one... nah. I'll probably go with a couple of 17 inch Samsung LCDs. (~$350) The problem with that option is that I only have one DVI port on my graphics card. The 24-inch Dell monitor that we're getting at work would be a good one to get as well. That one is about $1,199.00 but you kind of only need one. The thing is huge. Ouch. That's a lot of money but it'd be sweet.
LCDs are easier on the eyes than the CRTs.
argh
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
errands
I went to the eye doctor place and ordered new lenses for my glasses ($68). I went to Sam's Club to buy the hard drive, but apparently they were out of the one I was going to get so I got the 250GB one instead ($125). Grrr.... I'm not enjoying watching the money in my care disappear. I'm not a shopoholic but I'm afraid I'm started to show symptoms.
a new day
Okay, it isn't really a big deal but I have a new way of adding entries to the blog and so I am trying it out. dashblog
meh. it doesn't have spell check and some of the other nice little features of blogger or blogthis.
We had visitors at work this morning. Powel (Paul) Kaminski and his wife and daughter, Paulina. He used to work here and as a matter of fact was once a room mate of mine. He left LU a year or so after I did so it was weird hearing my boss remember his little daughter playing and sleeping here in the office. I remembered the girl, but not her frolicking here. It's part of that weird time period from mid '97 to Dec '99 when I wasn't working here. There are thing that seem like they should be familiar from that time but are entirely foreign to me. This includes people who've worked here that I just don't know.. some I've never met.
The strange thing about seeing Paul is that my boss dominated the conversation. He's more personable than I and well, I don't know what happened in the year after I left. The experiences that were shared, etc. Oh well, it was still good to see them, even if I didn't have much to talk about.
I decided on a course of action for hard drive upgrades... at least the first step.
I intend to go to Sam's Club and buy a 160GB IDE hard drive they have there for a good price (if they have it in stock). I'll make a partition the size of the 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000 RPM drive. Hopefully I'll be able to use Norton Ghost to make an image of the drive after I have everything installed and updated. Later on, when I get the money to make the upgrades I'll buy the raptor and copy the image to that drive and use that as the system drive. Okay, so I don't know if that'll really work or not. I hope so. If I do so I'll just put the 160GB drive in an external USB2.0 case I have and use it for general storage and or backups.
meh. it doesn't have spell check and some of the other nice little features of blogger or blogthis.
We had visitors at work this morning. Powel (Paul) Kaminski and his wife and daughter, Paulina. He used to work here and as a matter of fact was once a room mate of mine. He left LU a year or so after I did so it was weird hearing my boss remember his little daughter playing and sleeping here in the office. I remembered the girl, but not her frolicking here. It's part of that weird time period from mid '97 to Dec '99 when I wasn't working here. There are thing that seem like they should be familiar from that time but are entirely foreign to me. This includes people who've worked here that I just don't know.. some I've never met.
The strange thing about seeing Paul is that my boss dominated the conversation. He's more personable than I and well, I don't know what happened in the year after I left. The experiences that were shared, etc. Oh well, it was still good to see them, even if I didn't have much to talk about.
I decided on a course of action for hard drive upgrades... at least the first step.
I intend to go to Sam's Club and buy a 160GB IDE hard drive they have there for a good price (if they have it in stock). I'll make a partition the size of the 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000 RPM drive. Hopefully I'll be able to use Norton Ghost to make an image of the drive after I have everything installed and updated. Later on, when I get the money to make the upgrades I'll buy the raptor and copy the image to that drive and use that as the system drive. Okay, so I don't know if that'll really work or not. I hope so. If I do so I'll just put the 160GB drive in an external USB2.0 case I have and use it for general storage and or backups.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Good morning.
My motorcycle wouldn't start this morning. It seemed like the battery was dying. It's a new battery so I'm pretty sure it's not that this time... but rather something else in the electrical system that may prevent it from charging properly. Maybe it's something else entirely. Who knows.
Last night I slept well intermittently. I woke myself up out of a dream around 3:30am. In the dream I was walking home from somewhere and someone was calling me or heckling me for walking or something. I shouted a reply that basically ended up sounding like Frankenstein's monster. I woke up then. That dream seemed to have 3 phases. That was the last one.. I can remember more than the bit I mentioned but don't really want to type it all out.
Sleeping the rest of the morning was restful but not solid. The room mates woke me up with the sounds of their living. I'm not complaining about it. I'm just reporting the facts. Well, I made it to work safe and sound.
Have a day.
Dana
My motorcycle wouldn't start this morning. It seemed like the battery was dying. It's a new battery so I'm pretty sure it's not that this time... but rather something else in the electrical system that may prevent it from charging properly. Maybe it's something else entirely. Who knows.
Last night I slept well intermittently. I woke myself up out of a dream around 3:30am. In the dream I was walking home from somewhere and someone was calling me or heckling me for walking or something. I shouted a reply that basically ended up sounding like Frankenstein's monster. I woke up then. That dream seemed to have 3 phases. That was the last one.. I can remember more than the bit I mentioned but don't really want to type it all out.
Sleeping the rest of the morning was restful but not solid. The room mates woke me up with the sounds of their living. I'm not complaining about it. I'm just reporting the facts. Well, I made it to work safe and sound.
Have a day.
Dana
Monday, June 13, 2005
Saturday, June 11, 2005
blah
I got up this morning and had my eyes examined. hmm... I should probably get new lenses for the glasses I almost never wear and start wearing them. I have a "floater" which is, apparently a medical condition and therefore the exam was covered under the medical insurance instead of the vision insurance or whatever. Might left eye is ~20/23 right eye is ~20/25 and aparently I have astigmatisms in both eyes and I'm far sighted... particularly in the right. I never really noticed problems seeing thing up close with the right eye, but it is blurry farther away. go figure.
My eyes were dilated and my body tired from being short on sleep the last two nights so I just lounged around most of the afternoon. the afternoon has left me blah.
I did manage to do personal finance chores and that's a good thing.
There are a few things for me to do tonight... we'll see if I do them :D The sun is still out and I should join it for a bit.
I got up this morning and had my eyes examined. hmm... I should probably get new lenses for the glasses I almost never wear and start wearing them. I have a "floater" which is, apparently a medical condition and therefore the exam was covered under the medical insurance instead of the vision insurance or whatever. Might left eye is ~20/23 right eye is ~20/25 and aparently I have astigmatisms in both eyes and I'm far sighted... particularly in the right. I never really noticed problems seeing thing up close with the right eye, but it is blurry farther away. go figure.
My eyes were dilated and my body tired from being short on sleep the last two nights so I just lounged around most of the afternoon. the afternoon has left me blah.
I did manage to do personal finance chores and that's a good thing.
There are a few things for me to do tonight... we'll see if I do them :D The sun is still out and I should join it for a bit.
Friday, June 10, 2005
I was going through some old emails when I found this relic from another unrequited love interest. :D
Hey Dana! It was great to see ya on the bus yesterday. So now that you have my phone # you are welcome to bother me anytime you want. I happen to be awake most hours these days except for when I have a long nap where I drool on my pillows and nothing can wake me up but my urge to waken and visit you. So anyway, what are you doing later? I'm going to the coffee house activity tonight that doesn't start until 11. I guess you could say I'm actually having a weekend like most college students have - but definitely my first weekend without having to do mega mega studying. So what are doing for dinner? Maybe we could go out to eat - and Danny too... that would be fun. Please don't disappoint me and turn me down and make me cry a river and drown the whole world.
Call me .. you got my #.
K___
-----Original Message-----
From: Burman, Dana (DLP Studio)
To: S_____, K____ B___
Sent: 10/27/03 12:14 AM
Subject: RE: hey stranger
The cake wasn't spoiled, it was never made. It just wasn't worth it
without you. I don't know about getting allergic, maybe I'd get
dependent. Oh, who am I kidding? I already am Kara dependency issues.
Okay, maybe not yet, but I could see it happening. Sure, it's fun the
first couple of times you try it, but after a while it's all you care
about. Before long your sense of normal is skewed and it just doesn't
feel right without you... it... whatever. But one or twice can't hurt
right? [-ed: if you haven't guessed by now my sense of humor includes
suddenly switching to a play mode where I split off onto a tangent and
dance around a little bit. Sometimes it involves acting out a scene or a
conversation. I blame the Monkees for that. It was something they did on
their show and I was, apparently, very impressionable when I watched the
reruns. Try not to get too confused.]
So you have a horrible chest cold? Has it affected your voice? Do you
sound like a man or just a young woman with a chest cold?
Now that I have your phone number (yippy) I should ask you what hours
are acceptable for calling? Is there a too late or too early to call or
do you simply turn your phone off when you don't want to be bothered?
What would a brain massage be like?
Take care, try not to work too hard.
Dana
-----Original Message-----
From: S_____, K____ B___
To: Burman, Dana (DLP Studio)
Cc: S_____, K____ B___
Sent: 10/25/03 1:37 PM
Subject: RE: hey stranger
I'm so sorry I spoiled your cake. I did not mean to really... :( :(
double sad face yes I am. I will return. I will come back and bring such
sweet sunshine into your life that you'll be allergic when I'm around so
much. We definitely need to have a dinner and a movie night with
everybody. I am definitely missing your smiling face and Danny's salmon
and salad dinners. I have a horrible chest cold so at the moment I am
quite disgusting, but I'm sure I will be popping back into your life
hopely by mid-week if that long. Give me a call sometime .. my cell # is
xxx-xxx-xxxx. We gotta hang out. Again I'm so for so abrupting
abandoning you...K___ just got very sad and not too happy with B______
at the time. I will be moving out of the hotel in a week and will be in
my new apartment style dorm with friends! Hallelujah! Talk to you soon.
Thanks for the adorable email it made me laugh out loud.
K___ :) but you can call me CareBear
-----Original Message-----
From: Dana Burman
To: kb______@liberty.edu
Sent: 10/22/03 5:54 PM
Subject: hey stranger
This isn't working out. The whole concept of only seeing you when you
randomly decide to show up at the house or randomly cross my path just
isn't cool. My eyes are depressed in your absence. All light is gone out
of the world and only shadowy forms, strange and disturbing, remain. I'm
like a blind man who, through a miracle of science, had received his
sight, but soon after lost it again. Life without you is like a carrot
cake without the cream cheese icing. I'm not saying you're fattening,
just that you make things better. Okay, I don't miss you quite that
much, but I still think we should get together for coffee and/or chi
tea.
Dana
Hey Dana! It was great to see ya on the bus yesterday. So now that you have my phone # you are welcome to bother me anytime you want. I happen to be awake most hours these days except for when I have a long nap where I drool on my pillows and nothing can wake me up but my urge to waken and visit you. So anyway, what are you doing later? I'm going to the coffee house activity tonight that doesn't start until 11. I guess you could say I'm actually having a weekend like most college students have - but definitely my first weekend without having to do mega mega studying. So what are doing for dinner? Maybe we could go out to eat - and Danny too... that would be fun. Please don't disappoint me and turn me down and make me cry a river and drown the whole world.
Call me .. you got my #.
K___
-----Original Message-----
From: Burman, Dana (DLP Studio)
To: S_____, K____ B___
Sent: 10/27/03 12:14 AM
Subject: RE: hey stranger
The cake wasn't spoiled, it was never made. It just wasn't worth it
without you. I don't know about getting allergic, maybe I'd get
dependent. Oh, who am I kidding? I already am Kara dependency issues.
Okay, maybe not yet, but I could see it happening. Sure, it's fun the
first couple of times you try it, but after a while it's all you care
about. Before long your sense of normal is skewed and it just doesn't
feel right without you... it... whatever. But one or twice can't hurt
right? [-ed: if you haven't guessed by now my sense of humor includes
suddenly switching to a play mode where I split off onto a tangent and
dance around a little bit. Sometimes it involves acting out a scene or a
conversation. I blame the Monkees for that. It was something they did on
their show and I was, apparently, very impressionable when I watched the
reruns. Try not to get too confused.]
So you have a horrible chest cold? Has it affected your voice? Do you
sound like a man or just a young woman with a chest cold?
Now that I have your phone number (yippy) I should ask you what hours
are acceptable for calling? Is there a too late or too early to call or
do you simply turn your phone off when you don't want to be bothered?
What would a brain massage be like?
Take care, try not to work too hard.
Dana
-----Original Message-----
From: S_____, K____ B___
To: Burman, Dana (DLP Studio)
Cc: S_____, K____ B___
Sent: 10/25/03 1:37 PM
Subject: RE: hey stranger
I'm so sorry I spoiled your cake. I did not mean to really... :( :(
double sad face yes I am. I will return. I will come back and bring such
sweet sunshine into your life that you'll be allergic when I'm around so
much. We definitely need to have a dinner and a movie night with
everybody. I am definitely missing your smiling face and Danny's salmon
and salad dinners. I have a horrible chest cold so at the moment I am
quite disgusting, but I'm sure I will be popping back into your life
hopely by mid-week if that long. Give me a call sometime .. my cell # is
xxx-xxx-xxxx. We gotta hang out. Again I'm so for so abrupting
abandoning you...K___ just got very sad and not too happy with B______
at the time. I will be moving out of the hotel in a week and will be in
my new apartment style dorm with friends! Hallelujah! Talk to you soon.
Thanks for the adorable email it made me laugh out loud.
K___ :) but you can call me CareBear
-----Original Message-----
From: Dana Burman
To: kb______@liberty.edu
Sent: 10/22/03 5:54 PM
Subject: hey stranger
This isn't working out. The whole concept of only seeing you when you
randomly decide to show up at the house or randomly cross my path just
isn't cool. My eyes are depressed in your absence. All light is gone out
of the world and only shadowy forms, strange and disturbing, remain. I'm
like a blind man who, through a miracle of science, had received his
sight, but soon after lost it again. Life without you is like a carrot
cake without the cream cheese icing. I'm not saying you're fattening,
just that you make things better. Okay, I don't miss you quite that
much, but I still think we should get together for coffee and/or chi
tea.
Dana
I'm afraid it may really be gone this time...
unless I find it in the back of John's Van. I don't really want to buy a replacement silverish pen with a rubber grip but I've grown to like that pen. I think I can get it at wal-mart for not too much. A Zebra F-402 .7mm with black ink is what I want. I have a refill for it already as there are two refills in a pack and when I rescued (cough) the pen from the parking lot it was dry. I liked the feel and looks of the pen. It feels fairly solid and mostly comfortable to hold. It has a nice weight to it without feeling to stiff. When I picked it up I thought it was a more expensive pen than it really it. The short of it is that I can afford to replace it.
Update:
It was in the back of John's van. I don't have to buy a new one. :D
unless I find it in the back of John's Van. I don't really want to buy a replacement silverish pen with a rubber grip but I've grown to like that pen. I think I can get it at wal-mart for not too much. A Zebra F-402 .7mm with black ink is what I want. I have a refill for it already as there are two refills in a pack and when I rescued (cough) the pen from the parking lot it was dry. I liked the feel and looks of the pen. It feels fairly solid and mostly comfortable to hold. It has a nice weight to it without feeling to stiff. When I picked it up I thought it was a more expensive pen than it really it. The short of it is that I can afford to replace it.
Update:
It was in the back of John's van. I don't have to buy a new one. :D
Sweet dreams await me for sure.
I returned to my room from the brushing of the teeth operation to find, perched menacingly on the corner of the foot of my bed, with forceps raised and armed, an earwig of normal build and colored as most earwigs are. It was only last week that Rich regaled us all with a tale of the panic and distress he endured when he woke to the sound of scratching near by. It took but a few moment before he realized that the sound was coming from inside his own ear. He flushed the ear with water until the creature exited it's fleshy cave. An earwig (aptly named in this instance) had violated poor Rich's personal space. My visitor had not been so intimate with me though I felt my space was violated as well. A bit of action with a paint stirrer ended this insect's life and banished his remains from my room. Still, and you may think me paranoid, but I shall sleep with earplugs in tonight. I don't know how he got on my bed but that's just too close for comfort.
Sweet Dreams to you. I knew you'd appreciate the story :D
I returned to my room from the brushing of the teeth operation to find, perched menacingly on the corner of the foot of my bed, with forceps raised and armed, an earwig of normal build and colored as most earwigs are. It was only last week that Rich regaled us all with a tale of the panic and distress he endured when he woke to the sound of scratching near by. It took but a few moment before he realized that the sound was coming from inside his own ear. He flushed the ear with water until the creature exited it's fleshy cave. An earwig (aptly named in this instance) had violated poor Rich's personal space. My visitor had not been so intimate with me though I felt my space was violated as well. A bit of action with a paint stirrer ended this insect's life and banished his remains from my room. Still, and you may think me paranoid, but I shall sleep with earplugs in tonight. I don't know how he got on my bed but that's just too close for comfort.
Sweet Dreams to you. I knew you'd appreciate the story :D
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Hmm. One of the two mirrors I bought didn't screw into where it needed to screw into. I don't think I'll bother sending them back because I really only needed one. I just don't like that they don't match. The new ones are a bit strange in that the objects in the mirror may be farther away than they appear. If that is an issue (this results in a smaller viewing area) and a simple, small, stick-on convex mirror doesn't work for me I may consider sending it back for that reason. I've thought about trying to rethread the stem that won't screw in but that means I'll have to find or buy a metric tap and die (I'm not sure how that's spelled) set.
The foam rubber hand grips I bought didn't fit either. The throttle side I don't think would fit at all and the clutch or left side was too long. I couldn't send those back because I already cut out the ends to make it work with my bike. That's not a problem though because I was able to pull the foam rubber off of those and stick them over my old grips and that's the part I wanted them for anyway. I got them to cut down on the vibrations going into my hands, wrists and arms. Hopefully it'll work.
I put them all on after work but I haven't gone for a ride yet. Today brought some big news for RR and I figured she'd want to talk about it so I decided to stick around the house in case she accepted my invitation to call me. She worked today at two different places so she only had about an hour window in which she could talk. I suppose it's somewhat petty to point out that I made a small sacrifice so she could talk to me, but darn it. I want the credit on this one. :P
DH came over and hung out for a while. He borrowed the movie American Splendor from a co-worker and we watched it a little after 8pm. It's a quirky biographical docudrama about Harvey Pekar. In 1974 he started writing comic books about his normal somewhat screwed up life. I enjoyed it. It's rated R for language so I wouldn't watch it with my mother or my sisters (who are also mothers) but it's not a kids film.
I'm burning CDs of files for the guy who said he'd work on the audio for our short film. I'm rendering out a full quality video file of the whole thing for effects processing. RJ wants to get this thing done. I don't blame her at all and sadly enough, I'm the bottleneck here. So I'm doing a bit tonight.
That's most of my evening.
The foam rubber hand grips I bought didn't fit either. The throttle side I don't think would fit at all and the clutch or left side was too long. I couldn't send those back because I already cut out the ends to make it work with my bike. That's not a problem though because I was able to pull the foam rubber off of those and stick them over my old grips and that's the part I wanted them for anyway. I got them to cut down on the vibrations going into my hands, wrists and arms. Hopefully it'll work.
I put them all on after work but I haven't gone for a ride yet. Today brought some big news for RR and I figured she'd want to talk about it so I decided to stick around the house in case she accepted my invitation to call me. She worked today at two different places so she only had about an hour window in which she could talk. I suppose it's somewhat petty to point out that I made a small sacrifice so she could talk to me, but darn it. I want the credit on this one. :P
DH came over and hung out for a while. He borrowed the movie American Splendor from a co-worker and we watched it a little after 8pm. It's a quirky biographical docudrama about Harvey Pekar. In 1974 he started writing comic books about his normal somewhat screwed up life. I enjoyed it. It's rated R for language so I wouldn't watch it with my mother or my sisters (who are also mothers) but it's not a kids film.
I'm burning CDs of files for the guy who said he'd work on the audio for our short film. I'm rendering out a full quality video file of the whole thing for effects processing. RJ wants to get this thing done. I don't blame her at all and sadly enough, I'm the bottleneck here. So I'm doing a bit tonight.
That's most of my evening.
Bits and pieces to enable riding
sat outside the door boxed and waiting
the door was opened and then was closed
with box possessed in the interim
cut the tape, lift the flaps peer inside
all is in order with what was ordered
somethings, perhaps, different than thought
nonetheless I am undisapointed
the time too short in the morning
to put them all together
and besides, the skies were gray
and the weatherman calls for rain
--
and yesterday I bought that jacket. It's too easy to spend money. I wondered again whether or not it should have been spent even though it is a useful, maybe necessary thing. I want to start making larger payments on my so I can get out from under that load. I may need to replace the tires on the thing before too long too.
--
and today a woman rises to see what I've written and briefly forgets the committee that's meeting to decide for her a potential fate.
Lord, grant them wisdom and her as well.
sat outside the door boxed and waiting
the door was opened and then was closed
with box possessed in the interim
cut the tape, lift the flaps peer inside
all is in order with what was ordered
somethings, perhaps, different than thought
nonetheless I am undisapointed
the time too short in the morning
to put them all together
and besides, the skies were gray
and the weatherman calls for rain
--
and yesterday I bought that jacket. It's too easy to spend money. I wondered again whether or not it should have been spent even though it is a useful, maybe necessary thing. I want to start making larger payments on my so I can get out from under that load. I may need to replace the tires on the thing before too long too.
--
and today a woman rises to see what I've written and briefly forgets the committee that's meeting to decide for her a potential fate.
Lord, grant them wisdom and her as well.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
I don't have many memories of God working in my life. Things don't come to mind immediately. That worries me, but it's in our nature to forget and I haven't written things down in those terms. Mostly, I figure I'm just partially blind.
I can say that I have been used to say the right thing at the right time on a few occasions. That's a start, right?
I can say that I have been used to say the right thing at the right time on a few occasions. That's a start, right?
It was warm Saturday... warm to the tune of in the 80's with a lot of humidity. It'll be more of the same on Sunday, I think. If I had gotten the mirrors I ordered for my motorcycle, I would consider going for a ride. I think Rachel may be considering it. With my bike running rough and having recently been wrecked, I don't think I want to go on a long ride in the countryside (away from cell phone service) on it. As it currently sits, I don't want to ride it in traffic while it's missing the left mirror. I suppose I should've just bought the ones at the dealer in town. Oh well, it's too late now.
Friday, June 03, 2005
My brake lever has come in but it's supposed to be rainy until next Wed.
The parts I ordered from the dealer are in.
I'm still waiting on the parts from JC Whitney to arrive.
The bike should be up and usable soon (I hope).
The netflix I've been waiting for has finally arrived. We can now finish Escaflowne. Netflix didn't used to have the whole set so we got stuck halfway through it. Now they have it and it's sitting at home waiting for us to watch.
The parts I ordered from the dealer are in.
I'm still waiting on the parts from JC Whitney to arrive.
The bike should be up and usable soon (I hope).
The netflix I've been waiting for has finally arrived. We can now finish Escaflowne. Netflix didn't used to have the whole set so we got stuck halfway through it. Now they have it and it's sitting at home waiting for us to watch.
Thursday, June 02, 2005
It's raining today. It hasn't been a downpour but it has rained. The last time I was out it was just a heavy mist. If it weren't a little too cool for my preferences, I'd even call it nice.
I should have the DVD I'm working on finished up by the end of the day.
Not knowing. It can be hard and frustrating. It can be unnerving. It makes it hard to make plans. It's one of those things in which your attitude makes a world of difference. You can spend hours and hours thinking of what may or may not happen. There is a reasonable amount of preparing that you can and should do... especially if the road splits into two or maybe three thereby limiting the possibilities. However, it's pretty easy to get so mired in the speculation that you lose sight of the present. Sometimes you just have to focus on what's at hand and trust God for the rest. "...do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:34)
Yeah, I'm not saying anything new or anything you don't already know or haven't been telling yourself. I suppose not having a firmly closed door can be just another way of teaching you to trust. Everything will work out. We know this. We don't have to have plans in order to survive or thrive. Sure, they help, as do having goals, but ultimately there's very little that we can control.
Blah blah blah :D
I should have the DVD I'm working on finished up by the end of the day.
Not knowing. It can be hard and frustrating. It can be unnerving. It makes it hard to make plans. It's one of those things in which your attitude makes a world of difference. You can spend hours and hours thinking of what may or may not happen. There is a reasonable amount of preparing that you can and should do... especially if the road splits into two or maybe three thereby limiting the possibilities. However, it's pretty easy to get so mired in the speculation that you lose sight of the present. Sometimes you just have to focus on what's at hand and trust God for the rest. "...do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matt 6:34)
Yeah, I'm not saying anything new or anything you don't already know or haven't been telling yourself. I suppose not having a firmly closed door can be just another way of teaching you to trust. Everything will work out. We know this. We don't have to have plans in order to survive or thrive. Sure, they help, as do having goals, but ultimately there's very little that we can control.
Blah blah blah :D
Another evening with not much done.
Tim and I watched Disney's The Pacifier at the $1.50 theater. It really wasn't very good. I liked Garfield better... except for the cat. He was annoying. At any rate there's a large section of movie where they just show a bunch of random scenes of Vin interacting with the kids. It doesn't seem to have a narrative thread through this section and most of the time one scene doesn't set up the next scene. The ending wasn't entirely unpredictable. At least the characters were mostly likeable.
At last I think my website has been completely transferred to the new host. Yay. Now I just need to redesign it from the ground up... just like I've been saying for the last two years.
And then I played Worms 3D.
Good night.
Tim and I watched Disney's The Pacifier at the $1.50 theater. It really wasn't very good. I liked Garfield better... except for the cat. He was annoying. At any rate there's a large section of movie where they just show a bunch of random scenes of Vin interacting with the kids. It doesn't seem to have a narrative thread through this section and most of the time one scene doesn't set up the next scene. The ending wasn't entirely unpredictable. At least the characters were mostly likeable.
At last I think my website has been completely transferred to the new host. Yay. Now I just need to redesign it from the ground up... just like I've been saying for the last two years.
And then I played Worms 3D.
Good night.
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