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Weekend Update 2002-05-06

Post author:HFM
Post published:May 6, 2002
Post category:House and Home

Spent the entire weekend working on the flowerbeds in the front yard… I was exhausted by the time I was done. But check them out; they look pretty good. Now just need to get fertilizer for the flowers.

InformIT.com

Post author:HFM
Post published:May 1, 2002
Post category:Journal

Today we went live with our redesign of InformIT — the website I work for as a web designer or “Human Factors Engineer” to be official about it. I’m terribly proud of the design — it’s minimalist and light on graphics, and very readable. There’s a lot of me in there, along with my co-workers Rich Evers and Mike Packer. We certainly had a meeting of the minds on design on this site and we’ve never worked so well together. I feel like I just gave birth, and I couldn’t be more happy. Please, please, check out the site.

enough rainbows!

Post author:HFM
Post published:April 23, 2002
Post category:GLBT Issues Journal

I have to say, even though it’s probably politically incorrect, that I’m really sick of rainbow crap. I certainly don’t want to hide the fact that I’m gay. But I don’t think I need tacky tchotckes and knick-nacks anymore to let everyone know that I am. I still have my first March on Washington t-shirt from 1987 and it has rainbows on it. So I’ve been wearing the stupid things for 15 years now. And I’m saying enough!

(2014 Spoiler alert: I got over it. But in my defense, there were rainbows on EVERYTHING in 2000-2005. It was a little much. Thankfully everyone’s pulled back a bit.)

We’ll call it…

Post author:HFM
Post published:April 23, 2002
Post category:Journal

Why is it that when someone utters the phrase “We’ll call it….” when trying to introduce a new phrase or idiom, that whatever they come up with is invariably stupid? Idioms don’t come from pronouncements. They happen colloquially. In case you’re wondering, this is in reference to something specific someone said to me. Don’t worry, it wasn’t you.

Viva Las Vegas!

Post author:HFM
Post published:April 16, 2002
Post category:My Photos Travel

Wow. So that was Las Vegas. Wow. And I didn’t lose much money. Cool. This was a great trip! I didn’t think I’d care for Vegas because it’s so artificial, but I LOVED it.

Hello!

We went for a friend’s wedding and stayed at Circus Circus. I went with Dan and Douglas, and we spent most of one day visiting many of the casinos on the strip; we started at the south end at Mandalay Bay and had a drink and played some daftar situs slot gacor slots and took photos at various casinos as we headed back north. If you’re interested in casino games, then you might want to visit online casino sites like slot gacor to enjoy an exciting casino experience from the comfort of your own home.

Viva Las Vegas!

Stuff I haven’t blogged about

Post author:HFM
Post published:April 5, 2002
Post category:Art Journal

I realized that for some reason, there are always major things going on in my life that I for one reason or another fail to mention in my weblog. Why? Hmmm. Major things:
1) I’ve been buying lots ($$$$) of things on eBay. What? Not telling; don’t want to encourage people to bid against me. But I have a kick ass collection. Someday you’ll all see it. I love eBay. eBay rocks. Here’s some eBay purchases I can tell you about….

help for people considering suicide

Post author:HFM
Post published:April 5, 2002
Post category:Journal

I learned a lot from this page. I wish I had it a year or so ago, when I was trying to help someone close to me. I’m glad everything turned out well.

Fun god! Sun god! Ra! Ra! Ra!

Post author:HFM
Post published:April 2, 2002
Post category:Journal Religion

Funny thing I read today in a religious flamewar (christians against everyone else) on a discussion board:
We want the fun god!
We want the sun god!
Fun god! Sun god!
Ra! Ra! Ra!

My junior high tennis shoes

Post author:HFM
Post published:March 25, 2002
Post category:Anecdotes Brain Food Journal Recently Read

Hey, look! It’s the tennis shoes that got my ass kicked in junior high school. Some genius has scanned the 1980 JC Penney catalog and put it online for you to peruse. I wonder if they also have the “Chic” jeans my mom made me wear; the ones that got me beat up in the gym locker room. Yeah, thanks for the memories, man. Thanks a lot.

Living Room Ceilings

Post author:HFM
Post published:March 12, 2002
Post category:House and Home

Ripped down half of the crumbling plaster ceiling in the living room last night. It was remarkably easy. Just have to do some clean-up tonight and finish the ripping down, do some clean up tomorrow night, and I’ll be ready to do drywall. Dunno whether to work on the floor before drywalling or not. Pictures to follow this weekend.