Pandemonium and Soliloquy

Good morning, afternoon or evening

2006-05-31T01:50:00.000+10:00

Reader.

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Malt.

2006-05-03T00:25:00.000+10:00

Yesterday quite late at night as i adjusted my keyboard, a malteser rolled along the desk and gave me quite a fright - thought it was some weird bug.

Also, getting out of the shower, I had this random sketch appear in my head about some guy dressed like a vampire - maybe he was - sitting all alone in a somber castle but with a party hat and an empty table. He asks his servant why none of the guests have shown up for his birthday - again. Cut to invitation "Join me in my in Impenetrable castle to celebrate another year of afterlife." Optional cut to partgoers unsuccessfully attempting to breach castle walls in humerous manner.

Long time, no blog, bad advertising.

2006-04-23T01:33:00.000+10:00

Today in a random clothing store chain window, saw a poster of a guy wearing an outfit from the store. Sort of a conservative, somewhat bland but not entirely unpleasant looking jumper of sorts. The caption read:

"If he loves you, he'll wear whatever you give him."

The ad seemed oddly happy to insinuate the apparent unpopularity of the clothing. What the?

Anonymous Java Angst

2005-11-15T22:40:00.000+11:00

"Error: applet not inited."
I am not usually an emotional person, but by late this afternoon there had been an overflow of tears. I think its all just fundamentally incompatible. It is just so insecure, not that I care, but it just won't do anything, its permanently inactive. And it can't see that it is the problem. And it is so private. I tried calling like a hundred times but it won't answer unless I call it from the home directory. I think it isn't quite set on its path yet.

It uses so many resources like nothing else might need them, and gets bloated.

- Anonymous, on espousing the release of Java programming related angst in blog form

Things

2005-10-27T01:06:00.000+10:00

Optimising assembly level code can be quite relaxing when there are other more important things to be done.

Currently listening to: "The Laws Have Changed" by The New Pornographers.
It's brilliant.

Late night project completion

2005-10-24T02:19:00.000+10:00

sucks. :|

but at least its a good excuse to eat 3 waffles and 6 coconut slice biscuits.
hmm, i think i may go get myself another waffle.

excuse me...

Yet More Pictures... (talk like a pirate day)

2005-10-12T17:18:00.000+10:00

Left : Pirates. Somewhere.

Right : Me and Tim. Pirates of some variety.

Totally Nonchalant...

2005-10-11T23:07:00.000+10:00

(Mel, Me, Michelle).

I assure you the look I was going for was "bemused" but it came out as somewhere between mildly interested, and bored, which I assure you I was not.

There is another photo in the same series (of 2) where I'm actually smiling! Mel uses the word "Pimp" to describe the photo, located on her blog.

Random Photo 1

2005-10-11T22:57:00.000+10:00

Holy crap Luc looks tall!

Ravings of a sleepy man.

2005-10-07T00:10:00.000+10:00

Social monotony derived from excessively formulaic interactions
can be a tad irksome at times. One thing ordinary social
interactions really lack is widespread absurdity.

The problem with being absurd is that if everyone is absurd all
of the time, it is hard to decide what is absurd, and what
is normal. Except in the case of many people genuinely trying
hard to be serious.

Very mild neurosis can at times make for such interesting perceptions of reality.
I wouldn't mind a parallel personailty to talk to, but in an entirely cooperative
manner, like a parallel processor. A massively parallel processor. Like a brain.
A second one. Just to keep me entertained. Both minds would be me, but they would
have the capability for independent development, allowing a veritable duality, no, plurality of ideas from a similar perspective.

Last night I did...

2005-09-03T14:52:00.000+10:00

The best handstands I've ever done. I think the half bottle of vodka I had helps. Seriously :)

Last night was pretty awesome, but I can't think of much worth saying at this time. Except that Mel had a totally awesome party for those of you who don't know.

Stay tuned for an edit of this blog post, with (other people's) photos!

Aesthetic | Insane

2005-08-29T19:29:00.000+10:00

I must be going insane.

Recently, i've started to have an unnatural appreciation of some of the fonts on my computer (iMac), my phone and some fonts in lecture notes. I thought this was a little odd, but not particularly remarkable. That is, until it began to extend to other inanimate objects. A tap. A glass of water. Tonight I found a bowl of rice, my fork (from a nice cutlery, not that its terribly important) and a few pieces of chicken.

Its not like I see these things and gape at them. Rather, I find it pleasing for a split second flash, then return to "normal" and wonder what the hell is going on in my brain.

I admit I wam somewhat obessive about things like diagrams, such as those for study. When i'm not quickly jotting down notes and diagrams almost illegibly, I'll often redraw my diagrams over and over until I am satisfied with the result.

One thing though, I wouldn't call this "seeing the beauty of the world" as one of my sisters friends suggested, as it only occurs in a minority of inanimate objects. It doesn't happen when I observe people, though of course I still find (certain) people highly attractive in a more normal sense, that is, one everyone else can relate to.

My conclusion: I guess I have some kind of passive / active inordinate aesthetic faculty somewhere in the depths of my mind.

/Insanity. For now.

2005-08-26T00:37:00.000+10:00

Recently been reading "String Tokenizer" as "String Toaster" every time I see it.
Been delaying going to bed in the hopes of impeding the inevitable end of another day wasted.
Oh well, such is life, or so it has been said.

The news, in briefs

2005-08-22T01:32:00.000+10:00

Voice lost. Found only when tone is deep.
Woe is me i can't dance tomorrow because of my cold.

Went to Cuban music show on Saturday, with last remanents of Buena Vista Social club. Music was good, and there was a insanely cool dancer too.

In other news, I'm getting the hang of pointers and malloc in C, which is totally awesome.

In other other news, my menthol based lolly is almost gone, so it is time for bed.

Goodmorning all!

Experimental Experiment:

2005-08-16T20:47:00.000+10:00

Behold, a simple voting system, to decide upon various trivial issues in my life, because quite frankly, the decisions are just to damn emotionally charged to make myself.

Decision 1*: Whether or not I should grow a goatee, a la this, but maybe slightly more civilised.

A. For sure!
B. No way!
C. I don't give a shit, but if i did, i'd say D.
D. I think it'll look fantasic/crap either way!

*UPDATE*: I shaved... but we'll see what happens on the holidays.

Coming soon, increasingly inane issues, such as what kind of toothpaste to buy, whose personal business I should get involved in and so fourth...

* I reserve the moral right to backflip on decisions at any time.

Another Day...

2005-08-14T21:09:00.000+10:00

Another rather odd diet.

More vegemite toast
Yum Cha (ie. dumpling, dumpling, dumpling... more dumplings)
Various interesting teas
More Banana Cake
More toast
A Taste of bean soup (no thanks!)
Baked Beans (yes please!)
Fresh Fruit Juice
More Banana Cake
More Iced Coffee

This can't go on!
Tommorrow I hope to end it and resume relatively normal eating patterns.
Though not before some kind of eggs and bread in the morning i suspect.

Today's Healthy Diet:

2005-08-13T20:30:00.000+10:00

In the order in which they were consumed, not including several glases of water:

2 Pieces of vegemite toast
1 Iced Coffee
1 Apple scroll
2 Thin slices of Banana cake
2 Pancakes w/ bacon and eggs
A few Pieces of fried potato with sour cream

Future Prospects: More banana cake.

Thoughts: Maybe I should have some beans soup or something with vegetables... Meh.

2005-08-13T17:34:00.000+10:00

Coming soon: Photos.
(I don't actually have a camera, so it'll have to be other peoples photos.)

In other news:
Thursday night was dancing at Puggs... just 5 of us dancing on the floor while the band were playing (though it filled up later). Quite fun, somewhat odd for onlookers no doubt, considering my lack of dance skills. Mel's friend Kristi suggested that if a guy can dance well, then he's either a player, or he's been practising in the mirror, neither of which is attractive to girls. Kristi says a lot of things though...

Friday night, following dinner and a lively discussion on politics and national resources with some school friends, I was dropped off at Frostbites. No such similar conversations arose that night... at least, not within my vicinity... though it was a good night.

Also, I bought a pair of Armani Exchange jeans on impulse. They're sweet. Sort of the inverse in some aspects of my other Jay Jay's jeans...

End boring post (you have my appologies!)

disquietude

2005-08-08T23:12:00.000+10:00

I am in a rather strange mood. A light melancholy of sorts. I'm not quite sure why either, which rather prohibits me from brushing it off as I would like to. The universe just ain't what it use to be...

Also, the wireless connection between my computer and the router is lacking at this specific moment, so I think i'll go brush my teeth and maybe just take a shower for the hell of it.

Also, I hate programming in c when i have to use pointers, malloc, or when I have to write my own code in someones pre-written scafolding. The last point applies to all languages.

Maybe i'll do some therapeutic programming of pointless junk later, which generally just irritates me because I feel like doing something creative, but can't put anything into code, or any physical form.

In Reverse.

2005-08-08T00:29:00.000+10:00

My weekend. In reverse. With the use of an anti-thesaurus. (ie. Many, small words repeated. Hardly the epitome of English text, but it should suffice).

About to go to bed now. Tomorrow morning will require a large iced coffee.
Mostly, I suspect it will make me think that I can stay awake.

Previously, woke up at 12 after going to bed at 4, after returning from Mel's place, after playing dead or alive 3, and hanging out with Matt, Tim and Michelle too, and before that picking up Michelle in Mel's car, and discussing "THHC0" which is slightly like THACO, which the geek oriented or players of Baldures Gate and similar games may understand. Before that, food was had at Mel's house, and before that, getting stuck in traffic because Kings Way had been closed.

Prior to that, brought back my computer from an impropmtu LAN at Jono's house (see http://www.jnnnnn.blogspot.com/ for pictures). This was after having lunch, before which i played pool for an hour or so with Moe who had been the only one awake when i returned to the LAN at about 11am. Earlier that day, i had delcious eggs, the promise of which contributed to my waking up at 9am, after going to bed at 5:30am, after driving home from Jono's which had preceded me nearly falling asleep while playing Baldurs Gate 2 multiplayer.

Earlier that day, i had uni. Earlier that year, it was my birthday. Earlier in my life, i went to school. Before that, i was born. Prior to that, my parents met eachother and so fourth. Even before that, other people met other people. That went back for quite a bit.

Way before that, humans didn't exactly exist, though I can't be entirely certain, can I? Before that, it's possible that an unimaginable presumably infinite magnitude of nothingness, decided, nonchalantly, to just sort of become something, quite probably with a bang. Though one cannot be certain, because it seems unlikely anybody was around to hear whether it was a bang, or anything loud and unpleasant (or even pleasant) sound at all.

Back to the present, Andrew clicked the Publish Post button, refered to himself in the third person, spammed a few friends, and went to bed.

Stealth Pancakes

2005-07-21T21:56:00.000+10:00

The time is nigh to revive this blog, after an absence of sorts.

Last night went out with Jono 1.0 and Mel to a pool joint on Brunswick street.
We played on a full sized table which was stupendous. Following that was dancing with the last drunken remanents at Frostbites. By 3am we returned to my place for stealth pancakes, doing our best not to wake anyone. I retired at 5am, but that wasn't good enough for Jono who decided to forgo sleep that night, and mel who decided only to go to be in the late morning.

And a special thanks to mel for driving all the way from Maribyrnong to pick up me and Jono, and subsequently drive us everywhere. And not for the first time either. I owe yee many rides mel!

Hmm...

2005-05-24T22:21:00.000+10:00

What did YOU do?

I love quizes.
I guess seeing as I shun horoscopes, it's my dose of fantasy for the day.

Day of Mothers

2005-05-08T21:36:00.000+10:00

And God declared, "let Women give birth to Child."
And shortly after, corporation said, "Let us profit from this child bearing"
And so was mothers day created.
And possibly, after a minute delay, the feminists cried out
"And what of single independent mothers day"
And the crowds went silent.

And yet, aren't all specials days, birthdays, public holidays and not to mention religious holidays, equally fabrications of the human mind? And should they not all be seen as real or fake as one another? One might suggest that the only key difference is the relevance of the holiday to the individual, and the general population.

So this mothersday, we went out for breakfast. I won't bore you with the delicious details of my exquiste meal, but i did shortly after make offering of a soft grey upper garment to the childbearer of my family, and it was well recieved.

So too did I cook dinner tonight, simple and yet, enjoyed by all.

And finally, I had some other crap to say, but I can't quite recall at the moment. Oh yes, that's it. I quite possibly invented a cocktail. If it already exists, then it will be with great dismay that i hear of it. I am aware that similar variants to this cocktail do however exist. It is quite simple:

The "unlikely Andrew"

1 part (shot) vodka.
1 part (shot) blue curacao.
2 parts apple juice (as fresh as possible)
Garnish with a chunk of apple.

Very sweet, and somewhat strong.

Thats all for now!

- Andrew

Back to it then...

2005-04-19T21:47:00.000+10:00

Blogging that is.

And uni, which is significantly more challenging, more difficult but more interesting, and with double the ambiguous questions, lecturers who are at times incomprehensible (each in their own way, both in the audible comprehension of the speech, and in the semantics of their lectures) although on the whole things are quite reasonable, but that won't stop the bitching. Just as long as i don't fall into emo mode. *shudders*

Also today, from the list of things that shouldn't be*:
#452: transvestite gingerbread men.

*Not so much a list as a fluctuating n-dimensional intersection of objects which can at best be described as rippling anti-spheres in no less than 4 axis and where n is the number of intersections of the system, which has a variable number of dimensions depending on the aforementioned random but controled and pattern oriented interaction of the anti-spheres.

I Think I Need A Graphics Tablet

2005-04-01T17:00:00.000+10:00

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Written by: Luc
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