Random Thoughts from a Large Head

Dang. It’s already dark outside and it isn’t even 6pm. I don’t know which I like less, getting up in the dark or leaving work in the dark.

Pictures from Saturday night’s Costume Party (Click to enlarge):

Me and Ashleigh with Jigglypuff and Whirly-something or other	The Village People
Ashleigh with Scott, one half of the Synchronized Swimming Team	The Synchronized Swimming Team in Action
Ashleigh, Eric, and me

Pics from my company’s Halloween party (click for larger image):

All 9 of us that dressed up:

My favorite costume, JFK, Jr. after the wreck. It disgusts me, but I can’t seem to look away… Note the Cracker Jack Pilot License and Black Box/Cockpit Voice Recorder (complete with screams). You can’t see it, but the airplane control stick is coming out of his back.

onfocus
said: This whole daylight savings time thing is throwing me off. I find myself wide awake at 6:30, trying to do math. The groggy internal dialogue goes something like this: now is it really 5:30 or 7:30? should I be more tired than I am? why am I awake if it’s really 5:30? it must be 7:30. should I sleep for a while to try to acclimate to this time? should I just get up? Then I lay around, awake. Not being productive at waking life. Not being productive at sleeping. In a hazy purgatory of hours rolling forward and backward.

I know what you mean.

Google is also dressed up for Halloween.

Take a look at my Halloween costume.

“Texas is a Blow-Out State. Bush has a huge lead in Texas. It’s likely that you can safely vote for Nader and it won’t make any difference– Bush will win even if you vote for Gore.”

Never underestimate the power of Chicken Fried Chicken to cure a headache.

“I favor a practical, fiscally sound, two-pronged “flat-tax” system, as follows:

PRONG ONE — Everybody would pay less.

PRONG TWO — You, personally, would pay nothing.”

I have shifted all my support for the upcoming Presidential election to this candidate. Look at his stand on the issues!

In my mail this morning:

With Halloween upon us, it is worthwhile to remember a few simple rules
to help keep this season healthy, happy and SAFE!!

Please use these helpful hints this and every year.

1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see
if it’s really dead.
2. Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.
3. Do not search the basement, especially if the power has gone out.
4. If your children speak to you in Latin or any other language which
they should not know, shoot them immediately. It will save you a lot of
grief in the long run. However, it will probably take several rounds to
kill them, so be prepared. This also applies to kids who speak with
somebody else’s voice.
5. When you have the benefit of numbers, NEVER pair off and go alone.
6. As a general rule, don’t solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
7. Never stand in, on, or above a grave, tomb, or crypt. This would
apply to any other house of the dead as well.
8. If you’re searching for something which caused a loud noise and find
out that it’s just the cat, GET THE HELL OUT!
9. If appliances start operating by themselves, do not check for short
circuits; just get out.
10. Do not take ANYTHING from the dead.
11. If you find a town which looks deserted, there’s probably a good
reason for it. Don’t stop and look around.
12. Don’t fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you’re sure you
know what you’re doing.
13. If you’re running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at
least twice, more if you are female. Also note that, despite the fact
that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it’s
still moving fast enough to catch up with you.
14. If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic
behavior such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes,
increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately.
15. Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are
listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Transylvania, Nilbog (you’re in
trouble if you recognize this one), anywhere in Texas where chainsaws
are sold, the Bermuda Triangle, or any small town in Maine.
16. If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to
the nearby deserted-looking house to phone for help. If you think that
it is strange you ran out of gas because you thought you had most of a
tank, shoot yourself instead. You are going to die anyway, and most
likely be eaten.
17. Beware of strangers bearing tools. For example: chainsaws, staple
guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawnmowers,
butane torches, soldering irons, band saws, or any devices made from
deceased companions.
18. If you find that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the
time to move in with the in-laws. This also applies to houses that had
previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some
horrible fashion, or had inhabitants who performed satanic practices.
19. Dress appropriately. When investigating a noise downstairs in an old
house, women should not wear a flimsy negligee. And carry a flashlight,
not a candle.
20. Do not mention the names of demons around open flames, as these can
flare suddenly. Be especially careful of fireplaces in this regard.
22. Do not go looking for witches in the Maryland countryside.