November 21st, 2008 Roy
It’s Nov 21! And I feel pretty good.
The last few days have been pretty rough though. And I only have myself to blame. The first rule of exercising is: DONT OVERDO IT.
…I overdid it. And now my arms are paying the price, namely being stiff and sore. They’ve begun to feel better today however, so that’s a plus.
Enough about that though.
PHP Rocks!
As you probably know I’ve been learning more and more php lately, and I have the hunger to learn even more, but before that I want to test my skills! So I’m writing a program from php. Something useful however, I don’t want to waste my time with crap. But what to make?
You know, people are funny in many ways. We are busy people. And yet we screw ourselves up. Stress ourselves out? Why?
Well, we try to remember too much. We think “Oh, today I have that doctors appointment, and then after that I need to visit my Aunts. On the way though I need to pick up some milk at the store, and when I get home I need to finish that project for Mr Fadi. But wait, I also need to water my plants and wash my clothes! And then I...” We try to remember all that, and so our brain is going nuts, it’s so worried that it brings all those thoughts up from time to time to make sure we don’t forget. Unfortunately it brings them up WHILE we are trying to do them and it distracts us, stresses us out, and we only get about 25% of the things done.
But how can we stop this? You ask. It’s really simple. We write them down in a place our brain KNOWS we will check. If our mind feels that information is safe, it wont feel the need to bring it up, and so we can work worry free.
Now I know what you’re thinking! Don’t think this is a bunch of jibberjabber until you try it. I learned it from a 20 year stress management proffesional, and tried it myself. It works.
And this brings us back to my first point. How can we keep things in a place we’ll check? I always take notes Mr Roy, you say, but I lose them or misplace them! You say. Well no fears! That is what my program/application/whatever you call php code will do!
By combining a few lessons I learned I will make the Note Taker Daily Organizer 3000!(Name pending) What will it do?
A page can open on your broswer, or even as your desktop background. You’ll be able to input as much information as you want, and at the bottom will be a selection of button choices.
The choices are:
Normal Save: Saves information as is.
List: Makes an ordered list of your information.
To-Do: Turns it into a numbered to-do list.
(I’m adding other formats as I think of them)
And it will save it to a SPECIFIC FOLDER. You can chose the folder but this program WILL have a default. BUT WAIT!
The program will also have a sidebar that LISTS the files you’ve currenlt saved and have avaliable! And one click will bring them back up to view, or even edit!
What do you think?
Of course. We all know the most difficult and IMPORTANT part of this program… The Graphics.
Bah, It’s almost time for work. It wouldn’t be so bad, going this late, except I’m going to work in a FREEZER. F.R.E.E.Z.E.R.
Ahh, nothing like getting out of the winter chill into a DAMN FREEZER.
I hate them.
I’m also writing a short story! It’s a nice one that was inspired by a book I’ve recently read. A book named The Stand that is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It’s by Stephen King and was given to me by Lamis. Thanks again Hun.
You people pick this book up, I garuntee you’ll like it. I once read a site that had one sentence book reviews. And they had only one review for ALL Stephen King books. And honestly, it fits most of them perfectly. That review was:
It was a peaceful day… And then EVIL stuck!
Thank you for reading my blog, another post is coming soon!
Remember, it is IMPOSSIBLE to lick your elbow…
(67% of the people who hear that will actually try to lick their elbow. are you one of them?)
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November 17th, 2008 Roy
Sorry about that everybody, I had to sneeze though. I’ve had the sniffles the past four days. It feels like my nose has done the Shuffle and Boogie in a muddy lake. I’ll tell you what I’ve got. I’ve got that Nasual Texti-itus. It’s why I typed that sneeze out y’see. It’s what this infection does, makes you type them out too.
But no seriously, it’s a horrible cold and I feel like I want to jam a screwdriver up my nose to clear it out. It’s gotten so bad my nose is sore and bleeding.
But enough about that. When last we left our hero he was suffering from a dreadful case of Writers Block.
Well that has more or less solved it’s self. So lemme give you guys a little update on what has been happening so far. Oh, and be prepared for Thrills, Chills, and a LOT of ranting.
First of all me and Lamis are doing good. We’ve had a few ups and downs the last few weeks but honestly I think they were needed. The way you wiggle your feet a lot to get your new pair of shoes comfortable and fit. Settled. We hadn’t been completely settled yet, still had doubts, fears. I’m sure we still do. But these fights. They changed something in our relationship I believe. Something for the better. We’ve settled now I do believe. We fit snugly. We knocked ourselves around until our relationship settled into a next phase. Now it feels…
Different. How I feel about Lamis has changed. I still love her more than anything else in this life and God knows I’d do anything for her. But now that feeling is deeper. A stronger connection. I do not view her as a simple Girl Friend. I view her as Family. I view her as a soul mate. a Wife-To-Be. Most of all I view her as a part of myself. I eat. I breath. I sleep. And I love Lamis. None of these are things I can stop doing because they are part of me.
Ah, you probably think I am rambling so let me ramble on off to the next part of this post.
(Note to self: Go easy on the Crushed Red Pepper next time you make Ramen Noodles, your mouth is on fire and your stomach feels like someone took a blender to it. Ugh. Also, Lemon+Lime was good idea for tea, next time add more)
Today I was struck by a sudden thought of the simplicity of getting things done. Or no, let me change that to say I realized it over the course of a few weeks and the full picture hit me today. Getting things done is a very easy task. You just need to move your hands, move your eyes and use that big box you call a brain, and you can get things done. The problem we have with getting things done is not the act. It’s starting it off. I’ve started myself off and I’m gaining momentum. I feel good. Not determination. That is a feeling that comes and goes like a summer wind. No, this is a deeper feeling, a confidence that feels as sure as the ability to wake up. You just do it and it’s simple and it’s good and you don’t have any problem doing it. I’m going to do a lot of things in this way. A natural way it feels maybe. Once again I probably sound full of shit(If you’ll excuse the term)
(Second Note: FOR GODS SAKE IF THE NOODLES HURT YOU THAT BAD DONT DRINK THE DAMNED BROTH FROM THEM YOU IDIOT!)
OOooh god my stomach. Damn noodles.
The past while I have become Facinated with Helen Keller quotes. Why? Because. This is a girl who lost her ability to See or Hear when she was only around a year old. Imagine being trapped in a room, you can’t hear or see anything, not even the call of your own voice. Yet this girl later came to be a Teacher of other disabled persons and learned how to read(Using Braille, the bumps a blind person reads) Not only English, but French, German, Greek and Latin. A blind and Deaf girl who Teaches and knows 5 different languages. She acomplished with her HUGE disability what most people cant acomplish with even more gifts.
If she can do it why can’t we?
The answer is. We Can.
I’ll end this or now, my stomach is killing me, sorry I didn’t get around to the rants I promised.
Oh yes, Why do we Park in a DriveWay and Drive in a Parkway?
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October 22nd, 2008 Roy
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Well I’m back again. Sorry for the delay but things have been.. Chaotic around here. Work had been hard, and everyday I’ve had extra to do. I think the only ones with more trouble at work than me are Lamis and my Dad. I have work in around 4 hours today too. But enough about that.
There have been a few interesting events while I was done. would you like to hear?
Haha, who am I kidding, of course you would!
Me and Lamis have started a webcomic! But Shh, we don’t want anybody else to know until it’s going good. The idea is pretty good if I say so myself and as for the art, well let me tell you. It is great. But you’ll have to wait to see more. I’ll just tell you the title “Our Boring World”.
I might also be getting a desk soon! Buhwaha! Dads boss got one for his wife she wanted from a bank, but now she might not want it. If she doesn’t.. Guess who gets it? Yup. That’s right. Me.
I’ve also got a neat little website idea lined up, and I’m currently making an application. Once I finish it and get a little more practice with what I know, I’m going to buy a nice php tutorial package and become a pro. I’m learning fast and nothing is going to stop me now, heheh.
Buut, for now I’m going to have to leave you, for I need to get ready for work and it’s hard to stay still with my caffine buzz. Expect more updates and soon.
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October 4th, 2008 Roy
So it’s getting close to 1 pm today. I know, I know, I haven’t been posting recently, but I have a reason I swear! And it is:
Work is going to be rough today. I have marination duty. And normally they give me around 5-6 cases to do in 3-4 hours, and that is fine. Today they gave me 5 hours to do 18 cases. So yeah, going to be a busy day.
In other news. I hate truffles. Yes I hate them. I hate the rich chocolate coating, or the creamy flavored inside that you love to lick out and savor, or kiss a lover (As mine has suggested) with. I hate them because I love them so damn much and they get gone WAY too fast.
Bah, time to pray, be right back.
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September 23rd, 2008 Roy
…Came down upon my head.
Yesterday was not a good day at work. I burned myself, had to work fast and hard constantly, and hear people complain about me.
How is it that today is worse then?
Well I received an email from Lamis telling me she was going to take the week to re-evaluate her thinking and priorities. I’m not sure why that suddenly happened. Was it what I thought about marrige? Did something additional happen in her life. Obviously shes not talking to me to let me know. ..I really seem to be damned if I do, and damned if I don’t.
I’m going to keep working to get up with her though, I’m not someone who just sits back and lets something like this happen. Not with the people I care about.
I’m a little depressed this morning though. Had to talk to sister, apparently her b/s mom died, and shes been really down about it. It worry about her sometimes. She acts tough but she really is a sensitive person, I’ve had to stay up sometimes with her because she couldn’t sleep, or tlak to her because she felt she is a horrible person. Hope she’ll be ok during these times too.
You’re everywhere with me
Nobody I’d rather see
I see your bright eyes, in the star sprinkled skies
In the shadows at my feet, I hear your heart beat
In a life in a smile, I couldn’t miss it by a mile
There you are in the birds song, how could this feeling ever be wrong
I smell your scent in the flowers, feel your weight in the hours
I see your hope in the sunrise, like light sparkling from those deep eyes
When life’s too much to bare, you’re standing right there
I see it so clearly, you’re always so near me
Awake or asleep, It’s you that I keep
Because you’re everywhere with me.
Inspired by the song “Everywhere” by Michelle Branch.
I just started writing this and suddenly I realized I was playing the tune in my head.
Lyrics:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Everywhere-lyrics-Michelle-Branch/3DF101EE2D62D5B548256AA900156943
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September 18th, 2008 Roy
Well I havent posted an update in a few days, but I have an excuse! Things have been kinda hectic, and I really didn’t have anything to tell about. But now that I do let me give you a bit of a breakdown.
This Tuesday was a pretty eventful day. I had the day off from my regular job, so I decided to make some money on the side by working for Dad’s boss (Darren Mills)
The job? Clean out a bank building that was for sale.
Let me tell you, that was NOT an easy job. See, the bank was selling one of it’s buildings, a huge two story one. I woke up at 7 and we went around to gather supplies, then it was an hour drive to the bank it’s self. It had been abandoned for a long time apparently, spiders had built webs on the door and it kinda… smelled. So we go in and what do we see? Stuff. Everywhere. Big heavy stuff. The rules was: Take everything out, once you take it out, get rid of it. Keep it, sell it, throw it at random passerby’s, do anything as long as it gets off the property. So naturally we scouted for things we wanted, and boy did we find some nice stuff. Thousand dollar desks( I had picked myself out a nice one, but in the end the bossman decided to give them all to a friend so that we didn’t have to drive them back to Whiteville and unload them again. Bah) But dear god, they were heavy. I’m talking about solid wood desks, some of them 3 part ones. They were so big it took four or five grown men(myself included) just to lift and move them on a dolly(For those of you who don’t know, doller is basically a rack on wheels to carry things) And if that wasn’t bad enough, they were on the second story, so we had to carry ‘em down the stairs too. Now let me tell you, that was an adventure. They had this beautiful spiral staircase, Darren said it might have been worth 75K. Well… It wasn’t by the time we finished moving those desks down and scratched it. (Shh, don’t tell them!) Besides that we found a whole bunch of things, printers, one from around 1960 at least. It was bigger than a computer desk. Big hunks of metal, tables, chairs, books, anything you can think of, we found. Thankfully a few people helped us by taking the metal off our hands.
One thing kind of confused me though. There was a door. A door on the second story. A door that lead to nowhere. It had a sign that said “This is not an exit”
Now come on people. Why build a door that isn’t an exit? And if you are going to put it high in the air on the second story, why build it in the first place? My brother-in-law who was working with us said it was an escape door maybe, so that if the place was robbed the employees could get out. Yeah. Right. The door was locked, and besides. It was on the second story. What is the thinking behind that? “Oh yes, now we can jump to our deaths instead of waiting for the attacker to shoot us, save them the time. Besides, if we are lucky we “might” live, just with a few minor things. Like broken bones and stuff.”
It makes me sad that people are so dumb. It’s like the guy who thinks setting himself on fire is a good idea and then wonders why he burns.
On a brighter side of things I’ve been very happy recently. Lamis and I have mostly gotten over our relationship woes, and I don’t think we’ve ever been closer or more optimistic. I’ve also learned a new word in arabic “Habibiti” Yes, that is for you dear. Things have been bad before this but I feel great now. I feel in love all over again. I feel alive.
My confidence has increased a lot recently, and I’ve made big jumps in my studying, especially in the web design department. I feel powerful, in command. Feel like I can do anything. I’ve also decided, with Lamis, to salvage FinalFantasy.cc and make it the best damned website. Not for the money. No. Because I’m proud of it.
Well, I’m a little sleepy now, so I’ll end this. See you guys tomorrow when I’ll hopefully have more to support.
At the bank I found a device that holds coffee and keeps it hot and fresh hours after I’ve made it. It’s not in my room and I have decided to drink myself into a coffee induced coma just because it’s so damn awesome.
Oh yeah. Coffee. Big Time.
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September 13th, 2008 Roy
I haven’t forgot about you blog, theres just been a lot on my mind. I’ll make a new post when I get home from work tonight.
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September 11th, 2008 Roy
I might have a lot to type so this might be a multipart post. The fact I must really type with proper finger placement doesn’t help this.
So I bought a desk. For anybody who has seen my room, you’ll notice a painfully kinda short desk. This has led to near constant back and neck pain for me. On account of, y’know, the constant leaning forward. Plus it was ugly.
So one day I decided enough was enough! I wasn’t going to take it anymore. I then sat at the same desk for a few more hours. Just to show it who was boss. But then finally I decided to go out and find a new computer table. And that brought me to our local dollar store. There I found a nice black one for 20$ I mean sure, it’s particle board and plastic. But it looks nice, and isn’t short like the other.
It’s actually too tall.
I’ll post more soon, hard to keep this new typing position for too long.
Edit: It’s around 5 am. I just spilled water on my bed. I spilt water on my bed because a bug fell on me. But not just fell on me, fell on my from my hair.
I can only hope it someone crawled on me from my chair. Please god let it only be that.
In other news I hate my life.
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September 9th, 2008 Roy
Strawberry waffles are the best breakfast food always and forever.
That is all.
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September 8th, 2008 Roy
For those of you following my blog regularly, you’ve probably read about my great and thrilling adventure yesterday.(If you are not a regular reader then shame on you.)
Unfortunately today hasn’t been so thrilling.
No.
Today was a work day.
Usually I don’t mind work, in fact, I get a little cranky if I don’t have any. But the problem now is I work at a Fast Food Restaurant. And not just any fast food joint, the worst. Bojangles. A place so sickeningly inane and frustrating that even the strongest men are reduced to nothing, whittled away by the mind numbing horrors until they are nothing more than soulless dolls awaiting orders from their masters. If you have never worked in one be glad, dance! Sing and be merry that you don’t know what it’s like. If you have… I feel your pain my brothers and sisters.
But enough about that. My only real problem with this job is unreliable hours and pay that isn’t worth the ones I work. But hopefully that is about to change.
In other news my dad is a merciless fiend. I get home and I’m tired from work. Exhausted. It’s around 9:30 and I havent even had time to break my fast for today. I settle into a chair in the living room and strike up a conversation with mom, and then I hear it. “Boy, I sure could go for a glass of milk…” And he said it casually, off-handedly, if only I knew the sinister thoughts behind that deceiving tone! But as it were, I thought about it, and realized, Hey! A glass of milk would be good about now. He acts surprised to hear me say this, as if it was not all part of his diabolical plan, and says “Really?” I reply “Yeah, it be great” . “I’ll pay for it if you go to the store and get it” says he. And there it is! His plan revealed. Now, I’m tired from work, and my feet hurt, but the idea of a nice, big, cold glass of milk. It’s hard to resist I’ll tell you, Especially at the time when my throat was parched having not swallowed a drop of water all day. Then, just to make sure he had me, he said “And my stomach has been bad all day, a glass of milk would really settle it down…”
And that is how I ended up walking to the store for some milk at close to 10 pm at night.
It’s close to 12 now And I need to sleep soon so I’ll be able to wake up on time tomorrow. It’s going to be a long, busy day. To Lamis who is hopefully reading this Love you babe, have a good day at work and don’t forget to email the essay. To Myself, who should be reading this at 4 am in the morning: DONT FALL ASLEEEEEEP
Oh yeah, I saw a cute cat at work today, it seems like a stray and is very timid, I gave it some of my chicken.
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