http://blbl.co.uk/blog Barista explores self, others in rambling, pathetic excuse for vain memoir. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:30:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's funny: most of my friends' blogs have turned into accounts of their lives in reality, chronicles of the everyday, of projects, goals acheived, of the mundane. I don't mean to say this to discredit or disregard them, nor to say this journal has never veered into that territory; in ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2009/01/04/days-and-other-days/ Late nights don't lend themselves to solutions. Caffeine doesn't wake you up any better than a good game of chicken. It's cold in winter, depending on where you live. When I'm feeling motivated, I can burn through a task. There is nothing stopping me from realizing my potential to create. I ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2009/01/03/the-fix/ You wanna add to the pile of year-end lists? Great! You don't, however, need to preface your list with a lengthy treatise on how terrible you feel for adding to the great glut of top tens and twenty bests; besides, if you really felt ill over it, you'd keep the ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/12/26/attention/ A few more clears from this afternoon. 10: Make Me Your Own [a] 11: Halfway of promise [a] Harmony + Lovely [a] Quantum Teleportation [a] Second heaven [a] It's not productivity per se, but it sure feels like accomplishment. [sniplet ws] http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/12/26/extra-stage/ Since I haven't received DJ Troopers yet, I gave myself the gift of brand new clears on Gold and DistorteD. 10s: Get On Beat (Wild Style) [a] (I never thought I'd do this one; the key is LOW SPEED) Jive Into The Night [a] Kakumei [a] (Award for worst clear, only got a C) Photongenic ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/12/25/happy-new-clears/ We're all humans. [sniplet ws] http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/11/02/hey/ Note to users of Facebook's iPhone application: the current version has a bug that allows any user to tag any photo to which they have viewing privileges. Not only that, but the tag appears as originating with the owner of the photo. To utilize this "feature," tap and hold on ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/10/23/glitch/ My stars, I would love a new computer. Newer streaming content and media-rich sites barely function on this nearly 7 year old beast, plus I can't watch videos hiccup-free if my iPod is plugged in, and iTunes' performance is a joke. Considering I more or less exclusively use technology for ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/10/16/cant-see-whats-going-on-out-there/ I find myself seated in the waiting area of the nearby Saturn dealership. Let me be the first to say that hell doesn't need any kind of special reception area: it could simply send people here. Initially I was excited to see what appeared to be a different and thoroughly ... http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/10/15/cars/ If you didn't know me, and I told you I was taking my evening sherry and retiring to bed now, at 7:16 pm, how old would you guess me to be? [sniplet ws] http://blbl.co.uk/blog/2008/10/13/age/