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Dec. 30th, 2004 11:09 amI rolled out of bed this morning with the sort of mild headache and acute fuzzy-headedness that arise from lack of sufficient sleep. I really should try to get to bed earlier I suppose; I was up fairly late. I'd do it again though; I was up reading to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wooisme.
Even better, I was reading to her from Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Astoundingly enough, she'd never read what I consider to be one of the most brilliant and noteworthy examples of science fiction literature. I've been waiting for my chance to remedy that situation.
One of her comments, as I closed the bookmark into the last page of the third chapter and set the book down beside the bed, was that there are is an astounding amount of quotable material. There really is; I repeat passages from the Guide on a daily basis and maybe that's one of the most astounding things about the books. The world depicted therein, one of absurdity, chaos, rampant bureaucracy, and brilliant examples of fuzzy logic, has so much within it that relates almost comically well to the world we are familiar with. Ever since I first read them (I believe it was probably mid-way through elementary school when I first picked up that friendly green book with the now famous phrase emblazoned on it's cover) I've felt as though beneath the light-hearted exterior there are some deep meanings to be extracted from the experiences of Arthur, Ford, and their associated associates. I never have managed to quite figure out what it is, and perhaps that's the point.
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Hmm, where was I?
It seems Andrea and I are going out to a furry gathering for New Years Eve celebrations. Meanwhile, several hundred miles and a large lake to the West, our Wisconsin family will be having their now-traditional LAN party. I loved being the one to help Evil Bob set up the infrastructure and get computers configured for that and I've missed going the last two years. I so want to be a network technician. Still, I am very much looking forward to seeing some of our Michigan fureinds tomorrow evening for a New Year's party. I'm planning to bring Apples to Apples and such and it should be a really good time.
I feel bad that I know I won't be able to recognize a number of the people who are going to be there despite the fact that I've met them on several occasions. I hope they will forgive me...
Well, that's likely enough for now. More coming later, as always.
wooisme.Even better, I was reading to her from Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Astoundingly enough, she'd never read what I consider to be one of the most brilliant and noteworthy examples of science fiction literature. I've been waiting for my chance to remedy that situation.
One of her comments, as I closed the bookmark into the last page of the third chapter and set the book down beside the bed, was that there are is an astounding amount of quotable material. There really is; I repeat passages from the Guide on a daily basis and maybe that's one of the most astounding things about the books. The world depicted therein, one of absurdity, chaos, rampant bureaucracy, and brilliant examples of fuzzy logic, has so much within it that relates almost comically well to the world we are familiar with. Ever since I first read them (I believe it was probably mid-way through elementary school when I first picked up that friendly green book with the now famous phrase emblazoned on it's cover) I've felt as though beneath the light-hearted exterior there are some deep meanings to be extracted from the experiences of Arthur, Ford, and their associated associates. I never have managed to quite figure out what it is, and perhaps that's the point.
( Click for hardware geek stuff )
( Click for game geek stuff )
Hmm, where was I?
It seems Andrea and I are going out to a furry gathering for New Years Eve celebrations. Meanwhile, several hundred miles and a large lake to the West, our Wisconsin family will be having their now-traditional LAN party. I loved being the one to help Evil Bob set up the infrastructure and get computers configured for that and I've missed going the last two years. I so want to be a network technician. Still, I am very much looking forward to seeing some of our Michigan fureinds tomorrow evening for a New Year's party. I'm planning to bring Apples to Apples and such and it should be a really good time.
I feel bad that I know I won't be able to recognize a number of the people who are going to be there despite the fact that I've met them on several occasions. I hope they will forgive me...
Well, that's likely enough for now. More coming later, as always.
