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Saturday, June 12, 2004 / 11:05am

I was wasting time looking at _everyone's_ profiles on thefacebook.com (by simply incrementing the URL by 1) and came across a cool "recent away message"... I don't even know who this Michelle W. girl is, who is in the class of 2007 in Business Administration, but here's the away message:

Last one at 4:32pm 06.07.04:

Today I salute you Mr. Compulsive Away Message Checker. While most people are out actually having a fun college life, you are at home, reading about it on your computer screen. Right mouse click, Get Buddy Info, or the little Info box at the bottom of the Buddy List [whichever is faster]. You have people on that list you haven't talked to in years, but you still loyally read their away messages everyday to see what they are up to. So, crack open an ice cold Bud Light, Marauder of the Mousepad and don't wander too far from your computer because you never know when someone's away message may change.

Saturday, June 19, 2004 / 1:11pm

"the list"

Sooo many Wednesdays... February 11, February 18, February 25, March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9, and June 16 all result in an official status of "empty". Admittedly, there were several Wednesdays that were possibly close calls, but in an official sense, it's been that way. In like, forever.

Sunday, June 27, 2004 / 12:16pm

Reminded of Me

It's nice to know people are thinking of you...

Amanda: i heard a joke last night that reminded me of you
Brian: oh really?
Amanda: yeah. it was part of some sketch comedy.
Brian: oh, do tell
Amanda: Guy1: <to a group of buddies> Man, that Dan fellow really has issues.
Amanda: Guy2: Issues? He's got a subscription!
Amanda: (sure, it's not THAT funny, but I thought of you)
Brian: well, I laughed =)

Monday, June 28, 2004 / 10:11pm

I'm Brilliant

Awesome statement I made in an IM conversation to jrb just now: "waking up at a time when the hour hand forms an obtuse angle wrt hour 12 sucks."

Monday, June 28, 2004 / 10:35pm

Summer Cleaning

It turns out that I have a ridiculous number of away messages saved, and I need to clean some of them out, for they have outlived their usefulness. That, or they were memorable one-time things and I just wanted to archive them sometime. So, here are some of them, in no particular order:

"12/17/2003"
7pm: The Even Stevens Movie. and let's not forget Minesweeper. Ain't life grand?

"12/18/2003"
On the eighteenth day of December, Brian said to thee: I want to do something fun, so someone come and randomly find me. Tonight's Feature: "Down to You" FX, 7pm CT

"12/19/2003"
What happens when you put "ABC Family", "Holidays", and "Romantic Comedy" together? Um, the bestest experience of a lifetime! Right, whatever. Tonight's lineup: "Picking Up and Dropping Off"

"12/31/2003"
On the last day of 2003, guess what happened to me: I turned 8,888 days old. Bet you couldn't get that one... I'm doing somethng. As of noon, no plans for the next 48 hours...

"At Abby's"
Incident? It's just hanging out and probably watching TV. Geez.

"Bob Bonds"
For Sale: Bank of Brian bonds, Face Value: $100, Series 00306, Maturity Date: September 2004, Price: $89.29 ... Oh, I'm at Krannert all day.

"Cycle"
I ate for the cycle (single, double, triple), and now the cycle's eating me. I'm in recovery - call me or maybe I'll notice your IM.

"Fat Tues Sleep"
Well, Tuesday says it's fat. And we all down with dat. Folks come in, and the beads are kickin', and I think about sleepin'.

"Final Friends"
A Front of House Formal and Friends Series Finale on a Big Screen at Krannert... Crazy Good Times! Come over!

"Jack and Carolyn"
Jack and Carolyn sitting in a tree... M-A-R-Y-I-N-G... oh wait. My cell phone charges me nothing for roaming, so if you must find me, you can.

"Melanie and Chris"
Melanie and Chris sitting in a tree... M-A-R-Y-I-N-G... oh wait. The list is empty and I have 3500 night/weekend minutes to go through, so if you must find me, you can. Just not during the ceremony.

"MGM Monday"
Today is Mini-Golf (and maybe Movie) Monday. Oh, MGM Monday...

"Post-Softball"
I just got up. I am quite sore. Moving hurts. I'm parked in front of the TV; call my cell phone if you really want me (to talk... geez!) because I'm not hauling myself to the computer to see what it says.

"RWRR Inferno"
Watching the Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno... because why should I let a new car slip out of my fingertips again!

"Say What Frantic Pack"
I'm desparately trying to pack! Interrupt if your world is ending, you are a winner of the Brian's Vacation of a Lifetime Sweepstakes and have an inquiry, or if you want to be on the list.

"Spring Break Plans 2004"
Current spring break plan:
Fri 3/19: train - Champaign to Chi to NYC
Sat 3/20: arrive NYC, chill for 5 hours, overnight train to Boston
Sun 3/21: overnight ushering reunion
Mon 3/22: night train to DC, but hop out in Baltimore
Tue 3/23-Thu 3/25: magically be in Seattle
Thu 3/25-Sat 3/27: train to Chicago
can you fit in, too?

"02/01/2004"
Super THIS, February! I'm doing stuff... I mean, I went to find myself... uh, doing stuff.

"03/13/2004"
bye, uncle joe

"05/13/2004"
Tonight's the last night for fun (at least with me), Class of 2004. So make me do something.

"06/07/2004"
Nice guy seeking people to buy $40 tickets he already has and join him at Cubs game Wednesday afternoon.
R.I.P. Brian's student.uiuc.edu account... who ever thought you'd even last almost eight years?
If you're going to ask me about my future plans, I will be pissed off.

Huh... wow, that was a lot of away messages, and I have quite a few more left. Speaking of a lot, I received tons of spam this past Spring: 564 messages in late April, 1358 in May. (And that doesn't include the spam I get in the email accounts I don't read regularly!)

Monday, June 28, 2004 / 11:38pm

"the list"

The June 23 update: "empty"... quite a scandal?

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 / 12:50pm

Game Coordinator

So, here I am, sitting at my desk trying to catch up on Brian Daily Records dating back to Saturday, June 19th and I look at this little half-laminated business card. (It's laminated on one side, not half-covered, half-not. Anyways...) It's from January 1999- my "Game Coordinator" card from that game I organized and ran, abbreviated as MOA. It was game number 7 ("Traditional - Like It's 1999 or Something") in case you were wondering. Now, not that I imply that life is a game, although at times it may seem like it. But, really, now... I do coordinate the activities in my life. I do have a say in what's going on. And that leads us to today. It's a rather important day, for I could very well make some decisions that could greatly alter the direction of my life. For those of you not necessarily immediately around me and have been tracking my varying away messages, this thing's been bothering me for some time now. In essence, come mid-August, I am homeless (though I could sign a lease somewhere or move home) and jobless (my current job's an interim thing, officially). The first of many possible questions in life start with tomorrow's deadline of deciding (and, if applicable, applying) to "be me" next year. Of course, I'm not one to take major decisions lightly, and obviously I've considered many factors for a long time. I'm not sure which way I'll go at this point, but I just wanted to let the world out there know what's going on. Thanks to everyone for being supportive in whichever varying direction I've been leaning towards each of these past few days. I know that the final decision that will be made will be because of and for me. Anyways, I can't freak out about that until I catch up on life. Back to those DR's.

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 / 12:42am

"the list"

empty

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 / 1:00am

Photogiraffic Evidence

Well, there was an incident late last night (and, no, not of any list related variety). Anyways, in not wanting to conceal anything (because I didn't want to get yelled at for having other things come up in conversation at a later date), I opened up a can of worms that, I feel, possibly made things worse. If I hadn't said anything then, I guess everything would've been fine until any random person said "you know, there are these other things that exist, too". So, yeah. Anyways, I think said person is upset, and it really breaks my heart to see that something I'd done had caused such an occurance, and the last thing said person would probably want would be to hear me say anything. An emergency teleconference was held with an independent party almost immediately following the incident, and the party agrees that, perhaps the worms should have maintained their freshness in the can, but I should rest assured that hate isn't felt. Gosh, I hope so. Because that would really make me sad.

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 / 6:34pm

Much Ado About Coordinating Projects

After one of the most stressful weeks ever (and it didn't even involve massive papers or projects like the days of yore), the decision day has arrived. Sure, it's not a job offer that I'm accepting or rejecting; It's only a decision as to if I should apply to be me in the first place. Big decisions are not ones I make lightly, and, as meaningless as it may seem, it really was a big decision. I didn't want to apply because I didn't have anything else to do... now's probably the best time in my life to actually do something new. Then again, my job is one that I really do love and enjoy, and I love everyone in my department. I tried explaining it once- I have no life here in Urbana. That's not true. My life is the people around me at work. I would want to stay for them. Then again, it kills me to see people so close to me leave year after year. I used to say "you know, most people only get to know one group of people for four years, and see them leave when college is over. I've done that five times now." Even my away message today had a weird tone to it... "Today is the day. Everything I've done. Everything you've done. Everything we haven't done. It's all a factor, and something's gotta happen. Or not. Sorry, I'm not ideal and I make you think. I have to think, too. And do what's best. For me." And what was the decision?