Grumblecakes. There are mice in my apartment. Do you know how debasing that is? It’s nothing I did; they just found a way inside my living space. Found they had widened a hole behind the stove where the power cable busts through. Noticed droppings scattered around my apartment last week, even some spots in my …
Author Archives: Shawn
Boot
As I mentioned in my last post, yes, I did get laid off today on October 25th. It’s been a long haul at AMD, but it’s time to move on to somewhere more profitable. They gave me an agreeable severance package that means I’ll be paid through to February and medically covered through to the …
Rocks and Hard Times
I feel it necessary to mention it here, for the sake of those of you who don’t regularly see me in my everyday life, that my job is at risk of not existing by the end of this week. For those who may not know, I work at AMD, have been there over 5 1/2 …
Motor
People without opinions and agendas are boring. You cannot summon any sort of affiliation or hatred of them. No force, no electricity. I say this not as a drop of wisdom in a sea of bullshit. I say this as a reflection. Some day, I’ll commit to feeling something about anything. Magnetic polarities are essential …
Long Play
Relationship movies as romantic placebo? Yeah, I do that. Last night? “Chasing Amy”. After knowing the community more during the 14 years since seeing it, it finally made some sense. Tonight? “Before Sunset” (as referenced earlier); second viewing, first since reviewing “Before Sunrise”. It’s better the second time. Also, “Lost In Translation”, because it’s difficult. …