i love you babe, but i just can't smile

[the inspiration for the title]

a 7.40am wake-up, with my body in as much disarray as my bed and the expression "shit just got real" in my head. strange dreams. i took nystire's opengl book to breakfast - it took me a while to decide what to eat, and of course i went with the spicy one i'd tried to remember to chill with :P

i'm surprised at how simple opengl is; i don't know what i was expecting. after breakfast i paid the art store and the printer a visit to find out canvas prices (for urchin's wall) - i'm really not certain how i'm going to proceed, i have expensive tastes.
while i was there i saw my tattoo artist; we don't talk business anymore :P

i sent nystire's wife's cv through to our boss, and was disappointed when he explained to me why he wouldn't be making contact... i can't fault his logic; he doesn't want anyone splitting on him. i was about to say something about my situation when it suddenly struck me that i'm about to be a student again :P

i activated my tel aviv university student account - and was locked out immediately. it gave me shit until i finally met all the password requirements, except for one: i'd chosen a password that was too long, and it simply got truncated :/
their email support is pretty good, and i got a fast (and english, surprisingly) response. once that was sorted out i was ready to enter my account! only now it tells me that i'm not a student. i find that offensive.

in sickness and in health? a guy came in to work with a cough and a sniffle, reminding me that i'd woken up with a blocked nose and freaking me out about germs. then he told me that today was his anniversary, and that the last thing one should ever do is get married. hmmm.

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important topic of conversation: nuclear power is cleaner than most other sources and practical in its output. no-brainer: we need to go nuclear. and not in 2005 - it's too late for that.
[funny how it's always wired with the important stuff]

[i guess desalinization's important too]

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after learning a lot about adobe's flex and spending five hours glued to the screen in the process, i walked home (at a fairly comfortable pace) to prepare for taekwondo. i got home to find the door unlocked (i can't remember if it was closed properly or not), the fan on and the sharp knives blade-up in the cutlery holder.
if chc doesn't kill me with my own knives, then it'll be from a heart-attack. i think it's time for her to move on. as much as i enjoy her company, i'm not in a stable enough place right now to be babysitting.

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i had an amazing siesta - only fifteen minutes, but beautiful nonetheless - and then bladed to the park. we were a little more organized than the last time, and pushed ourselves hard for an excellent session. we both left satisfied. and hurting. it's good to know that even our light kicks can do real damage; wearing a body protector just wasn't enough.

i bladed home, showered, shopped, ate, visited the chef's apprentice, took a step towards working with one of ze germans*, and am about to hang out the washing, check over singer's lyrics for the album she's about to produce and then read myself to bed.

* that reminds me, i sent a quick update to the guy i met with on wednesday and he seems pretty enthusiastic. i wonder how enthusiastic he'll be when i tell him my price :P

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my pc's on a go-slow, and i don't know why :(

nothing but meat? my kinda guys! and the point they make about correlation vs causation makes me wonder about the study done on excessive meat consumption causing bowel cancer.

the smurfs movie? seriously? no matter how off the wall they make it, this is gonna rock!

the three terrors - i really dig the hair :)