For the moment, my country is no longer the craziest on the planet.

This despite the fact that Bush is using Vietnam as a talking point on how not to a war just like Vietnam in Iraq.

Lewis thinks I might have sleep apnea, though I’d have to go get tested to be sure. Would sure explain why I can’t seem to get a good night’s sleep, no matter how long I stay in bed.

Bought BioShock yesterday. I’ll let you know more about it as I discover its many secrets, but so far it is ranking very high on my “favorite games evar omfglolrofl(lol!)” list.

Been working on a comments form for a site at work that uses AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript And XML), the ‘J’ of which is perhaps the biggest bane of my professional existence. Not that I don’t ever use it — I do, of course — but I just can’t wrap my head around really _liking_ it. I suppose my biggest dislike is that rarely is potent Javascript supported equally by all browsers. This little module will likely deepen my dislike. But the opposite, I suppose, is possible.

I wonder what I’ll be doing in 10 years. Derek’s been in town this past week (leaves this afternoon), and whenever he is near, I am reminded that I’m not where I really want to be. Don’t get me wrong, I am genuinely happy where I am, and navel-gazing is last on my list of things to do during the day, but I can’t help but think I could be doing something else. Writing full time. Or teaching. Or travelling the world in a flying yacht.

I read a lot of journals online (I refuse to call them all blogs — the word sticks in my throat like a large piece of candy, far too sweet), and it seems relatively universal that the online journal, the expression of self, the stuff that I spend my time doing here, is on the way out the door. People want fresh content dealing with topics they care about. Not many people know me, so I can’t possibly be on anyone’s lips around the water cooler. My insights are generally personal and limited in scope.

I wonder if I should expand this little space to be more mainstreamed. I probably won’t. I can’t trust myself with that.