My call to arms!

"Someday some hypermanic kid will produce a moronically maxed-out adventure odyssey that will spark the overdue rebellion among all the over-pressured SAT grinds, and us grumpy midlife critics will get to witness a new Kerouac, and the greatest pent-up young-life crisis in the history of the world." - David Brooks, NYTimes

I'd start writing furiously right now, amassing a wheeling, caustic, and guarana fueled novel onto one 1,000 foot word document, pasted together out of blank text files I found in my friend's closet, but I've got to get back to work.

But I want it now!

"Immediate gratification has the benefit of being immediate and gratifying." - Colleague

Sometimes we overlook the obvious things in life for pearls of wisdom carried down through the ages. Sometimes a friend has the presence of mind to transcend that plaque of stodgy lore and see the grain of reality that has been so long obscured.

Keep it on the DL

"Transaction was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction." - Some web-app

That is the most threatening error message I've ever read. You're probably tempted to come back at me with a fatal error, but those still have a passivity about them. It's one thing to attribute your computer's stuttering failure to some faulty memory register at 0x0198764235... In this case, however, I have been chosen as the deadlock victim.

My transaction didn't fall through the cracks, nor was it mishandled; it was selected, isolated, marked for death.

Skynet, is that you?

Rest your eyes here, baby.

"In order to nap effectively, your head must be able to rest on something, he said, like a desk or the back of a chair." - Dr. Zee, via NYTimes

Sure, this won't end up in Bartlett's, but as the advice of a doctor for the sake of a New York Times journalist, it's a little light on the science. It does, however, evoke the image of a sleeping coworker pretty well; neck crooked and all. Maybe even a little spittle.

By the way, I'd like to thank Mr. S___ for pointing out both these articles and my poor command of English. I salute you, Mr. S___.

Mission Statement

This will quickly amount to a vast collection of quotes from various sources that amuse me to no end. A choice few that are terse brief and oddball enough will be flagged to become t-shirt slogans whenever I teach myself how to silk-screen.

For example: "I get a little peevish when my ignorances cross." from Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle

Impressed already?! I thought so.

That's all for now.