The insane that is Boston

I don't get it

2008-02-13T11:37:00.003-05:00

So I was reading some blog site on Bostonnow.com. While the ladies first gripe makes complete sense she lost me on the last one."The second issue is escalator use. The T should really put up those signs they have in airports - Stand Right, Walk Left. There's no reason to stand side-by-side if you have decided to plant yourself on one step of the escalator. You obviously are not in a hurry to

I've come to Realize

2008-01-15T15:08:00.000-05:00

....that every new rock band sounds like death metal, bad punk, or a combo or Linkn' Park and Blink 182. Whatever happened to the days of good music. I miss the days when I could easily find a concert to go to once a week. Now I am lucky to find one once a year. Errr

Long time no Blog once again.

2008-01-10T14:23:00.000-05:00

Long time no Blog once again. blah.Anyways welcome 2008. Let's see if I can make it this summer without falling and injuring a leg. Speaking of summer, I miss it tons. The weather has been really nice for the past fews but we will return to winter soon.Dino is still crazy. Mike and I managed to get rid of the mites for about a month. He's shedding again and all of a sudden they're back. I

Time Time and That Holiday Crime

2007-12-20T08:39:00.000-05:00

So I know I haven't been blogging so much lately. Things have just made some different twists and turns in my life and I just haven't had the time to blog about it. My latest news is that I bought my self a christmas present. I bought a new Fender Blem FSR Deluxe Stratocaster guitar. It came in yesterday so I haven't gotten to take a pictures of it. I'll post some soon.I just wanted to wish

Google Maps Street Views

2007-12-11T08:25:00.000-05:00

So Google Maps finally added street views to the Boston area. It's pretty neat. I am not in any of the photos granted I haven't checked them all out. It would be pretty funny to find a friend in one though. Boston.com ran the story today about it and gives some more details. Check it out it's pretty cool. Now if only they would add Boston to there Google Transit so we wouldn't have to use

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2007-11-01T10:33:00.000-04:00

GOD HELP US ALL THE WINNA'S COMIN THE WINNA'S COMIN!!!!

GO SOX

2007-10-22T08:29:00.000-04:00

WORLD SERIES HERE WE COME!!!

Maybe I was half asleep

2007-10-04T08:01:00.000-04:00

So this morning I was watching Fox25 news in the morning and saw that there was an explosion in one of the labs in my building. I never got the emergency text message that I was suppose to get and now I can't find it anywhere on the news's website. Hmm maybe I was half a sleep but I definetly saw my building with a bunch of fire trucks out side on the tv. Maybe I was in the building at the

Catch up on lost time

2007-09-28T07:56:00.000-04:00

Well time just seems to be flying by lately. I am not too sure how often I will be able to post anymore as life has gotten alot busier. Two classes plus full time is a little bit more time consuming than I had thought. Hopefully in a week or 2 I will be able to adjust.Here's a few updates.- DinoWell like I have said before I think Mike and I got a crazy snake. He managed to get mites which

7am avoidance

2007-09-14T11:15:00.000-04:00

and i awoke to my anger of sun shinning through the streaking window rolled out of bed crunching my legs across the floor i made my way around the corner and lit up a smoke trying to remember how i got to this place the alarm is sounding and the button only makes the time blink i run to the bathroom turn on the water and splash my face there is a knock at the door and there is no avoidance to be

Gambling on Trains

2007-09-14T08:44:00.000-04:00

No Orange line seizures today on my commute into work. Instead we just stopped between Wellington and Sullivan. Maybe the train are getting tired and need a little rest before they pull into Sullivan. Needless to say the past 4 or 5 years of work on the line hasn't improved anything.Speaking of the MBTA Boston.com had this article today about bus service at Logan. This is the best part.

Orange Line Seizures

2007-09-13T08:25:00.000-04:00

What's up with the Orange Line lately. Now I worked from home yesterday but Tuesday and Today when we left Wellington Heading into the city the train has been stop and go stop and go. I swear if there was soft music playing and people had there lighters lit it would have seemed like a concert with everyone swaying back and forth.

Where does the time go?

2007-09-11T08:12:00.001-04:00

Ok so I thought I would be posting alot but apparently time has been going by alot lately. So here's an update. Last weekend Mike and I finally got some living room furniture.We got the couch and the chair from this picture plus an ottoman. I am so excited. It gets delivered tomorrow and I plan on being lazy and relaxing on it for a long time that day. I've always wanted a black leather

no title title

2007-09-05T22:01:00.000-04:00

so i've realized I haven't blogged that much lately. Nothing too much new except starting classes in about a week and just working the days away. Pretty much my excitement lately is watching Dino tiring himself out.He's been really hyper lately between 4:30pm and 8:30pm. Which is good because it means he is healthy. But as strong as the cover is I think Mike and I might need to put some

shoulda had a camera

2007-09-04T17:27:00.001-04:00

So I read this article on boston.com today. It made me think of how the #39 bus does it all the time. It almost never pulls to the side of the road right near my work. Well when I was outside today I saw the bus go by and decided to take a look to if it would pull over. And of course it didn't. Which meant people took the advantage of the blocked lane to cross at the cross walk right in

Classes

2007-08-22T15:50:00.000-04:00

So I am finally all registered for my two classes this fall.Understanding and Developing Multimedia andIntroduction to GIS Wish me luck.I am a little excited and a little nervous at the same time. It's been 4 years since I last sat in a classroom besides training for work.

Welcome Dino!!!

2007-08-19T11:05:00.000-04:00

Well Mike and I have been talking about it for a while and last night our friend Chris was nice enough to give us a ride to the local pet store. So we finally got our snake.WELCOME HOME DINO!!!

What Really Grinds My Gears II

2007-08-17T12:21:00.000-04:00

So I was reading the Herald today and came across this article, Mass. bias lawsuit is worker’s fourth."Marshall, who quit her $68,000-a-year job at the ABCC in June, is demanding at least $1 million in lost wages after allegedly being subjected to harassment at the agency, including the posting of a picture outside her office door that she claims depicts a youth in a Ku Klux Klan outfit."Ok first

I Thought This Was Hilarious

2007-08-15T11:07:00.000-04:00

Who Cares about the O-Zone Anyways?

2007-08-15T10:29:00.000-04:00

So I haven't blogged in about a week now. I don't have any excuses at this point but well here I am posting one. So I got a nice comment about me writing those MBTA morning commutes and how they thought it was a good quick read. What do you think? I created a poll so let me know your opinion.So now that my leg is more functional again Mike and I decided we should go back to smoking outside

What's Good for One Bar Might Not be So For Another

2007-08-07T16:11:00.000-04:00

So after my sister's comment I realized I kept slipping into complaining about the MBTA again. When will it stop? Maybe when the T is some what of a pain than being completely annoying. Anyways...I am dropping my morning commute segment to leave from complaining daily about the MBTA and maybe here and there I will post one.So Friday night Mike, Sean, and I headed to Bar 1 for a usual night of

Yadirf

2007-08-03T11:03:00.000-04:00

Departed for work: 10:00amArrived for work: 10:00amTotal Commuting time: 0 hour and 0 minutesAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Itinerary 1 - Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: Nothing like working from home to make your commute the easiest and hassle free trip.

DUUUUUUUUDE IT"S HOT OUT

2007-08-02T10:38:00.001-04:00

Departed for work: 8:45amArrived for work: 10:00amTotal Commuting time: 1 hour and 15 minutesAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Itinerary 1 - Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: Nothing really to comment on. I have gotten use to the wait at North Station and seeing 3 or 4 C trains go by before I

Slow Slow Mornong

2007-08-01T10:45:00.000-04:00

Departed for work: 9:12amArrived for work: 10:30amTotal Commuting time: 1 hour and 18 minutesAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Rider Tools Trip planner Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: Today was kinda strange. Yesterday I said how the 2 buses never came. Well today the 108 came about 8 minutes early and

Huh?

2007-07-30T16:44:00.000-04:00

So I was just talking to Sean earlier about how I haven't really had much to blog about except for my morning commute. Which I stated earlier that I didn't want this blog to revolve around my frustrations with the MBTA. So here something that fits into the Insane that is Boston.I usually go for coffee around 3:30pm because by mid afternoon I tend to get really tired from sitting in front of a

Morning Commute .... gotta love Moondays

2007-07-30T10:26:00.000-04:00

Departed for work: 8:45amArrived for work: 10:00amTotal Commuting time: 1 hour and 15 minutesAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Itinerary 1 - Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: Well today Mike and I decided to walk to Malden Center Station instead of taking the bus since the rain let up and I

Morning Commute

2007-07-26T09:56:00.000-04:00

Departed for work: 8:45amArrived for work: 9:50amTotal Commuting time: 1 hour and 5 minutesAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Itinerary 1 - Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: The whole ride was pretty quiet and nothing exciting or annoying really happened. Mike and I even got on the Orange Line

You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?

2007-07-25T17:07:00.000-04:00

So I am trying to make sure I leave on time from work to catch a bus out of Haymarket Station. Hey why not use the trip planner on the MBTA's website you say. Well this what happens when you choose from the Station list they supply.And that is what really grinds my gears.

Morning Commute at least I am not a Smurf anymore

2007-07-25T10:05:00.000-04:00

Departed for work: 8:47amArrived for work: 9:47amTotal Commuting time: 1 hourAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Itinerary 1 - Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: Wow the commute is getting shorter as the week goes on. Maybe I can make down to 56 minutes like the trip planner says. hahaha yeah

Morning Commute

2007-07-24T10:00:00.000-04:00

Departed for work: 8:45amArrived for work: 9:50amTotal Commuting time: 1 hour and 5 minutesAccording to the trip planner on the MBTA site of how long it should have taken me: Itinerary 1 - Approx. 50 mins. Itinerary 2 - Approx. 56 mins. Comments: Not too bad I guess since it was 45 minutes faster than yesterday and only about 9-15 minutes longer than the trip planner.

and you slipped away

2007-07-23T17:25:00.000-04:00

It has come this waythere really isn't anymore to saywhen i just got up left the way i didi did it all for youthere was nothing left for me to ponderi couldn't get myself to just sit and wonderremember me back thenplease more than you know of me nowthis will all make sense one dayi swear i'll come back aroundthese days are getting longerthere's just no time to sleep on iti can say you tried your

Morning Commute

2007-07-23T10:31:00.000-04:00

As I stated before that I was going to keep track of the annoyances of my morning commutes I stopped for a while and now decided to track it a little different. So each week say I will try to add an entry for these instead of just Ranting in a long entry. Hopefully I can stick to it and have some type of log going. Here goes the first one.-------------------------------------------------------

Even though it's Thursday this is My Friday

2007-07-19T16:44:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow is Mike's Birthday so this should be a fun filled weekend.HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!

How I miss my headphones

2007-07-18T10:33:00.000-04:00

You know you should have just stayed home when you wake up before your alarm dead tired and can't fall back to sleep for that extra 30 minutes you could use.Since I need to stop at the 711 this morning on my way to work Mike and I missed both buses we usually take. Which I thought would extend my commute by that much since the walk isn't really all that bad and my leg wasn't bothering me too

Thought I should....

2007-07-16T15:01:00.000-04:00

I wasn't sure if I was even going to blog today. Nothing too exciting happened over the past few days. Boston Street had some crazies as usually both Friday night and Sunday. I lounged all day Saturday and Sunday before I went to Boston Street Mike, Sean, and I went to Revere Beach to check out the sand sculptors. There weren't really that many or not as much as I thought there would have

Finally Decided what To sTudy fOr my MasTerS

2007-07-11T17:11:00.000-04:00

So today I think I finally decided what to do about getting my masters and what to study. I was already planning on taking classes this fall and thought I was going to get a Masters of Liberal Arts in Management degree. Well today I started to think about my Bachelors degree and why I choose that. Reason being for that major was that I wanted to some how use my great skills with computers and

What's in a dream anyway?

2007-07-10T15:16:00.000-04:00

So I wasn't sure if I was going to blog today. My internet connection at home is busted. Stupid Comcast! And work has been crazy today. I wanted to just jot down somethings that I was thinking about today. See last night was like watching a marathon of movies while I was sleeping. I had so many dreams in my sleep that I woke up this morning and wondered if I slept at all. Some of the dreams

Anniversary?

2007-07-09T17:24:00.000-04:00

So this entry will probably be short since I have to finish some work before I head out tonight. So you ask what's with the title or maybe you already know. Today is the Anniversary of the day I forgot to walk or broke my leg whatever you want to call it.1 year ago myself and a lot of friends went down to City Hall Plaza for the festivities of the World Cup. While my intention were good were

a little fun today

2007-07-06T13:11:00.000-04:00

Had a little fun at the Simpson's Movie Website.

When will this week end?

2007-07-05T14:38:00.000-04:00

So it's Thursday the day after the 4th of July. One would think that with a holiday right smack in the middle of a week that the week would fly by. Guess again my friend. Since the 4th this year happened to be on a Wednesday it seems everyone at the office has taken some time off around that day. Yesterday I could not shake the feeling it was a Sunday. Every time I went to watch something on

I love this video

2007-07-03T14:19:00.000-04:00

If you don't know french here is the translation of the writings.He loves me ("il m'aime"- on the mirror)He loves me a little? ("un peu?"- on her hand)He loves me a lot? ("beaucoup?"- on the wall)He's crazy about me? ("à la folie?"- on her leg)He doesn't love me at all. ("pas du tout."- on the mirror)One of the best Death Cab videos!!!

The Day before the 4th and so what?

2007-07-03T12:58:00.000-04:00

So it's July 3rd the day before another holiday and all I can say is so what? I mean it's nice to have the day off of work but that's about it. Boston is a nut house on the 4th so I highly doubt I will head into the city. To top is off with all the festivities of the fourth there is also an afternoon Red Sox game here too. If I did have a car to take in the city where would I park? If I was

Thinking Tuesday on Thursday

2007-06-28T15:26:00.000-04:00

Ok here's a little rant. I do IT stuff for work. My number one frustration with this job is that users will lie to they are blue in the face because for some reason they think they will get in trouble if they tell you the truth. First of all I am not your boss and I have no power to enforce firement. Yes if you are doing something you shouldn't and it is causing errors not just for you but

Creating Goals

2007-06-27T17:11:00.000-04:00

Well its that time of the day where I usually blog. This crazy heat wave going on in the city is making me extremely tired. Thank god there is only one more day of.So I finally did what I wanted to do for a while. I quit myspace. I actually canceled my account. now I haven't told anyone of my friends yet since I don't really feel like defending my reasons over and over again. So hopefully

Of all Wednesday Mornings

2007-06-27T11:36:00.001-04:00

Thought I would blog a small piece this morning since it started to a rough start of annoyance. And guess with what. The friggn' MBTA!!!To save typing it twice here's the link.Basically what happend to me on the crutches happened to another poor couple right in front on me.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How Much I despise the

Tuesday Thinking

2007-06-26T17:08:00.000-04:00

Well it's Tuesday and less than 7 hours until hump day. After yesterdays post I want to write something a little more interesting but my mind is a little blank at the moment.I read a blog today that I thought was interesting. Why are are gay people so Flamboyant? It is a topic discussed a lot amongst my gay friends. People constantly making fun of each other when someone speaks in such a

Another Moon Day!

2007-06-25T17:19:00.000-04:00

Well It's Monday once again. Is it just me or does it always seem like it's Monday. Well of course Mike read my blog and started to critique it about my grammar and of course Sean was over and laughed with him. Maybe I should put something in my title that dammit I'm and engineer not librarian!!! So nothing too exciting happened to me today. Most of today I was in a haze like I had taken

A rant of the day

2007-06-21T16:16:00.000-04:00

So I thought I would rant a little about my commute. As all my friends know I constantly have a gripe with the T. The first part of my commute to work is always peaceful until I reach the green line. See I live in Malden and work in Boston. As much as I would rather drive to work I can't. One is a car is too expensive right now and 2 there is no parking near work unless I get on a waiting

1st and foremost

2007-06-18T12:44:00.000-04:00

Welcome to my new blog. As this first entry won't be too exciting so you'll have to come back later if you're looking for a dancing monkey or an exciting car chase. First, the reason for this blog. Back in high school and college I use to write alot and as time went on and I entered the mundane world of a career I've found its hard to just stop whatever you are doing and write down your