How do you kill that which has no life?

Well, it has been something of an odd week. My room-mate started his new job this week, and the two of us have been car-pooling to our respective jobs, as he works a few blocks from my office, and his schedule is more in line with my own. This has been nice, as it means that he and I are able to actually hang out, and he is able to stay up later than eight o'clock at night. Meanwhile, we have gotten new hires of our own, who are currently in the midst of training. It's kind of weird because I am once more in the odd position of being more experienced than people ten years or more my senior. Meanwhile, I find myself contemplating what and where I want to be ten years hence. Not surprisingly, I'm undecided. I'm comfortable where I am, but there seem to be things out there still left for me to try out before I become truly settled. It's an odd feeling, to say the least. How many times have I used the word "Odd" in this post? Too many times, methinks. Oh well.

Music Meme

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD YOUR SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool..

Opening Credits: "I Don't Know" by LostProphets

Waking Up: "The Lemon Song" by Led Zeppelin

First Day At School: "Jazz Guy" by The Presidents of the United States of America

Falling In Love: "Good Rats" by Dropkick Murphys

Breaking Up: "The Collector" by Nine Inch Nails

Prom: "Beside You in Time" by Nine Inch Nails

Life's OK: "Pull the String" by Jonathan Coulton

Mental Breakdown: "It Hasn't Happened Yet" by William Shatner

Driving: "Chiron Beta Prime" by Jonathan Coulton

Flashback: "South Bound Suarez" by Led Zeppelin

Getting Back Together: "The Fortunes of War" by Dropkick Murphys

Wedding: "Till the Money Comes" by Jonathan Coulton

Birth of Child: "The Script for My Requiem" by Blind Guardian

Final Battle: "Last Train Home" by LostProphets

Death Scene: "Tea for One" by Led Zeppelin

Funeral Song: "Bright Eyes" by Blind Guardian

End Credits: "Sick Again" by Led Zeppelin

All Hallow's Eve

Yeah, that's actually on Tuesday, but that's not the point. Last night, Phyxius and I went to a Halloween party at my co-worker Mike's house. As mentioned earlier, I had planned to attend as The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Unfortunately, last night when I went to the costume store to find an appropriate wig (long wavey blonde hair), all they had were mullets and 'fros, neither of which were suitable for my purposes. Thinking fast, I hastily re-assembled my costume in the form of Arthur Dent from the Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy in Five Parts. This would have been all well and good, except that one of my other co-workers also showed up as Arthur Dent (granted, a more clean-shaven version). Fortunately, I showed up before he did, so I was able to claim that he stole my costume idea. Meanwhile, the party was quite a blast. Mike and his room-mates had procured some old coin-operated games (i.e., the crane thing, and also the one where you shoot quarters into various levels in exchange for prizes), as well as a copious amount of liquor. If it had alcohol in it, there was a pretty good chance that they had some of it. However, because I was driving, I generally did not partake in the drinking, and instead contented myself with hanging out, smoking cigars, talking with people, and listening to music. Both Phyx and I were hit upon by the same drunk chick, with varying degrees of weirdness. I was favorably compared to her uncle Ted, while Phyx was asked to impregnate her. Literally. Fortunately, in spite of the 20 oz. "punch" that he had consumed, as well as the numerous shots, he had enough presence of mind to turn down her advances and enjoy the rest of the party. The only minor downside was that we got lost on our way back (the party was waaaaaaaay out on the other side of the South Hill, and we missed a few turns). That said, the evening as a whole was quite fun.