I suppose this rambling would be yet another to fall under the category of "Another wild weekend comes to an end, so now let's psych back up for the return to the 8-5 workplace week." Except of course, that on this workplace week, I will be driving myself to the workplace. Heeheehee. :)

A variety of random possible topics to expound upon in this rambling bob up and down along the expanse of my consciousness. Each of them would probably warrant an entire evening's worth of writing. I think all would be worthwhile to go into (even if some things might make boring reading for everyone else who visits my page; I do this for me, and that's what counts).

People who pay attention to the timestamps may recognize that I am typing this at a slightly unusual time. The X Files are on, and I'm just not watching. It's a rerun; I'm not even sure which one. Often, I enjoy watching the reruns. Tonight, I just wasn't in the mood. So I didn't. :)

I suppose this rambling might also be something of a sanity check. A cathartic re-balancing of the scale, now that a new weight has been added. Since it has happened, my picture of the future must naturally re-adjust itself in a major way. A good way, I am certain. Still, a change is a change. The re-orientation of the reality that is my life does pose an energy sink. To think otherwise is to make oneself unstable through denial.

Although the purchase of an automobile was not on my list of New Year's Resolutions, it is definitely a big step toward the fulfillment of at least two of my other resolutions. It could even be considered a practical requirement for them, or nearly so.

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Before this year, never in my life have I made any sort of serious New Year's Resolutions. I generally considered them a pointless ritual of self-delusion and hypocrisy, usually practiced under the spell of heavily consumed alcoholic beverages, all to be forgotten by next day. Or maybe by the end of the week.

How strange is it that I suddenly wrote up a series of New Year's resolutions on the fly, during a spur of the moment web authoring session, after having been insanely inspired by a viewing of The Matrix, which took place in the wee wee hours of January 1st, 2000. And now, over three months later, these same resolutions still form the basis of many of my day-to-day decisions.

What I do here is not just documenting life. It is creating the direction of life. This is where I spawn the ideas, lay the blueprints, and set the course. Then, in the aftermath, this cgi form is what I use to survey the wreckage of events which have taken place. If it sounds crazy, it probably is.
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And then there's this whole thing of cross-referential web page writing. Ya know, where I might make some vague -- or not-so-vague -- reference to something someone else I know has recently written on their web page. Then I go to these other web pages, and see references to things I've written here. Of course, I have to smile at such times. :)

But it really starts getting scary when references to the references start to appear. And I'm sure the person who made the reference I just referred to knows what I'm talking about. ;) It also seems fairly likely that this very mention will also be referenced in some way, possibly by more than one author. It's like this silly little game of "I wink to you, you wink back, and I wink back at the wink, and then someone else winks at that other wink" has gotten out of hand. But given that it's so much fun, I don't think it's likely to stop anytime soon. I just have to wonder what sorts of unpredictible things might occur if this continues to escalate. Could some sort of quantum explosion consisting of pure web insanity be on the horizon? Gotta keep everyone's heads spinning, including our own. :)

So yes, getting back from the tangent off of the tangent, I was saying this new car is a likely stepping stone to the fulfillment of two of my New Year's Resolutions. Possibly more. At the same time, I do not want unbridled expectations to deceive my compass. At a time like this, it is so easy to Believe The Lie: "It is through this that I shall transport myself to a new lair. It is through this that I shall find and attract members of the opposite gender. It is through this that my existence shall ascend to the next level. Into this will I not only invest my money, but my emotional well being."

Of course, a sustained misfocus of energy such as this would not only be likely to distract me from the other corporeal targets described, but even if I did manage to reach these things under such a banner, the ability to really enjoy and appreciate them would be diminished. If the bandwidth is already allocated, what good are more servers going to do?

I hate stopping, but my swap is full. Be back.

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