It feels like forever and day before Dec 25, 1999.. which is when I leave for Chicago.. Ugh.. this time is gonna drag! I feel german right now.. smoking springwaters, and drinking eiswein.. i wish i could turn my head off sometimes.. im way too analytical for my own damn good.. i swear.. c'est la vie.. im learning conversational japanese right now in my sparetime.. i dunno why.. i get a kick out of it cuz it is a tad cliche..

09/12/1999: The day Codger crawls back onto the face of the earth. He's faced mindless projects, a bout with the flu and several high fevers, changed his wallpaper, cleaned his room, shaved a couple week's worth of stubble beard, and logs onto Everything for the first time in quite a while. It's good to be back.