10:18 pm: Save this for a hard day....
Save the following video for a time when laughs are hard to come by. I feel as though it would lighten anyones mood that might come across my journal.




Good day to you.

09:46 am: Big V little v, what begins with V
Comment and I'll give you a letter.
Then you have to list ten things you LOVE that begin with that letter.
Afterward, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own.

rsangel gave me the letter V.

1. Veluptuous legs (as long as they are attached to my wife of course)
2. V for Vendetta (Guy Fawkes day reference = win)
3. Veins (I like blood circulation)
4. Viagra (Old guys need love too?)
5. Viscous Fluids (For example-The plague infested leper guys slime from Garan's Home Brew)
6. Violence against birds with good diction (Damn parrots raised by English Majors)
7. Volume (Turn it up to drown out talking birds)
8. Vorpal Bird Seed (Useful for getting rid of birds with good diction I.E. "SNEAK ATTACK")
9. Vultures (Useful for disposing of talky bird's corpse - cats work as a substitute....or so I hear)
10. Vehicular Homicide (Only if car has spinner rims though - like getting hit by a power saw going 80 miles an hour)

12:31 pm: A post! Amazing!

to Zugrian - Looking forward to what will no doubt be a heavy night of libation consumption on Saturday.

09:54 pm: Spore - The bovine commeth
See what I've done - Carniverous cows taking over.




What fun it is

04:32 pm: As SpellJammer turns - or - The Bold and the Lute-iful

As the subject line so cleverly (patting self-on-back) suggests, life for our little group of friends has been much like a soap opera as of late (only with better acting).  I believe that the majority of any built up frustration on most sides has been aired out, and while a resolution has not been achieved I hold to the belief that any pain caused by the discussion held last Saturday, and the following LJ posting wars would have only gotten worse had nothing been said.  

I know you're thinking "He broke his 52-week streak of non-updating for this?"
The answer is no.....

I posted primarily because I believe that there are some misunderstandings that remain that should be cleared up.

Twitch's post got alot of attention, originally there was some severe miscommunication due to a lack of face to face or even phone interaction.  It is incredibly difficult to get across the true meaning of a message when you reduce it to an e-mail or LJ post since you lose all inflection and feedback opportunities.  Add to this problem the fact that most people were on edge due to the previous nights rather tense conversation, and things get out of hand quickly.  Twitch re-wrote his original post to try and fix this - and I believe it was done very well, and got his point across.  Once his post was re-written, I do not recall a SINGLE thing said to or about Twitch insulting him or how he was handling the situation.

Even so - the converstaion between Ally and other group members, including myself, did escalate beyond what it probably should have - both sides adding extra fuel to the fire that was not entirely on point for the issue at hand.  I technically broke my silence on Twitch's post and was, I believe the second to last person to post on it, Brooke being the last that I saw.  In Greg's most recent post he suggests that no one apologized to Twitch for the way things went down, and he says that he deleted Twitch's original post.  I can only assume that upon reading 2/3rds of the way through Greg deleted the post to try and shield Twitch from what Greg thought was going to be a continually deteriorating string of comments.  But, I remember completely that Brooke and I both apologized for our actions to Twitch, and from the sound of Greg's post he might not have had an opportunity to see this.  As far as Greg's post goes, I am refraining from commenting on it beyond saying 2 things.

 I hope that there was more emotion behind his words then true belief of what they mean, after reading through the string of posts that he had, I can definately see how it might bring up memories and cause a defensive twitch of angry emotions, but hope that after cooling down he does not stand by these words.

And - I can understand that after being away from the group the way Devin is treated during some of our get togethers probably seems harsher than it used to.  I would like to say however that he comes voluntarily to the sessions.  Garan and I have both repeatedly asked him if we go to far, and he has repeatedly said that "If you didn't pick on me, I'd think you didn't like me."  I understand that you were trying to use this as an example of "our immaturity."  But since we - we meaning the entire group - do check to make sure we are not hurting his feelings it is actually a good example that we can be mature, even when joking around with one another.

I point out  that rather then locking down your post, the mature thing to do would have been to let those you attacked defend themselves, and allow corrections to be made, such as the apologies that were on Twitch's original post could have been pointed out in the same post that they were denied in.

In similar news, my wife just informed me that she posted some of the afore mentioned comments on her LJ.  Apparently she pulled them from a cached copy of Twitch's LJ.  I suggest that everyone involves check her LJ so that everyone will have a full idea of the final replys to the original post.

All that being said - I do sincerely hope we can move forward now - Frustration and Anger vented - 

Kirsten and I will not be around on Saturday due to her brother Wolfgang's wedding - and afterwards we'll be driving to Ponca City where, on Sunday, we'll be headed off for a week long trip with her "New" Dad to meet "New" family members and celebrate the 4th of July.  So to everyone - Happy 4th!

07:34 pm: HOLY CRAP! MY ACCOUNT STILL EXISTS!
First thing I see when logging in is ....   Last post updated 116 weeks ago.

News has come about that makes in necessary to break what was soon to be a world record of blogging neglect!

Kirsten, who is currently studying abroad in Dublin, is pregnant!  Most likely due in December.  Life is sure to change around the Palfreyman household since now we'll have 2 children around.  (Atleast until Devin moves out! har har)  So now you guys are pre-warned about potential calls to babysit!  BEWARE!

( ATT just paid me $50 to get you guys to sign up for caller ID! -p )

Might update again soon, but if you hold your breath, i promise to come to your funeral.

06:49 pm: Hmmm update?? By me??? aww hell.....world's ending
Ya, I'm still alive and kicking.

Still working at Community Care, slowly taking it over from within, then the world.

About to play some Diablo II with Devin and the Dan Man
Loving the new house.


Still dealing with the lawsuit for the car wreck from Christmas 2003.
As ridiculous as that is, it won't be over till the end of August, and that is ONLY
if nothing else comes up.... *sigh*

Law is dumb. It isn't even important who is right, just who's lawyer is willing to be the
larger asshole.


Anyway, I might update more frequently, but I wouldn't count on it...

On to kill some monsters (don't worry I don't mean you Dev)

10:17 am: OMG!!! It's me!!
It is true! I have not yet fallen off the edge of the world, into the pit of despair, down through the halls of eternal polka music, beyond the chasm of the demon llama's, etc, etc, etc. AND ETC.

For my first post of the year of two-thousand and quatro, I will update you on the subject of our car wreck last year. We have a team of lawyers who are ruthlessly pursuing the driver of the vehicle and the owner. Charges were sent to the court of Texas this past week and then there are about 8.3 million steps before anything happens, but after a couple steps the lawyer's at Progressive (the owner's insurance company) might look over the accident info and say to themselves, "Oh shit! We can't win let's give them money and a house in the Bahamas." I'm not so sure about the house, but the cash is a definite possibility.


At Work.......
I am more than likely going to be promoted to *drum roll* "CLAIMS EXAMINER" *end drum roll (with symbol crash of course) * This basically means that I'll be making a dollar more an hour and actually have an easier job. As little sense as this makes, it seems to be the way things are organized at Community Care. The higher the job pays the less scrutiny you're under, and the less actual work you have to do. I have somewhat made my peace with this and am not currently planning to overthrow the rulership of the 7 story building and then take charge and rule with a cotton candy fist! (hmm that seems less threatening and sillier then an iron fist... oh well.)


The Car???
We borrowed money from my parents, who despite moving to houston over 6 months ago, sold the house they lived in here just a couple months back. We are now the owners of a 2001 Ford Focus! It has a 2.0 liter Z-tec engine and blah blah yak yak wooopie! Basically it has "zoomier" (more horsepower)and "zippier (tighter steering) then the Mirage that got squished had. It also has "buttons" (remote entry) and a "fin" (spoiler) The " " in those last sentences are how Kirsten explains these things in case you ever have to talk about cars or shop for one with her in the future.

04:49 pm: The day after.....

After a pretty nice Christmas with my parents, Kirsten and I decided, on Friday, to go out and get a couple of things we wanted that we hadn't got the day before. Sooooooo I start driving towards F.M. 1960 (which for those who don't know Houston is basically where you can find any store that exists just by driving straight) Come upon a stop light that is red......honestly I didn't notice the light as soon as I should have, and I had to put the brakes on a bit harder then normal......whenever I have to slam the brakes, I always make sure that there is not someone behind me about to squish the car. This time in the mirror I saw the grill of a suped up Dodge Ram.... *Crunchy metal sound hear* We got knocked through the intersection (I feel incredibly blessed that no one was coming through the intersection the other way) and i managed to pull the car over to a shoulder. Basically the back end collapsed like it is supposed to do. The back windshield shattered, the back seats were bent inwards a little, and I think it even chipped the paint! So our nice new car is now beyond a compact.(bad pun bad) Luckily neither Kirsten nor I were hurt beyond being sore for a couple days. Luckily my brother let us use his car to drive back to Tulsa on Saturday, and let Kirsten still go off to St. Louis on Sunday where she is working at Scottrade's HQ where she is wanting to work after she graduates! Yay! I am working overtime for the next month atleast, and dealing with the other guys insurance company. So I will be playing many games to de-stress, and will probably not post too often (not that I ever do)

05:04 pm: We're in HOUSTON YAYAYAYAYAY

After an 8 hr day of work that began at 6 a.m. on Monday, Kirsten, Neisha(Kirsten's lil sis), and I started off driving to Houston at about 2:30. My parents are in Houston for any that don't know. A looooong drive later we arrived in Houston at approximately 11:30. SLEEP ENSUED!!!! So know I'm enjoying catching up with my parents and even with my brother, who if he doesn't rest and avoid talking will cough up his lung! yay! That's about it I guess. If I don't post or talk to anyone who reads this again, everyone have a Happy Christmas or whatever holiday you might celebrate.

09:50 pm: My business card = Mayor of Candyland!!!

To all that don't know about the game  Loaded Questions, it is fantastic!  Time to list some quotes along with the question to give you an idea of how it goes.... (all the "poems" are answers I gave and not exactly standard answers!)

• Q: If I had a store what would I sell?

          A: If I had a store what would I sell,

              Perhaps a whistle or a bell?

              Perhaps some funny little toys?

              Even young girls and boys?

              No, no, the store for me would surely be,

              A store that sold sex, for a fee!

• Q: What is an expensive thing you bought, that you wish you hadn't?

           A: Devin's Virginity!  (go Dannon go)

           A: An Albino Dyslexic Elephant (Wifey Kirsten)

• Q: Name something annoying about the person to your right.

          A: I refuse to answer because she'll maim me... oops too late! (Twitch refering to my lovely wife Kirsten!)

 

There were many more amusing answers however I have no memory and therefore cannot link them all to the questions.

I will post again soon (ya right)

 

        

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

06:38 pm:

HELL NO NOT MORE OVERIMTE!!

*sniff* Saturday *sniff* Okay so i have 5 hrs of mandatory overtime this week. Today I found out that this Saturday, the day after our big "adults only" holiday party, and the day that DeeDee comes into town, I have 5 hours of OT!!! I will probably be tired unless I manage to take a nap. Then next week I have another 5 hours of OT!!!! WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! okay done whining.

"He was a wise man who invented beer." Plato.

07:48 pm: Wow.. long time....

What a week or 2!

Apologies to all for not updating more recently. I've been sick with a nasty virus thing. Had a fever and headache for almost a week. Hadta go to work anyway because Paula is a giant sized super bitch + 2. I think I was contagious and got her sick though, so it makes me feel better. I have overtime for the next 2 weeks, and then get to go to Houston for Christmas with me Mum and Dad. I must now make some random comment for Dee to give me shit about....hmm..... I know! "Using my iron on the evil giant monkey seemed to just anger it more." There ya go Dee, have fun. Quote! "When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself." ---Peter O'Toole.

07:41 pm: 2 in 1 day!! HOLY COW!

You are the Dread Pirate Roberts ... or at least that's what your crew think. You are really an ex-farm-boy named Westly who was parted from his love a long time ago. Nothing matters to you more than finding this love, and because ofthis you have trained in the sword, trained in the mind, and even built up an imunity to a deadly poison. You basically rock. Which character from The Princess Bride are you? brought to you by Quizilla

06:51 pm: CD-ROM of dooom

My poor Diablo 2 Expansion CD

While playing D2x yesterday, a rather disturbing noise started eminating from my computer case. I compare the noise to sticking a pencil into a industrial strength fan. I thought that my CPU fan came off and was spinning around destroying many vital parts of my beloved computer. I quickly took off the side panel and looked inside to see that nothing was wrong in there. Then I noticed that I couldn't open my CD drive. After taking it out of the system and prying it open I saw my disc with about an inch wide chunk taken out of it. No d2x for a little while. I was fortunate enough to tell the story to a friend who has a copy he doesn't use. He is mailing it today and I should get it mid-week! Yay! Till then Dev it will be WC3 for our online gaming. Not that that's too bad of course!

I have also decided that I will put a humorous quote at the end of my entries now. Here's #1 "Americans have different ways of saying things. They say "elevator", we say "lift" ... they say "President", we say "stupid psychopathic git." Alexai Sayle.

11:01 pm: Ahhh Nothing! So survey it is!

What Finding Nemo Character are You?
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Yay! I have no memory and I have no memory!!

07:25 am: Wow, I haven't posted in awhile....

W e i r d n e s s
	It being a couple days after Halloween and all, I must ask a candy related question that will hopefully result in a lot of similar answers to ease my mind about a weird occurrence. I might have to share the story with people should the answers vary by a large degree.
	Do you eat any candy in a weird way?
	(list type of candy and eating habit)

05:07 pm: Yay mp3!

Waiting patiently

A new mp3 player is on its way to me After a rather annoying weekend of dealing with a Memorex mp3 player the was ghetto, I ordered one online after looking at reviews. The memorex one was amusing to look back at I suppose. The first one I got worked fine until I put a battery in it and tried to push the power button. LCD was not functional. So I go back to Target and exchange for another one. This one seemed better, stuff happened when I pushed power! Amazing. Then I put a couple songs on it, unplugged it from my comp, and then sat there as I noticed how the timer, measuring the songs play time, didn't move, and there was a lack of music. On the way to take that one back (for a refund) We hopped in the elevator and a few floors down, were joined by a couple of guys (Kirsten thinks they were gay) They proceeded to ask what I had, "A broken mp3 player" i said, then one went in a musical way, and I quote "Doo da dum da doo" Then they both sang, in perfect unison "Take it back" It was spooky almost. I had a hilarious look on my face, and had no clue what to say the rest of the way down.

04:58 pm: Normal day = random question
Not much happened that you all would care to know, so I pose a question to youz!

What is/was your favorite toy?
(not video game related)

07:20 pm: Psychadelic Hamtaro coming soon

COMING SOON I am going to have fun with Hamtaro (no, not in a beastiality sense you sick bastards). Soon I will be happy to present psychedelic Hamtaro. Many more will come in the future I'm sure.

A wallet's journey Over the weekend I was at my grandparents-in-laws house playing soccer with tons of in-law type people and took my wallet out so as not to hurt myself on it during the game. I placed it on my father-in-law's van and started playing. When we stopped playing I of course forgot to get it off the van. I didn't realize I was missing my wallet till yesterday when I looked for it before work. Amazingly enough, due to excellent placement on my part, it stayed on the van's windshield from Sunday evening till this morning when my wife was at her parents and looked for it. Oh the things it must have seen.... if only wallets could talk! The things it would say. I suppose most of them would have to be about butts actually, since they spend so much time so close to them. Maybe it's good they can't talk.......