This was written with a mildly interesting Grey's Anatomy on in the background

I'm sitting here watching TV and remembering that I wanted to post something tonight. I haven't been good at keeping this updated, and I haven't really written anything of consequence yet. That seems to be a pattern with me: start something with the best of intentions, play at it for a while, then lose interest and let it fall by the wayside. There's really no purpose to this blog; I just wanted to have a place to write thoughts that are too unwieldy for Twitter and Facebook. That's what this space is, and I guess I have less to say than I once believed.

So, the last couple of weeks have been very productive at work. Our new phone switch is now hosting a number of its very own. It's kinda awesome when you consider that I have no earthly idea how it actually functions. The thing is spitting out dialtone, Caller ID, and other telephony-type accoutrement. I'm really impressed about how much a person can accomplish when he relies on the knowledge and problem-solving ability of other people. Also, I've gotten our DSLAMs to work with the switch to eliminate some parts of the network. Fewer pieces = less to go wrong. We like this. Simple really is beautiful.

And since no one really cares about tech talk (thank you, Wiggly, for reminding me of that), I'll put a few personal things out for consumption. I have been feeling so much better in the last few days than I have in a long while. I can't really point to anything in particular that should make me feel happier; I just do. My friend's bachelor party was this past weekend, and I realized, once again, that I know someone who reacts to situations almost the same way I do. I feel a little bad about putting him in an awkward situation, but he handled it like a champ. In short, a good time was had by all, despite some awkwardness (mostly mine.)

I've deleted my old MySpace account, and it feels good. It was just something I didn't really check anymore, and I hated looking at most of the abominations people created there. Facebook is the flavor-of-the-month, but it's also a damn useful site. That's not to say that it couldn't be better, but it does what I need it to do, which is to provide a place for me to share stories and random thoughts with my friends who don't use digg.com or look at Techdirt, Dvorak Uncensored, Crooks and Liars, The Movie Blog, or any of the other sites I enjoy. Somehow, this has become my main source of interaction with people, which might be sad to some, but it's working for me. I live in a place where I don't have a lot of people around who are interested in the things that get me going, so Facebook is a point of connection with five or so of the 130-ish people who claim to know me and also bother to read one or two of the things that get my hamster on the wheel.

Believe it or not, it's taken an hour for me to write this. I'm tired now, and I want to stop. If you've read this far, you deserve a prize. Please write your Congresscritter for that, as I don't have anything for you. It's going to be a great day tomorrow. I can't say why, but I feel it.

Goodbye for now.