8:50am
I just got back home from a LAN party that started at around 6pm yesterday. We spent most of the night on Alien vs Predator, but also put in a few rounds of Worms Armageddon. I hate having to take my computer apart, load it all down stairs to my car, then lug it all back upstairs to the apartment where the party was at, then connect it all together again, and finally when it's time to go home, reverse the whole process (but this time while being sleep deprived).
Someone should make portable computers for this kind of stuff. And I don't mean laptops.. they don't quite do the job. I'm thinking more along the lines of small, lightweight computer cases with all of the necessities, and a cheap lightweight LCD screen that gets the job done.
Well, my computer and home network is all put back together again and I'm really tired. It's certianly time for some sleep. I shouldn't even have driven my care while like this. Don't be suprised if I don't updated this writeup again until late tonight :)
3:31pm
The phone woke me up. It was for my brother. I still need more sleep, but at least if I stay up now I won't fall completely out of sync with the world.
I just got a call from a friend/co-worker reminding me that we were getting together to go to a Japanese restaurant tonight. I almost forgot about that after last night's event. Oh well, guess I need to wake up anyway :)
1:05am
I put together a CD before leaving. I spent about an hour choosing songs from my collection, and I came up with the following list:
- Dido - Here With Me
- Dido - Thank you
- Enya - Only Time
- Hooverphonic - Renaissance Affair
- Eve 6 - On the Roof Again
- Pixies - Where Is My Mind
- Fuel - Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
- Jimmy Buffet - Changes in Latitudes
- Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville
- Lebo M - Rhythm of the Pride Lands - Noyana
- Lebo M - Rhythm of the Pride Lands - Lala
- Shaggy - Angel
- Shania Twain - You're Still The One
- Christina Aguilera - Mulan Original Soundtrack - Reflection
- Shania Twain - From This Moment On
- Creed - Higher
- Luscious Jackson - Down to Earth
- Semisonic - Closing Time
After assembling this list and arranging it in an order where the songs go well together, I played it in my car and realized that it's the perfect soundtrack for my life right now; it mirrors exactly how I feel. That was not really what I intended to do when I made this list though, it just happened that way.
Looking back at this list and remembering how I felt tonight while listening to these songs seems to make it obvious to me that I am still in love with Sara, even though we can't have a relationship right now (see previous daylogs). The list starts with songs that deal with the need for companionship, build up to the feelings of insanity I'm going through, then let go to a relaxing segment and finally some optimistic songs. Some of them I can't explain (#14, #17), but they fit my overall mood anyway.
Anyway, I went to the Japanese restaurant, and had some really good chicken. It was better than most steak that I've had. I then went back by my friend's house and we talked about some of the Japanese we've been learning lately as well as trying to translate some of the words that we saw there.
After that, I went to see The Family Man at the movie theatre. It was a good movie, it had some great moments. It probably wasn't a good movie to see in my current emotional situation though. As a matter of fact, I think song #3 in my list was the song they played for the trailer to this movie.