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Don’t use the phone ! I’m downloading !

Father Luke — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:34:35 +0000

Either this makes sense to you or it doesn’t.
Maybe it’s funny even if it doesn’t.

A tech guy’s typical afternoon moment:

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Father Luke

For over a week now . . .

Father Luke — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:46:40 +0000

I have been putting my computer back together. I mean, what a nightmare. The machine froze one night, and upon rebooting, it went into a never ending, spastic reboot sequence.

Vista
4 gigs of RAM
HP 24 inch display
Two terrabytes of hard drive space

Fucking paper weight.

I wiped it all, and I installed XP

No sound on the fucking thing for five days.
I wiped it again, and re-installed Vista.

The sound came back.

Computers solve the problems that they create.

It’s like employment:

I go to work to be able to have money to do the things I can’t do because I’m at work.

So. I have the machine.

A complete and total nightmare, and the whole time the absolute best I can do is to have my IM working to be able to talk with my girl friend. And I understand I may be single again.

We’ll see.
I have hope, but you know how I get.
She’s right of course.
But so am I.

Neither of us wins when either of us wins.
It’s compromise, or demise. There really is no other way in a partnership.

Really. I mean compromise means both people get what they want. Winning only means someone has won. I’m not foolish enough to want to win.

So, now there’s Poker.
And it awaits.

In Poker I may win.

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Okay,
Father Luke

Represent, baby. . .

Father Luke — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:05:28 +0000

Thursday - Friday June 12-13, 2008

Father Luke — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:04:44 +0000

Like a lot of people I work.
It’s not fun.

Today is Friday the thirteenth.
I wrote something.

Does this make me a writer?
Not exactly.

But it doesn’t hurt.

I got this in the email:

Company: Blogtalkradio
Job Title: Web/Graphic Designer (full-time) - Streaming Media Network
Description: Established streaming-media network seeks a web/graphic designer. In
this role you will be responsible for:

-Designing original graphics and illustrations for websites, widgets and

print documents

-Developing graphics and illustrations for a wide range of marketing and

collateral materials

-Converting all designs to CSS or CSS2 layouts

-Generating new graphic concepts that better meet customer needs

Qualifications

The idea candidate will have:

-3+ years relevant experience

-A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in graphic arts or a related field

-An exceptional portfolio of Web 2.0 work for websites, illustration and

print

-Demonstrated success delivering high-quality visual products and user
experiences

-Ability to successfully manage multiple projects under tight timelines

-Fluency in web-design tools including Creative Suite (Photoshop, Flash,

Illustrator, Indesign)

-XHTML and CSS, including knowledge of CSS2-based layouts

-Experience with web standards, and best design and usability practices

-Experience with dynamic user-experience applications is a must

-Ability to think and respond quickly, while maintaining attention to
detail

-Experience working with Flash-based players a plus

-JavaScript/Ajax experience a plus

email me if you are interested . . .

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Father Luke

Wednesday, June 11th 2008

Father Luke — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:41:52 +0000

My ass hurts from sitting in a chair all day.

Guess what. I wrote something today.
I’m a writer.

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Farther than Luke

Tuesday, June Tenth 2008

Father Luke — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:47:33 +0000

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Father Luke

Monday, June 9th 2008

Father Luke — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:16:08 +0000

It requires a great effort to convince myself that I am now as old as those who seemed so old to me when I was young. - Andre Gide circa 1930

And time, the trusted companion who now walks beside me each day, has taken the place of death, who once breathed heavy, foul, hot breath constantly upon my neck. I don’t know when it happened. It just did. And I look to this new day without any expectations.

Well.

Maybe one. I’d like to have more time for poker, my woman, and my writing.

In the meantime I got shit to do.

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Okay,
Father Luke

Sunday, June 8th 2008 - The Success Poast

Father Luke — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:59:36 +0000

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Father Luke

Saturday, June 7th 2008 another new beginning blues

Father Luke — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:27:12 +0000

I’ve fallen in love again.

Every time I worry.
Why. Why am I falling in love yet

a g a i n ?

And I don’t know why.
But I know I like it.

And I really

really

like her.

It’s good.

It’s very, very, very good.

So there.

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Okay,
Father Luke

Friday, June 6th 2008

Father Luke — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:29:38 +0000

When I am at work, I laugh my balls off.

I spend all my time doing nothing there,
and I laugh, laugh, laugh.

Laugh because it feels good to laugh.
There isn’t anything else. There is no hope,
there is no salvation, there isn’t even a new day,
just this sad old one waiting to be yesterday.

I sent the Lawyers their retainer fees today.
$200 bucks.

Bye by Tax Stimulus. . . (sniff)

Easy dot com - easy dot go.

Shakespeare said; First thing, lets kill all the lawyers.
Good writing transcends time.

That’s all I got today.
I won’t tell you I’m finding
that love is necessary.

First rule: Show don’t tell.

You’ll see.
You’ll see.

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Okay,
Father Luke