Today has been nuts. With that in mind, I’ve got a lot of ground that I’d like to cover here. This being the case, I have decided to segment today’s report up into sections so that this ADD driven masterpiece of literary madness could make sense in some capacity. Thanks for bearing with me! ;o)

The facts of life

Well folks, it would appear that my time management skills are still a little softer that I would have liked them to be. With this in mind, I had to drop a project that meant a lot to me. Regardless, I was able to do so knowing that it was really beginning to take off, thus becoming quite the success. Still, the realities of the world had something else in mind for me, therefore tough choices had to be made. No worries though, the guy that did the cartoon work for the comic is coming up with something of his own here very soon. My personal suggestion to him was something like; ‘Larry, the Bipolar Jedi’. Unfortunately, I just don’t think it grabbed him with quite the same ‘force’ it struck me with. Oh well, what are ya going to do?

So what the heck could be so pressing that it would cause me to drop a project that was quite frankly, very near and dear to my heart? Why, completing a fully documented review of the new Xandros version 3 of course! That’s right boys and girls, I will be spending a fair part of my weekend tinkering away with the latest flavor of Xandros Linux to see if I can finally make it my main desktop OS of choice rather than using it as my secondary one. Best of all, this review will be not only be complete with pictures of the review process, but it will also be a Lockergnome exclusive!

Tastes like burning

On another totally unrelated note, have you ever come home from an errand, appointment, whatever, only to discover a strange odor that you did not notice until you subjected yourself to the wilds of the outside world? Well I did. Man, did I ever. It took me the better part of the afternoon playing ‘what’s that smell’ to figure out what in the world could possibly make such a stench. As it turns out, it was nothing more than an old bread crust with a hint of cheese that must have fallen off my plate while I was working at the computer. To be honest, I guess I should not be that concerned about the whole event. Still, the part that really creeps me out is the fact it was not even noticed by my noggin until after I ventured out for the day. This can only lead me to a very disturbing conclusion. I REALLY need to get out more! Seriously folks, this is a cry for help if I have heard of one! Oh well, what’s a guy to do. Let’s move onto other, less aromatic stuff, shall we?

Inside Matt’s Head

About two weeks ago, I had some person that has taken a disturbing amount of interest in what I do with my free time. They mainly wanted to know how I come up with ideas to write about. Well, I thought this day might finally come to roost, so I might as well get this over with.

The truth is, I am pretty much a brain dead zombie until I’ve driven down to the local java-joint drive-thru for a cup or ten of that ever so important caffeinated brain food known to some as, ‘coffee’. After spilling the majority of it all over myself, I generally like to take a few minutes to scream at the lunatic that jumped out in front of my car, causing me to spill the beverage in the first place. I mean come on! Just because I am the sort of guy that prefers to use the public sidewalk as his own personal express lane, does not give those wackos the right to walk in front of my car!

Once I finally manage to stumble my way through the front door, I like to plop myself down in front of my computer, so I can get ready for work. It is often at this point that I end up playing with my totally poseable Donald Trump action figure. Ya, he sort of looks like a doll, but he really is an action figure I tell ya!

The best part of this action figure is the amazing things that you can make him say. Patterned after that show; ‘The Apprentice‘, the Donald doll (I mean action figure) has been programmed to say some pretty profound stuff. Still, I think that I could have come up with something a little better if given the chance. Instead of ‘Never give up’ or ‘You’re fired!’, I would have gone with; ‘Why yes, I would do that for money’ and ‘You better believe this hair is bulletproof, baby!’

It is usually at this point that my mind is primed up enough for me to begin my writing day. And that my friends, is just a small taste of the whirling insanity that takes place Inside Matt’s Head!

Let’s get digital!