Onefinemess

The blog formerly known as Onefinemess.

“Versatile Blogger” awardmemechainletter

onefinemess | July 3, 2010

Justwritecat hit me with the Versatile Blogger award a while back and yes, I have seriously put off blogging for a week or so because I hadn’t written this post yet.  Not like you care. Now, the weird thing I that I can’t find the origin of this thing.  Naturally, google is polluted from all [...]

The president visits my dreamscape.

onefinemess | May 30, 2010

I dreamed that Mr.  & Mrs. Obama (and possibly their kids) came to visit our family as some kind of random sampling of the population or something, to interview them about their struggles in the current economy.   [first time a president has ever been in a dream of mine that I can recall] So, we’re [...]

I think I can blame this dream on Bethany…

onefinemess | May 23, 2010

So, I’m in a plane for some reason.  It’s not a passenger plane though, but rather a giant cargo liner of some sort – the area where I wake up looks like a giant ummm… gym converted into a triage unit?  Triage unit because all the other “passengers” are on medical bed type deals with [...]

to know

onefinemess | April 22, 2010

I am continually amused by the interaction between the English verb know and subjective and objective truth. For instance, consider what you knew at 10, 16, 20 about life, purpose, love – anything nonfactual (although comparing factual knowledge can be fun too!).  Compare that to what you know now. Cheesy, I know – but I’ve [...]

Heritage Dr. Pepper, Community & dystopian allusions

onefinemess | March 15, 2010

So.  We came across some Heritage Dr. Pepper in the store the other day and, being fans of Dr. Pepper – except for the whole corn syrup thing – picked up a bottle each.  It certainly tasted great.  I had some of mine for lunch, and most for dinner, Jen the reverse.  The fun started [...]

evangelism, turning on, and compression

onefinemess | February 19, 2010

Go go oxford comma! Ahem.  Anyway.  So!  I’ve always been somewhat of an evangelist — but not in the religious sense (although I did go through a phase that could be said to approximate that O.o).  I’ve always been maybe a little too motivated (at least internally) about sharing the music & books that I [...]

sick and sickness dreams

onefinemess | February 7, 2010

So… we’ve been, collectively, sick for over a week now.  The boys first got whatever it is sometime around last weekend – brought home from daycare no doubt.  Then I got it Tuesday, and Jen the day after or so.  I missed two days of work and Jen missed one.  And we’re still feeling like [...]

so my views hit 0 yesterday or so

onefinemess | September 15, 2009

For the first time in YEARS I think. So I should post something.  Right.  Because we’re all here for the digits yo.  Even if they be singles. So, what’s going on lately? Well, right now I’m annoyed that there isn’t an RSAT tool for Windows 7 RC, only RTM (how am I supposed to test [...]

wrong #

onefinemess | August 23, 2009

Me: <dials friend’s #> RING RING ?? : <answer> Me:  Hey <name>, what’s up? ??: <sounding labored> Not much. Me: Did I wake you? ??: No, I was awake. Me: Did I interrupt anything. ??: No, no. Me: Uhh, are you ok?  What are you doing? ??: Crying, but not. Me: Uhh, this is Andy, [...]

2 random indicators of economic wtf

onefinemess | August 11, 2009

Orange juice was “on sale” for $2.69.  Regular price was $2.75. After 8 years of 9.99% fixed rate on my AMEX, no missed payments, extremely responsible CC usage, they upped my rate to ~15% VARIABLE.   Which means “You will be fucked in VARIABLE ways.” Which means I’ll be paying that off and closing it down [...]