ha!

I can't believe somone paid $46.99 for a picture of me.

eBay: Star Trek the Experience Alien/Starfleet mounted photo

room for rent

Room for Rent - $650

bsg marathon

My girlfriend has me hooked on Battlestar Galactica. I'm almost through season 3. I'm hooked now. I want to buy posters and crap. I'm pissed because once I get through this season there's nothing left for me until January when they release the season 4 DVDs. Or, I could just watch season 4 for free on the internet, but it's just not the same.

testing my survey engine

shiny new everything

new job.

i am now- eh- ok so i don't have a job title yet, but i think it's going to be pretty cool. and just in time. the economy sucks and business is slow and i need money. i also need a change of pace and a chance to stretch my creativity muscle.

new girlfriend.

oh yeah by the way i have a new girlfriend now. i haven't posted about it for whatever reason, but since i'm posting about new things, here you go. new girlfriend. woo hoo. she's cool.

newly cleaned house.

just got my carpets done. roommate moved out. rearranged all the furniture. cleaned the house top to bottom. I can actually live on my house now and have people over. no fucking dogs in my house. it's nice.

new roommate.

well, not yet, but soon. i'm going to advertise later this week. looking for someone nerd-friendly and drama-free. with a job.

new game.

guitar hero world tour is coming out in like a week! i have it on pre order. party at my place!

Garage Sales and Cleaning House

The state of the American Garage Sale is alive and kicking.

I made 55 dollars in my last garage sale. I sold various objects d'art, pieces of cutlery, used video games, and knick knacks of odd shapes and sizes. My roomate also sold some clothes and toys to neighborhood children who swarmed about, picking at the toys and doodads and shiny bits.

Of course, the bargain hunters and hagglers were among the first and best shoppers to arrive, and they came early, most before 10 am. These people have the art of garage sales down to an art. Some come seeking specific items, such as cell phones and electronics. Others seek old gold and silver to smelt. Alas, I had neither of these.

I wish I had prepared in advance. Some people bought some old Xbox game at random, and had I been ready, I would have had more to sell them, and been able to eat more than peanut butter crackers for lunch today. These are lean times for Barry.

I sold a few things that I know are worth more than I sold them for, but I could not be bothered to go through the incredible hassle of ebaying them and shipping them. Really, it's more trouble than it's worth. And I don't know the real value, and if they'll even sell at all. Best to just garge sale some things, for easy sales.

I think I'll take some of my clothes down to the used clothing store. I don't think i'll get much for them, but since I'm not wearing those clothes anymore, they're just going to waste anyway. Books as well. I have a few textbooks I know they'll want. I think i'll keep the roleplaying books, though I don't know why.

Since my roommate moved out, I learned the lesson of living simply. She simply had far too much crap to move. I don't want all that crap. I want far less stuff in case I have to move. I only want to keep important things these days. There's just too many books and toys and pictures and knick knacks and collectibles and things worth nothing taking up space.

This season, I resolve to clean house.

Also, I'm looking for a roommate.

financial crisis

i'm posting this as the president is speaking. i rarely blog about politics, and rarely if ever post live, but this is important.

the president says we need to rescue america from itself. the country is in financial crisis. we're on the brink of depression.

money came flowing in. we all got credit. we all borrowed a lot. we all got loans for businesses. we all got houses. nobody paid anything back. new houses exceeded demand. house prices fell. mortgage holders began to default. securities values fell to shit. fannie mae and freddie mac took a dive. investment banks collapsed. dogs and cats began living together. mass hysteria.

as much as the president says he opposes direct government action in this, the government has to step in to fix things because we fucked up, and i have to agree.

so there's a rescue plan in the works, supposedly. 700 billion taxpayer dollars are on the line. the details i'm sure are going to be available elsewhere and debated ad nauseum.

will it work? i don't know. i see things from the front line. from where i sit, i see friends out of jobs. i see people struggling to pay their bills. i see people choosing which bills to pay. i see people skipping the saturday movie in favor of the dvd rental. and i see everyone really really worried about the future, myself included.