The Live Wire

Especially issues beyond your control, be they snorers, the sun rising, or even birds outside chirping away for no particular reason.

Pissed me off so much I'm just not in the mood to sleep ever again. Like the Nightmare on Elm Street song, but except I'd be pulling a reverse Rip Van Winkle. How would it work? Fuck if I know or care.

I can't play as I charge. Serves me right for insisting that the battery cord stay short and manageable, though. IOW, this is my fault, you know. Will it be worth it? Shit if I know.

The box died for no apparent reason, then it would fix itself automatically. Investigation revealed that this was due to upgrading the system. And now I guess it's finished upgrading, because it works again. Not that I personally was using it much, just something to have been aware of. Also, the other boxes worked, it was just the one that went kablooie.

So I was outside chillin' out, when the female duck lands. I hear "QUACK!" and I look and stand up. She proceeds to fly off from the middle of the road for no apparent reason. So I'm thinking "what's the deal man". So then I resume chilling out, and then she comes back. But, she's feeling a bit uneasy, probably due to the kids.

So I put down some seed and water, have to basically threaten a little girl with a birdseed bath, and she eats a bit, before the arrival ...

Even though I had to stay up because I stupidly began charging my new PSP at like 1AM, I still got to sleep easily enough and am now awake ready for whatever today happens to throw at me. Pretty fuckin' sweet, man.