Remember the arcade games I was trying to load on my old computer all last week? Well, I messed the computer up. So, I’m getting a “new” one. The point of this story is this: I miss my computer! I’m not the type of guy that’s on it 24/7 but when there’s a break in my crazy life, I like to surf the web. Now, thanks to an old computer with no CD or Disc drives, I have nothing. Last night with nothing on TV, I was forced to make phone calls. I made about 5 phone calls and talked to two people. 2 out of 5, not bad, right? I hate the phone. Sales calls all the freaking time, I just hang up on them because I’m not interested in them hocking their wares to me over the phone. Who does business like that over the phone? I also hang up because it’s eight freaking o’clock in the PM! I usually never turn my phone machine off but did last night because I was expecting calls. Lesson learned. I watched a little Jackie Brown, love that movie. A lot of great lines. And that was my evening. It was work as usual yesterday. I was so busy I didn’t have time to eat lunch. I like that because it makes the day fly by. That’s all I got. I want to give a shout-out to my cousin Nancy, thanks for checking out my site, Happy New Year. OK, I’m out. God Bless America.
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Loser weekend, the weekend of the loser, loser weekend 2002, Oh, Hi — I’m just trying to figure out the best phrase that describes my weekend. I kind of like Loser Weekend 2002. The “2002” differentiates it from all the other Loser Weekends I’ve had, I’d hate to confuse my audience. Friday night, I watched Mad Max on DVD. What a sweet flick! Saturday, I woke up around 10:30 and drove to Nutley to do my laundry. After that, you guessed it, I went to the A & P. I made myself a salad, chicken and pasta for dinner. That George Foreman Grill is the best, the best! I put Deliverance in the old DVD player. I’d never seen it before, it was very good. So, up to this point, you’re probably thinking, that’s not such a bad weekend, right? Well, here’s where I felt like I hit rock bottom. 2 am, I have the old Playstation plugged in and I’m playing The Dukes of Hazzard. It hit me in the form of stomach pains how pathetic this is. It was a sign from God. Yes, while playing The Dukes of Hazzard, God gave me stomach pains to point out the sad state my life has become. Either that or I didn’t cook my chicken long enough, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Am I going CRAZY????
Sunday was a lot better as I started the day by having brunch with a woman. No, really, I’m serious. My new friend Sandi and I broke bread while reading the wedding announcements in the New York Times, her idea, not mine. The New York Times highlights a couple and tells their story. It was crazy, how wrapped up these people are. That’s what made it really, really funny. It also made me angry but like my friend Paula says, “You’re like a magazine rack, you have issues.” How right she is. After brunch I got a haircut at SuperCuts. The woman cutting me spoke in broken English so I could only understand every other word. My response to every question was usually, “Huh?” Anyway, she cuts a mean head of hair because I look sweet! Right then and there, I vowed never to cut my own hair again. I also set a new goal for myself, a resolution if you will. This year I’m setting one goal. And that goal is to look pretty. That’s all anyone cares about, so, I’m going to do it. I’ll start my new goal next week. I need to mentally prepare myself for the long road ahead. It’s always good to set goals for yourself, remember that kids. You wake up one day, you’re 32 and not pretty. Life’s a B**ch. The most pointless thing I did yesterday was charge my cell phone. NO ONE CALLS ME!!!! I make calls trying to stay in touch with everyone and what do I get, nothing. I’d terminate my contract but Verizon charges $1500 for such an action. I watched this great Show on Discovery, Motorcycle Mania 2. I loved it. I watched the first one about a year ago and wrote to Jesse James, the guy featured in the show. He wrote back, pretty cool. The guy can make a gas tank out of a piece of metal and a hammer. It just fascinates me, that level of craftsmanship.
I also went to Home Depot with my friend Jay. It’s open 24hrs a day. “It’s 3 am and I need a saber saw!” That must happen a lot. Crazy world, crazy world. That’s it! God Bless America.
It’s raining in New York and in my heart. Ha ha, I love saying that. I didn’t have luck installing my classic arcade games last night. I need to get the Windows 95 disk because I’m missing some programs or something. I’m not a computer guy but I’m trying to be, Lord knows I’m trying! The weekend is here and I’m going to go crazy. C-R-A-Z-Y!!!!! OK, I’m really not doing anything. I am having brunch with my friend Sandi. That’s something.
I’m going to get a computer, like a real one. I have all these ideas/songs in my head and I have no way to get them out. A computer will help me out just fine. You know, it’s raining, I’ve been up for the past four nights trying to load up Donkey Kong on an outdated computer and I’m tired. Just plain tired. So, that’s it! God Bless America.
Man, I’ve got nothing. Let me tell you why — For the last three nights I’ve been trying to load up some classic arcade programs on my computer. I’ve been un zipping this and zipping that, uploading this and downloading that, installing external drives and well, you get the point. Anyway, I still haven’t figured it out. I had to put a call in to my brother last night. He’s the computer wiz, he told me the way to go and I’m going to try again tonight. All this so I can play Ms. Pac Man in my underwear. After that playing video games in my underwear comment, I’d like to say a special hello to all the ladies checking in today — Hello ladies!! Ha ha. That’s the answer to the question “Why am I single?” I need to get a better computer so I can totally immerse myself in this new computer age. I want to make those Flash Cartoons. BobBorden.com, the cartoon — Oh how I dream of that. My friend Paula (Paula’s Notes) has been sick all week. I’d like to send out a special message to her — Get well soon! I’m back in the groove at work. Reality’s a b**ch sometimes. The reality is, if I don’t work, I don’t get paid and Bobby needs to get paids!!!!! I got the Mad Max DVD this week. I’m going to watch it this weekend. I love that flick! They’ve even put in the original Australian dialogue. They dubbed it for us dumb Americans. On the subject of Australian things — I’m listening to Midnight Oil right now on the old CD player. Man they rock! The first time I ever saw them was in the early 80’s on The Thicke of the Night. They sang Read About It. The set was filled with newspapers and the lead singer lit some on fire — that was cool. They also showed them a lot on USA’s Night Flight. That was a cool show — My brother and I used to stay up for hours watching that. Ah memories. That’s it! God Bless America.
Hello. I still feel like I’m “hungover” from vacation. I’m finding it hard to get back to work. Even my personal life isn’t the same. I’m trying to get in touch with several friends to no avail. It will work out in its own time, I guess. For the past two nights, I’ve been trying to download classic arcade games on my old school computer. Again, no luck. It’s driving me nuts! Bobby needs to play a little Bump and Jump to easy his soul. So far, I’m wearing 2002 like a Speedo. In other words, not very well.
Here’s the cherry on top — The following are subject lines of all the e-mails I received last night: “Check this out!, Make More Money, Save 50% Now at Saks Fifth Avenue, Welcome to our online casino!”
AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! Is this my life? I was thinking about going back to school to become a teacher but I’m afraid I’d scare the children. OK, that’s enough. Have a good day. God Bless America.
Welcome. Today is Tuesday, January the 8th, 2002. Today’s forecast for the NY area is Sunny, High around 36F. I woke up this morning to one of my cats sitting on my night-stand. She accidentally knocked my old glasses on the floor. When I picked them up and put them on — I thought I had vertigo. One lens fell out. I figured that out when I felt for the lens and poked my eye. All this before I even made it into the bathroom! I like my orange shower curtain. However, when the light bounces off of it on to me, I look like I have malaria. A small price to pay for a sassy bathroom. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! That felt good. I didn’t do much last night. Made a phone call and played around with the computer. I ended up asleep on my sofa. So this is 2002? That’s all I got! Have a great day. God Bless America. I was watching CNN all day yesterday at work — And here’s what I learned — Don’t over analyze everything!!!!! Sometimes things just happen.
“Believe in me because I believe in you”
Billy Corgan
Happy New Year! I’m not one to make resolutions but there are some things I’d like to accomplish this year. Losing weight comes to mind. I’ve reached that point that you need to reach. I had a great time in Ohio the past couple weeks, minus the two days that I had to come back to NY to work. I played with my nephews like they were going out of style! I lit some fireworks for them on New Year’s Eve. I don’t have a woman, so fireworks are the next best thing, ha ha. AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! Internet Acting 2002, thank you, thank you very much. I spent some quality time with my Mom, that was fun. I spent time with my friends in Steubenville and in Cleveland. That’s about it. A lot of little nice moments but nothing huge. Wait, here’s something. On my way back to Ohio I was in a white out. Snow came from nowhere and covered everything. I thought about pulling over but there was no where to pull over to. So, I kept going. Thankfully, I made it through. Two days later I heard about a 51 car pile up on route 80. It was caused by, you guessed it, a white out. I was at a different spot on 80 that same day, thank God, because a lot of people didn’t make it through. My first time driving my “new” car in snow and it had to be under those conditions, whew!
I got back to Hoboken on Saturday and cleaned my apartment. I bought those big bins that everyone’s talking about. I sure did load them up with a lot of crap, ha ha. On Sunday, I went on a quest for a shelf that goes behind your toilet. I drove 20 miles before I found a K-Mart. I’m sure there’s one around the corner from me but I was in a mood to explore NJ. I drove through a town that could very well have been called, “The Wrong Side of the Tracks.” What do you do if your windows are already rolled up? Ha ha. I found the toilet thing, on sale, thank you very much. And I put more of my crap on there. I went to Ikea also. I bought an orange shower curtain and some fluorescent light bulbs. I wanted some cinnamon rolls but the line was too long. OK, that’s it. Have a great day and all my best for 2002! See ya tomorrow.
God Bless America.
Welcome to the final Diary of 2001! I’m not going to lie — 2001 sucked! However, I feel like I made some changes in my life for the better. I’ve learned how to let go of hate and accept things for what they are. I learned how to accept other people’s short comings. I learned how precious life is and how I’ve taken it for granted. I’ve finally put myself out there in terms of meeting new people — granted, with mixed results but I’m still trying. This year can be summed up in two days for me. The day I lost my Dad and the day when those cowards attacked us. Like America, all I can do is keep moving forward but I’ll never forget the past. I’m looking forward to 2002 and the unknown challenges that will come with the new year. I want to say thanks to everybody for reading my site and for telling your friends. I enjoy spilling my guts for your enjoyment, it keeps me sane. Anyway, thank you. I hope the New Year brings you good health and good friends. OK, time for my annual BobBorden.com Year End 2001 List: (Not in order of importance)
1. A new found fondness for chocolate ice cream
2. Mike Watt (Saw his show and it gave me a new love for music and musicians)
3. New friends
4. Old Friends
5. My Mom (She had super human courage this year and she showed me what it really means to love someone.)
6. BobBorden.com webmaster, Walter Kim
7. My cats
8. My “new” car
9. Me and Iggy Pop!
10. (Tie) TV and our former intern Rick (TV because it’s cool and Rick because he taught me you’re never too old)
That’s it! As usual, people of the press, please feel free to print my year end list.
Program note: Tune in on January 7, 2002 for the first diary of the New Year.
Be safe and I’ll talk to you soon. God Bless America.