Don’t worry, this’ll all be interesting when I’m dead.

New doodle… because I got a new Wacom drawing tablet! SOOOooooo…. I can’t claim I did all my doodles with a mouse.

Here’s my first wacom sketch, simply called “Eye”. Nothing spectacular, but it was good being able to draw like I used to. Since as far back as I can remember, I’ve been drawing eyes like this whenever I didn’t think about what to draw. It just naturally comes out without thinking. Still, I haven’t mastered The Eye — which makes it all the more beautiful and challenging to draw. I suppose it’s why I still do them, never getting tired of them.

The word “Blog” was one of about 3,000 words added to The Oxford Dictionary today.

I couldn’t find a good news article that included “blog” but I have compiled a short list of some of the words which might peak your annoyance meters:

�Blonde Moment

�Cyberslacker (Incidentally, tomorrow is National Slacker Day!)

�SARS

�Bada Bing (apparently popularized by The Sopranos)

�Da Bomb

�24/7 is now a “word”

And my personal favorite:

�Bootylicious …Yes, that’s right, I said bootylicious.

Here’s a bunch more they cleverly strung together to make it’s own story:

http://www.askoxford.com/pressroom/archive/odelaunch/

And here’s a complete list:

http://www.askoxford.com/pressroom/archive/odenewwords

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If you’ve recently gotten an email from your friend telling you they may have sent you a virus and telling you to search for the file: jdbgmgr.exe, please know it’s a hoax. See here.

If anyone out there knows Ellen Muth…. please…. hook me up.

Seriously. C’mon. Help a brother out.

In other news, I start work tomorrow. Good luck to me.

Aahhhh…. I’ll tell ya, these cozbaldwin.com archives are beautiful and a fun way to spend your day.

Here’s a classic post from 2 years ago (seems like forever!)

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3.1.2001

12:54:09 AM

I finally went and did something tonight. I went to a bar with Tom and his girlfriend.

There happened to be a guy there who just started running this Trivia game there last week. Bunch of general trivia, sports, and then there’s a soundbite from a movie to guess and also a TV theme song.

Beside me was a man who must have had 20 beers in him before we sat down at 9:30. He kept trying to talk to me. I only say “trying” because his speech was so fucked up you would think he was from… Canada, or something. So anyway it came time to pick a team name. Me, being the crazy one started naming off some random things… some of which I thought were pretty damned good.

“Iverson’s Cornrows”

“The Guy In The Brown Jacket Is Single”

“What?”

Then that drunk guy started talking to me again and finally asked my name and then introduced himself as Michael. No, he wasn’t gay as it’s starting to sound like he was. So I said to him “Well, Mike, my friends and I need a team name. “Ahi poogh tiniman?” said Mike.

No, Mike… A TEAM NAME.

Mike moves his reddened and glazed eyes over to my friends and back to me and with a little stutter, Mike breathes one drunken word: “Elbow”

Well, obviously we HAD to use it! So we played as Elbow. We didn’t do so well. In fact, we were tied for last out of about 7 teams. But don’t think for one second Elbow won’t be back next week!! Oh yes! We plan on going back and kicking some major …knee!

The MIDI is for Dan — cuz he’s special. This is the first request I’ve gotten so far for The Daily MIDI. I couldn’t find the other one he suggested. Sorry. This song is “To Live Is To Die” by Metallica.

::Coz::

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Easy peasy chicken and cheesey!

Go Ah-nold!!!

I apologize in advance for my ignorance but I don’t watch the news. I’m trying to figure out what is so wrong about Gray Davis?

I’m sure he’s been doing bad things and I don’t doubt that all of California hates him…. but I have yet to hear why.

And please be elaborate in your answers because if you tell me certain things, I may be inclined to respond with “but how’s that different from what any other politician does?” So, include the response to that question as well. I’m so out of the loop.

Finally…. A JOB!

I’ll be starting work in 2 weeks for George’s Music. I’ll be working in their Berwyn store (a.k.a. = corporate store). Their main offices are literally above the store. This is where the heads of the company have their offices. I think this is a good opportunity for me, working so closely with them. The intention is to move me into management as soon as possible, yet still taking as much time as necessary to ensure my knowledge of the company procedures. This means it could be 6 months or 2 years.

A Perfect Circle (APC) is having their show tonight at the Theatre of Living Arts (TLA). Their opening band is “Pigmy Love Circus” (PLC) which also includes a member of TOOL (Danny Carey on drums). This, is an amazing event. And in such a small venue. I missed out on tickets but I could go down there and sit outside after the show in hopes of a meet & greet session. If I had someone just as excited to do so with me, I’d go. But in reality, what’s an autograph? Even if it is from one of our generation’s greatest and most influential singers and songwriters. Even if it is from one of the greatest drummers ever to walk the earth. What’s an autograph anyway? A way to prove I met them? How can one say you really met someone if all your conversation consisted of was:

“Hi! Love your stuff! Keep on rocking, bro!

Here…. could you make it out to Coz?”

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“C – O – Z”

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“Yeah, Z.”

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“Zeeee….

…as in Zebra.”

Maynard James Keenan? Yeeaaah…. I met him. *wink*

H&M was kind enough to call me back the day after the interview to tell me they don’t want me. I don’t mind that much. I mean, I really couldn’t see myself working with clothing. Though I could have done it. They thought that it was a much more fast paced atmosphere than what I’m used to, hence, I would not be able to handle it. That, I would have to disagree with. Ritz is anything but slow. As a manager there, your day should be thoroughly exhausting. Bam Bam Bam… all day long. Whether it be customers in the store, customers on the phone, getting back to a million people, researching things between custo……. what the fuck am I going over all this for with you? Whatever. I don’t blame them for not hiring me but it was a big misjudgement on their part concerning the speed of pace. And I do appreciate them calling back so soon and not wasting my time. I’d have to say they’re a good company to work for if that’s your thing.

Back to sqaure one.

I have an interview today that I’m supposed to wake up for in 4 hours. Damn this insomnia…

BTW, the interview is with H+M Clothing. (look it up)

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