tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70539482009-02-21T07:59:15.038+01:00Condensing facts from the vapor of nuance. I'll post a bunch of material, and people will coalesce an image of me without physical contact. Creepy, yet cool. Ahh the internet.gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1156065059578819442006-08-20T11:05:00.000+02:002006-08-20T11:12:21.856+02:00

Despite drama, which I've concluded is a basic essential to all human life, my current situation is incredibly good. I'm winding down on writing my own blogging software, and through laziness, I'm trying to widdle my online presense to about 2 or 3 sites. Due to the fact that half of my dear friends consider themselves 3l33t and won't use things such as myspace or blogger.com or even orkut (

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1147084688557270202006-05-08T12:33:00.000+02:002006-05-08T12:38:08.570+02:00

It has been over a month since I last posted, mostly because of various dramatic episodes currently happening in my life. I've been pouring a ton of work into my business, mostly on the electronic side (hey, what can I say, I find that the easiest to tackle!) Now, after hours of work, my company has a presense:http://www.paradisegames.biz/ Yes, it's a dot biz domain. Big whoop. I'm so tired of

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1144652436603283202006-04-10T08:58:00.000+02:002006-04-10T09:00:36.616+02:00

It seems that my website is becoming less and less stable, with the box it's hosted on being tucked away in the corner of an unknown colo. I haven't done a kernel update in a while, and the machine is going to fall apart soon. This means that over the next two weeks, I'll be working on new hosting. Posts will be extremely limited, as I don't have that great of a connection to my webserver at

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1144311069313457082006-04-06T10:04:00.000+02:002006-04-06T10:11:09.630+02:00

I hate myspace. Well, I don't hate it, but I don't like the fact that it's basically the home depot for stalkers. Then again, it seems that I'm quite suprised when anyone mentions something on my website has changed, or asks me a question about an article I wrote. The internet is supposed to be a well of free information, but are we making it too easy to learn a lot about ourselves without

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1143754502190837002006-03-30T23:32:00.000+02:002006-03-30T23:35:02.203+02:00

Still alive. I've posted some pictures. My friends leave tonight, having held out until now due to a passport issue. (AGAIN WITH THE PASSPORTS. PEOPLE PLEASE, HOLD ON TO THEM WHEN YOU VISIT.*)Everything is going well, we discussed some business plans, and I'll actually be able to execute them without distraction for a while. I hope everyone at home is doing well. *Brought to you by the '

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1142066717433356222006-03-11T09:43:00.000+01:002006-03-11T09:45:17.443+01:00

It's been a while, I know. People started wondering if I was dead. No, not dead .. a bit reborn in fact, but these are the things that happen to me that I really can't explain too well without words. Words can only convey less than 5% of the meaning of your emotions, and much less about your spirituality, so I will say that part of me was reborn, and let you figure it out. My friends have

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1139682265704723882006-02-11T19:21:00.000+01:002006-02-11T19:24:25.716+01:00

Haven't updated the ol' blog in a while. I seem to have forgotten how to update it. Much has gone on over the last two or three weeks (has it been that long?) since I've posted anything, and I can completely blame myspace as the result. I've been having fun tracking down friends and writing messages, although I am in no way as addicted as my younger cousin, who is attached at the hip to it. ;

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1138096864589178712006-01-24T10:59:00.000+01:002006-01-24T11:01:04.600+01:00

Ok, quick post as I have to go pick up my cuz from the airport:1. Ice hockey - new team is the Tigers. They won 4 - 1 over Tilburg the first game I went to. I have a new hometeam!2. Bitch over GTA. GTA is basically the same game as pacman, with fancier graphics. Ponder that, I'll return to it.3. My friend back home told me she'd call, and hasn't called back. Life's a bitch. 4. I miss my

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1137658477788070882006-01-19T09:11:00.000+01:002006-01-19T09:14:37.803+01:00

Well I'm connected again thanks to my neighboor! I've ordered ADSL but it won't be delivered for a couple of weeks (just got the power finally cut over with the correct meter reading!) so I'll be leeching for a bit. It's good to be online again- What an addiction! My brother's flight went well, I assume, as I got no phone calls or anything to say contrary. I'll miss the shit out of him, we had

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1137411335624230642006-01-16T12:29:00.000+01:002006-01-16T12:35:36.140+01:00

I met a mercenary today in the coffeeshop. He had two kids and lived back in the states. Life was like a roll of the dice to him. It was a very, very interesting hour of conversation to say the least. "America puts the O in Obese" still rings in my ears. I find the type of people you meet outside of the states very intriguing. This guy was from Sacramento, and out of the blue he says "

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1136993776722363912006-01-11T16:33:00.000+01:002006-01-11T16:36:16.770+01:00

I made it home safely with my brother 2 days ago. Things are going great, and we're having a good time. We finally made the Europe trip that we intended to over 15 months ago, and I'm trying to experience that with that feeling again. It is tough when you are in "coming home" mode when the other is in the "on break" mode. Anyway -- things are great, no internet yet at the house, but my tv/

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1136707078111509912006-01-08T08:55:00.000+01:002006-01-08T08:57:58.120+01:00

I fly out in the morning -- it was good to see everyone on my trip. I had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1136490317413125802006-01-05T20:44:00.000+01:002006-01-05T20:45:46.356+01:00

San Jose, CA - The residence of one Thom Hall, located at [address withheld], was today the scene of a staged coup by the "People's Gaming and General Well-Being Army" headed by one Generalissimo Gabe Osterlund. Rebel forces currently occupy the front room of the home and seem to be intent on taking the "Gaming Room" by 7 PM.If the PGGWBA somehow manage to stage the coup, "There will be gaming

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1135442049564238682005-12-24T17:32:00.000+01:002005-12-24T17:34:09.573+01:00

I made it home on the 22nd, being picked up by my father at the airport. It's great to be back in California, the weather is soooo nice. I can actually walk around without winter clothes. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone out there, I hope that I can see all of my friends during this quick trip. :)

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1135235466166324482005-12-22T08:09:00.000+01:002005-12-22T08:11:06.176+01:00

Back to the States for the holidays. I'm looking forward to seeing and talking with family and friends. I will miss my new friends, and my new home, but it will be good to be home for the holidays. I'm trying to get my cat back out to Amsterdam with me on the return flight. Wish me luck. Happy new year, Merry Christmas, and all those other things which make up for a great holiday season.

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1135087000122793232005-12-20T14:43:00.000+01:002005-12-20T14:56:40.133+01:00

I had dinner with my friends last night in the small town of Nieuw Vennep, and ended up staying the night on their couch. We had great lamb's meat with potatoes, carrots, peas, and string beans. Followed up by great wine, cheese, and the piece de resistance, 39 year old Congac. I'm finding people here are just generally more friendly, more open minded, and less comptetitive with one another. I

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1134909185350559042005-12-18T13:28:00.000+01:002005-12-18T13:33:05.363+01:00

I'm planning on heading back to the States for a couple weeks for the holidays, so my friends and I had a big turkey dinner last night. Great times, good wine, and an excellent turkey made for a wonderful evening. Christmas shopping today! I have so little room to take things home in I don't know how I'm going to pull it off without buying another bag. Posting some pictures of the turkeyfest

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1134481380899157152005-12-13T14:41:00.000+01:002005-12-13T14:43:47.870+01:00

I sent out a vacation update to my friends, here's a snippet:The house is coming along at a slow but steady pace. Contractors don't like to work, and they like it even less during the holidays, so scheduling a plastering guy and a painter has been a bitch. I travel today to pick up my TV for my bedroom. I completely overlooked the fact that it has a DVD player built into it, and I've been

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1134383565423347112005-12-12T11:30:00.000+01:002005-12-12T11:32:45.886+01:00

Did some grocery shopping, and when I got back and made myself a tuna salad sandwich, I heard on the news that Richard Pryor had died. A tear formed in my eye. That guy was one of the greatest stand up comics ever. I dedicate this post to him.

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1134373246966581702005-12-12T08:38:00.000+01:002005-12-12T08:40:46.976+01:00

A friend of mine turned me on to the old sk00l chronicles of narnia television series. At first, I felt like I was watching a kids show, but by the second adventure, I was hooked. Thanks for sharing. Things have been going pretty good. I've been in a holding pattern for a couple of days while I try to work out the vacation schedules of 4 people, as well as say my goodbyes to someone special. I

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1133950599787517692005-12-07T11:12:00.000+01:002005-12-07T11:16:39.796+01:00

I just received information from the bank that my accounts have gone through! This is a huge step in my residency jump -- now I only need my birth certificate apostilized and everything will fall into place!It was my friend's birthday last night, and we all went out and capitalized on the occasion to have a great time. We went to a comedy club which was hosting an american improv group (Boom

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1133770577909238212005-12-05T09:08:00.000+01:002005-12-05T09:16:17.920+01:00

Well, I've been scolded by my friend back in the states, Scott, because I don't update my website enough. I have reasons, but none of them seem good enough to even write here as an excuse, so I won't use one. Instead, the first thing I did this morning before showering but after taking out the garbage (yes, not the first thing I did damn it), was to update my blog. Lynzi got her tattoo -- it's

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1133513006130929802005-12-02T09:37:00.000+01:002005-12-02T09:43:27.086+01:00

Wow! It's been a great couple of weeks! My friend Lynzi made it out to Amsterdam, and we've been partying like there is no tomorrow with Hans and Karima. Ok, so we haven't really been partying like there is no tomorrow, but it's been a great time. No drama and life is good. It is getting cold in Amsterdam. The days are about 4 - 5 degrees Celcius (39 - 41 F.) and at night it drops down a few

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1132571309297872152005-11-21T12:07:00.000+01:002005-11-21T12:08:30.756+01:00

My friend Lynzi made it here yeseterday safe and sound, and it was great to be at the landing! We had a good time catching up and we're going to go register for the cup today. Things have been plugging along at the house, should have a TV soon!

gabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12639346301638056659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7053948.post-1131880972956854822005-11-13T12:22:00.000+01:002005-11-13T12:22:52.966+01:00

After two years of just sitting there, I turned the BBS back on, bugs and all. Let's see what happens!

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