Well, I suppose it was bound to happen. Last night I had to go to the
docs and get diagnosed with pink eye. He gave me some eyedrops and I
have to wear my glasses for a week. I know exactly where I got it. The
gym. I have been going swimming and also have been in the hot tub and
the sauna. I am sure I probably wiped my eyes at one point. On the
bright side, my stomach is getting bigger cause I have been doing tons
of situps. That seems to be what my personal trainer likes to do.
Anyways, got to get back to work. I will be glad once Presidents day
rolls around. Maybe I'll take off that Friday too. I've got to work this
Saturday again. What fun! I remember when I was a kid and would get
pink-eye they would make me go home from school. No such luck with
work...

Thought
Um, what's wrong with your eye?

Well, until the first week of February my current job will consume me.
This is the first time, after being here for a total of 2 years, that my
code will actually be run by real data. I can't say much else, but it
will be a good thing. However, my recent absentmindedness has me
worried. Apparently I keep on mistyping emails and forget to write the
words I am thinking. Like "I will be coming in" becomes "I will in" and
people are like "Wha?" But it is only email, and sometimes speech. But
that is when I say something like "I have this that" when I meant to say
"I have to get this and give you that". I think I am simplifying things
to much. Yup, I really simplify. Simple. .

Thought Day
B good. -- ET

I'm so busy my head is spinning. .gninnps is daeh ym ysub os m'I
I'm so busy my head is spinning. .gninnps is daeh ym ysub os m'I
I'm so busy my head is spinning. .gninnps is daeh ym ysub os m'I

As most people know, I have been doing a homeless ministry for quite a while now. I have found this to be my calling and I know that God has led me to do what I do. Last month I was led to deliver a message to the homeless and since then I have found that there is a lot of things I want to say. So I am now in the monthly rotation of people who give messages to the homeless of Dallas. Below is a link to the message I gave on Sunday. There is also a link to the text of this message.

All I have got to say is, I know and can feel the presence of God and I know that God wants me to deliver these messages. If I never got the word I would not even do this. It is awesome. As I delivered that message and I looked on the audience I could see that they were listening to me and understanding. This message is about the heart and the thing is, everyone has a heart and I truly believe that if you love God above all your life will be on the right path. Enjoy!

Audio version of the message:
http://www.brianaldenbass.com/Message01272007.wma

Text version of the message:
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dhqsrhj7_5chtk8g

You ever notice how sometimes spammers type really clever things to get
through the email filters. For instance, today in my inbox I have an
email with the subject "Re:Dawdle Giw". Now I think it is cool that they
figured out how to get past the filter. I just have to figure out what a
Dawdle Giw is so I can buy one. I wonder where these email come from.
Usually there is a "robot" that is created by spammers that try's to get
past the filters. Then the filter companies see this when I click
"report as spam" and filter it even more. So the next time someone sends
me an email with the subject "Dawdle Giw" it will get put in my spam
folder. It's a shame. What if Dawdle Giw actually means help me in
Spanish. I could be ignoring a plea. Eh, probably not. So for now I
shall define it. Dawdle Giw will now mean to walk in one inch of mud or
sleet. Like today, in the parking lot, I Dawdle Giwed.

Thought of the Day
Dawdle Giw

Well, the URL has finally hit the internet. I figured instead of people I don't know hitting my personal blog that you could surf on over to the latest fad: Brian and Holly TV! Right now there is the one proposal video but stay tuned for other cool videos and posts made by both Brian and Holly. I am sure we work on the site together so for now. Enjoy!

http://www.brianandholly.tv

Well, I am writing this from the confines of my house. Apparently I am trapped here. We had an ice storm last night and my driveway is covered in ice. So if I wanted to leave the house I would have to get out of the garage. The problem is the driveway goes right into another house. So I would end up sliding my car into a gas line. Not good. Then, since my house is at the bottom of a hill, I would have to drive up an icy road just to get out of the neighborhood. It's just better to stay home and have a cookout. I am relaxing anyways. I worked out last night with my personal trainer and probably did an hours worth of cardio and tons of stomach exercises. I guess when I saw how big I had become on that video I realized I needed to get back to my college weight, when people said I looked like a twig. Good times. So I've got the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix playing and I am now gonna work on my carpooling website. One of these days I am going to finish it. The reason it takes so long is that most sites are done by teams of people. This one is a solo project. I guess I am in no hurry since gas prices are going lower. Don't worry though, they'll go up ;-)

Thought of the Day
"Frank, come here!"
"You come here."
"Georgie's getting married!"
"What?"
"Georgie's getting married!!"
"Get the hell outta here. He's getting married?"
"Yes."
"To a woman?"
- Estelle and Frank Costanza, in "The Engagement"

Well this weekend was freezing. Here in Texas our official winter lasts from January to March. Growing up in Alaska I always used to think winter lasted from October to April. I guess it depends on which part of the country you are in. This weekend Holly and I went to a party at Mr.T's house and on Saturday we went to a baby shower. I had to go into Babies R Us to get the gift. The place is like the Wal-Mart for babies. I am glad I don't have kids as of now because I'd spend all day there. Holly and I did work out some details of our new life together. For those who want to know she is going to live at my house instead of me living with her and her mom in Red Oak. I've been going through some marriage books getting some good general advice on how to do things. Really I never grew up with a "happy marriage" so I need to learn what one is so that we can have one. I get different advice from everyone I talk to. We do have to take a "before you say I do" class at the church. That should give us a lot of info. Anyways, I spent the holiday (MLK) swimming at the gym and working on my company. I've lost 4 pounds since January 1st. Woot.

Thought of the Day
"I had a very interesting lunch with George Costanza today."
"Really?"
"We were talking about our lives, and we both kind of realized we're kids. We're not men."
"So then you asked yourselves, 'Isn't there something more to life?'"
"Yes, we did."
"Yeah, well let me clue you in on something... There isn't."
"There isn't?"
"Absolutely not. I mean, what are you thinking about, Jerry, marriage? Family? They're prisons! Man-made prisons. You're doing time. You get up in the morning, she's there. You go to sleep at night, she's there. It's like you gotta ask permission to use the bathroom. 'Is it alright if I use the bathroom now?!' And you can forget about watching TV while you're eating."
"I can?"
"Oh yeah. You know why? Because it's dinnertime, and you know what you do at dinner?"
"What?"
"You talk about your day. 'How was your day today? Did you have a good day today or a bad day today? Well, what kind of day was it? Well, I don't know, how about you, how was your day?'"
"Boy."
"It's sad, Jerry. It's a sad state of affairs."
"I'm glad we had this talk."
"Oh, you have no idea."
- Jerry and Kramer, in "The Engagement"

So life goes on. At work in the past two days something funny has been going on. Apparently someone sent an email to the entire division(I think about 10,000 people). It was an ok email but the problem was the people who read it didn't know how to use email. So about 250 people hit the "reply all" feature of email and in turn sent out their reply to the whole division. Such replys like "I am not on this list, please remove me" and "who is this?" and some with kitty cat pictures in their reply to the whole division. Then was a steady stream of people who hit "reply all" to tell people not to hit "reply all". I was tempted to "reply all" to tell the people who wrote about not hitting "reply all" to not hit "reply all". But I didn't. I foresee this going on for weeks....

Thought of the Day
"Will those who reply to all not reply to all about not replying to all.

Welcome to all my new visitors. As you can see by the post below my life is definitely changing. I am so happy as I have found true love. My hope is that everyone who seeks it will find it. I know most of you new visitors(76 of them sice new years) don't know me, so I figured I would explain a little about this site. Basically this site is my vehicle to my friends and family allowing them to see what is going on in my life. For instance I am back on diet and exercise wagon and have a meeting with my personal trainer today. I also like to give weekend updates. For instance Holly and I went to my brothers on Saturday and exchanged Christmas gifts. Also I try and make my posts funny, like Seinfeld, so the spectators can get something out of it. Like after my first workout my stomach was so sore thhat I could barely stand up and hobbled around like an old man. Anyways, I've 3 years worth of posts on the right so if you want to find out more about me click there. Everyone have a good week!

Thought of the Day
"yes! She said yes!"

I would like to announce to the world the engagement of Brian Bass and Holly Kazeminia! I proposed to Holly on New Years Eve at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Dallas, Texas. It was a beautiful sight. Holly was beautiful and the hotel was decked out in Christmas fashion. I was very nervous of course. I think I told practically everyone I was going to propose. Holly was the last to know. We had a marvelous time dancing the night away to some pretty good bands at the Texas Ballroom. It was a mix of classic rock and country. You may be wondering at some things. First the Santa hat was my way of sneaking a camcorder past Holly. She had arrived that night and had given me a cool one year anniversary clock. I told her she had to wait to midnight to get my gift. I then proceeded to act like the gift was in the Santa hat. Then when she was turned around I handed the camcorder to an innocent bystander and he took the film above. The second thing you may be wondering is about the ring. Does it fit? That is another testimony right there. I did not know Holly's ring size. When I went ring shopping I prayed that God would guide me to one that was made for her. When I was looking at rings I was holding one and felt the Holy Spirit inside of me and I knew without a doubt that was right ring. Then on New Years when she put it on it fit perfectly. I am not sure of those odds, but I would guess it is pretty low. The third thing you may be wondering was, did this go as planned. Well, just like the first New Years when I asked Holly out I got nervous and we both got confused. It happened again, so I guess it went the way it was supposed to. Technically my plan was for both of us to throw the pennies at the same time and then she turn around and I propose. At that moment I really didn't care about those pennies. I just wanted her to say yes and she did! Anyways, I am filled with so much happiness and joy. My cup overfloweth! Right now we have the wedding tentatively scheduled for Saturday August 11th, 2007 at 7pm at Prestonwood Baptist Church. That may change so wait for the invite. Everyone have a very Happy New Year!