2003-02-11 - 3:06 p.m.

splurged on new music equipment yesterday: a digital 4-track for me, a rio mp3 player for F. felt a little bad about spending so much dough but i was long overdue for a little present.

last night's chess club kicked so much ass. i was getting stomped like a narc at a biker rally, everyone was taking turns slaughtering my army. meanwhile, a really softspoken guy T was giving out free asskickings to everyone, noone could get a bead on him. i finally ended up at his table and really concentrated on not having an embarrassing loss. i wanted to at least hang in for more than 25 moves. to my surprise, i actually won! he shook my hand after and said 'you played a solid game of material chess'. i'm going to be coasting on a compliment like that for several weeks! maybe all that obsessive yahoo! chess is actually paying off.

after chess club, miss F came back to our pad for some tea and talk. she immediately got on a huge soapbox about the Necessity of the Armed Revolution, the Dignity of the Working Classes, Choosing to End Racism, and several other socialist pamphlets it sounds like she's memorized. not that i disagree with the sentiment; i'm a former member of the american socialist party myself (but now i'm green). i just don't need her telling me how to act and what to believe and what's important. i resent being preached at. its just another form of fundamentalism and i've had my fill of fundamentalists for the time being. maybe forever.