Ajax Thinks

Ajax Thinks
by Muffin Man

Saturday, March 26, 2011

A Sign of the Times

I saw a sign in a yard today. It read "Trespassers will be shot on site." Perhaps this is one of the negative consequences of the Internet. People mix up the word site with sight. Or, perhaps the sign says what the owner means. I always assumed that the phrase meant that, if seen, a trespasser will be shot. If this were the meaning it ought to read "Trespassers will be shot on sight." That is to say that when a trespasser is seen, they will be shot. As written, the sign I saw today informs me that anyone trespassing will be shot there on the grounds where their offense has taken place. They will not be shipped off to another location in order to be shot. May I suggest that the most accurate version of this warning might be "Trespassers will be shot on sight, on site."
Correct me if I am wrong.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Going to Swim Loch Lomond, Back in Half an Hour

If you have been wondering "what ever happened to that Ajax cat?" Stop wondering! I have been off falling in love! Apparently there just isn't time to blog while doing that. Too bad for blogging, because it can't compete. But I have time to say a few things right now, so I will. Don't think I've been ignoring my revolution, not in the least. The revolution is in full swing. I have been revolving faster than a fast spinning thing, that spins quickly. All because of this special girl I met just weeks ago.

I will call her Taylor, for the purposes of this blog. The main characters all have an alias. I am Ajax, not by birth, but it was a supposed middle name given to me by Muffin Man, which isn't his real name, but it is for this world I live in and blog from. My buddy Bugsy is also a recipient of the alias game. I'm not actually friends with a 1930's gangster. Just an alias...surprise! So keeping it going my girlfriend will be known as Taylor in the whimsical revolution. This name has been chosen because it was her make believe middle name some years ago when she decided to make it so. As Ajax is my fake middle name we thought that the congruency behind how we obtained the aliases was pretty great. There you have it, Ajax and Taylor. I had supposed Taylor was chosen because of her favor for Taylor Swift, but was quickly reminded that this made up middle name was being used before Ms. Swift knew how to play guitar. So it isn't about Taylor Swift. We have to be clear on that. Now we are.

Taylor is incredibly inspirational to me. She makes me want to do better. In everything and at everything. Her encouragement is all I need. She laughs like she means it, and she laughs often. I like to hear her laugh. Just as great is her ability to make me laugh. She won me over the first night we met with a quick zinger and she continues to impress me. This is why "I could swim Loch Lomond and be home in half an hour." If you don't know what movie that is from, look it up and watch it. Yes, now, I can wait. It's very much worth it.

Perhaps there is more to say. Because there really is. I hope to make a little more time for blogging, but if I don't, we'll always have the archives. If you have been following every post, I'm never going to get that other video of Brandon and me dancing around our apartment to load, so forget about it. You probably had, but then I brought it up again. Sorry. There are two topics that are at the top of the list: 1. A Dr. Seuss inspired post to honor his birthday, March 2nd, obviously I'm a little late on that one, and 2. An in depth, Ajax-style study of the similarities and differences between ninjas and pirates. Stay tuned, matey.

...what a day this has been, what a rare mood I'm in, why it's almost like...