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Monday, December 31, 2001
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...in case you are just sitting at home tonight ->>
New Words:
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posted @ 16:03
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Well its New Year's... final day of the year, tomarrow we start anew... and I have to work -- so I don't get to have as much fun as I'd like this evening =] I'm heading out to the Assylum. Their New Years party last year was the shiz-nit, I don't expect any less of this years.
I made this accessable from the main page as well, it's the big blue bubble down at the bottom left. The news is the redish bubble slightly up and to the left of the big blue bubble. I'm planning on making it more visible then that... but thats why its still at v0.83 =]
People are happy, there's still no snow, I am wanting snow badly... not the driving part - but its nice to have everything covered in white, especially when its this cold out. I hate to have the cold if its not putting itself to good use. (good use would be: snow)
Merry New Years and a happy next Xmas.
posted @ 13:39
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Thursday, December 27, 2001
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Well Christmas came and went... a large build-up but not too much happening, otherwise. I went up to VT early to visit family, found that everyone is secretly conspiring against everyone else -- a large reason to keep family time to a minimum, or at least my mom's side of the family which is just generally crazy... but its better then not knowing them at all, as is the case with my Dad's side. I don't understand it, but aparently everyone else has quite similar problems.
You get to choose friends, I suppose thats why they're better... but it was simply communication issue as far as being able to get my point accross. That happens a lot anyhow, but was totally out of whack while around family. I'm sure they don't know what kind of person I am, but of course they assume I'm exactly like every other member of the family... I give up and let them take whatever I said how they intended because it tires me to argue it into their heads so they'll know what I meant. It's complete missunderstanding with no possibility of further explanation, because once it goes around in a circle once or twice... everyone gives up and goes on.
I just hope to be able to get my point accross eventually. I'm a different breed, raised in a different area, people, culture... .:sigh:.
Normal day-to-day life shall resume as of January 2nd... hopefully most people will be talking about their New Year's on the 1st... and the christmas clothes will be in the wash, gadgets will have established their new lives, and the bows removed from the gift-Lexus-es-es.
Optimistic projections on the economy, not so optimistic retail sales numbers, job cuts, it's such a mixed bag, people are still living how they were for the most part, at least for the people I know. There's a few that are out of work - and who don't necessarily want to work. I really don't blame them... but the sooner you're in a steady job, the sooner you can try and get paid more. =]
There were a few difficulties this year, but I got through them - and am better off for it. I've learned valuable lessons that I won't get into here... few regrets, but if I didn't have the regrets, I wouldn't have learned the lessons the same. It's kind of like when something happens to someone else - you can learn the lesson from what they went through, but never quite like if you have to go through it yourself.
One thing I've still yet to figure out... and I'm thinking maybe that'll get easier with age. Not experience, just the magic age that opens all the doors from that point on. =) It's hard to devote the time to the things that I feel I need to get done. There's not much motivation as there's no one really there to see it other then myself. I can imagine it being done and simply be satisfied in the fact that I thought of it, while living with it how it is currently. I'm able to devote the time that I'd be spending to get it to how I imagine it being, and using that for things that really don't accomplish anything, but reward now. It's a question of how long I can continue, thinking all I need is time, before actually picking up my pieces and completing the long-term goals.
I'm aware of it, and hopefully that counts for something -- though not nearly as much as actually accomplishing the goals at hand.
posted @ 17:00
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Friday, December 21, 2001
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Break was over 5 minutes ago...
Susan Ireland dot com - coverletters, resumes, etc
posted @ 18:08
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Wednesday, December 19, 2001
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Ahh, finally able to get a minute to myself. Enough so that I am updating, at least. I've been on a big downloading tiff - KaZaa will be shutting down shortly (most likley, as they're in a lawsuit) but in the meanwhile I've got a list queued up all the time. Check out "Adult Swim - Brak" he's got his own show now...
Things have been rather tense in the old "update journal world" some people might know what I'm talking about. I tend not to get too personal, I'm more business oriented - "hey look at this..." sort of stuff, rather then discuss who I went to go play pool with, or who ended up hooking up with who... it's better to have general ideas because specifics can't be taken back. The rock had different plans, and I'm still ignius. =)
I wish everyone the best in their endevours, I don't pretend to have any idea what's going on, officially: I know nothing. =]
My dad had his birthday yesterday, so I went over, hooked up his new "surround sound" system and played with the puppy. (I got pictures!) Panasonic makes this 5 disk (jukebox style... put them in one at a time) DVD/receiver thingy that they sell at walmart, Dolby 5.1, S-Video... unfortunately there's no inputs worth a damn. No optical in/out, only S-Video out, and the speakers hook right in the back of the receiver/DVD player. The TV only has 1 S-Video port, and he's got Dish Network, so that's S-Video too. They watch more TV then movies, so receiver to VCR via Composite, and VCR to TV via coax (ung) was the only way to hook everything up at the same time, and he's still got to switch between channel 3 (VCR/DVD) & Video (Dish Network). ...this is why people need to buy more expensive electronics. They don't realize most of these things are meant as one or the other, they're not set up to have everything working in harmony.
That's just one more advocation towards moving to home entertainment systems composed of computer components.
Well, here are some links:
Skin your XP
XP - AntiSpy
The City of CubAtlantis
Friends BAAAAAD!
posted @ 14:49
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Ahh, finally able to get a minute to myself. Enough so that I am updating, at least. I've been on a big downloading tiff - KaZaa will be shutting down shortly (most likley, as their in a lawsuit) but in the meanwhile I've got a list queued up all the time. Check out "Adult Swim - Brak" he's got his own show now...
Things have been rather tense in the old "update journal world" some people might know what I'm talking about. I tend not to get personal, I'm more business oriented - "hey look at this..." sort of stuff, rather then discuss who I went to go play pool with, or who ended up hooking up with who... it's better to have general ideas because specifics can't be taken back. The rock had different plans, and I'm still ignius. =)
I wish everyone the best in their endevours, I don't pretend to have any idea what's going on, officially: I know nothing. =]
My dad had his birthday yesterday, so I went over, hooked up his new "surround sound" system and played with the puppy. (I got pictures!) Panasonic makes this 5 disk (jukebox style... put them in one at a time) DVD/Receiver thingy that they sell at walmart, dolby 5.1, s-video... unfortunately there's no inputs worth a damn. No optical in/out, only s-video out, and the speakers hook right in the back of the receiver/dvd player. The TV only has 1 S-Video port, and he's got Dish Network, so that's S-Video too. They watch more TV then movies, so receiver to VCR via Composite, and VCR to TV via coax (ung) was the only way to hook everything up at the same time, and he's still got to switch between channel 3 (VCR/DVD) & Video (Dish Network). ...this is why people need to buy more expensive electronics. They don't realize most of these things are meant as one or the other, they're not set up to have everything working in harmony.
That's just one more advocation towards moving to home entertainment systems composed of computer components.
Well, here are some links:
Skin your XP
XP - AntiSpy
The City of CubAtlantis
Friends BAAAAAD!
posted @ 14:49
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Saturday, December 15, 2001
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Well playing the whole "stay home and get well" ticket. Hopefully I can stop being sick and get on with things. I did go look at a nice apartment this morning, however. Much better then the place I'm in, but the place I'm in is comfortable, close, and I don't have to move all my stuff to stay here =] I gave them my application, so we'll see how that goes. I fear change, but its such a nice place.
I'm so jittery, feel like I have to get up and move... but must stay indoors where its nice and warm and cozy :] I'm trying to find a way to meet more people around here, the only avenue I have right now is work, and thats all fine and dandy, but not for any kind of 'relationship' and otherwise its just me and a group of guys going out to pool or whatnot.
Basement Jaxx - where's your head at? ...not sure, I think it went flying off on the cold medicine train... I've got a long night ahead of me. =]
posted @ 19:54
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Friday, December 14, 2001
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I've been horribly sick for the past couple days, still am. Just didn't take the time to rest. Need to reinstall all my "authoring stuff" to start getting things moving again on the site. In the meanwhile: enjoy the news updates ;)
posted @ 18:03
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Monday, December 10, 2001
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The party saturday was perfect - snow had just started falling... and other then having to wait outside in it for about an hour - it was great =) Met up with a bunch of friends there, people from past parties... had fun. Saw DJ Micro, roamed about for the rest. It was a good night, glad I went.
Have my living room system going now. Moved my P4 1.5ghz GeForce3 to the living room, hooked it up to the TV... alongside my PIII 866mhz Voodoo5 for livingroom deathmatches and the like... sweet stuff =]
posted @ 14:04
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Friday, December 07, 2001
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Well this week's been hell, been working my ass off for some pidly little numbers. Supposedly these numbers show that we're doing a good job or not... or at least the numbers are all that seems to matter. The time that we're supposed to do something is even labed as "over budget" so you can't do a better job then what's allowed because it would cost them too much money.
I can only hope this improves in the future, if not... I might have more time to work on this site then I'd like.
Click the little "news" link to the right -- I added a blog for the news stories I come accross. I'm working on the template, that was just one of the ones included with the blog. There's the first couple paragraphs with links to the full story on the respective site.
Thank goodness there's a party on Saturday, I need it. =)
posted @ 18:16
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