>Back @ College but the computer’s not cutting it? If you’re suspicious of Kazaa, or know you’ve got Gator or other spyware — Take advantage of CG Systems:: Back to School Clean-Up Special!
>I realized today that I like the new job. I listen to music all day, good music, modern music. I fold clothes. I greet people, and introduce myself. It’s a good time talking with people and employees. A rather interesting thing happened today. “The Kernel” came in. About 55, dressed in a sort of leisure suit complete with chest hair and gold chain, he reeked of liquor and had a mission: to find his niece. He introduced himself to my manager as “The Kernel” and was looking for “a short Korean girl” his niece whom he was supposed to meet…
>Kazaa fights back — the gist I got was that since the justice department notes Kazaa lite being used to track these ‘offenders’ down in the official court documents – they’re guilty of violating the TOS of Kazaa, I’d imagine they could be kicked off the network for using a hacked version of Kazaa and voilating their copyright. The irony is killing me here! Anyone for a game of name that Phallus? (thanks to SighClub for the link, and some fun content) Blogs: Gang Stories ~ a man’s re-telling/re-living of his younger, more violent days LoveFury ~ not quite sure,…
>Whats going on? I’m already sleeping all day. I was up at 9:30 but went back to sleep and only just got up about 12. I don’t want to be a slug… I worked at GAP again last night, took advantage of the “fall line cupon” to buy a sweater and jeans @ $15 ea. Since they’re 49.95 each I was unable to resist. Besides, they only get so many mediums — usually they’ve only got small and XXL left over after the first week they’re out, so I needed to moove quickly. As it was I had to get…
>I’m going to try and keep track of the things that Phil says that bother me. Tonight we were spouting synonymns for crap/shit, a sort of quick-wit freestyle. He snuck in Mazda. I laughed it off — but is his intent to hurt? I’m pretty sure he knows it bothers me that he digs on the car — but on the other hand, he knows the cheapshot: that he doesn’t even have one. ** update * 09/03 ** We talked today, everything is calm. As we were squaring up on the money he owed me he was debating the $80…
>This really intreiged me. I bought a Tingler today, the real one – and it was only $15 vs the $34.95 listed on the web site. The patent pending stems from the handle and the metal composition of the thing. It’s copper with what seems to be a magnet, coiled wire in the base — part of what gives its tingle. The rest is pure over-stimulation of all your head nerves. It’s great, and has a wonderfully relaxing effect. While we were in Northampton, we went to the local Chinese/Japanese restaurant and I ordered some Sushi. I’ve had a hankerin…
>Big E exibit special: JAWS Ladders – 800-419-5880 Air Chair – 508-832-3116 Soft Tub (portable spa) – www.softub.com Cool Mist Lamp – www.coolmistlamp.com Northern Routes – macmac@sover.net -=- The JAWS ladder has the ability to transform into all sorts of useful shapes. The Air Chair is a hammock-like chair that hangs from the ceiling. It’s quite comfortable, and having somewhere to hang it is the hardest part of justifying its purchase… which is solved by buying the frame which works just as well. The Soft Tub is a portible spa, complete with all the power jets… not really ‘portible’ but…
>I went to the Big E again, this time with my Mom. It was much slower paced, she doesn’t have the energy she used to have. Resting would only give her less and less rejuivination every time, shortening the time between rests. When it got to be about 10 minutes, we figured it was about time to go. We found some good deals, I spent more this time… ate just as much, and had a generally good time with Mom. I realize I still get short with her by the end of the day. I think I was just tired…
>I went to the Big E today with L & C. I ate a ton of stuff, drank as many varieties of Oktoberfest as I could find, and jousted. L won the first time, but I won the last 2 times. She put up quite a fight though 😉 We wore ourselves out. Photoshop: iPod Ads I used to be a regular — back in the day, but went a few weeks ago for the first time in years and ran into a few old chums at the local goth club located in Northampton. Accept no imitations, the Tingler is…
>Movies movies movies. I saw Underworld today, only after the most unfulfilling doctors visit — ever. The doctor was a student, I could tell right away. Since I had mentioned “STD screening” she was all nervious and proceeded to tell me that “if there’s no discharge, then the only thing to really check for is HIV — with guys you’d know it if you had something”. That really made me angry, because everything we learned in high school sex education was that STDs can be a silent killer. (or at least make you wish you were dead) How dare she…
>Once Upon a Time in Mexico An excellent movie to follow Desperado, seeing it first isn’t necessary but you’ll be more in the loop if you have. I’ve just got to say something about Johnny Depp’s character: phenominal. T-shirts, lunchboxes, pork, and taquilla. There are many twists and turns, and nothing turns out as planned except for the most versatille. It’s an excellent action movie, a few brutal moments left me momentarily shocked, and the action sequences left me wide-eyed and slack-jawed at the perfect timing. As the credits state: Shot, Cut, and Scored by one guy, (if I remembered…
>I feel so productive as of late – have at least one thing to do a day durring the week – usually. Working should take up a good 3 or so days a week — and that’s not until later, so plenty of time for doing nothing. This was IM’d to me by a friend, I thought it rather clever so here goes: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch sudty at an Elingsh Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are. The olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae.…
>I went to go get my kitty on Monday — her name’s Fitzi =] Check out the previous pictures. She’s about 3 months old now, I’ve spent the last few days just hanging at home and playing with the kitten. She loves chasing balls and sleeping under the covers. I’m trying my best to give her as much attention as Franna got when she was a kitten — she turned out wonderfully and I can only hope I can raise another stupendous kitty. The brain turns out to have more storage space then all computers combined, that’s a lot of…
>Today has been such a lazy day. It’s been so humid as it finally rained. I helped Dad with the last of the yard sale yesterday, brought the furniture back home too — no idea where I’m actually going to use it… but it’ll look all nice once it’s cleaned up. I have an issue with the furniture, no… my father — I guess I get my stingyness from him. I had to purchase the furniture off of him, 3 tables and an entertainment center — all solid cherry. It’s very nice, but covered in a coat of grime that…
>grand ams have eyeshadow. I spent the day waiting for my last check — at least a week later then I needed it, I’ve been a tad on edge but otherwise OK — I had been attempting to reflect on receiving water at two separate fast food places over the past week, but the blog got erased. I shall attempt again: I believed it to be due to the lawsuits sprouting up for guarding people against their own free will. It appears to have been an isolated anomoly, but it seems to me a good idea. I feel compelled to…
>Dentistry and Galavanting
>The past few days have been fairly busy for me — dentist appointments 3 times this week in a rush to get everything all set before my insurance is up. I have a Dr’s appt scheduled for one of these days as well. .: note to self: brush all the time :. Last night I went out to my buddy Justin’s in Framingham. He’s got a sweet pad — jacuzzi, pool, the place is like a hotel. I visited there for a while, it’s a bit of a drive but not too bad for every once in a while. We…
>Leave it to my father to hold the only tag sale that men would be interested in. All air tools, grinding/sanding discs, hoses, wire… everything for the local hobby welders. I had a lot of electronics and computer stuff, so there were quite a few people who stopped by. I sold my radio-controlled monster truck — a Radioshack gem from 5 years ago, some PC games… and some memory to my step-mom. Not a HUGE haul, but it was a nice day and didn’t mind sitting out. The hard part was moving everything. As I was getting things out of…
>Today I enjoyed the day off — got up relatively early and headed east to stop by my mom’s school. It was the first time I had seen this new school, and it was interesting to be able to visit while school was in session. She worked in an elementary school for so many years, then about 2 years before she’s ready for retirement she gets a good job at a vocational high school. Her specialty being English and Title1 (MA dept of education speak for special ed) it works well at a vocational high school as English is not…
>RCN Party (Thursday)
>Today was the last day of work, I went in for 12 – worked for an hour and then it was time to wrap it up with a little luncheon. They told us over and over how much they appreciated us — logical retort being: If we’re so appreciated, how come we’re the ones being let go? With the equally logical corporate answer: You cost too much money. Oh. Check out my entry from the day they told us. I had refrained to publish anything, and will even refrain from the company name in the meanwhile, though anyone that follows…
>If you’re anything like me, you’re still making sure friends and families computers are secure with the newest patch. However sometimes WindowsUpdate doesn’t work as advertised, if at all… and particular versions can cause issues with the website. So whats a person to do? Run the detection tool first. You’ll have to go to a command line and type: KB823980Scan localhost to check your machine, or enter an IP to check the infection/patch status of any computer on your network. If you can’t get the update to patch “the worm hole” via windows update, here’s the real sobig/msblaster patch page…
>As I’m always one for badly drawn cartoons: Mr Lep & Idol Ned Large items being held for ransom is also amusing for me. Their only demands: “400 pounds of gorgonzola ravioli in unmarked bags”. Like… OMG!! Islamic Jihad zombies!!1!!1! Sarah Allen in Brooklyn has posted: Music reviews by the kids in her kindergarten class. There’s nothing like a pot calling the kettle black. In doing this, however — they are again proclaiming that they respect copyright laws and everyone else should do the same.