>Pretty much sums up the tone right now: Wallflowers – Josephine I’m trying to sleep. What’s a man without his vices? Free.
>Got a camping trip planned for next weekend. Should be a lot of fun, we’re borrowing my brother’s kayaks as thats the only way to get to the camp site(s). Nothing more relaxing then a weekend in the VT wilderness =] I need it, I need to get away from this hectic, crap-filled city, if only for a weekend. There’s something about this area, anyone raised in this city has a certain vibe. The sense of humanity is there, but only in phantom form. They’ll do anything to survive, and it’s every man for himself. My trip to VT 2…
>I finally got my Doom3, legitimately. I’ve been playing a bit of deathmatch. It’s somewhat interesting, the tournament mode is where it’s at — only two people play at a time, others queue up and play the winner. The server responds well, and you get to rest inbetween matches while seeing how well the other people play. It’s such a detailed game, just watching the people pull out their guns, sneak around corners, and set up traps with the shadows is quite entertaining. When I went to my Dad’s to pick up “my birthday present” it was quite the experience…
>Oh man. I really hoped this would work out well, all it did was sketch me out. I had a meeting with the guy who called me about the apt. “My father works at STCC” the only place I had posted, sounds good. However, none of his info matched up. Names, addresses, all over the place – 4 different residences between Springfield and W.Springfield, from phone numbers to addresses he gave me, no one source matches with another. To top it off the contact nbr he gave is right at the end of Anthony Rivera’s old street. To refresh your…
>I just got back from VT. It was a good time. I stayed with my Mom and got to see the nieces and nephews, and sister. and went kayaking on Saturday with my brother down the Lamoile River in Fairfax VT. It was about a 4 mile stretch, and the river was high. It was a great time. =] We stopped by the church in Fletcher, climbed to the top inside and wound the church clock. A masterful piece of machinery – it was probably from the 1800s and had a separate windup for the clock and for the chime.…
>Camping
>We got to NH about 9 or so, and got where we were going – NH State Forest, about 10:30. By 11 my tent was set up and I was relaxing by the fire. We woke early, made some eggs, bacon, various other snacks for breakfast, and headed off to go hiking up Mt Sugarloaf. We decided we’d bring some beers and meat to cook, along with the stove, and a few packs worth of supplies. Justin, Aaron and I were heading the pack, we carried a lot of the stuff to start, so we could pass it back later…
>Windows XP SP2 (Network Install Package) Run at the command prompt with sp2-yaddayadda.exe -x to extract to directories. This will allow you to install over a network to multiple machines, or simply get past a lot of gobbledygoop associated with the windows update (if you’re using an invalid key, for example). So download and enjoy! (thanks to Scott for the link)
>Rent situation getting more convoluted. I have 2 messages saved from house mate. 1 right after it happened “I’ll get that money to you, it’s not fair to you” 1 today after I suggested “just give me $150, add that to the security deposit and we’ll call it even to the end of the month.” Her msg was “I don’t think it’s fair that I should have to pay that $150, $300 in theory (combination of the security plus the 150) twice.” What bothered me was that: – she agreed to my face, then called me a little while later…
>Oh man am I pumped up right now. I’m ready to go off on someone. I’m hoping this doesn’t turn out how I think it’s going to… I can only hope for the best. I’m guessing it goes either: a) the rent money which allison said she left for me is not there because she is lying b) the rent money which allison said she left for me is not there because her friend gutter took it. c) she’s moving out, so I’m all the more suspicious-er. …and why would her friend call me last night looking to find someone…
>Remember that link I posted a few days ago with Andre Agasi and the Thunderbirds nemesis as being one and the same? I hit the site by acceident, clicking through stuff… and found that page by accident while searching for images on Google. Well I went to the main site from that link and found this: UV Bodyart Very cool stuff, just not quite sure about the inserted text here and there… check it out.
>I just built a new computer: 2.4ghz P4 512k cache 400mhz bus, 8X AGP 256mb DDR Ram @ 400mhz DVD+/-R Combo (CDRW) Drive Onboard Ethernet/Sound 40 Gig HD I put in a mediochre video card, far less then it deserves… but all in all I’m able to sell it for $400 A little bit more money could result in a gigabit ethernet card, a high quality sound card, or a rockin’ 3D card for games or 3D modeling, and maybe even some more memory. This is a perfect computer for back to school, and in fact that’s what I built…
>I kept hearing about the Blue Moon. I’d heard about it before, but never really knew what made it a “Blue Moon”. Thus the searching began: According to modern convention, a “blue moon” is the second full moon in a calendar month. However, researchers for Sky and Telescope Magazine have recently determined that the Maine Farmers’ Almanac originally established a different definition of the term in 1937. According to the Maine almanac, a blue moon occurs when a given season has four full moons instead of the usual three. In this case, the third full moon of the season is…
>Well I’m not in the White Mountains as I’d planned this weekend. I hope to do it next week, I have no hours next week at GAP, so no issues there ^-^ We’ll have a lot more people able to go, too. 15-20 VS 5 =] In the meantime, I’m working on a wedding CD for friends — normalizing the various volumes. It’s all done, Mac did it instinctively — as it comes out of the box with SoundStudio. Out of the box 2 years ago, even. I haven’t updated past 10.2 yet, and the iMac doesn’t get upgraded. That’s…
>I quit relay yesterday. I had my… Reasons to Quit: My back hurt because of their shitty chairs (which were old last time I worked there) Could be earning much more money doing computer jobs. Didn’t have time inbetween calls to read my book, will have more time to study. Particular call was frustrating. Had to work Fri & Sun nights, effectively castrating my summer. Stayed through training, a corporate gimme My chance to quit for a non-administrative reason. Reasons to Stay: Money It was easy It didn’t take me long to decide.
>Why I Quit
>I quit relay yesterday. I had my… Reasons to Quit: My back hurt because of their shitty chairs (which were old last time I worked there) Could be earning much more money doing computer jobs. Didn’t have time inbetween calls to read my book, will have more time to study. Particular call was frustrating. Had to work Fri & Sun nights, effectively castrating my summer. Stayed through training, a corporate gimme My chance to quit for a non-administrative reason. Reasons to Stay: Money It was easy It didn’t take me long to decide.
>As I’m cursing my being so busy, the fact that I hardly get a rest, and fearing the impending workload from my exams I get this: A mind always employed is always happy. this is the true secret, the grand recipe for felicity. ~ Thomas Jefferson I realize it’s true. I do this to myself, make myself incredibly busy for when I am idle my mind turns towards itself. Introspection is fine in small doses, but I would rather be doing something else, and thus fill my free time to the brim. Now if I can only stop having such…