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3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 29,July,2004 | 'Aw man, I shot Marvin in the face!' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 28,July,2004 | 'The older you get the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta keep on livin man! L-I-V-I-N!' I've got (& had) a very busy week so real posts may be few this week. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 27,July,2004 | 'So mister when you're rattling on heaven's gate/Let me tell you mister, by then it is too late/'Cause mister when you get there, they don't ask how much you saved/All the'll want to know, mister, is what you gave' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 26,July,2004 | 'Hear the trumpets, hear the pipers/One hundred million angels singin'/Multitudes are marchin' to the big kettle drum/Voices callin', voices cryin'/Some are born and some are dyin'/It's Alpha's and Omega's Kingdom come' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 23,July,2004 | I'll have a busy weekend so here are some links to entertain, inform and generally keep you occupied this weekend. urlLink Get Religion has a plethora of topics for those of you interested in the coverage of religion in the media. Here are a few: urlLink With God, and the Times, on his side (Creeping Fundamentalism XI) Kristof lashed out at the pop theology of the 'Left Behind' novels and, to get specific about it, offer his opinion that its vision of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ was bloody dangerous to the world as the New York Times understands it. urlLink Nearing end of the road: Christian p()rn, Passion and a digital mystery Anyone with the nerve to create XXXChurch.com is going to get attention, especially if they keep calling it 'the No. 1 Christian P()rn Site.' Speaking of urlLink xxxchurch.com, I added a link to their accountability software in my links sidebar to your right. These guys shock a lot of folks but I think they are doing God's work for men (and some women even). As always, check out urlLink The Thinklings and urlLink Mysterium Tremendum for some well-written, thought-provoking stuff. urlLink Jeremy has added a Bush-ism of the day for those Bush supporters with a sense of humor. I'll be playing softball and the guitar for much of this weekend. Have a good one. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 22,July,2004 | 'You know that you're chewing bubblegum/You know what it is but you still want some/You just can't get enough/Of that lovey-dovey stuff' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 22,July,2004 | 'People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought, which they seldom use.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 21,July,2004 | I'm not a sappy guy usually but this post is going to be sappy. You've been warned. :-) Last night's small group lesson and urlLink this post over at urlLink Mysterium Tremendum made me really ponder something. How would my life have been different had certain people not entered into the picture at a certain time. The people at urlLink my church already know this as I've said it a million and two times, but there's no way we'd still be in the town we are without their friendship. We moved here not knowing a soul and it was so lonely that first year. A urlLink church family is something that is very important to us because we don't hit the clubs or do any kind of bar scene and we were several hundred miles from either of our families. Secondly, I took a pay cut from delivering pizzas to becoming a visual journalist (imagine that). So, the money to go do anything that might give us social interaction was tight as well. We found urlLink CCJ but still didn't have friends there. When we were getting ready to try and have a baby, Shannon and I talked at length about whether or not we were going to stay here. We decided to try for the baby and stick it out for (maybe) another year just for insurance reasons if nothing else. I was already involved in our praise band by then and was forming bonds there but, honestly, I still wanted to leave town and get back to Tennessee. When we started our small groups however, things began to turn around in a big way. People started viewing each other as 'family' instead of just 'our group.' After Isabella was born, one friend in particular really went the extra mile for us (as she continues to do). She treated Isabella as if she were her own daughter and treated us as if we were her brother and sister. I can't help but think that this is what was described in the Book of Acts (talking about the early church). I could go on and on but you get the picture. For those Christians who think a church family isn't important, I'd respectfully (and strongly) disagree with you. You need these people. Another friend has been there for me during the most personal of struggles and for that, I can't express enough gratitude. This guy has been the person I shared long talks with about faith, life, love and doubt. I hope nothing but the best for him because he deserves, well, what we all deserve but I want for him the very best in everything. I have been blessed by so many friends and I don't have the time to express to each of them how much they have meant to my life. I really believe God puts people in your life for a reason. I hope I have served some reason in the life of my friends because they definitely have in mine. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 21,July,2004 | 'Driving in on this highway/All these cars and upon the sidewalk/People in every direction/No words exchanged/No time to exchange' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 20,July,2004 | I'm the 'worship leader' at urlLink my church. This means I'm in charge of not only music, but also seeing that things get done in and during the worship services. I am currently looking for a good digital piano. We have a regular piano but we want something that can produce the sounds of a string section or several other effects. I'm currently considering urlLink this Korg, or one similar, at Musician's Friend. i know Korg is supposed to be a good brand as several mega-churches use them frequently. I don't really understand the difference between a digital piano and a workstation though. Anybody out there got any suggestions? I know we are probably going to have to spend $1500 or more to get a high-quality digital piano. I'm clueless if it's not a guitar. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 19,July,2004 | 'Babylon test me, we go smash them down/Original O.G., this is my playground/No take me seriously, you gonna feel it now' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 19,July,2004 | urlLink Check out this Newsweek story. urlLink iPod Nation: In just three years, Apple’s adorable mini music player has gone from gizmo to life-changing cultural icon I love my iPod. In one of my urlLink posts, I referred to my iPod as the most important material thing I own. I guess if I was being honest, my car or house would be on that list but I also know that my iPod has changed the way that I listen to music and it has helped my health as well. Let's consider … Since I got my 20 GB iPod and have put 4,617 songs on it: — I've started paying for my downloads (this was partially because of my conscience as well) ;-) — I've started walking the 3/4 of a mile to work. That's one trip to work, one trip home for lunch, one trip back to work and a final trip home. That's roughly three miles on a given work day. Because of this, I've shed a few pounds and am starting to feel a little bit better about myself (physically). I'm still no specimen to be envied, but all the same, a few pounds is a few pounds that I didn't need. — I'm not much of an album listener anymore. I don't know if this is a good thing or not, but now, I mostly am a single-song listener who puts together multiple playlists. It's like my own personal radio station for whatever mood I'm in and where every song is one I like. Very cool. — The iTrip FM Tansmitter that I bought makes my IPod capable of playing through my home stereo or in my car. No more burning mix CDs in preparation for trips to Tennessee or Georgia. So, I'm not burning as many CDs anymore. Just make a playlist and let it ride. Shannon and I have combined our favorites for a playlist called, well, 'Our Favorites.' It's a family affair. (Of course, she thinks I'm a bit too zealous about my iPod but she will still acknowledge that it is a cool gadget.) I know the iPod is a total luxury item and one that I don't need but it is quite fun to have. I highly suggest getting one if you are in the market for a digital music player. [End commercial] :-) |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 16,July,2004 | 'My lifestyle, determines my death style' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 16,July,2004 | I know, I know, another game … This should hold you over until Monday unless I decide to post something meaningful (which I normally do at urlLink The Thinklings or urlLink CCJ Freestyle ) this weekend. This is one of those e-mail forwards I always liked because you got to learn a bit more about your friends and family (albeit trivial information mostly). I'll leave my answers in the comments. 1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR BEDROOM WALLS? 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? 3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? 6. FAVORITE SMELL? 7. FAVORITE COLOR? 8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? 9. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOUR ANSWERING MACHINE PICKS UP? 10. MOST IMPORTANT MATERIAL THING IN MY LIFE? 11. FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM? 12. DO YOU BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT DAILY? 13. DO YOU HAVE A STUFFED ANIMAL IN YOUR ROOM SOMEWHERE? 14. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? 15. FAVORITE DRINK? 16. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? 17. FAVORITE VEGETABLES? 18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 20. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? 21. TOP THREE FAVORITE MOVIES (IN ORDER)? 22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? 23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? 24. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 25. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH ON TV & IN PERSON? 26. WHAT IS YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST FEAR? 27. FAVORITE CD OF ALL TIME & RIGHT NOW? 28. FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL TIME & RIGHT NOW? 29. HAMBURGERS OR HOT DOGS? 30. THE COOLEST PLACES YOU'VE EVER BEEN? 31. WHAT WALLPAPER AND/OR SCREENSAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? 32. DOES MCDONALD'S SKIMP ON YOUR FRIES & DO YOU CARE? 33. FAVORITE CHAIN RESTAURANT(s)? 34. IF YOU HAVE A BOY (OR HAVE ANOTHER BOY) WHAT WOULD YOU NAME HIM? 35. IF YOU COULD LEARN TO PLAY ONE INSTRUMENT OVERNIGHT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Be safe out there. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 15,July,2004 | 'I wouldn't sell you my gym for all of King Midas' silver!' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 15,July,2004 | 'Maybe the problems of two people don't amount to a hill of beans. But this is our hill. And these are our beans!' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 14,July,2004 | urlLink I miss the guitar solo. I know that I'm biased because I'm a guitar player but I always felt like a good butt-kickin' guitar solo took a song to a whole new level. Notice how 'Stairway To Heaven' utilizes Jimmy Page's beautiful solo to kick the song into fifth gear. Classic. Recently, a guy at work loaned me his copy of urlLink G3: Live in Concert featuring Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson. A veritable smorgasbord of gutar solos. My friend, Daniel Copeland, and I saw Satriani in concert in 1998 and we left just amazed at the level of technical skill displayed. However, the downside of the guitar solo was also on display that night. It can be too much of a good thing if it's done with no soul. It's hard for Satriani, Vai and the like to achieve the proper amount of soul because their songs are nothing but a big solo. But I digress … Think about your average '80s glam metal song and there's a good example of a soul-less solo. The solo took the song nowhere and was just an excuse for the guitar player to show his chops (think most any Poison song). Eddie Van Halen kind of started this trend but EVH had a little more soul to his playing than the average knock-off. Slash, of Guns 'n Roses, started to reverse this trend with his more bluesy leads and the way he played for the song instead of playing against it (think November Rain or Sweet Child O' Mine). Then came grunge. Many think Nirvana et al. eliminated the guitar solo but they really just minimized it it. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' does have a guitar solo. Albeit a repeat of the melody line. Pearl Jam had lots of guitar solos, just not in every song and they were always tasteful I thought. Then came the rap-metal phase of rock and guitar solos went the way of the T-Rex. Emphasis was now on groove and riffs. Players with any skill were sidelined and had to be content churning out the riffs. I always liked Creed's guitar player, Mark Tremonti because he came up with some monster riffs. Only on a few occasions did he have the chance to rip off a solo and when he did, it was always a good one. I wonder how many Creed songs could have been improved if Scott Stapp had shut up a little more and let Tremonti play a bit more. I'm hoping his post-Creed band will feature more of his playing and less of the posing that plagued Creed. This is getting to be more of a ramble than anything so I will end it with a question. What are a few of your your favorite guitar solos? I'll answer mine in the first comment. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 13,July,2004 | 'In my defense your poisons all look alike. You might think about re-labeling them.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 13,July,2004 | I grew up on baseball. My dad turned me on to it when I was about six years old or so. I've loved it ever since. One of my biggest heartbreaks as a baseball fan was the 1986 World Series when I was pulling for the ever-unlucky Boston Red Sox against the New York Mets. Well … Mookie Wilson, Bill Buckner, etc. etc. Anyway, the Red Sox ace was Roger Clemens. I'm not a die-hard Red Sox fan but they are one of my top three favorite teams. So, naturally I was upset when Clemens went to the Toronto Blue Jays several years later for, you guessed it, more cash. I've always respected Clemens' abilities but never quite got over him leaving Boston to eventually play for the bleeding Yankees. Putz. Now he's with the Houston Astros after 'retiring' last season amid all the fanfare and hoopla that goes along with a legend retiring. Tonight, he starts the All-Star game for the National League. I'll pull for the NL anyway. Read urlLink An Open Letter to Roger Clemens for a good chuckle. Via urlLink [rough draft] |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 12,July,2004 | 'Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 12,July,2004 | 'Maybe the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 09,July,2004 | 'Save me from the slick pop sounds laid down in virgin vinyl grooves/Save me from any woman who would be turned on to the aftershave I use/Save me from trendy religion that makes cheap clichés out of timeless truths' Also urlLink yesterday's bonus point is still up for grabs. Here's a hint: Think 60s legend who won several Grammys a few years back for this album. Remember, I need artist's name and title of the song. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 08,July,2004 | There has been (too) much debate in recent years about the style of music used in churches. Many fans of the contemporary approach shun all old songs and many fans of old songs seemingly shun anything written after 1899. As worship leader at my church, I try to do a mix of both. Sometimes we play old hymns in new ways, sometimes we play old hymns in old way and sometimes we play new songs. I think this is the best approach. That's just my opinion though. Today, I was listening to the Passion Worship Band's Hymns: Ancient and Modern on my iPod. One song they do is 'How Great Thou Art.' They arrange it in a new way and it sounds pretty good. (Note to all CCJ folks, I like our band's version much better . But I digress...) Often, I have heard a song so many times that the meaning is kind of lost on me. I paid attention today though. 'How Great Thou Art' may be one of the best praise & worship songs ever. O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art. Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art! And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing; Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin. Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art. Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art! When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation, And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart. Then I shall bow, in humble adoration, And then proclaim: 'My God, how great Thou art!' Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art. Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee, How great Thou art, How great Thou art! Go back and reread those lyrics, especially the second verse. God's grace is great, something I may never understand but I am so thankful that He provided it to me. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 07,July,2004 | 'When you think that you lost everything/You find out you can always lose a little more' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 07,July,2004 | urlLink What Is The 40 Days of Purpose? urlLink Lark News is a site for Christians who aren't afraid to laugh at themselves every now and then. Check it out. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 06,July,2004 | “I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I wish to be, I am not what I hope to be; but by the grace of God, I am not what I was.” A little deeper today. I just need who said it. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 06,July,2004 | Just FYI for all interested in yet another blog in the blogosphere: I have started a blog for the folks at my church, the urlLink Christian Church of Jasper. It is called urlLink CCJ Freestyle. There, those interested can discuss all matter of things related or unrelated to the church and Christendom in general. So far, it's going pretty well with 5 people or so accepting invitations to have posting rights. With this many bloggers, there's bound to be some good discussion eventually (shhhh, I'm secretly hoping for some sort of good hearty disagreement soon) ;-) and there are some good posts there already. Ch-Check it out. Comments are welcome from anyone , church member or not. This means that I have either posting rights or control in three blogs now. urlLink The Thinklings, my blogging start, urlLink here at Alien Soil and urlLink CCJ Freestyle. I'll do my best to keep up but not at the expense of real life. :-) |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 02,July,2004 | Well, the servers went down here at work and I've got a few minutes to kill. So, let's play another game since my 'either/or' game was the most popular post I've done so far. I'm shameless, I know. :-) I'll give a situation and you tell me the last time you did that particular thing. I'll leave my answers in the first comment. Last CD you purchased Last movie you saw in a theater Last movie you saw on video/DVD Last time you visited another state Last time you wanted to change jobs Last concert you saw Last book you read Last song on the radio you really dug Last video game you played Last amusement park you visited Last time you went to church Last time you sang really loud in the car |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 02,July,2004 | ' Anything is peaceful from one thousand, three hundred and fifty-three feet.' I'll try to get back to actually posting something other than 'bonus points' soon. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 02,July,2004 | 'Vanessa calls me on the phone/Reminding me I'm not alone/I fuss and quake and cavitate/I try to speak and turn to stone' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 01,July,2004 | 'I am immortal/I have inside me blood of kings/I have no rival/No man can be my equal/Take me to the future of your world.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 13,August,2004 | 'Grandma used to sing/Grandma used to sing/Every night while she was praying' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 12,August,2004 | 'Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line/My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 11,August,2004 | .flickr-photo {border: solid 2px #000000;}.flickr-yourcomment {}.flickr-frame {text-align: left;padding: 3px;}.flickr-caption {font: 75%;/*color: #666666; */margin-top: 0px;}.flickr-buddyicon {margin-right:5px; vertical-align:middle;border: solid 1px;}.flickr-postedby {font: 75%;} urlLink urlLink urlLink . |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 10,August,2004 | I haven't gotten near enough sleep over the past few nights. It's really only a matter of going to bed earlier. There's always something to keep me up it seems. My eyes are getting heavy sitting in front of this computer at work. Anybody got a good suggestion for waking up (besides drinking coffee - blech!)? I was in our community's Strassenfest (a town's celebration of its German heritage and an excuse for a lot of people to get really loaded at the beer garden) parade over the weekend. I haven't been in one since I was in Jr. High. Our church band played on a float. It was an outreach-type idea to the community. I think it went over pretty well. We made a lot of noise at least and we got to cover Switchfoot's Meant to Live about a half dozen times along the route. As weird as it may sound, it was quite fun. We got some puzzled looks but we got a lot more smiles and head-nodding along with the music and quite a few thumbs-up from the community. I think it was a good idea. Read more about it urlLink here. My sister is getting married in a little more than a week down in Nashville. I am supposed to scan in a bunch of photos for a slide show. I was expecting her to send me 20-30 total. I got about 70. I guess I'll be busy on that this week as I've only scanned in about 6 so far. I love Nashville(I lived there for 5 years) and I wish we could stay a little bit longer but this is a wedding-only type trip for the most part. I may be able to see a few people while we are there though. Hopefully. My 1-year-old daughter is a wildcat. She is going through the 'pull everything out' phase. Everything that isn't bolted down is going to get scattered. I installed some child latches on cabinets the other night. If you ever want to hear me curse, come to my house while I'm doing some sort of home repair. The Super Handyman, I am not. I hate it but I really wish I was better at that type of stuff. I did manage to fix my broken toilet a week back with some assistance from drummer Mike Weisensteiner (tied for fifth on the Bonus Points Board). I was pretty proud of myself for that one. My wife is now a blonde. She bleached her hair a few weeks back. It took some getting used to but it looks nice I think. I still say she married lower than she could have. ;-) I read some Flannery O'Conner for the first time over the past few weeks. She's a great storyteller and she often uses the South as a setting, which is nice. TV sucks in the summer. It's pretty bad when I would rather watch 4 re-runs of Everybody Loves Raymond on TBS than new programming on the other channels. There are a few new albums out that I want to listen to but, since CD money is not even on the family budget, I'll have to hear about it from you all. Anybody heard the post-Creed group Alter Bridge yet? (No smarmy comments, Copeland) ;-) How about the Nickel Creek/Toad the Wet Sprocket mash-up Mutual Admiration Society? Hope everyone is healthy, wealthy and wise. |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 10,August,2004 | 'I've seen your flag on the marble arch/But love is not a victory march.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 10,August,2004 | 'Everybody's trying to say I'm wrong/I just wanna be back where I belong' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 09,August,2004 | urlLink This Esquire article is probably the best, most balanced article I've read concerning George W. Bush. The author is most assuredly no fan of Bush but he's haunted by the notion that Bush may be right about The War on Terror. I know I say every now and then that I don't want Alien Soil to be a political blog but I really thought this was a good commentary and very balanced (as balanced as it can be when it's written by a person with actual opinions). It is well worth your time no matter who you plan to vote for in the November elections. A few key graphs: The people who dislike George W. Bush have convinced themselves that opposition to his presidency is the most compelling moral issue of the day. Well, it's not. The most compelling moral issue of the day is exactly what he says it is, when he's not saying it's gay marriage. The reason he will be difficult to unseat in November—no matter what his approval ratings are in the summer—is that his opponents operate out of the moral certainty that he is the bad guy and needs to be replaced, while he operates out of the moral certainty that terrorists are the bad guys and need to be defeated. The first will always sound merely convenient when compared with the second. Worse, the gulf between the two kinds of certainty lends credence to the conservative notion that liberals have settled for the conviction that Bush is distasteful as a substitute for conviction—because it's easier than conviction. … We were attacked three years ago, without warning or predicate event. The attack was not a gesture of heroic resistance nor the offshoot of some bright utopian resolve, but the very flower of a movement that delights in the potential for martyrdom expressed in the squalls of the newly born. It is a movement that is about death—that honors death, that loves death, that fetishizes death, that worships death, that seeks to accomplish death wherever it can, on a scale both intimate and global—and if it does not warrant the expenditure of what the self-important have taken to calling 'blood and treasure,' then what does? Slavery? Fascism? Genocide? Let's not flatter ourselves: If we do not find it within ourselves to identify the terrorism inspired by radical Islam as an unequivocal evil—and to pronounce ourselves morally superior to it—then we have lost the ability to identify any evil at all, and our democracy is not only diminished, it dissolves into the meaninglessness of privilege. NOTE: There is some language at the beginning of this commentary for those of you with sensitive eyes. Via urlLink Jen |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 06,August,2004 | 'I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says. I'm not dumb... I'm smart and I want my respect!' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 06,August,2004 | 'When you see two women, always running hand in hand/You can bet your bottom dollar, one got the other one's man' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 05,August,2004 | 'A curse, a curse to the sailor, she cried/A curse, a curse, she swore/You robbed me of the darling little babe/That I shall never see no more' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 04,August,2004 | .flickr-photo {border: solid 2px #000000;}.flickr-yourcomment {}.flickr-frame {text-align: left;padding: 3px;}.flickr-caption {font: 75%;/*color: #666666; */margin-top: 0px;}.flickr-buddyicon {margin-right:5px; vertical-align:middle;border: solid 1px;}.flickr-postedby {font: 75%;} urlLink urlLink urlLink . |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 03,August,2004 | 'The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 03,August,2004 | 'If I see the morning hours/I’ll have one more yesterday' |
3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 02,August,2004 | Check out this article: urlLink 'My Problem with Fahrenheit 9/11' A military parent takes issue—strongly—with Michael Moore's controversial documentary, especially its portrayal of men and women in uniform. By Frank Schaeffer I will gladly admit that I haven't seen Michael Moore's, um, 'documentary.' I have no plans to give the man even a fraction of a cent of my money. i've resited blogging on it because a.) I haven't seen it and b.) talking about it only drives more people to the theaters. However, I feel the hype has died down enough to link to this piece. My brother, Marine Cpl. Steve Ross, served in Iraq. He saw the movie. He was not happy with Moore's portrayal of the military either. The key few graphs are: We never hear about patriotism, let alone loyalty to other soldiers. We never hear about our soldiers who were killed because they hesitated to shoot at enemies hiding behind civilians. Moore shows us the anomalies, not the mainstream. We see exploited African-American youth and white crackers and a few conscientious objector types. What we don't see is the real military majority—typical kids of all ethnic backgrounds who want to give something back to the country they honor. Moore has every right to say whatever he wants about President Bush, to make him look like a simpering fool. Politics is hardball. He even makes some excellent points about our naive American relationship with the Saudis, and about our staggering lack of adequate response when we sent only 10,000 men to Afghanistan and missed our shot at bin Laden. He also comes close to telling the truth about the hysterical paranoia that leads to grandmothers being frisked in airports while nothing much is done about our real enemies. But it's hard to take Moore's approach to the pre-invasion Iraq seriously—happy footage of happy children before the Americans bomb them. There is no sign of mass graves or gassed Kurds. Moore makes Saddam's Iraq look like an Islamic Disneyland. I'm trying to keep politics off of Alien Soil as much as possible. I get my fill of it at work. I did think this was an excellent commentary though. From urlLink Christianity Today Movies |
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3,544,122 | male | 27 | Communications-Media | Aries | 02,August,2004 | 'A word, my lady. We are but poor, lost circus performers. Is there a village nearby? |
4,075,344 | female | 23 | indUnk | Leo | 30,July,2004 | so here we are. notice the blatant stealing of matt's 'music i'm listening to right now' styles. when in doubt, borrow strategically from the masters. friday afternoon. week 5 of sports camp over and done already. stumbled my way through another laid-back caffeine fueled friday with fin and ali and the little silverbacks. thursday-night-kalli probably thinks this little game is hilarious. oh, foufones ladies night, look whatcha gone and done to me now. exciting messages about laura g and jana + joe visiting montreal this weekend. splendid development. in other news, gonna go take apart my soon to be reclaimed bed with nazarin. moving day tomorrow!!! but before I go, some beautiful detail from everyone's favourite deep south poet, david berman (of 'silver jews' fame) 'It all reminds me of that moment when you take off your sunglasses after a long drive and realize that it's earlier and lighter out than you had accounted for.' ---from 'The Charm of 5:30' in his book kaija lent me, 'actual air' |
4,075,344 | female | 23 | indUnk | Leo | 12,August,2004 | i think it has rained on about 17 of my 23 birthdays. and not just rained. poured, thundered, blown small trees over. my mom told me i was born in a thunderstorm. she once told me a theory about how dylan, daniel and i have personalities that somewhat mirrored the weather at the time we entered the world: me, a stormy, humid, noisey august night. dylan, a serene sunny may afternoon. daniel, the only major snowstorm of the season that year in toronto. i always liked that theory. i've probably embellished. even in the early morning sunshine on tuesday, i knew the rain would come. and it did. and so did the electrical storm. hitting a peak around the time i was biking home from dance class at 8:30. but lo and behold, 14 or so intrepid montrealers braved those flooded streets and dance club skies. and we were rewarded with the chuck e. cheese of the twenty-something birthday : le lotus bleu. probably the only bring your own wine vietnamese place in town with such a conveniently and stylishly covered terrasse. rain on, rain on... good wine, bad wine, fried bananas impaled with umbrellas and sparklers. roddy doyle, warhol, keats, peach berserk, louis garneau. soulful ireland, stoned wheat, tied barley, creeping vines. japanese punk art, homemade cards and jager. such a night of surprise sweetness and good laughs. and at the end there was a hot bagel. wednesday. lying half-conscious on the grass of fletcher's field, the steady stream of cars swooshing down the hill on ave. du parc sounded so much like rollers crashing steadily on the beach that i could almost hear the drone of the kokrobite fishermen's call. hardened bodies bracing against the heaving rope. hardened voices chanting in imperfect unison. the sun on my face, for a moment, felt warm enough to remind me of early morning runs. a quick dip and then the sand between my toes. for a second i thought i could smell someone cooking beans and sauce. ghana visits often these days. in flashes. like the momentary memories the day after a rollicking drunken night. like a victim's vision of blood and glass, weeks after a car crash. like a misplaced snapshot falling unexpected out of a book. like memories of the touch of a long lost lover, coming back to haunt the senses. as if only a few hours had passed. i've been trying to grab on hard to these moments of recollection. i've been trying to figure out where they fit into the web of past, present and future in my mind that is somehow under the heading 'Ghana.' all i know is that i have an undeniable feeling that all of these little fragmented pieces need to be pulled together. weighed against and between each other. allowed to mingle and converse a bit. it seems that there's a feeling, a realization, an experience, something connecting them all. one that is greater than the sum of its parts. one that i hope will eventually become more clear. when it does, i would love for it to be accompanied by a neon arrow floating above my head. pointing me the way forward. |
4,075,344 | female | 23 | indUnk | Leo | 09,August,2004 | tired, tired bones. and a stuffed-up nose. but the following moments are a few among many from this past weekend that make how i feel right now 100% worth the trouble: - the triumph of sidewalk chalk messages and serendipitous people-watching on the part of chelsea, kate and corey leading to the lovely brightening of alyssa's birthday, last-minute ticket style - unamplified drum sounds, sweat soaked backs through paperthin tshirts and over-the-shoulder keyboard views from the sweetest, hottest opera box spot ever at modest mouse and wolf parade at the rialto - making the 6:55 am train to k-town with 3 minutes to spare. flawless. - wind through my air and oldies on the radio, cruising around the islands on lake ontario - listening to the irishmen reach full tilt as kate threw down the stepdancin' hammer and the stinky foot scent of dutch cheese overpowered the wine - 'so we're all in the driveway, but did anyone actually call a cab?' - 'i mean, with all the shit women go through with their bodies an' everthing. i'd be up for testing out the ol' mood swings on the male birth control pill' - breakfast burrito and owen's fistfulla cheerios at the sleepless goat - baby photos ...nice. |
4,075,344 | female | 23 | indUnk | Leo | 05,August,2004 | this post is dedicated to the almighty wd4o. and to the following other tried and tested things in this world which just really make sense: - modest mouse - big bathtubs - baby carrots - soy delicious ice cream - fenders (of the bicycle variety...other types too, i suppose) - rainbow sidewalk chalk - two-drain kitchen sinks - balconies - hoodies - kitchen music - slow dancing ...can't believe the date box says aug 5. wha? modest mouse tomorrow. kingston this weekend. otown/grace's wedding next weekend. only one more weekend in montreal before ....SCHOOL...birthday fun on tuesday...oh august, why don't you take your shoes off? sit down and stay a while. come on now. with regards to ontario-bound plans for the weekend of the 13th-15th. if ANYONE reads this and is planning on travelling toronto-bound on the friday or montreal-bound on sunday anywhere in the general montreal-kingston/ottawa-orillia/muskoka corridor(s), please help me dodge the via rail money train at least one way. um, does anyone else get that stomach sinking with the sun feeling in their stomachs when they realize that what were once 9:30 sunsets are now at 9:00? at least falling leaves brings returning friends and student loan cheques and fiery mont royal. gotta buck up. skipping a year of winter makes my toes turn white just thinking about november. scarves. fuzzy, fuzzy scarves. and mittens. |
4,075,344 | female | 23 | indUnk | Leo | 02,August,2004 | some days mcgill sports camp makes me wonder how much like or unlike my current self i would be had i been switched at birth and raised by westmountians. summers at the country house with my tennis court and water trampoline. sushi in my lunchbox. designer kids outfits. getting my sweaty summer bum stuck on bmw leather seats. what is happiness for a kid from the Boulevard? would i still think that an apartment with sticky drawers and creaky floors and an old porcelain bathtub was perfect? would i still walk 6 extra blocks for 1 dollar cheaper beer? would i ever have called a 50 dollar gst refund 'joyous?' would i still buy sidewalk chalk at the dollar store? for that matter, would i be in montreal? in debt? in aux vivres? would i be wearing oversized, one-pocketed, red mcgill all-purpose jock uniform shorts? or would i be on an internship on a tropical island for an indeterminate number of years? drinking coconut milk and writing messages for the sea turtles in the sand. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | urlLink XML Feed available by that link, or at the right --> Please note this is for newsreaders. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | So good to be out of school.. Had a really nice last day. Came home, urlLink changed some urlLink things . I'm also going back to the urlLink old design. Also, it's urlLink round two . I think I'll syndicate this blog, just for kicks. Peace. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Well everyone, the Block final wasn't very hard (big surprise). All we did was read the short stories. But, (stupid Malon ey ) made us do the dumbest things. We had to answer all sorts of questions for each question. And, he made us list 3-5 qualifications of a short story. Pretty dum, that man. Then in the second hour we finish the movie. It's so sad that urlLink Jenny dies from AIDs in the end. I didn't know that... But now I do. I'm in another battle with urlLink Joe and urlLink DJ Studios . urlLink This is the thread that it's all happening in. I update the animations on the main page, don't know if you noticed... TOMORROWS THE LAST DAY!!! |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Yesterday marked the release of a temp. urlLink bodyvisual , as I'm sure you already know. I finally figured out how to get the XML into Flash, so everything you see can be controlled dynamically through one XML file. Also, all together in size it is only about 8kb. Very quick to load. Today is the Block final. I think that it is stupid we have to stay for all three hours. But, maybe it's just me... I'll post and let the 2/3 period know what to expect. All the reports from Monday were really vague. Anyway, I got that job at the urlLink College that I wanted. Yesterday I sent off my resumé to urlLink several urlLink agencies that urlLink Brian recommended, after saying that I couldn't work with him. Oh well. The job @ uni is great because they give me vacation time. Peace. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Hey everyone. Well, it's me. Yep. Here I am. Doing what I said I'd never do: making myself a blog. Anyways. Looking for some jobs if anyone's interested. urlLink cv if your interested. Also, I should be online soon. I've been having problems with the XML backend.. can't seem to get the dynamic text boxes to show the text. Oh well... That's all for now. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Well, today marked the first day of my urlLink job at the university. For a first day I worked incredibly long (6.5 hours), but it was fun. The project we're doing is archiving all the old aerial photos of the region (some as old as 1926). This includes scanning them in at the best dpi (hell to calculate) and then adjusting the curves in PS so the histogram is balanced. It seems like it may be a cool project, because there is a web part, which I am going to get, earning me $3000 by the end of the 10 weeks. After work I was uber tired. But, I went and took some shots of the gardens because it was a really nice evening. You can see those pictures urlLink here . I am learning better how to focus the camera with the AiAf, and have managed to get several really crisp pictures. The 4.0 mp does wonders, and the colour is sooo rich! Take care, TGIF tomorrow x___x m. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I have added the subdomain 'foto' to bodyvisual.com to showcase my photography sets. Enjoy. /I start my job tomorrow.. i'm excited! |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | My urlLink camera arrived yesterday evening. Really a nice cam. Love the 4 mp. Hope everyone's having a nice summer! |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | It's been a good weekend so far. Yesterday we went to the lake and sailed in a big storm and lots of wind. It was really cool. ...signed up for urlLink Gmail today. You can mail me urlLink here . Also, PHP is proving to be easy to learn. I've got a new urlLink layout up too. Looks a bit like urlLink Joshua Davis . Not really, tho. urlLink Peace. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Due to the amount of personal email I am receiving at my Gmail account, I have changed the password, making the account non-public now. Sorry to disappoint. However, if anyone is sincere about wanting their own account, you can mail me urlLink here , and I'll see what I can do. Also, I got paid for the first time yesterday. The check was for 103 dollars, which I promptly spent all but six of. Hehe. I bought a sweet little cruzer mini with 256mb capacity and the new tiesto cd (which kicks ass). Peace out, michael |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | urlLink G-Mail . For your public account and storage, use the login of bodyvisual and the password of public . As a public courtesy, please do not change or delete any mail you find there. Enjoy the 1000mb of free space! Feel free to use it as a flash-drive-like option, i.e. backing up important files temporarily. Ciao! |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Looks good, definatly going to do this! urlLink ayato@web |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | urlLink Mike has brought something to my attention about the new Mozilla Firefox 0.9. [quote] For those of you who have not yet installed 0.9 of FireFox you might want to backup before you do. Some people have reported cases while upgrading that their systems have locked up, then upon restart it executed an infinate loop sucking all system resources until all of the programs crashed. [/quote] Some users have had to nuke their HDD because of this. See this link for more details: urlLink http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2003-April/000233.html . peace out. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | W00t. My good friend just won Kirupa SOTW. Congrats, m8. Check him out: urlLink KRANESTYLE.COM |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | urlLink we.Blog 2003-04 Thanks bunches to my good friend Mike DiPietro, mdipi , and his blog for mentioning me. He's very talented, and only 14! Great guy. :D |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | urlLink Gmail is too creepy |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Hehe, I've got 3 more invitations to Gmail, if anyone is interested. I guess that I get more every few weeks.. Sweet! |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Want to turn your Xbox into a server, computer, or anything else? urlLink Run Linux on your Xbox! |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Something new I just found that is quite interesting if you didn't already know about it: urlLink Google Blog . |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I have uploaded a urlLink working sample of what I have spent the last week and two days designing and building. The site is entirely dynamic, making use a XML backend ( urlLink view ). Any comments are welcomed, just leave a comment. It is still in development. peace out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Work is slowly killing my vision. Right now I have a slight pain behind my eyes, which I have a funny suspicion is from looking at a computer screen since 8:15 this morning. Earlier I had a major problem with XML, but thanks to a good person at kirupa, the problem was solved. urlLink Mike finally got his Gmail account, and told me he has been frantically emailing people all day. hehehe. Michelle's back from Korea (or has been since last Monday). She bought me a 'Be The Reds' shirt because I love it so much. *hugs michelle*. Well, back to work.. almost done, just another hour... *rubbs eyeballs* I think I'll go take a walk... peace out //edit: I filled up my 256mb flash drive with music today from urlLink music.download.com . I really like T1, as I downloaded all that music in less than 20 minutes. Absolutly amazing.. Too bad they are artists no one has ever heard of.. :) |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Finally got it working. urlLink Fun.php |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | This is very interesting.. I didn't know that piracy cost $13 billion to the s/w industry every year... ... urlLink Piracy Prevention |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I have just released the somewhat beta, somewhat final version of the website for where I work. urlLink CADIS . Click to view. The site has a XML backend, making all the text dynamically updateable. I'd love to urlLink hear what you think . peace out On a side note, I think I'm getting sick of this layout. And, I really wanna add some sort of a shout box-type thing. Maybe a real cool flash/php-driven chalkboard... that'd be slick... anyways, lemme know if you find any bugs... |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I've just finished my entry for a flash battle at bb against cube. The theme was to animate an effect over the sky line of New York City. Tell me what you think. The song is 'To Cure A Weakling Child' by Aphex Twin. All work is done in flash with the picture from urlLink SXC . urlLink Entry . urlLink See Forum Thread . |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I never thought that Tuesday's could be more boring than Mondays. I've done almost everything I can think of to do, and there are still three hours left before I can leave. My oh my. urlLink Mike invited me to urlLink orkut . It's a crazy community that is invite-only. The servur is supa slow. Aaack... SOOOO tired... I'm going out for a while. peace out. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Yes, I've got 6 more Gmail invities, so if anyone wants these, feel free to urlLink mail me and I'll hook you up. There are a few ppl at urlLink kf that I've promised, but not 6. Anyways, at work I'm almost done with all the interfacing for the blue project. I'll upload a working version later today, at work. Yesterday I got some good shots of the garden; will upload later as well. I had a good weekend overall. We went to the town I used to live in, and my step-dad went to an old tavern. hehehe. peace out. btw, urlLink mike has made a shoutbox and put it live on his site.. Very impressive; i'm envious. I checked out two books tho... |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | So after urlLink Louis signed up for blogger and used my previous template, I decided it was time for a general overhall. Do let me know what you think. I've modded some things, added some things, deleted some things. About Macs: I've been thinking very hard about mac or windows. And I've been reading urlLink Mr. Hall's blog. It seems as tho there are many, many new and wonderful innovations that will be introduced into OS X and Tiger within the next year (more than a full year ahead of Longhorn). One of the biggest things I want to use is Safari RSS. I think the RSS searching feature will be s00per cool, and will provide a very easy way to keep up with all the crap I'm to lazy to. I was talking to urlLink Mike earlier about Safari, and he said that it was interesting that I wanted to use Safari RSS and I had never used Mac before. hehe, shows you how much Apple is getting to me. Another thing that was urlLink thrown around was the possibility of a dual 64-bit windows system being capable of competing with a dual G5. I personally like the idea of being able to stick with windows, because of familiarity and the software compatibility. But at the same time I really want a change, and don't all designers use a Mac? :) It's raining very hard across the middle U.S., from OK to east TN. And I burned my tongue. I have four Gmail invitations for anyone who has not received one yet, or would like to try the service out. You may email me urlLink here with your full name and email address. It's been so long since I've done any personal design work. And that's probably because Photoshop is broken on my home computer. Bummer. Everyone have a safe, happy 4th of July, and check out my urlLink work desktop and my urlLink home desktop . Screen manicure for BB tomorrow night! Whoopie! peace out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | My friend urlLink Taras just finished a website for his college. urlLink Click to Visit . It's brilliant. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I just finished watching the urlLink WWDC 2004 in San Francisco. It sounds like Apple is really making amazing strides, most importantly against Windows. One thing that really blew my mind was the new urlLink Power Mac G5 . Dual 2.5ghz procesors, 1.25ghz FSB (a win system can't even compete), 64-bits of processing power, and other crazy new features that I can't even begin to describe. I'm really excited about how cool Macs are now that I've really seen some of the new features that are going to be incorporated into Tiger. And, to back track a little, the Power Mac's are starting at $1999, and come standard as dual processors (Dual G5, 900mhz FSB, etc). So, now I'm faced with a tricky problem: Do I buy a Mac for less than (I think) the cost of building a dual processor PC, or do I go ahead with my familiar Windows XP and wait for Longhorn? It's a tough decision. One thing that I'm really worried about is the software issues. I have tons of software for Windows systems that just won't work on a Mac, some of which don't even exist for the Mac (3D Studio Max). Also, I'm really excited about Safari RSS. And the new video formats. And Spotlight. And the video conferencing capabilities. It's so amazing what Apple is doing. I really want a Mac now. You should watch the WWDC video. It's long, but totally worth it. peace out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I have found several good sites for testing X/HTML pages in different browsers. Here are the links: Netscape Navigator urlLink NN Archive - contains versions 2-7 of NN. Mozilla urlLink Mozilla Downloads - the most up-to-date versions of Mozilla's products. urlLink Previous Versions - contains versions 1.0 thru 1.8a1 for download. urlLink The Really Old Versions - here are versions previous to 1.0 (like, say, 0.6). Internet Explorer urlLink Latest Version - most recent release of IE. urlLink Standalone Versions - IE dating back to dinosaurs (v3.0-5.5 sp2). Works best on XP. (Thx urlLink Mark ). If you know of any more/different/better sites, leave a comment. This is just a little resource to help you out if you're ever wondering what your page looks like in old browsers. //edit: for a mac view, check here: urlLink iCapture > |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | My good friend urlLink Louis has started up a free host. The deal's pretty sweet for being totally free . urlLink Check it out . peace out btw, my site is urlLink here . :D |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | VERY entertaining little app. Don't really know what it's for, but there you are: urlLink Google Talk |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Hey, go check this kid out.. he's a s00per great guy and knows his php like no one's business! urlLink | Louis Mullie's Blog | |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I was taking time off of work today and managed to find myself at urlLink 2A . I got to thinking as I was working my way through the site about how important 2A used to be to me, and how they aren't so much now. Back in the day (pssh, 2 years ago...) 2A was by far the best thing that I had ever seen. Period. It was prolly the reason I started doing flash, too. But now after I've seen urlLink such urlLink amazing urlLink things , 2A isn't that big of a deal. It's like they want to be, but it's like they try too hard, and end up overdoing it all. It's like they are the old school, with there 'super-cool' 25 milligram video that really rocked the industry when it came out. But now it's like, yea, so what? But really, don't get me wrong. I love 2A's work, and they're still going strong after a lot of people have dropped out of the game. Congratulations, 2A, for fueling today's amazingly talented individuals. And for taking all the ripping gracefully. peace out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Wow, so much has happened since last night, or else it just feels like it. This morning I went and got my driver's license, and passed on the first try. The lady was really nice and told me I wasn't mergin right and told me how to do it the right way. Really cool. Also, last night some friends that are moving came over to say goodbye and I got into a conversation with them about the best way to buy the Mac. He said that buying a computer is a process, and that it would be really smart to buy it in pieces. So, I'm going to save up for the CPU which comes with a mouse and keyboard and just buy a cheap little CRT monitor and then start saving up for the monitor I really want (which is going to cost about $1000 I think...), the 23' HD Cinema Display (not the new one, the older one). Then after that I'll buy either the wireless keyboard/mouse or get an Airport base depending on if we have DSL/Cable/Satellite by then. Then I'll get the sound system last as I'm hoping to get a fairly good one. If anyone knows a site for good cheap computer audio systems, please tell me about it. To pay for all of this I'm saving all the money (got paid today!) from the internship, and *hopefully* getting a job at MegaByte, the 'Apple Store' (really an authorized reseller). That way I should be able to get employee discounts and I could keep that job part time during school. There's something that I've been thinking about trying to get started. Since freelance is so popular and there is so much good talent that is freelancing (I'm talking web, video, and print design) out there, why not make a freelancing design studio? It would be really cool to have some sort of an agency that has contact with 30-50 freelancers and sets up jobs with them after the client contacts 'leaders'. Put that way it sounds like some websites out there that already exist, but it would be different. One advantage would be the ability to have so much talent in so many areas available to the clientele, therefore generating the best product. Almost like a collaborative effort on a single project with people from all over the globe working through a chat room-like form of communication. There would be no relocation necessary as it would be totally digital. Many projects could be processed at the same time unlike a design studio with only 6 members. I think it's a really cool idea, and I'd love to hear what everyone thought about it. I'm really interested in getting this up and running no matter how many people would be interested or available right off the bat. Give me a urlLink shout about what you think. peace out :) |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | urlLink Mike finally has his server back, woo hoo. His damn host is stupid and takes forever to respond but whatever. Also, I've been made a moderator at BB forum. Fun stuff. The template work is going slow as ever. I hate the fact that the previous designers were inexperienced and therefore there are 1,652 lines of HTML in one page I'm updating. But I'm almost done with the first bit. We got new kitties a couple days ago and they're being a little annoying. Last night our oldest cat slept with me and woke me up at around 4 a.m. demanding to go out the open door of my room and be fed. I don't feed the cats ever, so I just shut the door, locking him out of my room, but he scrathed up the carpet by my door and that woke me up. So after an hour I was like fuck it and got up and threw him out the backdoor. Literally. So, overall I got like 4 hours of sleep last night, and I'm definitely feeling tired at work today. C'est la vie. The reason I went to bed at 12 last night was because I was watching the movie 'Heat' with DeNiro and Kilmer. I absolutly love that movie to no end. I started watching at 8, and finished (after numerous interruptions from the cats) at 11.30. By the time I was ready to sleep, it was past midnight and I was pissed. But, that's all good. I'm fairly awake now, with pizza, coffee, and coke pumped into my veins. But still, it's not a good thing when you wake up with a headache. I need more sleep and less screen. I'm keeping my tan from this fucking 20' lcd I live in front of. Dammit. peace out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | So over my extended lunch hour today I went and took a visit to the Apple Store. (I didn't get my DL). When we got there they had two Powermac G5s sitting there, being beautiful. I got into this discussion with one of the guys there about basically everything, and I learned a lot, including that Photothop takes eleven seconds (one-one-thousand...) to start up. That was really exciting. I mean really. And they had a widescreen (about 23' I think) that it was set up on. The entire thing was gorgeous. And the salesman did a really good job of selling me on the whole thing, even though all he did was say yes to all my questions. I think that I've decided to go ahead and get a Mac when I've got the money. Also something really amazing he showed off to me: Exposé. He opened up a ton of apps and then hit F9 and magically they all tiled together. Amazing device there. I was totally raving when I left. Hehe, and I got two hang-up posters of the G5 and the Cinema Displays. Woo hoo, I can hardly wait until August when I have the money for one. *grin* peace out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | I had quite a good time over the past weekend, and I hope everyone else did as well. It was probably my very first 'sane' fourth, where I didn't get burned or stabbed with a PVC pipe (recalling last year when i nearly chopped my toe off with a pipe...) At first I didn't think that I was going to do anything for the fourth, seeing as how I had/have no money, and that my parent's weren't home. But then the neighbors got home and bought explosives and we had fun. So today I'm going to go and take the driving test for my license (sp?). I should do okay. And then (the best part) we're going down to the Apple store and letting me see the pretty Macs. I can't wait, it's gonna be sweet. Random bits: I'm over 1000 posts @ BB in about 3 months. Also, check urlLink this out, it's from urlLink SRF.STN . Funny as hell. peace out :) |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | Hmmm.. I've been terribly busy since last I posted. I've worked on some more sites, which will be released soon. And I've started production on my site. Nothing fancy, but it's cool. Got to talk with urlLink Mike Minor today. Very great guy, super cool. It was good to get back in touch with him. Only $1000 away from the mac. I should get some freelance to get there faster. Also, new friends are listed at right. Thanks for your support guys :) peace out. |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | So I took another trip to the Apple store Saturday. I spent 2 hours there, and found out a lot more information regarding powermacs and their hardware. I didn't know that there were two releases of them, a release A and release B. The main differences between the two is that the low-end model was only a single processor, and the middle model was the dual 1.8 (which I want). This is important because with the middle model you get more fun stuff, like an 8gb ram capacity, a 160gb hdd, and 3 pci-x slots. A quick google on the matter produced urlLink this : Revision 1.0 of the PCI-X specification defined PCI-X 66 and PCI-X 133 devices that transferred data up to 133 MTS, or over 1Gbyte per second for a 64-bit device. The present revision adds two new speed grades: PCI-X 266 and PCI-X 533, offering up to 4.3 gigabytes per second of bandwidth, 32 times faster than the first generation of PCI. Another major feature of the PCI-X 2.0 specification is enhanced system reliability. Sounds pretty cool, and I think I should investigate this more. The only downside to the release A powermac is $200 more (for the store prices). I think that that is a better thing to get however, because of the added features. *Hopefully* I'm making a good decision on Apple. It's an awful lot of money, and I could build a windows system for half as much. One more thing: I'm in a urlLink battle at BB. It's fun ^__^ peace out :) |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | First off, for all you loyal readers, I'm sorry it's been so long since I've updated. Quite busy have I been. Yesterday I took off work (and missed the AS conference) to go to the lake. I had a lot of fun and spent probably eight full hours in the water. I went sailing by myself on the little MX Ray ( urlLink click ) for the first time in a year and ooh it was sooo much fun! I didn't capsize nearly as much as I thought I would (only 3 times near the end) considering the wind was so strong. It was super annoying though because when I pulled the urlLink spinnaker the wind completely died and I drifted right into the shore near some dumb kids who were like 'Huh, what's that yellow thing Uncle Jim?' We went out on the wooden boat for a good two hours and I burnt the tops of my knees something awful! They really hurt but I urlLink cbf to put aloe on it. Oh well, it'll heal. It's not like I've never been burned before. Also, I went buck-wild with my camera the other night and got some urlLink pictures that were pretty cool. I used my step-dad's big-ass lantern and ran around in front of my camera on a tripod for 15 seconds. Pretty fun blinding the neighbors at 10 o'clock p.m. But I lost the original high-res of the ones I uploaded. :( One last thing - I'm in another urlLink tennis match @ BB. Great fun, first time doing that sort. Anyway, it's time to go home from work now. Congrats to urlLink Chris and urlLink David for being so good at flash. Props you guys. -out |
1,263,465 | male | 16 | Technology | Scorpio | 10,July,2004 | You know that? It really does.... grrr.. work? i hate it. you can't fucking imagine. Not only am I sick of doing all these bullshit websites, I'm sick of having them picked to destruction by my boss. But, what are boss's for, eh? I'll be soooo happy when I get paid to be forced to change websites.. That'll be sweet. So then enough rant.... My site is finally starting to come together. It looks really nice, but sorry, there's no preview :P So far I'm at 130 or so lines of AS, and there's still more to do. Hopefully I'll be finished with it before school starts. Ah. School. It starts in like 2 weeks. As much as I want to see my friends, I really don't want to go back. Just like every other summer, this one has whizzed by. Fuck. I hate work, I really do. I love the money, but I hate the time it takes up. grrrrr. Maybe I could write the fucking government and they'd pay me for doing nothing. But then again, maybe not. Oohhhh.. it's nearly mac time! This friday I'll have almost enough for the computer, and then after I sell some stuff I'll have enough for the mac, dual 17' LCDs that I found on eBay, and *hopefully* a desk and a light. Bah. I'm tired. I'm cranky. And, there's a big meeting on Friday that I haven't even thought about. Grrrrrr. Maybe I'll call in sick on Friday... yeees, that's the thing to do! oh my, that was like one big entire bitch session. Oh well... sorry for not updating for so damn long. peace out. |
1,912,994 | female | 27 | Technology | Libra | 04,August,2004 | after another wonderful week and weekend at home, the journey again takes me to ohio, hopefully the last trip up here for a while. weekend was great, weather is finally starting to cool down and the humidity is at a reasonable level. don't feel like the humid glue hits me when i walk outside, but i'm sure that was just for the weekend and the humid swamp will return again. saturday turned into an xbox day - brute force - was at our beckoning, and we whipped up on some alien muntant ass. sunday was football as usual, no good games on tv - but still enjoyed the thrill of football season. and now to monday -- up at 4:45am to catch a 6:30am flight, i truly believe flights that early should be banned. so i get on the plane, same seat as last time i might add, and the flight attendant remembers me - here, all i want to do is sleep - and she has to tell me how she remembers me from 2 weeks ago and from before then and how i sit in the same seat. all very good observations on her part, but remember i just want to sleep. i did my best to be kind and talk with her, but when she came back to sit across from me and talk - i had to continue on to sleep land. |
1,912,994 | female | 27 | Technology | Libra | 04,August,2004 | Once again how music can make you think... anyone? Fuel - 'Falls On Me' You see me hanging round starting to swear about this black hole of a dark field and silently within hands touchin skin sharp breaks my disease and i can breath and all of your ways all you dream falls on me it falls on me and your beautiful sky the light you breath falls on me it falls on me ahha i feel like a pain it draws me in again sqaushes all my worst of me darkness in my veins I never could explain and i wonder if you have ever seen and still believe /chorus am I that strong to carry on have i changed your life have i changed my world could you save me ahhhhha /chorus /chorus |
1,912,994 | female | 27 | Technology | Libra | 04,August,2004 | what a difference good music can make... |
1,912,994 | female | 27 | Technology | Libra | 04,August,2004 | does the dream exist... anyone? somedays are better than other days, life is strange like that. one day you can be in such a good mood and not really understand the reasoning behind the spark in your eyes and the next day your mood is the complete opposite, once again, not understanding the mud in your eyes. |
1,912,994 | female | 27 | Technology | Libra | 04,August,2004 | weekend adventure list: - night club - party favors - late night walks - watching the sunrise - darkness durning the day my weekend was a big adventure from the time i got off the plane on friday until i went to sleep last night .. just the way i wanted it to be. |
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