Anya, we're headed into the furnace!

Where are the damn social aggregators.

MySpace, Facebook, Blogger, LiveJournal (Now, thankfully cross posting), personal web sites. It's a fsckton to manage.

Consider me annoyed. I've spent way too much time on this stuff and still not done.

On the plus side, Tai is helping me by kneading my right leg.

I'm trying to think of a term for the first post on a blog after a long hiatus...  Maybe there already is one. I should consult the urban dictionary.  Until that time, that's what this post is.

Do not play this game.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/bloxorz

Happy Birthday to aeamek.  

Best wishes to the guy that brought us the term Douchemate.  

We're goin climbing tonite.  Here's hoping he doesn't get a busted ass for his birthday.  Though, I may give him one anyway.

Walking some trails near my home, I discovered that there were some warp pipes in the area. I totally din't have a flute, so I figured I'd just snap them for your enjoyment.

Some coding work I'm doin required me to add back a second video card. The result.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6197058.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Sony plans will phase out the $499 model of its PlayStation 3 game machine, leaving only a higher capacity $599 model in the U.S.

They flippelled... They floppelled... The finally caved. Price drop my ass. Like I said, they got manufacturing down. That's it. 80G drives costin them less that 60Giggers and no Emotion chip. You truly are a global company. Congrats. When aiming for the foot, I suggest trying to remove as little toes as possible.


Also, Peter Moore leaves Xbox for EA. That seems like a match made in heaven. I don't wanna hear jack about it bein cause he wants to be with his family. He fscked up on the 360 front. 1.16 billion.

Ah well. It's fine. aeamek is getting a 360 and Gears soon enough.

Ok, just letting everyone know that the impossible is possible.

The situ. Friend is flying to Canada for business today around noon. Friend is here in North Carolina. Friend leaves critical, non-reproduceable documents in hometown in Texas. Doesn't realize documents are not here until 10pm last night. Friend can't get on plane w/o them. Might as well stay home

The impossible. Get said docs from Texas to North Carolina before noon. So, 14 hour clock is ticking.

By 1am, 11 hrs remaining, it is determined that the ONLY way to get docs in on time is FedEx. Just so you know, FedEx has SAME DAY service. It is HORRENDOUSLY expensive. Think, I'm gonna mail this package, or, get new tires for my Accord. Yeah. Expensive. Also, it's completely dependent upon the commercial passenger flight lines. At 1am, the only flight would get it there at 11:50. A mere 22 minutes before it would be too late to bother.

At 2am, 10 hrs and counting, the decision is made to do the deal. By 3:30 it is arranged and package is picked up. Sleep. Yeah.. right. Flight leaves 7am.

8am, 4 hours left. Awake and worried. By 9am, 3 hours left, called FedEx and got airbill number. Package IS in the air. FedEx says it make take up to an hour once the plane lands. This will NOT work. This they did NOT tell us when the order was placed. Screwed.

10am, 2 hours left. Package is on Southwest. Go to southwest counter. No one has heard of this thing we're doing. Supervisor called. He's new. They tell us it'll be in cargo and we have to go pick it up at another place in the airport. Plane will land at 11:50. No good. Here's where I tell you to FLY SOUTHWEST. Those people rocked. They were extremely courteous and helpful. The supervisor understood our situation. He would intercept the package and bring it to the counter. FLY SOUTHWEST. They did what they said they would and were exceedingly nice about it. I'll check Southwest for any flights I gotta do first from now on, cattle mentality be damned.

11:45am, 15 mins... Plane lands, status received on mobile phone from Southwest website. Make trek from one end of terminal to the other (3 minutes of brisk walk minimum. Yeah, I timed it, twice.) Package is on the way. 11:48am package delivered. Trek back to far end of terminal and check in. All of this accomplished with a window of less than 15 minutes.

Now please understand that a lot of things had to line up here. Package pickup (FedEx does 24 hour pickup, but expect to PAY for it). Delivery to airport. On the right plane. Good weather. No mechanical issues. Connection made (yeah, even a stupid package had to make a connection.) No mechanical. Weather has rain everywhere except the flight lines. Had to find someone helpful at the Southwest counter. Had to be in on time. Had to be able to make check in. There were many others.

If you've got the money, it is possible to get a package from halfway across the country in under 9 hours from pickup to delivery (at least, in our case). Last night and today were really rough. But, it worked. It really worked. FedEx worked. Southwest worked. I'm amazed and I'm one jaded motherfscker.

Do something meaningful today, there's something in the air.

So, I put a 400disc CD jukebox on Craigslist for sale. Only posted it once, which is a mistake if you want to sell something there. Anyway, some scammy turd decided to try to rope me.


Cox Brenda [coxbrenda96@gmail.com]
Hi,

Do you still have it for sale?

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Kev
Yes I do.

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Cox Brenda [mailto:coxbrenda96@gmail.com]
Regarding this item...

I would like to make an immediate payment through BidPay Account.. And am offering you $120.00 so, you can end the post.

Note: I will also explain how BidPay works, Once i make the payment you will receive a
confirmation email from BidPay stating that the payment has been approved/denied and you will be told immediately that your money is ready for delivery.

As soon as BidPay Approved my payment, you will then receive notification from BidPay.

BidPay will deliver the money themself to your contact address within 24 hours which makes the payment more easier and secure.So kindly get back to me with your full payment address and the weight of the item...so we could proceed with this transaction.

Awaiting your reply...

Regards....

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Kev
Hah. That's hilarious. Thanks. My morning was going terrible but you made it so much better.

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Cox Brenda [mailto:coxbrenda96@gmail.com]

Okay..So kindly get back to me with your full name and address fr the payment to commence by BidPay...

Awaiting your response..

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Kev
Keep awaiting. Does BidPay do currency conversion to gold bullion? I can't not really only accept payment in gold bullion or ramen, which is a delicious way to get paid. Just askin cause this cd player is worth a lot in ramen.

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Conversation stopped there. Damn. I guess they knew what ramen was.

Sony redacted everything they said about the 60G going out. They are SO annoying.

I kinda like it when global companies make global mistakes.

Remember what were talking about yesterday, aeamek? All this fuss gets made of the $100 price drop on the PS3. Well, the thing is, the 60G is going away. No more after July. You'll only be able to get the 80G for $599. Where's the price drop? There isn't one, and Sony's making out like a bandit on it.

So, they're paying probably nothing more for the 80G hard drives in manufacturing than they did for the 60Gs. They're removing the Emotion chip (and most of the backwards compatibility). You're still paying $599 for a PS3. And they're giving you one game. Which, in retail is worth $60, but isn't nearly that to them. So, effectively the PS3 is where it was before, pricewise. Well, again, there's no $500 option. The $100 drop was a clearance sale to get the 60s out of the market and a ruse to make you think that 80G was a deal. $100 does not a 20G hard drive upgrade make.

Fuck Sony.

PS. I heard that you reduced the weight on the PS2. You know. I like the PS2. I like MY PS2. It's a great little system. If mine stops working, I'll get a PS2 slim to replace it. Maybe you fsckers should concentrate on the system that's still going strong. The PS2.5 with a much stronger graphics engine and wireless controllers. If Blizzard can still update StarCraft 10 years after release, you can update HARDWARE 10 years later, right? Yes? No? Oh. You're working on a way to break my PS2 and force my upgrade when it's not plugged into anything but the power line and my tv? Oh. The Suicide chip. I have that? Oh. Ok. Still not getting a PS3 you fsckers.

aeamek Said he'd do this...
1. Reply with your name and I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what movie/song reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a substance [to] wrestle you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what Transformer you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal.


And did it...
1. You look like Gaeta.
2. Anything by Journey.
3. Rainbows!
4. Fuck him right in the ear.
5. It was those Lego Star Wars things on your desk back at the DBBasics office. It signaled to me that you were one with my force.
6. Unicron.
7. Is it Cheri or Sherry? Have I met her? Where the eff did you meet?

To which I say...
7. It's Cherie. It's possible that you've met her, but unlikely. I met her thru my ex-friend KT cause they both worked for the same company. She often has to come to Raleigh for work.

Seriously. Their storyline has crossed mine. I think I have a mutant power now. People are avoiding me. And it rocks.

Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet? Yes, but if I make such a wish, it comes true, and the government knows about it. And satellites tend to get knocked out.

How do you flush the toilet in public? Best effort w/ foot for toilets, not at all for urinals, they should all auto flush anyway.

Do you wear your seatbelt in the car? Yes

Do you have a crush on someone? Not anymore.

Name one thing you worry about running out of. Time.

What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble?  When my hair is short, Chow Yun Fat looks like me. (Not at all, be we all look alike, right.) When my hair is long, Brandon Lee, rotting corpse.

What is your favorite pizza topping? Bacon Cheesburger

Do you crack your knuckles?  Oh fuck yeah, and my wrist. Scares everyone. Including you.

What song do you hate the most? Any song they play incessantly on the radio, like "Photograph", or any song at a concert that every talentless motherfscker in the crowd knows the words to.

Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head? Nope

What are your super powers? The ability to completely forget about the existence of a person once they're out of my zone of perspective. Procrastin...

Peppermint or spearmint? Spearfscker

Where are your car keys?  Hanging on the kitty tail hook where they belong.

Whose answers to this questionnaire do you want to hear? FLIST, George Bush, Marcus Fenix

What's your most annoying habit?  Procrasti..

Where did you last go on vacation? I don't really remember. NOLA I guess.

What is your best physical feature? The area between my scalp and the ball of my feet.

What CD is closest to you right now? "Acoustic Tracks" burned for me by the guy I'm playing guitar with to practice on.

What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator? Pepsi, Parmesan Cheese, Caffiene Free Pepsi

What superstition do you believe/practice? I can fix computers with my presence.

What color are your bed sheets? No sheets. Fleece blankets only, and they're blue, red, tan and a blue/red/tan one.

Would you rather be a fish or a bird? Bird. Duh, birds can EAT fish, fly, and poop on just about anything. And CAW!

Do you talk on your cell phone when you drive? Only when necessary, and usually only long enough to say, "Let me call you when I land."

What are your favorite sayings? He's such a retardicon. Yes, we're going climbing today. Oh god, Kev42 just joined, we're gonna get slaughtered. *sigh*

What song(s) do you sing most often in the shower? Ask LePetomaine

If you could go back or forward in time,where would you go? FORWARD

What is your favorite Harrison Ford movie? Presumed Innocent cause the wife TOTALLY did it.

What CD is in your stereo? No such animal exists. 21st Century Digital Boy.

What CD will be in your stereo in a few minutes? Ok. Car stereo, Information Society-Think

How many kids do you plan on having? "Plans are for fools." - Oglethorpe

If you could kiss anyone who would it be? My clone.

What do you do when no one is watching? Enough to have me labelled by some conservative group.

If they made a movie about your life, what actor/actress would be you? Jack Skellington

Would you rather die in a blaze of glory or peacefully in your sleep? Blazing Sleep?

Coffee or Tea? Tea + Ice + Long + Island

Favorite musician(s)/bands you've seen in concert? Oingo Boingo, Better Than Ezra, Stone Temple Pilots

Have you ever been in love? Oh yea

Do you talk to yourself?  Only to tell myself to shut up.

tekalpha is right. All fluorescent lights have mercury vapor. I did a bit more research, and the story about the $2000 cleanup is true, but excessive, according to the EPA. More can be found at this link: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/05/compact_fluorescent_lights_are.php#more

Basically, if you break a bulb, open the windows to allow the vapor to move along. Use tools to collect the glass fragments. Use disposable paper towels to remove the remaining glass. Don't use a vacuum. Place all fragments in a sealed plastic bag and dispose of as per instructed.

Trace amounts. I've been around trace amounts. I'm not crazy... And neither am I.

I read an article recently about a woman that had to pay over 2000 dollars to clean her daughter's room after a compact fluorescent broke in a lamp. I recently bought some at target. I went back by

and sure enough, every package has this warning.

Yeah. He was totally camped out. Watching everything that was going on. Taking analysis of some of our most high tech aviation hardware. I was trying to figure out if I could shoot it with a Patriot missle before he realized what happened...

Tough call.

It's coming. You better really start thinking about what you've done.

Of the 12 people that I know that own XBox 360s, 6 of them have had broken consoles. A solid 50%. That number would be higher if I wasn't including one friend that JUST (1 week ago) acquired a box. So, I'm being generous.

What sucks is that the class action is just gonna end up makin the lawyers rich.

So, went to the midnight showing of Spidey 3. I can't really comment on the movie. I'm still absorbing it. There was a lot to take in. I don't need to tell you that Venom was awesome and that Sandman was cast perfectly.

Anyway, they have a F42 standee of a life size Silver Surfer in the lobby. It's a pretty nifty display. But, what it really needs to complete the look is one giant fog machine. Silver Surfer, herald of Cumulus.