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101st Post!!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

My first little milestone for this blog. Is it important. Aw, hell no! I just felt like pointing that out.

My sleep was kind of spotty this morning but overall it wasn’t too bad. My dad stopped by to paint. I was going to help him but my PC decided to kill over and die. The power supply was going and it finally quit today. I’ve been contacting the manufacturer, it looks like I’ll send in the old unit and pay for a new, it’s cheaper than buying retail. One interesting way to test is to short the 20 pin connector with a paper clip, unplugging it all obviously and connecting pins 16&17. It powered on for a split second and died.

I ate lunch with my dad at Old Chicago. I finished the Oktoberfest mini tour. The Bluegrass Brewing Company has a good Oktoberfest brew out of Louisville, I was pleasantly surprised.

Today I’m feeling kind of pissy given the thing from last night and I don’t know. I’m hoping Ms. Sexy X calls today though I don’t expect it.

NCIS season 7 starts tonight which I’m excited about. The LA version also shows thereafter but I think LL Cool J is an idiot and I wasn’t impressed by the “new” show when they had their 2 episodes last season. We’ll see.

I’m actually feeling pissed at life in general. I feel like I’m stuck in a bog and I’m just waiting. :-(

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A Few Tidbits

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

I haven’t gotten a call from Ms. Sexy X today though I’ve tried. I think maybe she’ll call tonight but I don’t know. I feel good to some extent. I’m still ticked off at not getting to talk with her longer but what can you do? Sigh.

The final episode of the season of True Blood is tonight. (S02E12: Beyond Here Lies Nothin’) It’s starting now actually. I can’t wait. :-) I’ll post about it later, probably sometime tomorrow.

I went outside today and tanned for two hours. It seemed to work a little bit though I may give it another go a few more times to see if I can get darker. It’s not necessary though… this golden tan looks good I think. I used my Crest White Strips today. My teeth no longer hurt the past few times I’ve used them. I also went and got a Gold’s Gym pull up bar. It cost $45 but I’ve been neglecting myself for 2 months now. I ran the other day and I’m not going to start that up with any regularity but I do want to use that pull up bar on a regular basis. I was up to doing 10 slow chin ups easy… actually closer to 12. I’d do it a few times a day. I can barely do 5. I like this product as it takes a second to assemble and I can use it in any doorway. It’s not as good as a dedicated bar but you gotta make do with what you have sometimes.

I’ve been thinking. I’ve got a plan in the back of my head on how to use my vacation days. :-) :-) :-) Also, I’m trying to think of a way to constructively use my spare time. It’s hard to do when the depression swings around but perhaps it’ll help. I just have to come up with whatever “it” is.

Tomorrow I have to mail off some items I put on eBay. About half my stuff sold which is awesome.

In tech news, 802.11n was finally approved by the IEEE. It’s been in “draft” status for 7 years now. Most devices should work with the final version but it’s about time. I don’t know what red tape holds it back but improving on old standards is always better for everyone.

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STARCRAFT II

Friday, August 14th, 2009

I figure this deserved a post of its own. I used to play Starcraft all the time when it first came out. Blizzard had a hit with that, Warcraft, and Diablo. Since Warcraft 3 was such a success they seemed to have shifted all their focus on that and making the World of Warcraft franchise. I don’t blame them as that’s a money maker but they abandoned their other titles. Yes, literally too as they had made Starcraft: Ghost a third person shooter title and months before its release it silently faded away. It wasn’t a real time strategy game but I looked forward to it. They announced sometime last year or two years ago or maybe even longer that Starcraft 2 was being made. It looks a lot like its predecessor but it’s updated for current software and graphics. I’m stoked but how do we know they will release it?

The reason I write this is because Best Buy has it slated for release on November 3rd which is pretty definite. If memory serves me right, the same thing happend with Ghost. Hmmm.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8719899&st=starcraft+2&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1200702781643

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Text Update

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Apparently, when the customer service representative removed my internet package they also removed the text messaging. I don’t know how she didn’t catch that as she asked to make sure I wanted it left on. I just got off the phone with them and he put it back on. It’s working now. It’d have been nice if he threw a credit on there for my troubles. One can dream, right? Then again, I don’t want to be another person that sucks off the teat of welfare.

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