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2009-08-24T00:39:00.001-04:00

The End.

RIP Cholla

2009-08-18T20:47:00.005-04:00

"Goddamn morphadites! "

2009-07-21T17:31:00.004-04:00

Past life

2009-06-19T01:36:00.005-04:00

Smurfs theme

2009-06-19T01:30:00.003-04:00

La la la la la la lalalalalaalaala la laaa laa laa la laa

2009-05-01T20:00:00.000-04:00

"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you. "
Satchel Paige

2009-04-23T23:52:00.001-04:00

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world"
Mahatma Gandhi

Chelsea

2009-04-05T21:17:00.002-04:00

Marriott Courtyard Burbank, CA

2009-03-27T06:03:00.003-04:00

2009-02-27T19:18:00.004-05:00

What this article doesn't say is that Aric and Harley had just sat down in a booth at the rear of the Golden Dragon restaurant. I thought it was funny that 2 of the guys at the small bar in the front of the Golden Dragon were dancing. No sooner had the waiter brought the noodles and duck sauce then POP. I turned around and saw Choi Wing standing with a gun in his hand pointed at a guy whose head looked and sounded like an overflowing sink of blood. I think it was at this point that Aric said something like "holy shit he just shot that guy". We both sprang up and ran out the back through the kitchen into the rainy streets. All this because neither of us had any cash and we were looking for a place that took Amex. And it was 2:00am.
I can't remember what year it was, maybe '95.

I just realized I posted this 2 years ago. I don't care.

stuff i like

2009-02-15T17:33:00.002-05:00

Flashlights:
-Surefire 6PL machined aluminum LED flashlight. It uses a pair of 123a batteries that seem to last long enough for me not to complain about changing them.
-Streamlight Scorpion Xenon bulb. Super bright but it eats 123a batteries. Bulbs can go as well. Mine was inoperable for a while until I cannibalized a donor. I eventually ordered some parts.
-Mini Maglite w/Nite Ize LED & switch upgrade. The Mini Mag was sitting around doing nothing and the extra parts I found at Target. It works better than a regular AA Mini Mag.

Free stuff I use

2009-02-13T09:56:00.005-05:00

Open Office I use this free open source word processor and spreadsheet. It also includes a presentation program, a drawing program and a database program. I regularly use the word processor, Writer, and spreadsheet, Calc, in place of Microsoft's equivalent products. No problems to speak of. Documents can be saved in a variety of formats to ensure compatibility with most popular office programs.

Inkscape Free, open source vector graphics editor. I was a long time Corel draw user over the years but needed to upgrade. I thought about Adobe Illustrator but couldn't justify the expense. I had tried other free vector graphics editors in the past but was never happy with any of them for various reasons. Inkscape has proven to be solid and reliable and suits my needs, for free.

Gimp The free, open source alternative to Adobe Photoshop. While I do use Aperture to sort and store my photos, I use Gimp when I feel the need to retouch or adjust them. Tons of features and extremely powerful allowing you to keep things as simple or as complex as you need them to be. Lots of active users and developers so new features are always being added and bugs are addressed. Plug in support allow its feature set to grow.

VLC Allows you to open various audio and video formats as well as DVDs and streams. Does a ton of other stuff that I don't utilize but I am glad to have it all.

Flip4Mac Allows you to play WMV files in QuickTime. Very convenient.

Miro A free video player plus more with a really nice user interface. Watch internet tv and video podcasts. Built in BitTorrrent so you can download and watch from the same application. Subscribe to RSS feeds and watch YouTube content in HD. Internet TV.

2009-01-25T05:55:00.003-05:00

2008-12-28T06:35:00.002-05:00

2008-12-01T23:25:00.002-05:00

super secret double probation recession

2008-12-01T17:05:00.004-05:00

We are now officially in a recession.
No shit.
Why the National Bureau Of Economic Research decided to unleash this bit of information today is beyond me. Today is the same as yesterday, which is the same as last week, the same as last month. What will happen on Friday when the latest job market report is released?
If on Monday we are in a recession, on Friday what will we be?

Fucked.

2008-11-25T18:55:00.001-05:00

Dean Kamen

2008-11-20T16:38:00.001-05:00

http://www.ted.com/talks

2008-11-19T00:56:00.004-05:00

It is time that the smart embrace being smart.
And I don't mean that "I'm a nerd I'm cool" crap.
You are a nerd, glad you discovered the word finally. Next week you will be a hippopotamus and it still won't make a difference. But being smart will make a difference. So speak up if you know the answer. Tell someone they are wrong and you can prove it. And then prove it. What gets passed off as fact these days is sometimes far from it. So say something if you knew the truth. I am tired of listening to morons, and scared that people take some morons seriously. I am not saying call everyone out on everything, but if something doesn't sound right explore the possibility that it isn't right.
That is all.

the last 5 things played

2008-11-19T00:53:00.003-05:00

-The Poster Children - this town needs a fire
-Sick Of It All - built to last
-Biohazard - urban discipline
-Tom Petty - you got lucky
Gwen Stefani - danger zone

"Rub it on me Duane..."

2008-11-11T18:39:00.001-05:00

2008-11-10T18:02:00.000-05:00

FOH engineer available with references.
Inquire within.
Thank you.
H

2008-11-07T03:47:00.001-05:00

2008-09-30T22:30:00.002-04:00

2008-08-30T23:20:00.001-04:00

Things have a funny way of working out.