Project 'finally clean the damn apartment' is well underway...
Something tells me we won't be through tonight, however.
Scott, don't be mad, but i must have thrown out about 20 pounds of old cables, mice and keyboards. Why do I keep all this crap?
RBR's 03/31/05 Newsletter Excerpt
3/31/2005 01:27:00 PM
From this week's RoadBikeRider email newsletter:
Stock Your Shop
Ever started working on your bike only to discover that you didn't have the supplies you need? Then you have to traipse down to the bike shop, a trip that eats into the precious time you're able to dedicate to working on your bike or riding it.
You can avoid these disruptive jaunts by keeping basic supplies in your home workshop. Here's a checklist:
---Brake and derailleur cables and housing
---Cable and housing end caps
---Chains and chain lube
---Brake pads
---Handlebar tape
---Tires, tubes, rim strips and patch kits
---Seatpost binder bolts or clamps
---Chainring fixing bolts
---Spokes, particularly if they’re unique to your wheels
---Cleats and bolts for your pedal system
---Any special tools your equipment requires
---Lots of rags
...I am woefully underequipped. :)
Thief steals poop from woman walking dog
3/31/2005 12:30:00 PM
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Salon.com News | Thief steals poop from woman walking dog: "The hunt is on for a turd burglar. Police in San Diego are searching for a gunman who swiped a bag of poop from a woman out walking her dog."
There is absolutely nothing I can add to this. Enjoy.
Ad-supported TiVo review: FREAKING ANNOYING
3/30/2005 10:24:00 AM
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So, it's important to know (and test) that we are able to get rid of the ads by hitting the 'Clear' button. Communicating that would have been nice of TiVo, but apparently they're just trying to piss off their customers.
Anyway, saw this for the first time the other night when watching 24 and fast-forwarding through the commercials. No, it doesn't cover most of the screen, but it does cover just enough to make you REALLY have to pay attention when the program starts again. It's especially bad for 24, where the biggest clue to the show actually starting up again is the clock IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN, that was completely blocked out by this annoying ad for a movie I will now not go see. (OK, I admit, I wasn't going to go see it anyway).
image stolen from engadget
Commute story
3/29/2005 08:53:00 AM
This is all from an email I sent Dana this morning. I'm too lazy to re-type it all. FYI, it's about 55 degrees out right now in Chicago.
I did ride in this morning, and only almost died about three times. One of them, however, was actually my fault. I wanted to stay in the bike lane (was on lincoln about two blocks north of Fullerton at this point), but there was a little pothole and some patched asphalt, so I decided to bunny hop it. Well, let me just tell you: bunny hops on the fixie are very tricky, since your legs are moving all the time. So, I guess what probably happened is I hopped it and my legs stopped the rear wheel from moving (another trick, but one I wasn't intending to perform at the time). So, when I landed, I skidded a bit and the wheel kept right on going. I lost my left foot (unclipped) and by some miracle was able to keep my balance on my right foot, still going around. I'm sure it looked like one of the freaky "how-in-the-world-did-he-recover-from-that" moments in racing - the bike was totally tweaked and it must have looked like an epileptic fit as I tried to keep my balance up there, but keep my balance I did.
I guess I have to spend more time on the fixie and get to know her better.
The best part is, I pretty much kept my line the whole time. I don't think I left the bike lane at all. :)
Inury swap?
3/28/2005 02:53:00 PM
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - U.S. Headlines: "A woman was left amazed, but only slightly injured, after her sport utility vehicle fell 60 feet off a bridge and sank another 55 feet to the bottom of a river."
I think somebody messed up somewhere, and that poor kid who lost his hands and foot playing basketball got the injuries this woman was supposed to have, and vice-versa. Click through up top for the full article. Pretty crazy stuff.
Inury swap?
3/28/2005 02:52:00 PM
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - U.S. Headlines: "A woman was left amazed, but only slightly injured, after her sport utility vehicle fell 60 feet off a bridge and sank another 55 feet to the bottom of a river."
I think somebody messed up somewhere, and that poor kid who lost his hands and foot playing basketball got the injuries this woman was supposed to have, and vice-versa. Click through up top for the full article. Pretty crazy stuff.
Easter Bunny beaten by boy at mall
3/28/2005 01:06:00 PM
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Salon.com Life | Easter Bunny pummeled by boy at mall: "Bryan Johnson, who portrays the furry character at the Bay City Mall, says he was pummeled in an unprovoked attack on the job. Police say the attacker was a 12-year-old boy who sat on Johnson's lap the day before the March 18 incident."
I had to blog about this because it's very, very strange: Whenever I see someone in a costume like that (in fact, just yesterday I was telling this to Dana as we walked by the Easter Bunny himself), I have this intense urge to tackle them. Maybe I've watched too much Jackass in the past, but I just think it would be funny beyond measure to do -- or to witness -- that.
Sports Medicine?
3/28/2005 11:18:00 AM
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CNN.com - Doctors�reattach boy's foot, hands - Mar 28, 2005: "An operation to simultaneously reattach an Australian boy's foot and both his hands after a freak basketball accident was a success with the boy's fingers and toes alive and pink"
Dana - will you be doing this kind of thing in Houston? How cool!
What I really wanted to know was how in the world someone's hands and a foot were chopped off playing, of all things, basketball. Apparently a wall fell on him. I mean, it's just funny. How do you explain that one? The lord must really have it in for this little boy.
Easter dinner!
3/27/2005 07:16:00 PM
Just another fancy Easter at the Fitz's...
Homer joins us for only the finest resurrections.
Lauren has had a bit to drink at this point.
[Update]
Somehow I was able to successfully navigate the car through the oncoming traffic last night. Through the power of alcohol! You'd think I would have learned my lesson ages ago. I don't know why Dana wasn't driving - she hadn't really been able to drink because she was on call... Oh well!
God love the hardware store. They really do have everything!!!
[update] I should have checked the price. I think this would be the best gag gift ever.
Spring maintenance
3/26/2005 01:23:00 PM
My naked bike, everything taken off except fork, handlebars, shifters and rear derailleur, for my first annual overhaul and upgrade!
I have a bunch of pics of the old and new parts also, will blog about it in detail(?) later. Woo-hoo!
[udpate] I do fully intend to update the blog with my step-by-step bike maintenance journey. But Pablo (seen here taking a dump in Ireland) took the camera to the Canon repair place for us - Dana dropped it one too many times in Ireland, and a button flew off. I've been taking pictures by sticking a pin in the hole where the button used to be. Not ideal.
And OK, OK, I'll spare you and not give step-by-step maintenance details. Maybe just an overview with a link to pictures.
Because it's what God wants.
3/25/2005 11:21:00 AM
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Man tries to steal gun to 'rescue Schiavo': "A man was arrested after trying to steal a weapon from a gun shop so he could 'take some action and rescue Terri Schiavo,' authorities said."
The man who he held up: "He told me if I wasn't on Terri's side then I wasn't on God's side, either."
Yeah, that's a good way to prove you're doing God's work. [Thou shalt not] Steal!
Interesting commute
3/25/2005 11:00:00 AM
Yeah, totally forgot about this (must have blocked it out). A woman on the el today totally just came in and used it as a toilet. Like, during rush hour.
I think I'm going to be sitting on the El less often now. It was totally obvious. Someone got up to let her sit down next to the window, then sat down next to her. Thirty seconds later, got up and walked to the other side of the car (which I noted only because it was rather odd behaviour). Then, like a minute later, I smelled it. Everyone around smelled it. The lady holding her scarf up to her nose, the people unfortunate enough to be sitting in front of her.
I wasn't sure, but all was confirmed when she got up and left later. The guy in the seat in front of where she had been turned around and then back VERY quickly with a telling look on his face. I did the eye contact thing and shook my head slightly in disbelief. Sure enough, there was a little puddle on the ground where her feet had been.
Just... awesome. I should have noted the car number, but I was just excited to get off the damn train. A block later and I had completely forgotten about it.. Strange how that happens.
Big city livin!
TiVo To Go Content on PSP
3/25/2005 09:16:00 AM
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I've totally bitten my tongue with regard to the PSP launch. As a lust object, I typically would have given in and gotten one at this point, but the fact that I'm running out of money means that I'm on REAL financial lockdown until the wedding - I just can't spend more money, I have to pay down my CC debt before the move to Houston... all this stuff is preventing me from buying this beautiful objet d'lust.
Anyway, I've been thinking to myself, "Gee, wouldn't it be nice to not let The Daily Show pile up week after week and transfer them to a PSP for watching during my commute?" Well, I guess my dreams have been answered.
But I know that the reason I want the thing most is just because it's so damn sexy. Mmm mm mm!
Diner finds finger in chili
3/24/2005 03:09:00 PM
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CNN.com - Officials: Diner�finds finger in chili - Mar 24, 2005: "A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said Wednesday."
What more could I possibly add to this story? This reminds me of the scene in The Naked Gun with the finger-hot-dog. But much, much more gross.
Actually, some friends of mine last weekend awed all with a story of how one of them - no joke - found a band-aid in their beer can. That they had just opened. That, also, was very gross.
That story reminds me of Strange Brew, where I believe it was one of their jobs to watch the beer bottles go by on a conveyor-belt to ensure there weren't mice inside. Ahh, movies.
RFID Implant - Flickr photoset
3/24/2005 08:23:00 AM
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Follow the link above for more images. This dude just decided to implant an RFID chip in his hand (think: proximity security badge at work), for home automation/automatic computer login/etc.
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought of this.. I've been trying to think of a killer use for RFID for a while now (so far: put an RFID chip in bikes to identify after stolen, ala dog/cat implants; again, RFID chip in bike(s), car(s), valuables so that you can be notified when they leave a certain area: "Your [bike/car/dildo/whatever] has left [bedroom/garage/freezer/etc]". Shoot - even integrate with home security system so that when X leaves Y, it kicks off a camera that can record exactly HOW X left Y.
As Fasana would say: "PATENT PENDING!"
Raining Evilpartment
3/22/2005 09:22:00 AM
So, last night was spent cleaning my apartment. When I left for work (late) yesterday morning, there were two big rolls of the tar-paper that roofers use to, well, roof, on the back steps of our place, and I knew then that we were in for it.See, in September, they tore the roof off of our (loft) Evilpartment, and all kinds of debris and shit came raining down on everything we own. It was AWESOME. But totally worthwhile. Since they replaced the roof, we've only had, like FOUR LEAKS. Definitely an improvement, as our apartment had only leaked twice BEFORE they "fixed" the roof.
Oh, and did I mention that they didn't tell us they were going to make our apartment unlivable until the day before they started tearing the roof off? Yeah, that was pretty cool too.
So anyway, yesterday I see that there are roofers there getting ready to set up a trampoline and jump up and down above my bed for a few hours, so I knew we were in for it. When I got home, all suspicions were confirmed, and all my bedding is once again off to the laundry. But at least they offered to clean them for me - pay my cleaning bill - apologize. Oh wait, no, that's right, they shrugged their shoulders, turned, and walked away from us. Right, yeah, that's right. That's what they did.
So, I revert to "Angry College Mark", turn on Nine Inch Nails really loud, and begin to go through the routine of removing everything from my room, sweeping multiple times, vacuuming after that, and mopping a couple times after that.By this point, Mikey had come home and was scared of "Angry Mark", so I turned the music down and talked to him and his recently returned girlfriend, MC.
After calming down, I took a break, went to Burrito House and got a quesadilla and some chips and guac, and some beer from across the street.
I enjoyed my dinner while watching 24, then went back to putting my room back together. It's mostly back together now. At least there isn't shit all over anymore.
Sigh.
My new mantra: "Three more months.." "Three more months.."
My job and your job - Best of Craigslist
3/21/2005 09:15:00 PM
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My job and your job: "I will enforce my power by giving you verbal commands to which you will obey. You will enforce your power by giving me the guilt/shame stare or the silent resolute, refuse to look at me stance - both of which usually will trump all my power. I respect your power"
Pretty funny, very long. Enjoy!
Career change
3/21/2005 12:34:00 PM
So, I'm starting to get a bit nervous about the whole work arrangement I'm trying to make happen at my job (so that I can continue to work for them after my impending move to Houston). I just keep hearing how the big boss man doesn't like telecommuters, and that it's pretty much going to be his call.
So what do I do about it? Yeah, that's right. I sit here and blog instead of working so that I can ensure my contributions are noticed and valued. Sigh.
So, let's take a survey. IF I can't continue to do from Houston what I'm now doing, what should I try to do while there? What kind of employment should I look for? I did a quick google and it looks like there are bike messengers in Houston, and that's the first thing, actually, I would consider doing. I think it would be fun, I know it would keep me in shape, and I'd have a heck of a tan (and some wicked bike-handling skills) after a year there. Though I hear the cars in Houston are less than friendly to cyling-types.
Anyway, short of being a messenger, what kind of employment can be had in only a year?
Finally updated!
3/21/2005 12:10:00 PM
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Well, I finally updated our wedding website. Dana and I spent some time yesterday comparing our registries (5!) to make sure we didn't have any overlap, clean up stuff that has been discontinued, that kind of thing. We also realized that our tongs, salad "scissors", potholders and kitchen towels all must be cleaned and disinfected before use, as they have already been purchased and anything like that is immediately suspect to contamination by Kelli and Joe.
Come on, just because it took you 4 months to find the egg that I hid at your Christmas party is no reason to retaliate to such a degree. Dear god, have mercy on us. We're done for.
And, as a side note, we did not want to register at four places, let alone five. Apparently, however, it's improper to register for "fine" china at Crate and Barrel (I thought it was overdoing it to register for TWO SETS of plates/bowls/etc in the first place, let alone such expensive stuff). That being said, however, the stuff we ended up registering for is really nice!
The world's largest fish is staring at me. This thing is creeping me out, while D and I eat at Lindo Mexico in Lincoln Park, and listen to Spanish versions of 'Knights in White Satin' and 'Oye como va'.....
Oh wait, that one is meant to be in Spanish, right?
D and I came to the lounge at Sullivan's after dinner tonight at Vong's Thai Kitchen.
Sorry, Hutch, your favorite Czech waitress is nowhere to be seen...
Hotter'N Hell Hundred
3/18/2005 03:04:00 PM
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Oh, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Can I go? PLEASE? This sounds like just the kind of torture that I'll need to put myself throught to justify living in Tehas.. It's only like a 6-hour car ride away. I'm sure I can get some other people down to do it with me....PLEASE?!?!!?
By the way, I'll need to borrow your car. Thanks, honey. :)
Edit: Blogger seems to have been taking a shit when I entered this. Let me know if you see anything effed up.
Lately...
3/18/2005 01:50:00 PM
Lately I've been so spoiled by being busy all day that the days have just flown by. Today, however, a total wrench was thrown in the works when a boring-ass meeting I had scheduled got out WAY early. Now I'm sitting around with only grunt-type work to do, and that's the most boring kind...
And I'd totally surf around and catch up on my reading and stuff, but all the important people in my office seem to have something to say to me today, and that has proven to be a rather unsafe pasttime.
AND, leaving early isn't an option, because I have a test scheduled for 4:15 that'll take at least a half an hour (and then I have dinner downtown tonight anyway). At least I have something to look forward to. Yummy Thai food. Mmmmmmm.
I'll try to remember to moblog from the restaurant, if I can get away with it.
Houston arts endowment spent wisely...
3/17/2005 11:30:00 AM
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Salon.com News | Houston's beer can house to be restored: "The Beer Can House represents the sort of idiosyncratic individualism that Houstonians and Texans pride themselves on"
Dear God in Heaven, help me.
CA Same-sex marriage ruling
3/15/2005 10:57:00 AM
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CNN.com - Same-sex marriage ruling foreshadows legal war - Mar 15, 2005: "San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled Monday that while withholding marriage licenses from gays and lesbians has been the status quo, it constitutes discrimination the state can no longer justify."
Once again, too lazy to add a picture, but I had to comment on this. I pray it signals a new rationality regarding this subject.
JUST BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THINGS A CERTAIN WAY DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT.
Sorry if this entry was a departure from the normally light-hearted, but seriously, how can people honestly defend the position that gays/lesbians shouldn't be able to marry?
Clocky
3/15/2005 10:54:00 AM
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I'm too lazy to save, upload, and link to the picture. :)
"Clocky is a clock for people who have trouble getting out of bed. When the snooze bar is pressed, Clocky rolls off the table and finds a hiding spot, a new one every day."
This reminds me of when my brother would use two alarm clocks in high school. He would have one next to his bed, and hide the other in a cabinet across the room. Somehow he still failed to get up on time.
This is an email reply to an error report i sent to flickr about my missing moblog images from this weekend. I'm relieved that they acknowledge there is some kind of problem - I was beginning to think it might be my phone, which would have been troublesome...
Woe is me...
3/14/2005 01:32:00 PM
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OK, so I'll start off by saying that I have three weeks (well, one day short of three weeks) to train for this 8k I'm running in. That's about five miles, for you [other] non-metric people. Yikes. Oh well, I survived the Turkey Trot, another 8k on (you guessed it) Thanksgiving, though I was sore for the next three days. And I have been getting some exercize lately, though the last time I ran was AT the Turkey Trot. I guess it's time to put the cycling aside for a week or three..
Anyway, the "Woe is me" is also because I was very good about moblogging before and during the St. Patrick's Day Parade here last Saturday (started at 10am), but for some reason stupid Flickr didn't send my entries to the blog! Didn't even recieve them! OK, so it's quite possibly the "stupid phone"s fault, but I need someone to blame.. Sigh.
Anyway, back to the grind after the long weekend (wasn't at work on Friday).
And HBD, S.
Cat shoots owner
3/10/2005 11:50:00 AM
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...as if you needed another reason to have dogs as pets.
Paris-Nice update (as if you care)
3/10/2005 08:31:00 AM
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OK, so, it's what, the fourth stage now, and again, they've shortened the course due to the weather. It's so cold and blustery today (a reported 10 degrees C w/ up to 80km/h winds), that Lance Armstrong has dropped. OK, well, he REALLY dropped because he was still jetlagged at the beginning of the race and was developing a sore throat that he didn't want to grow into any kind of full-blown sickness, so he's likely retiring to his villa in Spain for some warmer-weather training.
Anyway, I wouldn't have bothered with blogging about a bike race that few, oh so few people care about, until I saw this in my play-by-play from cyclingnews.com: "As expected, it was flat out from the start, with the peloton screaming along at 60 km/h with the tailwind."
60km/h is just about 37mph. Can you imagine going that fast on a flat straightaway? I don't care HOW STRONG the winds are, that's just sick...
Multimedia message
3/09/2005 09:35:00 PM
Whoa. Picture-within-a-picture. Cool. I am bored, and not yet tired enough to go to sleep. Time to catch up on my reading..
Lots of free music?
3/09/2005 09:20:00 PM
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Is 2.9GB good enough for you?
You'll need bittorrent to download this year's SXSW "featured artist" music, but it's all explained if you follow the link above. Mmmm. Free music.
Multimedia message
3/09/2005 11:03:00 AM
Hutch was pissed that I didn't blog about this Monday when it happened... I'm not even sure you'll be able to make out what it says, but I'll tell you anyway.
Mikey ordered chicken fried steak when we were at Horseshoe the other night, and left before the tab came (he left some cash behind to cover it, though).
Anyway, Hutch had the bright idea to play creditcard roulette, and fate paid him back by having the waitress pick his card (schmuck). So, he's looking over the bill and the last item catches our eye - and is the reason for this entry. When we saw 'Cock Moo' we didn't know what to think.
The waitress explained, though, that it's their name for the chicken fried steak.
Apparently it used to be called that on the menu, but too many people got confused...
www.cyclingnews.com | live.
3/08/2005 08:41:00 AM
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www.cyclingnews.com | live: "Oooh look, some cows!! Excellent."
This is why cycling is so much fun. They have minute-by-minute coverage of Paris-Nice, and take a moment out to comment that there are cows. I love it!
In case you're wondering (and oh, I just know you are), today's stage was shortened from 191k to about 46k because of the cold weather. 2-4 degrees for 118 miles does NOT sound fun.
Multimedia message
3/08/2005 07:34:00 AM
PBRamid!
EDIT: FYI, I did try to post this from phone last night, but for some reason it didn't go through, so I did it on the El on the way to work (next to the guy who was snoring. Nice.). Anyway, just wanted to clear up that this wasn't a PBRamid from 8:30 in the morning..
Bike for cash!
3/07/2005 03:49:00 PM
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League of American Bicyclists: News: "Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Mark Foley (R-FL) have reintroduced the Bicycle Commuter Act (H.R. 807). It is anticipated that Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) will reintroduce the Senate companion measure prior to the Summit. The Bicycle Commuter Act would allow an employer to add bicycling to the definition of transportation fringe benefit in the tax code. The transportation fringe benefit was added as an incentive to get more people to use alternative modes of transportation for commuting. The goal is to reduce traffic congestion, pollution and wear and tear on the roads. Under H.R. 807, employers could offer monthly cash reimbursement of up to $100 to an employee who commutes to work by bicycle, providing a tax benefit to the employer and helping defray commuting expenses for the bicyclist."
This weekend...
3/07/2005 09:44:00 AM
This weekend wasn't nearly as productive as I had hoped, but I did to all my laundry (some still piled up since the Park City trip - blech!), I was able to do most of the dishes (though food remnants in the dishwasher remained, creating mini food-sculptures on the glassware, again, despite my re-washing of many dishes. Mikey - wrinse off the dishes first!).Made some great coffee Saturday morning, cleaned up the TV room (partly - Mikey got back from Spring Training much earlier than I expected so I didn't have a chance to get my full clean on). It was, by some freak of nature, over 60 degrees out yesterday, so I went out on the fixie and had some delicious burgers for dinner. MMMmm. MEAT.
Hutch is back in town, and though he's been here all weekend he has yet to clean up the Skyline dip that is, at this time, probably close to a month old.
I also realized that my desk is, in fact made of wood, and sorted and filed all the bills and reciepts and various other paper-goods that had been piling up atop it, revealing again it's true nature.
Saturday night we had dinner at my parents' place with the priest who will marry Dana and I, and I got "pressure" from my dad on the ride home about having a full Mass again. I'm sorry, but if you don't understand that I'm not going to take Communion even if there is a full Mass, and that the GROOM not taking Communion at mass MIGHT stand out a bit, then it's time for another smack upside the head. To his credit, the priest has brought it up and GENTLY suggested I reconsider. My father could use a lesson in subtlety.
You're not changing my mind, you're just pissing me off. I'd really like to ENJOY my wedding, and the consolation I made was HAVING IN A CHURCH AT ALL.
Blah. OK, off to work. I had to work from home for an hour this morning doing some troubleshooting, so my coffee intake was delayed and I am therefore a moody bitch right now. But tonight, BBQ and $2 PBR at Horseshoe, our newly-found "Texas bar" just down the street. Can you really beat 10oz. of PBR for $2? No, I didn't think so.
Wedding excitement!
3/06/2005 02:25:00 PM
I'm excited to get married (sixteen week countdown about three posts below). Anyway, I may have chosen the wrong animated image to clearly express my excitement before, so today I was looking to find a cute picture of a dancing bunny (cause that would be CUTE, OK?), but all the bunny rabbits had easter stuff. Duh, I'm not excited about Easter, I'm excited about my wedding.
Which won't have the chicken dance. I swear, I didn't seek this out. It was this picture or a monkey running. (I REALLY wanted the monkey, but you all get the chicken dance instead). We also won't have the Hokey Pokey or something called "The Butterfly Dance", which I had never heard of until the other day.
Samsung SC-X105 : Image-Acquire.com
3/06/2005 02:15:00 PM
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I want this [new, as yet unreleased, rubberized water-resistant video] camera. I want to attach the lens to my bike and ride around and record it so I have something to watch when I'm stuck on the trainer in the winter.
Well, not next winter in Houston - I'll be stuck inside on the trainer in the SUMMER then, but you know... after that. This camera is the bomb and I want it hardcore.
Let's go Cubbies!
3/04/2005 08:48:00 PM
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The above images (in order), are our seats for the last three Cubbies games this season (conveniently enough, in Houston, where D and I are moving shortly after we wed). 2 tickets for Friday, 4 for Saturday and 4 Sunday. (Friday September 30, Saturday October 1 and Sunday October 2, respectively). I didn't buy tickets for the Thursday game figuring they'd be easier to come by and D will probably have some contacts in Houston as she's a Sports Medicine doctor anyway. But regardless, here are the images that the astros website provide (please note, no link) for the three different sections we'll be in.
CNN.com - Review: 'Pacifier' will make you wail - Mar 4, 2005
3/04/2005 02:31:00 PM
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From cnn.com: "Halfway through the so-called comedy 'The Pacifier,' Vin Diesel -- in an ill-conceived effort to save one of his young charges -- jumps into a sewer and becomes covered, head to toe, in human excrement. This scene could be a metaphor for the entire film."As if we didn't all expect this. What I didn't expect was such colorful writing on CNN.com. Hurray for progress!
I'd love to see a trailer/newspaper ad for the movie with THIS quote: "actually painful to watch". :)
edit: Oh, I just had to add this one too: "[this movie is] obviously a rip-off of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Kindergarden Cop' and makes that 1990 film look like a cinematic masterpiece."
Set thine TiVo
3/04/2005 12:25:00 PM
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Don't forget, Sunday begins OLN's coverage of this year's Pro Tour. 5pm - 6:30ET they'll be covering Paris-Nice, highlighting Lance's first apperance there in seven years.
Bubba the Lobster, and other neato facts...
3/04/2005 08:38:00 AM
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The Secret Life of Lobsters: "female lobsters seduced males into submission by urinating in their faces"
Who knew! Maybe Hutch was a lobster in a different life...
Anyway, came across this blog when looking for better pictures of "Bubba", the ginormous lobster that died on his way to becoming an exhibit at Ripley's Believe it or Not (I believe it). For reference, I included the picture above of Bubba next to a "normal" lobster - his 22 pounds next to the paltry 1.5 pounds of a "normal". Umm, that's really big.
Anyway, interesting facts in the blog about treatment of lobsters and how PETA is potentially effing things up w/r/t their treatment.
I, for one, admire PETA's purpose, or at least what their name stands for, but I'm not sure I've ever read anything about them that didn't make me cringe and think of them as lunatics.
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3/03/2005 05:11:00 PM
Snapped this on my way out of the office tonight. I hope it comes out alright, it was mighty pretty from the 12th floor...
KD
3/03/2005 04:45:00 PM
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OK, so I finally tracked down this game, and I love it. The music, also, RULES.
I haven't had the chance to check the recordings yet, but at the link above we're promised tracks of the music from the game. I plan on it being on my iPod (at home) by tomorrow, so I can listen to it all day long. When I start rolling around at work, I'll have someone take a picture and send it to the blog for you.
LONG bike rides
3/03/2005 12:28:00 PM
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So, in addition to the National 24 Hour Challenge (linked above), which my lovely wife-to-be has already agreed to let me participate in, despite the fact it buts up directly against her Residency graduation (I promise I'll be in a good mood!), I just found this similar event in Texas, a couple months after we move there (in early October). I think I'll refrain from entering/registering until I'm certain it's something I even WANT to attempt again, but this handy map from google tells me it's just short of a 5-hour drive from my new home. Of course, with Dana covering football games I'm going to probably have to find a ride there or rent a car (or ride my bike!).
Fun!
Ireland pictures
3/03/2005 08:32:00 AM
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Of the approximately 5,000 pictures of pints of Guinness that I have from the trip, this is my favorite. Mmmm. Guinness.Pictures can be found at:
Ireland - Day 1
Ireland - Day 2
Ireland - Day 3
Ireland - Day 4
Ireland - Day 5
Ireland - Worm's pics (Oops. Forgot to upload these) EDIT: Here they are..
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3/02/2005 05:35:00 PM
Okay, changed the pic settings so it doesn't make the obnoxious camera sound anymore, and also upped the quality to 'high', an option i didn't see the first time i had this phone (the at&t version). There are some other apparent software differences on this one, too.
First comment to be able to tell me what the difference between the 6820 and the 6820b is gets a virtual cookie.
Unlocking not working...
3/02/2005 02:25:00 PM
OK, so I didn't give up. (thanks for the comment, drooly).So, I tried 3 codes from a different d/l'd app, and 1 from another. After the three didn't work, I went to another app out of fear my phone model wasn't supported (Nokia 6820b), and did a search for "nokia unlock 6820b). Found some software that said it could unlock that phone, went straight for code 7 (as they recommend), and it didn't work. Now I get one more try before the damn thing can't be unlocked by these means (otherwise, will need to bring it somewhere with a data cable to unlock it).
I don't want to eff this up.
For the record, codes I tried:
From Hollowman v1.4
#pw+215035142302233+7# - CODE ERROR
#pw+499537223707733+1# - CODE ERROR
#pw+306856633400052+5# - CODE ERROR
From CyberGSM v5.4 (which said it supported unlocking the 6820b)
#pw+ 22 50 35 14 23 02 23 3 +7# - CODE ERROR
The remaining codes from the CyberGSM software are:
#pw+ 40 95 37 22 37 07 73 3 +1#
#pw+ 40 21 67 62 30 23 06 5 +2#
#pw+ 41 88 37 73 06 30 43 2 +3#
#pw+ 93 52 42 45 63 24 54 7 +4#
#pw+ 31 68 56 63 34 00 05 2 +5#
#pw+ 24 51 75 26 53 73 37 7 +6#
Also (just FYI), my phone's system software (retrieved by hitting *#0000#) returned:
V 5.86
27-08-04
RH-26
(c) Nokia.
...updates to follow...
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3/02/2005 01:41:00 PM
Just to verify this is still working with my new service provider... Here's my desk at work! Exciting, I know...
Unlocking my phone...
3/02/2005 01:33:00 PM
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Yes, I just rec'd it today, but I really don't want to be bound to a single carrier/country/whatever anymore and am sick of the restrictions that are imposed (even though I switched providers to get a new phone, pretty much).
Regardless, the inner geek in me felt the need to unlock my phone and truly make it MINE, so here goes. I just finished d/ling the software (at the link above).
Following the directions on the page, I get these results:
I leave the default "Nokia" and "DCT4 (expert only)" selected. Enter the IMEI, select "U.S.A.", and "CINGULAR - Pacific Bell Wireless", then press "Calculate"... It comes up with codes, but no friendly pop-up modal like in the picture on the webpage, then I realize they have only entered the IMEI.
Starting over...
OK, just entering the IMEI tells me that the MMC+MNC is invalid (it remains blank and grayed out). Kill program, double-check IMEI and re-enter. Same as second try above.
Alright, let's repeat the way I did it the first time (kill and restart program).
You know what, forget this for now. I have to do more research, and it's sure as shit not happening here at work. I'll follow-up later.
HOME!
3/02/2005 11:11:00 AM
OK, home again. VERY glad to see the moblogging worked. Since I wasn't
sure of the cost tried to keep it at a minimum but still provide some
updates. I'll try to put in a good entry today.
Good news for the day: my Cingular phone is here (a swap to replace
the same AT&T model), and already working. Now, to unlock it. More on
that later also.
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