Bowlcut’s little piece of the world

Ok let’s try this. Posting from the iPhone. Maybe I’ll post this way since I can do it anytime. Sure not as much as Twitter I’m sure. But maybe I will use this a little more. So this is a test.

Well Im here at the apartment once again this year.  Mostly out of choice of wanting to be cheap.  Which is funny, just looking at what I spent yesterday on food….wow.  But anyway.  I decided not to go on a trip and opting to stay home, rest, and play games.  I could have went on a road trip or the likes, but still after 60 hours on the road on the Vegas trip, Im not ready to go for long drives yet.  I should have probably went up to see Dad of course, but I dont know just didnt.

This year will again be me here at home having a little meal.  Instead of a “box” dinner I piece mealed it together and think it will turn out decent.  Got a couple of cooked turkey breasts from Fresh Market and a ham.  Then Im going to mash some potatos, devil some eggs, and bake some macaroni and cheese.  Oh and got an AWESOME cheese course for starters.  Went and picked up some bree, goat, and lynden for a starter and while I cook.  Almost sad that I am almost looking forward to the cheese more than the food.  Did forget the dressing and the gravy but Ill make due I guess.

This will be the second year in a row for me staying home and doing Thanksgiving on my own.  Maybe next year Ill go the full route of brining a turkey and cooking it.

I just noticed its been a month.  Also something I noticed, last post I didnt even alude to the fact it was a day after my birthday.  To me this year it was just another day.  I honestly didn’t even notice it until like Saturday or something.  Other than that.  I dont have anything really interesting to say.  Still working on decluttering.  Got rid of a lot of old computer equipment this week which makes me happy.  Need to get rid of furniture sometime soon as well….and then get a few well thought out pieces in replacement.  But since it seems like my eyes aren’t working well yet…im going to the couch for a while.

I remember the first time I saw the idea of this and thought “well aint that swell.”  Then listening to a podcast today I was reminded of it and know what I think he was right.  Fuzzy Clock is quite swell.  Why do you need to know the exact minute of the hour?  I used it for a little bit in straight Debian once, well not this app but the same idea, and it did start to sink in to my brain.  But know what, I just need to know like right now, ten to ten.  beyond that what does it matter?  I dont think I could really use it at work cause they are too strict there on meetings, but as long as i know well its about 15 till 11, i dont care.

This is a bit odd I swear.  I am finishing up a video and it stops…it goes QUIET in here.  When the a/c isnt blowing its too quiet.  I can now hear the MythTV machine.  I hate quiet…bothers me.  Gota figure out something to do about that.  Maybe just a fan going all the time LOL

I’m just over one year on this install.

Original Install Date:     3/1/2007, 8:11:51 PM

And it used to be a running joke that you had to reinstall XP every year.  Its true.  I swear either the hardware is finally failing, or this install is finaly pretty well mucked up.  It is crashing often, sometimes daily and all Im doing is like surfing.  I am super safe in my surfing with scripting off and in firefox locked down.  But man it sucks.  I just have to hold out another week or so and Ill go buy a mac.  Im just tired of this dang computer its just failing me.  Debating do i want to take it and just shoot it up….who knows

Well I can’t be up there this year very easily.  I had to go up for a funeral on Wednesday and stay in a hotel for most of the visit.  It got very costly to stay.  Not to mention being away from home 3 nights in a row.  I was ready to come back to my usual surroundings to get some rest.  Sucks but just couldn’t afford to stay another night or anything like that.

Figure it was a decent Father’s Day tho.  I spent like 3 days almost all day with Dad.  For the most part.  Some of the time he wasnt there or the such.  But hey…Ill count it :).  I even brought him back 3/4’s of the money I owe him.  Figure final pay off in a few months maybe…maybe sooner.  Know I couldn’t really stick around much for Sunday…but…Happy Fathers Day.

Well its official now.  The NX is gone, she drove away packed to the top, with the new owner just about 10 minuets ago.  Im now back down to just one car.  Feels odd.  I liked the security of having multiple cars around just in case.  I dont know why, cause Ive only used it in an emergency once.   It was nice having that safety blanket thats for sure.  But, it was just another thing sitting, taking up space, taking money, requiring time…so it went.  Think I may go see what rental car coverage will cost on my insurance and just use that.  I have full coverage on the Altima still, may keep it that way and see what that extra bit will cost.  This is a start of life zero I hope.  First decluttering.  I let every piece of SR20 related junk go with the car…I felt no reason to keep it.  I dont plan on owning another one so why keep it?

Now…what to do with more of this junk…now can i find a way to make 500 quick dollars to pay off one of my nagging loans.  And i do mean nagging

I really want to figure out how to clean up my life/apartment/workspace of clutter.  This is a lofty goal I do believe.  I am a packrat by birth, so its going to be tough.  The idea of throwing something useful away is tough.  Items will find a way to be needed the moment you get rid of them.  So how can I go get rid of things right before I need them?  First thing to go I think will be old computers.  Im going to put up a post here soon to the Nashville list to give away this stuff.  Things that dont get taken away, going to go get recycled somewhere.  After that is going to be my desk I think.  Its too big.  With my idea of getting an iMac, this huge L desk needs to go away.  Ive liked it since I got it, but I just cant justify it anymore.  I dont sit here as much as I once did, and all it does is collect junk.  Couch and loveseat, I dont need them so think they will get gone, get one or two comfy chairs and thats it.

Now will I actualy go though with any of this….who knows.  I want to tho.

Im debating should I drop the nickname “Bowlcut”?  I’ve had it since around late 1994.  It came from a guy on my freshman football team.  I kept the top of my head about 1-2 inches long, so pretty short, then shaved the sides really close.  It wasnt like a typical bowlcut where its long, think Yahoo Serious in Young Frankenstein where he was getting a true ‘bowl cut’.  It was more like a ‘high and tight’ where the top is longer than the sides, but my top was a touch longer so it was a bit floppy.  Think more like a ‘plate cut’.

But anyway the name has stuck since then, even my dad calls me Bowlcut from time to time.  It has been shortened to all sorts, bowl, cut, bc, bowlhead, bowly, you name it.  Im just starting to think maybe its time to just forgo the nickname and go back to something simple like KevinH or something.  I hate that there is a famous actor by the name Kevin Hart, so I cant get that url.  Oh well.  So i dont know…debating.  now off for dinner then a night of CoD4 I think.

Well upgraded to new code so kinda testing things here :).  And Im also working on a new blog idea…or 3.  going to try this ‘professional blogger’ thing maybe.  We will see how it goes, and if i tell anyone about it…yet.  gota get some posts up first

Took today off.   After a couple of frantic weeks at the office I decided I should take an extra day.  Its my weekend to be off so perfect time.  Also trying to get a few ‘good’ things done today.  Went to donate blood but I do double red donation and the guy went home sick.  So going to try again tomorrow.  Then up stairs to volunteer to help do things.  Only bad thing is it seemed like I was more of an inconvenience than a welcome addition.  She asked if I was doing it as a group or what, and she truly was surprised when I said I was just doing it out of the good of my heart.  Kind of disheartening.  Makes me almost not want to go back and go though with the class and the such.  Its a few weeks off, so who knows, but they should really try to be a little more up beat about it.  So despite my best efforts, no ‘good’ came about from me today.

Ever get drawn into a show just cause of its energy? Ever just started watching something, and cant look away? Well, turn into WineLibraryTV.com and I will bet you will get drawn into it. I’ll admit I’m not a huge wine drinker. But just like with WillItBlend you will watch Gary V discuss wine and find yourself wanting to go buy a bottle just to find out for yourself. And what does that is his energy and enthusiasm in the subject. Like watching any good presentation given by someone who is so into the subject they know it inside and you, his knowledge and passion draws you into the show. It isnt someone up there studdering for no good reason. This is how you bring the thunder to the masses. When you are so passionate about something…you just want to spread it.

I want to say thanks to Gary V for putting on this show for so long. I know Ive told probably everyone I know about the show and even subscribed many people up to the show that didnt know how to do it, so just showing a little love for the show and trying to spread the thunder to more people. Click the link WineLibraryTV.com and see what it is all about. If you are still new to this whole podcast thing…feel free to ask about it, its easier than you think

Dont you just love it when all you can do is one thing a day.  The co-worker called in sick, other co-worker is out on site for some stupid reason…  So Im holding down the fort for the 3 of us.  Which in the end means you can only get one thing done in a day.  The rest of the day is spent doing paperwork or playing fire fighter.  Nothing moved forward but one thing.  It sucks when you walk out and you really do know there was so much left to do, but you can only put so much of your life into it.

Im trying very hard and doing pretty well at it, to not have work be my life.  Also doing my best not to be on the computer 24×7.  After working hours Im not checking my work email as often as I used to do.  Also Im no longer sitting in front of a computer all day.  Sure Ive just moved from the computer to the couch, but I dont feel as bad about basicly touching a computer for 16 hours a day.  And well I gota get my money’s worth out of the big tv.  Now to buy a Xbox 360…

Some may have noticed the little side bar on the right.  Look there for Kevin’s Shared Items.  Thats coming straight out of my ‘link blog’ as Scoble calls it.  When I go though my news feeds on Google Reader I tend to share a lot of items that interest me.  So if you do want to see what Im looking at in the world of news, look to the right.  This list is dynamically generated, so it is always up to date.  Click the Read More… to see everything.

That and Im sorta getting into Twitter a tad…I may be adding a twitter update here…we will see.  For now twitter is just me…its not hard to find me on there, but for now its going to remain unlinked.