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Geek hackery

Bowlcut — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:23:55 +0000

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.

Thanksgiving 2008

Bowlcut — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:28:15 +0000

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.

A month later

Bowlcut — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:37:24 +0000

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.

On the fuzzy side of life

Bowlcut — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:50:45 +0000

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.

Quietness

Bowlcut — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:48:35 +0000

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

New computers

Bowlcut — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:08:31 +0000

Something fun about new computers and at the same time, very draining. So I did go pick up a new 24″ iMac on the 1st. Ive been using it daily since then. Its very quiet in here too, no loud fan like it was with the desktop. Its positivly quiet. Its going to be very very odd when I get rid of my other two computers. One thats in the living room doing home theater work, and then the file server in the bedroom. Thinking of getting rid of that file server when i get the Mac Mini for the living room. Use some usb/firewire attached storage and just do it that way.

Its taken a few days to fully settle in at having OS X as my home system. Ive been using it at work so no big deal there, but transitioning to home is a little more work. Things like mounting drives perminatly and all that sorta stuff. Not to mention the whole layout and preferred applications. Oh well its all fun. Just nice to have a computer I can watch a video on and surf at the same time again. Then also the idea of quiet is nice

Windows T+1 year

Bowlcut — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:22:21 +0000

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

Father’s Day 08

Bowlcut — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:42:49 +0000

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.

One Car Family

Bowlcut — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:45:34 +0000

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

Reduce clutter, how?

Bowlcut — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:48:48 +0000

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.