Mr. Me's Emporium

One Standard Sham

2009-10-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

Flim-flams extra.

Umm

2008-11-29T21:16:00.000-08:00

Never say never.

Nunn Bush

2008-11-28T17:45:00.000-08:00

Nunn bush is warm, soft, and will hold you firmly and softly at the
same time. If you need a place to rest, consider Nunn Bush.

Shoes

Cold

2008-11-28T07:01:00.000-08:00

It's a tit bit nippily, it's not getting any hooter, we'd brest move
inside and get some jugs of hot coco.

Trouble on black Friday

2008-11-28T01:52:00.000-08:00

At walmart Pooh is having "fun"...

WTF?

2008-09-15T20:48:00.001-07:00

Ok, I stayed quiet as long as I could. Match.com offers 6 months free
if you don't find someone in the first 6 months. Am I the only one
that thinks this sounds a lot like "if you are a loser for 6 months,
we will let you keep being a loser for another 6 months for FREE!".
Don't be put off, "it's ok to look" as long as you are paying.

Tanks, now on sale!

2008-09-13T15:32:00.001-07:00

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2008-07-03T20:27:00.001-07:00

Annual 6 pack? I'll take 2!

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2008-06-22T16:19:00.001-07:00

Waterproof? I think not.

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2008-05-18T16:57:00.001-07:00

Just saying...

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2008-05-16T17:25:00.001-07:00

Too many joints?

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2008-04-14T20:06:00.001-07:00

Jesus is a panda?!?

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2008-04-11T17:21:00.001-07:00

I don't get it...

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2008-03-05T21:09:00.001-08:00

A FLAX

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2008-03-01T17:37:00.001-08:00

Nothing says security like 'Safety-Kitty'!

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2008-02-26T17:43:00.001-08:00

Scared me away...

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2008-02-08T19:48:00.001-08:00

Blue?

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2008-01-26T16:41:00.001-08:00

Most complicated no parking ever.

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2008-01-22T20:02:00.001-08:00

See, I was confused. I thought it was a novelty.

Aww - you ruined my fun!

2007-12-31T10:01:00.001-08:00

You know, I wanted to throw money at your mountain!

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2007-12-21T21:01:00.001-08:00

The perfect accessory to any bathroom, Funyuns.

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2007-12-02T09:26:00.001-08:00

' ideal for kitchen use ' , notice how it floats keeping your counters clean!

Santa Says

2007-12-01T17:10:00.001-08:00

Merry christmas! Now sanitize your Damn hands!

Police Raid

2007-11-23T01:56:00.001-08:00

No Black friday would be complete without a visit from the police...

Intrigued?

2007-11-17T20:04:00.001-08:00

Some words should never be next to each other.

Your Size?

2007-10-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

Which boys, size 14, wouldn't love this adorable outift?

Don't Forget To Pull Out

2007-07-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

Ok my mind is in the gutter...

Visitors?

2007-05-05T12:21:00.001-07:00

Benefits of living in Nevada...

Need or Want?

2007-04-29T16:27:00.001-07:00

I need a giant chili in my front yard.

Size Complex

2007-04-21T20:11:00.001-07:00

Photo: My car is the one behind the truck, the one that would fit under it...

Fair Warnig

2007-04-21T19:17:00.001-07:00

Warnig

Now This It's What It Is Like When Hippies Collide

2007-04-05T19:45:00.000-07:00

I can't imagine what ya'll have been up to without me around, but without you around I have been bizzy - in the non-traditional way. I have been working much more than a rational, sane person should - and at the same time trying to cram down a "Teach Yourself in 21 Days" book. I am glad to say that it only took me 5 weeks to cram 3 weeks of book down my gullet.

Other than reading, I have been brushing up on my Photoshopping skillz (mad skillz - hence the "z" on the end of skill...). I found a nifty series called "How To Wow", which I gobbled up. I have increased my skill 10 fold (now THAT is a level up baby!) and it shows. I took a picture that my niece has been running around with - read as "carrying with her everywhere except into the bath tub" - and have digitally remastered it (like Lucas Film esque) into a bonified original. It took 3 hours (twice, since my computer crashed right before I had the presence of mind to save) but it was totally worth it to see her face when I gave her a copy of her picture in better than new condition. Of course she is 5 and probably would have been just as happy if I had given her a picture of a pink puppy, but I digress...

I wish that I could say that I had been productive in my new house and all, but I am ashamed (and yet a bit proud) to say that my christmas lights are still up, despite it being incredibly warm outside (supposed to be 77 tomorrow!). Since I am like most Americans, I'll blame global warming, gas prices, hippies, politics, and who could forget good old fashion procrastination.

I'd like to take this moment to rant a bit about the SciFi channel. They are mindless hippie scum who take for granted their viewing audience. I loathe you and can't stand you. I am disgusted that you cancelled Stargate SG1 (last 10 new episodes starting April 13th [Friday the 13th]) right after promoting the hell out of the "landmark 200th episode". How dare you spit on your fan base? I for one will only watch the final episodes of SG1 and then only Stargate Atlantis episodes from your station. I won't watch them live - I'll DVR every episode just so that I don't watch your commercials. Since you can't continue to support my needs with Stargate SG1, I'm not going to support your needs with commercial viewing.

In closing, I'd like to give a shout out to my homie Dr. Worm. Word yo.

~ Mr. Me ~

The Black Plague

2005-08-04T06:53:00.000-07:00

Just where have I been? What have I been doing? Where did the posts go? Guess what, yes, I left you - but never fear I will be returning periodically enough to annoy you.

I have been busy, I got a new job - don't know if I mentioned that before, I went on vacation (for 11 days, despite my new job), and I have had the black plague for the past 2 weeks. Ok so the "doctor" calls it "Bronchitis", but it felt like the plague, it really "did". Aside from the quick overview I have just given, I feel compelled to give you all more information. Yet the only information I will share is that my work involves 12 hour days (actually since I got back from vacation - 12 hour nights). With this piece of information you may have already figured out what I am about to say - I just got off work and am dead tired. I'll update you all to the other things I mentioned later - notice the lack of a specific date/time.

Word homies,
~ Mr. Me ~

The Empire is Born, Episode 3 Review

2005-05-23T00:32:00.000-07:00

I, like many of my other blog fellows have just seen Episode 3. I have to say that I had high expectations going into this film and not only did it live up to it's hype, but it went above and beyond it. What you see below is a simple review, I have made an effort to reduce the number of spoilers, I think there are none - sorry if I ruin it for you.

Episode 3 Review: 5 Stars, Anakin finds himself internally troubled after some odd happenings within the Jedi council. While troubled he is cleaverly led astray to the dark side with promises of power and extra abilities not available on the light side. Anakin finds himself torn between love and light - a battle that turns him to the dark side.

I think that I covered all the major bases, I appologize if it isn't up to your high expectations. I hope to make a 60 Second Theater clip out of this one (which may mean clips of the other 5 episodes).

Until later,
~ Mr. Me ~

The Dave & Max Show #4 05-14-05

2005-05-20T16:44:00.000-07:00

Not much time, got to go to work and all.

Download: The Dave & Max Show #4

Lates,
~ Mr. Me ~

The Dave & Max Show # (05/14/05) [43:10]
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60 Second Theater: Elektra

2005-05-12T15:29:00.000-07:00

Yep, how about that - a new show and a new 60 Second Theater spot all in one day.

Today's Presentation: Elektra

I only ask that if you replay it in public (radio, podcast, etc.) that you properly credit me. Please feel free to direct people to this website (Mr. Me's Emporium) or to one of the other 2 mirror sites (60 Second Theater, or Sixty Second Theater). I would also appreciate a little "tip" in my digital tip jar.

I would like to officially thank LightningMP3.com for hosting the MP3 file. They are by far the most awesome host (free and no linking restrictions!). If you have a need for an MP3 host, I ask you to consider them.

Also, if you are interested in getting my podcast you can pickup the RSS feed here. If you are only interested in my 60 Second Theater clips, check out one of those 2 mirror sites and subscribe to one of their feeds.

Thank you and enjoy!
~ Mr. Me ~

The Dave & Max Show #3 05-10-05

2005-05-12T12:51:00.000-07:00

Horray, the Dave & Max Show returns! Episode #3, enjoy!

Download: The Dave & Max Show #3

Finally! PodcastAlley.com Voter v.1b

2005-05-05T10:33:00.000-07:00

I finally finished and uploaded the file.

Download:
PodcastAlley.com Voter [101 Kb]
.NET Framework [23 Mb]

Please give me feedback about this product at MrMesEmporium@gmail.com

~ Mr. Me ~

05-06-05 Update - Screen Shots!

The Verdict

2005-05-03T02:04:00.000-07:00

Yes, the verdict is in. Apparently the confessional box has been desecrated and at least one listener has voted against it. Here is what they had to say:
Please, please, please, please, for the love of all that is holy, DO
NOT do anymore confessionals. Thank you for considering my gag
reflex. Keep up the post casting, but AGAIN, DO NOT do anymore
confessionals.

I'm out

P.S. NO MORE CONFESSIONALS!!! Thanks and Seriously, NO MORE CONFESSIONALS.

I would like to suggest a compromise: I won't do any more confessionals about myself (or my wife for that matter) if it will appease the masses. Fair enough?

I know that the comments are down and I am looking for a replacement (although I would love to have working comments I am not entirely sure about Blogger's comment system as of yet). Thank you to everyone that has contacted us in other ways (yes, as of this writing, all 1 of you). I really hope that in the future this will take off, I know that some podcasts never make it off the ground becuase they can't seem to find a listener base. So I suggest that you recommend us to your family, friends, and coworkers (and just about anyone else you can think of) to help us out.

Thanks again for the support and love,
~ Mr. Me ~

PS - The PodcastAlley.com Voter program that I talked about in show #1 is almost done! I promise that it will be up for downloading by friday at the very latest.

The Dave & Max Show #2 04-28-05

2005-04-30T16:42:00.000-07:00

The Dave & Max Show continues with episode #2! Check it out!

Download: The Dave & Max Show #2

Show notes coming soon, they take a bit longer you know.
~ Mr. Me ~

The Dave & Max Show #2 (04/28/05) [28:37]
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The Dave & Max Show #1 04-24-05

2005-04-27T04:03:00.000-07:00

Everyone that has been bucking for a new podcast, rejoice! For the time is now!
Below you will find the link to our newest podcast as well as the show notes. Please feel free to send us a message (audio, email, or comment) to let us know what you think. Thanks for being so patient while we get on a podcasting schedule.
By the way, I know that our last show was #1, but you will have to listen to find out why this one is also #1.

Download our show: The Dave & Max Show #1 04-24-05 [8.78 mb]

Show notes for The Dave & Max Show (04/24/05) [38:23]
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Bullshit

2005-04-20T01:23:00.000-07:00

I am in such a bad mood. I was trying to record a podcast yesterday and I even had an impromptu guest caller (Dr. Worm) however before I finished the computer died. It just shut itself off - no warnings or anything. This has happened before and it was due to the processor over-heating. While it sucked that I lost the podcast I learned a valuable lesson: "Never, ever-ever-ever, record a podcast without proper ventilation". My appologies to Dr. Worm, you'll just have to call back another time.

I'll chat at ya'll later. I hope to attempt another recording tomorrow (well actually later today - technically).
~ Mr. Me ~

Introducing

2005-04-13T01:20:00.000-07:00

Brand spanking new podcast show! This is more of what I wanted when I said that things had to change to become a show. I had the opportunity to put together a smashing podcast with my brother in law "Jay", his fiance "Boo Boo Kitty Fuck", my wife "Max", and I "Dave". Judging by the names, this podcast is rated R for language and sexual descriptions.

I would like to note that this podcast may not be indicative of our regular show. In most of the future podcasts, it will probably be just Max and I. But it was great to get the crew together for this endeavor.

Without further adieu, I give you:
The Dave & Max Show #1 - 04-09-05

Show notes for The Dave & Max Show (04-09-05) [30:27]
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PS - Thank you for being so patient with the show notes! Our new show email address is DAMShow@gmail.com

Laters,
~ Mr. Me ~

60 Second Theater: Constantine

2005-04-08T02:03:00.000-07:00

As promised, here is the first installation of my homemade 60 Second Theater clips.

Today's presentation: Constantine

I only ask that if you replay it in public (radio, podcast, etc.) that you properly credit me. Please feel free to direct people to this website (Mr. Me's Emporium) or to one of the other 2 mirror sites (60 Second Theater, or Sixty Second Theater). I would also appreciate a little "tip" in my digital tip jar.

I would like to officially thank LightningMP3.com for hosting the MP3 file. They are by far the most awesome host (free and no linking restrictions!). If you have a need for an MP3 host, I ask you to consider them.

Also, if you are interested in getting my podcast you can pickup the RSS feed here. If you are only interested in my 60 Second Theater clips, check out one of those 2 mirror sites and subscribe to one of their feeds.

Thank you and enjoy!
~ Mr. Me ~

PS - I am taking requests for my next production, almost anything is in the realm of possibility (with the exception of horror and foreign, I just don't do those). Please e-mail me your suggestions.

04/04/05 Is This A Show?

2005-04-04T19:12:00.000-07:00

Show notes for The Mr. Me Show (04/04/05)
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- None
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PS - My first 60 Second Theater clip will be coming in the next 48 hours or so (whenever I get around to it)

New Feature

2005-03-31T03:10:00.000-08:00

In my striving to bring you the newest and bestest from the podcasting world (short of actual content in my podcast) I have researched and will be implementing a little thing that I like to call listmenu. The website has no relevant "how to setup" information and the bulk of figuring it out came from trial and error (try 2 hours worth - sheesh). Below is a small descriptive how to for this "Expandable Listmenu" (hopefuly future people will be able to save their hard earned time thanks to this!).

How To: Expandable Listmenu
1) All list items (anything with the <li> tag at the beginning) needs to have an anchor tag immediately after the <li> tag
2) Any items that you want to be "expandable" needs to have this anchor tag after the list item tag: <a href="">
3) Any items that you want to be non-expandable needs to have this anchor tag after the list tiem tag: <a>
4) You will need to download (and host) the following files: open.gif and closed.gif
5) You only close the <li> tag for "expandable" items after other sub-items. Check out the source code for the example below for a good reference!
6) Triple check to make sure that you close tags in the order in which they were opened
7) If you have tried and failed, indent your source code tags in order (I find that this is the most common error, you opened a tag and forgot to close it)

Working Example:

Show notes for The Mr. Me Show 03/29/05
- My Week
  - Wife: Sick for the last week with acute bronchitis.
  - Maple Story [1] (a MMPORPG), I have been strangely addicted. Don't know why, takes about 8 hours to level up.
- Podcasts I Plugged
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03/29/05 Comments on Reality

2005-03-29T00:59:00.000-08:00

I have decided to never again transcript my audio posts. I have way too many verbal hic-ups to do that again. Until I get more sure of myself you will all have to live with it.
Later peeps,
~ Mr. Me ~

03/24/05 Quick Audio Post

2005-03-24T19:09:00.000-08:00

For those of you that don't want to listen (or simply don't have the time), below is a transcript.

Transcript (45 sec 136 kb):
And another one bites the dust. Well you know I know that I was talking about... um... updating with a 60 second theater post, but I have been waiting for my female tallent to get better. She has been a little under the weather. And of course by tallent I mean my wife - she is the most tallented person I know. Anyway, back to what I was saying originally. And another one bites the dust. We have had another person quit at my work which means more work for us. Well I think that I would be more upset if she actually did work, you know we were actually pulling her weight anyway so I think that it has actually streamlined things a bit. Well that is all the time that I have for now. I'll talk at cha later, Mr. Me Out

Question:

2005-03-19T02:08:00.000-08:00

Is it possible to get vaccuummers wrist? I have a sensitive right handed wrist (and thank you to all of you that are about to suggest that it may be from a little too much action from "Palmalla" or "Fistella", however I am left handed). The only thing that I can think of that I have been doing an abundance of is vaccuumming (at work of course, I have been known to put off housework for several months).

That is all for now,
~ Mr. Me ~

Fu*k That

2005-03-18T01:39:00.000-08:00

If the title didn't give it away, I am pissed off and this entire post will be one big rant (fair warning: this post contains EXTREME profanity).

Wednesday night (at work) I found out that I didn't get that job that I talked about being so worried about. Yeah instead it went to another fucking asshole that doesn't have better credentials or interviewed better, but rather has been there longer. Mother fucking son of a bitch. I spent all that time being all nervious about that god damn interview and then so bloddy happy that I nailed that shit. I am starting to think that it was all bullshit to begin with. They probably wanted to hire that ass-rag before they even ran the advertisement for the position - they just needed a reason to take him instead of other applicants. I figure that it was either that or he gave the men blowjobs.
Damn that makes me feel a hell of a lot better. I would like to appologize for this post and somewhat suspiciously deny that it ever happened. Just thought that someone out there would/could relate.

Laters,
~ Mr. Me ~

PS - Don't fault me for spelling inconsistancies my incoherent ramblings. Most of these posts come at ya after a full 8 hours of running my ass off and around 2 AM - AM people!

Jebus...

2005-03-16T02:24:00.000-08:00

I really was planning on updating sooner than today, I promise. However life steped int he way and blocked my attemps to do so. I have been stressing out so much over the last few days becuase I had an interview yesterday. Yes, I said interview. I can hear you asking now: "why do you have an interview when you all ready have a job?" The answer is simple: it is a job in the same building doing something else (something more up my alley) and ... well ... it pays more. The interview went wonderfully - I answered all their questions and they seemed very happy with my answers. Always a tell tale sign of a good interview.

For future reference, don't try to type while intoxicated. I am having the roughest time trying to get my fingers to respond even remotely well. I have to keep correcting myself - I almost get two words typed and then I screw one of them up. What is the beverage of choice this evening? A 50/50 mix of Smirnoff Green Apple Twist (which by the way tastes like shit on the rocks) and Kalua Mudslide Mix (spectacular when blended just right). The green apple twist is extremely bitter and leaves you with a facial twitch or two, while the mudslide gives it a sweet flavor and smoothing texture. All and all it tastes quite a bit like a mudslide with a little bitter kick afterwards.

Which brings me to my next topic. I haven't ranted in too long. What is pissing me off this time? Yes, none other than my brother-in-law. He is always creating his own drama, begging for everybody to be involved in it (in his own standoff-ish way) and no sooner do you get involved than he changes his opinion and alienates us. Normally I wouldn't get so upset, but his is a unique brand of assholishness. He tends to make a big deal out of anything. For my wife's opinion, you can check out her blog - or just the post on this topic.

Drunken Ramble: Done,
~ Mr. Me ~

PS: New feature coming soon to a blog new you! I have taken it upon myself to make my own 60 Second Theater spots. I thought that ya'll might enjoy listening to them. I have made 2 new blogs 60 Second Theater, and Sixty Second Theater. I will be mirroring my audio spots on those two websites if anyone is interested.

No Offence

2005-03-06T12:55:00.000-08:00

This is a quote from my brother-in-law's most recent significant other. So don't take any offence, it is just a funny quote.

Lates,
~ Mr. Me ~

My Dog: Gabe

2005-02-26T23:40:00.000-08:00

My dog, Gabe. He is just the funniest little shitsu.

Horray!

2005-02-24T01:53:00.000-08:00

Today is a red letter day, yes indeed. As frequent visitors will note, there is a new item on my webpage today. It is a Google adsense bar, and it is right over there on the right hand side, just a little below my flavorite links. PLEASE, if anything strikes your fancy, do not hesitate to click it. Yes, money is a good thing and I think that most of you will agree. These days I could use a little extra moneys - so since the "Make a Donation" button hasn't accumulated a red cent, I decided to try a different route.

Last time I told you about podcasting and mentioned that I may be making an audio post - per usual nobody said anything about this idea, and also per usual I interpreted this as that ya'll wanted to hear my squirley voice and yet I have disapointed. Yes, I promise that it is coming sooner or later - notice that I didn't specify a date or time there, just it's coming when I am happy with the way it sounds. Until then, you will just have to deal with my squirley typing (insert smiley face here).

Well, I have had a long day/night so I'll sign off for now.
Until next time,
~ Mr. Me ~

A Good Analogy Is Like...

2005-02-21T00:06:00.000-08:00

A good analogy is like ... well, a good analogy. I think that analogies are a perfect way of insulting someone, especially if they are as sharp as a marble. It never fails - someone in the vastness of the internet will get a chuckle out of that one. I would like to say that I made that up, but no - someone somewhere sometime told it to me. I would now like to include a list of ways to call someone stupid (borrowed - without permission) from http://www.anvari.org/shortjoke/EmailJoke_Set_1/3339.html (thank you Google).

Creative Ways to Say Someone is Stupid
About as sharp as a marble.
A few clowns short of a circus.
Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas Tree.
A few fries short of a Happy Meal.
I wish I had a blueprint for his brain; I'm trying to build an idiot.
An experiment in Artificial Stupidity.
He only has one oar in the water.
A few beers short of a six-pack.
Dumber than a box of hair.
A few peas short of a casserole.
Doesn't have all her Cornflakes in one box.
One Fruit Loop shy of a full bowl.
One taco short of a combination plate.
A few feathers short of a whole duck.
All foam, no beer.
The cheese slid off her cracker.
Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel.
Couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel.
He fell out of the Stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down.
An intellect rivaled only by garden tools.
As smart as bait.
Chimney's clogged.
Doesn't have all his dogs on one leash.
Elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor.
Forgot to pay her brain bill.
Her sewing machine's out of thread.
His antenna doesn't pick up all the channels.
His belt doesn't go through all the loops.
If she had another brain, it would be lonely.
Missing a few buttons on his remote control.
No grain in the silo.
Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse.
Receiver is off the hook.
Several nuts short of a full pouch.
Skylight leaks a little.
Slinky's kinked.
Surfing in Nebraska.
Too much yardage between the goal posts.
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
The lights are on, but nobody's home.
24 cents short of a quarter.
The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead.

Fair warning, using the above quotes could lead to multiple (possibly severe) injuries - then again maybe you will get away with it and confuse your victim and get some respect from anyone listening.

Speaking of listening, I am planning on starting to make (somewhat) periodic updates via a new service called AudioBlogging. It was super simple to setup, I highly recommend that anyone even remotely interested in podcasting signup asap. For those who refuse to follow any links on my site, AudioBlogging is as simple as dialing a telephone number. Podcasting got it's name from iPod (a popular portable MP3 music player) and broadcasting (the projection of content across a medium - most popular in the form of television and radio broadcasting). Please note that to listen to a 'podcast' you don't need to have an iPod, just a way of listening to MP3's (such as Winamp). Essentially this service is designed to give blogs voices, something I am not too sure about but am willing to try.

To keep costs down on the server hosting the audio files, no single recording will be longer than 5 minutes - but I doubt that I will find a way to fill those 5 minutes for a while *unless I get off on a rant of some sort*.

Remember: Talking to the automatic operatior is only fun if you have a snappy comeback for "If you would like to make a call, please hang up and try again".

In the (now) immortal words of Ryan Seacrest,
Mr. Me out.

Perfection - In A Bag

2005-02-13T23:48:00.000-08:00

Today while I was walking around Costco, I happened upon a product called "Perfection". What I found most interesting about this item was what "Perfection" actually was ... (drumroll please) ... long stalk wheat. Yep, for all of you that are looking for perfection, it can be found in a white bag at Costcos everwhere.

Today's Rant Of The Minute is brought to you by: The Number 2 (the greatest number), and "Perfection" - not just long *stalks* if you know what I mean. This rant is more of a general rant than my usual highly directional rants. Today I would like to rant about people who don't do their jobs. *cough*Nate*cough* Not that I am talking about anyone in particular here, but a certain person - who won't be named *cough*Nate*cough* has earned the right to be upgraded to a Grade B jerk due to his lack of work ability and general use of his handicap for his own personal gain. Yes, the person I am refering to has multiple handicaps, one of which is that his work ethic has gone to shit the last few weeks. His other handicap involves partial blindness (which doesn't stop him from reading books just like you and me - no big print or anything). This specimin has managed to do less in two weeks than I do in one night. He has no drive - no ability - and no need to try (thanks to his handicaps). On an up note, he has been labeled the black sheep of the janitor crew and has managed to make an ass of himself time and time again, only to get mad when someone picks on him. This ends the Rant Of The Minute, thanks to our sponsors: The Number 2,and "Perfection"

I got some bad news this morning - my Grandpa died last night, around 11:00 PM. I am planning to attend his funeral on Wednesday, so don't expect any updates between now and Friday.

That is all,
~ Mr. Me ~

Disturbing

2005-02-09T03:05:00.000-08:00

I happened upon one of the funniest and coincidentally most disturbing websites I have ever viewed. So naturally, I figured that I would drop a link for ya'll to check out. First, the not disturbing part of the site: http://www.i-mockery.com, next, the most disturbing part I have found yet: http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/sexual-games/10.php
For all of you that haven't clicked on that link yet, be warned that it contains a lot of homoerotic activity.

Well, now that I got that out of my system - off to bed with me.
Laters,
~ Mr. Me ~

Week 2: Done

2005-02-05T01:56:00.000-08:00

My second week at my job is finished, with the exception that I have to go in tomorrow to do some cleaning. Saturday is all overtime though, which means that my 2 pm - ?? means pure profit.

Well, I thought that I went over board on Monday with my insanely long (and politically slanted) rant of the minute however my good buddy Dr. Worm thinks it is "some of my best stuff" which makes me wonder: is my blog more entertaining as a place to vent my frustrations with the world? To that end, I have decided that I really need a good place to vent, and since nobody said that they *hated* my last post, I will assume that ya'll will keep reading and occasionally commenting.

So, I went to the University of Nevada Reno with my wife today to get some paperwork stuff figured out and to do a little recon on finding out how to get into the college of business. All went fine with my wife's meeting, I was not so lucky. We found the proper building and navigated our way to the counseling room with minimal hassle - so far so good. When we arrived at the door, there was a paper that said something like "Hours of operation 8 - 1 pm, 2pm - (whenever)". No problem - except that we were there at about 1:30 ... bummer. My wife peeked in the door and saw a secretary - so we snuck in and waited very patiently for "Betty" to get off the phone (we had a seat). After about 2 minutes the secretary hung up, muttering about being on hold for too long and finally asked us what we wanted. I told her that I needed some information on what was required to get into the college of business. Her reply: "Well, I don't know exactly ... you would need to talk to one of our advisors", okay at least I tried. Just as I was about to stand up to leave, she asked if there was a more specific question that she might be able to answer, so being the kind hearted person that I am, I asked *politely* if she knew if I needed to take a test to get into the program. She answered almost identically to my last question. At this point the only thing that I wanted was to leave, I knew that she was going to be no help. I told her that I understood and again made a move to stand - no dice. Betty moved over to a well organized display of pamphlets and brochures, asking me if I had taken any college classes previously - or picked my major. I told her yes and tried to explain where I received my credits and what degree I was working towards, but she cut me off by telling me that they offered a variety of majors. Each brochure that she picked up (which coincidentally corresponded to the majors available at this institution) she read off, making a pile of them. Betty didn't stop once she had gathered all 8, no no - she kept picking up page after pamphlet muttering "and this, and this" under her breath. At this point, I pulled ever object from my pocket and hurled them at her, hoping that she would be stunned long enough for me to escape. Not really, but that is what I should have done. I looked at my wife, we both rolled our eyes and took the stack of paper the helpful secretary gave us. Betty must have training in keeping people hostage with inane babble because she did a damn good job of keeping me in that god forsaken office, she managed over 15 minutes.

Sometimes I think that I am too nice to stupid people - and other times I just wish that I had a camera handy to record their stupidity in all of it's glory. This time however I will have to get my revenge in the world of blogs. All and all, let's just hope that Betty doesn't ever run into Satan, she might be able to teach him a trick or two.

Until next time,
~ Mr. Me ~

Speculations

2005-01-31T00:41:00.000-08:00

Good evening. Tonight I bring to ya'll some speculations about life in general, some of which might actually be true. Enjoy - or don't - I guess it really doesn't matter to me as long as you keep coming back.

Speculations and their descriptions:
1) Why when describe movie categories do we say action / drama or romantic / comedy or comedy / drama? For that matter, why don't we abbreviate those things? Suggestions: actma, romanedy, and comma respectively.
2) Why do we abbreviate everything? Yes, I know the irony that this speculation contradicts the first, but the question begs to be asked. Speaking of abbreviating, has anyone else noticed that names longer than 1 syllable get hacked into a single one? Examples: Andrew = Andy, Charlene = Char, Jennifer = Jen.
3) Why has the language of blogs become that of a 10 year old? Examples of this one are everywhere. LOL, WTF, J/K, LMAO, IMHO.
4) Since when is it "cool" to abbreviate / modify words with numbers; was it really the idea of some computer cracker to make themselves sound "133t"?
5) Is the true nature of the internet to sell products or ideas? I would like to think the latter is a more accurate depiction, however it seems that one can purchase almost anything on the internet - including but not limited to almost any drug, guns, and marijuana seeds.
6) If computer programs can simulate intelligence, why does the computer always end up losing? Almost every war type computer game has an artificial intelligence of some sort now, however each are internally flawed to not learn from their mistakes. I can hear you now saying something like "if the computer learned, you would never be able to beat it". I understand that, but the point I am trying to make is that the computer doesn't learn at all. This is why playing against other human players has such an appeal. Admit it, if you could trash talk your computer - have it learn your strategy and force you to adapt new techniques, you would; simply because that is exactly why you play against another human. They will inevitably learn your tactic, and exploit it to take you down.
7) While I am on the topic of computer intelligence, why haven't we ventured into the realm of learning computers? The closest things I have seen (aside from the gaming industry) are spam filters - and these aren't really learning, they are just adapting to a variety of variables that are adjusted by a user. Shouldn't we be able to get a computer figure out if that the message with the cryptic subject that contains an advertisement for "V14GR4 with0ut a prescript10n" is spam?
8) Why do I have to pay to have my credit card "protected" from identity theft? Shouldn't this be a standard feature that comes with the privilege of the card? Furthermore, why do they charge you $3.99 per month for this feature? Last time I checked, most of the people that had their identity stolen were compensated in some way for the charges made on their behalf.
9) Why is it that if get more than a few thousand dollars in debt I have collectors called while the U.S government can continue to get further and further in debt without any negative effects? Yes, this one spurs from the inability of our current leader to reduce the national debt. I believe that there should be a policy in place that requires each administration to pay down the debt by making equal payments of (at least) 5% of the total as of today, per year. Of course there would be loopholes for natural disasters and such, but wouldn't it be nice if we weren't paying so much interest? When I buy something, it is extremely rare for me to simply "charge it" and not have the money available before the purchase is made. I believe that if we setup a pay-in-advance system then there would be no need to tax the American people so ruthlessly.
10) Why do we have any tax penalty for being married? If two people make money from separate sources of income, and they happen to wear a ring on their left ring finger, why is it that they are penalized? If our government really wants to push the "Christian values" on America, shouldn't there be a marriage bonus?
11) Why does the FBI peruse people who illegally trade files over peer-to-peer networks, worth - at the very most - a few thousand dollars while never quite nailing down Enron executives? I still haven't gotten over the Enron scandal. Thousands lost their entire retirement in one day, few were compensated but many more got nothing. Lets do a little math here, assuming that the average value of an illegal file passed over the internet is valued at ~$100 (and I am assuming this is high), and assuming that only 1000 people had their entire 401k plan invested in Enron the day it went under that still means - at bare minimum - 4000 illegal files would have to be distributed to compete with these numbers.
12) Why do we tell kids that they "can be anything they want" when they grow up, but never accept that they want to do a job that doesn't require a college education? When was the last time you heard a kid say that they wanted to be a janitor, or a McDonalds manager, or a garbage collector? My guess is never - and if you had heard them say that, you would convince them that those jobs are for people that are less important than them - and to think bigger, telling them to look forward to a more prestigious job as a fireman, the leader of the free world, or a CEO of a corporation. Finishing my question, everyone uses hundreds of people each day to get them through. Everyone from the person who grew the coffee they drank in the morning to the person that stuffed their mattress, whether they know it or not. If someone doesn't do these jobs, the infrastructure of our country would fall apart in a matter of days.
13) Why is it that as few as 20 years ago, a person could easily survive on one paycheck and now it can't cover basic needs? I live in an area that has rather high property values, and as such I pay $650 per month in rent alone. The total of my individual bills comes to ~$1200 per month. My current monthly income is ~$1700, and that is with my new high paying job. With my previous job I was pulling in ~$1350. If my wife didn't work as a substitute, we wouldn't have any saving any money.
14) How did we ever let basic health care evade so many lower and middle class citizens? I am one of the many Americans that haven't got the money to afford health insurance and I frequently worry that something might come up that won't be covered by our meager savings.
15) What is the price of Iraqi "freedom"? Currently 1559 U.S. lives have been confirmed lost in this endeavor, and while I support the individual troops that are doing their duty, I do not agree with the reason we are in Iraq. Does anyone remember why we went there in the first place? Yep, weapons of mass destruction (WMD's, another abbreviation), which we did not find. As Michael Moore said, we attacked (and invaded) a country that had never threatened the United States in any way. I know that those 1559 people (and counting) will never be coming back to their families and I wonder about our government.
16) Lastly, what has changed in our society that lets has so many teenagers have sex with many people without regard to their own safety, mental well-being, and better logic? It seems that lately I have been meeting a lot of people that are only interested in "hooking up" (not with me mind you, I'm taken). It makes me wonder if monogamy will survive in the next generation.

Ok, that was a really long Rant of the Minute - wouldn't you agree? I can't think of any other speculations to discuss, but I leave the floor open for further debate. Also, if you disagree with me I urge you to not hold my views against me personally. I would also like to apologize for going so far into my personal beliefs; I know that you don't talk religion or politics with people that you want to keep talking to because eventually you will hit a roadblock that may destroy the relationship.

Until next time,
~ Mr. Me ~

Bad Hair

2005-01-30T01:43:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had a bad hair week? This week has been hell on my hair. Monday, as all you avid readers know, was my first day at a real job in a while and as such I had let my hair grow a bit much. I usually wear a goofy Yellowstone hat that you can see here. My new place of employment doesn't exactly *prohibit* the wearing of hats, it is just highly frowned upon. Therefore my usually hidden (hippyish) hair was falling in my face for the first 2 days of the week. On Wednesday I visited a hair cutting place ... the name escapes me ... and got an immediate reduction in my overhead (he he he). Unfortunatly for me, I was in a hurry to get out of there (having waited over 30 minutes) and didn't check how the back looked. Therefore the back of my hair is noticably longer than I would have prefered and how one side has this akward sideways dip thing and the sides of my (usually parted down the center) hair also have this funky -wave- thing going. God willing, it will grow out in the near future enough that I don't feel so hokey. This concludes this Rant Of The Minute.

That felt remarkably femine, talking about my hair for so long. So now I would like to relate a little thing that I thought was funny.
The other day I was at work and noticed a newspaper on the table. Glancing down, one of the articles near the fold caught my eye. The article title read: "Tsunami Blamed For Dozens". Logically I got a good kick out of how they had blamed tsunamis for sets of 12 items. It got me wondering what they were going to blame for bakers dozens.

It is starting to worry me that my peeps haven't updated their blogs since I started updating mine again. For now I'll assume that it has just been an uneventful week for them. Of course, the previous statement does not apply to Baren - my condolences my friend.

Changing gears -- I think that I may have found the next big thing. I was recently bragging that I had be playing with Adobe Photoshop Album, a nifty program that lets you organize your pictues by applying tags to each one. This is a very unique feature that I had not seen in any other program. That is, until today I browsed to a Google owned program called Picasa. Not only does it seem to incorporate all of the features of the Adobe product, it has more features - and it's FREE! Anyone that is interested in organizing and/or sharing their pictures should definitly check Picasa out. I downloaded it earlier today and have yet to install it, but by looking at the features (and interface screenshots) I think it is far superior.

Ok, the advertisement section is done - and I am out of here.
Enjoy the software ya'll,
~ Mr. Me ~

Work is ... Work Related

2005-01-26T02:15:00.000-08:00

Janitorial work isn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated. The worst part about the whole thing is (aside from the hours) being on your feet for ~7 of the 8 hour shift. Thank goodness that I had proper training to work up to this job. I can thank my FIL for making me do back breaking labor and (mostly) standing for the entire day, it kinda got me set for this job. I do need to invest in a new pair of sneakers, the ones that I have now are giving me a blister / callus on my right pinkie toe.

I would like to thank the participants of my first point race for partaking of the joy that is my insanity. The point breakdown is as follows:
1) Maggie = 10 points
2) Dr. Worm = 8 points
3) Baren = 2 points
4) Exquisite Dead Guy = 0 points
For an explanation of how I assigened these points, you can read the comments for my last post. I would also like to mention that you can lose points as well as gain them. I haven't decided how you can lose them yet, but I will (good suggestions rewarded with points). Speaking of suggestions, I'm looking for your next point earning opportunity.

Ok, I think I commercialized that last bit a little too much. Moving on then.

Oh yes, I was about to tell you what all my job has included so far. I have been on the surface cleaning crew and the trash crew so far. I am starting to understand the floor plan of the building (which is very good since it is freaking huge and all the halls still look the same). The surface crew does detail work in each office, wiping down desks, keyboard trays, and telephones. It is their duty to ensure that the office is complete when they leave, this also leaves them to check that the trash has been properly emptied and that the floors get vaccuumed. As for the trash crew, they go around to each office - get this - removing trash. Big surprise eh? Both jobs are relatively easy. The trash crew is a whole lot faster paced than the other (almost a power walk everywhere, while pushing garbage / recycle bins). It is critical that the trash crew get done as soon as possible so that any other crews coming in after them don't have to worry about trash.
The surface crew has to be a little anal about their job becuase it is the touch-up work that really makes the offices shine. This means that even the smallest *finger print* gets wiped off. All and all it is a lot of common sense.

Last night (my first night on the job), I tried to go to sleep as soon as I got home and didn't succeed for about a half hour, I was too wound from working. Tonight, I have learned my lesson - take a shower, update my blog, and chill out for a while to let myself slow to a sleepier pace.

Speaking of sleepier....................*snores and wakes up*
must be time for bed.

Until later then,
~ Mr. Me ~

Fear and Cheese

2005-01-22T00:30:00.000-08:00

Mark your calendars because today is a red letter day - yes it is the day that I, Mr. Me, triumphantly return to the world of the internet. You may be asking - what took you so freaking long to update your blog, and you would have a legitimate gripe, however I decline to directly answer your well thought out question and instead respond with another question. What took you all so long to decide to come looking for me?!? I am appalled that it took such a long time for ya'll to come hunting me (notice how I cleverly diverted the anger you had at me, he he he). All said and done, I have been busy - yes a tried and true reason that most people will readily believe and for those of you that don't believe it, you have good reason since I have actually been lazy and lurking behind the scenes waiting for someone to notice that I am gone. Hopefully it won't take this long when I die for everyone to come looking for me or I will be quite stinky by the time they find me.

In all honesty, I want to apologize for not taking the time to contribute my 2 cents for you to read up on. Speaking of my 2 cents, has anyone read Dr. Worm's latest post? I read it 3 times - once aloud - to see if I could figure out how to pronounce that cursed word. I finally broke down and asked him (over the phone), he said Fah. Now I know that I can do a better job of describing the exact sound of this word than he did. It's like you are about to say "fuck" but you notice that your parents are watching so you cut off the "ck" at the end. See that makes a whole lot more sense.
Since I am taking the time to criticize Dr. Worm's posts, I figure that I had better poke fun at Baren's too ................... ok, I looked and he has been infallible recently - don't hate me Dr. Worm, seriously it was nothing personal.

Jebus! I almost forgot to let ya'll know why this post is finding it's way to the net after midnight on a Friday (yes that is odd for me). I got a new job. Yes a real job that doesn't require me to be outside where it is currently 24 degrees (and it hasn't gotten above 45 for the last week). Now I know that there are going to be some critics when I tell you my job title, so let me start off by telling you other uninteresting facts. It is a job with the state and although it is a temporary job (~6 months) there is a possibility of staying on full time afterwards. Even if I don't get invited to stay longer, it will look good on my resume. It is a night job, from 5 pm to 1 am. Perfect for me ... it just means that I have to shift my sleep schedule to accommodate it. It pays the most I have ever been paid and has potential for overtime hours. Just in case you were wondering - a whopping 11.88 per hour. If I do get to stay on, there will be benefits for very cheap. For those of you that just skipped most of the above paragraph, the job is a Janitor at the legislative council bureau. See, I knew that you would judge me - hippies (*sniff sniff*).

And now you know why I finally found time to update my blog for ya'll to enjoy, my wife is asleep and the internet needs refreshing - nothing new on my fav sites. See I do need you for something ... entertainment silly! For those of you wondering, yes I know that the majority of people that read this are related to me in one way or another and probably know most of the things contained herein, but then what would be the fun of reading all of this? Perhaps to make your also dull lives less dull and more spamtastic? Or perhaps because you had given up on me and vowed to only check my site once a week to punish me? Who knows - it will be interesting to see who acknowledges my big return first - my bet is Dr. Worm since I kind of tipped him off when I last communicated to him. However there has been a lot of crying wolf, so perhaps someone else will beat him to it.

The race is on - comment below to let me know you were here and I'll award some points that mean nothing to the first place, and fewer points to the next few.

Until later then,
~ Mr. Me ~

Horrendous Lies

2004-10-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

I would like to clear up a little conspiracy that has been going around the Republocrat headquarters and take the shade off of my name. The incident that I am referring to is the blatant and irresponsible mentioning of my tenure at Little Caesars Pizza. I have only "thrown dough at management" when properly agitated by management. I have never and will never admit to throwing dough at Baren without being properly provoked.

As for the implication that I am a pirate, I would like to respond by saying that it takes one to know one. I do not deny my pirate background, however I would like to note a few minor differences.

My "About Me" page does not feature a likeness of a skull and cross bones
I pioneered the term "yarr" in the context of "yarr, thank ye for calling Little Caesars Pizza - land of the briny deep"
Baren was once a symbol of authority (Navy, remember?) and pirates don't like authority of any sort

That being said, I also don't like authority but have made a special exception for my buddy Baren.
I'm Mr. Me, and I approve of my message(s).

Correction

2004-10-20T19:51:00.000-07:00

I would like to retract my previous implication that Mr. Baren was dishonorably discharged, but retain my position on the Mushroom Scandal. Additionally, my opponent was blithe when mentioning that I must be the Independant. I don't like labels - not Liberal, not Conservative, not Sticky, and definitly not Independant. This race should be about who we are and what we stand for. I stand for peace, war, and the American way. Never mind that the previous statement is a double entendre and makes little or no sense. Remember I am pro-thinking and not regressive.

I respect Dr. Worm's voting capacity and have done a bit of looking into it. He has a very noble history of voting for tax increases on hippies. I know that this would normally pose no problem however in this race, one cannot afford to alienate themselves from the very roots of their being. I am appaled.

In reference to Baren's "ribbons" and "metals" I commend him. There is nothing quite like a few ribbons and metals to make one feel good about themselves. I would like to thank Baren for the lack of mud slinging, but I am confident that he will come up with something that speaks volumes about my character (which, for the record, is virtually [as in almost, but not quite] spotless).

I'm Mr. Me, and I approve this message.

Throwing My Hat In The Ring

2004-10-20T09:25:00.000-07:00

Yep, I like my fellow bloggers have decided to offer you the choice to elect for president someone that is not simply 'the lesser of two evils' but someone that is genuinely right. Today I throw my proverbial hat into the proverbial ring and (not proverbially) announce my candidcy for president. When you visit the poles on November 2nd (yep it is soon), remember that a vote for anyone besides Mr. Me is unamerican and can be punished by law due to the (now) infamous Patriot Act.
I don't want to put down my fellow runners ... but I can't help but start the mud slinging. Baren was allegedly dishonorably discharged from the military and never received a purple heart. Dr. Worm was in on the whole Mushroom Scandal, I'll bet that he never even mentioned it. In fact, the Mushroom Scandal was masterminded by my opponent. He was the only one with the underground connections to make it all happen.
I have always tried to keep my nose clean and I have a great plan for America.

Vote Mr. Me for a jorb well done

PS - I have been nominated by the Green Replocrat party to run for presidency

I'm Alive!

2004-10-19T15:03:00.000-07:00

Contrary to popular belief, I am alive. I have just been busy trying to get my life together. I am still seeking employment and have successfully filed for umemployment (let the money come in baby!). With any luck I will get my first check soon - that should provide the necessary moneys to get on with the next step of the hunting process.
Well gotta go, I promised myself that I would upload some of my new stuff on my page at DeviantArt. I hope that I can get some stuff done :)
Until later,
~ Orthimnas ~

Gambling

2004-10-02T00:10:00.000-07:00

YTD: $-8
Those of you that throughout that my gambling debt was something that was holding me down can now feel good for me since I just spent a couple of evenings out with my wife at the local gambling depots - and winning of course ;) The other day she won $70 and today we came out with an extra $20. I am trying to keep my share of the money separate so that I can keep an accurate account of how much money I have personally lost and am happy to report a great gain since last time :)

Today I spent a bunch of time filling out an application at a temp service (Westaff for those of you that want to know). The actual Westaff app was very short (~5 mins) however the app for the job that I wanted to apply for was very long. It only took me about an hour and 45 mins but it felt like forever. I also fixed my uncle-in-laws' (is there such a term?) computer. It had unholy amounts of spyware in it. So much in fact that it seemed like each layer of spyware I pealed off of it yielded another layer with even more! It took about 2 hours to clean off and me being the nice guy I am only charged him $30 (although I could have gotten away with $50 for sure). Yesterday I fixed a friend of my brother-in-laws' computer and he has yet to pay me even though it was only $20. Hopefully I won't have to get a collection agency involved ... hippie.

It seems that Baren won't be changing his mind about going to Japan, kinda makes me wish that there was something I could do to make him stay. Yet - if he will be happier in Japan, then I say let him go to Japan. Japan. Japan ... just had to say it a few more times to let it sink in.

I am still rendering my 1024 x 768 thingie in Bryce. I started it yesterday morning at 8 AM and it isn't done yet ... 85% and counting baby. By my calculations it should only take about another 6.5 hours to complete. Ergo it should be done by the time that I wake up in the morning. I can't wait to see how it turned out. I promise to make an effort to attempt to try to post it on my DeviantArt page.

Until later then.
~ Mr. Me ~

*goes to check Baren & Dr. Worm's blogs*

Those Who Bet

2004-09-28T14:17:00.000-07:00

YTD: $-46

Those of you who bet on me leaving the house by 3 on Saturday are big losers. I didn't manager to leave the house until about 2 on Sunday due to me coming down with the little cold that has been going around this house the last few days. I have been sicker than a dog - evil sick dogs... Well, I shouldn't say that since it was really only a head cold - but it has managed to make my life a pain in the butt the last few days. I am really happy that I didn't have to work with my father-in-law while I have been sick, now that would just suck.
So what have I been doing with my free time you may ask. I have been making new pics for my DeviantArt account. I have made 2 new ones since my last writing and I am rendering my third. I really need a new computer. The renderings have taken about 12 - 13 hours each, one only took 2.5 but it was very low quality. Today's rendering will probably take about 20 hours, I started it rendering at about 9 and it is only 20% done right now (2:00 PM). *sighs* When will I learn?
Today I have tried to put together a few more job applications, since I got the official "we hate you - and went with someone else for the job you wanted - haha" letter from the state job that I wanted. I can almost feel the dramatic loss of moneys. That job would have given me about a $5 raise from CMS. Yeah - feel sorry for me - the very poor me.
Later,
~ Mr. Me ~

Notice

2004-09-24T21:00:00.000-07:00

You will all notice (no doubt) that it has been over a month since my last post. Life has been - well - lifey. I have been working with my father-in-law, which has been the hardest labor in my entire life. The other relatives that work for him tell me that this is a day off, easy work. Bastards - being all like strong and shit. BTW, for those of you that don't know, my father-in-law works as a masonry contractor. He does stuff like brickwork, manufactured stone, and natural stone installation. He is amazing. I have have always appreciated his work, but I appreciate it so much more now that I have over 6 days of this back-bending labor behind me. Prior to my recent work experience (which can account for 2 weeks of early to bed, early to rise behavior) I went up to my family's cabin in Idaho (I will never get you guys pictures [a little reverse psychology never hurt]) for a week. Short of that, I have just been lazy and busy at the same time.
Somewhere in that mess, I managed to get a few of my very old renderings (courtacy of Bryce 3D [the original baby!], Bryce 4 [little newer and a wee bit better]) uploaded to a little place I like to call DeviantArt. Click it, I know you want to. I have also managed to get Bryce 5 (much newer, and a whole hell of a lot better) and make a few new renderings. Ok, I lied. I have only actually rendered one new one with Bryce 5 - but I have a second one drafted up. It does matter that it takes 13+ hours to render and durring that time I can't use my laptop (which coincidentally has a nasty habit of randomly freezing up and giving me the BSoD at the worst possible times). Makes me wish that I had enough money to get a new desktop ... hint hint.
Well if that didn't make you feel good about giving me money for nothing, you will appreciate that I have taken the next (free) step in getting my computer repair business up and running. I got some business cards (which I realize that I hadn't told ya'll yet...) and made a simple black and white advertisement (since I am so poor that my printer can't do color - due to the lack of a [working] color cartridge). I took some of my cards and stapled them to the bottom of my ads and put a few of them up around the community college campus. With any luck I will get a call or two and I can pay my bills for another month instead of moving back in with my father-in-law.
Man it seems like I can't stop talking tonite. I went over to my friend Jens last nite and had dinner - which unfortunately wasn't quite my style. She had generously prepared a dish called Chinese Chicken which was ok, with a fruit salad (which appeared to contain almost rotten fruit - as in not fresh any more) as well as a salad. Very nice gesture indeed, however nothing was quite up to my refined pallet. The best part of the whole meal was the Arbor Mist Wine (click to see which wine I enjoyed) - which I highly recommend to people new to the wine scene (since those all ready in the scene know that most wine requires a certain "getting used to it" period - which I haven't made it to yet).

BREAKING NEWS: Genso / Baren / My buddy from SLC who went into the military - is going back to Japan!!! Man I have to talk him out of this - what is that hippie thinking??? Mother-f ... um ... hippie! Kinda makes me wish that he had a reason to stay in the states. Just when I thought he was settling down and all, he up and pops this on me. You can read the same thing I did here. Feel free to leave him a random comment about how he is abandoning his life and his buddy :(

Well me thinks that my wife has the right idea - she went to bed almost 2 hours ago. I have no plans for tomorrow, which means that I will probably dick around until about 1, then try to talk myself and my wife into going somewhere and doing something, which will likely fail since there is so much house work to do around here - which she will try to talk me into doing - which I will profusely deny and retreat to the safety of the computer. So I figure that I will leave the house around 3.

Wish me luck,
~ Mr. Me ~

Yeah yeah yeah - part 2

2004-08-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

Wow, sorry for not updating more recently - but life, as you know has been interesting. The pyschopaths at work decided that they would be better off without me for the next week and a half and subsequently told me to take the rest of the time off (with pay for the entire 30 day span that they promised me). Makes me all sorts of mad to know that they wanted me out so badly. The good news is that last night I secured a job with a shipping company based out of a city about 25 miles away. Not a horrible commute, but not the best either. The bad news is that they will probably hire me at a lower rate than I was getting at CMS. Good news is that I have found a job in just under a day, significantly reducing the amount of overall stress on me. Today I lounged about the house all day, of course that was between the long periods of time that I spent cleaning up around here.
We still haven't finished putting everything from our wedding away and there are still 3 big boxes in my (small) front yard as well as a few small ones around my door. I am going to try to slip one or two of those boxes in the trash tomorrow morning before the garbage truck comes to take it all away. With any luck I will be able to empty my front yard before Friday.
Even though it has only been a day and a half, I all ready feel like I am a looser for not having an actual job to go to. I know that my wages are paid up until the 26th, but that doesn't make me feel any better about being technically unemployeed. My wife has been extremely understanding of the whole situation - in fact everyone that I tell about my previous job tells me that they wouldn't have stayed as long as I did. Gives me a little tingly feeling - that staying against all odds sort of one. Although I know that I won't stay this long in the future, it just doesn't pay.
Until later then,
~ Mr. Me ~

Yeah yeah yeah

2004-08-15T16:50:00.000-07:00

YTD: -$42
Howdy all, been a long week for me. This week the inevitable doom of my job has grown closer and closer. I was technically threatened - again...my manager Mark (the corportate bastard) made a point of reminding me that they no longer needed me and that I was supposed to be arranging a meeting with Chris (the evil corportate overlord) if I planned on sticking around. Those sons of bitches, they only keep me around the last few weeks so they could go on vacation and do inventory. Now we are short handed - 2 yard guys, 3 office guys, 1 outside salesman, and of course 2 corporate "suits".
I'll be back later to finish my thoughts,
Until then,
~ Mr. Me ~

Something New

2004-08-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

I found a nice little thing called costofwar.com that offers a spiffy little counter thingie (which you can see on the right over there). If you visit their site, you can compare the cost so far to a few other things, my favorite is the number of kids who could have had a year of head-start paid for (about 7,860,000 as of this writing). Wow. Makes me wish that we had either done it right, or at least looked good while we are doing it.
Later then,
~ Mr. Me ~

New Feature!

2004-08-04T14:17:00.000-07:00

YTD: -$30
That little thing there is my gambling loss / wins for this year (year to date). I saw this really cool little thing on another blog that I really liked (sorry, blog got lost before I decided that I would implement it too. Something about an Internet Poker Pro if someone finds it, let me know and I'll insert the appropriate link here). I'll try to keep it updated, which means that I won't put it in every post, but I will from time to time update it - so keep your eyes peeled.
Later,
~ Mr. Me ~

Really

2004-08-02T15:53:00.000-07:00

Really, I try to keep this thing updated - but then again I can be lazy. Today is no exception, except that I am posting an update. My wife picked out a beautiful bedroom set for our room and yesterday we went to Sacramento (California) to pick it up. Pick it up actually means meet a delivery truck. We stayed up way too late on Saturday (midnight-o'clock) and subsequently we didn't end up leaving until about 8:00 AM yesterday. We did arrive in plenty of time since Sacramento is only about 2.5 - 3 hours away and our delivery truck was supposed to meet us between 1 and 2. My father-in-law was kind enough to drive us down there and let us borrow his trailer (which came in mighty handy). We got it all home and unpacked and setup - which didn't take as long as it sounds, only about an hour for all five pieces (six if you count the mirror separate). Also, I would like to take this opportunity to thank http://www.peoplesfurniture.net/ for the great deal on the furniture (for a picture, of our new stuff, check here) and thank them again for the over the top in friendly service. They went out of their way to offer to have their delivery truck meet us - saving us 5 hours worth of driving time.
Love, luck, and lollypops,
~ Mr. Me ~

The Latest From The Front

2004-07-29T16:45:00.000-07:00

"Unofficially Fired" is how I would describe my current position at Carson Masonry (note the lack of a link - bastards...). This morning I had a little meeting with my manager (assistant manager Mark) and the general manager Chris. Essentially they told me that I wasn't welcome here anymore and that as a courtesy they would give me 2 weeks to decide if I wanted to "get on the wagon" or "get out". After I have decided on what direction to go they would then give me another 2 weeks (I guess only if I choose to get on, not out) to prove that I want to be here. Bastards. They told me that I wasn't giving 110% - again. Check out my post from April 27th where you can find a similar prediciment.
This time, I think I am going to find an alternative source of employment. They told me that I was being sub-standard when neither of them has given me any direction. If only they would give me a project they would see that I shine. They even went so far as to tell me repeatedly that I am the only person who can do what I do. Chris said that it would take him years to get another person that could do what I do. Well we are closing now, I'd better get the floors clean - lest they have another reason to be mad at me. Fuckers.
~ Mr. Me ~

It Makes You Think

2004-07-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

Today I found out that my puppy's sister is in critical condition at a local pet hospital. The theory is that she may have found a little rat poison. My prayers are with her, she is the cutest little pup and it would tear me up if she didn't make it. That said, I am going to go home and love the hell out of my puppy tonight.
~ Mr. Me ~

Thankfully

2004-07-27T17:02:00.000-07:00

Very thankfully I came into work on Saturday and was reminded by my handy Palm Desktop software that the 24th of July was my anniversary (prior to us getting married of course [pictures still to come]). I left work as quickly as possible and stopped by a local florest where I found a nice arrangement, which I purchased with rapid action. Needless to say, my new wife was very happy that I had remembered and I was showered with praises.

The last few days have been slow and relatively uneventful. I did see a couple movies which I have commented on below. Read them if you are interested, I will review "I, Robot" and "The Bourne Supremacy".

I, Robot:
Mr. Me Rating: 7.3 / 10
I found this movie to be a fairly good movie over all. Although I read many reviews that rated it extrememly low, I checked it out for myself and found myself caught up in the storyline instead of the expertly rendered CGI. The CGI was what originally caught my eye and what held the story together, without the very well done rendering, the story would have fallen flat on it's face. I give this a 7.3 for a high quality rendering and good acting - not for a good storyline.

The Bourne Supremacy:
Mr. Me Rating 6 / 10
This movie intreagued me from the beginning, the original ("The Bourne Identy") was a top notch action flick. I thought that this movie would be much the same, with the same thought provoking imagry and spooky behind the scenes 'Big Brother' feelings. This one had none of that and even left me thinking "now why am I watching this again". As an up note, they tried to keep the action flowing even though the storyline was hindered by some of the longer, more brutal, scenes (look for the agent on agent scene when you see this movie, and I think you will agree it seemed to last longer than necessary). Overall this movie scores a 6 of 10 for near edge-of-your-seat cinematography as well as having a believable cast.

Until next time,
~ Mr. Me ~

The latest and greatest

2004-07-24T10:34:00.000-07:00

Today's post is being brought to you via a complicated set of computers and hardware for your viewing pleasure.

Additionally, this post is going to double as a ROTM - as you will quickly see.

Last night sucked. I probably shouldn't say sucked because it wasn't all that bad but I'll let you decide. At about 7:30 PM my father-in-law, my wife, and I went to Applebees (note the lack of a link). We were seated within 5 minutes, very acceptable. Our server was a little behind and didn't get our drinks until we had been seated for 10 minutes. When we ordered our drinks we also ordered our food (since we had so much time to think about it). Our drinks arrived in short order, within 5 minutes - ok as far as service goes. We all sipped at our drinks and talked - and talked - and talked. Finally 45 minutes later our server revisits our table to apologize for the delay and told us that our food would be out in about 10 minutes. By this point my drink has been empty for at least 10 minutes (and would continue to be empty until our meals arrived). He apologized and that he would send our his manager to talk to us. The manager, obviously frustrated, told us that he didn't know what was wrong with his staff tonight (except that our server hadn't put in our order) and that he would discount our bill and include free desert. A few minutes later our server returned to apologize again and reassure us that our food would be out soon. The manager returned again to give us a gift card worth $30 and reiterate that our deserts would be covered. By the time we got our food we had been in there for an hour and 5 minutes, now that is what I call a lack of service. We all finally got our refills on our drinks and we enjoyed the exquisitely fresh food. After our meals were complete we waited for about 5 minutes for our slacker server to notice and come by to clear our plates and take our desert order. After what felt like forever, but was acutally 10 minutes, our desert arrived and we enjoyed it immensely. Our server came by shortly after we finished and took our plates, we also asked for the check. After 15 minutes he finally returned with our check, slightly discounted (basically got our drinks comped) and we paid him immediately but we didn't have exact change and in favor of leaving before we had been there for 2 hours, we opted to give him a 7 dollar tip (that in my opinion he didn't deserve). So that was how my night was spent - in at 7:30, out at 9:15.
Hope your night went better than mine,
~ Mr. Me ~

No Job Today

2004-07-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

Well, went in for my 7:30 interview and as you can see by the time on this post, things went quickly. The whole thing was over with in 5 minutes, which I know isn't good. I was expecting something that wasn't there I guess. Good news is that my application is going up to corporate where I could get another interview. My wife thinks that this guy didn't want to step on corporate's shoes and is letting them have the first go, and then if they don't want me she thinks that today's interviewer may be interested in me.
Personally, I think that he was less than impressed with my credentials - I told him that I had taken A+ and Net+ courses in high school and everything else is self taught, something that I am rather proud of but obviously he wasn't.

I think that my BTRSS program has essentially stalled, I haven't worked on it in over a month now and I don't think I plan on starting again. I made the mistake of trying to build the GUI around the underlying framework but found that I should have been incorporating the GUI from the get go - a mistake that will probably kill the entire project. Ideally I would like to completely rewrite the program from the ground up and build it right this time, but I don't know if I can get properly motivated.

My next big programming thing that I am interested in is making a stable point of sale (POS) that can easily communicate with multiple stores (15+ stores ideally). Tragically, this will potentially take forever since I know next to nothing about how a POS works and how to integrate multiple programs that share data. Also, I am unsure of exactly where to start - something that is typically known way before the project ever begins. My current programming language of choice is Python primarily because I haven't taken the time to learn C or C++. Any help you can provide will be most appreciated.

Well, what started as a short note to tell you that I haven't been employeed yet turned into a project update / new project announcement - now how did that happen?
Until later then,
~ Mr. Me ~

Blogger & Blogspot: Terms of Service

2004-07-22T18:31:00.000-07:00

Well I found it, turns out that there is no specific section of the TOS that forbids the use of pornographic material. However upon further inspection of the TOS you will see a few things that could be used to shut down these websites, I bolded them for your convenience.

Blogger: Terms of Service: "You agree to not use the Service to: (a) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable"

New Job Looms on Horizon

2004-07-22T17:44:00.000-07:00

Now does it have to loom? For that matter I don't even like looms - or fruits there of. Yet there it is, just sitting there ... on the horizon and all. Jeez, I don't know what to do with it, but I am sure that I will find something. Sorry for that incoherent ramble, but I did promise one of those once in a while, now on to the real reason I am posting this message.

The first time that I talked with my new Mother-In-Law (MIL? maybe...) she said that the company that she works for (Meeks, a lumber store) is looking for a new computer person to oversee their computers at the local store as well as a secondary store that is in the area. With rapid action I had filled out an application and have all ready been called in for a interview. Well, called in is more of a term than reality. I had to call the guy that "wanted to talk to me" repeatedly until he finally answered his cell phone this afternoon. He set me up with an interview tomorrow morning - 7:30 AM. Now while I am typically awake by this time every morning, I didn't plan on being functional until about 8 - 8:30. Tomorrow should be interesting, I'll have to take a shower and put on some clothes that have a minimal number of wrinkles in them (for those of you not in the know, I haven't owned an iron for many many months).

The primary reason that I am trying to get this job is because my creativity is rather stunted at my current job (CMS, no link this time asshats! [that would be for my bosses, not you the reader]). I can't seem to get motivated to do anything creative and I don't know if this is because they have been stunting me from the get-go or if I am simply stagnating with the hideous lack of management. Today for example, I completed working on a simple yet pointless advertisement that will probably never see the light of day, now how is that for upbeat? For those of you that are new to my blog, I will rant a little more about the CD & website, you can safely ignore the rest of this paragraph. Another thing that seems to hinder my creativity is when I complete a project from above there is no appreciation for my labor. All that I really ask for is a "thank you", "good job", "looks good", or even a "fix this, this and this and it will be great", but do I get any of those? Not a bloody chance in hell. All I get from the General Manager is a "I'll take a look at this when I get a chance" and then he proceeds to go on vacation every other week for at least 3 days! Shit, I just wish that I could have a little respect for something that I do at work, but I guess that would be asking too much. Nuff said for now.

I don't know if my new job will give me more creativity and thanks for my work, but it should definitly give me more work to do. Today I managed to ring up no more than 5 dozen transactions, finish the advertisement, push some paper around my desk, take no more than 6 dozen calls, and surf the list of recently updated blogs for several hours. My how time crawls when you have nothing to do, but I guess it pays ($11 an hour). Which brings me to another tidbit of information that I would like to know: wasn't it against the blogger rules to post pornographic materials on a blog hosted a blogspot? I could swear that it was, but don't know for sure. The reason that I wonder is because I have found an abundance of porn blogs such as Lesbian-Tit, don't ask me - really, I don't know. All that I know is that it was on the list of recently updated blogs and I stumbled upon it.
I'll leave you with that thought for now,
~ Mr. Me ~

When was it that I posted last?

2004-07-21T14:45:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it was on 6/16 ... yeah - a full month +5 days. I wanted to take the time to appologize profusely to all-ya'll for not being more current. Things have been odd to say the least. I had a hum-drum birthday that involved 0 alcohol and winning an astoundingly small amount of 25 cents on the video poker machine. After that, things quieted down for a little bit until no less than 1 week before my wedding (wait for the pictures, they will come...) I traveled the 550 miles to Salt Lake City to hammer out all of the little details that you can't even hope to plan out.
Upon my arrival in SLC, I promptly twiddled my thumbs and was the good groom-to-be while the time ticked away.
Thursday was fairly unimpressive, but did contain a bachelor party that involved nothing more than a visit to a local Hooters (and for the record, it's not just an owl thing) and a tasty cake shaped like a woman from the neck to the thighs.
On Friday, when my fiance informed me that I had better get something done, I talked with my co-best man and fanangled some of his high speed internet from him to requisition some muzak for the festivities. So I went and managed to find some half decent music, happily proposed by www.ultimatewedding.com. However by the time we needed to go to the rehersal, it turned into a measly 35 songs (5 of which were unusable if others were chosen for specific events). I rushed out from Matt's (co-best man) house to get to the rehersal at our wedding site. We were not the first, and not the last (thank god!) and managed to only arrive 2 minutes late. After the rehersal we had arranged to have a rehersal dinner a few hours later which let me appropriate a few more songs before eating dinner. By this point, I had and I decided to kick back, enjoy the night and enjoy the rental house that had the majority of the out of town fam staying in (which coincidentally had a very relaxing hot tub - which we squeezed six and a quarter people in).
Saturday, the wedding day, I awoke early and dashed over to Matt's house to finish the muzak which we had to arrange and burn to CD since the site wouldn't let us hook up to their equipment. We finished assembling the musik at 2:00 PM, just a mere 2 hours prior to the event, which was nerve racking to say the very least. I ditched my vehicle (attempting to save it from the inevitable decorating) in the local mall parking lot and scampered off to the site to get ready. I arrived at 2:45 and piddled around finishing some miniscule details (cameras on tables, black socks for everyone etc) until about 3:10 when I decided that I needed to drop the kids off at the pool, shave and generally start getting ready. When I was just about to get done, I realized that we were one pair of black socks short, even though just two minutes prior we had just enough. People came and went from the mens dressing room, no body could find the missing socks! Finally I had to take a pair that I had given to my usher so I could finish up and take "the great walk". After the rather rapid ceremony I spent a great deal of time taking photographs and mingling with the people. All and all it was a good time.
My new wife and I ventured to a local spot for anniversaries, The Anniversary Inn where we spent the night.
Sunday morning, at 5:30 AM when I went out to get some meds from our car (which we had swapped back immediately after the reception on Saturday) I discovered the debacle that was our vehicle (a picture or two coming sooner or later). The worst part of it all was the dark colored "Good Day" - Oreo replacement that merged into the paint on our vehicle by the time we were able to wash them off (at 11:30 in the morning). Sunday afternoon we made half of the long journey to the house we rented on the Oregon coast. Which involved coming down out of some beautiful mountains into a little town that I can't remember the name of but had a beautiful hotel, The Geiser Grand where we stayed the night. Monday we finished our long journey and arrived. Primarily we lounged about the gorgous house and enjoyed the ocean view with very little other activity.

Well this has by far been the longest of my posts here, and I am sure that just reading that has made you not only tired, but also regretful that you spaced sending something small for our wedding and now have the chance by pressing that little button up top that says "Make a Donation". Alternatively you have decided to skip this entire post and skip straight to the ones that sound like I make a bigger ass of myself.
Either way, take it easy,
~ Mr. Me ~

I know...I know

2004-06-16T10:53:00.000-07:00

Yes, I know ... as my adoring public, you yern for an update and yet I stiff you (no pun intended - at all). Yes I realize that it has been a over a week (almost 2...) since my last update but things have been interesting to say the least. I got my first paid computer repair job :) which yielded the highest wealth meter value to date (see below, note: the value below does not reflect the full amount since I spent $20 on diner for the fam last nite). It was a relatively simple job, a fdisk-format-reinstall (including documents saved before the wipe). Took all of about 4 hours to do, primarily because I didn't have a network port to use (had to go fairly old school - 3.5" floppy). The good news is that once I coppied over all the files to my computer I just compressed them to self extract and they fit on half the disks (there by halving my copy back time). The best news is that the client loves the improved performance. I also spent a very minute (pronounce my-nute) amount of time learning the ins and outs of Tkinter programming (python GUI). Therefore my program now has some very basic framework of what will eventually become a full fledged GUI.
$39.66

Weirdest Thing I Have Heard Today

2004-06-08T15:46:00.000-07:00

Yes, I have a new feature for ya'll the weirdest thing I have heard today.
Today's Thing: Assifier (pronounced ass-a-fi-er, kinda like pacifier)
Definition: Similar to a pacifier, this is an object that plugs a hole, specifically your ass. This is used in a number of situations. For example, you can use this thing to describe how someone looks, feels, or acts (as well as other descriptors that I haven't thought of...feel free to give examples of your own in the comments).
By the way, anybody who is looking to cash in on this great idea (for sexual pleasure, candy or other ideas) can't without my EXCLUSIVE permission (read as - give me money first, ask questions later) since I am coining the phrase. By the way, any comments that you leave will become my property, you forfeit all rights to your comments and they may be used in my advertising campaigns (possibly in exchange for an actual assifier at my sole discression).

Long weekend update

2004-06-04T15:33:00.000-07:00

Although I didn't keep you up to the minute this last weekend, it was rather drab. I had a wonderful time being extremely lazy and I even got to get a little sick on Sunday night (which carried over through Monday). Kinda a long weekend killer if you ask me. The good news is that I got to work on my program quite a bit (to joy of my fiance). I also found time to see Shrek 2 and Troy, both of which I highly recommend. This weekend I plan on enjoying myself with another movie, Calendar Girls (which has serious potential to turn into a chick flick) and possibly catch The Lady Killers (which I know nothing about). For those of you that are wondering if I have taken the time to setup a SourceForge.net account and register my program with them...I have not. Primarily because I have not yet looked into the different types of open source licencing (and I have to pick one before I am allowed to start a new program). Maybe this is the weekend that I will finally invest some time in a GUI for my program...or maybe not. We will see. By the way for all of you that are interested in where I go to relax (with the exception of bed) I really like to surf the new images at deviantart.com, you might too.

Minor UD & and a Bit O' Commentary

2004-05-28T16:41:00.000-07:00

First the project update. Things are going smoothly for the most part. I have created life, it works with a fairly good accuracy and functions to a minimal degree. Everything is still text driven (GUI is the last step for me). I am trying to add in the ability to search for groups of words (EX: this AND that) which is a bit frusturating at least. Until the next update then.

Time for banter. I just wanted to give a shout out to all my homies that get a long three day weekend (like me might I add) and give a "nah nah nah nah nah" to all those who don't. Just kidding, I feel for ya. By some small miracle I managed to work out a way to get out of work tomorrow. Which means 3 full days of freedom - blessed freedom. What great plans do I have for my long weekend you might ask, well I plan to clean off a couple computers, format them and reinstall their operating systems. I might just work on my program a little more. And of course what I am going to be doing the most of is spending time with my fiance. Yep, I know whupped for sure. I admit that there is that element, but truly I do enjoy spending time with her. Well today's note is running a bit long, so I'll cut it off for now. If I get a chance, I will post my exploits this weekend. Look forward to that!
By the way, my personal wealth: $10.18

Long time no UD

2004-05-25T12:31:00.000-07:00

No update for a while (5 days, what a record!). Today's update is to let you all know that I am figuring out my dilema about the dictionary (list) values. I am half way to a working version. Watch here for the first breaking news story. I plan on creating a sourceforge version of my project for other people to enjoy. You will find the link here as soon as I take the time to do so.
Today is a good day.

Project Update

2004-05-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

Expect to see more and more of these little - almost self reminders - that I call project updates. Today's update (which is also coincidentally a Rant Of The Minute [ROTM]) is to say that I am incredibly frustrated at the way that Python handles dictionaries and list within dictionary values. Unfortunately the format (feedparser) that I have decided to program in has deserted me when it comes to simply parsing out values from an RSS feed. I am forced to use a combination of dictionary values and array values in confusing ways when dealing with the data set that is outputted by feedparser. An example of the madness:
data['feed'][0]['value'][0]['link']
Now, some would argue that it should be easy to simply iterate thru each portion of the recordset, but therein lies the problem - how am I supposed to predict which values were used for the dictionary references?? I am in deep now, some nights I wake up at 1 or 3 with visions of program running in my head, which reminds me of the days of my youth when I would stay up until 1 or 3 am doing nothing. Kinda makes me wish that I had spent that time learning Python, then maybe I wouldn't be having the problems that I am having now.

Well your time is up for today, until next time.

Project Update

2004-05-17T15:58:00.000-07:00

For those of you that read the last few bits I have blogged, you may have noticed that I am undertaking a programming project to see just how difficult it will be to parse rss/xml documents from Bit Torrent sites and create a custom filter to automatically download and launch new matching files. The primary purpose of this is to determine if the torrent needs to be downloaded or if it should be skipped instead. There are a few other rss parsers out there, but none offer a clean easy to use solution, mine will.
Now when I say will it means that this is not my primary focus, I still have to hold down a job and prepare for my wedding (July 10th, 54 days left!). This means that I only spend about 30 minutes to an hour per day writing this program (mostly first thing in the morning - which does not yield my best results).

Until the next time I find a few minutes.

Since Nobody Helped...

2004-05-14T12:59:00.000-07:00

Just kidding, I know that me and like 2 other people actually read this blog (an neither of the other 2 care about what I program). I think that my plans to create an RSS reader are starting to come together. My first progamming language (attempt)is Python. Wish me luck.

By the way

2004-05-12T16:07:00.000-07:00

For those of you that have been following my 'incoherent rants' for a while now may have noticed my new Rant Of The Minute (probably to be reduced to ROTM in the future). This idea has effectively replaced my 'things that are currently pissing me off' idea from this post.

Also, found a VERY useful site with all sorts of RSS Torrent Feeds at varchars.com

My Next Venture - Help Requested

2004-05-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

While reading a very interesting article about RSS feeds and Bit Torrent, I decided that since there was a significant lack of these types of content aggregators I would write my own. Now there is a new twist on a new favorite. I am taking suggestions in the comments section of this post only.

Also, please tell me what you do not want as well, this will help me determine the direction that I will be programming in. Something that I am NOT interested in which programming language you want it in. At this point I am not concerned with that so much as what it'll need to do.

Rant of the Minute

2004-05-10T11:44:00.000-07:00

This post illustrates what a "Rant of the Minute" post will typically be like. This rant is about my lazy, vacation hording, piss me off, boss. There was this big rush to hurry up and get the CD done - so I did and now he has been sitting on his ass about it for 4 yiffing weeks! Also, he wanted me to put together a new website, something classy and quick...emphasis on quick - so I cranked him out a very fashonable website and told him it was ready. What does he do? He tells me he took a look at it and he wants to change some things - I ask what - he says he will look again and make a list...no word now for almost 4 weeks.
Which begs the question.

WHAT WAS THE YIFFING RUSH?!?!?

This has been a Rant of the Minute.

What? Where did that come from?

2004-05-05T12:47:00.000-07:00

Through my meanderings, I stumbled upon this where I found a very good picture of an emporium. With a little creative license, I altered it a bit and stuck it on my blog for all to see. Enjoy it, I know that I will.
What? You don't know what the Steve I am talking about? Why it is that picture on the left, the one that says Mr. Me's Emporium of course. Silly.

Man I am lazy

2004-05-05T07:58:00.000-07:00

It may come as a surprise to all of you, but I have been tragically transformed from the night loving person of my youth into an early rising 'morining person' - ick. It makes me ill, so much so that I sit around all morning and do almost nothing. Don't hate me cuz I am lazy, it is so natural...

Still Working

2004-05-04T14:06:00.000-07:00

Well I am still (some what miraculously) employed. Whether my job performance has actually risen to the minimum 125% requirement (or higher?) has yet to be seen. My boss's good mood is most likely due to the good time he had on his 5 day vacation...

Wealth Meter Test

2004-05-03T07:55:00.000-07:00

$4.00

I just whipped up a simple wealth meter, it may get more fancy in the future, but I found a couple of minutes this morning to put it together so I did.

Did you notice?

2004-05-03T07:38:00.000-07:00

Did anybody notice that I didn't post anything over the weekend? Well it was probably because I was busy and lazy. This weekend I made my own jello shooters (in an ice cube tray of all things) and tried a couple of them (not bad all and all). Also, my neiese's first birthday was yesterday so I did a lot of running around trying to get a present and such. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but that is why I said that I was busy and lazy. Well, I still gotta finish gettin ready for work, I'll let you know how today goes. See April 27th for more info.

Quickie

2004-04-29T16:57:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to say check it out!

Eight dollars, 67 cents

2004-04-29T12:02:00.000-07:00

For those of you who were wondering what my personal wealth currently is, it is $8.67. Now when I say personal I am talking about the amount of money that I currently have on my person.

Look forward to an updated version of my current wealth in upcoming posts, it will look like this:
Current Wealth: $?.??

I am also thinking of adding in a "What is currently pissing me off" listing...just a thought.