Archive for April 2004
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My Living Room
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Kentucky Derby
My friend Casey and Hater headed down to Kentucky for Saturday’s 130th running of the Derby. How awesome would that be to attend? I gave Casey a ten spot to put on Lion Heart to Show. What that means is that the horse needs to finish in the top 3 and I’ll win money (the higher the finish, the more payoff). Hopefully it’ll cash out nicely. (...)
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Man Power!
As a house warming gift my Dad bought me a DeWalt 18 volt Cordless Drill/Driver Kit. It’s a sweet gift. I don’t know what it is about having a cordless power tool in your hands, but it sure does make a guy feel good. [Insert Tim the Toolman sounds!] It came with 2 batteries, a charger, two ended screwdriver bit, and a nice case for it all. (...)
I’m IN
No, not the Verizon Network IN (even though I am actually IN), but I’m in my new place. I still have to get my audio and video systems all connected and unbox a few things, but it’s looking pretty homey so far. We packed up all of Heather’s stuff and she took off for Rogers City with Mom and Dad not too long ago. It feels good to be on my own. (...)
Moving Days
Tonight and tomorrow are the big moving days and I can’t wait for it all to be over. I’m sick of cleaning, packing, loading the car, and everything else. I just want to be moved in so that I can live normal again. I’m taking this afternoon off (in addition to Thursday and Friday) to get a jumpstart on cleaning and moving things. (...)
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Living On My Own
There obviously will be advantages and disadvantages to living on my own (which starts on Thursday). Here are some of the things I’ve thought about recently. Advantages Uh…I’ll be living by myself! I don’t have to worry about washing someone else’s dishes or taking out their trash. I can play music or movies as loud as I want as late as I want. (...)
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Advertisements
You may have noticed ads appearing in different places across the web site. I know…I usually don’t like ads either, but I’m living by myself now, so every little bit of extra money will help me continue leading the lifestyle I’ve grown accustomed to. If you have any comments or suggestions about them, please let me know. (...)
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Point Your Finger
See what happens when you point your finger… (...)
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Detroit Lions - 2004 NFL Draft
As I settled into my chair yesterday at noon I wondered how the Lions would fuck up the 2004 NFL Draft. They had the #6 pick and could possible get TE Kellen Winslow or S Sean Taylor (both from Miami) if they were still available. Taylor was picked just before them at #5, so I thought Winslow was the lock pick when the Lions were put on the clock. (...)
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School Of Rock
I’ve heard quite a few favorite reviews about this movie so I thought I’d see what it was all about. It was a pretty good movie, but probably not one that I would watch again. Jack Black plays a guy lost in a dream to start a rock band. When he can’t pay his rent, he is forced to lie and take a substitute teaching position. (...)
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Sacramento Here I Come
On Thursday I booked a trip to Sacramento to take the Advanced Visual Basic.NET Programming class from HOTT starting on May 23rd. I guess Heather and Mom are tagging along too. (...)
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Poker Table
I found a really good site on how to build a poker table. I want to have something similar to this…maybe this summer I can take a trip north and get my Dad to help me build one. (...)
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The Digital Pimpress
The Digital Pimpress has been MIA for 2 months now. I used to read her blog daily for several reasons: She kept it real…all the time. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind. She’s smart and knew what she was talking about. She’s a very good looking geek. Her site was always interesting and worth reading. She was sick and all of the sudden disappeared. (...)
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MtDewVirus Screen Name For AIM
Does anyone know where it is? Either I signed up for it a long time ago and forgot which email account I used, or someone else took it so that I couldn’t have it. I’ve had AOL send the password several times over the past few years, but I never get an email in any of the accounts I use. (...)
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Sock It To Me
Have you ever been so tired in the morning that you pulled the wrong color of socks out of your drawer and put them on? Well, that was me today. I didn’t realize until about 2 hours through work that I had blue socks on with black shoes and pants. I had to chuckle to myself, but at least no one noticed. Or at least no one said anything if they did notice. (...)
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Halo: The Fall Of Reach
If you are a fan of the XBOX game Halo then this book is for you. It is the first in a series of books based on the video game. I really liked how it fills in all of the gaps in the story. The Fall of Reach explains what happened up until the opening sequences of the game. You learn where Master Chief came from and how he became such a kickass soldier. (...)
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Failed
I failed my Micosoft certification test today. I took exam 070-305, which is for Visual Basic.NET with ASP.Net. The class I took through HOTT was a great class, but I’m not buying into their guarantee: HOTT guarantees that students will pass related certification exams, or HOTT will pay for a retake. Well over half of the questions on the test were not on things covered in the class. (...)
Heat Wave
I’m not ready for the hot weather. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday it was over 70 each day and today it passed 80. Today was especially bad because it was extremely muggy to go along with the heat. (...)
A Night Of Poker
Played poker tonight with the guys over in Bay City. We played Hold’em, Omaha, Crazy Pineapple, and a few other random games. I ended up losing $10 or $15, but I had fun and that is what counts. Right? I went out by winning the last game we played, so that made it all the better. I just couldn’t get into any type of rhythm with the cards, so that part of it kinda sucked. (...)
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Cabin Fever
Horrible. Just horrible! What a waste of an hour and a half. I would never watch this movie again. The best (and only good) part of the movie was getting to see Cerina Vincent’s tits a few times. She is one fine looking woman! The acting was decent at best, but any level of acting couldn’t make up for the horrible story. (...)
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Cold Creek Manor
Pretty good movie. From what I remember in previews I thought this was supposed to be a freaky-scary movie. There were some parts where I gripped my seat a bit, but it doesn’t totally fit into that genre of movies. Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Juliette Lewis, and Stephen Dorff all did wonderful jobs as the main characters. (...)
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Another Day
It was a good day, as far as the new place goes. I slept in a little bit and then screwed around on the computer for an hour or so before getting started on my tasks for the day. I took down all of my posters, and looked for things I could do without. I managed to put a few boxes worth of stuff together, along with jackets, and some odds and ends. Enough for a load anyways. (...)
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Pentrix
Very cool tricks done with a pen… Pentrix (...)
Page 23
Jeremy told me to: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 23. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these 4 instructions. She zoomed in on the subject to get a better look. Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund (...)
Starting The Move
I started moving stuff today to my new place. It’s a pain in the ass, but exciting at the same time. The futon is all put together and was a great purchase. I also spent some more money today on cleaning stuff, a new vacuum, a Swiffer, and various other things I’ll need at the new place. I did a pretty good job of writing everything down today as I thought of them. (...)
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Wal-Mart Stalker
I don’t think I ever mentioned it before, but I also have a stalker at Wal-Mart! And…I saw him there today, which was kind of weird after what happened online last night. A few months ago Heather and I were doing some shopping at Wal-Mart. I was going down one of the aisles by myself when some guy, maybe slightly younger than me, stopped and claimed to know me from somewhere. (...)
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Internet Stalker
I now have an online stalker! Some guy just starts talking to me today on MSN Messenger (I’ll keep his screenname private) after he found my web site. Seemed like a nice guy interested in poker, but then starting asking me personal questions. (...)
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Remove Your Email Address From The Email Signature
Why do people put their email address in an email signature? It doesn’t make any sense, but I keep seeing it over and over again! I don’t know…maybe I’m just a computer dork and don’t understand. Anytime I receive an email message there is a section right at the top that tells who the sender is. Amazingly, it also gives the sender’s email address. (...)
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Kyocera SE47 Slider Phone
I got my new cell phone today from Verizon Wireless. It’s a Kyocera SE47 Slider Phone and I love it! It’s smaller than my previous phone and so compact. I’ve never liked the flip phones so when I saw this one I had to have it. (...)
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A Winning Night
Mom and I went up to the Kewadin Casino in St. Ignace for the night. We got there around 3:30, but the poker room didn’t open until 4:00, so I had a seat at the bar to watch the Red Wings and have a beer. After awhile I finally decided to check out the poker room. (...)
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I Like To Compete
I don’t care what it is…I like to compete. Whether I’m playing basketball, golfing, playing poker, working, or playing video games, I like to make a competition out of everything. I don’t like to lose to anyone at anything, but I am always up for the challenge. My Dad ingrained the competitive nature in me as a child while playing sports and it has lived on ever since. (...)
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Happy Birthday Isaac!
It’s my little brother’s 17th birthday today…damn I’m getting old! Have a good one bro! (...)
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Good Friday
Is it really that good? I’m still at work, which is extemely slow by the way. A lot of people have taken the at least a portion of the day off to go to church or do whatever. Since I’m taking so many other days off during the month, I’m stuck here. Maybe I’ll get to leave early and head up north before all of the traffic gets crazy. (...)
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Go Tigers!
The Detroit Tigers are 3-0 to start the season! It’s almost as many wins as they had all of last year! Might have to go watch a game this summer if this keeps up. (...)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
I had never thought too much of these type of games, but after playing it this past weekend and beating the co-op mode in 2 sittings with Jere, I was impressed. On Saturday night we were up until 6 a.m. before we decided we better get some sleep! It would have taken much longer to beat had I not been killing everyone, making up for Jere’s lack of kills. (...)
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The Matrix Revolutions
Great movie! The final chapter (or is it?) in the Matrix series comes to an end in The Matrix Revolutions. It’s nice to see the end of the story, but it sucks knowing I can’t look forward to any more of the movies. A lot of people didn’t like how it ended…you can’t please everyone. I thought it ended just how it was intended to end and it was fine by me. (...)
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The End Of March Madness
March Madness came to an end last night with the University of Connecticut winning the championship over Georgia Tech. It wasn’t much of a game as UConn led the whole way and the 82-73 final score only looks somewhat close because GT hit about a million three pointers in the final minute. Not to discredit the UConn win, but GT didn’t play very well in the game. (...)
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Missing In Action
I know I’ve haven’t posted much lately, but it was a long weekend. I have the day off tomorrow so I plan on getting a lot done and working on some things I’ve neglected with the site, especially new posts. (...)
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Lotto Theory
I don’t know anyone that wouldn’t like to have more money. Money, of course, isn’t the solution to life’s problems, but it sure does make living easier. It’s the reason people buy lottery tickets; for that chance at millions of dollars. Not even needs the money of course, but I’m talking about the average person, not Bill Gates. (...)