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Dec10

Don't forget the Media Server!

Matt O Tech

It's the holiday season and you should be listening to Christmas music at work.  The best way to do that is to go to http://media.clapboard.org and navigate to the Christmas folder.  I have modern Christmas crap, classic Christmas crap, mashup Christmas crap... you name it!

That's all.  For now.

update: I've done a complete backup of the server so i'm safe while I'm away, and I've updated the server software to run the newest and best code.  Now listing out 88GB of music spread over 17,000 songs takes as little time as it can (even though it's still not super fast).  Let me know if you somehow don't have an account but want one.

 
Dec04

New Workbench

Matt O Cornucopia

My BenchHere are some pictures of the bench that I just built in the garage. Along with the green screen and the Promptin' Cart, I've just about finished the re-vamp of the garage that I've been planning for like a year.  Go me.

Click below for pictures.

 

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Dec04

finally the weekend

Matt O Musings

It's not that it really makes that much difference to me whether it's the weekend or not, but there is something about the relaxed nature of the weekend that makes things seem easier, even if I'm doing the same crap (which I will totally be doing).

Anyway, lunch with Tony at Warner today was cool, then I went and finally got my car washed on the way to Crown Bar where I had to look at their broken TV.  It's a beat up old thing, but I brought it home to look at because they don't want to buy a new one.  If it's broken, it goes to the recycle guys immediately - if there's anything I've learned from my massive cleanup of the garage, it's that I need to throw things away faster.  And that I don't need any more outdoor extension cords.  And that I do need more power strips.  Point taken.

So yeah, make the weekend memorable, kids - you don't get this one back.

edit: do it with A Plus D's "A Very Bootie Christmas" from 2006.  This has made it into my high rotation for the Christmas season once again.  Go figure.

 
Nov30

it's the Chrismas season!

Matt O Cornucopia

Hey there!

It's the Christmas season.  Dinner for 24 was great, and now it's time to move into Christmas time prep full-time.  I have yet to buy tickets home, but that'll happen this week.  I have no idea whether I'm going to NYC yet, but I'm doubting it somehow.  Just not seeming like it's in the cards for this holiday season.

Non-Thanksgiving-related weekend highlights:

  • Watched the RNRHOF concerts last night on HBO at Joel's house, and among the attendees were Charlie from the Counting Crows and Tal who's on bass for Jeff Beck. She didn't accept my friend request on Fb, though.
  • took a couple of pics for my tattoo book this weekend - go me.  I really like taking pictures.  Time to schedule another shoot or two.
  • started building my workbench. i indend to finish today and start on the Prompter area organizer.  I'll get the garage done if it kills me.

That's it for now.  I really have to do pictures today, too.  Effin' pictures.

edit:
A couple of CNN Heroes pix after the break.

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Nov25

Thanksgiving's almsost here!

Matt O Cornucopia

Yay!

I'm cooking for 24, and I'm nervous!  Two turkeys at a time in the oven might affect its cooking time, which could be problematic. I'm not sure how I'll fit everything that needs to cook before and after the turkey is cooking... I need to get my shit together and come up with a plan, man, a plan.

Anyway, today is all logistics, putting tables together, setting places, finding the right balance of crazy and not-crazy....  I'm not even sure I have enough silverware.  Jeez.

Anyway, I wish all of you guys were coming here, too, although I don't know where you'd sit, honestly.  Fun times. Keep your fingers crossed that I can get set up and then cleaned up without going too insane, and that things go generally well.

Happy Thanksgiving.  See you on the other side.

 
Nov21

Nerdiness

Matt O Tech

Action CupcakeIn case any of you were wondering why Clapboard no longer loads like the tubes from the servers are steeped in syrup, it's because we're finally on a VPS.  My load times dropped from an average of 8 to an average of, well, right now, zero.  Pretty exciting.  If I can do it without too much drama, I'm going to stick with it.  I know that I might be better off with something yet more geeky, but I think this is just about as serverific as I can get at the moment.  I have a testing box that I'll work with for awhile so that  maybe I'm ready when and if I have to move to something bigger and better.  If anyone wants to give me Linux Administration for Web Server Admins lessons, I'd be happy to learn.

I should probably keep a list of things like this that I would like to take classes in.  The times are frequent these days where I'm like "Oh, I could take a class in that and be a whole lot more useful than I currently am....

A couple of asides, while I've got you:

  • I can't believe I've been too busy to work with Google Wave
  • or to buy and play Asssassin's Creed 2.
  • I haven't shot on my green screen yet, but I DO have a plan to.
  • but I want a new light kit now.
  • Thanksgiving is already almost here and I'm a little freaked out.
  • The picture above is from the collage (whose plexi cost me $120).  This piece is called Action Cupcake.

That's it for now, but I'll be back with pictures and more notes on things like making applesauce.

 
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