Okay, whats the news?
Saturday, 31 January 2009 00:43
Nothings the news.
The dealer couldnt replicate the electrical problems with my car (wtf?) and swears that I probably just got a bad bulb (well see), so I spent a couple hours there for nothing, and then I spent 2.5 hours at Crown fiddling around and didnt get everything done, although I did solve what I went there to solve. Thats good. If I wasnt sick, Id totally go to their lingerie event tonight.
Have I mentioned that I hate being sick? Boobs & Botox and Im missing it. Stupid sickness.
Friday
So that was last night. I didnt finish the thing because I wanted to help cook. Then I got nausea and sat on the couch till nine. Then, like a grandpa, I went upstairs and tried to sleep, but failed. Im SO SICK OF BEING SICK! Man.
More later. Car looking today.
Im sick!
Tuesday, 27 January 2009 09:38
Dunno if its the fluctuating temperatures, the rain or the burning of the candle at both ends, but Im sick, and thats all there is to it. Ive been working in slow motion today, which is dumb, because Ive managed to cram 2 hours of work into 6 hours of staring at the screen.
I hate me when I do this.
my hair is skeptical
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 07:12
 Despite appearances, my hair doesnt make my face do that - I think this is the face I make when I take self portraits with my cell phone. I see this face a lot and think "why do I look angry?" So this time, I just said fuck it and here we are. Sorry.
I figured new president, new haircut. These things just go together. No, really, I was just sick of my hair and decided that the time for talk was at an end. Or, more in tune with the day, heres my version of BOs speech:
The lessons of our forefathers hair is laid plain before us and it is time to pick up the clippers and go to work, ignoring fear of ridicule, abandoning sense of style. In these dire times, we need to practice economy and self reliance, and I call on all Clapboard readers to stand together, and in one voice, say "Hire a barber! Learn to smile!" Anything to make this page less sere and forbidding to newcomers. This haircut says to the world that we are once again ready to lead the way in self-inflicted appearance wounds and that we are willing to work with you, whether your hair is short or long, coiffed or unkempt, to make sure that our globe is a safe place for any hairstyle! And to those looking to ridicule, know this - you cannot outridicule me! I will not waver in my dedication to the absurdity of my haircut, I will never tire in hating the style on my pate, regardless of how long it grows.
Thank you.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 January 2009 07:12 )
Losers!
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 02:32
After a season suffering through wild swings of joy and rage, I somehow couldnt manage to care that the Eagles went to the balmy weather of Phoenix, AZ and halfheartedly lost to a ragtag band of also-rans. This is where the Eagles really excel - taking all their potential and squandering it, losing, ultimately, to a team that didnt deserve to make the playoffs and probably should have been disbanded along with their entire division.
Ah well. At least its a holiday. Tomorrow Obama gets sworn in and on Wednesday, the streets will be paved with gold. ("Oh there are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese....") I imagine that good ol GWB will be hit by a falling house on his way back to Texas and his striped-sock-clad legs will shrivel.
Lastly, and on a non-cynical note, today is also Michaels Birthday - wish him a happy one, everyone!
just cause I go away for a week...
Monday, 19 January 2009 01:53
Yeah, Im a loser. Sorry.
Go root for the Eagles. Go now. Then root for the Ravens.
Also, ponder:
A#1) Who, if anyone, has the right to the truth from you? Does a total stranger have the same "right" to the truth as a friend or family member? Are there situations?
B#2) What defines the term "hooking up"? Is it kissing? Sex? Somewhere in between? I have my definition, but Im interested in yours.
Ill be back later for discussion.
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Livin to fight another day!
Tuesday, 13 January 2009 02:25
It was so nice outside yesterday that I bolted from the house as soon as the Eagles won, so I didnt get to my elated "We Win!" post at all. Shame, too, because the Eagles did, indeed, win.
Shockingly, the offense wasnt amazing but the defense did their part and we pulled it off. Andy Reid stuck with the run more in this game, which was nice, and McNabb was accurate, although I think he threw two picks, which is annoying. But Eli wins Eagles MVP for throwing interceptions at key times and key places on the field.
Now were off to Arizona to play the Cards in the almost-all-birds Conference Championships, so yay us. At this point, Im hoping for an Eagles-Ravens superbowl.
Its Friday!
Saturday, 10 January 2009 05:46
Driving. I love it. I really love it. I love it enough to do it in LA and STILL love it. Thats a big, ol testament to love, if you ask me. Another big, ol testament to love? Paying the state absurd amounts of money to keep doing it, and doing it when I really shouldnt, whether I know it or not.
A New Years Resolution. And the New Year starts two days ago. Im going to be legal to drive (license, registration, insurance, all paid up in full) for the entire year. No suspensions, no driving without insurance, none of that. Im going to be on the up-and-up. If a tail light blows, Ill replace it. When its time to renew the insurance, Ill renew it.
New Topic.
Ive spent the past year not writing about things. Thats gotta stop. I mean, in this case, its gotta start. I miss writing, so its time to start again. Not just lists and charts, but actual, real narrative. Its fun. I like it. Id even like to plaster some of it up here. Oddly, I find that I write best when Im supposed to be doing something else, and these days, no one makes me do things, so Ill have to make myself do something.
New Topic.
Whats going on this weekend? Anything good? Im going out tonight and watching the Eagles on Sunday at 9am. No drinking on Saturday night, that much is for sure. Maybe I can play fighting games online with Drew. Or Michael. Well see.
Pictures, finally
Thursday, 08 January 2009 06:11
 If youre hardcore and want to see some pictures from Christmas 2008, youll either click this link, the picture above, or youll just refresh the page here so many times that you see every new picture on the rotator. If youre this last guy, stop - its creepy.
There arent a ton, considering all the places I went. I need to be better about that in the future. However, when Jeff hits me with his pix from various past Booties, Ill post some of those, whichll add significantly to the picture count round here.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 January 2009 06:11 )
esurance rasied their rates 13.333% across the board
Tuesday, 06 January 2009 01:47
So I got my insurance bill this month and its 13% higher for this 6-month period than for the LAST 6-month period. Weak! Its probably to pay for all those stupid animated commercials that they run during football. Theyre all "We got permission to raise our rates in California, so every policyholder is seeing an increase!" No tickets, no accidents... Im pretty sure I even had a ticket fall off due to the 3-year thing - my rate should have dropped, not upped. (Is upped the opposite of dropped?) Now I have to begin the arduous trek of calling insurance people and having them go "wait, THIS is your drivers record? You want WHAT from us? HAHAHAHAHA!" and then putting me on hold for 5 minutes only to come back with "Im sorry, weve stopped insuring automobiles as of six minutes ago. Good luck!"
All that aside, Ill probably fail to find anything cheaper than this, as I have my copious notes from last time Ill bet that everywhere has raised their rates in California (13%?!) due to the high cost of fuel making it more expensive to answer phones.
Grumble, grumble. Pix from Christmas, coming soon.
updating fron Windows7
Monday, 05 January 2009 13:37
I just installed the Microsoft-leaked beta of Windows7, and its pretty much just like Vista so far. At least, as far as I can tell. Its pretty fast, but no bells and whistles are turned on because I havent even installed the proper display drivers yet.
Im installing hardware updates now, and then hopefully Ill have a better idea. The install is on whats left of my last machine, not a VirtualBox like my Ubuntu and XP installs. I mean, I may throw it on a VirtualBox later, but I figured itd be good to try the new OS on a distinct system.
update: lookin pretty good - Windows just found the proper drivers for the video card and autoconfigured the monitor properly. Good Job. And its still pretty speedy on this old system. Seems, at least as far as the Explorer goes, as fast as XP.
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Over 1000 updates from the Dragonfly database (the CMS that ran the site before I moved to Joomla). Definitely expect some bugginess here, but the text is all here and searchable. Woot to that.