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Entries from January 2006

Computer meme and Mac software recommendations

January 29th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

What do you usually use for:
Operating System: (Mac) OS X - Tiger
Screen Resolution:1280×854
Web Browser: Firefox
E-Mail: GyazMail - ok, I still and forevermore regret the loss of Agent for email. But GyazMail isn't bad. I find it's more powerful than Mail (the native mac program) but it doesn't have Mail's smartfolders. Er. [...]

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iTunes meme

January 24th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

Stolen from …

Sort by song title…
First song: '65 Love Affair - Paul Davis
Last song: Zydeco Stomp - Pure Cajun
Sort by time…
Shortest Song: Miracle Cure - 0:12 - The Who - Tommy (Remastered)
Longest Song: Global Underground Nubreed 006 (CD2) - 1:17:17 - Satoshi Tomiie - Global Underground Nubreed 006
Sort by album…
First Song: [...]

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What the fucking hell?

January 24th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

erunnos.livejournal.com wants to set another cookie
gutterboy.livejournal.com wants to set another cookie
sqlrob.livejournal.com wants to set another cookie
ljuserX.livejournal.com wants to set another cookie
WTF???? Also I get logged out every time I turn around and I HAVE the freakin' “remember me” box set.
Fuckers.
This shit isn't necessary people.
OMG. It's because I don't want to see styles that [...]

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Heh.

January 21st, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

http://www.ucomics.com/nonsequitur/2006/01/21/

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What year is it again?

January 20th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

Duck! And Cover!

FEMA, an agency within the DHS, already has a program preparing children for disasters. “FEMA for Kids” (www.fema.gov/kids) includes a pudgy and nervous-looking airplane leaking a trail of smoke, a hermit crab mascot named “Herman,” and a song with a rap beat:
“Disaster . . . it can happen anywhere,
“But we've got a [...]

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Gah…

January 16th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

Must do today. Must do today. Must do today.
Change sheets
Put away laundry (Mostly done. Close enough.)
Clean off kitchen table/Moneydance
Make dent^W deep scratch in kitchen

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Blech…

January 14th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

I learned something today. I learned that real maple syrup goes bad, even unopened.
I think it was well on its way to being some kind of alcoholic beverage. And not a good kind.
Luckily, I smelled it and tasted it before I put it on my french toast.

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You can't do that right now…

January 12th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

It's really dry around here lately, They™ say there's a high fire danger.
I saw an electronic sign along the freeway today, the kind that tells of traffic problems, etc. - it said “Arson/Burn Ban in effect”.
….
Um, isn't arson always banned? I'm so confused.

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::bounce::bounce::bounce::

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

So my bestest, oldest friend finally got an LJ account. We've been friends since 7th grade, which was at least an eon ago.
According to our last phone call, her little sister's (who is 14, I swear she's 14, she can't possibly have grown up and had kids and..) daughter is nine years old now.
That [...]

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GIP - icon post!

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

Playing with my camera and gimp… had to post this icon.

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Home Improvement List

January 7th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

List of stuff to do, so I don't lose it. Not in priority order - just bluesky dreaming.
replace flooring downstairs - stone tile? Cement?
replace flooring upstairs - hardwood? Stone tile? Dog & Cats!
bookshelves in library - all available wall space
bookshelves in bedroom?
bookshelves in computer room?
new work areas in computer room. Better [...]

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Buh?

January 4th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

WTF happened to ??

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First pics…

January 4th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter


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Wow!

January 4th, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

I just took 33 pictures of nothing in particular in an extremely short period of time. Got a fantastic shot of Jake's face, and a somewhat interesting picture of treebark.
Yep.
Just graduated from my point-and-shoot digital camera to a dSLR with all sorts of buttons.
I'm the somewhat baffled owner of a Nikon D50 - w/ [...]

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First meme of the year…

January 1st, 2006 · No Comments · twitter

Your Political Profile

Overall: 65% Conservative, 35% Liberal

Social Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Ethics: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal

How Liberal / Conservative Are You?

Hmm. Interesting, really. There were a couple of questions that I answered not with my gut reaction [...]

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