December 30, 2001
Like many American people, I
Like many American people, I collect coins accidently - I get a lot of change, which I empty out of my pockets at the end of each day, and it collects in piles on my desk until I transfer it to a cup of some sort. When the cups are full, I separate the coins and transfer them into empty liqueur bottles I've collected. It amazes me to think that a mass of coins, cylindrical with a diameter of 2 1/2 inches and a height of 3 inches was worth nearly $75.
December 28, 2001
I'm a posting fool tonight!
I'm a posting fool tonight! I guess with other web projects just standing by and my g/f away for the evening, I need to do something to fill my time. More things:
Look, I've been posting. Woowoo.
Look, I've been posting. Woowoo. Anyway. I've been working on a new set of websites for the fantasy baseball league I play in, they're at http://www.badassbaseball.com. They use Movable Type for story/news posting, Cascading Style Sheets, standardized templates for a custom look through varying images, and dynamic page generation for various other things. I'm very proud of the sites, and I've been working hard on them. Take a look and let me know what you think.
The more I watch Bravo,
The more I watch Bravo, the more I realize:
I'm not sure if I should do these things and admire these people, or watch less Bravo.
Interested in knowing what famous
Interested in knowing what famous people died this year? Check out Yahoo's "2001 Claims Some Entertainment Greats"
December 25, 2001
And now, Happy Christmas!
And now, Happy Christmas!
December 24, 2001
December 21, 2001
It's finally Solstice. The days
December 18, 2001
Check out Pagan Claus: the
Check out Pagan Claus: the real history of Christmas customs - by far one of the best histories of Christmas from a non-Christian point of view. All sorts of fun information about Saturnalia, Yule, and the origins of our current Christmas customs.
December 14, 2001
As per Jessy's request, most
As per Jessy's request, most of my xmas list is now available on my Amazon Wish List. Easier to buy things for me...she's a smart one!
December 13, 2001
You can now get me
You can now get me something for Christmas. Check out my Christmas list. If you buy me something, I'll buy YOU something. Really. Truely. Try it.
A monkey drinks a
A monkey drinks a Coke during the monkey buffet festival in Lothburi, 85km (53 miles) north of Bangkok November 25, 2001. The yearly festival provides various types of food and drink for the local monkey population, which numbers over 2,000. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
Ain't nothing wrong with that...
It seems the Snorcomments system
It seems the Snorcomments system was in the process of dying just as I installed it. Maybe I was the straw that broke the camel's back. Regardless, no comments till I get off my butt and install one of the local solutions.
December 12, 2001
Ok, so I just installed
Ok, so I just installed SnorComments to replace Jsoft which replaced reblogger. The problem, methinks, is that one system goes up, gets too many users, another comes up to replace it, works while the load is small, then craps out, and the cycle repeats. As we speak, the snorland comments aren't working. I hope it's temporary, or I just installed a comments system that is already dead.
I'm still considering installing/using either Movable Type or Greymatter for the blog and comments...I like that they're all local, but I've heard some horror stories. I'm testing them on a couple other sites, so we'll see how they work...
There's a unique danger in
There's a unique danger in living in dreams of the past, for several reasons. First, there's a present to be had, used, exploited, and enjoyed. Your dreams of "three years past" would lack a certain something if you were living in the past at the time. The other problem is that your dreams of the past, and the actual past might have little to do with eachother. Reading a friend's journals, I came to long for long, cold college nights, when homework was put off for diner philosophy discussions. Flirty girls were around ever corner, my geekiness bloomed, and everything was damp roses (a good thing). But those years weren't perfect, I was working 20 hour weeks while going to university full time, had classes I didn't like, and it rained ALL THE TIME. Don't get me wrong, there were good times too, but the dreams don't accurately reflect this. My goal now is to make the present as good as possible, so when I do allow myself a few hours of living in my dreams of days past, the memories are good ones.
December 11, 2001
Check out Weeeeeeee! - it's
Check out Weeeeeeee! - it's pretty hardcore.
December 08, 2001
Jessy is right: I will
Jessy is right: I will have a field day with "Man Cuts Off Penis in Fit of Religious Fervor". That's just too good to pass up.
December 06, 2001
In case you haven't noticed,
In case you haven't noticed, the comments system seems to be down again. It's not unexpected. I've been doing a lot of web work lately, maybe I'll get a new system up soon.
It seems KPMG doesn't like
It seems KPMG doesn't like being linked to (see the Wired article "Big Stink Over a Simple Link"). Too bad for KPMG...
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Courtesy Anil, Courtesy of iceberg
Courtesy Anil, Courtesy of iceberg 273, May I present Diane Sawyer on a scooter:
December 05, 2001
Woowoo! A new Mersenne prime!
Woowoo! A new Mersenne prime! Say hello to 2^13,466,917 -1.
December 03, 2001
It's sunday night already. wow.
It's sunday night already. wow. Some weekends move quickly. Some changes:
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