I wish I had more time
I would really like to update more and there's still a ton of changes to the site I've been wanting to make, but with work I just don't have the time/energy. I spend eight hours a day staring at a monitor and looking at code, so when I get home I just can't get around to working on this site. Trust me, I'd much rather spend my time updating here then working on stuff for... Continue reading
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My view
Not only did I get an office here at work, but it came with a great view. We're on the fifth floor so I have a great view of the tollway from here. Right now there's a thunderstorm rolling in. Pretty cool to see the rain and lightning around all the tall buildings. I'll try to get pictures sometime soon.... Continue reading
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Carlos Beltran to Houston
In a move that really snuck up on me, the Astros acquired centerfielder Carlos Beltran from the Kansas City Royals yesterday. The Houston Chronicle had an article on the deal yesterday morning, but it sounded pretty speculative and also that talks were dead. They were far from it I guess. In a three team deal the Astros sent closer Octavio Dotel to Oakland and catching prospect John Buck to the Royals. The A's sent... Continue reading
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Penny Arcade knows my pain
I don't really mind most of the time, I like talking about computers. But sometimes my family/friends can have especially retarded tech support questions. Well, PA knows my pain.... Continue reading
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I like having an office...
Otherwise I'd have to do a lot more work.... Continue reading
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Shaq a Maverick? T-Mac a Rocket?
What is the basketball world coming to? I don't know how much my view of things is skewed being in Dallas and listening to Dallas sports radio (which by the way is a billion times better than San Antonio sports radio.) But it even seems all the national hosts are talking about is basketball and two of the games biggest stars coming to Texas. I like the deal for Houston. It makes since to give... Continue reading
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Work is going well
After a rough start Monday and Tuesday work has gotten a ton better. They kind of threw us into the fire with little direction or explanation so it was tough. By like 1:30 on our first day of work they already had told us to work on a Access project. But it was next to impossible to do with the little information on it they had given us and with such a lack of knowledge... Continue reading
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CWS brackets finally up
The pairings and a convuleted text version of how the College World Series would go has been up probably since Monday, but the brackets are finally up too. It makes it a lot easier to see who plays who. Update: This is a post from the 2004 College World Series, though it looks like the same link to the brackets will work soon. Until then, here is a PDF version of the 2005 CWS bracket.... Continue reading
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Our new apartment
I don't think I've said anything about me and Christina's new apartment here in Dallas. It's really nice and fits us really well. Interior and exterior are both in excellent shape. The living room is MUCH bigger than the old one in San Marcos, which means I can get a bigger TV soon. :-) There's only one bad thing about it at all. Roaches. Yes, freaking roaches. Every now and then I'll see a tiny... Continue reading
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First day of work
Today was my first day of work. It was really long and stressful, I hope it gets better. I'm just nervous. I want to succeed. I'm too tired to write more. Maybe I will tomorrow.... Continue reading
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Horns advance to Omaha
Despite the fact that I had to watch the game at Texadelphia (stupid freaking cable company. Damn you Grande/Advantex!), the Longhorns whipped Vanderbilt for the second straight game to move on to the CWS. Texas has won all 5 of their NCAA Tourney games and rolled nicely into Omaha. Hopefully they can keep hitting the ball like they did this weekend. If they do, they'll be in good position to win national title number... Continue reading
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Texas wins
The NCAA Baseball Tournament's Super Regional is underway and the Longhorns are playing great. I was a little worried. They hit a little slide at the end of the regular season and in the Big 12 Tourney, but they cruised through the regionals in three games and beat Vanderbilt last night. It was a great game for the Horns. Offense started off early with 5 runs in the bottom of the second and gave... Continue reading
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Terrifying and intriguing
The new M3Power razor by Gillete is both scary as hell and cool at the same time. Everthing else I own has batteries, I guess my razor can too. But it kinda disturbs me that those three sharp blades are vibrating and I'm supposed to be touching my face with this. I've had trouble finding out exactly how the damn thing works, even from Gillete's website. Gizmodo mentions a review of the thing that... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
I'm in Dallas
Talk about the longest two days ever. I could not be more exhausted. Christina and I are moving (have moved?) to Dallas from San Marcos (cough shithole cough) to pursue real careers in a real city. We started preparing for the move surprisingly early. We actually had a decent amount of stuff packed last week, and we took care of essentials like TV and Internet as well as useless crap such as electricity. So when... Continue reading
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FCC should die
Interesting article that I finally read after seeing links to it on Gizmodo and A Whole Lotta Nothing. I figured everyone else is reading/linking to it, so I should too. The CNet News article by Declan McCullagh discusses whether the Federal Communications Commission is or ever was necessary. He complains about overregulation and censorship. Interesting stuff.... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
PA: Full Spectrum Warrior
Penny Arcade has a great new comic up about Full Spectrum Warrior (which has just recently climbed onto my wishlist.) FWS is a strategy-based tactical military simulator, and apparently video game reviewers are complaining that you never learn new moves. Hilarity ensues:... Continue reading
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More reasons to love NCAA Football 2005
The anticipation continues to build. NCAA Football 2005 is being released on July 13th. I want this game bad. I can't wait, it's gonna be friggin' awesome. I love the game so much off-line, that I didn't play it online a ton last year. But they've added XBox Live support and other new features so I'll likely to be gaming against fellow human beings a little more often. Sweet feature I didn't hear about till... Continue reading
Lance Berkman named NL Player of the Month
Lance was named NL Player of the Month for May. He's really been tearing it up lately, rebounding from a slow start. He batted .387 with 9 homers last month, and has his average up to .351 for the year.... Continue reading
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I despise the state of California
I can't stand the Lakers. California gets wiped out in 10.5 and in The Day After Tomorrow. (Which according to Tony Bruno is unintentionally hilarious.) And the topper, Dunstan over at 1976design.com tells a very interesting story of bathroom etiquette.... Continue reading
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