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Ok. There is a new one up. I'm starting light. The point is to keep me doing them. And if they are too elaborate right now I will have difficulty keeping that up. Hopefully this will get me started again. My stuff is on the left there in the menu.
Yah! Now back to reinstalling non-working software on my PC.
OMG, I have so much work to get done. Dealing with my PC is slowing me down a bit. *sighs* Oh well.
I'm going to run out and get a new 80GB hard drive. I think my main C drive is just too old. After I stick in the new hard drive, and install my OS. I'm going to find out if the issues of my operating system being slow go away. It's either the drive, or my motherboard has bus issues. I'm hoping it's just the hard drive. Paying for a new motherboard is going to hurt.
Update: I installed the new 80GB drive, and installed windows. This was amazing, because it was fast. Windows is installed and updated already, and now I'm just reinstalling my applications that I use. My reboots are down to 1/4 of the time that it took me before. Fast as hell.
7:22:42 reboot started
7:23:57 at login screen
:D
Their divorce will be final on April 20th of 2005. Over 25 years of marriage down the tubes. How sad.
*throws Massive Attack's - Dissoved Girl on the jukey to listen to*
While I'm tired, and reinstalling Windows (winblows) OS I am gaming on my iBook. Some good games; Never Winter Nights, Argonaut (If you like arcade Asteroids, then you will LOVE this. Great music to get you pumpin to play. And it's only a 11.something MB install.), MacMAME (always a favorite of mine. I love arcade type games.), Maelstrom (Small arcade type game. It rocks. Another small install. 2.8MB on disk.) I wish I could put up screenshots from the games, but these don't allow for screenshots. And the typical Mac command keys for screenshots don't work inside the games. Anyone have a fix for this?!?! Anyone?
:D
Music: Massive Attack - Better Things - Protection.. album.
Ugh, what a long rainy day. Tired. I made some ham salad sandwiches after unloading the car. Was yummy. Now to get some work done. *sighs*
Edit: What the hell. I start up my PC, and the damn thing hangs on boot. This is the only operating system I know that does this after you safely shut it down. Piece of MS crap!
Edit2: I'm now reinstalling windows.
The adults were up at 8 am waiting on the kids for the egg hunt. The eggs were hidden by the Easter Bunnies all through the house, and outside. Yes, there were quite a few Easter Bunnies. *winks* I can't divulge the Easter Bunnies. Sorry. You 'vill not make me talk.
The kids are gone now, and it's just 'us' and the parents. We are tired. We were going to drive home, but then I noticed the time. It was getting late. The kids didn't leave till around 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. I always enjoy them. Great kids.
Now it's time to wind down with a beer. *sighs*
So, this is like my Easter egg I made. :D
I am off to the Mall for a few Birthday gifts, then to N.Y for Easter. Hopefully I will be able to blog from there. I should, but I won't be on much. I'll be plenty distracted with family I suppose.
Happy Easter!
The Undoing of America - Gore Vidal on war for oil, politics-free elections, and the late, great U.S. Constitution by Steve Perry
Interesting read...
So, I'm sitting here entertaining myself. Playing around in NASA's World Wind Program. It's a really neat program. It will keep you entertained for quite a while. A worthy download. Loaded full of information, and animation.
I did some more sketching in my little book. Dragons. I love dragons, but I honestly need to practice drawing them a lot more. I also was playing in Flash a bit with cartooning. Surprisingly you can cartoon quite well in it. Thumbs up to the Macromedia team on that application.
What was I cartooning you ask? Sorry, that's top secret. On a need to know basis. At this time that is. *hehe*
Maybe I'll scan and put up a few of the dragons I've drawn. We'll see.
Also, it's been a shitty/rainy day.
Something darker.
Yeah, it's yellow.
I took this out to the parking area here. We have a nice big black top circle. The car ran for about 15 minutes before the batteries gave out. I'm thinking of upgrades already. *chuckles* Oh, geez. New motor (Stage 2 - 5.33:1-geared), and metal bearings to start with. This car screams drag setup, so I'm going to go with that. This should give me quite a performance upgrade.
I'd like to add that the neighbors loved it. A few watched me run it around for a bit. I have to admit though they were guys. *laughs* They wanted my little XMOD. No! You can't have my XMOD boyos!
TITLE: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple VulnerabilitiesSECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA14655VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14655/CRITICAL:
Highly criticalIMPACT:
Security Bypass, Spoofing, Exposure of sensitive information,
Privilege escalation, DoS, System accessWHERE:
From remoteOPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple Macintosh OS X
http://secunia.com/product/96/DESCRIPTION:
Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X, which fixes various
vulnerabilities.1) A signedness error in AFP Server can be exploited to crash the
application via a specially crafted FPLoginExt packet.2) An access control error in AFP Server can be exploited to gain
knowledge of the contents of a Drop Box.3) An error in Bluetooth Setup Assistant can be exploited to bypass
security restrictions when using a Bluetooth input device.4) A boundary error in the Core Foundation library when handling the
CF_CHARSET_PATH environment variables can be exploited to cause a
buffer overflow.Successful exploitation allows malicious, local users to execute
arbitrary code with escalated privileges.5) Multiple vulnerabilities in Cyrus IMAP Server can be exploited by
malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.For more information:
SA132746) Some vulnerabilities in Cyrus SASL can be exploited to crash or
potentially compromise applications linked against the library.For more information:
SA127607) Insecure permissions on various directories may result in race
conditions and allow local privilege escalation.8) A vulnerability in Mailman can be exploited by malicious people to
disclose sensitive information.For more information:
SA142119) A security issue in Safari can be exploited by a malicious web
site to spoof the URL displayed in the address bar, SSL certificate,
and status bar.For more information:
SA14164SOLUTION:
Apply Security Update 2005-003.Security Update 2005-003 (Client) 1.0:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2005003client.htmlSecurity Update 2005-003 (Server) 1.0:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2005003server.htmlPROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) nemo
2) John M. Glenn
4) iDEFENSE and Adriano Lima
7) Eric Hall, Michael Haller, and root[at]addcom.de.ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301061
So, today is gray and gloomy out. Depressing if you want to take a walk. It's around 39F, and it feels colder outside. I'm working on a new design today. Sorry, no estimate on completion. I'm listening to "HHGG", and sitting on IM. Must do other things while render completes. And I'm periodically sketching in my book.
I'm watcing a few episodes of this right now, and it's damn good.
This site is really cool. You can listen and download old radio shows.
I had French Onion Soup, and Lobster & Crab Ravioli as my main dish. For dessert I had Chocolate Cream Cake. I ate the whole peice of cake. None for you!
The food was great.
Please don't be so harsh on the photographs. It was a bit dark inside. Romantic for couples. The pictures came out a bit too bright.
We had a fine dining experience overall. A wonderful evening out.
Just read number two and three, and they were damn good. Must have more. More! *chuckles*
Chugging through my days work at the moment, but taking a break to write this.
I'm on the 'rag' and I?m feeling venomous, as I always do. I?m in pain, and mildly sedated with the Pamprin. Keeps from flipping out. I get irritated very easily. And I feel completely exhausted. Partly it?s due to the Pamprin. But then, I don?t think I?ve ever felt good at that time of the month. I?m the equivalent of a pissy cat right now. You know, ?I want to be hugged?, but then I flip out and spit at you a few seconds later for no rational reason. Miserable!
Oh, and I look exhausted.
We are scheduled to go out for dinner this evening. From around 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. A steak and seafood house was suggested. I'll try and remember to take my camera. To take pictures of the food.
I really enjoyed this first issue of the new Space Ghost. I've read quite a few blogs of avid readers that say they are not entirely sure they like it, or are happy with it. Howerver, I like it. I look forward to reading the next issue.
Evil Kitty of Doom!! Fear him! FEEEEAARR HIM!
*lol* This is our friend Dorothy's cat. He's really a sweety. *winks*
Oh, good god! These are funny. These are for the mature adult, in my opinion. A bit twisted. You've had your warning.
I wound up getting the 1967 Chevrolet Camaro today. :D I can't wait to start putting it together. But first I must finish my work load for the day.
Update: This little bugger is pretty fast.
I just finished reading this comic a bit ago, and I give it a thumbs up. I can't wait for the next issue.
John Gibson of FOX news...
The Basic Idea of Marriage Is to Raise Kids
"Gays can't have kids ? other than going to the abandoned kids store and getting one or two, or borrowing sperm from someone with more sperm than brains ? so by definition they're out of the marriage game.""Now what about this ruling that gay marriage is legal from the judge in San Francisco?
Well what about it? He's a judge in San Francisco ? of course he says gay marriage is constitutional. You think he could live there if he said otherwise?"
We did some grocery shopping today, and got everything that was on the list. Then over to CVS to pickup from the pharmacy. After that it was back home to unload the groceries. We decided the milk wouldn't last too long in the trunk in 40 degree weather in the sun. It was warm in the car. After unloading we headed back out to Best Buy to pickup "The Incredibles", then off to Pep Boys to pickup some antifreeze/coolant for the car. On the way home I picked up some beer. That was it, but it was a long outing.
OMG! This is so fucking cool.
If there is one thing you learn about weapon safety it is, "Always assume your a weapon is loaded". Remember that! And I'm finding it hard to believe that the weapon in question was not checked before bringing it into the room full of people.
The movie.
Apparently Apple has persuaded LuxPro to remove the page. Here is the article at iPodlounge.com.
OS X rules! Here it is.
The login screen even matches that of my OS X iBook. It looks pretty rad.
Me want. :D
Most of my photographs from my NY trip are up on my Photoblog. You might want to check them out, if you are interested. The overall trip was good. It was nice to get away from home for a bit. My Administration work piled up in my inbox, but I can't complain. It was nice to see the parents, and nice to meet a few of our clients.
I'm back home. Now to relax before dinner. Ugh.
We were in Manhatten, NY most of the day. In between work, and whatnot, I took lots of pictures. I love the buildings there. I could spend all day behind the camera taking pictures of the city, and it's people. I'll have the pictures up within a few days.
Today started off with rain, and now it's snowing.
Update: It's now 3:03pm and the wind has picked up. It's damn nasty out today.
Officials back girl who seeks treatment as boy
Cudos to the Superintendent Littlefield.
I found this article via Metafilter.
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If you want the full size for your desktop just go to my deviantart page. You can right click, and saveas.
Comments:
"Deviant: (#115472664)
Date: Mar 7, 2005, 12:21:26 PM
If my dreams looked anything like that, I dont think I'd ever want to wake up"
"Another new model, the yet-to-be-unveiled ROKR, will be Motorola's first phone that is fully compatible with Apple Computer Inc.'s (Research) iTunes software, which will be Motorola's default music player on handsets."
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/16/technology/motorola_interview.reut/
I can't wait to see this thing.
Ok. Someone tell me why there is a single Seagull in the middle of a shoppping center in Horsham, Pennsylvania? These birds are not commen for the area, and I haven't seen any here at all. Why now?
I am working on a new design. Hopefully I will have this up by late evening, or tomorrow sometime. It will depend on how long it takes it to render. Finished my work that was in my inbox. Just designing and waiting on incoming requests. Ahhh... Back to it.
What I had for dinner, and I still have leftovers. Mmmm... It will be a nice snack tomorrow sometime. :) I'm SO full. *hehe*
"Nude man threatens neighbors with swordPolice arrested a 44 year-old Iowa man Sunday after he allegedly chased and threatened his neighbors with a sword while nude.
The victims told police their neighbor was in his front yard naked and became upset when they told him to put some clothes on. He then went inside his residence, retrieved a sword with a 2-foot 6-inch blade and chased and threatened his neighbors on their own property.
The man was charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine upon conviction."
You can find the link in my sidebar to the left there. "Dump Crooks Of The Week"
Just leave the nekked people alone! *lol*
The Biginning... I didn?t really think it was good. The original The Exorcist is still awesome.
I've been getting some pretty good traffic to my deviantart page. I guess my designs are slowly getting better, or I feel they are getting better. They are drawing much more attention now than before. A good thing. Time to sync the Palm, and read a book for a bit.
What is it with guys and this game when they don't believe you are female?! I mean, wtf? Just because I'm kicking your ass you call me some bald man? You are a bunch of SAD individuals. Stop your bitchen', and bring your game! Whiney pussies!
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Currently Listening To: "Tricky - She Makes Me Wanna Die"
I put up a short video on my photoblog from yesterdays snow storm. The link to the photoblog is to the left there in the menu.
I'm not happy with the quality of rendering on my iBook. I feel so frustrated today.
