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:: 2010 2 March :: 2.49pm

Come on motherfucker, come on motherfucker, come on motherfucker, let's throw down.

:: 2010 28 February :: 3.39am

Worst night of my life. I've had some bad nights, but, I really do not think anything can top this.

:: 2010 27 February :: 2.32am

Clutch!!!
3/30 Portland, ME @ The Asylum
3/31 So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
4/01 Kitchener, ON @ Elements
4/02 Traverse City, MI @ Ground Zero
4/03 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
4/05 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
4/06 Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
4/09 DeKalb, IL @ Otto's Nightclub
4/10 Madison, WI @ The Majestic Theatre
4/11 Des Moines, IA @ People's Court
4/13 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
4/14 Ft. Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
4/16 Lincoln, NE @ Box Awesome's Bourbon Theatre
4/17 Springfield, MO @ Remmington's
4/18 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue

6/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

Might need to roadtrip to Flint.

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:: 2010 26 February :: 7.43am

Hung over and tired as hell.

phil-himself

:: 2010 25 February :: 2.14pm

It's god damn 2010 and people still don't know how to do the most simple things on their work computers. Now I could understand if you don't use a computer much, but these people, it's a part of their damn jobs. The company gives them these machines that are a part of doing their jobs, they don't know anything about these machines so really they don't know how to do their jobs. Do your damn job.

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:: 2010 19 February :: 9.00pm

Got to love drunken bar night drama.

phil-himself

:: 2010 19 February :: 3.38pm

being able to RDP with DDNS amuses me

valoth

:: 2010 18 February :: 11.06pm

More carbon and emissions means more heat.
More heat means more melting ice.
More melting ice means more cold water in the ocean.
Heat produces more water in the air system.
More water in the air system means more clouds.
More clouds means more rain.
More rain means cooling air.
Cooling air means snow.
Snow means things are freezing.

Freezing comes after a great warming. This makes plenty of sense!

Why do people insist on saying that heavy snow in Washington DC means global warming is a giant hoax? If anything this is further proof of severe weather in places that shouldnt receive such things. More constant hurricanes, heavy snow in spaces it shouldnt be, warm winters in places it shouldnt be. Cmon.

Im not a conspiracy theory person but seriously this one is a no brainer. This whole thing seems like a very slow process that is playing out as it should and being suprised or skeptic of it is just stupid.

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valoth

:: 2010 18 February :: 3.54am

Wishlist PC
Housing: Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Storage:Western Digital 500GB 7200 RPM SATA
Mainboard: ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory: G.SKILL Trident 4GB 2x2GB DDR3 1600(PC3 12800)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core
Graphics:XFX Radeon 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (CrossFireX)
PSU:Antec TPQ-850 850W ATX12V CrossFire Ready 80+BRONZE
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM

Estimated total cost before tax and shipping: $905

This if my Asus version I have decided upon. Im still working on a Intel chipset version.
With any luck a system like this would leave me able to enjoy things for at least a couple more years. Quad core processing isnt really taken advantage of by much of any gaming company. So really aside from using 2 cores to the maximum and running miscellaneous on the third core I have an entire core to let sit and twiddle its thumbs. Not to mention I can overclock it down the line and push the processor into the 4.0GHz region or higher.

My M2N only allows me to run a x13 multiplier and a 215FSB at max! I was so angry. Which is why I am looking at alternative pc formats with Intel. I hope to find a good board that lets me adjust things more in bios. Maxing me out at 7% is just silly. Not to mention I couldnt change my multiplier.

Ideally on current machine: x15 @ 245 with a yeild of 3675MHZ would be fantastic but I dont have a bloomin clue if the proccesor would run that. I assume it can just fine. Its rated high but bios denies such a drastic change in performance.

valoth

:: 2010 18 February :: 2.49am
:: Music: Ratatat -

News and the likes there of
Okay so I havent updated in a bit. Here we go!

First, I am not happy that with myself for forgetting to look at the name on the check from the Cadillac Boat Show job. They put down AC for the payment name and they werent doing the show. I was. My dad rented the equipment and I set it up. He gives me the money for the labor and I cut him for gas and a bit extra. I make $200. Nice right? Took 3hrs of work and 6hrs or driving but hey. Not bad Id say. $200 for a 9hr day? Thats $22/hr I certainly dont mind that at all. Especially when I was pretty much dead ass broke.

I have more fun coming up this next weekend too! This time in Petoskey, MI. Current plan is tentative:

Thursday evening setup. 10-15 booths with half being just back drape. Staying overnight in hotel for courtesy check 9am with show organizer.
Sunday tear down the show starting around 4-5pm
If weather is problematic, stay in Petoskey again Sunday night.

Im looking at plans for staying up there the whole weekend, but nothing is solid on this yet.

I have plans to go skiing at Shanty Creek Friday at Summit Mtn. and possibly again in the evening Sunday.

Lift ticket information: $10 Special - $15 ski rental @ Summit

So basically Im looking at $25 for rental of gear and getting out on the slopes. This is an amazing deal. A full shanty creek day pass is like $50+
Other rental lift tickets are still good deals on other days too. "Most affordable life tickets in America" program is running so make use of it!

Im totally making use of such amazing deals! Hey, I might not get the whole of Shanty, but Im happy to at least get on the slopes again. I havent been out in a few years. Nor have I ever been lucky enough to use the new shaped skies people have.

Im offering to take someone with me if they are interested in getting some slopes time. They will be required to help setup the show as payment for a room if someone takes advantage. Youve been warned!
Oh! This weekend is also going to be "College Weekend" So um...people watching...Yes..watching...

In other news...

I gave up on the Ali thing. Too aloof, at least now.
Hung out with Vern and did a rather good number of MTG games today. I was happy to get to be nerdy and win some.

Thats about it really. Im rather boring person. I know. Things are looking up though. Im pleased with my outlook on things and just hoping this lasts. I would rather like to avoid another low point. I dont think I could handle it. So no broken bones, health crisiseses and [God] willing the unthought of things.

Oh! I almost forgot....some find me $1100 so I can build a new pc. Mine blows and wont let me get the performance I would like out it anymore. if anyone is in the market for a new[used] pc Im looking to sell. Im asking for $475.

Specs:

Windows XP Home currently on it...havent decided if that will come with it.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.6 (O.C @ 7%= 2.8GHz maximum bios allows)
4GB DDR2 800 (PC6400) XMS2 Corsair 2x2GB
Asus M2N AM2 NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP ATX
GeForce Nvidia 9800 GTX 512MB 256bit DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 (SLI supported)
160GB Western Digital Hard Drive 7200 RPM SATA
ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA
Rocketfish 700W ATX 12V (contains 6sata power connectors, 2 pci-e connectors, 4+4pin server connector, 20+4 main connector)

-Throwing in a copy of Call Of Duty: World at War, Bioshock, and Company of Heroes
-I have pretty much all the original packaging regarding the parts.
-Mobo box with spare parts and booklet included.
-Extra PSU pieces included. I will not ship. Pick up only.

!Notice!
ATX case included at sale. New owner is advised to supply a case.
Looking to sell it as a whole, not parting it out. Sorry.

:: 2010 17 February :: 1.23am

oh shit bitch!

rayray

:: 2010 16 February :: 6.57pm
:: Music: Life After You - Daughtry

Life.. it happens whether we want it to or not..
I feel like I have hit a stand still in my life.
I don't feel like I am moving forward or backward.
I am completely happy with everything that has happened.
I love my life, just feel like it's too straight and narrow.
I hate my job; getting up at the same time, leaving at the same time, doing the same thing everyday, and seeing the same people.
I hate the repitition.
I understand that no matter what job I will end up doing, I will be doing the same thing over and over.
But after 2 years, I need a new scene. I need a different atmosphere.
I need to be able to go to work, and know that I'm not going to get into an argument with my boss over something petty.
I need a drastic change on the job front, like yesterday.
Something where I will see different people everyday.
I might be able to handle getting up at the same time, and leaving at the same time, if i had a different atmosphere to go to, and enjoy.

Having my nights to myself is lonely, and although I should be filling it with my homework, I don't.
I don't have the ambition to do my homework, because I am too caught up in being exhausted from work, and thinking about how I am just going to be going home to an empty, well almost empty house.

Ugh!..

:: 2010 15 February :: 12.38am

I really need to stop drinking. It's real sad when all you think about is wanting a beer in the morning when you wake up.

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phil-himself

:: 2010 14 February :: 10.54am

ha internet

:: 2010 11 February :: 12.32am

It is now Samantha's 22 birthday right now. In 3 years, she'll be able to drive rental cars.