Thanks, Ryan. I spent like 10 minutes filling this thing out. But at least it took up 10 minutes of my day that would otherwise have been filled with me thinking “why isn’t it 8:00 yet?”…

Maybe I should just start replying to every poorly-written aim message I receive with these three addresses.

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Well, it finally happened. After failing to burn discs a few weeks ago, it appears the cd-rom drive in my iBook has finally given up the ghost. With the CD for my new cell phone stuck in the drive, and no manual eject button. Meh, it’s supposedly just windows-only software anyway, but it’s still irritating that the drive has failed. I did find somewhere online that’ll sell me a SuperDrive (apple branded and everything) for just under $200, or a replacement Combo Drive for $110 (plus shipping, I’m sure). But it’s just irritating to have to open the thing up (again), pull the old drive, and install a new one. Mainly because there’s like 3 zillion tiny screws involved. I’m tempted to open it up and just reseat the IDE cable, to see if that gives me a little more life out of the drive (anything is better than completely dead), but again, it’s a huge pain in the ass to disassemble the case. Oh, how I long for those long-lost days of desktop computers, with their simple thumbscrews (or even no screws).

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stupid witch. The scrapbook clearly shows 4 kids. But 4 isn’t the answer. Neither is 3, 2, or 1, apparently. I guess I just need to sit here and wait for hrwiki.org to update.

Update: Looks like a glitch or something. I restarted the game, and this time it worked perfectly. Technology. Gotta love it.

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So I keep track of every tank of gas I buy. My parents did it for their cars when I was growing up. And while I neglected to do so for my first two cars, I decided that since I bought my current vehicle with only 30 miles on the odometer, I should start the habit.

The statistics I’m seeing are a bit interesting: In the last 445 days, I’ve driven 11,000 miles (or so), put 636 gallons of gas into the tank, and spend a little over $1400 (US). That’s a hell of a lot of money, at an average of $0.13/mile.

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It’s been a very long time since I wrote my last rant. Mainly because there hasn’t been much need for it; I haven’t gotten angry about much in the last while. But that has all changed now.

And the target of my rant this time: abbreviations, shorthand, “chat speak”, whatever you call it.

I’m sick and tired of people using chat speak. A large part of my job involves communicating via instant messenger, and it irritates me to no end when I get a message that says “take 15” instead of “can I take a break?” or “what did u say about that maint?” instead of “what did you say about that maintenance?”. I spent a lot of time in school, learning how to spell words and put them together in an order that makes sense to almost everyone. I also know that everyone I message during my shift has completed at least 12 years of school, and should definitely know how to put all of the words together in the proper order, and with all of the letters due to each word.

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Quick link: YouTube - Forest in Winter I have no idea what this is, really. But it’s totally hilarious.

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Whee, that was fun. Mike Davidson posted a nice little guide on customizing myspace profiles, which I adapted a bit to my own needs. It still needs a lot of work (for example, a better color scheme than my grey-on-grey with red accents), but it’s a lot better than the default myspace profile look.

Update 2009-05-09: I’m tired of people getting this post through Google searches and thinking it’s about compromising Myspace, so I’ve changed the post title and the wording of one of the links on this page.

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OK, that was silly. But anyway…

I suppose some updates are in order, since it’s been a long time since my last “real” update. I know a few people are subscribed to my RSS feed, but in all likelihood, only about 5 people will read this entry anyway. Well, aside from the Googlebot. Hi, Googlebot!

But what to update about? Everyone who reads this already knows that I’ve been going out with Heather for the last month, and I’m not going to say anything more about that for fear of jinxing it. My job isn’t particularly interesting these days, so there’s nothing new to report there, either. Nobody’s managed to piss me off, so there’s no real material to base a rant on. I did install a new hard drive and bluetooth module in my laptop, but that’s not really anything newsworthy.

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I’m not usually into these things, but here we go anyway:

You Are Rowlf the Dog Mellow and serious, you enjoy time alone cultivating your talents.

You’re a cool dog, and you always present a relaxed vibe.

A talented pianist, you can play almost anything - especially songs by Beethoven.

“My bark is worse than my bite, and my piano playing beats ’em both.”

The Muppet Personality Test

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