Monthly Archives: August 2002

Re:

i’ve just spent the past 20 minutes testing bandwidth speeds at various sites. well, here are the results: dslreports.com: 1281/262 toast.net: 2544/?? not bad… not bad at all… i need a life.

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a birthday like no other

you know… this has been a pretty lame birthday. i woke up late this morning, almost got killed by a VW with a vendetta on the ride in to work, had to work, fire alarm at work, got chewed out … Continue reading

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ugh

happy birthday to me. i’m 25 years old today. a whole freakin’ quarter of a century. if i were a car, i’d be an antique. if i were my dad, i’d be married with a kid. if i were a … Continue reading

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stupid documentation

documentation that says “Entity references are references to entities.” is *incredibly* unhelpful

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memory

http://www.jbconners.com/archives/2002/08/21/SensoryOverload.html i think smells are one of the most powerful memory-inducing devices out there. at least, that’s been my experience. speaking of memories… i just remembered i need to get ready to go – parents will be here in like … Continue reading

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bike commuting

i just started riding my bike to work. yesterday was my first day. it wasn’t that bad. my car broke down, (i think a transmission linkage) and so i decided to get a bike & do the whole commute on … Continue reading

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ramblings

ok. i just became a paid account. i figure 2 bucks a month for this service is worth it. and i want to be able to pull the content onto my website. so. ya. watched Office Space on sunday. i … Continue reading

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books

i went to barnes & noble. picked up some books. they are, in no particular order: The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoevsky The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle … Continue reading

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in Soviet Russia, TV watches you!

watching Big Brother for the first time tonight, and the first commercial i see is for Stolichnaya Citrona “malt beverage”… is it me, or does is it amusing that a russian – type drink is being advertised on a russian … Continue reading

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too much db design

i’m expecting the UPS truck to come and bring me my new monitor. i’m about to break out into song… “oh the well’s fargo wagon is-a coming down the lane oh please let it be for me…” hmmm… there’s an … Continue reading

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