Monthly Archives: July 2003

Excuses, Excuses

    A lot of fellow bloggers have put great thought into planning out today. They’ve created separate Blogathon 2003 pages, they will be writing about various themes throughout the day, they have elaborate stunts to perform if they get … Continue reading

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And So It Begins

    This entry marks the start of Blogathon 2003, and will be the first of 48 entries today, every half hour on the half hour. It’s so exciting! It’s like Christmas morning…except I don’t get any presents out of … Continue reading

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Eye Opener

    Note to those who pledged to my charity. I’ve decided to change it. Forget helping other people — this is about ME! If I can raise four or five thousand bucks I can get “implantable contact lenses”!    … Continue reading

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 5.0

    My new computer works at last. I took it in to a neighborhood shop to see what they could find: they discovered the power supply was bad. I modded it, by putting a clear case on it (from … Continue reading

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Hall of Heroes

    The RIAA has made good on threats to go after individual file-sharers. Tech TV has released a list of names of KaZaA users who are the first to be subpoenaed. May their names be forever enshrined in the … Continue reading

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I Never Could Get the Hang of Tuesdays

    Something feels very wrong about today. It feels different. Very different. First the Bush administration actually achieves one of its goals in Iraq today, offing two of Saddam Hussein’s sons. And now Michael Jackson is actually making sense … Continue reading

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Lookin’ at a thing on a screen

    I’ve heard a lot of hype about T3 and Pirates of the Caribbean*, but I think the big sleeper hit of the Summer might be Dangeresque 2. I saw a clip of it today and the stunt work … Continue reading

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 4.0.1

    Still troubleshooting. I can get stuff to power up, but I do not hear any beeps during POST nor do I get any video signal to my monitor. I’ve been checking numerous websites and message boards for tips.  … Continue reading

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How about some news…

    The BBC reports UK scientists have found coral reefs across the Caribbean have declined 80% in the last three decades.    “Suspected causes of the decline include natural factors like hurricanes and disease, and others of human origin, … Continue reading

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 4.0

    I hate computers. I installed the processor last night, fired it up, saw some pretty lights, and that was about it. I can’t get any display on my monitor so I can’t tell what’s going on. The processor … Continue reading

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