January 2012
49 posts
Massage
I feel like when one can get an hour and a half massage on a weekly basis, he has achieved a new level in life.
Baller baller, what what?
60 Different Privacy Policies
Into one great package? Not so fast.
I’m becoming more neckbeardy by the day.
8 More Gigs...
Should be enough for the upcoming two VMs I’m going to be needing shortly.
Next upgrade? Moving from the i5-750 to i7-870/880? 4 more threads works for me. Probably better for the streaming I should be getting back into.
SPYW and Google
Maybe it’s the updates that are being set into motion, but all my google searches via the address bar in Chrome are failing, but instead are going to just google.com.
And slowly, but surely, my desire to part ways with Google grows. Time for Duckduckgo, anyone?
Zeppelin
The more Zeppelin I hear, the more I realize how much of an effect it has had on the world around me.
Not only just straight up covers, but remixes and advertisement background music.
source foo.sql
This is the only thing that is akin to compiling code, when I have to pull down the entire production db, then throw it onto my dev db to mess around.
Now to go get some lunch.
New SSD, and some other things...
Oh geez, another nerdy shopping spree.
Trying to get some parts together for an X200 that is coming soon, and a new 90GB SSD to stick into my main box to take the 50GB to the X200. Probably should also get a 2.5” enclosure for the HD I’m going to chuck out.
This might be finally the machine that I will be taking all over the US. Huzzah.
Back to H.O.T.
Yeap.
For most, this would be elementary, middle school music. Me? College.
It’s like Candy for the ears. Which is what I’m listening to right now.
Feels Good To Be Alive
Right? Right?
Ugh. Sometimes my own optimism just makes me so digustingly… realistically pessimistic.
Sometimes, lying to yourself is the only way to get through it. And then after you do, you wonder why you had to lie to yourself in the first place.
Oh, capricious heart
My desires dart
Every day restart
‘Til I fall apart
Quick, to the piano!
Ice Cream Sandwich
From what I’m reading and seeing, I think it finally might be time for me to pick one up for myself.
Hooray for OpenGL ES, and iPhone-level responsiveness.
I regret not seeing it at CES, but… I wonder if ASUS Transformer Prime is going to be my next gadget purchase. I’ve been looking for a previous gen Lenovo X laptop, but they seem to be more expensive than I would like. I...
Tank Girl
I guess I didn’t know this existed until I happened upon it on a friend’s Facebook wall.
Another one of those PAW movies that I tend to love so much. I may end up reading the comics.
Highly stylized and way way over the top, with gaping plot holes to drive a tank through. Still, definitely worth a watch for me.
Reminds me of a mixture of Sucker Punch and Aeon Flux.
Okay, this...
““The greatest respect that writers can give their readers is to not write...”
– Jet, Cowboy Bebop, Session XX.
First time I’ve seen this was two days ago. I can’t find the proper Goethe quote, but it’s good enough. I guess I want to respect my friends enough to keep doing something that they don’t expect. To challenge myself to be different, to be...
Capital One
I like so many things about Capital One. Service is great. I just redeemed a reward balance of $3.03. Just fantastic.
Except for the fact that this is the only credit card company I use that doesn’t have an autopay option… online anyway.
Called them just now, and it looks like they need the voided check and blah blah blah 4-6 weeks blah blah blah.
What is this, the 90s?
Korean, Japanese, Chinese
KJC. And the similarities and the differences between the three.
Why is this such a fascinating topic for me?
As with many of my obsessions, it’s probably because it’s so different from what I’m used to experiencing.
I probably wouldn’t be this interested if I was brought up in Korea. Maybe if I did that, I’d be much more interested in the European languages. My...
Ice Skating
Unless the Earth enters into another Ice Age or ice is in abundant supply wherever I end up, I’m going to be sticking to my rollerblades.
Ice skating is just not as friendly to my legs. Maybe it’s because I’ve been using the Elliptical so much that my ankles just don’t have the stabilizers needed… or maybe the skates are not as sharp as they should be.
Don’t...
Mediocrity. Ugh.
It’s so easy setting these goals when one is a beginner. It’s when you become intermediate that you realize what you’ve done.
The questions is, do you quit now, or do you keep struggling through the mediocrity.
These crazy goals I need to meet by the end of the month. Must struggle through these scales.
SNL This Week
You Can Do Anything: A great commentary on the mediocrity of content on the Internet. Not bad.
X27B Theater: An interesting sketch on the retrospective views that a future human society could have on our current culture… Pretty funny.
The Jay Pharoah Show: My favorite new featured cast member, doing a meta sketch… yes. It’s funny because he’s just playing into it so...
Hmm Where To Share...
I want to talk. To someone. To anyone that I respect and love. This instant.
But no one is available right now.
And so… I feel ever so alone.
And feeling ever so tired.
Maybe in my dreams, someone will be there for me.
Portlandia
Season 2 just keeps getting better and better.
Episode 2… I’m only about 1/3 way through and… just amazing.
Mandatory Walks
Going to the gym daily is fine, but I still need to see the sun from time to time.
I don’t know how to do this other than just force myself to go on a 30 minute walk every day.
I guess this is how I begin to think in solitude, away from the computer, away from the world.
Oh, duh. Blade around a bit. I guess I have to find my go-to park, where they have actual grass…
Wine
My interest in the subject of wine may or may not be the first interest to wane in 2012.
I know, just in time for a wine tasting, right?
Scattershot to see what’s out there, then refocus on what returns to you as interesting, thought-provoking, or just plain fun.
Seriously, I feel like I have an inclination for this foodie business, but I really do cook and eat purely for subsistence...
Inbox Empty
Not zero, because I don’t need to subscribe to some foofy system.
For a while, it was just all over the place with Amazon purchases and UPS tracking information.
I think it’s finally died down a bit.
Back to work. And… maybe even some serious blogging again. Oh, how I forget how great creation and shipping actually felt…
CES
LA and now CES. I wonder how I’ll continue this trend next week.
Lenovo X200
This will be my go to throwaway computer. I’m shooing for $200. Maybe I can find a X200s, with the 1440x900 res with LED backlight… Looks like it’s not on eBay, though.
After doing the research, looks like X200 is one generation older than the current. Cheaper, and hopefully even easier to work with Linux.
Never ever needed an optical drive. Lack of trackpad doesn’t...
Minimally Viable...
There isn’t enough time in a day to plan for the perfect day.
MVP. Screw the Product but instead Plan. Plan just enough. Follow the leaders just enough. Prepare just enough.
And then, the product will become Maximum.
LA
Not having driven while I lived here all those years ago, I realize now how bad it would be for me to get around here.
I had the same thought with SF, but at least they have a nice transit system.
But still, transportation is pretty important to a city. They’re the lifelines, really. At least With Vegas the roads seem slightly planned out due to it being in the middle of nowhere.
Wow,...
A Random Visit to LA
It’s happening. And it’s going to be awesome.
Not only because I get to visit LA since… 2004, but it’s yet another test of how light I’m living.
Time to live out of my backpack.
Half of the ice cream down. Super cream heavy Alfredo for lunch, with 2 refills of Coke.
But now, going on a hike… Argh.
This Trend Scares Me.
Might as well just keep losing weight to fight MMA at 135lbs. Sure.
I will eat that carton of ice cream today, my cheat day. And see how my weight is tomorrow, because this is getting seriously scary. Where is it all going? I haven’t gone to the gym in two days, nor will I go today to ease my left ankle.
Thankfully, nothing is torn nor a surgery is required on my left arm. Just taking...
Everything to Plaxo, Nuke everything else
Always ALWAYS have a canonical base to start off of. And then start syncing from there.
This makes data management easy.
Of course, there are times when this is not doable, but I don’t want to deal with that case ever again.
I've had it with Google Contacts
It’s never worked 100%, and whenever it fails 1% of the time, that’s when the aggravations happen.
I don’t trust Plaxo with my stuff, nor do I want to put it all into Apple’s iCloud.
So now what? Hmm.
You know what, I take it back. I’m just going to roll with Plaxo.
Best solution is what solves the problem today, not what might solve it better later.
147.6lbs 17.7%
I’m losing weight way too fast. I really hope it’s not muscle at this point.
Going to see the doctor on Friday, finally, to see what’s up with my arm. Hopefully he has some kind of magic wand to make it all feel better so I can hit the gym.
It’s quite exciting to see the numbers drop, but it’s also very disconcerting how fast it’s dropping. I’m only...
To Lead
You must make choices. And stick to them.
This is what I’m learning as I’m trying to plan my first Facebook Event.
I’ve been looking forward to Soldier Tailor Tinker Spy for so long…
Tasks
Ooh, just made a new todo list realization of categorizing tasks, with an example of each.
What you do constantly: Gym.
What you must do today: Finish with those boxes downstairs.
What you want to do eventually: Ironclad backup strategy.
Past. Present. Future.
Just use these groups, and then follow through. Just don’t be an idiot and start shuffling tasks.
Oh, Am I Pulling A Zuckerberg?
Well, the fictitious Zuckerberg anyway.
I guess this isn’t a livejournal, and I’m not talking about a girl.
Just yet…
Terminal Journal with Encryption
Vim, obviously
Encrypted, so that only I can read and write
Timestamps, all over the freaking place. So I know when I wrote it. Even more granular than git?
Backups, so that I can be happy in knowing that my words are safe for me to peruse later.
I need to find this soon. SetStat is going to be for the numerical or the enum data that’s out there, but for the long-form journaling for the...
Cowboy Bebop OST
Okay, Beethoven and the works of The Seatbelts are all I’m listening to.
Music. The next frontier.
Humanity.
Loving intensely is a ‘streakness’ of mine. Damn this humanity.
Piano pieces by Beethoven
This is all I’m listening to now. Just over and over and over again.
I think I’m gearing up for a hobby change soon.
The Language of Music
I have an interest in speaking to computers and to humans.
I forgot that music is also another language I find superbly interesting.
Too bad I don’t think dance is all that exciting… speaking through bodily movement. Hmm.
Heffy End
I love this song way too much.
Maybe I do have a stalker mindset.
Time to continue on my song writing career.
Left Arm
This thing is seriously getting in the way of all my goals. It’s a blocker.
Can’t lift. Can’t play instruments. Can’t really type. Can’t really game.
Damn it, recover faster. You’re young… enough.
At this point, I’m writing on paper more. Reading and taking notes. Creating analog artifacts.
Losing Sight
Sorry peeps. For a couple of months, I started sharing more and more on Facebook.
What a silly setback.
I was crossposting and that was getting annoying. Copying and pasting what was relevant. Ugh.
Well, that’s not happening anymore. Time to get back into the real world.
December 2011
54 posts
Croupier
“Gambling is not about money. Gambling is about not facing reality, ignoring the odds.”
True that. Gambling is silly.
Taking dumb people’s money, well, that’s how it should be.
“The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave...