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2008-12-09T22:44:00.003-06:00

I may be jumping on a bandwagon, but it's not twitter.

Songbird has been mentioned by enough trusted sources to merit a second and third look. And finally an install. A media player. How original. But when that media player is a web browser, that pulls up a play list of all related songs to a page?.. One that helps you explore and save and catalog and i don't even know what else yet?

wicked.

just a quick tool around songbird, and in conjunction a quick browse through hypemachine is enough to sell me that this is right. this is how it should be.

small, light and responsive... does add ins like firefox?..

pure gold.

oh, and it's cross platform and open source. so it'll work for everybody, and anybody can improve it.

genius.

better subscription (podcast?) support is coming and surely a music sync feature too. Songbird seems cool enough to use even with out it.

Faith or Bad Judgement?

2008-12-08T22:01:00.000-06:00

Is there any protocol for when your boss sends one of those email forwards about 'bill gates tracking email' and paying everybody? Is it worse when he got it from his boss, and so forth up to a VP level?

I didn't identify anybody/company or ridicule the action, but did i just get myself fired by making personal comments on a public domain? One of those 'innocuous internet comments blown out of proportion' situations?

2008-10-31T21:23:00.001-05:00

Nailed the papa Smurf costume

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Coming soon

2008-10-15T01:20:00.003-05:00

I'm excited. Switched my desktop to Ubuntu a while ago. Just recently switched my media center over to Mythbuntu. It's better than Windows MCE in a few key areas. My only PC hangup is for when I teach classes for Canine Camera. I'm too lazy to fix the few formatting and transition errors in the powerpoints for class. Maybe the next time the classes are updated.

Inevitability

2008-10-14T15:43:00.002-05:00

You'll be a pirate either way.

2008-09-18T10:54:00.001-05:00

VP of sales might be dropping by today....

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2008-09-15T12:15:00.001-05:00

Floodingbod devours suck. Took me two hours to get to work today. It's normally a 20 to 30 minute drive.

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Linky Late Nighty

2008-09-10T23:37:00.004-05:00

A couple things for y'all.

One is a color/hue test. Arrange the various colors in order. I dropped a 29. Lower is better. I wonder if a better calibrated monitor would have helped... I guess I could just test over on the laptop screen. Does apple have an unfair advantage for being a color managed system?.. Did firefox screw up the rendering?.. Good luck.

Second is a Cowbellator. Add more cowbell and more walken to any song. Two examples below.

This one is 26% cowbell, 5% walken


	Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj

This is 51% cowbell, 10% walken. Obviously a far superior product.


	Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj

2008-09-06T13:06:00.001-05:00

About to teach a photo class and i really have to poo. This is going to be awkward or comical.

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2008-09-03T21:51:00.001-05:00

Cubs lose and i don't care...
when was the last time your boss got you drunk?

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2008-09-03T20:02:00.001-05:00

Managed to luck my way into a cubs game through work.

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Sugary Let Down

2008-09-03T14:38:00.003-05:00

took your advice. bought a box of cracker jacks today...

no ring.

Think I can propose with a temporary tattoo?

Absurd Math

2008-08-28T11:33:00.003-05:00

One Month, Two Months, THREE?!@@!@#$#@12

Joking around with Heather the other night I found out she thinks 3 months salary is traditional for an engagement ring. I was feeling good about going the extra mile (cuz I kinda like her or something) and doing 2 months. When did engagement inflation happen?! FIGHT ENGAGEMENT INFLATION!

I knew I should bought the ring back when I didn't have a job.

You're Too Dumb To Be Smart

2008-08-06T18:43:00.001-05:00

Just finally watched this video about the fifth amendment and why even the innocent shouldn't speak to the police. Enlightening. Truly.

http://www.tuccille.com/blog/2008/07/eight-reasons-even-innocent-shouldnt.html

The session is presented from the side of both a defense lawyer and a police officer. They both agree with the substance of the message. The nuances of human nature can be self defeating for the innocent and guilty alike.

Spend a little time and learn the beauty of the fifth amendment.

love in our age

2008-07-30T21:53:00.001-05:00

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92871273

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-07-28-cohabitation-research_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

the first one is about how sex with out condoms is the new engagement ring...

the second is about people who live together before getting married aren't more likely to get divorced, but less.

Life as a cartoon

2008-07-11T10:36:00.001-05:00

Some days, being a manager makes me feel like Papa Smurf.

Because face it, the Smurfs as a species were whiny little bitches. Or at least, that's what I remember about 'em.

Dark Humour

2008-07-10T09:32:00.001-05:00

Must be in a bit of a dark place this morning. I was slightly horrified, and then amused at my own response when I saw the title of an email from my District Manager today. It was titled "Execution Reminder" and my first thought was about a violent and bloody end for another manager or wayward store associate.

2008-07-08T15:46:00.001-05:00

Carmax will give me $150 for my van...

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The flipside

2008-07-02T23:29:00.001-05:00

Trying to find a way to describe my disappointment about needing to work tomorrow, my day off, with out being whiny or an asshole. I'm already holding down the fort on my own on the Fourth. All my full timers get the day off. Now a family tragedy for one of my salesmen leaves him unable to work tomorrow, and me obligated to cover his shift.

In theory, tomorrow is an early pay day. The total amount will factor heavily on when I go to get a new car. I've got the payments figured out based on my non-managerial earnings, and a certain (goal) down payment. If this paycheck is enough to put me over into that ideal range... I'm pulling the trigger this weekend.

Watching Hope

2008-06-30T15:12:00.002-05:00

Using my super powers for good...

2008-06-29T12:58:00.002-05:00

Well, that was cool. Because i'm a manager, i got to take care of a customer even though it went against corporate policy.

2008-06-22T10:07:00.001-05:00

Good start to morning!
won a strip of taste of chicago tickets at dominicks

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Expensive Purchases

2008-06-18T14:13:00.001-05:00

I got this email from my girlfriend...

We've just decided that everything that is expensive, ends in "i" or "a"

Prada
Gucci
Fendi
Gabbana
Pucci

And they're mostly Italian.

Hey wait! I fit into those guidelines, too. ;)

Her last name ends in 'a' and she's part italian... Funny, and scary.

Capital T and Capital M

2008-06-11T17:58:00.002-05:00

I've jumped up in rank. No longer just a sales associate, I'll be a manager come Sunday. I'm not working for The Man, I am The Man. But I'm not keeping anybody down. Oddly, it'll be almost 9 months to the day, since I started working for Canine* Camera.

It feels right, and quite a bit scary. The pay jump is worth the extra effort. It'll slow down school a bit further but honestly, is anybody surprised by that at this point in my academic career?

I'm inheriting a decent if not well run store. Fairly full of battle weary veterans. Everybody has room for improvement, but nobody sucks. Personally I plan on trying to win everybody over by doing my shit as well I can. Then we'll see about changes.

*Not their real name. Not sure I want them to find me and my blog by googling themselves. If you want a hint, think of a wild member of the canine family. The parent company is Cracker Camera. Think round and salty, or that old song... "Putting on the Cracker"

2008-06-03T20:12:00.001-05:00

My baby is back!

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