I feel good that I got to mess around with a couple nerd projects and they are actually working. That’s always a plus. I jailbroke my phone, enabled tethering, and installed GV Mobile; I can still make phone calls. I also upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10. I’m not sure that Ubuntu serves a purpose for me. I can’t get a bittorrent client working with RSS. I also can’t print from my Mac to the HP printer on Ubuntu. Those are two huge negatives for me. I really like using Firefly, but I think that can be done on Windows.
I think I settled on wanting a PS3 over Xbox 360. Jeramy doesn’t like the Xbox controller and I want to play Madden with him. Mark showed me the cool features PS3 has when/if a media center is hooked up. I was worried about the graphics being worse on PS3, but that’s not the case at all. Plus PS3 has Blu-ray..so this seems like a no brainer.
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We’ve been on the road for 7 hours now and are almost to Soiux Falls, IA. I think Iowa is far more interesting to look at than Illinois. I love the changes in elevation opposed to the flatness I’m accustomed to. I’d like to ride for the remainder of the trip tommorrow just so I can be outside in nature.
To be continued…
“If your neighbor loses his job, it’s a recession. If you lose your job, it’s a depression.” – NPR On Point
I heard that quote a while back and never posted it. Funny how opinions change when YOU are the one effected.
Thank God we are finally pulling out of the 5 year long recession. Stocks are doing better, houses are stabalizing, and job loss is slowing. Hopefully the people I care about don’t make mistakes to put themselves in jeopardy during the next recession. And there will be another, probably in 7-8 years. It’s cyclical.
economy · money · perception
I love the guy, but look at the cluster fuck he creates. Lol
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Kim and I ran the Jim Gibbons 5k tonight in the city. I haven’t ran a good distance in a year. Lack of training (probably) caused me to slow down and hurt in places I diddnt know existed. I’m glad we finished strong. Kim mentioned how good it felt to sweat a lot. I agreed. We got free beer at the end, so all the pain was worth it. Haha
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“Death is certain Life is not”
In the movie Training Day, Denzel Washington’s character, Alonzo, has a tattoo on his leg with that quote. Birth and death are really the only two certain milestones in life. All of the other events that happen along the way are variable. This quote makes me want to experience everything I can before I die. I’d rather die falling from a plane because my chute didn’t open rather than on a hospital bed on life support.
death · life · movies · training day
Walking out of Meijer today a car passed me going down the isle. I look over and see a lady in the back seat…breast feeding her baby. Yup, “righty” just hangin out.
Am I wrong to have seen? Is she wrong to be exposed?
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This weekend we took the train down to the city. I used a 10 ride voucher that is paid for by my work. When we got to the stop I forgot the voucher! On the way back from the city, I realized I didn’t have the voucher. I had no cash. Kim didn’t either, but had a check. Too bad no one around us had a pen. A guy next to us offered his voucher. We really appreciated that generosity. He asked that I pay it forward and I’ll be sure to do so. I think this illustrates that there is some higher power that guides to down a path. Kim could have picked any seat on the train. She picked the one seat next to someone willing to help a total stranger. Makes ya think; makes me think.
“We cannot build our economy on the same pile of sand
We must build our house upon a rock. ”
I heard President Obama say that quote when referring to the economic collapse. I think it is a good metaphor for how we built fake wealth on an unregulated banking system. If you have a strong foundation, chances are you’ll have less problems later on. This logic holds true in my line of work (programming) as well as other professions. My wood shop teacher in high school showed me the importance of making sure the legs of a table were plumb and level before putting the top on.
There is also a biblical component of the quote; a story of a man who built a house on the sand near the sea. The waves washed away the foundation causing the roof to break and the walls to come down. Another house nearby was built on a rock. The waves did not wash away that foundation, thus the roof and walls stayed in tact. In this story, the house was a metaphor for faith.
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This morning Kim and I left Midway airport destined for Tampa, FL. We picked the wrong line when going through prescreening, but luckily screening went well and there were no body searches or wanding.
Surprisingly there are a lot of food choices in the airport at 6 am. We picked the closest place that wasn’t McDonald’s. The lady behind the counter was rude. She also wouldn’t make eye contact when talking to you. It’s a little hard to know someone is singling you out of a group of 5 people when they don’t make eye contact.
After that we headed down to the gate. Fun. I’ve never flown Southwest before, so I’m not familiar with their boarding process. I knew they don’t assign seating, but that’s it. They made it pretty clear that they board zone A thru C in that order. The boarding people ask that passengers don’t line up (I’ll get to the “why” later). It’s amazing how many people just don’t get that, don’t listen, or don’t care. They have these poles sticking out of the floor with numbers on them. That’s where you line up, match the number on your ticket with the number on the pole sticking out. Sounds simple.
Then what about those fuckers that bum rush the counter, skipping over people who are clearly in line? The plane won’t leave any sooner now that you’re on. Jerk.
Then how about those people who mistake the call button for the reading light button? Ding. You’re a dumb ass. One button has a person on it and the other one has a light bulb. Hmm. “I want to read a book. I’ll push the person button!” that doesn’t make much sense. Neither does, “I just had a great idea and I need to tell the Captain. I’ll push the light bulb button!”
Now I’m on the flight and I’ve wasted a good amount of time writing this post. There is a guy to my right who hails from the south side and reminds me of Carmine Gioiosa (Rich’s dad). He already gave me crap for my Cubs hat and asked if the in flight movie was the 2005 World Series. :-)
I downloaded the new DMB Live Trax 14 cd last night and it’s decent. I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet, but assure you I will. Well, one hour left. I’m gonna read a book on my Kindle app!
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