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9.22.2007
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I found something that matters to me. I'm sure at some point I'll sit down and tell you all about it but for now I'm off to cultivate that which matters and continue towards the path of worldly happiness.
**Jon**
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6.23.2007
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Compromise
Song: Police - Message in a Bottle
I finally decided to get up and finish the work on our third room. Since it has recently become vacant; Isaac and I have debated lots as to what to do with the room. And since we purchased another flat screen LCD TV, we decided to make it a "screening room" as I call it. Which just means we're putting a couch, big ottoman, and a TV in it with all the game systems that we own. So it's like a den, with all the stuff we already have in a living room. Really just another homage to the greatness of America and the fact that we have two big TV's in adjacent rooms for no other reason except that we can. Anyway, the room is almost a perfect square with this little 2' x 2' closet in the corner. Now because of this closet we continued to but heads as to where the TV should be and where the couch would point; so after a few hours of debate, we decided to compromise and tear down the closet. Granted, we live in a rented apartment, but we assessed the drywall job and Isaac noticed that, instead of joint compound, the landlord used caulk to make the corners of the drywall which led us to believe the the closet was more "after construction" than original equipment with the place. We (he) were right. So we quietly, at 11:00 Pm tore down the closet and drove the remains to my work to throw away the remains in the dumpster. We plan to just move out and be like "what closet?" Cause I can assure you that our patch job of the drywall will be 100 times better than he could ever do. Anyways.
The other cool thing we did was to make bricks out of paint. We also debated long and hard (that's what she said) about what color to paint the walls. We decided to make two of the walls brick. Here's how to do that:
-Two Coats white Killz (primer)
-One coat light brown/beige paint.
-use masking tape and tape off brick grout lines
-apply one coat dark brown paint over masking tape and untaped beige
-spray lightly "textured spray paint" (stone texture) over all brown paint.
-wait for all to dry
-slowly remove masking tape to reveal grout lines and sweet looking/feeling bricks on drywall
It looks sweeeeeet. Cool thing is. . .if you make imperfections, its a brick wall for-gosh-sakes. Its supposed to look rugged and stuff. So we're gonna paint the other two walls a dark brown. . .it'll give it kind of a "loft" feel. Maybe I'll pull up the carpet and put down laminate? Who knows. Its a rented apartment. I'm sure the landlord doesn't mind upgrades. . .but he'd prolly a little irritated. Anyways. Work sucks, school's cool. Peace out.
**Jon**
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6.12.2007
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Cross My Heart, Hope to Die, Stick a NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS IN MY EYE
Song: Anberlin - Adelaide
That's right. I was doing a brake inspection yesterday (something I don't usually wear safety goggles for) and while checking spring tension in a drum brake, my needle nose pliers slipped off the spring and continued in a circular motion towards my face. It landed in my right eyeball just above the eyeball, but inside the eye socket. I have a scratch in my eye socket that's about the size of a pencil eraser thick and is about an inch long; and the right side of my eyeball (on the white part) has a few ruptured capillaries. So they put a patch on my eye and I decided to go back to work so I could just do cash register and AC recharges. I did fine. I had a double patch on my eye which they taped on (an i knew was going to fall off), so I went to Walgreen's and picked up a pirate patch and walked around with it all day. Humor is such a great defense mechanism.
Only thing about seeing with one eye, is that the good eye was the weaker of my two eyeballs, and it's half the reason that I need glasses at night. So trying to do business with only the one pro eye wasn't my favorite thing ever, but I made do. My depth perception was a little off though. Getting dipsticks in oil holes was a little tough. Good thing I've been working there so long that everything is second nature. Anyway. So now I have these eye drops that i have to use four times a day. . .and I'm not supposed to work for three days. Lets hope my two days off is enough. I have to see the doc again on Thursday for a follow-up. I'm currently using both eyes, and they work good. The hurt one obviously has a little strain. I can feel the scratch with the surface of my eyeball. . .its kinda like a sore on the roof of your mouth. You keep playing with it but that's only making it worse. Anyway.
Bring it on world. This year i sliced my thumb wide open and drove myself to the hospital to get seven stitches and on the way home got pulled over for "not slowing down for an emergency vehicle (*cough* bullshit *cough*). Then I got in a major vehicle collision with the car I finished rebuilding with my own hands. Last week my life got stolen out of my car. Now this. What's next? I should set up an online poll so everyone can bet on what bad thing is gonna happen next. Whaddya think? Peace.
**Jon**
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6.10.2007
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Jacked Up
Song: Jimi Hendrix - Redhouse
So Thursday morning I walked to the parking lot of my building and found half of my driver-side vent, along with my sunglasses lying outside my car. I figured something had been done to my car. . .and I was right. I opened the door to a mess of disheveled items in my car. My car stereo and satellite radio were missing. Along with, my radar detector, my phone charger, my coin tray, and other little ambiguous items that are found in a car. They were nice enough to leave me my registration and insurance info, so it wasn't a hate crime (in my mind). Let me give you a little insight into how this happened. . .
I don't lock my doors. My theory is, if you want it that bad, just take it. But please, oh please, don't bash my windows in. Just use the door handle. It's much more polite. My radio has a removable faceplate, and in general, I should be taking that and my satellite radio in the house with me every night, but I was becoming lazy. Leave it to the lazy people (who prolly don't have a real job) to teach me a lesson about laziness. But, as always, I file it in the list of Karma that is probably still forever coming to me. Lets check out the bright side.
Fortunately I was robbed after rent, phone, cable, school, and all those important bills were due so I have a little extra cash laying around to get the stuff I really want. Here's the new stuff.
Head Unit (fancy word for the physical stereo that you push buttons on in the car)
- Made by Dual
- CD, FM, AM, USB, AUX
-Front input jack so I can plug in my Zune
-USB port on the front (just bring in your jump drive and plug it in to play songs)
-Bluetooth ready
-Removable faceplate (which I will use this time)
Satellite Radio
-Stiletto 100
-Upright display
-Two batteries (regular and slim)
-Holds mp3's
-records up to 100 hours of satellite radio
-built in antenna
-wi-fi ready (so if there's no satellite signal, but there's a wi-fi network available it'll work)
-Pc Sync
-really like tivo for radio cause I can schedule programs to record.
-signal strength meter so I can correctly set up my home antenna
Accessories
-I had to buy a new mount and car kit for the satellite radio (cause that got jacked too)
-Stereo mount i have to buy from cruchfield cause they yanked the entire thing out
-various cables and connectors to isolate the grounding issue in my car
-I have to create a stand-alone power system for all the individual components
-I'm gonna buy a nice case to carry my Zune, satellite radio, faceplate, and phone
So, instead of me wallowing around and not upgrading my stereo system, somebody stole my stuff, so I had to upgrade. Funny how that worked out huh? In psychology class we call this "rationalization" which means that I've created a plausible, but irrational solution to the "problem". Classic defense mechanism. And yes, I will now be locking my doors, but there won't be anything in the car anymore. And I changed my parking spot so its right under the light instead of behind a van in a dark corner.
**Jon**
PS: anyone seen the new commercial for the iPhone? Never have I been so envious of something. I mean, I watched all this stuff when apple unveiled it, but the commercial is just cool. Too bad its like $500+.
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6.03.2007
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Dueling Computers
Song: Toadies - Possum Kingdom
I finally moved the couch out of my room. Talk about a complete waste of space it had created. As if we didn't already have enough places to sit in our place. So instead I made myself a nice place to do homework and work on the computer. Instead of a desk I created a workspace and I utilized both the server and my computer that I bought a few months ago. So its a pretty cool place to work. Plus with the huge mirror in my room, I can see the tv that's behind me. Like now. I'm downloading music on one computer, surfing the web and writing this on another computer, and watching the 40 year old virgin behind me. Kinda nice. Lets talk about what really matters though.
Guitar Hero II
I finally tracked down a copy of it at best buy and impulsively bought it. Little did I know that I'd become addicted to it. A friend asked me. . ."WHy don't you just play the real thing?" And I figured out the answer is that guitar hero gives you instant gratification. Immediate results for cool songs. Plus it does exercise your figers and gives you better hand eye coordination. Much harder than regular video games. Here's the score breakdown so far.
Easy
(did a bunch of songs. they're too easy)
Medium
All songs completed. 100% have 5 stars
Hard
First nine songs completed only few with 5 stars
Expert
Two Songs completed, one with 5 stars
My brother and his wife are way ahead of me with the scores but it's lots of fun. Speaking of my brother. His 30th birthday was a few weeks ago. It was lots of fun. We had pizza ad then went bowling with a bunch of his friends. . .good times. It probably sounds boring but it was really lots of fun.
School is going good. English class is harder than I thought it would be, and I'm pretty sure i got a C on my last psychology test. I'm still having fun though, and I'm betting my grades go up since I changed the room around. It's just easier to study now.
I'm thinking of moving to North Carolina to try to work on in Nascar. ANy thoughts?
Or maybe just move to California and do something cool there.
Peace.
**Jon**
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5.09.2007
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Life's On Pause
Song: Korn: Freak On a Leash (not really)
Thanks to my parents who's transmission problems in their Honda gave them a sour aftertaste; I have received my dad's Sirius Satellite radio. I guess they didn't like their minivan anymore so they traded it in for a new one. Consequently their new car came as XM ready so they decided to scar the Sirius idea. So. . .now my addiction to Satellite radio has begun, and its a serious addiction. Let me point out the highlights to you.
1. Techno radio stations. 24/7. Paul oakenfold and Paul Van Dyk
2. Nascar channel (nuff said)
3. local traffic and weather at the push of a button
4. CNN channel
5. NPR
6. Music stations by genre
7. Never liked Howard Stern. . .but its something different to listen to
8. Pause, rewind, fast forward. Tivo Radio. I can't record them and keep, but i can pause to go into a store
That's just a few of the highlights. let me give you a few downsides
1. Accessories. Of course i had to spend money to build a custom mount for the car.
2. Accessories, Of course I had to buy the home radio kit ($50)
3. Accessories. Of course the home kit was only 25 ft, so i bought a 50 ft extension ($45)
4. Future, I'll prolly buy a home kit for the shop cause regular radio sucks. SUCKS
5. I will definitely pay the annual renewal charge around Christmas.
Check this out. While watching a nascar race, they dedicate at least seven channels for in car radio communication. So you can hear what the drivers can hear while you're watching the tube. This is a similar feature that you can buy at the racetrack where you rent these headsets and they give you the frequency of the drivers channels. Can't wait to try that out.
So now my entire entertainment life is able to be paused. TV, DVD, and now Radio. I literally can't wait to get into my car in the morning. its sad. Enough for today. Too much other stuff going on to explain.
**Jon**
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4.23.2007
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$100 Kick in the Crotch
Song: Cartel - Honestly
The first two classes on my Quest for a two year associates degree finished last tuesday and today marks the first of the next 9 week two class session. This time around they're real classes. English Comp 1000 and Psych 1010. . .or some 100 level course. Already the workload is considerable. I have three assignments due today and one is a paper. . .and we haven't even had the first class yet. Just to give you an example of how fast these courses go. Also here's another tidbit. I went to the bookstore today with $100, just about how much I assumed the books would be based on what the class was saying. . .yeah it was $110 for the Psych book and $50 for the "helpful tips on writing papers" handbook. I get this Psych book home and its almost all text. Barely any pictures. . .just a bunch of text. So chapters are like 30 - 40 pages long and the text is all small. Its like I just payed $100 for someone to kick me in the crotch. Nice eh?
Work Blows. Every day I go to class I wonder what else I could be doing with my life. I blew off 8 hours of work last week in a two-day-four-hours-late-to-work-each-day stunt which is probably some sort of retaliation to the unpunished who never get yelled at for being late. These days its all about avoiding a harassment suit. Crazy world we live in.
My sister was in town for her best friends wedding in Wisconsin, and I got to meet up with here at her in-laws house on Sunday for a brunch and then I got to drop her off at the airport. Its always cool seeing family, especially when they live all far away. Thanks again Peggy for hanging out with me, and sorry my house was such a mess. You should see it today. . .spotless.
And guitar hero II is pissing me off. You know why? Cause I can't get it. Everybody's out. Stupid game. I don't even want to play it. . .I just want to have it and I can't. Whatever.
And finally let's talk paint-bucket. We (me and Isaac) painted the apartment a few colors. Isaac painted seven coats of this very sexy red color on one of our walls (yeah thats an eight hour project), and then I woke up the next day and we both painted the rest of the living room a light bluish Grey color. Its totally hot. Especially since we re-did our coffeehouse sign with rope lighting behind it so it glows now. Man it was cool. Still is. Anyway. time for bed. . .
**Jon**
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4.05.2007
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88
Song: Something Corporate - I Want to Save You
There's only so much I can learn from myself in any given day. I know that no matter what. . .tomorrow can be a completely different day than today. And the next day is probably going to be even more different than the day before. . .but the one thing I know about today is that as soon as its over. . .its over. I think the only flaw in that thinking is the days when both today and tomorrow blend into one because you can't sleep. Or. If you do sleep and it seems like nothings changed because your brain hasn't downloaded yesterdays batch yet. Almost like it just hangs around to taunt you until enough happens in the present to discredit the past. Today is that day. Nothings changed. Tomorrow has high hopes, but nothing about yesterday has downloaded yet and I'm not sure if it ever will. I can only hope that as my bedtime approaches. . .I can learn to set myself up for a complete sleep with two REM cycles so that my brain has time to adjust.
Work used to be what my life was about. This week I realized that work is just the stuff I do in between the stuff that matters. Its like the passing of time between key events. Going to school, being with family, and seeing friends. . .this is what matters to me right now. And the problem is. . .for so long I've pushed it aside for work. Now I can't wait to leave work at the days end. I used to hate going home. Now its finally become home to me and I want to spend as much time there as possible. Home. What a weird concept. For 20 years it was just that. The place where my family and I lived. The place where we slept and ate. And since the departure of that place, I have called many places Home. Friends houses, apartments, condos, the office at work, even local facilities. . .but now that I've been in this apartment for so long. . .it finally feels like home to me. I don't own the place, and I certainly don't cut the lawn. . .but when you travel away from it enough. . .it becomes home to you. But to be honest. I can't wait to move away and call something else, home.
Somewhere where there are few clouds and lots of sunshine. We complain about global warming and that we're all gonna die from it. . .and that may be true. If so. . .then we deserve it. But spend enough time out of the sun and you'll go mad. I think the clouds are my biggest enemy. I literally need sunshine to remain stable. And sunshine isn't always just direct sunlight. Its also a metaphor for the things in my life that brighten up my day. And when those things go away, then I become small and inefficient, and unusable. Its like superman gets his energy from the sun. Well so do I.
I can't stand the cold. I can't stand the lack of sunshine. And I can't stand the things in my life that cloud over me and bring me down. Maybe tomorrow will bring a change. Maybe not. But one things for sure. Tomorrow isn't today, and today sucked.
**Jon**
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3.19.2007
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Sister Sister
Song: Fall Out Boy - Of All the Gin Joints In All the World
So I'm sitting in front of the TV watching the Busch Series race in Atlanta on Saturday night when my sister calls. She's all like. . .can you come outside for a minute so I can give you a hug? I was so suprised. I had forgotten that she was in town for her best friend's bridal shower. They were on a super tight schedule but she made the effort and stopped by anyway. It's always good to see family. Especially when they live far away and you only usually get to see them at most once a year. So it was really a great surprise. She'll be back sometime in April but this time I'll get to have dinner with her at her in-laws.
School's going well. My classmates and I tend to get along. My teachers are pretty cool, and I'm realizing that I need to pay better attention to the little details in the syllabus. There's a lot of little curve balls in there to keep you on your toes.
Work is getting better. I've started back on my diet again so my energy levels are a little higher then they used to be. However I don't think my employees like it yet. I've been working them non-stop every minute i'm there. But. . .the place is clean now. Well almost all the way clean.
Anyway. I'm tired. Going to bed. Peace.
**Jon**
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3.06.2007
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at the end of the day. . .
Song: John Mayer - Gravity
That makes twice this week that some idiot has "middle transitioned" a sentence with ". . .and. . .at the end of the day. . ." Every time i hear that now I think if my brother and his wife. I guess its sort of an inside joke now. Anyway. Lets update first.
School started a few weeks ago. Its going well. My class is all older than me so there's no whiny idiot kids in the back playing canasta or whatever those crazy kids do to pass time in school now. And since my teachers seem to be super cool this first batch of classes will probably go by fast. I worked it out with work where I get Tuesday and Wednesdays off now so essentially my weekend starts on Monday night and Thursday is my Monday. It's confusing but I'm sure it will work for the next two years. Assuming I don't quit my job or anything.
Speaking of my job. What a roller coaster of income for the shop. Three weeks ago we were slammed. Like I skipped lunch two days and I work 10 hour shifts. Then last week it was slow. So slow that i called in sick one day just to save labor. Granted I had a little side job last week that covered the financial losses of calling in sick. . .so it worked out good for me. Anyway. Hopefully the sun will come out soon and I'll be able to think clearly because the thought of suicide won't be swimming around my brain taking up valuable space that I COULD be using for. . .oh. . .like thinking about things that matter or stuff like that. Anyway.
Hopefully I'll blog more. Everyone say hi to Erin! She's finally got the internet back. . .and a new computer cause her old one had cancer. So make sure you check out her link. Its on the right under the link "L.A. Bound." Peace.
**Jon**
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1.24.2007
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The Biggest Pause
Song: Yellowcard - Rough Landing Holly (Acoustic)
For the past month straight I've been on a musical standstill. Here's what happens. . .
Over a few months I generate a solid playlist of around forty or so songs. A top 40 if you will. . .and I listen mainly to those songs but there's a few oldies around and its all good. Pretty much Q101 on shuffle. And then comes along the CD. Its a cd that you get from the store, or a concert or a friend, whatever. . .and it overcomes your ears and your mind and you can't get rid of it. For me this CD is self-titled album from BoysLikeGirls. So whats the cure?
Forcing the future to show up. I've found that in most of my listening career new artists come into my playlist much in the same avenue that the record companies release them. I discover, I lust after the music, I overplay it till I get sick, then something else comes along and I discontinue listening until they come to town for a show; and usually they have a few songs that land in my regular rotation. I literally can't remember the artist that I was addicted to in November. And I wish I could cause I'm dying for something to listen to. Anyway. I've resorted to searching for people's own lists of "best albums" or "albums I can't live without" or "great albums from beginning to end" and you know what I've decided? People seem to make lists of things they want people to think they like, but probably don't really like. That or taste is just something that we can't figure out. Maybe that's why record labels are formed. I guess so.
Speaking of record labels. What the hell is the obsession with people spending a lot of money on their production and mastering to make their albums sound like they're underproduced and recorded with a two way radio. I know I've posted about that before. Perhaps I should post about music and watch American Idol auditions at the same time. . .
I think maybe its time to pop some old Counting Crows in the cd player and just forget eveything.
**Jon**
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1.10.2007
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Little Black Back Pack Back
Song: Penny Domestics - Anyways
I got my acceptance letter to the "Adult Fast-Track" program at College of DuPage today. Its this program offered by C.O.D. for adults over the age of 24 who work full-time and want to go to college. . .and since I can't physically stop work and go to school full-time this works for me. So If all goes well I'll have an associates degree by April 2009. Man, that's far away. It IS the right thing to do though. I don't want to be working at this freiking oil change place for more than two more years. I mean. . .I like working there and all, and It's nice to be able to make the rules and do whatever I see fit. . .but the job itself is just draining. 50 hours a week for this pay is just depressing. I jut hope its enough to pay for school. . .and as long as I can keep the spending down I can pay for it.
Anyway. I've been super depressed lately. I'm trying little things in my life to keep my spirits up. . .but considering its a chemical problem in me and not just a mental thing my odds are usually against me. So starting tomorrow I'm gonna just force myself to stick to induction foods on my diet, and I'm also gonna start working out every day. I know that me sitting around is probably half the reason I'm so down. I really can't wait for school to start. . .cause that'll just overload me and right now that seems like it will feel good. Think I'm gonna set up an appointment for a psychologist and see if he can hook me up with a psychiatrist who can hook me up with a years worth of prescriptions. THAT's why I want out of this job. I have no health care. I mean ZERO health care. And it's not even offered. I need to get a job where I can have health care.
I need some serious motivation.
**Jon**
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1.07.2007
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Zune
Song: In September - Evergreen
So I bought a Zune after Christmas time. I was becoming overly irritated at my current mp3 player and its ability to not do everything i wanted it to. So I got a sweet gift card decided to pitch in my own half and buy Microsoft's new 30 gig media player. Let me give you my full review.
Looks: Well, I wanted the brown player, but they were out and my instant gratification bone outweighed my actual feeling (what a suprise). So it's made out of a cool material and lets just say I'm super anal about keeping the screen away from anything that might hurt it. As in. . I bought this ridiculous case that actually works out for the best cause now I can entertain guests in my car by placing it upright for movies. The player itself weighs enough where I don't think I would use it while I'm running, but for school and walking around it's all good.
Software: Probably the single downfall for the player is it's inability to accommodate stupid people. My guess is that most people have a very disorganized music library. . .and I have a very organized library and it's still confusing to me. I really wish the player would just work with Windows media Player 11, but guess what, it doesn't. . .although the Zune software is an almost exact replica of Media Player 11. Oh btw, if you bought a computer last Christmas before Media Center 2005 came out. . .then your Media center software is not compatible with the Zune software. . .every other operating system works on it (maybe). And even more FYI is that the dude selling the device at the store doesn't know what Windows is, and will tell you it works anyways. Other than the stand alone software I have no problems. . .although none of my Mp3's are bought at an online store so I don't have Media Usage Rights problems. .and I don't plan to.
Video: That's right it plays video. . .and I already figured out how to download my favorite television shows and put them on the player. My morning commute is much better when I can listen to an episode of the Office on NBC. Really gets me ready to be a manager at my store. And music videos are pretty cool to show off. I also bought the Home AV pack which allows me to plug the Zune into the TV and watch the shows on the TV instead. Kind of a big Zune. Should be good for parties.
Lets just make a list of pros and cons.
Pros:
Bigger screen than iPod
Better than last Mp3 Player
Charges with the usb cable that connects to CPU
AV dock has remote control
I take it everywhere (literally)
Quicklist allows me to build a play list on the fly
Stores pics
ripped my entire Music drive onto it and still have 10 gigs left
everyone else has an iPod
Cons:
Battery doesn't last as long as I thought it would
its difficult to tell if it's actually off or on standby
if i decide to send music to a friend via wireless it only stays on their player for 3 days?
btw thats gay
No media player 11 support
I cant get rid of the pre-loaded crap that came with it
I wish it had a "half-mute" button
everyone else has an iPod
anyway. I'm content for now. Still wish I had a brown one, but I'll be okay. Man I dislike this computer. I need to find a small LCD television that I can use as a computer monitor. 15" jut isn't cutting it. And I'm going to bed. Peace.
**Jon**
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12.22.2006
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Del Boca Vista
Song: Boys Like Girls - Hero / Heroine
So. . .I got to Florida today and all I can think about is the Seinfelds. Specifically Jerry's parents and how they live in Florida and everytime Jerry visits them its so hot in their house. Well that's what today was. I show up at the airport in my jeans and long sleeved shirt and it's 85 degrees outside. Warmest in the country today. Then we get to the house and they don't believe in Air Conditioning or even windows. Man was it hot. I lost 50 pounds and I'm still sweating standing still. The humidity was ridiculous. Anyway. So I finally got to put on my Pj's which aren't denim and are thus breathable. . .and put on a loose t-shirt in hopes to cool down. What a thing to worry about in December. Staying COOL. Anyway.
Tomorrow I got golf in the morning, which almost certainly will be cancelled due to rain, but that will allow me time to work on my dad's christmas gift. I want to install a Car stereo in his golf cart, but now I have to find a radio that Is XM ready cause i think someone got him a portable one for christmas. So we'll see how this pans out. I might not even be able to do it. . .so here's to tomorrow. And also tommorrow I get to see my brother and his wife for the first time in a year. So that will be cool. Anyway. I'm gonna try to get some sleep. . .more later.
**Jon**
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12.19.2006
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Soundtrack for My Summer
Song: Boys Like Girls - Thunder
This week sucks. So far. I guess this week just started out as an aftermath of last week. . .which ended poor. Whatever. So I've been listening to this new band, "Boys Like Girls." I went to see them on Sunday night at a dive in West Dundee. The show was good. I made sure to get good and drunk to take away the pain  from my chest injury and also to make me a bumbling idiot when I talked to the srummer for ten minutes. I did learn, however that their produced is Matt Squire who also produced, edited, and mixed Panic! At the Disco's album. So now I know who I want to produce the Penny Domestics album if it ever gets made. I also bought a guitar a few weeks ago and fully intend to take lessons as my New Years Resolution (since I can't say "lose 50lbs" as a resolution). :)
I went to work yesterday and then called in sick today. I was pretty sore this morning and I moved around a lot Sunday night and Monday during the day so my body was telling me to slow down. Too bad I'm too stubborn to listen to it. So i just chilled at home most of the day today. I think we don't have enough TV to watch. It'd be nice to get another Comcast receiver so we could record 4 shows at once. . .or I could get off my ass and build the media center server machine that I plan to buy and build. Speaking of technical crap. . .I received my CAT5 patch board a week ago, and my new Rackmount Ethernet Switch. It appears to be working well. . .Now I need to get some wire splicers and stuff to cut CAT5 to length and integrate the patch board.
I think I'm gonna spend some time this week and try to write down some lyrics. It occured to me that some of our bands songs lyrics aren't as "deep" as I'd like them to be. Listening to my favorite bands sometimes gets me depressed like "I'll never get to be that good." but the other part of me knows I have what it takes to put together a good album and write some music for the band, and I'd eventually like to sing while I play the drums. I practice a lot of that in the car while I'm at Stoplights. Car in neutral. . .rocking out to underoath or something.
Newman's settled in now. He got in a few weeks ago and already he's turning into a pretty good roomate. I have to say that I was worried that it might complicate things in the apartment, but he seems to be the great equalizer. Its probably mostly that I'm glad he's home. I consider Newman an equal. Someone who's got almost the exact same ideas, beliefs, and life experiences that make us good friends. Kinda gay sounding, but its just nice to have someone like him around.
I know everyone hates reading long posts, but sometimes I like to ramble.
**Jon**
Posted by Team Scoff at 19:54.
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