I used to like Dave Matthew’s Band
Then I didn’t.
Now I think I do again.
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Mr Bartels arrested
So it looks like my middle school band teacher is in major trouble for minor harassment.
Talk about a dead-beat. If this was a joke, it certainly fell flat. His sense of morality is baroque. I guess he just doesn’t know how to conduct himself. Funny, he always seemed to be so composed.
It’s time for him to face the music. He has reason to fret. There are going to be serious re-percussions. He’ll probably serve tenor eleven years for this one. If you ask me, they should put him behind bars and lose the key.
He really should’ve seen this coming, his students have never been able to hold a note.
I heard video cameras were instrumental in the case. It’s still ongoing, so if you want more details, you’ll have to stay tuned.
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Samsung Omnia, Eight Months Later
As much as I hate to complain about the handheld device which allows me to access the sum of all human knowledge, I need to complain about my Samsung Omnia.
Browsing the web is a huge pain. I don’t even know where to begin. Pages take forever to load. The controls are inconsistent; sometimes a slight nudge will send me scrolling uncontrollably, other times the page will bounce back to it’s original position, making scrolling impossible. Sometimes the menu bar refuses to show up, which doesn’t allow me to change pages. Other times it refuses to go away, and takes up half the screen. It frequently clears or just fails to activate my saved passwords.
It’s major saving grace is the camera. Even though it doesn’t have a flash, it still takes pretty decent pictures indoors & at night. Daytime pictures are great.
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Thursday Night Poker?
I thought it was weird that a game store would have a regular poker game.
I actually considered going to this for a few minutes. But I really should’ve seen this coming:
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Open Atrium: Best Basecamp Alternative
I don’t really have anything interesting to say about it that isn’t already said at the website, but I just have to mention that I’m super pumped about Open Atrium.
I’ve used Basecamp for several projects, and I absolutely love it. As far as I can tell, it’s the best project management software in existence. The only problem is, the cheapest version available costs $25 / month. It’s designed for businesses that are making money, not people like me whose freelance operations consist of volunteer projects and birthday parties.
I don’t know whether or not Open Atrium will be better than Basecamp, but I do know that it’ll be free. So even being comparable would be a rather impressive accomplishment. And since it’s open source & Drupal-based, there will probably be a million different ways to customize it.
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So much for my vacation
After I got my wisdom teeth removed, my teeth started migrating backwards. While this was happening, my fillings were breaking off, my gums were bleeding, and I was going through a pretty steady diet of ibuprofen & acetaminophen to keep the pain away. The dentist’s solution was to replace the fillings.
Today I was notified that the claim was denied by my dental insurance. Apparently, I’m over my limit, so I’m on my own for the $600 it cost to fix my botched wisdom teeth removal.
I’ve seen Sicko, so I know that it could be much, much worse. But right now I’m pissed off.
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The next Vunemobile?
My car has been trashed for quite some time. I’ve needed to replace the tires for about a year now, and I probably need to get my alignment checked as well. My bumper needs to be replaced, both side view mirrors have fallen off, and there are several electrical issues on the inside that need to be fixed as well.
I got a quote from a body shop that would cover most of the work for just under 2 grand. I could fix it up, and probably get another few years out of it, but these issues could be the beginning of many. When my dad was my age, he would repair & repair & repair his old clunkers until he reached the point where he realized that for what he’d been spending in repairs, he could’ve been driving a brand new car for the last 6 months.
So in honor of not repeating the mistakes of my parents, I’ve decided to start looking at new cars. Now, as much as I love the idea of picking up a Saturn Me, I think I’ll end up getting a Kia Soul.
I’ve liked hatchbacks for quite some time, and this car appears to be a direct competitor with the Scion Xb – the car that dethroned the Volkswagen GTI as my (affordable) dream car.
You can build the one I’m looking at if you’re so inclined. I’m aiming for the 2.0L Manual Transmission with the audio package. It’s giving me an estimate of $15K. What’s a little more debt, huh? Worst case scenario, I go broke and lose everything I own.
My dad noted that there are a ton of Kia Soul videos on YouTube. This here’s my favorite:
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Leeching traffic from XKCD
My XKCD Explained post has been getting a lot of hits lately. I did a little Google search, and was pleasantly surprised to see this post at the top of a fairly long list.
It turned out that pretty much all of the other links were pointing to this funny web comic:
