2001-07-02 00:09:18
Oh, a big post today.
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First, I've been reading through
Melissa's blog archives the last
several days, which has inspired me to watch
The Breakfast Club. Here,
I'd like to share some of the little nifties that are embedded in it:
- The guidence counselor's name is Hashimoto, which is the name of the
costume designer of the movie.
- The picture of the guy in the plaque that says "Man of the Year" is
of Carl, the janitor who informs Brian that the library clock is 20
minutes fast.
- Brian's mom's license plate says "EMC 2". (As in, E = MC2)
- Shermer, IL is the city where not only "The Breakfast Club" is set,
but also makes appearances in...
- Sixteen Candles
- Weird Science
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- National Lampoon's Vacation
- National Lampoon's European Vacation
- She's Having a Baby
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles
- The Great Outdoors (Chet's family is from here)
- Uncle Buck
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Dutch
- Curly Sue
- Home Alone 3
- Reach the Rock
- "A naked blonde walks into a bar with a poodle under one arm, and
a two-foot salami under the other. She sets the poodle on the bar, and
the bartender says, 'I suppose you won't be needing a drink.' Naked
blonde says..."
This joke has no ending. Judd made it up shortly before filming that
scene. I'm sorry to tell all of you this, but it's true. Actually, tho,
it kind of sounds like he's saying "No shit!" when he falls, which
fits into the joke kind of well, so you can use that if you
feel compelled to tell it sometime.
There ya' go, kids; now go watch it again.
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Secondly, I'm desperately seeking a program that will accomplish the
following tasks:
- query CDDB or FreeDB upon the insertion of an audio CD to retrieve
artist, title, and track names
- cataloge this informtion with the track lengths in a fully
searchable and exportable database
If you know of such a program,
email me. If you don't, but would
be interested in helping out with the task of writing said application
(in the event that I can't find an adequate product),
email me.
[Hootie & The Blowfish: Cracked Rear View]
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2001-06-29 12:35:31
According to the Unisys
PR guy, yesterday's
press release
was in fact real. Said Guy, "It was real enough-tongue in cheek, but real!"
He later added, "This release allowed us to have interviews on 37 TV
stations in one day in the US alone, and on each we got the message
across that Unisys invented the business computer, frequently referring
to our current generation of servers as well. How else can I get this
sort of attention?"
I have to admit it was a neat idea. And props to him for talkin' to me.
Cool guy.
[Travis: The Man Who]
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2001-06-28 00:54:39
Someone has hacked Unisys. Either
that, or Zannah was right
by saying that "Someone must be bored over there." I'd lean toward the
former theory to explain
this news release
on the Unisys website.
[Matrix: Soundtrack]
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2001-06-27 10:19:28
This morning I was late for work.
I wasn't late because I slept in, or because the traffic lights weren't
going my way, I was late because I stopped and purchased a cup of
lemonade for 25¢.
Subsequently, one of the children at the stand (literally) pulled out a
rabbit from nowhere and said "You wanna' buy a bunny?"
I said, "No, thanks. I'm not in the market for a bunny."
Her brother says, "But they're free!"
I left there without a bunny, but with a delicious cup of pink lemonade.
Afterward, I went through a somewhat humorous internal debate about how
cool it would have been to actually take a bunny and give it to
Jenny, but overall
I think it's just cool that kids still have lemonade stands. After telling
him this story, my friend Abu said "I miss my childhood." And I think to
some degree, we all do. We spend so much time looking forward to when we
can get that car; when we can graduate high school; when we can get an
apartment; when we can start our career; when we can buy that house; when
we can retire; when we can... Maybe we should take a look back every so
often, and more importantly, take a look around. I do. And I just looked
around and realized that I dropped a quarter on some lemonade that I
would have sold for a dime when I was a kid. I guess inflation knows no
bounds, not even the lemonade market.
[A self-burned mix CD of techno music including
Mint Royale,
Boomtang Boys,
and Propellerheads]
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2001-06-26 10:31:54
I got an autographed copy of "The Man Who" by
Travis yesterday, signed by Fran
and Dougie. There's just something damn cool about owning an album
signed by the members of a band that bears your name.
Also, I saw several Coors Light commercials recently ("Yeah, it's cold,
but it's not Coors Light), and I've come to the conclusion that
I'm quite dissapointed with beer company advertising recently. We've got
Coors talking about how their beer is brewed at the edge of freezing to
capture great taste and shit, and you've got Sam Adams talking about all
the awards they won in various places... here's my problem: I fear a
generation of children choosing their beer by how it tastes rather than
by believing that attractive models will love you by drinking brand
x. Keystone gets it right--they talk about their specially-lined
can, but then throw in the dork surrounded by models anyway. I mean,
heaven forbid we choose a food product by taste rather than
advertising.
[Travis: The Man Who]
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2001-06-21 13:32:12
I think it might be time for a redesign of the
about me page. It's been that
way for a while, and doesn't really flex any of my m4d gr4fix 5ki11z.
The simple, lynx-friendly design of the main page and the archives will
live forever, but the other pages are subject to random creative flow.
Lately I've been inspired by
Nic,
Mindi, and the
Mercedes website to do something a
little more complex, flashy, scripty, dynamic, and just generally
contradictory of what I usually do. Basically, the absolute opposite of
the page you're currently reading. We'll see how it comes.
[Tranceotica: Mind Control]
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2001-06-20 13:13:53
From Housekeeping Monthly, May 13th, 1955:
The good wife's guide
- Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome need.
- Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in you hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
- Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and on of your duties is to provide it.
- Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.
- Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper, etc. and then run a dust cloth over the tables.
- Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
- Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces (if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. They are little treasures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.
- Be happy to see him.
- Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to pleas him.
- Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
- Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.
- Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
- Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
- Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.
- Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair of have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
- Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
- Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
- A good wife always knows her place.
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You just can't make this shit up. Like
Kate
says, I'm a very 21st century guy, and I'm diggin' that those days are
over.
[Radiohead: The Bends]
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2001-06-19 10:36:40
We got a new
plotter
at the Service Center, and we were doing some testing. Unfortunately,
one of our test plots could land everyone who walks by it in court, so
a warning was gracefully supplied to prevent my Tshirt from causing
anyone any problems.
clicky
In related news, yesterday Nick called me "the
IACC
bitch," because I work for three different departments of
ITS. I told him I think
"IACC whore" would be a better term, being that I am getting
paid... But yeah, that's me: slutting my body for technology, because
technically, my brain is part of my body, and there ain't no skank
like me.
[The Rentals: Return of the Rentals]
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2001-06-18 16:58:24
To this day, whenever I hear the National Anthem, and it gets to
"...and the hooooome of the braaaaaaaaaaaave." I always feel compelled
to scream
"GO HUSKIES!" in a
deep voice, and sometimes I even say it under my breath.
However, this usually is followed by the reminder of how much I hated
high school, so I'm not too broken up about it.
[Ani DiFranco: Revelling]
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2001-06-12 01:07:46
Okay, this is scary. I think I've found my
soul mate. I've read her entire
blog archive, and with each month read, I realize another thing about her
that's damn smurfy. Yeah.
In other news, I've stumbled upon several different
weird
religions (and
variations
thereof) recently. There are some really freakish people out there.
[MTV: Buzz Bin Vol. 1]
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2001-06-11 03:22:57
I recently decided to add an essay section, and
here is the first of them. Enjoy.
Also, note
Nic's blog--the
newest addition to my daily web travels. I really like her design, and
this brings up a topic I've kind of confronted a lot lately:
bad
web
design. Might I
direct thee to
a
few
observations
of
fantastic
stuff.
Now, go forth and prosper in thy HTML wisdom.
[Pete Yorn: Musicforthemorningafter]
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2001-06-07 17:07:11
And it happens: I have my computer back online. What will follow is more
frequent updates of something completely different, and
finally the work that needs to be done on
sunsetters.org will happen.
I did some catching up today, and realized that the
cChronicles is one of the best
weblogs I read. Inspiring, humble, poetic, and frequent. Amazing.
[Soul Asylum: Let Your Dim Light Shine]
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2001-06-03 10:34:45
I've watched
"High Fidelity" a few too
many times recently, and not only do I have an intense urge to work at a
record store, but I'm also kind of going through a phase of needing to
call one's old girlfriends. I haven't talked to neither Nell nor Liz in
months, and last I heard, Liz "strongly dislikes" me. Humph.
[Semisonic: Feeling Strangely Fine]
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2001-06-01 10:13:53
I met
Martin Sargent
yesterday at the tech conference here in Fargo.
this Kate and I
were interviewed, and will most likely be on
TechTV today or tomorrow. In the
interview, I was able to finally express my deep love and admiration for
this
Kate. Lets see if she decides to marry me...
[Swingle Singers: Keyboard Classics]
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2001-05-31 10:02:33
Besides programming languages, I think algebra is perhaps one of the best,
most precise forms of speech available. Consider:
girls = time * money
time = money
:.girls = money * money = money2
money = evil^(1/2)
:.girls = evil^(1/2)2
:.girls = evil
I didn't come up with it, no, but I wish I could say I had.
Dave.
[Gild: Satellite Images]
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2001-05-23 10:36:14
You know, I own five modems, and none of them work with Win2k.
Therefore, after all other options have failed, I'll be using Win98 for
the summer. I'm currently working on this, and after it happens, updates
will be more frequent. But then again, being it's probably the case that
no one really checks my weblog more than once every couple days, it
probably doesn't matter...
[Dave Matthews Band: The Lillywhite Sessions]
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2001-05-19 02:34:03
It's been a while, so this particular entry will break one of my basic
rules: brevity. I've been noting things to discuss "the next time I update
the weblog," and they've kind of piled up, so here they are. Any
complaints may be quickly sent to /dev/null for processing.
- Tonight something struck me that kind of pointed out to me what a
"different" person I am. How often might it be the case that you'd see
a guy sitting with a CS
book
open, reading about something so concrete and
logical as programming languages, while next to it sits the creativity of
some half-written poetry? It made me think of the times when I'll have
Static-X,
Nirvana,
and Jethro Tull
in the same playlist.
I mean, I'm sure I'm not the only CS student who
does poetry, but the contrasts of my personality kind of struck me.
- Since neither of my parents are very big music buffs, I always kind of
wondered where I got it from. My grandfather used to say that music was
half his life, and while I was listening to the
Beatles
on vinyl last
Friday night, it occurred to me that whenever we'd go there, his radio was
never off--it was always playing really good German polka. Music is half
my life, and I think I have an idea why.
- Until recently, I've never really seen the
Beatles
in the same light
as the rest of the world, and I've certainly never seen John Lennon as the
god that most music lovers do. That said, Norwegian Wood has always been
my favorite Beatles song, and last Friday I sat down and listened to an
album
that my Dad had, and when Norwegian Wood came on, it felt like a
coal train hit me. I suddenly realized why the Beatles were so influential
to our culture. I'm not going to explain it, but I am going to say that I
now understand it. God bless John Lennon. Now I know what
Meg was
talking
about.
- The Onion
North Dakota Drinks Itself To Sleep Again
BISMARCK, ND-- Exhausted from another hard day in the wheat fields, the
state of North Dakota drank itself to sleep Monday with the bottle of Old
Thompson it keeps hidden in Fargo. "Oh, they've been doing this a lot
lately," South Dakota Gov. William Janklow said. "Every night, they fall
asleep on their respective couches with the local TV stations on all
night." Janklow expressed concern about waking the state, as North Dakota
is known for its violent outbursts when hung over.
Good to see that North Dakota is keeping up the reputation we've worked
so hard to establish.
[Harvey Danger: King James Version]
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2001-05-15 16:09:40
I've been moving. Email is somewhat inactive. Be back soon.
[REM: Automatic For the People]
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2001-05-08 18:28:13
<email>
Guess what... you've got a secret admirer!
Want to find out who it is? Just click to http://www.CrushLink.com
Email address: buggin17@yahoo.com
Invitation code: ******
Make sure you enter in this information exactly as shown above.
See you soon!
Sincerely,
The Crush Master
PS. This is not junk email. You've received it because someone you know
came to CrushLink and confessed an interest in you! Maybe it was that
hottie from English class or the cute one at the party last weekend or
maybe--well, we can't even give you a hint until you come to
CrushLink.com.
</email>
I hate shit like this. Virus advertising should be outlawed.
[Jim White: No Such Place]
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2001-05-07 23:54:55
Raining. Damnit, it's COLD in North Dakota. It's frickin' May, and we
must wear jackets. What is wrong with
this picture?
That's it, I'm picking up and going back to Texas.
My mom bought me a lime green shirt today, tho. Now, if anyone has some
extra money, they can just send
this
to my home address. =)
[Dave Matthews Band: Everyday]
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2001-05-05 16:14:57
Broken beer bottles in parking lots disturb me. Not because I think
they pose a threat to my tires, but because I think the person who
drank it probably just got out of a car that was just out on the road
with me.
[Counting Crows: This Desert Life]
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2001-05-02 02:09:59
You know, it's nights like this that I realize how rarely we ever give
adequate props to our friends. Off the top of my head this evening:
Jeff,
Kate,
Michelle, Jenny,
Judith, Andrea,
Meg, and Meghan. Thank you.
[Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River]
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2001-04-28 17:54:57
Went out to MSUM today to see
Brooks West. I saw
him last night at 25th St. Market, and the night before at Trentinos...
[Ded Walleye: Crankbait]
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2001-04-26 15:40:10
Updates will be sporadic at best, and brevity will be more severe for a
little while. It's the end of the semester, and I have a metric ton of
COBOL and C++ to do. In addition to that little
Sunsetters thing I do.
Until then, call this number (toll-free): 1-877-338-6747; and
Enjoy.
[Whatever the people outside Sevrinson are blasting while they suntan. It's pretty good.]
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2001-04-25 00:02:34
I FINALLY have a car. I'm using it a lot. God hath smiled upon me.
[Pete Yorn: Musicforthemorningafter]
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2001-04-21 23:23:43
I set up my Dad's
component stereo tonight, which includes an 8-track player and a
phonograph. I was listening to old records all night.
The Guess Who,
The Grass Roots,
Deep Purple...
all on honest-to-God vinyl. It's cool to hear what your parents
listened to when they were younger--kind of gives you insight into who
they were.
[Jackson Browne: Runnin' On Empty (8-track, baby)]
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2001-04-20 01:14:52
I'm trying to register for classes. You'd think they'd come up with a
better way of doing it than they have, wouldn't you? But they don't.
I bought auto insurance today, car will come to fargo this weekend.
Finally, after three years, I will again have a car. Amen.
[NOFX: Punk in Drublic]
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2001-04-18 22:38:54
I am tired of programming. I want no more C++, and especially no
more COBOL. I want Unreal
and Rogue Spear. I want Dr
Pepper and little chocolate donuts. I want to watch movies for a few
days straight. I ask for precious few things, and all I have are the
donuts.
Update: 2001-04-19 00:52:20 I ate all the donuts.
[Slayer: Decade Of Aggression]
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2001-04-18 01:08:21
I have a few issues I'd like to address. First, blessed is he at
MS who
decided that the <BLINK> tag isn't to be supported in
IE. Second,
death to those who use JavaScript in evil ways--like, to try to control
when I can and can't right-click, because it doesn't stop me, it just
makes me do it the long way. Third, some guy was arrested at the
IACC
this evening because he apparently was not an NDSU student. The ironic
part is that I was standing there, watching this happen, and talking
to several of my friends--who, I might add, weren't NDSU students.
Interesting.
[Blues Traveler: Four]
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2001-04-16 16:39:50
I found this this
morning, and I'm amazed.
I was thinking about this earlier today, and realized that I'm kinda
proud that I had a weblog
long before it was so damn hip to have one.
For some reason, everybody and their dog believes that they're
interesting enough to use Blogger
for five seconds a day and pretend like anyone cares.
The only honestly cool blogs:
Keys to weblog success: brevity, simplicity, humility.
see megnut
[Bari Koral: Joy]
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2001-04-15 23:05:35
After much complaining from my friends, family, and...
well, just them, I've re-established some sort of weblog-like situation,
similar to the the KroCam
that used to exist. I honestly don't understand why everyone liked that
site so much, but I do aim to please.
[Dave Matthews Band: the lillywhite sessions]
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