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Windows 7 Release Candidate

jfoster — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:19:35 +0000

Just figured I’d drop in and state that I’m really starting to get used to Windows 7 on my laptop. Now I never bought Vista. Never even used it. That being the case, I can’t really attest to how good or bad it was. All I know is that I really like Windows 7. Everything is organized in a manner that is logical and easy to navigate. Oh, and having the search capability from the start menu? Genius!

Pride and Prejudice

jfoster — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:34:17 +0000

and ZOMBIES!

So I heard about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies via one of the various TWiT podcasts I listen to, and just had see what it was like. Needless to say, I was not disappointed. Now, Pride and Prejudice is one of my mother’s favorites and it never really struck me as something I’d ever be interested. Throw in some zombies and well… it gives everything a really funny and odd twist.

How many books do you know of that combine…

19th century dialog
unmentionables (aka zombies)
ninjas
shaolin monks
and a love story

Can you even think of one?

There isn’t really too much to say. Go read it, or listen to it over at Audible.

XM Radio Bullshit

jfoster — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:41:32 +0000

If I ever buy a car that has XM standard, that puppy is getting ripped out first thing. So I bought a new truck at the beginning of the year that had a radio with XM come pre-installed. Didn’t really think I’d use and guess what… I was right. It had a three month trial period, so I just let it be. Fine. Now I get a bill in the mail a couple days ago for $20. Eh? I didn’t subscribe, so I call to cancel.

Call 1:

wait 6 minutes in complete silence for nothing. No human. No menu. Nothing. Oblivion.
Motherfucker.

Call 2:

Get connected to a guy to whom I explain my situation. He transfers me to someone else to cancel the account.
Get connected to a woman who must have been sitting in a bus terminal considering the amount of noise in the background.
I explain my situation… that I want to cancel.
… but I can sign you up for 3 months at a discounted rate.
I just want to cancel.
… but I can give you a free month. I’m sure you’ll find something you like.
I just want to cancel.

Did that really just happen?!

Call 3:

Get connected to another guy and explain my situation.
He informs me the account has been cancelled and I don’t have to do anything.
Gee… Thanks.

DID THAT REALLY TAKE 3 CALLS?!

Slacking… Complete

jfoster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:47:04 +0000

So much for trying to post something once a week. Have some updates.

After a year, the front garden bed is finally finished.
Taxes suck
Just finished getting caught up on CO-OP. Why do I even have cable anymore? All I ever do is watch Revision 3 shows and other IP TV.
WoW? Yes… every day for the past week and a half. My new warlock is working out nicely.

Hate it but Love it.

jfoster — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:19:42 +0000

Christ I hate iTunes! Unfortunately, its the only goddamned music managment application that I know of that organizes my music the way I like it. Fucking iPod syncing is a pain in the ass. It yields nothing but pain and agony for me!

Jonathan Coulton & Paul and Storm Live!

jfoster — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:54:59 +0000

What a concert last night! I don’t know that I’ve ever had that much fun at a show before.

To begin with, the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI is a pretty nice little venue. Small and intimate, but it still held 400 people last night. The reserved seats I snagged were excellent. We were dead-center stage, about 5 rows back and elevated. It was quite a perfect view.

Now I hadn’t really listened to Paul and Storm prior to last night. Well, they now have a new fan. That duo is something else. They’re a great combination on song and lots tons of humor. I mean… Nun Fight? Does it get any better?! The “If” songs were spot on.

The main event, Jonathan Coulton was excellent! I got to hear all my favorites. He was taking requests via Twitter, so I had to ask for Creepy Doll. Love it!

I can only hope they both come back to town again… Sooner rather than later.

Edit:

Videos have been posted from last night! http://www.youtube.com/user/MerlynTemple

Greatest Onion Ever

jfoster — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:34:15 +0000

Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work

Well that was unfortunate.

jfoster — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:12:19 +0000

What a weekend. My wife treated me to an excellent dinner at the Gravity Bar & Grill in Milford for my birthday. We then proceeded to go to the Dirty Martini in Novi to meet some friends. What a joke. I’m no big bar fan, much less clubs. Sunday start out quietly too. I took care of laundry, had some breakfast at the now defunct Cruisin’ Cafe, put on my new license plate, and finished staining some trim in the basement. The problems started after dinner at my parents’ house. As soon as we finished eating dinner I started feeling sick. It was completely out of the blue. My wife and I barely made it home without me tossing my guts out in the car. The next 6 hours or so were spent evenly between throwing up in the bathroom and curled up in the lazy boy in agony. Didn’t get to sleep until about 2am Monday.

Waking up on Monday, I didn’t really feel much better. At least I was able keep some food down though. I did however feel nauseous all fucking day. Tuesday has been the turning point. Around noon I really started feeling considerably better… a complete change of course.

This is the second time I’ve gotten sick in the last 6 months. I never get sick. WTF?!

Busy Week

jfoster — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:28:31 +0000

Haven’t really had much time to do anything this week. All my out-of-town colleagues were in town for a bit of a celebration. Time to recap.

Monday was just a busy day at work.

Tuesday I went to the Secretary of State to renew my tags and drivers license.

Wednesday was Bastone with co-workers. Their Dubble Vision is really good.

Thursday was dinner and drinks in and around Greektown. That was a good time! Between the beer and Long Islands, I got home at 2am and was back to work at 7am this morning. Pain. Though I did opt to take a half-day to come back home and sleep. Played some WoW for a while and am almost to 56.

Tonight? More beer with some of my wife’s friends.

Extreme Measures

jfoster — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:31:59 +0000

So I just finished another audio book while driving home yesterday. Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn is a hell of a trip. I didn’t want to stop listening which is always a good sign. It’s an excellent counter-terrorism suspense thriller.

My father gave it to me for Christmas after I told him I’ve been listening to audio books a lot while driving to work. The forty-five minutes to and from work has been getting put to good use. Audible is the best. I had previously been going through the works of Ian Flemming and Tom Clancy. Now I need to add Vince Flynn.

And lucky me… It looks like Audible has some of Flynn’s prior works. I think I’ll have to start with Consent to Kill, as it appears to be the first of his books that Audible has in an unabridged format.