June 28, 2002
...the last post

this will be my last post for a few days...I'm moving tomorrow and I'll be without internet access for at least the weekend. Everything is ready for tomorrow...or at least as ready as it's going to get. I'm off to bed to get a good nights sleep for the big day. see ya later... peace out

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 10:08 PM
MMmm.... DVD-R

I really want a DVD Rewriteable drive....I've been looking at them for the past few months and I still haven't been able to decide which one to buy. Right now there are two standards that are fighting it out:

DVD+RW/DVD+R - which is supported by HP

DVD-RW/DVD-R - which is supported by Pioneer

...at first I was going to go with HP, only because of the great performance I've had out of their CD-RW drives. The only thing that concerns me is that the DVD+R is a new format and it's not known how compatible it is with older set-top players. The DVD-R format is a lot better at that...plus it's supposed to be compatible with my DVD player...and the media is cheaper. A guy that works in the video studio here is getting a new Dell PC soon and is going to have me install a Pioneer DVR-A04(DVD-R) drive in it for him....I'll wait and see how it performs, and see if a DVD-R disc will work in my player...

I'm so itching to get one these....I'm hoping I can wait...I've been pretty good so far...but it's only a matter of time before I crack.

Posted by BlueBeetle at 04:30 PM
the last night...

tonight will be my last night in my old apartment...(thank god!) I'll go by after work and get the key to my new place...and probably take a peak while I'm at it. Everything is packed and ready to go...I need to finish cleaning the kitchen tonight...ugh. This might be my last post for a couple of days. I'll be without cable tv and broadband for the weekend....I know it's a scary thought. I think I can make it though.

Plus on Sunday I'm going to the Street Rod Nationals! Woohoo! I'm not really sure why I like going so much....you spend hours walking around in the heat...the foods not that great...but they have some amazing cars to check out. Plus this is the first year my Dad will be showing his car...(37 Chevy 2DR Sedan). That reminds me...I want to bring my camera along and take some pictures. Well I need to get back to work. If I can write tonigh I will.

Posted by BlueBeetle at 02:35 PM
June 26, 2002
update

I really need to update my website....it hasn't been updated since November... I want to change the overall look of the site and also post some more of my photographs. Maybe after the big move I'll feel motivated. Plus I'm going to be going back to Yellowstone next month...so I should have some more pictures to put up.

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 09:25 PM
cleaning....

ya know...cleaning your apartment when your moving out really isn't that much fun...especially when you didn't clean it that much to begin with. I would like to get as much of my deposit back as possible so I'm giving it the ol' college try. I'm taking a break now, as you can see, otherwise I think the fumes from the various cleaning solutions that I'm using might kill me.

Maybe I'll have a brownie and some milk...Mmmm...that will get me motivated again. I was planning on playing some Jedi Outcast again tonight before I go to bed...(its the way I've been winding down from packing all week)...except that for the past few days my eyes have been red...kinda bloodshot...maybe I'll give Jedi a rest tonight. I'll try and post again before the night is through.

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 08:03 PM
June 24, 2002
done...

well I think I'm done packing for the night...I only have one more closet to go...and some little stuff...and some computer books. Damn those things are so frickin' heavy, I've been thinking about just throwing them in the trunk on moving day. We'll see... I think I'll have a bowl of cereal and go to bed...got work tomorrow.

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 10:17 PM
does the subject thing work?

does the subject thing work....hmmm does it? It hasn't been....not sure why....

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 08:32 PM
break time...

just finished taking a break....moving will kick your ass if you let it. I don't think the people that live next to me like my jammin' too much....I just started to hear their shit music coming through the wall....and believe me it is shit... Only 5 more days until I'm outta here...I'm counting down the minutes. ....back to work.

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 06:25 PM
jammin' and packin'

....moving really isn't that much fun...even if you are looking forward to the nice new apartment. I'm jammin' to some tunes while I pack...

Wolf FM - http://www.wolffm.com/

I suggest you take a listen...they rock. I do have just about everything packed. Now it's just a bunch of little stuff...well I also have more books to pack. Why does someone need 5,000 books you might ask? That's a good question. Well...back to work...I'll write more later.

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 05:23 PM
...please ignore

I'm only doing testing...so please ignore this post...wait a minute...no one reads this thing anyway...of course that could be because I don't have the link posted anywhere...hmmm....

....hmm

Posted by BlueBeetle at 11:41 AM
The day the move happened...

My moving day is on the 29th...and I can't wait for it... Right now I live in a less then nice neighborhood. I've never really had any problems...I'm just looking forward to living in an area that's a little nicer. I'll probably be without internet access for a couple of days. Right now I'm using DSL...but decided to try out cable internet and see if it's any better.

I am currently without cable tv....I told them to disconnect me on the 29...they decided to do it on the 19th instead...I called them and the nice lady on the other end of the phone said she would send someone right out the next day. Two days later I still have no cable. I called back and told them to forget it. I can live without it for a week right? Now I only have to pray Qwest doesn't disconnect my DSL until the correct date....or I'll go mad.....Muhahahaha...sorry.

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 11:18 AM
June 20, 2002
almost there...

Well...everything went fine with the PMS today at Holley....it was almost weird having everything work. We'll be working on building a new Management Console next week and then we'll probably hit another branch the week after that. I'm supposed to go to Holley's staff meeting tomorrow to answer any questions about the system...I'm not really looking forward to it but they did promise to feed me. =O)

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 11:03 PM
...going well

So far the new system is working the way it's supposed to...of course the second I leave it will probably break and I'll have to come back. That's the way it goes I guess....again..."Job Security"

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 12:46 PM
off to work...

another wonderful work day is about to start....damn I hate putting in new computer systems....is it almost over? ...no...I still have about 7 more locations to install it at... grrr....

.....more grrr

Posted by BlueBeetle at 08:25 AM
June 19, 2002
damn the pms...

PMS stands for Patron Management System....which is what we're installing where I work... to make a long story short it isn't going well... I guess I just need to try and look at it as "Great Job Security"

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Posted by BlueBeetle at 01:26 PM