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eventful and friendly weekend

this weekend i was told that i need to make myself scarce. christi was having her bridesmaids luncheon and her bachelorette party so i decided that i was going to go out and have some fun. on saturday i went to san francisco for a long overdue visit to see jenny. i [...]

ramble, the free AIM client for blackberry

i have had issues in the past trying to get ramble to work on my blackberry, but i installed the new version today and it works without a hitch! finally i have an AIM and yahoo solution on the blackberry. though i really like jivetalk, i can’t get myself to pay money for [...]

a little disgusting, but true

i was trying to listen to my ipod and when i put my headphones in my ear i experienced a sharp pain. it turns out that a pimple has formed inside my ear and the pressure from the earbud presses against it causing an absurd amount of pain.
this is especially awful today because someone [...]

underwater strobe solution, part 1

my otterbox came today. it’s just a little underwater housing, waterproof to 100 feet. i am planning to put a flash into the otterbox and have that as much underwater strobe. the underwater housing for my throwaway camera should be on its way soon.
i also have another lighting solution that i’m going [...]

the little things

it’s the little things that are life’s greatest joys and also life’s easiest things to take for granted. today’s little thing for me was being able to pop home to make and eat lunch at home and then go back into the office. the little break from the office and going home really [...]

amazon is your friend

i recently purchased an underwater housing for my throwaway camera. i know, i know, it’s not going to take beautiful pictures, nothing like what a REAL underwater housing for a REAL camera is going to produce, but i just can’t justify the cost!
but i know how much picture quality i’m going to be missing. [...]

not all power strips are surge protectors

that’s the startling revelation i made a few days ago about the power strips in my house. i thought that i only bought surge protectors, but it turns out that there are several non-surge protecting power strips scattered throughout the house! i never really noticed or cared before, but while i was looking [...]

wow, 720p!

my current TV is capable of doing 720p and 1080i. it has been my experience that 1080i has got some jitter to it and the video quality is just not acceptable. that being said, i have been using my original xbox a/v cable since i’ve gotten it. i have recently ordered and [...]

tv stand has arrived!

that’s right, my tv stand for the bedroom has FINALLY arrived. no more tv on the ground! no sir, it’s going to have its own TV stand. the box is sitting in the lobby of my office. at a hefty 70lbs, i don’t think anyone is going to be stealing it. [...]

dum dum dum

i’m like a kid on the way to a candy store waiting to be standing in the aforementioned candy store. my components for the home theatre are slowly trickling in. i think the cables were delivered today.
i just found out that the receiver (which says that signature is REQUIRED) is going to be [...]