The wind may still be here but the rain has definitely gone away.  This doesn’t mean it’s not still chaotic outside.  Since there isn’t proper drainage in this complex, everyone’s driveways are completely flooded.  I’m happy that I didn’t have to go out today, I probably couldn’t even make it to the car considering all of the rain.  I know that with the way the driveway is pitched, my muffler is probably full of water but since things are starting to subside I guess it doesn’t matter too much.  The Baretta is really low to the ground, so sitting in…more»

So I managed to get back on AIM and by the time that actually happened the person I needed to talk to signed off.  I’m not going anywhere though, I’m sure they’ll come back soon enough. I’ve put in about $35,000 worth of bids on numerous freelance websites, maybe I’ll get lucky enough so that a few of them stick and it gives me the $10,000 I need for my new car.  I’ve decided upon an ’05 Chevy Cobalt, I found one in Jersey for about $9,000 but I figure after taxes and then the insurance payment, the $10k will…more»

Today is just one of those days when things just aren’t working out the way they’re supposed to.  My other domain isn’t loading and for some reason I’m having trouble getting onto AIM.  I’ve been using this same screen name for at least 10 years now and all of a sudden it’s telling me that the PW is invalid and when I try to fix it through AOL.com they basically say that I haven’t supplied enough information and if I can’t remember my password I’m just going to have to register a new screen name.  Why the fuck should I…more»

About a month ago I signed up for a monthly subscription to LaptopMag because I’ve been spending about $7 a month in the supermarket to get my tech fix for the month. I signed up for it back in early January and still haven’t seen one. It was $12.99 for a 16-month subscription and I haven’t seen a single issue. I refuse to go out and spend $7 in the store when I was already charged the $12.99 from the company in order to even GET the magazine in the first place. I’m going to have to send them an…more»

I have to say I’m a bit shocked about the news I found on MSNBC this afternoon. I missed part one of the story but part two told me more than I really needed to know. You walk into Best Buy with a mission to purchase a new laptop to use for work. You pay a little over $1,100 which includes a $300 warranty in case something goes wrong with it. A few months later your on/off switch is broken and you, under warranty, bring it back to Best Buy to have it fixed. From there you spend about 6…more»

Unfortunately MarsEdit isn’t going to work out too well for me anymore. Adding a tag to the .htaccess gave me the ability to access the xmlrpc.php file that’s attached to WordPress so I could update/edit the blog. Unfortunately something went nutty on the server and they disabled me from being able to do it, and then I was dealing with a nasty 500-error ON TOP OF the fact that I couldn’t even BLOG. So I’ve amped up my search for a new company to place my personal sites with. They’re hosted on a reseller with a different company to begin…more»

I’ve been having some trouble with FeedBurner lately. I’m not going to make too big of a deal out of it but their site has been lagging quite a bit for me. I’ve noticed that at any given time a few of my entries disappear because of their placement next to the FeedBurner javascript that I’ve got on the sidebar. I want to hope it’s just temporary, I’d hate to have to take that down but if it gets to the point where I just can’t get anything to load properly for me, I guess that’s the route I’m going…more»

I’m wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and for those of you whom don’t celebrate this particular holiday I’m wishing you a Happy Holiday season, as well as a very Happy New Year.  I hope everyone is safe and enjoys their time together. When I finish up with what I’m working on (yes, I’m working on Christmas) I’ll get dinner started and hopefully curl up on the couch with Sean later tonight to watch a movie before we go to bed.  We opened all of our presents last night so there’s really just downtime today (minus the cooking of…more»

Sean and I took a trip down to Ocean City, MD last night to see the Festival of Lights.  It’s a big tradition in O.C., supposedly it’s one of the second largest ones in the country.  I’m not overly sure if I believe that though, considering the ones I’ve seen on television recently.  You hop on a trolley and then ride around a park looking at all of the lights.  This year it was pretty empty but we also went early in the week.  Last year we wound up going on a Saturday evening and the place was mobbed.  So…more»

It’s finally Saturday, a day when I can just sit back and relax and not have to worry about a damn thing.  All work has been completed, I’m up to date on a lot of paperwork and I’m tempted to just curl up in bed and wait for Monday to show itself.  Unfortunately that isn’t going to be the case.  In order to avoid the final Christmas rush, we’re going to get all of the little odds and ends shopping accomplished.  The bulk of the gifts are taken care of, it’s the little side gifts like cards and trinkets to…more»