windows 7 works great.
windows writer is making easier to blog.
windows photo gallery is stitching together a bunch of panoramic pictures i took.
the new zune software is as slick as shit.

is microsoft finally getting it?

probably not.

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i had recent computer misadventures with the folks at a small shop called General Nanosystems. long story short, they fried my motherboard. i’m writing from my newly updated laptop which is now my main computer. and i’m not sure why i didn’t do this before, as it’s about 5 times faster than my desktop.

a stern talk with the manager today and i’m getting a replacement motherboard for free. score and a half.

hopefully with addition of adobe’s creative suite 4 will make this the little laptop that could.

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this new blog writing software is the bee’s knees. seriously.

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i’m going to be globe-trotting in a minor sense over the next month. i get to be in London for Guy Fawkes Night. bonfires, carnivals, and more explosives than you can shake a stick at. expect stories and pictures.

on a globe-trotting note, i finally have access to the pictures i took when i went to the british isles for two months. expect a giant flickr album soon.

remember, remember the 5th of november.

fall needs to get here. now.

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’9′ sucked.

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being unemployed, i have copious amounts of time on my hands. i try and channel it into productive activites (jogging, writing, job hunting… you get the picture). but, as one would expect, i have ample down time. in this, i have found that OnDemand is offering the first three seasons of the Showtime original series, Dexter, for the nice price of nothing.

first off, i’m not a tv watcher.i have a small handful of shows that i watch, but i usually catch them when they’re on; no planning around the set.

second off, i’ve seen the first season of Dexter, but that was about two years ago. but i figured i’d give it a rewatch before i caught up.

the dialogue is terrible.
the photography is forgettable.
the direction of the actors is abysmal.

so tell me then: WHY DO I STILL LIKE THIS SHOW?

Michael C. Hall is very talented, as Six Feet Under showed us, but the voice-over he gives throughout the episodes is embarrassingly bad. wincing stuff, sometimes. but i like his character and the fixes he gets into and out of.

every aspect of this show sucks, in my blunt opinion. yet, why am i hooked? it, most likely, is the simple concept of the show: a good serial killer; righting wrongs and defending the weak. but… still. if every aspect of the show is as bad as it is i would’ve normally dumped it by the wayside after the first episode or two.

whatever.

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last weekend i went over to fred’s place with the simple plan of hanging out. we ended up playing through ALL of Rock Band: The Beatles. beginning to The End. fred rocked paul’s bass licks. i was ringo.

i actually do have blisters on my fingers

it really wants to be chilly. and it should do what it wants.

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it’s that time of year again…

zombies!

damian, tim, and i will be remounting our form of Survivors of the Undead Plague with Creature Feature at the Brave New Workshop again this year. it’s a pleasure to be back.

i made this today. stay tuned to that as well as this for more info.

i also found this, which is totally amazing.

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9 came out today. in the hopes of saving on gas, i’m going to go see it tomorrow when i’m around and about uptown.

expect many thoughts and fanboying.

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seriously. i am so lucky sometimes.

so, yeah. this is such a blog thing to do… “i haven’t written anything in so long! well, i swear i’ll write more.”

we all know that’s bullshit.

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i’ve acknowledged my inner demons and have come to the conclusion that i am a facebook asshole.

at no point while i’m on facebook am i checking to see what your status is, what you’ve been up to, or what new picture album you’ve uploaded contains. it’s not that i don’t care about these things, it’s just that i a) have my own shit going on, and b) would much rather hear about them in person.

plus, i enjoy anonymity to a great degree. notice the status updates are a bit vague when compared to “heading here now for this” or “did this and here’s what i think about it.”

and this may sound like a falsity coming from someone who performs in front of people regularly. but, rest assured, it’s not.

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i went to this place called ‘Sea Salt’ near the falls a few weeks ago. it was totally overpriced, but had a really great atmosphere.

i recommend.

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i have a webcam now. here is proof.

confused by technology

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so, dig this: there is a hidden beach in Minneapolis called Hidden Beach. the perks of being out of the way are many, including, but not limited to

1. it’s hidden
2. the bottom is pure sand
3. lifeguards
4. easy parking

the best perk: A MUD PIT.

not some little bucket full of wet potting soil. this is a full on mud pit with dead animals at the bottom and everything.* and the best part is that it washes right out. you know, cause of the lake being right there and all.

amazing.

*probably no dead animals, but it is a full on mud pit.