I am NOT a fan of introducing unnecessary lead into the oceans but this looks like a heck of a lot of fun. Hopefully they used steel bullets and captured the ejected shells.
Friday, October 31, 2008
YEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAW
I am NOT a fan of introducing unnecessary lead into the oceans but this looks like a heck of a lot of fun. Hopefully they used steel bullets and captured the ejected shells.
It's just me, the Roku and RoadRunner this weekend
I'm on-call again. Primary this time that means there is little chance I'll even leave the house unless something really breaks (please no, please, God, don't let anything break). My weekend will be spent trying to decipher the ramblings of people all over the world who can't copy a file from Hanoi to Addis Ababa or wherever they're trying to move data from A to B.
Funny story. Our offices in Nigeria are currently down. Why? No, people dressing up as state workers and tearing the road up to get at the cooper buried was a good guess. This time around the copper robbers broke into the local telecommunications office to steal all the copper cabling and piping they could find. And they found a lot. Instead of simply moving on to the next target they doused the place in kerosene and tossed a match to cover the evidence. Things went rapidly from bad to worse when the pipe to the underground fiber vault was not properly plugged. So it burned as well. And that vault was a major fiber intersection within the country. *NICE*
At least the Netflix 'Play Instantly' selection is increasing by factors of two and three a week (it seems). Being home alone and tried to said home at least I'll have lots of options of movies to watch. *HUZZAH*!!!
Funny story. Our offices in Nigeria are currently down. Why? No, people dressing up as state workers and tearing the road up to get at the cooper buried was a good guess. This time around the copper robbers broke into the local telecommunications office to steal all the copper cabling and piping they could find. And they found a lot. Instead of simply moving on to the next target they doused the place in kerosene and tossed a match to cover the evidence. Things went rapidly from bad to worse when the pipe to the underground fiber vault was not properly plugged. So it burned as well. And that vault was a major fiber intersection within the country. *NICE*
At least the Netflix 'Play Instantly' selection is increasing by factors of two and three a week (it seems). Being home alone and tried to said home at least I'll have lots of options of movies to watch. *HUZZAH*!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I need something
What I need is the following: a small, very inexpensive computing device that has a screen (color) a RJ-45 port and at least one USB (1.x or 2.x) ports. This way I could have my 2nd device on my desktop plugged directly into the Internet for testing of VPN devices and such. I could use a USB keyboard and mouse for input, no big deal there. I'd prefer Linux of some variety, hopefully a variety that has 'yum' or 'apt-get' to keep things nice and easy.
The device in question cannot ONLY support 802.11x for connectivity. I have to have Ethernet. This is an absolute deal-breaker. If I have to go with a USB Etherent adapter then so be it.
Any ideas?
The device in question cannot ONLY support 802.11x for connectivity. I have to have Ethernet. This is an absolute deal-breaker. If I have to go with a USB Etherent adapter then so be it.
Any ideas?
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Be it known
On the 25th day of October, 2008 I finally defeated Slayer's Raining Blood on Guitar Hero III.
Friday, October 24, 2008
I voted today! Sort of.
Kelly and I had filled out our absentee ballots a while ago and mailed them in Monday - sans the necessary 2nd witness!! D'oh. Whoops. The good news is Kelly got it all sorted. She called the Franklin County Board of Elections and sure enough they had the ballots.
The Board was going to hold the ballots until we could get to the office in Louisburg where we would have to initial the ballots then they would then receive the necessary 2nd and 3rd signatures (since we already had the first signature in place but not the second the first signature was nullified, I think, and two more were necessary after the BOE checked our IDs and had us initial the ballot). There, got that? Are we square? Ok, good.
The Board was going to hold the ballots until we could get to the office in Louisburg where we would have to initial the ballots then they would then receive the necessary 2nd and 3rd signatures (since we already had the first signature in place but not the second the first signature was nullified, I think, and two more were necessary after the BOE checked our IDs and had us initial the ballot). There, got that? Are we square? Ok, good.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I know this is going to sound stupid
But I'd really like an honest-to-God RJ-45 Ethernet adapter for my iPod Touch.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Was Roger Ebert wrong?
So ask CNN's Todd Leopold regarding Roger Ebert's one star review for the film "Tru Love", a movie he could only suffer for the first eight minutes. Look, you may not agree that Ebert "reviewed" the movie in the formal sense but this man has sat through tens of thousands of movies over this 30 plus year career. He knows what a bad movie looks like. In a movie he can spot very bad very quickly. Aferall wasn't this the same man who wrote a book titled "Your Movie Sucks"?
If I put together some crap-fest with my HD VideoCam and assemble a group of amateur actors should I expect my movie to be taken seriously by the same person who reviewed Schlinder's List? No. At the same time if your independant movie shot on HD with zero professional actors is good enough Ebert has the guts to call the film a masterpiece provided the end result warrants such praise.
Besides Ebert stated in his review his one star "..applies to the first eight minutes only. After that you're on your own." Fair enough in my book.
If I put together some crap-fest with my HD VideoCam and assemble a group of amateur actors should I expect my movie to be taken seriously by the same person who reviewed Schlinder's List? No. At the same time if your independant movie shot on HD with zero professional actors is good enough Ebert has the guts to call the film a masterpiece provided the end result warrants such praise.
Besides Ebert stated in his review his one star "..applies to the first eight minutes only. After that you're on your own." Fair enough in my book.
Monday, October 20, 2008
trapped in paradise!
Highway 12 is closed, in both directions at multiple points on the road. There is no way to travel North to Highway 64. In short terms, I'm stuck. It's not the end of the world though. If I can't escape tonight I'll work from the Outer Banks tomorrow then make reservations on one of the long ferries to the mainland out of Ocracoke.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Book Review - Chuck Palahniuk's Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction is Chuck Palahniuk's first foray into non-fiction, in book-form at least. Previous works from Palahniuk you may have read or should be at least familiar with are Fight Club, Choke and Invisible Monsters among others. Chuck Palahniuk has always been a "different kind" of writer and the only writer I know who probably has more rejection letters citing "work is too disturbing for print" than the garden variety "we decline to print as such". Personally I think he wears that kind of rejection as a badge of, well, I don't know what exactly. One thing can't be argued in Chuck's case and that is the fact that this man has talent as a writer.
The stories contained in the book are true stories that have shaped Palahniuk as a writer or at least provided him some laughs along the way. Some of autobiographical and very serious, such as the stories about this father's near murder as a child and murder as an adult, or less serious in the case of the bizarre sport of Combine Demolition Derby.
I found the autobiographical stories to be the most interesting, specifically the story about how his book Fight Club was optioned as a movie. I won't give away the details here but I will say that sometimes what you invision, such as your first optioned movie and flight to L.A. to meet with the director of your work, may not go as you had always dreamed - in more ways than one!
All told I'm going to give this book a *** 1/2 out of *****. An entertaining read to be sure. As an added bonus you get to learn what it's like to spend the day interviewing Marilyn Manson at home. Shocking? Boring? I won't tell, read it for yourself.
The stories contained in the book are true stories that have shaped Palahniuk as a writer or at least provided him some laughs along the way. Some of autobiographical and very serious, such as the stories about this father's near murder as a child and murder as an adult, or less serious in the case of the bizarre sport of Combine Demolition Derby.
I found the autobiographical stories to be the most interesting, specifically the story about how his book Fight Club was optioned as a movie. I won't give away the details here but I will say that sometimes what you invision, such as your first optioned movie and flight to L.A. to meet with the director of your work, may not go as you had always dreamed - in more ways than one!
All told I'm going to give this book a *** 1/2 out of *****. An entertaining read to be sure. As an added bonus you get to learn what it's like to spend the day interviewing Marilyn Manson at home. Shocking? Boring? I won't tell, read it for yourself.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Nights in Rodanthe - Movie Review
I went to see Nights in Rodanthe last night. What? Don't look at me like that, you've seen a 'chick flick' too. Don't lie. May I continue? Thank you. Why would I want to see such a movie? I had several reasons the first and foremost being the unincorporated villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo are were I spend as many weekends of the year as possible. I love the place and consider it to be as much my home as the Raleigh area. Secondly, Diane Lane. Enough said (but more later). Thirdly I was present on the island during the shooting on the movie and it was kind of exciting to see our little corner of the world so "busy" with Hollywood what-not. It was an exciting time for our little town and I wanted to see the end result of all this expenditure of Hollywood cash.
What did I think of the movie? Overall it was very good. There were some significant departures from the book some of which I thought added to the movie some of which I thought distracted. The good news is if you didn't read the book the movie stands on its own. The story is clearly presented without the gaping plot holes that sometimes accompany movies after they are optioned from books.
What did I like about the movie? There were several things. First I thought George C. Wolfe did an excellent job bringing the story to the screen. Kudo and a job well done, Mr. Wolfe. The screenplay adaption from the book deserves a nod as well, so good job Ann Peacock and John Romano. Richard Gere and Diane Lane have acted opposite one another in four of five movies and that leads to an easiness around one another that translates well onto the screen. I thought Gere and Lane made an excellent Dr. Flanner and Adrianne Willis quite frankly.
If there was an acting award to hand out in this film the award it, in my opinion, should go to Scott Glenn who played the part of Robert Torrelson. Southern accents are of so mangled on screen they make anyone familiar with them close their eyes and shake their heads in disbelief. Scott Glenn must have worked with a dialogue coach for this movie, if he didn't he has a might keen ear. He placed specific inflections into words and did not pluralize some other words where they should have been and the effect was really outstanding (i.e. the way you would hear "it cost me ten dollar and 15 cent" instead of "it cost me ten dollars and 15 cents").
To me the accent sounded much like a life-long resident of the Outer Banks sprinkled with a bit of Wilson/Greenville, NC and Greensboro, NC with plenty of Southern Virginia influence. Thank God Mr. Glenn didn't just tune into some drunken NASCAR broadcast and assume this is how we all speak later showing up at the set speaking "Drunken Redneck" and wearing an "Earnhard Forever" shirt holding a can of Coors Light in one hand a cigarette in the other thinking himself an expert on how everyone talks and acts in North Carolina.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
If you don't want to read the spoilers please stop now. Ok, what the hell route did Paul Flanner drive from Raleigh to Rodanthe? Granted in the book he went far, far out of his way visiting New Bern (home of N.in.R. author Nicholas Sparks) then taking the Swan Quarter Ferry to Ocracoke then a second ferry to Hatteras Island. In reality it would be much easier and faster to take Highway 64 to Manteo Island then South on Highway 12 like I do each and every weekend. The trip takes four hours from Raleigh, not two days. Granted the good Dr. Flanner was on his way to talk with the husband of a former patient who died on his OR table so I understand him not being in a hurry to get there. But still.
The movie footage had Dr. Flanner leaving Raleigh almost exactly how fellow Trilugger Mark Turner recently photographed the Raleigh"skyline". From there Dr. Flanner appeared to take some mystery bridge to what I suspect lead to Wilmington then magically he was transported to The Bonner Bridge, only he was driving in the wrong direction. He was then magically transported to a North Carolina ferry South of the Bonner Bridge where he then appeared on Highway 12 arriving towards Salvo from the South. Just before arrival our good doctor encountered a sandstorm the likes you may encounter in Rub' al Kali but not Hatteras Island.
Other "Things That Would Bother A Local But Otherwise You Would Never Notice" (and this isn't a complaint to the writers and director, just observations).
There are no "wild ponies" on Hatteras Island. None. Zero. There are some descendants of wild ponies are Ocracoke Island that live in enclosures and a few truly wild ponies on Shackleford Banks just South of Core Banks which, in turn, is just South of Ocracoke Island. But not on Hatteras Island. The movie used several breeds of horses to stand in as ponies but I'm not an equestrian so I really don't care about that.
JoeBob's Trading Post, at least part of the exterior and sign, make a very brief appearance. Don't blink or you might miss it. The interior of "JoeBob's" was, I suspect, the interior of the Rodanthe Pier building. It was that or it was a sound stage but it sure wasn't the interior of JoeBob's. Quite frankly I was hoping to see more of Rodanthe in the movie but your views were limited to the exterior of the rental house Serendipity (remade into the fictional Inn at Rodanthe) and JoeBob's sign. Oh well. Oh, a couple shots of the pier.
The rental house where the movie was filmed was changed as well. It's not that close to the water and the front of the house does not have a stairway that leads into the surf (a stairway such as that wouldn't survive for long, believe me). I understand the interior shots were all filmed on a sound stage in Wilmington and they did not resemble the interior ot the house in any way. I don't know because I've never stepped foot in the house.
During filming the crew was treated to a nasty nor'easter that tore at least 1/2 of the Rodanthe Pier off. So in some shots you see the old, long pier and others you see the short pier. You can tell the difference because the long pier had a rounded end where the short pier ends with the simple termination of the pier itself.
The location of the filming changed quite a bit. I believe all the "house shots" that weren't the fictional "Inn at Rodanthe" were all shot in Wilmington. This is mostly due to changes in vegetation that a local would notice. In addition the shot the morning after the "hurricane" was somewhere else because nowhere in Rodanthe can you look across any body of water larger than a puddle as see land on the other side.
Lastly I've never witnessed a crab bake and night-time live music session on the pier. It sure looked fun in the movie, though, and I hope it becomes some kind of regular tradition. I'd sure enjoy it.
All in all I'd give this movie a solid *** out of *****.
What did I think of the movie? Overall it was very good. There were some significant departures from the book some of which I thought added to the movie some of which I thought distracted. The good news is if you didn't read the book the movie stands on its own. The story is clearly presented without the gaping plot holes that sometimes accompany movies after they are optioned from books.
What did I like about the movie? There were several things. First I thought George C. Wolfe did an excellent job bringing the story to the screen. Kudo and a job well done, Mr. Wolfe. The screenplay adaption from the book deserves a nod as well, so good job Ann Peacock and John Romano. Richard Gere and Diane Lane have acted opposite one another in four of five movies and that leads to an easiness around one another that translates well onto the screen. I thought Gere and Lane made an excellent Dr. Flanner and Adrianne Willis quite frankly.
If there was an acting award to hand out in this film the award it, in my opinion, should go to Scott Glenn who played the part of Robert Torrelson. Southern accents are of so mangled on screen they make anyone familiar with them close their eyes and shake their heads in disbelief. Scott Glenn must have worked with a dialogue coach for this movie, if he didn't he has a might keen ear. He placed specific inflections into words and did not pluralize some other words where they should have been and the effect was really outstanding (i.e. the way you would hear "it cost me ten dollar and 15 cent" instead of "it cost me ten dollars and 15 cents").
To me the accent sounded much like a life-long resident of the Outer Banks sprinkled with a bit of Wilson/Greenville, NC and Greensboro, NC with plenty of Southern Virginia influence. Thank God Mr. Glenn didn't just tune into some drunken NASCAR broadcast and assume this is how we all speak later showing up at the set speaking "Drunken Redneck" and wearing an "Earnhard Forever" shirt holding a can of Coors Light in one hand a cigarette in the other thinking himself an expert on how everyone talks and acts in North Carolina.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
If you don't want to read the spoilers please stop now. Ok, what the hell route did Paul Flanner drive from Raleigh to Rodanthe? Granted in the book he went far, far out of his way visiting New Bern (home of N.in.R. author Nicholas Sparks) then taking the Swan Quarter Ferry to Ocracoke then a second ferry to Hatteras Island. In reality it would be much easier and faster to take Highway 64 to Manteo Island then South on Highway 12 like I do each and every weekend. The trip takes four hours from Raleigh, not two days. Granted the good Dr. Flanner was on his way to talk with the husband of a former patient who died on his OR table so I understand him not being in a hurry to get there. But still.
The movie footage had Dr. Flanner leaving Raleigh almost exactly how fellow Trilugger Mark Turner recently photographed the Raleigh"skyline". From there Dr. Flanner appeared to take some mystery bridge to what I suspect lead to Wilmington then magically he was transported to The Bonner Bridge, only he was driving in the wrong direction. He was then magically transported to a North Carolina ferry South of the Bonner Bridge where he then appeared on Highway 12 arriving towards Salvo from the South. Just before arrival our good doctor encountered a sandstorm the likes you may encounter in Rub' al Kali but not Hatteras Island.
Other "Things That Would Bother A Local But Otherwise You Would Never Notice" (and this isn't a complaint to the writers and director, just observations).
There are no "wild ponies" on Hatteras Island. None. Zero. There are some descendants of wild ponies are Ocracoke Island that live in enclosures and a few truly wild ponies on Shackleford Banks just South of Core Banks which, in turn, is just South of Ocracoke Island. But not on Hatteras Island. The movie used several breeds of horses to stand in as ponies but I'm not an equestrian so I really don't care about that.
JoeBob's Trading Post, at least part of the exterior and sign, make a very brief appearance. Don't blink or you might miss it. The interior of "JoeBob's" was, I suspect, the interior of the Rodanthe Pier building. It was that or it was a sound stage but it sure wasn't the interior of JoeBob's. Quite frankly I was hoping to see more of Rodanthe in the movie but your views were limited to the exterior of the rental house Serendipity (remade into the fictional Inn at Rodanthe) and JoeBob's sign. Oh well. Oh, a couple shots of the pier.
The rental house where the movie was filmed was changed as well. It's not that close to the water and the front of the house does not have a stairway that leads into the surf (a stairway such as that wouldn't survive for long, believe me). I understand the interior shots were all filmed on a sound stage in Wilmington and they did not resemble the interior ot the house in any way. I don't know because I've never stepped foot in the house.
During filming the crew was treated to a nasty nor'easter that tore at least 1/2 of the Rodanthe Pier off. So in some shots you see the old, long pier and others you see the short pier. You can tell the difference because the long pier had a rounded end where the short pier ends with the simple termination of the pier itself.
The location of the filming changed quite a bit. I believe all the "house shots" that weren't the fictional "Inn at Rodanthe" were all shot in Wilmington. This is mostly due to changes in vegetation that a local would notice. In addition the shot the morning after the "hurricane" was somewhere else because nowhere in Rodanthe can you look across any body of water larger than a puddle as see land on the other side.
Lastly I've never witnessed a crab bake and night-time live music session on the pier. It sure looked fun in the movie, though, and I hope it becomes some kind of regular tradition. I'd sure enjoy it.
All in all I'd give this movie a solid *** out of *****.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I take that back.
The best operating system to escape the halls of Redmond, WA was Embedded XP. Honestly that OS had a lot going for it as an embedded OS.
Microsoft fans don't know the company history
"A couple of commenters offer these answers: david writes, "because version 1.x and 2.x were not truly windows but DOS :) - Only from 3.x, they had GUI and the ability to 'multi-tasking."
This article, about the forthcoming "Windows 7" release in 2010 tries to explain how this is really the 7th iteration of Windows. Truth is I see a lot, a whole lot, missing. Where is Microsoft Bob? Why not expand on the "aspirational name" of NT (New Technology)? If you consider Windows 1.x and 2.x to be "DOS" then to that point so was 3.x, 95, 98 and ME. Heck, where in the article is ME mentioned? Nowhere. Trust me, I'd like to forget a few of those releases as well.
And why oh why does this so-called David make the inexcusable comment that Windows 3.x did multi-tasking? AHHH!! My eyes nearly went blind reading that. Windows was a single-task operating system that *tried* to emulate multitasking using share.exe. It was an abomination. The true desktop multitasking OS of the day was OS/2, most of which Microsoft wrote under contract for IBM ironically. OS/2 is *STILL* the best operating system ever producted out of Redmond.
NT was the first true multitasking OS from Microsoft and that was because they were able to hire some key DEC talent and basically rip off the guts of VMS.
Be that as it may, Windows 7 is on the way. I'll hope for the best and deal with what is delivered then.
This article, about the forthcoming "Windows 7" release in 2010 tries to explain how this is really the 7th iteration of Windows. Truth is I see a lot, a whole lot, missing. Where is Microsoft Bob? Why not expand on the "aspirational name" of NT (New Technology)? If you consider Windows 1.x and 2.x to be "DOS" then to that point so was 3.x, 95, 98 and ME. Heck, where in the article is ME mentioned? Nowhere. Trust me, I'd like to forget a few of those releases as well.
And why oh why does this so-called David make the inexcusable comment that Windows 3.x did multi-tasking? AHHH!! My eyes nearly went blind reading that. Windows was a single-task operating system that *tried* to emulate multitasking using share.exe. It was an abomination. The true desktop multitasking OS of the day was OS/2, most of which Microsoft wrote under contract for IBM ironically. OS/2 is *STILL* the best operating system ever producted out of Redmond.
NT was the first true multitasking OS from Microsoft and that was because they were able to hire some key DEC talent and basically rip off the guts of VMS.
Be that as it may, Windows 7 is on the way. I'll hope for the best and deal with what is delivered then.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tar Pine
I used to pine for the Macbook Air but that was before Kelly brought home her new 15" Macbook Pro. The backlit keyboard, the screen resolution with crystal clear video output, the monsterous (by comparion) hard drive. Oh, it's too much to resist. I'm now in the "I want a Macbook Pro" crowd.
At this rate, with the economny tanking around us and with the instability at work I think it will be a year before I upgrade my little tried-and-true Macbook. I can wait, I think. The only thing that doesn't work on the Macbook is the built-in iSight camera (and I'm still under warrently so I could get it fixed, which I think I'll do).
Until everything settles out I'll have to wait for my Macbook Pro. It's not going to be easy, but I'll make it. To that point the very tried-and-true G4 mini will live on until it refuses to boot and I hope that time is long into the future.
It's time to financially hunker down at the Brown household.
At this rate, with the economny tanking around us and with the instability at work I think it will be a year before I upgrade my little tried-and-true Macbook. I can wait, I think. The only thing that doesn't work on the Macbook is the built-in iSight camera (and I'm still under warrently so I could get it fixed, which I think I'll do).
Until everything settles out I'll have to wait for my Macbook Pro. It's not going to be easy, but I'll make it. To that point the very tried-and-true G4 mini will live on until it refuses to boot and I hope that time is long into the future.
It's time to financially hunker down at the Brown household.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Gas prices
Kelly reports regular gas in Columbia, NC is selling for $2.88/gallon. I could have used that yesterday. I filled up the Global Warmer to the tune of $90.00 yesterday with local gas selling for nearly $3.60/gallon. Damn, I got ripped off!! The 'burban was running on fumes and I was under a time crunch to get to work but still. At least next week I can get back to car pooling with Kelly. Having both of us driving for one week cost an extra $90.00! In a week! Ouch!!!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
working today
Ah, the joys of upgrading microcode on 6500 series Cisco routers with Sup-720 modules. It's really not all that bad and in theory this work *COULD* be conducted from afar but when dealing with the big boys it's a good idea to be at the router in case of a meltdown. The upgrades today are rolling along and I've got a couple more hours to work in my change window plus I get to visit some buildings I've not stepped foot in for quite a while, over two years in some cases.
It's all good. As long as there is a paycheck attached to my work at the end of the week, so to speak, I'm ok with everything.
Onward! To downdown Durham! There are many routers left to upgrade.
It's all good. As long as there is a paycheck attached to my work at the end of the week, so to speak, I'm ok with everything.
Onward! To downdown Durham! There are many routers left to upgrade.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Bowie. Changes.
Changes
David Bowie
I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell t hem to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time
Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time
David Bowie
I still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't tell t hem to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where's your shame
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time
Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I'm going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you're gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Things to do
- survive economic meltdown
- keep job (somewhat related to point #1)
- join Orange County Radio Amateurs
- stop looking at 401k on a daily basis
- attend Basic SKYWARN Weather Class, 28 October
- Investigate/join Wake County ARES/RACES
- Scour Craigslist for a new stationary exercise bike
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Day 4 at Cisco
Today is day number four at Cisco in RTP. Today might be my last day to visit the CPOC. Time will tell. This is fun but "real" work is stacking up back at the office.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Palin
Palin, you make me ailin'
Your run at office I hope is failin'
Your ship's a sinkin' and there's no point bailin'
Your sail's torn, you can't go sailin'
Thank God your candidacy is trailin'
Palin.
Your run at office I hope is failin'
Your ship's a sinkin' and there's no point bailin'
Your sail's torn, you can't go sailin'
Thank God your candidacy is trailin'
Palin.
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