tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119481282007-10-22T20:22:41.069-04:00DFABlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-1735675045968175012007-10-20T12:51:00.001-04:002007-10-22T20:22:41.098-04:00

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-85847894154429575242007-10-15T19:20:00.001-04:002007-10-15T19:38:56.342-04:00

Cool stuff of late, in no particular order... 65 Days Of Static - This band rawks. Loud/soft dynamic change-overs, creepy crawly sampled effects, all instrumentals...in short, massively cool. Check out their website for a five-song try-out. loop!station - loop!station makes music that sounds like the sounds in my head. And her voice is...wow. Thanks Chili! Remote Trigger - Finally got some

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-64192934962711209392007-09-09T00:26:00.000-04:002007-09-09T00:32:16.052-04:00

It has been very nice of late, loving computing again. I must admit the macs have reinvigorated my techno-lust. I think it is due to the learning-something-new aspect of them, combined with the fact that I get such a pleasant computing experience with UNIX underneath. One of the best bits is dropping to Terminal...whether it be to run a looped command over a series of files, or whether it is

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-5011721691975207572007-09-03T00:37:00.001-04:002007-09-07T19:52:08.585-04:00

So I've been switched for a week now. The macbook is very sexy. The interface is amazing. I must admit that I am in love with technology for the first time in a long time. The unified interface is cool. I like the developer tools. The dashboard and cool widgets are great (I'm posting from a widget in the dashboard right now!). I've found a lot of equivalent freeware for the various

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-83328397518183932432007-08-27T22:20:00.000-04:002007-08-27T22:23:02.234-04:00

No, I'm not becoming a woman... I've gone from PC to MAC as my primary machine. The new Intel-based Macs are just too sexy, and I'm sick of funding the Gates Imperium. Add to that the desire to do photo work on the side and I decided a change was in order. I'm typing this from the new Macbook Black, learning the ins and outs of this little bugger while I wait for the new Imac 24 to show up

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-6192730670839145632007-08-03T21:51:00.001-04:002007-08-03T21:59:00.049-04:00

Whew. After months of planning, design, hard labor, multiple large checks, seemingly endless trips to Home Depot and Lowes, and a couple weeks of horrible diet due to lack of range and sink...the kitchen is mostly complete. All that remains is some lighting changes, ventilation for the hood, and some more sheet-rock. And the giant fridge comes in September. Then over time we'll paint and

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-82306774188574884852007-07-31T21:43:00.000-04:002007-07-31T21:44:53.158-04:00

LOVE Flight of the Conchords!

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-6071745600351137612007-07-17T23:00:00.000-04:002007-07-17T23:14:01.425-04:00

Well, the Bats lost to the Durham Bulls 10-2 but a grand time was had by me at the ballpark this evening.Jason got free tickets from work. There were thunderstorms this afternoon and we were afraid the game would be rained out, but we decided to go anyway and it turned out to be a beautiful, breezy night.I really like baseball. It's slow enough that I can follow what's going on most of the time

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-54462700849807346612007-07-16T23:33:00.000-04:002007-07-16T23:35:39.337-04:00

The renovation of the kitchen continues. We're exhausted. Between work and working on the house, we have hardly time enough to breathe. Blah. But the kitchen is almost complete. A few more appliances, a countertop and sink, and we will be big pimping.

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-52136755644014001232007-07-07T23:02:00.000-04:002007-07-07T23:03:37.608-04:00

Ok, so I manipulated this one a little bit. But only just a little. Your results:You are Mystique Mystique 65% Catwoman 60% Dark Phoenix 53% Poison Ivy 50% Juggernaut 49% Apocalypse 49% Dr. Doom 47% Venom 46% The Joker 44% Riddler 43% Magneto 42% Mr. Freeze 36% Lex Luthor 34% Green Goblin 17% Two-Face 17% Kingpin 16% Sometimes motherly, sometimes a beautiful companion, but most

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-68989548366910436632007-06-25T18:45:00.000-04:002007-06-25T18:49:38.324-04:00

The kitchen renovation here at Geek Manor is proceeding. Stage one is done, with the cabinets of one wall complete. The first of the ovens is in, but we're still waiting on the other oven and the (very large) fridge. I spent a pretty big amount of time with the sheetrock and mudding of the wall behind the cabinets, but I hate to admit that it was a lot of fun. We LOVE the new double oven...

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-74593289568065052362007-06-17T15:50:00.000-04:002007-06-17T16:12:58.732-04:00

Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into? Sorry...I'm getting Harry Potter fever with a new book and movie coming out soon! ...and I'm kind of a sucker for quizzes. I Am A: True Neutral Half-Elf Ranger Druid Alignment: True Neutral characters are very rare. They believe that balance is the most important thing, and will not side with any other force. They will do whatever is

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-83816081579197827972007-06-03T20:55:00.000-04:002007-06-03T21:02:22.722-04:00

Waiting for a slow-down...and it never comes. Tons of work to do on the house, tons of work to do at work, just got back from a hectic vacation in the Bay Area, can barely keep up with the yard work. GAH! Been taking a ton of photos, however. And since I'm a Google-whore, I've started posting them to Picasa. Some of the pics from the recent Robert Rich concert are pretty good. They

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-51498860397316801522007-04-25T21:10:00.000-04:002007-04-25T21:20:06.771-04:00

'cuz he were a english teechur! How grammatically correct are you? (Revised with answer key) You are a GRAMMAR GOD! Congratulations! If your mission in life is not already to preserve the English tongue, it should be. You can smell a grammatical inaccuracy from fifty yards. Your speech is revered by the underlings, though some may blaspheme and call you a snob. They're just jealous.

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-78895509724208715892007-04-25T19:03:00.000-04:002007-04-25T19:06:32.427-04:00

For my professional holiday I got: ...not that I'm bitter...

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-32663555497995988172007-04-14T15:43:00.000-04:002007-04-14T15:52:34.176-04:00

You are The Moon Hope, expectation, Bright promises. The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window. The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-78069290004300961942007-03-26T17:56:00.000-04:002007-03-26T18:30:34.628-04:00

Where to begin? The last many weeks are one long blur. Basically, for the last four weeks straight, I've worked. Including weekends. Most recently having spent from 0800 Thursday to 0700 Monday on a marathon storage administration session. Gack. I can't even remember the exact order in which some of the craziness has happened, so really I'm just going to skip around... Weekend From

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-72709681676082908542007-03-13T19:52:00.000-04:002007-03-13T19:53:52.136-04:00

3RD is on. Seriously. I've just been so screaming busy I couldn't even update the website. It's a general pot-luck...but throw a bit of Irish flavor in if you want seeing as how it's that time of year. We'll be making a shepherd's pie, enough for a handful of folks. Plan accordingly. Usual routine.

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-84736557969688899382007-03-06T19:20:00.000-05:002007-03-06T19:52:22.046-05:00

The Voces Novae/Harry Pickens collaboration concert was this past Sunday. We sang to a sold out crowd (about 500 peeps!) and even got a great review in the CJ.The rehearsal process was difficult (terrifying, even) for some of our members, myself included. I like to think I am more accepting of change than most people. I am, but not right away. I hated and loved it all at once from the

smackytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-4497672692758136592007-03-04T11:31:00.000-05:002007-03-05T21:04:05.213-05:00

No, it isn't what I did due to the crazy work hours I've been putting in. No, it isn't what happened most recently to our much-in-need-of-attention house. Eru, the server that runs dour.org, decided to crap out in the middle of the night just before March. After spending a few hours one night trying to resurrect what I thought was a failed drive, I took some much-needed time off work the

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-69450057989357057012007-02-11T16:37:00.000-05:002007-02-11T16:32:34.528-05:00

...you'll LOVE Riff Trax! Riff Trax is Mike Nelson from MST3K, occasionally with others (such as Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy), riffing on various movies MSTie-style, but without the whole MST3K story, characters, or silhouettes. So far we've watched the X-Men, Night Of The Living Dead, Firewall, Star Trek VI, and the Matrix. We laughed and laughed...it has been like having MSTie all over

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-32808589206500875632007-02-11T16:21:00.000-05:002007-02-01T20:49:22.628-05:00

I had intended to keep up with the blog more. I'm glad I got the info up on Feb's 3RD when I did, because on-call for work has been ruining my life lately. I have had maybe two good nights of sleep in the last week. The rest have been up and down affairs answering problems at work in the wee hours, all hours of the day, all the way up to bedtime. I figure I've clocked somewhere between 60-

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-51328000073307509102007-02-01T20:18:00.000-05:002007-02-01T20:49:20.366-05:00

Life has been chaotic the last several months. Work, home, family, friends...it's been an up and down side to side rollercoaster of a ride the last few months. Alan's job got out-sourced. Luckily, he found a short-term contract to pay the bills. And who knows? Maybe it will turn full time and he and his wonderful spouse will be back in Louisville with only a minor hiccup to their original

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-51619435289337860432007-01-31T19:38:00.000-05:002007-01-31T19:49:33.724-05:00

We hope you will enjoy the show... This month's 3RD is "Comfort Food" or "Breakup Food" or "Depression Food" depending on what you've called it in your past. We want you to bring your favorite dish usually eaten in the depths of despair over having just recently lost your hairy little love-tussle, being alone in the universe, hating your life and everything in it, et cetera. Bring the food

DFAtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11948128.post-1169081367356835892007-01-17T19:44:00.000-05:002007-01-17T19:49:27.370-05:00

Despite not having updated the website, this 3RD is on. We promise. Smacky won't be around for this 3RD...she's busy practicing with the local symphony for the upcoming Lord Of The Rings performances. Never the less, I'll be around the house, and the door is open to all who wish to drop by. Given the complete lack of time to plan and such, tomorrow will probably be a pizza and beer affair.

DFA