Hide on the promenade, etch a postcard
How I dearly wish I was not here
In the (desert) town that they forgot to bomb
Come, come, come, nuclear bomb

----Morrissey

After a week of pain and constantly trying to get it up and running again, my computer is now running and everything is installed again. It only took a new motherboard, a processor, RAM, harddrive and new copy of windows.

At least it runs soooo much faster than the previous optimal speed.

So last weekend, I had a wonderful time in Monterey. I come home to find my computer dead, so if I'm slow to reply, that's why. Hopefully it will be up and running in the next few days.

So last week started with our Regional and District managers coming to visit. Apparently at Anheuser-Busch, the managers go checking out stores during the day to check on marketing, etc. Then after work, they start with the bars. Everyone is invited to go bar hopping on the boss' tab. So in three weeks, I'd had three free meals and free alcohol on ( Read more... )

I keep feeling the need to go to move live shows again. I used to go to shows all the time with people or alone if no one was interested. So I looked to see who all interested me that was coming. I wish I still wrote music columns or shot concerts. Here's the breakdown ( Read more... )

My hamstrings hurt! Yes, both of them ( Read more... )

As I wind down from work by listening to James Brown (I know; that doesn't make much sense), I realize a technological solution to one of my greatest problems in life. How many times have you felt the holy spirit compelling you to yell "Hit me!" "Get ready! I need a hit again!" or "Can I get some hits? I need those hits!" only to find to your ( Read more... )

Pulling upon the heartstrings of my old past in mathematics and science, there is the the Geek Group. (www.thegeekgroup.org). They are a non-profit education organization focused on science and technology with members throughout all 50 states and over 35 countries. It is free and the only requirement is a sincere desire to learn about science and ( Read more... )

I've been tagged by tyskkvinna. I think she can sense the cinema that pumps through my veins.

1) Total number of films I own on DVD/video: I own probably about 600 movies total (that's an educated yet lazy estimate)

2) The last film I bought: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

3) Last film I watched: A bout de souffle aka Breathless in it's American ( Read more... )

I'm having a productive weekend. Yesterday, I bought a new bookcase and put it together. All but three books fit on it. I think this means I can't buy books until I have room for them ( Read more... )