Okay, this kind of sucks. Pilot fuel stations have paid Internet access. X( It's annoying, it's $25 for a month, and it's kind of slow, like slower than DSL speeds. And that's not because I'm used to Comcrap's 8Mbps...when I was working for Future Comm, we had 1.5Mbps DSL. This is slower than that, like probably 512Kbps or something ( Read more... )

My first stop will be in Jackson, MI, to pick up our load. Not sure what it is yet, but we'll be getting to Jackson around noon, and probably be arriving in Martin sometime tonight. Looks like it's going to be a straight shot through Indiana (again).

This is it. I'm officially a trucker trainee ( Read more... )

Time to Rake a Little Muck From WIRED

I would have a LOT more respect for the media if it lived up to these standards, or even came close. I agree that the corporate conglomerates who own the distribution networks and censor what news is allowed to be disbursed should be broken up, but the biggest thing I see missing is talent. Like he says, it's ( Read more... )

Before I got to bed, I got caught up reading about and watching this video (from Google):

Kintaro Walks Japan (kintarowalksjapan.com ( Read more... )

Thousands attend Irwin memorial BBC News

Wow. This is just too fitting. He's entertaining people even right after his death, indirectly and through the hearts and actions of his fans, family and country.

Footage was shown of the television presenter falling out of boats, being lunged at by crocodiles and lizards and forgetting his lines ( Read more... )

Patriot Act for phone tappingIf I tap your phone arbitrarily, I go to jail for invasion of privacy. But if the government does it, it's okay, because you could be a potential connection to a terrorist regime or a sympathizer ( Read more... )

First of all, thanks for the comments.

Secondly, happy Rememberance Day (or whatever it's called).

Third, I'm a live and in school--I managed to pick up a weak WiFi signal from somewhere outside the school just long enough to check email and post this. Hopefully I'll be able to get another connection from the apartment tonight.

This will be my last post for a while. I don't know how long.

( This time, I'm not kidding. )

Australia mourns "colorful son."Steve Irwin, 1962-2006 ( Read more... )