Cena y una Película

On Saturday, we went to see The One and had dinner at Duke's. We've had better food there in the past, but it wasn't bad overall. The clam chowder alone is worth the trip.

QFC

After months of constructions, the QFC next to our apartment complex has finally opened its doors. We went there a couple times already. I'm not too wild about the whole chain in general (high prices, poor produce and meat selection, etc.) but I have to admit that it is very nice to have a store, which is opened 24hrs a day, at a walking distance.

Red & Blue Hat

I've decided to upgrade this server to Red Hat 7.2 next weekend. Updating and installing new packages is just becoming too much of a hassle. 6.2 RPMs are hard to find, and compiling SRPMS often takes too much effort/ time.

My friend John is going to spin a copy of the CDs for me. Hopefully everything will go smoothly. I've installed the latest GNOME, and am using a combination of Red Carpet and GnoRPM to remove or update outdated packages. I'm not taking any chances. Better safe than sorry.

John and I are going to meet next Friday. We're actually having lunch at Red Robin with Seth, as he is leaving Blue World for a new out-of-state job.

Anti Alias

For some reason they decided to preempt Alias last night, not sure why (the Emmys maybe?). And, to top it off, it won't be back for a couple weeks. What a bummer!

iTunes 2

Doesn't work with 10.0.x. I tried… just to be safe. I guess it makes for a pretty good reason to upgrade to 10.1.

It is so pathetic. My PowerBook has become nothing more than an oversized MP3s jukebox. I know what you're thinking… I should get an iPod… I don't think so. If I really wanted a portable player, I'd probably get something like this one.

I kinda laughed when I saw that Apple had to pull the installer out and quickly release a new one. Any self-respecting product manager should know that you never release software on weekends. Unless you're fully prepared to call your engineers back in, and suffer the wrath of your customer service manager.

Why… Oh Why?

Is it that when I just selected debit on the card reader the cashier always asks me "Will this be debit or credit?"

1st2vote

It's about damn time.

It should have been ready a week before XP's launch, not days after.

On November 5, 1935 The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.

Behind This Blog

As promised, I've written a story describing my weblog and the technology used to develop it.

Clem

I've also posted more pictures of one our cats.

Back to Basics

I haven't been able to workout for the last couple months due to a sneaky neck/back injury. I just started lifting again this week. Low weight, high reps. So far, so good, no pain.

I'm back to a low calories/carbs diet during the week. I really need to shade the pounds I gained while I couldn't do anything physical.

The older I get the more I hate being sick.

I Scream for Ice Scream

Cold Stone has opened their first location in town. We gave it a try last Sunday, which was well worth the trip.

On November 1, 1936 The Rodeo Cowboy's Association was founded.

A Brand New World

It has taken a while but today we uncovered our new web site. It also sounded like the perfect opportunity to finally unveil my new blog.

I'll post about the technology behing it all very soon.

Happy Halloween!

On October 31, 1952 the U.S. detonated its first hydrogen bomb.

Getting Ready for XP

My friend, Gabe, is helping me choose the right components for a new PC workstation. Which is really good, because I haven't really kept up to speed.

I think I'll turn my current workstation into a secondary Linux box, running Red Hat 7.1.

Java 1.4

I've been playing with JDK 1.4 for most of the week. I did find a few AWT UI inconsistencies which we'll need to address, but other than that everything looks pretty good.

Borland C++

I needed to write a native Java application launcher for Windows (which turned out to be a pain) so I gave C++ Builder a try. I'd recommend the free edition to anybody who has a need for a good C/C++ compiler sans IDE.

I also grabbed a copy of JBuilder, but haven't had a chance to try it yet. In case you wondered, I primarily use jEdit and Jikes for Java development under Windows. I fire up NetBeans whenever I'm in need of creating complex UI elements.

Pretty Maids

I've been listening to this song a lot.

Only in California

Don't forget to get your Environmental License Plate.

Formal dress: $120.00
Dinner and drinks before formal: $80.00
Having a picture passed around on the internet that shows you duct-taped your boobs together: PRICELESS!!!