I am SO getting this when it happens...

Your gratuitous Star Trek game link for the month.

I got the first Birth of the Federation for a penny from Hastings in IF. One of the best games in my PC library.

That game R0xx0rz!

Blah...

I feel blah today.

I don't know why, and I don't think I wanna do anything about it.

Thanks for not trying to talk me out of it.

I almost forgot...

Happy Birthday, Ben!

Thanks for being my friend.

Success!

I finally got MechWarrior2 to work on Friday. I suppose it needed to be loaded up on an Athlon motherboard, not a Pentium 3 or 4.

Joel has about a week to go...

And I have nothing else to comment on.

'bye!

Post #201

Holy crap! I passed post 200 without even realizing it.

Sorry if this is short. I have nothing to share today, really.

Have a good weekend!

2nd post

Stupid qoute buttons don't work on my last post. Either that or I don't know how to use them. If that's the case, I feel pretty stupid...'Hi, I need a tutorial on how to use the quote button!'

Heh, *derf*

Yeah...

MW2 update: Still no luck. I posted something to the ArsTechnica website forum, whose link is in the link section, and we'll see if anything comes of it. My username is Marauder2c if you wanna look at the post and thread.

I'm out.

I got a speech to give...

Your link for the day.

Basically the link discusses why Persident Bush's speech at the UN yesterday was met with skepticism.

I thought there were a few good questions/points brought up in the article.

"Some have argued that the democratic changes we're seeing in the
Middle East are destabilizing the region," Bush noted. "This argument rests on a
false assumption, that the Middle East was stable to begin with. The reality is
that the stability we thought we saw in the Middle East was a mirage. For
decades, millions of men and women in the region have been trapped in oppression
and hopelessness. And these conditions left a generation disillusioned, and made
this region a breeding ground for extremism."

True, the Middle East has rarely been a peaceful place. It's been that way for as long as I can remember, ~20 years.

In short, much of the world remains to be convinced that Iran actually
harbors the "nuclear weapons ambitions" alleged by President Bush. And the fact
that these allegations are coming from the same man who started a war on the
basis of a series of claims against Iraq that later were proved false does not
help his case.

I suppose that that will be Bush's short-term legacy: He acted on incorrect information and started a pre-emptive war against someone who, while he was a bad, despicable person, wasn't the supporter of al-Qaeda or a hoarder of nukes or biological weapons.

It's difficult to be lenient to the President when the results of his actions are so immediately obvious, and when his hoped-for reactions are at least 20 years away.

Other things...

I think I figured out my conundrum with MW2. I made a Win98 boot disk so that I start in DOS instead of Windows. Then I'll load MW2 through DOS, and then play through Windows, if necessary. We'll see if the other things are necessary.

I forgot that we went and saw Superman on Friday night. I liked it.

WHY WON'T IT WORK?!?!?!

Well, I still don't have MechWarrior2 loaded yet.

The problem is that I don't know why it won't load up. I get an error message, but it is practically incomprehensible to me. This morning I joined a message board, and tonight I'll post a post so that possibly I can get some help. I do have a few other things I can try to get it to come up and load.

I still have my fingers crossed. But, I'm close to pulling out my sideburns from frustration.

I think I got it...

OK, my MW2 update for today.

The 6 GB disk I was trying to work on Saturday I took back to work this morning. I took the Win98 CD I got from a friend in California and formatted the hard-drive, since the CD will only work on a Dell machine. So, Win98 is now on the drive, but without any sort of updates. WindowsUpdate wouldn't update the OS, so I gave up. I'll see if MW2 will work on it now.

We'll see.

Cross your fingers...

I hate WindowsME!

Really, I do. Do you think I'd be posting on Saturday if I didn't?!?!?

I spent 4 hours this morning trying to get a 6 GB hard-drive ready for a MW2 intall, and every time I load up my wireless network card software, the system locks. Even if it finds the appropriate network, it logs in and halts the system.

Yeah! I don't need internet access to update the OS, do I? Or download drivers! Or look for patches for the game!

Stupid piece of software!

I think I'm gonna have to give up on MW2, at least until I get money for an external drive and a copy of Win95.



XP never does this to me.

Faster boy, faster...! (a la Sean Connery)

I got more RAM for my computer here at work. It's amazing what a doubling of memory will do to speed things up...

I went from 128MB to 256MB.

I am pleased.

This has Val ands I written all over it...

Not that we are gonna rush out and drop $ for a Wii, but we do love our Zelda games.

P.S. I like Tycho's nose in this.

Nuthin'....

Not much to talk about today, so I won't try to force anything.

'bye...

Busy day!

OK, I think I got all of the new links up that I wanted. Check 'em out, if you would.

I also think this is the most posts I've ever made in one day.

I think I'm done for now.

Back in black...

Ah, finally...

This way I can use almost all of the colors now...

I think I'm gonna try another template for the blog...

If I'm outta touch for a while, rest assured that I will be back.

If I could stop laughing, I might feel sorry for him...

I think I'm happy with my copies of Star Wars, thank you.

Pancake post #2

Just so you all don't think I'm a glutton, I didn't eat anything for lunch. I finished my 12 pancakes at 10:15 AM.

Lunch was at 1 PM. Dinner will probably be at 6.30 PM.

Actually I stopped eating early. I was gonna keep going, but I decided I shouldn't. My self-control must be growing.

I can still pack it away, though, can't I?

...and the fear still shakes me...

I must admit something a bit shameful to you all this morning. And it is painful...

I...............had pancakes this morning! Before my fruit was all digested!

Oh! The pain and anguish of spirit!

I must tell you that everything I ate was vegan. I just couldn't help myself. Someone at work made them this morning, and I was the last one to go at it.

They sure were yummy!

I feel sorry for my peaches. They had to share my tummy with 12 pancakes.

P.S. I saw a whippet yesterday morning on my way to work. It wasn't broken-brindled like Hugo, but it sure was like him. Same head movements and the prance. I was sad...

HELP!!!!!

I am sending out a request to all of you...the 3 of you who read this blog.

I'd really like to have either a copy of Windows 95 or Windows 98. There are games I'd like to play that won't work on WinXP, only on Win95 or 98. If any of you has access to or can burn a copy for me, I'll gladly pay...$10. The program itself prolly isn't worth that much, but I'll pay it.

I'd appreciate it if you could at least look...

Thanks a lot.

I knew there was a reason I didn't like college...

Your link for the day.

The article says that more homework does not a genius make, more or less. I am inclined to agree, since after about 90 minutes I start to burn out. I can't imagine what would happen to a 4th grader who is, right now, probably saddled with at least 90 minutes.

Repeat after me: Counter-productive.

The surest way, at least for most people, to discourage them from doing something is to make it difficult, frustrating and not fun.

Makes me wonder why so many kids are on Ritalin. School isn't fun, so they make their minds go elsewhere. I'd be hard pressed to pay attention if I knew I was gonna be hit up for 2 hours of homework every day. And I'm 28! Not 10.

One other thing...

Live every day as if it's the last, do the things you think are right, and NEVER take the ones you love for granted. Tell them you love them.

I have the power to see into the future, centuries into the future...

Thanks, Merlin.

Basically, this article is a postulation on a possible future in the post 9/11 future. I don't know how accurate the article is, obviously, at predicting the future. But I hope that things work out for us.

I still remember that day, 5 years ago. I got home from school, unaware that anything had happened. My roommate then said something like "We're at war, or sumthin'." I remember watching someone jump out in order to avoid being incinerated. It was terrible to watch.

I remember something else that I said at the time..."Nuke 'em til they glow, shoot 'em in the dark, let God sort them out." Not Christ-like at all, but yet an accurate representation on how I felt at the time.

Right now, I'm just not sure what to do about all of the things I think are wrong in the world. Does one person really make a difference? I think we need Divine help in sorting out the mess that is the world right now. That one Person can make all the difference.

Dropping gas prices...

Leah's good advice!

All the stuff in parentheses are my thoughts. No links in this one...



If dogs were our teachers:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory. (But be nice about it...)

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. (Sounds like Hugo... :) )

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout..! run right back and make friends. (How true! I have problems doing this myself.)

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. (And just listen...)

Finally!

I had my stitches removed yesterday, which is a cause for much rejoicing (yay...monty python).
I was starting to go crazy, having to cover up the stitches with band-aids, skipping days between showers, etc...

The other good news is that all of the moles I had taken out were benign. Not that I was worried, but it is nice. It also is nice to hear a doctor congratulate me for the changes that I have made. He said my blood-work is back to being perfect, except for my triglycerides. This is good news, as my body/blood was WAY out of line 5 months ago. I'm gonna see if eating a bit less and exercising will bring my tri-glydes(...shy-guys?) back to where they are supposed to be.

Future vacation plans...

Just so you know, Joel comes home 4 October 2006. Val and I are prolly gonna be going up to IF on the 12 Oct 06 so we can hang with him, and with Leah and Eric (mom's brother). It's gonna be Leah's birthday that day, and I wanna be there with both she and Joel. We'll prolly stay until the 15 or 16 Oct. I then have the rest of the week off, just in time for Val's birthday on the 20 Oct 06.
Lotsa birthdays!

40 years old...

Another link for you...

As an admitted Star Trek fan, it's hard to believe that 40 years has passed since Trek first aired. I'm more of a Deep Space 9 fan than the original, but you have to start somewhere.

By the way, I bet Shatner and Nimoy are rolling in the dough.

I like Star Trek. I wish it was real...

"I'm not socially inept..."

Your link for the day.

There is no substitute for having a real life. But, I agree that these sorts of games help foster interaction that a person might not have normally had. However, how much interaction can you have, realistically, when you are power-leveling, leading your 40-man guild on a raid against the Horde or camping the spawn?

I suppose that if you log in to interact rather than play, it could be said that you are wasting your money. But, waste like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.

Just seems like for $15 per MMORPG per month you are logged into, you could spend your time a bit more...healthily/productively.

That's my opinion. Do what you want.

Thanks, again, for stating the obvious...

My bad...

I forgot to tell you that yesterday was my mom's birthday. I'm not sure how old she is, but it doesn't matter. She is timeless.

Happy Birthday, mother dearest!

Ah, Monday...

Now that Labor Day is past, it's time to look forward to that wonderful time of year called..."Fall."

I like fall, especially watching the leaves change color. That, and the heat starts to go down.

I don't like heat.

Yesterday was kinda depressing, since I was unable to go swimming along with everyone else. However, the vegan sloppy joes that Val and I made for everyone else went over quite well, despite being made with dill relish.

I also don't like dill relish.

My namesake...

Daishi 90-ton Assault Mech


Oh yeah!! Let’s bring road rage to a whole new level! A vehicle like this would be ideal for trampling pesky neighbors, eliminating groundhogs and other troublesome varmints, and for taking over small third world countries on the weekends.

Here's the link of where I got this picture from. It's about halfway down the page. And the above paragraph is from that article. I like the groundhog reference.

By the way...even if their Christmas list is a bit dated(4 years old), I'd sure like to have that stuff.

Well, I decided that after almost a full year that I should show you what a Daishi looks like, since it is my blog name. For those of you familiar with the MechWarrior universe, the Daishi is a 90-ton Clan Assault Mech. I like them in MW4 cuz' they have the most weapon space available for its size.

Load up a couple of ER PPC's, 3 LB-20x AC's and some extra armor, and I'm ready to rock, rock on! It's slow, but devastatingly powerful, especially close up.