One bourbon, one scotch, and one mav

Google kicks more ass than most people will ever know, and it’s kind of sad. But they do kick a lot of ass.

Integra Computing knows how to license. I’m not horribly thrilled with their Chronilist software, but at least they license fairly and honestly, as opposed to other companies we won’t mention.

It’s really interesting to discover a directory of mp3’s you haven’t seen in months. I really downloaded some interesting stuff back in the opennap days. Nice to listen to music you forgot you had.

The people on the something awful direct connect hub are absolutely awesome. I’ve already ’shared’ several gigs of stuff, they don’t care if you download so long as you’re sharing too. I wish the Direct Connect client didn’t suck quite so bad. It’s a real pain in the ass, but it works. I’d rather be running Hotline, even, but it works.

Looks like prepaid is cheaper for what I’m doing than a cellular contract anyway, and AT&T will let you sign up directly if you have your own tri-mode/dual-band phone. I’ll call Edge on Monday and confirm that their policy is the same as AT&T’s, and if it is, I should be able to pick up the Startac 7797 I wanted on eBay used for $100-$125, as opposed to the $250+ that most cell dealers want new. Cellular is such a racket, but it’s too damned handy. Hey, it’s just like broadband!

The next asshole that tells me “No credit is better than bad credit” is going to get skinned by my ultra-sharp knife that I carry with me all the time. They should make a fair soup. Why would I do something this evil? BECAUSE THEY’RE LIARS! LIARS! THEY DON’T KNOW SHIT, AND I’M TIRED OF HEARING FROM COCKSUCKING ASSHOLES THAT DON’T KNOW SHIT ABOUT SHIT AND THINK THEY HAVE IT WORSE THAN EVERYBODY.

I have no credit file with Equifax. None.

Let me reiterate: None.

I called them, and the (nice, points++) person I talked to tried several iterations of my address, even my old address when I still lived at home. Nothing. Nada. Zip.

So this explains why Edge Wireless wants a $1000 deposit to give me a phone. Yes, you heard me right, $1K. No, that doens’t include the phone, smartass.

I really don’t know what to do about this. Every credit service under the sun will tell you what to do if you’re in debt, but nobody on the whole planet seems to know what to do if you have NO credit.

If you’re a credit-smart person and you know what to do, please e-mail me. I’m desperate.

It poured snow tonight, just as I was on my way home. The roads were almost completely cleared off, and it was a 50-degree day. Then, suddenly, it wasn’t, it was pouring snow, and the wind was gusting 20-30mph. I left my car for 30 minutes and had to clean an inch of snow off of it.

It’s not like I can go anywhere.

So, here I sit, waiting for class to start. I’ll go try and sleep shortly, but I’m not holding out much hope. I get too anxious and charged-up… I’ll never get any sleep tonight.

So, it’s time once again to strap on the pack and go do something I’ve never done. Again. It never gets any less scary. It becomes easier to get one’s self to do it, but it never gets any less scary.

The bad: My day starts in Communications 101: the class I dreaded taking in the first place. The good: it ends in Journalism 222, where I know everyone.

I really, really, really need my financial aid check. And a job. Anybody want to hire a computer geek?

Go listen to the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack. It’s almost as amazing as the movie. I’m hooked on Track 17 (”The Breaking of the Fellowship.”) If you ever wanted to hear an event put perfectly to music, this is it. Despair, fear, sadness, hope all in one track. Seems appropriate.

It isn’t true, thank God.

after reading this story. When I read this, the language that spewed forth from my mouth was extreme, even by Tossed_Salad_Man standards. Aol is the most evil company the computer age has produced. I suppose it’s no surprise that they buy everything in sight.

In ten years, when AOL owns the networks, and sites like foxnews.com and slashdot.org are blocked to AOL members, I will have no compassion for the sheep.

Babylon 5: Legend Of The Rangers premiers Saturday on the Sci-Fi channel at 9PM.

For those MV freaks reading this page, that’s CableOne 53, at 7PM.

Just keep thinking: “I MUST WATCH B5 MOVIE. I MUST WATCH B5 MOVIE.”

YouÕve searched long and hard for the key to THE DOOR. YouÕve found many keys, which, by eye, fit the keyhole perfectly, only to fail when put to the test. Thus, the question must be asked: Is there a key to THE DOOR and can it, will it ever be found? - The search continuesÉ
More keys are found, more than ever before. With each key comes the hope that this will be the one. Ð ALL FAIL.
The question is asked again and again: Where is that fuckin key? Now a second question must be asked. In your search for the key, the key to THE DOOR, have you ever really looked at THE DOOR itself?
So for the first time in your life, you walk up to THE DOOR, without a key in your hand, without hope in your heart, without sand in your eyes. You believe that this is your most futile attempt yet, for THE DOOR is locked. A keyhole is nothing without a key. Despite the obvious, you search for the keyhole, only to discover that it does not exist. You turn around to find that there are hundreds of keys within your grasp. However, unlike the past, you do not pick up a key. Instead you walk away from THE DOOR, for you realize that a key is nothing without a keyhole and that a door that cannot be opened is not a door at all.
It is a WALL.
–CarlosTheDwarf, SA