Currently no waiting on Aisle 5...

So, the time has come to let my techie-toy A.D.D. take over and go play with new stuff.

The 'new toy' in this case would be the fresh new hotness in bloggerizationisms, Vox.com

I'll keep the original SKoS up and live for awhile, and may even get the cross-posting business set up and running, but everyone - and I mean e v e r y o n e, even you Mr. Anonymous Thailand Person - needs to go to Vox, register, and start doing this thing yourselves.

Then we can all join each other's Neighborhoods and be all "Like OMG why did you post that video I was SO going to do that on MY Blog you meanie-panini!!1" ...or something.

It's cool though, even if you do talk like that, because the only proper response was, is and will always be "Up yer butt, Jobu."


SO. Check it out. The new place to be is http://skos.vox.com.

It's a veritable one-stop shop of Kickass - you can read my books, listen to my mp3s, watch favorite GooTube vids and drool over pictures that you wish you took.

Just kidding...mostly.

Done and done. NOW GET THE FUCK OUT.


//andrew

For lack of content....

I know...updates have been lacking. Frankly, I've been so busy\happy with life, I have nothing to whine about lately :)

Well ok, not *just* whine - I have a metric buttload of cool shit to discuss, share, prophesize upon, but just no time lately.

The executive summary:

- Being in love fucking rules
- Hot girlfriends fucking rule
- New gas-guzzling SUVs fucking rule
- High-paying jobs that I love fucking rule
- Mexico fucking rules
- I can't WAIT for summer to get here already.


...in a nutshell anyway.


- Oh! Huge congrats to my buddy Holly...heh, buddy holly...that's good stuff... eh, anyway - Congrats to Holly and her new baby boy Daniel! He was born last week healthy and happy and is cute as HELL. I'd post a pic of the little dude but Mom needs to give the Ok first.

- Lastly: if you're not aware of http://noolmusic.com, and you're any sort of techno, dance, or drum n'bass fan of any sort...well, then I'm simply ashamed of you.

Yes, the site is horrifying to look at, but it's all about content, and Nool provides it almost daily. Add him to your MySpace friends list if you're so inclined -> http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=13563712


And while I'm on the subject, I heart internet radio like no other, and Nool posted this rad list of online stations (<3 BassDrive.com):

1club.fm
215radio.com
2scr.com
AfterShockRadio.com
Antifmradio.com
AspireDnB.com
Basefm.co.nz
Bassdrive.com
Bassjunkees.com
BBC Radio 1
Beatboxradio.ca
Beatport.com
Bigupradio.com
Breakbeat100.com
Breaksfm.com
Bsp.org
Buzzmusic
Confrontationalradio.co.uk
Dancenationalliance.com
Dancetrippin.tv
Darkfm.com
Ddance.fm
Demostreams.com
Destroyer.net
Di.fm
Digitalvibes.net
DJSourceradio.co.uk
DNB Channel - Techno.FM
Dnb-sets.de - over 4000 sets
Dnbforum.com
DnBradio.com
DnBTV.com
Dogsonacid.com
DnB4essex.co.uk
Drum N Bass Arena
Drumnbassaddicts.co.nz
Drumnbasstv.com
Drumnbassworldwide.co.uk
Drumnbass-munich.net
Dynamicbreaks.com
Electrone.net
Energy 98
Ensonic.fm
Etn.FM
Fearlessradio.com
Frequencyradio.org.uk
Fjsradio.com
Freezefm.co.uk
Friskyradio.com
Funkyhotmix.com
Futuredrumz.com
Futurefmradio.co.uk
Generasianradio.com
Globalfunkradio.com
Greenhouseshow.co.uk
Gridlockfm.com
GrooveRadio.com
Gruvsonic.com
Happyhardcore.com
Hardbazzfusion.com
HBR1.com
Herbnlyrics.com
House Channel - Techno.FM
Ibreaks.co.uk
Ichannelmusic.com
Ineffectradio.com
InternetDj.com
Junglescene.com
Jungletrain.net
Kindradio.net
Kunninmindz.com
Last.fm
Leetradio.com
LFORadio.com
Lifefm.co.uk
Liquid.fm
Liquidfunk.com DJ Mixes
Live Channel - Techno.FM
Macstreams.com
Manicfm.com
Musicv2.com
Mixupload.com
Nativeradio.com
NCDnB.com
Noolmusic.com
Nubreaks.com
Ohmytrance.com
Online Radio Stations List
Orbitalgrooves.com
Originfm952.com
Overxposure.fm
Pandora.com
Partyradio.ca
Passion918fm.com
Pfradio.com
Planetdnb.com
Planetsoulnetwork.com
Plastiksickness.com
Play.Fm
Playtunes.co.uk
PMXradio
Portal.c-dance.com
Pr.Fm
Protonradio.com
Psy Channel - Techno.FM
Pulseradio.net
Pulverradio.com
Pushfm.com
Radioation.com
Radioio.com
Radiok.org
Ragga-jungle.com
Redm1st.com
Reputationcrew.co.uk
Resonancefm.com
Rinsefm.com
Rotown.de
RuudAwakening.com
Samurai.fm
Sensegenerate.fm
Servixradio.com
Shedbass.co.uk
Shine879.com
Sky.fm
Shoutcast.com
Sobroken.com
Somafm.com
Soundfront Underground - Sapphirecut.com
Starpointradio.com
Staticbeats.com
Stationripper.com
Subiceradio.com
Submusica.com
Tastycast.com
Techno Channel - Techno.FM
theDjlist.com
Trance Channel - Techno.FM
Tracklists.ca
Ukbassradio.co.uk
Unitedbreaks.fm
Unityradio.co.uk
Urbandrop.ca
VH1 Radio
Vice.fm
Vinylbeats.net
Virginradio.co.uk
Voguefm.co.uk
Vybefm.co.uk
Wgcr.fm
Whereveradio
Womb.tv
XPLSV.tv
Yahoo Launchcast
---
181kru.com
Beatbasement.com
Blazeradio.org
Boston Rap Radio
Djdownload.com
Dropshop.com
Ichipromotions.com
Kiss100.com
Kzuu.org
Massive Bali Vibrations
Mixalbum.com
Nuskoolbreaks.co.uk
Percussionlab.com
Radiofreemd.org
Sheffieldlive.org
Tweeknasty.com
Vinyl Press - live365.com
Vinyltribe.com
Wcwm.Org - William and Mary
Wkcr - Columbia
Wmua.org - Umass
Wnur.org - Chicago
Wnyu.org - NY
Worldfm.co.uk
WRFM - MCCC
Portland College
Wruv - UVM.edu
Wscafm.org - Portsmouth
WPRB.com - Princeton New Jersey
XPN.org - UPenn



hugs n' kisses

//end.

You never really know unless you try...

First and foremost, yes...it is Valentine's Day, and barring overly-opinionated whining and hand-wringing about commercialism and consumerism and all other sorts of bad -isms, let's just establish one simple thing:

I don't care.

I happen to like V-day because it provides me...us, the everyman of the world - a solid, unflinching date on the calendar to do something special for her (or him, depending on how you swing your bat) just because. Sure, I could certainly do that something special for her on the 13th, or the 15th...and fight the good fight against The Man and his profiteering ways. But why not be the rockstar and come through on THE day as well? We make feeble attempts at discovering the right gift, the right flower, the right card, or even just the right words to tell them we love them...and hopefully, with crossed fingers, held breath and a little luck - she'll really enjoy what you did, said, and gave, and not because you need to score brownie points for fucking up the last anniversary or completely brain-farting Christmas or her birthday (God help you if you fall into that category...I can only help with so much).

We do it for that smile. For the laughter. For her love. For that moment, however brief it may be.

That, or you're a total fuckup and need every brownie point on the Karma Scale you can scrounge because the smart money says that no, no she does NOT find a new cordless power drill all that romantic. Nice work, Scooter. Enjoy sleeping on the couch.

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From the Reader Mailbag, I give you this little nugget of email spam wisdom I found fitting, given the particular day and sentiment therein. I've dressed it up just a little because...well...it was spam, and such standards do not exist in any dimension I know. Enjoy:

The Mens' Survival Guide: Chapter 12 - Learning the native language:

1.) FINE: In the language of women, this signifies the end of an argument regardless of right or wrong, and you need to just shut up.

2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this is directly proportionate to dog years. When doing your calculations, "five minutes" = 30-45 minutes real-time, give or take.*

**It must be noted that Five Minutes = five REAL minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before the chores must be attended to.

3.) Nothing: AKA Calm Before the Storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine (see #1).

4.) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. It's a trap!!

5.) Loud Sigh: Though technically not a word, but a very important, non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh generally indicates that she thinks you're an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time arguing with you. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)

6.) That's Okay: One of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. "That's okay" means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

7.) Thanks: She is thanking you - do not question, faint, laugh, or be scared. Just say you're welcome and don't make eye contact.

8.) Whatever: AKA "Fuck you and die." If you hear this before, during, or after any interaction with the woman - pack accordingly.

9.) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, directly translated as 'I guess 5 minutes wasn't 5 minutes so I'll just have to do it myself!'

More often than not, this results in the man asking "what's wrong?" - please refer to #3, and in the worst circumstances, #8 for possible responses.

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Oh, right!! I know it's been a while since the last update, and I totally spaced on this LAST week.

Oh snaps:

Of drinking and revolutions...

I often wonder what it would be like to simply sell everything of value, liquidate your life and just go somewhere else. Be someone new. Cash it all in, take whatever you have left and just go.

And then I stop wondering about that, because I realize that whatever I 'cash in' would barely get me back to 0 on the debt meter. In fact, I think I'd have to scrounge up some cash just to be dead-broke. But this was all planned and prepared for...being under a car loan is something that I've wanted and feared for years, and now that I'm exactly there, it's not so bad. Yet.

Even so, I still find myself sitting here, knowing how much work I have left to do today, this week and next...hell, for months to come. Yet, I cannot seem to concentrate on it for more than 10-15 minutes. Something is bugging the shit out of me, I can't put a finger on what it is outside of the normal thinking-about-non-work stuff that goes through my head every day: Amy, bills, Taylor, Amy, money, projects, Amy....

In no particular order, of course.

Faaaaack. Ok, back to work for now. If anyone knows what the fuck is bothering me, please let me know. :P

---

Ugh, time drags when you're having fun like this, lemme tell ya. I still can't figure out what it is that's bugging me, but it's certainly annoying. Maybe it's just looking forward to the weekend, spending some time with the Tatertot...her mom left me a message last night saying she lost her second baby tooth. We're headed down to Pike this weekend, so here's crossing fingers for decent weather.

Man. I can't even concentrate long enough to write. I keep looking at the phone, checking to see if I have some missed call or txt message, and I have no idea why.


Wait.

Yeah I do. Now it makes sense.

Shit...I hate feeling like this.

//end.

Meetings...

Today has been the Day of Conference Room Abuse.

I shit you not, I've been in the same 3 conference rooms on 6 different occassions today, and even got to take the one free half an hour of time to grab something to eat while I sat in my office, muted on a conference call.

Well, at least I know I'm wanted, right?


Anyway.

Amidst my flurry of meeting after meeting today (and during...sshh..), I went and did two things:

- Finally updated Ye Olde MySpace and dumped some more recent pics. Bask in the glory.

- I managed to spend almost an entire meeting thinking about her, and it was easily the best hour+ spent not focusing on work to date.


Looking back over my day today, I think things are going nicely. Still busy. Still sitting in a meeting. Still stupidly in love and wishing I was wherever she is right at this very moment.

But even so...I can't complain :)

//end.

Lazy Sundays...

I don't know what's better: waking up on a Sunday morning to see the sun warming the world, or waking up next to the most beautiful woman in the world who also just happens to be the love of my life.

Either way, I win.

*sigh* Things have been chugging away in positive forward progress, I guess. I'm still not entirely sure what's ahead, but I do know that the coming month is going to be interesting, if not completely rad. Taylor and mom are gearing up to make the big move to NC, just a little earlier than originally expected. I don't envy Tiah's impending logistical nightmare, and of course the thought of not seeing my little squirt until April certainly sucks, but it's going to work out well, I think.

We've got Valentine's Day looming near, and that little bastard Cupid being as efficient as ever, firmly lodged his love-poker directly in my chest months ahead of the game. I think he's got some product tie-in consortium working with Santa.

That glorious of non-holiday events is bookended by Olivia's birthday on the 11th, followed by Amy's b-day on the 24th, and then a week later, it's my yearly celebration of the anniversary of my 29th birthday.

Amidst all that fun, I've got a mountain of work at work, and a website to build.

Whoo. February's got my calendar on lock-down.

But it's all awesome. Several flavors of awesome, in fact. Hoping that once everything settles down, birthday presents are opened and V-day sentiments of undying love are fawned over, I may even get a chance to take the new wheels for a spin across the state to Spokanistan and see the family. I miss my siblings, even though we drive each other crazy after 72 hours, give or take. So a weekend may be just what the doctor ordered.

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In other news, someone sent this to me via email, and I thought it was kinda poignant, if not sappy in a sappy sort of sappy way. Thinking it's jacked from a MySpace meme or something, but still...

To every guy that regrets hurting or losing her.

To every guy who knows which girl he wants!!!!!!!!!!

To every guy that's said, "Sex can wait."

To every guy that's said, "You're beautiful."

To every guy that was never too busy to drive across town (or across the state) to see her.

To every guy that gives flowers and a card when she is sick.

To every guy who has given her flowers just because.

To every guy that said he would die for her.

To every guy that really would.

To every guy that did what she wanted to do.

To every guy that cried in front of her.

To every guy that she cried in front of.

To every guy that holds hands with her.

To every guy that kisses her with meaning.

To every guy that hugs her when she's sad.

To every guy that hugs her for no reason at all.

To every guy who would give their jacket up for her.

To every guy that calls to make sure she got home safe.

TO EVERY GUY THAT WOULD SIT AND WAIT FOR HER FOR HOURS JUST TO SEE HER FOR TEN MINUTES.

To every guy that would give his seat up.

To every guy that just wants to cuddle.

To every guy that reassured her that she was beautiful no matter what.

To every guy who told his secrets to her.

To every guy that tried to show how much he cared through every word and every breath.

To every guy that thought maybe this could be the one.

To every guy that believed in her dreams.

To every guy that would have done anything so she could achieve them.

To every guy that never laughed at her when she told him her dreams.

To every guy that walked her to her car.

To every guy that wasn't just trying to get laid.

To every guy that gave his heart

To every guy who prays that she is happy even if you are not with her.

This is one is you.

Not many girls appreciate nice guys anymore...And because of this, there are not many left out there...

I'm not gonna toot a horn, but I think I scored 100% on that quiz.

//end.

Varied and wonderfully useless:

I think I'll just randomly fill this entry with the tidbits that amuse me throughout the day.

This plan cannot fail!

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Step One: visit DeLorean.com, purveyors of all things Delorean (the Back to the Future car...wtf is wrong with you.)

Step Two: Search for "flux"

Step Three: Bask in the Awesome.

Bonus Stage Hint: Part numbers run the show.

---

This will only make sense if:

a) You play or have played WoW
b) Got to end-game content
c) Understand what the BC expansion did to the game

If the above are true, the below will amuse you as it did me:

{You have entered 60 Bosses Chat}
{BaronRivendare has come online}
{Gandling}: what's up.
{BaronRivendare}: hey.
{Gandling} : what you doin
{BaronRivendare} : nothin just ridin my horse. Are you lagging?
{Gandling} : dont think so
{Gandling} : y
{BaronRivendare} : havent seen any mobs in three days. think i'm dc'd but just dont know it.
{Gandling} : oic
{Gandling} : same
{BaronRivendare} : bored. u wanna do a me run?
{Gandling} : lol
{Gandling} : at least you get more time with the baroness lol
{BaronRivendare} : lol yeah
{BaronRivendare} : she can definitely take more than 45 minutes if she wants to
{Gandling} : o_O
{Drakkisath has come online}
{BaronRivendare} : 'Sup Drak
{Gandling} : wb
{Gandling} : dc'd?
{Drakkisath} nah thought I heard someone coming in downstairs.
{Drakkisath} was nef and rend fighting again.
{Drakkisath} they usually stop if people come over. nef thinks its funny when rend gets pwned and goes back to sitting on his throne.
{Drakkisath} brb snack
{Drakkisath has gone offline}
{Gandling} SCHOOL IS IN SESSION
{BaronRivendare} wtf
{Gandling} Sorry, just trying to keep up the routine.
{Ysida Harmon} DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. JUST SLAY THIS ABOMINATION AND RID THE WORLD OF HIS FILTH FOREVER
{BaronRivendare} stfu there isnt even anyone here
{Gandling} damn, caps, jeez
{BaronRivendare} sry
{Gandling} think im gonna go to my alchemy lab
{Gandling} brew up some 'refreshments' to pass the time
{BaronRivendare} lol kk
{Gandling has gone offline}
{BaronRivendare} /sigh
{BaronRivendare} /silly
{BaronRivendare} /silly
{BaronRivendare} /silly
{BaronRivendare} /flirt
{Ysida Harmon} can i go?
{BaronRivendare} stfu
{Nefarian has come online}
{Nefarian} WTF
{Nefarian} where's drak
{BaronRivendare} gettin a snack
{Nefarian} Is it Tuesday?
{BaronRivendare} naw man its Saturday
{Nefarian} you laggin
{BaronRivendare} nope same problem tho
{Nefarian} damn
{Majordomo Executus has come online}
{EliteGuard has come online}
{EliteGuard has come online}
{EliteGuard has come online}
{EliteGuard has come online}
{Healer has come online}
{Healer has come online}
{Healer has come online}
{Healer has come online}
{Majordomo Executus} : hey
{EliteGuard} hey
{EliteGuard} hey
{EliteGuard} hey
{EliteGuard} hey
{Healer} hey
{Healer} hey
{Healer} hey
{Healer} hey
{MajordomoExecutus} jesus christ shut up you're driving me crazy with that
{Majordomo Executus} all damn day
{EliteGuard} sry
{EliteGuard} sry
{EliteGuard} sry
{EliteGuard} sry
{Healer} sry
{Healer} sry
{Healer} sry
{Healer} sry
{EliteGuard is now being ignored}
{Healer is now being ignored}
{MajordomoExecutus} rag told me to ask you guys if you're all laggin'
{Nefarian} nah
{Drakkisath has come online}
{BaronRivendare} no i'm goin real fast
{Drakkisath} that's what the baroness says
{Nefarian} PWNED
{MajordomoExecutus} haha ss'd.
{BaronRivendare} ass
{Drakkisath} dammit i'm bored. where are all the mobs?
{Ragnaros has come online}
{Nefarian} hey rag.
{Ragnaros} TASTE THE FLAMES OF SULFURON
{MajordomoExecutus} wtf caps
{BaronRivendare} o_O
{Nefarian} you dont have to put on your show, there arent any mobs around
{Ragnaros} where the hell is everyone
{Level 64 human warrior has come online}
{Nefarian} niiiiiice
{Nefarian} Im not even gonna use my skellies
{BaronRivendare} same
{Level 64 human warrior has killed Drakkisath}
{Nefarian} ....
{BaronRivendare} wt...
{Level 64 human warrior has killed BaronRivendare}
{Nefarian} jesus
{MajordomoExecutus} /inspect
{MajordomoExecutus} wtf he's wearing greens!
{Level 64 human warrior has killed Majordomo Executus}
{Ragnaros} BY FIRE BE PUR}
{Level 64 human warrior has killed Ragnaros}
{Nefarian} omg
{Nefarian has gone offline}
{Level 64 human warrior} lol noobz
{Level 66 night elf hunter has come online}
{Level 64 human warrior} 2 minutes 34 seconds, beat it
{Level 66 night elf hunter} oh i will
{Level 66 night elf hunter} what are all these healers and elites doing here?