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QotD: It’s All In The Stars
Oct 29th 2006
What’s your sign? What do you think of astrology and horoscopes?
I’m an Aquarius although I really don’t put much stock in the whole astroloy thing. You can basically make anything fit with a horoscope or some other test which tells you about yourself based on a sign. It can be fun to play around with at times though.
Here’s my horoscope for today:
Sometimes you appear disconnected from reality, but others don’t usually know how far out you really are. Now, as the Moon moves through your sign, you can surprise everyone with your brilliance. You can be the hero by finding a solution to a problem that others couldn’t solve. Don’t hold back. Think big, and trust the original ideas that come to you just in time.
QotD: Well, I’d Never!
Oct 28th 2006
What did you think you would never ever do… but did?
Submitted by Murky.
Go on a Roller coaster. I’m not a thrill seeking person, really. I don’t generally like amusement park rides that are of the extreme classification.
And then I found myself in Busch Gardens Williamsburg. They’ve got a couple of really nice roller coasters and I was determined, along with my mom, to actually go on one. So we scouted things out. We didn’t want to go on anything where we were dangling, so The Big Bad Wolf and Alpengeist were out. SApollo’s Chariot was also out. Too tall and fast. So we ended up in the line for the Loch Ness Monster.
Little did we know at the time that this coaster involved interlocking loops. My dad and sister who chose not to ride were aware of this fact, but did not tell us until after.
I should have gotten the picture they took. The people in front of us in the car had their hands up and were screaming. My mom and myself were in the back seat with our eyes closed holding on for dear life. The first part of the ride I was watching. The first drop was killer, and I made the mistake of looking out the side when we went through the first loop ( “Why is the ground above me?!?”). It was…interesting.
I probably wouldn’t do something like that again, epically since all the rides are getting taller, faster, more intense. It’s just too much for me. But I did it once. Well twice actually. I was on a wooden coaster at Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. Comet
QotD: Today’s Top 5
Oct 26th 2006
Books, movies, music; what’s in your top 5 right now?
- Porcupine Tree – Stupid Dream I just bought the remastered version of this off of amazon. The one with the DVD-A of the album included. Really nice, but kinda weird in that Porcupine Tree way. If you’re into progressive type stuff and haven’t checked them out, you should.
Steven Wilson does some of the best audio mixes out there. Everything he touches ends up being great it seems.
- The Dragon Reborn by Robert JordanBook 3 in the Wheel of Time series. I’m really digging this book so far. Like I’ve mentioned on previous occasions, I’m not sure why I didn’t read these before I did, but now I’m making up for lost time. From what I hear the series is best in the beginning and then kinda drags out a bit, but we’ll see…
- Walk The Line (DVD)I watched this last night after renting it from Netflix. Johnny Cash was an amazing man, and this movie lived up to his reputation. I had no idea about what he went through in his life and it made me respect him a lot more after watching it. The movie was incredibly well done, great script, awesome actors. I highly recommend it.
- Final Fantasy IV AdvanceOne of the classic RPGs of all time remade for the Gameboy Advance (and by definition, my DS as well) I think I’m almost done with it. It’s been a fun, classic-like ride so far
I can’t think of a number 5 right now though, maybe I’ll come up with something later
QotD: What I Love About Vox
Oct 25th 2006
In honor of Vox’s launch tomorrow, what’s your favorite feature or aspect of Vox?
I’m kinda scared about the launch actually… So far it’s been a very nice community of people hanging around, but as soon as you open the doors and let anyone in… We’ll have to see what happens.
Anyway, I really like how easy it is to use. I’m a tech-y guy generally and being a web developer, I’ve got no problems getting down and dirty with the code, but if I had to write my blog like that, I probably wouldn’t even use it. I’d be fighting with the template and plugins most of the time instead of actually just using the thing.
I also like the question of the day idea, since it’s really helpful for thinking up topics to write about.
Vox rocks 
QotD: All My Computers
Oct 23rd 2006
How many computers do you have in your house?
Submitted by Foomper.
Oooh, you asked for it. Totaling up everything, I have 5. My naming scheme is centered around the ships from Freespace 2, the best space combat simulation ever produced.
- My Laptop (Valkyrie). Apple MacBook Pro 1.83ghz Intel CoreDuo with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB hard drive. This started off just being a standard laptop, but now I’d consider it my main machine for everything except playing games. I find myself doing most of my work/browsing/talking/music playing/whatever on it. I love my MacBook
- Desktop (Aquitaine). Previously my main machine, It’s a AMD Athlon 64 3000+ with 1GB of RAM and a nVidia 6800GT 256MB card in it. It’s used primarily for watching DVD movies (I have a 20″ widescreen LCD attached and a nice set of 5.1 Logitech speakers) and playing games. I used to use it as my everyday use machine until I got my MacBook. I’m due for an upgrade next year when Vista and DirectX 10 come out.
- My Server (Ravana). I just got this thing back up and running over the weekend after lending out the power supply to a friend of mine. It’s basically the guts of my first computer I ever owned. A Pentium 3 833mhz (upgraded from a P3 533mhz which I still have hanging around here somewhere), 512MB of RAM, the original 20GB hard drive for the Operating System (Linux) and a 100GB hard drive for storage which I really need to upgrade. Been kicking for a while now with 24/7 operation. Pretty amazing actually.
- My Router (GTVA_command). This computer isn’t actually doing anything right now since I got my D-Link DLG-4300, but it used to be a router computer, running Smoothwall Linux and being the firewall between me and the world. It worked really well, up until I got my Nintendo DS, but it didn’t play nicely with that. So I dumped it. It’s still sitting there though. Via C3 833mhz with either 128MB or 256MB of RAM, 2 network cards, plus the one on the motherboard and a 40GB laptop hard drive. This thing was a real bear to get constructed since I had a faulty motherboard to start off with. Finally after a month of having the parts, the thing actually worked.
- My old laptop (Pegasus). A dell Inspiron 600m that’s on it’s last legs. It still works OK, but the LCD is getting kinda flaky on it. I don’t really use it for anything these days and I keep it around as a backup.
QotD: Good On A Cold Day
Oct 22nd 2006
What food or drink do you love when it’s cold out? (Recipes and recommendations, please!)
Nothing special here. Just a mug of hot chocolate with some marshmallows. The only time I base what I eat off of the outside temperature is when it gets really hot out. Because sometimes I don’t feel like using the oven since it increases the heat factor entirely too much.
QotD: Weekend Plans
Oct 21st 2006
What are your plans for the weekend?
Today I’m going to be spending most of the day at my cousins wedding/reception. Fun! The ceremony starts in the afternoon and the reception starts at 7 or something. Going to be a very, very long day.
Sunday I have no real plans at the moment, but I’m sure I’ll think of something soon
QotD: My Earliest Memory
Oct 19th 2006
What is your earliest memory?
Submitted by Megan.
The first thing that comes to mind is kindergarten. A lot of stuff in kindergarten. Like coloring this book which was supposed to show opposites, or staying outside in the snow long past when recess was over playing with a friend in the snow.
But that stuff isn’t interesting is it?
I remember being out sick for a while in, I believe, second grade. We had some experiments for science that involved making a windmill by sticking a pin through the eraser of a pencil. My homework got sent home with the pencil included. My mom didn’t read the instructions and sharpened it. We got to that part and I started freaking out because she sharpened the “science pencil”. Freaking out = crying about it because I thought this pencil was one of a kind. Eventually my mom had to take me to see the teacher so she could tell me it was OK.
Ah, the wonders of youth.
Thus ends my embarrassing story of the day.
QotD: How To Kick A Cold
Oct 17th 2006
What do you do to get rid of a cold or flu?
Submitted by ashenflowers.
Why don’t you tell me? I’ve been trying to kick this thing for weeks.
I generally just take it easy, down some cold medication, lots of cough drops, and lots of fluids. No home brew remedies or anything like that. Obviously my system doesn’t work real well…
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