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Archive for April, 2005
False profit
Apr 21st
Double whammy
Apr 15th
I checked my bank account balance this morning, and my pay, and my tax refund went in last night. W00t!
So now I have no debt anywhere, nicely positive balances on all my accounts, and am owed over a grand from various people. Sounds like things are looking up :)
(Time to buy records me-thinks)
Funnies
Apr 9th
Here’s a couple of things for your viewing pleasure.
Numa Numa (In the vein of The Star Wars Kid)
Ididioth (Don’t click if you are offended by foul language, crude humour, or you are French)
Magical Trevor (A bit like that badger badger badger thing, but funnier)
The Star Wars Kid (In case this is your first time on the internet in 3 years. Don’t click if you were offended by Numa Numa)
Illumination
Apr 9th
Wednesday I had an absolutely crap-tastic day at work. Thursday was fine, but I developed a death-strength headache. Yesterday was sunny and beautiful. Today is sunny and beautiful. Somehow all my worries and frustrations have dematerialized.
I finished reading Hey Nostradamus. I highly recommend it. It’s a tale told by four people, revolving around how their lives are changed by a high school shooting. Some parts are beautiful, some are heart-wrenching. It’s an amazing look into the human condition, and how we can feel so lost and like God has forsaken us all. But as we look back over things, we More >
Age of Empires III
Apr 2nd
The geek in me is very excited. Age of Empires 3 is due out in the third quarter of this year. The graphics look absolutely gorgeous, the gameplay sounds like it will be fun, the story sounds enticing… and it’s Age of Empires. Can’t wait.
Most interesting part for me… they’re using the Havoc physics engine. That’s the same engine that Half-Life 2 used, and Psi-Ops, to realistically throw bodies and trees around. That means for AOE that when a you launch a cannonball into a bunch of dudes, some of them will go flying. When you cut down trees, they’ll More >
6 hrs left
Apr 2nd
Of my in-car driving lessons. Then I can get my license. W00t.
Aside from having a soar throat and cold, this week has been kindof cushy. I had Monday off due to having worked Easter Friday, I took Tuesday off because of being sick, Wednesday morning the same. So I worked 2 and half full days of work, got a week’s worth of work accomplished, and got paid for a full week. Make’s me wonder if I should reevaluate all my working hours.
My current quandary: Since Freshwind I haven’t touched my turntables, or even set them back up. Today was my More >