http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com MUL.DILI.PAT Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:49:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, I think I have to just admit to myself that I'm a bag whore.  I lust after laptop and messenger bags like some girls obsess over shoes.  My newest obsession, which I plan to treat myself with once I get my tax return, is the Unfold by Working Class Heroes.  Their Butterfingers Laptop ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2008/02/25/working-class-heroes-unfold/ I have not seen the latest Gundam series, but I think I am of the opinion that the Japanese don't make space operas like they used to... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/08/21/this-is-how-i-feel-after-watching-macross/ I keep forgetting how awesome this song is. I usually get tired of songs after hearing them a billion times (which I have a tendancy of doing), but this one song, I keep coming back to, and it sounds just as awesome as if were my first time hearing ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/08/08/underworld-cowgirl/ "apple has got the pretty down" -Eric http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/07/27/136/ i am writing this post from my iphone because, well, i can :D Oh my lord this thing is sweet! -Thom http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/07/23/iphone-awesomeness/ Perhaps the longest blog post I've ever written, and I don't even intend to post it ... I'm not even sure if writing all of that down has helped ease my mind at all. -Thom http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/07/10/wow-2/ "I'm a million dollar man, I need a billion dollar bitch" - International Player's Anthem [ft. Outkast] by UGK Haha! -Thom (I promise a real update will come soon) http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/06/06/best-line-from-a-song-ever/ yeah... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/06/01/131/ Well, things have been up and down these last few weeks. To begin with, I celebrated my birthday three weeks ago, that was fun.... I think. I'm tired of gettign older, I think it's high time I grow younger now. Or something. Heh. Lets see, more recently, ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/05/11/update-hey-hey/ So the main thing I've been holding off on with regard to taking the GRE is that fact that I don't have the tie to go through a massive word-list. Seeing as there are no word-list / flash cards available for the Mac, I've been kind of shit outta ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/03/30/yet-another-soon-to-be-failed-attempt-at-the-gres/ Oh. My. God. MySpace just sucks more and more each and every day. Not a day seems to go by where I don't have to deny/ignore 3-6 friend requests from non-people. Such a waste of time. Ugh... Anyway, ahem, I just had two of my wisdom teeth ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/03/30/myspace-is-a-parasite-and-my-teeth-hurt/ So to begin with, I've upgraded to WordPress 2.1.2 and am now running the first Release Candidate for K2. Hopefully I'll get some graphics up on the site as well, or at least play with the color scheme a little. Who knows? Blue is my favorite color, ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/03/12/site-upgrades-and-stuff/ So I've got a few things I wanna talk about today. Nothing important, but I figured I should post more often. To begin with, I've finally started sitting down and learning some programming languages. Everything I've taught myself with regards to Python and Lisp have atrophied since they have ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/02/15/languages-xtorrent-tiguan-and-life-in-general/ Wow, as an astute reader pointed out, it has been a while since I last posted to this site. I guess I'll have to change that, eh? So, what is new in my life? I think I'll hold off on anything related to my romantic life, since, well, I ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2007/02/05/whats-new-2/ So, as you all should know, I work for Otakon in the Guest Relations department. This year, I got to hang out with one of the Guests, Nana Kitade, quite a bit. I also became acquainted with the Editor of Kera magazine, who sent me the October 2006 ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/10/17/otakon-featured-in-kera-magazine/ So here is the deal, yo. My musical preferences teeter-totter back and forth between rock music (or some variety) to techno music (of some variety). Right now, I'm on a techno kick, specifically Breaks and House. The cool thing about Breaks and House music, I have some ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/10/17/free-music/ Many of those who have driven with me in my car have heard me complain that it lacks acceleration. Granted, it is only a 90hp diesel car, but damn has it been slow. Well, over the last months I've been reading up on possible fixes for my car's ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/08/31/my-car-is-no-longer-impotent/ Wow, my life has been very up and down since I last posted. I dunno where to begin. I erased my HD not too long ago, that was fun. The only thing of importance I lost were a few pictures, but that is it. Aside from that, I ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/08/12/i-guess-i-should-update/ On the various Mac-related blogs I frequent, there has been a decent amount of buzz about Al Gore's presentation/documentary An Inconvenient Truth. For those who are curious, Mr. Gore used Keynote for his presentation, which was initially how I started to hear about this film, but I've also come ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/06/03/an-inconvenient-truth/ Well, I just wanted to briefly post about my current music obsession, a little band called Stars, specifically their album Set Yourself on Fire. OMG! Such a good album. If anyone decides to check them out on iTunes or maybe download it illegally (whatever), I suggest Your ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/05/31/new-music-wednesday/ Well, two weeks have passed and now I'm safe and sound back in Baltimore. California was great, the weather was fuckin' awesome the entire time I was there. I got to hang out with Oki for a few days and we partied it up in San Francisco (aka: ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/05/22/im-baaaaaack/ Well, the MacBook came out this week, and dammit, it is teh SEX. Man, I suck. Time to go drool... -Tom http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/05/19/well-shit/ This is just a quick rant... Earlier this week, all of the Mac rumor sites were a-buzz with the news that Apple will be announcing the new iBook replacements (aka: the MacBook) this Tuesday. Well, Tuesday has come and gone, but Apple did not follow through with the rumors. ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/05/11/if-they-keep-saying-it-it-will-eventually-happen/ I had this really long post partially written that was gonna detail my flight to California and all that rot... but I scrapped it in favor of this post. No one really wants to hear me brag about livin' it up in sunny California, eh? Anyway, on the second leg ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/05/11/sgi/ So I went out to deposit my paycheck and whilst doing so, I picked up some food. I ate it in the car, and when I got home, I collected all the trash and deposited it in the large trash bin outside my hose. Not too long after, ... http://blog.b3atm0nk3y.com/2006/05/05/haha/