laserone’s Vox blog

"THAT is when people lose their temper and what it says in the paper is; 'Custody Officer Assaults Inmate'. It doesn't say; 'Three Inmates Spent Six Hours Flooding Shit Water and Throwing Poop Balls At The Guy Until He Lost His Mind... And Assaulted The Inmate."

~ 2 Guys 1 Brain podcast
http://www.2g1b.com

LOL

So how has everybody been? I've been blogging on my own website, http://WhatISaid.org/blog  I like Vox though, so I am going to try to blog in both places.

But the truth is, I tend to be most active on social networks than on my own blog as of late.  In other words, the best way to keep up with what I am doing, thinking, reading, taking pictures of, etc. is by following me on Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed, etc.  Friendfeed actually aggregates ALL my online activity into one feed, so lately that's been the best way to "follow" me as it's sort-of a catch-all for all my various online activities.  Friendfeed is great, you should try it.

It's interesting that in the "old days" when the internet was new, everybody had "home page" web sites and those pages linked to various other websites they found interesting or useful.  Next came blogs, and now it's social networking sites that are the most popular.  NOW, people are going BACK to having Personal Home Pages, but this time those pages have links to their various social network online presences, sort of like a Table of Contents or "jump page".  My jump page is here: http://www.MyOtherStuff.net

What's new?  Not much.

Here are the stories I'm reading via digg.com:
http://digg.com/users/laserone
(a good way to keep up on what I'm thinking about.)

Compulsively updating my status updates on twitter.com:
http://twitter.com/laserone
(a good way to keep up on what I'm doing.)

Taking lots of photos:
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/
(a good way to keep up on what I'm seeing.)

Check out http://maps.live.com  Their "Bird's Eve View" images are WAY better than google maps.  I was able to see really close up some of the houses I used to live in growing up.  It's nuts.

Really cool site where you can make "mix tapes" online!
http://www.mixwit.com/

Not much...

* Checking out the new photoshop for the web;
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2366629727/

* Wrapping my Pug in a towel:
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2362447713/

* Mapping the family tree on http://www.geni.com

* Posting photos to flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/

* Twittering: http://twitter.com/laserone

* I switched back to my Nokia N80 from the iPhone.  Will basically use my iPhone as an iPod Touch.

* Looking at found photos:
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2352698471/

* Reconnecting with old friends (and dumping the unhealthy ones).

* Hanging out in cemeteries: http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2341949545/

* Cruising with the tops off: http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2339085792/

* Drawing: http://www.iluvart.net

* Reading: http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2331132953/

* Compulsively joining multiple social-networking sites
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2332375208/
and
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2344061485/
and
http://flickr.com/photos/laserone/2362422090/

... idunno what else...

The Mac OSX dock is SO ANNOYING!  It's always popping up or taking up room or loading programs I didn't want to load because I accidentally click on it.

I mean, it's cool, it's neat, but it gets in the way.

I found this hack / mod and it works GREAT!
http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2006/03/dock_on_top.html

How perfect a match is this?? :)

Pink!

So I ordered an EEE PC a month ago and it was on backorder, they've been hard to get.  Mine shipped Friday and the following Monday they announce a new version.  Isn't that always the way?  (Mine arrived today/Wed.) 

The new one will be the same body but with more screen (less screen border).  But I assume it'll be more money, so whatever.  But it just figures.

EeePc900

They say if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all.  Hence my blogging silence. I'm just very SAD after my friend's death and also rather bitter and my patience is nill.