The Unforgettable Fire???

Two great mlk tributes on that one and a lovely, moody album altogether. :)

happy mlk day.

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

you know what makes me see red? when i see a review on amazon for a technical book that says: "bad book--not for beginners." there are *so* many reviews like that. and you know what? none of the books i've read with those reviews claim to be for beginners! so fucking what if you can't understand the book because it wasn't written specifically for you? don't bash something you don't understand. if the book *claims* to be for beginners, but appears much too complex, fine. if you find inaccuracies or poorly explained topics, fine. just don't write a goddammed review that says, "waaaah, i can't understand this, so it's bad!" whiny bitches. there goes my new years hopes and dreams... ;)

most of the reviews i've looked at that have pissed me off were for books that i've gained an immense amount of information from--perhaps they weren't for beginners, but who said all books are supposed to cater to the beginner anyway?

has anyone else seen these idiotic types of reviews?

what meaningless nonsense drives you mental? :)

if multi-touch is as cool as it looks, i would love it if it would replace the mouse. imagine having a better touchpad that gave you multi-touch for your desktop? that would be very cool. a few gestures to shrink the screen and control windows more "intuitively" than the mouse.

sounds like a killer application of this technology for a desktop. i imagine microsoft will find a "legal" way to embrace and extend this concept. of course, it'll be called "many-feel" or something--TOTALLY different. ;)

i just realized something. in my new job, i'm like luke skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back. You know, more confident, more competent, less whiny. Almost a Jedi, but not quite there--the force is starting to run through me. revmike is like the emperor--manipulating this current customer (Vader) to sway me to the dark side.

When I started out at the new job, i was scared shitless. i didn't really whine though--not the whiny type. now, though, i wear a brown robe with a hood to the office and wave my hands at people to do my bidding and make them stop being FUCKING STUPID.

i only hope before the end of this project for this one company that Darth Vader doesn't take my hand off. :)

it is AWESOME looking and i want one. they just need to get a real cellular provider first. cingular? fuck no...

evdo will be nice too.

i still want one.

*drool*

you're scaring (and scarring) everyone!

and gallows pole has an eerie topical vibe to it these days!

hey, how's it goin' anyway?

Ok, if Apple comes out with their version of a phone, i'll take a serious look at it right away. if they have the basic features i need--corporate email, good PIM, good calender, integration with outlook, and internet access...i'm all theirs. :)

apple just designs such beautiful and functional stuff. i can barely ask for more from my ipod and itunes. there are a few things, but not much. still destroys winamp and wmp.

i was so skeptical of them and was avoiding them at all costs, but having an ipod and itunes and playing around with OS X has just won me over on their merits alone. so...i'm their bitch for now.

don't fuck that up apple!

tried everything on hand. meditation, banging my head against the wall, counting about 32 species of animals, singing boring doors songs, nothin'.

stuck in a hotel and i just can't sleep. i'd take tylenol pm, but it would keep me groggy all day tomorrow.

bah!

so what do you do when you can't sleep?

c) just say, "screw it" and stay up for 48 hours straight
r) snort warm milk up your nose
a) watch tv until your iq falls 50 points
p) ???

ah back to bed to toss and turn some more.

WITHOUT: destroying the entire planet, killing more people, road raging, bar-fighting, betraying, trolling, name-calling, hating, lying, fearing, prejudice, generalizations, divisiveness.

WITH: love :D

Happy New Year!!!!

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy!

There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be in time
It's easy!

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

There's nothing you can know that isn't known.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.
It's easy!

All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
All you need is love (all together now)
All you need is love (everybody)
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

(she loves you yeah, yeah, yeah. she loves you yeah, yeah, yeah.)

zoooo!!! hello!!! on a natural high. 1 last day of dealing with a tricky customer and i'm OFF FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK!!!!!!!!!

heaven heaven heaven! i'm so happy. this is the best day i've had in 2 months.

OOOOOH!!! LYLA is on. HEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYY LYLA! The world around us makes me feel so small....

LYLA!

jam that. down your. fucking throat! and smoke it. or whatever.

merry jts b-day and happy new foot!

i made this italian oriented dinner and it was FANTASTIC!!! i didn't use any recipes. i made my own sauce with olive oil, tomato sauce, green peppers, onions, oregano, gahhhlic, and mushrooms (added near the end). also cooked up some boneless chicken breasts in oil, gahhhlic, green pepper and spices. then i mixed the chicken into the sauce.

i put provolone cheese on top and let it melt. it was DELICIOUS!!! i couldn't believe it. it was all by just adding things--never really did that before much. i was worried it would suck.

also, got some bread sticks (soft) and covered them with butter melted with garlic and topped it with parmesan cheese. cooked that in the oven for a while.

topped off with a nice chianti, boiled some fresh angel hair pasta, and it was a delicious meal.

only bad thing is wdb wants me to cook more often now. heh--double-edge sword. ;)

Hey, just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Be careful out there! :) Just wish we would get some more snow--all our snow melted and it's so grim and gray outside.

Another year just about under our belts. I actually am getting that stunned feeling about how quickly life is flying by--i can't believe it's been 11 years since i graduated from college. sheesh.

Well, back to work! Merry Christmas!

i'm now "Beelzebub2" compared to the cute cuddly Smoochy Bear. Ethelred has disowned me. I'm so sad, and yet, I'm my own man nonetheless. No dictator is gonna tell me what to believe no more!!!! :)

signed, proudly since there is no stinking satan,
Beelzebub2 :D

P.S. ethelred, atheists love you! i love you man!

P.P.S. i'm thankful for reason, science, darwin and his dangerous idea, the stone roses, java, and sweet lovin' child'n!!! happy thanksgiving!

P.P.S.S. In the words of Rage Against the Machine:

WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.P.P.S.S. Sambuca is a nice treat!

P.P.P.S.S.S Michael Richards is fuzzled upzizzled. What a bummer.

i never know when i'm going to offend everyone (not my intention ever) or have a great discussion when i bring up religion. that last one has 50 comments! yikes. it also seems that no one got pissed at me or each other, which is nice. that's exactly all i ask for when i complain about religion--let's at least talk about it without getting pissed at each other. i don't exactly know what it is that i do when things go bad, but i'd like to do less of that and more of this. let's listen to each other's ideas/criticisms/beliefs and see if all of us can learn new things. i know i've learned some things.

thanks everyone!!!