What the...?

Al Franken for Senate?

Al Franken is making a run for the Senate in Minnesota?

Hell yeah!

eMac my bitch up

I realized after getting my computer up and running again that it never actually worked right.

It does things now that it didn't used to. It's stronger, faster, better. Most impressive of all, it doesn't intermittently boot in open firmware for no good reason.

I hadn't ever worked in OS X when I bought the eMac. Turns out if I'd of realized that it wasn't supposed to do all weird things it did I could have just traded it in for a working one. Ultimately I suppose I could have actually spent a little time learning about how it was supposed to work, but that would have required effort on my part. I do think it's interesting that that the hard drive took over a year to actually fail.

iTunes

On New Music Tuesdays iTunes sends me an email and today in the "just added" section they had a remastered version of the Let It Be (my favorite Replacements album).

Not bad considering I've been looking for a CD for a while now. I like The Replacements -they remind me of the tragically hip 80's in a big bad way. Mostly they remind me of the hipster doofus I was then -as opposed to now right?.

Timberwolves

How 'bout those T-wolves?

Truth, justice and American advertising...

Jerry Seinfeld and Superman go to lunch go on a road trip, and the legitimate theatre. Man! I wish I was rich enough to have superhero friends.

Who had the keys? Let's start with that.
Jerry Seinfeld

The Five Stages of Hard Drive Death

The hard drive on my G4 died this weekend. I've never had a hard drive die on one of my Macs before? It was very sad. Luckily my friend Joe had me back up all my files on an external drive and everything made the transition to the new drive. Plus the guys at the Apple Store in Mission Viejo helped me very quickly over the weekend and it's better today. Thanks guys your assistance was inimitable.

These are the stages of my drive dying:

1. Denial -The "No, not me" stage.
"Hell no! My computer isn't making a little weird clicking sound! -It's got to be an software issue."

2. Anger/Resentment - The "Why me" stage.
Anger at the situation, your computer and others are common. You may end up blaming your partner or children because you know damn well you didn't download anything stupid and install it.

3. Bargaining - The "If I do this, you'll do that" stage.
You try to negotiate to change the situation. If you've lost a hard drive to death you might bargain with God, "I'll be a better person if you'd just bring it back". You might approach your computer who is asking for release and say "If you'll stay I'll change. I'll start paying for software and music!".

4. Depression- The "Its really happened" stage.
You realize the situation isn't going to change. The death or catastrophic collapse happened and there is nothing to bring the other data back. Acknowledgement of the situation often brings depression. This could be a quiet, withdrawn time as you soak in the situation. Or alternately -it could be time to have some real quality interaction with your X-box.

5. Acceptance - The "This is what happened" stage.
Though you haven't forgotten what happened you are able to begin to move forward. You've backed up all your data and purchased a new hard drive. Soon you stop thinking so much about what you've lost and just start working with the new data. You start thinking about how the Genius bar at the Apple store isn't so much minded by geniuses -but guys that used to be regulars at comic and/or Star Trek conventions. And that's -okay.

Adapted (loosely) from Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, On Death and Dying

Go fourth

It's Mary and I's 4th wedding anniversary today. It seems like a lot has happened in that time (why that's a one term president!). Through it all it's been quite a trip. Mary was the fifth person I was "officially" engaged to but only the second one I actually married.

I honestly never thought I would get married again. I have no complaints though. I'd marry her everyday if I could. Mary rocks.

Moore on Disney

"Fahrenheit 9/11 is not the Disney brand; we put out family oriented films." So true. That's why the #1 Disney film in theaters right now is a film called, KILL BILL, VOL. 2.
Michael Moore

Fahrenheit 911

I guess the age old adage is true; You don't fuck with the
mouse.

I will tell you this: Some people may be afraid of this movie because of what it will show. But there's nothing they can do about it now because it's done, it's awesome, and if I have anything to say about it, you'll see it this summer -- because, after all, it is a free country.
Micheal Moore

With each ending comes...

...a new beginning.

I recieved Kung Fu - The Complete First Season on DVD yesterday. That's sort of thing I buy with my Amazon Associates program money when it comes in.

When you cease to strive to understand, then you will know without understanding
Kwai Chang Caine

Moving on II

Well I got word last night that I too have been laid off as May 1st. So now the only one in the house that is gainfully employed is Mary Belle. Which is kinda funny if you think about it.