gentoo

January 18, 2005 &bull linux

It’s 11:38pm and I should probably be asleep. But, I’m in the middle of my first Gentoo linux build and am having a hard time traversing the distance between my computer(s) and the bedroom. Two nights ago I scrapped my Slackware 10 box and decided to give Gentoo a shot. Truthfully, I’m not sure I’ll [...]



motorcycle diaries

January 11, 2005 &bull movies

We saw The Motorcycle Diaries last night. I’ve been wanting to see this film for quite a while and was finally able convince Heidi to go with me. It was one of those slow moving stories that didn’t have a lot of conflict or action; nonetheless, it definitely wasn’t boring. The acting was good and [...]



real alternative; poetry

January 4, 2005 &bull technology

I came across this little app called Real Alternative that is, as the name implies, an alternative to the crappy Real player. I installed it on my laptop and watched this Moby interview with it — it worked really well. And I thought all the extra icons, advertisements, and nagging upgrade messages were required to [...]



I’ve been off work since December 23, 2004 and, truthfully, haven’t spent at lot of time thinking about it. That was, until this morning when I realized I only had one day of vacation left and the daily grind was about to resume. This seems to happen to me each year: I take a lot [...]



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