Boy, those google ads up top on my site aren't even close to being relevant are they?

The beer site is fine, everything else works, but for some reason I can't figure out my current index template just doesn't mesh well with google's JavaScript. I've tried a lot of html changing around, but so far no luck. It's really bugging me because I might as well take them off then, i've stopped getting any money (not that it was ever alot) and they're all about hurricane Katrina donations?

what kind of fucking moron still wants to donate to hurricane Katrina? I suspect it's just their default ad for when they don't know what to serve up.

It's got to be something with the css sheet...pure html works just fine, it's only when css is mixed in does it go haywire.

- Scary.....driver drags motorcycle for 4 miles under his car. What shocks me is that the rider is still alive, you have to wonder why there weren't more details about the driver of the car though?

- Also scary, video of an SUV flipping...oh like 10 times, cause it swerved to avoid getting side swiped. Probably an older model explorer or something...but at those speeds just about any car would flip in a situation like that.

- Again with the youtube links, funny commercial about the intelligence of women.

- Lastly, from good old chi town, Parking ticket aide roughed up by cop because she wouldn't void his ticket on his personal car. A cop wanting to get out of a parking ticket because of abuse of power? Inconceivable!

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I was very very busy.

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So....today we bought blinds for two windows and installed them, went to JC Penny's and registered for our wedding, met my sister for lunch, went to Binny's for more review beer (hey...we were in the neighborhood), mowed the lawn, did a load of dishes, and ripped 6 bushes out of the front of our house.

And people wonder why I have no time.

But if I did have time I'd be out riding my motorcycle more....a couple of weeks ago I ripped the carburator out of it and brough it to Tim for help on. See the bike has been running for shit for years. Backfiring, not starting at all...totally unreliable.

Just syncronyzing the carbs has really made a huge improvement. It even started on the first try even after sitting for a week. I'm looking forward to testing it out some more to see if this really was the fix.

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So I guess PS2 ports are going the way of the dodo on computers.

It's not that I really care, but sometimes you have a computer keyboard your really happy with, and if it's a PS2....well that can pose a problem. At least that's what happened with Jen's new computer....nary a single ps2 port to be seen, but plenty of USB ones.

The good news is that they sell adapters for this, PS/2 to USB.

Works like a freakin' charm....thankfully the mouse didn't need one because Microsoft's been making them USB for like...oh 6 freakin' years already. Really cool cause there's just no drivers...it's invisible pretty much.

- Fond memories...remember that Denis Leary song "asshole" from the No Cure for Cancer CD? Somebody set it to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video. Classic.

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Keep in mind, i'll be adding a back seat, side bags, and a windshield to any bike probably.

Shadow Aero

Shadow Sabre

Shadow Spirit

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I've been waiting all day for a couple of UPS/FedEx shipments, both of which didn't arrive until after 3:30ish :(

Feels like the day has just dragged by, but on the bright side there's a whole new computer and a couple of 250gb hard drives (woot!) now for me to play with. Going to throw them in my SC101 right now.

- What does unloading 298 rounds through a glock look like? Scary...

- Supposedly, Final Fantasy 7 is confirmed for the PS3. Holy crap this is huge new for fanboys if it's true.
- Anime in love, a mockumentary about the relationships of otaku.

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I mean, I'm glad to see she's back. I think her last album didn't do so well so she's trying to make a come back....but doing it with songs called "Promiscuous" and "Maneater".

I dunno...there's just something cheap about it to me. I thought the last two CD's were kind of higher on a lyrical basis.

On a seperate note, it's generally not wise to piss off the guy dressed like Freddy "mother fucking" Kruger.

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This is such a sleek looking bike, it's the Suzuki 2006 Boulevard M109R

Don't you just wanna hop on that thing and go fight evil, or a giant robot or something? Actually if it was a transformer then that would be even cooler.

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Well I feel pretty darn good about everything now I think.

I've got every post I can salvage back up, the photo gallery is working again (although I lost all custom names and comments), google ads are back (thanks to those who use them, the support is always appreciated).

- Pretty damn funny campaign from Philips for their new Bodygroom razor. The main selling point appears to be that you can shave "anywhere"...ahem.

By the way, should you ever find yourself in need of a pedestal in the chicagoland area, try looking at Hobby Lobby. It's like pedestal mecca in there, wood, plaster, metal, etc....it's crazy how many they have.

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I've been trying....trying to hard to make things work with Gallery2. First there was creating an SQL database, fine I'll go ahead and roll with that. Then there was the ugly interface, overabundant amount of modules to pick and choose from, the inablility to simply pull from local existing directories without a php localization module being installed, and the last nail in the coffin was the need of mod_rewrite module for apache.

Come back to me Gallery 1.5, I'm sorry I ever strayed. I only went to Gallery2 because Gallery1.4 left me when my hard drive crashed. I swear it will never happen again.

For me, Gallery 1.5 just looks better, runs faster and makes more sense. Maybe if I had 5 gajillion photos or a brand new speedy webserver I'd feel differently.

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I am so sick of dealing with movable type templates right now....

Seriously, it's like I spent a whole bunch of time to get it right, then erased it in a flash....so frustrating

and I still haven't dealt with the whole "how to restore 3 years of archieves" issue, not to mention the beer review website.

And gallery 2...kinda sucks, seriously not impressed so far with it. I still might roll back to version 1.5....works great, looks better and doesn't have to fuck with SQL for no good reason.

On the plus side, i've had the Dirtie Blonde CD for a few days now (yay pre release access) and honestly I have to say it's pretty damn good. You should really go listen to a few tracks and then buy the CD, it's really good. I didn't expect to like them, but really, it's quality stuff here folks.

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Still working on a lot of stuff, a whole bunch of it is just gone forever, and whats left is hard to reintegrate. oh well....could be worse I guess.

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I use the phone a lot in my job, a whole hell of a lot actually. So over the past couple of years I've pretty much managed to kill the batteries in our current phones (Uniden 5.8ghz TRU-5885). Sure, they'll hold a charge for about 35 minutes, but playing musical chairs between them for 3 hours can be a logistical nightmare.

Plus, when I bought them at the apartment, only having 2 wasn't a big deal, but now with a whole house we're sort of having a phone shortage.

Enter the VtechMI6896 (found localy at costco for $99 bucks)

I've only had them out for a day or so, so i'm still getting used to the ringer and junk, but they seem to be pretty cool. Funny thing is they're so freaking small they feel almost like toys. But they do have some features on them that I think will prove useful. For example to mute on the old uniden phones you had to hold a button down for about 2 seconds, and then the same to release it. On these new Vtech phones they have a dedicated mute button that's instant. That may not sound like a big deal, but when your on conference calls alot it's a pain in the butt.

Also, one other cool thing is you can use a phone to call another phone in the house. Kind of like a wireless intercom system. That'll be cool for when we're working on the house and I have to be up on the roof, or say I'm working on the bathroom and Jen needs to turn on the water. Probably only ever use it once, but it's still really cool.

So far the only downside really is there's no speakerphone in the base. Sure there are speakerphones in each handset, but the minute you put it back in the cradle to charge the speakerphone turns off. I wish I could swap the built in answering machine for a base speaker phone. oh well.

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Well I think last friday night I changed the oil for the first time on Jen's new car. Not that this is the most amazing impressive thing in the world, but you'd think I'd be able to find some information about this online...nope, no luck. Hell I couldn't even find a stupid Chilton's that was out yet. Anyways, even the filter computer at Wal-Mart didn't have the 2006 models in it yet, so I had to call the local ford dealer and ask them if the 2005 model is the same. Thankfully it is, but damn...this stuff is so simple you think it'd be easier to just google. Although, now that I know, Motorcraft has a really impressive website with model numbers for Ford cars. So what did I need to buy?
1 Motorcraft FL820S $3.28
6 quarts 5w-20 Motorcraft @ $2.07 (for some reason you can't buy them in bulk or 2 gallon jugs) That was it....had to borrow an oil filter wrench just in case (thank god I did). So everything else is kinda basic, put the car on ramps (lord, I need to get jacks....driving up ramps is just nerve racking) and then drained the oil pan by using a 15mm wrench to open the bolt:
One thing to watch out for is, this is a messy car. Oil get's everywhere, especially if you look where they put the oil filter:
Do you see that? Damn....oil get's all over that freaking pipe... That and whomever put that filter on must have been on steroids. I had to drill a damn hole in the plastic fairing so I could get a straight shot with the filter wrench to get it off. It was just literally crazy.
That's it....pretty simple. Six quarts is a lot of oil though, so make sure you have enough room to catch it all.

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