Projects
Thanks to a very helpful Devon Kerr I now know what parts of my PC were causing my prior trouble. I was running a Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz LGA 775 in an Asus Striker Extreme mobo with 4GB of DDR2 800 RAM. I played around with every possible video
Friends
I've been ridiculously busy since my last blog post. I'm starting to keep track of things by having my picture folders include the full date in the folder name. Otherwise I'd have no way to remember what order things came in. In chronological, photographical
I passed my CCIE Voice recertification. It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I did pretty well and spent more time stressing about it that I should have. It'll be nice to get the recert money. Brendan invited me down to the beach.
Family
I haven't posted in quite a while. That time has been filled with all sorts stuff. I've been riding my motorcycle around, going camping and Jeeping, Ward's wedding, more motorcycling, and just hanging out with people around Raleigh and Chapel Hill. I guess I&
Toys
I went down to Team Powersports in Smithfield on Saturday morning. Justin let me test ride the 09 demo model they had there. First, everyone in the shop seemed very cool. Second, this bike is big and heavy, but once you get on it that all disappears. It handled like
Books
I've been destroying books lately. They are great for plane rides, and great for taking your mind off of things. However, I always find myself more depressed than when I started. Something about holing yourself up for days at a time in a fantasy land that isn'
Guns
A while back Shapess and I trekked down to PDHSC again. I fired 100 rounds of Federal 9MM through the P07. I also fired one magazine of 15 hollow points. My accuracy was pretty great the first 50 rounds. The second set definitely suffered. I was stuffing an almost full
I have resolved to take a US History class and become the foremost expert on Thomas Paine. I will write many books and essays. I will refer to him as T. Paine in all literary works. I will laugh hysterically. That is all.
Music
Lately I've had a stunning series of strange musical coincidences. I'll be singing a song in the shower, and then again while I'm making my lunch for the day. Then I'll walk into the car and fire up the CD player or
Friends
I just had an amazing Idea. I like Music. I like Motorcycles. Bands go on tour during the summer months. Motorcycles are awesome to ride in the summer months. Action Plan: Take time off during the summer months and plot a course across the country that involves stops in different
Friends
I spent the weekend snowboarding (or trying to) in Snowshoe, WV. It's about a 6 hour drive from Raleigh. I went up with Pete and Kenneth. We randomly managed to run into Kurt and Lauren as well. I took a snowboarding class with Kurt. Lauren took a ski
The new year is upon us. It has descended without warning. Well, ok, maybe I knew it was coming. What has the new year brought? Realizations, random thoughts: 1. I've been drinking too much and would really love to stop waking up hungover. 2. I am not really