Two Things I Don’t Hate About Windows

Posted on December 30, 2006

Yes yes now, we all know Windows pretty much sucks. But there are still some neat features in there that I wish OSX would integrate. And not like “Oh look Vista has brand new features like widgets ‘gadets’ and Aqua ‘Aero’, but just neat little system features all operating systems should have.

1) Built-in FTP. Even if I have to do it in Explorer, it is nice to be able to have FTP without using a third party app (even though I love you Transmit). OSX does have FTP in the Finder, but it’s only one way. I can connect to an FTP server and download, but not upload. An odd lack of feature on Apple’s part.

2) Setting Desktop Pictures. This one’s a niggling complaint, but still, I miss being able to right click on any kind of image file and set it as the desktop picture, without having to open up System Preferences. Granted, it only saves me like a minute’s worth of time, tops, it still rocks.

This was originally supposed to be “Three Things I Don’t Hate About Windows”, but I forgot the third thing, and I don’t feel like going through years of logged iChat conversations with DB to find it, even though OSX integrates the incredibly awesome searchiness that is Spotlight.

Forecast for December: Unseasonably Asshole-ish in Lincoln

Posted on December 18, 2006

Now that my local newspaper has overhauled their website and is offering RSS feeds (through the back door [I mostly wanted to give Bernie some google juice for the phrase "back door", heh heh]), I’ve actually been keeping up with local news. (City Council meeting tonight, y’all heading out?) And today, I noticed, a local soup kitchen for the homeless was robbed. A week before Christmas? That’s ice-bitch-cold. But, it’s not the only one. This December there’s been a rash of stealing from places you’re not supposed to steal from. So far, just in the past few weeks, burglars have struck a couple of churches (including one church twice), three or four schools, a shelter, and now the soup kitchen. Fuckers. Now I’m angry, and have been put off my pancakes. This will not stand!

Crap.

Posted on December 15, 2006

I guess I should post. It’s been a while. But I got tagged for one of those meme things the kids love so much, not just by Bernie but also by BoK. So I guess I gotta do it. What’s this one about? Oh, six things that are maybe not so well known about me. I may not go as full out as BoK did and talk about shitting myself or anything, but there are still things that are not well known. I am, after all, a man of mystery.

I’m Not a Jerk - At least not as much as I seem. I’m actually really nice underneath it all, and for as much as I say I dislike children, animals, and the elderly, sometimes they can actually grow on me. Sometimes. And whenever I glare at Jill for making me do work, I actually don’t mind so much.

My Bathroom is Fucking Disgusting - Not just bachelor-gross, but like so gross even I don’t like going in there. I have my own private master bathroom, with a toilet and a sink and a medicine cabinet/mirror. The toilet grows this weird black mold that I have to clean away every week, and it keeps coming back no matter how much Clorox I use. Fingernail and toenail clippings usually go into the toilet for easy disposal, but sometimes I miss. Also there are three or four empty toilet paper packages ‘cuz I haven’t thrown them away. And the sink and counter is now covered in hairs because I trimmed my beard last night. I’ve got a stack of eWeek magazines that I’m working through too. And I haven’t taken the little trash out in forever. Not bad for someone who is otherwise generally germophobic.

I Can Remember Names and Details of Every Cute Girl I’ve Ever Met - I’m not creepy, I swear. It’s just that I have a very strong memory for names and faces. And if a girl is attractive, she just stands out that much more. I just have good memory recall, and I like girls. It’s not weird, serious.

I’m a Compulsive Liar - I don’t lie to hurt people, just to have fun. I guess I’m quick-witted and creative enough that I can come up with stuff at the top of my head, and combined with the fact that most people can’t tell when I’m joking and when I’m serious (it’s a blessing… and a curse), I’m a great bullshitter. I just do it to make trouble, and to see how far I can go. And I’ve gone pretty far too, whether I’m making up science, or making up children (that’s a good story, I’ll have to tell that one here some time…)

I Am Not Superstitious At All - I absolutely do not believe in ghosts, spirits, afterlife, bad luck, aliens*, etc. I think it’s all just foolish nonsense.

*It’s not that I don’t believe in life on other planets, I just don’t think they’ve been here any time recently.

I Really Like Whiskey - And vodka, and scotch, and liqueurs and cordials, and booze in general. The good stuff too. If I can devote myself to being a connoisseur of such things, awesome.

Now comes the part wherein with a heavy heart I must pin this meme thing on someone else, lest it die here a sad death like an ignored chain letter promising certain doom. So let’s see, umm, Paul, DB the playa, Mojo Hannah, and erin. Go forth and make yourselves useful!

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