I was under the assumption that Alex and Nel wouldn't be having their annual Halloween get-together today since Alex told me they all had the flu this past week. I was surprised when he IMed me this morning and told me to come on up. I just went to the store and got some stuff to make some fun cocktails and will be bringing that with me later today. I got home and mixed a of couple sample drinks just to make sure everyone would like them, and I think they will. :) I've been playing guitar a lot more lately. My trusty ol' Ibanez SGT-110 has been getting a hell of a workout. Might need new strings soon. I recently found that if I tune down a whole step, it makes singing a lot easier for me. Even though I'm able to sing at a higher key, I end...
Month: October 2010
Hunting Continues…
I'm house-sitting for someone next week for about eight days. This person has a separate guest house on their property that I will be checking out too. If it looks good, then I'll be moving into it over the next few weeks, so looks like the house-hunting is just about over. Best part: it's in South Tampa, not far from Arnold's place (and work). I'm going to start working on SCS017 again tonight right after I read a script that Carl sent me (sorry, been busy man).
Hmm…
Looks like I'm not getting all of the old blog posts. I would surmise that Archive.org only scrapes the page and doesn't do deep link inspecting. I had an option set to only display the five most recent entries on the old site, so I'm only getting five entries per month. But, I guess that's better than nothing. Maybe I'll have some old entries somewhere else. I've gotten all of 2004 and 2005 now transferred over to the new site here.
Old Blog Entries
Ok, I spoke too soon. After crossing my fingers, rubbing the lucky rabbit's foot and the buddha's belly, I found all of the old site's blog entries on Archive.org. I'm spending time now copying the entries (manually!) to the site. So far, April 2004 is up here.
Getting Sick
One of the features of the original site was Sick Thought of the Day, which was a footnote to each blog entry. There were hundreds of these, which were lost forever. Lucky for you all, I created a Twitter account for this a while back and I've just added the feed to this homepage of the site (scroll down a little - it's on the right side). Enjoy!
A New Hope?
I visited the studio apartment tonight and liked it a lot. It had plenty of room for me. I'll have to get a stackable washer and dryer combo, but that's pretty much it. And, oddly enough, there wasn't a closet, so I may have to look at getting a wardrobe for my clothes. I'll check out IKEA after I'm done writing this. The lady who owns the property was really nice. Her husband passed away recently, and I think she took a liking to me. I need to hammer out some details tomorrow, but I told her I'll have a decision to her no later than Thursday. I'm feeling really good about this. Other than the drive to work, I think it'll be a good fit.
Housing Adventures
Tonight after work I'm going to look at a 1,200 sq. ft. studio apartment in Wesley Chapel. It's on the same property as the owner's regular house, but there appears to be about an acre of land around it. The pros: It's at the top end of my price range, but all utilities are included, so the cost works out pretty cheap. Also, it's one large, open room, which means I can set up the space for studio work pretty easily. It will also put me a lot closer to Alex & Nel's house. The cons: If I get this place, it will extend my drive from 15 minutes one-way to work to 50 minutes one-way. This also equates to spending more on gasoline. It also takes me away from South Tampa, which kinda sucks a bit as I really like the area. Right now I'm living with all my...
Full, Yet Relaxing
That pretty much describes my weekend. I stopped off at Hooters Friday night and watched the Lightning win their game and the Yankees lose theirs. I've decided I need to slow way down on eating out to save money, so I'm going to limit myself to one night per week. I may make it a weekly pizza night and stay home and do work on this site while eating. I woke up Saturday determined to relax and de-stress. I cleaned up a bit, went out and grabbed a little bite to eat, then got the truck washed. While I was waiting for them to finish detailing the truck, I thought about heading to the the airport I normally fly out of, Tampa North Aero Park (X39) up near Lutz, and just hang out there for most of the day. So, after they were done, I got in the truck and...
Chewbode’s Abode
I'm in a transitional phase yet again. The house I've been renting for the last several months has been sold. I was supposed to be out this past Monday, the 18th, however the deal fell through - or at the very least has been put on hold for a little while. So, I've been searching for a new place, which has been very difficult, mostly because I've got such poor credit and am getting turned down left and right for apartments and house rentals (mostly through real estate agents). My only hope is to get a cool owner that is willing to do first and last month's rent with a security deposit and not run a credit check. I got a bite today and will be talking to someone tomorrow about a house just a few blocks from here, in South Tampa. I'm also looking at a 1,200 sq. ft....
The Phoenix
"To be reborn is a constantly recurring human need." -Henry Hewes A while back I stopped supporting this site. A lot of things took over my life, and, frankly, I purposely neglected it. With the advent of Facebook and Twitter, why would I need to keep up on my own site anyway? Why deal with all that work and custom code? And to top it all off, I never wanted to market it, so no one really visited. The result: into the dark, dank corner of the internet it slipped. And was forgotten. Until one day, about a month ago, I wanted to get some data off the site. I literally hadn't visited it in over a year. And, lo and behold, the site was down. Glitch? No problem, I'll fix it. So, I logged into the admin console at the hosting company and to my horror I found the site was...
