August 2007

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• 08.30.07
  you got the job buddy, YOU GOT THE JOB!   Rant!, Work (1)

  alright well I finally landed a new phone job.
  I am both excited about it and scared shitless. see,. it’s a contracting position so there no benefits and also no job security.
  so on the one hand this job I will almost tripple my current income, on the other hand it could be taken away any day.
  so here I am wondering should I a) stick with my same shitty 9 to 5 where I [...]

• 08.28.07
  new job time very soon   Rant!, Work (0)

  I’ve been looking for a new job for about two weeks now- not super seriously but only browsing help wanted ads on a few of the local online employment resources. if I find something interesting I’ll send them a resume hoping for an interview to find out more about them.
  last night and the job I [...]

• 08.28.07
  it’s like taking the biggest dump- financial freedom   Rant! (0)

  well, I’m almost there. I always receive offers in the mail- most of them make it to my trash can before I can give them a second thought but for some reason I was bored and decided to open some of them.
  two were local banks offering me loans. one was a shitty deal, the other [...]

• 08.24.07
  school suspension for “drawing a gun”   Rant! (0)

  a boy was suspended for 3 days over ‘drawing a gun’ on his homework. a really shitty sketch at that. hah, what the fuck is this? have we turned into this big of pussies? obviously.
  all I can say is wow, had things been this bad when I was in school I would have never gotten [...]

• 08.21.07
  best buy interview went good, NOT   Rant! (2)

  L O L!!! what kind of idiot am I.. despite constant criticism from my friends I went ahead anyway and applied at best buy for a ‘geek squad’ position.
  I figured it’s one of the only legit repair tech jobs I could get until I finish my certifications.
  so after I applied I went online and for [...]

• 08.16.07
  my first time with vista- ram impression   Hardware, Rant! (0)

  ok so I’m not a complete vista virgin- my only real exposure to it was through work though, using customers computers who had it installed.
  anyhow my machine seems to run it much smoother than any other system I’ve used it on- that might be because I’m using a fresh install or the fact that my [...]

• 08.14.07
  Bioshock demo   Gaming (0)

  everyone has their own opinion on this one, and everyone was quick to let everyone know too. the game came out late sunday but most weren’t able to play it till sometime monday- I guess thats what happens when you have millions of people trying to download a 1+ gig file at the same time.
  I [...]

• 08.12.07
  UT3 woes   Gaming (0)

  with the release of UT3 around the corner a lot of gamers like myself are faced with some important financial questions… like, what version should I buy (ps3/pc), should I use the controller (ps3) or a keyboard/mouse combo. or maybe just get the PC version but then your forced to upgrade.
  I read in an interview [...]

• 08.05.07
  PS3 WHINE   Gaming, Rant! (0)

  for you who are new to my blog, let me start off by saying I’m not a fan boy to any console. so I’m not trying to bash PS3 blah blah blah. I only make this fore mention this because after plenty of research on the the PS3 I couldn’t find anything negative about it. [...]

• 08.05.07
  my new ps3 is killing me   Gaming, Hardware, Rant! (0)

  I got a new PS3 yesterday as an early birthday present from the girlfriend. I couldn’t be more excited, but after updating the systems firmware a very high pitched noise started to emit from the console…
  the sound is much like when you pitch up a radio frequency or something of that sort in your ear. [...]

• 08.04.07
  ok so I’m not retarded. well maybe a little.   Hardware, Rant! (0)

  I got my processor last nite and then spent the rest of the evening putting my machine back together. I always have a good time doing this but work in constant paranoia. yes, afraid I’m going to fry my shit because I for the most part do not conduct my computer construction in a computer [...]

• 08.03.07
  today = excitement   Rant! (0)

  the finally piece of my machine should come in today (processor). what sucks is I couldn’t deliver it to my own house because my own house is not my billing address… don’t ask. anyway tonight will be a geek filled evening of putting together a computer IF I manager to catch the UPS man at [...]

• 08.01.07
  tiger direct mother fuckers   Hardware, Rant! (0)

  ok so I place an oder with these fuckers four days ago and it just sits there.. not being processed. -I- have to call them and ask them why they haven’t shit my fucking package.
  turns out they will not ship to an address other than the billing address if you use AMEX. ugh… thats fine [...]

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