.:: Yolospat ::.

It’s offical. The Apple Store has been down for a few hours, but when it came back up the new product was pre-orders to Mac OS X Leopard.

I just noticed they changed the front page of the site with a count down. Get your pre-orders now!

So, uh, who’s going to buy me a Macbook Pro?

I have successfully upgraded my blog to WordPress 2.3 with success! For some reason I’ve always had the unfortunate luck of having things go “wrong” when upgrading word press, mostly because of my dumb mistakes, however this time it was easy and painless. I have to hand it to WordPress for making it easy and painless.

I’m all about wiki’s these days, and I have a few idea’s for some new wiki pages I’m going to make, but this one I found today was of great interest to me. It’s a wiki about twitter applications. Twitter is a real time update site of what your doing so to speak. You can include short urls and such, and it’s like real time news of your friends. I tend to follow it for a while, then I forget about it and jump off the band wagon. After finding this site, and this particular application, it will be easier for me to stay on the band wagon.

Anyway, go here. I especially l iked TwitBOX.

I got a B+ in UNIX.

Fuck.

Next quarter I have one class that looks pretty fun, however, I have another class that I just have a feeling I’m going to hate.

ENG 202 – Professional Writing and Composition
IT 242 – Operating Systems and Practical Networks

Can you guess which one I’m going to hate? If you’ve picked out the English class, you are correct! My mind was made for more coding then writing. When I write, things get so jumbled around in such a disorganized fashion. This is where my ADD mind goes haywire. Ironically, simply just reading a book can cause the same effect, but I love to read so I force my way through it. I can’t force my way through English Comp, and it kills me. I’m pretty scared I will do horrible in the class, and I can’t give up this 4.0 GPA yet, I’m not ready to let it go. I’m surprised I’m doing so well in school however. This wouldn’t have been possible in high school or my first few years of college. The real reason I quit before finishing my degree was because they were starting to make me really get my nose inside my studies and I couldn’t wing it anymore. I’ve been able to wing school my whole life, until now. Now, I’m working my fucking ass off, but the payoff is amazing, even though I’m putting in twice the energy as some college students. I have to. It takes me so much longer to get around my ADD brick walls that point me off to other distractions, and I have to pull myself back on the straight line and push through it. God it’s hard. But I’m doing it.

I’m working the night shift this whole week, which means my days will be nights and my nights will be my days. I don’t mind, I’m actually looking a little forward to it. It’s going to be a pain to turn those nights and days around next week however.

Since I just got done with my group project in UNIX I’m going to treat myself to my own distraction.

Today is the 256th day of the year. So …

if(date ==”09/13/2007″)Jenny.Write(“Happy Programmer’s Day”);

Having some problems getting to my homework tonight .. focus Jen, focus!

So, to take a little break from my ADD mind, I ran an errand. I love pictures.

The more I’m tootin’ around the interwebs and such, the more excited I am about my degree. I see so many job opportunities out there that not only require a BS but they focus on Software Engineering as a specialty, which is what my area of concentration will be when I’m done. It makes me excited because those job opportunities have always been out of reach for me. Not because I didn’t have the knowledge in some area’s (especially web development) but because I didn’t have that special piece of paper.

Hard to believe I’m finally doing what I want in life … instead of just wishing I could.

Lots going on. My Neves is at the vets, recovering from getting de-clawed. I don’t believe in de-clawing, I hate the thought of it, the process of it, but the brand new carpet in my house, and the cost of getting it replaced eventually because Neves has scratched it up outweighs what I believe. I pick him up tomorrow. The vet said that he’s hissing and growling at them, so he must be feeling better.

Cam and I have been talking about getting a dedicated server for our interweb stuffs. We each have several domains, and we want to be root. Ya. So, we’re looking into plans. I know we definitely want cPanel.

School, it’s going great. Grades thus far:

Lemme see. Oh ya, SunPass in Florida sucks. I have the little device that you stick on your window so you can go through the SunPass only lanes. Anyway, their scanner thing didn’t pick up at one of their check in points, and they gave me a ticket. I tried to fight it, saying I was able to go through check points both to and back from the Florida Keys, but then I got a letter in the mail saying my licence would be suspended if I didn’t pay the fine. Sigh. Ya, so what am I left to do? I just paid the fine. Fuckers.

I’m trying to get myself out of the early morning shift at work too. I’m up too late, usually with homework and I end up not getting enough sleep. That’s gotta change. I’m starting to wear myself out, and I’m starting to exhaust myself. Doesn’t help when dealing with other people. I end up having a very short fuse and I get annoyed very easily.

There is so much more, I already forget tho …

Long run in Kara last night, but good. I was so tired last night, but managed to make it through the whole run. Lewt:

[Red Riding Hood's Cloak]

[Aran's Soothing Sapphire ]

I had to cancel Gruuls for tonight. Too much homework, that has to always come before WoW now. Blah.

It was a good weekend for priest, Evilburn. It’s good to see my old guildies again and I was welcomed back with big smiles and lots of welcomes. So, instead of getting all the things I should have gotten done, like unpacking and such, I raided the entire weekend. It was my first real weekend off, and god it felt good. Loot obtained this weekend:

[Headdress of the High Potentate]

[Emberspur Talisman ]

[Light-Mantle of the Incarnate]

[Mender's Heart-Ring ]

[Bands of Indwelling ]

We went to Kara, Gruuls, and Tempest Keep. I was reminded how many mana pots I went through as well, so I made a bold move. I dropped my enchanting and picked up Alchemy. I kept my tailoring. My 70 hunter, Evilcow, is my farm bot, so I had her pick all the herbs I’d need to level. By last night, I was already maxed at 375 and I’m going to soon be doing the quests for Potions Master.

Whew, busy weekend, but a very good and rewarding one

Ya, so. I wanted to raid. I was tired of not raiding. I logged into Draka the other night, and I don’t think I’ve gotten so many “OMG, It’s Evilburn!!!!! Are you back???” I missed everyone, and I was on vent in no time. Biggest question is, do I remember how to heal? Ya, I remembered. A little rusty I’ll have to admit, but this says all.

Actually, it doesn’t say it all. I’m sure I overhealed like a bitch, but hey, I haven’t healed in over 4 months….

When I sat down last night to re-install xp, I realized that I had run out of time. I had to be to work by 7, and it was already 9pm, which meant I needed to be in bed by 10 at least, or around that time, which isn’t enough time to back up and reinstall XP. So, I didn’t. I tried one of the fixes I read about yesterday in the forums, and ironically, it worked. I put my computer into sleep mode, then took it out of sleep mode, and walla. Internet. Ugh, that’s so dumb. I also read that this has been a problem since Vista was in beta. Um, why hasn’t that been fixed yet? So, until I have a bit more time under my belt, Vista is staying, but only due to time constraints.

I have some possible raids this weekend too. Only if I get my school work done. I have a project due tonight, that I have to convert to XHTML compliant, and and and, I just have a lot to do. And I’m sidetracked, and disorganized with the move, and that makes my already lacking attention span worse. A lot worse.

I do have the weekend off …

Finally, I’m back. My site got hacked, AGAIN. I think there is a problem with someone’s site on the shared server I was on, because it was happening way too often. On a shared server if someone else’s site on that server is compromised, then that would make my site compromised. Anyway, everything is back to normal, and I’ve been moved off that server onto a more secure server. So here is to crossing fingers that everything is working as it should. Not only did they move my site, but they also removed all the changes the hacker made. I sort of wish I would have saved the song on his hacked page. It was pretty good.

After 10 years of checking on jennyberry.com it finally came up for sale. I snagged it for a mere $10 bucks or so, and used Chris Pirillo’s coupon code (thanks Chris!) which took $1.50 off the total price. Now I have lots of projects to do. Of course, I’ll never have enough time to get them done it seems.

I had my first home BBQ with friends last night. I’ve been wanting and waiting to have one of those forever. Finally, I’m able to. It was great fun … it was relaxing, it was nice. I noticed as a friend of mine was going to his car in the driveway, we need more lights on the garage side. Nothing like walking alone, in the woods, with it pitch black out. That’s a great set up for a horror story.

Back to work, just glad to be back

Well, I’m rather upset. I found out that the iPhone won’t do everything I wanted it to do. I found at Crunch Gear.

• Make your bed.
• Increase penile length and girth.
• Remind you of your first kiss.
• Get you laid after June 31st.
• Accept an offer to spend a weekend with you on the Jersey Shore after just meeting you at Hogs and Heifers.
• Visit you in prison.
• Expand your horizons through a complex, ancient ritual involving the iPhone, peyote, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, and a picture of your dead Grammie.
• Replace your God.

Well, now I might be having second thoughts ….. NOT!!

Really, I just can’t handle it anymore. This is going to last another 2 days, and the only way of preventing myself from suffering through this would be to unplug myself from the internets. Ya, that’s not going to happen.

Don’t get me wrong, I will be one of those very early risers that show up at the Cingular AT&T store first thing in the morning to wait in line for this glorious device. I’m not getting the 8 GB however. This time, I’m going to settle for the smaller one, and that’s fine with me. Not saying things might change by the time I get there however. For us gadget geek’s, this is torture.

I handed in my very last paper to my class today. Yay, it’s over and done with! I didn’t like that class anyway. Too much .. common sense and not enough interest. My next class is Algebra. Yay. Math. We’ll see how that goes. I’m usually good at math, and I pick up on it very easy especially since it’s been 10 years since I’ve had an Algebra class. I hope it’s like riding a bike.

As for our Travel adventures, Brendan and I made it to Georgia but not without some suffering. Our first flight was canceled, so we had to take a late flight which put us into Atlanta around 10:30pm. I think we waited on our bags for something like 45 minutes to an hour before the panic really set it that they lost our luggage. Come to find out, our bags went out on another flight and were sitting in an over flow baggage area. When we got to Budget car rental, they ran out of cars. We were upgraded for free to a mini-van complete with DVD and screen. It’s actually very nice, even if I’m having wicked flashbacks of my Mother carting me and my volleyball/softball/swimming/diving team around everywhere.

As for work, my boss is still here in Georgia. He was supposed to be back in Florida this week, but he decided to stay. The chaos continues and the tornado surrounding the lack of organization still whirlwinds around him. I’m not sure why I thought that would change. It’s stressful however. I’m pretty full on stress at the moment.

The house! Brendan is in love with it. Closing is this Thursday at 3pm. I’m so excited I could burst. I wish we had all our things moved in and we were unloading boxes. I’m so sick of moving, I’m so glad this is our last time in a long long long time. I wouldn’t mind it being our last time forever. We still need to go out and get a washer/dryer/fridge and have those things delivered Friday. I want to get the cable and TV hooked up Friday too so everything is ready when we arrive with the moving van next week. I can’t wait for Jonah to see his back yard, and Neves is going to have a million places to hide.

Just a few more days … just a few more.

So, I was digging through some old files I had taken from the hard drive of my previous desktop. I found a poem I had completely forgotten about, written the very moment I feel in love with Brendan. I don’t even know if I shared this with him or not.

I listen to your music to feel closer to you
I wear your shirts, to wrap you around me
I smell your deodorant, to re-live your scent
I close my eyes, and feel you kiss my neck
Time murders me, with red tears
My void is only filled by your being
To be so far away, I hold my hand against my heart
Life beats through you, because of you
Patience stands at my doorstep, knocking
As a friend, embraces, and offer tea
Like a piano that can’t play without it’s strings
My breath is taken into your lungs
Our magic is exhaled transforming infinity..

Of course, I ended up marrying the guy…One of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

This morning my mage, Byte, was in Iron Forge doing daily maintenance, like checking the mail and checking the AH (Auction House) for any deals, selling/buying, re-organizing bags, paying repair fees, and making any necessary consumables she will need for the upcoming night. Adept’s Elixirs are a must! So she’s doing her alchemy thing, and I see the “ding” graphic. I look at my xp (experience) bar and I’m still 2.5 bubbles from level. Then I read my log.

“You have discovered Flask of Fortification!”

Whoa. Neato! I’m hoping to get 60 by tonight. I really love playing mage. I think I got burnt out on my priest (Evilburn) and with my constant Internet disconnections (thx Comcast) it would have been pointless to play her anymore.

When I get Byte to 70, it will be my 3rd 70 (don’t forget about Evilcow). Oy.

And, yes, I have straight A’s in school. And yes, I still work 80+ hours a week.

What a shitty fucking weekend. Actually, a shitty last 4 days. I’m feeling better, and my fever finally broke (102.4 was the highest) so I’m trying to get my energy back now. I’ve had those fever dreams every night tho, and those not only suck, but they scare the shit outta me. One of those dreams involved my ex-boss walking in one morning like nothing was wrong, said “good morning” and walked to her office. I wasn’t sure if I should have called public safety, or if I missed something along the way. I ended up waking up instead, whew.

I feel like jello. After laying in bed for days, mostly sleeping which is better the puking, atrophy tends to set in, rather fast. Every time I would get up, I felt like my feet were lead weights, like that one commercial, you know, that one with the dude, driving the red car. Or is it black?

When I was laying in bed, I was thinking of so many things to write about, and now that I’ve gotten up, I can’t think of a thing. Dammit

I just decided to host my own web blog on my own server so I didn’t have to jump around so much. I can totally customize this the way I want it and not have to rely on other providers to do for me what I want to do…

I sort of fought with this all day today, then at the last minute I figured out everything, uninstalled MT, and had it all reinstalled and working in about 10 minutes. Guess you can call that a learning experience.

I need one of these shirts…

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