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last will and testament [13 Aug 2002|04:15pm] And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and ev'ry highway But more, much more than this I did it my way Regrets, I've had a few But then again, too few to mention I did what I had to do And saw it through without exemption I planned each charted course Each careful step along the byway But more, much more than this I did it my way Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I bit off more than I could chew But through it all, when there was doubt I ate it up and spit it out I faced it all and I stood tall And did it my way I've loved, I've laughed and cried I've had my fill; my share of losing And now, as tears subside I find it all so amusing To think I did all that And may I say - not in a shy way "No, oh no not me I did it my way" For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way 2 responses|rant here

[29 Jul 2002|09:00pm] rafuzo est mort, vive rafuzo.

this is a test [29 Jun 2002|01:23am] [ music | All Mine-Portishead-Portishead ] you really DON'T want to open this link. if curiosity has gotten the better of you, just remember, you have nobody to blame but yourself. 4 responses|rant here

[28 Jun 2002|06:21pm] [ music | Chemical Calisthenics-Blackalicious-Blazing Arrow ] Man, I almost forgot -- my vacation has officially started. Two weeks away from work. I'm going to Maine, Manhattan, and whereever else I can rocket to in my bitchin' ride. I think I'll also do some biking around the Middlesex Fells or do a tour up to Rockport. I might take the Cat to Halifax (does anyone know if they check passports crossing over up there?), or see if I can make the drive to Key West. Who knows... 4 responses|rant here

so much for uninterruptible power [28 Jun 2002|04:08pm] A lightning strike apparently blew out a transformer or two nearby. I was walking down the hall to my office when all the lights suddenly dimmed momentarily. When I returned, my desktop was in the midst of bitching that /var/tmp/utmpx was unreachable and I should run fsck. Apparently the whole campus took the hit. Generators came on, but not fast enough. The HPC lab got knocked out badly, and I'd hate to see what the Sun Fire lab looks like (or our on-campus datacenter, for that matter). I'm going home now. 2 responses|rant here

[28 Jun 2002|09:30am] While biking at the gym yesterday, one of the TVs had a little point/counterpoint between some chick from "American Cause" (whatever that is) and a lady from a teachers union of some sort, discussing the school vouchers victory in the USSC and why it was good/bad. Not a whole lot of intelligent conversation all around, but the teachers union lady advanced probably the stupidest reasoning I've ever heard for why the voucher system is bad for america: because "private schools are not held to as high standards as public schools". So by encouraging schools to fail, the students are supposed to succeed? Oh wait, that's not stupid, that's just been the teachers union party line for the past 30 years. 2 responses|rant here

AI business applications [27 Jun 2002|08:20pm] [ music | Because Of You-Stubborn All-stars-Back With A New Batch ] McKinsey has a decent read on AI usages in business. Dumbed down a bit for the executive types, but still a interesting article. rant here

a dark day indeed [27 Jun 2002|07:56pm] [ music | Baba O'Riley - The Who - Who's Next ] A tip of the guinness to John Entwistle. Thanks for the music. rant here

[26 Jun 2002|06:50pm] I'm moving. I'm moving because my roommates are gutless twerps who have no spine yet manage to walk upright, somehow. Because I am unsocial. Because I don't find them enormously funny. Because I don't give them the love they crave. Well, 3 of them, anyway. Becki, in a sign of solidarity and just plain levelheadedness, is moving too, and telling these fuckwad "friends" of hers exactly where to shove it. It's amazing how things work out sometimes. Even when you attempt to distance yourself from the spineless little shits who can't even look you in the eye but can tear you down behind your back, they still manage to get into your life and make a mess. In the long run, it's good. I'll sorely miss cheap rent, a nice place, proximity to everything (especially the Burren), and a reasonable reverse commute, but I won't miss my asshole neighbors, Somerville parking nazis, wankers rolling down Elm letting everyone in the city hear the new Slim Shady shit on repeat, and most of all, I won't miss the little dirtbags who are too afraid to face discomfort, so they just force it out of their sight. Who knows, I may just land in a nicer joint, with fatass views of the city, a parking space, a yard, a spare room to put shit in and the ability to leave nice things and books in the living room without worrying they'll have PBR spilled on them. To all the people here on LJ and elsewhere that I care about, a general warning: watch your step. assholes abound. 3 responses|rant here

whoops [26 Jun 2002|09:53am] where'd that $3.8 billion go? Sucks to be a WorldCom shareholder this morning. Heck, it's sucked to be a WorldCom shareholder for the past two years. 7 responses|rant here

okay okay, I'll play along [25 Jun 2002|07:20pm] [ music | Chemical Calisthenics-Blackalicious-Blazing Arrow ] Bryan is So Solid Bryan is presumed dead Bryan is also the principal timpanist for the Civic Orchestra of Kansas City, performing five or six times a year. Bryan is Northwest Ohio's Shopping Center. Bryan is in the process of standardizing the notification proces for underground utility installation. Bryan is making valuable information and insights available on this web site Bryan is a life-long resident of the area. Bryan is the pen name for the husband and wife writing team of Billie and Herb Houston rant here

quote of the day [24 Jun 2002|06:40pm] [ music | Organ Grinder - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... ] don't waste my motherfucking time! 2 responses|rant here

[23 Jun 2002|04:03pm] crasch has a good article from the NY Times about weightlifting that my female friends who exercise ought to read (just to begin to dispel the myths of weightlifting and exercise). rant here

[20 Jun 2002|08:56pm] [ music | Celebration-Kool & The Gang-The Best Of ] I was having a crappy day until iTunes selected this gem for me. Who am I to argue with Kool & the Gang? I'm going to the Burren and having me some chicken pot pie and a pint or three, and reading book two of Lone Wolf and Cub. 4 responses|rant here

how to piss off your coworkers, part one [19 Jun 2002|02:01pm] $ export DISPLAY={name of coworker's system}:0.0 $ while [1 -eq 1] ; do /usr/X/bin/xkbbell ; done 4 responses|rant here

fatality [19 Jun 2002|01:26pm] [ music | Mood Swing-Furious-Bomb Anniversary Collection 1991-2001 (Disc 1) ] From a POST log w/mem2 level diagnostics in one of our Sun Fire 6800s: {/N0/SB4/P0} Passed {/N0/SB4/P1} Passed {/N0/SB4/P2} Passed {/N0/SB4/P3} Fatal May 30 13:13:54 lohengrin-sc1 Domain-B.POST: {/N0/SB4/P3} E-Cache DIMM J7400 failed It would've been better if it said FATALITY. Oh look, they redid our product page. How pretty. rant here

[19 Jun 2002|01:09pm] [ music | Private Parts-Z-Trip And Radar-Bomb Anniversary Collection 1991-2001 (Disc 1) ] "For me the pinnacle of selfishness is the driver who takes up two prime parking spaces in a crowded parking lot just so they won't get a little door ding. That's precisely why despite the shitty mileage and poor handling, I drive a Caterpillar D6 front-end loader. It's worth it to see the look on the selfish prick's face when he comes out to find his highly Simonized Mini Cooper neatly balanced on the awning of the Pottery Barn." -- Dennis Miller I'm about a disc and a half into this collection, and to this point it has not failed me for even a moment. Man, working from home has its privileges. I should do this more often. rant here

[18 Jun 2002|10:09am] [ music | Ole! ] I was watching this match before I went to work. I watched up until the 72nd minute, after about six legitimate scoring opportunities by Korea. Italy could not hold up a solid defense, which seemed really odd considering, well, it's Italy. That stadium must've blown up after Korea tied it with less than 2 minutes in non-injury time. Whatever was left was probably smashed to hell when they won it in OT. Holy cow. Soccernet is calling it the greatest upset in World Cup history. Wild. I got a porn email in my inbox today with the subject line "Your car is on fire!". rant here

they hate us because we meddle in the affairs of their parents [16 Jun 2002|10:13am] Saudi broadcasts promote anti-semitism, martyrdom among children For some people, hatred is just a way of life. rant here

[16 Jun 2002|01:50am] Clinton stumps for Maloney in Newtown Just got back from the Stiff Little Fingers 25th anniversary show at the Paradise, which fucking rocked my socks. I heard all my SLF favorites, which was a little better than last year's show. I'm still jonesin' for an SLF soccer jersey, but today I settled for a SLF print poster. They did a fucking rockin version of Roots and Silver Lining, but unfortunately no "No Sleep til Belfast" this time. Tomorrow, doing the father's day thing olde school. Pops and I are playing catch and then hitting the batting cage. And a week from tomorrow I'm playing hooky from work to help launch the boat. It's not truly summer until we get the boat in the water... rant here

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