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8/3/2009Ignore this one too...
6/26/2009 11:30:00 AMWhatever Happened to Fridays and So Slow...
4/15/2009 7:00:00 AMMLB.COM Struggles to Even Meet Last Year's Poor Customer Service Standards
4/6/2009Ignore this Post
Just setting up a few purchases for some guys at work so I can collect the referral fee. ... (more)
2/25/2009 7:30:00 AMNew Indianapolis Barbie Line
1/30/2009 7:30:00 AMSelf-Enlightenment Through Facebook
1/27/2009 7:30:00 AMBuilding the Perfect Beast
1/26/2009 7:30:00 AMCreepy Software
1/23/2009 11:30:00 AMMusic and the Markets: How The RIAA Is Screwing With Your 401K
1/22/2009 12:00:00 PMStupid Stuff I've Heard This Week
1/19/2009 7:00:00 AMThis Is the Kind of Spontaneous Publicity that Makes People!
1/16/2009 4:00:00 PMDing Dong, the Witch is Dead!
1/15/2009 7:00:00 AMTrimming Down the Social Circles
1/13/2009 7:00:00 AMWhen Social Networking Becomes Electronic Narcissism
1/9/2009 12:30:00 PM25 Random Things (And One Random Illustration)
1/8/2009 7:00:00 PMMusical Memory Lane
1/5/2009 10:30:00 AMOn Being Laid Off And NOT Being Laid Off
1/2/2009 12:00:00 PMComScore Shows It Doesn't Know a Social Networking Site When It Sees One
1/1/2009 7:00:00 AMWhy I Despise Self-Absorbed Autobiographies, Particularly When They're About Me
Obligatory autobiographical stuff I tend to do once per year just for the newbies.
12/29/2008 5:00:00 PMFor a List of Ways Technology Has Failed to Improve Your Life, Press 1.
12/24/2008 7:00:00 AMExterminate! Extermina -- Woah.
Catherine Zeta-Jones to play Doctor Who? Well, it's not the STRANGEST thing I've ever heard.
12/23/2008 7:00:00 AMKickin' It Off Right
Just wanted to get my new year's resolutions documented before I completely neglected them.
12/22/2008 12:00:00 PM25 Years Ago, We Broke Them Up; Now, Vengeance is AT&T's
Quick sarcastic recounting of my lousy customer service experience with AT&T last week.
12/9/2008 12:00:00 PMHoliday Tip
11/20/2008Seriously Though: Who's Buying in THIS Economy
My Twitter is worth $252 ... (more)
11/18/2008 7:30:00 AMDissecting Microsoft's Marketing Strategies
11/12/2008 7:30:00 PMThe Gang of Four Picks Apart Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie
It HAS to be a joke, right?
10/28/2008 7:30:00 AMAw Crap! There's a Bustle in My Hedgerow Again!
Okay, so the Inter-tubes are currently buzzing with red hot rumors of Steven Tyler jamming with -- and apparently planning to front -- a Page/Jones/Bonham-Offspring tour, because yet again, the revered Mr. Plant is choosing artistic credibi ... (more)
10/23/2008 12:00:00 PMI Have Nothing to Declare ... Except this Cello ...
10/20/2008 12:00:00 PMPersonal Relationship Ender
10/3/2008 12:00:00 PMBlast from the Past
9/24/2008Ignore this...
9/5/2008 7:30:00 AMI Ain't 'Fraid of No Sequel...
8/21/2008 5:30:00 PMAn Old Sweet Song Keeps Georgia.Zip On My Mind
8/19/2008 5:30:00 PMOkay, I've Been Quiet Too Long, Time to Get Political!
7/26/2008 7:30:00 AMWe Shoulda Been Movie Critics Instead of Comic Geeks
7/25/2008 7:30:00 AMThought-Provoking Discussion of the Day
7/24/2008 12:30:00 PMFull Transcript of a 140-Character Debate
7/22/2008Ignore this Entry
Just placing another order for work and trying to reap the commission  off my own web store. ... (more)
7/8/2008 7:30:00 AMDon't Mess with My Friends...
7/7/2008 7:30:00 AMOkay, Admittedly, Dumb Idea...
7/2/2008 7:30:00 AMHewlett Packard at it Again
5/21/2008 7:30:00 AMMoron of the Week
4/30/2008 11:30:00 AMEpiphany
4/22/2008 7:00:00 AMIU-Teke.org Back Online
4/1/2008 5:30:00 PMRoll Up!
Really, I'm talkin' 'bout sexy, hot redheads wiggling their little buns here.
3/12/2008 5:30:00 PMSpending my Kids' Inheritance
They say I'm a sucker for every investment opportunity that comes along, but one day, I'll prove them wrong.
3/7/2008 7:30:00 AMMy Calling in Life
From Chicken Wing Delivery God to Computer Programmer to Web Entrepreneur to Marketing Analyst to Cat Game Designer
2/20/2008 7:00:00 AMWriting My Own Job Description
I'm really torn, in that I love my boss, and believe in my company, but I hate, hate, HATE my job.
2/10/2008 5:00:00 PMBack to the Drawing Board
Yet another case of weird automation gone wrong. I think I'm jinxing computers.
2/6/2008 7:30:00 AMIt's Inconceivable!
There seems to be a strange rash of odd behaviors from automated systems latetly … at least where I'm concerned.
12/18/2007 5:00:00 PMSoapbox Update
Finally, I'm on the winning side of a grass-roots activist movment … at least for now.
12/17/2007 7:30:00 AMSoapbox Time...
I'm on a tear about telecom and government surveilance.
11/28/2007 12:00:00 PMI Try Not to Take These Things Personally, But...
New Media Douchebags in Plain English
11/18/2007 1:30:00 AMObservations from a Barstool
I hate karaoke. Here's why...
10/31/2007 7:30:00 AMWarner Bros. Screws the Pooch
Warner turns down Mark Millar in favor of continuing to shoot themselves in the foot.
10/30/2007 7:30:00 AMDon't We All Feel Like This Sometimes?
For fuck's sake, this guy is pouring his heart out! Why doesn't anybody listen to him!? Show a little respect!
10/29/2007 7:30:00 AMYour Money Is No Good Here
Valid for all debt public and private, except for iPhones.
10/23/2007 7:30:00 AMOpen Letter to the Boys at Juicereceiver.com
I once counted Juice among my favorite programs, until one day it mysteriously stopped working and their customer support team left me out in the cold.
10/16/2007 7:30:00 AMLoaded with 'Pea-Ness'
Another take on the Orson Welles Frozen Peas Tape. My favorite so far.
10/10/2007 12:30:00 PMI hate this guy!
Honestly, I can't keep a straight face when I land quad jacks in a poker game. What chance do I have in THIS situation?
10/6/2007 11:15:00 AMSolution Needed
Being trapped on a tropical isle would be less
9/26/2007 7:30:00 AMSee My Baby Comin' Down the Track... Baaaa Naaaa Baaaa Naaaa
I am reminded of the Ben Stiller Show skit for "Oliver Stone World" featuring the Doors ride.
9/25/2007 7:30:00 AMSing It With Me Now...
Really? A MARATHON runner named "Flash?" Shouldn't he have been more of a sprinter? Oh, hell, don't get me started
9/21/2007 7:30:00 AMMovie News
I'm somewhat excited about the prospect of what will no doubt be a very mediocre movie with good eye candy.
9/18/2007 7:30:00 AMSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
It has finally happened. The day sci-fi fans have lived in fear of for years. The one collection we never wanted to complete, must now be completed.
9/5/2007 5:15:00 PMCitigroup: One for the 'Duh' File
You would think, considering the wealth and power behind Citigroup, they would think things through a little before they
8/30/2007 7:30:00 AMOne for the 'No S**t' File
I'm starting to worry about people like Monster.com, whom I've trusted a lot of personal information to.
8/28/2007 10:00:00 PMEverybody Sing Along ... Virgins Too ...
Found this in the comments on another site, but just had to share ...
8/27/2007 5:30:00 PMKlattu ... Berratta ... Nikto ... Woah ...
I think it's time I gave up waiting for someone to do another proverbial "good science fiction" movie
8/23/2007 12:30:00 PMTrue Tales of Terror from the Office
Just a little snippet of how my day at work is going...
8/21/2007 7:30:00 AMChuck Roast Gets His First Three Job Queries
My effort to clarify exactly what I'm looking for in my professional life backfires ... I'm now getting stranger and stranger solicitations from job bots.
8/10/2007 12:30:00 PMUpdating My Resume Again
In effort to clarify exactly what I am looking for in my professional life, I've decided to finally write the resume I've always wanted to write. Decorum be damned!
8/7/2007 10:22:00 PMNew Web Toys! Yay!
Update on my eternal quest to adequately combine all of my RSS feeds into one aggregate feed.
7/11/2007 7:00:00 PMTop Five Pieces of Sci-Fi Technology I Wish I Had
Drastic lifestyle changes often require drastic pieces of technology.
7/3/2007 7:30:00 AMTaking the 'Human' Out of 'Human Resources' Since 2005
I have a problem with corporate recruiters who think people are just commodities to be brokered like cattle. Here's an example of one that really needs to read the resumes and job descriptions instead of using a kludged word-matching program.
6/28/2007 2:45:00 PMLift Needed
A real-time account of my trials and tribulations with air travel, Texas, and the 100 year rainstorm
6/22/2007 12:00:00 PMIt Is a Good Day for Your Data to Die!
As part of my work on making my company PCI complant (combined with my paranoid, pessimistic attitude), I have been appointed Chief Information Security Officer at work. Finally, a proper fit for my l33t skillz and personality.
6/18/2007 9:00:00 PMMy Brain is Not for Eating!
Operation: Bot Roast!? Oh come on, if the collected powers and resources of Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo! can't clean up the spam problem, what good can the federal government do?
6/15/2007 7:30:00 AMEmo Boys with Capes and Body Armor
Musing on Batman's
6/14/2007 7:30:00 AMGoat Nipple Electrocution: The Explanation
Who is sphere.com and why are MY WORDS part of their 'Sphere-Related Content Widget?!'
6/12/2007 7:15:00 AMA Support Group for 80004005: 'Unspecified Error' Victims
I would venture to guess every MS programmer has come across this little gem at least once in their professional career.
6/11/2007 8:30:00 AMSEO Tactic #2: Sexy Black Leather Boots and Handcuffs
With violent crime, drug traffic, and child molestation on the rise, it's good to know they're catching those pesky non-seatbelt wearers.
6/8/2007 7:30:00 AM... The Lightning of My Terrible Swift Sword (+1/+2 vs Orcs)
So, I can't join the Israeli Secret Service Because I play D&D?
6/4/2007 7:30:00 PMSEO Tactic #1: No Title? Try, 'Goat Nipple Electrocution'
Chris Miller has posted an interesting look at the Podosphere. I'll agree with his assessment, but argue he's about nine months too late in noticing it.
6/2/2007 7:30:00 AMHangin's Too Good Fer 'Em
The feds finally catch up with Robert Soloway. Doesn't this look like one of those big drug busts they showcase on the news every few months? Did it work then?
5/29/2007 7:30:00 AMPaul Is Dead Man, Miss Him, Miss Him, Miss Him ...
All of the mystery is gone from the world. What the world needs now is for a conspiracy nut's harmless theory to come true.
5/27/2007 7:30:00 AMAnother Entire Category of Reasons Why It Sucks to Be Me
I'm sick of doing free computer work for you people; and I'm sick of you being mad at me because of it
5/25/2007 7:30:00 AMPrivate Joker, Let Me See Your War Face!
We've got our first look at Heath Ledger's Joker from Batman: The Dark Knight … and he's seriously creeping me out
5/24/2007 7:30:00 AMAnother Anniversary
I won a small claims suit against Circuit City, and they've been dragging me through legal red tape for ten months to avoid paying me the lousy $1800 bucks. It really just proves my point about their hostile customer service practices.
5/20/2007 7:30:00 AMUmmmmm ... I do have a birthday coming up you know ...
The new Starcraft is here! The new Starcraft is here! The new Starcraft is here!
5/18/2007 7:30:00 AMFor Tonight, It's the Meaning of Web!
Ever notice how the life cycle of a Web 2.0 application parallels Monty Python's "Meaning of Life?"
5/17/2007 7:30:00 AMWhy I Want a Job at DC Comics ...
Paul Dini is da man! He actually got to marry one of those hot comic book heroes we all fantasize about.
5/16/2007 1:35:00 PMBrainstorming My Future as a Casting Director
Elijah Wood is going to play Iggy Pop? Johnny Depp wants to play Ozzy Osbourne. Allow me to make some better suggestions.
5/10/2007 8:00:00 AMThe Sound of Fury
Why does the IRS insist on freezing MY bank account in their quest to get at my ex-wife? Why don't I have any legal recourse?
5/9/2007 7:30:00 AMFa Tacere le Voci in Mia Testa...
The divorce is final! I can finally admit to dating a hot redhead.
5/8/2007 7:30:00 AMAnd You Just Can't Beat that Meat!
Photoblogging a really stupid motivational poster with a rather interesting subtext.
5/4/2007 3:30:00 AMDarrin's Credo #79
I just love groupie boobies.
5/3/2007 7:00:00 AMOne More Reason to Hate the Palm Treo
Are cell phones killing bees?
5/2/2007 12:00:00 PMPosting for My Life...
A random moblog entry as I try to stay awake during yet another lame-assed powerpoint sales presentation.
5/1/2007 7:30:00 AMAnd What Day Is It?
It's the first of May! Outdoor fuckin' starts today!
4/28/2007 2:00:00 PMBunch of Savages in this Town
Photoblogging an ironic sign I spotted in a Taco Bell … at great personal risk to myself.
4/26/2007 8:00:00 AMTreo 700 ...Why ... Why ... WHY?!
My "total equipment protection plan" with Sprint downgraded me to this glitchy, underpowered, piece of crap phone. Hello, Verizon?
4/25/2007 7:30:00 AMMmmmm ... Space Princesses and Ray Guns!
Flash Gordon comes to DVD … which is good because we were having a hot space babes in spandex shortage.
4/23/2007 12:00:00 PMSorry, Mr. Anderson, Sir.
Photoblogging shots from my band's photo shoot. Did I really make fun of Yes for being a bunch of old-fart rockers?
4/19/2007 11:30:00 PMMoose, Rocko, Help My Guests Find Their Wallets ...
The Blue Tear CD is now available for streaming on the Internet.
4/19/2007 10:30:00 PMNo Autographs, Please...
I'm a featured "celebrity" giving picks for hottest night-life spots in the new Nuvo Night-Life Guide!? How many things are wrong with that sentence?
4/18/2007 10:45:00 PMNo Clowns?!
My favorite band, Yes, may head out for one last tour. I'm excited!
4/17/2007 12:00:00 PMObscure Reference Time for the Six of You Who Care (and Get It) ...
Aimless rambling in code about what I’m up to but can't talk about.
4/13/2007 2:15:00 AMBecause I Don't Have Enough Stress In My Life...
Me rambling about how I love being in a band, but hate playing live
4/11/2007 3:00:00 PMThe Results Are In
The RIAA is voted the most hated company in America. Even worse than lawyers and the IRS? Now THAT'S an accomplishment.
4/11/2007 7:00:00 AMFunny Thing Happened When I Got to Work Today
When you work with an advertising firm, you see really strange shit sometimes.
4/9/2007 7:00:00 AMAllow Me to Be the Last to Plug...
A quick review to praise J.C. Hutchins' "7th Son" podiobook series.
4/4/2007 8:45:00 PMNew Customer Support Rant -- MLB.COM
The MLB makes TV black out games where I live. MLB TV barely works and has the worst customer support. MLB.com is suing Slingbox for showing games. It's a conspiracy to keep people from ever seeing baseball games.
4/4/2007 7:30:00 AMFucked by Skeletons
Sorry, I'm having a REALLY REALLY bad day. Just ignore this post.
4/2/2007 9:15:00 AMAllow Me to Correct My Resume...
Still more people trying to automate the accumlation of my personal information … and getting it dead wrong.
4/1/2007 11:30:00 PMJoe and the Captain
RIP, Joe Murphy! You will be missed.
3/30/2007 7:30:00 AMDarrin Runs the Voodoo Down
Just rebutting a few observations about me joining a band as part of some impending mid-life crisis on infinite Earths.
3/29/2007 5:30:00 PMYou Can Pry My Copy from My Cold, Dead Hands
I got punk'd by Vinnie. He went straight for my favorite movie.
3/18/2007 7:30:00 AMAn Alarming Discovery
Whomever designed my house, didn't actually have to live in it, I think.
3/15/2007 7:30:00 AMSomething to Do on a Sunday...
Promotional material for the Benefit for Tammy Dial
3/12/2007 7:17:00 AMMedia Whore...
R2D2 mailboxes!? I'm afraid our furry friend has gone and done something rather rash.
3/5/2007 2:00:00 PMThe Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Cool link to a site that shows you what everyone else is surfing for … in real time. Better than TV!
2/27/2007 10:03:15 PMWho Knew They Were French...
Best Dalek parody EVAH!
2/23/2007 8:56:00 AMSpoon!
A feasibility study on maybe seeing what it would take to possible produce and hypotetical Justice League Movie? Don't hold your breath.
2/15/2007 1:01:41 PMA Heartfelt Apology
The great blizzard of 2007 is completely my fault!
2/14/2007 12:56:17 PMWhen the Clueless Rely on the Incompetent, the Stupid Pay the Price
Teachers surfing porn in the classroom? What's next? Priests fondling alter boys!?
2/7/2007 8:16:25 AMPaying too much for a CD!?
The RIAA tries once again to tell us how lucky we are. Who know they were run by the big oil companies?
2/6/2007 11:43:19 AMJMS vs. W
Interesting article from Ten Zen Monkeys that holds a virtual debate between Spiderman and George W. Bush
1/21/2007 10:45:00 PMRevenge Against Referer Spammers: An Obvious Solution?
I've concocted a quick server-side script that seems to alleviate the burdeon of referrer spammers. As an added bonus, it probably annoys them too.
1/17/2007 1:49:16 PMOutgeek the Music Geek!
Online music trivia: Name that album cover. Very cool!
1/11/2007 4:54:17 PMHell yeah!
You mean I really can rule a small island nation?
1/10/2007 9:56:20 AMExcerpts from Wednesday Morning "Guy Talk."
Reposted email conversation about the sudden rise to stardom of Indy race car driver Milka Duno
1/9/2007 8:50:00 AMOrganized at Last
Larry Lessig invents the concept of Email Bankruptcy. Brilliant! I'm doing it!
1/8/2007 9:17:52 AMRepost: Story of My Life
So I was in the basement one night and the sattellite went out. When I checked the radar, I couldn't believe what it showed. True story.
1/7/2007 1:45:10 PMRepost: They Don't Know Who They're Dealing With
People keep sending me happy little new age inspirational emails. And I keep shooting them right down.
1/6/2007 8:05:17 AMRepost: World's Dumbest Scam Artists
I don't normally read spam, but this one was so stupid even my spam filter didn't believe it.
1/5/2007 4:27:33 PMTaking a Break
Photoblogging a few pictures from my trip to South Padre Island.
1/4/2007 9:13:32 AMTable Five Needs Six Vodka Martinis
Cool photoshopped James Bond picture.
1/3/2007 12:44:17 PMOwah Tuhjer Kiam
Stress levels off the scale. It's time for a new hobby.
1/2/2007 2:35:18 PMVideo Treasure Unearthed
I ended up in a music video for a song I've never even played before
1/1/2007 2:43:21 PMPiss Off, 2006! On to bigger and better things!
Deleting all of the old site content, resetting the blog, and kicking it off with a few pictures from New Years' 2007
1/13/2005 7:00:00 PM2004: The Year in Remembrance (Part 2)