greatbear | Randomness

You guys have such perty desktops. Mine looks like Satan belched lots of random icons all over the place. No wallpaper either. I'll clean things up when I upgrade the PC. It's been in 'beta mode' for well over a year now, and the screaming heatsink/fan will finally be replaced with the waterblock and the Athlon 6000. Though I discovered this mobo is one of few that's been around for a while that will work with the new Phenom quad core CPU. Hmmmm... decisions, decisions...

While watching the news at dinnertime today, a lot of talk was of course about the unseasonably warm temps of the last few days (hell, it's still 58 degrees outside). A scene showing the crowd waiting outside the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore (where we had just been for the TSO concert Sunday) came up. The conversation went kinda like this:

Jeff: That's right, tonight is the Molly Hatchet concert.

Me: MOLLY HATCHET?

Jeff: Or whatever her name is.

Me: Miley Cyrus!

Us: (Uncontrollable laughter)

Me: I'm so blogging this.

I wonder how many people had to take out second mortgages for tickets to that show. I dont understand the appeal. Then again, I am not a pre-teen girl. Shut. UP.

Got a recall notice on the truck for a potentially blocked front axle vent tube. Seems that, during manufacture, the axles and suspension bits are installed while the frame is placed upside-down. Since the axles are preassembled and filled with oil, they have their vent tubes folded over and taped down to keep the oil from running out before the frames are reoriented. Someone must have been asleep on the line when it came time to free the kinked tube. Unlike some recall notices, this one came with pictures and descriptions on where to find everything and what to do. This is done for people like me who dont want to be bothered by taking the truck to the dealer when it's sch a simple procedure. Heck, anyone even remotely familiar under a hood could do it. My truck did not have the issue. When I first brought it home, I went over it and scrutinized every possible area. I would have spotted it then.

I have lots of info regarding music and the death of DRM. Finally. Hopefully I have a chance to put together one of my opinion pieces on it. Now, if we can only do the same for movies.

So, the CEO of McDonalds in the UK is blaming video games for childhood obesity. Pot to Kettle! Pot to Kettle! Condition BLACK! I repeat, Condition BLACK! Sheesh.

I've gotten tons of new music lately, from various sources. For some reason, I am just not getting into music like I used to. Hopefully it's just a phase. These days, I have music almost exclusively as a background thing (TSO show notwithstanding). No desire to sit and listen intently. Not that there is a lack of good stuff out there. Hell, my friends list keeps me well supplied with incredible mixes, cool new stuff and original material. I just wish I had more time I guess. It's like losing a bit of myself without it.