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frost Tupac Shakur Still Alive? PBS.org Hacked! - Subscribe
Late Sunday night, PBS.org was hacked and a news story was posted saying that Tupac Shakur and Biggie were still alive and living in a small town in New Zealand. Tupac apparently sent his Diary to a family member and the New Zealand city, to be unnamed, was closed down for security reasons. A friend of mine on IRC captured the image of the original site before it was taken down, see the image below.

PBS.org Hacked, Tupac Shakur and Biggie alive in New Zealand, picture of article

Not long after the posting PBS.org removed the article.

For more information see Hacked PBS Reports Tupac Biggie Alive

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
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frost Sony Vaio F11 Laptop Review - Ubuntu Linux May 26th, 2011 22:13 - Subscribe
Last month I was in need of a new laptop. After doing my looking at deals I came to a decision to purchase a Sony Vaio F11. It was on sale at NewEgg and had everything I was looking for in a laptop. Well the laptop was bought, thanks to David, and I have been using it solidly for about a month now. Over the month I have tried various Operating Systems on the Sony Vaio laptop, from Windows 7 to Ubuntu to Arch Linux. I have to say, my initial impressions were not great and my frustration level was very high. To avoid any real negative feedback, I still love my Vaio now that I finally have it working with Arch Linux, but it was rough getting to that point and here is how it panned out.

Sony Vaio F11 Series Not Ubuntu Friendly

Let's Use Ubuntu...or Not
I have always had success with using Ubuntu, and Ubuntu is generally a 15 minute install without any hassle, especially on a brand new computer where nothing needs to be backed up. Well the Sony Vaio F11 is not an easy system to get up and running with Ubuntu. Right after the Live Ubuntu CD has been inserted you immediately encounter a problem...the touchpad does not work! Well, having used Ubuntu before and preferring not to use a touchpad, this was easy to work around to get Ubuntu installed, just tab to "Install Ubuntu" and use the keyboard shortcuts to do the rest. Ok, the installation was going through. After the installation and Ubuntu loaded up guess what? The touchpad was still not working. Having a USB Mouse to plug into the computer, I connected my eth0 to get online and do some googling using Firefox. What I found was that for whatever reason Ubuntu does not recognize the Sony Touchpad (I found this eerily weird given Ubuntu's Easy setup reputation) and there is a hack to get it working thanks to the Ubuntu Forums.

Edit /etc/default/grub to include GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="i8042.nopnp"

sudo update-grub


Great, I now have a touchpad to use finally. Thinking it is wise to do an upgrade, I went ahead and ran: 

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade


The process goes through smoothly and I decide to reboot because Ubuntu tells me I need to Restart. I go ahead and reboot...wait a second, I was suppose to see Ubuntu show up...it appears the updates broke my system and now all I see is a black screen, which you can tell the system is on (given the green LED on the power button). Well this is the pits. After some more googling (from my wife's computer) it appears that the NVIDIA drivers that are in the Ubuntu repository do not go well with the Sony Vaio. The fix was again, easy, but annoying. I loaded up the Ubuntu Live CD, had my USB Mouse plugged in, went to "Try Ubuntu". Once there I loaded up a terminal (Alt + Ctrl + T) and blacklisted the NVIDIA driver. To do this I had to mount my drive and create a file, during the fdisk -l /dev/sda part, we need to find the sda number that is set for the root drive. This will generally be sda3 / sda4 / sda5, depending on how you set it up. If you did the automatic with a separate home partition it should be sda3. No matter, after you mount it, if it is not the right drive, use `umount /media/sdaX` and then try the next number. To know its the right drive, doing an `ls /media/sda` should come back with folders like `/etc` `/bin`... 

sudo su -

cd /media

mkdir sda

fdisk -l /dev/sda

mount -a /dev/sda3 /media/sda

cd /media/sda/etc/modprobe.d/

nano blacklist-nvidia.conf

#Paste this text in the blacklist file

# we black list the nouveau so we can install the proper nvidia drivers later

blacklist nvidia

blacklist nouveau

#Save with Ctrl+X


That should blacklist the driver. Before we reboot the computer, we will want to go and download the latest driver for the video card at NVIDIA, mine was a 450m Cuda, yours may be different depending on the model. We will want to save them to `/media/sda/opt`, if that is not a directory, go ahead and make it and then using Firefox, download the drivers and move them to that folder.

Once that has been done, go ahead and reboot. Once the Ubuntu Login screen comes up, we want to run a TTY, so hold Ctrl+Alt+F2, this should take you to a terminal go ahead and login, your normal account should suffice (we will just sudo later). Once in the terminal, let's go ahead and install the proper NVIDIA drivers.

sudo su -

cd /opt

chmod +x NVIDIA*

./NVIDIA*


Go ahead and follow the prompts, at the end it should say it was installed, at this point we need to enable the NVIDIA driver.

cd /etc/modprobe.d/

nano blacklist-nvidia.conf


Leave the nouvea driver blacklisted, but delete the nvidia line. Once this has been done and saved, type `reboot` and the computer should restart and you should have a working version of Ubuntu with the Sony Vaio F Series. Caveats, never upgrade NVIDIA from the Ubuntu Repository, it will ask you to, do not or else you have to go through this mess again. You cannot change the brightness etc without doing some modifications to the xorg.conf, if you would like this feature check out Vaio-F11 on Linux. Finally, under Linux, in order to get proper power management for a Vaio Laptop, you will need to compile a custom kernel (see the Vaio-F11 Linux site above for how to do that). Compiling a Kernel is not easy, but after you do it a few times it get's easier, given I need to re-compile mine I may write a blog about how to do it. But all in all, you now have a working Vaio F11 Series laptop on Ubuntu Linux! Congratulations (now aren't you glad you found this blog!).

Conclusion for Ubuntu on Sony Vaio F11 Series
I would not really recommend running Ubuntu on the Sony Vaio F11 series, until Ubuntu or Sony can address the major issues. If you do run it, at least you know the hacks / work around's to fix it. It is very unfortunate that the drivers are not compatible, and I do not blame Ubuntu in the slightest. Sony is notorious for having it's own set of drivers that use proprietary software which is not available on Linux except through hacks. It is workable, but just beware that it takes a lot of effort to get Ubuntu working on the Sony Vaio F11 Series. For me it took a good 5+ hours to find all this information and get everything "working". I formatted a few days later to see how the Sony Vaio F11 Series laptop ran on Windows 7..

Continuation
I will write a new blog in a few days about my experiences with the Sony Vaio F11 series laptop under Windows 7 and another on Arch Linux, given the extent of the information I have. So please check back, or better yet, subscribe to my RSS feed! I will update this blog with links once I post those items.
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frost Sketchers Shoe and Store Review May 25th, 2011 18:14 - Subscribe
Recently I acquired a pair of Sketchers Shoes from the Sketchers store at Colorado Mills in Golden, CO. I am a huge fan of Sketchers for a few reasons, my first is I really like their designs they just suit me. The second reason and perhaps the main reason; they have "WIDE" shoes available. The WIDE shoes that Sketchers offer I find much more comfortable for my feet, in other words, they actually have room to breathe. Let's dive a bit further into the shoes themselves.

Sketchers CityWalk Midnight

Comfort Levels of Sketchers
The new pair of Sketchers I bought are mildly comfortable. They are not nearly as comfortable as my older pair, probably because I bought them to look a bit nicer for work. After the first week of wearing them and breaking in my new shoes, they became quite a bit more comfortable to wear. It just took that initial time of wearing them to get them just right. Now I love those shoes, and it is too bad I want to keep them nice looking for work, because I only wear them to work and nothing else (unless a fancy dinner comes up). All in all the new Sketchers I bought were not very comfortable at first, but after breaking them in they have become much more comfortable to wear daily.

Price vs Value
The Price of the Sketchers that I paid was reasonable. They had a deal going on Buy One get the Second Half Off. Of course my wife was with me when I bought my shoes and I gave in and let her pick out a pair for her. So for around $70 we walked out with 2 new pair of Sketcher shoes. Hers are more relaxed wear, but she loves how comfortable hers are. So given that I paid roughly $35 for my shoes, I would say that we came off with a pretty good deal. I am not one to spend a ton of money on shoes, and I was pretty happy with that price. For the price, I would say I got a great value on my new pair of shoes.

Sketchers WIDE Fit
I am not seen many brands that make a "WIDE" shoe for fat feet. But before I started buying Sketchers, it seemed no matter what shoe I bought my big toes would end up being sore, even after they were broken in. This was annoying to say the least, as having sore toes are not fun. Then one day, I was looking at shoes and saw the Sketchers with the "WIDE" tag. I tried them on and just fell in love. Since then I have kept my eye out for "WIDE" shoes in different brands, like Nike's. And I have yet to really find a "WIDE" shoe that fits me as well as Sketchers and maintains a great Price to Value ratio.

Sketchers at the Colorado Mills Mall
The Sketchers store at the Colorado Mills, seemed a bit high priced to me. The higher prices could have been because the store was in the Mall. Luckily they had the Buy one Get one Half Off deal going on, or I probably would not have bought my shoes. The last Sketchers I bought, before these ones, I found at DSW Shoe Warehouse on Clearance for $30 or so. I probably just got lucky to find them there at the time, but that seemed very reasonable to me for a pair of shoes, so I bought them. I was sad to say that I did check out DSW Shoe Warehouse and other places before going to the Sketchers Store at the Colorado Mills Mall, and was unable to find a pair of Sketchers that I liked for a reasonable price. For comparison, the Sketchers Store at the Colorado Mills Mall was about the same price as the Sketchers at DSW Shoe Warehouse, not on clearance. My take, if you cannot find a good deal at another place, you might as well just go to the Sketchers Store and buy from them directly. However, if you are lucky enough to stumble upon a Pair of Sketchers on Clearance that suit you, you are probably better off buying them from that store.

Overall Satisfaction
Overall I am satisfied with my Sketchers purchase, not as satisfied as I was with my last pair, but still satisfied. Their comfort level is decent and the WIDE Sketchers are just awesome, given I do not get sore toes anymore. The Colorado Mills Mall Sketchers Store is not the cheapest place you can find Sketchers, but they do have deals that go on throughout the year, which may make your next pair a decent deal. Their stock may not be the best, but they had what I needed. So if you are in the Golden area and find yourself needing a new pair of shoes, go ahead and stop by the Sketchers Store at the Mills, who knows, you may find your next good pair of shoes there!
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frost Marriott Hotel Get the Composite HDMI VGA Jack Pack to Work Apr 25th, 2011 22:55 - Subscribe
I stay at the Ft. Collins Colorado Marriott Hotel when I travel. Throughout my travels I have had a hit or miss with the TV and Marriott's "Jack Pack" which has Composite / VGA / HDMI inputs to go to the TV. This is to make hooking up your own electronics (such as a DVD Player) easier to do. Unfortunately, it seems the system is still buggy and likes to lock you out. This can be very annoying and disheartening if you were looking forward to watching your own media. Fortunately, I have found some great information on how to get past this annoyance of a hit or miss depending on your room. Well look no further, here is the much needed information to get your Computer / Laptop / Media Player / DVD Player / Wii / PS3 / XBox / XBox 360 to work in your Marriott Hotel room using their Jack Pack panel.

Jack Pack Panel Picture

The concept is rather simple, turn the TV on. Get out of the On Command menu (click Channel Up). You should be on Channel 2 or something similar. From here, Enter a Channel between 90-96. These are the channels set aside for the Jack Pack, you should be able to find the general input Channels (AV1 AV2 HDMI Composite DVI) etc. And it should pull up the right connection when you go to it! If that fails, check the side of the TV for the AV2 inputs etc and you should be able to directly connect to those (pending if the Marriott Hotel has them locked down, the Ft. Collins Marriott does not). And viola, you should be able to watch your own media!

Hope this helps you out, it sure helped me out and took me a long time to find this information. If you have questions or extra tips, please add a comment!
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frost Ft. Collins Colorado Marriott Hotel Review Apr 2nd, 2011 17:17 - Subscribe
Recently I have been having to travel for work to Fort Collins, Colorado for one week a month. Work puts me up in a hotel and I have chosen to stay at the Ft. Collins Marriott on Horsetooth for a few reasons. Perhaps the main reason being the proximity to the job I am working. Since I am staying there so much I decided to write a review about them and whether I would recommend others to stay there. If you are looking for a Hotel in Fort Collins, Colorado, give this a read and you can see if the Ft. Collins Marriott on Horsetooth is the right hotel for you!

Ft. Collins Colorado Marriott Hotel Review

First impression of the Ft. Collins Marriott is that it has a “homey” and “upscale” feel for it. I have always had good customer service from the Check-In people and have never had to wait for more then 5 minutes while attempting to check into my room. I do of course book the reservations online, through Marriott’s easy booking system, and I am a member of the Marriott’s Reward program, since I have been staying there so much lately. But after checking it, it is quite a walk to the elevator, which is fine I mean who does not need a little more exercise these days? But for some people, it could be an inconvenience, but they do have baggage carts if needed, since I am only 26 I never felt the need for one. The hotel is generally clean and is a very good sized hotel.

Once you get in the elevator, depending on which floor your stay, it can be quite a walk to your room if you are on one side or the other, again not necessarily a down point, just something to be aware of if you have a lot of baggage. Inside the rooms, they are generally nice. I do not think this hotel has ever allowed smoking, so the rooms do not have that smoking smell to them at all (unlike the Ft. Collins, Residence Inn on Harmony that it always seems their rooms were full of smoke). The rooms are pretty cozy, especially for me since I am the only one staying in there. I usually opt for the King size bed, but I will stay in the Twin Beds as well. Both beds are nice, although they do have a ton of pillows on them, I usually just stack the pillows to one side or put them on the other bed. I always ask for the Foam Pillows, as they are much more comfy as apposed to the Downed pillow, in my opinion. The beds are very comfortable, although they have nothing on my own bed, they still do pretty well for the week.

I have had issues with their TV, in the sense that the regular cable channels always are low quality, IE you can see like scan lines through them, which is a shame because the TV’s are extremely nice LG TV’s, it is a shame that they cannot afford to push better TV Quality through them. Which is alright, as I have my DVD collection on a Harddrive and I always take my ASUS O!Play with me, which pushes out 1080p video quality to the TV and it looks beautiful! I cannot speak to the Pay per view, as I never had the need to purchase it, as I prefer my DVD Collection and generally bring it with me.

The Internet they provide there is kind of weird and mis-leading to connect to. The great thing is, they include the Internet for free for my stays generally. But when you connect you have to opt for the “$12.95” Internet, which over course they remove from your bill, so it does end up being free, just kind of unnerving, it took me a few nights to brave it and try it out (which I am sure I could have just called the front desk and asked about it). But sure enough it did not show up on my bill. That is nice, but luckily I have a Sprint 4G EVO and was able to tether with 4G. I was delightfully surprised that Sprint’s 4G service is in Fort Collins and available at the Marriott on Horsetooth! I prefer to use my Sprint 4G anyhow, as I know I can secure that connection with my VPN very easily. I did try the Marriott’s Internet and it seemed pretty decent for being free. I like wired Internet more then wireless, given the better performance, some people might consider this a downside the Marriott does not offer free WiFi Internet, I do not.

The bathrooms come with Soap, Shampoo, Conditioner and Lotion, not that I would use them, but it is there and generally has plenty of Towels, although I try to only use one towel the entire time. The “Coffee Pot” is just a small 1 cup pot, but makes a cup of hot water (or coffee if you like that) pretty fast. I generally just drink Tea, which they have, or Hot Cider / Chocolate from home. The lounging chair they have for you to sit in is really uncomfortable, so I generally sit in the computer chair, which is decent. The view, depending on where your room is, can be quite nice, and I generally have the curtains open when I stay at the hotel.

Finally, the room temperature is actually quite nice. They thermostat is easy to use, and control and the furnace / AC work really well, depending on the time of year you are staying there. All in all the rooms are quite nice. In the end I would definitely stay here again, my main reason is the TV as I like to be able to watch my DVD Collections easily without having to need an RF Modulator, like you would if you stayed at the Residence Inn in Ft. Collins. Even though there is no free breakfast, I always found the Continental Breakfasts to not be worth very much anyways, the Fort Collins, Marriott on Horsetooth is an excellent place to stay if you are visiting Ft. Collins, Colorado.

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deathcab4u must write Apr 2nd, 2011 16:15 - Subscribe
in times of serious crazies i tend to throw an entry down on my old friend, Aeonity.

the sparse manic entries that i scribble

i miss writing, i want to write

must write


I recently subjected myself to an ordeal of patience, compassion and enlightenment.

"Be careful what you wish for," or some variation of the proverb.

Enlightenment whooped my ass. Exhausted physically and mentally. Stability has been a day to day, hour to hour mystery.

Anxiety can strike like those expensive military drones. A missile of fast breath, tight chest and confusion.

I think anxiety is a respectable opponent. A dirty weapon, not to be underestimated.

Those peddling fear know the power of anxiety.

Fortunately, though, fear is hollow.

Pushed back by the flame of a pure heart. Shattered by the piercing blow of sharp intellect. Softened by compassion. Defeated with patience. Outwitted by simplicity.

Fear has no place in my life, cast aside with hope. Neither have substance, and I will not cling to either.
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KeyWords: The Cure

alienanchovies day three Mar 28th, 2011 01:19 - Subscribe
Ive been camping out in this shit hole for the past year. to date i have not made contact with any one of use... aside from picking up a few CB radio messages and the random lone traveler, its spring and sickly sweet smell of death fills the air. im sure my family or whats left of it now wander the streets aimlessly searching for what everever scraps of flesh they may come across...

when the temperature reaches the low 60's i found i can go out and scavenge for whatever food and meds i may come across... sadly the only place where one can find a steady supply of antibiotics and canned goods are death traps. ammunition is running low and food is scarce, the streets are not as clear but they seem to gather... grocery stores, clubs, restaurants... the sounds of gun shots are the only thing i find comfort it, until they cease... am i gonna make it?
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frost DD-WRT and Linux Wireless Issues: A Possible Fix Mar 18th, 2011 00:38 - Subscribe
After installing many different Linux Distributions, I was getting fed up with my wireless not working properly. At first I thought it was just the Broadcom chip, but after switching to an Intel Chip, I was having the same issues as with the Broadcom. Doing massive googling, I was unable to actually narrow down the problem to anything in particular. That is until last week when I found an interesting forum post on Linux Drivers using DD-WRT. This is not widely known, hence the blog post with all the right key words. If you are using DD-WRT and are having Linux Wireless issues, read on!

All credit is due to pigiron given he found all this information out and posted it! I am stoked he did because it led to me figuring out how to fix my problems and finally being able to stick to a Linux Distro! I cannot explain the problem as well as he did, but you can read the details about it here.

The symptoms, namely, after I would put the computer to sleep and then wake it back up, my wireless network would never reconnect it would keep asking for the network key, I would input the right network key and it would just continue to loop never connecting. I had NetworkManager installed by default, so I decided to try Wicd. Wicd was actually worse in that it just showed a weird network name of “\x0b...\x00\x00\x00” etc. This was a weird situation that I could not explain. What it ends up being is that DD-WRT does not obey a Specification and send an extra signal or beacon, which the Linux Wireless Drivers pick up and think is the “Access Point”, which it is not. Windows / Mac so nicely ignoring the extra data sent. But why send it out if it is not apart of the specification? Reading the post above, the basic gist is, “you are screwed, deal with it” from what I gathered, given no one truly responded.

So in light of that I looked for alternatives. What first peaked my mind was Tomato, unfortunately it only works with Broadcom Chipsets. I settled on OpenWRT. The install on my Buffalo router WZR-HP-G300NH was easy using the Wiki / SSH to my router. Did the install and within 15 minutes was back up and running. OpenWRT’s interface may not be as nice as DD-WRT, but after I installed the Wireless Drivers for it and setup QOS / Wireless, it was working. To top it all off...it was working better. The QOS actually works, with DD-WRT, it never seemed to work at all. So all in all, it was totally worth the trade to actually have my Linux Wireless Card Drivers supported and a whole host of extras that are easily installed. Too bad the interface does fall a bit short, but hey, at least it works!

Hopefully this helps you, whether you were having wireless issues on Ubuntu, Debian, ArchLinux, #!CrunchBang, Fedora Core, CentOS, Slackware, etc.

Installing OpenWRT completely solved my issue and I will never go back to a Windows box now as the issue was DD-WRT all this time! So if your wireless seems like it is in an endless loop / keeps asking you for a network key, but never connects, or shows a weird wireless network name like \x0B\x00\x00\x00\x00 and you have DD-WRT, think about trying out OpenWRT if there is a build for your router model!
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frost Pidgin Issues with GMail and GMail Hosted Mar 17th, 2011 23:05 - Subscribe
Recently I have been plagued by a “Not Authorized” error message using Pidgin IM (OS is CrunchBang Statler / Debian Based). This has been bugging me as it came and went without any real reason. Well after some digging it appears that the error is caused by logging into a Google Service, while at the same time connected to Pidgin over Google Talk. The Service I was connecting to was Google Voice. The weirdness was, I have multiple Google Hosted accounts (own a lot of domains). I have the emails forwarding, and I wanted to port my old Mobile Number to Google Voice, but not have that number associated with my current Google Voice Number / Account (IE I just wanted it for voice mails). As such, I assigned it to one of these “forwarding” accounts, which just so happened to be my Pidgin account.

Well to fix the Not Authorized issue with Pidgin and Google Talk, I just had to login to my Google Hosted GMail site and type in the “Verification” code and then surprise, my Pidgin GTalk account worked like a champ. Before finding this out, I did try a number of "SSL Ports" and unchecking / checking options. In the end it was none of that. Just as extra information, my Pidgin Settings for Google Hosted are as follows:



Basic Tab
Username:
Domain:
Resource: Home
Password:
Local Alias: frost

Advanced Tab:
Require SSL/TLS - Unchecked
Force Old (port 5223) SSL - Checked
Allow Plaintext... - Unchecked
Connect Port: 443
Conect server: talk.google.com
File transfer proxies: proxy.eu.jabber.org
BOSH URL:
Show Custom Smileys - Unchecked



After all that it works now, except when I decide to manage my Google Voice account. I may dig into this deeper later to figure out if Google has a setting to prevent the “Not Authorized” Error from occuring.
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frost Porting Mobile Number to Google Voice Mar 2nd, 2011 11:04 - Subscribe
Well today I ported my T-Mobile Pay-as-You Go phone number to Google Voice which is a free "voice" service offered by Google. I was not hesitant on this phone number since it is one that all I really care to get is Voicemails on. As, most people know, Google Voice has a major limitation...no MMS text messages. The process to port my number was not too bad, but Google makes you go through about 10 check boxes alerting you of cancellation fees and how long you could be without service etc. As this was a pay as you go phone number, I was not worried about cancellation fees as there should not be any.

After all those check boxes and agreeing to Googles Terms it finally took me to the account information, where I had to add in all of my account details for the T-Mobile Pay-as-you Go phone number. Once you get that information correct, it took you to the payment. I paid the $20 by credit card. And now it is just the waiting game.

Porting my Pay-as-you Go number to Google Voice was not a hard process, but did take about 5-10 minutes for me to complete, given the information needed (and that Google Voice had to connect to the phone number in question). However, to be able to get my voicemails without having to buy minutes anymore will be an excellent deal, which is what I was after. If you are in need of a new number, perhaps Google Voice is what you are looking for and you should take a swing by there to check it ou!
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joanne Cleaning time Feb 27th, 2011 21:06 - Subscribe
Finally I came to my senses, that I really have to roll my sleeves up and clean my room. Need to re-organize all my stuff coz pile of dust so building up in every corner. Stuff that I have to get rid. Then tomorrow will be doing the laundry.

So no Facebook for me today.
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joanne My old life Feb 26th, 2011 22:31 - Subscribe
Don't get me wrong... once in a while, I miss my old life. So careless and fearless. I didn't care what consequences my action was and just went with the flow. Partied here and there. I remember when me and my friends would just do what ever our hearts desire. Stay way up late just by talking on the side walk.. getting the alcohol down from our system, or sometimes would go to our favorite 24 hour soup house to have some soup. My friends said I was the most daring and fearless one. It must have been the in my crazy personality.

I miss my old friends.. unfortunately we are all over the planet.

But now, my priority have changed.. should say.. grew out of my careless ways. But then again I will not stop from any adventure that will land on my plate. I would still be fun and daring (only toned down though).

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joanne What Just Happened Feb 24th, 2011 19:39 - Subscribe
I am checking my aeonity site when I can't find my background picture. sad.gif
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joanne When will it end? Jan 12th, 2011 23:16 - Subscribe
I am in the middle of looking for mobile application, my husband said, I am nuts.
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aeonity Seeking Content Moderator Oct 18th, 2010 21:22 - Subscribe
Aeonity is seeking a content moderator for Aeonity Games and Soundboards.

Position:
Seeking user for daily data confirmation after hours. (simply check marking content) M-F willing to pay $20.00 per 300 entries. 1 position available. Monthly payment. Pay on the 1st of every month. Interested?

Good luck to all inquries. Please email us at our contact form.
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frost Improve Your Sites Performance with Apache Oct 15th, 2010 19:07 - Subscribe
Many Apache driven web sites today could easily decrease their bandwidth output and increase their speed through implementing caching and compressing their content. Even with the new high speed connections of today it is still highly important to improve websites efficiency and performance to increase the users experiences. Not to mention the techniques that this article goes over will decrease your bandwidth output, which could save you money in the long run. Lets get to increasing the performance efficiency of your website.

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john101182 Insanity - Day 9 - Pure Cardio Sep 21st, 2010 07:39 - Subscribe
The more I dig myself into this program, the more it humbles me. When on one day I feel like I can conquer the world, it slaps me in the face and brings me to reality...it is the one in charge now. This program sets the bar of how hard you will push yourself and as the time progresses, you start to feel arrogant and begin to think "I feel great! I will push myself hard this go round and I will feel fine." That is the mistake I made today, but it is one of those mistakes that teaches you a lesson, but deep down you are glad you did it. I felt sick 1/4 of the way through and toned it down, but I know I pushed myself harder in that first quarter than I ever did since I started, and that gives me a sense of hope. Maybe I will not have the body like Mike "The Situation" right now...maybe I never will, but I know deep in my heart that my body and soul thank me each time I push myself out of bed, put on my workout attire and sweat my heart out.
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velouria Pixies Update Sep 20th, 2010 10:23 - Subscribe
About a year ago, I had planned to see the Pixies in Washington, DC but was unable to get tickets. I actually did get tickets - front-row-center-seats, but Ticketmaster freaked out and lost them.

I did see the Pixies September 10, 2010! :-)
It was awesome!!
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john101182 Insanity - Day 8 - Cardio Power & Resistance Sep 20th, 2010 07:51 - Subscribe
Today was such an incredible day! I felt better than I have ever felt all year and I can actually feel I am getting stronger with the Insanity Workout. Last week when I did this disc, I started tittering out halfway through the warm up exercises, but today I actually made it through without really stopping.) I am actually starting to now be able to keep up with Shaun T and his workout crew through the workout. This disc is, in my opinion one of the harder workouts in the 1st month, so you feel very exhausted and need to rest halfway through the disc, but I see the Shaun T's crew taking breaks and resting so I don't feel bad.

After a couple of minutes I was able to build up some energy and actually try out Shaun T's "Ab Sculpt" workout under his Hip Hop Abs program. Today I am feeling more empowered and energetic than I have in months. I will keep tracking my progress throughout the 68 days, and I hope to have the results, energy and body I've wanted for years. Blog at you tomorrow!
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john101182 Day 6 of Insanity Sep 18th, 2010 23:25 - Subscribe
Today was my final day for the 1st week. For this, this is a great accomplishment since I do not believe I actually completed a full week of this program since I purchased it. Tomorrow is going to be my rest day so I will definitely live it up. Today's workout was called "Plyometric Cardio Circuit". It is the 1st disc in the series, apart from the fit test and has great exercises to really beat the pants out of you.

For some reason, today I woke up feeling very dizzy and disoriented which really didn't help too much when I started on the workout. I really felt the dizzyness from the very beginning, I think around halfway through the warm up routine. I stuck it through, had to stop a few times, but I managed to push through the entire 42 mins. Aside from the cardio push ups in this disc, what my hardest exercise to perform is called Ski Abs and In and Outs(basically the same as the Ski Abs, but you bring your legs in between your arms, then out into a plank position)

The dizziness I was feeling was probably due to the allergens here in New Braunfels(Korea to some readershappy.gif ) so I feel alot better once I got medicated. I am going to be going to bed right now, but I will blog back either tomorrow or Monday about Day 7 of the program. Wish me luck....I hope the day of rest will not result in me not working out for a month or so (happened before) Night y'all!
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