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Selling Heroclix

I am selling my LEs.

Here on eBay

Just FYI.

I hate driving.

Not because I hate to drive. I hate to have to deal with other people.

Because of such I dedicate the following to all people who drive in the tri-county area.

*please forgive my grammar, just tried to remember from when I heard him live*

]]> Jeff Daniels - Have a Good Life

The light turn green, I pulled ahead
You crossed the street I almost killed you dead
Thank God I quickly hit the brakes
I saved your life for heaven's sakes

Though any court of law would say,
I was not only right, I had the right-of-way
You turned my sunshine into rain
When you lost your mind and went insane

Cause through my windshield I could tell
You must have family in the depths of hell
Your eyes were wild, your teeth were bared
Anatomical references filled the air

And when you flipped me off
You brought a hardness to my world of soft
There's nothing I can say or do
To make this wrong all right with you

*Chorus*
So have a good life, then die
I hope it hurts so much it makes you cry
I hope it's torturous and slow,
I hope you know your gonna go
Have a good life, then die

And when you tore the hood ornament off my car
I'd never seen an object thrown so far
When you tried to open up my door
"That's what power locks are for"

And when you took off your shoe and tried to break my window
The crowd that gathered sure enjoyed the show
I'll admit I felt some fear
When you tried to remove my side-view mirror

And when you took that trash can and started to cover my car with garbage
You set a new standard in the annals of pedestrian carnage
I'd love to stay until your done
How I hate to almost hit-and-run

*Chorus*
So have a good life, then die
I hope it hurts so much it makes you cry
I hope it's torturous and slow,
I hope you know your gonna go
Have a good life, then die

And just for the record, I'm not an asshole
And yes I'd touch me with a ten-foot-pole
And I have more than shit for brains
And no I don't think I'm insane.

And yes I do know how to drive
And no your not lucky to be alive
Cause next time I see you walkin' round.
I'm gonna run your ass down

*Chorus*
So have a good life, then die
I hope it hurts so much it makes you cry
I hope it's torturous and slow,
I hope you know your gonna go
Have a good life, then die

*Reprise*
Have a good life, then die
I hope it hurts so much it makes you cry
I hope it's torturous and slow,
I hope you know your gonna go
Have a good life, then die

Oh Great LazyWeb I invoke thee....

I would like to see .NET related versions of the Pragmatic Starter Kit - Volumes 1 and 3.
Perhaps, Pragmatic Version Control with VSTS/VSS, and Pragmatic Automation with MSBee/MSBuild or CC.NET.

Just a thought.

Best Game Ever...

Jing

Get Jing

This is a program I use every day, and now it available to the public, and did I mention that it is free?

Not surprised one bit...

Your programmer personality type is:

DHTB

You're a Doer.
You are very quick at getting tasks done. You believe the outcome is the most important part of a task and the faster you can reach that outcome the better. After all, time is money.

You like coding at a High level.
The world is made up of objects and components, you should create your programs in the same way.

You work best in a Team.
A good group is better than the sum of it's parts. The only thing better than a genius programmer is a cohesive group of genius programmers.

You are a liBeral programmer.
Programming is a complex task and you should use white space and comments as freely as possible to help simplify the task. We're not writing on paper anymore so we can take up as much room as we need.

Gowell Family Game Night #2

Barb and I had our second game night last night. We had 7 total people this time (Brandi, Barb, Beth, Ray, Josh, Angela, and me)

Settlers of Catan (6 Players)
Winner: Josh

Apples to Apples (Dinner Game: [While I was prepping)
Winner: Barb

Dinner: (Turkey and Cheese on French Bread)

After Sandwich Snack (Homemade Nachos)

Dessert (Barb's awesome cocoa brownies)

Bang!
Winner: Outlaws (Josh, Angela, Beth)

Bang!
Winner: Police (Brandi, Barb, Me)

Then the Adams' left (Angela had to work early).

Ticket to Ride (5 players)
Winner: Me (138)

No Thanks!
Winner: Beth

No Thanks!
Winner: Me

No Thanks!
Winner: Barb

No Thanks!
Winner: Brandi

Scene It!
Winner: Me (but Ray was robbed)

Then Brandi left.

Then we watched Run Lola Run, and most of Fifth Element.

Ray left somewhere near 4 am.

Much fun was had by all I think!

Why I won't watch the news...

When I was growing up I knew that 6 o'clock meant local news and 6:30 meant National News ... without question. Before I was allowed a TV in my room (quite a young age) if I wanted to do something in the family room at 6, I did so as to not interrupt my Parents' watching of the news. Let me just say that I thought that interrupting them would bring down something wrathful, I just knew that they took it very seriously, and wanted to show some respect. Local news was often dull and uneventful, ("Aww did we miss the weather?") and the National News did little but show me just how messed up the world was. As I grew up I found that the 6 o'clock hour was also home to Seinfeld reruns, and syndicated Simpsons. When I did go to watch the news with my folks I would still be just as frustrated to upset by the state of the world. So....I don't watch the news any more. I don't read news papers (I will read them but I do not make a habit of it) I know that it is very ostrich-like of me, but at least I am not pissed off by 7.

4 months!!!

As of around 11 am this morning I have been married for 4 months. I am happier than ever, and I I look forward to every new day with my beautiful wife.

I love you Barb.

3 Days Left

...Until 2007. Not a lot to report here.

Christmas was - as ever - an interesting matter.

]]> 6 Christmas celebrations (4 on Barb's Side, 1 on my side, 1 for just us)

I have 3 funny stories to tell about things that happened either on Christmas or just prior regarding my family. Unfortunately the inflection is what sells it and so I will not be attempting to journal them here. For the few people that read this please feel free to give me a call if you would like to hear them. For those of you who were at the Gowell Family Christmas this year, no explanation is necessary.

Barb's family's generosity continues to floor me. I didn't realize how different our lives growing up must have been.

Another bugbear is that I continue to feel like the dog who shit on the rug when I am with Barb's family for more than a short period. They all go to very huge lengths to make me feel welcome, but there is just something that I seem to fail to process about the situation and often get reserved, flustered, or depressed.

Work is going incredibly well. I have been blessed with a friendly work environment, interesting projects, and supportive management and colleagues.

Barb is as wonderful as ever. Always supportive, and really keeping me out of trouble. I love the woman and couldn't be happier.

1/4th of a Century

So I turn 25 today. It is hard to believe some times that I made it this far. My life has not been perfect, but with the strength and support of my family, friends, and a wonderful wife I am sure that it is only getting better. Thank you everyone.

Somebody's Getting Married....

Bear:
Extra! Extra! Somebody's getting married!
Bear 2:
Somebody's getting married? HEY, somebody's getting married!
Bear 3:
Whoa, somebody's getting married!
Pops:
Somebody's getting married???
Lew Zealand:
Somebody's getting marrrrieeeed!
Group:
Somebody's getting married! Somebody's getting married! Somebody's getting
somebody's getting somebody's getting somebody somebody somebody
somebody...! [etc.]

]]> Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie, Scooter:
Somebody get some flowers!
Somebody get a ring!
Somebody get a chapel and a choir to sing!
Kermit:
Somebody get an organ to play!
Singing Tuxedos:
Cause somebody's getting married today!
[a bit of the 'end of ceremony' music played]
Miss Piggy, Janice, Camilla:
Somebody get a preacher!
Somebody bake a cake!
Somebody get some shoes and rice and presents to take!
Miss Piggy:
Somebody get a sweet negilee!
Singing Veils:
Cause somebody's getting married today!
Swedish Chef:
Weddink! Weddink! Pig and froggie weddink!
Men:
Somebody get champagne!
Somebody rent a room!
Girls:
Somebody get the lovely bride!
And somebody get the-
_ Men:
Somebody get the-
[Kermit stumbles o.s here, obviously nervous, the rhyming word being
"groom" of course...]
Both:
Somebody somebody somebody somebody somebody--!
Female Voices:
Somebody get this wedding underway!
Swedish Chef:
Cus sue-one gettink marrink today!
[Musical bridge]
Bear Family:
Somebody getting married....today!
[In Church]
Ernie:
Are they here yet, are they here yet, did I miss it, am I late?
Bert:
No, they're be here any minute!
Cookie Monster:
Oh boy, me can hardly wait.
Pops:
Isn't this exciting--it's the wedding of the year!
Sam The Eagle:
Well, can't we start without them?
Muppet News Anchorman:
No, you can't until they're here.
Sam: Hmm.
Chorus of Penguins:
They're fin-all-y getting ma-rrr-ied now!
[Musical bridge, sounds of wedding bells]
Miss Piggy:
He'll make me happy
Each time I see him
He'll be the reason
My heart can sing
He'll stand beside me
And now I'm everything.
Kermit:
She'll make me happy
Each time I hold her
And I will follow
where my heart may lead
And she'll be all I'll ever need
Babies:
Days go passing into years
Old Ladies:
Years go passing day by day.
Audience (with sobbing heard):
She'll make him happy
Now and forever
Until forever
their love will grow
She only knows
he'll make her happy
That's all she needs to know.
They'll be so happy
Now and forever
Until forever
their love will grow-
Miss Piggy:
I only know
He'll make me happy
That's all I need...to...know...
Fozzie: (whispering): Hey, Gonzo, I thought you were going to play the
priest?
Gonzo: (enthralled): Shhhh!
Priest:
Do you, Piggy, take this frog to be your lawful wedded husband--do you?
Miss Piggy:
I do...
Priest:
Do you Froggie take this Pig to be your lawful wedded wife until you die?
Kermit:
Well, I? Well....I...?
Priest:
Do you?
Kermit:
(gulp). I do...
Priest:
Then because you share a love so big
I now pronounce you frog and pig.
[THE Kiss.]
Celebration, cheering from all the Muppets. Penguins evidently are tossed
or throw themselves across the aisle.
Kermit:
What better way could anything end?
Hand in hand with a friend.
FIN

Season of Firsts....

Moved in to my first real apartment (9/1)
Quit my first real job (9/1)
First day of new job (9/18)
Wedding (10/21)
First Day as married man (10/22)

I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous.

RIP Steve Irwin

Moving, Moving, Moved

I have moved into our new apartment, and am in the process of unpacking and picking the few things I have left at Mom and Dad's. Barb has moved a fair amount of stuff, but won't make the move proper until after the wedding.

The first maintenance call went off without a hitch and now everything is dang near perfect here. Apart from being alone that is. I start work at TechSmith on September 18th, so I have 2 full weeks to get my relaxing done, as well as getting settled in.