Random Thoughts

a demain, LJ

2008-05-28T15:28:51Z

I've never been a prolific poster or blogger, but I find myself here at LiveJournal very rarely.

If you reallllllllly want to keep up with me, and you know you do, you can find me posting slightly more frequently on my site at edmarsh dot (.) com. That domain became available earlier this year, and I jumped on it. The intention was to have that as a "professional" slash career site, but instead became a blog. so, check it out, and thanks for reading all this time.

you know you've been on the web too long when...

2008-01-16T19:00:45Z

You check the printed menu that you have in your desk to see if they have a web site that contains the menu.

spelling question

2007-11-30T14:04:08Z

when did they decide to change "flyers" to "fliers"?

OMFG Food Pr0n!!!!111!!

2007-11-28T17:44:16Z

http://www.rouxbe.com/recipes

well that grinds my gears

2007-11-21T14:37:19Z

i just found out i don't have the Friday after Thanksgiving off. that's just low. we only get two weeks of vacation to begin with, and now i have to take off friday, and potentially Xmas Eve day, just to get what the rest of the ~~world~~ country already has off?

lame.

War on... something!

2007-11-19T19:55:41Z

Presidential un-hopeful Ed Marsh (UltraLiberal-NJ) today unleashed a tirade against the cyclone that killed more than 3,000 Bangladeshis this past week. "If a cyclone can kill more people than terrorists did on Sept. 11, 2001, aren't we fighting the wrong war?", Marsh exclaimed to absolutely no one on his morning commute to New York City.

"America's thoughts are with the Bangladeshi people today, for as long as the story comes up on iGoogle. We must band together to end cyclones in our time."

"This horrible event reminds me of a college friend I had. He was partial Bangladeshi, and in a drunken fit, another friend saluted him with the Bangladeshi Anthem:
Oh Bangladesh, Oh Bangladesh
You border on the Bay of Bengal
Your religion is Muslim,
and your currency's the Taka.

Oh Bangladesh, Oh Bangladesh
You are a very poor country,
Your land is mostly river deltas,
and your capital is Dhaka."

"Now that I think about it", Marsh notes, "perhaps that was made up in a drunken fit. But nonetheless, we must help these impoverished people, and fight Cyclone Terrorism, no matter the costs involved. Our meteorologists stand ready, and our proud tornado hunters are ready to take their makeshift vehicles abroad to ensure that cyclones stay in another part of the world."

happiness is

2007-11-17T04:01:14Z

sitting in my pajamas, enjoying a homebrew (Labour Day Porter; an original recipe), playing with a 350MB photoshop image, while watching a recent simpsons episode in windows media player.

On jobs

2007-11-15T21:12:10Z

there are few things as rewarding in my career as manually hole-punching and placing a 300 page user's guide in a spiral binder.

and then doing it two more times.

An Important Observation

2007-10-18T17:10:57Z

I don't have a wide stance.

It's a fact

2007-10-11T15:54:34Z

Bite-size Snickers do not really satisfy.

Beer night

2007-10-04T16:18:39Z

S was going to meet her mom, so i decided to spend some quality time in the City. since it's been so nice out, i strolled down to the Heartland Brewery on South Street. it's a touristy area, but pretty dead at 6 on a wednesday. i sat outside and enjoyed their Oktoberfest lager, which was surprisingly good.

i then headed uptown to the Blind Tiger, my favorite all-time beer bar. First up was the He'Brew Lenny's R.I.P.A, an awesome, complex beer. and now i find out it's 10% ABV...

next was Sierra Nevada's 20th St Green Hop Ale. it was delicious. Sierra's been on a roll lately with their Anniversary Ale, and this hoppy ale was a treat.

third up was the best of the night. Bear Republic's Racer 5 was just incredible. it was like drinking raw hops. citrusy, fruity, and god just plain amazing.

the final beverage of the evening was local favorite Brooklyn Brewery's Schneider Weiss. Frankly, i don't remember a thing about this beer; possibly due to the 10% He'brew.

Thankfully, despite a can of Beck's on the train ride home, i am not hungover today.

america has an obesity problem?

2007-09-22T05:25:31Z

after tonight's football game at which the band played, i went out to TGIFridays. i don't like chain restaurants, especially when there's so much to offer in this area, but it's where everyone wanted to go. thankfully, they had brooklyn lager on tap.

here comes a digression:

this week illustrated why this job can be so incredibly frustrating. (i'm not going to go into details, in case someone googles me and denies me a job because i wrote bad stuff about an employer, or someone from said employer happens to find this. isn't it terrible that we can't fully express ourselves?) there are many forces that work against you - illnesses, other activities/sports, overtime games, train delays, the weather, homework, lateness, traffic; you name it. but then you have a frustrating rehearsal, followed by a really awesome rehearsal, followed by a performance that was close to embarassing. it's an emotional rollercoaster, and why i understand that teachers and students get so many days off.

but i digress.

i got to the restaurant late; i was dropped off at home to change and get my car. everyone ordered before i got there. the food comes out, and the guy next to me is served a bacon cheeseburger with fried provolone. two types of meat, two cheeses (one fried!), all on a sesame seed bun. with his second large coke, no ice. at midnight.

things that make you go hmm.

30 weeks? am i pregnant?

2007-09-19T13:49:51Z

so apparently it's been some time since i've dropped in. life changes, blogs die, or at least become less important. so, in a nutshell, a rather large nutshell, say a filbert:

i'd still hit Britney.

S and I moved in together in July. our apartment is still a disaster, but we're getting along very well.

we bought a share in a community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm. it is the best veggies i've ever had. tomatoes taste like tomatoes. the red leaf lettuce is gorgeous and bright. we've gotten to sample some things we've never had before. it's a joy.

the job for which i was consulting went to a permanent position in June. i'm happy, well, as happy as you can be as a tech writer. i'm the only one in the company, and that is cool.

band's band. it's the frustrating, repetitive part of the season. the fucko with whom i never got along resigned, so my stress level in that regard is much less.

i'm looking at new cars.

saw The Police at Giants Stadium. what a treat that was.

S and I went to Road America in Wisconsin. for a racing weekend. yeah, she's a keeper.

then i came home and taught a week of band camp with pneumonia. yeah, that was awesome.

i've gotten into minus the bear. great band. their new album kicks ass.

i started making my own beer recipes. the two IPAs i've made so far have been excellent. the second one didn't carbonate, but still tastes awesome. i have a porter in secondary fermentation that i'm really looking forward to.

our Cacophony show in June was awesome.

i think that's it.

Rhetorical V-day Question

2007-02-14T18:34:07Z

Are Christians allowed to celebrate since it includes Cupid, the Roman god of love?

Goooooooooooo polytheism!

it's a fact

2007-02-08T16:07:13Z

every woman in NYC has a pair of uggs.

birthday musings

2007-01-17T17:10:25Z

i am 20-16 today.

my three closest friends seem to have forgotten about it.

The Forn is one of the biggest douchebags ever to walk the planet.

i'm on a three month contract writing position uptown - 52nd and Lex. i really like it, and it seems to be a good fit, other than the longer commute, and the tie-wearing requirement. the subway is a lot more of a pain in the ass when you need it daily. there's a good chance of it becoming a permanent position, and i will most likely accept it, providing we can accommodate my band responsibilities. it's still odd being uptown, though. i don't feel like i fit in this, moneyed, area.

i did miss the hell out of the City. i realized this, once again, last Thursday. we had a belated holiday party, at Todd English's remarkable English is Italian. afterwards, on the walk back to Port Authority, i stopped in the middle of Park Ave. to take shots of the illuminated Grand Central Station.

My January, 2007 Champ Car Preview

2007-01-04T05:04:20Z

i spent almost two hours revising this. what's wrong with me.

I can't begrudge A.J. Allmendinger, really. if i were 24 years old, unceremoniously dumped by my owner (i don't know the story, i just know there are two sides to every one of them...) just engaged, and someone offered me six times my current salary, i'd say where do i sign, too.

hell, i told myself i'd never wear a tie again, but yet, here i am at a new job where ties are required, and that's for significantly less than six times my previous salary.

i was a big fan of AJ - who the hell else would stand up in front of their hero (Paul effin' Tracy) and several hundred rabid champ car fans at Road America and tell AJ that if he left for NASCAR, i'd cry. but i won't watch him in NASCAR - i just don't watch NASCAR; i'm just not that interested in ovals. that, more than (F!)Tony George, is why i won't watch the IRL.

ok, that's just not true. i hate (F)Tony (doesn't deserve boldface) George for what he's done to the series that i've loved since they raced in the Meadowlands. but that's another blog...

it's just a shame we couldn't retain the guy who brought some of the biggest excitement (and press) of the season.

i also like Sebastien Bourdais, a lot. i'm proud to wear my new blue and yellow threepeat hat on the NY subway. the guy's just fast. he reminds me of Juan Pablo Montoya. i always respected Montoya because he is a phenomenal racer (note: not driver), but i never liked him personally. i sincerely hope he does well in cabs, but i won't watch him, either.

Seb (OMG not SEABASS. give the man some respect!) sincerely deserves to be in Formula 1, and all i'm going to say about his Red Bull test is that it's curious he keeps saying he's with Newman Haas (OMG not HASS) for 2007 and that Scuderia Toro Rosso (aka Red Bull Lite) hasn't announced their driver lineup. Sebastien gets a bad rap, but he was the guy who was trying to put my 1/18 scale McDonald's Lola-Cosworth back in the box after he signed it. (BTW, thanks man).

On the new DP01 - it's gorgeous even without the women surrounding it.

i can't believe there's people on CCF (you know who you are) who complain because it's not any lighter than the Lola. In the real world, parts are heavier than you expect, things get revised. those of you who feel that CC lied to you should maybe put your efforts into Bigger Liars That Run The Free World.

Silly Season - i will be pissed - Pissed - if Oriol Servia doesn't have a ride, and not just because that means i won't be able to have him sign the 1/18 scale Gulfstream car i got for Xmas. he has stuck with ChampCar, and is a great personality. That, more than anything, is what CC needs. it's how NASCAR has succeeded - people know the drivers. market the drivers and the rest takes care of itself.

i don't like where PKV is going with their driver situation.

We all knew Katherine (can a girl racer with a British accent BE any hotter?) Legge was brought up a year too early, but she deserves another year before people say she doesn't belong. we also all know PKV Racing isn't where they should be, yet, and that's ok. RuSport (OMG not Sports) (Thanks for that fleece from the CARA charity auction!) has just done it more quickly. it happens. but, it's certainly (in my amateur yet opinionated opinion), not the drivers' fault.

and holy crap, was not knowing what was going on with Katherine's crash while i was sitting a few turns away at Road America scary. especially after watching so many vehicles go by - rescue crews, wreckers, cranes, golf carts. those were some eerie moments.

is there anyone on the planet who thought Nelson ("ha-ha!" Muntz) Phillipe would become the driver he is?

if Gerry (OMG is it Gerry or Jerry?!?) Forsythe only runs one car this year, i think that says a lot. say what you will about that league with Foyt's offspring who didn't inherit an iota of his talent - Danica (if she can't win with Andretti-Green she's toast) Patrick has a fully-funded ride. why isn't GoDaddy on our cars?

on the other hand, 2004 Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice sure went nowhere with that Forsythe chance, didn't he?

i'm excited to see 2006 Atlantic Champion Simon Pagenaud drive in the big cars. and GraHAM (F Bobby) Rahal. just announce the damn thing already.

Bruno (pa-seef-care) Junqueira isn't the same since his Indy crash. Sorry, dude. i think he's out of a ride for sure, and i don't really have a problem with that. he's a whiner (like Michael (waaaaaaahhhhhhh oooh honda money) Andretti and Nigel Mansell and Raul Boesel whiny), and not much of a personality.

Although i don't like him too too much, Alex (Boxes with Helmet)

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i spent almost two hours revising this. what's wrong with me.

I can't begrudge A.J. Allmendinger, really. if i were 24 years old, unceremoniously dumped by my owner (i don't know the story, i just know there are two sides to every one of them...) just engaged, and someone offered me six times my current salary, i'd say where do i sign, too. hell, i told myself i'd never wear a tie again, but yet, here i am at a new job where ties are required, and that's for significantly less than six times my previous salary. i was a big fan of AJ - who the hell else would stand up in front of their hero (Paul effin' Tracy) and several hundred rabid champ car fans at Road America and tell AJ that if he left for NASCAR, i'd cry. but i won't watch him in NASCAR - i just don't watch NASCAR; i'm just not that interested in ovals. that, more than (F!)Tony George, is why i won't watch the IRL. ok, that's just not true. i hate (F)Tony (doesn't deserve boldface) George for what he's done to the series that i've loved since they raced in the Meadowlands. but that's another blog...

it's just a shame we couldn't retain the guy who brought some of the biggest excitement (and press) of the season. i also like Sebastien Bourdais, a lot. i'm proud to wear my new blue and yellow threepeat hat on the NY subway. the guy's just fast. he reminds me of Juan Pablo Montoya. i always respected Montoya because he is a phenomenal racer (note: not driver), but i never liked him personally. i sincerely hope he does well in cabs, but i won't watch him, either. Seb (OMG not SEABASS. give the man some respect!) sincerely deserves to be in Formula 1, and all i'm going to say about his Red Bull test is that it's curious he keeps saying he's with Newman Haas (OMG not HASS) for 2007 and that Scuderia Toro Rosso (aka Red Bull Lite) hasn't announced their driver lineup. Sebastien gets a bad rap, but he was the guy who was trying to put my 1/18 scale McDonald's Lola-Cosworth back in the box after he signed it. (BTW, thanks man). On the new DP01 - it's gorgeous even without the women surrounding it.

i can't believe there's people on CCF (you know who you are) who complain because it's not any lighter than the Lola. In the real world, parts are heavier than you expect, things get revised. those of you who feel that CC lied to you should maybe put your efforts into Bigger Liars That Run The Free World. Silly Season - i will be pissed - Pissed - if Oriol Servia doesn't have a ride, and not just because that means i won't be able to have him sign the 1/18 scale Gulfstream car i got for Xmas. he has stuck with ChampCar, and is a great personality. That, more than anything, is what CC needs. it's how NASCAR has succeeded - people know the drivers. market the drivers and the rest takes care of itself. i don't like where PKV is going with their driver situation. We all knew Katherine (can a girl racer with a British accent BE any hotter?) Legge was brought up a year too early, but she deserves another year before people say she doesn't belong. we also all know PKV Racing isn't where they should be, yet, and that's ok. RuSport (OMG not Sports) (Thanks for that fleece from the CARA charity auction!) has just done it more quickly. it happens. but, it's certainly (in my amateur yet opinionated opinion), not the drivers' fault. and holy crap, was not knowing what was going on with Katherine's crash while i was sitting a few turns away at Road America scary. especially after watching so many vehicles go by - rescue crews, wreckers, cranes, golf carts. those were some eerie moments. is there anyone on the planet who thought Nelson ("ha-ha!" Muntz) Phillipe would become the driver he is? if Gerry (OMG is it Gerry or Jerry?!?) Forsythe only runs one car this year, i think that says a lot. say what you will about that league with Foyt's offspring who didn't inherit an iota of his talent - Danica (if she can't win with Andretti-Green she's toast) Patrick has a fully-funded ride. why isn't GoDaddy on our cars? 

on the other hand, 2004 Indy 500 winner Buddy Rice sure went nowhere with that Forsythe chance, didn't he? i'm excited to see 2006 Atlantic Champion Simon Pagenaud drive in the big cars. and GraHAM (F Bobby) Rahal. just announce the damn thing already. Bruno (pa-seef-care) Junqueira isn't the same since his Indy crash. Sorry, dude. i think he's out of a ride for sure, and i don't really have a problem with that. he's a whiner (like Michael (waaaaaaahhhhhhh oooh honda money) Andretti and Nigel Mansell and Raul Boesel whiny), and not much of a personality. Although i don't like him too too much, Alex (Boxes with Helmet) Tagliani deserves a decent ride. go Will Power! ChampCar, make him a household name in both Australia and the US.

I like Dan (Speedy When Not Crashing) Clarke and Charles Zwolsman. Jan (doesn't play guitar or drums) Heylen can never be taken seriously in the US because of his name, and that's probably a shame.

Andrew (ron-zhay outside of the Franco-phobic US) Ranger deserves better. Justin (Shorty) Wilson will win the 2007 championship. you heard it here somewhere along the lines of before most people. Carol The Shareholder will be there. there will be 4300 parts to her story on the Justin Wilson Yahoo Group.

i'd give Ryan Briscoe (County, Jr) another chance.

Miscellaneous
the reason i started following Champ Car was because they were the only series in the world that raced on road courses, streets, and ovals. we need an oval, no matter the cost.

i think there will be 18 cars on the grid this year, despite what everyone else says.

i sincerely, and sadly, doubt Cristiano (the original Shorty) da Matta will ever race in Champ Car again.

The Paul (How many d's) Stoddart story would be much better if he brought his own team, instead of poaching CTE-HVM (cinderella story of the season?) and "maybe" running a third car. however, it does bring the Minardi name and some F1 credibility.

there are few things as good as Race Director. There are far fewer things as good as hearing Paul Effin' Tracy talk to Neil Effin' Micklewright on Race Director.

Driver i'd most like to see back in CC: Patrick Carpentier. maybe it's because he's a drummer. he was always pretty cool.

Close second: Michel (hee-gone-tay) Jourdain, Jr. 
I'd like to have a photo of Paul (does he own part of the series or doesn't he) Gentilozzi's bald head right next to mine. that's about the only positive thing i have to say about RocketSports.

Dale Coyne deserves something, anything.

Mario Dominguez: good for Mexico, outstayed his welcome.

what the hell happens when Paul (faster at 80 than i am at 35) Newman retires or kicks the bucket?

when the hell are we going to have a race in the New York tri-state area? can we please have it in East Rutherford, NJ again, so i can walk there?

the Phoenix race in December will get negative TV numbers. Stop. Competing. With. Football.

solidify the 2008 schedule in February, 2007. Please?

i'm very sorry to see Carl Russo go. they just better keep it RuSport because, in addition to the aforementioned fleece, i bought a RuSport hat and polo and t-shirt at Road America.

Eric (Overhead at the Track rules!) Gagnon deserves a job with ChampCar. So does Tommy (recommended beer bars for me at Clevelend '04) Kendall. they, like Servia, are personalities with which casual fans can relate. and they know their shit.

i think Hinch is getting the shaft. just keep him with Jeremy (taller than J.Wil.) Shaaaaaw on the international feed.

i've been holding on to my hollyhocks for way too long, and i'm not even sure what they are.

If CrackForum thinks Robin Miller and David Phillips are biased towards Champ Car, and CCF thinks they're biased against CC, doesn't that mean they're doing their jobs as journalists?

how many more years can Jon Beekhuis run up and down pit lane?

another 50 or 60, i hope.

war of words

2006-12-28T20:49:37Z

why is there such a big deal about "happy holidays"? why is no one offended by "season's greetings"?

Why i don't like A1GP

2006-12-27T22:34:40Z

it's too much about the countries. the announcers generally don't tell you who the driver is, which is annoying and also a shame, as the drivers don't get enough credit. it's also hard to follow who is running each race, as each country essentially runs the racing version of musical chairs.

i also don't like the fact that they potentially compete against Champ Car, especially since Champ Car will run a race in December next year. A1GP runs what is essentially an old Champ Car, so it's interesting to see what people like Neel Jani of Switzerland and Lebanon's Graham Rahal do, considering the rumours of their appearance in Champ Car next year.

i suspect that A1GP hasn't gotten much credit in the racing world, either. i hear they have sponsorship issues, but really outside of F1 in open wheel, who doesn't?

so, simple solution: tell me who the driver is, more often.

Santa's Butt

2006-12-07T03:16:11Z

or, a good name does not a good beer make.

this beer had two things going for it: the name, and the fact that it is a porter, my favorite beer style.

unfortunately, the flavor was lacking. i even waited a bit until it warmed up to issue my final judgment, but it was the same. overall, this British beer was very flat. not recommended.

Bottle conditioned, 6% ABV, from Ridgeway Brewing, Oxfordshire, Great Britain.

wow, you really don't like us

2006-12-02T23:08:40Z

According to this, we gen-xer's are almost universally disliked. for those of you who don't pony up for Salon, and why the hell don't you, this older gentleman can't stand working with his gen-x co-workers (aged 28-39). he claims we are "cynical, selfish, noncommittal, addicted to pop culture, oddly nostalgic, smart but not wise, suspicious of sentimentality but hypersensitive to criticism". he has "tone[d] down my natural openness and honesty (it's interpreted as weakness) and tread lightly in any political discussion. (Most of my 30-something co-workers are resigned and apathetic libertarians.)" he finally complains that the Web is full of gen-xer's who "don't seem to have any framework for their arguments and who are militantly post-feminist (embrace your inner slut), post-hippie (I care only about my family -- fuck the community), post-vegan (I raise my own meat, slaughter it lovingly, then serve it up to my foodie friends)."

well, fuck you too.

i see part of this in myself (selfish, cynical, noncommittal) and not others (nostalgic, hypersensitive to criticism, post-feminist, post-hippie, and my meat will always be slaughtered by others). of course, you can say that about any generalisation. is it true we're angrier, but more sensitive? i do wish more of our generation retained the values of the 60s.

(and just when the hell did hippie become a bad word? i suppose somewhere between 1994 and 1999, as evidenced by those years' respective Woodstocks. i'll never forget the mud of '94 and the riot police of '99).

as for nostalgia, i didn't ask for it yet. i'm not altogether ready to glorify the 80s as the current generation is; hell, i still remember that Poison was bad then. but hey, it made for a good field show this year.

of course Cary Tennis, Salon's advice columnist, doesn't have any specific answers. nor do i. i bet it's TV and video games. space invaders forever etched into our then-young brains angst and cynicism, and pac-man sent us clamoring for atari (which, despite what my friend Michael thinks, was not as good as Intellivision), t-shirts, and 'pac-man fever' records.

whatcha think?

prolly not that far off

2006-12-01T06:25:05Z

borrowed from others

Tofu (yes, Tofu) Francaise

2006-12-01T02:41:01Z

The gourmet deli across the street from me made tofu francaise.

Well hell, that's waaaaay too simple to make, not to mention, not what i wanted for lunch. also, i had to go to the farmer's market to get tofu.

Serves 2. Prep: approximately 15 minutes. Cook time: 30 minutes

For the tofu
one block firm (or extra firm) tofu
one egg, beaten with (approx.) 1 tbsp water
flour, for dredging, seasoned with salt and pepper
panko bread crumbs, seasoned with salt and pepper
canola, corn, peanut or vegetable oil, for frying. do not use olive oil; its smoke point (the point at which it smokes, then burns) is too low.

For the sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
juice of one lemon
dry white wine (approx. 1/4 c.)
vegetable broth ( approx. 1/2 c. Use a greater amount of broth than wine).
capers
butter
salt and pepper to taste

1. Slice and thoroughly dry the tofu. Don't slice it too thin or it will fall apart.
2. Saute' the garlic in a bit of butter or oil (or both). Add the lemon juice, wine, and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until reduced at least half, or until desired thickness.
3. Add capers halfway through cooking time.
4. Toward the end of sauce reduction, add a pat or two of butter to the sauce to thicken.
5. Dredge tofu in flour, shake off any excess. Run through egg wash, then cover in panko.
6. Fry tofu until golden brown on both sides. Remove from oil, and season immediately with salt and pepper.

Plate, sauce, and serve! You (probably) won't miss the chicken.

well that was a long 21 hours

2006-11-12T23:04:09Z

my computer's power supply died last night around 8:00. colin mcrae rally crashed yet again, so i went into the kitchen. i heard a pop and noticed the same odor when my monitor died earlier this year.

of course this happened to be a night i had to myself; S was at a family party.

so instead of spending the night on the computer, trying to figure out this stupid secondlife game and whatever struck my fancy, i watched Star Trek: Insurrection on ... videotape.

this morning i woke up and drove to CompUSA to find out 500 watt power supplies are much more than i anticipated. i got the one on sale, brought it home, and promptly found it was too large for my case. so i drove back to Passaic County, as Bergen has blue laws on Sunday, and spend more time trying to figure out which one will fit. Naturally, the only one is the budget CompUSA brand. i seem to go through power supplies about every two years (which i suppose it what happens when you leave the computer on 24/7), so it's not a huge deal.

after reconnecting everything, i reboot, right before the final champcar race, to get... the blue screen of death. since i want to actually enjoy the race, i power down the computer.

when series champion Sebastien Bourdais finished muscling an ailing Justin Wilson out of the way on the last lap, i started again, thinking i'd have to do another reinstall of windows, only days after i did a complete reformat. in a moment of clarity, i realised that the problem was the computer booting to the incorrect hard drive. after yet another trip into BIOS, i finally got the machine to boot into the new installation of windows. miraculously, i didn't lose anything.

and before any of you Linux people begrudge windows, i tried using Ubuntu, and the boot CD won't allow you access to the hard drives. so nyah.

Yes!

2006-11-07T21:59:12Z

Britney Spears files for divorce