Girls and domain names

I read this on Big Eves' MSN nickname thingie. It says: Girls are like domain names, all the good ones are taken. Sadly, it is true. And I am still trying to find that decent domain name.

has been a while since I have written anything on the old blog. I switched the Blogger beta today and finally got around to fiddling with some of the settings. So far, while I am not fully unsatisfied with the whole setup, there are still things in there that I am not so happy with.

I had a pretty lame and tame weekend. I went to a farewell thing for a co-worker. That poor bastard is going to Amsterdam. Allegedly, he will be working hard there on setting things up. I shall believe it when I see it. Usually, he's a good source of entertainment and a decent source of camera fodder. But I must say that despite staying there till about midnight, I did not get any good photographs. I went downtown instead. But here are the ones I managed to take. Sadly, I don't have even one of his.

My move to DC is slowly becoming a reality, I've picked a date to start there and a date to fly out and so forth. The enormity of the whole process is finally getting to me. I am excited, terrified, ecstatic etc at the same time. One piece of me can't wait to get out of Vancouver, another piece of me is fighting with every fibre of its being to keep me here... it is a real battle of wits.

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New computer

I am getting a new computer after 5 years. Oddly, I seem to be reversing trends in terms of pricing. My new computer will actually cost me more than my previous one. What am I going to do with the new one? Same sort as stuff as with the current one. I am going to install Linux on it and use it as my desktop. I will likely convert my current machine to a server to host files and who knows what else. So, what does it have? It has an Intel Dual Core processors clocked at 2.8Ghz, a really cool ASUS motherboard, an NCQ enabled Seagate hard drive, 2GB of DDR2 RAM running at 533Mhz, an LG 16x DVD burner, a 6600 LE MSI Video card (with DVI and TVO), one of those fancy floppy disks with multiple memory card readers and the kicker, a funky kick-ass case that looks like a critter from some game. It is called the NZXT Nemesis Elite and I have stolen a pic from a site and put it here: The eye of this case can be modified to change colours (wow!). I should get it next Saturday. My biggest surprise s...

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Bhishma speaks!

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