2006/08/30
Another Season Laid to Rest Another season of the critically-acclaimed RESCUE ME (FX Networks) has ran its course this season. It was filled with anger, and immorality, and lessons to be learned that took an entire season to showcase. It was something of greatness to watch this season, and Denis Leary has done it again... I will wait patiently for the next season, and hope it can fill the shoes of this one.

It is now onto Nip/Tuck (FX Networks) and Prison Break (FOX) to take up the slack that Rescue Me had... I will continue on watching...

**UPDATE**
To all of you who care, I would like special though in the upcoming weeks, I will be going through something that can decide my fate for quite a while. All I ask is that you dont forget... // sk0t @ 12:32 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/28
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu I am thinking about returning to BJJ tonight. I would have to drive down to Cleveland (Cleveland Heights, OH), but I kinda wanna go back. So I dont know what I am going to do...

More later. // sk0t @ 5:21 PM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/24
Milestone As of 2:00pm today, I am officially a licensed motorcycle driver. I took the test, and passed. It was fun actually... there were figure-8s and cones I had to 'S' through... and a little basic bike knowledge portion... anyways... that is what I did today... // sk0t @ 11:34 PM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

Another Day, Another Dollar Well, it is almost the end of my vacation from work. I have tonight (Thursday) off, and then it is my big return to the salt mines... boy am I excited ... (cited with sarcasm)... I have been doing good for all of you who are wondering... Things are going well... but we will see how things are after my return to work... and the posting will get back to normal... because of my lack of excitement, I will want to spend some more time on my computer.

More to come later. Peace! // sk0t @ 2:31 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/22
A couple days... I am sorry that it has been a little while since my last post. I took a vacation from work, and along with that... it meant some downtime for myself. So I apologize. I will have some more to come later for you all... but things have been good recently... I forgot to turn my timesheet in at work, so I have to wait 3 weeks before I can get paid for a months worth of work... other than that, things have been going good... the whole grind will start back up again on Friday night when I go back to work for the first time in almost 2 weeks. But oh well....

Later! // sk0t @ 5:38 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/16
2 Days I am going out of town for a couple days... I will be back on Thursday [my birthday] night... I will post later (but not about where I am going, that is my little secret).

PEACE. // sk0t @ 8:19 AM :: Comments [2] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/15
BlogJet Well, after a slow search for a good method of posting on my blog, I have come across BlogJet. It is simple, and effective. Also, it is very friendly with my CSS layout, and also it keeps my formatting as designed (unlike some of the other programs that I have used). A lot of the programs that I have used seem to have a problem with the way my code is written and it wreaks havoc on my design. But this one doesn't seem to do that.Anyway, this is my first post using BlogJet and I think that I am going to like it.

**UPDATE**
After a few attempts at messing with BlogJet, I have decided that I dont really like it. So I have returned to using w.Bloggar v4.00. It is a great program, and I can deal with the small glitches that it has.

---> Download link to ::w.bloggar v4.00:: [file hosted locally]

Labels: Software

// sk0t @ 3:55 AM :: Comments [2] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/14
A long, long day... Today, I got out of work at 1:00 PM.  And if you realize what that means: I worked from 11pm the night before until 1pm of the next day; which totals: 14 hours. Which was a long day... And then when I get home from work, I lay down for a while and sleep from about 2pm until 5pm [3 hours]. and then I get up and go to the circus. In the mean time I did some other fun things...  like nothing...

Anyway, that is my post for today... I am exhausted... be prepared for a doozy post tomorrow if I can find the time. // sk0t @ 11:23 PM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/13
And The Plot Thickens... If I could express to all you readers out there, the hatred that is coursing through my body right now... it would transcend words... it would go beyond vivid verbal imagery and it would hit you to the core of your being... Most of you know me, and know the situation that I am going through... most of you have also read a lot of my posts, or at the least, know that when it comes to friends... I seem to lack the mental capabilities to have a normal friendship with people. Be it, not fitting in, or being too critical, or whatever... but by Design, my situation has taken an immediate turn for the worse. And with that, animosity towards certain people is gaining (not by design). I am finding myself analyzing the core of what it means to befriend someone. What small itty bitty conflict-resolution methods people take, are leading me to conclusions that I wish I would have seen long ago. Old friends returning from a dim past, and recent friends fading back into the nothingness they once were. And the cycle continues... some people have over bearing ego issues, and some people are so submissive that they lack comprehension in themselves to be THEMSELVES... I am not the gatekeeper... but I do hold the key... // sk0t @ 4:06 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

Lost Well everyone... tonight I saw my best friend for the last time in a long while... he is moving to San Diego because he is in the Navy and he is going to start a new life on the other side of the country. It was sad... he had lived in Rochester for the past 5 years and I managed to stay in contact with him, and we saw each other often over the past few years. Well, he is now done with school, and off to the Navy to be on a Destroyer. What a world... it will be hard not having him around like he was my whole life, but it is about time for things to start changing...

For the world around me is going to change on a massive scale quite soon... // sk0t @ 12:00 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/10
Another Day In Paradise Today was a decent day overall...
Jeni was a bit sick after she got out of work. She was pale and very ill feeling... so I picked up Kailyn from daycare and we watched Spongebob while Jeni relaxed for a while. Then after Jeni was feeling a bit better, we had a couple people over to swim and have a good time. It was fun.
--As you all know (or don't), my birthday is coming up on the 17th of this month. I am going to be 24 years old. It should be fun... I don't know what the exact plans are, but I will keep everyone informed.
I am trying to keep a tally of everyone who reads this, so if you do, could you please shout-out in a quick post just to say hello. Or not, but I would appreciate it.

Anyways... I will post more later... // sk0t @ 1:34 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/09
New purchases... At the end of July, Jeni [my girlfriend] and I switched Cell phone providers (thanks to y0himba]. We went from Cellular One, to Verizon... so we got the LG VX8300 phone. Now it has been a good phone for the couple weeks we have had it. When we got it, we got a 256MB Micro-SD card for it. The program that we use to transfer songs and images and other stuff over (BitPim) takes forever to transfer full songs onto the card. So I purchased a card reader. I got the Adaptec Multi-Card Media Reader 7500A. It is versatile in that I can have it as a separate USB entity, or I can put it in my 3.5" bay and have it be a permanent fixture. (I use the removable USB option). Anyways... it makes transferring stuff to the card so fast [USB 2.0 has a raw data rate at 480Mbps*]. So I believe that I am all set right now. Everything is working, and the songs on the phone sound fantastic.


*Information taken from Everything USB. // sk0t @ 3:11 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/07
**UPDATE** For those of you who care, I have been having some issues with the formatting of the site in Firefox. So the actual blog page is now designed with CSS and it has resolved all the issues. Today I *GOT* around to redoing the whole site in CSS, so everything is unifrom... also I have implemented RSS (it has been around before), and you can now use Firefox's LIVE BOOKMARKS or any other RSS Feed reader of your choice...
It is what it is. // sk0t @ 5:10 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

What does it take to change the essence of a man? I have been personally working on trying not to be so critical with people... it is a huge character flaw that I have... I expect people to be dependent and loyal and trustworthy and dedicated and trustworthy, and when the people that I put the most faith in violate one of those character traits that I hold in such high regard, it puts a blemish on their record with me. Now, from some of my previous posts you will see that I hold grudges. Let me define what I consider a grudge to be...
--> [Websters Dictionary defines grudge (noun) as: a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will]
A grudge to me, is just as it sounds... I don't forget what people do to me. I wont try and retaliate, or exact any revenge on anyone cause that is not my style. But I do not forget. Second changes are for people who deserve them... and most of the time I do not give second chances. Fortunately enough, it takes allot for me to totally decide to cut someone out of my life. Whether is be a situation that was totally uncalled for, or maybe I was forgotten in a manner that was out of line.
Anyways, I have been working on trying to be less critical, and remember that people all have flaws (including myself), and that I need to forget about the small things and look at the big picture.
It is allot easier said than done. // sk0t @ 2:19 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/06
Time You know, there is an old adage that says: 'Time heals all wounds'...
I think that is full of crap, because for me, when I think of something, it lingers forever. Now, I know that people who hold permanent grudges are supposed to be insecure and conscientious about the 'world' that they live in.... but those of you that know me, know that I am not that at all. I hold very high expectations of the people that I know, and I expect them to be to me, what I am to them. I do not want to get into any specifics but I seem to have an uncanny ability to find flaws in people. And when I am backstabbed, or when I am forgotten, the hatred that I already feel is magnified. It also helps that I am going through some lifechanging situations at the moment and it seems that I am the only one who really cares how I feel about. Of all the people I know, not one has asked me how I really feel about it... except for y0himba, who seems genuinely concerned with my situation.
But aside from this topic... I am sitting at work... online... doing absolutely nothing but watching some TV that I missed during this pas week. Wasting TIME... which seems like the only thing in this world I can count on...
Until later... // sk0t @ 3:46 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/05
Day of Reckoning It has been quite sometime since I have had a revelation that caused me to introspectly ponder who I am.
Things have been on a downhill slope for me... with somethings happening in my life that I cant discuss online, and situations socially that just leave me left in a puddle of my own filth. And I have had alot of time to think... well as of tonight, I have come to some conclusions. First off is that I don't have many REAL friends. I wont name the friends I have and that I dont have because it is no ones business but my own. And another revelation that has come to me is that: I just dont fit in. I can't compete with friends that have been friends since 4th grade, since I dont have any friends like that, it is difficult. The people I hang out with now all have their new cliques or their old cliques, and to me, it seems, that there isnt enough room for one more, hence all my posts about being left out, and being uninvited. For what it seems, it can not be, for what I know, it is.

"Don't walk in front of me; I might not follow. Don't walk behind me; I might not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend."
---Albert Camus // sk0t @ 3:11 AM :: Comments [2] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/04
Rain Rain Rain... I just got in the door from my venture to Rochester. I went to pick up a motorcycle (view previous post) from my friend Ben. Anyways, it didnt rain too much on the way there (Rochester is about 2.5 hours away), but it poured like crazy on the way back. It ruined the cover we had on the bike... and it was just horrendous driving conditions. I am glad that we are back... I will take some pictures of the bike tomorrow and post them up here... maybe in a Flash Album if I get motivated to install Dreamweaver...

T-minus 13 days until my 24th birthday.

Take Care.

[Listening to: Johnny Cash - Hurt] // sk0t @ 12:46 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/03
Ride...baby...Ride... I am going to get my friend's [Ben] motorcycle today in Rochestor. He is going into the Navy and he isn't going to be able to take it with him unless he wants to jump through a bunch of governmental hoops. So he is selling it to me. It is a 1999 Suzuki Savage. It is pretty tight. It has a windshield and saddlebags. Once I get it all cleaned up, I am going to take some pictures of it, along with the old 2003 Ford Focus ZX3. So stay tuned kids... // sk0t @ 11:44 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/02
Failure yet again. As usual, my plans fall through... What else would I expect. I was supposed to go to Rochestor to visit my buddy Ben with a bunch of my 'friends'. And of course on the day that we are supposed to go, no one seems to return calls, or they have made other plans and they can't go. Now I understand if you don't have the money to go, that is completely acceptable. But when you do have the money, and if you just blow me off... That is not right. Anyways, it will be the last time I invite certain people to go anywhere with me, under any circumstance. ENOUGH SAID. // sk0t @ 11:22 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

LIFE UPDATE I wanted to let you all know what is going on with my BJJ training. I haven't been going down to Cleveland much at all anymore, it has been a little over a month since I last did any type of BJJ workout or training. I AM going to start going back down to Cleveland on Monday of next week. I am looking forward to returning. I miss the workout, I miss the technical aspects, and I miss getting my ass whooped by everyone. It is a nice feeling. I just wanted to post and let you know what has been going on with that.

If anyone is interested is travelling down to Cleveland with me, let me know, cause I am looking for more people to train with. // sk0t @ 12:54 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::

2006/08/01
Heat Wave Another day, another dollar. The heat was blistering today, it felt like it was a million degrees. I didn't do too much today. I slept, and washed my car, and then I swam for a little, then I helped a friend install an air conditioner that blew his power a couple times (it was funny). Other than that, my day was uneventful. For anyone who checks here, please visit y0himba's site, he has a new layout, and comment on it, let him know what you think.

I am worth $2,380,230 on HumanForSale.com

Overall, the day was great. More to come...

PEACE! // sk0t @ 1:15 AM :: Comments [0] :: Digg This ::