Beyond the Void.

Msg Board Down... go boom

2007-02-26T18:17:00.000-05:00

You know the only times I have issues with the damn msg board is when my ISP does bad things to me. Well this time they moved my data from one server to another... and now we are broken...

I will try to get it up and moving tonight.

wikipedia is cool... but... the admins are tools.

2006-09-04T02:54:00.000-05:00

Wikipedia is cool but the people that police the acticles are tools. I would try to get "wikipedia Elitism" added to the wiki but they would strike it down. Maybe this isn't a wikipedia issue... because in the past when I was dealing with wiki people and ran in to some issues the wiki people were anal retentive assholes also.

Lowes Saga, Part 6 Update

2006-07-05T16:40:00.000-05:00

A turn for the better... or so they would have me believe. Manager Mike Shut called me. I filled him in on what is happening and he is going to research this. I still need to call him back with more information tonight, but its a good start.

Lowes Saga, Part 6

2006-07-05T09:10:00.000-05:00

So I have given up on getting this taken care of on the local level. I have also seen that emailing Lowes via their website does NO good. So I called their customer help line from the website. I gave them my sad little story and they took some additional information from me. After getting all of that down they said they would have a manager call me back with in 24 to 48 hours. I wish I could say I could count on this… but I can not. So far Lowes has utterly failed when it comes to being responsive to my needs as a customer.

If this fails I think my next call will be to the Better Business Bureau

Lowes Saga, Part 5

2006-06-01T13:29:00.000-05:00

I wrote to lowes on their website... no answer from them. I just called the store that I have been dealing with however and the manager (you know the one that NEVER calls people back) was off again. I found out that he opens in the morning. This is only 2:30... so I guess he works half days, or comes in REALLY early. Anyhow I have the name of the disctrict Manager now, Matt Eckerly. We will see where I get with this guy.

Lowes Saga, Part 4

2006-05-23T08:26:00.000-05:00

Still no call back from Lowes... I guess this isn't going to be as boring and action free as I had hoped.

I got tired of Jim Daugherty of the Centerville Lowes store ignoring my calls, so I went on to the Lowes site and did the little "Contact Us". From there I wrote them, explaining all that has taken place so far. I asked that they have the District manager call me. At this point I am not all that hopeful on even that happening. I guess I am going to have to go out and visit the store to get any action.

The worst part about all this is that at some point these guys are going to push me so far that I can no longer shop there... which sucks because I really like Lowes better then home depot.

Lowes Saga, Part 3

2006-05-18T12:52:00.000-05:00

This is starting to piss me off. I think I am going to have to write a letter to Lowes Corporate. I called again today because I have not heard anything from Jim at Lowes and I have not heard anything from his Insurance Company over this. However Jim was not in. He doesn't seem to be all that good at getting back to me. I wonder if his district manager is.

Half Way Home

2006-05-16T13:39:00.000-05:00

Looks like the msg board will be back up tonight.

In the off chance that it is not... I will say here that Star Wars is still on for Thursday.

Riding High!

2006-05-15T22:27:00.000-05:00

Well it looks like I was able to get the msg board back up... and it didn't even lose any data. Enjoy.

EDIT: Well Crap... its back down. Argh!!!

Crash and Burn

2006-05-15T16:42:00.000-05:00

Well the msg board is down for the time being. I am working on getting it back up and running. Sorry guys.

Lowes Saga, Part 2

2006-05-05T12:49:00.000-05:00

Ok well this may turn out to be a very boring saga... at least I hope so. I called back and the Manager knew who I was right away. He got my msg from Wednesday... why he didn't call me back he didn't say, but he did file the claims with the insurance company. I am going give this a week then I will call back if nothing has happened so far.

The start of a new Saga

2006-05-03T12:20:00.000-05:00

So some of you might remember my home buying saga where I got mixed up with the Mayor of Dayton and... well lets just say it was ugly and I was almost sued. Well I have a new Saga... we will call this "The Lowes Saga". In this one I will be more careful with my comments and will do better about exposing myself to litigation.

Anyhow awhile ago we bought a washer from Lowes. We love the washer and the price was very good. Everything about the deal was good until we got to the installation part. I was not at home for it but my Wife was. In the process of installation the install guys ripped the flooring in my laundry room. (Pictures to come later) They were really nice about it according to my wife, they filled out a report on it and said that an inspector would be out to look at it. With in a week or two... the inspector had visited and saw the damage, he wrote up a report on it and gave me his card. He said Lowes would be in contact with us about the damage.

Well I said this was awhile ago... well it was... in November. So I didn't get after them right away thinking they would contact me. Then the holidays rolled around and we got busy, then I forgot about it... and before you know it... it's April and they still have not called. So I call them. They are rather shocked that I called about the damage they did to my house this long afterward. Yup I should have tried to hold them to their responsibilities sooner then I did. Some how they were trying to make this my fault.

The thing that pisses me off about this is... they did the damage, they knew they did the damage because they filled out a report on it and they sent an inspector. They knew about it all this time also. Anyhow I just left a message with the store manager( 05/03/06 1:15 PM ). The first time I talked to him (04/22/06) he said he would look in to it and call me back. No call yet.

(This is going to be cross posted on both LiveJournal and MySpace)

5 dots in Linguistics

2006-04-13T12:15:00.000-05:00

I just realized today that all the second languages I would like to learn… are the languages of the Axis Powers. How weird/sad is that? German, Italian and Japanese. Now this has nothing to do with the actual Axis Powers, I am not a Nazi, Fascist or whatever the Japanese were at the time. However those are the ones I wish to learn.

German, because of my German Heritage. I can trace my line back to Germany on both sides of the family. I think the earliest ancestor I know of is from the 1400’s.

Italian because there are few languages out there that are more romantic to the ears of English speaking peoples. And really who doesn't want to sound romantic? Also my wife’s family is Italian and I think it would amuse some of them. (Plus Nicolo Machiavelli was Italian…)

And Japanese, because I am in love with Japanese culture. I think this infatuation with Japan is becoming more and more common in America actually, which I find funny because the Japanese seem to have the same infatuation for American culture also. Maybe one of these days we will be dating.

You know if I was more practical I would learn Spanish and Chinese, since North America has an ever increasing Spanish speaking population. As for Chinese, well they are the next Super Power, and maybe one day they will be to the world what the US currently is.

Posting again...

2006-04-10T08:14:00.000-05:00

So its been awhile since I posted. Mostly that was because I had something wrong with my settings and didnt take the time to fix them until now. As you can see I have fixed that little snag.

So today I have 2 pics to post. First is the pic of my brothers dog, Max. Max is my buddy... then again I think Max is everyone's buddy. As you might have guessed I would like a dog of my own, but at this stage that isnt going to happen. So until it does... here is to the happy dog Max.

The second pic is my new office set up. I wish I had taken a pic prior to taking down my old desk to show how different this is, but alas I did not. Anyhow what I have set up now is a dual monitor on my gaming rig and a second PC with it's own monitor. I am thinking of getting a KVM Switch so that I can use one keyboard and mouse for both PC's... If I do that however I will also have to mmove that 3rd Monitor closer to the other 2. Those Black Monitors were only $25... so I might have to pic up another one if I can.

Paris Hilton shortlisted to play Mother Teresa...

2006-02-14T18:44:00.000-05:00

Paris Hilton shortlisted to play Mother Teresa, all because she refused to pose for playboy. I guess that means that giving head on film was ok with Mother Teresa, while tasteful nudes are not. Just think if she had not acted like such a complete whore in her little home made movies she might have been offered the role of The Madonna instead.

tisk tisk

Quick funny story…

2005-12-06T10:34:00.000-05:00

This weekend we got tons of freezing rain… which seems to be our lot in life in this part of ohio. Anyhow we left the house Saturday night and when we got back the driveway was covered in ice. I drove up the driveway and the car started to slide back down. So I thought I would just park it on the street, but when I went to back up… the car slide out of control. It slide down the driveway and in to the yard where we stopped… just inches from the mailbox.

The next day after many attempts, injuries and fights... we got it unstuck.

Fun, fun.

Star Wars

2005-10-25T13:24:00.000-05:00

We are about to start a new RPG (Well new to us) D20 Star Wars. I am really looking forward to it but I am also nervous that this will go the same way that the Super Hero game went. This time however I think we have a better footing with an established gaming setting and I have a better plan of what I want to do with it. Also... we have taken more time already in character creation then in other games and I do not think we will have the system issues we had before.

I wish I could say what my story plans were but I know who reads this crap :)

Politics Test

2005-09-22T11:31:00.000-05:00

You are a
Social Liberal
(63% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(36% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Centrist

Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online Dating

Katrina: The Gathering

2005-09-15T13:31:00.000-05:00

While Katrina: The Gathering is a morbid commentary on the current state of affairs, it is also FREAKING AWESOME! It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you want to leave the country!

Rock/Paper/Scissors for bored geeks.

2005-09-12T11:04:00.000-05:00

Hee hee RPS - 15 Imagine it this was used in your next LARP game... man there would be some confused and pissed off gamers.

I think I want to resign now...

2005-09-07T16:27:00.000-05:00

Not from my job mind you, mostly from the world we live in.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9232071/

I can't believe how stupid we are as a race. We are hung up on a word like refugee, you know someone that seeks refuge!?!? However some feel that this is a racist term, not because of its meaning or his historical context because in this case its people of NOLA that it is describing. People that are mostly poor and black. Notice that I said MOSTLY. Its not all poor and black its just mostly... because that's who lives in NOLA. Or at least that's the faces we are seeing on TV. What we are not seeing is all the other folks that had the sense/money to get the hell out of town before it hit. Those folks are refugees also. All the rich WHITE folks that are homeless seeking refuge else where.

I am SO sick of all the political bullshit that our nation (and all nations) seem to have. So I ask, where do I turn in my resignation letter?

Acrylic Community Technology Preview

2005-08-30T09:38:00.000-05:00

"Vector? Bitmap? It doesn't care.
"Acrylic" (code name) is the professional design program that brings together the richness of pixel-based painting and the performance of editable vector graphics for a more fluid and flexible creative workflow. Create sophisticated designs and graphic elements for your on-screen, web, and print projects."

Sounds cool. Just what I need... another graphics program. I will be sure to check this one out however. I guess MS got tired of everyone looked at PhotoShop as the default graphics editor for more graphics editing folks on the net. I mean when someone sees a edited photo... they don't say "Thats been Microsofted" they say "Oh thats been Photoshopped". I just hope they add something new and cool to this type of program so others will follow suit.

House Warming Party... Take 2

2005-08-26T22:51:00.000-05:00

We have a new date and time for the party... I hope you all can make it. Please let me know if you are or are not coming. Also let me know if you need directions.

Study says homeopathic medicines don't work.

2005-08-26T11:01:00.000-05:00

Study says homeopathic medicines don't work - Alternative Medicine - MSNBC.com: "The world may be beating a path to the doors of homeopathic practitioners as an alternative to conventional medicines, but according to a new study they may just as well be taking nothing."

I am sure some will just dismiss this as "The Man" trying to keep the Alternative Medicine down. :)

I think thier is some power in taking that type of meds... however its not the med so much as it is the plecebo effect it has. Maybe its the body healing itself... because you think it should be. I'm not sure, really. All I know is if the meds really work then it can be tested not only in the lab but also in peoples homes. So far it doesn't look like thats the case...

Those boobies aint real! - The Art of Retouching

2005-08-26T09:32:00.000-05:00

Holy Crap! I never knew how much retouching could be done or is done on some of these types of photos!

Rob remember this next time you are looking at pr0n on the net... those boobies aint real!

This link is 100% work safe.