by Matt | Jun 12, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, it’s Wednesday. After getting constantly berated from my old man for the afternoon about not having a job yet I decided to go grocery shopping. Not because we really needed food, but because I can’t eat low fat boca burgers and 8-grain whole wheat bread any more. Just because everyone else is on a diet doesn’t mean I should have to be as well. Not that I don’t need it, I’m getting a little soft around the middle, but I prefer to diet a different way. It’s called the “eat whatever you want, don’t eat too much and exercise diet”. I like it.
On the job front… I’ve got a few names and numbers (or email addresses) and I’m definatly going to call them… but I have a small problem. What do I do if they ask to see a portfolio? My newest work is 16×20 (ie: to large for a standard sized portfolio case) and my older work is in Savannah. So, I either need to find a nice 16×20 photo portfolio (which is different from normal portfolio cases) or have my old work sent up from Savannah or get my digital portfolio into decent shape. I obviously favor the later option. Try explaining that to a father who isn’t quite in the midst of the “digital age”. If I’m sitting in front of my computer I’m obviously not working on anything important and therefor wasting my time. How aggrivating. But thats ok, because tomorrow is PVD.
Woot. I’m seriously looking forward to tomorrow night. Last time Paul Van Dyk came to town it was fantastic so there’s definatly some expectations to be met. The only thing that could be aggrivating is the crowd itself. Which, in my opinion, is 99% aggrivating 100% of the time. But, if ignored, it shouldn’t be too bad.
So, tonight I’m actually going to cook a little dinner for everyone. A little chicken parm and garlic bread. Should be tasty. That is all.
by Matt | Jun 11, 2002 | Imported Entry
And so ends another day of procrastination. Not to be a total waste, I did mail my video card to CA. Hopefully I’ll have my new card in a few weeks. After that Chris and I headed into Nashua. We spent some time wondering around Newbury Comics and Boarder’s Books and eventually found our way over to Tweeter so that Chris could catch up with an old friend. We shot the breeze there for a while and actually ran into Jeff who was picking up a set of speakers he had purchased a few days prior. We ended up following him back to Milford because he wanted to give us our tickets for Thursday’s PVD concert in case he got out of work late. That’s about it. I came home after that and watched “The Godfather” while making myself some toast. Now I’m heading to bed. Such an exciting life I lead. Just kidding.
Later.
by Matt | Jun 10, 2002 | Imported Entry
I should probably also mention that Chris and I saw Star Wars last night. I’ll just quote Chris to save a little time in the explination of our nearly comical disaster.
“Matt and I left for the 10pm show at 8:30, figuring it wouldn’t take more than 45 mins to an hour to get to the cinema. We would have been right if not for the 7 mile traffic jam on 495 because construction decided to re-route traffic from 3 lanes to 1 in the span of a mile and a half. Idiots.
After the delay and a few minutes spent actually finding the theatre, which was nicely hidden within a wall of trees, we sat down at approximately 10:25, missing about 10 minutes worth of the movie. fine for me but Matt was a tad upset because he hadn’t seen it yet. he asked me to fill him in, which wasn’t so bad as it was 2 scenes.”
Anyways. The movie was actually quite good. I know most of you thought I was going to hate it but I enjoyed myself quite a bit. You see, my problem with the first movie was that I expected too much. I wanted drama, action, acting and perhaps even a plot. What I got was a PG rated romp through CG land. So, with that in mind I cleared all expectations I had for this one. I knew there wasn’t going to be any plot, any good acting, or anything else except for action. I was right. The acting was horrid, the plot was thin and don’t get me started on the “love story.” But, that’s not why I went to see it. I didn’t need any of that. I went to see it to watch people beat the crap out of each other with light sabers. And I certainly wasn’t disappointed. The Yoda scene alone was worth the price of admission. So, I enjoyed Episode Two far more than Ep.1 and I don’t think too many people will disagree with me. Everyone’s expectations for Ep.1 were so high that it was bound to disappoint. Ep.2 however was a fun little diversion and well worth my time. So, huzah for light sabers, go see it. Just don’t expect a love story akin to Gone with the Wind and you’ll be fine.
Later.
by Matt | Jun 10, 2002 | Imported Entry
I think this is the first time in history that I’ve actually enjoyed a “customer service” experience. I decided to give Gainward a call directly and see about getting my card replaced. After only a few minutes on the phone I was talking to a rep and explaining my situation. He said that my card was most certainly covered under their manufactures warrenty and that all I had to do was mail my card to them and they would mail back a replacement. He gave me a RMA (return) number and said I didn’t even need any of the original packaging. I should keep the box, the software, the driver disks and the connectors and simply send back the card. So, tomorrow, I’ll put this baby in the mail. According to the rep, I should have my replacement about two weeks after I send them mine. Not half bad. Thanks Gainward. Your card may have fallen apart, but at least you have good customer service.
by Matt | Jun 8, 2002 | Imported Entry
Woot. Midway through game night and I’m taking a moment to center my chi. Otherwise known as “eating a slice of pizza and drinking a soda.” Ok, it’s a little centering… at least to a gamer. But seriously. Game night is going well. Chip, Dave and myself have been playing some CS, HL:Surprise and Jedi Knight II. Chip just left to pick up Jason so who knows what we’ll play next. “Game Night” is also a great way for us Uber Nerds to share those little interesting links, MODs, MP3s and other tid bits that only us nerds know how to find. Tonight Chip showed me Style XP. Think Windows Blinds + Logon Loader + Style Editor + Plus!. It’s pretty nifty. You can customize so much. Now, if only it had icon changing abilities, it would be my ultimate desktop toy. For now I’ll have to settle with only being able to change 99% of my desktop… darn.
Post Avalon update: I’m sore as all hell. My back hurts, my feet hurt. My ears are ringing as much as before. I suppose it’s because it wasn’t quite as deafening as usual last night. That or I’m losing my hearing. Either way.
Ok, back to games.
by Matt | Jun 8, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well… last night was fun, mostly. There were a few annoyances that I’ll mention, but that can wait for a second.
The day actually started around 9 when we got up to head into the city. We wanted to have plenty of time to wonder around Harvard Square and Chris wanted to go to the New Balance factory store. After dropping off my brother at the T stop in Coply Square we decided that since New Balance was furthest away we should probable make it our first stop. It didn’t take very long and I actually got some new sneakers too. Just some simple gray ones. Mostly because my old sneakers had seen better days and it was just about time to get new ones anyways. After that we drove back to Coply, parked and took the T over to Harvard. As always we wanted to go to Urban Outfitters since their “Bargain Basement” is usually a really good bargain and we can usually find some nice stuff. This time it was a different story. Everything in the basement was nearly the price of the things up stairs and there wasn’t really anything that was worth buying. Seriously, I don’t consider a $35 shirt to be a “bargain” in any basement. Especially when the original price was $39.
After that we decided to hit our favorite store on the planet. Newbury Comics. Now, you have to understand that at this point Chris and I have given more money to Newbury Comics than nearly anyone on the planet, so we should probably have a “valued members” plaque on the wall or something. Yesterday however, Newbury’s out did themselves. I found, in the used rack of all places, the motherload. I now have, in my possesion, the original 3 disk set from the great Paul Van Dyk. Ask any collector how much “Vorsprung Dyk Technik” is worth and they’d probably give you a number in the upper 70s. I found it for a staggering $12. You have to realize where this baby comes from. This is an out of print, german imported, tripple cd set, from 1992. To me at least, this is the equivelant of finding the Beetles “Abby Road” on vinyl for $1.50. Its that great a find.
After all that shopping excitement it was time for lunch. A quick stop at Uno’s Pizza dealt with that while we tried to figure out what to do next. At this point it was 3:00pm and the club didn’t open until 10. I won’t bore you with details about how we wittled away the next 7 hours at Barnes and Noble by reading magazine, because you probably would fall asleep. Either way, around 10 we walked over to Landsdown St and into Avalon.
There wasn’t that big of a crowd until around 11:30 so we just kind of sat in the back and watched John Debo warm up. I have to honestly say that I wasn’t that impressed with his DJing. We kept the whole thing to under 120bpm (beats per minute, slow by techno standards) and really didn’t play anything interesting. Around 12, DJ Micro took over and things got a little better. Playing some decent tunes (at least one’s that I recognized) he played a pretty good set. He even threw in some old stuff to keep us old skoolers happy. The night was mostly enjoyable, with a few exceptions. These exceptions can, and will, ruin and evening unless they’re taken in stride. I have a hard time taking anything in stride, so this kind of thing annoys the piss out of me. I will now list my greviances in no perticular order:
– Smokers – I hope you die and early cancerous death you chain smoking, arm flailing morons. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve nearly been hit by someones cigarette. Hey fuckos, if you’re going to smoke, walk over to the bar and do it, don’t stand next to me. That also goes for the…
– Sloppy Drunks – Honestly, if you can take your liquior, don’t buy it. Holding a cup above your head so it won’t spill is also unacceptable. Why? Because then it simply splashes on other people.
– Spandex – It’s a privildge, not a right. It also went out in the 80s… so fuck off.
– Sausage Parties – I have no problem with a bunch of guys out having a good time, but when you team up and pelvis thrust at a girl like some bad Saturday Night Live sketch, it’s pretty annoying. Especially for the girl. No one appreciates your cock being in everyone’s way.
– “I’m Paul Oakenfold” – Stupid trendy mother fuckers. Take off your sunglasses, your Abercrombie t-shirts and your giant attitude. You’re in a club for christ sakes. Put your spikey, greased up hair away too. Idiots.
– Bump-and-grinders – There’s nothing I hate more than couples on the dance floor. If my girlfriend were with me there’s no way in hell we’d be doing anything like what these people were doing. What’s even more annoying is when you’re stuck in between two couples. The couple of the left is practicing having children and the couple on the right is playing so much tonsile hockey we might as well give them the Stanely Cup. Find a room.
– My personal bubble – I have one, respect it. If you don’t, I’m not responsible for the pain you’re going to endure. This may include sharp rib pokes from my elbows, stepping on your feet, pushing you out of the way or even punching you in the back of the head… which, as one stupid Boston clubber can tell you, wasn’t an accident. You invade my space, I’m going to resist more than the French Underground.
So, it was a good DJ set but was more or less mared by stupid people. It wasn’t completely un-enjoyable, but it certainly isn’t on my list of “great nights spent dancing”. Oh well. At least I have the greatest Paul Van Dyk CD ever to show for my trip. Hooray for me.
Now it’s time to see if I can get this dumb computer working. Wish me luck. Oh, and I appologize for the spelling mistakes… I know there’s a lot of them, but I’m having so many software problems at the moment that I dare not run a spell checker. Sorry.
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