tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58317762011-04-21T17:25:57.510-07:00Beach Bum BlogThe rantings of a <a href=http://www.californiacoastline.org/cgi-bin/image.cgi?image=9658&mode=sequential&flags=0>beach bum</a>, who has nothing better to do while waiting for employment to drive him nuts. It ain't easy bein' a beach bum, but someone's gotta do it. Besides, I look so good with a tan.<br><br>Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1100136772817156172004-11-10T17:24:00.000-08:002004-11-10T17:32:52.816-08:00Holy, Crap! June 22 since my last post. Terrible. That's what happens when you don't have internet access at home (and you can't steal enough work time to post from the office). I never posted the pictures of my new place. Here are a few pictures.
I can't believe that 5 months have passed since I moved into my new place. It's haunted (a little), so it's got a great feel, even when you're Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1087943575085656632004-06-22T15:26:00.000-07:002004-06-22T15:32:55.086-07:00My new place is insane. It was built in the 1920's. We have photos from the archives of our house with nothing else around. Being a geek, I took my laptop up to my new rooftop deck last night. I launched NetStumbler and held my USB Wireless adapter up in the air. Seven wireless networks were picked up without trying. Seven. I guess I won't have to pay for a highspeed internet connection Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1085788264941784932004-05-28T16:01:00.000-07:002004-05-28T16:51:04.940-07:00Well, I realize that I've been slacking in a BIG way. I apologize. I've been crazy with the working like a jerk. But enough of my excuses. It's time to post something more interesting that reasons for not posting.
I had to attend a family funeral over this past weekend. My paternal Grand-Mother was quite old. She had heart problems, cancer, bowel problems, and had been a drinker/smoker forCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1082674863836574682004-04-22T16:01:00.000-07:002004-04-22T16:04:03.466-07:00Yes, gv, you are correct. Now that I'm working again, I don't post very often. Add the fact that I don't have internet access at home (except when I can steal a wireless signal from an unsuspecting neighbor), and you end up with not much to read about.
Here's a quick update. I'm currently homeless, squating in an apartment while Scuba Steve is off flying helicopters for the US Marince Corp Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1081894153659420192004-04-13T15:09:00.000-07:002004-04-13T15:12:04.076-07:00Wow. It's been a long time since I've posted anything at all! What a lazy bum. It's amazing how staring at a computer all day at work will take the desire to stare at a computer at home right out of you. Oh, well!
Work is getting interesting. I'm currently in a push to have some new software developed to manage our support operations and automate some of the mundane but expensive manual Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1079654714522878942004-03-18T16:05:00.000-08:002004-03-18T16:07:39.060-08:00A friend I hadn't seen in years showed up in San Diego this week. She is working at a conference for Math Nerds, as she likes to say. I hadn't seen her in 3 and a half years when I was wondering the west coast lookinfg for a place to call home. She was in San Francisco then. We had a great time at concerts and parties and then parted ways. So she called me Tuesday and I met her for a drink Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1079143908506339442004-03-12T18:11:00.000-08:002004-03-12T18:14:07.060-08:00Wow. I haven't posted in over two weeks. I've been busy as hell, folks. I moved. I started a new job. I read Utopia (tech-thriller fiction by some guy who's name escapes me). I started surfing on a regular basis again (good for afterwork de-stressing). I still don't have internet access at home yet, but I'm going to build a building wide wired and wireless network for me and my neighbors.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1077765100630423742004-02-25T19:11:00.000-08:002004-02-25T19:13:43.216-08:00It's official. I have a job. I will start Monday. For those of you keeping score, I was officially without full-time, gainful employment for 49 consecutive weeks. Now, to be honest there was some cheating on my part. A part time gig building bikes last spring that lasted a few weeks (I think). Some tech-support for tech-have-nots over the summer and winter. But if you took the average Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1077678834875178322004-02-24T19:13:00.000-08:002004-02-25T11:53:08.576-08:00I've been very busy lately. Too busy to post silly stories or tech news or info about what band I'm seeing next. Why? I'm involved in major life-management business.
I'm packing up my stuff to move out of my apartment. As you may remember, our landlord has decided to renovate the place and has terminated our lease. I have until Sunday to get my stuff out and clean up the place (at least theCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1076967049353545652004-02-16T13:30:00.000-08:002004-02-16T13:51:02.670-08:00Well, Microsoft fans, it didn't take very long. You might have heard that some source code for Windows (NT and 2000 and XP) was leaked last week. That means that a lot of people were able to look behind the curtain at the inner workings for the first time. The folks at the BBC reported that the code was laced with obsenities (in the comments, of course). I can't speak to that, because I Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1076693372546764052004-02-13T09:29:00.000-08:002004-02-13T09:35:56.326-08:00Here's a follow up story on Williw Williams, boy-genius. He has turned himself in to the proper authorities. New charges have been filed. A misdemeanor and a felony. During his recruiting visit to the University of Florida, he allegedly fired off three fire extinguishers, hugged a girl against her will, and hit a man in a bar. All within five hours. The hugging and hitting are a misdemeanorCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1076612323230775352004-02-12T10:58:00.000-08:002004-02-12T11:00:31.810-08:00I wish I had never found this.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1076554147893357272004-02-11T18:49:00.000-08:002004-02-11T18:55:17.530-08:00Finally, some good news from this years SuperBowl. It seems that the Lingerie Bowl was such a-rousing success (get it?), that they have decided to form a league. No, really. I wish I could make up something that funny.
In other SuperBowl ridiculousness, it seems that Janet Jackson's new album (anyone here buy vinyl?) features a topless shot of the over-hyped flasher. No, really. I can't Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1076442201198026612004-02-10T11:43:00.000-08:002004-02-10T11:45:07.983-08:00I seem to have broken my blog-posting app with my last "apt-get dist upgrade." Bummer, it makes life so much more difficult to use the browser-posting feature of blogger.com, but I'll get over it. I'm about ready for a new OS anyway.
I hope you've been following the story of Willie Williams, the highly recruited football player in Florida. Here wrote an amusing series of reviews of his Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1076043557435253482004-02-05T20:59:00.000-08:002004-02-05T21:00:59.326-08:00Bored!I'm bored. I'm so bored, in fact, that I've started clicking links randomly off of other people's linked blogs. Way on the down the line, I find interesting blogs with wacky stuff. Here's a good example of the wierd stuff that I would have missed, had it not been for a link on a girl's site, found through a guy who is on a friend of mine's site.Back to browsing and job-hunting...Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1075747633818205452004-02-02T10:47:00.000-08:002004-02-02T10:48:52.640-08:00Hurray for stuff!Hurray for the Super Bowl. That was a pretty damn good game. Most of the commercials were lame, relying on low-brow humor to a disturbing degree. And no Leon-Budweiser ads? Come on, guys. He's way funnier than a farting horse (which isn't even an original joke!). I spent the day eating a ton of food, sipping on yummy beer and hanging out with a great group of people.Hurray Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1075587094163105942004-01-31T14:11:00.000-08:002004-01-31T14:13:11.436-08:00Sunny Saturdays are CoolThe end of January in San Diego is a beautiful time of year (like most of the year). The water is warming up a bit (58/59 degrees), the sun is blazing, and it's nicer outside than it is in June. It's Super Bowl (sorry NFL, but I'm going to use your copyrighted term) weekend, and I can't wait for tomorrow's game. With both teams bringing tough defense to the field, it Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1075319925384426552004-01-28T11:58:00.000-08:002004-01-28T12:00:18.950-08:00Ugh!I just love the the Onion, America's Finest News Source indeed! Here's a good example. Here's another. In fact, just go read this weeks entire issue.I'm getting ready for my interview mentally. I have already interviewed with the CFO, the COO, and Director of Technology for the company. Today I meet with Manager of Customer Service. Hopefully, I'll be friendly and polite and not freak Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1075237576157519042004-01-27T13:06:00.000-08:002004-01-27T13:07:49.496-08:00Bored on TuesdayWell, I'm bored again. I've trolled the job sites, sent out the resumes and have resorted to reading web-news sites for interesting tidbits. Hurray for wired, slashdot, and fark.There's a new virus running wild that seems to be launching a denial of service attack on SCO (the much-hated software/litigation company). Someone decided to infect Windows computers and hassle the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1074807204454243582004-01-22T13:33:00.000-08:002004-01-22T13:34:52.420-08:00Government Espionage?Apparently, some Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee monitored Democratic memoes and files for quite a while. They were able to access data that was supposed to be private. Silly government crackers.When kids like Adrian Lamo do this stuff, they get in big trouble. They call most cracking-related exploits to be on par with cyber-terrorism.Here's a Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1074618683093162642004-01-20T09:11:00.000-08:002004-01-20T09:12:53.873-08:00Holy Crap!You thought I was kidding, but they are for real!Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1074584086682409162004-01-19T23:34:00.000-08:002004-01-22T20:17:37.170-08:00Lookout!
It's a dangerous time for our country. They strike without warning. You or someone you know could be next. The government does its part and tells us to be cautious, watchful, and alert.
Try to keep a level head and stay safe. Look sharp! The sinkholes are out there, folks. Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1074366978413840092004-01-17T11:16:00.000-08:002004-01-17T11:17:41.590-08:00Another typical SaturdaySaturday's are pretty boring now that college football is over, so I've reverted to my old geek habits of downloading new software to test out. Today, I've been playing with PHLAK (Professional Hackers Linux Assault Kit). It's a bootable CD-ROM that packs in a bunch of scanning and testing tools to test network and server security. Fun!My parents are coming to San DiegoCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1074201450317156052004-01-15T13:17:00.000-08:002004-01-15T13:20:11.246-08:00January rolls on
I can't believe how fast this month passing. It's already mid-month and shows no signs of stopping!!
The water here is San Diego is soooo cold that I'm a total non-surfing wimp lately. Something about 56 degree water that just makes me unhappy. At least we've been having plenty of sunshine the last couple of days.
I've been working on the job thing. I had an interview Sunday Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1073343053620453462004-01-05T14:50:00.000-08:002004-01-05T14:52:04.590-08:00New systemMy new linux system is built and ready to rock. I installed the Fedora Core 1 and added the apt-get functionality (now with Cow Power) and MPlayer and the much-loved gnome-blog. Now I can go back to easy entries without visiting the blogger.com website. My life is easy again. And nice new eye-candy makes life better than the last couple of weeks using Windows XP.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1073284794840368272004-01-04T22:39:00.000-08:002004-01-04T22:41:05.263-08:00New Year's Eve was fun. New Year's Day was a blast on the beach. Skiing on Friday was great, except for the constant downpour of rain while on the lifts and runs. I'd just like to take this moment and say that Goretex garments are the best thing I own. My friends all had on their fancy, stylish snowboarding clothes ('cause ski-ers and skiing and any garments related to it are sooo lame). Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1072904166420309072003-12-31T12:56:00.000-08:002003-12-31T12:57:12.310-08:00What a perfect end to the year. I was just served notice by my landlord that I have 60 days to vacate. That's right, eviction. Have you ever tried to sign a lease when you don't have gainful employment? It's pretty tough. Happy New Year, I'm gonna be homeless.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1072662389742484852003-12-28T17:46:00.000-08:002003-12-28T17:47:33.170-08:00Yesterday was quite an adventure. My buddy Alan suggested that we go out for 18 holes of pub golf. Somewhat like a pub-crawl, our objective was simple. Down 18 holes in the surrounding neighborhood bars. It's not as easy as it sounds.
We started with my local neighborhood bars and walked north from South Mission Beach into Old Mission Beach and then up to Pacific Beach to achieve our Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1072494364385049822003-12-26T19:06:00.000-08:002003-12-26T19:07:06.250-08:00I've spent the last few days sleeping and aching and sweating with the flu. I'm telling you, if people keep getting flu vaccinations, pretty soon, this flu will be much more fatal than it currently is. Six people in San Diego County have died from the flu this year. I, apparently, lived to tell the tale. I've never had a flu that involved more aches than this one. Sore as a mo-fo for three Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1071972017800570442003-12-20T18:00:00.000-08:002003-12-20T18:01:13.826-08:00I killed my main computer setup, including the gnome-blog software I usually use to post entries. I'm very sad. In addition to my resumes, funny email attachments, customer records, and miscellaneous crap (like bookmarks!), I lost over 1200 digital photos I've taken.
I'm going to attempt to swap disk controllers and see if I can recover my beloved, highly tweaked RedHat 9 system in the next Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1071344346245921312003-12-13T11:39:00.000-08:002003-12-13T11:39:54.543-08:00Winter is on it's way"Winter" in San Diego means that the days are short, and it gets a bit cooler. Not like a real winter, but for us it's noticable. I think our low temp was in 50's last night. The water is cold and the swell is getting big. Very big.The surf has been beautiful the last couple of days. Overhead and double-overhead (that's big water) rolling through consistently with very Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1071173029467429672003-12-11T12:03:00.000-08:002003-12-11T12:04:36.250-08:00Mmmm....wormsMy friend Rusty the scientist sent along this link about parasites. "Parasites are cool," he says. "You should have some."Interesting, to say the least.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1071114086397729252003-12-10T19:41:00.000-08:002003-12-10T19:42:11.996-08:00Wednesday Sucked......but this is cool. Enjoy and share!Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1070991274562840842003-12-09T09:34:00.000-08:002003-12-09T09:35:18.826-08:00TuesdayThe surf is gorgeous this morning. Sets of lovely peelers rolling in about head high. Unfortunately, I'm not in it. I'm waiting to leave for a job. Not a real job, just a one day deal. It's been tough to string together enough one day jobs to make a real living (two a week doesn't pay the rent). That's why I've decided to step up the real-job-seeking-activities. It's kind of like Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1070597761614366972003-12-04T20:16:00.000-08:002003-12-04T20:16:41.670-08:00Happy, Busy ThursdayThings were a bit busier than the typical beach bum routine today. I was surprised to receive multiple phone calls from friends (four in a row, actually, when's the last time that happened?). At least my plans for the next couple of weekends are set. I was even offered a job building a website for a friend-of-a-friend who owns a candle shop. Hmm...As if that wasn't enough,Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1070419719243060412003-12-02T18:48:00.000-08:002003-12-02T18:49:16.826-08:00Is it REALLY December?Today was a good day. Here's a short list of what I accomplished.Made myself all of my meals. Very rare.Helped a friend install free anti-virus software after noticing that his firewall was reporting spoof-email attempts from his machine. If you don't want to pay $50 each year to Norton to protect yourself from something that Microsoft should be giving you for free, then Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1070330527077864952003-12-01T18:02:00.000-08:002003-12-01T18:02:44.293-08:00How a Yeti Saved ThanksgivingAs the years have passed, I've adopted a very humbug attitude about the holidays. I thank (*blame*) my split-up family for making it way too stressful to enjoy Thanksgiving or Christmas. For many years, I was pressured to spend time with one faction of the family or another thousands of miles apart. This pressuring continues, but I moved across the country away Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1070043423223481722003-11-28T10:17:00.000-08:002003-11-28T10:17:37.013-08:00Thankful, Part II enjoyed one of the best Thanksgivings in my short history yesterday. I will eventually tell the whole tale of how my holiday was saved, but I need to shower and get some rest.I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving (even if it was in October) and ate lots of turkey and stuffing and cranberry sauce. I sure did.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1069525855572300332003-11-22T10:30:00.000-08:002003-11-22T10:31:23.110-08:00DopeThis guy is an idiot and has confidence issues. What self-respecting computer programmer doesn't know how to avoid pop-up ads and redirect spam? Seriously, it's not that difficult, folks. Don't open spam. They'll know you have a valid email address and send you more. Dope.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1069472681476743532003-11-21T19:44:00.000-08:002003-11-21T19:45:08.186-08:00DuhSometimes a news story from the sports world just makes me wonder what the hell is wrong with people.Willie Green was busted while playing football at Boston College for being a pot smoker. Not a big surprise, really. Many of the football players I knew when I attended Indian U. smoked weed. Some of them sold it. Some of them bought and sold pounds of it. No big deal, no one got hurt, Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1069275854614579522003-11-19T13:04:00.000-08:002003-11-19T13:04:39.670-08:00What day is today?I went to see Chris Robinson (of the Black Crows) and his new band last night. Good stuff, those guys rock. I was also invited to a Prom Party last night. That's right, a bunch of twenty- and thirty-somethings dressing up in Prom attire and smiling for the photographer. Should be interesting. I need to hit the thrift stores to find that light blue tux with giant ruffles.ForCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1069108506639312002003-11-17T14:35:00.000-08:002003-11-17T14:35:29.390-08:00Good afternoonIt was quite a weekend here is SD. A good party Friday night was followed by the more-fun-than-you'd-expect Baby Shower/Cocktail Party Saturday night. Sunday was the icing on the weekend-cake. Three female bartenders at my neighborhood bar had a birthday party. If you are ever invited to a bar's private party for a few of their bartenders' birthdays, go. Trust me. One of the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068846598450681752003-11-14T13:49:00.000-08:002003-11-14T13:50:18.060-08:00More Sunshine, Please.Today is a typical lovely day. Sunny, warm, littered with cute girls wearing revealing clothing. I love the beach.I'm still a bit sad about my broken surfboard, but I'm confident that it'll be back in the water soon. This should be a great weekend surf or no surf. I have a customer to visit this afternoon, a party tonight, some serious college football tomorrow, a baby Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068769673468638902003-11-13T16:27:00.000-08:002003-11-13T16:28:12.513-08:00Crappy!I just broke a surf board. You have no idea how sad that makes you feel. Hopefully, it can be repaired for $20-$30. That sure beats shelling out another $400 for a new board.I can't stop listening to music. When I'm driving around town in my VW, if a song gets to a good jam that goes on for 20 minutes, I'm likely to drive around until it ends. Why? I like music.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068594685571995062003-11-11T15:51:00.000-08:002003-11-11T15:51:22.583-08:00Oh, Man! What crap!Have you seen it yet? Did you like it? I did a little bit, but I didn't a whole lot more. I'm talking about Matrix Crapolutions. I couldn't keep track of how many times I rolled my eyes. Questions? Why bother answering them? Let 'em watch fights and explosions and wierd things that we won't bother explaining. First I pay outrageous ticket prices to watch the movie, Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068489728638647022003-11-10T10:42:00.000-08:002003-11-10T10:42:06.113-08:00Rainy Day in Sandy EggoWe sure could have used this two weeks ago, when our friends and neighbors were burning, but that's life in what-was-once-a-desert.We get so few rainy days here that it really does make you (or at least me) re-think the "saving for a rainy day" adage. What would you save for a rainy day? Sunshine comes to mind, but that's difficult to store in its most potent form. Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068345087878469912003-11-08T18:31:00.000-08:002003-11-08T18:31:25.573-08:00D'Oh!This rocks big time. Not only do I love The Simpson's, I also hate cigarettes.Surfless in San Diego lately. I'm sad.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068236718432957202003-11-07T12:25:00.000-08:002003-11-07T12:25:16.383-08:00Friday surf reportI'm listening to the Cheese Halloween show I went to last week. The sound is great, and the music is un-REAL. From Nellie right into Black Sabbath. Brilliant. Freaker by the Speaker. Oh, yeah.The surf has been pretty poor around here lately. I haven't been in the water since last Thursday. No surfing since Vegas. I really need some exercise, and my body is starting to Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1068165171658972632003-11-06T16:32:00.000-08:002003-11-06T16:32:49.610-08:00Friends rock.Tonight is the premier of the new Billabong film 'Billabong Odyssey.' My friend, Allison, won tickets and gave them to me. She enters every contest she can find ("If you don't enter, you can't win," she says). Not only does she enter a lot, she wins a lot. Movie passes, baseball tickets, cash, radio contests, internet contests, you name it. She wins so much that she is forced toCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067966819600284952003-11-04T09:26:00.000-08:002003-11-04T09:26:57.930-08:00Back from VegasWell, that was a blast. The was easily the best Halloween concert I've ever seen. It was definitely the best 2-day run of concerts I've attended. And it was so much fun, I don't know where to start.Vegas is a great place to go for a concert. With all of the craziness surrounding the String Cheese shows for Halloween ("Cheese in the house!" was heard within moments of entering aCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067442383321283722003-10-29T07:46:00.000-08:002003-10-29T07:46:22.316-08:00My camping trip was cancelled......so I woke up in San Diego for my birthday. I had hoped to be in the beautiful, rugged central coast this morning, but what can I do about it now? Nothing. So, I think I'll go for a nice surf. That'll keep me in tune with nature.Thirty-one. I can remember turning twenty-one and thinking that I was starting to get old. When was twenty-nine, I had the best Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067369774077541952003-10-28T11:36:00.000-08:002003-10-28T11:36:13.170-08:00Did I mention I'm going to Vegas?With all my excitement, I might have forgotten to tell you folks that I'm going to Vegas for Halloween. Just a few more days...It's still smokey and ash-covered in San Diego. The waves are so very inviting, but the air burns my eyes, throat, and lungs. Yuck!Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067306508409724992003-10-27T18:01:00.000-08:002003-10-27T18:01:48.056-08:00San Diego still burnsIt's pretty crazy here. Very "Night of the Comet" feel to everything. Pink/Orange sun, everything dusty, trapped inside. And the ocean is wierd today. I've never seen it more flat. All-the-way-to-the-horizon-flat. I've never seen a body of water like that in my life, and I've seen quite a bit: ponds, lakes, great lakes, salt lakes, intercoastals, straits, bays, gulfs, Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067232440255538452003-10-26T21:27:00.000-08:002003-10-26T21:27:19.630-08:00San Diego BurnsWhat a strange day in Southern California. I awoke this morning to an orange sky like I've never seen. Everything was covered in ash, and the air smelled of campfires. San Diego County is burning out of control. The fires are so big, that satellite photos show the smoke streaming out over the Pacific Ocean. Crazy shit. I live several miles from the nearest fire, but this is Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067233502505383242003-10-26T09:45:00.000-08:002003-10-26T21:45:29.473-08:00Yep, I was right.
My friend's going away was quite entertaining. It started with a fun cab ride ("You Eat Balls" was proudly displayed on the window), and just got better from there. Kyle seems very happy. I didn't hear him utter a single grunt of Japanese all night.
I hate to toot my own horn (no I don't), but my hunch was right-on! Cute girls are finally coming around. Not only did I get Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067130259762275972003-10-25T18:04:00.000-07:002003-10-26T21:30:03.736-08:00Either I'm hot, or my fly is open
Ugh! I feel so very out of it right now. I've had quite a busy day, what with the two and a half hours of surfing this morning, followed by lunch and camping gear shopping with my friend Jessica. I love shopping for gear, especially when someone else wants opinions on quality v. price and what-not. What's that? You need $400 worth of rain-gear and shoes and Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1067022572683543492003-10-24T12:09:00.000-07:002003-10-24T12:09:32.630-07:00I want to do THAT!I'm slipping. I went from several annoying blog posts per day to one post every couple of days. Not good, dear readers. Not good at all.Today was surf-a-licious. I went out at about 8:30, caught a couple of nice 3-4 waves with my 7'0" board, and then the surf died down. I grabbed my 10'1" board and paddled back out. What a blast! It was calm and foggy, with clear, cool Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1066773567993263592003-10-21T14:59:00.000-07:002003-10-21T14:59:27.320-07:00Blue-Sky TuesdayThe sun is back in full effect here in San Diego. The red tide has gone (for good this time, I hope), so the water is a gorgeous shade of blue-green. I just paddled out for a bit to get some sun, some fresh sea air and some waves. My first wave was a nice left, with me unexpectedly catching a small bit of a tube. My first! I then proceeded to get the crap kicked out of me forCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1066498801448761212003-10-18T10:40:00.000-07:002003-10-18T10:40:01.023-07:00Kill Bill Vol IGo see it. Then we'll talk. If you don't like violence, what's wrong with you? Are you un-American or something? And don't give me that "I'm Canadian" crap. I know Canadian enjoy their share of violence, too. I grew up playing hockey.I met a pretty cute girl yesterday who surfs. Just what I needed.Today is a wonderful day for college football. Purdue v Wisconsin is great soCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1066348565948028712003-10-16T16:56:00.000-07:002003-10-16T16:56:06.100-07:00Hero? What hero?A couple of weeks ago, I met up with some friends at a bar for a beer and some live music (which never came due to the lack of a sound man). I was chatting with a cute red-haired girl named Marci. We were talking about work (or lack thereof in my case), favorite movies, and such. Although I had thought about the response to her next question, I wasn't expecting it."Who were Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1066248747927271432003-10-15T13:12:00.000-07:002003-10-15T13:12:27.926-07:00Wow, Like Crazy ManI'm sure glad that I'm not this guy, who become the subject of much scorn among Cubs fans in Chicago. He reached for a ball, and now he's being blamed for an 8 run inning. Come on. Think that through for a minute. You give up 8 runs in an inning and you think someone reaching for a foul ball is to blame. Silly, silly Cubs fans. Some people take things waaay too seriously.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1066097053372521952003-10-13T19:04:00.000-07:002003-10-13T19:04:13.453-07:00Monday, Lazy MondayToday was a mellow Monday for me, folks. Yesterday, after promising you more info on the Weekend-O-Music in Ocean Beach, I promptly put on some football and fell asleep. I awoke in time to turn on the LA Kings game (hooray for hockey season!) and promptly rolled over and went back to sleep. Thankfully, some smooth, spacey grooves from Sound Tribe Sector Nine kept my dreams Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065991236766293572003-10-12T13:40:00.000-07:002003-10-12T13:40:36.530-07:00Sunny SundayI'm back from my weekend in Ocean Beach. I'd say a good time was had by all. I'll post the boring details later. I need a nap. In short, Friday night was spooktacular (so good it was scary). Saturday was a great day of hanging out, talking with friends, and drinking beer in the fine German tradition of Oktoberfest. Oh, and we heard a half dozen fun bands play, too. Not a bad Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065826010279032482003-10-10T15:46:00.000-07:002003-10-10T15:46:49.956-07:00Oh, boy, this is gonna be good.Today is a good day, dear friends. Yes, it rained in San Diego today, but that matters not. No rain can dampen my spirits, because Psychedelic Breakfast is playing for us in a few short hours. They are going to rock my socks off (which shouldn't be too difficult since I go barefoot most of the day), pop my top, and leave my befuddled, bemused, and begging for Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065627262541091352003-10-08T08:34:00.000-07:002003-10-08T08:34:22.183-07:00Governor ArnoldBoy, what a treat. I'm sure he'll terminate the bad California economy. If those of you in the rest of the country think our state is a circus, you're right.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065549608300093152003-10-07T11:00:00.000-07:002003-10-07T11:00:08.413-07:00Whoo-Hoo! Surf!The surf has been building around SD lately. The red-tide we 'enjoyed' last weekend has completely gone, and the water is a lovely shade of blue again. I just walked out to the seawall and saw 4-6 foot faces rolling in consistently. Gorgeous. It's probably bigger than I want to paddle out into today, but if I get anxious, I'll do it anyway. I'm gonna cruise up the coast a Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065388733526050332003-10-05T14:18:00.000-07:002003-10-05T14:18:53.423-07:00This could be awesome!According to chud.com, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie is a go. If you've never read any of Douglas Adams' work, get your butt to a bookstore or library now. Why are you still reading? I said go...Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065382402043868082003-10-05T12:33:00.000-07:002003-10-05T12:55:43.633-07:00Sunday music report
My friends in Agave played last night in a tiny, cool bar called the Tiki. They played a rockin' show. I rigged up some strobe lights to a foot-switch so they could "jazz up" their show as an audition-for-the-position-of-light-guy (sort of). If I play my creative cards right, they'll be buying some really cool lights that I'll get to tweak while they play. Talk about fun!Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065315435614785312003-10-04T17:57:00.000-07:002003-10-04T17:57:15.776-07:00OopsIt's not that I think animals don't belong anywhere, but that IS a pretty funny error in my previous post. I meant wild animals don't belong in a side show in Vegas or in a side show elsewhere. I suppose wild animals in the wild are okay. Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065291701639360062003-10-04T11:21:00.000-07:002003-10-04T11:21:41.450-07:00Roy's Tiger fights backWell, we all wondered when it would happen. At least I did. Roy Horn of the famed 'Sigfried & Roy' has been attacked by one of his trained white tigers. Good for the Tiger, I say. Why? Wild animals don't belong as part of some silly side show in Vegas (or anywhere for that matter). I think exotic animals kept as pets or caged in cramped zoos deserve a fighting chance.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065143918982513282003-10-02T18:18:00.000-07:002003-10-02T18:18:38.926-07:00Surf Report and MoreIt's hard to believe how much colder the water is this year compared with last. We enjoyed 70+ degree water well into October as we enjoyed a beautiful late summer. I paddled out today into pretty yucky conditions, but I needed some excercise and time to not think about not having a job. I ended up in the water for a couple of hours. I caught a few crappy waves, but by theCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1065029659388276482003-10-01T10:34:00.000-07:002003-10-01T15:08:26.216-07:00Oh, well....
...it looks like the problems I'm having with blogger and blogspot are terminal. I'm going to investigate my other options. Their tech-support people have been cool, but their answer doesn't seem to reflect real-life. I've recreated my problem a few times, sent in screen shots with detailed accounts of what is happening, but to no avail. I don't want to fix my blog every day. I Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064949158816063962003-09-30T12:12:00.000-07:002003-09-30T16:08:44.313-07:00Alright, I've had it with blogger...
...and their piece of shit system that breaks my blog every damn day. I'm going to find some other free place to put my blog that doesn't break it every fucking day.
Perhaps it's not blogger's fault? Perhaps that blame lies with blogspot. I'll have to do some blog-testing to see if it's true.
Okay, I'm sorry, blogger. I'm the idiot who started messing Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064946523792088802003-09-30T11:28:00.000-07:002003-09-30T11:28:43.520-07:00Grey Tuesday......is here! It's so very grey, in fact, that I almost forgot that I live in sunny San Diego, CA. The coast has been grey for days on end. You know this is very bad for my tan. Also, it prevents me from enjoying sunshine, which is one of the best reasons to live in sunny San Diego. I suppose I could drive inland and find some sun, like to the mountains or the desert, but then ICraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064783304059528672003-09-28T14:08:00.000-07:002003-09-28T14:08:24.130-07:00Sunday, Sunday, SundayHoly cow, what a Sunday it's turned out to be. I surfed twice this morning. First on my 7'0" board, and then on my 10'1" board when the surf died down a bit. What fun!Now the US Women's World Cup team is kicking a little butt, the SD Chargers are actually beating the Evil Oakland Raiders (for now), and Dale, Jr. has come from 38th to run with the leaders at Talladega (Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064609136570527542003-09-26T13:45:00.000-07:002003-09-26T15:42:09.043-07:00Surf Report
Oh, my! The water was about 63-65 today, no wind, and great little 2-4 foot waves. What a blast. I was out for 2 hours, and it felt like 20 minutes. Talk about fun.
I gotta get some food. More later...Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064546225694418272003-09-25T20:17:00.000-07:002003-09-25T20:21:26.156-07:00Silly computers...
...have been driving me NUTS today. With no decent surf and a nasty red tide, I've been geeking most of the day. I need to do some serious blogging to get my mind off of configuration issues.
Well, if you didn't already know, I'm a bit of a computer geek. No, really, I have been all of my life (well, since third grade, when my teacher kicked me out of math class so the otherCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064512876936409412003-09-25T11:01:00.000-07:002003-09-25T11:07:28.686-07:00Red tide and other news in San Diego
Yum! The ocean has turned a lovely shade of brownish-red and smells delightful these days, thanks to a red tide. Off the charts, some experts say.
Article
And did you catch any of the CA recall debate? Boy does that make California look like the kooks that most of us are!
Article 2
And-the-sequel MTV's increasingly innacurately named The Real World is Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064371244855310572003-09-23T19:40:00.000-07:002003-09-23T19:40:44.430-07:00Quote of the day from KiKi (my roommate)"I want my cheese to stink."Don't we all?Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064370845252086052003-09-23T19:34:00.000-07:002003-09-23T20:30:26.626-07:00Whaa...?
Those of you who know me have heard me complain about MS (especially while fixing one of their software products). Well these days, it's just too easy, so I don't really bother. I warn my friends when I find new exploits on the web (kind of a public service to those who won't buy a Mac, won't try linux, or are trapped in MS workplaces), but generally I don't harass my friends with my Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064368230158967042003-09-23T18:50:00.000-07:002003-09-23T18:50:29.593-07:00Surf reportThe water has cooled off a bit after a few days of steady winds (effects of the hurricane that charged Baja California), but it still feels great. I might think 67 is starting to get a bit chilly, but the kids surfing up in Pismo and Santa Cruz never see water that warm. We're so spoiled here. Quite a few fun waves came through this evening. Steady 2-4 ft. with occasion freak wavesCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064359269696550642003-09-23T16:21:00.000-07:002003-09-23T16:44:58.750-07:00California says "Adios" to SPAM!!
It's official. With just a couple of weeks before CA's recall election, Governor Davis has passed a tough ANTI-SPAM law forbidding the sending of SPAM email to or from the state of California, punishible by up to $1000 per message. It details that SPAMmers must prove that the addressees have opted-in for the advertisements. Law goes into effect January 1, 2004Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064342498305693582003-09-23T11:41:00.000-07:002003-09-23T11:41:37.816-07:00Testing comments...Just a test to see if the changes I made to my template actually put in the appropriate links to haloscan-powered comments for readers.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064272914275974942003-09-22T16:21:00.000-07:002003-09-22T16:21:54.120-07:00Wacky stuff from free service!When blogger went free, I thought it was because they had been bought by some MegaCorp. I found this interesting story at the guardian...http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1044144,00.htmlThey figure out what kind of ads to put at the top of our blogs. I was wondering why there was an ad for "...lost surfboards" at the top of my page when editing the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064173689835484832003-09-21T12:48:00.000-07:002003-09-21T12:48:09.296-07:00Headline of the day...FBI had man inside strip clubsThat headline, from Saturday's SD Union Tribune, is ridiculous. Reading the article, I found even more absurdity. The FBI created identities for an agent years ago for use in a sting operation to bring San Diego city council members to justice for alleged bribery, etc. The name chosen for the new identity: Tony Montagna. No joke, right out Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064131661970551482003-09-21T01:07:00.000-07:002003-09-21T12:51:21.060-07:00Late nite
I went to see some friends of mine (Hi! Maureen and Jerry!) who have recently had a baby boy. Wow. All I can say is, I'm glad I don't have one. It's great for them, but I'm not ready to be responsible for another persons entire well being.
Three couples I know have had babies in the last six months. They are all so cute and wonderful (the babies, that is, the parents...well that's Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064079541820072492003-09-20T10:39:00.000-07:002003-09-20T10:39:01.410-07:00posting after darkWTF? I opened up my blog entry software (gnome-blog, by the way), and what did I find? A mess.Good thing, too, as I erased an attempted entry rife with misspellings and slurred speech. How do you type slurred speech? I don't know. I managed to do it last night (or early this morning), it's gone now. New rule for self: No blog entries after having dinner and drinks at the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064017084412750972003-09-19T17:18:00.000-07:002003-09-19T17:18:04.306-07:00Forgive me while I try to clean up this site a little. I'm using one of blogger.com's pre-built templates, and it's acting a bit strange. Some of the html updates when I want, and some of it (like the gray box in the upper right hand corner) takes it's sweet time. Silly.Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1064016955177145252003-09-19T17:15:00.000-07:002003-09-20T11:45:45.560-07:00I should've stayed on the beach today.
It was such a gorgeous day here in Mission Beach. I couldn't resist paddling out into the beautiful blue waters. I was very disappointed at the results. I thought "I'll just get a little exercise, it'll be fun, even if the waves suck." Brother, was I ever wrong. I can't remember being so irritated since I started learning to ride a shortboard. Oh, wellCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1063994928065021902003-09-19T11:08:00.000-07:002003-09-19T11:10:07.593-07:00Ahhh, Friday....
...not that it's any different from any other day when you're unemployed, but I'm pretty sure it is Friday. Wait, let me check my calender... Yup, Friday. I'm sure my friends are all waiting for the day to end so they can start their weekends. I remember how that goes. Nothing like spending your week waiting for it to be over!
Eventually, I'll have to rejoin mainstream Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831776.post-1063929149810057792003-09-18T16:52:00.000-07:002003-09-18T19:49:23.556-07:00First post...
...well, at least at this location. After messing around trying to maintain my own webspace, I've decided to use the (now) free services these nice folks at blogger.com offer. I used to own my own domain (still do, actually), but I can't wrestle it away from the jerks who host it.
{rant} I had to do an emergency backup of my laptop one time. The only place I could dump the Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17231813064041800258noreply@blogger.com