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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAMI!!!

Happy birthday Tami-ooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

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Quake Live Match – Unranked Instagib on Bloodlust

Quake Live Match – Unranked Instagib on Bloodlust.

Couple of updates

Just a couple of updates so it doesn't seem I've disappeared all together.  Its been a hectic past few weeks and plans are in order for things to start changing. 

Fist off, a not so important but neat tid-bit of info.  Machinarium is an interesting game to say the least.  I haven't had the pleasure of trying the full version yet but from the online demo I can definitely say that this game is addicting.  It's a combination of strategy and fancy artwork.  Each scene has the appearance of a hand drawn industrial wasteland look.  Machinarium is very much like the old Myst game where you have to solve each "room" or "scene" by interacting with the objects and surrounding environment.  Overall, a fun and time consuming game.

http://machinarium.net

Secondly,  there have been talks of moving on with our lives and finding our next "home", where-ever it may be.  It's a tough decision because I do work in Johnson City, live in Dripping Springs, and would love to be closer to civilization & a social atmosphere.  This being my toughest challenge to date in my lifetime, I must do whatever I can to ensure that both of us are happy with whatever we need to do next, especially Tami.  I know I want to spend the rest of my life with her but things aren't rolling along as smoothly as I thought and the road humps seem to be getting bigger and bigger.  For now things are ok, in the coming months, we'll see…

Lastly, we have sold our 6 chickens named, Krispy, Homestyle, Scarface, Original, The Nuge, and Maybellene.  It was a very sad day yesterday….thats it…

Double Rainbow!!!

Tami showed me this ridiculous video about a guy and his (drugged induced?)experience with a double rainbow(yet almost triple rainbow) all the way across the sky.  Hahahaha….anyway, I'm posting up the original, then the song version…dumb at first, but man it just gets funnier the more I hear it.

The original.

Now for the song.

*Sarcastic*Thanks to the Tams for introducing me to this, now I can't get it out of my head! AHHH!!!

Carnivorous plant seeds available

Recently I collected some Sundew and Venus Flytrap seeds and would like to make the announcement that they are available for sale(or trade) in the Seed Vault section of the website located here, http://billylh.com/cp-grow-list/seed-vault.

These seeds should be cared for in much the same manner as the adult plants, lots of water, full sun and of course, peat moss(or peat moss mix).  The seeds will sprout in roughly 2 to 6 weeks.  If you do not know how to care for these then please research on the internet before obtaining the seeds so you may properly setup before their arrival.

New speed test with upgraded service

Though it technically still sucks, it's a hell of a lot better than the previous speeds I was getting.  It's not anything to brag about, but atleast now I don't feel like I'm on dial-up anymore  

Anyway, just thought I'd share my happy story.  Happy 4th!

Happy July 4th!

I just wanted to tell everyone HAPPY 4TH OF JULY.  Though I only know the basics of what this holiday is about, I think in modern times it's become more of a traditional favorite pass-time of blowing up fireworks than it is about gaining our independence from the tyrannic English.  Enough about history, I just hope that everyone plays it safe this holiday and blow up your share of fireworks in whatever "safe" manner you see fit   I for one am glad that I'm not in Houston for this holiday as the crazy traffic jams and drunks are all out in full force, not something I miss about H-town.  However, I will miss my family, specifically my little brother and dad who were supposed to come up and visit Tami and I for the weekend until it was decided that they weren't coming since it was raining cats and dogs for the latter part of the week, which would have made their drive hell(I know). I will miss being with my friends who so love to go overboard for the 4th and snatch up half the stands mortars and blow through I believe $800(if I remember correctly) for keeping up with the various fireworks displays all over the city.  You might think, hey that's illegal…bologna! Just because it's illegal doesn't mean people don't do it or even enjoy doing it.  To this wonderous holiday I bid thee welcome and look forward to a spectacular display of airborne explosives. 

BP doing even more harm than imagined

I couldn't help but to post this after reading it. If anyone is at all familiar with the Kemp Ridley's turtle then you can understand my disgust in seeing this article.  If you don't, then have a look at this, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemp's_Ridley.

Fox and multiple news reporting sites along with thousands of blogs are now reporting that the oil giant BP is burning anything and everything that gets trapped in its oil booms, which are essentially giant circular catch nets that they use to surround and enclose the oil, trapping it in a big pool.  I can only imagine that its purpose is to try and salvage an already tarnished reputation for being slow and under resourced in its battle against the oil spill that has completed devastated the Gulf region, specifically Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and probably soon to be Texas. 

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/oil_spill/is-bp-burning-sea-turtles-alive-06222010

My question is why there is no authoritative figure on site to establish the do's and dont's for the oil company before they completely wipe out our most endangered sea turtle.  On top of that, they even started denying access for the people attempting sea turtle rescue operations in the deep waters affected by the oil.  BP obviously doesn't care and if the stories are true, they could be hit with an enormous fine for the damages done to just these turtles. 

Mike Michael at Gather.com reports that Kemp's Ridleys are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Harming or killing one "carries stiff fines and civil penalties ($500-$25,000) assessed for each violation. Criminal penalties include possible prison time and fines from $25,000-$50,000." ~antemedius.com

I truly hope that BP isn't this stupid.

Hamilton Pool Saturday

Wow, what an awesome place to be able to visit! Hamilton Pool Preserve is located just about 15 minutes from us in West Austin and I had the pleasure of visiting this place for the first time yesterday morning with Tami.

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I had so much fun and can't wait to go back, perhaps during the week day next time so there shouldn't be many people.  Now I'll leave you with the parting shots.

Just an update and upgrade

• I've put in a request to have my rural wireless broadband service updated via TexasData.net and hopefully I'll be able to play Netflix movies online.  I'm hoping this thing will speed things up a bit and not feel like I'm using dial-up anymore in the modern age of broadband.  So, with the major improvement comes an unworthy post about it.  Besides, it's been a while since I posted anything and would hate to start neglecting my internet presence

• In other related news, I've managed to screw my WordPress template all up and have lost my custom theme.  I will be slowly working on a new one now since the old is gone  
• I've installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my laptop and set to dual boot with Windows 7 via GRUB.  I must say I'm extremely impressed with the results.  Most of the times I've dicked with linux, it has always been Ubuntu but never have I had the drivers and everything "just work" after the install.  I've even got compiz running with wobbly windows and transparency.  I have a renewed interest with Ubuntu and and a firm believer and proponent of it and fully support them and their software.  Kudos!