01 Jul, 2010
I wants this shirt. The screen shot isn't very good because it's from a protected video (DRM is annoying). (More)
18 Jan, 2010
In case you haven't noticed, I haven't blogged for a little while. Zero, because I got sick of Josh going one about Jumping the Shark (in other words, I ran out of ideas for lists a few lists ago). One (I'm counting like this because it's how I number my matrices because it's how range(n) works), blogging takes too long. Two, micro-blogging (Twitter) is easier. (More)31 Oct, 2009
You're at home, and some kids come knocking on the door asking for candy... (More)28 Oct, 2009
These are as a lecturer. And only really work in Maths. (More)20 Oct, 2009
I think I'll just make lots of unjustified, stupid lists. It's not like I've got any Set Theory to do or anything like that. (More)19 Oct, 2009
You can think of this as a continuation of the "things that suck" series, but in a different way. And stupid means something different every time. Kinda. Let alone the definition of "places"... (More)21 Jul, 2009
- To accept texting as an acceptable form of communication and partake in it
- To reactivate my Facebook account (no way I'm removing the email block though)
- That maths should be applied whenever possible
- That there are more interesting things to do on Saturdays than LaTeX-ing assignments
- That I need to make more friends
- That chicket is a sport
- To use Maple over Sage
- To remove the random colour design of ygn
30 Jun, 2009
So, my birthday is just around the corner. And that means you're all thinking of what to get me with your every waking moment, and most of the other moments as well.But never fear! I have compiled a list to give your mind some much needed rest. (More)
15 Jun, 2009
Here you go. All answers are final, and sucks to be you. I'll update the tink rating when I can be bothered. Probably after this Number Theory exam. (More)01 Jun, 2009
How well do you know me?Answer these questions and get tink rating increase (proportional to your score). Marks in [x]. If you don't know, take a guess. Bonus marks for answers I like (regardless of correctness). (More)
19 May, 2009
Having (kinda) my own mail server, I have certain privileges. In other words, if I consider you spam or some such thing, I can just block you at the server. (More)
10 Apr, 2009
2 weeks of doing absolutely nothing. Except Counting and General Abstract Nonsense. (More)09 Mar, 2009
Stolen from Susan. Oh, I've changed "pet" to "computer". For obvious reasons. (More)16 Feb, 2009
ygn is blacked out: Stand up against "Guilt Upon Accusation" for New Zealand http://creativefreedom.org.nz/blackout.html (More)02 Feb, 2009
Well, not really a new design. Just great (hideous) new colours. Considering that the old colour scheme has been around since December 15, 2004, it's about time there was a change. Basically, I got bored yesterday afternoon and starting pissing around with the CSS. (More)16 Jan, 2009
Assume a monster is all made out of poo. How would it wipe it's arse, and what would happen?
05 Jan, 2009
As anyone who may be following me on Twitter should know, I'm back in Wellington after too long in Palmy. Where the Internet didn't work. We stayed at Melissa's uncle's place and didn't even trash it. Great game last night as well - Superleo scored with his balls (More)25 Dec, 2008
I've enrolled. I got a book on number theory. May didn't get the dictionary jab. And Gordon is great fun.16 Dec, 2008
That's right. Pick-up lines. Everyone needs them (unless you don't like picking up chics/guys/cats/sheep/kangaroos/hippos). So I made a little list of some of them. Oh, if people want to submit them, it's 100 tink rating per accepted one. But there is quality control... (More)09 Dec, 2008
My new computer (built to order) has finally shipped. From Shenzhen. It should be here by Friday... (More)01 Dec, 2008
Right, I'm getting a new computer within the next week or so (yay!) but I need to make a list of software that I require on it. Excluding stuff that I have on DVD and that should come with the system (a snazzy iMac) (More)26 Nov, 2008
I didn't renew my domain name in time. All done now though. My email doesn't appear to be working yet though. Hopefully it'll all be back to normal within a few hours.08 Nov, 2008
So, today I have to vote. Nowhere near as easy as last time, I actually need to think this time. No Fi to vote for this time... (More)20 Oct, 2008
My bed has fleas. Melissa thinks they had lots of sex in the carpet then decided to attack the bed. (More)15 Oct, 2008
Strider is getting old. I'll probably need a new computer next year. (More)11 Oct, 2008
There's a frog in the Kenwood Blender.There's a cat in the microwave.
There's a mouse in the waste disposal.
There's a chef and his name is Dave. (More)
06 Oct, 2008
There's a quiz night going on at church on Friday. I've been conned into putting in a team (like normal), which consists of Steve, George and Messenger Boy. Plus (l)users. Oh, and Nathan. (More)04 Aug, 2008
House Rules:- My word is final.
- Melissa's word is final.
- Stay out of the bedroom.
- If we ask you to do some chore, do it. And offer to help anyway.
- Leave the technology alone.
- Enjoy your stay
04 Aug, 2008
THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
We wish to notify you again that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of £10,600,000.00GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. (Name now withheld since this is our second letter to you). We contacted you because you bear the surname identity and therefore can present you as the beneficiary to the inheritance.
We therefore reckoned that you could receive these funds as you are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will be processed in your acceptance. In your acceptance of this deal, we request that you kindly forward to us your letter of acceptance; your current telephone and fax numbers and a forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this sum of money.
Please contact me via my private email: so that we can get this done immediately.
Kind regards,
Edward Harpum.
02 Jul, 2008
Every blog needs a little bit of advertising. Far better than video blogs. Or youtube inserts. Or anything like that. (More)24 May, 2008
I saw this on Andrew's blog a while ago. And I finally got it working. (More)22 May, 2008
Yes that's right. I'm after a TV. For a monthish (June). Though I could make do with just from the 25th to the 30th... (More)19 May, 2008
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Infinity is an interesting concept. I can create a digital "infinity" with ease. (More)15 Mar, 2008
This will be happening on the something of April. The 2nd 3rd Saturday. And calendar isn't open on my dashboard, Steve is too far away and iCal isn't in my dock. Somebody else can figure out the date.UPDATE: Due to the issue raised in the first comment, the party has been postponed until the 19th of April. (More)
13 Mar, 2008
In case you haven't realised already, we're back from our honeymoon. This means that we might be replying to emails again. Wedding photos are still wanted. Email them to Melissa. Oh, we're not going to have a combined "family" email, because that would just be stupid. Okay?07 Jan, 2008
I've finally figured out what I want the broomettes to look like... (More)26 Nov, 2007
It's my 21st soon. And people would be wondering what I want. Well, I'm going to say what I *don't* want. So if something is on this list, please don't get it for me. Unless you're the person that's already got it... (More)10 Nov, 2007
I like palindromes. Much better than stupid dog kennels and stupid people not wanting awesome fireworks. (More)03 Nov, 2007
It all started when our predictably heroic hero, yomcat, woke up in a swamp. It was the tenth time it had happened. Feeling barely worried, yomcat grabbed a dull pencil, thinking it would make him feel better (but as usual, it did not). A few unsatisfying minutes later, he realized that his beloved iPod Touch was missing! Immediately he called his annoying neighbor, Woman. yomcat had known Woman for (plus or minus) 20 years, the majority of which were exotic ones. Woman was unique. She was charismatic though sometimes a little... oafish. yomcat called her anyway, for the situation was urgent. (More)08 Oct, 2007
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Stuff | Ranting and Raving | Serious Stuff | Maths | God Stuff 24 Sep, 2007
Melissa has moved. Far, far away. To a mystical land. That is inhabited by old people and pregnant women.20 Sep, 2007
I just killed my paradise account. So any email getting sent to it will be destroyed. Or ignored. Or something. Use yomcat.geek.nz instead. Much nicer.19 Sep, 2007
Smiling is bad for you. You smile, it releases dolphins into your head. (More)17 Sep, 2007
Is not happening the next two weeks. Melissa is moving next Sunday, and the weekend after that I'm in Palmy.12 Sep, 2007
I made a minor change. I removed the topic field for comments. It doesn't show up unless you're me and basically no-one uses it anyway. (More)16 Aug, 2007
I got this text today. And since I'm engaged, I thought I'd share it with you. (More)27 Jun, 2007
I fly out soon. Real soon. Tomorrow morning. At some stupidly early hour. The same hour I used to work at. And I may or may not get Internet over there. But I get to meet a "semi-vegetarian" (and figure out what the hell he's on [about]) and play lots of computer games and get a real holiday. (More)07 Jun, 2007
I'm going into recluse mode until I get back from Palmy (which is after Australia). So I won't be responding to my cellphone, and emails will take awhile to get replied to. Just a heads up. (More)06 May, 2007
There is a large chance I'll be going to hassle the convicts on their own turf within the next two months. However, this means I won't be able to get to TSCF Conference. I'm sure you can feel my pain. (More)25 Apr, 2007
So I've named my new Airport Extreme Basestation - Rangi. I'll allocate tink ratings to people that can give me reasons. They don't need to be right... (More)11 Apr, 2007
With the sudden increase in numbers of cruddy Laptops around my place, I've gone wireless. I'm currently using the base station in Palmy, but it's not a very good test because the Internet is so slow and cruddy anyway. Stupid ADSL. I miss my 10 megabit pipe.22 Mar, 2007
I have the photos from Melissa's 21st available for viewing. If you want big copies of any of them, tell me which one. I haven't put captions in because someone is scared of what I'll type...01 Mar, 2007
Uni has started. I'm doing 3 courses this semester. MATH 309 (Mathematical Logic), MATH 311 (Algebra) and TECH 102 (yomcat needs points). So far, it's looking quite fun. I like my Maths papers. And Tech is really a big joke. At the moment. It may get to stuff I've heard nothing about sometime. Maybe. But I'm too lazy to look at the course outline and find out. (More)22 Feb, 2007
I went for a nice afternoon stroll today. It took about 4 hours or so (the track said 6) and Melissa was bitching and moaning at the end. Didn't get close to pushing me though. Oh, the 12km on that site is as the birdie flies. Not as the yomcat walks...17 Feb, 2007
After my move, I'm now no longer living in my flat and I'm back on the Internet. This time it's a 10 megabit pipe.09 Jan, 2007
I don't think Melissa is going to be able to cook any in the near future. Oh well, back to beating her.16 Dec, 2006
Wanted: 1 person who wants The Reckoning by Pillar. It's their latest CD, and I have a copy to give away. Text me on (021) 366055 and I'll give it to ya. First in, first served. (More)20 Nov, 2006
So my birthday is soon. I think that countdown may be a little off because of server timezones issues. But it's still close.So, apart from a Moped concert (the last ever NZ one by that band), I think I might take my woman out to dinner. She deserves it. Putting up with me basically a year (yes, already!) by that time. I love you Melissa (-: (More)
27 Aug, 2006
I wrote a script. Then I executed it. Now I have to face the consequences. This vibrator is getting on my nerves. Thankfully it'll be over soon. (More)21 Aug, 2006
I'm off to Palmy tomorrow for 2 weeks. So I can't see Snakes on a Plane, and can't really do anything. Oh, Robyn is there, so this time I actually have a "Palmy" friend. But apart from that there is nothing to do. And Melissa is talking about me going to morning church! I don't think she's thought it through enough. I ain't getting up in no morning to go to no morning church. Duh!14 Aug, 2006
The URL has changed a little, but I'm back. New server and roaring to go. Yay!23 Jun, 2006
I'm still here. I've just been busy. Exams, work, etc. The normal end of term stuff. (More)09 Jun, 2006
And it's going to be a cool quote from the newspaper today. About the upcoming soccer world cup.Football fans are seeking divine intervention on behalf of the England World Cup team.
The Church of England says it has had more than 4000 visits to the prayers section of its website after it posted two World Cup prayers last month calling for God's blessing on the England football team.
A Church of England spokesman said this represented a 28 per cent increase in visits compared with the average of the past four months.
"The Church often provides specially written prayers to mark major national events, and the World Cup is no exception," he said.
"After all, you don't find many atheists during penalty shoot-outs." - PA
The last line is great, especially coming from an Englishman (-:. If you don't get it, you don't know enough about soccer!
19 May, 2006
So, on Friday 2 June, get to the CU ball!Ivan as well!
It's at Zeal (which is just off Glover Park at the end of Cuba Street) on that Friday. Door sales are $25, so be smart and get a pre-sale for $20. (More)
16 May, 2006
My Internet is back alive. Yay! When I finally get home tonight, I gotta reconfigure my router, tell my flatmate that I've done so, and then yay! Party! Internet! DVD! Melissa!
03 May, 2006
yomcat has no Internet for the next two weeks. Because yomcat's flatmate doesn't know how peer-to-peer software works and leaves it running all day, using up 20GB (that's right. 20GB) of bandwidth in one day. Which is my entire monthly allotment. Time to set up rules and fancy stuff. And moan at flatmates for using up all my Internet. So yeah. Don't email me, you won't get a reply. Don't text me, I'll probably ignore you. So I'm kinda out of contact. Yeah... (More)10 Apr, 2006
I'm too tired to rant. So I can make a ranty list thing instead. Because I am cool, and God is awesome. And so are people. Some people particularly... (More)23 Mar, 2006
COMP 101 is cancelled on Thursday. That sucks. I like COMP 101. It's great to have a lecture where you already know *everything*. So far. I'm doing it for the PHP which is gonna show up soon. (More)21 Mar, 2006
This year, unlike last year, you only get 24 hours.Welcome to "adult"-hood (-:
16 Mar, 2006
I don't have time for my blog at the moment. And no weekends. It's annoying. I like my blog. My blog doesn't get kicked out of bars, The Warehouse, movies, libraries or meetings. My blog doesn't get distracted by a beautiful girlfriend. And my blog isn't a poser. (More)03 Mar, 2006
So, week one is almost over. It's weird being a second year. And first years are so annoying!A few things I've noted, done, or feel like sharing: (More)
27 Feb, 2006
Uni goes back tomorrow, my bags are not packed, I have social things to arrange, money to spend, rent to pay and I've been up since before 4 (something like 19 hours at the moment)...So I'm hugely underprepared. And I don't care. I'll pay rent, "make" my bed and sleep. (More)
25 Jan, 2006
3 more sleeps. Almost time to roadtrip to Parachute. I'm not going for the music this year either. Delirious and Anberlin are headlining. I like Anberlin, not so sure about Delirious. But whatever. Good people (though not the best) will be there, and I get to share a bus with Ivan and various other people. The other people will be heaps more fun. And they dropped the Op Shop Ball (it seems) for some hip-hop thing. Losers. I like Late 80 Mercedes. Who else could have a song with a line such as "Why do you think God gave you legs, walk into my kitchen and cook me some eggs" and have lots of people charge each other down (and "hug") Braveheart-style?. That was one good time. (More)12 Jan, 2006
Okay. As you should know, I don't sleep here that much. Just two nights a week (and only one of those will be in my bed this weekend thingy). So I don't get to look at my windows as much as I would like. Anyway, hanging out with Blitz and a bottle up here is much preferable to almost anything else that I would spend my afternoons doing (Melissa is too far away and I miss her heaps. So I hit the bottle and the broadband to forget). (More)08 Jan, 2006
As of tomorrow, I will be on cable. Which is not that ADSL crap. Real cable. Not fast enough for me, but it'll do for a while. (More)30 Dec, 2005
So I was bored and flicking through my NIV Concordance (that's right, I'm a bible geek (-:) and I happened across "yom" (or some weird varient of it with a funny o) in the lexicon part (did I mention that my Concordance is the Strongest one - complete with everything). It means storm. Or day. Or some other stuff that isn't so cool. I like storm. Thats kinda cool, I think. So yeah... (More)21 Nov, 2005
Okay, so I get to spend the day after (or a large portion of it) with a good friend, and then there's church, so seeing all you lovely (and not so lovely) people is going to be easy. I heard something about "the birthday coming to me". Sounds ominous. Oh well. My birthday is rapidly approaching as well. (More)11 Nov, 2005
So i want to bike for a long period of time, on an energy drink overdose, with little food and no repair equipment. (More)06 Nov, 2005
Yesterday was fireworks day. Great fun. And my last exam. So ends first year. With a BANG! (-:It was great fun. It had the usual: fire juggling, damp rocks, sore arses, crazy firework names (fireflys, bees, parachutes, big balls, boring balls, flower bouquets etc.), people walking into you, dodgy obscenities being yelled at me, way too much noise, and candy. (More)
01 Nov, 2005
I have another "new" computer. This one was a gift (thank you) and doesn't have the ability to run OS X. I still like it though. It's got OS 9.2.2 on it. So it can play those OS 9 games I like to play, that don't work right under Classic (not even on Ivan's computer (or was it Dave?), which is a G5 iMac). So I can now play those games. Yay! (-: (More)28 Oct, 2005
Just did a wee bit of downloading, using wget (of course). Glad it's over. I can sleep. I have an exam in just over 12 hours. (More)21 Oct, 2005
I've got a book of my brother's at the moment, and it has 200 Sudoku puzzles. Most of them are the generic 3x3 ones (easy), as well as some 2x2 and 2x3 puzzles, which are way too simple. However, in the back (before the stapled-up answers) there are 10 "Super Sudoku", which are hexadecimal problems. I'm slowly putting them all into a website (done a heap, and have all Friday and Saturday. That's right, I'm in hermit mode) and they should be ready by Sunday. (More)15 Oct, 2005
Yes, bugs are ^#@%*. All of them.About that "^#@%*" bit. I would use other words, but those have been beaten out of me (in a way) so I don't. I go back to Asterix and use ^#@%* instead. (More)
13 Oct, 2005
No more headaches. Nothing. Fixed my room up (stupid chair hurts) and did some physio stuff. Now I'm better. I even have normal iron levels, with the amount of meat that I eat. Perfectly normal blood test. Yay (-:11 Oct, 2005
On Saturday, a friend of mine was at a think and she was saying that she was surrounded by "nerdy looking guys". I devised a test to find out if they were really nerds... (More)10 Oct, 2005
As of today, I'm going into "hermit" mode. No texts, few emails. Even on weekends. I'm not carrying my Telecom phone (even though it has a cool number) and not answering texts on my vodafone one. (More)28 Sep, 2005
On Saturday, it is a new month (according to Telecom at least) and therefore it is time for me to change numbers. (More)26 Sep, 2005
I saw this over on mangee's LJ and thought it was good enough to repost. So here goes: (More)13 Sep, 2005
I went to the shops on Saturday. Brought a bit. I'm currently bored (and I've been told to make a *real* post) so I'll break down the percentage of costs... (More)09 Sep, 2005
I was told to put these up. So when a nice little application showed up in my email this afternoon (thanks Simon), the temptation was too great. (More)29 Aug, 2005
That's right. Today, Uni gets back. So I'm up at 0530 with my first lecture at 1410. This is so worth it...23 Aug, 2005
Dear blessed one, My name is Mr Mutu Ngotho ,an old time businessman from South Africa . I would like to share my pain with you . I have been diagnosed with cancer .I have tried all my best with all the money i have to treat it , but to no avail. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, it is getting worse day by day(More)
20 Aug, 2005
I'm sick of people who complain to mi about certain things. So I'm drawing a line. If you complain to mi about these things, don't except sympathy.The truth is that I'm currently tired, pissed off and not in a good mood. (More)
20 Aug, 2005
Went to the rugby. So sucked. Then went home. On the bus. Was fun. Cos I walked down Lambton Quay for awhile. This ensured that I got a seat. And wasted some time. I need to waste lots of time this weekend. LoTR Marathon! (More)18 Aug, 2005
Well, am I?I would answer yes, and this is a good thing (-: (More)
15 Aug, 2005
Are you the Walrus?I'm trying to find out who the Walrus is... (More)
11 Aug, 2005
That's right, I moved Blitz. It was unplugged for a couple of hours. Not only that, it was also off. Very distressing. I think I need professional help.06 Aug, 2005
yomcat has been neglecting yomcat's computer lately, so yomcat has decided to spend the entire weekend (and next weekend) with yomcat's computer. Major exceptions will be made for church, soccer, and going to and from the bus stop. And food. Maybe buying some toilet paper (it really, really sucks when yomcat has to use Salient) or some icecream as well. yomcat is unsure. But the majority of yomcat's weekends will be spent in yomcat's room. (More)04 Aug, 2005
I'm currently sitting in the sun. This means that the sun is back in my room. As I have just got home, the other implications of mi and sun are happenning... (More)25 Jul, 2005
I brought lots of candy yesterday. I figured it out around 2kg. And I would have got more, I just needed to carry it home. Most of it is still just over my shoulder as well. I think I'm set for awhile.... (More)22 Jul, 2005
A battleship had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. Visibility was poor because the fog was thick and patchy, so the captain of the ship remained on the bridge. Shortly after dark the ship's lookout reported seeing a light in the direction of the starboard bow. "Is it steady or moving astern?" asked the captain. "Steady, Captain," came the reply. After further watch the captain knew that they were on a collision course with this other ship, so he called out to the signalman, "Signal that ship: We are on a collision course. Advise you change course 20 degrees." (More)18 Jul, 2005
As at least one person knows, Mike and yomcat are separate identities, in a way. Often at odds and ends over various issues (girls the major one...), these two are great friends. This will point out a few of the major differences between them. (More)05 Jul, 2005
This conference was very informative and helpful. I learnt alot of stuff there, and I decided to share some of it with you. Just some, but enough. Note that I'm eating icecream currently and should really be unpacking...Okay, I knew some of this before, but still. It's good to know (-: (More)
05 Jul, 2005
I got back from TSCF Conference last night. It was good. If you want to know what happened in the van on the way back, talk to someone else. I won't tell you (-: (More)26 Jun, 2005
When you're toasting marshmallows, do you ever stop and think about the marshmallow itself? (More)07 Jun, 2005
Earlier this morning, I got back from CTC 05. It was great. I walked home both mornings (it should be easy to guess where from) and saw lots of good bands. And some not so good ones. I went to 8 concerts in 2 days. Not that bad going.Moped and Rapture Ruckus were two of the best bands.
03 Jun, 2005
Thanks to Fi for organising this for all us "First"-years. She took these photos, I just felt like uploading them because of the cool effect my safety vest has. There will probably be more on the CU website sometime soon. (More)31 May, 2005
I haven't been online much lately, and this trend is likely to continue. Not only am I working (9 hours today, yay (-:), but I do other stuff with my time. And that's good. I think.So, thats sorta why I'm not updating this. Other people know more, but whatever. They can think what they like (-:
23 May, 2005
I'm learning stuff everyday now. It's great. Most of it is kinda random, but its still good. Yesterday, I got a book entitled "Learn the Bible in 24 Hours". It's great. But I'm learning other stuff as well. (More)22 May, 2005
Good game, with completely the wrong outcome. Man U dominated the entire game. They missed far too many chances, and then lost it in a penalty shootout. How stupid is that? (More)19 May, 2005
It has been quite an eventful evening/night. I screwed round on a couch for large portions of the day. Even had a great cell group (with cookies, candy and no Job or Jonah :'(). Then Ratner came and got me. We headed into town. (More)17 May, 2005
I sat on a couch. Basically without moving. For 6 hours. Just because I couldn't be bothered getting off. So I need to get motivated to get off. I go to most Lectures already. Tomorrow I'll probably not be on the couch much. But Wednesday and Thursday and even Friday I'll be on it. It's such a comfy couch.15 May, 2005
These are great. I just the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Again. It was a nice empty theatre, and we had fun. Great movie, great company, long walk home. 'Twas great. I'm now really, really tired, and I think I should sleep...13 May, 2005
Those 75 purple CD-Rs that I had are almost all gone. There are 3 left. I have my next stash, and they are a much nicer white. I just need to find some cases.11 May, 2005
But I just Washed, and not the Music kind (though Shape is currently playing nice and loud). And then I put on clean clothes. And shampooed my hair (not necessarily in that order) and used some of that smelly Brut stuff. I miss my old, almost scent-less, anti-perpirant. So I'm clean and other people seem to think I smell nice...Really.
11 May, 2005
I was in Calc, and the lecturer was doing far too much working. I was doing the examples he was putting up faster than he could get onto even starting it. Horribly slow. At least we're doing Imaginary numbers in the other Maths course. Anyway, I was bored. So I got out my nuts and starting attacking them with my knife (which was used constrictively by at least 2 people today) (More)08 May, 2005
With this new influx of text messages, it appears that more and more people are getting into some serious PHP development. I keep hearing about GD. Good on ya, all those who are getting into it.07 May, 2005
This bunch of people, from the Form 3 --> Form 7 group, are a weird bunch. I was in town, happily eating my free pizza. On Lambton Quay. Great fun, I recommend it. Anyway, I was just eating, minding my own business (like I'm so great at doing), when a bunch of girls from Wellington Girls walked past. As they do, at around 1600. (More)06 May, 2005
Now that I have some sort of income kinda, I can start saving for stuff. Mr Tightarse is born. But it's worth what I want. It is a Laptop. But it must be a Mac. And since I'm not a normal user, the iBook just doesn't cut it. I need some grunt and serious good looks. (More)05 May, 2005
I'm sitting here, at some insanely early hour, eating icecream. In the middle of my meal, I can to a realisation. It's time to maybe start about possibly getting a haircut sometime. This radical change of mind was forced upon me by the discovery of upwards of 1 piece of my hair in my icecream. I have now put a cap on (backwards of course) and stopped running my fingers through my hair. And I'm running out of icecream. And because this is such a crap suburb, I can't walk to Pak'n'Save (or Woolworths) and just buy some more. I have to survive without icecream. This is gonna be hard.So I'm thinking about the possibility of maybe getting a haircut done sometime.
05 May, 2005
It's back, almost in an entirety. I'm bored, when I have 3 assignments and probably some study to be doing. They can wait. Anyway, my Geek Code: (More)05 May, 2005
I have iPods powered by both now. And Firewire 400 wins everytime. It's taking far too long to load up my iPod Shuffle. Damn slow thing. Gimme a real iPod, with Firewire, anytime. It's faster to load up my iPod with all my music than to Autofill my iPod Shuffle. So Firewire is faster than USB 2.0, not matter what the theoretical numbers say. In this case, 480 < 400.05 May, 2005
100 unique hits yesterday, and 93 the day before. This is good. I'll flip the counter over tonight.So far today (1240) there have been 69 unique hits. It's looking good for a 100-breaker.
04 May, 2005
But instead I'm posting a chatlog and resisting the urge to reveal Critical Critic. Or maybe I'm just too lazy to... (More)04 May, 2005
Tiger comes with a nice little app called "Dictionary". It also has on-the-fly spell checking everywhere, which is even better. This app also has a Dashboard widget. It's great. I'm currently bored (and it's exactly midnight), so I looked up "cute", just to prove that I'm not cute. (More)04 May, 2005
I received this in an email:This survey is being conducted by Victoria University in an effort to establish how our students are managing the transition to being a university student. We want to do all we can to help you attain your academic goals at Victoria while enjoying all aspects of university life. All first year students have been asked to complete this very short questionnaire. We have no way of identifying respondents so the survey is completely anonymous and your participation is very much appreciated (More)
02 May, 2005
I got all the images up. They are in time order, with newest first. Look at the Tiger photos.02 May, 2005
More fun at the launch. A Dual 2.5Ghz G5 with Tiger, a 30" (bloody huge) monitor and 1.5GB RAM. So we did the speed test:cmd-shift-a; cmd-a; cmd-o
It was fast. 9.57 seconds, to be exact. I can't compare this to my computer, because I have an overly bloated Applications folder (77 items) and nowhere near enough RAM to do it in anywhere near a decent amount of time.
01 May, 2005
Me and Ash had lots of fun. And Jo had lots of fun with his camera. I was only opening a box. But this was no normal box. This box is black, with a large silverish X on it. And inside, there was Tiger. The first piece of software that is 100% mine, that I've brought. The others (Studio MX 2004 - Jo owns half) and (Office 2004 - I won it). It was a momentus occasion, as can be seen when I finally stop rambling and post the photos. (More)01 May, 2005
I have a photo. And it's a horrible photo, but I'll show it anyway. We did not fake what you are about it see. It really happened. (More)30 Apr, 2005
Following the upgrade to Tiger, I decided that it's about time I made my local webserver have nice names pointing to it. (More)30 Apr, 2005
It was released at 1800 today. I had it before 1900 (and that's because I was nice and waited and talked to the friendly people at MagnumMac). I got it installed.. It's freaking awesome. I'll be up all night playing. And all day tomorrow. Which means no work. Dashboard is awesome. Safari's RSS is awesome. Mail is eww, but I'll get used to it. My music is also still playing just fine. (More)28 Apr, 2005
After getting a book (which I have read some of, thanks again) about SMS langauge (or lack of), this was too great an opportunity to miss. The second line is the SMS one, the rest is pure brilliance. (More)24 Apr, 2005
Last night, there was a powerful storm, and my room was in a direct line for a beating. Around 0310, the hail started to come down, and it came down powerfully. It was very, very loud upon hitting the windows of my room. The noise woke me, and I slowly got round to shutting my windows properly. (More)19 Apr, 2005
I've been told I should improve my manners. A few days after this, Salient comes out with a column that starts off "Manners are sexy.". As such, I have decided to quote a little bit of it here and see how many of these things I don't do (which is the whole point, as you'll see). (More)19 Apr, 2005
I was shown how to do something on a Mac. By a 10 year old female. That sucks. It invovles some software that I'm using on Friday.16 Apr, 2005
I've been asked to do a few social things this weekend. I can't do any. And because I'm sick of people asking why and not taking no for an answer, I made a list. Not all of these apply to all social events. (More)14 Apr, 2005
After the success of my last all-night coding session, I'm doing another tonight. I've basically already started. This time, the toolkit is different. (More)12 Apr, 2005
They were handing out free Iced Coffee flavoured Up 'n Gos at Uni today. I got two, and had them for breakfast. They are foul. I still have a bad aftertaste in my mouth almost 30 minutes later. They are not worth it. All it succeeded in doing was making me despise coffee even more than before.But, they were free. That's always a huge plus. And I will grab them again if they keep handing them out. Because of the "free food" thing. I like free food, and it's an almost certain way of getting me to do something. Works about 98% of the time.
Typing on this eMac is getting really painful. I'll stop now. And get back to my Physics. Yay for CO250, eMacs and free Internet Access... (More)
11 Apr, 2005
HURRICANES!!!!!!!. If you can read that, you don't need glasses. Congratulations.They won. Again. 26-24. And Lome scored a try. That was awesome. I would normally try to find a video clip, but I'm being a lazy bastard and can't be screwed. Next game is the 22nd. CU camp is also the 22nd. I don't think I'm going, but go the Hurricanes again. Then they play the Brumbies (who are the useless defending champions).
As a nice side effect, the Hurricanes are now top of the Super 12 table. And this new way to do posts in pLog is gay.
09 Apr, 2005
As you can see, there is a new field in the post comment place. Fill it out with the number from the nice picture, and you can post. Otherwise, you've been bad and pLog thinks you're a naughty spamming robot.This is because of the recent influx of spam I've had. It *should* stop now (no more crud about poker and backgammon).
09 Apr, 2005
Now that our (that appears to be mine by the amount of time the others spend out of it) flat is well and truly warm (I only put a t-shirt on yesterday because I had a visitor), and I have loads of time (I need my software, dammit!), I have decided to go through the list and count how many of the 222 items we actually did get, or have. (More)09 Apr, 2005
As you may have noticed, my blog software has been updated. Once I figure out the damn errors, I'll put my random stuff back up the top, and then install an authimage plug-in (so suckers like you and me have to go through an image verification test to prove that yes, we are human). Enjoy, and direct any complaints to my email.08 Apr, 2005
Yay. Me and my brand-new MacMini are back in action. I'm likely to be up for ages installing software and bringing it into some sort of workable order. The hardest part was carting the bloody monitor from the mall up here (and I get called "cheeky" asking for a ride...) (More)04 Apr, 2005
the pLog project has released version 1.0 of their software. I'll be upgrading in the near future, and also adding in image verification for comments. The blog may be unoperable for periods of time as a result of this.03 Apr, 2005
It seems lots of people I know are having their birthdays all at once. This area on my calendar is kinda full. Today, it's John/Sarah's turn. Happy Birthday (if you ever read this, which I doubt). And the bass player for the band that was Wash. Who are breaking up. I think I might go be depressed (complete with hearing problem) down on the deck.02 Apr, 2005
I went to the match. The Hurricanes won. Sadly, Lome Fa'atau was unable to score, but the Hurricanes still got 3 tries. Next week, they play the Waratahs on Sunday and I have two tickets...01 Apr, 2005
The Weapons:- iPod with 1639 tracks
- Elite speakers
- 4-way power adapater
- Very old iMac
- PageSpinner 4.6.1
- PHP and Apache 2 webserver
- Mozilla Firefox
- 15 Choc Girl Guide Biscuits
- 2.25L of Coke
01 Apr, 2005
I'm bored. So I'll ramble on about nothing. dc Talk is currently pumping, but there has been some bad stuff. Good Charlotte and Maroon 5 were on for a few seconds previously, but didn't last long. I might even break this up with some fun and cool HTML. Like break tags. And maybe even a link or two. Only a few seconds left on this track. Day by Day, from Jesus Freak (which is an awesome CD). Now it's TFK. They are good. I won't waste energy pressing the iPod forward skip button. (More)31 Mar, 2005
I got a text message. And i understood it in its entirety. I get a few like this, but this one was different. It was abbreviated. And I didn't need to think to get it. (More)30 Mar, 2005
Buy some Burger King ($5.50 for any of the meals for me) and then walk into McDonalds with your mate as he buys a soft serve. Eating the whole way. They don't like you... :-)27 Mar, 2005
This was in Salient. Krog wrote it. It's good (in a not-good way. Whatever. I like it :-)). Enjoy, if you dare... (More)27 Mar, 2005
Me and a mate played 11 games. And I won 6 of them. Yay. I'm getting loads better. I'll be winning regulary soon. It's all to do with the cue. And lots of Physics.26 Mar, 2005
A bug was on my computer screen. This has gone on long enough. The flyswat is going on a crusade throughout the flat. Nothing will survive. That's it. Those bugs need to learn a lesson. (More)26 Mar, 2005
I'm taking a test to determine if I'm a slacker (Yes, I really need something to do on Friday and Saturday and every other night). I think I am. We'll see what the results have to say... (More)26 Mar, 2005
I would swear Andy is trying to posion my delicate metabolism. He fed me avacado. Not only does it taste like crap, it's snob food. I cannot stomach snob food. Like asparagus rolls and avacado. If it's an "acquired taste" (ie, tastes like crap), I don't acquire the taste. He's even putting avacado in the salad he's cooking. I would normally eat a little salad (it's not a BBQ away from home), but probably not this time. I think I'll stick to bangers and mash. That ain't snob food. Just like greasies, pizza and pies. I like my cheap, nasty food. I've been brought up on it, and eat nothing else. Which is one of the reasons I don't like restaurants. The other is "dress code", which is also a load of bollocks.Oh, we're not having bangers and mash. I was interrupted in the middle of this post to head downstairs and try to fix the oven. Failing to do so, Andy is frying the sausages now, instead of grilling. So weird bangers and mash and salad with eww stuff in it. Will be interesting...
26 Mar, 2005
I was in the lounge. Running around. Doing stuff. With a thing. And now I'm a... (More)25 Mar, 2005
I have discovered a fact: In all the near crashes I can recall (most of them have taken place in the last few days) I have been the cause. That's bad. There was the time I was distracting the driver. And the time I headed down Devon St without looking or breaking and almost hit a car (closer than the previous incident. I'm worse on my bike than people in cars). And the people I've almost hit when heading down hills getting to Uni. I'm a bad driver. But I have yet to be hit. And I get 17 days off until I need to bike to Uni again (excluding assignment hand-in and heading to work and stuff). I guess I'll end up getting hit eventually.If you're the driver that ends up hitting me first, congratulations. I'm swift and now have iPod pumping out phat beats. I'm also very agile on my bike. And my brakes are great for skidding. I guess I'll stop rambling about nothing and let my downloading (which is legal) continue. Leaving this computer alone is hard, but Carman is pumping downstairs (Addicted to Jesus just finished, and something good (aka Sunday School Rock) is up soonish). Later.
25 Mar, 2005
I really need something better to do with time than browse pointless websites. I found some stuff. If you take pity on me, ring 021 366055 (even though I prefer email and "femail" more :-)) and try to convince me to leave this computer alone and go meet some people, resisting the urge to severly hurt them (I clocked Marathon in Total Carnage with fists only. I have anger.)Oh, I'll take a lot of conviincing. Depending on who you are. That number is open 24/7. Holidays have just began. So 17 days of pure geekdom are about to begin. I might even skip the Birthday/Wash Concert for some more time with my computer... (More)
25 Mar, 2005
I found another test. This one has cooler questions. And cooler outcomes. (More)25 Mar, 2005
Salient, the student rag down at Vic, has this "Top 5" thing going. I got bored today, and started to construct my own top 5. I hit 5, and just kept on going. I won't submit this, because I don't want the prize (don't ask what it is, but it's not booze). (More)23 Mar, 2005
I went to logon to my Internet banking (with my insecure password. Only a few different characters, not the full ASCII list are avaliable.) and got this on the welcome screen:Five simple tips to protect yourself online:
- Use virus protection software.
- Donít open email attachments from unknown sources.
- Donít run programs of unknown origin.
- Keep all applications, including your operating system, up-to-date (patched).
- Turn off your computer or disconnect from the network when not in use.
23 Mar, 2005
In a few weeks, Wash is playing in Wellington, with some band called "agent'c". On the same day, a couple of people I know are having a birthday. Wash are awesome, but friends are higher up the pecking order than music (friends and family come second only to God), and Music is around 4 or 5 or something. For lower priorities, I get confuddled. According to this, I should go and be socialbe, even if it means missing a Wash concert, which I know will rule big time. It's a dilemna, but I should have no problems. (More)22 Mar, 2005
Not 66/40 or anything that's actually cool, 42/10. The sleep patterns I had over the last weekend. It all started at 0630 on Friday, when I woke up to have a shower (yes, I had a shower) and walk to Uni. That was fine, and then it was off to work. 4.5 hours later, I got back to my flat, and found that it was clean. Not a bit of mess to be seen in the lounge. And the dishes were done. So I had nothing to do, prior to the flat warming. (More)13 Mar, 2005
After the success of the Tomato Sauce Sundae, we got another one. This time, the same guy was there, and he remembered us. However, tomato sauce was not good enough, so we got cheese and mustard. One of the girls ate a small mouthfl, including some cheese, and said she'd throw up if she ate any more. I ate the lot, and it was good. The mustard was McDonald's mustard, so not very good (I didn't scrape it out of the plastic thingy that the sundae came in) but it went well with the icecream. I dunno what we'll do next time. Andy (who never saw the tomato sauce one) suggested gherkins, or a toy. I'm not sure, but I may not be able to eat those. We'll see some other Saturday later on in the year...07 Mar, 2005
Hiya everyone,Mike and Andy have finally found a flat and are moving in on Sunday 13th March. If anyone wants to help out with that (cars and trailers are helpful) give Mike a ring on 021 366055. But that's not the real reason for this post...
The flat is a nice large 3 bedroom one. It's located in Karori, at 8A Emily Way. A map to this address is available on the (More) page.
Alternatively, you could ring Mike (021 366055 again) and get even more lost from his directions :-) (More)
06 Mar, 2005
2-ish months have passed since I made a long list about what I intend to do. How many of them have I done already? (More)03 Mar, 2005
This is so Andy can post a monsterly huge comment (5000 words plus) on stuff that annoys him. Don't take anything seriously.Stuff that annoys me:
Deodorant (it smells like girl)
People bailing on flatting
Not knowing what day is what (More)
02 Mar, 2005
How does this sound?1 Carrot. And nothing else. After the cooking I did, Jo Seager style (this is about a cup, it'll do). That's the first time I can remember me eating something like that of my own free will, as a meal by itself. I miss my greasies, mince and pasta. And that was on Sunday.
01 Mar, 2005
It's skeery. 2 showers in 3 days (no parental persuasion involved) and I found some deodorant. I even figured out how it works (More)26 Feb, 2005
I was on Lambton Quay yesterday, wasting time before I ate my lunch. I walked around the corner, and saw a computer shop. Being the geek I am, I walked in. I even brought something. (More)23 Feb, 2005
Nathan is a passionate woman. Well, he passed the test in Joy. This means..... absolutely nothing. So, uhm... yea.. :-)
23 Feb, 2005
I finally took it off. My wrists are bare again. No more Parachute wristband. It's currently siting in the small clear part of my desk (clear as in no papers, and thats cos theres spaghetti instead). It lasted from the Saturday night at Parachute. Just under a month.And I had a good reason to take it off. Soccer.
20 Feb, 2005
Yesterday, at Macca's, some girls thought it would be funny to order a tomato sauce sundae. After lots and lots (and a bit more) of discussion, they eventually asked. We had the required money between us, so we got it (eventually). The girls refused to eat it, so I did. It was great. The two flavours didn't mix well at all, so it just tasted like real bad tomato sauce (which it was) and ice-cream. I don't think many people believed that I could actually eat it. Some other girls thought it was disgusting, but I didn't care.Next time, it's mustard.
17 Feb, 2005
Someone (I have a few ideas who) has been posting comments without an IP address being recording. So I added in same safeguards that will hopefully stop that person(s) reaching the site altogether. And if they still can, I won't stop until I win.Oh, I will win. I have time and access to the files. And I know my stuff. So I will win. No doubt about that. Beware.
12 Feb, 2005
It was last night. It was full of non-teenagers. The "pit", for the lads bit, consisted of a few people (under 30) and there were quite a few people there. Our group was the pit. It was great fun. The Lads played the wavy hand song, and a few others. It was a World Vision concert, so there was an obvious emphasis on that.The concert started at 1900. I was there at 1815 (and I only sorta ran across SH1. Only the two lanes that aren't really SH1 but close enough to still be part of it). I had work, over the gorge, and got a ride up and down again. I just listened to the songs I have from Behind the Musik and waited. Bayliss showed up quite a bit later (closer to 1900) and we went in. I loaded his bag full of stuff (I had come straight from work) and went and waited for Robyn and Matt. They showed up about when they said they would (5 past 6, but I was guessing Robyn screwed up :-)) and in we went. Ash showed up sometime as well, as did Graeme. We went and took our seats at the front. (More)
11 Feb, 2005
I was on the G4 before, but using the eMac. Kinda confusing, until VNC is entered into the equation. Great piece of software.Oh yea. VNC is "Virtual Network Computing"
10 Feb, 2005
I use quite a few acronyms, both in internet chat and normal talk. None in SMS as of yet. Wait, SMS is an acronym itself, so I do use them. Oh well.Anyway, people keep asking what they mean. I'll just direct them here in the future. (More)
09 Feb, 2005
I was having a discussion about the point of healthy food today. It was thought that my eating style will leave me very sick and in hospital at 20. Thats only 2 years, so I suggested 80. It was ended up at 70.5 years. (More)07 Feb, 2005
I went along to the Chinese New Year Fireworks last night. Haven't really been at home lately, and flat hunting has long periods of downtime. I think I may have found one though. Yippe :-)Anyway, the fireworks were awesome. They were paid for by China, so they were far better than the NZ stuff I normally see. It was quieter than Parachute (I could still hear the "uncivil" comments directed my way) but brighter. The show went on for 23 minutes, and I had a great spot, over by Fisherman's Table. The few people I sent SMS messages to were unable to come, but I had company anyway. It was great. (More)
06 Feb, 2005
I got some money for a haircut. Most of it was donated by C. Bees and A. Vautier, which they found at the sevens and the cricket. I have also had a few offers for free haircuts, including mullets and no. 4s. I'm still looking for some more money so I can make it look real crazy at next Parachute. (I've currently only got 6 months of hair. Next Parachute it will be 18 months and real long.) (More)05 Feb, 2005
I heard that there were only 2 academic ties in the entire 7th form from last year. Maybe I did do good in my exams after all. It seems that everyone except me thought that NCEA Level 4 was hard (I did no work in Stats, and little in Calculus, and got Scholarship in both subjects). I still reckon I did not good. Try and convince me otherwise.04 Feb, 2005
Yup, another alone test. This time, the answer was far too predictable. I'm good at logic and maths. D'uh. Don't need a test to tell you that. (More)02 Feb, 2005
I saw this quote, and its so good it get more than just a little pop-up every so often in my header:Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and a light side and it holds the universe together.- Carl Zwanzig
22 Jan, 2005
My iPod died yesterday, so I plugged it into the old G4 to attempt to fix it up (OS 9 still does have some uses). It only had 11.27 GB avaliable, so I thought something was up with it storing files. I then backed up all the files on it (mainly every single file I've downloaded since January last year, and a few work-related ones), unplugged it nad took it through to the other office. Plugged into the eMac, and its working fine now (yay). I then decided to clear out the trash. The iPod had 11.27GB free, and the eMac had 11.84GB free. 12,000 or so files later, the iPod had an extra 8.62GB avaliable. It seems that the iPod's file structure is much like OS X's, and the files get dumped into a trash can, which is accessible from whatever user/computer the iPod is plugged in to. In this case, it was my user on the eMac.As a nice side effect, the eMac also freeded up 6.99GB extra, which is quite alot of trash to have. I really should empty it more often.