I'm BAAAAAAACK!!
Posted: 2009-11-27 02:09pm
Sorry I was absent for the past couple of weeks. I've been very busy with paperwork lately, and some real-life obligations as well. A few updates:
1) I upgraded the board software to the latest version. This was an unusually significant version upgrade which required more work than usual, with so many code changes that it was easier to download the new version and just modify it to meet our customizations, rather than applying the code changes to the old version. Among the new features are a built-in quick reply function (although I continue to use the old one because I think it looks better), a build-in skill-testing question module for registration which allows rotating randomly selected questions (this allowed me to get rid of the skill-testing question mod I had before), and the ability to apply limited privileges to new users who are below a certain post count.
2) I was at a wedding based on old folk traditions, which included a circle dance. Those circle dances look pretty silly on TV, but I have to say it was a lot of fun. It was much more fun than a traditional church wedding where everyone sits down quietly and waits for the preacher to drone on and on. During the wedding, it occurred to me that the traditional western wedding is actually an attempt to emulate the weddings of medieval royalty and nobility, complete with the very royal separation of the bride and groom from everyone else, the respectful stillness and silence that all others are to maintain during the proceedings, etc.
3) I was helping unload Christmas trees a couple of days ago and I got a good gash from a tree branch on my head. Took two stitches to close it up. I had to wait at the hospital for an hour, but it wasn't too bad. I think it helps when you know exactly what's wrong with you, so they don't have to bother with diagnosis. They asked me but I couldn't recall when I had my last Tetanus shot, so they gave me a Tetanus shot just to be safe. Who actually remembers when they had their last Tetanus shot?
4) I picked up the new Star Trek movie on BluRay. It was about the same as I remember: not a bad movie, but fraught with very serious plot holes and nowhere near as good as the reviews would suggest. We showed it to my sons in particular without telling them anything about it beforehand, and they thought it was "OK". I think a lot of its appeal is the fan-service, including various call-outs, signature lines, in-jokes, etc. Hence, the reviewers who grew up on TOS liked it more than someone would who just comes into it cold.
5) I watched "Blood Diamond" last night. Good movie. I now have the urge to call people "bru" and add "huh" on the end of all my sentences.
6) I'm 40 now. It's just a number but it's still a sobering milestone. However, my blood pressure is still good, I'm still pretty healthy, and the nurse at the hospital (see #3) thought I was joking when I said I was 40, because I apparently look younger and fitter than that. Mind you, it helps that I've gotten back into shape after getting lazy and gaining weight this summer. I'm up to 15 dips per set now. Dips are really good for broadening your chest and shoulders.
7) Addendum to #6: I need a belt. Since losing my summer weight, my waist has shrunk and my pants won't stay up very well any more.
8) I hate taxes and bookkeeping. I really do.
9) My home computer (not the forum server) is starting to go to shit on me. It's started randomly locking up, and it seems to be a hardware problem since it's a dual-boot machine and it started happening on both operating systems. I'm thinking of replacing the power supply in case that's the problem (I could use a bigger power supply anyway). If that doesn't help, I need a new motherboard. Argh.
10) It's almost December. Where's my goddamned snow? I'm living in Toronto, not Vancouver. If I wanted year-round rain, I'd relocate.
1) I upgraded the board software to the latest version. This was an unusually significant version upgrade which required more work than usual, with so many code changes that it was easier to download the new version and just modify it to meet our customizations, rather than applying the code changes to the old version. Among the new features are a built-in quick reply function (although I continue to use the old one because I think it looks better), a build-in skill-testing question module for registration which allows rotating randomly selected questions (this allowed me to get rid of the skill-testing question mod I had before), and the ability to apply limited privileges to new users who are below a certain post count.
2) I was at a wedding based on old folk traditions, which included a circle dance. Those circle dances look pretty silly on TV, but I have to say it was a lot of fun. It was much more fun than a traditional church wedding where everyone sits down quietly and waits for the preacher to drone on and on. During the wedding, it occurred to me that the traditional western wedding is actually an attempt to emulate the weddings of medieval royalty and nobility, complete with the very royal separation of the bride and groom from everyone else, the respectful stillness and silence that all others are to maintain during the proceedings, etc.
3) I was helping unload Christmas trees a couple of days ago and I got a good gash from a tree branch on my head. Took two stitches to close it up. I had to wait at the hospital for an hour, but it wasn't too bad. I think it helps when you know exactly what's wrong with you, so they don't have to bother with diagnosis. They asked me but I couldn't recall when I had my last Tetanus shot, so they gave me a Tetanus shot just to be safe. Who actually remembers when they had their last Tetanus shot?
4) I picked up the new Star Trek movie on BluRay. It was about the same as I remember: not a bad movie, but fraught with very serious plot holes and nowhere near as good as the reviews would suggest. We showed it to my sons in particular without telling them anything about it beforehand, and they thought it was "OK". I think a lot of its appeal is the fan-service, including various call-outs, signature lines, in-jokes, etc. Hence, the reviewers who grew up on TOS liked it more than someone would who just comes into it cold.
5) I watched "Blood Diamond" last night. Good movie. I now have the urge to call people "bru" and add "huh" on the end of all my sentences.
6) I'm 40 now. It's just a number but it's still a sobering milestone. However, my blood pressure is still good, I'm still pretty healthy, and the nurse at the hospital (see #3) thought I was joking when I said I was 40, because I apparently look younger and fitter than that. Mind you, it helps that I've gotten back into shape after getting lazy and gaining weight this summer. I'm up to 15 dips per set now. Dips are really good for broadening your chest and shoulders.
7) Addendum to #6: I need a belt. Since losing my summer weight, my waist has shrunk and my pants won't stay up very well any more.
8) I hate taxes and bookkeeping. I really do.
9) My home computer (not the forum server) is starting to go to shit on me. It's started randomly locking up, and it seems to be a hardware problem since it's a dual-boot machine and it started happening on both operating systems. I'm thinking of replacing the power supply in case that's the problem (I could use a bigger power supply anyway). If that doesn't help, I need a new motherboard. Argh.
10) It's almost December. Where's my goddamned snow? I'm living in Toronto, not Vancouver. If I wanted year-round rain, I'd relocate.