dracolytch

Ever wonder what software I run on my machine?

Here's a list of URLS... Everything is either free or extended demo.

http://www.7-zip.org/
http://www.openoffice.org/
http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?part=dl-10044820&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=11014801
http://editplus.com
http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads
http://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml
http://www.opera.com/
http://www.mozilla.com/
http://www.pidgin.im/
http://www.apple.com/safari/
http://www.sharpreader.net/
http://www.skype.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/
http://www.inkscape.org/
http://www.gimp.org/

Intergalactic local pizza day. It is the day when sentient species from across the galaxies partake in a local pizza place wherever they are.

None of this Pizza Hut crap, find a pizza joint which envelops the local gestalt, and dig in! Go ahead, do it! You don't think the Crazy Cwuazubolts in Arcturus are neglecting such an important day, do you?

Ok, a couple things:

Went to Boston, had fun. Went to the Museum of Science, which was cool, especially with the boys. What's double-plus good? We got in for free, thanks to our National Zoo membership.

The wedding was pretty, and it was nice to hang with family. I hit the dance floor and tore it up a bit. Extended family that didn't know I could dance kept asking where I learned to do so. The truth is: I have no idea. It's not like I ever studied or practice or anything.

The boys had a great time though, and had fun on the dance floor. I think I got a couple groove monkeys. So, while I never studied dance, I may encourage them to if they're interested.

So, we went back to the MoS on Monday to see if we could see the Harry Potter exhibit... And I think someone had their head up their ass. Here's why:

Member Fee: $0 for general admission, $5 for GA + HP
Non-member fee: $20 for general admission, $26 for GA + HP
Recripocal membership: $0 for general admission, $24 for GA + HP

So, while other people are paying an extra $5 or $6 bucks for HP, we're paying $24? The person behind the counter said that was a good deal, because it also included general admission... which doesn't make sense as GA for us is $0.

We only had an hour or so to spare, which would have been fine given we'd already seen the other exhibits. There's no way we could afford $50 for an hour's worth of entertainment though. I mentioned something seemed wrong, but she told us it was "a good deal". I didn't have the time or energy to argue. We turned around and left, which sucks cuz I really wanted to see it.

Ok... So let's talk about Music. Namely, Muse's Uprising. The first thing that ran through my head when I heard the beginning was "Did someone remake the Doctor Who theme?"... A couple notes later it was clear that this, in fact, was NOT a Doctor Who theme remake, and was supposed to be a distinct work.

Now, I'm not the type to generally state that "song A ripped off song B", but goddamnit if song B gets stuck in my head after listening to song A, there's something awry.

There's a number of videos of this guy's music, most of which center around excellent execution of a simple theme. This is my fave so far.

Code Monkey the Musical shows tonight thru Sunday at BC' Robsham Theater... In Boston. Why couldn't it have waited two weeks?

~D

Lost a filling, dentist is out until next week, didn't sleep great, work sucks.

Just one of those days.

And we miss all the fun by 500 years.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10597177

Echoes of the past
Mirages of the future
In perfect balance

I'm in Bar Harbor now. I did it! I really did it! 265 miles in 5 days... I have photos and audio from the trip. I'll get to posting all of that when I get home.

I crashed my bike 4 miles outside of town... I was headed downhill and there was a pothole I was unable to miss... Because of all the weight on the back of the bike and it's momentum, I went head-first over the handlebars. I'm doing OK, just a few scrapes... I'll probably have a souvinier long-term, but no big deal. I've done a lot worse to myself. So, down to 3 usable gears (8, 16, and 24), I limped the bike all the way to Bar Harbor. But I DID IT.

The bike will need a new set of handlebars at the very least. I think I may have damaged the seat too... Which is apparently a theme for this trip.

Hopefully it'll be a quick fix here, otherwise I'll have to take the bike home and get it fixed at Gaithersburg Bicycles.

Going to hang out at Acadia with my parents tomorrow. After that things are a bit up in the air.