Just Random Ramblings

OK I am doing this just so I can say I have posted here. As you can see I have moved servers for my blog. Eventually I will probably move my entire site. But for now the site content is still on the old server. Of course just be sure to bookmark www.wyldrob.com for my main site and blog.wyldrob.com for my blog. That will get you where you need to be. That's all for tonight I guess. Well at least for now. I have other things that need to be done - like getting the rest of my comments imported to here. That's a task I tell you. And I still don't know wtf I am doing.. rofl

OK, I am sitting here all alone because everyone deserted me tonight. I can't imagine why! It is only 1120 for crying out loud! And you people know you have no school or work tomorrow. Well I don't have work tomorrow either. I do have an appointment in the morning with the eye doctor. That should be fun. Last couple of times they dilated my eyes they stayed that way for like 10 hours or so. I am hoping that isn't he case tomorrow. But you never know. And if it is the case tomorrow, you won't see much of me online.

I did call Rubenia this evening after I found out I was off tomorrow. I told her that I would try to meet up with her tomorrow evening for supper or something. And for those who don't know the difference between lunch, dinner, and supper I will explain. OK, lunch is generally your mid-day meal. Dinner can be a synonym for lunch or it can mean the evening or late day meal. Supper always means your late day or evening meal! I just couldn't resist putting that in here! Actually I am not sure I will eat supper out somewhere, but I will almost for certain meet up for a drink or two. Supper at the Outback is a bit pricey right now. I've just spent a shitload of money over the weekend and there is no telling how much the blood suckers (aka doctor's) will want out of me tomorrrow. I just hate to see what new glasses will cost!

And look, Mike just signed back on. I guess he just couldn't leave me after all!

Oh yeah I almost forgot about this. I did my part of getting my comments from Tripod. I just hope they are all OK and that Jason doesn't have to edit them too much. They will be on here just as soon as he gets time to go through them and check for errors. Then he will be able to import them to here. And let's hope I never decide to move servers again!

Damn, I am becoming a miracle worker for web work this week! I have been working on my website as you all know from my previous posts. Well Jason actually entrusted me to help him redo his color scheme. I will have to say things are turning out quite nicely. You need to check out his blog at http://jason.compgeek1221.dyndns.org Also check out his main site - the link is on there too.

I want to write more, but I have a few minor glitches I need to fix for him.

OK, I am finished for tonight. I think I got all the colors and such in order for Jason's blog. I think he's very pleased. I know I am. I think the colors turned out very nice. Go take a look and then come back here and let me know what you think. http://jason.compgeek1221.dyndns.org/ Of course you have to read the post he just put on there too. I am sure you will all be pleasantly surprised with our new stuff.

I have to do his scrollbars later. He wanted me to do them tonight I think, but I am really too tired. So I'll do that some time in the near future. I also have to figure out how to change the "submit" button his has on there. He wants it colorized too. I don't think it's very difficult to do, I just can't remember how to do it. I'll have to go look it up somewhere! Of course if anyone who reads this knows how do that, you could save me a lot of time by just posting it here :-)

Yep, yep, I have to work Saturday. From what they posted about the production numbers needed for the month of March, I have a feeling this won't be the only weekend I have to work this month either. Of course you know I'll keep you posted.

As if you have not noticed, I do seem to be posting here more often that usual. I hope to keep posting regularly to let you know how my life transpires! More later, work calls.

I'm very tired. Work was not all that great. I need to figure out how to get my current mood on here. I've seen it posted on people's blogs here and there and I wouldn't mind having it on here. I am just not sure how to do it yet. I am sure Jason will help me though. I hope that isn't asking too much of him.

I am slowly starting to get more stuff added to my website. It definately has been a long time coming. That is for certain! Of course I will keep you posted on progress.

Jason got his new colors up and running. Feel free to drop in oh him at www.compgeek1221.com. I know he will appreciate it.

This song just came on lauchcast. It's something I have not heard in a long time, so I had to post the lyrics
I've been a bad bad girl
I've been careless
With a delicate man
And it's a sad sad world
When a girl will break a boy
Just because she can
Don't you tell me to deny it
I've done wrong and
I want to
Suffer for my sins
I've come to you
'Cause I need
Guidance to be true
And I just don't know
Where I can begin
What I need is
A good defense
'Cause I'm feelin'
Like a criminal
And I need
To be redeemed
To the one
I've sinned against
Because he's all
I ever knew of love

Heaven help me
For the way I am
Save me from
These evil deeds
Before I get them done
I know tomorrow brings
The consequence at hand
But I keep livin' this day like
The next will never come

Oh help me but
Don't tell me to deny it
I've got to cleanse myself
Of all these lies till
I'm good enough for him
I've got a lot to lose
And I'm bettin' high
So I'm beggin' you
Before it ends
Just tell me where to begin

What I need
Is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin'
Like a criminal
And I need
To be redeemed
To the one
I've sinned against
Because he's all
I ever knew of love

Let me know the way
Before there's hell to pay
Give me room to lay
The law and let me go
I've got to make a play
To make my lover stay
So what would an angel say
The devil wants to know

What I need
Is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin'
Like a criminal
And I need
To be redeemed
To the one
I've sinned against
Because he's all
I ever knew of love

What I need is
A good defense
'Cause I'm feelin'
Like a criminal
And I need
To be redeemed
To the one
I've sinned against

Because he's all
I ever knew of love

Of course that is "Criminal" by Fiona Apple.

And if you want to tune in to my LauchCast station, just go here
http://launch.yahoo.com/lc/?rt=0&rp1=0&rp2=1323138803

How many of you have seen The Whole Nine Yards? It stars Bruce Willis, Mathew Perry, and Amada Peet. Anyways, I thought the movie was really funny and I still enjoy watchint it from time to time. The sequel The Whole Ten Yards is coming out 9 April! Of course it better be playing somewhere local so I can go see it.

As I was perusing stuff on www.fandango.com I noticed that Agent Cody Banks 2 is being released this coming Friday, 12 March. I might have to go see that one as well. I am sure Dana will want to go too. So maybe we'll be able to catch that next weekend.

Yeah, work goes.. ick.. LOL I did get some good news today! I am finally going to get my level 3!! WOOHOO!! Of course Ross couldnt' tell me what my new rate of pay would be. But I am fairly certain it is at least 50 more cents per hour. IT would really be nice if it was about a dollar per hour. I will find out in a couple of weeks. Now if they would hurry and give my level 4 I would be happy! That would mean lots more pay for me. It would be a few hundred dollars more per month. That means I could start saving for the new car I want! I guess I just have to wait on that. I just hope it doesn't take as long as getting this damn level 3! That will make it like nearly my birthday before that would happen.

They also have a couple of rumors floating around. One being that will work a lot of Saturdays between now and June. I can see that. We are running like shit lately. It seems that everything keeps tearing up. I guess we have to wait and see what happens. The other big rumor is that our channel will go to one shift somewhere around June - we currently have two shifts. This really sucks because it will almost definately mean that I will have to move somewhere else in the plant. They are promising us we will still have a job though. So I am keeping my fingers crossed there. Wish me luck!

Yeah, I worked late last night. I thought we were only going to stay two hours, but we wound up staying three hours. But that was cool. I am sure I will like even more when I get my paycheck next week. I am trying to make all the extra money I can at this time. I really need to save some. I need to get my truck fixed for one. I can't believe I have waited this long before getting it done. But that's what happens since I don't have the money. Now if someone would be so kind to help me out, I'd put it in the shop first thing next week :-)

They are supposed to give us supper tonight. It's a reward for us going two months with no accidents and passing our audit which was performed last week. I am not sure what they are feeding us. But they usually do pretty well with it. One time they gave us hamburgers and hot dogs, once they gave us Papa John's pizza and once they gave us Trenton Barbeque. So it's not too bad. It's good because I don't feel like finding something to take myself!

Of course here are more lyrics for you. It's been a long time since I've heard this song, but it just came on LaunchCast. That's what prompted this entry.
Been a whole lot easier since the bitch left town
Been a whole lot happier without her face around
Nobody upstairs gonna stomp and shout
Nobody at the back door gonna throw my laundry out
She hold the shotgun while you dote-se-doe
She want one man made of Hercules and Cyrano
Been a whole lot easier since the bitch is gone
Little Miss, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

Little Miss, Little Miss Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Ain't no body gonna bow no more when you sound your gong
Little Miss, Little Miss Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Whatcha go'n do to get into another one of these here
Rock 'n' roll songs

Other people's thoughts they ain't your hand-me-downs
Would it be so bad to simply turn around
You cook so well, all nice and French
You do your brain surgery too, Mama, with a monkey wrench

Little Miss, Little Miss Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Ain't no body gonna bow no more when you sound your gong
Little Miss, Little Miss Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Whatcha go'n do to get into another one of these here
Rock 'n' roll songs

I hope them cigarettes are gonna make you cough
Hope you hear this song and it pissed you off
I take that back: hope you're doing fine
And if I had a dollar, I might give you ninety-nine

Little Miss, Little Miss Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Ain't no body gonna bow no more when you sound your gong
Little Miss, Little Miss Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
Whatcha go'n do to get into another one of these here
Rock 'n' roll song

Little Miss Can't Be Wrong...

Who (besides Jason and those who use Google) can tell me who sings this???????

The fed us subs last night at work. I was worried when I first heard that is what we were getting because I kind of figured they'd already be fully made. And as most of you know, I dispise onions (unless they are cooked in something). But they just had the subs and we put what we wanted on them. That was totally cool.

As far as I know I am off this weekend. That is of course unless they change their minds. With these people one can never tell. There is talk about going to one shift sometime around June. These might just rumors or maybe not. I will have to wait and see. I know it is kind of werid. About three weeks ago or so I submited to have my birthday off - June 30 - but it has not been posted on the caledar yet. And yet just this week I submitted for May 14 and it's already on the calendar. Who understands that one? It just doesn't make sense to me. But it certain seems to make these rumors hold true. It makes me think I won't even be on that line come June. That really sucks because I am used to it. I also pretty much like working on that line. I don't really like the second shift, but I deal with it. It's one of these things I'll have to wait and see what happens.

I need to try and do several things this weekend. One of the biggest is getting the lawnmower going. Yep, it's that time again. I just hate cutting grass! But I'm going to have to start already :-( I also need to make a run up to Daddy's this weekend. I have to plan out my time wisely. I am not sure I'll have time for all of it! But I will try.

I finally was able to file a complaint against an Amazon.com merchant. I had to wait a month to do so. I waited an additional two weeks in hopes that the seller would actually send the CD I ordered. I have had no luck. She claims she sent it. Yeah I admit that perhaps it could have gotten lost in the mail I know that happens. But twice? I think not! So the complaint has been filed! Who knows what will become of it. I bet the seller will contact me again and be pissed that I got Amazon involved. She wouldnt' respond to the first two emails I sent. But once I posted negative feedback about her she didn't hesitate. She contacted me like two hours later! So it will be interesting.

And while I am on my soapbox here, I need to talk about something else. You know about a month ago I was writing about my CD-RW drive not working? Well I found everything on it and found it was still under warranty. So I contacted AccuPC about it. They just said to send in the item and they'd replace it. Well it has been about three weeks and I have not seen a new drive nor have I got an email from them. I wrote them two days ago asking about the status and I am still waiting to hear from them. IF I don't hear from them soon, I will have to change my opinion about dealing with them as well. I am getting fed up with people not holding their end of the bargain!

The weekend is coming to a close. It was not a bad one by far. I did get several things accomplished. I worked on the lawn mower yesterday and got it running. Of course that meant I had to go ahead and mow the lawn. I even managed to ride my bike for a little while yesterday.

I had to work on my car a bit too. I had a problem with the tail and brake lights. I put in new sockets for them, but then I ran into another problem - a sensor. So I had to wire them up to bypass it. The bad thing about that is it makes my light stay on inside the car saying I have a brake light out. I hate to see how much the damn little sensor will cost. I will try to get by the Honda place sometime this week to find out.

I cooked a decent supper last night for Jason and myself. We had cream cheese stuffed chicken, macaroni and cheese, and cauliflower. It turned out very well. That was a good thing being that it has been a long time since I have cooked any of that stuff. Even Jason helped a tad - he grated the cheese! LOL One of these days he might pick up some of my culinary skills. I certainly hope he gets some from someone. If not, he's going to be in trouble when he moves out on his own. Well, unless he gets himself a cook! LOL

We managed to go to the Outback for supper tonight. I think Jason had too many margaritas this time. I think a bit more and he would have been ready to hug the porcelain god! Luckily he cut himself off before he got too bad. I managed to come home and sit around for a while afterward. I did bake a German chocolate cake tonight though!

I have to go into work two hours early tomorrow. I am covering for a coworker. She's going to cover for me two hours on Friday. So that gives me a little extra time Friday to do whatever. I am not sure what sort of trouble I'll get into that day!

Yeah this is a must read. I got my new Advocate in the mail last night. I sat down and started reading. Of course it does help that a cutie like Hal Sparks is on the cover, and also appears in the magazine wearing nothing but a pride flag! And this guy is straight people! But he's also a riot. I say take a few minutes from your busy schedule and go read the story. I am sure if you are a conservative, it will really piss you off at some of the stuff he says. That's all the more reason to read it though! You know you wanna! LOL

http://www.advocate.com/html/stories/911/911_sparks.asp

Of course let me know what you think!

Yep that's right, I have to work Saturday. Of course they said the same thing last week this time and we didn't work. It's a weird situation up there right now. Tempers are flying everywhere. I don't know where it's all coming from, but some of those fuckers need to chill.

I did see my raise on my check this week. That was surely welcome! I am going to start putting more money in savings. I am still wanting a new car, so by saving I'll be better off when it comes time to buy.

I was told today that the truck line might be going to three shifts. (They currently only work one shift.) I am seriously thinking about trying to get over there. I am not sure if the work is any harder or not. I know the parts are a lot heavier! The parts I run now weigh about 8 or 10 pounds ( I'm guessing). The truck parts weigh in at about 60 pounds fully assembled! But there are lifts and stuff to actually pick up the parts. I am really not sure what will happen yet.

I know if my back would quit hurting I'd be much better off. I don't know what I have done to it. But it has been hurting the last couple of days. I Think I twisted it wrong or something. Grin and bear it - that's what I've been trying to do!

I have to go in a few minutes early tomorrow. I order new glasses last week. I hope they are here tomorrow. The best part is the company paid most of it. I think I owe about $20 for them. The company paid like $120! They came up with the rule that everyone had to have side shields on their glasses, so they paid $120 for us to get new ones. I don't think that's too bad. I know my last employer wouldn't pay shit for prescription glasses. They didn't give a shit if you could see to do your job or not! LOL I hear some of my current coworkers talk about the shit we put up with here, but it still doesn't hold a candle to my last job! I certianly hope it never gets that way either!

I still have not heard from AccuPc concerning my RMA. I wrote to the complaint dept a little while ago. Maybe it will get something done. There is just no sense in me sending three emails and they go unanswered for over a week. So I am hoping to get something done. If I don't hear from them, I'll put it on my list of things to do Friday. I will have a few extra minutes then.

I'm sitting here kind of bored. Jason's still asleep. I have a feeling he won't be up before I even leave for work. There is no telling.

We spent the afternoon together yesterday. I managed to go see the lab where he spends lots of time working. Kind of interesting although I don't understand any of it! LOL We had lunch at Rhineharts. Of course that food is always good. I will have to say that there were some idiots out yesterday. We were leaving Rhineharts about the time that school got out. I had to put up with the teenage drivers - and some of which justa can't drive or either just don't pay enough attention to what the fuck they are doing. I almost got hit by them once or twice. I really don't think I was that bad when I that age. I certainly hope not!

I just found out that I have a problem with my new checkcard. This is a big problem because I have internet stuff that charges that fucker each month. And all that is about to be charged! I know I called to activate it, but I have no clue what the problem is. I am gonna have to call the bank Monday. They better not give me any shit or else I will just stop using their bank! I am sure they don't really care about that too much anyway!

Well I must go and get some lunch. Not sure what I'll have yet though.

My site got put in "Little Johnny Joke of the Day". Needless to say that made me happy! I made an impression upon someone enough to where they put the link in the mailing for the world to see. It will be interesting to see how many visitors I get.

Of course when I read this last night after work I though "Oh shit, I have to get those two pages up that are down!" So I sat here til 3AM working on those two. I think they turned out ok for now. I will work on them more later. I have some ideas I want to implement. So I'll let you know when I do that. In the meantime, just know that I finally took off the "Under Construction" pages. I know that was annoying!

I have to go post a reply to Jason's Blog. I got to let him know that I still read it!

Raise your hand if you can tell me what Home Automation is! I recently installed some of these devices in my house. It makes it so nice. I can turn lights on and off via a remote or the computer. The only drawback is that I must turn on my living room lights via remote or computer now. I have no overhead light in there, only floor lamps. I need to get a wall mount switch that will control them. I will put that on my next order of stuff. I have to get a few more switches anyway. IT does make it a lot easier coming home at night now. I no longer have to leave the bathroom light on when I go to work or off somewhere. I can just my pocket remote and turn the lights on before I walk in the house.

The next step I am going to take - when money permits - is to experiment with those nifty little cameras. Of course that will be months, maybe years away as I don't have money to blow on that right now. Besides I got to spend my money on other things.

I am hoping in the upcoming week to finally put the truck in the shop. I hope it doesn't cost too much to fix. But there is no telling. I guess I'll find out soon enough.

I am also trying to gather ideas about Jason's graduation shindig. I am unsure where to even host it. Ideas anyone? This also brings up the topic of what to get him for graduation. This is something that I'll have to think about a while.

Well I think I am going to finish my rum and coke and head off to bed. I feel the need to sleep for like 14 hours!! OF course I doubt that will happen. Who knows though!

Here's a story picked up by the AP. I thought it was amusing. I can't imagine what this poor lady must have felt when this happened. What is this world coming to when police can get search warrants based on your electric bill? That's just fucked up!! Go read the story here http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=2&u=/ap/electricity_probe

So who has any dealings with XHTML? Well it seems that is what this blog uses to code my pages. That isn't a bad thing because MT does a great job for what I need. The only problem that I have found, and I just found it today is the fact that since the scrollbar color changes (only for IE 5.5 or higher) will not work. So I had to adjust my site's output just a tad. Does anyone have any problems with it? I know the text is a little larger now. But that is the best I can do for now. IT might help anyway, makes things easier to read. But I did get my scrollbars working correctly. I also adjusted my links a tad, I had a few minor problems with those. But they are all better now!