Wezzul.com - It's the Dinglez

So it seems I've fucked shit up on many levels tonight... first, I deleted Sean's database for his blog... totally accidental while trying to get some gallery stuff for him to work... granted, I got a cached version of all his posts, but it still seems that it is in bad shape... I feel pretty damn bad about it, as if I lost all my posts, I'd be broken up...

Secondly, while taking pictures with my digital camera, it stopped working... the batteries MAY be dead, but it seems that I have to hold down the battery door on the camera to even get it to turn on.... my parents want to buy me something in the $700 range for graduation... maybe a digital camera and a graphics card are in order... that would be pretty fun stuff to fuck around with, I think..

Work starts again tomorrow... oh, what fun it shall be...

Check out the new Gorillaz album as well as the new Tiger Army album... both are pretty damn good, they are my newest acquistitions... enjoying them both, especially the single from the Gorillaz album, "Feel Good Inc."... it's been playing quite a bit on the Impact , got into it from that....

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So I implemented a search. It's pretty shoddy right now though. It seems to be secure, but then again, I don't know. I backed up my database as I test it. In any case, it will work as long as you include the full word as it is a mysql FULLTEXT search. If you include partial words, it doesn't do much of shit.

You can read more about mysql fulltext searches here

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So it's all over now, back to work tomorrow. Was a good time though. Didn't do a whole hell of alot, but I watched a shit ton of sports. Three Tiger's games, a Piston's game, the Indy 500. That was fun. I love me some sports, it's the only reason I miss cable.

I am posting now only because I did the graphic titles thing. Imagemagick is pretty fucking cool if you ask me.

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So it's the weekend. 12:30am. I'll be at my fiance's dad's house all weekend. It's nice up here, two lakes, boat, beer, good food, etc. I am missing the Social Distortion concert tomorrow, which is a bit upsetting, but hopefully, they'll come around again before I die.

I'm glad I don't have to go to work tomorrow. Working 10-6 really makes me appreciate the time that I don't have to go to work. Nice to be able to spend it with Marissa as well.

That's all for now. I'm just so hype to post due to that new graphics title thingy...

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So this seems to be pretty nice... Imagemagick is the bomb... using the convert script that comes with imagemagick makes it fairly easy to create dynamic text and effect using a php script... here is the imagemagick command:



Sweeeeeettttt

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I integrated the photo shit today with this, so it will show up in the main window. Looks pretty nice. Also, thanks to Emily , I added a back/next funtionality in the picture view pop-ups for easy traversal through each album.

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So the other day, I figured I'd get dual display working in Linux. I had a spare video card and monitor laying around, so there was no reason not to add more real estate to any given desktop.

Though I don't run Gentoo, this site was extremely useful in getting things going.

First, I had to find out the PCI Bus ID's for both video cards. This can be easily found out executing the command lspci. I found the BusID's to be 2:0:0 and 1:6:0 for the Nvidia onboard card and the ATI All-in-Wonder, respectively. These values go in the Device sections. These values are not required for a one card setup, but if you are to use two video cards, it is absolutely necessary to have these Bus ID's in your XF86Config-4 file. Another major difference is adding the amount of video ram (in kilobytes) to that same Device section. I'm not totally sure if this is necessary, but I figure it definitely can't hurt. Next is to define both monitors, which is about the same as you would with one monitor. Defining the HorizSync and VertRefresh values is key for getting the most out of your monitors. Generally, you can find these specs for any given monitor with a simple google search. As usual, you need to define two Screen sections, one for each monitor, listing the device and monitor to be used, as well as setting the depth (in bits) and resolution.

The big differences in the config file lie in the ServerLayout section. Mine as is follows:



Note the RightOf command. This is pretty cool. You can use plain-text requests such as this to define where the second screen is in relation to the first. Also, for Screen0, the 0 0 after the name is the position that the screen lies at. I am fairly sure that, by default, this is where it lies anyways, but there is no need for ambiguity.

A last section that was not in my config by default is the ServerFlags section. I added the following:



Xinerama is a set of extensions for Xfree86 that allow you to use multiple displays as one big virtual desktop, therefore allowing you to move windows between them (much the same way Windows works). If you do not include this, from what I've read, programs need to have coded in them the ability to move from one display to another, and the performance is a bit flaky at best.

In any case, it seems to be working now, I'm not really having any issues with it. There is some tweeking to be done to increase speed, and I will post about that if I get any results. My full config is here .

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I'm at Emily's 21st now. Lots of cool people here. Quite enjoyable, and I guess we're going to the bar after this. I've got Neva Dinova running on my headphones, life is good..

Listen to the Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova split, at least the ND tracks... you won't be disappointed (unless you are harlock , and then you will)...

Oh, how I wish we could smoke cigarettes in here...

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Things I liked:
Anakin in general... I loved the turn.... awesome... it was odd to hear James Earl Jones say "Padme"...
Yoda/Palpatine was cool... Yoda kicks so much ass it's unreal
Dooku getting it...
Anakin choking out Padme
Grevious' bike
Ewan McGreggor is a good actor
Parallels to the Bush Administration... "You are with us... or you are the enemy".... "The war is over... Master Sidious said you would help us "

Things I Didn't Like:
Lack of Wookie
Grevious should have been cooler
Mace Windu dying... anti-climactic
The dialogue between Padme and Anakin for the most part (until the end)... terrible... "You look so beatiful" "That's because I love you" "No, it's because I love YOU"... UGH

I can carry on the same conversation with three people at the same time, using different words.. I'm a super genius dynamo!

I have tomorrow off, this weekend contains a Good Life show, another viewing of Star Wars Ep3, and Emily's B-Day party.... should be a good time all around!

Check out Sleb's new blog here! . It's more of his same random babble but I guess at least it looks different. Also check out Jake's blog here .

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I have tickets for tonight's show, 12:01a. I'm so super pumped about it, I can't really explain it. Celebration Cinema sold out 8 shows, possibly more.

I will talk about the movie here once I get to work tomorrow, it'll be far to early to be here, but should be worth while to see tonight.

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I feel like I haven't slept in a while... mainly, because I really haven't.. I'm exhausted, and everything seems sorta surreal... all the calls I'm taking, I'm almost forgetting I'm even on a call.... I could fall asleep while typing...

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She came out west to find the sun
She lost her name but found a new one
Amy goes to school all day
But at night in the neighborhood they call her Amphetamine

She is perfect in that fucked up way
That all the magazines seem to want to glorify these days
She looks like a teenage anthem
She looks like she used to be happy with the girl inside

Yeah she looks so bored sometimes
And she has that super pale skin and those soft green eyes
She looks like she could have been happy in a better life

She came out west just to break away clean
From her family and her friends and a little girl's dream
All she wants to do every night
Is to sit beside my window and listen to the sirens

She is perfect in that fucked up way
That all the magazines seem to want to glorify these days
She looks like a teenage anthem
And she looks like she should have been happy in another life
In another life

She came out west just to break the spell
After three long years in a marriage from hell
Six months clean living sober and right
Her doctors tell her everything will be alright

Yeah, you just take your pill
And everything will be alright
Yeah, you just take your pill
And everything will be alright

She looks like a teenage anthem
She looks like a magazine girl
She looks like a teenage anthem
Like she used to be happy in another world

She looks like a teenage anthem
She is happy with the girl inside
She looks like a teenage anthem
And looks like she could have been happy in another life
In another life
Happy in another life

Met her at a party and I took her home
She is the saddest girl that I have ever known
Yeah she wakes up in the middle of the night
Just to tell me everything will be alright

Amy smiles at me, tells me everything will be alright
Yeah Amy smiles at me, tells me everything will be alright
Yeah I tell myself the same damn thing
Everyday
Everything will be alright

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The needle on my record player has been wearing thin..
The fucker has been playing since the day you've been with him
No more long rides home
No more of your station
I didn%u2019t like it anyways

Remember the time we wrote our names upon the wall
Remember the time we realized thriller was our favorite song
Have I waited too long
Have I found that someone
Have I waited too long
To see you
Have I waited too long
Have I found that someone
Have I waited too long
To see you

Maybe it%u2019s for the best
Maybe it%u2019s not for anything
It wouldn%u2019t be so bad to take this right from me
No more long rides home
No more of your station
I didn%u2019t like it anyway

Remember the time we wrote our names upon the wall
Remember the time we realized thriller was our favorite song
Have I waited too long
Have I found that someone
Have I waited too long
To see you
Have I waited too long
Have I found that someone
Have I waited too long
To see you
How many times I%u2019ve tried
It%u2019s simple to you, so simple to lie
How many times I%u2019ve tried
Blatant mistakes of your design
How many times I%u2019ve tried
It%u2019s simple to you, so simple to lie
Blatant mistakes of your design
Have I waited too long
Have I found that someone
Have I waited too long
To see you
I%u2019ve had so many chances
Turn my back and I ran away
I%u2019ve had so many chances
To see you

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Got all the grades I needed in school this past semester. One more class this summer, and it's all over. Not a moment too soon.

So it looks like if I don't get my haircut soon, then I need to grow up. How you equate not getting a hair cut with being immature is beyond me. That's the same sorta logic you use when you say "Since my computer is on, I need to eat a banana"... I wish I could make sense of this, but honestly, what's the point? It's not like this type of logic applies anywhere in life but in this exact situation.

I start 10-6 at work next week. It's nice cuz I'm out in time to play disc golf. It sucks cuz I have to get up early. Oh well, it's still a paycheck.

One week till Star Wars.... that same weekend, I have a Good Life show in Grand Rapids, and then Emily turns 21 on Sunday, having a formal party. I'll wear a tie, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna take my flip flops off...

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So here's what I'm getting so far... I'm happy with it, regardless what others think of it..

I know no Spanish, and got a 3.0. That's good.

I went to a total of 5 IAH classes, the first day, and four tests. I didn't buy the book. And I got a 3.0. That class meant alot to me.

The math class was hard. Capstone is really tough shit and I worked my ass off in there. I earned that grade.

The final I have in a few short hours here is going to be hard. I will probably do bad. We'll see though. More later.

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