In the last few days I've got a storage locker, emptied out all the crap in my car and got an oil change – thereby increasing the miles per gallon probably tenfold.
Then I paid off my credit card, then I went and bought a cheap 19" tv with it to replace the aging set that my stepdad gave me about 5 years ago that requires you to tap on the tuner knob to work, and wasn't cable ready. Now I have a cheapie cable ready TV with remote (woohoo!) that actually works consistently. Was only $119, so I haven't violated my personal policy of not getting anything on the CC I can't pay for within 30 days. (My CC company allows me to log on to their website and enact a ACH funds transfer from my bank to pay my bill whenever I want, as often as I want. w00t!)

Anyway, I also fed R's fish, visited at work, and various other things.

I've been feeling like crap the last few days, somehow my blood sugar got way out of whack again, despite me cutting down on my sugar intake by at least 70%. Ugh. I've worked from bed the last 2 days now, and I'm telling myself that no matter how I feel today, I'm going to drag myself in to the office to finish some things before the week is over that I want to have done. I'll be damned if I let this overcome my life like it has before.

So anyway, how are you all?

eek, it sounds like my laptop's HDD is about to take a shit in the worst way. 🙁

mmm free girl scout cookies with my oil change… w00t!

I just ordered 2 of these to screw around with them.
I'll be using the free program fobbit to run them in linux. We'll see if they are as cool as I am hoping :->

Also some awesome digging around from produced 2 interesting phone numbers to play with. w00t to him!

Time for some nice quiet sleep. Peaceful sleep. More than 3 hours of sleep. That will make me happy, especially after doing the hike we did yesterday.

, if you get a lunch break, I can't make it, I'm way too tired. Sorry dude. 🙁

I actually have a meaningful task to do at work tonight other than just wait for stuff to break! I'm so excited! :->

Anyone want a working handspring visor deluxe with a damaged screen, or a clear handspring visor cradle?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1349651572
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1349642806

I now have a real 800 number. Not like one of those rinky dink ones you get when you sign up for mci long distance or whatever, but a real, honest to god 800 number, that I myself own.

It costs like a buck a month, plus usage fees. Not bad at all, esepecially since I can do custom call routing and blocking. w00t!

Anyone claiming to have a number that you can block my ability to see your phone number on (barring the obvious things like ANI spoofing, etc) step up. I challenge you.

Send an email to phone@timmins.net in plain text format, no signature, preferrably from a mobile device like a pager or cellphone.
In that email, put at minimum the area code and prefix, such as "248-683" or put in the whole number, it doesn't matter, as long as the area code and prefix are dash seperated.

Then see what happens. Note that its formatted to fit on the screens of most cellphones. Use in combination with ANI for loads of fun.

w00t!

(And no, , I haven't gotten a chance to import that info into my database yet :-> )

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