I went ahead and upgraded the CPU in the "Best Buy" computer i was forced into getting on the Ides of March.  The stock heat sink & fan isn't compatible with the motherboard.  Even so, the original that came with the computer will work just fine:  thermal threshold is 72.4°C (162.32°F).  The effect this has had is a much more planted, seamless, action/reation GUI experience.
Memory & OS are next on the list of things to upgrade.  Vista 64bit.  Geeks and general computer snobraderie swear by XP's greatness, but that's not reason enough for me to listen.

I F'n love my new MySpace layout.  It gives me laugh every single time i see it (xians beware).

Other than that.  I've been laid back at home, on the offensive during social get-togethers (nag's beware) and kickin' ass at work.

 

yeah.  Rapid is a cesspool of diseased crotch-rot, pot smokers & incest.  Spending time with those who call it home is like touring a sewage waste facility in a speed boat.  Sure speed boats can be fun, but you're on a lake of shit.  There's a foul aroma you can't quite put your finger on.  And if you're not careful or diligent; you'll take on water.  Perhaps even drown. Come on. You've got to understand that there's something wrong when you pay too much for a small apartment that leaks.  Mold growing in the carpet.  An audio system that can't play CD's quite right.  Burned from a laptop you don't really need and can't really use.  Whining about the Bud Light that isn't getting you drunk.  Boasting about your so-called sex life to anyone who'll listen while forgetting your 200lbs girth.  Hoping out loud that your massage therapy career will someday pay off.  So you can secretly buy more crap from Global Market to add to your gothic motif.

I nearly lost my patience sitting through the 'medical staff:  a clique of drug abusers who're lower than us' argument.  Thankfully it didn't last long due to lack of evidence & general agreement.  my gawd.  what a warped sense of reality.

Wow.  This fat feminist has two sources of food!  It's her second biggest monthly expense ($404.94) next to rent.  She goes on to say that she spends too much money.  She talks about the food, but admits setting aside a day (maybe more) for pigging out is not that big of a deal.  I'm not sure where she's coming from on the clothes.  What's more ridiculous?  The price she paid or the thought she needed them at all, i don't know.  And as if Netflix & iTunes carries any priority what so ever.

Here's my monthly spending pie chart.  You wont see credit card, because i have none.  You wont see clothes, because i don't budget for stupid shit.  In my household, arbitrary material item's come out of disposable income.  That's another pie chart and it's nobody's business.  Criticize what you want, but bear in mind that Groceries represents $112.00.  Figure the rest out for yourself.

The program i used to create said pie chart didn't cost me anything.  Like everything else available on the Internet (including tunes & flix).

Zoning laws in the 21st century pretty much cut & shuffle nearly every single American city with a population over 5,000.  Bars, liquor stores & casino's in particular can't be within so many yards from schools, public parks, etc.  It's a fact of life.

Same goes for alcohol.  It isn't any less potent than in centuries past.  Everyone acts a fool when they're intoxicated.  It's a fact of life.

So, when 17 year old girls consider hanging out in front of a bar in Anytown, USA at 1am ..they are simply asking for trouble.  They're the ones who should be arrested.

I'm going to make an effort to get as far away as possible, if only for a short while.   Steps have been taken.  Monday evening i officially threw my name in the hat to be part of a live studio audience.  Around a little-thought-of bit of British countryside in Surrey.  I highly doubt i'll get the chance, but i won't give up easily.  But just think of the act of celebrating 4th of July ..in England.

More recently, I made a strangers day.  As for the rest of the 203 days left in the year; that's up to them.

Finally, i fucking hate those who refuse to learn their own damn computer.  No more hand-holding.  Point & click is perfectly straight forward.  Those who can't perform the simplest tasks ought to be summarily executed.  So, gawd help me if/when i drive over there to find the link i sent via e-mail, works.

It's folks like Leonard Pitts who give racists a bad name.  You're forced to dumb down to his level to glean any sort of understanding out of his commentary.

Don't drive on it!
-this message brought to you by the Rapid City Police Department

yeah, i got lit up over the weekend.  i also had lots to say, but can't remember it.  fucking cops.