Fuck you patches! Fuck you upgrades!

Patches and upgrades are the most annoying shit on the planet.

Games:
Why are the patch upgrades not readily accessible? I REALLY REALLY HATE going through hoops to download the fucking thing. EA has their Crysis website but no direct link to their patches. I don't give a shit about their fancy flash intro. I don't give a flying fuck about "origin" of the hero or whatever the hell their selling. I don't want no wallpaper or some other "graphic bonus extra". I don't want to know about your "modular tacticle exoskeleton." Just give me the fucking patch. There should be a big button on the front of EA crysis page that says, upgrade patch. When you click on it, you shouldn't be taken to another fucking page to wade through another set of bullshit just to download fixes to your fucking game. You should automatically get a download prompt that allows you to download the God-forsaken patch. After you download, there should be a little message that says, "I'm sorry we suck so hard that we have to patch the fucking game every other week to that you can play it with some stability." EA support page? Why do i have to go there? LINK YOUR PATCHES ON THE FRONT PAGE YOU ASSHOLES! STOP WASTING MY FUCKING TIME. They should stop wasting their money on front page flash intro that I always skip. Just put the links right in my face. Fuck you game publishers. And this kind of shit isn't just for Crysis. It's every other fucking PC game out there. Try finding shit for Neverwinter Nights 2 on the Bioware site. Of course, NWN2 was created by Oblivion dudes so although the forum is on bioware site, the patch is on the other....blah blah blah. This is how retarded it is.

Software:
People wonder why microsoft gets such a bad wrap. I'll tell you why. Microsoft has become a big retarded mess. Have you visited their "download center"? It takes an hour to wade through that shit just to get the right update. There was a "required" update to my OS and i was taken there by my computer through some magical process. I started to follow the directions (click here, click there, validate this, validate that). I went through all of this shit just so that i could get a screen saying my genuine advantage validation tool, which I just downloaded because they forwarded me to a webpage telling me to do it, is out of date. Long story short, it turns out the webpage, when linked from another outdated page directs you to an older version of this intrusive piece of shit validation tool to supposedly "fight piracy". I am so fed up with this shit that I think I'll start pirating software because it's EASIER to use since everything is cracked and I don't have to go through hoops to use the fucking software!! You wonder why people pirate shit Microsoft? I'll bet half the people pirate because they don't want to pay for it and half the people do it so they don't have to constantly waste time validating this and that everytime they want to use software they purchased legitimately.

Here's my solution Microsoft. Make all of your products free for 5 years until the next big update after Windows 7. Clean up the websites. Streamline. Find ways of cutting shit down to the minimum. Start over with Windows 8 Extreme or whatever the hell you want to call it. Just stop this insanity.

-out

"This is 12 years of Catholic school talking..."

I really fucking hate that phrase.

Just because you went to Catholic school, it doesn't mean you know everything about the Bible. In fact, I'm pretty sure those educated in Catholic school know as much about the Bible as John the agnostic living across the street.

Unless the Bible is the only thing you studied for 12 years, I really doubt that you know much more than the average joe. You have to be a fucking genius at the age of 5 to fully understand the repercussions of plenary indulgence. I'm sure your time in school was not solely devoted to YHWH. Catholic school is still a school (I imagine) and you learn shit like Math, Reading, History, etc. and I found that learning all of that takes quite a bit of time. You may throw a little passage here and there and learn the rituals etc with regards to the religion but I doubt the students analyzed the pros and cons of the doctrines formulated by the Ecumenical council throughout history to much depth. And even if you did, I doubt as a teenager you lost sleep over the contradictions scattered throughout the historical papers. Don't kid yourself. I'm sure you learned a few things about Jesus and his pals like I did in Sunday school.

So don't tell me that you know more about the Bible because you heard a few excerpts from Mathew from your priest between your daily ritual of jacking off in the bathroom and having pre-marital sex during your teenage years. Don't tell me you are Bible dude because your priest spoon fed you Biblical interpretations. Unless you have ACTUALLY read the Bible from cover to cover IN ORDER and with a critical eye, you can suck my balls.

I have no problem with Catholicism. I just really hate the self-rightous pricks "practicing" that fascinating religion.

In summary, go fuck yourself.

Damn it! I'm constantly surrounded by a bunch of cocksuckers. (5 years ago, I would have written here Goddamnit! but I don't do that anymore. I'm trying to improve as a person.)

Very bad day

Today was a very bad day. Shit hit the fan. I really hate people that are out of touch with reality. Stupid ass fucking director.

Coffee is Whack

In high school, I never experimented with recreational drugs. I really didn't do much of anything other than study. I still had tons-o-fun but they were good-clean-fun of the bible sort. I didn't smoke, I didn't drink, and I didn't even drink coffee.

This trend continued in college, although alcohol was imbibed in social settings. I still did not do any recreational drugs and I did not smoke. AND I still didn't drink coffee.

Now that I work at Sax Fifth Ave, I drink coffee all the time. In fact, I drink about 12-14 cups of coffee a day. That's right...12-14 in a 24 hour period.

My collection of thermos cups and my Bean Vac

I drink because it's the only way I can stay awake. You see, I work very long hours. I work about 80 hours a week. I would be lucky if i had two days off on the weekend. So the only way I can survive is to utilize stimulants. Since I do not want to use illegal stimulants, caffeine is the only option for me.

I am also poor. So I really can't afford to purchase all of those cups of coffee at Starbucks or other fancy coffee shops. I started to make coffee at home and I would carry it with me and drink it all day long.

However, I soon realized that regular Folgers just was not cutting it for me. I wanted to grind my own beans. I wanted to make my coffee drinking experience at home as close to the boutique coffee experience as possible.

So invested in a cheap grinder and I bought a 2 lb bag of decent quality coffee to brew at home.

But then I realized that these large bags usually last me about 3-4 weeks and the fresh roasted smell and fresh taste disappear towards the end of the month. Even if I froze the bag, the amazing freshness of a newly opened bag was usually gone. I wanted to maintain that amazing aroma as long as I could so I looked around the internet for some options.

I came across an article talking about the advantages of vacuum containers for coffee. I read some reviews and found that most of the affordable devices were mediocre at best. Some were hand pumps and some were automatic. The one that caught my eye (and was relatively affordable) was the Bean Vac:

The reviews for this device were not that great. A lot of people were having problems. I guess quality control was an issue. However, because I live on the edge, I figured "what the hell" and went for it.

I am very happy with the purchase...for now. I set the vacuum timer on a 24 hour cycle and it removes air from the container everyday. I have used this device for over a month now and I must admit it has made a big difference in taste and experience. I hope it doesn't break.

I wonder however if I can continue this lifestyle. It's crazy. It's only a matter of time before I get an ulcer since I often have to counter my hunger headaches with nsaids. What has become of my life? Why must I suffer so? Help.

I need to stay awake but if i continue this coffee binge, i'll be coughing up blood in no time from the ulcers. This is one dilly of a pickle...

MicroSD card fuxxxx0red.

Retarded. My microSD card crashed/died/got-jacked/etc and I lost everything I had for my Tytn. Actually, I almost lost everything.

Fortunately, File Scavenger recovered all of my files. All 4 gigs of it. It did it perfectly. Kudos to that software. I don't know if it's the best out there but it worked for me.

File Scavenger

There was still a problem though. I couldn't reformat the damn thing. Something was really wrong with it. I tried EVERYTHING on my PC to get that damn thing to format. It didn't work. I tried every commercial program available.

Fortunately for me, I remembered how awesome my digital camera was. I popped that sucker in an SD adapter and with a few adjustments, I was able to format that microSD back to normal. Huzzay for robust Digicam software/firmware! (BTW, I have a Casio Exilim s-770.)

Casio FTW.

Frustration

This week has been a fucking nightmare. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.

The worst part of all this is that my desktop computer has been acting retarded lately. Plus, the ISP as well as the IT department in this god-forsaken place are absolutely stupid. Everything that uses electricity around here has broken down. My PDA is fucked. My microSD card with everything i have on it failed. My harddrive on the desktop is fucked. My laptop is fucked again with all of these device drivers going haywire. Plus, it's goddamn hot. The air conditioner cools my room down to only 81 degrees.

This is absolutely retarded. I need some medication.

Coming soon: 'On My Way To Work'

I will soon post a walking photo essay. I've been meaning to do it for a while. I have no idea why but it's something to do.

Mogo is cool

I hate using the touchpad on my laptop. I really prefer to use the mouse. However, most of the mice that are sold on the market are really inconvenient for a variety of reasons. I like the Mogo because I can store it in my PCMCIA slot and it charges when not in use. So far it's working very well. And with the recent drop in price, you can't go wrong.

And so it begins again

I need to resurrect this blog.