I just got the final word. FSU’s tech lead, Sherry, told me this. We’ll let an XP system on the network. But we don’t officially support it anymore. they won’t work on, or provide support for, a system that is not 1. up to date. 2. under warranty. 3. does not have a LEGAL COPY of an up-to-date operating system on it.
I was officially told this afternoon, do not bring a used machine on the network. here it is. “So, for the security of yourself, the school’s network, and to prevent legal trouble, no used system, and nothing older than vista, or 7. If necessary, you can purchase an upgrade disc from the bookstore for $7.”
So I was correct about not accepting a used system, as who knows if I’d be getting a legal copy of XP? there’s also the questionable integrity of anything on Craigslist. Get a Windows machine off Craigslist, you’re just inheriting someone else’s problem. Also, if I have issues with the machine, I can’t take it down to i.t., because they simply will not help, if it’s an XP machine. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s dead, let’s throw it a party…I mean, funeral. I absolutely must get a new machine. I cannot bring a used one onto the campus, it will be allowed on the network, but not supported. So if it, too, goes the way of this frankenputer, I’m, for all intents and purposes, fucked, and not pleasurably either.

Also, Sherry would like to give a nice, sticky, and unpleasant piece of her mind to the idiot at MCB who put XP on a vista system. She figures the original configuration of this system was probably illegal to start with. She’s not too thrilled. I suspect she’s already called there and rammed her foot up somebody’s ass.

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Those of you who have followed me for awhile know I used to do a weekly internet radio show, it got derailed for a number of reasons, both technically and otherwise.
Starting tomorrow at 2PM eastern, it’s back!
So join me on
Mojo radio
for 3 hours of music and fun.
You can listen by clicking one of the following links at 2PM eastern tomorrow.

• broadband
• dialup

or

• via the web player!

You can make requests early by going to
my request script
and searching by title, artist, or keyword!
Hope to see you all there!

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Yeah, I’m lazy.
Deal with it.
I’ve been back on this side of the boarder, for what, almost a month.
in list format, because I’m just to goddamn lazy, and expanding thoughts undercafinated is not how I roll, oh, and because I can.

• I returned from the states march 3, 2011.< relatively in tact, sanity not withstanding. Surf the blog in february for the few blog posts pertaining to it.
• Came back to more ODSP horseshit, that will see the light of day when I’m not lazy and can form a comprehensive blog post on the stupid. short version, hi questionaire that attempted to say
  james and I were married. um, how about, not. That reminds me, I need to sign that, scan it and get it the hell back to the office.
• More hospital related garbage, we think I’ve got a depression issue, but, that’s right, my health plan won’t cover meds to help me that don’t break my brain. now, where’d that money tree go?
• I’m attempting to figure out relationship related things, partially due to depression, and partially other shit, that multiple people got the result of spued all over their monitors, thanks
  simon
  Kyra
  for dealing with the majority of it. I know it probably made your computers explode, but that’s ok, their’s the money tree, right? um, no. lol.
• The hockey posts? knowing I haven’t posted a damn one since february 13, the short version, we suck, fuck off, and die, sums up the majority of those games. So, we’ll just forgo the spam that’ll happen if I attempt to catch up, k? sound like a good idea? yeah, that’s what I thought.
• james mother is still of the opinion I don’t need ibuprofen, as advol is the same, and my specialist really really wants to slap her upside the head with something blunt. as me, and you all, probably know, when my specialist, (or now nearly my full time doctor, but more on that in another entry, maybe.), says bounce, this is what you need, it probably means get it and STFU. their are certain parental figures that need to learn the art of your not my doctor, she is, either help me get what I need or get the goddamn hell outta my way, k?

that, in squished format, is me.
Now, where the hell’s the money tree, and the cafinated beverages.

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So I’m still alive.
According to sources their are 3 or 4 hockey games to post on, once I figurfe out witch games they are, I’ll post about them, hey
james?
heeeeeel!
Today, I get to go out with a friend that I met on the way down here, to lunch, then maybe wall mart, and to demonstrate how blind people use technology in today’s ever changing society.
Should be fun.
I think that’s it.

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fitchburg state was warned.
Now their’s about to be heads rolling.
I leave tommorrow.
They were warned.

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Looking at posts this time last year, christmas was a fail, but so was my birthday, but that hasn’t happened this year, so we can’t bitch about it, yet.
Anyhow, not expecting to get presents, I was just expecting to go to james parents place for food and that’d be that.
But I did get presents.
In list format. I got.

• body spray.
• aftershave.
• a knew winter hat

so, it’s nice to be thought of, even if it’s by a family that barely knows me.
but it still ruled, so you’ll have that.

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so, I’ve scheduled another trip to see krista.
That trip, scheduled from February 1, 2011 to march 1, 2011.
This aughta be loads of fun. *grin, bounce.*.
unrelated: wordpress quit breaking and making my formatting fall all over the floor when my lazyness strikes and I copy and paste posts from notepad. thanks.

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So, while reviewing this blogs archives for the past just over a year it’s time I come up with one of these.
I refer you to the disclaimer of content above to cover my ass as somethings in review here people might not like but to damn bad.
For lack of the fact that I’m in a mood, have it, in list format in reverse chronological order.

• July 2009

after breaking up with amber, I begin dating kerri, who has been refered to in multiple posts here on this blog.
I get heavily involved with arik, her child.

• September 2009

The relationship is still going strong, we’re in the middle of court central dealing with the fact that I’m supposedly blind, being a safety risk to children, yada yada.
I also attend my first concert. Marralyn manson. Fun times.

• November 2009

Kerri and i end up breaking up for a number of reasons we won’t go into.

• January 2010

I end up moving out of the queen street apartments into another building in a better area of town.

• April 2010

I end up starting to date chelsea, and we hammer out the meriad of paperwork required to get me across the boarder.
I aquire my passport and the ticket to go see her.

• May 2010

I go and spend a month in new york, meeting chelsea, and lauren, among others, and a grand time is had by all.
During this visit chelsea indicates she’s not ready for a long term relationship. so their that goes.

• June 2010

I return from the states to find the apartment I’m living in a mess, things not where they should be, etc. etc. etc.
At that point I’d already been looking into moving, but that, things being out of place and nobody taking ownership for the apartments state of mess, shoved that move ahead by alot.

• July 2010

I end up being hospitalized for what I thought, was a mild knee injury, but turned out not to be as mild as initially thought.
This month also brought me into contact with krista, who has been previously mentioned here as well, and our talking and interactions brought us to dating.

• September 2010

a ticket is booked to go see krista in november.

• October 2010

Issues at my current residence at the time started heating up and plans were slowly coming together for a major move after my return from the states to live with now my current roommate
james

• November 2010

My 2nd trip to the states, and first meeting with krista.
See entries from that month for complete details.

• December 2010

My move from hamilton to petawawa rounds out the just over a year of interesting major events.

So, that, in a nutshell is major happenings since july 2009.
Surf the archive of this thing if your looking for something specific that I may have posted here.

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Hello faithful readers.
As a lot of you know the past month has been spent planning and putting into motion the necessary stuff to bring amber up here.
Well, as of this past sunday, she arrived safe and sound at 5:01AM EDT.
The only complication was a jam up at the boarder when boarder control called and woke me to ensure that this was indeed where she was going.
It’s been a good time, we’ve just been hanging out, getting to know each other more, getting out and about, and doing things we both like doing.
I’m not going to stay long as I need to grab a shower and stuff, but thought I’d post a quick entry for you all.
take care and talk to yall soon.

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