March 26th, 2008
Yeah, You –
So, this update is courtesy of receiving 10 or so spam messages, which made me log into Wordpress, which, in turn, made me check other things, which prompted me to install the latest Wordpress release candidate. Wordpress essentially looks like MoveableType now, except that it’s surprisingly fast.
I guess this has just been the time for me to change stuff. For instance, I upgraded from Windows 2000 Professional a few weeks ago to Windows XP. The upgrade, which went anything but smoothly (partly my fault for forgetting to reorder the boot order to include the CD-ROM drive), obviously left me without my questionably legal software. So, instead of Photoshop, I’ve got Paint.NET, since Microsoft wrote their latest edition of .NET for XP+, completely ignoring 2000. Instead of Office, I’ve got Open Office now, courtesy of Sun. “What? You don’t have Office now!?!!?!” Since I’m on XP, I can actually -install- the viewers for MS Office files — again, another Microsoft slap to the face to 2000. And now, sitting in front of my seemingly stable XP desktop, I can’t help but wonder… Was it my own choice, or was this something outside of my hands — some Microsoft payrolled voodoo witchdoctor-induced spell, perchance? I guess it’s basically Microsoft’s fault for psychologically telling me my computer “doesn’t work” — albeit, it’s fast, only crashed twice, and was streamlined — because I can’t run their “new” products (i.e. any MS Office product after the 2003 line).
On a side note, I’ve been doing a lot of drawing lately. “Okay, so scan some in!” Well, I’ve been doing it at work, so… But! Don’t get me wrong, if they tell me to take them down out of the break room, I’ll scan them in. I might just take them. Anyhow, drawing at work has a big benefit, other than passing 4+ hours: (1) only [nosy] people who want to see your drawing will comment on it, (2) those [nosy] people (your audience) give real comments (as opposed to, “Looks good.”), and (3) they offer ideas when I say I’m not going to persue it.
In closing, here’s a list of the stuff I’ve drawn at work (no particular order): (1) x3 panels of a Regal Cinemas lobby, which include funky, decorated columns (one, two, three w/o column), (2) a bust of Shrek off a Shrek 3 hand-out poster (taken by request of a little kid), (3) Horton from a Horton Hears a Who mobile thing (left at post where it was probably thrown away), (4) the car from the Speed Racer movie, (5) x2 still-life pictures of straw dispensers (one, two), (6) the rat-looking thing from Horton Hears a Who, and (7) Puss-in-Boots from a Shrek 3 standee (2 parts). Also: sneaky bonus material you didn’t ask for.
