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I have an idea I've been tossing around for a good year but just haven't gotten to. It's a really simple idea, based on my frustrations with people asking me for more information than I have time to give at the store.
I think I might make a very, very simple website/blog dedicated to computer basics. The target audience will be people who are new to computers. The website will have an incredibly simple basic HTML design so that it can easily be loaded and navigated in older computers and browsers and such. It will be divided in to simple sections: "Computer Hardware" and "Using the Internet" and "Keeping your computer Safe" and things like that. And then each of the sections will have a page or two of basic overview, and then sub-sections you can read if you feel you need or want more detail.
I think I'll try to write a little article every week (or a few a week if I find the time) and when I have 15 or 20, I'll see about getting a little website up. And then I'll aim to write a blog entry about some subject that's important, and aimed at the inexperienced.
My end goal is to have a product that I can tell people getting their first computer about, and they can get to and very easily and comfortably learn without too much complication, crazy graphics, or complicated technical terms. Something that a ten year old or an eighty year old would be able to understand and learn from, while not being too boring or wordy.
Does anyone know of any websites out there like this already? I haven't had any luck finding one as simple as I would like. I'm also open to ideas if anyone has any.
I think I might have already posted this blog entry like, a year ago, and never done anything with it. It's a way to fill my abundance of free time sitting at home and will help benefit others.
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Time for my yearly end-of-the-year survey!
2005
2006
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2008
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
I bought a laptop! Yeah! \o/
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No resolutions.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Na.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Na.
5. What countries did you visit?
None.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
More money and more adventure, the same as always.
7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I've got nothing. Life had gotten exceedingly dull.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
I got through a whole year of living paycheck to paycheck without missing a single bill. I was kind of worried, there were a few scary months in there.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not keeping true to my diet, and it shows.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I was doing really good at the beginning of the year. My foot has been bothering me a lot, and I've been feeling pretty icky the last few months.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
My laptop. Seriously. Incredibly useful for my job, and for life in general.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Nobody was amazing or anything.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Nobody in particular.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills and food. That's where pretty much all of my money went, with exception to the tax refund, which went to a laptop.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
We went to Chicago! And Indianapolis! Those were both very fun.
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
I didn't really aquire any new songs to attach it to, sorry.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you
i. happier or sadder?:
A bit sadder. I need to figure out how to control my emotions.
ii. thinner or fatter?
The same.
iii. richer or poorer?
A bit richer. I've been handling bills well.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Adventures, driving to far away places, developing money making schemes.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Moping around and being lazy. Diet-failing.
20. How will you be spending New Year's?
LAN party, though I probably won't be staying too late. Then home for cuddles in theory.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009?
Na. I've got a wonderful boy, no need to find a new one.
24. What was your favorite TV program?
House.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Na.
26. What was the best book you read?
I did not read any books.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Nothing comes to mind.
28. What did you want and get?
A laptop. A bit of adventure.
29. What did you want and not get?
A winning lottery ticket. More adventure.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I'm not really sure, I've seen quite a few new movies. Well, not 'new' new. Just new to me. I don't think any of them really amazed me though.
Oh, wait. I saw Smokie and the Bandit for the first time. I'm not even kidding, I thought that movie was awesome. I watch it a lot.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was really sick. Fever, coughing, vomity, nose clogged. Jason took me out to Eddie Lees, and I had Prime Rib and a bottle of Pies porter wine. Despite being way too sick to be out, I really enjoyed it.
Not the most standard 21st birthday, but ah well.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More money. Really wish I was rich.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Tight and simplistic. Ridiculous t-shirts with happy things on them.
34. What kept you sane?
I'm hardly sane. I think I'm more insane than usual.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Nobody in particular. Haven't been very interested in what's going on in the media.
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Public health care. And it barely stirred me at all.
37. Who did you miss?
I don't miss people, I miss the roles they were in.
I should probably spend more time with Sean. He's a good brother.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
I can't actually think of anyone new I met this year...
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
No.
My opinion on the year 2009:
Life is boring, but enjoyable. It was a decent year, I have few complaints.
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I wish I had more going on to blarg about! I love typing and rambling, but I know better than to try when I have nothing to say.
Finally bought some xanthum gum - It's a key ingredient in gluten-free cooking which allows gluten-free flours to bond. But my GOODNESS is it expensive! An 8oz bag is, like, fifteen dollars. I'm glad I did, though. Want to know why?
FUCK YEAH PIZZA!
I did a few different dough-xperiments. All were delicious. I think the last one I did would have been best (seen in picture) if I had not burnt the crust. ( The vague recipe, if anyone is curious )Speaking of gorging myself on pizza, I really need to find a winter hobby. My summer hobby was going to the park and walking a few miles while looking for mushrooms to photograph. The hobby was both enjoyable to me being that I enjoy vaguely artsy things, plus healthy seeing as how by the end of the summer my legs were a bit more toned than previously! However, since the temperature dropped too cold for me to tolerate (I'm a HUGE wuss, colder than about 45 degrees and I'm miserable and can't feel my feet) I've converted to spending my free time sitting on the couch watching Hulu and eating pizza and ice cream (or potato chips or parmesan risotto or other terribly unhealthy things.) While this has somehow managed to lead to some minor weight loss, I know it's a terrible idea. (that loss was probably those nice leg and butt muscles I was workin' on.) Not to mention, I feel a lot more tired and I've been sleeping terribly. Really gotta find a hobby. Oh, there's something I can talk about that's kind of new. I've become an insomniac. For the past two months or so, I've been waking up at about 2AM every morning and not being able to sleep again. I just now this second realized that it was probably my sudden drop in exercise that did that. That's good, I think I have a cause now I can work from. Time to buy a treadmill! I have a BOATLOAD of projects planned, and can't do any of them because I just don't have the money. The one I've had planned since I moved in and attempted to conquer this house was to PAINT! The entire house, every wall, every trim, is off white apartment paint. If anything about this house really depresses me, that's it. I'm the kind of person that thrives heavily on the environment I'm in. When I am cripplingly depressed, I find that sometimes something as simple as moving to a different room in the house, or going outside, does a lot to help alleviate it. I don't intend to be in this house forever, but even if I'm going to be here for two or three years, it's worth putting some effort in to since I think it will make it much more pleasant. The big two places I want to paint are the bathroom and my bedroom. The bathroom has blue tiles, and I think off-white is a terrible color for a bathroom - I want to pain it a light bluish-white with a darker grey-blue trim. My bedroom, I think I just want to paint the trim in, something bright and uplifting. The two big projects that I want to do (and honestly probably will never get to) are the basement and the kitchen. The kitchen has unusually absorbent walls. This means that they're now completely covered with stains anywhere NEAR the stove or kitchen. I'd like to paint it all with a glossier paint meant for kitchens (probably a really light olive green, or keep it that off white) with some darker olive trim, and put tile up behind the stove. This project will actually probably get done eventually, since I know Jason wants to get some tile up there as well. The basement, well, that's a fairly meaningless project that will take a LOT more effort than it's worth, but I still may do anyway. While it is our house, Jason and I both have our own personal areas. Mine, due to the limited about of rooms in the house, is QUITE small. Considering it is my office, my bedroom, and room to three large animal cages... Well, it's cramped. VERY cramped.  With the exception of my desk, that's the whole room. How the hell am I supposed to fit a TREADMILL in there? Well, the basement is huge - The same size as the upper floor. And really, it's quite empty. There's an area down there about the size of our livingroom (I think maybe 12x20 feet, but that's a complete guess and I may be way off) that has the boiler in one corner, and the rest is pretty much just storage for jason's mass of computer crap. There's plenty of other places in the basement to put that stuff. So, if I do not include the area with the boiler, there's like, 12x16 of room down there. (considering my current room is... uh, something like 12x7x12x5x2x2. that's right, it's not even square, it's a funny shape. it's small AND a funny shape.) I think that's a pretty big improvement! But, it's an unfinished basement. This is a list of the bare minimum I would have to do to make it a safe place for a human and animals - -Raise floor by at least two inches to combat the occasional flooding -Put up some semblance of a ceiling (probably just cloth over the rafters) -Wall off the area with the boiler -Get over my fear of basements I figure for the floor, I can just lay down pallets and put some wood over them (I don't want it to be a completely permanent or undo able thing, but want it to be stable.) Still, it'd be quite a bit of work. But boy oh boy could I fit a treadmill down there! My little room upstairs would just need to have the boyrats and something to sleep on (I'm currently not sleeping in the main bedroom because I CAN'T SLEEP, and I feel bad waking Jason up every twenty minutes.) The basement is a bit colder, though still not super cold, and the chinchilla and bunny would probably be thrilled by the cooler temperatures. I could have my little office and workout area down there, and because there are no hardwood floors down there I can do my crazy art projects without having to worry. I really want to do this, but I'm just not sure I can justify the money. (It's not an expensive project, just a project out of my budget. It's probably be about $200 total, maybe a little over.) I really love projects, they make me happy and give me something to do. Ok, I think that's all the things I can think of to say at the moment. See ya later, internet.
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"Where's that one guy?"
"Which one?"
"The young one."
"Which one?"
"With the orange hair"
"Which one?"
"And the beard?"
"Which one?"
"And a hat."
"Which one?"
Sometimes my job, although repetitive, can have it's amusing points.
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allergies have been murdering.
i'm not real good on my medical knowledge, so this is going to be a hodge-podge of non-technical details, but my mother was diagnosed with auto-immune thyroiditis. being a woman automatically gives me, like, a 1 in 10 chance of getting this or some shit. having a mother with it drastically increased my chances, and having another autoimmune disorder (celiacs) also increases my chances. guess i'll be keeping an eye on my thyroid.
stress is murdering me. life is really no more stressful than normal. normally, i get stressed, i get time to relax, then i'm ready to get stressed again. lately, i've lost my ability to cope with the stress. i never get less stressed, so everything keeps adding up. it's mostly work-related stressed. uhg. it's killing me. i keep having outbursts at coworkers (and i only have a few coworkers, so i should probably stop that before they start rioting against me.)
i just can't take the disorder. we have rules, and nobody follows. i keep coming in and finding things on my desk with no notes and nobody knows why it's there. is it a return? is it ours? is it a customers? is it in inventory? is it not? does it need to go back on the shelf? does it even work? now, i can't imagine it would have been hard to put it where it goes, but that doesn't bother me - It would have taken maybe ten seconds at most to put a note on it saying why it's there. i don't even care that it's on my desk. i just care that i don't know why.
we have a checksheet of things we check at the end of every computer repair to ensure basic functionality. nobody follows it. which means we keep getting customers having to BRING THINGS BACK because something we should have checked doesn't work. i can't take this. this is the worse. this is completely unprofessional and completely avoidable, yet it just keeps happening. this company survives almost entirely on reputation, and we're going to lose that reputation in short time if this doesn't stop.
if this happens again, i'm going to begin taking every computer that's been repaired and testing everything on it. and i'll be pissed, because it isn't my job. and my coworkers will be insulted that i'm wasting my time on their repairs since they've 'done it right.'
fuck it. i'm not letting the only thing we really have going for us die. we're the knowledgable people, the friendly people, who actually do things right. that's why people come here.
we keep getting complaints about things not being done right, and even some about attitude.
sometimes i feel like i'm the only person who actually respects my workplace. i'm proud and honored to be here, and i don't want to start feeling otherwise. i can feel it seeping away.
uhg.
i've had a headache for days.
i need to take a few days off of everything and go somewhere far away and just forget about this shit, so i can learn to cope again. sadly, that isn't an option.
i bought some apple cider today, only to find that despite saying 'apple cider' on the bottle, it is distinctly apple juice like. there is no spice or pizazz. it's just fucking juice. waste of $2.50.
our profits haven't gone down or anything, so it isn't' having an impact on our company yet. i can't imagine it won't eventually though. (the lack of professionalism, not the cider. that just effects me. i really was looking forward to that cider though...)
there's a new restaurant in my neighborhood, which is always a point of excitement - Ya Halla. (sorry, all I could find was a facebook page.)
i was weary at first - it's built in an old wendy's, which right away gives an impression of what to expect. i figured it would be kind of a shabby diner kind of place.
wrong. this place is fucking awesome. they did an amazing job of turning it in to a fairly classy place. the portions are huge (enough for two meals in my case) and delicious, everything tastes fresh. even their non-Mediterranean food is amazing. (the chicken soup and french fries are both to die for.)
if you're in the toledo area, check it out. totally worth a visit. coffee was nummy, too. rice pudding was average.
i should probably go do some work or some shit.
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Someone posed a meme about posting current backgrounds.I'm not copying over the text.
It's my Randall. He's a bunny. <3
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jesus christ i'm bored and tired.
British
[] You drink a lot of tea.
[] You know what a brolly is.
[] Deal or No Deal has taken over your life.
[] You wanted Ben to win X Factor.
[] You use the word "bugger"or the phrase "bloody hell."
[] Fish and Chips are yummy.
[] You can eat a Full English Breakfast.
[] You dislike emos almost as much as you dislike chavs.
[] Its football...not soccer.
Total: 10
Australian
[] You wear flip flops all year.
[] You call flipflops thongs not flip flops.
[x] You love a backyard barbie.
[x] You know a barbie is not a doll.
[] You love the beach.
[x] Sometimes you swear without realizing.
[] You're a sports fanatic.
[] You are tanned.
[] You're a bit of a bogan.
[] You have an australian something
Total: 3
Italian
[] The Sopranos is a great show.
[] Your last name ends in a vowel.
[] Your grandmother makes her own sauces.
[] You know how a real meatball tastes.
[] You know Italian songs.
[] You have dark hair and dark eye color.
[] You speak some italian.
[x] You are under 5'10''
[] You know what a italian horn is
[] Pizza/spaghetti is the best food in the world
[x] You talk with your hands.
Total: 2
Spanish
[] You say member instead of Remember.
[] You speak spanish or some.
[x] You like tacos.
[] YoU TyPe lIkE ThIs On Da CoMpUtEr.
[] You are dark skinned.
[] You know what a Puta is.
[x] You talk fast occasionally.
[x] You have had highlights or have dyed your hair.
[] You know what platanos are.
Total: 3
Russian
[] You say villian as: Vee-lon.
[x] You get short tempered.
[] You know of somebody named natasha.
[x] You get cold easily.
[x] Rain is fun for you.
[] You get into contests all the time
[] You can easily make do with the cold weather.
Total: 3
Irish
[] You think beer is the best.
[x] You have a bad temper.
[x] Your last name starts with a Mc, Murph, O', Fitz or ends with a ley, on, un, an, in, ry, ly, y, oo.
[x] You have blue or green eyes.
[x] You like the color green.
[x] You have been to a st. pattys day party.
[] You have a family member from Ireland.
[x] You have/had blonde hair.
[x] You have/had freckles.
[] Your family get togethers always include drinking and singing.
Total: 7
African American
[] You say nigga/nukka casually
[] You have nappy hair.
[] You like rap.
[] You know how to shoot a gun
[] You think President George Walker Bush is racist.
[x] You like chicken.
[x] You like watermelon.
[] You can dance.
[] You can 'sing' gospel.
Total: 2
Asian
[] You have slanty/small eyes.
[] You like rice a lot.
[] You are good at math.
[] You have played the piano.
[] You have family from asia.
[] You laugh sometimes covering your mouth.
[] Most people think you're chinese.
[] You call hurricanes typhoons.
[] You go to Baulko.
Total: 1
German
[] You like bread.
[x] You think German Chocolate is good.
[] You Speak some German.
[] You know what Schnitzel is.
[] You hate it when stupid people call you a Nazi.
[] You went to Pre-school.
[] You're over 5'2.
Total: 1
Canadian
[] You like/play/played hockey
[] You love beer.
[x] You say eh.
[] You know what poutine is.
[] You speak some french.
[x] You love Tim Horton's.
[] At one point you lived in a farm house.
[] You watch/watched degrassi.
Total: 2
American
[] You hate foreigners.
[] You hate non - Christians.
[x] You're lazy.
[x] You are not cultured.
[] You hate abortion.
[] love the death penalty.
[x] You don't read.
[] You shop at walmart.
[x] You think this survey is rather biased.
Total: 4
i want some chicken.
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"Paulie Shore isn't funny? That's like saying Carrot Top isn't funny!
... guys?"
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i posted pictures on my flickr. jason got a new camera and it's awesome. check it out.
photo gallery.
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This was actually very accurate, with the exception of the "as children" part. Then again, I changed a lot since then.
Your result for The Quick & Painless ENNEAGRAM Test...
7 - the AdventurerThanks for taking the test ! 
you chose AX - your Enneagram type is SEVEN (aka "The Enthusiast"). "I am happy and open to new things" Adventurers are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world. How to Get Along with Me • Give me companionship, affection, and freedom. • Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter. • Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories. • Don't try to change my style. Accept me the way I am. • Be responsible for youself. I dislike clingy or needy people. • Don't tell me what to do. What I Like About Being a SEVEN • being optimistic and not letting life's troubles get me down • being spontaneous and free-spirited • being outspoken and outrageous. It's part of the fun. • being generous and trying to make the world a better place • having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures • having such varied interests and abilities What's hard about being a SEVEN • not having enough time to do all the things I want • not completing things I start • not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career • having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies • feeling confined when I'm in a one-to-one relationship SEVENs as Children Often • are action oriented and adventuresome • drum up excitement • prefer being with other children to being alone • finesse their way around adults • dream of the freedom they'll have when they grow up SEVENs as Parents • are often enthusiastic and generous • want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life • may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele, The Enneagram Made Easy. Discover the 9 Types of People. Harper: San Francisco, 1994, 161 pages You liked the test? so S P R E A D I T ! tell everyone!!! (copypaste the HTML-code from below to your profile or blog!) please, leave a comment HERE you wanna know MORE? so check out, what Wikipedia says about your type... ...even more you'll find in Google _____________________ You are not completely happy with the result?! You chose AX. Use the BACK-button of your browser to see the other options!
Take The Quick & Painless ENNEAGRAM Test at HelloQuizzy
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Yesterday was my last day of peace of mind.
School starting marks the busy season at work. Our flow generally doubles from the summer months and you don't get much time to stop and breathe.
School starting also marks... School starting! 13 credit hours, five days a week.
It's like clockwork - Today, we're swamped. I get to spend my check on school supplies which I'll need to get on my lunch break. I have no days off, I have work or school or both, every day.
Ah well, summer was nice when it lasted.
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my uterus, intestines, and sinuses are all heavily against me today. don't think i'll be moving very much.
feivel (rat) had started attacking lydia (rat + deaf) during meal time. that's no good. they will now be separated at night (they get fed before bed.)
lydia was cowering yesterday, so i opened the cage to make sure she was ok. she quickly ran in to my arms. it was cute, until she then jumped four feet to the floor and ran like hell. spent ten minutes attempting to get her without terrifying her, suffered a few lacerations in the ordeal. poor baby. she was very upset and wouldn't let me touch her. quite unlike her. she's much calmer today, probably because she has a full belly since i made ms. feivel stay the night in the carrier.
i want to cry my tummy hurts so bad. it hasn't done this in a while.
it is a weak and pathetic day.
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Today will be a mishmash update. I'm distracted with fretting about college today, so I want to get my mind off of it.
Here is a list of all the webcomics and websites I read on a regular basis! This is probably not a valuable insight to my life.
Webcomics:
Amazing Super Powers
Cyanide and Happiness
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Snowflakes!
Nedroid Picture Diary
Not web comics:
F My Life
Gives Me Hope
PostSecret
Digg
Spamusement! forums
Facebook
Something Awful
DeviantArt
Normally I have absolutely nothing to do at work and the tech is busy as fuck. Up until about fifteen minutes ago, I was busy as fuck and the tech has nothing to do. Now I have nothing to do too. That's ok.
There is a scary looking woman walking towards my door. Oh geez. I hate being able to see when people are going to come in. It gives me apprehension.
She went in to the salon instead.
I like to make stories. Long drawn out stories. Like, someone'll say "that woman has some weird glasses" and I'll ramble for twenty minutes about how she's taking part in a study judging peoples' reactions to obviously outdated fashion and her horn-rimmed glasses have bidirectional cameras in them and blablahblah. I do that all the time. Sometimes I do this with less ridiculous things, and people will accidentally believe me.
The joy of slow days at work. Jason and I have now both been reduced to cleaning.
I have an irrational fear of botflies.
Nestor just called from the Lucas County Fair because he needs an emergency pair of crimpers. I was going to run him a pair and be the hero, because I never get to be the hero, but Jason wouldn't let me take his car so now he gets to be the hero. Also, I'm hungry.
Yesterday was a tiredday. Not much happened. We were supposed to go out and have fun in celebration of our anniversary (which hasn't occurred yet) but we were both exhausted and allergy ridden. I'll have to try and make up for it.
Need to go cash my check. Rent's due. We always pay way early but checks fell on odd dates this month so we'll actually be paying on the date that it is due. Weird. We've never done that before. (we're normally one or two weeks early.) The landlord called because she was worried something was wrong because she's so used to this early payment thing.
I stopped biting my nails over a month ago. They got too long, all ripped off (except, like, two) so now they're short again. I find my desire to chew on them almost overwhelming. I'm trying so hard not to.
Ok. Gonna get going now. I've been working on this for hours and still don't have anything to say. Ah well.
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Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 4 If I had a website dedicated to photos and artwork, would you regularly view it? I'm thinking about making a website for photos - Just something simple. I'll have to, like, remember how to make websites. I want to have a comment system in place I think, but I'm not sure how I want to do it. *ponder* But, if nobody would bother to look at it, I think I'd still post photos, I just wouldn't work no a comment system.
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