Live From My Room

So today i managed to sort out my wireless connection in my room. I got it to work, so now i have internet access from my PC in my room.

About fucking time.

All is good, the range of the router isn't too bad and it has only cut out twice over around 7 hours.

So now i can finally catch up on some online F.E.A.R, Halo, Company of Heroes etc.

Going to see Transformers tomorrow with my girlfriend, my mate and his girlfriend, should be teh meanzor.

Looking to buy a new ball for my tongue bar as well.

Absence

After a two day drought from using the internet i finally sorted out my i.p settings.

I got a new wireless router and PCI Wifi card for my computer which is cool because i can use the net in my room now, sort of.

Still trying to get my wireless connection sorted. I've said in previous posts that i do not like wireless networking and this pretty much supports my claim. My computer is borderline out of range. So sometimes i have a strong connection, sometimes not so strong.

BUT i have discovered the miracle of Netcomm and their Wireless range booster. Which, to sum it up, allows you to connect their device to your computer via Ethernet cable then plug the device directly into power socket. Take your other Netcomm and do the same but connected the ethernet cord into your router.

Voila, you have wireless internet going through your power supply. Confusing but it works which is good. The only thing setting me back from getting it quickly is the price though. At about $200 for a pair i've got other things to worry about in the mean time. Like holidays etc.

Soon enough though i'll be fully connected in my room with no worries. Only smooth, low ping gaming to keep me happy.

I get the day off tomorrow as well, woot!

Teh Tongue Piercing

Yah so on Saturday Brody payed for me to get my tongue pierced because he said he would the night before, as a gift for my birthday (Which is tomorrow).

Hamish, Jono, Sandy, Brody and I all headed down to Lower Hutt at around noon to get it done.

We booked it in at Stardust and the guy was trippin' balls. Brody and Hamish went across the road while i was getting it done but the others stayed. We went out back and i got it pierced. Decent sized needle. There was only a brief tinge of pain then it was gone (No i'm not trying to act hard, it didn't hurt).

So yeah now my tongue is pierced and i'm currently annoyed because i can't eat my food properly yet. I'm living off liquids Haha.

The weekend on whole was pretty laid back and relaxed which is good since we've been going pretty hard over the last month or so. Suppose it's good to have a rest before the holidays as we'll certainly be doing some crazy shit no doubt.

But i have a lazy day reserved for the first Tuesday with my girlfriend. Recovery for the weekend you could say.

Holidays end of this week. Will be good to have a break.

Day Off

I have a day off from Blogging today cause' Sascha is the shit.

Fo Sho'

I'm in ur mindz, messin' with you sub consciouz

My Drink Of Choice

[1] V > Lift Plus
[2] Milo > Tea
[3] Coffee > Milo
[4] Pepsi > Coke
[5] Coke in a plastic bottle < Coke in a can < Coke in a glass bottle
[6] Fanta > Sprite

[7] Mountain Dew > [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Recruiting

Recruiting geeks for our virtual gang. Initiation process includes keeping your server up for 30 seconds from a DDoS attack.

The Vicious Circle

My current position (No job, lack of money, heaps of time) [1]

My past position (Job, lots of money yet lack of time) [2]

The problem with being in position [1] is you have all the free time you need yet you have the burden of no money. When you do get an occasional increase in funds however you have the time to spend it on what you want to do. But this can get bad as you have too much free time and therefore are more tempted to spend this money, meaning you will run out of money quite fast. Now you have the strong desire for money so you can buy the things you want.

Repeat this, you will have lots of times where you will be desiring more money.

Position [2] however gives you money that you earn by working. Working is not free time, you are under someone else's control and will do what you have been hired to do. You the get payed and have money to spend on the things you want. But this is the vicious part, you no longer have time to spend on using these things you have brought or go out to places with friends and have a good time.

Repeat this, you eventually have lots of money and no time or lots of possessions and no time to use them.


It is hard to find a balance between the two. Usually if your working a job with minimum hours you wont be getting paid much. You'll have time but not so much money so your still in a bit of a situation. Or you will be working hard for hours on end for large amounts of money and no time spare at all.

You have 2 options:

1. Find a job like i did where you are getting paid for hours you didn't work. Or
   
   
2. Wait for your friend named Sandy to turn 18 so he can buy his first Lotto ticket and win the Powerball and pay for you to live in a big house and game all day and do what you want.

I'm going for option number 2.

Zomg

It worked for me.

"The easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to relieve sinus pressure is to alternately thrust your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then press between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you'll feel your sinuses start to drain."

"If your hand falls asleep while you're driving or sitting in an odd position, rock your head from side to side. It'll painlessly banish your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure. Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don't let your sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around."

Haven't really tried this though:

" Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? You are male? Then fantasize...
Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won't feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine."

But they say men are thinking about sex constantly therefore i am most likely going to be thinking about sex when i need to go to the toilet. Therefore i should not need to go to the toilet, however i do need to go, and sometimes you can't go straight away and you have to hold it in for ages. In this period of time, since i need to go toilet i must not be thinking about sex, which renders this old tale invalid.

Unless of course the whole "thinking about sex when you need to pee makes you not need to" stuff is incorrect.

Interwebz

I need a router so i can connect to the internet from my computer in my room rather than using this hunk of windowz.

It shall be a fun adventure hooking it up.

I will be needing at least 30m of Ethernet cable and some old clothes for my intrepid journey under the house.

I don't like wireless internet, it's too unreliable sometimes.

Another thing on my list of things to buy is a big leather computer chair. You know the ones where you can sit in it and someone walks in and they can't see you sitting on it, then you quietly glide around to face them and they shit their pants with fright. Yeah one of those. With ultra recline so i can sit at my computer all day in warmth and comfort and frag the weak.

Mustn't forget the mini fridge to put in my wardrobe either...

Glider No. 2

Glider No. 2 is a great paper plane.

It has the basic criteria of greatness such as:

1. Simple
2. Easy
3. Effective

The plane is simple and easy to fold while being an effective flier.

It is a cure to my boredom sometimes to make paper planes and throw them at people and appliances around the house.

Hug Rules

If you are mean to someone you owe that person one (1) hug.

This hug is a non return hug.

• i.e The person you owe the hug to doesn't have to hug you back.

However the person will most likely return the hug otherwise they will look stupid.

If you are nice to someone you don't owe them anything.

A hug must:

• Last longer than 2 seconds.
• Be of a decent amount of contact.
  

A hug cannot be:

• 2 half hugs:
• i.e Two "arm around shoulders".
• Quick
• Avoided

If you owe someone a non responsive hug then while you are hugging them they can hug you back and this can get rid of 2 of their owing hugs.

However:

• This means that only the person who returned the hug can count it as a 2 hugs. Not the person who initiated the hug. It still counts as a (1) non responsive hug for them.

Absinthe

Yeah so Absinthe seems like a regular thing for most of us now.

But only 89.9% is acceptable. None of this 72% shit.

Yeah it's pretty cool, it's green. Which you probably know.

And when taken by someone with such a low tolerance as myself it gets you drunk fast.

The bottle is pretty swanky, but you only get like 500ml.