Anticipating summer

I love summer. I love the change during spring, I love the smell of hot dry air, the slight sheen of perspiration on the skin, the slight haze in the air that blurs distant objects, the feeling of heat everywhere. I don’t like humid, cloying heat, nor do I like excessive sweating, but nothing beats the feel of warm summer air.

I can feel it already….

…Not that today has been the warm summer day I’ve been anticipating. Wind is chilly! The sun was out, but it felt more like a nice winter day than spring. Still, I much prefer that than rain. Rain is only fun when you have a rear wheel drive car and a big empty car park to yourself.

Yes sir, this body was made for the temperate climes!

Arrr!

Ahoy, mi’laddies! Today be in’ational talk like a pirate day, so get talkin’ like a pirate! Arrr!

35 Days

If it was at all positive I would call it an epiphany. The sudden realisation that I only have 5 weeks left before my major project should be finished (should be, as opposed to will be. This is a soft deadline - it’s not due for another two weeks after. But that’s two weeks of troubleshooting time that will be absolutely necessary). What have I got to show right now? An idea. A clearer idea than two weeks ago, but nonetheless not a great deal of material evidence. The notion of working steadily towards a goal seems to offend many university students, or is it just Australian students? I don’t know, but the behaviour of various exchange students in my course suggests that it is universal!

I seem to be regaining conscious control over my sleeping patterns of late, I’m finding it easier to sleep before the sun comes up - although waking up is as hard as ever. The self imposed hiatus of games seemed to have helped, but with the recent release of the Jedi Academy demo and the Homeworld 2 demo got me back on the habit. Not feeling inspired? Might I suggest a dose of dual lightsaber action - there is nothing, nothing, cooler than wielding a lightsaber in each hand whilst jumping about slicing and dicing. You even get a slow-mo when you kill someone : )

On a similar note last Sunday I rediscovered the joys of car shopping (there really is nothing more satisfying than automotive retail therapy). The sun, the smell, the thrusting and parrying of words with the salesperson, the thrill of the hunt, the surprises… well perhaps I’m being overly romantic with the whole thing but it is fun. Especially when one comes across something unexpected, which in this case was the discovery of my girlfriend’s (we were shopping for her) dream car, a late 90’s Peugeot 306 Cabriolet in Canary Yellow (by far the best colour for that car), second hand, at an achievable price. Absolutely beautiful car, got the goods to back up the pose and a dash of practicality. Possibly the only thing against it is the fact that French cars still don’t hold together as well as Japanese cars.

Oh, but the personality….

SUV vs 12in AlBook - FIGHT!

If there was one thing that unites all humans regardless of race and religion, it would be stupidity. Ok, that was a tad harsh, especially with regards to this poor fella, who ran over his 12in Powerbook (same as the one which I’m using to type this up) with his dad’s SUV. Amazingly, it survived, and it seems the only damage is a row of dead pixels on the screen and a crumpled exterior. His PowerBook seems to be a whole lot sturdier than mine, which fell of a table at work onto nice plush carpet and proceeded to crumple up in a corner. Like I said, stupidity unites us all….

Hi, I’m Steve, and I’m a Spammer

Oh, I love it when shit like this happens.

According to this Wired News article, spammers are getting together and trading tips at The Bulk Club, a website that offers services to spam operators. But, alas, a security glitch exposed the list of active members, leading to a number of interesting ideas posted by Slashdotters for exacting revenge.

MUHAHAHAHA!