5.20.2008
Goddamn squatters!
A bunch of squatters have taken residence under the roof/ledge, shielding one of my windows. Soon I'll have their (probably pierced, tattooed and skanky) kids making a racket. Sheeeesh, I say!
5.17.2008
Drunk bastard...
I just saw in the news today, that a russian ship ran on ground somewhere in Denmark. Skipper was drunk - very drunk. And the ship had permission to carry nuclear waste. Nice. Fortunately it was empty, but how the fuck does a whino get put in charge of a nuclear waste carrying vessel?
Oh yeah - the chief engineer was drunk as a skunk as well. Stupid assholes should go sit on a fuel rod.
Oh yeah - the chief engineer was drunk as a skunk as well. Stupid assholes should go sit on a fuel rod.
5.14.2008
Vintage cars - may 2008
Spring is here, which means trips to Kaløvig, to gaze upon the lovely cars of ye olden days.
Yesterday was my first trip this season, and with me I had my colleagues Chekov and Jaco. It started out a bit weak - there was about 6 cars when we got there, but we grabbed a bite, and all of a sudden the place was packed.
- packed, I tells you...
- a pretty Mercedes.
- Ford based(?) pick-up rod? Loved the minimalistic feel.
- a Plymouth looking slightly angry.
- Ford Mustang's are a sure hit. Especially as cabrio. Classy, yet raw and brutal.
- Chekov is attacked by a huuuuge M.A.N. (ex)military truck.
- a Ford, I believe, with folding roof. Nice!
- Chevy Impala arriving.
- Old Ford Anglia. Sweet. Big hot rod potential here.
- Radically slammed Porsche Speedster. It was so low, I bet it was green on the underside when it left...
- Nice beamer! Gotta love the little BMW Isetta cabin scooters.
It was even parked next to the orange Reliant Robin, so you'd have the 2 three-wheelers next to eachother - one with the single wheel in front and one with the single wheel at the back. Cute.
- classic Rat Rod, with some pretty cool pin-striping.
- Opel Rekord coupé.
- RAAAWRRR!! The Mercury Cougar has one of the best fronts. See if you can spot the parts that turn and reveal the headlights.
- we got to try on a Citroen CX for size. It is a flagship. The seats were more comfortable than most recliners I've ever sat in.
- and inside the CX it was Starship Enterprise.... anno 1960. Citroen had some strange ideas - visionary, but strange.
- Camaro SS
- K.I.T.T. decided to show up without the 'Hoff.
Alfa Romeo arriving.
- absolutely stunning BMW.
- pitch black and wicked Chevy pickup arriving.
- not much of a motorcycle freak myself, this one however does deserve a mention. It's a Suzuki Intruder - with 1800cc engine. That's more engine than most average european cars are born with. Intruder - no shit.
These were just a few of the nice cars this time. Hopefully next time we'll stay a little longer, and bring barbecue and chairs for a cozy evening in the roar and smell of automotive history.
Yesterday was my first trip this season, and with me I had my colleagues Chekov and Jaco. It started out a bit weak - there was about 6 cars when we got there, but we grabbed a bite, and all of a sudden the place was packed.
- packed, I tells you...
- a pretty Mercedes.
- Ford based(?) pick-up rod? Loved the minimalistic feel.
- a Plymouth looking slightly angry.
- Ford Mustang's are a sure hit. Especially as cabrio. Classy, yet raw and brutal.
- Chekov is attacked by a huuuuge M.A.N. (ex)military truck.
- a Ford, I believe, with folding roof. Nice!
- Chevy Impala arriving.
- Old Ford Anglia. Sweet. Big hot rod potential here.
- Radically slammed Porsche Speedster. It was so low, I bet it was green on the underside when it left...
- Nice beamer! Gotta love the little BMW Isetta cabin scooters.
It was even parked next to the orange Reliant Robin, so you'd have the 2 three-wheelers next to eachother - one with the single wheel in front and one with the single wheel at the back. Cute.
- classic Rat Rod, with some pretty cool pin-striping.
- Opel Rekord coupé.
- RAAAWRRR!! The Mercury Cougar has one of the best fronts. See if you can spot the parts that turn and reveal the headlights.
- we got to try on a Citroen CX for size. It is a flagship. The seats were more comfortable than most recliners I've ever sat in.
- and inside the CX it was Starship Enterprise.... anno 1960. Citroen had some strange ideas - visionary, but strange.
- Camaro SS
- K.I.T.T. decided to show up without the 'Hoff.
Alfa Romeo arriving.
- absolutely stunning BMW.
- pitch black and wicked Chevy pickup arriving.
- not much of a motorcycle freak myself, this one however does deserve a mention. It's a Suzuki Intruder - with 1800cc engine. That's more engine than most average european cars are born with. Intruder - no shit.
These were just a few of the nice cars this time. Hopefully next time we'll stay a little longer, and bring barbecue and chairs for a cozy evening in the roar and smell of automotive history.
5.12.2008
5.04.2008
Busy bee...
I had quite an eventfull day yesterday.
Firstly I was up early to clean house, prior to the arrival of Niels and his son Jonas, who came aaaallll the way from Lithuania - just to visit ME! (in reality they had other arrangements here, but I like to feel special, ok?) It was great seeing them again. Doesn't happen very often (for obvious reasons). I had plans for a holiday in Lithuania this year, but unfortunately I'm gonna have to put those plans on hold until Liv and I can sell the "old" appartment.
So anyways - it was really good seeing them again, and Jonas grows up so fast (I guess that's only natural when you don't see him more than once every or every other year). Oh - and they brought a little present too. Of the consumeable kind. A tacky-looking bottle of otherwise excellent Lithuanian mead. It was much lighter and less harshly sweet as the danish meads typically are. Most of the ones I've tasted, have this really strong sweet feel, like if you just choked on a big spoonfull of honey. Best part though was the list of ingredients which ended with "...and acidic regulating stuff". I lol'ed. We need more products with "stuff" in them :)
When Niels and Jonas left, I had just about an hour untill I had to be at Liv's for a little birthday gathering with her family (it was her birthday friday, and I brought her breakfast... ain't I the considerate ex...). Now I don't see her family very often since we split up, so it was nice to see them again - I was only missing the dog... But instead they brought the new car which me and Liv's dad quickly ran off to inspect, leaving the women to the kitchen duties, just as it should be. Men and their cars, women and their kitchens. Perfect ;)
I left about 6'ish, giving me just 2 hours before the first guests arrived to participate in a small Former Runestone Employee Gathering (tm). And from then on it was just downhill. It was me, Sammy, Morfar, Dr. Gabby, Søren-for-sent, and Ric. Ric brought a few bottles of fine whiskey, and I started dragging stuff out of the liquor altar, like absinth, arnbitter, un-pronounceable bulgarian stuff, vodka, jägermeister and of course cold beers. It was great fun as always when we get together (so let this be a reminder to do it more often) - although a great deal of the other former Runestoners couldn't be there. Next time though - and then hopefully with a full blown barbecue in the garden...
I think we broke it up a little past 3 at Gerner's Grill getting a late night snack, after having spend a great deal of time earlier, dissing the quality of their food and how it is not just as choice as in the good ol' days. But beggars can't be choosers, and it was either Gerner's or flappy pizza slices from 7-11... and 7-11 is a good 30 meters further down the street. We just couldn't be bothered.
So today I was actually expecting a nice hangover, but so far nothing serious. I've been out and about, and enjoying my breakfast in the garden where it was lovely warm and sunny. Worst bit of hangover-related... stuff... was when I woke up after only 5 hours sleep (as usual) and felt a little woozy and... bleeergh. But I'm all good now. Hopefully this doesn't mean that the hangover comes after me with a vengance tomorrow. Please not on a workday...
- so happy sunday to ya'll. I'm gonna go do absolutely nothing. Except maybe breathe... and drink coke... and maybe watch a movie or two... and ... STUFF!
Firstly I was up early to clean house, prior to the arrival of Niels and his son Jonas, who came aaaallll the way from Lithuania - just to visit ME! (in reality they had other arrangements here, but I like to feel special, ok?) It was great seeing them again. Doesn't happen very often (for obvious reasons). I had plans for a holiday in Lithuania this year, but unfortunately I'm gonna have to put those plans on hold until Liv and I can sell the "old" appartment.
So anyways - it was really good seeing them again, and Jonas grows up so fast (I guess that's only natural when you don't see him more than once every or every other year). Oh - and they brought a little present too. Of the consumeable kind. A tacky-looking bottle of otherwise excellent Lithuanian mead. It was much lighter and less harshly sweet as the danish meads typically are. Most of the ones I've tasted, have this really strong sweet feel, like if you just choked on a big spoonfull of honey. Best part though was the list of ingredients which ended with "...and acidic regulating stuff". I lol'ed. We need more products with "stuff" in them :)
When Niels and Jonas left, I had just about an hour untill I had to be at Liv's for a little birthday gathering with her family (it was her birthday friday, and I brought her breakfast... ain't I the considerate ex...). Now I don't see her family very often since we split up, so it was nice to see them again - I was only missing the dog... But instead they brought the new car which me and Liv's dad quickly ran off to inspect, leaving the women to the kitchen duties, just as it should be. Men and their cars, women and their kitchens. Perfect ;)
I left about 6'ish, giving me just 2 hours before the first guests arrived to participate in a small Former Runestone Employee Gathering (tm). And from then on it was just downhill. It was me, Sammy, Morfar, Dr. Gabby, Søren-for-sent, and Ric. Ric brought a few bottles of fine whiskey, and I started dragging stuff out of the liquor altar, like absinth, arnbitter, un-pronounceable bulgarian stuff, vodka, jägermeister and of course cold beers. It was great fun as always when we get together (so let this be a reminder to do it more often) - although a great deal of the other former Runestoners couldn't be there. Next time though - and then hopefully with a full blown barbecue in the garden...
I think we broke it up a little past 3 at Gerner's Grill getting a late night snack, after having spend a great deal of time earlier, dissing the quality of their food and how it is not just as choice as in the good ol' days. But beggars can't be choosers, and it was either Gerner's or flappy pizza slices from 7-11... and 7-11 is a good 30 meters further down the street. We just couldn't be bothered.
So today I was actually expecting a nice hangover, but so far nothing serious. I've been out and about, and enjoying my breakfast in the garden where it was lovely warm and sunny. Worst bit of hangover-related... stuff... was when I woke up after only 5 hours sleep (as usual) and felt a little woozy and... bleeergh. But I'm all good now. Hopefully this doesn't mean that the hangover comes after me with a vengance tomorrow. Please not on a workday...
- so happy sunday to ya'll. I'm gonna go do absolutely nothing. Except maybe breathe... and drink coke... and maybe watch a movie or two... and ... STUFF!
5.03.2008
My loonie bun is fine, Benny Lava
A while back I posted this amazing indian music video. Well - thanks to science (and utter boredom) we now know what they're actually singing:
- fascinating.
- fascinating.
5.02.2008
I hate networking...
- no, not the getting hammered and dancing naked on the table at the local pub to get attention because your friends are busy scoring, and suddenly everyone thinks you're awesome and wants to buy you drinks -networking.
I hate computer-networking. HATE it. Every computer purchase should come with a sysadmin. In which case I would have 4, but at least they'd be able to solve my network problems quickly and efficiently, when they decide to pop up completely out of the blue.
3 days ago my internet connection died on me. So bad I had to call support at my ISP - something that luckily only happens once or twice every year. Together we try a few different solutions, rebooting, restarting the modem, disconnecting cables, replacing cables - and in the end they send a new profile to the modem, and it works. Yeah - they fucked it up to begin with.
- but I also suspect that all the hassle made my switch go bonkers. Suddenly, after having played a bit of STALKER (yes, again) I have no internet. So I restart the modem - still nothing. And even weirder - the IP-phone works. And in 99% of the cases this means an error in my end. Great. I'll be arsed if I have to call support for the second time this year, only 1 day later.
I boot a second machine and a third, just to see if they can connect through the network - and they can't. The two others can go online though. Further investigation reveals, that my primary has suddenly decided to ditch it's IP-adress, subnet mask and primary gateway. Excellent - how the fuck did THAT happen?!?!? I reassign - and the primary can go online as well - but still no connection between the three computers. Infuriating! I'm a little out of my league all of a sudden, and I'm even peeking in the BIOS to check if something has gone AWOL, but no - everything is peaches and dandy. As a last resort, I take a look at the switch which is blinking rather incoherantly, as opposed to the 3x3 blips indicating that there's traffic between 3 active computers. So I reboot the switch, and everything works again.
Did I mention how much I hate networking?
I hate computer-networking. HATE it. Every computer purchase should come with a sysadmin. In which case I would have 4, but at least they'd be able to solve my network problems quickly and efficiently, when they decide to pop up completely out of the blue.
3 days ago my internet connection died on me. So bad I had to call support at my ISP - something that luckily only happens once or twice every year. Together we try a few different solutions, rebooting, restarting the modem, disconnecting cables, replacing cables - and in the end they send a new profile to the modem, and it works. Yeah - they fucked it up to begin with.
- but I also suspect that all the hassle made my switch go bonkers. Suddenly, after having played a bit of STALKER (yes, again) I have no internet. So I restart the modem - still nothing. And even weirder - the IP-phone works. And in 99% of the cases this means an error in my end. Great. I'll be arsed if I have to call support for the second time this year, only 1 day later.
I boot a second machine and a third, just to see if they can connect through the network - and they can't. The two others can go online though. Further investigation reveals, that my primary has suddenly decided to ditch it's IP-adress, subnet mask and primary gateway. Excellent - how the fuck did THAT happen?!?!? I reassign - and the primary can go online as well - but still no connection between the three computers. Infuriating! I'm a little out of my league all of a sudden, and I'm even peeking in the BIOS to check if something has gone AWOL, but no - everything is peaches and dandy. As a last resort, I take a look at the switch which is blinking rather incoherantly, as opposed to the 3x3 blips indicating that there's traffic between 3 active computers. So I reboot the switch, and everything works again.
Did I mention how much I hate networking?
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