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April 26th, 2004:
Autocross Driver’s School… Brad nearly kills me. A Perfect Circle performance.

Brad and I participated in the Detroit Region SCCA Autocross School last weekend. We learned a lot, and had a lot of fun. However, during one of Brad’s morning runs, he spun his car through a slalom that I was assigned to and nearly ran me (and several others) over. He managed to wave at us while his instructor commented, “Wow… we almost died… GO!

Gina and I attended the A Perfect Circle show at the Palace last Saturday. Excellent show. Little KISS and Burning Brides opened. Both excellent as well. I was pleasantly surprised by the 3-piece power of Burning Brides.

We had floor tickets. This meant we had to jump through a bunch of flaming hoops (including signing a mosh pit waiver) to see the show. However, we were able to get very close to the sound board and light controls. Very educational. Gina noticed early in the show that the vocals “weren’t right.” From the frantic scrambling, it appeared as though something was wrong with the equipment. Whatever the issue, it was corrected about 2/3 through the show. The highlight of the performance? James Iha singing an a cappella rendition of the Backstreet Boys’ “That Way.” Good stuff.

- Duane

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April 22nd, 2004:
Archived System Update

I finally went through and debugged my PHP code (Etcetera is PHP-based). Several errors and notices were caused by the recent PHP version upgrade… but many were do to just plain-old bad code. My fault.

The mail server/mail db used by OS X Server 10.2 seems to slow down with size. I’m hoping to clean it up soon and possibly even get 10.3 server installed.

- Duane

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April 22nd, 2004:
Lego Robots. Del.icio.us Replacement cellphone.

Brad I threw down at work Lego robot-style. My simple design and relatively complex program defeated his experimental spinning wheel of death design (with no program at all). Seeing some robot-vs-robot action adds yet another level of enjoyment to the whole Lego robot hobby. [Pictures soon] Jona has started preparing for SumoBot 6. If time allows, I’m going to try to “compete.”

I am addicted to yet another Rev. George suggestion: del.icio.us.

I’ve been waiting for 2 weeks for my replacement cellphone. I called T-Mobile this morning to see what the delay was. I was told that the phone was “backordered” and that I would be called back sometime today with more information. I’m not holding my breath.

- Duane

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April 18th, 2004:
Another drummer gets a new job… start making Spinal Tap jokes. Shed restoration.

Our fourth drummer has been offered a great paying job that conflicts with our practice and show schedule. It looks like we’ll be loosing Andy, too. Ironically, our previous drummer, Eric, is back in town. We’re meeting tonight to discuss options. Nonetheless, our show schedule will be affected. More to come.

Gina and I spent the entire weekend restoring the 12’x10′ shed in our yard. We sanded off all of the surface rust, repaired any holes, applied primer, replaced the roof, and repaired the doors. We’re hoping to paint it within the week. Conveniently, we’re having one of the windiest days I can remember.

- Duane

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April 14th, 2004:
Early AM work. Spring has sprung… sorta.

It’s 5:30 AM. I’ve been at work for two and a half hours. I left work after 9 PM yesterday. Sometimes setting a realistic timeline is unacceptable. However, reality is unavoidable. Some people (or departments) choose to live in an alternate reality. Their reality is one where they have no personal stake in outcomes, no ownership (except when it comes to “requesting” things), and no blame to accept when their reality is interrupted by true reality. That has to change soon… one way or another.

Michigan can be cruel, yet that seems to surprise the natives every time. “It was 60 yesterday, now it’s snowing!”… If I hear that again and I know that person has been in Michigan for over 18 months, I’m gonna smack them.

- Duane

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