Internet the joys and woes

Ah yes, my own "reliable" connection to the world. Here is an update on my myself.
Finally I'm settled in. Where? Really in the middle of nowhere, 29 Palms California. I moved here about a month ago. Not much to describe. Desert, cold nights hot days. Cactus, Sand and Mountains. Everywhere. I mean there is nothing out here.

Living without my beloved pc which is sitting at home collecting dust really took its toll on me. I mean the only thing I had for entertainment was an iPod I filled 2 months ago on the night before redeparture to Sunny California. Life was getting dull. I discovered a few things to soothe and alleviate my hunger for connectivity. An Internet Cafe where I could stay connected to the world. At first I could care less about how much it cost. And believe me it costed way too much. Then I discovered a library with an decent selection of computer manuals and books. However the more I used the resources the more anxious I became. I had to have my own. Finally I put my foot down. I signed for a loan, ordered a laptop with the works.. really this thing puts my home computer (sandrock) to shame. It was great but it wasn't complete. Finally I got my very own internet connection.

However it wasn't it. It wasn't my very own, I'm sharing with my roommate. Its funny the things I'd be willing to share, laundry soap, food, money, pizza. But to share bandwidth.....is just to much. I have to draw a line. First and foremost we logged a complaint with our cable company stating this line is just unacceptable fix it pronto, cause we need, yes I said that right. NEED more bandwidth.

I'm currently in the process of implement bandwidth filters in my router using a open sourced firmware, for my router. God bless open source.

But alls not well in the internet, troubles have been pressing me. The news of dvd decrypter is to be removed from afterdawn. The data on my home computer is unaccessible. But even worse, my personal server with all my data is down, and perhaps for good. I've been trying in vain to contact the owner or admin to hopefully recover that precious data and perhaps work on data migration. But alas I fear much work would have to be done. My personal website is down, everything, email, subdomains, music. Just to much time and life. All with the dreaded 404 error.....

My wonderful mother has successfully shipped me half of radio shack. I can start so many projects now with all the electronics tools. And in other news I fianlly figured how to transfer files to and from my new phone via bluetooth. Woo.

Ah yes but enough about electronics and me. What about everything else people would consider life. Ah yes the world outside my room. Well another year has passed. A birthday and thanksgiving go by. and which means another year of shaving. Every morning I must wake up, look myself in the mirror and remind myself that I am Old. Shame. Elsewhere in the morning report. I've started school, learning my occupation to become a computer administrator in the military. Joy! Actually no, school is borning and I often squrim through the classes trying to keep my mouth shut. There is so much that is left out. Oh well....At least its easy for me. Heh Heh.

So recently I went to a pro Golf Game. The skins game. Where some big named golfers from the PGA went out for an Action Packed 9 holes. Who knew? I liked golf. Actually no way in hell. I went to provide security for players with about 60 other folks from the base. Turns out Tiger Woods is a jerk. Yeah I said it. I never want his autograph. He treats everyone around him like dirt. The rest of the players were pretty cool. But honestly, pro golf isn't very exciting. Not to mention the crowd of people were from the high end of society. I just felt sicked and out of place. OF course that night, I watched something much better. Football on TV. Good game. go IRISH.

If ya managed to get through this whole ramble and actually made sense of any of it. I recommend giving yourself a pat on the back. Sacrifces are made in the military. OH welll. Where is my straw so I can suck it up. Once again back to old bad habits. My schedule of late nights and sleepy mornings/afternoons continue to rampage. Woo! I got my camera now, so pictures should come soon.