November 2007 - Charlie's Random Thoughts

Magic Kingdom Review

Here's the first of my mini-reviews of the parks we went to for our vacation. I'm just going to review the individual attractions/rides we went on, and not the park itself. So here they are, in no particular order: Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor One...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 10:26 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Vacation

The Holiday Season is Hard

If there's one thing that I hate about November/December, it's how busy everything gets. We've got different things going on at our house every weekend after this coming weekend until the new year. That means that we've got to get the...

Published Wed, Nov 28 2007 11:48 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Rants

Back from Florida (the good and bad of travelling)

Well, we are back from Florida now (well, last night, actually). I had intended to write while I was down there, but I ran into a couple of obstacles. First, our hotel did not have good internet access in the rooms. I could pay $9.99 per night just to...

Published Mon, Nov 26 2007 11:05 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Travel, Vacation

Off to Florida

We're headed to Florida this afternoon for Thanksgiving weekend. Just the wife and me and the characters of Disney. The hardest part about going on trips for me is leaving. I always want to get the house cleaned, and have everything in perfect order...

Published Wed, Nov 21 2007 11:54 AM by Charles Boyung

Why Specialty Stores Fail

To go along with all of my new comic books, I've undertaken the task of re-bagging all of my old comics, this time with backer boards (like they should have been years ago). This means buying lots of bags and boards. I pretty much buy out whatever...

Published Tue, Nov 20 2007 11:22 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Rants, Comics, gaming

Stopping Spam on Your Own Mail Server

Obviously, I have my own domain name and my own website, which you know, because you are on it right now. What you may not know is that this website is running on a server in my basement. I've also got Exchange running as our e-mail server. I used...

Published Mon, Nov 19 2007 10:29 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Computers, E-mail

Netspeak

If there's one thing about the internet that I absolutely hate, it's netspeak. "r u there" instead of "Are you there?" or stupid acronyms like ROFL or LOL. Like anyone in the real world would ever actually say "rolling...

Published Sun, Nov 4 2007 2:19 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Rants, Writing, Language, Spelling, Grammar

Halo 3 Cheating

Halo 3 online is great. However, it sucks at the same time. Being able to get a multiplayer game at any time is a good thing, but the XBox Live players make it horrible. Even on the "social" playlists, I always end up playing against people...

Published Sat, Nov 17 2007 1:58 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Video Games

What are these people thinking?

When I was driving to work yesterday, I saw something pretty disturbing. On the freeway, there was a 25-foot RV driving along, pulling another vehicle behind it. Fairly common occurrence, right? Yes, it is, until you consider the vehicle that they were...

Published Sat, Nov 17 2007 7:24 AM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Rants, Environment

The Joys of Owning a Home

We've been in our house for over five years now, and every time I turn around, there are more things that previous owners did that amaze me. We bought a new wall-mounted sink for one of our bathrooms (so my wife can have this Pooh Faucet ), and when...

Published Thu, Nov 15 2007 10:38 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Rants, House, Home Improvements

Time Travel

While eating lunch today, the topic of time travel got brought up. One of the guys that I work with remarked that it would be a great power to have, with the ability to go back and change the past. Now, being the extremely cantankerous geek that I am...

Published Wed, Nov 14 2007 9:55 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Science, Science Fiction

My Favorite Webcomics

Just a quick post again this week, had a late night of Ultimate. I read quite a few webcomics regularly. Here's my favorites, in no particular order: Penny Arcade - Great gaming based comic. Not always safe for the kids, but normally safe to read...

Published Tue, Nov 13 2007 10:45 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Comics

One Laptop Per Child

The One Laptop Per Child initiative has roots going back many years, but really started in January 2005. That's when the program and the goal of the $100 laptop were officially announced. Since then, there have been little rumblings every once and...

Published Mon, Nov 12 2007 9:40 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Charities, Computers

A Renewed Obsession - Comic Books

I love comic books. Back in high school, I worked at a comic book store mainly to get a discount to buy more of them. I don't think I actually got a single check from that job, ever. I just used every dollar I earned on more comics. At one point,...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2007 11:20 PM by Charles Boyung

Filed under: Comics

Buy This Game!

I wouldn't normally do this, but Zack & Wiki for the Wii is absolutely amazing . Buy this game now. If you don't have a Wii, buy one and get this game. If you can't find a Wii, buy the game anyways, until you can find one. If you really...

Published Sat, Nov 10 2007 11:46 PM by Charles Boyung

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