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I had a hell of a time of it, but I'm finally back. I apologize to all 3 of my loyal readers, you are what I live for and I've let you down. For that I'll commence my own thrashings, followed by the castration. During my absence there was a snow penis on the webcam, and Butt went back on strike. Alright kids, see if you can spot the dates! My cat says hello to everyone, and I say goodnight.

I've had the Google Toolbar installed on my system since late August, and in that time it has blocked 572 popups. If the popup blocker was the only feature of the toolbar I'd love it, but add to that the text search/highlight features, convienient search box (with options to search images or current site only with one button) and it's a necessity. Much as I often ask "what did I do before Google?" I now ask myself the same question with regard to the toolbar. Too bad they're going public soon, stock holders tend to squash creativity with bean counting. Until then, I'm a proud member of the Church of Google.

The suspected radiation fallout on the GnomeCam turned out to be a malfunctioning video receiver. Those of you wearing tin foil hats can once again rest assured impending doom is not near (at least not near my house). Fortunately I had a spare receiver just waiting for a chance to prove itself. We'll see if it can exceed the previous receivers record of 2 years non-stop receiving.

If you've seen the latest ads for Quizno's you know their marketing department is on to something. Totally idiotic (read: shockingly funny), yet you can't get the song or images out of your head. Add to that a $1 off any sub and you have a winning combination. It worked on me, I took in a 2-for-1 beauty supply coupon for my discount. Strangely enough, the song stopped repeating in my head only while I was in the store. Maybe it's TOO effective.

Apparently there is either a very strong solar flare or a nuclear device has been detonated near my house. My wireless webcam seems to be having trouble transmitting to my server. It definitely makes for some interesting captures, but isn't very effective at surveillance.

For the last three weeks I've been using biodegradable garbage bags for my household trash. My previous Glad trash bags were not biodegradable and I felt that was an awful lot of plastic to add to the landfills. As a religious recycler, I try to reduce the amount of landfill I contribute whenever possible, and since biodegradeable bags disentegrate instead of permanently taking up space it's an easy choice. I had initial concerns that the bag would biodegrade before the week long garbage pickup cycle, but after three trial runs I'm quite confident in the bags strength. Since the trial run was a success, I'm buying 3 rolls and suggest everyone else do the same. Then you too can call yourself a hippie.

This weekend I attended the Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, Michigan. This was the third year in a row I've been to the event, which is always equally cold and fun. We decided to stay at a bed and breakfast that was close to the rally, forgoing the traditional Mio Motel which we stayed at the previous two years. The first stage would prove to be the most interesting stage, where a car got stuck in a ditch. The rest of the rally involved the typical ice sheet turns which made stopping virtually impossible, but spectating quite entertaining. Another successful rally edventure.

The second and final weekend of the LAN party was tonight. We started off with a quick game of NFS:U, followed by a few games of Starcraft. After everyone got sick of that, we played some Postal 2 before Scott introduced us all to Rise of Nations, a much more involved Real-time Strategy Game that was overwhelming for us simple Starcraft fans. By the time everyone left it was ten below zero, unbelievably cold even by Michigan standards.

While out driving with Stavos I happened upon the White Castle Area Office. While most people think of food, we decided to take advantage of the recent snowfall and have some fun with my rear-wheel drive S-10. We started off with an easy slide and moved up to a spin stop. Since no police had yet arrived, we decided to get serious. A figure eight followed by a full 360 got us warmed up for a good drift and finally, the perfect drift. Who knew White Castle could be so fun?

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