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6/26/2003: 07:06 pm - Server experienced a power outage.
6/27/2003: 09:33 am - Power is restored.
I was washing dishes when the power went out this time and it almost felt like a brownout. Lights dimmed, went out, came back, dimmed, then went out for good. UPS still has no battery, so the server was out the entire time. Webcam and Blacknova won't update until I can get home and start them up again. I pray every day that the UPS battery will arrive and save me from the electrical company whims.

My recent needle miss caused a bruise that eventually turned into a head. Well, now my elbow has one as well. The first one is somewhat productive, sometimes writing code even. This new one is just pissed off and difficult to reason with. I hope I don't get anymore, after all: three's a crowd.

Enorym came over today to help me put my motorcycle back together, and Stavos came over to test out his new Aerobird RC Airplane. We managed to get the motorcycle carbeurators cleaned and mostly put back together, but the Aerobird met with a less fortunate fate. Here are some photos we took during the adventures.

It's more dangerous than we all thought
Almost a week ago I had blood taken for analysis (The THRAX, SARS, Monkey Pox, etc). Since then I've had a slowly expanding bruise on the inside of my right elbow. It doesn't hurt like a bruise, so I imagine my vein is just dumping blood into my skin until it's satisfied. Additionally, the water main at my work broke the night before and we were told not to drink the water. Unfortunately I got the email AFTER I finished a glass of it. So now my bruise might turn into an extra appendage which could be useful, or another head which could be annoying. At any rate, Heroin is more dangerous than we all thought.

Lastnight my UPS battery died, and today for some as yet unnown reason my webcam is again offline. Something happened at 12:05 that either power cycled or altered the operation of my server. Since my webcam has operated flawlessly for the last year and a half I can only conclude these recent abnormalities are the result of a ghost. I've decided to perform a seance and rid the server of it's infestation before it gets worse.

6/19/2003: 02:03 am - UPS Battery fails, momentary power loss to server.
6/19/2003: 02:06 am - Server recovers from power loss, back online.
Unfortunately, I was not immediately aware of the failure and did not restore the webcam or blacknova services until 6:04pm when I returned from work. No apparent loss of data occured during the unexpected server shutdown. A replacement battery is on order but until it arrives the server is at the whim of the power company.

I was recently passed this link to the Celica forums. The guy was driving his Acura RSX at 7,000 RPM in 5th gear and accidently downshifted into 2nd gear. The result was an engine on fire and parts of the piston in the oil pan. Apparently his short-throw shifter and the close gearing made him think 2nd was fourth. I'm also sure at least a few people have accidently downshifted without their engine blowing up. At any rate I plan to stay away from short-throw shifters and Acura RSX's.

After my 2 week vacation in Florida I've realized how much television has become my default time killer. I've also realized I watch a heck of a lot of it. I'm not just talking the occasional episode of "Pokemon" but movies and Discovery/TLC as well. Since I'm heavily addicted to this drug along with the rest of the industrialized world, I've decided to make a small personal stand. I refuse to watch anything emitting from a cathode-ray tube with a tuner attached. This of course means I'll most likely default to more computer time so I'm also limiting my computer time to basic email and updates. Of course work is exempt or I'd quickly have no job. I'm not really trying to make any statement, just prove to myself that I can do if if I want to. I'm guessing my "to-do" list around the house will get checked off faster than normal as well. Wish me luck, and unless your name is Tim, feel free to join me on my quest.

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