Jim's Weblog http://www.jimallison.com Because the world needs yet another blog Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:05:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Quotable Me: The Meaning of Life http://www.jimallison.com/2009/06/11/quotable-me-the-meaning-of-life/ http://www.jimallison.com/2009/06/11/quotable-me-the-meaning-of-life/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:05:48 +0000 Jim http://www.jimallison.com/?p=353 Current Mood:Cool emoticon Cool

Trying to figure out the meaning of life is like an ant trying to comprehend human nature as the foot comes down. — Jim Allison

]]> http://www.jimallison.com/2009/06/11/quotable-me-the-meaning-of-life/feed/ Dr. Who funeral http://www.jimallison.com/2009/06/09/dr-who-funeral/ http://www.jimallison.com/2009/06/09/dr-who-funeral/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:53:49 +0000 Jim http://www.jimallison.com/?p=349 Current Mood:Sad emoticon Sad

http://io9.com/5283524/a-funeral-for-a-time-lord

Let this be my official notice that when I die I want to be cremated and my ashes put into an urn-sized police box.

Allons-y!
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Did you know I’ve lived (if you count the last time I lived in Abbotsford) next to an activity centre with a pool for over a year, and never went in once? Yeah.

So in an attempt to better myself, confidence-wise regarding swimming (which I suck at), and getting in better shape, off I go tonight! I’ll try to do this after work on my free nights, since I have nothing better to do.

]]> http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/20/im-going-swimming/feed/ It’s so true http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/02/its-so-true/ http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/02/its-so-true/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 01:15:27 +0000 Jim http://www.jimallison.com/?p=344 Current Mood:Playful emoticon Playful

]]> http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/02/its-so-true/feed/ Dear work, http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/01/dear-work/ http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/01/dear-work/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 14:50:56 +0000 Jim http://www.jimallison.com/?p=342 Current Mood:Playful emoticon Playful

Dear work,

You make so many demands on my time.  You are sometimes long and hard, and you exhaust me.  Some days I just don’t even want to get out of bed because of you.

Still, without you my kids wouldn’t be able to live.  My life would really kind of suck.  I’m better off with you than without you.

Also, I’m using work as a metaphor for my penis.

Sincerely, Jim

]]> http://www.jimallison.com/2009/05/01/dear-work/feed/ I have the power! http://www.jimallison.com/2009/04/23/i-have-the-power/ http://www.jimallison.com/2009/04/23/i-have-the-power/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:18:47 +0000 Jim http://www.jimallison.com/?p=339 Current Mood:Borg-like emoticon Borg-like

My original power supply had a 4-pin square connector, like this, that fit into a 4-pin receptor on the motherboard. Apparently it’s called an ATX-12V connector:

My new power supply didn’t have one of those, so when I tried to power on the computer it didn’t POST. No video at all.

I thought that my motherboard was too old, so went searching around for an adapter. The 2 computer stores I went to were both confused that my brand-new power supply didn’t have one of those. Uh-oh, I thought…have I missed something?

Yep. There was an 8-pin connector coming right off the PSU and I wondered what it was for (thought it was for newer boards) and it looked like this:

Except mine could be split into two 4-pin connectors, one of which fit nicely into the ATX-12V port on my motherboard. I’m up and running!

Next up:  the new video card!

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Last night’s dream was the emotional equivalent of kicking a man while he’s down — no, not enough — kicking him in the nuts while he’s down.

So screw you, subconscious, and the Id you rode in on!

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Ganked from Toren:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mQJYte4T2Q

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My shyness is the cloud cover to my radiant heart.

– Jim Allison

]]> http://www.jimallison.com/2009/04/13/quotable-me-shyness/feed/ isms http://www.jimallison.com/2009/02/14/isms/ http://www.jimallison.com/2009/02/14/isms/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:36:54 +0000 Jim http://www.jimallison.com/?p=327 Current Mood:Sad emoticon Sad

Geoffrey and Emily went out to play with some girls in the centre of the complex. Geoffrey was told boys weren’t allowed and Emily was told only 5 years old or older allowed.

The irony was that the girls were oriental and East Indian.

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