failure weblog http://weblog.failure.net/ not an option. it's a requirement.]]> 2008-06-30T23:46:15-06:00 i'm pen and candle rich! rich, i tell you! http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/im_pen_and_cand.html the hot russian chick from work had made so many references to firefly which were immediately followed by me looking at her quizzically and saying "i've never seen any of the episodes", a month or two ago she finally shoved... TeRRY 2008-06-30T23:46:15-06:00 i went down, down, down... (from the unposted archives) http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/i_went_down_dow.html here's another bit of soul-baring i did back in the past, but never got around to posting for one reason or another. looking back, i actually posted an entry on the same day a little before the timestamp on this... TeRRY 2008-06-28T18:17:21-06:00 Subject: SOMEONE YOU CALL YOUR FRIEND, WANTS YOU DEAD. http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/subject_someone.html TeRRY 2008-06-23T22:51:28-06:00 can you see how incredible this is going to be? http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/can_you_see_how.html man, who cares what friday (yesterday) was. i just read they are coming out with a criterion edition of bottle rocket!!! in october! finally!!! it'll be available in both dvd and blu-ray editions. it's set to include the original short,... TeRRY 2008-06-21T00:18:20-06:00 the 10th anniversary that wasn't there http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/aufsatz_2_theme.html today would have been my 10th wedding anniversary. what better way to note its passing than a description of our wedding written by my ex-wife, years ago, for a german class she was taking in college... ------------------------- aufsatz #2, theme... TeRRY 2008-06-20T16:21:47-06:00 i didn't want you to think i was weird or desperate or... http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/i_didnt_want_yo.html well, saturday morning last week i left houston for brady. i took a few days off of work, so i was out through thursday. i decided to take my motorcycle since $60 in gas roundtrip is much better than $300.... TeRRY 2008-06-17T01:50:58-06:00 candleopera http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/06/candleopera.html friday last week in the evening i headed over to notsuoh to catch atarimatt. i'd been wanting to see him perform for a long time, and it didn't disappoint. punk rock music made with two atari 2600's hooked up to... TeRRY 2008-06-07T23:11:23-06:00 citrix ica client 10.6 on linux fedora 9 http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/citrix_ica_clie_1.html i recently "upgraded" my fedora box to fedora 9. i did a basic, no-frills, from-scratch install, then followed some of the good suggestions found on mjmwired.net to personalize it. i then tried following my own suggestions for installing the citrix... TeRRY 2008-05-27T23:12:21-06:00 "how do you afford your rock'n'roll lifestyle?" --cake http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/how_do_you_affo.html i guess last week must have been uneventful, or i'm forgetful, because i don't recall anything i feel a burning need to note or comment on. or maybe it's all the booze, partying, and sex -- you know, just the... TeRRY 2008-05-26T22:44:38-06:00 the dark side of friendship (from the unposted archives) http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/the_dark_side_o.html the following entry was originally written 05.26.2006 -- two years ago today. i decided at the time to set it aside. i probably thought it was a bit snarky, and even though i still had a lot of animosity toward... TeRRY 2008-05-26T19:16:08-06:00 technology bric-a-brac http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/technology_bric.html friday i was able to go into work late due to a maintenance window, so i had a nice lunch at brasil. i had originally planned to drop a bunch of stuff off at the westpark recycle center, but i... TeRRY 2008-05-18T21:30:41-06:00 icahn haz yahoo!? http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/icahn_haz_yahoo.html based on a comment i made during the show tonight... (original photo appears to be by mark lennihan, associated press) last night i watched eternal sunshine of the spotless mind again. i think maybe it really is a story about... TeRRY 2008-05-14T23:24:49-06:00 airport and airtunes crazy http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/airport_and_air.html i've continued cleaning up and sanitizing my cubicle at work. i replaced my name on the nameplate on my cube with my employee id. (i'll refrain from explaining hopefully obvious implications.) humorously, over the next couple of hours i had... TeRRY 2008-05-11T21:08:26-06:00 ten (10) years of failure http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/ten_10_years_of.html today is the 10 year anniversary of failure.net. that's right, 10 years ago today i plopped down $70 for two years of ownership of the domain failure.net. it had never existed before. i didn't buy it from anyone. you... TeRRY 2008-05-08T20:17:36-06:00 the enemy within http://weblog.failure.net/archives/2008/05/the_enemy_withi.html TeRRY 2008-05-07T21:47:02-06:00