I need to keep up the blogging. For my own sake, because who would actually read this.

It’s one thing to be up before the sun rises. Farmers and some commuters do it every day. But maybe it’s just me but I think it is entirely unneccisary to be up , going to work, when the moon is still high in the sky. I had to commute with Cote this morning because my car is still trapped in Stafford. I left the house at 6am this morning, which dosen’t seem that early theoretically. Maybe it was the fact that it was FREEZING outside and I had to walk a few blocks from the Metro to the office. Maybe it was that I didn’t wear my heavy coat or gloves. Any way I look at it,it really really sucked. So now it’s 7:18am a time when I would normally be just starting to hit my alarm clock for the first time as I wake up, but I have been at work for almost an hour. Well at least there is still no actual work to do here, that’s coming next week.

While I was cruising around the intarweb I found a log of incidents of kids getting suspended for violations of the “zero tolerance policies” I can’t begin to explain here the asshattery that is going on in schools today. Zero tolerance movement grew out of the reaction to the Columbine shootings in 1999 (i think) Having been in school on that day I can relate to the paranoia about strange kids in overcoats. But I believe that it has gotten out of hand. I remember when Mr. Johnson came to North Stafford in my senior year, he instated all kinda of new rules and enforced other ones. I remember thinking it was pretty horrible. But things have gotten ridiculous. I think that if you squeeze these kids too tight then some of them are going to pop. Teenagers need room to express themselves. Don’t get me wrong there are limits. But Zero Tolerence is not the answer, the policies need a little common sense built into them. I don’t really know why I went on this rant, but I am just so thankfull that I dont have to go back to PC Nazi high school ever again and don’t have kids in school yet! Our Horrible Children

But this is one of the funniest articles I have ever read. I’ll read it again just to make sure…yup still funny. I know it’s not from a reputable news organization, but if you make believe it makes it twice as funny. And the pictures, lets not forget about the pictures. My favorite part has to be the descriptions of the gesture. Well enough talking about it READ IT

I love my new moshi pillow, but I don’t know the actual use for it. Are you supposed to sleep on it? Because sometimes I think it will smother me in the night. When you put your head on it the rest of it spreads out. I just love to squish it. I feel like a cat kneading a stuffed animal. I did some testing today and the pillow can cover my entire head, not just my face, it can touch itself on all sides around my head. I feel like i’m inside a clam or something.

Not much looks like it has changed on this page, but that really isn’t true. I wanted to be able to change the CSS styles dynamically so I used the Bloxsom plugin blosxcss. It allows the user to change to the flavor that they want to. But while I was researching this I discovered CSS Zen Garden this is a site dedicated to using css to its full potential. It is really amazing how different they can make the same exact HTML page look. After that I looked at my HTML code and realized that it was not ready for any css flavor changing. I went into it and added nested div statements so that i could change the look of the page. I then went into my css file and added those divs so I could use them. So anyway hours later… I had it looking the same as when I started… but it is different underneath. So then i needed another css file. I created the “splattered” flavor in about an hour. I really like the title image and I think I will continue to modify it. These two are layed out exactly the same but it dosent have to be. I will be continuing to work with these and adding more. Just click on the one you like in the left menu and the whole site will change to that flavor.
ps…I just tested the plugin, it works in all browsers except Opera… but who cares?

Is it the most annoying thing ever, no, but it gets me. When the toilet paper roll runs out in the charlie’s bathroom they get a new one out… and sit it on the counter next to the holder with the cardboard tube on it. They can go through an ENTIRE ROLL without ever putting the new one on the roll. Bloody Savages!!

Ok people, I think this needs to be explained. People on Xbox live are really getting on my nerves. There are a few unwritten rules about Halo that I believe need to be spelled out. Being online and not face to face already makes people say things that they wouldn’t if you invited them to your house to play the game. So I am making this Halo Etiquette Guide.

1)Calling people Noobs
A noob is short for “newbie”. Halo2 has rankings,therefore if a person is ranked 8 then it is most likeley he has played over a hundred games of Halo2 online. Not to mention offline play and previous Halo1 playing. So if you are going to talk trash then get the terms right. You may call players this until they have reached sufficient ranking, after that the appropriate term is “Asshat”.

2)The Banshee
Using the Banshee is strictly forbidden. Verboden. Not Cool. You may say “Well why did they put it in the game then?” The answer is I have no idea. The banshee makes the most worthless player seem like he is frickin Rambo. When you can nearly hover over someone with a plasma cannon blaring and the only chance your opponent has is to stick you with a plasma grenade or have two teamates shoot you in the ass, it’s jut not fair. The banshee is a low class move. And you are a idoit for using one.

3) Bragging about inappropriate things.
Don’t get me wrong if you walk into a base and slay the whole team then walk out with the flag and crush someone’s dome with the flagpole on the way to scoring, I WANT you to brag about it. On the other hand there are conditions to this. A. If you have the sword you cannot brag about killing less that 3 people. Come on people its a plasma sword, one hit kills B. The Rocket launcher, same rule applies to this one C. The shotgun, especially when everyone else has plasma weapons. minunum 2 kills for bragging rights. D.Sniper rifle, the only weapon that can compete with sniper is another sniper. The only defense your target has is to alk zig zag or hide behind something.Thus you may not brag about it unless you kill 3 people, or are fighing a close range battle and win. It’s already hard enough to get killed by someone you can’t even see most of the time. Besides Snipers are the lowest of the low.
4)Tea Bagging
The golden rule, only do it if you are willing to have it done to you. and not get bitter about it.
5.)I Need my GG
At the end of the game I need to hear “Good Game” or similar. If the top player on the other team has double the kills of anyone else on his team you should appoligize to him for the rest of his team being 10 year old girls. The only exception to this rule is if your team’s score is double the other team. Then you are allowed to insult them, they deserve it, they are asshats.
6.)Respect your elders
I realize that this is a video game. I know that I am playing with children. But this game is rated M for mature and after all “online play may change the expierence of the game”. But nothing makes me not want to play the game more than hearing a pre-pubecent boy say “what a noob, I totally owned you”. This usually comes close to when you can hear his mom in the background telling him to clean his room or take out the trash. If you don’t make fun of me for loosing to a middle schooler then I won’t make fun of you for being a kid. deal.

Coming out of my cage
And I’ve been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss
It was only a kiss

Now I’m falling asleep
And she’s calling a cab
While he’s having a smoke
And she’s taking the drag

Now they’re going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it’s all in my head
But she’s touching his chest now

He takes off her dress now
Let me go
And I just can’t look
It’s killing me
And taking control

Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Turning through sick lullaby
Joking on your alibi
But it’s just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
I’m Mr. Brightside

Well its about time that I put out some kind of Christmas list, because it’s in 8 days. It seems so early this year. i guess that’s cause time has been flying by this year. well lets cut to the meat of this post.
FOR WORK::
New Belt
(brown or black)
Sweaters
(the kind you could wear a collared shirt under)
Work shirts
(the kind you could wear a sweater over)
Polo Shirts
(the kind… i could wear to work)
Work Pants
(Brown, Black, Grey, Tan, I can use all kinds. I like flat front but pleats are fine. 38×34 <—– no comment)
New Shoes
(I have black ones, but they are old, brown leather shoes would be good, size 12)
NOT FOR WORK::
Airbrush Kit
(I have wanted an airbrush for a long time, I want a good one [paasche, etc, not testors], with a compressor and everything, I think I will have to buy this one for myself since they run over $250)
Spare Car Keys
(I keep locking myself out of my car)
New Hat
(I’m tired of the ones I have, A cool looking one from a skate company would be good. Or a new braves/redskins fitted hat 7 5/8 new-era , I like the originals and the new cool ones <— single color {black,grey})
Long Sleeve T-Shirts
(It’s cold in Virginia! Redskins,Wizards,Braves,Illinois,Mason, or any skate company)
Hooded Sweatshirts
(See Above)
GMU Stuff
(Alumni Stuff, tshirts, sweatshirts, most anything)
Need for Speed Underground 2
(Xbox Game, i’m not giving up games yet!)
Threadless.com T-Shirts
(Seriously, this is the coolest thing ever, people send in designs , other people vote on them, they print shirts and sell them, for $10 till xmas. If you get me these I will like it alot, and enter mark5four0 inthe street team member spot and i will get free stuff. i like all the designs so it dosen’t matter which)
New Laptop bag
(mine is falling apart – needs – shoulder strap, fits a apple TiBook 15″, looks cool)
dvd’s
(Elf, Anchorman, Billy Madison-Happy Gilmore, Office Space, Seinfeld DVD sets, I-Robot, The Bourne Supremecy, Chronicles of Riddick, Clerks X [must buy from http://store.yahoo.com/jsbstash/ to get autographed version])
I can’t think of anything else right now! but i will!