Stole this idea from Josh (check out that URL…usually, Josh is creative enough to make up good ones on his own).
Using Wikipedia’s Random Article function, do the following.
- Wikipedia random page = band name.
- Wikipedia random page = album title.
- Wikipedia’s first picture you see = cover art.
- 12 wikipedia random pages = song titles.
So, off to Wikipedia where I bring you, fine folk of w(t)f proper, the world premere of …
Adios Butler
There first effort, Charles Elworthy, Baron Elworthy is a quirky affair, befitting of their name. Besides the title track, there are 12 other chart toppers on this baby. Check ‘em out!
- Rob Cavallo
- Polylepis rugulosa
- Birkenfeld (Enz)
- Andrzej Zgutczyński
- Pangbourne
- North Harrow
- Man of Constant Sorrow
- A Passage into Forlorn
- Purple Reign in Blood
- Bernice F. Sisk
- Trucy-l’Orgueilleux
- Southern Illinois University
Available soon at Amazon, iTunes and Walmart! Watch for them soon at your County Faire too. I’m tellin’ ya, my grandmother wept when they played Purple Reign in Blood. It was very touching.
(btw, I think I scored on the randomizer. See Josh’s, he did alright too.)
I know among us there are quite a few Tech-types that have to keep track of time, billing and all of that.
My current system is pretty antiquated, using a combination of spreadsheets and handwritten notes. I know, how 19th century!
I’ve tried some time/billing software but most of it is complicated, too expensive or doesn’t work in a manner that suits my needs.
Is there a time/billing program out there, Windows or Mac, that you have used that you like? And not one of those online services either.
You know, just leave a note below. Links are extremely helpful too. I’ll keep an eye on the comment queue to make sure everything gets through.
Holy crap, 3 posts in one day? Yea, don’t get used to it. Besides, does this one really count? Being video and all, I don’t think so. Anyway, let’s get to it!
Talkin’ about the plague, the lad’s birthday and my current tea selection, among other things. Might be a touch rambly and long (a bit more than 10 minutes) but I do still have the plague and I think I was only partially coherent when I recorded this.
If you are looking for the SXSW sampler at Amazon, it’s here and it’s free. Free like my beer my friends. It’s actually quite good and I think some of you might enjoy it.
So far, 1 a week. Good? Bad? Don’t care? Let me know below. Oh yea, sign up for a Viddler account so you can comment on the video. It’s fun!
This one has been bothering for me quite a while. I’m sure it’s bothered you as well. Does this sound familiar?
You are standing in line to use the ATM at your local bank/gas station/7-11. The person currently trying to use the machine is pressing every option available except the one they need.
…OR
The person currently trying to use the machine is repeatedly swiping their card facing the wrong way.
…OR
The person currently trying to use the machine is using it in the wrong language and is staring at the screen, dumbfounded and amazed at the technology.
…OR
The person currently trying to use the machine is obviously some sort of economic genius, because it would seem, with the amount of time they are taking, that they are balancing the Federal Budget, plus the budgets of at least 4 third world nations, quite possibly including their own home country.
Does any of this sound familiar to you?
This is all quite annoying. So, as I’m want to do, here are some suggestions for those of you that find ATM technology a bit too daunting. Feel free to share this with others.
- It’s best to select your native language. If you don’t speak English and try to use the machine in that language, you are just pissing people off because you are taking too long. Oh hell, you aren’t reading this anyway since you don’t speak English
- On the screen there are clearly written directions for whatever language you choose. If you take the time to read the screen, it will tell you which buttons to push and when. This is easy, 2nd grade level stuff here gang. Pay attention!
- Check your balance, get your money, step away from the machine. If you need to do more, go instead or use the website for your bank. You are pissing people off behind you
- Finally, if you think you have read all of the instructions and still don’t understand how the machine works, go back to writing checks. You are obviously too stupid to handle the little plastic card. Pen and paper may be all that’s left for you.
About 3 years ago I went completely digital with my money. Pay my bills online, don’t write checks, check balance online, all that. But, on occassion, I still need cash. And when I do, I want to get to the machine, get my money and leave. I don’t want to have to wait for Genius McNumbnuts over there trying to figure out how to get his free toaster out of the damned machine.
I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t have any more room in my schedule for sick.
So, whoever it was that had the bright idea that my year just wouldn’t be complete without a bout of the plague that seemed to affect everyone else on the planet except me (so far), you were wrong. I am not laughing. Nor am I sleeping. But I am sneezing with the force of 27 elephants, have headaches that make it feel like my face is going to pop off my head and, as a bonus, every time I cough, it feels like I swallowed a whole box of razor blades.
Plus, it made me lose a day. I was supposed to get a lot done on this day, but no. I had to spend it sleeping and resting since the night before I only managed 1 hour of sleep in a stretch (yes, I checked).
So, no more time for this. I’m going to sleep tonight. And I’m not going to be sick tomorrow.
And when I find out which one of you did this to me, that’s it! Well, actually it’s not, but I sounded pretty badass there, didn’t I?
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