Category Archives: Life, etc.

That waste of time known as my existence.

Merry Xmas to You Too

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Well, since it’s not unusual for me to not post around here for four to five days at a time (or longer) I doubt anyone’s been worried about my absence, especially with the holiday season. And there’s no reason for … Continue reading →

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Fate Stay/Night, one more time

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ubu Roi

It’s been a hot, boring summer. I quit playing Rift; just lost interest in it. Got back into Magic: the Money Gathering Pit again. (Well, WOTC gathers it, anyway), but I play no better than I ever did; still just … Continue reading →

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I Have the POWER!!!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Yup, bad power supply. It’s no thorium salt reactor, but Antec’s 750 watt power supply was enough to get the job done. Minor quibble, it’s big; I had to unship the top fan and could barely get it back in … Continue reading →

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Hardware Bleg…

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Well, it looks like I need some help. I’ve forgotten almost all the hardware stuff I thought I knew, and now I’ve got a broken computer. There’s no beeper installed, so I don’t have an error code to work with, … Continue reading →

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Who Dat!

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Ubu Roi

31-17. I am a happy Saint. Oh, but whomever greenlighted that Audi commercial unintentionally created the horror movie of the year. I mean, damn, that was a frightening vision of the way some people really want things to be. But … Continue reading →

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Snow Day!

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Nice thing about living in Houston is that it goes ape with the least bit of snow. It’s barely covering the grass, and not sticking to any streets at all, but hey, I get the afternoon off. Aint’ complainin’.

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I Want One!

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Ubu Roi

This post has been sitting around a while, probably because posting it would have been a bit of “me-too-ism” from wherever I got it. Either Chizumatic or the Pond, most likely. Brickmuppet’s? Enh, dunno. But anyway…. Automated paintball gun in … Continue reading →

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