I’m getting really fed up with Microsoft’s bullshit and really poor tactics in how it populates its’ Market Place. It’s a great idea and can offer an overflowing wealth of gaming content and content. Yet everything is slow, out dated or just not desired. The game trailers that are offered are completely old, those should be key to exclusivity for at least 2 weeks! Demos for the most part appeared after games released… huge let down there. For movie trailers… it’s a nice touch and option to have but doesn’t impress me really; I’d rather have options to downloading sit-com episodes or maybe music videos! Now for the kicker, gamer pictures and themes… why even charge for a picture? It’s such a small aspect of personalization that I should complete freedom over it. Themes are nice but why charge so much for it??

Come Microsoft… this is my plea to get it right. Blast the Market Place’s features at full force with consumers in mind and not the industries tool to get to people.

Well last night I took the step of placing the online order for their service just to later on today call in cancel it. Seems as if the dentists under the plan I picked would not be able to get me an appointment no sooner than August. Is that a joke?! 6 months before I could get there for a yearly plan, wow. No thank you…

Me and the sweetheart are currently trying to get ourselves up and running with new cell phones. We had a big issue (read poor f*cking customer service), with the kiosk Cingular store in the mall. We ended up going to one of the retail stores and contracting out 2 LG2000s, unfortunately these phones don’t have many features worthwhile. So now we might be canceling out this contract and moving over to Sprint… we’ll see.

Well this sucks… since May 05′ I’ve had cable and RoadRunner service. Today a Brighthouse field technician knocks on my door to let me know it was connected illegally! I asked him if he was accusing me, and he had no response. I then told him how that’s how it was connected since day one; that the sub-contracted installation guy hooked it up. I instantly got on the phone with customer support and asked for an explanation… it pretty much boiled down to having to place an order for cable and now it will take two days to get a tech out to install it.

Joy… have to find something more creative than have the tube on now.

Indeed it has since I updated this blog. Long overdue, didn’t know it could be so time consuming, but well worth it because it is in fact a digital asset of memories and thoughts…

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Yes I’ve run into some of the hiccups others’ are claiming… nothing to declare alarming yet. Hopefully it is minor bugs in the software or maybe I should just get Microsoft to send me a new one?

I’ve noticed it usually happens when trying to eject a game while it’s being played. To me the machine should do a soft reset and go into the dashboard if this happens; I run into a black screen with nothing responding until I reset the machine.

Well… finally opened up the game (COD2) and I’m partially happy and partially let down. The single player is immaculant from what I can tell so far; intense gunfire, action everywhere, screen candy and effects to make you momma blush! Though my gaming style has adapted, I now lean more towards online gaming much more than single player aspects. Only a select few games have been able to hold my attention long enough for good gaming offline - Kameo, Jade Empire, Zelda and Mario titles are some.

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Well yesterday my sweetheart went into CFCC to re-enroll into her courses while I started on my application for the AIOnline classes I am wanting to take badly. I’m currently writing up my admission essay; and it is the key part that bases my enrollment or not. I swear if I get rejected I’m going to kill my self… (No not really!).

Those were the last words to me from my baby? Odd, or just plain nasty? Something is definitely not right here, huh? I really am lost for an explanation this time; though I believe I just might have a faint clue on what is going on.

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Had some stuff I had to take care of… first I swung by the Court House to pay the schmucks there $80.00 fine for the ticket I was issued for not having eye-wear on a couple months back. The nI hit good old Wally World for a black visor on my helmet (Looks Sexy Now!) and finally ended up surprising my baby at work. She was almost off her lunch break so we just went over to Baskin Robbins and got some ice cream.

Got home took my clean cloths off the line and folded them. Called Art Institute back… I’m so close to enrolling. I need to get up the funds to get some hardware I’m going to need for schooling: color printer, scanner and a wacom tablet. Basic computer equipment really. I’ve narrowed down that I’m going to be taking the Web Design Diploma my first year then follow up with either the Digital Design Diploma or straight into the Interactive Media AS, I’ll have a year to decide. I’m super happy about this whole school thing. This is great really.

Rarely I get upset at things but enough is really enough of the corporate bullpoop! These companies wouldn’t be no where without us, the consumers, yet they devise methods and ways of screwing us? I read a disgruntled EB employee’s view on his take on this company and it is really enlightening. It is just a scratch off the surface I’m sure. Though it goes on everyday… all day long.

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Well… my hunting has died down, but not for too long. It has just been super imposing and a lot to take in. Besides we are talking about research on hundreds and hundreds of years of ancestry. I won’t give up though; I plan on making a very nice Family Tree to treasure and pass along to my children. Knowing our past is very rewarding and fundamental to life… it brings substance and completion.

I will finish my task at hand in time… I will.

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I swear by all things that are aggravating and just a real pain the buttocks! Please for the sake of your sanity do not ever order “Propolene” through the television or their website www.officialpropolenewebsite.com! This company is so full of shit and just down right dirty in its’ tactics to get you to sign up.

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TRUTH! EA sucks and it needs to be known… I adore this great method in spreading the truth.

eBay: Madden NFL 2006 (Xbox) Blight of the Videogame Industry (item 8213503379 end time Oct-19-05 20:46:45 PDT)

I’ve griped about a simple feature or bug(?) that has irked me for a while now. Well I’m not sure if it was corrected with iTunes 5 or the new update 5.01, but the bug is gone and iTunes it WORKS PROPERLY!

Before you would click “Burn Disc” in the top right and iTunes would eject the CD tray and ask for blank media. Then once inserted it would “Check the Media”… ok fine. THen though it used to, after it Checked the Media, ask you to “re“-click the “Burn Disc” icon… 2 steps? Why?

It’s fixed now :) Thank you!

Good old Big Brother at it with just another way to invade our very own privacy… will it ever stop? Seriously this is ridiculous and absurd; we as Americans deserve a piece of mind and cloaking from the government at some point in time. I truly agree that the NSA needs technology to track and secure our nation but in this way it leaves everyone open for a breach in privacy.

NSA granted Net location-tracking patent | CNET News.com

Well if anyone has been keeping up with the situation I had received a ticket back here, well it didn’t really work in my favor. Though a very precious lesson was learnt for me today. The law system and judicial system are completely full of shit.

In my previous post I wrote:: if I had realized me doing wrong, I would’ve rightfully owned up and just paid the ticket. In this particular incident I felt harassment was in tow. Well the judge seemed to have had sense… yeah right. He swore me in and the hearing began… First the officer/sheriff state their side, because “they have a burden of proof to show to the court”. After he stated the incident it was then my chance to explain my side. I agreed with every word of the sheriff except for a few key facts!

• I was sitting at the red light, the vehicle was not in motion.
• It was pitch dark, 2AM, the cop was acute enough to see that eye-wear was not worn while passing me at about 50+ MPH?
• If the law, verbatim states, that it is the law to wear eye protection and/or helmet while a motorcycle is being used in motion. Tip: I wasn’t in motion… I was at a red light!

After I stated my side the judge asked straight out, so did I have them on when I was riding the cycle? I stated yes. He then asked where is my proof?! I asked if the officers video surveillance tape could be brought forth. He replied, “I won’t waste my law men’s nor this court’s time for such a small fracture.” Some system… so in short I took in that the officer’s proof was the ticket and by that I was instantly guilty. The lucky part, I guess, is that I wasn’t fined any further fees for court. Overall I’ll be paying our, law system, $77.50. All for nothing… so this is my way of ranting and officially saying, “Suck Me Law!”

Really…

Been so tied up with trying to find side work until the damn medical center clears me back into work. Whatever I can get my hands on to work on has been very sparse if next to nil. Also been researching and reading a lot on SEO and Google AdSense. Actually implemented AdSense into my business site - Mac DynamiX. Hopefully it’ll drive higher traffic as well as some revenue from ads. Wishful thinking huh?

Though I’ve been designing and programming for about 4 years now, I would expect to have some grasp on money making methods in place. The net is a booming industry for a lot of money to be raked in. What am I missing on? Where is my train at?

Experience? Skills? Help me!!!!!

If these stories are of absolute truth then what the hell has our country gone to? With such a tragic event of the hurricane these survivors deserve this inhumanity treatment?

This truly disgusts me. I hope something is seriously done about this and it is handle with a stiff reprimand soon.

Rapes, killings hit Katrina refugees in New Orleans

You know when you do try your hardest to be all you can? Then unfortunately it just isn’t enough for someone? Well I had that bout, it seems today. I swear I try… yet to some it doesn’t get through as my all. I mean or do things that aren’t my intentions; my words get strung around to dictate something I don’t intend. Sometimes I wish I was perfect and could fix all the pain, hurt and torment. I’m not. I can’t. I can only do what I can at its’ best and hopefully be appreciated for it.

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