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My faithful readers…

Posted on March 14, 2008 by baudattitude

…you’re all perverts. Well, at least some of you are. And that’s not anything to be ashamed of, really, though possibly not something you want to work into casual water cooler conversation. Case in point: One of the nice things … Continue reading →

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Faith in humanity fading

Posted on February 18, 2008 by baudattitude

When you’re a 44 waist and rocking a 3XL shirt to be comfortable, there’s not a lot of places you can shop for clothes anymore. You can find stuff at Old Navy, or Sears… sometimes Fred Meyer. Your choices are … Continue reading →

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OK, c’mon now.

Posted on February 11, 2008 by baudattitude

Since PC gaming is in rather better shape in Europe than the US, I’ve been ordering some budget games from UK dealers via eBay.  This leads me to today’s rant. British people: I accept the fact that you get free … Continue reading →

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The Doctrine of First Theft.

Posted on January 22, 2008 by baudattitude

Pardon me for a minute while I get serious and ranty.   I promise, it’s all back to “yay, I finished another game!” or “look at the neat thing I bought” next post. I was browsing around for new wallpaper last … Continue reading →

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Wait…

Posted on December 24, 2007 by baudattitude

Tonight, I took some photos of our Christmas tree and our attempts to make our cats hang out under the tree or look up at the tree in cute ways. They, honestly, would prefer not to be anywhere near the … Continue reading →

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Modern Automotive Safety Features Are Good.

Posted on December 3, 2007 by baudattitude

Our Mazda 3 has this thingy called “DSC” or “Dynamic Stability Control” I have made fun of this in the past, because what “DSC” seems to do is make a little picture of a skidding car light up on your … Continue reading →

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Ironically, this was in math class.

Posted on November 29, 2007 by baudattitude

So I’m talking to a classmate last night, and he’s telling me about a job he interviewed for.  Apparently the interviewer told him that there were guys with “ten years experience” applying for the same job, but the interviewer “really … Continue reading →

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When wiki no worky

Posted on November 26, 2007 by baudattitude

This morning found me browsing the “worst x of all time” category on Wikipedia. I do this from time to time when I need schadenfreude. There’s something delightfully enjoyable about seeing stuff that got hyped to high heaven getting torn … Continue reading →

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A wedding story.

Posted on November 13, 2007 by baudattitude

So. A couple of years ago, I’m working in an office building called Montgomery Park, in Portland. The reason it’s called Montgomery Park is that it used to be a Montgomery Ward’s warehouse, and by not changing the name much, … Continue reading →

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It was twenty years ago today…

Posted on November 12, 2007 by baudattitude

Eugene, OR: November 12, 1987. A friend at school tells me about these things called “BBSes” and loans me a Vicmodem, a cassette tape of Victerm… and some phone numbers. Up until that point, the Vic-20 I’d bought at the … Continue reading →

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