Binhqx's Blog http://www.binhqx.com/ The trials and tribulations of a digital samurai. en 2008-06-26T23:46:20-05:00 More MDI picts http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/more_mdi_picts.html Spent another day taking picts. Here are the results.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-26T23:46:20-05:00 Summer 2008 at MDI day 2 http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/summer_2008_at_1.html Another great day here in Maine!

I spent the entire day out on the hills.

Some more landscape photos:

While walking around on the carriage trails I encountered one of the carriage tours. Pretty normal. But this time some nice old ladies secretly invited me onboard. I snuck on and when the driver asked who I was, that just said I was with them.

So I got a little free ride.


]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-24T23:15:46-05:00 Summer 2008 at MDI http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/summer_2008_at.html So I'm back in Maine for the week and I did not wast any time to get out to the trails.

Today I went up Mensell and Bernard mountain. It was a easy hike, these hills are not much higher then 1000 feet.

While I was out there, I took some HDR photos out in the fog.







After all the hiking, I went out for dinner with the family. On the way back they bought me a camel pack to stay hydrated in my hikes. Aren't my parents just the best!

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-23T23:49:08-05:00 Moving, Moving, Moving... http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/moving_moving_m.html Boxes go out of one house, into cars, then into another house... repeat 500 times.


BTW, the new place has a name:
Ciel sur terre

It was inspired by a very sad song.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-20T15:12:01-05:00 Medaverse on CNBC http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/medaverse_on_cn.html

]]> Technology binhqx 2008-06-18T13:35:52-05:00 FairPoint is slowing me down http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/fairpoint_is_sl.html Not my internet speed, but how long till I can move into the new apartment. There is no active phone line at the new place. So first we need to have the loop installed before we can migrate the service.

So that is not happening till Monday. I am not living somewhere that there is no internet.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-17T16:06:52-05:00 New Laptop time http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/new_laptop_time.html A combination of factors have come together to make now the right time to invest in a new laptop. I guess the biggest factor is the death of the backlight in my old laptop. Next on the list is the fact that 867 Mhz G4 is not really fast enough to do much of anything any more (other then browsing and Email). It definitely cannot keep up with my photoshop, and media editing aspirations.

so I dropped some cash on a 15 inch, 2.2Ghz MacBookPro. It has all the power I will need for the foreseeable few years.

It should be here by Monday, so I am definitely looking forward to that.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-11T16:16:58-05:00 Finaly setup my verizon account http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/finaly_setup_my.html We have been using verizon DSL here at the tower for the last 2 years. Jesse has always been in charge of it and I never thought much of it. However, the first bill came in that I need to pay and it got me thinking about all the services verizon offers that I never utilize.

So i setup a verizon.net account and found the goodie I was looking for. Full access to the verizon Usenet servers. This is old skool file swapping it its best.

but this old dog has learns some new tricks. nbz files can be used to find all that parts of a particular file that has been spread across the server. Pretty nifty.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-10T02:14:41-05:00 New place to live! http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/06/new_place_to_li.html Mike, Matt, and I have a new place to live! I found a 3 bedroom apartment for $1500 per month, ALL utilities INCLUDED!
Nice!
It is still right in town and walking distance to the Meda offices.

I got a call this morning saying that we have the place available whenever we want it. We missed the start of this month but we will be able to rent for the last half of the months.

So round about the 15th, we will be pulling out of LaTour.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-06-02T15:56:45-05:00 My pseudo GTA IV review. http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/05/my_pseudo_gta_v.html I have not played GTA IV myself, so I can not review it yet. However, I spent a few hours watching other people play it and thins is my report of their reactions.

First 5 minutes: The writing is really good and the graphics are good.

First 15 minutes: The controls and camera controls suck!

First hour: I don't want to run any more missions. They are annoying and dull.

Second hour: The TV is off and everyone left to go do better things...


So, I am guessing it is not as good as the hype made it out to be. I suggest that this game is good for men ages 16 to 30+ who are looking for a fantasy world to vent their angst over their disappointing real life.

]]> Video Games binhqx 2008-05-30T16:18:55-05:00 Letting the perfect apartment slip through my fingers. http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/05/letting_the_per.html I was so sure that i had found a great place to live for the next year. It was a three bedroom duplex located near downtown. It was just the right price and perfect for Mike, Mat and myself.

I had planed to send in the applications this Monday. But when I gave the owner a call, I found the duplex had been taken by someone else. Apparently they had filled out the application on the spot and had the security deposit on hand in cash.

They must have really wanted the place.

So I keep looking for our new home.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-05-28T16:37:09-05:00 Sunny weekend http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/05/sunny_weekend.html This weekend has had some fantastic weather.

Its not too hot and the sun is out.

I'm going out to lay on the driveway.

hmm... need to keep my ears open for cars.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-05-25T14:49:52-05:00 Looking for apprtments. http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/05/looking_for_app.html I find myself in the same place I was 2 years ago; looking for a apartment. Having a place to play DDR without disturbing anyone was my biggest criteria. That has not changed. However, now I also need to be within walking distance of the Medaverse offices.

So I have been checking craigslist apartments in Dover everyday. I most have looked at atlest 5 apartments so far. Non of them are exactly what we need.

I have a good looking prospect for this evening. A 3 bedroom duplex in downtown. Wish me luck with that.

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-05-22T16:36:53-05:00 New haircut! http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/05/new_haircut.html Got a new haircut!

Look'en sharp!

]]> Wasting Time binhqx 2008-05-21T17:00:59-05:00 Mens Wear House: Suit beyond alteration. http://www.binhqx.com/archives/2008/05/mens_wear_house.html When I graduation in 2004, my Dad bought me a suit to wear for the presentation of my senior project. It was tailored to my size and rather expensive. But it is okay to spend money on a suit because one can get many years of use out of it.

Fast forward to this Saturday. I have a wedding to attend next month. I thought I would pull out my old suit and have it re-fit to my new size. I took it down to Mens Wear House where they said they would re-alter any seam that was tailored for free. I was sure that all that needed to be done was have it be taken in a little bit and the suit would look great on me again.

However, when I showed the suit to the tailor, he just shook he head and said I had better just take my suit (that I only wore three times) and give it to the Salvation Army. The suit was so far from my measurements now, it would have needed to be completely rebuilt. That would cost more then buying a new suit.

...and suit are expensive.

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