Check Mate
Earlier, I plugged a USB drive in and was notified that some files were corrupt and needed to be repaired. Alright, I will let Windows scan and automatically repair the errors. No big deal right? The Scandisk or Chkdsk utilities will repair the problems.
Wrong! The utilities will save the contents of lost or inconsistent clusters to .CHK files in a found.nnn folder. Fine, but how does one examine the contents of the files? Windows does NOT provide a native utility to view or manage .CHK files.
Rock Band 2 for Sale
I have a brand new, factory sealed copy of Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Xbox 360, which I must sell. I listed it on Craigslist a couple times, but all inquiries have been from trolls that want to trade or low ball the sale price!
I paid $180.00 plus the "Bend Over" taxes a few months ago and now, the game sells for less than 1/2 the original purchase price. Damn! If you live in CA and are looking for a new copy of Rock Band 2 SE for Xbox 360, let me know. $80.00 via PayPal to verified address ONLY!
Thirty-Eight
Thirty-eight is the number of OZ Galbi pieces served for two orders. I am over the damn flu and wanted to get my Korean BBQ on, so I headed over to our favorite grill off Bradshaw. I ordered two orders of OZ Galbi, one order of Pot Stickers, and two soft drinks. $80.00!
I think I received a couple more pieces this time, but cannot help feeling that $1.18 each is too expensive. The price is probably based on total weight, but averaged out per piece the price sucks. It is time to try Seoul Restaurant.
Hmm, I should mention that our waitress forgot to turn on the overhead fan and the smoke from the grill burned the crap out of my eyes. I had to wave her down and ask her to turn the fan on, because I felt like I was driving behind an oil burning beater.
Damn Carts
Have you ever shopped at Ikea? If so, have you ever used their shopping carts or flat carts? Yes, the carts with four-wheel independent steering. The damn carts do NOT travel in the direction they are pointed! WTF!
Each time I use one of their shopping carts, I want to kick the shit out of it. I do not know about you, but I prefer that the cart not perform a 360-degree turn when I want to turn a corner. Stupid cart design. Ikea, listen up. I hate your damn carts!
Back In The Saddle
Well, as they say "I am back in the saddle, again!" Before I go on, who the hell are "they"? Those mofos say everything and anything. Anyway, I think I shook the H1W1 aka Whine Flu! I am ready for Poker Night, OZ BBQ, Pizza, Bay Area Massages, and more. Bring it!
Oh, if we do OZ BBQ again I am taking ONLY $30.00 cash and leaving the rest of the shit at home. I do not wanna get stuck with the mofo bill again. This does not apply to Gman! Do I really need to publish another code sample to out the slackers?
Time Flew
The short vacation flew by way TOO fast for me. It is hard to believe that I was off for nine days (including weekends and the holiday) and it is time to return to work. Dammit! I think I got robbed.
Holiday dinner, Black Friday shopping, and this flu definitely took away from the vacation. I plan on taking another vacation, but will factor in time for the holiday and take a full week off. Crap, back to work in the morning.
Attention Shoppers
Are you ready for Black Friday? I usually try to stay away from the overzealous crowds, but think I am going to jump on the sale boat (haha, get it?) this year. Both Walmart and Target have deals on items that I want to purchase.
The only thing I am not looking forward to is the 5:00 AM start times! The crowds are going to be a pain in the ass too, but I am going to try and maximize the time. How? I am planning departure times, mapping store routes, and preparing my shopping lists.
Oh, one more item. If you are one of the overzealous shoppers waiting for Black Friday, try to take it easy on the credit cards. The mofo banks are drooling on the sideline waiting for consumers to rack up their account balances. Good luck.
Drive At Five
Has traffic in this one horse town turned to crap or what? It took me 30 minutes to drive 10 miles. It felt like I was driving down 101 in the S. Bay. It was bumper to bumper through the downtown area and moderate all the way home. Where did all these mofos come from?
The traffic snapshot below is from 5:53pm, so it does not reflect the shit hole that I had to drive through at 5:00pm. I certainly do not envy the people that have to drive the 101, 405, or other major highways during rush hour on a daily basis. It sucks!
Time For New Gear II
Well, I just purchased the Xbox 360 Elite at Costco. The console with two (2) "free" games was $293.99 plus the bend over taxes. On the way home, I stopped by GameStop to pick up a game and noticed they had the Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition bundle in stock.
Without blinking an eye, I asked the employee to "hook a homeboy up" with the LE bundle. I was about to fork over the $399.00 plus bend WAY over taxes until I asked the employee if the 120GB drive transfer cable worked with the LE's 250GB drive. His answer, "NO!"
He told me that the 120GB drive transfer cable does NOT work with the 250GB drive. WTF! We are transferring data from one drive to another, what is the damn problem? Apparently, one has to call M$ for a special cable. Screw that, I will keep the Elite bundle.
What’s Up Doctor?
I took my sick ass into the MD to check out this damn whine flu. So much for the drama of thinking that I have some exotic flu, it turns out that I have a plain Jane common flu. Yup! Nothing special. The MD told me that I should be over it in a couple days.
The part that "sucks" is calling the insurance company to verify coverage, calling offices to see if they are accepting new patients, and filling out a big pile of new patient paper work to be told that I have the common flu. I can hardly wait to see the bill, crap!