Sunday, February 27, 2005

Saturday, February 26, 2005

No rain

My gamble paid off.

The extended forecast from Wednesday suggested that there would be no more rain until next Monday, and since my car hadn't been cleaned since the previous storm from about a week ago, I decided it was time to give it a go with Armor All's Car Wash Wipes.

Now the forecast it appears to indicate that no more rain is expected for the next ten days. Of course, weather forecasts are nowhere near an exact science, but since this is California, it does bode well for me to no longer see the rain indicator in my forecast.

I used up three wipes to get the car clean, so it would be good not having to use up three more in such a short time.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Forgot my blogger username / Lost in translation...?

D'oh.

I was going to post about Hanzi Smatter, but since I hadn't posted from work in such a long time, I had to enter my login information again, and I couldn't remember what username I had. Luckily (and obviously), after several tries, I finally got in.

Hanzi Smatter is a blog site that features the misuse (or possible misuse) of Chinese characters in Western cultures. I first found it while looking for the exact quote of something I had heard in the promos for NBC's Committed.


It's interesting to see that, with the recent insurgence of interest in the Western world regarding Eastern culture, sort of the yin to the yang of "Engrish" that's been showing up in the East for decades.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Customizations

So I've been dabbling with some desktop customization tools for the past week. Decided to make my PC look more Mac-like. After much tinkering, I think I've settled on what I'd like it to be now. Should be using this for a while.

Here's what it looks like...

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

7-Up Plus

Just gave 7-Up Plus a try. Since it contains calcium and vitamin C, I've been meaning to give it a try to see if I like the taste, and if I do, I'd get it on a more regular basis. This was of more special interest to me, as I noticed that it's sweetened with Splenda, and since I've not liked the flavor of other artificial sweeteners like Nutrasweet, I wanted to try just a can or small bottle.

Unfortunately, I was unable to find it being sold in single cans or in small bottles, so I had to get a two-liter bottle today.

It's not too bad, and I guess I like the flavor of Splenda better than I do for Nutrasweet, but still not too great. It's probably fine for people who can't tell the difference between real sugar and artificial sweeteners, but I'm glad I didn't get the 24-packs that they come in.

Now I just have to finish the two-liter bottle...

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

W00t

My MX1000 laser mouse and wireless-G router arrived today. The new router took a bit of time to setup, because it wasn't picking up the proper IP from the modem. I went back and forth between the new one and the old one to see if there was a setting I missed, but it turned out that a reboot of the cable modem got it on the right track.

Also picked up Ray, The Grudge, and Wonderfalls on DVD today. Wonderfalls is another TV series with promise that Fox axed in favor of more of their tasteless reality TV crap. Which is quite a shame. The show has a similar basic premise as Joan of Arcadia, which is still doing well on CBS. Both shows are "what if" scenarios of the modern day Joan of Arc--not so much the war thing--just the "God talks to girl to do his will" part. Joan of Arcadia being less subtle about the basic premise.

Ray was released a lot earlier than I anticipated. Not that I mind, of course. I guess it might not have done too well at the box office, even though I've no doubt it is a wonderful film.