Doing More Stuff

So, questions may have arisen, what have I done for me lately? This isn't all from this weekend, but the past couple weeks. I'm on a tear of doing stuff, and not sitting around wasting time anymore.

I'm sure pictures would be awesome, if I had the desire to upload them.

1. Built a bridge in the back yard, going from the grass to a planned gravel path.
2. Built two shelf/plant holders on the porch.
3. Cleaned up old porch furniture, and spray painted them funky 70s bright colors.
   
4. Finished making my new computer (funky colors as well).
   
5. Almost finished it's twin computer (gotta fix some cables).
6. Imaged my computer with Acronis ( to easily set up the twin).
7. Imaged the living room computer Shuttle in case it dies.
8. Set up the Shuttle in the living room. Still working on weird display issues with the component HDTV. Got the wireless keyboard and mouse working fine.
   
9. Organized the garage. I can get the truck and Holly's car in now.
10. Took apart my old computer desk. An 8 foot monstrosity. I kept the wood that I could salvage, and the top. I'm thinking the top might make a good counter for the laundry room.
    
11. Set up my Readerware Library software on a server. It let's me track books and stuff.
12. Installed software on other servers for IIS (web pages) and FTP. Still need to configure them for outside access. Set up some test pages.
    
13. Finished 3 books in about 3 weeks.
14. Continued reading computer books for certs. and what not.
15. Did your mom?
16. Working on a FreeNAS server.
17. Installed Lightscribe software that lets you burn text onto special DVDS/CDS. Burnt a couple disks.
18. Set up the Mac G4 tower Arlo gave me. Added it to my home domain, set up a RAID, etc.
19. Started the baseball card organization process. Gotta put them in new, smaller boxes, then add them to Beckett.
20. Got Bellsouth DSL installed as an addition to Brighthouse Cable internet.
    
21. Set up my new Netgear router. It let's me have two WAN(internet) connections. I have different ports going to each.
22. Wrote a poem or two.
23. Working on backing up and fixing Holly's computer. Sims doesn't like it much. I may give her one of the new ones if it runs alright on Windows 7.
24. Starting setting up a Windows/Acronis image server. It should let me image a computer over ethernet.
25. Been working out about 3 times a week. Except I was sick almost all of last week. Going to hit it hard this week. Maybe go up to 4 times next week.
26. Started setting up a streaming server, to stream content to the PS3.
    
27. Overall, feeling good.
    

Is it guilt that keeps me doing things, or the actual desire to change?

Doing Stuff

I'm still on the doing stuff bandwagon. Last week I finished or started a bunch of projects in preparation for my Mom getting here. I knew she wouldn't really care, but it felt good to get a lot of things out of the way. I just realized we didn't take many pictures.

Windows 7 Problems

I built two identical computers. I basically scrapped parts from my old computer. I accidentally killed the processor while trying to replace the fan.

I'll update with specs and pictures. But a nice story first.

In what may be the definition of irony, I was installing the last few pieces of software and windows updates on the first one. This was in preparation for building the second one and imaging the drive.

Then I started getting an awesome blue screen of death. I thought it might be a Windows update, so I rolled back with System Restore. Still had the problem.

Long story short, I removed Acronis Disk Director, and I found it is not compatible with Windows 7. No more blue screen, but I got startup errors every time I restarted, and it would boot sometimes, sometimes not.

So I just rolled back to a previous day, before several windows updates. Now I just have to install one at a time and restart, and shutdown and restart until I find the culprit. I know there are reported blue screens in Windows XP with one of the updates, but I haven't heard of it with 7.

Fatty McFatterson

After an awesome yearly physical with the doctor, I've decided to finally get serious about a few things.

I'm gonna eat better.
Work out at least 3 times a week.
Do cardio when I work out (at least 30 minutes).
Bang your Mom at least 4 times a week (for more cardio).

I'm taking cholesterol medicine, and really gross fish oil pills. So that's fun.

After almost a month of getting it started, I'm feeling better about the whole thing. I still have to cut the ice cream habit, but I'm doing pretty good with cutting out the beer.

I feel like I've got more energy, as evidenced by the fact that I'm wide awake at 9:30 and updating this shit. We'll see if I can keep it up (without your Mom's help).

You'll notice I didn't promise more blog updates, baby steps! See you next month. Maybe.

Thanky

I was out for a few days with a weird eye thing. I'll get a picture off my blackberry and post it later. The main thing is, I feel better today, and I went out and did some Black Friday shopping. Mostly at CompUSA to get things I've been meaning to get for a long time. Now it's just cheaper.

I was supposed to go to Tallahassee for T-day, but again, eye problems. I spent most of Thanksgiving day in bed feeling like crap. It is sort of relaxing to have the weekend to myself though.