I got my computer back the other day. I'm so happy! All my files, my settings, my Firefox extensions. Well, almost. Before, I was still using Firefox 1.5 and when I upgraded to 2.0, a few extensions no longer work. )=
It was minor work to transfer the crap I'd accumulated from Rian's laptop back over here, except for my illegal e-books, which were in a different location. >_> However, getting used ot my monitor, mouse and keyboard has been an adjustment for both of us. While I usually have my resolution set at 1024 x 768px, I had to move it up to the next setting because I am so used to how small everything looks on the laptop (which is a sucky widescreen.)
I can finally upload my new photos of me, Samantha (and Floppy!), and the great view we have from our living room window/patio door on a very clear day (scroll down to the end of this entry to view). You've probably already noticed the new cam image.
I've also made myself a few new themes for Windows, partially because the two between which I had been switching made certain things extremely difficult to see. Click the thumbnails below to see the themes. I was too lazy to change my MSN+ settings for my desktop contacts for the VNV Nation Theme and forgot to right-click so the menu settings would be more obvious with the Apoptygma Berzerk theme.
The only bad thing about having my computer back is the internet connection is shit because, I think, the router is simply plugged in and I didn't install any network or modem drivers. Still, it makes things difficult. One minute a page won't load correctly or at all and it'll be fine upon refresh yet, other times, it will stay "down" for several minutes. Ugh. It's certainly making uploading these pictures difficult.
Anyway, with that I am leaving. I am a mostly happy, if not sleepy, Cole who has her computer!
Do you remember when I used to write? All the time? So much so that my writings began to take up too much room on this domain so I moved them to another site? Do you remember the name of that site?
Lyrical Musings. And it's back to stay! Although it never went away, really, it fell into disuse and neglect until now. Completely converted to WP, with updated archives, new writings, themes and open registration, feeds and more!
it's christmas and i'm in japan though i'm happy to be with my man there's something awful in this land it's GODZILLA! GODZILLA!
he, eats cities like tokyo he's a big green lizard, don't cha know those teeth and claws aren't just for show it's GODZILLA! GODZILLA!
you better run of you'll find you're the perfect snack for this monster kind to your cries he'll pay no mind it's GODZILLA! GODZILLA!
GODZILLA - he's green GODZILLA - he's mean GODZILLA - it's obscene it's GODZILLA! GODZILLA
You better run or you'll die that's not superman in the sky there's no time to ask why it's GODZILLA! GODZILLA!
Cole @ 2:50 PM
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What I do when I'm bored
12/22/2006
hearing: Slipknot feeling: Hot browsing:FruityOaty (Visit her!)
When I am bored I spend lots of time looking for blogs and personal sites, in hopes that one of them will leave a strong impression and ultimately, I want more affiliates. Lately, I've found many which I commented on but none which really left a great impression, except for FruityOaty.
Perhaps this is because I tried to comment previously but I was not allowed to. I got an error that our IP was blacklisted, basically, for having some worm. I could not confirm this fact because Rian hates anti-virus software. I don't love it but I took the time to download free trials from both TrendMicro and AVG, which found nothing, I guess.
I didn't mention when Crowfans popped back up on the internet scene though I was excited. I'd forgotten that I hadn't been an active member there for some time even before it closed, and why. I remember now.
I love The Crow - don't get me wrong - but I simply can't talk about it nonstop (like I once could d=). Neither can anyone else. It's got a cult following but it's a dead franchise, really, and there is only so much which can be said about a movie which had its hey-day almost 15 years ago.
Needless to say, countless forums which are related to the franchise remain empty whereas the "Random Thoughts" forum has flourished, or flourished as much as it can when the threads contained are word games and campy pseudo-RP. But because Random Thoughts is as much an afterthought as it it anything, it doesn't feel like the right place to really be starting serious threads. In fact, there is no place to start any thread worth reading that is not franchise related.
"I understand," you say "but it's Crowfans, is it not? Why should there be any forums for other topics?" Well, my friend, it actually hasn't been "Crowfans" since the retarded rename/revamp several years ago. Though the URL may say otherwise, the "name" of the forum is The Tides Of Sin. I've always hated that name because it sounds tacky and juvenile.
Unfortunately, that is also my opinion of many of the members. They're stuck in a place some 3 or 4 years ago, a place I have since departed. I've made many friends there, most with whom I've lost touched but a token few I still speak with, if not on a frequent basis but I've always had trouble connecting with people and I left because I could not connect.
My ideal Crowfans would be a forum where there would be a multitude of topics which were not Crow related and were worth the time it takes to read them. Not all serious, but certainly varied themes would grace the community in many new subforums of "Random Thoughts" which would become its own Misc forum.
It would be a place where people could discuss music, movies, love, relationships, friends and family, work and school, the internet, sex, recipes, religion, beauty, current events, and a multitude of other topics. It would be the end-all and be-all of forums, with a twist of The Crow. I suppose what I am describing is Lavish with a black and red theme, eh?
Crowfans currently is anything but my paradise and perhaps it was never meant to be. Perhaps I am just grasping at straws for a reason to stay when really there aren't any, or at least, none which are good enough. I scoff at the trivial (Nothing is trivial, right?) topics I see posted, post little myself and refrain from posting anything I would find worthy because it doesn't really fit in the one forum dedicated to life outside of The Crow. But it's hard to leave something which was once so much a part of my identity.
Cole @ 11:18 PM
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Ugh!
First, a question!
Q: why don't you ph34r me? A: You give me no reason to fear you. Though Rian may be petrified of you. XD
This is just crappy. First, my site is down last night for no reason. At least it was for me and several others. -sigh- It's back now, so I won't complain but it bugs me when this happens and my host doesn't alert me. Granted, it happens once in a blue moon, only, but still.
Second, I've been updating all these things and kick starting the Site Contest once more and much of my interactive content is dependent upon the form handler script I use (BNBForm) and it only periodically works. Now, it not one of those times, apparently.
I love the script because it also saves the form information in a text file on my server as well as e-mailing me but, unfortunately, now I'm not getting any e-mails and I'm not sure how long this has been going on but I know a while back my host upgraded some of their resources and the script stopped working or reverted or something and after some fucking around I was able to get it to work again.
This was in may and I know it did work up until September, at least, but I've gotten submissions after than which never arrived in my e-mail inbox. I do have a back up script I will be using, though it doesn't save the form info which I really like, and luckily nothing was lost. This is just a pain in the ass because I'd also been using that form for Wings Of Steel and Nocturnal Refractions.
So I'll be updating all the pages which contain forms. This includes the "Ask Me Anything" box on here. If you receive an SMTP error on any pages or are not sure your submission has gone through, go ahead and e-mail me the submission.
I awoke today to the sound of one of our "epic" crows cawing and it was quite loud. Loud enough, in fact, that I wondered if he was in the house. Actually my exact thoughts were "Oh my god! Is the patio door shut? Did a crow get in?"
So I get up and go to check but stop at the living room door because, really, if a crow did find its way in, what the hell am I going to do about it? Shut the door and go back to the bedroom until Rian gets home and it kills him? -chuckles- I don't want to be flapped to death or eaten or pooped on or anything.
Anyway, I listened to him for a while and peaked out the patio doors to see that he was on the balcony and one door was shut, so that meant no killer crows for me. However, our doors have 2 (well 2.5, really) "layers" of doors - it's most annoying - and Rian only ever shuts the door on the inside which explains why Mr Crow was so loud.
Too bad I don't have a picture of our epic crows to post here. )=
Cole @ 11:13 AM
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Button Rotation Clean up
12/13/2006
I've taken down some of the button rotations here: Tres Chic and ResplendenceX and Hikari Exchange. All appear to be broken (though somewhat functional). If this is a temporary error, feel free to contact me and I will put the code back up!
Also, my rotations page probably has the most validation errors than any other page on the site. This is an oversight on my part and I am looking to correct this, but it is also due to the fact that rotation owners rely on invalid code for I-frames. While I know that some of this code may be automatically generated, it would be nice for owners to clean it up so I don't have to. You're spreading internet filth.
[edit] I've also cleaned up the webrings page. I've taken down the following webrigs: Darkness Within, Anathema, Beautiful Darkness, Sleepless, and High Society.
Cole @ 11:15 PM
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New Quizzes!
12/09/2006
There are 2 new quizzes - 1 which was coming for quite some time and another I decided to make only this morning! So
I feel a little bit panicky. A little paranoid. A whole lot unsure. Perhaps a tint of depressed. I feel confused and overwhelmed. I am suddenly floundering in this tumultuous sea which I used to have under reign. At least, I used to pretend I did. I feel a little undone, a little unwound. I feel shook up.
Most importantly, I feel. I feel as though I am alive. I feel as though I am really in this moment.
And I'm not sure if I'm looking at the world in some sort of renewed clarity or if my vision is so blurred that I just think I am.
What am I even doing here? Who do I think I am? What else do I have? What do I do from here? Will this all go away if I ignore it enough? Am I strong enough to handle this?
Cole @ 5:28 AM
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Some Updates
12/06/2006
Just a few things here and there
I updated the "Guess the Movie dialogue" and "guess the lyric" pages - both can be found here.
I've updated the dark links and will continue to do so tonight.
I've also not-so-sneakily raided Rian's music to provide you with a new song to download here!
So, enjoy!
[edit] I've also added a few links to the button wall. I will, eventually, go through the links eventually and weed out all the broken ones.
Cole @ 12:51 AM
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It's That Time of Year
12/05/2006
Christmas is coming up and I know your ears will be barraged with pleas to help the poor and be charitable countless times this season and I hate to add to that - no, wait, I don't so I will - but Child's Play is a charity which I find most inventive and worthy.
If I recall, I advertised last year as well, when I donated. I find a little more personal attachment to the ideals behind this charity, than most because I recall my sister playing video games during her stay in the hospital and I understand how useful it is as a tool.
