Happy Festivus!!

Blue sun

NASA Heliophysics News from 3D Sun iPhone app The Emerald Sun. In this high-resolution ultraviolet image, green and blue colors trace scorching hot million-degree gas. The Emerald Sun. In this high-resolution extreme ultraviolet image recorded by SDO on April 9, 2010, green and blue colors trace gas temperatures in the range 1 to 1.5 million K. Pinch the image with two fingers to make it expand. Large image

New camera!!!

My good friend Hutto just gave me his Nikon D40 DSLR! The gnome series was taken with this camera. Over the next few weeks, I am gonna play with it to learn. I'll be posting...

Saucy indoor gnomes

Hutto's Den

Dali Max

Blue Arwin

Stereo wish list

Here is my wishlist for my stereo:

1. Manley Jumbo Shrimp preamp $2,300
2. VPI Scout II turntable $2,100
3. Kimber Kables (?)
4. Furman power center $550
5. Manley Mahi ($2,500) or Snapper ($4,250) mono power amps
6. Oppo Blu-Ray $900
7. Music Hall DAC25.3 $500
8. Isolation for TT, CD, Preamp (?)

Bluetooth serial adaptor

I need a BlueConsole bluetooth serial adapter. Please find me one somebody!!!!!

Server certificates

I hate em!!!! Just locked myself outta our Palo Alto...

Music and my life

I have been frantically updating and improving my stereo system after years of being unable to enjoy it due to a fucking asshole of a neighbor whilst I was living at Chateau Orleans. I really didn't understand just how much I require music. When it was taken away from me, I slowly began to sink into a state of perpetual depression. It's as if I depend on music to exist, or at least exist in a happy state!

This neighbor was a pitiful excuse for a man. No balls at all. When I would attempt to play music, even at under 65 dB, he wouldn't come to me but instead he would call the police. They showed up many, many times but could never hear any loud, disruptive music. But after awhile, they were gonna have to fine me based on Jackass' complaints. It was at this point I moved all listening to my desk via headphones. This wasn't a great solution, but it sufficed. The neighbor got so wound up he would bang on the wall at ANY noise, even my TV! It became unbearable so I decided to move into a rental house - no more apartments. That was the best decision I could have made. The effects on my spirit, mood and outlook has improved dramatically. I feel like myself again.