August 2007

I wrote yesterday how an old friend messaged me and we picked up right where we left off. There’s a lot of people who have friends like that, theyu can not talk to someone for years and then just pick up right where they left off. My mother did that with my aunt a few years ago (not blood related sisters). I can do that with my friend Brett, too. I haven’t talked to him in a few months, but we always seem to pick up where we left off.

I have other friends, though, that I don’t speak to anymore and that is because we don’t really have anything to say. It is almost like there is a spiritual connection to those people whom we can just pick up with after so long. Our spiritual siblings, would probably be a somewhat good term to use right? I mean when you have a brother or a sister and you’ve known them your whole life you can come back and still be family, the same thing with these spiritual siblings, you can pick up right where you left off and not miss a beat.

Now how can you tell if you have one of these spiritual siblings? Well if there is someone who you can hang out with and not have any awkward silences, or be uncomfortable with. They are the ones where you are comfortable the first time meeting them no matter what the situation might be. They are the ones that you can spend six hours on the phone with and want to get off, because it only feels like 10 minutes.

If you have someone in your life like this, then they are probably a spiritual sibling.

I like projects. I’ve put in peel and stick tiles, built part of a basement, and I have repaired countless holes in walls. I’m always looking for information on how to do things that I can’t do yet. There is a lot of stuff that I would love to do. I’m into electronics, so I think learning about home wiring would be a pretty interesting thing to learn about. I’m thinking about picking up a DVD that teaches you all about it. Of course before attempting anything too advanced, I would probably have to make sure to watch the DVD a few times to make sure I was doing everything correctly, otherwise no more updates to Lep’s Lair.

I think DoItYourself DVDs would be good to start with, it is always good to have some background on the project you are doing. I mean you don’t want to get into something and realize that you do not have the correct tools for the job right? The DVDs will make sure you have the right tools and the knowledge of how to use them. If you are interested then why not Visit DoItYourself for more and buy the DVD, I know I might go there the next time I take on a project I need more information on.

An old friend messaged me on Myspace tonite and I am shocked how we haven’t talked in years and we are able to pick up like we talked or hung out yesterday. It isn’t just with her, but some of my friends are like that, we can just pick up where we left off, while others there are long awkward silences and not much talking in between. It is just strange how people’s relationships vary from person to person.

Norton has been around for years. I remember back years ago when I got my Windows 95 machine, Norton was on there. He came with the machine to tell you if and when you had a virus. Well Norton has stood the test of time and all the viruses that has come since the time of Windowns 95 can’t hold up to Norton. Unlike back then though, you can now download Norton Anti Virus for free. It comes with the Google pack.If you are looking for free Antivirus downloads then consider Norton for your protection. Together with Google, they are looking out for your computer.

Norton isn’t the only free download that comes with Google, they have tons of others such as Spyware Doctor, Skype, RealPlayer and much more. Google is definitely increasing the security and the fun that people have on their omputers, and it is all for free.

My aunt and her children are coming down from New York. She is still in New Jersey right now and even at the tip of New Jersey it is still an hour and a half drive, so in any case she won’t be here for at least an hour and a half, which is all right by me because no matter what time she comes, I will most likely still be up.

I’ve alweays been jealous of people who go to LAN parties like Digital Overload, or any huge party like that. I’ve always wanted to throw something that big, but I don’t know if I will ever get to the point of doing it, hopefully one day. If I ever do, I would make sure to have at least one projector like one from Richmond Projector Rental. I think playing a game like Halo or even something like Hexic would be awesome on a screen that big. Maybe one day I will find out.

I used to have a program that allowed you to put a watermark on multiple images at once, well that was last year and I since don’t have it anymore, so I have been scouring the internet looking for a program that allows you to add watermark to images. If any of you graphic artists have something then let me know. FYI I’m looking for a free program.

I know a lot about computers, but no matter how much I or anyone else knows about them, we always seem to have problems with them. Whetehr it is crashing, or slow startup times, but there is a solution to some of your computer problems. Registry Repair helps repair your registry to prevent those annoying crashes. The registry is an integral part of your machine that contains information about programs on your computer and even system information itself. If you are the average user, then you probably have never seen it, but trust me repairing the registry can help tremendously in a lot of cases.

For those of you who have a lotprograms that have been removed, but traces are still around, there’s Registry Cleaner. It will clean out your registry so your computer runs smoother and be less filled with stuff you don’t need.

It is official, Bungie announced today that Halo 3 is complete and it is being sent to the manufacturers to be out in time by September 25th. They thanked everyone involved, and especially the fans for allowing their vision of this epic to come true.

My reaction? WOOOHOOOOOO! As long as the game is done, that means there’s a very small chance of it getting delayed. So I will be able to know how the fight ends on September 25th. I am so excited.

I’ve had my car for over two years now. I love my car, and it is the most reliable one that I have owned to date, but the truth is that it is over 12 years old and one day it is going to die. I think that day might be soon, although I don’t know and need to take it to a mechanic to find out for sure. In any case I have been looking up Used Cars online. I can’t afford a new card and some Used Cars are almost like new, especially with the warranties some come with nowadays.

My car has been reliable for years, it has gotten me to Ohio, Maryland, New York and all the states in between. It’s been a part of all my road trips and there are some really fond memories in that car. It is strange to say, but the car is part of my memories of things. Like going to Ohio last year, taking pictures while driving may not have been smart, but I did it in the Beretta so it makes it a part of the memory. Does anyone else feel that way about their cars, or am I just crazy? I just hope whatever car I get after this, or after the next one, can give me as many fond memories as this one has.

With the way my site is dropping on Alexa and all the valuable content that is slowly coming to my site, I think I may eventually hire a Search Engine Optimization Specialist. Search Engine Optimization is key to any site out there, whether it is a blog or a full blown website. What Search Engine Optimization is, is the making your links appear in a search engine at the highest spot possible, which in most cases is the number one spot. A specialist is someone who knows all the ways to get to that top spot and how to use Search Engine Optimization Services. Whether those may be keywords, programs or even Search Engine Advertising , the specialist would know.

I am not considering it yet, however. Why? Well simply because I want this site to grow more first. It has been up for two years and I am still expanding. There are sections I started on and haven’t touched since day one, that I still wish to bring over. Only time will make this site all it could be.

For anyone who’s interested in a Myspace Profile Parser or a Myspace Profile retriever, I have added one to my scripts section. I know this isn’t going to be useful to the average user, but a lot of programmers I know have been looking for one, so I decided to throw up a modified version of the one I made. It is very simple and easy to customize so go check it out.