Monthly Archives: October 2008

I’m Getting LASIK Eye Surgery!

October 28, 2008 – 6:53 pm

After 8 years of wearing glasses and/or contacts, I am finally getting LASIK surgery done on my eyes! Ever since I started to wear glasses, LASIK has been on my mind. However, up to this point, I was not a candidate for the surgery because my prescription kept getting worse as I got older. To [...]

By Patrick Posted in Personal 6 Comments

Hate in American Politics

October 16, 2008 – 11:14 pm

From American living rooms to the ballot box, hate is still large in the U.S. of A. I’m not saying Canada and other developed nations don’t have problems with hate, but this video is pretty telling of the strong divides that still exist in the U.S.. It’s sad that some people are so ignorant.

By Patrick Posted in Politics 9 Comments

Office Germs

October 10, 2008 – 4:16 pm

Because I’ve been in school and my part-time job is based online and can be worked from home, I haven’t worked in an office for a while (two summers ago). Now that I’m back, the germs that such an environment can spread are slapping me in the face.
I have just come down with a cold. [...]

By Patrick Posted in Miscellaneous 5 Comments

Dinner of Champions?

October 5, 2008 – 3:24 am

A few days ago I was planning on cooking up a nice T-bone steak dinner. Unfortunately, when I got home, I realized that I had forgotten to take the steak out of the freezer. Doh! After doing some Googling, I realized that it is just not possible to cook your steak from a frozen state [...]

By Patrick Posted in Miscellaneous No Comments

A New Linux Experience

October 4, 2008 – 2:40 am

As of late, I have been trying to figure out my home computer situation. Simply put, I have too many computers. Right now I have my desktop computer, my laptop (which has become my main computer), my server, and an extra computer in the laundry room in need of a motherboard. There is no practical [...]

By Patrick Posted in Website 8 Comments