Anchored
August 11th, 2009 / View Comments / by Brian
Something a little artsy…
Anchored from lindsey olivares on Vimeo.
click here if you don’t see the video above
Must See Series: Being Human
August 3rd, 2009 / View Comments / by Brian
It’s not often that I get as excited about a TV show as I have about this one: Being Human. Here’s a quick description from the show’s website:
Being Human, a BBC AMERICA co-production, is a witty and extraordinary look into the lives of three twenty-somethings and their secret double-lives – as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost. They struggle to live normal lives, despite their strange and dark secrets.
George (Russell Tovey) and Mitchell (Aidan Turner) work in anonymous drudgery as hospital porters in Bristol, England. They lead lives of quiet desperation under the burden of a terrible secret – Mitchell’s a vampire and George a werewolf. Deciding to start life afresh and leave behind the dark side, they move into a house, only to find that Annie (Lenora Crichlow), the ghost of a woman killed in mysterious circumstances, haunts it. As the monster threesome deal with the challenges of their new life together, they’re united in their desire to blend in with their human neighbors.
But with unwelcome intruders into their world, a threatened revolution from the vampire underworld, constant threats of exposure, and the day-to-day issues faced by young people – the only thing they may be able to rely on is each other.
If you have BBC and enjoy supernatural stuff, this is a must see! Heck, even if you don’t normally enjoy supernatural themed stuff the characters in this one will grab you — I’m pretty sure you’ll love it. :)
They can’t get season two on the air fast enough!!
Here’s the Wikipedia article on Being Human.
Geek Talk: Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate
June 17th, 2009 / View Comments / by Brian
I took the plunge and installed Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 1 tonight. Actually beta 4 was the only one available for download (here) but after installing I went to Help | Check for updates, and it downloaded/installed the RC.
This is the version info it’s reporting: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1) Gecko/20090615 Firefox/3.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
And here are the release notes.
Before installing I did some research to see which extensions (addons) would be compatible after upgrading. Many of them supposedly supported the latest versions of Firefox, but in reality some did not. I thought I’d share my findings in case it might help somebody else… so here’s a list of the extensions I have installed on my PC, version info, and 3.5 compatibility:
Extension |
Version |
3.5? |
| Adblock Plus | 1.0.2 | yes |
| Better Gmail 2 | 0.8.1 | no |
| Better Greader | 0.6.1 | no |
| Customize Google | 0.76 | no |
| Fasterfox Lite | 3.1.1 | yes |
| Firebug | 1.4.0b2 | yes |
| Forecastbar Enhanced | 0.9.6 | yes |
| Google Gears | 0.5.21.0 | no |
| Googlebar Lite | 4.6.9 | yes |
| Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant | 1.0 | no |
| Paste and Go 3 | 1.0.2 | yes |
| PDF Download | 2.2.0.2 | yes |
| Tab Mix Plus | 0.3.7.4pre.090516 | yes |
I’ve only had it installed long enough to discover these incompatibilities… I’m sure I’ll be able to find some dev versions of the extensions, like the one for TMP.
The final version should be released sometime this month.
UPDATE: I’ve found compatible versions of Paste and Go (v3 instead of the previously listed v2) and Fasterfox Lite, and have updated the table above accordingly.
Tennessee Pics
June 17th, 2009 / View Comments / by Brian
Starring: Kelton (my nephew), Nanette (my niece), Jodie (my sister), & Grammy (my mom)
7/11: I’ve removed the slide show to speed up page loading -it was really slowing things down.
Just a Workin’ in the Yard
June 7th, 2009 / View Comments / by Brian
What have I been up to? Working my ass off, that’s what! ;-)
After mowing & edging Saturday I planted one of the back flower beds:
Yup, pretty much the same as last year.
Today I knocked out the following:
Installed 2 new bracket for hanging backets — the old ones weren’t big enough. The screws holding them in were rusted and it took quite a bit of muscle and WD40 to get them out!
Last year I planted some basil, but decided this year to put it in a pot so I can take it in when it gets cold next winter. A coworker had given me some oregano, and I bought some more basil and some flat leaf parsley. So I put them all in one pot just outside the back door, next to one of our rosemary bushes:
I also replanted our other back flower bed — purple shamrocks (which are perennials) and white caladiums (which I learned this year are NOT):
I also planted a tomato plant in a Home Depot bucket that I drilled some holes in – I didn’t have a pot big enough, and wasn’t ready to dig up a spot for a mini garden just yet. I think where I had it last year (where the herbs are now) didn’t get enough sun, so I’ve got it on the back (west) side of the house where it’ll get plenty of sun.
