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Back in Houston

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

I seem to have a lot in my head to write about lately, so I will once again attempt to post here regularly. In November I decided that ten years in East Texas was enough and none of the reasons I had for staying were valid anymore, so I moved back to Houston. So far, […]

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DS Lite Loose Screen Fix

Friday, June 30th, 2006

For any of you having the issue with the bottom screen moving around a little, I have figured out how to fix it if you don’t mind opening your DS. The bottom part of the DS Lite is laid out something like this horribly not to scale diagram:
[    |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|   ]
[    |    vvv        |   ]
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[________________________]
The dashes are the circuit board, […]

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United 93

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

I just saw United 93, and it is the best movie I have seen in a long time. It is incredibly realistic, and exactly what a movie based on actual events should be like. This is the definitive movie for those few hours on 9/11, and I don’t think anyone will even try to make […]

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New Yellowcard Album

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

I just got the new Yellowcard album, Lights and Sounds, and have done a preliminary listen. I’m not sure where it falls yet. It’s different from their previous albums and has a lot less obvious violin, which is what really set them apart from all the other pop-punk bands. No songs caught me right off […]

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Best New Music of 2005

Monday, January 16th, 2006

There has been a lot of great new music released this year, and these are the albums that have really made an impact on me. Since I got my iPod last January I have greatly expanded music collection with a lot of cool stuff. Half this stuff I would have never listened to just a […]

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Fall TV Season

Friday, October 14th, 2005

So far this season, TV has been both disappointing and better than expected. There aren’t any new standout shows so far, and it’s not looking like any will develop into standouts. There are a few that I like more than others, but their long term prospects are very questionable.
Prison Break has been going the longest, […]

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