May 2009 Archives

Let's face it, the perfect day doesn't really exist...

In this podcast, I talk through what would be my perfect day. Of course, right before I started recording I realized that a "perfect" day doesn't really exist. My perfect day (or one of my perfect days) involves fast food, the outdoors, nude beaches and lots of hot chocolate (and indirectly, I mention a hot Italian guy I used to work with). Listen in because I'm sure there will be more and yes, I am doing well.

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I thought I'd go and do something a little different lately. I have been meaning to make a list of my favorite must-have software for the Mac. But I figure that not everybody has a Mac so I thought I'd talk about some of the must-have cross-platform software that I like. Not a lot of them, just a few:

1. Web Browser > Opera

I tend to be nomadic when it comes to the web browser I use. I always rooted for the underdog I guess you could say whether it was Mozilla Suite, Netscape or Opera. I'll be up front and tell you that I hated Opera a long time ago. My cousin installed it on his PC and I was like "Dude, WTF?" But the more I saw him play with it the more I wanted to try it out. So I've been using it on and off since version 6. Here I am using the alpha version of 10 and I love it. OK, so why do I love Opera so much? First, it has an awesome community. Second, I love all the skins (which change the overall appearance of the browser), colors and customizations I can make to it. Basically I can make it look and work the way that I want it to. Third, Opera is the head honcho of CSS. I know that when I design websites and test them with Opera, most likely they'll look awesome in the other browsers. Oh yes, mouse gestures (makes getting around a page or site easier just using the mouse) and Opera Link (find your links everywhere you go... for free) are some really handy features too. So if you're on Windows, Linux or Mac OS X, you can head over there and download it and try it. ESPECIALLY if you haven't tried it out in a long time. It's free.

2. Photo Organization > Picasa

The photo organization software I've seen on Windows hasn't been anything to write home about. And those pieces of software seems to turn the system into a clattering pile of junk after a while. Now, I'll be honest with you. I've only marginally messed with Picasa on Windows. I have it installed here on my Mac too and yeah, I don't use it much because if a person has a Mac, they probably have iPhoto. And iPhoto is really hard to beat. But Picasa has controls that I really like to go through your pictures. It has some basic editing stuff you can do with your photos that makes it pretty awesome in itself. I can't say too much more about it because as I've said I've only used it a little bit. But if you want to have a look at the features and such, you can head on over to the Picasa page by Google.

3. Chat / VOIP > Skype

To be absolutely blunt with you, I hate Ebay as a company. I always have. But it doesn't mean that Skype has to be evil too. Sure the versions of Skype for Windows and Mac are a world apart. I'd much rather use the Mac version anyway. It's a lot simpler and doesn't have all the extra crap tacked on it. But anyway, this is about cross-platform, right? Skype, while I've lived in Australia, has been a lifesaver. I can chat with my family and friends back in Texas, torture them by sending them voicemail and junk. If you really haven't used it, you really should. And add idiologic while you're at it. Go get Skype if you want to.

And there you have it. I hope you enjoyed that. Those three are the best in my opinion that I have installed on more than one computer around here. I will make a Mac must-have list. It's going to be a lot of fun. But not today. Oh and if you want to know, all the software above is FREE. So no cash or credit cards needed. :)

When a relationship ends, you can dwell on it or move forward...

There's really no need for a bulleted list of items since in this episode I basically talk about what's been happening the past few weeks with my relationship. Things have ended and I'm beginning to plan for the future. I'm giving myself another week or two to decide what course of action I'm going to take but whatever it is, I'm sure it will be for the best.

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Length: 18 minutes, 50 seconds
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Everybody can see that I'm doing alright. Posting through the web has sometimes been a bit of a headache. But I'm back on my Mac so I'm feeling pretty peachy. And peachy is always good. An update, last night I went back home. Well, I left my friend's house (who I know reads this and I want you to know that I appreciate everything that you do for me... you know sometimes I don't show it but I really do. You are a gem) we went to Box Hill to get something to eat at a restaurant that I don't even know the name of. My friend who I mentioned above and I have been there before. We talked about a few things and I came to the conclusion that I do take advantage of certain situations which I really shouldn't.

Something weird though... I noticed that while I was out, I was still depressed. Or I guess I should put it that I was more depressed after I left my friend's house because I was thinking of everything that's happened over the years and how upset I usually am about where things have come. A good dinner of dumplings and noodles isn't going to make everything better. Not by a long shot. I'm still aching from everything.

So with this said, I am still targeting to go back to the USA in about 6 weeks. Unless something exceptionally great happens, I'll still be on my way. I have to learn how to get out of situations before they get worse again. I'm not prepared to stick around for several reasons besides that. Ones that I can't discuss now if ever.

Today things were good. We haven't really argued but I'm still getting insults crammed down my throat. I have no idea on the status of our relationship but I think I'm going to leave things the way they are and not pick up a relationship for a long time. I think he's under the impression that I'm staying but I have no intention of doing that. Sad, but true.

The past week has been absolute hell for me. I need a break. I need to try to get a good start where I know people aren't going to spit shine the road I walk on and rush to my side when "shit" happens. I'm never going to learn to fully flourish if it keeps happening.

So that's my update. You'll see a few "sponsored" posts here and there to cover some of the "unneeded costs" of having a website. But it's OK, right?

I guess I'm off to bed. As weird as this sounds, I'm looking for a completely unrelated job from what I'm doing. Good things can happen but so can bad things. Stay tuned. I'm going to try to belt out a podcast episode on Tuesday. Keyword is TRY.

Sometimes we run out of money before we get our next paycheck. Too many times I've run into this problem about not having the money I need to pay the rent, the utilities or have to use the money I have saved for an emergency. That's where a payday loan can really help out. That way you can get the money you need. The application is done 100% online and you receive a decision instantly. Oh, and for people with not-so-great credit, there aren't any credit checks required. I know that everybody runs into trouble sometimes and that's where a payday loan from Apex Payday Loans can come in.

Breakups do horrible things to people and make them start bad habits.  And ladies and gentlemen, this is mine:

Ok, I didn't take up smoking.  Brandi sent me this email this morning.  Plus those are Whataburger cups which don't exist here.  Plus... yeah, I would never be that trashy.  Anyway...

I started finding software to make a new podcast episode to let you all know what's going on.  And then discovered that Audacity puts in these annoying clicks and I can't get the microphone to work the way I want to.  Oh the joys of doing anything audio-related on Windows.  I got to the first five seconds and I was like, no, this isn't going to work.  So it looks like I'm going to either get my iMac from Gilbert's house or get my MacBook back.  

A lot of the feelings I'm having is "Why, after all these years?"  And I'm giving myself an emotional beating for letting this happen.  I mean, it really wasn't that bad until he started pushing my buttons.  It's like he knew what to say to piss me off.  He'd talk to me with his finger in my face, pushing my cheek.  To me, that's a bit condescending.  I already felt like our relationship was unbalanced and he was gold and I was mud.  A relationship should never get to that level.  He was quick to say "Well, you go back home and you tell your parents what you've done.  I'm sure they'll be really proud."  Of course that was done with one of those shitty, cynical kind of tones.  And that hurt really bad.  I already think that what I've done is inadequate which would explain why I'm heading back to school (or was) in July.  That's because I will never be fully happy with what I've done.  It's not really that I'm a perfectionist or anything but it's because I grew up thinking that I had to make everybody else happy and put myself on the back burner.  I made decent grades not for myself, but to make my parents happy.  And even recently when I made it through my nursing course with the equivalent of an "A" I felt I could have done better.  So that leaves me with tons of questions where I went wrong...

My sister told me that if I'm not 100% happy with him 95% of the time, then I shouldn't be in the relationship.  I would say about 30% of the time I was happy.  I can't say that my relationship with Gilbert was bad all the time.  It wasn't.  I might of badmouthed him sometimes, but I tend to focus on the bad things.  But being with him over the past few years has caused quite a few health problems for me and my body is probably running at 20% of what it used to.  I've come out of this thing thinking that I'm not good looking (because he stopped telling me that I was after a few year).  I didn't feel like I was special for the longest time and my sex life was absolutely butchered.  

I'll admit too that several times I had to run to other people for emotional and uh physical support.  I shouldn't have done that.  I didn't want to but a person just wants to feel that he or she's special and loved.

Having said all this, I am handling it a bit better that I expected.  And I am planning to leave in the next month or two.  If I do, I won't be returning to Australia.  I'm still weighing what's better for me.  So I might stay, I might not.  It's hard to decide.  I've pretty much given up hope being with Gilbert anymore so that's not a factor.

I'm hoping to get myself together and record something good for you guys but I'm much better writing than speaking.  You've probably noticed that already.

For you people who go into relationships only to be disappointed in the end... there is light at the end of the tunnel.

After almost ten years, it's over.  Officially. I actually didn't want to talk about this but I guess I will.  I do know that it wasn't really a surprise given the number of problems we were having over the past few years.  My mood swings and stuff really didn't help that much either.  But regardless, I'm handling myself well enough.

I'm not going to hold it over his head that I took care of him when he needed to or anything like that because you do those things for the people you care about and regardless of what may have happened, I still care about him.

I've taken a huge direct hit for the past years and feel as if every step I take, I drop little pieces of myself everywhere until I'm pretty much a stick figure who doesn't know what to think anymore (probably because the brain isn't drawn in).  I realized I stopped treating him with respect, stopped listening to his advice and lied to him more times than I can count to keep myself sane but that doesn't mean the love wasn't there.  Yeah I know, a funny way to show it right?

Last night I left mostly because he said he needed some time alone and I put myself in another situation where I probably shouldn't have. But I need to think about my next course of action.  Are things salvageable?  I am not 100% sure.  Something tells me that this is really the end.  I shouldn't be expecting much.

The choices I have are:

Stay in Australia:  I can continue my work and studies to make my life here instead of the USA.  I'm trained here.  I work here.  But have no assets really.  Moving away will be simple for me.

Go back to the USA:  I have family and friends there but my qualifications aren't up to the USA's standards which causes some problem.  That means that I'll have to study more and take exams which means more costs.  Something I won't have when I move countries.

I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet.  I still have to think about it.  It really sucks more or less being "homeless" but I guess that serves me right for not saving money like I should.

So, what's next?  I'm not sure.  Because of this mess, I won't be updating idioPod for about two weeks.  I don't have my computer(s) with me and only have access to a Windows PC.  That's kind of weird for me.  And I depend on Feeder too much.

I'll catch you guys and girls later.  Thanks for being there.

Another day, another post. Yeah, I know, isn't it exciting? I didn't want to bombard you with advertising only and a podcast episode so I thought I'd post a little bit more here while I could.

First thing's first, I waited until 3 pm to get my pre-order of Tori Amos's "Abnormally Attracted to Sin" which I'm totally loving so far. I haven't really listened to the whole thing because there's a song on there called "Starling" that has some weird noises and I'm a sucker for weird noises. So that's pretty much had its first 10 seconds played over and over. Of course, I heard a bit of the CD before it was released and love "Give", "Curtain Call", "Flavor" (which is one that you should listen to regardless if you like Tori or not) and "500 Miles". So that's what I'm doing now.

I've kinda been bummed out as of late and having horrible mood swings. I have been downright angry at everything today. Like squeezing the juice bottle to get some of it out. And just a feeling that I want to take the glass and shatter it on the floor... which I didn't do. It's kind of spooky. My mood swings are getting pretty extreme (in my opinion). I'm not where I am angry one second then happy the next then crying the next or anything. I'm considering going to the doctor for it no matter regardless what anybody says. That's because people are telling me not to get any help for this. And this sucks. Plus the whole not sleeping well thing doesn't help.

But anyway, yeah, moving on to happy things like my inbox that's freaking out:

Every so often it will say the right thing but I guess half the time that's what it says which is not correct. Trust me, I wouldn't even GET 4,294,966,999 email messages in my lifetime. I'm sure my Hotmail mailbox does. Has anybody noticed how much spam is on MSN/Windows Live Messenger lately? It's absolutely insane. I should just make a Jabber account and see if people will find me there... or will that be too mean?

Back to the CD, the song "That Guy" reminds me of Desperate Housewives which I've totally been hooked on lately. I've always secretly been in love with Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Kamp).

So anyway, I hit you with as much as I usually throw at you with a podcast. That's gotten me a bit stressed out lately. I have been Googling myself (because when I think about you I Google myself) and no one really links to me! How sad is that? No mentions of idioPod, it's quite sad and a mood killer at that. Those are the days you sit back and ask "Why the hell am I doing this?"

I probably just need to revamp the website for it. I haven't really worked on it since I posted my new website.

Some topics just aren't that hot if you know what I mean...

I had originally planned to record a podcast of my feelings but this is the best I could get out. I talk about a lot of things including some aspects of my relationship which has room for improvement.

Additionally, these are some of the topics I talk about:

• Killer back, surge in listeners (and if so, thanks)
• Money matters: making the minimum payment [is bad], math of money, lots o' fun
• Topics from Topix: Someone hates women, obesity, lighting an old man on fire (and very hard to read as written), Melbourne taxi drivers, killing over slow cooking and what the hell is 'damper'?
• Changes to the podcast format... is it a good idea?
• How I am feeling at the moment, a half-assed attempt
• My relationship continues its long road to failure
• Bodily fluids... nothing too gross.
• Go to Idiologic.com for more junk and to leave comments if you want

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Length: 26 minutes, 16 seconds
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Here I am again on some boring-ass weekend in bed. Same crap with me arguing with the significant other. I think we're about to claw each other's eyes out. I know I'm about ready to feed him to the blood-thirsty baboons. You know if I could find them.

I find myself frequently thinking of heading back to the USA regardless of what some people might say. I kind of grow tired of dealing with the constant arguments and nagging. So that's what I'm thinking about today.

I am seriously tired mostly because I watched movies last night so I'll be taking a nap now.

How devoted can I possibly be?

After almost two weeks, I'm back with another podcast episode. Did you miss me? This one was recorded over two days and I end up repeating myself a little bit because I refuse to go back and listen to what I've already talked about. I also have a fun little recipe for you but you can't really eat it. Well, you could eat it but you really shouldn't. I talk about my partner's hospitalization through most of it but refuse to go through the emotional stuff. Yeah, that's me.

But I can say that I talked about these things:

• My partner was in the hospital for about 5 days
• Starting a diet for high blood pressure and high-fiber
• Why I don't record podcasts while Gilbert's here
• My advice to young lovers
• More school dramas, loan suicide and my thirst for knowledge goes overboard
• Bad dogs outside
• Go to Idiologic.com for more

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Length: 24 minutes, 25 seconds
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I haven't been much fun lately, have I? Again, I missed another deadline for a new episode of idioPod. But don't worry I have already started the next one. When it will be out, I'm not really sure. But it's pretty much about what's been happening over the past few weeks and why I've been MIA (missing in action). But I've said enough of that lately so I'll shut up about it.

I have attempted to put Gilbert and myself on a high-blood pressure and high-fiber diet. Not fun because I'm so not liking this soy linseed bread. I am really not a fan of bread with seeds, nuts or anything in it. Well, raisin bread makes me a very happy boy. That reminds me of a story...

And this story, ladies and gentlemen, will not come in a podcast episode. When I was a little boy, well about 8 or 9, my mom and dad went on a diet I think. And they got this bread. Well, the bread actually had pieces of nuts in it. Walnuts or something like that. At the same period of time, we were having ants in the house. So my sister and I wouldn't eat the stuff because there were bits of crunchy stuff in the bread. And since my mom wouldn't buy any other bread, I kept eating it thinking that I was eating a wad of ants or something. So that's why I hate bread with "stuff" added in. As I tell Gilbert, it tastes like a slice of the road.

I did switch back to low-fat milk because for two years I have been drinking whole milk. Oh and I'm so glad that I did it because low-fat milk seems to be more drinkable. Skim milk just isn't my thing.

And I've been substituting carrot sticks for junk food I'd usually eat. BUT, there's a bit BUT here, I tend to have chocolate and cookies and stuff hidden all over the house. When I see it, I want to eat it. Like I had these little babies sitting in my closet:

Oh yes ladies and gents, that's Turkish Delight. One of my favorite candies here in Australia. So I opened the bag of 12 yesterday and they're all gone today. Damn things. Plus I've got other crap in my cabinets that I CAN'T throw away.

On an additional note, my cooking has been absolutely horrible lately. I made burgers last night and they were disgusting. They were pre-made from the grocery store so I still have hope but they were just gross. No taste (because I am using salt and salt products a lot less). I had some of that left over from yesterday so I ate some of that and threw away a bit of it. My cooking yeah, has been so disgusting. No one needs to come by my house for a while. Especially to eat. You'll wish you were dead instead. Trust me.

That's all I'm going to say.

OK, Donkey Kong has nothing to do with what I was going to talk about but there are a few things that I'd like to discuss today.

First, you and I both know that there's no podcast today and possibly Tuesday due to the fact that my partner is still in the hospital. He's been there for a few days and I'm not expecting him to get to leave until either tomorrow or Sunday. So it's been a little bit lonely in this household lately. As far as I know, he's getting his surgery done this morning. I tried to send him a text message and he didn't reply so he might already be under the knife or laser right now. He's been truly happy that I've been around to take care of him even while he's in the hospital and that right there makes me a very happy person.

If I don't get a podcast out on Tuesday, I'll try to post a few old short video clips that Brandi and I made several years ago.

Second, you might be reading things that are not typical of me as late which includes a little advertising. But the good news is through this advertising, I can happily say that I will be open for two more months. You might see this a little more often than before and it's not really that I am trying to be some kind of sell out or anything, but any kind of help I can get is well, helpful. It's very helpful when most of your money goes towards paying international student fees.

And finally, between thinking of my significant other and trying to sleep (only to be woken up around 3 am to the sound of a small dog barking constantly), I have made some behind-the-scenes changes to idiologic. I've created global alerts to let you know when I'm currently working on my site or if there are errors with my coding. Of course, this is just to improve my coding and get familiarized with PHP itself.

Are you in or heading to the Northeast between the end of June until the end of August? There's a chance I may be heading back there during that time to New York but what I have to remind people is that there is more to the area up there. In fact, in Wildwood, the upcoming Radio Disney Summer Concert Series will be be at Morey's Piers. And it's free too! If you haven't had a chance to visit the Jersey Shore, you should go. It's very, very nice. There is a lot to do, a lot to see and it's an absolutely perfect chance for you to have a Jersey Shore beach Vacation.

Check out the website and you'll find a place to stay and so many things to do. And if you go, let me know. We might be able to do a meet up when I go up there.

No new podcast episode this Friday... not even a video.

If you've been reading my Twitters, you'll know that my partner is in the hospital and I'll have to play nurse for a few days. That's OK. I am home right this second (he told me to eat something and go home) but I found out that it is harder than I expected. So in a little bit I will head back to comfort him.

Look for a new one next week sometime.

I remember about 7 or 8 years ago, when people actually liked personal websites and no one took the easy way out (*cough cough facebook myspace*). I submitted my site to be reviewed by who I suspect at the time were a bit of teenagers. Well, the scorecard came back about 7 out of 10. My design, good. My content, good. Site interaction, bad.

Looking at my website, I still have the same "problem". Or is it a problem?

Most of what people put on their websites, I question why it's even there. I mean, who needs a personal website with a chatroom? Sure it would be absolutely wonderful if I were some kind of web celebrity or something. People would have a place to sit around and talk about me. And I could talk to them. But I'm not popular. I don't see the point of having one! I mean, weblog comments are enough!

Another thing that irritates me today is that I see message boards on people's personal website. I mean really, what's the point? That's what content on a website is for or a blog. You can accomplish the same exact things and probably a lot easier. Just another distraction and waste of perfectly good webspace.

Banner exchanges are one of the things I don't really mind. It's a great way to find other websites as long as they can find mine, right? But I see some websites that are completely sloshed with 8 different sizes of banners that are all flashing at the same time. You don't know where to look, of course, you could have a seizure first. They remind me of sites made back in the late 1990's and have the digital smell of a sticky floor at adult shops.

And of course, I don't feel like making 8 different sizes of buttons and banners. I can barely half-bake a small one let alone a big one.

Tag boards, the little things where you leave a comment, your name and your web address are pretty much all-night begging done at the comfort of your own home. No need to find the beggars sitting on the sidewalk begging for booze money. This is much more fun: "Cool site. I came to your website. Now come to mine. I have pictures of some dead batteries." Then later you see the same thing, letter for letter. 30 minutes later and you see some nasty message about "Fine, I'm never coming back and your dog will be dead tomorrow". No drama here, no thanks! (All my drama lives in my podcasts, thank you!)

The personal websites that I've seen lately (and I've gone through way too many) just lack substance and/or creativity. They're all born from cookie cutters. Sure, change a color here and there. I mean, you can take a dog, put it in different clothes everyday and give it shades, but at the end of the day it's still a dog. Where's the originality?

Idiologic and idioPod strive to be different. In a world where Facebook and Myspace are taking over, I want to stand out by not looking like the rest. I say no need for the small text, glitter buttons and overly-done anime.

Ah yes, and did I mention that I added a plugboard to my site? It's classy though and right now, it won't cause irreversible brain damage. You should check it out on my main site, idiologic.com. Just look for the PlugBoard link on the menu. I can't promise how long it will be there because I just wanted to see if I could alter some code. I'm learning. :)

Some people never know when to shut up...

I have talked about so much in this podcast episode that I'm not really sure if I listed everything. This is what happens when you just sit down and record, I'm telling you! But I've also realized that I talk way too much and I fly through topics every minute or two. It's just a lot of trivia, basically.

But I can say that I talked about these things:

• Feeling not-so-nice (aka sick)
• How I felt about job interview last Monday (PS: I did get my paper I needed from the interviewer.)
• My last weekend plans (PS: It didn't happen.)
• At 5:22 you can hear my stomach growling ;)
• Giving stuff away, a give-away! Just thinking in progress basically.
• Vegemite: The Bane of Americans, nice smelling lotions, anti-fingernail biting stuff and my partner's ugly fingernails, Dominant vs recessive genes, my double-jointed fingers,
• My fat, my pants that won't fit.
• Go to idiologic.com, yeah?
• Want to know more about Australia? Go visit Little Aussie Battler.
• Continued love for KFC and a few other fast food places here.

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It's been terribly slow today. I am so tired and I think that this not getting any sleep crap isn't working out for me. I am going to try to start going to sleep around 10:00-10:30 pm and waking up around 7 am so I can make a shift to working evenings only. We'll see what happens though.

I've also been working on a few extra things like a PlugBoard on my website. I just wanted to see if I could do it. Whether anybody wants to use it or not is beyond me. Basically, you just post a 88x31 button with a link to your website or blog or something like that. That's a potential increase of traffic for your site, eh? You bet. Go to idiologic.com and look in the menu on the left side of the page.

Other than that, you should stay tuned for tomorrow. We'll be seeing another idioPod episode which I kind of need to listen to do make the feed and the weblog post. I wish it was more simple to do that, but oh well.

That's all from me.

Ah yes, and I thought you might want to see some Awesome Deals on everyday stuff.

I'm just not updating this weblog like I used to, am I? That's because I am pressured to get one or two podcast episodes out every week! No, really, a lot isn't going on with me lately. And I wish more would happen but it doesn't. I lead a very unproductive, dull life. I did watch Borat again which made me laugh. Lord knows I don't do much of that lately.

While in Australia (and something tells me I'll be here for a long time), I want to do something I have only done with my family before. No, nothing disgusting, but I want to take a group trip. It was always exciting for me, my parents, my sister, my aunts, uncles and cousins to go on vacations together. Unfortunately, I don't have any family here but I want to get a group of about 10-12 people together and head to The Grampians. It's a great place and as you know from listening to my podcasts, I've been there a few times since I've been living in Australia. I'd just like to get a group together and stay somewhere for a long weekend. 2 or 3 nights or something. So I might have to pitch that idea to people soon.

But of course, I've been putting off going to Perth for a long time to see one of my childhood friends who ironically also moved from the same city as me.

Otherwise, I've been no-so-busy as of late between being ill with headaches and stuff. No pig or bird flu, so don't worry. I do need to get my flu shot though... hmmm... absolutely hate the damn things. I hate getting them... giving them, that's different.

Anyway there's no point to this entry. I am burping up Coco Rocks:

The burps taste like dog food. Not that I know what dog food tastes like but I've got a good idea from burping this up. Goodnight for now.

This is a good place to start...

Every 25-35 podcast episodes, I do what I call a "re-introduction" to those people who are just starting to listen. This gives them a starting place rather than downloading the first or second podcast episode which is I know is full of irrelevant information because it's 2 years old.

In this podcast episode, I give you a brief introduction of who I am, where I am, why I am and a few extras. It's my hope that this episode will clue you in as to what direction my life is going in and where I've been.

If you're a new listener, welcome! I'm happy to have you onboard. You can always visit me at idiologic.com to get the latest information on what's going on plus any podcast news.

If you're a loyal listener or have listened to several episodes before, you're free to skip this one if you want to. There's not really any new information.

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Length: 8 minutes, 16 seconds
File Size: 3.8 MB