People have been poking me to do an update, but I have not really had much to say really. I thought I would give it my best shot. Some of my longest posts were just me rambling, and I don't often get a chance much to do that. Probably because I don't bother to set aside the time. Shooting myself in the foot... something that never goes out of style.

Anyways... what to report.

The kids are doing well. Happy and healthy. They still love getting to visit with me and spending time with me. I dearly hope that is something that never gets old with them. They will be going on a camping trip with my parents about mid july. Some time up in the woods and away from the desert a bit. I hope they have fun too. I probably won't be joining them, but I don't see why I couldn't. I guess I am still on the fence about that. I will decide eventually, but there is alot of logistics that goes into at the moment. I am not the only one to consider anymore.

My social life...

Well... back int he beginning of summer roughly, my friends Cristina and Stephen moved in with me. Shortly there after my girlfriend from Georgia also moved in with me. It's a full house again. For the while anyways. These guys are my best friends. I love them all dearly, and I knew being in cramped quarters would likely to make things a bit difficult. I won't pull any punches... things get strained at times. Yet we have more or less made do. There are times when I worry that my friendship with Cris and Steve will get strained to the point where we may end up hating each other. I certainly don't want that to happen. On the plus side, they plan on moving on by the end of the year. Pretty much no matter what. I think it would be good for all of us when that happens. They are a family that certainly needs their own space which is fully under their control. I can't give that in my house, because at the end of the day... it is still my house. Thus where some of the tension springs from for a few different reasons. Still... so far cooler heads have prevailed. Hopefully that is the way it will be till they move into their new place.

My school life...

It is coming up fast. Mid august. My schedule will have me up all the time. Anywhere from as early as 8am (which is early for me) to as late as midnight. (Thanks to astronomy class) I am truly not sure what to expect of this semester. I am doing some very different things in each class. There is little to nothing in common between then. I wonder if that will make things harder or not? I don't know, but I do know for this semester that things will be hard. Partly because I have a full house, and also partly because of having a girlfriend again. I don't know why, but habving a girlfriend always makes me a bit scared to go to school. I know where this stems from, because my ex-wife cited being in school as a reason why our marriage failed. I didn't spend enough time with her in my attempt to get through school. Made my family a second priority instead of a first. So it often makes me afraid that my time away will somehow do in my relationships with significant others. Thanks Laura! I love that gift!!! *sighs* In any rate... I have to make school truly my first priority. It is my future, and it will determine my success. If I ever want a good job doing what I love to do... then this has to be done. Just some pangs of fear that my single minded dedication to this goal will leave me all alone once I get to the finish line. I guess if a person wasn't willing to stick with me through the hard times, then that kinda indicates that perhaps they weren't meant to be anyways. Yet I do hate being alone.

General other shit...

I hate the economy. Finding a job is for shit unless you personally know someone who knows someone, or you are extremely lucky. The thing that often surprises me is the fact that the unemployment rate is pretty good here in arizona that it is most anywhere in the country. This makes me feel kinda scared and bad for those less well off states that have people who can't even beg to get money to get by. I keep praying for the turn around, and hope greatly the upswing starts as I get out of college. My degree for IT is still pretty much in high demand, but it is no less a challenging market. Last thing I want to do is get out of ASU and flip burgers because it is the only thing I can find as a job. That would suck in all kinds of ways... and none of them fun or happy. :P

Bottom of the line?

I am doing ok. Yeah sure things concern me. Yet they are all manageable, and hardly a problem. I am happy and doing well so far, but that doesn't mean I don't need good luck and well wishes. :)

I wish you all well, and hope for happiness for you all. In times like these, we needs all the positive thoughts and happiness we can get.

x Jeremy M.

Is cute!

x Jeremy M.

If you are wondering what the hell this is... You are just going to have to watch it.
I will say it is very funny. :)


Link in case the Embed is spanky:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonDPGwAyfQ&feature=player_embedded

x Jeremy M.

"3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
- Clark's Law(s)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_Three_Laws

"Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from Science!"
- Agatha as "Cinderella" in Girl Genius

In regards to the Technological Singularity...
see here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
and also
http://www.kurzweilai.net/

Now I don't know how many people know of the Singularity, or even believe it will or will not happen. I read the arguements, and I tend to be on the side of believing it will come to pass. The exact form of that passage remains to be seen. More precise timelines remain to be seen. Yet I think the overall estimates by more reknowned people of the theory seem pretty sound to me, and have a highly likeliness of being accurate.

So where does this lead?

Well... we may be a race that gives birth to a new race. A fairly radical concept, and yet an old one all at the same time. If you follow the evolution theory, then this sorta thing has already happened several times before. (many severals) Yet this is a evolution of a different type. It wouldn't be biological... it would be technilogical. It wouldn't exactly involve DNA changing, but ideas changing into more power ideas. In time... turning into self realizing ideas that would be able to create and grow on their own.

Then my line of thinking starts to get mystical about it all. Or perhaps more accurately a comparison of minor biblical points to mankind now on the "edge" of creating something so powerful and unique as to have it's own free will.

I get to thinking how this is playing god after a fashion, or more literally how it makes us more akin to god. Now I know there are many flavors of gods, but I will stick with the locally accepted one... aka christianity. Why? Familiarity to an extent.

So... in a vastly simplified form. Gods made heaven and earth in a few days. Made light... darkness... all things keen... and not keen. Made cute kittens, and made snakes in the grass to eat them. Yin... yang... and all manners of fairness and unfairness alike.

Yet mankind was not the first companions he made... Now I get sketchy because I don't know all the details, but the general story comes across to me like this:

First god made the angels, and he built them to be perfect servants. Perfect worshiping and praising machines. They would follow any command he gave with absolute devotion and trust. They would accept any design as being appropriate just because he said so. They are so adament about doing what he willed that they tried to go so far as to anticipate what he would will, and attempt in some cases to do such before he even commanded it. Also to try to guess his true intent in such things that perhaps could seem ambiguous. This leads into stories of pride, and the falling from light... and Lu... and wars for the kingdom of heaven... yada yada yada.

Perhaps someday I may a short but correct version of that overall story. Something that may accomodate my short attention span, and general impatience. Yet I procrastinate that as I am very good at that as well... but I digress.

So... Mankind has started getting close to gaining some amazing potential coming up soon. He needs to gain some similiar wisdom in its application at the same time. Yet that also is a different story...

So... in short... Mankind may well soon be a form of god... that creates a new race of intelligent beings. Read this as "Artificial General Intelligence".

Then I got to thinking... what is the likelyhood that we... like god... would create something we thought was "perfect"? Our version of an Angel. Perfect programs and robots devoted to loving us... serving us... and protecting us. Though quite powerful... it seems a bit of a limited scope. Not quite something I would considered free will. Just very well crafted and very willing slaves. Every bit as intelligent (perhaps more so in time) as we are, but extraordinarily devoted to their given cause.

Would we create our angels? Would they go to far in the belief of serving us to the furthest extent possible? Would this cause a new "war for the kingdom of heaven"... which would more ironically be a war for earth, but also a war for the right to serve... humans.

Assuming it does happen, and we survive this war... would we go one to determine that we need to give our next creation... true free will?

Given the reason and ways we are making "Artificial General Intelligence", then it seems to me that we may be on the path of creating our own Angels first. Yet there is no telling where that will lead us...

All I can tell you... is that it may be happening sooner than we think. I am optimistic to think it will be for overall good and such wonder about wars and such will never happen. Yet the fate of mankind is far from certain. Especially in these very quickly changing times.

Can we ever truly be ready for the Singularity and the things that come from it? I don't know. I am not sure and don't think it would be easy if even possible. It is such a radical change. Yet there is wisdom in at least trying to be ready for such a possibility... even if it never occurs.

Things to ponder...

x Jeremy M.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/13/iron-man-robot-suit-cyber_n_186238.html

Exoskeleton robot suit that provides mobility and power assist to people. Reported to be able to enhance lifting strength by roughly 10 times average human normal.

Combat models coming to a army surplus store near you!!! :D :P :)

x Jeremy M.

I haven't talked much recently. I like to write it off to being just plain busy. While this is partly correct... it is not the whole story. I just don't often find much to write about... least till I do it. Then I tend to write alot. Go figure...

Anyways... news.

tygenco_x has visited me from the tuesday eve prior to my birthday (which was march 28th) to the thursday morning that was after my birthday. It was a wonderful time, and we travelled where we could when time permitted. We visited Sedona AZ, and went to the Renaissance Faire in AZ. We visited my college so she could get a look around. We saw many movies together... Watchmen, Aliens vs Monsters, Race to Witchmountain, and Knowing. We went out to dinner at a couple of restraunts, and she also cooked for me a couple of awesome dishes that she likes. We talked alot and about just everything. It was very comfortable and easy. She has decided that she would like to move here, and as part of that I helped her do some job hunting here. We have been talking to each other for a bit over 6 months, and we have basically lived together for about a week. We still talk to each other constantly as time permits, and are both very excited about her moving.

Now this was hardly a last minute decision, though it may seem like one. The possibility has always been discussed off and on while we talked. Even from very early on. We clicked with each other amazingly well! A trend which still has not changed nor slowed. We have discussed all the ramifications of this decision, and think it is the best way to handle our relationship from here. She would be moving in with me during May. There will be a flight I make out to her to help her pack and move things into a moving truck, and then it will be a cross country road trip back to AZ.

Now to say I am excited is an understatement. I am also a bit afraid as well. This is a large step with all the serious implications I had considered when I decided to start a relationship with Laura. Yet I have decided to try this, and she had decided the same thing. A choice we both freely made, and have decided to go with. There is no way of knowing for sure where this will go, but I am very happy and really wish to try with all my heart.

There will be challenges to be sure, but what would life be without challenges to overcome and learn from? I feel ready to tackle them.

This will be in many ways... the single biggest adventure in my life.
It is... my epic adventure. Hopefully to be outdone by even greater adventures in my life that I share with her. We shall see...

x Jeremy M.

In addition to a previous post:
http://jareth-gk.livejournal.com/228298.html

I found this info in my copy of KurzweilAI that I get in email. Something worth getting if you like to see cutting edge research happening today... if a bit random information.

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Researchers Develop Wireless Methodof Brain StimulationPhysOrg.com Mar. 16, 2009
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Case Western Reserve researchershave embedded light-activatednanoparticles directly intonon-human brain tissue and were ableto activate neurons. Objective:noninvasively repair injury orrestore function to severed ordamaged nerves. Next step: activatedispersed groups of neurons at thesame time to generate the complexactivity...
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=10283&m=41704

http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=/news/news_single.html?id%3D10283
http://www.physorg.com/news156443682.html

Interesting articles to say the least.

x Jeremy M.

You Are An ISFJ

The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal. A good listener, you excel at helping others in practical ways. In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music. You find it easy to be devoted to one person... a partner who you do special things for. In love, you express your emotions through actions. Taking care of someone is how you love them. And you do it well! At work, you do well in a structured environment. You complete tasks well and on time. You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist. How you see yourself: Competent, dependable, and detail oriented When other people don't get you, they see you as: Boring, dominant, and stuck in a rut

I think this was very close to how I am. More spot on than many such personality test thingys I have seen.

x Jeremy M.

I was given 5 words/things to reflect on! Ok, If you respond to this post I will give you 5 words that I relate to you. Post them in your journal with a detailed comment or story about the word/thing.

"Home of one's heart"
It is no surprise to those that know me that I like to stay home, and enjoy doing things at my house. Most often this means dedicating myself to my hobby of my computers. I do the things that I love, and all of them often are at my home. This doesn't mean I never go out, but when given a choice of staying home and going out anywhere... I am most inclined to stay home. It is where the comfort and cuddling is! (When I have someone living with me I can cuddle :P)

"Lifetimes"
Be most mindful of the one you are living in. Yet I am aware of other lifetimes. None of them are grand. I was never a president or king in a past life. No great famous explorer, nor grand mover of people. As I do now... I have kept the company with those I care for most, and let them know the wisdoms I have gained during that lifetime. It is always a quiet life removed from complications where I can help it. Every life is always insightful, and I hope I learned a bit more of what I need to know from each life before I finally decide to move on beyond this realm. Yet in the end I shall be the judge of that. For there can be no harsh judge of self than oneself. It is still in my belief... a matter of choice.

"Signs and signing"
The language of hands. The language of the deaf. It can be as beautiful and inspiring as any spoken words. Yet I have had the chance all my life to learn it... only now do I really do so. Because of my half deafness... I have had half a foot in that world and half a foot out of it. Never easily fitting into either, but this is no surprise to me. I never have fit seemlessly into anything. Yet the more I learn of sign language the more I want to know. I hope I can keep learning even though I may not be able to take any further classes in college. The fullness of expression comes from learning many different ways to express oneself.

"I am SciFi"
I am often one who feels like he was born in the wrong time. I was more meant for the future. Yet I am a believer in the Singularity of technology and knowledge. There is a chance for forever so long as people want it and can learn to cope with how it will change our world and ourselves. Man... and machines. Life... and electronics. These things won't be so discretely seperate soon. We will learn to mold life to better suit working with the machine via genetics, and will also learn to mold the machine more perfectly into ourselves and our world. The biggest questions is whether fear will destroy the beautiful possibilities of our future because some people cling to dearly to their past?

I don't know, but I for one will become what I dream about. I will be Sci-Fi.

"Elegant simplicity"
Life is simple. People make it complex. If you don't want your world to be so complicated, then don't make it so complicated. It really is as simple as that if you wish to make it so. Yet that gets back into that realm of being complicated that only humans can be. I don't know about the rest of humanity, but I keep my life simple and I love it like that. It can be a bit boring at times, but it is often by far safer. Besides there are other things in life that still make it very enjoyable even still. :)

There could be worse sins than to strive for a simple comfortable existence in an insanely dramaticly complex world. I like to keep things simple and direct and true.

x Jeremy M.

Article was last found at:
http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/02/towards-wireless-brain-computer.html

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So what did I get from all this? By using nanoparticles that act as atom sized "solar cells", we can inject them into specific places in the brain more safely than any other existing brain interface method. No wires needed. On set of particles will be layed in that does the read function, and another set of particles can be put in for the write function. Each set of nanoparticles can be placed in different places for optimal and safe functioning. They can be tuned to very particular frequencies that can be made as safe as possible for humans using such an interface. It's lifespace for these particles is like to be decades or longer with very minimal wear for functioning.

Basically think of it as very carefully sprinkling the brain with read and write nano particles that you can beam carefully constructed transmissions to. They couldn't be activated anything except your specifically crafted signal. No wires needed, and the rest of the interface device is actually outside of your body. A helment or such. When further developed and improved, then it would me like quarter sized suction cups that is placed on your skin outside the skull. The system would calibrate after every usage, and get used to your brain pattern. Once synced... off you go into your neuro-virtual realm. Interfacing with your digital machines at a thought.

Still a few years off in real widespread use, but definately getting there. My prediction? hmmm... I will be conservative and say 10 years. Yet knowing the rate of technological advance... it could easily be half that.

My netrunner geek is happy!

x Jeremy M.

First and foremost... I did *NOT* write this! I found it on the web, and wanted to have a copy perserved on my jounral just in case it disappeared into the net as many things do.

The original copy (and from the original write I believe) is here:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/2911901/

Again... I did not write this, and I take no credit for it. Yet I do hope you enjoy it, and try to give credit and compliments to the original writer and source.

x Jeremy M.

( We made a mistake !! )

Found here:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/







The finer points of geekness...

This guy is on to something... with a device that is in so many peoples homes now... it is silly.

x Jeremy M.

As of January 20th I am back in class again. This means I will be in class mainly on Tuesday and Thursday from roughly 9am till about 4pm. Any time after that is likely to be consumed by homework of some form or another. Monday Wednedays I have one class at about 12 noon. Unless I still have homework to do or other studying... I should be bakc home right after class. I have no classes on friday. (nor on the weekend of course, but I am often busy visitin with friends or family on those days)

My classes is "Intro to Human Communications"(COM100), "Business Statistics"(ECN221), "American Sign Language 2"(SHS102), and lastly "Game Development 1"(CPI111).

The instructor for COM100 informed the class that there is highly suggested (read required but cannot be enforced in a 400 something student class) reading, but no required homework for points. Only 3 quizzes which are done online, and three tests which are conducted in the lecture hall. Also one required final exam. This is the class I did before but failed due to missing the final the previous time, and so I really already know most of the material. This is review for me, but read I shall. I have to pass it this time. They only allow 1 retake of a class.

The instructor for ECN221 informed me there is only 3 exams, and a required Final exam. No required homework. Butt tons of reading, and suggested problems from the text for study purposes (Read homework that has to be done, but is not turned in for point). I am a bit concerned as this is a sorta math class, and historically I have done bad in math. The irony is the fact that I am a computer major, and to some degree math is a part of what I do. I dispute the level of math, but everything has it's place I guess.

The instructor for SHS102 stated there would be quizzes and a final exam and interview to determine sign language skill learned. There is required reading but no real homework to turn in. The reading will help us to pass the quizzes. I am fuzzy on the number, but it seems to be like the prior classes in that there is like a handful at most. Also a final of course, and that is mostly in relation to an interview.

The instructor for CPI111 stated there is no work required outside of the classroom, and everything is done only in the class room. Very hands on video game design and implementation. There will be a couple of projects where I make simple games and turn them in. Then there will be a final project. There is no final exam, but on the day that would be the exam there is an open house where people can play the final project games the class has made. So pretty much the entire grade is based on the final project itself. I think this class may be easy, but I have been fool before. So I am proceeding with caution and making sure I can put in more effort as needed.

So in short... I avoided having any classes that require homework for points toward my final grade. This I am happy about because I can pick and choose my study and not have to worry as mucha bout deadlines or missing/lost assignments in anyway shape or form. I tend to do very well on tests. I have alot of confidence that this semester will go well.

In other news... my personal life has become interesting. In short, I messed up with Sarah and we are no longer dating or are in a relationship. It didn't end very badly, but it didn't end well either. It got to a point of mutual acceptance that things should end, and that there was indeed many mistakes and problems made on both sides. I have had friends who have told me they saw this coming when we first started going out. This kinda angers me, and I wish they could have enlightened me sooner to what they saw, but I guess it is quite likely I wouldn't have listened. I can be quite stubborn at times, and in situations like this it can come out the most. After I broke up with Sarah the semester basically was starting, and I decided I would just focus on school and leave all this love and relationship jazz behind me. I am just no good at it, and I really don't need to be hurting anyone elses heart. Yet out of the blue I started talking with a friend and person I know via City of Heroes. She and I had alot of views and beliefs in common, and we found ourselves drawn to each other. At the beginning I wanted to resist because of the whole "better to be single" thing, but it didn't take long for me to realize how I felt for her. The only problem is that she lives on the other side of the U.S. in Atlanta. Now I have never been a believer in long distance relationships. Quite honestly I suck at them, and I stay away from them. Yet I have still been drawn to her, and I can't let this go. A couple months into the fall semester and I decided to send her a christmas present of plane tickets to come visit me arizona during my birthday. (Just the way it worked out) The longer I have talked with her the more I have fallen in love. Yet old fears keep me from running in blind, and I try my best to keep things to a certain level till we have at least met in person and got to really know each other. A relationship in person is so much different that one over the internet. Yet we have gotten to a point where we have admitted to each other that we love one another, and if things go well when she visits in march... then perhaps we will try to find a way to be together more permanently. This is a pretty big deal, and I appreciate the gravity of it alot. A big part of me doesn't know how I am going to be able to help pull off a cross country move of her to AZ, but everything going well... well... that is what is going to happen somehow. Yet at this point we are really trying our hardest not to jump to far ahead of ourselves, and learn about each other as much as we can. Still... after all I have come to know about her... I can only say that I am in love. That is just the way it is. I hope it all works out for the best. I know I will do everything I can to that end. I have never felt this dedicated to someone since Laura, and that is a pretty big deal. Yet at the same time I am fighting with scars and fear that Laura gave me for what had happened. I am hoping they don't get the best of me. This is truly a different situation, and I feel in my bones that this is a good match. Yet in the end... I guess I leave it to the hands of Fate, and hope for the best with all my heart.

Also another major note. As of January 1st... the townhouse is all mine. I live alone, and have been enjoying having the whole house to myself. I have come to realize I have never truly lived alone before, and this is my chance. Who knows... in a few months that may change, but I hardly see this as a bad thing. I have been doing alot of work on cleaning the house... moving out of my room, and unpacking boxes that have been packed since I moved out of Laura's house when we seperated for the last time. I moved into the master bed and arranged book steves and dressers. I moved the cedar chest. Alot of things have been repurposed to be less of a collection of trash and misc stuff, and more what they should be. I have steam cleaned the floors, washed the walls, cleaned the vents, and basically cleaned the whole townhouse. A good deal of it I did with the help of my family. I was hoping to get everything done in a couple of weeks. As I near the end of January I am finding I still have so much more to do. The realization is setting in that it may take me several months to truly get things in shape. Yet at the moment, they are functionally liveable arrangements. I am happy, and things are well.

My children are still doing well. Healthy and doing good in school. I don't know how well because Laura still never really shares that information with me much. I have to dig at her a bit to get anything. Being forced to play 20 questions to find out how your kids are doing is kinda annoying. Yet still on the other hand... she has been a bit more friendly as time goes on. I guess I can live with the fact that it is still hard for her to be forthcoming. My kids don't mind talking to me though, and our relationship is good. With the townhouse to myself, I am hoping to get rooms cleaned and set up so they can spend more significant amounts of time with me. Like the idea of having them for a whole summer vacation, or at least have them over a weekend sometime. The details of how to arrange that is fuzzy, and the rooms I will have for the kids is still not complete. So that kinda waits till it can happen.

All in all... things are well, and I am happy. In the end, I guess that is what matters most. :)

I hope you are all well, and happy!

x Jeremy M.

Found from the rather talented cook: linenoise
Found here: http://linenoise.livejournal.com/107014.html

Potential original source unknown, and may be found in linenoise's journal perhaps.
On to the yummy!

Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms

1 pound Mushrooms (Again, I prefer Cremini or Brown. White button works, though.)
1/3rd pound sausage (Sweet italian pork)
1 medium-large shallot, minced small
5 cloves of garlic, minced small
3-4 Tbsp Butter (Mmmmmm, butter!)
1/8 cup sun-dried tomatoes, minced small
1/8 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated mozzarella
dried basil, salt, pepper to taste

1. Start with the mushrooms. Remove all the stems, set the caps aside. Remove the bottom bit of each stem (if it's a good stem, just a tiny layer. If it's dried out or woody, cut a little higher.) Mince the mushroom stems. Add the shallot and the garlic to the stems. Saute all that in the butter.

2. Cook the sausage. I'm lazy, so I usually just cook the sausage 90% in the microwave, then remove the casing and chop it up. If you want to be more correct, fry the sausage in a pan. Either way, cook it, make sure it's broken up fairly small. Drain *all* the fat from the sausage. Spreading it out on paper towels is best, but you want it dry. There's plenty of fat in the butter you're sauteing step one in, and butter tastes better anyways.

3. Once the saute from step one is mostly done, toss in all your sausage, and your spices. Mix it all up, cook it a few more minutes. Then turn the fire off, and mix in the tomatoes, bread crumbs and mozzarella in the hot pan. Transfer this to a bowl.

4. Grab your mushroom caps, and stuff 'em full of the sausage mix. This is a generous recipe, so the caps will all be heaping full, and you'll still have a smidge leftover. Lay the caps in a baking dish or on a cookie tray. You can prep the whole recipe to this point many hours in advance, so if you're entertaining and you want to look awesome, this is a great thing, because you can hide all the labor.

5. Bake @350 for 15 minutes or so. The mushrooms should look "cooked", and the edges of the stuffing should start to brown.

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That sounds like teh yummy!

x Jeremy M.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4t8PeqJ6E

This looks really neat, but it seems a bit odd their choice for Goku. Still I wanna see it!

x Jeremy M.

This nifty pic found at:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/12/09/a-message-to-boing-b.html

This is all too true, and not very funny in one sense. We shouldn't be bailing these companies out. They should be doing better themselves, and/or they should be bought out by a more competent company. Grrrrr

x Jeremy M.

Snagged from the snobahr...

Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
A woman multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
Why is this important for every man to know?
Because if you give her any crap, you need be ready to receive a ton of shit in return.

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I rather like that. :)

x Jeremy M.

Found at:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Beef-Noodle-Soup/Detail.aspx?prop31=5

Beef Noodle Soup SUBMITTED BY: Brenda Loop PHOTO BY: dustysun


"This delicious soup was a favorite of mine while attending college. My family has been enjoying it ever since! Very easy and quick to make. It includes stew meat, mixed vegetables and egg noodles in a beef broth base."

RECIPE RATING: 4.5 stars
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PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 35 Min
READY IN 50 Min

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
1 pound cubed beef stew meat
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup beef bouillon granules
1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 cup chopped carrots
5 3/4 cups water
2 1/2 cups frozen egg noodles

DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan over medium high heat, saute the stew meat, onion and celery for 5 minutes, or until meat is browned on all sides.
Stir in the bouillon, parsley, ground black pepper, carrots, water and egg noodles. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Something I was shown online that looks really good, and I would like to make for myself sometime. Yum! Noodles!!!

x Jeremy M.

Am interesting game of sorts I found from Liz aka syrusb...

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x Jeremy M.

Todays wisdom reads:

"A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor."

Hmmm... ah!
I am enlightened!

x Jeremy M.