2006 December | BlackGayBlogger.com

Posted on 12/30/06 @ 8:45 pm

Damn, I can't believe I hadn't done a tech post since that last one back in April about ether (which I don't use anymore due to lack of interest). There are actually few things I wanted to touch on; some I will utilize on the blog in the future, and others I just thing are pretty interesting overall.

I got an invite to PodCamp Atlanta, an "UnConference" about the domain of podcasting. It takes place March 16-18, 2007 and is located at Emory University at the Miller-Ward Alumni House [map]. You can register online, and it's free. Free. F-R-E-E. It should be interesting for any of you out there looking to jump onto the podcasting wagon, or just curious about the field and want more information. And it is free (yes, I'll keep mentioning that).

Speaking of free tech conferences in Atlanta in 2007, there's also SoCon07, a conference to shape the future of social media in the South at Kennesaw State University on February 10, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. There's not a website for it yet, but early registration is encouraged over at Atlanta Media Bloggers. There's no website yet for the conference, so contact conference chair Sherry Heyl at 404-386-9801 for more information.

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Asides #33

Posted on 12/30/06 @ 6:00 pm

Freedom! That's what I have this weekend for the first time in over a month. I thought I would have free time during the Christmas holiday, but that didn't happen as Brooding Velma, fresh off her suspension from work, has been gunning for my ass like crazy and flooded me with OT work. After a talk with her manager's manager's manager Office Creeper, that has been sufficiently nipped in the bud and a brotha is free and clear.

I thought about whether or not I was going to a year in review post like I've done for years prior…and I don't think I will. That's not to say that 2006 wasn't filled with its share of ups and downs, but recounting them would take more time right now than I feel like committing to it. Besides, I still have my copy of Twilight Princess from November that I have yet to even crack out of the plastic! It's cool and rainy today and probably a perfect time it get entrenched in the Hylian adventure.

Also in the spirit of this weekend of freedom, I'll be doing a lot of catching up, so expect a flurry of posts today and tomorrow (and maybe Monday depending on how drunk I get).

Does anyone know of a cheap (or preferably free) way to convert tunes and audiobooks from iTunes into mp3s? There's a couple of offerings I'd love to get from the iTMS, but the Creative Zen Vision:M won't even recognize them. And no, getting an iPod ain't the answer. Although that new iPod shuffle is too cute not to consider.

While this has been a tremendously busy month, I've probably been more social and met more guys this month than all the other eleven combined. More on that later though.

I don't know what's more disturbing…the fact that I sat through and watched the infamous "Screech" porn video or that I'm actually divulging that little bit of information. Ol' Screech does have a decent wang though, although don't expect it to be much of a porn video…more like him just talking to two drunk average-looking chicks in their hotel room with way too much commentary. Oh, and he didn't really give that girl a Dirty Sanchez; it was more like a Smelly Rodriguez.

Want a cloneburger with cheese? Now that the FDA has approved the usage of cloned livestock for human consumption (without appropriate labeling), you can probably expect more of that. Not to mention certain livestock byproducts, like milk, cheese and yogurt. Who knows, maybe we'll all have special powers and shit like the folks on Heroes! I certainly think that baby that went through the X-ray machine at LAX might.

Ghost-riding the whip…damn, can't these folks anything better to do with their time? This ain't Fame…get your ass off the car!

Porcine celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton is getting sued by X17 Inc. to the tune of $7.6 million for copyright infringement. Basically, he stole a few photos, drew on 'em, then added his logo to them. I wonder if Getty Images will start going after celeb gossip blogs I've seen using their copyrighted images with their logo strewn across 'em. It's all fun and games until you get sued.

Debbie Schussel, the white-trash and moonshine second-place runner up to current conservative cocksnot Ann Coulter fired off a particularly asinine piece for Media Matters called "Should Barack Hussein Obama be president 'when we are fighting the way of our lives against Islam'?" Now there's so many inconsitencies with Schussel's piece, that it's hard to even pick where to start. She and similar conservatives have been lambasting the neophyte Illinois senator on — get this now — his name. Similar arguments are brewing because Christian Obama is viewed as a Muslim to followers of Islam. (Personal note: Sperm Donor has been a Muslim for over 30 years, so by that respect, technically I'd be Muslim. But I ain't.) The whole conservative media's approach on lambasting Senator Obama is quite frankly very fucking childish. I mean, these are schoolyard tactics. I've yet to see any of those conservatives go after him on the issues that matter, like our increasingly deadly "war against terror".

And please, if you may, do go and show J.Brotherlove some brotherlove for being one of Window Media's new bloggers! You can read (and syndicate, for you RSSers out there) all his content over at the SoVo blog. Lord knows that rag needs a Black voice. Give 'em Hell, J.!

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James Brown (1933-2006)

Posted on 12/25/06 @ 10:00 am

"I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know."

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Holidaze

Posted on 12/24/06 @ 9:27 pm

Damn…it looks like December is shaping up to be another low post month. And honestly, there are a number of factors which are contributing to my overall dour mood:

SCHOOL School actually didn't suck for a change this month, but I did have to work my ass off to get my final project done. It's not that I completely procrastinated in getting it done, but working in a last-minute change from the professor means I had to put in more time for it that I originally planned. The final exam took all of four hours to complete. I'm just glad for it to be over so I can have some free time back. Classes start back on January 5, so I've got two weeks to recoup from school and think about what my next classes will be.

WORK Let's see…since my last entry, I've been pretty much working 10- to 12-hour days as well as taking home almost 55 hours of work on the weekend. Coupled with school, I've basically been a zombie these past few weeks. Falling asleep at my desk, falling asleep in meetings…last week, I fell asleep standing up at the urinal taking a piss. Ain't that some shit? Someone had to touch me on the shoulder because I was just standing there, limp dick in hand, catching a few Z's.

I should've used a stall.

FAMILY As I said earlier, Death to Shakespeare and Ma'dea got together and decided that so long as I was still playing for the pink team, I could forget coming home for the holidays. And while home, location-wise, is a depressing place that I don't exactly cherish going to every year, being pretty much cut out of the family portrait on account of a little homosexuality still stings. Around this time of year, I can understand now why people keep their sexuality to themselves — sometimes, it's just easier to keep the status quo. If it's any consolation to them, though, Smokedawg will probably call collect from jail, and Karsh Jr. will probably be contending with some baby mama drama with his little fast-tailed girlfriend and they'll have none of their children or grandchildren to come home.

Ain't life grand?

RELATIONSHIPS Well on the bounceback from those debacles in November, I kinda played December cool. There were a couple of guys that I had a jones for, but they all kinda ruled themselves out. One guy gave me his phone number, but didn't want me to call it. Another guy gave me his number, but felt that if I called, he shouldn't have to answer it. The spectre of me being "too nice" reared its ugly ahead again also, because being friendly obviously means you have to act like a bastard and not someone interested in a friendship. And further still, there are those whom I've either met online or in public where the conversation is all good until they say something to or about me that's completely offensive and I'm just through. I think I've pretty much reached my limit when it comes to all this though. Part of me wants to just wait and see if someone will come to me, but I don't want to wait until I'm old and grey. If I see someone I like, I go after them. Perhaps that's the damn problem.

But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I hate this time of year, but usually, right after Christmas, things start looking a little better. That means it's time to look at the year past and start to plan for 2007. Can you believe it's almost 2007? Damn, time flies.

Well I'm going to go pour some eggnog and get in some Wii (while I still feel like it).

Happy Holidays!

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, My Ass

Posted on 12/12/06 @ 9:51 pm

Ugh…I am so not a fan of this time of year.

Wait, let me change that. I actually like this time of year. Sure, people who are normally irascible jackasses throughout the year suddenly perform an eleventh-hour "peace on earth, goodwill to men" upgrade to being tolerable and nice. And yes, pretty much everyone kowtows to the almighty One — dollar, that is — to show their spirit. For me, it means working crazy hours, terrible sleeping patterns, and not getting a chance to stop enough to actually enjoy this time of year.

So let's see…last week was a 70-hour week. This one is shaping up to be at least an 80-hour one. We've got sites to crank out that we've been sitting on for the past few months and most of the plucky interns we've had are gone now. I wake up at 4:00am, get to work at 6:00am, leave work at 7:00pm, come home, try to eat something and stay awake so I can do some schoolwork, which usually ends in me face-first in my statistics book knocked the hell out. I wake up at 1:30am or so, curse myself for falling asleep, then go right back to sleep.

Blather, rinse, repeat.

And at work, I am a mess. Falling asleep at my desk, ducking into an enclave for a quick catnap…man, today was the longest. day. EVAR. I probably won't get any off-time until mid-Janaury. I also have to work weekends designing from here until then, so any chances of settling in and making headway with my Wii or any of my DS games is pretty much shot to hell. I at least have my monthly game night on Friday, but I have a feeling I'll have to miss it so I can actually get a full night's sleep.

There is one bit of solace though…and he knows who he is. What a sport. He's like 2000 miles away though, and those phone calls we have are the only thing keeping me sane at this point. Well, sane and awake. At least with all this working, I'll have enough cash to go fly out and see him soon. Does it suck that I'm more looking forward to that four-hour sleep on the plane instead of seeing him? For real, that's going to be some good sleep.

Well, it's almost 10:00pm now, so I'm going to try and get some sleep.

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