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Happy Bums

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Happiness seems to go hand-in-hand with laziness. The more content you become, the more you begin to slack off. Of the late I’ve begun to sleep for longer periods of time and my naps have become more frequent. However, there are those hours where my sleep schedule has been hacked into pieces and I find myself awake in the wee hours of the night. During this newfound insomnia I think of everything and nothing. All of my thoughts drag on and on in my mind but in reaching for my pen, pencil, or laptop to record them they dissipate. Eventually I fall into a good passing out.

I did manage to ensnare one floating thought, though. I’ve been a firm believer since before I can remember that a human can never be satisfied. We all seek happiness. Could it be that even if we were the happiest a human could ever be, that we would miss our sorrows? Maybe for the same reasons that a child wants to be an adult and an adult misses being a child, all of us want things we can’t have. This is probably something that we all know already and I might even seem stupid for pointing out, but I figure that we all need a reminder. Perhaps there is no way to cure this disease called desire. I don’t know. I do know that it can get the best of all of us so… Be happy while you can!

Well, the good news is that my inspiration is back. Not even sure what all the above meant but… Fear not! Heh, the fat, happy, chip-eating couch potato in me will be back soon.

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Things to Come and Such!

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I have another slew of tech reviews coming soon so keep your eyes out for those! I plan on taking a new approach to this particular one as it does need a second opinion for all fair intents. It will be pretty sweet!

I have returned my machine to “OEM” spec with Windows XP Media Center Edition and await for my new machine purchase hopefully later this semester. However, due to the temporal return… I have been bitten by the gamer bug again and I have a few of my favorite games. I just need to get my vintage favorite game Quake on my system and all should be golden.

My family has been bugging me to set them up a machine so they can start trying to use the web again. My last experiment was a bit of a failure as Adobe’s implimentation of Flash for Linux in combination with Firefox and Konqueror on KDE didn’t quite pan out as well as I had hoped. From what I experiences with Ubuntu 8.04.1, Adobe is STILL slacking on the job there… So I am at a loss of how to make a safe and “idiotproof” machine for them that I won’t get the lovely service call at college of “Zero! We broke the computer! HELP!!!”

To close, I leave you all with a notice that “Zero’s Farewell to College” party is almost done on the details… From that, we wait for completion of everything and I will post the invite here, on social networks and personal e-mails. Expect it to be goofy and fun!

Personal, Technology

[Linux Related] A parting of ways?

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My time in Linux has been great. It’s shown me things that I never knew about my machine and even educated me on how the circuit boards on my machine interact with an operating system. Just with how the latest Ubuntu 8.04.1 release has been… It has not been very well to me. My machine sadly runs as hot as it does in Windows and uses just as much battery power. This is a downer as I Ioved how Ubuntu side my laptop could outlast the Windows side… Stability has been ok. I have run into moments where Evice (sp?) Reader for PDFs would crash on me and even Firefox too, which it’s not as bad as Windows… but it was the same stuff I was trying to get away from initially.

With me starting up school again, I have to worry about the proprietary school devices and software being compatible with my machine or it could mean an academic demise for me. This is concerning as I remember when I had my Mac Mini and some of my programs were “Windows only”, I basically had to borrow a friend’s computer to finish some of my assignments… So for me being so close to finishing school, set backs and delays are no longer an option.

Where does that lead me?

I have considered a few options… The ideal has been to eventually get another laptop dedicated to Windows duties so I can entertain myself with games when there’s down time and also use my school programs when required… which in turn would allow me to use Suzaku (my current laptop) as a Linux test machine to play with new distributions and really rip into building a machine from scratch. Though with school coming up soon… I am more under pressure to have a cleanly running machine with little time for experimentation when I am just so close to attaining my degree. I may just bang around with Live CD’s for any Linux play time fun that I wish to have and just leave the machine as a Windows one until I can get my gaming/school apps machine.

I just converted Suzaku back to Windows XP Media Center Edition with a slipstreamed copy of Service Pack 3 as I still have my machines OEM key for the license. I wish I had a copy of XP Pro, but I digress. I will hold hope that I can still get a dedicated Windows machine so I can officially retire my laptop Suzaku to Linux/editorial duties.

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Violence, Insomnia, Anguish…

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Some of my fans know about my dreamings with regard to how weird they can be… Well, with the last week… they have gotten more erratic with all increasing violence. My readers no doubt know of the Stone Maiden as she seems to be a champion and defender of me. However, another maiden has appeared… She’s a bold crusader type… in a gown made of shifting waters with a crusader’s helm covering her face. For the past few days… This beautiful, yet violent Water Maiden has wanted to duel me personally. She’s even gone as far as dual wielding blades to fight off the Stone Maiden and force her out of a fight just to square off with me one-on-one.

The scary part is that the Water Maiden is no slouch and she doesn’t hold back. Her choice sword is a claymore made of ice, but she is rediculously strong as she wields it with one hand… Her speed is amazing and frightening at the same stride. The past few nights… she’s impaled me and I end up awaking to almost like a suffocation or coughing up some blood.

I don’t know what this is a sign of… but I don’t like waking up just to cough up blood or feeling like I was drowning in my own blood. I almost fear sleeping now and for once… I actually want my insomnia.

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Site Announcements – Things to Come and Healing of the Self

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I know I have spoken about the site revamp… but as some can tell… My aesthetics are somewhat weak. Want proof? I am was using the default WordPress layout for readability and stability reasons. I have been trying to pen out the framework of ZeroXR 13mg v.2 and I know my vision for the site. A haven for guys and/or geeks who want to have a more human point of view on the things I or my staff write about within the vectors of technology, rants, and male style/grooming. I have conferred with Wyno on this matter and have commissioned the revision of this site’s style to her. I would like to be able to give her a work she can show off to the world as a prospective designer. I just need to pen down some “rules” for her to try to bend and break… as she has stated she likes trying to break out of constraining rules.

As far as the site goes, lacking a tech budget sucks and even more with respect that I soon start college soon. I have talked with Wyno about maybe trying to do yet another contest… but on what… I have no idea. I muse and say that I could always do one on World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King when it hits this November… but that would mean shelling cash on buying the game myself and then buying a copy for the ZeroXR Loot Chest. If anyone has some contest ideas to try assisting a creative spark, please let me know.

For my interview gig… I have found my guest editor to pen out the interview. The only remaining business to take care of is finding a photographer to capture me at my best and at my finest. If you’re a local photographer (or know one) to the Dallas area who wouldn’t mind being recompensated with meal and drink, please drop me a line at info@zeroxr.com or feel free to Skype me.

OH! Which reminds me… In light of things… I would like to make mention that I have gotten on board with people who like to do VoIP calls. This avenue also opens things up for things like interviews and queries with me on a personal basis… In other words… those who are too ghetto to spare minutes in the daytime but wish to make a call with their computer and internet connection are more than welcome to. I am on Skype as ZeroXR13mg so don’t be shy to request an audience with me. I encourage networking if anything!

I haven’t quite been myself lately with a few things in the material world causing me a bit of panic… I know my sister Alice when she did her holistic healing lab on me had asked if I had considered seeing a doc to be dosed on anti-anxiety drugs, though that concerns me as I don’t like the idea of being on Xanax or any benzodiazepines to the point that my body becomes co-dependent on it. I have been venturing to holistic healing paths lately with a combination of prayer and positive thought which has helped, but it has not cured the heart of the matter. I am debating on possibly taking a hiatus of the site for a week or so and possibly leave Miss Wyno in charge of things here while I try to grapple with my personal demons. More than likely… I’ll discuss that with her later today.

I bid you all adieu for now… I am going to attempt to dose myself with a shot of Vitamin D, healing breezes, and the whispering sun all from the comfort of my chariot… Devil, with the top down of course!

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Bon anniversaire à moi

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Birthdays! A joyous occasion to serve as a reminder of that special person’s entry into this world. While I’m still feeling the fuzzy, warm after-effect of being showered with gifts and praise, I’d like to take this time to thank each and every friend, family member, and even stranger that has remembered someone as insignificant as me. Even more thanks to those that have gone way out of their way and do everything possible to see me flash a smile. (Here it is, =D) I appreciate all the thoughtfulness and hope to spend many more days with you all. <3

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Ghastly Screams and Ghostly Whispers…

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Lately with my erratic dreaming… it’s concerned me greatly. It didn’t help that some visions and nightmares have been remanifesting again. Combine that with my sister using me as a diagnosis patient for holistic healing and she read my vitals while also trying to feel my aura fields… She pretty much hit the root of my ills. My sleep has been fragmented and far from satisfying my body… For once… I may call it a night and try to throw some articles up for the site tomorrow.

Before I get the gratuitious messages about “Dude… hit up a doc for some [insert random narcotic here] to help you!”, I personally don’t believe in narcotics for sleep… I have done the herbal stuff which that doesn’t help either. I may try spiritual or holistic methods to try to quell the ethereal demons traversing my brain waves very soon… because there are some days… I want to throw an article up on the site, but the words don’t come out. I know I have been through some turbulent times, but I muse and say… Maybe I need a vacation from my daily job. Something to get me away from the berg of Dallas and to somewhere out on the east coast. I know I have a few debts to resolve… so once I get those out… I may seek to treat myself to something I have been overdue for a long time. The last true vacation I had was back in 2002… We’re already in 2008… Holy freakin’ cow… I am one tired work horse.

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Hello, hello, hello.

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Surprise! I’m the one and only Wyno, new staff editor to ZeroXR! Despite what you may find when googling my name, I am neither a rapper nor 21 year old male in Scotland, UK. I do hope, though, that I may be of use and provide some of Mr. Zero’s current fans some interesting things to read to lighten their day. So keep an eye out for a new style of writing and check out my About Wyno page for more information on the fantabulous me.

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Soon to Come, Slowing Down, and Sexy Parties.

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College is a time when things like getting prepared for the new curriculum and other such items are a chaotic universe. We have to fight through the chains of financial burden just to make an investment in our education. I know I have been busy on multiple fronts with college prep, fighting a battle ground at the offices of my daily grind, and trying to find time for myself to relax from the chaos.

What’s happening here at the desk of Zero? I have a few articles I have been working on from my phone when I have down time at my daily grind or out and about town. One of them is actually pretty good with regards to content. I have found a potential editor for my new site revamp, so unless that falls through… I just need to find a photographer to fashonably capture me in my best and enjoying life, my pursuits, and good times. I hope to have the revamp up by end of July as well as my interview.

With school on the horizon, I foresee myself writing significantly less due to buckling down to finish the last of my pre-pharmacy course work and hopefully hit out to pharmacy school and take my PCAT’s. I’ll definitely try to put some fuel to the fires of ZeroXR 13mg, but I will not lie when I say it’ll be one hell of a battle. My offer for a guest editor to the site is still valid to anyone who wishes to make articles within my vectors. If you are interested, please send your inquiries to me again to info@zeroxr.com.

Lately, I have been thinking of doing another big “meet-n-greet” event for ZeroXR 13mg as well as a “Farewell to Zero ’cause he’s going to Commerce” party for my friends. I know some were excited to hear that I am leaving for school, but at the same time sad to hear that I will probably be obsessed with work and school. My party will probably be held closer to early to mid August before everyone else starts heading back to college as well. Cousin Sol will be dragged out to this event for sure… but I will blanket friends with the invite once I have everything penned down. Expect the place for this event to be both refined and fun… and possibly involving sharp pointed objects!

Speaking of sharp pointed objects… I am trying to possibly flesh out details for Cousin Sol’s 21st birthday. I do need help on one vector… Friends to come out to the event. Many of my loyal readers have heard the tale of my 21st birthday being the one blemish on my life I wish I could undo… but in light of that, I would like to make Sol’s 21st a fantastic one so he can at least have a smashing good time. (No pun intended of course…) I would like to be a brother to him and give him a gathering that would be impressive no less. Due to his love of medieval and feudal culture, I have had my mind set on Medieval Times in Dallas for the location. The time… That will be dependent on our school schedules.

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Seeking a Guest Editor AND Photographer [Gig Opportunity!]

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This site has been a bit of a personal haven to be, but I really think more fleshing out of the site to identify this site with me is in order. My biography is a little short and not really too descriptive so I would like to work on giving more detail to it. What does this mean?

I need to for someone to do a detailed editorial interview with me. I can recompensate for your time, energy and services with food and drink. The style of interview I am seeking is one much like the ones found in Men’s Style, GQ, Men’s Health, et al. Something that gives users an in-depth look at the writer, dreamer, and proprietor of the offices for ZeroXR. I need an interview that is both through but as well as fun with out seeming too formal. The better the article, the better I am willing to recompensate you!

I need a photographer for this interview to capture some of the dynamics of myself as well as even the simple things as well. I too will make you the same offer of food and drink in exchange for the images to be edited and showcased on ZeroXR 13mg as well as give you props for the image work. I will probably consult you for a advice on how to frame the images into the article as well. If you’re skilled in piecing together outfits for the images, that will definitely get you a much better gift on recompensation.

No past experience is required, but the only restriction is that you must reside in Dallas and the interview must be in person and possibly with the photographer. The itenerary is TBA once I can network with both parties to arrange for the interview. If you would like to enquire within, please feel free to drop me an e-mail at info@zeroxr.com with the subject of “Interview Editor” for the editorial job or “Interview Photographer” for the photographer bit. If any of you talented folks can do both, expect to be compensated handsomely.