Epic Wins!
So another overdue update.
Meh, I think I'm just going to stop paying attention when I do updates and just be happy that I'm doing them 
So to start off I came across this most awesome video on YouTube which I have embedded below. I feel the speaker has some very profound points about how we can transfer numerous characteristics that people exhibit while playing games and transfer them into real life.
Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
I also liked a quote from her website that says: "The opposite of work is not play, it's depression." Which I feel is completely true. I worked at a cheese plant for a few months, we would work four ten hour shifts a week. I had three days off, by the time those three days were over I was ready to go back to work. That's the one thing I miss about that job, well that and my forearms got huge while I was working there.
Looking at things from this perspective I can also see why celebrates do so many self-destructive things.
Lets see, some other stuff that's been going on. I finally finished a detail on Kat's cold air intake. (Had to pop a grommet out so I could remove some wiring from a piece of the old air box.) The really sad part was it took me more time to get a screw-driver, pop the hood, then wash my hands after I was done than it took to actually do the job. Oh well, live and learn
On that note, I've created a new section for the site that's going to be dedicated to things that I love but I'm not actively engaged enough with to dedicated whole sections to. Specifically: video games, cars, books, movies, and anything else I feel like nerding out on at any particular time
That section is where the write up and review of my intake is going to be posted.
I also had an epiphany about how much fun/important certain kinds of tension are in a relationship.
One is Masculine vs. Feminine tension:
From my perspective, the male/female dynamic is very important. I have a theory that's been holding out lately. It is that there is a certain amount of masculine energy and a certain amount of feminine energy that must be present in a healthy intimate relationship.
If one side is giving a lot of masculine energy the other side will give more feminine energy to compliment (look at the yin and yang). So if I'm masculine around my partner, she will be more feminine. The reverse is also true, if I am less masculine (being a wuss) then my female partner won't feel as comfortable being feminine so she'll compensate by adding more masculine energy to the mix.
Something I saw first hand during this epiphany was that women (at least the ones I'm interested in dating), want to be feminine.
The thing is there has to be an abundance of masculine energy in the equation so that she will only have to contribute an abundance of feminine energy.
The thing that really brought this moment into focus was when I was teasing the crap out of her. At one point I actually told her that I knew she wanted me. After which I proceeded to tell her, that my previous statement made her want me more. I kept it up with "and that did too" and "so did that." Sure enough she couldn't get enough of it.
Which points out an important piece of a mindset for success with women, well with anything really: "Assume the sale." as I've heard it called or "Trusting that what you want will be there." The biggest barriers to my own success have always come from my own doubts about my abilities.
Everyone make it a great one!
Wow, Another Overdue Update
Hello Everyone!
It's been a while (yet again) since I've written an update.
I put a Cold Air Intake on Kat about a week ago, it's been a blast. It's made the exhaust tone deeper and I've noticed the throttle is more responsive.
I took some pictures while i was installing it, I'll get them up after I finish one detail. There is connection for the Mass Air Flow meter that goes through a coupler. I was in a hurry, I had a little over an hour and a half between school and work. In my rush I didn't realize how easily I could have removed the cable from the coupler. So it's sitting next to my intake at the moment.
Some other interesting things, my gas mileage seems to have gotten a bit worse, which doesn't make much sense. More than likely it's because I've been getting on the loud pedal more. It's the price I pay I guess
The one complaint I have about it is that now I want to make Kat faster. I've already priced out a Flowmaster Cat-Back, it's going to be about $500 plus the cost of having it installed (yeah I'm going to be lazy/I want to make sure it gets installed right). So that'll uncork it at both ends. I don't know how much power it will add all together. But from what I remember watching HorsepowerTV on Spike, it seems like that'll give an increase of probably 10 horsepower. Not to mention it should make the power curve a smoother.
As well, when I stay off of the pedal it'll actually increase the gas mileage.
After that I'm thinking a new throttle body and a coil pack upgrade.
That's probably thinking too far ahead, but I think it'll be fun. I just have to keep some goals in mind for Kat. I'm not drag racing every weekend after all, as much fun as that would be 
Lets see, been working on mom's site. Tutufun.net is pretty much completely up and going. Just waiting on my sister to take some pictures of my nieces in the outfits.
On a side note, I setup PayPal Instant Payment Notification. It was really easy. I have to wonder yet again: HOW THE HELL DO PEOPLE SCREW THIS UP? In the case of Zen Cart there's a spiffy little guide that's been linked to by PayPal. All you have to do is follow the instructions.
Yeah, I went to work and I was in a bad mood. I'm tired of dealing with lazy clients and yes they are simply lazy. Anyone who doesn't know what Google is and how to do a simple search needs to pull themselves out from under the rock they've been hiding under the last ten years. Of course these people are also the ones that haven't upgraded from Internet Explorer 6 and then wonder why Comodo SSL certificates don't show up as valid.
There have been so many instances I would love clients exactly how stupid and lazy they are. Particularly Resellers that don't know anything about how simple things like file permissions and DNS zone files/caching work.
The really sad part is that they're the ones who are generally the most pompous about problems. People that expect us to develop their site for them and fix every little problem they create for themselves. Then when we tell them it's out of the scope of technical support they get bent out of shape. I guess they don't realize that most web designers get paid $40+ an hour. Hmm 6$ a month vs. $40 and hour.
Just a thought if anyone ever needs Tech Support.
Oh lets see what else? As a leadership team we've started a 12 week challenge. It should be fun. A we complete daily goals we get so many points. At the end of the 12 weeks, we're going to use the points to build banana splits.
OH YEAH!
I also got a new desk and a new chair! It's been nice having a comfortable chair that I can lean back in. My new desk also sets the monitor at a better height. So it sits right below my line of sight where it's supposed to. It's making computer work a lot nicer to do
Looking at the the kittens, they're getting huge! I found some pictures from about three months ago when we got them. They're a little over five months old now. Cobra's coat is nice and shiny, Glacious is looking as well fed as ever. They're both hyper at night, I heard them running all over the apartment last night while I was trying to get some sleep.
Alright well, I guess I should go get some sleep so I can get up and do laundry in the morning.
Everyone have a good one!