http://www.langdonx.com/ en-us langdon and noah 2010-02-01T08:59:02 hourly 12 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 It snowed almost all day Saturday ~(2 AM to 11 PM) and we got somewhere between 4 and 10 inches. I say between 4 and 10 because the wind was so weird, some spots are only 4 inches, while other are 10. I thought it was just like that on my back patio b.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2010&m=1#413 Snow Days langdon 2010-01-31T21:10:00 Today I wanted to verify that a username and password entered into a form on a web site were valid. I ended up creating 3 interfaces, 7 classes, and 11 methods all in the name of abstraction and testability. I'm not sure how I feel about this... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2010&m=1#412 Developing Software langdon 2010-01-19T13:17:00 The results are in, see the writeup here (follow along on the left). We was straight ballin' on the bay... but only because there was no wind. Otherwise we would've been sailing proper... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=6#411 Sailing III langdon 2009-06-18T21:32:00 It's that time of year again -- E3 is here! Microsoft slayed us again with their offerings. Nintendo's press conference was a 90-minute snooze fest. And Sony has yet hold theirs (30 minutes away). Nintendo and Microsoft seem pretty inter.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=6#410 The Future Of Gaming? langdon 2009-06-02T13:30:00 This Thursday I'll leave work a little early and drive to Richmond to meet up with my father and brother. From there, we'll all hop in 1 car and head up to Deale, MD. We'll be sailing a 37' Hunter 376 around the Chesapeake Bay through Monday. T.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=6#409 Sailing... Takes Me Away! langdon 2009-06-02T08:51:00 Because of these pricks, I'm probably going to lose out on my 5% cash back bonus soon enough. "Banks are expected to look at reviving annual fees, curtailing cash-back and other rewards programs and charging interest immediately on a purchas.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=5#408 Liberals Ruin Good Things langdon 2009-05-20T12:10:00 How did I not find out about this show before now? It's so awesome. WCG Ultimate Gamer is a reality show where contestants compete to see who the best is at real world activities (playing in a music band, dancing in a club, drifting cars, etc) a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=5#406 WCG Ultimate Gamer langdon 2009-05-01T07:47:00 I've always been a big fan of the TV show Scrubs. The show's ability to crack you up with the most juvenile humor one minute, and then to choke you up with some serious heart breaking content the next is really amazing. Scrubs still holds the title of.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=4#405 Scrubs Season 8 langdon 2009-04-24T08:43:00 Over the past 4 month of silence, I've thought of at least 30 different things I could write about. Sadly though, I never considered writing a priority. Creating new entries would always get out-prioritized by "more important" things like wa.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2009&m=4#404 A Worthy Update langdon 2009-04-22T11:59:00 Sometimes people surprise you. I mean really surprise you... surprise you with such kindness and generosity that you just get taken aback. I went to my work's Christmas party last Friday. It was a pretty good time with good hors d'oeuvres, a mo.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=12#403 A Kind Gesture langdon 2008-12-15T18:09:00 My last 7 posts haven't been anything more than a few sentences and a picture or two. I realize that this sort of second-rate content saddens my fan base. Allow me to share both recent and upcoming events with you. I saw George Winston on Monda.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=11#402 A Little Substance langdon 2008-11-07T07:56:00 Yea I did. My summary was pretty awesome too, even though for some reason CNN doesn't have Luke Bilger listed anywhere (this upsets me). .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=11#401 I Voted langdon 2008-11-04T21:10:00 It's so dark... so early... it's unreal... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=11#400 Wow... langdon 2008-11-02T19:19:00 The problem with smoke detectors is that they pick the worst possible times to tell you the the batteries are running low. And that's the problem with Smoke detectors... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=10#399 The Problem With Smoke Detectors langdon 2008-10-29T05:07:00 It got better, but the water still looks like poo, and all of our excursions have been canceled. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=10#398 It Got Better langdon 2008-10-16T17:56:00 .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=10#397 It's A Beautiful Day! langdon 2008-10-14T08:39:00 I got married. It was fun... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=10#396 So... langdon 2008-10-13T15:58:00 I had a seriously sweet night terror last night. I vividly remember having one of those dreams where you're in a room that you know is your own, but the room doesn't actually resemble your own room at all (my bedroom in this case). I was just la.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=10#395 Night Terrorific langdon 2008-10-01T18:37:00 The market has to rebound tomorrow... otherwise my monthly spreadsheet is going to fucking bleed red. =[ Oh well... you win some, you lose some. Even though I lost like a tremendous amount of money today, it was still the absolutely right move not to.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=9#394 The Market Must Rebound langdon 2008-09-29T21:30:00 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=9#393 Brilliant langdon 2008-09-12T23:14:00 Chrome is cool and all, but I'm not switching yet. Here are some reasons: There's no save password checkbox for sites requiring http user/password authentication. The find feature doesn't search through the content of inputs or text.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=9#392 Google Chrome langdon 2008-09-02T20:30:00 Finally! I have defeated the forces summoned by the Forgotten and the corrupted wizard under the Forgotten's command. Don't have a clue what I'm talking about? Earlier today I beat GemCraft -- maybe the best flash game / tower defense flash game I've.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=8#391 GemCraft Complete! langdon 2008-08-29T14:38:00 .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=8#390 ROFL langdon 2008-08-26T23:16:00 All crazy good. More here... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=8#389 Ludovico Einaudi langdon 2008-08-06T01:14:00 I thought I was pretty witty when I coined the phrased "Games Before Dames" this weekend. It's my new motto and advice to all my pals. It's much like "Bros Before Hoes", and doesn't need to be explained further. Sadly, as with mos.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=8#388 Games Before Dames langdon 2008-08-04T11:33:00 I updated Winamp earlier today (to v5.54) after finally caving in to its nagging. During the installation process I noticed a bold item in the install set labeled "Winamp DropBox alpha (use: Ctrl-Shift-D)". My mind flooded with possibilities.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#387 Winamp DropBox, gen_dropbox langdon 2008-07-28T19:14:00 A year or more ago, some shitty neighbors moved in next door. They were and still are loud, messy, and generally annoying. A short list of offenses include (1) throwing loud parties on their back patio until 1am on various week nights, (2) leaving Hal.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#386 There Goes the Neighborhood langdon 2008-07-20T22:01:00 Eh. They were OK. NYTimes agrees. The coolest thing I saw from Sony was the their movie service, which unlike the Microsoft/Netflix partnership, Sony's is already fully operational. They really seem to have done it right as well -- you can ren.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#385 Good Game Update langdon 2008-07-16T08:13:00 Microsoft hosted a mind blowing E3 press conference earlier today in Los Angeles. So mind blowing that I'm having trouble imagining what Sony and Nintendo can possibly bring to the table tomorrow that will be the least bit impressive. They both have t.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#384 Good Game langdon 2008-07-14T20:35:00 You may-should-probably know that I have a 30 second memory. So this morning when Jeff showed up in my office at work, I was supremely delighted. I had completely forgotten that today was going to be his first day. I even saw him on Saturday evening,.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#383 Delightfully Surprised langdon 2008-07-07T21:04:00 Webcomics have been around for a great while now, but in more recent years have become popular with the creation of gaming webcomics. The sad part though is that none of them are funny. This is certainly credited to the fact that if any of them were a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#382 Not Funny, And Then Funny langdon 2008-07-03T02:31:00 It ended like it began: I missed the first day and missed the last day. I will leave you with this piece of cinematic genius. Rate it highly and pass it around to all your mates... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=7#381 It's Over langdon 2008-07-01T01:48:00 Today, my pal and Ameer and I were talking about Diablo III. He was saying how he was excited about the game's release and wanted to play Diablo II in preparation. I told him that Diablo II was too old to enjoy unless you're playing it for the nostalg.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#380 An Old Friend langdon 2008-06-29T23:59:59 Had dinner with Amber and Drew tonight at Omar's Carriage House. It was pretty damn good, I had some Sea Bass Rockefeller (wasn't called exactly that). Blizzard announced Diablo III recently. That's some fairly exciting news, but I was really h.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#379 Omar and his Carriage House langdon 2008-06-28T11:59:00 Since I've run out of topics, this is more or less turning into What Langdon Did Today&#153;. So let's get it over with. Since I accrued so many hours this week at work, I only put in 5 total today. It would've been less if it wasn't for a .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#378 Today Is Almost Over langdon 2008-06-27T23:44:00 We made our fixes in the morning, pushed our build out at 1:00 PM, patched it up over the next few hours, and pushed it out again at 5:30 PM. It went pretty smooth and was rewarding when it was all said at done. It's by no means perfect, but it's stil.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#377 Success langdon 2008-06-26T23:03:00 I just had IHOP. It was good. Indeed. Especially after a 12 hour day of work, which was preceded by a 15&frac12; hour day of work. Tomorrow should be better though. We make a few fixes in the morning, start pushing a release to our development .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#376 iHop langdon 2008-06-25T23:22:00 I'm at work. I told u I was hardcore... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#375 Literally langdon 2008-06-24T22:32:00 I've got to put much work in over the next few days to get some silly software released at work. It'll most definitely be frustrating, but also fun and rewarding. I'm not exactly looking forward to it, but I'm also not dreading it. Coding is somethin.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#374 Work, Work langdon 2008-06-23T23:23:00 I managed to actually make some good progress against my to do list today. The weather was rubbish again and I had my fill of Team Fortress II earlier in the weekend, so I put some honest work in. I've been working on a sort-of PHP framework ove.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#373 To Done langdon 2008-06-22T22:45:00 Fifteen minutes until deadline. I had a pretty good day today and did manage to get out of bed at a somewhat reasonable hour (I think it was 10:50). I didn't make it to the pool due to thunderstorms, rain, and the lack of any sun, but the laundry is p.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#372 Strike Two langdon 2008-06-21T23:45:00 It's actually 3am on the 21st -- Luke didn't post yet and neither did I. Call it a strike. Hopefully I'll have some energy tomorrow to get out of bed and make it to the pool if it's nice. If I don't get to the pool (or the beach!), I do h.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#371 Strike langdon 2008-06-20T23:59:59 We had a damn triple header tonight at kickball. The three games were supposed to start at 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30, but they all probably started late, and we didn't end up finishing until 10:00 PM. Ugh. It was fun though -- mostly because we had a litt.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#370 Tripler Header langdon 2008-06-19T22:34:00 My machines are not properly cooled. I was playing Team Fortress 2 last night and my machine just shut off in the middle of playing. When I turned it back on, it froze... so I took the side off, blasted some canned air in there, and gave it 60 seconds.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#369 Machines langdon 2008-06-18T21:59:00 I "went to bed" early... but I ended up just playing Crisis Core in bed until midnight or something. Senseless, I know, but it was definitely fun. And now it's 11:35 PM and I haven't yet wrote on this piece, haven't yet scheduled any challen.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#368 It Didn't Happen langdon 2008-06-17T23:33:00 Ever since early/mid-May, when I got back from sailing, I haven't been getting any sort of decent sleep. I haven't made it to bed earlier than midnight more than 1 night in a row in longer than I can remember. So tonight, it'll be different. I'll go .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#367 Maybe I'll Go To Bed Early langdon 2008-06-16T22:09:00 Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. Yea. I feel like I wasted the day, even though I did a bunch of different things here and there. I guess I feel like it was wasted because I didn't really work towards doing anything on my to do .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#366 Father's Day langdon 2008-06-15T23:29:00 Some woods was lit the hell up last night or this morning, because the air was thick with smoke on the way to WEDDING class this morning (last one, yay). The air was pretty bad, but the class wasn't really at all. We were a lot more comfortable this w.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#365 Smoky Saturday langdon 2008-06-14T22:58:00 For marriage class tomorrow. I need to go to sleep now. It stinks. I had a fun night at the Tabors with the Tabors and the Johnsons, although it was much too short and too few activities went on. Chris brought Crossbows and Catapults though wh.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#364 Preparation langdon 2008-06-13T23:08:00 Traffic is about to get real good in the morning, starting tomorrow. Every year when school is over, morning traffic decreases substantially. Inversely of course, things get worse when school starts back up. I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning's .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#363 Adios Teachers langdon 2008-06-12T22:27:00 I wasn't feeling so motivated tonight, so I really didn't do much. I got home around 5:15, ate some cereal, read my marriage book, tried to work some, played some Crisis Core instead, tried to work some more, and ended up playing Guitar Hero III instea.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#362 Not Much Doing langdon 2008-06-11T23:02:00 This is long. If you get bored, just go read the last two paragraphs. If you do though, you'll miss out on some good tips and a proper schooling. I've never been a fan of using more than 1 monitor. Everyone at my current job has 2 monitors on .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#361 Two or More Monitors langdon 2008-06-10T21:17:00 I'm surprised that in the four years since Drew introduced me to Last.FM (then AudioScrobbler), I haven't used its features to discover new music more often. I've been listening to the absolute hell out of Escape The Fate recently, which I only discove.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#360 Discovery through Last.FM langdon 2008-06-09T22:46:00 I spent a lovely 4 hours at the beach today with some good friends. Normally I'd call them co-workers, but I really like the people that I work and think that friends describes them a bit better. The weather was absolutely perfect as far as beach weat.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#359 Beach Day langdon 2008-06-08T21:22:00 It wasn't so bad really -- the four hours we spent there went by fairly fast. I'm sure we got more out of it than we realize at this point in time. If anything, it was probably mentally draining, because I mean... look at the after-photo. Somet.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#358 Wedding Class #1 langdon 2008-06-07T22:28:00 Sharon and I took a few hours tonight to read through the first two chapters of Before "I Do": Preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage this evening in preparation for our... well, our marriage, but also for the marriage classes we're taking to.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#357 Pretty Sweet For A Friday langdon 2008-06-06T22:44:00 I bought Guitar Hero III back in January and played the mess out of it. I completed it on Easy, and then Medium, and then Medium Co-Op with Sharon (with me on a normal game controller and her on the guitar), and then I went back and tried to beat it on.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#356 Guitar Hero langdon 2008-06-05T22:26:00 Hang on, it's going to take a minute to get there.. I started my first real job in 1999 at a place called Gyrus Systems. I worked for Gyrus part-time in 1997 and 1998 (2-3 days a week after school and then remotely at college during the second h.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#355 HoeKey langdon 2008-06-04T22:51:00 Haha, this is going to get old quick.. Last night, after successfully installing all these great applications and making sure that they were fully functional on my 64-bit operating system, my Steam download of Team Fortress 2 was just finishing u.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#354 Team Fortress 2 and GameOverlayUI.exe langdon 2008-06-03T22:20:00 Yesterday when I read the new addition on Luke's blog site, I thought he might be again attempting to publish a new blog article every day for the month of June. Luke tried and succeeded in doing this way back in August of 2004. I coincidentally tried .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=6#353 The Luke Challenge And The 64-bit OS langdon 2008-06-02T23:17:00 Can't have a month go past without having written anything, so let me try to sum up what happened in May in a few short and sweet bullet points. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=5#352 May In Review langdon 2008-05-31T23:26:00 Hahaha, it's so freaking good. I picked it up at twelve-twenty-ish, wished Dave a happy birthday while doing so, and got home around twelve-forty after filling up my car for fifty F-ing bones. The installation process took a good 5-10 minutes, which i.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#350 GTA IV langdon 2008-04-29T03:51:00 Would've been an easy 22% if I did it... Wrigley.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#349 Chewing Gum Part II langdon 2008-04-28T11:42:00 That's the question... should I go up to Gamestop tonight at midnight and grab Grand Theft Auto IV, or just wait and get it after work tomorrow (and also skip the gym to play it)? The hype for this game has been incredibly massive. The differen.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#348 To Midnight Release Or Not To . . . langdon 2008-04-28T09:41:00 But great anyway... kept me up until 1 AM: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446755/.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#347 Horribly Depressing langdon 2008-04-25T01:11:00 There's not enough time in life. It was all I could do to spare 30 minutes out of my busy weekend to write something here so that later on in life, when hopefully time isn't so precious, I'll be able to look back at all the fun things I did. Sai.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#346 Quick Update langdon 2008-04-20T18:30:00 My old friend! I've missed you. &lt;3.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#345 Vodka langdon 2008-04-12T00:27:00 Over the past 6-7 years, chewing gum manufacturers have been stepping up their game. Before 2000, it was pretty simple -- you had your Wrigley, which makes almost every popular adult brand you know (Juicy Fruit, Doublemint, Big Red, Extra, Winterfresh,.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#344 Chewing Gum langdon 2008-04-08T23:35:00 Forgot to add my scores from the last two bowling sessions... From March 20th, 63, 88, 138, and 135. From April 3rd, 128, 169, and 88. I'm pretty inconsistent. =/.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#343 IV Bowled langdon 2008-04-07T22:47:00 It's on: From May 9th to May 12th, the Oliver boys will be settin' sail in the old Chesapeake Bay. It should be fucking awesome. PS: I got back from 4 nights in Vegas last week and didn't write shit about it. Shame too because it.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=4#342 Shit Yea langdon 2008-04-07T21:16:00 MobLogic.tv Also, be sure to watch this one to see what sort of idiotic people live and breed in New York ("CAUSE HE BLACK" and "da supa bowl")... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=3#341 <3 Lindsay Campbell langdon 2008-03-07T17:12:00 Bowling was nuts tonight -- it was down to the wire at the end. The first game, worth $1, we won (126), the second game, worth $2, we lost (107), the third game, worth $3, we lost again (119), so we played a fourth for $4 to make our money back. We ha.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=3#340 III Bowled langdon 2008-03-07T00:00:00 Sharon and I headed to Rosemont, IL this past weekend. While there, we did a number of things: rented a G35 Sedan and somehow forgot to take a picture of it, stayed at a Westin, went to Medieval Times, took the train into Chicago, ate at Mike Ditka's R.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=3#339 Distant Worlds, Rosemont, IL langdon 2008-03-05T10:27:00 My sister turned me on to the movie Once a few weeks back. A week after her recommendation, I watched it, and absolutely loved it. Loved it enough to immediately Google the artists, read all about them, and purchase the Once soundtrack and another alb.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=2#338 Hottest Song Ever langdon 2008-02-25T13:09:00 First Game: 96 Second Game: 101 Third Game: 104 Fourth Game: 94 I tried out some sweet spin-action this time, since I didn't have any monies to lose. I forget the last game, but I know it was totally under 100. Bowling is hard. =[.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=2#337 II Bowled langdon 2008-02-21T22:45:00 From start to finish. It's over. Now maybe my fucking SNE shares will go back up to 57 and beyond... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=2#336 Victory for Sony langdon 2008-02-18T01:28:00 Happy Valentine's Day to all the girls (and boys) I love. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=2#335 Happy Valentines Day langdon 2008-02-14T17:35:00 Oh yea. I'm heading up to Snowshoe on Thursday night to ski all day Friday, Saturday, and half of Sunday with Sharon and my parents. I am fucking excited. I have been working out my shoulder since early January, so hopefully I won't come back with a .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=2#334 Snowshoe langdon 2008-02-04T23:10:00 From my memory of my bowling scores, which if you love me, you know is pretty poor: First Game: 94 Second Game: 130 Third Game: 124 Fourth Game: 145 Happy February!.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=2#333 I Bowled langdon 2008-02-01T12:01:02 I wanted a Winamp Plug-in that would tell Skype what I was currently listening to when I was currently listening to stuff. Jeff told showed me one that required I run an entirely separate application and was otherwise very lame. I then decided that I .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=1#332 I Wrote Some C Plus langdon 2008-01-29T18:41:00 We've set a date: October 11th, 2008. This will likely become the most important date in my entire life. So I've written it here to aid my forgetfulness. INSERT INTO BRAIN_MEMORY VALUES ('MOST IMPORTANT DATE EVER', '2008-10-11');.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=1#331 A Date Is Set! langdon 2008-01-22T23:35:00 SHARONX: i wanna play rock band.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=1#330 One For The History Books langdon 2008-01-01T21:42:00 Bitches. Just kidding, you're not bitches. Very hard to believe that it's already January.. these past 3 months have gone by quicker than any set of 3 months I can remember. An unfortunate side effect of staying busy and always having things to.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2008&m=1#329 Happy 2008! langdon 2008-01-01T03:15:00 Sharon and I went to Fort Myers, Florida this weekend for some hot vacation action. We flew out of ORF on Thursday evening, had a brief stop in ATL, and finally landed at RSW around 11:00 PM. We then proceeded to pick up the hottest of rental cars: .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=12#328 Mercedes C230 langdon 2007-12-11T23:34:00 Just kidding -- she fluffed out more branches than I did (it's fake), hooked up the mantle with great decorations (not pictured), and put half the balls on the tree (also not pictured). I was feeling pretty bah-humbug-ish on Saturday morn.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=12#327 Workhorse; Slave Driver langdon 2007-12-03T12:49:00 I'm such a klepto... .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=12#326 I'm Getting The Band Back Together langdon 2007-12-02T17:30:00 I caught up on some TV tonight with a 4-episode marathon of Scrubs and a single episode of South Park. The South Park episode, entitled Guitar Queer-o, was an extremely well-timed and poignant episode about the release of Guitar Hero III. Feel free to.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=11#325 South Park Almost Sold Me langdon 2007-11-19T22:16:00 I had dinner with my parents and two of their friends a few months back. The topic of retirement came up in conversation since 4 out of the 6 people at the table were actually of the age to retire and only 1 out of 4 of those had actually done so. The.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=11#324 Things I'd Do If I Retired langdon 2007-11-15T23:02:00 Farewell, I say, because there's a chance that I might die this day. I could die any day this month, actually, due to the curse that has been placed on my condo. The condominium building that I live in has exactly 6 homes within: ___ ___ ___ _.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=11#323 Farewell langdon 2007-11-01T13:11:00 Probably not the best game ever, really, but certainly the most refreshingly original and satisfying game I've played in many years. I beat it last week, after roughly 4 hours of play time. Normally you hear a number of complaints following the releas.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=10#322 Portal: Best Game Ever langdon 2007-10-21T15:54:00 I just bought tickets for the March 1st showing in Rosemont Illinois of Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy. I'm very very excited! Nobuo Uematsu will be there this time! Sharon's excited too, because we've never been to Chicago -- and while she.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=10#321 Distant Worlds langdon 2007-10-19T17:48:00 My dad and I chartered a 30 foot sailboat last weekend and sailed it in and around the Chesapeake Bay. I made a map of our route on Google Maps and added notes of our progress: Father-Son Sailing Trip, September 2007. The table of content.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=9#320 Sailing Trip langdon 2007-09-18T13:12:00 Will someone please shut Kanye West the hell up? I'm sick of hearing him spew racism and cry about the terribly difficult life he leads. He's almost worse than Jesse Jackson at this point. Also, despite my intense hatred for GameStop employees,.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=9#319 Today langdon 2007-09-11T09:44:00 Boom, a new 52-week high for GME. Too bad I got scared last week and sold some shit, missing a nice 13% rebound on AAPL. I need to stop listening to my old-ass bearish co-workers. It was pretty impressive though, I literally sold it at the bottom of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=8#318 Boom langdon 2007-08-23T14:15:00 This is one fucked up pie graph: And this is Jim Cramer losing it on National Television: CNBC link. He's a pretty awesome guy, I want to hang out with him. I'd be very upset if I wasn't already up 20% this year (which is probably.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=8#317 Fuck Around, Lose Your House langdon 2007-08-03T15:57:00 I picked up the best movie ever on Blu-ray tonight: 300. I think I've seen the movie in its entirety at least 8 times by now, but plan on watching it again this week. Probably twice. In fact, it will probably be the only movie I ever watch with comme.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=8#316 This Is Blu-ray! langdon 2007-08-01T22:56:00 For Friday the 13th, Sharon and I tried to rent and watch a scary movie. Unfortunately we couldn't really find anything that looked promising at Blockbuster, so we had to go on cover and description alone. Not armed with the power of IMDB, we picked a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=7#315 Scary Movie langdon 2007-07-15T13:32:00 As I sit here reading all of the announcements out of E3 that are in trickling in through the various RSS feeds, I can't help but feel grossly unimpressed: PS3 IGN E3 2007: Killzone 2 Impressions Epic's Unreal Tournament 3, PS3 exclusive .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=7#314 Jaded Old Man langdon 2007-07-11T15:35:00 Such great news came out this week about the next generation DVD wars -- Blockbuster has decided to carry Sony's Blu-ray format exclusively for the majority of their stores. This is fantastic for so many reason, though most importantly, for my ow.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=6#313 Bet on SNE langdon 2007-06-21T19:33:00 Congratulations to The Bilger's on the birth of their son Jayden. I've got an exclusive photo of him, and let me be the first to tell you: The kid is adorable. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=6#312 JJB, 06-19-2007 langdon 2007-06-19T09:24:00 I topped off the week from hell with a nice visit to the pool this afternoon. I dipped out of work at noon since I'd already put in my 40 hours for the week, and realized on the way home that the weather was just too perfect not to take advantage of. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=6#311 An Acceptable End To An Awful Week langdon 2007-06-08T14:32:00 Round 1 of the photo league I joined, DPL, ends tonight. I put two entries in it, and while both sucked hard, I really enjoyed creating them: Is It In You?Selective Desaturation II Press OneShapes III Sharon helped lots by do.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=5#310 Photo Updates langdon 2007-05-30T01:43:00 StarCraft II. Luke Bilger and Langdon will be rulin' it in '08 for sure... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=5#309 Awesome langdon 2007-05-19T10:49:00 Two weeks; fourteen days; or three-hundred and thirty-six hours have gone by since I was violated. That is arguably a long time, but it seems like only a few days have passed since I was enjoying a 4 day weekend, photo'ing my fat face, and slurping up .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=5#308 Two Weeks Later langdon 2007-05-17T00:35:00 I've thought about updating at least 32 times since my last post on Thursday. I certainly won't remember all of it, but here are some things I wanted to discuss: May the gods bless RAID: recovering 500GB that would've been completely lost, had I.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=5#307 Quickies langdon 2007-05-10T10:15:00 ROFL: Luke was extremely good to me today and hooked me up proper numerous times. Sharon's downstairs making mashed potatoes from scratch. I am loved... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=5#306 Violated langdon 2007-05-03T19:25:00 Estimating time necessary to complete a programming project is a difficult task. An even more difficult task is setting a deadline for oneself. I had a deadline of May 1st for something I've been working on and didn't quite make it. I could call it &.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=5#305 Madness langdon 2007-05-01T01:09:00 Well, the entertainment center is 99% done. The remaining 1% entails buying an IR emitter (so that we don't have to turn the TV on manually), and perfecting the universal remote's configuration. Here's all of the shit that's currently being hidden by .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#304 Picture Post langdon 2007-04-26T23:50:00 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCv2orYfQg04&refer=home I'm rich as fuck... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#303 AAPL Q2 Profit Up 88% langdon 2007-04-25T16:42:00 Yea, that's right, fuck them. Every time I go in the store to do business, I have a bad experience. Normally I don't have a bad enough experience to either (a) write about it, or (b) quit them forever, but this time was different. I'm quitting them f.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#302 Fuck Gamestop / Gamestop Sucks langdon 2007-04-18T18:11:00 Twelve years ago I got braces. Ten years ago I had them removed. Thirty-six hours from now I'll be getting them again. Yea, how fucked up is that? I'm a 27 year old male and I'll have braces. I forget exactly how I arrived at this decision, but nev.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#301 Welcome To 1995 langdon 2007-04-16T23:58:00 Earlier this evening, Sharon rolled up to Blockbuster with me to rent a Blu-Ray movie. This is reason enough to alert the internets, but not only did Sharon elect to watch a movie with me, she elected to watch a seriously incredible movie: Lady in the .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#300 Lady In The Water langdon 2007-04-15T02:14:00 fstreamz (1:24:51 AM): k. fstreamz (1:24:53 AM): one win LANGDONX (3:05:20 AM): =/ Shame it took an hour and a half... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#299 k. one win. langdon 2007-04-09T03:06:00 1. What's the point of supporting simultaneous open documents with tabs if you can't open multiple shortcuts at once? I can open or drag 3 MP3 files into Winamp and have all 3 show up in my playlist. I can open or drag 3 PDF files into Acrobat a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#298 7 Reasons Why IE7 Is Shit langdon 2007-04-08T01:12:00 Configuring a fresh installation of Windows is the most fun a boy can have without taking off his clothes. I honestly get a lot of enjoyment out of doing it and have done it at least twice a year for the past 12 years. I remember I got my own computer.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#297 The Most Fun langdon 2007-04-06T02:28:00 My poor muscles hurt from yesterday... that's not very lion-like, is it? I ran my 3 miles today too, at a horribly slow pace. I was so busy thinking about how to write some codes in the middle of the 2nd mile that I just kind of zoned out and started .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#296 I Am Sore, Dudes langdon 2007-04-04T23:54:00 I hit the gym today like I used to hit it. Hard as fuck. None of this pussy exercise bike shit. Today I lifted weight. It felt good too. That feeling will probably fade and be replaced with the feelings I have right now about running: it requires t.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#295 It's Work Out Time langdon 2007-04-04T00:02:00 Seriously. It was fucking warm today and I loved every second of it. Actually, I should clarify -- I loved all 3 minutes and 47 seconds that I was outside (or 43 minutes and 47 seconds if you consider "outside" to include driving in a car wi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#294 It's Fucking Hot langdon 2007-04-02T23:03:00 I'm no longer accepting applications as Luke Bilger has decided to get back online. We just won two games of WarCraft III (quite easily I might add) and I've been chatting with him on AIM all weekend (yes, I was on the internet literally all weekend fo.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=4#293 Luke Bilger Is Back Online langdon 2007-04-02T00:49:00 Langdon Oliver is accepting applications for a new BFF. His current BFF, Luke Bilger has decided to sever all communication and thus has forced Langdon to place a temporary hold on his friendship status. Applicants must possess at least a few of the .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=3#292 Langdon Oliver Is Accepting Applications langdon 2007-03-29T16:22:00 I finished in 40 minutes and 50 seconds! While I achieved my revised goal, I failed my original goal. I am still happy with my performance though. I ran it on an 8 minute and 16 second pace, which is pretty great for my spotty 3 months of training. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=3#291 It's Post-Race Day langdon 2007-03-18T12:54:00 My training fell off big time when I broke the golden rule: running two days in a row. I did it two weeks ago and hurt my knee a little bit, so I've been biking it only for the last 2 weeks. I'm really not prepared, but that doesn't matter at this poi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=3#290 It's Race Day langdon 2007-03-17T06:42:00 THIS IS WHY I'M HOT I'M HOT, 'CAUSE I'M FLY YOU AIN'T, 'CAUSE YOU NOT THIS IS WHY THIS IS WHY THIS IS WHY I'M HOT I'M HOT, 'CAUSE I'M FLY YOU AIN'T, 'CAUSE YOU NOT THIS IS WHY THIS IS WHY THIS IS WHY I'M HOT This is why I hate rap/hip-h.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=3#289 This Is Why langdon 2007-03-12T21:40:00 Awesome news for PS3 out of GDC this year. These two announcements make me extremely happy to own a PlayStation 3: 1UP Interview with Phil Harrison, discussion about "Home" on PS3. LittleBigPlanet, a co-op puzzle game. I .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=3#288 Good Time To Own PS3 langdon 2007-03-09T11:44:00 "Tomorrow's delivery" happened today (technically yesterday) at 8:53 AM. The doorbell woke me out of a deep sleep. It was pretty jarring for 2 reasons: (1) holy shit my TV is here, and (2) holy shit I overslept and totally let my coworkers d.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=3#287 This Changes Everything langdon 2007-03-01T00:00:00 I said goodbye to an old friend, and prepared the area for tomorrow's delivery. Hooray!.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#286 Preparations Have Been Made langdon 2007-02-27T22:17:00 I ran a little less than 9.6 miles in 79 minutes today. If I can still do this in April, I'll only have to run 4 miles in 40 minutes to complete my goal! This song came on nearing the end of my run. Not only is it an awesome song, the first verse was.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#285 Music Is Motivational langdon 2007-02-24T14:31:00 Shamrock Half Marathon: Limited to 6,000 runners, SOLD OUT. So my sister and I signed up for the 8K Run and I will be traveling to Charlotte for RaceFest on April 14th to complete my half marathon in under 2 hours. Gods willing... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#284 Oops! langdon 2007-02-20T15:09:00 A good read: Hello!!! How are you? My name is Nadejda. I am 26 years old. I live in Russia, city Yoshkar-Ola. I am cheerful woman, and like to do many things as sport, camping, go to the cinema, theatre etc. In a word I like to do all w.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#283 Chicks Wants Me langdon 2007-02-16T10:38:00 Thanks to a tip from my epal, I now have my email hosted through Google Apps. Two or three years ago I had to turn off the catch all feature on my domain (a feature that allows me to receive email via anyuser@mydomain.com), because some someone t.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#282 Google Must Hate Me langdon 2007-02-15T20:25:00 I'm up after midnight again. Last night I stayed up until 2 AM and paid for it today by not getting to work until 9 AM and having to stay until 5:30. Despite enjoying the days where I can actually get to work on time and leave by 3:30, I just do.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#281 It's After Midnight langdon 2007-02-13T00:12:00 11:52 AM 2/10/2007 - 12:34 PM 2/10/2007 This gives me hope for the Half Marathon on March 18th. Hopefully my feet/ankles/legs won't fail me. Wednesday I did a 5K in 23 minutes. I bought this yesterday even though I don't have any time to.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#280 5 Miles In 42+ Minutes langdon 2007-02-10T12:54:00 The others can shoot a walky-talky out of a woman's hand from 100 feet. Yet they can't shoot two adults running 50 feet in front of them. Brilliant. This episode better get a lot better, or I quits. Am I the only one that thought the pro.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#279 LOL, Lost langdon 2007-02-07T22:19:00 Smart, I say. So much so that it's almost frightening. Check this log from February 1st out: fstreamzwork: http://finance.google.com/finance?q=CSCO&hl=en fstreamzwork: buy 3000 shares fstreamzwork: sell your house fstreamzwork: its going.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#278 Luke Is Smarts langdon 2007-02-07T15:58:00 I wanted to get an audio book to listen to this weekend as I drove to and from Charlotte for my niece's birthday. Since I don't read regularly, I had no idea what exactly I wanted to listen to. I think the last book I read was The Lion, the Witch and .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#277 Random Bits langdon 2007-02-05T22:00:00 I hear some business news, I know the company, I know the industry, and yet I'm too much of a bear (read: pussy) to make a trade. This was last night: LANGDONX: ERTS set to release earnings after hours LANGDONX: should i take a gamble and buy s.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=2#276 I'm Dumbs langdon 2007-02-01T20:21:00 On the 14th, barely 3 days after I spoke of my accomplishments, I ran 5 miles in a little over 46 minutes (~9 min/mile pace). It felt good. I was excited to think that a 2-hour half-marathon was within my reach.. And then my ankle started feeli.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=1#275 I'm Owned langdon 2007-01-24T19:40:00 In training for the half marathon I'm going to run in March, I broke two records in the last week. On Saturday I ran a 5K (3.2 miles) in 25 minutes and 40 seconds. This was almost 1 minute better than my previous best time of 26 minutes and 28 seconds.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=1#274 Accomplishments langdon 2007-01-11T20:56:00 I like to collect things. This includes money. To satisfy my collecting desires, I will sometimes sacrifice needs and/or wants simply to build a collection up. It's quite a perplexing dilemma. I want things. One could argue that I need .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=1#273 Perplexual Perplexity of the Utmost Perplexion langdon 2007-01-09T20:57:00 Over the past few years I've developed a serious obsession with managing my money. Although it started out rather mild, the obsession has been growing at an exponential rate over the past 4 months. It all started back in 1999 when I landed my fi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=1#272 Money langdon 2007-01-09T19:01:00 I beat Final Fantasy XII today. I was only able to put in around 30 hours since November 18th. Before tonight, I hadn't played since the 20th of December and was actually sorry I had put off playing it for so long. I was at the end and was going to d.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2007&m=1#271 What A Way To Ring in the New Year langdon 2007-01-01T23:39:00 I am going to run in a half marathon with my sister in March. I started training on Wednesday when I ran to the local Walgreens to pick up some prints. It's a good thing I run fast too, because I left the house at 9:50 PM and they close their doors at.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=12#270 It's A Good Thing I Run Fast langdon 2006-12-29T11:26:00 A shitty friend I am to my best one. Today is his birthday, you see, and I haven't sent him anything yet. I usually give his birthday and Christmas presents to him at the same time, but this year I don't really even have any presents (plural), l.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=12#269 I Am A Shitty Person langdon 2006-12-19T22:14:00 Today my girlfriend is a little older and a little hotter. So if you like her, wish her a happy birthday. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=12#267 Birthday Message langdon 2006-12-05T00:40:00 I turned into a three-time professional this evening on Wii Sports by obtaining pro status in Wii Sports Tennis. My achievements so far are as follows: Reached PRO status in Boxing (1003 points after 28 fights @ 12/6/2006 at 11:15 PM) Rea.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=12#266 Wii Sports Pro langdon 2006-12-01T00:20:00 2:12am, i try to call Leigh. i got the 'L' right. ROFL "hello", says I "sup", says Luke "who is this?" says I it was my pal luke. somehow i called him instead. i told him he was "my best pal" and he.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=11#265 2:20 am (confessions of an alcoholic) langdon 2006-11-25T02:20:00 My Nintendo Wii is great. I picked it up on Sunday at eleven in the morning and had it home by 12:30 after making a quick stop at Toys "R" Us for an extra Wiimote. I unpackaged it very anally. No, not with my rectum, but with the precise pe.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=11#263 Wii!! langdon 2006-11-21T18:50:00 I just turned on my Arcade Machine for the first time in a month maybe. Final Fantasy XII has been consuming more than a healthy amount of my time in the last 5 weeks. As of last night I had logged 65 of gameplay, and as far as I can tell, the story i.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=11#262 Final Fantasy XII langdon 2006-11-18T21:44:00 Note: Part One can be found here. #35 and #36 showed up at Best Buy, Chesapeake this evening at approximately 4:00 PM. Skies were dark and rain was pouring down from the heavens above. Over the course of the next 6 hours, friends were made, rai.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=11#261 Heart Breaking II langdon 2006-11-16T22:52:00 Yesterday GameStop started taking preorders for PS3. I called 2 stores today and they're all taken. I missed 1 out of the 2 chances I'll have before launch. I should've been on top of that shit. =[.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=10#260 Heart Breaking langdon 2006-10-12T09:35:00 A number of months ago my work-acquaintance Cameron got so sick that he had to take a few days off of work. During this time he decided to watch season one and two of Battlestar Galactica (33 forty-four minute episodes) in two days. LOL what a n.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=10#259 LOLOMG, BSG Is So Good langdon 2006-10-07T20:35:00 Luke sent me this battle report earlier. After I read it, I started reading some old posts I made back in 2001 and remembered why I keep this web site up. It's fun going back to old memories that I would otherwise never be able to recall. It also mad.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=10#258 Stuffings langdon 2006-10-04T23:58:00 I've been pretty busy this weekend. Friday night I went to dinner at a very dead Matsu Sushi, and then bowled 3 games at Lynnhaven with some delinquents. I bowled pretty poorly, 117 must have been my best. Saturday I went to the annual ".. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=10#257 Welcome To October langdon 2006-10-02T00:48:00 As a kid, I remember feeling superior to someone if I did or discovered something before them. For example, if I happened to like a band, discover a song, or beat a video game before a friend of mine, I somehow felt that I that I was better than them b.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=9#256 One-Upmanship langdon 2006-09-25T22:08:00 There's something about receiving special treatment that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Even when you know full well that the special treatment given required no extra effort on the giver's part. Sharon, Drew, Amber, and I went to.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=9#255 Special Treatment langdon 2006-09-22T23:23:00 More from The Contender -- only 1 out of the 2 of the guys I was rooting for tonight were victorious in their struggle. Unfortunately, but not really surprising, K-9 lost. He was running the fight for the most part, but performed incredibly poorly in .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=9#254 Half Victorious langdon 2006-09-19T22:53:00 I've got one. Maybe you'd consider a few, but -- I like MTV reality shows. No, not Punk'd or The Osbournes. I like the really shitty ones. No, not MTV Cribs or Newlyweds. Shittier than those. I'm not talking about Real World or Road Rules e.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=9#253 Guilty Pleasures langdon 2006-09-06T20:46:00 I salute you, Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage for taking out Walter Wright in The Contender. This is the first fight this season (9 fights total) that I've been really into. This is very unlike the first season on NBC, where I think I was into just.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=9#252 K9 Bundrage langdon 2006-09-05T23:09:00 DavidC sent me the original The Wicker Man a year or two ago. I watched it by myself during a vacation and enjoyed it a bit. The movie itself wasn't the most incredible I'd ever seen, but the basic idea and the fact that no punches were pulled for the.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=9#251 I'll Put You In The Wicker Man langdon 2006-09-03T21:24:00 I seen 311 tonight with my pal Cameron. Good musics overall, but lame encore. They didn't play Six. I will have to send them a letter. I danced a bit. It was joyous, but sad though. I used to dance at all the shows in Richmond when I was younger, .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=8#250 Musics langdon 2006-08-25T01:02:00 I played Titan Quest for 4 hours on Sunday with David C. I'm a loser. Two Saturdays ago my dad played my arcade for an hour. He loves the Tetris. I've only had two pro-gamers (besides me, of course) bring the competition to me on my arcade since I'v.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=8#249 Games langdon 2006-08-21T21:38:00 I've got a good one, I really do. She puts up with my video game addiction, my shitty attitude during and after golf, my crippling jealousy, and my small wang. God bless her... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=8#248 Girls langdon 2006-08-13T22:43:00 I built an arcade machine. It's 95% done, but in complete working order. While it's only been with me for a week, I hold it near and dear to my heart. You can see it here... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=8#247 Arcades langdon 2006-08-10T18:51:00 I like mustard lately. I make sandwhiches that are very plain -- just a slice of meat and some mayonaise. This weekend my mom made me two sandwhiches with mayonaise AND mustard. They were spot on. I put mustard on my sandwhiches tonight. It's reall.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=8#246 Mustards langdon 2006-08-08T20:50:00 Nothing beats going to bed when there's a thunderstorm happening right outside your window. It's simply brilliant -- I look forward to my slumbers... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=8#245 Thunderstorms langdon 2006-08-05T02:18:00 /arcade/ is updated, finally. We're damn close. I played tennis with Sharon twice in the last week. It was fun. My pals are moving. It is sad. =[ I can't think of anything else to say... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=7#244 Busy langdon 2006-07-11T22:00:00 &lt;@mattyo&gt; langdon go blog about video games Luke and I have been playing a lot of WarCraftIII: Reign of Chaos lately. Reign of Chaos, like the old one that came out in 2002 (beta in 2001). Even though it's almost 5 years old, it l.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=7#243 LOL Rank 16 langdon 2006-07-05T00:13:00 Like I mentioned earlier, I went Fishing in Williamsburg with my pal Luke on Saturday. I got up much earlier than I have on any Saturday in years and headed out. I picked up a fresh water fishing license from Sports Authority the night before, .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=7#242 Fishing Trip langdon 2006-07-02T23:45:00 I saw a movie last night, thus ending the almost 8-month no-theater streak I had going. I am half-blaming Sharon for not wanting to watch movies and half-blaming Hollywood for releasing some terribly uninteresting films in the last ~year. I thought la.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#241 At The Movies langdon 2006-06-29T22:00:00 I purchased The Boy Who Could Fly DVD off the internet last week for nine dollars and eighty cents. It arrived today during work and I opened it immediately. It's one of those movies that I saw hundreds of times when I was a kid and really remember en.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#240 Three Mail Deliveries langdon 2006-06-14T22:02:00 I went to Jordan's today to see his new house and the latest edition to his family: EZ-E (3-week old boy, Eric). His new house is pretty great -- it sits on a cul-de-sac beside the neighborhood pool and a really nice lake. We did some fishing and some.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#239 Biggest Catch Ever langdon 2006-06-12T20:38:00 My computer parts came via UPS yesterday. I tried to put them all together last night, but couldn't do it. At first it would would power up for a few seconds and then just power down. I thought it was a grounding/shorting issue, so I pulled the mothe.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#238 Noobie Nooberson langdon 2006-06-08T20:13:00 I did. Well at least that's what I remember doing since I shut out all of the bad things that happened during my day. Cameron and I had lunch at Hardee's for a good while and I think I had a smile on my face most of the time. Aside from a few hours a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#237 I Laughed A Lot Today langdon 2006-06-06T10:12:00 My dad's birthday was yesterday and I was feeling bad because I forgot to call him. I did send a card though... and I shipped a birthday gift to him from me, my brother, and my sister earlier in the week. It was a PlayStation2, a memory card, and a co.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#236 Haha, Owned langdon 2006-06-04T19:19:00 I told myself that I was going to buy me a new computer as soon as I finished a recent project. I finished up the project earlier this week and purchased a bunch of parts today from NewEgg. Here's how it stacks up: .title { font-weight.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=6#235 New Computer langdon 2006-06-02T18:02:00 &nbsp; &lt;&lt; Previous Next &gt;&gt; var slideshow_index = -1; var a_slideshow = new Array(); a_slideshow[0] = {"filename":"2006-05-20_IMG_0770.jpg", "caption":&.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=5#234 Bowling Pictures! langdon 2006-05-22T23:36:00 G4TV is back this year with E3 2006 coverage! The rest of my week is pretty much shot since they're airing 3 hours of live coverage every night through Friday. PS3 is going to be released on November 17th @ $499 with a 20gb drive and $599 with a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=5#233 Information Overload langdon 2006-05-09T19:21:00 I was already late for work this morning when I couldn't find my wallet. In my tired state, I looked just about everywhere I thought it might have been, but couldn't catch a break. At some point during the hunt, I got the idea that it might have slipp.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=5#232 Not So Proud langdon 2006-05-08T23:45:00 I am though-- Two weeks ago Sharon noticed some wetness under the sink, so I checked it out and found that the garbage disposal was leaking. I was able to identify that a gasket had gone bad, so I ordered a replacement online. When it came, I r.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=5#231 Proud of Myself langdon 2006-05-07T23:36:00 I played Golf today after work with some work pals. There were five of us, so we unfortunately had to split up into two groups. I played with Jason, which was good because I got to connect with him on a different level than we're able to at work. I m.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=5#230 Birdie, Baby langdon 2006-05-05T00:24:00 What happened to April? I don't feel like I really got anything done in April to speak of. It felt like the month just flew by me. I know a did a lot of things... I started it off in Richmond playing golf on the 1st and 2nd with my parents and .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=5#229 Freaking May langdon 2006-05-02T00:27:00 My pal is going to move to Williamsburg. =/.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=4#228 Sad News langdon 2006-04-15T11:32:00 It's Wednesday night. Lost was on 4 hours ago. I didn't watch it. I didn't even think about watching it. I'm not even going to download it and watch it. That's how little I care about it. I did watch Southpark though, nothing ground breaking.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=3#227 Couldn't Care Any Less langdon 2006-03-30T01:08:00 I bought Kingdom Hearts II today and played it for two hours. While the web site sucks (too bad Grow Interactive didn't do it), the game itself looks be a very promising sequel. Unfortunately I don't exactly have ample time to play it. The rele.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=3#226 Pushin' the Sales langdon 2006-03-29T23:55:00 Nothing -- that's the problem. I have nothing exciting to write about to really wow my reader (singlular on purpose, not a typo). On Friday, Saint Patrick's Day, I was going to make an entry called "Luck of the Langdon". In it, I was .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=3#225 What Do You Have to Say For Yourself? langdon 2006-03-20T23:45:00 I wrote a bit on arcade/. We made some good progress that I'm really excited about. I've been wanting to write more about warmth and the upcoming summer, but I just haven't had the time. It's 2006. It's mid-March. It's already Friday. I need.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=3#224 Arcades &amp; Warmth langdon 2006-03-16T23:56:00 It's the 9th and I haven't written anything in some time. A lot has happened too -- I'll try to summarize. February 17th - Sharon's dad got a clean bill of health. Yay! February 19th - I walked around Norfolk and took some photographs wi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=3#223 Lame, Right? langdon 2006-03-09T22:04:00 It's February 15th, 2006 and I haven't eaten one conversation heart all year. This saddens me greatly, because it's very unlike me. I didn't even think about buying Valentine candy this year. I feel like I've jipped myself somehow. I need to get out.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=2#222 Need More Candies! langdon 2006-02-15T01:02:00 Ever since my grandfather gave me a classical guitar in October, I've been playing more and more. Unfortunately I quickly realized that playing the gifted guitar was quite troublesome because the action on the neck is awful. Also, my electric, while e.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=2#221 Guitarrific! langdon 2006-02-12T21:07:00 I'm reading over this list and I'm asking myself: Who really likes U2 anymore? U2 is crap -- they might even be worse than the Rolling Stones about not knowing when to quit. Seriously though, "Album of the Year"? Did they really deserve tha.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=2#220 U2? Really? Really? langdon 2006-02-09T08:45:00 It's February already. WTF, right? Wrong. It's great working for a competent company that appreciates your work and shows it well. I worked some grueling hours back in January. My company paid us overtime for most of it and took my team out t.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=2#219 February Came langdon 2006-02-02T21:09:00 Every day I tell myself I'm going to go to sleep at a normal hour. Every day I find myself up at after midnight and sometimes one AM. I will regret it tomorrow, just as I regretted staying up until two AM last night. Lost was crap tonight. The.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#218 Every Day langdon 2006-01-26T01:03:00 Jayson Litrio made the best piano remix ever of a Mega Man II track a few years ago. According to my Last.FM I've listened to it 31 times since August of 2004, but the actual number since I first heard the song is probably more like 5 times that. Earl.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#217 I Played Music langdon 2006-01-23T23:02:00 As soon as my head hits the pillow, I'll be out. I won't see the light of day for probably 12 hours or more. That is not a good thing, as I only have 1 more day of my weekend to attempt to enjoy. I loath sleep. I'm considering a permanent schedule c.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#216 I'm Screwed langdon 2006-01-22T03:44:00 ...and working. Something not recommended unless you've got really good company. And even still, make sure there's an end in sight. I thought there was one today -- a light at the end of the tunnel -- but tomorrow it drags on. A bed feels nice.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#215 42 Hours Awake langdon 2006-01-21T01:12:00 This year is not turning out to be so great. Funny thing, years -- karma must've thought I was enjoying 2005 too much, so now it's just going to throw some foul shit my way. It's only the 16th though, so it maybe I'm jumping to conclusions, but thus f.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#214 Two-Thousand And Shit langdon 2006-01-16T23:58:00 It was apparently in the low 60s outside today. It's January right? This is the best winter to date. Ever. Maybe. I wore a short-sleeve shirt to Cirque Dreams last night and was comfortable walking to and from the car. Everyone else there had thes.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#213 The Weather Outside Is Frightful! langdon 2006-01-10T00:48:00 Thanks to the Ungvarsky's (Amber and Andrew), I had an awesome Sunday night. I'm usually not up for going out on work nights, but this was totally worth it. For Christmas, Sharon and I were given tickets to Cirque Dreams in Newport News. The four of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#212 Great, Great Night! langdon 2006-01-08T23:36:00 I hate the media. I hate them a lot. I also am beginning to hate people a lot too. I'm sick of hearing about the miners in West Virginia. Yes, it's awful what happened and nobody deserves to die trying to earn a living, but the fact that everyone is.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#211 And Now I'm Going To Be Mean langdon 2006-01-05T22:22:00 A&amp;W and Breyers Natural Vanilla (with Real Vanilla Bean specks) hits the spot. That's really all I have to say for today... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#210 Root Beer Float langdon 2006-01-05T00:38:00 Turns out when I said "it shouldn't be so bad" (referring to work), I was totally wrong. We now have ridiculous deadlines for huge changes on a project that I don't think anyone I work with is very proud of. Plus the deadline runs right into.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#209 Welcome Back, Now Get To Work langdon 2006-01-03T22:40:00 I am going to bed now. In the morning, I will be going back to work. I had a good 10 day run, but now the time has come for me to face reality and earn more paychecks. It shouldn't be so bad though, I work with good pals and I have skiing with .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2006&m=1#208 I Hoped This Moment Would Never Come langdon 2006-01-03T00:24:00 I mean, Happy Holidays! To all my internet pals!.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#207 Merry Christmas langdon 2005-12-23T21:54:00 I found all these great pictures on my camera and others on my hard drive that have been sitting for weeks. I will share them with you... These are some pals I met at Trader. James, Chris, Me, and Jordan. We're at a barbecue. One of the.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#206 Picture Post! langdon 2005-12-19T22:26:00 On the way back from Lunch at Kyushu for Luke's birthday (Happy Birthday to Luke) I listened to the radio. This is no different from any other drive to any other destination, but this time there was country on the radio -- and I didn't change the stati.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#205 Ew, Country! langdon 2005-12-19T12:48:00 There's never enough time in my day to do what I want. I've probably said that before, but I feel like ranting now. I've stayed up way too late the past 3 nights coding and playing COD2/WC3 with Luke. I haven't touched the piano or guitar or TV or my.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#204 GG December 14th, 2005 langdon 2005-12-14T23:53:00 Sharon and I watched The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe today and I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw on the screen. With all the Hollywood remakes about, I had some doubts, but the whole movie followed the book (from w.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#203 The Chronicles langdon 2005-12-11T23:16:00 12 beerrs fuckerers .ololol i iwn;. i win. amiright? 12 beers i said. gg. camerona nd noah hit me in the arm and it hurts. =[ ehehheheheh.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#202 lol sharon langdon 2005-12-04T02:34:00 I feel that I lack skill when it comes to verbal communication. Due to this feeling of inadequacy, I tend to analyze my performance in different situations immediately after the situation occurs and also try think of ways to better communicate when pla.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=12#201 Communications langdon 2005-12-01T21:54:00 I am in Richmond in a room that I once called my own. It's been drastically changed since then, but still has traces of me left behind: the closet door that was dented in by either an angry kick or a clumsy fall, the lamp with a missing statue that was.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=11#200 Happy Thanksgiving langdon 2005-11-24T23:40:00 Lost: Another filler episode revealing nothing new, answering no important questions, and opening new questions that will just be added to the list of neverending mystery. Let's all fight about how crappy or great we think it was. My vote is 80% crap... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=11#199 I Hope You're Happy, Nick langdon 2005-11-16T22:05:00 Yay @ a playable demo of Final Fantasy XII. Boo @ my first impressions of it. It's beautiful, sure, the best looking Final Fantasy yet, but graphics don't make or break a game. It plays exactly like I'd expect every MMORPG (FFXI, WOW) to play... exce.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=11#198 More Shit To Waste My Time langdon 2005-11-15T23:26:00 I am lucky tonight. I didn't get lucky, k?, but I was lucky. I won 12 dollars at poker with the goodest of friends and 10 dollars off the lottery. Sure I didn't win 26 million dollars, but what sort of just made me sick is that I have a VA lottery pa.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=11#197 Lucky Night langdon 2005-11-12T00:23:00 I'm watching Lost... sort of. I'm only half-paying attention to it because I've almost Lost complete interest... almost. The reason for writing this is to remind myself how great of a commercial I just saw. I like Microsoft, I don't like Xbox, I won'.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=11#196 Commercials! langdon 2005-11-09T21:20:00 I visited my grandparents this weekend in Martinsville, VA. It was my grandfather's 85th birthday. Although we were only there less than 24 hours, thankfully it seemed like longer. My grandparents are great people and I cherish every moment I can spe.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=11#195 Limericks langdon 2005-11-01T08:23:00 I spent this past weekend in Richmond with Sharon, my parents, my sister, my brother-in-law and their beautiful daughter Archer (my niece). I didn't think so before this weekend, but she's probably the cutest kid in the whole world. You'll probably th.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#194 Cutest Niece In The Whole World langdon 2005-10-27T00:10:00 It's amazing to me what I can and cannot remember. Or is it that I can and cannot recall these wonderful tidbits of knowledge stored in my memory? I was working on this archaic PC with Windows 2000 at NOB and the repeat rate on the keyboard when holdi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#193 mode con rate=32 delay=1 langdon 2005-10-23T09:19:00 I'm still a gamer. Recently, Age of Empires III. I don't know how much longer I'll be playing it since Cameron swear it's crap. It's OK thought because a bunch of other video games came out or are coming out this month that I want to play: F.E.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#192 GAME OVERLOAD langdon 2005-10-19T07:34:00 I got to work at 6:58 AM this morning and thanked the heavens that the door had been unlocked by one of the network guys. I then took post at my desk and 2 hours went by like the wind. The strange bit was, it was still quiet at work. Was it Saturday?.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#191 It's A Lonely Day In Langdon Land langdon 2005-10-14T09:11:00 I've been struggling for the past month+ with load times on DPC at midnight every Monday and Wednesday. A few weeks ago I tried using InnoDB instead of MYISAM, but that failed miserably. I found that to really get the benefit of transactions and row l.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#190 Check Mate! langdon 2005-10-10T00:34:00 The second thing... from the previous post... It was supposed to be about Extras on HBO. Cameron the first season that aired on the BBC in to work so we could watch it on our lunch breaks. And not to sound too British, but it's bloody brilliant in'ni.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#189 I Remember Now langdon 2005-10-05T20:23:00 Earlier I pilfered the drink holder turned change bin in my car and earned over seven dollars. I then stacked the coins in stacks on my desk at work to show off my collection. After that I purchased my first bag of M&amp;Ms in at least 4 years fro.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#188 Two Things langdon 2005-10-05T14:44:00 One thing that I hate about living where I do now is that there's no transition from Summer to Winter. At some point in November everything around here just goes Gray. Every year I see people producing these awesome fall foliage shots and wish that I .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#187 Fall Foliage langdon 2005-10-03T21:44:00 The monthly rollover that occurs on my web site is pretty lame. I would've changed it to default to the past two or four weeks by now, but it actually serves and an incentive to write more. Cameron making a mockery of me via Skype about my "Nothi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=10#186 Welcome to October langdon 2005-10-02T23:59:00 Only the second episode and already Lost has been reduced to uncreative nonsense. Wait, I take that back -- you'd have to be pretty creative to film a 1 hour television show and only progress 10 minutes further into the story you were telling. And the.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#185 Rubbish. langdon 2005-09-28T22:01:00 I go through stints in life when it comes to my personal enjoyment. You'd know this if you've been a long time reader, but for those who don't: I call them obsessions. I get really into something for a week or more and then find something new to cons.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#184 I'm A Gamer langdon 2005-09-27T23:07:00 This weekend was a good one. I gamed a good amount on Friday night with Luke (8-5, ew). Before the gaming commenced, Alex called me up to see if I wanted to go out wakeboarding the next day. So Noah, his kids, Alex and I all met up at 9 AM on S.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#183 Yay, More Updates! langdon 2005-09-25T23:11:00 Earlier this week someone asked me for some programming help. They needed a simple shopping cart set up on a site. At first I was surprise at the use of "simple" and "shopping cart" in the same sentence, but the site was only selli.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#182 I Impressed Myself langdon 2005-09-22T19:38:00 I'm not as excited as I should be about spending 2 hours in front of the TV tonight. I could skip the special and make it 1 hour, but that's still 1 hour I could spend doing something much more important. About half-way through the last season I start.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#181 Lost-TV langdon 2005-09-21T19:48:00 Amber and Drew's wedding this weekend went off without a hitch! Well, not really, but it was so awesome that it just didn't matter things were left behind. I did a pretty poor job organizing the getaway car, but that's not to say we didn't rule the de.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#180 Without A Hitch langdon 2005-09-18T23:28:00 I left work late, I picked up a tux, I came home. I paid my Verizon Wireless bill and set up automatical bill payment for future bills. I looked over, commented on, and discussed a proposal. I drafted a statement of work and shipped it off. I implem.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#179 What A Busy Night langdon 2005-09-16T00:24:00 I was flipping through pictures from November of 2001 and I came across these: one, two. Pretty bad ass... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#178 Gosh langdon 2005-09-14T22:59:00 Sharon and I went to see The Exorcism of Emily Rose today. It was a pretty great story, but I didn't like the ending because what I wanted was an impossible ending. Unfortunately that's not the point of this post. The point of this post is to .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#177 Magnetic Poles langdon 2005-09-11T16:44:00 Lord knows I hate taking naps, but somehow I just managed a 2-hour one. I would say I hated every second of it, but I wasn't exactly conscious. So I'll just say I hated laying there realizing that I could fall asleep at any second, and I hated the few.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#176 No Daps For Naps langdon 2005-09-07T20:00:00 I felt compelled to write something... so here goes. Drew's bachelor party was a success on Friday night -- albeit a gay one. Drew's birthday dinner on Saturday night was good times (sorry, I knew you'd love the picture). Sunday, when Sharon ac.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=9#175 Hello langdon 2005-09-06T22:39:00 It was a joy getting to work today. I must have averaged 20mph on the highway all the way to work. I blame the teachers. Every year when school starts back up, the traffic gets exponentially worse. If today's traffic is indicitave of what's to come .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=8#174 Welcome Back Teachers langdon 2005-08-29T07:54:00 The City of Norfolk is never a good time. The City of Norfolk is filled with crack addicts, criminals, low-lifes, vandals, and most importantly -- poorly paved streets. If you go into the shitty, you must expect shit to go down. Foul, foul shit. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=8#173 The Shitty of Norfolk langdon 2005-08-26T22:41:00 A wise man once said, "Every time I go to your web site, I cry". This is for him and everyone else who is taking the time to read. Would you believe me if I said I just finished my office floor tonight? I finally installed the carpet .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=7#172 Wise Stuff langdon 2005-07-19T21:17:00 Not only at home do I have a new office to enjoy, but last week at work we moved off of the naval base and into some commercial space off Robin Hood Road. This was pretty awesome for a number of reasons.. most importantly being a shorter drive. Anothe.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=7#171 New Office langdon 2005-07-05T16:05:00 I am currently in Seattle, downstairs in the Mediterranean Inn's office area connected to their *free* Comcast internet. It's just about the best amenity a hotel could offer.. aside from the cable actually being in your hotel room. So far, we haven't .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=7#170 Hello From Seattle langdon 2005-07-02T17:03:00 I posted a sweet entry on the 30th, you probably missed it because it was only on the homepage for 2 hours. My system needs some work... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=7#168 Looking For Content? langdon 2005-07-01T00:00:00 It's already June 30th 2005 somehow and I haven't written a damn thing in more than a month. I've had plenty to scribe about, but just kept putting it off for 1 reason or another. Now the time has come for me to try to sum up ~30 days of my life in on.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=6#167 How You Say? ... June langdon 2005-06-30T11:59:59 Contender is on. It's so great. I am sitting here hoping that there will be a Contender Season II even before I've seen the outcome of Season I. The hot shit is that I get to see Jesse fight again tonight.. chances are he'll be whooping Alfonso's ass.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#166 OH CHRIST! langdon 2005-05-24T20:06:00 Since people are faggots and use my web site to debate like faggots. I will give you a subject and you can feel free to faggot it up. Without further ado, here's the topic for discussion: SCIENTOLOGY: KEWL OR GAY??.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#165 Discussion! langdon 2005-05-21T20:44:00 E3 is going strong this week. For the past 10 years I would normally only get to read about E3 after it happened in an issue of Nintendo Power, PCGamer, or more recently IGN. Now, thanks to G4/TechTV I can watch 2 hours of E3 coverage every night for .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#164 Doubly Wowed langdon 2005-05-18T07:35:00 I like candy. A lot. One of my problems is that I especially like seasonal candy -- Conversation Hearts on Valentine's Day, Cadbury Creme Eggs on Easter, Candy Corn on Halloween, Candy Cane Ice Cream at Christmas.. Except for the last 2, I can only b.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#163 Year-Round Candy langdon 2005-05-17T17:03:00 Just yesterday I realized two awesome aspects of my new job. The first is that my shitty little Archos FM Tuner can pick up 96.1 FM in the building. What this means is that I can listen to Mancow in the morning and hear 3 different sets of phone scams.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#162 Oh, Awesome! langdon 2005-05-11T22:31:00 Depending on what happened tonight, I was planning on quitting Contender if Jesse ended up losing the fight. But boy, did Anthony get what was coming to him. I generally hate watching any kind of sport and would never imagine getting emotionally invol.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#161 Greatest Moment In Sports!! langdon 2005-05-08T21:10:00 Today was my last day of work, but I don't really feel any different. I think I'm completely devoid of emotion when it comes to 80% of the situations I face. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but it was an easy departure. I'll miss a small .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=5#160 Call Me Mr. Brown Shoes. langdon 2005-05-04T16:20:00 What have I done lately to deserve two episodes of Contender in one night?? It must have been something really nice. Unfortunately my favorite fighter, Ahmed Kaddour came back AND LEFT in the same night. I loved every minute of his on screen appearan.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=4#159 Contended Camera langdon 2005-04-25T14:57:00 [13:50] &amp;lt;@winger> looks like my vote didn't count [13:50] &amp;lt;@winger> http://www.cnn.com/.../04/19/pope.tuesday/index.html [13:53] &amp;lt;@SlashDrew> they have a directory called pope.tuesday [13:54] &amp;lt;@win.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=4#158 The Pope! langdon 2005-04-20T16:27:00 In January I tried to renew my driver's license. I failed miserably at reading the letters off the first line, so I got a nice pair of spectacles the first week of February. Two months later I remember that the whole reason I got my glasses was to ren.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=4#157 License And June langdon 2005-04-05T09:15:00 I just saw a commercial on TV for a tennis shoe. The tag line was something like (this was the shoe talking) "I'm so smart I make other shoes look like dumbasses." Honestly, people. Someone making more than $100,000 a year actually th.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=4#156 So Smart! langdon 2005-04-02T20:50:00 I'm always wanting to write crap in this crappy journal all of the time, but never have any... any time. Crap. So I'm left with 2 Notepad windows and 3 instant messages from the past week. Here we go. Carnivale season finale... INSANE. Fuckin.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=3#155 More Stick Than You Can Take A Shit At! langdon 2005-03-31T20:11:00 At Christmas, Sharon and I received a gift certificate for Mystery Dinner Playhouse in Williamsburg. We invited Amber and Drew along for our monthly get-together (=[) and headed out around 6:15 on Saturday Night. We made it all the way to the HRBT wit.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=3#154 Williamsburg & Friends & More! langdon 2005-03-23T00:00:00 Carnivale is shaping up to be a pretty incredible 24 hour movie. I didn't catch tonight's episode, but I'll be checking it out tomorrow night for sure. The second (and apparently last) season is severely interesting so far.. everything is being explai.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=3#153 Carnivale/Closer/Contender langdon 2005-03-13T22:59:00 Last night's episode of Scrubs was fantastic. It started out just OK, but ended very well. Turns out good ol' Braff directed it. That should have been pretty obvious though, with the sped-up scenes a-la Garden State. Another reason it was such a gre.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=3#152 Stuffs langdon 2005-03-02T22:54:00 It's already March, wtf mate? I've had a half-typed journal about Gran Turismo 4 sitting hidden in my junks for for a week+ now. At first, I really didn't like the game.. The first impression I got was that it was just a slightly-polished GT3. Thoug.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=3#151 Oops, GT4! langdon 2005-03-01T00:58:00 My brother told me today that he was going to be a better uncle than me. Yea, well, he ain't blogging about his niece, is he? Archer Lisbeth Herndon was born on 02/05/05 at 11:11 AM. "Archer", I know, right? My sister is a goddamned celebr.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=2#150 February, Fuckers langdon 2005-02-10T22:16:00 I didn't have the slightest bit of interest in watching the first two seasons of The Apprentice, despite everyone around me saying how great it was and discussing it ad nauseum. Last Thursday, though, I had it on while I was on the computer. I found m.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=1#149 The Apprentice langdon 2005-01-29T17:42:00 A month or two ago, I got a letter in the mail from VDOT warning me that I had been caught running a red light. I obviously didn't run the red light like Luke did so long ago, but I did go through it when it was yellow, which apparently ain't what you'.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=1#148 Should Be Fun langdon 2005-01-21T01:10:00 Lords of Conquest Sometime in or after 1987, my dad got this PC game called Lords of Conquest. I think it's sort of like Stratego, but I haven't played Stratego in 10+ years. It's basically a turned based strategy game where you try to take all of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=1#147 Three In One langdon 2005-01-17T21:33:00 Noah did a nice write up of our skiing accident back on December 18th. If you haven't heard about it yet, sorry, I guess I don't really like you enough to tell you... I mean I've been too busy and caught up in other things over the holidays. :) .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2005&m=1#146 Uhm... At Least It's Something langdon 2005-01-05T11:27:00 So I participate on this forum about video game music, and there was a topic called "History of your music life...", and I replied: When I was 4, my parents forced my older brother (6) and sister (8) to take piano lessons. For some reason.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#145 Confessions Of A Dork langdon 2004-12-31T00:31:00 I seriously can't tell which is better... the new MSN, or Chris Johnson's drawing ability... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#144 I Can't Tell langdon 2004-12-17T10:04:00 Last night the temperature was on the verge of unbearable -- so I gave in. Heated air is now flowing freely through my vents. It's quite nice. Every night I come home and go through the same routine: take off my shitty work clothes, put pajama .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#143 A Brilliant Accident langdon 2004-12-16T20:21:00 There are six web servers in a cluster. One day, processes get hung up and maxed out on two of the six web servers causing the servers to be rendered useless because they cannot take on new processes. These two web servers are removed from the cluster.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#142 Gosh, I Need To Get Out langdon 2004-12-14T22:18:00 Damn. Lost is good television, there's no other way to slice it. So far it's been an awesome 8 hour movie. TV is the perfect medium for the show because it reels you in and informs you of every last little detail about every character, every scene, a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#141 Lost & Winston langdon 2004-12-08T23:44:00 I just checked the local forecast to find out that it's 69 degrees on December seventh at eleven PM. I was ridin' around earlier with both windows in my car down -- if only every day in December was like this. I've made it this far without turning any.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#140 Warmest December Ever langdon 2004-12-07T23:23:00 Today, on Sharon's birthday, Sharon made me a turkey -- she's very thoughtful. You see, I didn't get any turkey over Thanksgiving, so Sharon said she'd make me one soon after. It turned out fantastic -- except we cooked it upside down, so we lost the .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=12#139 Turkey Day? langdon 2004-12-05T23:55:00 Ken Jennings has really lost. I heard earlier that tonight was the night. So I watched. I was hoping it was just a rumor, a bad dream, or just a big joke. Hoping that maybe he never really lost. Maybe he just got bored of winning or maybe he'd win .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#138 Awe! =[ langdon 2004-11-30T20:38:00 I heard a statistic on the radio this morning saying that one hundred and thirty million shoppers hit stores around the US on Friday. That's pretty insane. They tried to go on about how there were only 115 million voters, but the comparison isn't so i.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#137 Holiday Zombies langdon 2004-11-29T11:15:00 A huge problem with Half-Life II is that any time you're playing and the game has to load something new, it lags a bit. Basically I experience it any time it loads enemies. Which doesn't leave way for much surprise when I'm playing. Supposedly .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#136 Oh Crap, I Forgot Something langdon 2004-11-23T11:51:00 I don't know what that title means, but I do do fun shit all damn day. I've played Half-Life II for 2 hours every day since Tuesday. It's incredible. Like Unreal Tournament, Half-Life II is almost perfect. They spent so much time on the physics in t.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#135 Fun Shit All Damn Day langdon 2004-11-21T20:56:00 I mame and I kill...but, the fun definitely does not stop there. I'm talking about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In October I downloaded the game from the interweb. Then it came out in stores 5 days later, so I bought my very own copy. I've playe.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#134 A Grand of Graphic Violence langdon 2004-11-11T00:05:00 This one. I want it. Who wants to drive to New York with me to get it? Hrm... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#133 This Is It! langdon 2004-11-09T14:27:00 I like my hair. So I go to a nice place to get it cut. When I first moved to Virginia Beach I went to get my hair cut at Lynnhaven Mall. This was a mistake. I ended up with a bowl cut. Since that day I vowed I would never go to a barber shop again... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#132 I Am Most Unfortunate langdon 2004-11-04T23:45:00 My voting experience earlier was a pleasant one. With the power of mathematics I decided to try and get to the polls at eight AM leaving 40 minutes to vote and 20 to get to a dentist appointment I had scheduled for nine. When I got there, I saw a pret.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#131 The First Tuesday In November langdon 2004-11-02T21:48:00 I wasn't looking forward to daylight savings time this year. Mostly because the cold weather comes along right behind it, but also because it gets dark so darn early. Tonight though -- it wasn't so bad. I drove home into a beautiful sunset that made .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=11#130 Hello There! langdon 2004-11-01T23:45:00 Half Life 2 New Piracy Protection Trick Sorry fuckers, it'll be cracked within a day of the release if not sooner. I seen this huge sticker on the back of a POS Scion today. It read: I BRAKE FOR TAILGATERS So I ask myself: "Self.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#129 Gasp! langdon 2004-10-28T15:44:00 I love driving home. I seriously love it -- not always, but today was exceptional. It all started when I was trying to turn off of Indian River onto Centerville. This dumb fucking bitch in front of me either didn't know know the difference between a .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#128 Fuck! langdon 2004-10-22T17:38:00 I talk to myself a lot -- probably more than the average person. I don't always literally talk out loud, but at any given moment I may just be having a deep conversation with myself in my head. Lately, as a form of an exclamation, I'll say "goodn.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#127 Geez! langdon 2004-10-18T23:02:00 Oh noes! November 16th. I'm ready for it. Maybe I'll take that whole week off work? Sharon hooked me up last week with Aladdin on DVD. It's the best Disney movie ever. We watched it on Saturday morning. I think Sharon was pretty into it too.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#126 Word! langdon 2004-10-18T13:17:00 You can buy Half-Life II now. The silver package sounds pretty bad ass because of HL1: Source. Since I bought my laptop with an ATI video card, I can get the silver package for $10.00! And if I had an interest in playing CS: Source, I could go .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#125 Whoa! langdon 2004-10-07T21:59:00 I got tickets to go see George Winston on December 9th. It should be pretty tight. George W. (ha!) is 33% of the reason I started playing piano last year. In fact, on the 25th of this month will be me and my piano's 1 year anniversary. I'm not sure .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#124 What! langdon 2004-10-07T10:47:00 So NBC thought that the Vice-Presidential Debate was more important than an episode of Scrubs. I think they should have really thought through that decision considering every channel on my cable listing was showing the debate. How great would it have .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#123 Gosh! langdon 2004-10-06T11:05:00 fstreamzwork signed off at 3:25:12 PM. Luke's last day at Automark ended early. The silence is deafening. Tomorrow, though, shit will be hot. Not Automark 2000-2004 hot, but definitely hotter than it is now... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=10#122 Dang! langdon 2004-10-04T15:30:00 I need more dorky friends who want to go to this with me. Sign up sheets are the comment system. Thanks... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#121 Dorks Please langdon 2004-09-30T01:07:00 I saw an awesome movie tonight. I was thinking that Nicolas Cage was an amazing actor during and after the movie, but then I remembered that his part in Matchstick Men is about the same as Adaptation. I saw this awesome movie at the rate of feel.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#120 The Twenty-Ninth langdon 2004-09-29T00:37:00 In the morning hours before I go to work, generally 7am to 8am, it sometimes feels like my body is getting ready while my mind is somewhere else. It feels pretty odd sometimes -- it's like having a dream while I'm awake. My mind will wander so far tha.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#119 I Am Screwy langdon 2004-09-20T20:00:00 Wow, Scrubs was awesome tonight. I think I'm going to gravel someone at work tomorrow. And haheahehahehaheahe!.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#118 Scrubs! langdon 2004-09-14T22:57:00 I finished the 5K (3.1 miles) last Friday around 8:00 AM. My time was ~26:40 (I think). I came in 23rd out of ~130 runners. I didn't realize I was supposed to keep track of my own time, but apparently that was the case. At the time, I knew it was 26.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#117 The Race langdon 2004-09-12T22:15:00 I'm putting together a few playlists that are all roughly 24 minutes long. Depending on what type of mood I'm in on Friday morning one of the playlists will orchestrate my 5K run. So far I'm working on Pleasant Piano Pieces.m3u and Eighties' Anthems.m.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#116 Music And Games, Mang langdon 2004-09-08T11:02:00 I looked at the footer of my web site today and saw "Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo - Goodies" and it saddened me. The only reason that it's down there is because I was trying to whore Google for more hits. I figured people would be searching a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#115 Complete And Random Shite langdon 2004-09-03T23:29:00 I almost put up an entry called "Late, Uninspired, and Incomplete". It would have been all about my Alienware. Late because I got the thing on Monday night and haven't said a word about it. Uninspird because I haven't been inspired to write.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#114 Not Yet, Sorry langdon 2004-09-02T23:47:00 Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. That's what I'll say when I wake up in the morning. That way I'll have good luck throughout the month of September. This is the first night I am updating on my Area51-M. Yay. I don't have time or energy to go get my camera a.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=9#113 Nine-One langdon 2004-09-01T00:40:00 What's the big deal with Modest Mouse? Everyone is seemingly obsessed with them and thinks they're really doing something new for music. I don't see it at all -- they're a good band, Float On is a great song, but it's nothing new. Especially now with.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#112 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow langdon 2004-08-29T22:53:00 Dawn is my #1 fan. Big ups to Dawn Stiller and her lovely family. Without her (and Sharon for pointing out her comment), you wouldn't be reading this. This one is for you, Dawn. Respek. I was doing stuff in the laundry closet today and spotte.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#111 Holy Shit langdon 2004-08-28T23:51:00 Er. I was going to start this entry off with "And you thought I wasn't going to make an entry today". You know -- since it's 11:35 PM -- I have only 7 minutes to write. Then I realized that it made no sense what-so-ever since nobody really .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#110 And You Thought langdon 2004-08-27T23:53:00 I figure if I write an entry every day for the rest of the month then the scrollbar to the right might actually be functional before opening one of the entries. My Area51-M finally shipped today. About fucking time too -- almost 2 months. I wro.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#109 I Figure langdon 2004-08-26T22:38:00 It's been a bad week. Mostly because of my job. This week, it's taken everything I have out of me. My patience, my creativity, my drive, and probably even my will to live. It's all because the people that work there continue to make poor decisions. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#108 Bad Week langdon 2004-08-25T21:24:00 I am way comfortable today. Why, you ask? Because it's casual Friday. Normally I have to wear a shirt and a tie to work every day, but three times a year we'll have a casual Friday where we get to take off the tie. And that's about it. Good times. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#107 Way Comfortable langdon 2004-08-20T16:51:00 Yea, so I missed a day. I had more more important things to do. It takes a good amount of time and effort to write in this crap every night. Sometimes when you're tired and it's 11:40 PM, you're just not up for a challenge. Luke tried to IM me at 12.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#106 I Lost A day langdon 2004-08-19T23:50:00 I'm going to be running in a 5K race with some work people on September 10th. I hit up my sister for some training advice and she give me some hot tips. I did up a schedule and sent it to my teammates at work (they take an average of the 3 lowest time.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#105 Runnin' langdon 2004-08-17T23:55:00 AudioScrobbler paid off well today. I messaged a few people who listened to this band, Action Patrol, from Richmond, VA circa 1995 a few days ago. One person wrote back today and was very willing to share the goodness. She had the whole CD that I was.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#104 Action Patrol langdon 2004-08-16T23:53:00 Sharon said she was going to start doing sit ups and push ups every night. So I suggested doing them together and setting goals for ourselves (100 push ups at once after a month -- right). Since she still needs to take it easy because of her wisdom te.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#103 At Least It's Something langdon 2004-08-15T23:54:00 Sharon dragged me out of bed at 9:45 AM this morning. That wasn't so much fun considering I want to bed at 3:00 AM. The reason: there was a sale at Kohl's and I wanted to get some new work shirts/ties. I got some seriously hot shit. My neighbo.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#102 Well I Uh.. langdon 2004-08-14T23:22:00 What the fuck? I've never been a fan of the Olympics, so I've never watched them before. Sharon had the 2004 Olympics on the TV tonight, so I sat down beside her to watch. And again I ask: what the fuck? The whole opening ceremony must be what it's .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#101 Olympics 2004 langdon 2004-08-13T22:19:00 I never really thought I'd catch myself saying that. But now that I am presented with a job opportunity where I can make a bit more than I am now, I find the non-monetary issues weighing in heavier than a salary. I guess I'm hoping a third path will s.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#100 I Guess Money Isn't Everything langdon 2004-08-12T23:16:00 The list for today is empty. So here's the catch 22: do I update just to stick with the routine, or do I skip updating so as not to bore you? The answer to that question is probably obvious to you by now. I started writing a few paragraphs abou.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#99 Wouldn't You Know It langdon 2004-08-11T22:06:00 The hardest part about writing a journal entry every day is coming up with a damn title. The content part is easy -- I just type random crap into langdonx.txt throughout the day as a reminder. So now you're wondering what's on the list for today. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#98 The Hardest Part langdon 2004-08-10T22:40:00 Myrtle Beach was a lot of fun. Thanks to Luke for updating my site twice while I was gone. Unfortunately he couldn't get through the first post without linking to his own web site. ;) I wish I could say that the vacation was relaxing, but it really .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#97 I Came Back Around langdon 2004-08-09T20:08:00 Lang didn't call tonight, so Luke took the liberty of writing things Lang was never going to tell you. Last day in Myrtle Beach. All I can say is an 8 hour drive then happiness. zub zub. Tomorrow is going to be a touchy day for me. I'm scared my .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#96 I'm not always there when you call langdon 2004-08-08T22:47:00 Lang is on vacation this weekend and doesn't have access to the internet. In his absence, Luke is writing his daily journals for him. The writing is mostly accurate and is based on the phone conversation Luke and Lang had on Saturday night. WTF DUD.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#95 My So-Called Vacation langdon 2004-08-07T21:07:00 It's Friday -- I made it. I'm off to Myrtle Beach tonight. It should be good times if I can just get through the drive. Six hours of driving after a full 8-hour day of work isn't so appealing. I have one job while I'm away for the weekend. I .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#94 Oh Wow langdon 2004-08-06T16:41:00 I'll be leaving tomorrow night for Myrtle Beach. This leaves only a few hours tonight to prepare for a long journey. Since Alienware let me down hard core by taking their fucking time building my laptop, my entertainment to, during, and from the trip .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#93 In Preparation langdon 2004-08-05T19:05:00 It's late in the day. I made a promise. Noah is coming over for dinner. Correction: Noah, Tiffany, Skylar, and Guage. I will update post-fun. Update: Nothing really crazy happened, so I have nothing to report on. Noah's kids a pretty aweso.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#92 Oh Lord langdon 2004-08-04T17:50:00 So here's the plan -- try real hard like Luke to write something every day this month. And here's the problem -- I'll be in Myrtle Beach this weekend from Friday through Monday. So here's the revised plan -- try real hard to write something every day .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#91 It's Only Tuesday -- The 3rd langdon 2004-08-03T17:50:00 I got Doom III yesterday and was angry with myself that I started playing it in the day time. Sure, it's nothing new -- just a first person shooter -- but there were some great scenes that would've made me jump out of my chair had I played it alone at .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=8#90 Dang, Doom III langdon 2004-08-02T14:34:00 I have a minimum quota of entries that I need to fulfill for the month of July. So here goes with the latest Ali G quotes. Ali G talking to Pat Buchanan Ali G: Does you tink dat religion should be taught in schools? Pat B: If it's volunt.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=7#89 Cop Out langdon 2004-07-29T00:37:00 Entourage premiered tonight on HBO. After the first ten minutes it became pretty obvious that it was HBO's replacement for Sex And The City. Except it's better. It's about dudes. It's actually probably not better -- about halfway through I was prett.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=7#88 HBO: Entourage and Ali G's Return langdon 2004-07-18T23:11:00 Doom III has gone gold. That's pretty good news.. but not great news. I'd prefer to see something more concrete from Valve regarding Half-Life II's release. Doom III will be long forgotten once Half-Life II drops. But it'll be fun for the time bei.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=7#87 Doom III, But No Half-Life II langdon 2004-07-15T09:25:00 I just got this email that is pretty crazy. I'm not sure what to think, but something tells me it'll be cool. The subject of it is "Alienware Order Confirmation". =X I have some funny junks. They're funny to me, I mean. Maybe you'll .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=7#86 Uhm, Dang. langdon 2004-07-08T23:33:00 Back on April 9th, I brought up an idea about email that I'd been thinking about. The same month Google releases their email client with the very same idea. I think they owe me some money, a job, or somethin'. [10:44] &amp;lt;langdon&amp;.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=6#85 I Have Great Ideas langdon 2004-06-26T00:57:00 Noah Robischon droppin' science on everyone in Houston. Watch the video. Seriously... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=6#84 Oh Shi! langdon 2004-06-25T11:40:00 I never have shit to write about anymore -- probably because I do the same thing every day and every night. Eat, sleep, work, play tennis, play the computer, hang out with Sharon, watch TV, and play the piano. Spending 40 hours a week working for a co.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=6#83 I Never Write Shit langdon 2004-06-20T23:26:00 It's not looking good for my weekend -- I think somebody threw up all over my state =[... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=6#82 Not Looking Good langdon 2004-06-04T16:32:00 Take a look at what's important in the world these days. Gay television. Wow. If you're a gay black man, you get Logo, SpikeTV, and BET -- respectively. So much for equality, faggots. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=5#81 Gay Black Men Get Everything langdon 2004-05-25T22:23:00 The lady beside me just called up her friend and asked her if she wants to go "look at a pair of Coach shoes for lunch". Then she spent 10 minutes explaining how Coach is so great and never goes out of style. How boring. I'm going to have l.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=5#80 Uhm. langdon 2004-05-24T11:51:00 I feel that I'm generally a pretty polite person -- I'll hold a door when I can for one or more people -- I'll let someone who arrived at the same time I did step in line first. I have applied my politeness to elevators for the past two months at my ne.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=5#79 Elevator Etiquette langdon 2004-05-22T15:23:00 Thanks Blizzard for making WarCraft III ladder matchups more fair than they were before. Check the replay, it's a doozy... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=5#78 Way To Go Blizzard! langdon 2004-05-17T22:32:00 I'd like to thank all of the fucking hippies who thought it would be a grand idea to demonstrate on the Virginia Beach CBN Campus during rush hour today. They turned a 20 minute drive into a 40 minute ordeal. I wish nothing but miss-carriages and sti.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=5#77 Faggotry on the CBN Campus langdon 2004-05-13T18:06:00 I need friends to partake in the greatness that is Fight Night 2004. I've been playing it a good bit lately -- my career record is currently 19-1 with 16 knockouts. The one loss occurred early on when I was still trying to use the total punch control .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=5#76 Need Friends langdon 2004-05-01T00:14:00 A 10 year old boy standing in line to take a swing at the pinata: ~"If I knock it down, can I stab it?" David Stiller while watching this pinata get beat: ~"Movie-themed pinatas, eh? I wonder if they have one for the passion of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=4#75 Things I Heard This Weekend langdon 2004-04-25T22:03:00 Te amo, je t'aime, eu te amo, aishiteiru.... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=4#74 Tres A&#241;os langdon 2004-04-16T00:42:00 I bought an Archos GMini 220 a few weeks ago. Every moment of my life has a sountrack to it now. I chose the Archos over the iRiver H120 because you can record straight off the radio. Unfortunately I can't pick up the only radio station that I want t.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=4#73 The Old `Four-For-One` Deal langdon 2004-04-13T20:20:00 I just got up to get a drink of water and all of a sudden my chest started hurting. There is a piercing pain whenever I take a breath. The deeper the breath, the sharper the pain. Maybe my lung was pierced by something in my body. Maybe I'm dying. .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=4#72 Ouchies langdon 2004-04-01T11:09:00 Wal-Mart is always doing its best to keep the little guy down. More recently, they're offering downloadable music for $0.88/song. More importantly, I should be getting paid to link them. Actually, even more importantly, what the hell am I.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#71 Wal-Mart langdon 2004-03-30T23:30:00 I went to see Bad Santa last year by myself and thoroughly enjoyed it. Back then; I should've made a habit of rolling to movies solo. So now, from this day forward, I will only go see movies that I want to see by myself. I will only go to movies with.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#70 Basically langdon 2004-03-27T19:10:00 &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;by Langdon Oliver Two years ago I was forced to set up an AIM Profile so that a few people would understand why I was not responding to their messages immediately. Apparently, I didn't make a g.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#69 A Guide To Instant Messaging langdon 2004-03-26T12:37:00 The Tarleton Oaks crew went to see Dawn of the Dead 2004 last night at Greenbrier 13. I have to say that I absolutely enjoyed it despite the two talkative assholes that sat behind us. Drew and I came up with a few ways to deal with talkative individua.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#68 Dawn of the Dead -- Yea Man langdon 2004-03-21T20:36:00 Today was my last day of working at Automark... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#67 OMFG Bye langdon 2004-03-19T20:00:00 I played like 6 RT games this weekend and lost 4. So I switched over to play some Solo and figured I was done when I met up with nix.mazer. What a game though -- he was 41-1 before we played. Gg. v1.14_1v1_W3XP_01813.w3g Buzz Kill: Tod.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#66 WarCraft III Replay langdon 2004-03-15T00:52:00 I don't write anything anymore because I feel that I don't have anything worthwhile to say to you, the loyal visitor. So here are some random things that you likely have no interest in: My last day of physical therapy is tomorrow. Half of me is rel.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=3#65 Hey, Look! I Wrote Something.. langdon 2004-03-11T20:17:00 http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/653662.html Owned. What in the world was Mel Gibson thinking when he created the very graphical scenes found in Passion of Christ knowing the audience that the movie would attract? My grandmother is a very relig.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#64 Owned by the Passion of Christ langdon 2004-02-25T21:32:00 I'm writing this mostly for Andy's sake and for the comments that he made on the Today Is 2-3-4 entry. Assuming you know the history of the characters involved, you must agree that tonight's episode of Scrubs was by far the most amazing episode to date.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#63 Scrubs 02/24/2004 langdon 2004-02-24T22:04:00 Really. Not as funny a week later when I now have time to write about it. The whole lawsuit thing was a really dumb joke. Really. Dumb. See, I was going to sue Automark for the hazardous environment they force us to work in. I have an image and a .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#62 Lawsuit.. Really. langdon 2004-02-21T16:17:00 Sometimes I think it's equally as hard turning someone down as it is being turned down. I had two job offers this week from interviews that I had in Richmond. I was considering accepting one of the two until two opportunities popped up this week in Vi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#61 Turned Down langdon 2004-02-18T16:02:00 It's been 11 days since my last confession. I apologize for this; however, all of the things that I have considered writing about are of a confidential nature. I had considered writing them anyway and just hiding them from public consumption until the.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#60 Possible Lawsuit langdon 2004-02-17T23:31:00 Phil the groundhog is all washed up. On February 2nd he saw his shadow. Today, February 6th, weather.com reports that is "Feels Like 73°F". Of course, the rest of the eastern coast is getting hammered with nastiness. I live in a wonde.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#59 Groundhog Results langdon 2004-02-06T11:54:00 I had an interview last week that didn't go so well. It's not that I wasn't qualified -- it's that I never got a chance to shine. I was pretty nervous going into it, which is a completely normal thing, except that my nervousness turns me into a rambli.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=2#58 Today Is 2-3-4 langdon 2004-02-03T11:53:00 Damien Rice has renewed my love of music. His song Canonball is the best thing I've heard in a year or more. It's not better than the Kelly EP by any means, but it's damned good. Coincidentally, Big Fish is the best movie I've seen this year. Sure.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=1#57 Langdon Miscellany langdon 2004-01-26T00:35:00 Today is the sixteenth. The sixteenth is pretty much the best day around because it marks the anniversary of The Relationship. What? You don't know about The Relationship? God, get with it. Here is a visual. You're really behind. Yesterday was .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=1#55 Numbers langdon 2004-01-16T10:16:00 Final Fantasy X-2 was completed this evening at 65%, taking a grand total of 40 hours and 31 minutes. They let you start a New Game+ where you keep all of your collected items and abilities. I'm pretty tempted to go back and play it again following a .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=1#54 Final Fantasy X-2 Concluding Thoughts langdon 2004-01-07T21:32:00 Sharon and I got this new board game called Who? What? Where?. We played it with my parents on Friday night after eating at the worst serviced Japanese restaurant ever. The game is really fun and the results are pretty funny too. I took a picture of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=1#53 Who? What? Where? langdon 2004-01-04T13:05:00 It's fun driving to Richmond when you can play Toll Booth Lottery on the downtown expressway. On the way to Richmond all the way back in mid-December, I played and came out fifty cents ahead. It was the best game I'd ever played. The game goes someth.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=1#52 Toll Booth Lottery langdon 2004-01-03T15:49:00 A day late and 155 million dollars short, but better late than never. I'm still recovering nicely, though the sling isn't off yet. I have a doctor's appointment today at 2:40 PM where I find out how long I'll have to wear the sling, when I can drive, .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2004&m=1#51 Happy New Years langdon 2004-01-02T11:22:00 Lord of the Rings Trilogy was tight. My parents thought so too. Surgery was even tighter. Not playing WarCraft III - the Frozen Throne has not been so tight. Though worst of all, not hanging out with Sharon breaks my heart every day. TT... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=12#50 Uhm Cool.. langdon 2003-12-27T00:03:00 At the end of every year I always get hosed with some sort of lameness. This year I've had to drive to Richmond every damn week since Thanksgiving for one reason or another. And on the 17th I'll be having surgery on my shoulder so it won't dislocte an.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=12#49 Year-End, LOTR, and Death langdon 2003-12-14T22:13:00 In my driving to and from Richmond during the past few weeks I've wanted to get a simple point across to a few drivers. A few ideas crossed my mind, but the one that I thought would work the most is to write a message down and hold it up to the window... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=12#48 A Grand Idea langdon 2003-12-10T15:42:00 Earlier this evening I was all bah-humbug when I rolled up in Target and had a bunch of shitty people all around me and in my way. The annoyances started before that though, when I actually had to go outside and deal with the sub zero temperatures and .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=12#47 Holiday Annoyances langdon 2003-12-06T23:29:00 My two hour trip to Richmond yesterday wasn't looking so good after I burnt 6 CDs and somehow rendered my car CD changer unusable. Upon investigating and finding one of the trays stuck, Luke and I figured we could unscrew part of the changer and pry th.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#46 Over Thanksgiving langdon 2003-11-27T23:48:00 Hmm.. for someone who is suppposed to be a devout Christian, and what to a fundamental Christian university... you sure are a judgemental prick... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#45 What Is The Meaning Of This? langdon 2003-11-26T10:43:00 DavidC broke the sweet long lasting direct connection that he and I had open since last Thursday. Though it was only five days, it felt like an eternity. My parents are hyped up on Twenty-Four. This is amusing to me because my parents just don't se.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#44 Titalating Tidbits langdon 2003-11-25T21:16:00 Sharon and I were hanging out at our neighbor-friend's place today and her computer came up in conversation. She complained that it was too slow, so I decided to have a look at it. Unfortunately it was running Windows Millennium, but certainly shouldn.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#43 Went Back langdon 2003-11-23T22:45:00 I put up archives from LANGDONX v1 and v2: http://www.langdonx.com/v1/ http://www.langdonx.com/v2/ Yay. Also, Noah harassed me to make my site availabe in RDF so he could use it in some silly Macromedia application. So here it is: ht.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#42 Archives/RDF langdon 2003-11-21T17:56:00 I think I dislocated my shoulder while I was sleeping two nights ago. Either that or I must have damaged it when I pulled myself up the ladder on the side of the train signal tower. =[.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#41 Ouch langdon 2003-11-20T14:26:00 I've been noticing that all popular music that has been coming out over the past few months has been complete shit. The majority of it is rap/hip-hop, which I normally wouldn't have a problem with, but I'm thinking the novelty has worn off. With track.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#40 Ain't Nuttin' But Music langdon 2003-11-19T20:10:00 Earlier today I picked up my copy of Final Fantasy X-2. The Square-Enix marketing department thought that it would be groovy if they delayed the release and shipped it on Tuesday. I got a chance to play the first hour+ during lunch today and my initia.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#39 Final Fantasy X-2 Initial Thoughts langdon 2003-11-19T16:28:00 09:30 AM - 1 Stick, Winterfresh Gum 10:30 AM - 1 Bowl, Popcorn (Butter/Cheddar/Caramel Mix) 10:45 AM - 1 Bowl, Popcorn (Butter/Cheddar/Caramel Mix) 11:30 AM - 1 Bowl, Popcorn (Butter/Cheddar/Caramel Mix) 11:45 AM - 5 Pieces, Everlasting Gobstoppers .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#38 I Had A Healthy Lunch Today langdon 2003-11-18T15:12:00 I haven't updated since I had my first piano lesson earlier this month. I'll have my third this evening. I'm enjoying it thoroughly and I feel like I'm getting better every day. I can't play a full piece yet, but I know the first page or two of 3 or .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#37 Two Weeks Later langdon 2003-11-18T10:07:00 I had my first piano lesson today from a professional. It lasted a terribly short 30 minutes. From what I hear, though, it's all in the practicing and not so much the teaching. When I got home from the lesson around 6:30, I practiced until 8:30 or so.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#36 Piano Lessons langdon 2003-11-04T23:06:00 Happy November 1st. I'm forced to write a journal entry right now because otherwise my web site would be a blank page. You see, I spent so much time trying to track your every move while you're visiting my web site that I forgot the important things l.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=11#34 Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit langdon 2003-11-01T01:15:00 I got my piano last Friday and played it all weekend. In fact I've been playing it all week too. It's fun and frustrating all at the same time. While I enjoy being able to play the easy songs, I want nothing more than to bust out some ultra tightness.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#33 The Past Few Days langdon 2003-10-30T10:20:00 Tonight I sealed the door to the darkness and re-united Sora and Kairi (kinda). What this means exactly is that I beat Kingdom Hearts. Earlier in the week I was distraught by the end of the game. So I've been leveling up my characters and finding sec.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#32 I Did What I Said I'd Do langdon 2003-10-23T20:17:00 I'd like to wish good luck to the families trying to sue Rockstar Games and a few other companies over the death of two family members. I'd also like to say get a fucking clue you god damned fucking morons. The kids who did the shooting were apparentl.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#31 Another Rant langdon 2003-10-22T15:56:00 Stating a simple fact, the Luke/Lang army is better than your army. This is made obvious by this WarCraft III Commentary that Luke put together. You can read about it and download it at his web site here. If you've already seen it, watch it again wit.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#30 Randoms langdon 2003-10-21T20:41:00 I am at the end of Kingdom Hearts. Notice I didn't say that I finished Kingdom Hearts. Mind you, I tried to finish it yesterday, but I just couldn't manage. You see, the designers of the game made it so damned easy that finishing every level and beat.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#29 Distraught langdon 2003-10-20T20:50:00 I bought a Piano book tonight. It should aid well when I finally have the piano and cannot use my computer whilst at the piano to learn further. My book is telling me to trim my finger nails. I am now trimming my finger nails. My book is now telling.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#28 For Luke langdon 2003-10-16T23:32:00 My brother sent me this article today. And to it, I say this: Any Chicago Cub or baseball fan who may desire to "kill" or otherwise harm that guy needs to quickly guzzle down a bag of aids infected blood and rot in hell. A. It's not.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#27 A Case of Priorities langdon 2003-10-15T14:01:00 As if I didn't have enough crap in my life that demanded massive amounts of my time, I am embarking on a new journey. A journey that will fulfill a life-long goal that I have. A journey SO GREAT, that... eh. So I bought a piano in hopes of being abl.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#26 Something Else To Consume My Time langdon 2003-10-14T20:31:00 What was written in the previous entry is still half true. A larger company acquired the company I work for in 2001. This larger company recently acquired another company out of Dallas Texas that does the exact same thing as the company I work for. D.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=10#25 A Follow Up And A Weekend langdon 2003-10-05T23:10:00 My quality of life is in seemingly eminent danger. I said seemingly. I'll have a more concrete view of my outlook tomorrow. I drove home from work today at a slow pace, not really caring to advance numerous car lengths ahead of my current position by.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#24 My Quality Of Life Is In Jeopardy langdon 2003-09-30T17:36:00 The title says it all. This extended weekend (including Thursday and Friday) was wicked fun and nasty all at the same time. It started off with everyone getting crazy about Hurricane Isabel roaring towards the east coast. In preparation of the guaran.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#23 What A Weekend langdon 2003-09-22T14:47:00 A photo-montage of the events of nine-eighteen as seen through the lens of Langdon Oliver. We will never forget!!! Browsable (Slower) || List (Faster).. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#22 The Events of Nine-Eighteen langdon 2003-09-18T11:13:00 It's just a WarCraft III replay. If you don't have a copy of WarCraft III The Frozen Throne v1.12, stop reading. I am proud of myself. I did it for my country. PS: I want off work Thursday &amp; Friday and I want power at home. Is that too .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#21 I Did It For My Country langdon 2003-09-17T00:08:00 By writing this I am, of course, dooming us all, but I feel that I need to voice my opinion. Many hurricanes have traveled up our coast in the past, but rarely sustained their force to cause any catastrophes. I don't feel that Isabel is going to do mu.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#20 Hurricanes And More langdon 2003-09-15T09:41:00 Paintball yesterday was exhilarating. Unfortunately it was the same shitty field that was run by the same morons as last year, but this time, once we got our guns -- we were free to do WHATEVER we like. The whole event was unmoderated and extremely fu.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#19 Paint Ball 2003 langdon 2003-09-14T12:10:00 I'm sorry, but I really don't care to remember. So please stop forcing it on me... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=9#18 Taking A Stand langdon 2003-09-11T11:41:00 OMFG I'm drunk. But not drunk enough to correct my typo mistakes that occurred in the previous sentence. OWNED! k. Lori and Craig came over tonight, and we just had the damnedest time. Is that a word, damnedest?? Who cares. K. There's not too mu.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#17 I'm Drunked!!!1y langdon 2003-08-31T02:10:00 Life has once again thrown me a wicked curve ball. Like so many things that I have had to deal with in the past, I just don't think that I can overcome this situation. I am at a loss for words in dealing with this tragedy, so I will keep this short and .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#16 Tragedy langdon 2003-08-27T19:35:00 I put together a bed last night in 4-5 hours. It took me this long for the following reasons: I. Pier1 failed to tell me that I would need a metal bed frame for the headboard, footboard, and side rails to function properly. Perhaps you're think.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#15 A Bed langdon 2003-08-23T11:35:00 Last night was a good night for me &amp; video games. I started it off with a little Tiger Woods 2003 on the Playstation2. I won't go into how good the game is, I'll just tell you of my truimphant actions. My character "LANG X" was havi.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#14 Good Game langdon 2003-08-21T10:45:00 Please bear with me a moment as I complain about the weather this summer. I'm sure you already know and of course agree with me, but go ahead and keep reading. As you know, I had vacation for the past 5 days. Since I could not take advantage much of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#13 Observations & Props langdon 2003-08-19T21:06:00 I had a scheduled vacation from Thursday through Monday. The best part is I woke up on Wednesday feeling like hell. Maybe I got food poisoning, I don't know. I do know though, that it lasted until Saturday and killed half of my vacation. The joy of .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#12 Of All the Timing langdon 2003-08-17T23:46:00 I am like the guy from Memento. Except instead of remembering via tattooing things on myself, I use Notepad. In fact this whole journal entry is based on a bulleted list of ideas from a Notepad window. Two windows actually, from two different compute.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=8#11 newjournal.txt langdon 2003-08-11T09:03:00 My name is Langdon. I am different. Please treat me different from the way you treat others. Please separate me, as I cannot interact with the rest of society due to my differences. Straight back to before 1969. Fucking idiotic: http://www.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#10 Segregation langdon 2003-07-31T22:39:00 It might not seem impressive to you, but I was proud of myself this evening when I went 4-0 in the 1v1 Undead Tournament on battle.net. I, v1.10_Sucks, came in 291st place out of over 1000 participants (many played but didn't rank better than 1000). .. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#9 Undefeated in the Undead 1v1 Tournament langdon 2003-07-23T21:39:00 Click here to find out if you are a dip shit. If it doesn't say you're a dip shit, assume you're not... http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#8 Dip Shit Test langdon 2003-07-23T00:29:00 Today, abandoned by Chris, I decided to head home and play a few games of WarCraft III. I managed to play four games on Battle.NET before I had to return to work. I hopped in the car and drove back at an average speed of 70mph (hugging all of the nece.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#7 Duh!? langdon 2003-07-18T13:51:00 There comes a time in everyone's life when they will be faced with a great tribulation -- a challenge, as I like to refer to it. This challenge can have multiple paths that one might venture. Always exists an easier and less difficult path that ultima.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#6 Trials & Tribulation langdon 2003-07-16T00:42:00 "I'm Into Money" was the jingle that I heard this morning coming from the 7-11 lottery machine shortly after it had calculated the exact dollar amount that 3 matching numbers won off of last night's drawing. Customers who were behind me in li.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#5 I'm Into Money langdon 2003-07-09T23:08:00 In a wicked twist of events today, Matt Ossola and Eric Heinec both lost in a game of Scrabble to world renowned Scrabble player, Langdon Oliver. Throughout the match Langdon was constantly trailing behind due to poor letter allotment. Though in a wel.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#4 Scrabble Tournament of Champions langdon 2003-07-03T12:02:00 Today is July 1st, as you can tell by the time stamp found beside the title of this entry. July 1st, really just an ordinary day, is important to me for a few reasons outlined below. 1. My beloved series, Final Fantasy, has an MMORPG coming out, and.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=7#3 My World Is Crashing Around Me langdon 2003-07-01T20:19:00 Back in 1995, I was surprised to see that the AOL screen name "langdon" was already registered. In 1998, I was fairly mad at the fact that the domain name "langdon.com" was taken when I tried to buy it. These are the events that le.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=6#2 The Real Langdon X? langdon 2003-06-30T00:41:00 Yea. GG and all that stuff. This weekend wasn't GG at all. It was [90% gay / 10% cool], [100% waste], [85% annoying / 15% enjoyable]. This little journal will serve as a simple reminder that I do not want to pay $25.00 to go to a LAN Party ever agai.. http://www.langdonx.com/?y=2003&m=6#1 LAN Party langdon 2003-06-28T21:18:00