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SuperDuper and External Hard Drive Rant

SuperDuper and External Hard Drive Rant from Elsie Escobar on Vimeo.

So as of this moment as I'm hastily writing this post I have not addressed any of the issues that I speak of in the video. Welcome to Day 4 of NaVloPoMo (November video blogging month!)

*sigh*

Troubleshooting is for people who aren't mothers to a one year old. 

Upon coming home from teaching I:

• Cleaned up after Hunter's dinner
• Cleaned up Hunter's play area
• Hunter shower time
• Hunter put to bed
• Swept and tidied up the homestead (while quickly editing video above and uploading it. iMovie rocks for that)
• Final preparations for interview tomorrow with Michael Londra for iProng Mag

Yea, no time to even attempt to launch SuperDuper again...Before shutting down computer I attempted to launch it 3x and not once did it actually load...regarding the external HD, no clue what's going on. It's a 1.5 TB Free Agent Desk External Drive by Seagate. Boo 

****EXTRA EXTRA**** update, it seems all the trouble was due to the external HD and nothing to do with SuperDuper. Read the full update here

Becoming the Bass Monk

It is so unpredictable how events seem to unfold. I named this blog "Bass Monk" as just a sort of tongue-in-cheek descriptive title. However, I find myself drawn to that title, literally. Right now, I want nothing more then to succeed at becoming a competent musician whose instrument of choice is the bass guitar. In order to succeed on my own, I must become that monk.
I am literally alone. As stated before, I have books, DVDs, and the Internet, but no personal instructors (I know that there are people who will give lessons over Skype/Google Talk, but at $75 and up, that is about $4000 a year.). My only alternative,as I see it, is to become not only the student, but the teacher as well. This is dangerous ground. I must be very careful, or I will fail.
The monk will need to be focused, single minded, self critical, determined, yet flexible. I am both excited and intimidated, but it is what it is. This journal has just become a lot more important to me. I will need to be more diligent at chronicling my progress as well as reviewing it to monitor my progress and direction.
Guess I need to go robe shopping :-)

WII RANT

What if technology could make you feel... like buying a MacBook? @adsoftheworld

"Crazy Time" Is Over!

I do not celebrate Daylight Saving Time. I am not alone. It is my opinion that it is an arbitrarily difficult solution to a non-problem. I refuse to participate and have not done so for the past two years (2008, 2009).

Unfortunately, just ignoring Daylight Saving Time (aka Crazy Time, Summer Time or Civil Time) is not really an option in Texas. Prefacing answers to chronological queries with "You people seem to think that it is [the current, adjusted time]" is counter-productive and could be construed as inconsiderate, rude or elitist.

I'm just glad that it's over for this year. Maybe one day the "wasted summer morning" problem can be addressed in a more inclusive, logical manner. I certainly hope so.

No Pumpkins

It’s almost Halloween, and we have got no pumpkins yet. Thomas is oblivious to the fact that this year’s Halloween might be a pumpkin-less event. He asks me daily what I am going to carve into my pumpkin this year, while not realizing that we have not gotten any!! If it was up to me, I’d spend the 2 hours carving doing something that doesn’t give me sore arms and a sore back. I know Halloween isn’t the same without a Jack’O-Lantern, but gee, I wish it wasn’t so much work. The things you do to keep your child happy… I guess there is still time, since the big pumpkin fest falls on a Saturday this year… but I am not very hopeful we can actually pick our own orange giants from a local farm like the last two years. This time, we might to have to take them out of a box in front of a supermarket. Time flies, and Halloween isn’t waiting.

This is last year's complicated design. Of course, two eyes and a mouth just don't cut it for me...

Nazi Zombies got nothing on Boosch and I

Ladies and gentlemen...level 34.

(bowing, bowing, bowing)

Thank you.

We are the champions my friend....
And we'll keep on fighting till the end.
We are the champions. We are the champions.
No time for losers 'cause we are the champions
of the world.

I've taken my bows and my curtain calls.
You brought me fame and fortune and ev'rything that goes with it,
I thank you all.
But it's been no bed of roses, no pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race
and I ain't gonna lose.

We are the champions my friend....
And we'll keep on fighting till the end.
We are the champions. We are the champions.
No time for losers 'cause we are the champions
of the world!!!!!

Have you got a blinker?

So, what is it that makes people not use their blinker? Are they afraid they get laughed at and made fun of, if they signal too early? I mean, when you go down the street and you see your destination, you know that now you have to stop and turn, but first, BEFORE hitting your brakes, you should signal and tell the person behind you “Hey, I am going to step on my brakes right about now!”. Yes, you say, I always signal when I turn. Ok, I say, but why is everyone signaling only AFTER they already stepped on their brakes, or slowed down to a crawl, making the driver behind them wondering if their car is breaking down or if they’re drunk… What is it about the blinker that people don’t want to touch it? When people are trying to drive into an intersection, and you are coming along and you are NOT going to drive straight through, but taking a turn, LET THEM KNOW by signaling, and they will be thankful. Very often, your blinker, your signal lights, are the ONLY way you can communicate with the other drivers. You love Facebook, and Twitter, and email and all that but you are refusing to use your other communication device – your blinker. Oh, and when you’re done changing lanes on the highway, and you were nice enough to signal first, don’t forget to turn your blinker OFF. If you cannot hear your blinker going, your music is probably on too loud.

Let's not panic...

Let’s not panic, everyone, ok? Yesterday alone I’ve been sent two different YouTube links with videos that are stating that the government is going to try to force everyone to get the flu vaccine because they want to DEPOPULATE the planet. WTF?? I think quite a few people have seen too many scary movies. Yes, I am not going to get vaccinated, at least not yet, because I don’t like the adjuvants and the mercury in the flu shot (despite the fact that the flu vaccine could be produced without either of those things, it just would cost more and take longer to make), but I don’t believe anyone is out to get us. I do believe that the pharmaceutical industry is trying to get rich on this one, and that there is more panic about the stupid swine flu than there should be. Yes, maybe the swine flu has even been created in the lab in order to sell more vaccines, sure, what the heck, I might even believe that. But mass murder? That is really going too far. Please don’t get all wound up about this whole thing vaccine thing. The one thing I like about this whole commotion is that people are finally going to question what exactly is going to be put into those needles, and ultimately into their bodies. Get informed, make your choices but USE COMMON SENSE.

Flu shots?

Well, let’s say that I have never been a big believer in flu shots. Vaccinations are ok, when it comes to sicknesses like Polio or Tetanus. But a flu shot in my opinion is overkill. Yes, this particular flu might be different from other types of flu, more aggressive, more dangerous. But I also believe that the H1N1 vaccine has been pushed out too quickly and not enough testing has been done. Why are there two different types of flu vaccines? One (the earlier one) with an adjuvant and one without this “adjuvant”? And why are people in Germany all upset about the adjuvanted vaccine? Why did the German government decide that all government employees and military personnel are supposed to be getting the non-adjuvanted vaccine, while the “regular folk” are supposed to get the one with? What makes the adjuvanted vaccine risky for pregnant women to take, and why does the Canadian government insist that pregnant women should take it anyway? There are too many unanswered questions about this vaccine, and we haven’t even talked about the fact that is still contains mercury as a conservant. Mercury. One of the most poisonous, dangerous, scary substances on earth. I’ll be sitting tight, waiting for what happens. Let’s hope I am making the right decision…