i guess that means i can't take my hair dryer to bed then
pretty much
darn
* `inx` will have to find something else then
* Squegie is restraining himself mightily
* Squegie continues restraining himself from commenting on that
lol
* Squegie hopes that skel will make the comment for him
i know, i know.. you want to suggest the curling iron instead.
i admire your restraint
its things like that, that i look for in a guy
suggesting the curling iron over the hair dryer
* `inx` advises Skel to take notes
* `inx` also thinks this would make an interesting rant
yes, yes it would

Exciting times, boring times, these we can be assured, do exist.
First off, I reinstalled my computer. I figured I would give W2k a try as I have not used W2K yet (although I have used NT workstations before). I went through a mad distro, from RH 7.2 to Debian, onto Turbo Linux (which is not that bad), and then a quick stint with Beos, and now I am running Slack on my laptop, and testing out windows 2k on my home puter.

Unfortunately, when I installed W2k I never backed up my progress quest game, leaving me back to a level 0 player. I attempted to restart with my Squegie nickname, but alas, I have been told that such a name is unavailable. I hope I can get my character back, because he was such a "bad-arse".

[21:08] &lt|inx|&gt so what question have i been dodging? 😉

Have you ever been in a situation where someone has asked you a question, and they need the answer, and you need to give them the answer, and you don't know the answer? It's not something that you can look up in a reference book, or on the internet, but must come straight from you. The problem with these type of questions is that if you don't know the answer, it will keep nagging at you until you have the answer. When this situation arises, you can try avoiding the question for a long time, and be quite successful. However, at some point, you need to address that question, and do whatever it takes to find the answer, even if you do not like the result. Otherwise, you will always be wondering "What was the answer? Would I be doing what I'm doing now if the answer is what I thought it was? What if it isn't?" There would always be that shadow of doubt over your life, the thought that there could be something more, or something less.

If there's something you must do, then my advice to you is to do it.

I have recently joined in with a new breed of RPG. Basically starting the "fire-and-forget" class, Progressquest (www.progressquest.com) will advance with our without you. Their site is a bit hammered right now from massive traffic, so I have mirrored the download here. Here is the introduction, and the download.

tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive

02/02/25 02:29:05 * Squegie is a complete and total quagmire
02/02/25 02:29:13  me: (spell it as you will)
02/02/25 02:29:20  inx: ohhh, thats right, you're not of age yet.  you youngster.
02/02/25 02:29:26  inx: (thats spelled right)
02/02/25 02:29:30  me: woohoo
02/02/25 02:29:45 * Squegie has taken a word that he has so far only heard and spoken aloud
02/02/25 02:29:57  inx: lol
02/02/25 02:30:02  me: and correctly derived the proper spelling at the exact moment that he wished to type it
02/02/25 02:30:19  inx: i am impressed
02/02/25 02:30:24  me: usually, I can't do that the other way around though
02/02/25 02:30:30  inx: i think this calls for immortalization on the web

Hello World .NET
me: is that what you're doing, mainly linux programming?
me: I thought you were doing C++
inx: most of the C++ .NET books are aimed at c++ idiots
inx: well C++ on linux
me: well I'm an idiot :P
inx: haha
* Squegie hands inx a copy of "The Complete Idiots Guide to .NET/C++"
inx: well
inx: i know my way around c++ decently now
me: good :)
me: now I've got a stupid question
me: what is the .net?
inx: i want something that says.. here are the differences between regular c++ and .net c++
me: or better yet, ".NET for dummies"
me: inx, you're the new expert..
inx: they do have that Sq
inx: :)
inx: http://arstechnica.com/paedia/n/net/net-1.html
inx: VB.NET for dummies
inx: right there on the main shelf
me: i figured there would be
inx: yes well
inx: there are no good books for experienced programmers, that know zilch about MS programming, and who need to  inx: integrate VB and C++, and do it in 2 1/2 months. me: "How to Convert your current linux infrastructure to VB & C++ .net in under 3 months for complete idiots"
inx: yes!
inx: where can i buy that????????

Ok, so I've been getting some grief from this girl named Kristan. I didn't copy the first conversation I had with her, but this is one a few days later. She thinks that I am sonya.

Lotsoluv2ufrme: sooo..who's this?
Squegie: my irc name is squegie
Squegie: irl, I'm John Thomas
Squegie: http://www.sqbnet.net/
Lotsoluv2ufrme: um okay???
Lotsoluv2ufrme: well i know ur not a guy because your under my girls..
Lotsoluv2ufrme: and i don't know who put ya here?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: and i've never talked to you..
Lotsoluv2ufrme: so who is htis?
Squegie: ok, a kristan person is dating a girl named julia, and had a bone to pick with some girl named sonya
Squegie: so he thought sonya's aim name is squegie
Squegie: which is mine
Lotsoluv2ufrme: kristan ain't datin julia.....
Squegie: well whatever.  he might just be friends with her
Squegie: he was asking why I (thinking I'm sonya) didn't like julia
Squegie: who am i speaking with if this isn't kristan?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: look i am not a dang HE...i'm a she...kristan mcdonald...
Squegie: aha
Squegie: i thought Kristan was a girl's name
Lotsoluv2ufrme: omg...
Lotsoluv2ufrme: this is sonya..
Lotsoluv2ufrme: and quit playing STUPID..with me
Squegie: look you fool
Squegie: i am not sonya
Squegie: this is my page: http://www.sqbnet.net/
Lotsoluv2ufrme: don't even call me a fool.
Lotsoluv2ufrme: i know it is...i asked someone..
Squegie: who did you ask?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: AMBER DUNCAN!
Squegie: ok, what's your phone number?
Lotsoluv2ufrme: sonya what tha heck r u talking about!?????????!!!
Lotsoluv2ufrme: gtg bye..

Lot of stuff to talk about. Something like two weeks prior to today, I moved into an apartment with carvo and the aptly named "josh". This leads to a new era in the life of Squegie. Now that I am living back in town, work is much closer to drive to. Furthermore, we are all very much computer... enthusiasts. Therefore, we have a lan. I'm getting into multi-player online games like Q3A, and my old favorite, GTA2.