Some fascinating stuff about the history of Commodore and the early PC world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm8M5rdrDpA&feature=related

CNN had an article today on the Commodore 64 that really got the nostalgia juices flowing. My first computer was a VIC20 soon replaced by the SX64; the C64’s ‘portable’ brother. I did all sorts of things on that machine, school work, record keeping for RPG campaigns, some programming, cruised the BBS scene and of course played games. I remember playing Bard’s Tale on my old machine and thinking it was the coolest game ever made by humans.

That computer traveled with me as well and saw several interesting parts of the country in the back of one car or another. Finally I moved on to my first 8088 and life changed. The machine sat in closets in various apartments and then I sold my SX to a collector 11 years ago. I’ve always regretted selling it.

So here’s to you lil’ buddy, where ever you are.

What I am currently rocking out to.

Collide frakking rules.

Titles for novels that I will never write.

-Hold on for the redirect

-Monsoon Mandala

-Punk Rock 1984, a critical analysis.

-An Expatriot in Belize

-The Big Time Poverty Cookbook!

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Ever have one of those days when you wake up ready to rock and/or roll? I left designated girlfriend in bed and started the dishes, started the laundry, made a batch of my asswhippin’ honey hot sauce and jarred it, took out the trash and vacuumed the living room. All before 10am. I forsee myself at 5pm sprawled out unable to move. Anyway, that made me think of this.

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The current list of things I need to do.

Finish the website for my home bar. (www.the20sbar.com) I am setting up dotnetnuke for it.

Watch Inland Empire. It has NEVER taken me this long to get around to watching a movie I own, I don’t know if I am intimidated by it or what.

Read High Seas Cthulhu. It has been sitting by my bed for too long.

Make another batch of pickled cukes/onions/carrots/jalapenos.

Re-arrange my media file drives, they have been sprawling out of control.

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There is more, but to continue the list would only serve to make me depressed.