Well, there's a new look for this blog. Yet again. I felt it was time to update the look. Get with the times, so to speak. I like it. It's even darker now, which is good for me because I preferdark colors and lower contrast when reading at night. The theme is Pixel. It's the…
Calibrating my Dell 2408WPF
I finally splurged on a Spyder3Pro (S3P1000) to calibrate my Dell 2408FPW. Gone is the green cast. I am now fully confident in the fidelity of my monitor's picture quality. I ended up getting the Spyder3Probecause I did a little looking around and found that I couldn't go for the cheaper versions because the 2408…
Taking drugs to study harder? No thanks.
Mind-enhancing drugs: Are they a no-brainer? - The Independent Okay, here's the deal. Students all over America are turning to all sorts of drugs to enhance their performance. People who are forthe use of these drugs often attack those against it by claiming they are in their "ivory tower" and simply taking the moral high…
Love interests on the big screen
Perhaps my exposure to romantic cinema has been limited in scope, but I have yet to come across a movie that truly captures my heart. I have yet to watch a romantic film that truly tugs at my heart strings,that incites my heart to soar. I want to see a film that takes my breath…
Upholding old school standards of manliness
Alcohol. I do not indulge in it. I do not drink beer, wine, vodka, champagne, or any other alcoholic beverage. Marijuana. I do not smoke it. I do not take heroin, cocaine, crack, ecstasy, LSD, orany form of narcotics or barbituates. Sex. I do not engage in it. I do not have casual sexual relations…