by Matthew Smith · August 11th, 2006 · No Comments
It’s another wonderful Friday afternoon, and I feel like making a quick “review” post. Ready?
Dave and Des are engaged! Wow – I knew it was in the works but not when (when a guy follows his woman to another school, what do you expect?). Congrats to them!! (update – the wedding has occurred!)
I went wakeboarding [...]
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by Matthew Smith · August 11th, 2006 · 10 Comments
If you’ve been following the random stories throughout the site, you might just remember a mention of my summer co-op job at Emerson Network Power (if not, you can refer to this post). The summer has gone well; I’ve made some cash, learned some new tricks, and added a nice new section to my resume. [...]
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Categories: Journal · Musings · Technology
by Matthew Smith · July 25th, 2006 · No Comments
Over the past few weeks, I have once again turned my thoughts towards that “other” operating system loved by some, loathed by others. No, I’m not talking about the Mac OS, I’m talking about Linux. While I did use it extensively last summer (learning tricks, jumping through hoops, and trying to get my system to [...]
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Categories: Journal · Linux
by Matthew Smith · July 20th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Since I am spending the summer amassing large sums of money, I have come up with some stuff I’d like to spend it on. Without further ado, I am proud to present my “Summer Toy List.”
iPod Video 60GB
My old iPod is a 10GB “iPod with Dock Connector” model, and has become a tad dated. While [...]
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Categories: Journal · Musings
by Matthew Smith · July 19th, 2006 · No Comments
Charles and Myself
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At a little gathering the other night, Charles decided to snap a few pictures. This is one of my favorites.
Edit: I was just thinking – Coke just got free advertising, right here on my blog…
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Categories: Asides · Journal
by Matthew Smith · July 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment
To round out my hectic month of weekly trips throughout Georgia, I spent Saturday in Atlanta with Amy. For those of you who don’t know, she is one of my closest lady friends, and seeing her always brightens my day. Unfortunately, my trip to Atlanta was not quite as inspiring – about an hour into [...]
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by Matthew Smith · July 6th, 2006 · No Comments
Don’t you love those slips of the tongue? They always seem to strike at an appropriate time and add that extra dose of humor to a situation – take today for example. I was en route to work this morning (my daily 45 minute commute), sipping on a cup of Mocha Nut Coffee and listening [...]
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by Matthew Smith · June 29th, 2006 · No Comments
Hopefully everyone has returned safely from his or her respective weekends refreshed and ready for yet another week. Personally, I spent my weekend traveling (or that’s how it seemed). After work Friday afternoon, I took off for Auburn to hang out with an acquaintance and experience a little Auburn nightlife. We all went out for [...]
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