Not an hour ago, I got the weirdest wrong number I have EVER gotten. I get this call from "Bill Thomas"

He starts off with "Hey brian, it's Bill" - very casual, like between two business associates.

My mind is racing. Who is Bill?

So I take the safe path: "Hello..."

He launches right into it: "Okay, I think I've got it handled. What happened is that Scott had the wrong license keys, and he entered them on the server which unlocked some incorrect modules. Currently we have EFT, lifecycle, and meta modules installed. We're gonna have to pull the keys and I already got in touch with the company but they're in India so it might take a few hours for them to get back to me"

I'm FREAKING OUT at this point. I thought I had forgotten something of VITAL IMPORTANCE. I'm thinking "Who the fuck is this, why have I forgotten who this is and why have I forgotten what he is talking about. It sounds critical."

Bill keeps going. "I'll need you to contact the users and tell them about potential downtime"

This is like one of my worst nightmares come to life. At this point I'm dying on the inside, with the grim realization that it finally happened - I finally forgot something so important that I will end up in prison. A bank or a hospital is going to go down, it'll be all my fault, and I just plain forgot everything.

Finally it dawns on me. I'm NOT crazy. I TRULY don't know who this guy is or what he is talking about. I take a deep breath and say "Ok... ok stop. I think you may have the wrong Brian and the wrong server admin."

A confused pause.

Bill says, "Oh. Isn't this Brian Mack?"

I say, "No, this is Brian Ambrozy. You have the wrong number AND the wrong server admin."

Things like this happen in my life and at least on a weekly basis I find myself saying "WHAT are the chances that ________ could happen?" to which my friend Keebler usually replies "Apparently 100%".

Bill says, "Oh. That explains why you were being so cold to me."

I think I lost about 4 pounds just by using massive amounts of brain energy running through my mental database at 100% CPU.

Come on, weekend. I need you now more than ever.

Little over a month ago, I went with a friend to St. Louis to see Ludo's CD Release party. It was a great show and I looked forward to seeing them in concert again. I also hoped Ludo would release something online from the show, and they finally have.

Well, this Friday, TiberiusLazarus (Jimmy) and I (fatcat) will be seeing them at TheBlueNote in Columbia, MO. We will of course fill you guys in on the show. And, hopefully, they will allow cameras etc ;)

girls on trampolines

Oh, it's on. Once again, we can join Alex and Ryan as they chase Slick and his gang across River City. Use bats, pipes, tires, chains, and many other objects to beat your way through Slick's thugs. Stop at sushi bars, saunas, and convenience stores to buy items and services that level you up and buff your character. Never was more fun had on a Saturday afternoon than sitting down with a friend and two NES controllers to play some RCR.

Now available on Wii Virtual Console for $5!

Apparently [UPS]Lynx has some personal issues. With scouts. You know - the scout in TF2.. The one who runs double fast, jumps double high, and has lots of infuriating taunts, and always says "BONK" when he bashes your skull in with an aluminum bat.

Poor Lynx. He wrote a little comic to tell me how much they bug him. Poor kid.

Good steak isn't exactly cheap, but if you've had a good cut of fine beef before you know how enjoyable it cane be. Here's a quick way to enhance that grocery store steak and make it taste like it cost $30 more.

Make sure the steak is properly thawed, preferably in your refrigerator. If you're in a bind for time, seal it in a plastic back and let it soak in cold tap water, changing the water every thirty minutes. This should thaw it in about an hour depending on size.

After it's thawed, salt it. Not a bit, not generously, but thickly coat it in salt on all sides.

After salting, let the steak sit in the fridge for about an hour. After an hour, rinse off all the salt with tap water and then pat dry it. Don't press too hard, you don't want the juices to get absorbed--leaving the inside dry.

Afterwards, cook it with your method of choice. I'm partial to grilling steak with charcoal just until it's barely done mooing, but do what you will.

Once the cooking is done, put a light coating of extra virgin olive oil and fresh ground pepper across the top.

Then enjoy with drink of choice.

Oh how I missed Icrontic...

Honestly.

This is all I could think about while on vacation.

;)

Read more about it here.

I so hope this is gonna happen.

Growing up I was addicted to the He-Man cartoons. A possible teaser for the 2009 He-Man movie has shown up on YouTube.

<CB> I'd like to solve the puzzle, Alex!

<CB> "A bird in the hand"

10:57 <CB> Oh crap!

<CB> Alex is the wrong show.

<CB> I meant 'Pat'.

<CB> Dude would totally kick me off the show for that.

11:08 <CB> Love sees love's happiness.

<CB> but happieness can't see that love is sad.

<CB> Love is sad.

<CB> Sadness is hanging there.

11:09 <CB> To show love somewhere something needs to change.

<CB> They need to change

<CB> They'll need a crane.

<CB> To take the house he built for her apart:

<CB> To make it break,

<CB> It's gonna take:

<CB> A metal ball hung from a chain.

11:10 <CB> They'll need a crane.

<CB> To take the broken ruins up again.

<CB> To mend her heat,

<CB> to help him start

11:11 <CB> to see a world apart from pain.

<CB> They'll need a crane.

11:13 <CB> Don't call me at work again! Oh No! My boss still hates me! I'm just tired. I don't love you anymore, and there's a restaraunt we should checkout where the other nightmare people like to go. I mean nice people! Baby wait! I didn't mean to say 'nightmare'!

11:15 <CB_> Lad looks at other girls.

<CB_> Girl thinks Jim Beam is handsomer than lad.

<CB_> (He isn't bad.)

<CB_> Call off the wedding bells.

<CB_> Nobody wants to hear that one again.

11:16 <CB_> That one again.

<CB_> They'll need a crane.

<CB_> They'll need a crane.

<CB> singing "They'll Need a Crane" from 'They Might Be Giants' via IRC!