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Provident Credit Union

2011-02-01T18:51:00.001-08:00

Provident Credit Union has been making it hard to access through quicken for a long time. I can use Mint.com to access it but not Quicken or iBank. Well I think i figured it out. Basically they make you use a different user name for direct connect through iBank then they do through their website. But there is no way to sign up for a new "Quicken only" user name except through a special link that only Quicken has.

I downloaded an old version of quicken (2008), okay not that old, and got that link for you:
https://global1.onlinebank.com/regis/Registration?product=vtg&banknr=1830

I just submitted my re-registration so hopefully it works. They say it takes a few days (why, who is really reading the application?) I'll update if it works. And hopefully the search engines will pick this up so everyone can find it.

Update: It worked! I didn't even have to use quicken to login, just used the password they sent me and logged in. I had to change to a new password, but that worked right in iBank.

Mr. Delusional Michgan Fottball Fan

2007-09-15T06:55:00.001-07:00

Sullivan Advanced Band at Feste Del Mar

2007-06-03T12:26:00.001-07:00

Second Job

2007-05-27T20:27:00.001-07:00

This is my dream job.

Letter

2007-05-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Dear Carrots:
I've tried, really I have. I got green beans, peas, cumcumbers, and celery on board, but your just not working for me. Why do you have to taste too bad? I'm done with you.

Profane Game

2007-01-28T09:51:00.000-08:00

I think a tuba player learned how to do some programing. Basically, you get to type in as many swear words as possible in a minutes and you get points for each one. My high so far: 78

Profane games

I'm a fermata, hold me.

2007-01-17T22:45:00.001-08:00

C, E-flat and G go into a bar. The bartender says, "sorry, but we don't serve minors." So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough.

D comes in and heads for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second." Then A comes in, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and says, "Get out! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight."

E-Flat comes back the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender says, "you're looking sharp tonight. Come on in, this could be a major development." Sure enough, E-flat soon takes off his suit and everything else, and is au natural.

Eventually C sobers up and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. C is brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.

Tickle Me Elmo On Fire

2007-01-08T23:23:00.000-08:00


If you thought Furby in the microwave was disturbing, wait until you see the clip of Tickle Me Elmo.

Resonance

2006-11-17T22:21:00.000-08:00


This reminds me of my physics class. pretty sweet.

State Pledge

2006-11-04T15:57:00.000-08:00

Really?

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of Michigan, and to the state for which it stands, two beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel, where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal."

This is like the weakest thing I've heard in a while.

100_1303.JPG

2006-10-23T21:22:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

I took me a week to climb out from under this. Finally got most of the music picked out too. It'll be a good year for the Sullivan Bands.

2006-10-15T15:01:00.000-07:00

Internet is for PORN!!

Stoned Professor

2006-09-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

Nancy Boy

2006-09-20T20:48:00.000-07:00

Nancyboy Shave Cream

Try it! Its so good.

Tidy Up

2006-09-19T16:40:00.000-07:00


Banned Commercials from Ikea: Balls!

Never before seen family guy clip uncensored

2006-09-19T16:36:00.000-07:00


Clip that was removed due to obvious reasons. it was meant to shock a response out of seth green during screening.

Spartan Friends

2006-09-02T15:52:00.000-07:00

OTHER FRIENDS: Never ask for food
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

OTHER FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.

OTHER FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Would be sitting next to you saying, Damn...we fucked up...but that shit was fun!"

OTHER FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Keep your s**t so long they forget it's yours.

OTHER FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

OTHER FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds a$$ that left you

OTHER FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

OTHER FRIENDS: Are for a while.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Are for life.

OTHER FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had
enough.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, Bitch, you better drink the rest of that, you know we don't waste!!"

OTHER FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
SPARTAN FRIENDS: Will knock them out!!

You crave to shoot like a film star.

2006-08-30T18:18:00.000-07:00

So a little life update. School started Monday. I think I'm like 10x more prepared this year than last year. I got instruments and lockers checked out in one day. That's pretty good compared to last year. It also helps that there's no weddings during the school year (yet). That's nice, but I wouldn't complain (Sharon and Dosey). I got the handbook and calendar out today, which is awesome. I really like my kids this year. I hope they stay as good as they have been acting. We'll see.

The trip back from Michigan wasn't so exciting. Three days on the road, driving all day every day. Its a lot of driving. I don't know how many of those I have left in me. Next time I hope I can take a little bit of time and see some stuff along the way. There's a couple of (semi)cool things that I curious about that I would stop and see if I had the time.

One little plug: While Taco and I were stopped for a car crash in Arizona, we stopped and talked with Justin. He's a photographer from Hawai'i. You should check out his website http://jadamslive.com if you wanna see some pretty good pictures.

So Bill wants to do a trip sosmetime this year. Thinking about New Years. Vegas, South Padre Island and Tahoe have come up. Anyone up for it, or have another suggestiong? Talk to Bill. He needs something to make him feel important.

I can write!

2006-07-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

So I just got my scores from from the CBEST (California Basic Educational Skills Test). I did great on the math and reading, but only passed the writing part by 1 point. Maybe I'm just stupid, but I'd really like to get the break down of how I got that score. So basically I am now qualified to teach in California. Thank god.
So I'm at my parents now, and i shit you not, i took me 2 1/2 hours to dail-up to the internet. god i hate dailup. I is fucking flying now, tho. mmmm, all that speed.
I would up load some pictures from the trip with Taco, but I think it would take me a couple days. Tomorrow I think i'm gonna do a little war driving and find a place to get some good internet, and I bro said he was getting DSL on friday so that should hold be over for a while.

Vegas, baby, and the grand canyon and the hoover dam

2006-07-07T00:42:00.000-07:00

Went to the grand canyon today and the hoover dam. i took lots of pictures but realized I brought the wrong cable to hook up my camera to my computer. Only 75 pictures left to find a cable or memory card reader. So no pictures of the fun stuff I'm doing. So let's see, Taco overdrew his checking account already AND ordered a whore in Vegas. Which happened to show up while i was at the room and he was gambling. that was awkward for a second. What else, hoover damn equals hot, sweaty, and sticky. but it was raining at the grand canyon and cold but really pleasant to wander around. and we're in Tuba City acting like band dorks. hopefully many pictures to follow.

Tubas makin trouble

2006-07-01T16:12:00.000-07:00

So Taco gets here tomorrow night. sweet. Plans include San Francisco, Las Vegas, wondering around in the Rockies, Kasas City, Chicago (to see Probe and Alex's new house), and a bash at the Crunch on the 10th.

and now for some flaming tuba fun:

Sphincter says what?

2006-06-24T05:39:00.000-07:00

Getting a head start on some stuff for next year. Yeah, I know, I just got off work 2 weeks ago, but I need something to do. So I'm pretty much stealing the SMB leadership packet to do with my band council. And then I see the Sphere of Influence. it brings back fond memories. So i figure I'll spice it up a little bit. well, I think i went too far, but let me know what you think.

EDIT: So I wasn't exactly happy with the first version, so i did a second one. Man I have a lot of time on my hands. I think I need a hobby.

101 Dalmations

2006-06-22T19:26:00.000-07:00

I feel like Perdita and Pongo are making all 101 puppies right in my back yard. It's hot. It's sticky. And yes, even the animals are moaning. There really is no need for it to be so hot outside, and I don't understand how people even think about going outside. Maybe its just me, but I remember a couple times last year when it hit 90º in Michigan and old people started dying if they didn't have air conditioning.

It's hot hot HOT!

Star What?

2006-06-20T20:01:00.000-07:00

Lunch and Sarah's Wedding

2006-06-19T00:55:00.000-07:00

100_0742.JPG
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

Some pictures up, but i didn't get too many. You'll have to add me as a friend on flickr to see the rest of the pictures.

Road Trip

2006-06-16T22:59:00.000-07:00

Ok, so taco and I are getting a good plan of of what we're doing this July. He's flying out here on the 2nd, san francisco on the 3rd. drive to vegas the 4th, all day in vegas the 5th. Then over the hoover dam and on to the grand canyon the 6th. Who know what the 7th, then make it to Kansas City the 8th and stay with Taco's friend. Drive to Chicago the 9th and stay with Probe and Alex, and then on to Lansing the 10th, at which time Taco probably has to work.
If anyone wants to join us in vegas, we have a room with beds and floor space. Think about it. You know you want to.

Sullivan Marching Band Picture

2006-06-11T18:50:00.000-07:00

in charge

2006-05-29T21:11:00.000-07:00

100_0261.JPG
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

And these are the people in charge.

Den of Sin?

2006-05-29T21:10:00.000-07:00

100_0272.JPG
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

The Countdown

2006-05-29T21:07:00.000-07:00

Here's whats been going on. Last weekend, I took my kids down to Disneyland. It was a hell of a lot of work, but was pretty fun by the end of it. I think the kids were just too tired to be screaming 12-year-olds. And the hotel room i had was really freaky. The bed was on a riser, the wall behind the bed was a full mirrow, and there were spot lights. There isn't much doubt about what happened in that room.
So this week, I have Monday off for Memorial day, nothing on Tuesday, and the Spring Concert on Wednesday night. Then Thursday I'm off to Michigan for Lunch's wedding, then back for only 6 more days of school. This is gonna be super exciting.
Plus, I got my MacBook. Its hella fast. I have a hard time keeping my kids drool off of it. The two things I thought i was going to hate I really like: the glossy screen, very cool, and the funky looking keyboard, which is very nice feeling to my fat fingers. Every notebook needs to have this kind of keyboard.

MacBook

2006-05-18T00:03:00.000-07:00

And it shall be mine, ALL MINE!

In other news, I'm taking my band down to Disneyland this weekend. Just what I've always wanted to do: take 90 7th and 8th graders on a 8 hour trip. Disneyland damn well better be the happiest place on earth or I'm going to strangle someone. (and i have a few in mind too.)

Fifty Nifty United States

2006-05-06T13:57:00.000-07:00

I went looking for free stuff for my road trip this summer. Mainly, state maps. Well apparently almost all of the states give away maps. FOR FREE (ok, I know that's was "give away" means, but its there for emphasis). So I just made a list for anyone that doesn't want to go searching for all of them. So here's the list.

Sopranos

2006-05-01T01:32:00.000-07:00

When did Sopranos turn into ~~Dharma and Greg~~ Will and Grace? Like half the episode is about Vito being gay. Tony's gonna get mad one time have him killed. He'll probably get either because he cheated on Carm or because he didn't. I can't tell yet. I miss the first and second season when Tony would run around beating the shit out of people. Especially the one where is put like 10 staples in that guys chest. that was a good one. it's like since he became boss he doesn't have anything to do any more except going around being sad for himself.

I pinch

2006-04-30T22:52:00.001-07:00

I don't watch TV much, so sometimes I actually find commercials funny. usually because it don't have to see them 9 million times. during one show. so here's a funny one.

Lucky Strike

2006-03-22T21:32:00.000-08:00

So talking to some teacher out here about this whole bargaining thing for the teacher's contract, is that apparently teacher strike at the end of the year. Now, I'm trying to find the reason behind this. Let's take a look at it. If teacher's strike it should be for a good reason, but I don't want to fuck up a kids education. Let's have the strike at the beginning of the year and just go longer into the summer. Having it at the end of the year makes it so the kids have to be in school or they the district doesn't get the money for a full year of school. So kids come to school and watch movies all day. That's pretty stupid. Plus, graduation gets cancelled, exams are no more (this is a good thing), I don't even know how to do grades. So seriously, the administration needs to come down from their brand new palace in the sky, and the union people need to meet up and work something out. I did the math and they're fighting about 56¢ a day. Not an hour, but a day. That's less than 8¢ an hour. I got higher raises than that when I worked at a movie theatre. If we're gonna strike least do it for something more than that.

Philly

2006-03-15T22:02:00.000-08:00

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Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

Spring starts pretty early here in Cali. For those people who don't recognize the flower, its a nectarine blossom. And its in by back yard.
So Billiam got fired and has a few weeks off. I got spring break coming up, so I called up Bill and now I'm gonna go hang out on the east coast for spring break. Should be tons of fun. Damn there's a lot of people that live out there that I haven't seen in a while. Well except for alex and probe's wedding. And Bill's gonna get a hold of (S)phyllis and we'll have a corn dog or something.
People to see and things to do (or is that things to see and people to do?):
Bill
Deena
WTC
Eat a philly cheese steak
Tracy in Dirty Harry
Patty Cake
(S)Phyllis
Beirmann
Am I missing someone?

Jesus es señor

2006-03-03T21:04:00.000-08:00

Can I Get An Amen? is an audio installation that unfolds a critical perspective of perhaps the most sampled drums beat in the history of recorded music, the Amen Break. It begins with the pop track Amen Brother by 60's soul band The Winstons, and traces the transformation of their drum solo from its original context as part of a 'B' side vinyl single into its use as a key aural ingredient in contemporary cultural expression. The work attempts to bring into scrutiny the techno-utopian notion that 'information wants to be free'- it questions its effectiveness as a democratizing agent. This as well as other issues are foregrounded through a history of the Amen Break and its peculiar relationship to current copyright law.

Here's the link: Quicktime mov

"It's nice to see winter"

2006-02-13T16:01:00.000-08:00

From the New York Times:
"'After having 50- and 60-degree days, it's nice to see winter,' Philip Barone of West New York, N.J., said as he and a friend took photographs."
I have to say that with the weather here in Cali is nice, I kinda agree with him. Like today its 75 and i'm sweating. I would be nice to just get a foot of snow or something. I meam in Michigan you could get snowing, raining and sunny all in one day, and here's it either sunny, or partly cloudy, and never on the same day. It's band jacket weather 24-7 here, but with out the pretty trees. I guess I need to stop complaining before it starts to downpour for like three days straight.

msu.edu/~stuckeyr

2006-02-04T22:11:00.000-08:00

msu.edu/~stuckeyr is newly updated with less content. I just needed to clean up my msu webpage a little bit. now it just looks pretty. I'll be uploading all the photos from it to flickr as soon as i get a chance. but there's not really that much missing from it. It's probably a good thing to reduce my online presence a little bit before some of my students find it.
speaking of students, they made me a myspace. i'm not really sure what to make of it.

Dinner

2006-01-27T20:53:00.000-08:00

My dinner today: Chicken Nuggets and Lucky Charms. So basically I didn't eat a bit a real food at all. Well, the milk was real, but everything else is just processed up the ass. Now let's go see how it goes with beer.

The 4's

2006-01-23T20:24:00.000-08:00

Stolen from Tracy...

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
1. Finding Nemo
2. Fargo
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Brown Eyed Blondes

FOUR CITIES YOU'VE LIVED IN: (from present to past)
1. Three Rivers, MI
2. East Lansing
3. Fairfield, CA
4. ???

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
1. Cashier at Meijer
2. Doing everything at a movie theater
3. Substitute teacher
4. Band teacher aka servant to 12-year-olds

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
1. Family Guy
2. Lost
3. The Office
4. The West Wing

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION:
1. Europe
2. Steamboat Springs, CO
3. Chicago, Il
4. Fairfield, California (hell, it was 65 yesterday! In January!)

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY:
1. Google
2. Earthquakes in the Bay Area
3. digg
4. mail.msu.edu

FOUR OF YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE RESTAURANTS:
1. Crunchy's
2. Panchero's
3. El Azteco
4. In-and-Out Burger

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS:
1. Pizza
2. Crunchy Burger
3. Peanut butter and jelly
4. Any thing my Mom makes

FOUR SCHOOLS YOU'VE ATTENDED: (from most recent)
1. Michigan State University
2. Western Michigan University
3. Glen Oak Community College
4. Three Rivers High School

FOUR PLACES I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. In my bed
2. Michigan
3. Any place with beer and no Mexicans
4. In the company of good friends

I'm a pirate. Arrrghhh!

2006-01-22T14:08:00.000-08:00

I like to download. BitTorrent and TorrentSpy are my very personal friends. So how much do I owe Hollywood for everything I should have paid for? Let's find out!

Cost of Movies: $1,995.00
Cost of TV: $756.82
Cost of Videogames: $249.75
Cost of Music: $4,834.08
Total of Illegal Horde: $7,835.65

That's a lot of money. How much do you owe?

Bridgman

2006-01-21T18:57:00.000-08:00

Me, Probe, and Alex toasting to something at Bridgman.

57

2006-01-21T15:52:00.000-08:00

Yeah, it's 57 here today. I'm wearing shorts.

What Color Should Your Blog Be?

2006-01-20T22:31:00.000-08:00

I haven't done one of these in a while.

Your Blog Should Be Blue

Your blog is a peaceful, calming force in the blogosphere.
You tend to avoid conflict - you're more likely to share than rant.
From your social causes to cute pet photos, your life is a (mostly) open book.

What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

Tree of Utah

2006-01-16T22:21:00.000-08:00

Tree of Utah
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

I finally figured out what the hell this is. First of it's in Utah. When you're heading west on I-80, after you get past Salt Lake City there is about 100 miles of salt flats and the road is completely straight. So in about an hour you see this thing, and then it's gone. We'll I was talking to my secratary (who's Mormon), she told me all about it. So the quick reason is that it was built by some crazy Swiss guy. It's really colorful, but the sun was going down and I didn't want to stop is the middle of fucking nowhere. I'm sure I'll pass by a couple more times going from Michigan to California.

Front of House

2006-01-16T21:12:00.000-08:00

Front of House
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

This is the front of my house, not much to see here. The green trim really needs to go, but the landlord doesn't want to paint it. She'd rather just put the money in her pocket.

Back of House

2006-01-16T21:09:00.000-08:00

Back of House
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

This is the back of my house. Most of it was paved in with concrete by the previous owner because they were stupid. And yes that's an orange tree in the middle of all the cactuses (cacti?).

Flood of 2005

2006-01-14T22:31:00.000-08:00

Flood of 2005
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

some mexican trying to drive down my street during the flodd.

letters

2005-12-18T09:26:00.000-08:00

Dear Flu:
Please go away. I know I just got down with school, but I really don't want to be sick for my vacation. Traveling really sucks when your sick, and I know you want to stay in California with all your other friends. And Bird Flu will be coming soon, so you don't want to skip town before you get to see your cousin.

Dear Bestbuy:
I actually went into your store to buy something. Yes, I wanted to spend around $400 for a dryer. I was even going to buy the plug right there for $30 that you can get at Homedepot for $13.99. And then I find out that you don't actually have any dryers. You have to order them and they take a week to get to the store. That's the last time I try to get ripped off by you.

Dear Sears:
See "Dear Bestbuy"

Dear Landlord:
Fix your goddam house so I can use my dryer. I know it's an easy thing to get a gas dryer instead of an electric, but that's something you could have told me before I bought on. It would be nice if I didn't have to haul my dryer back to the store.

Dear Weather:
Stop raining so I can dry my clothes outside and not have to take them to the laundromat.

Winter?

2005-12-14T19:58:00.000-08:00

It really doesn't feel like winter with out snow. I didn't my first formal band concert last night. It went pretty well. A couple of stupid things happened like the kids breaking the bass drum peddle AND the high hat. The drum set was rockin for jazz band. In other news, the marching band won their first outing at the Veterans day parade. Yeah, my band is good. I still want some snow.

beers

2005-11-23T22:46:00.000-08:00

So I was at the local grocery store looking for a beer to enjoy the holiday with and i see this:

Yep, that's a Shiner Bock. Now if I could only get some Yuengling I would be pretty much set for life. I felt like a kid coming home from the candy store.

Forecast

2005-11-20T21:25:00.000-08:00

Forcast for the next four days:
71° | 41° Sunny
71° | 41° Sunny
71° | 42° Sunny
72° | 42° Sunny

I like this state.

Veterans Day

2005-11-11T09:28:00.000-08:00

Yep, its parade time here in sunny California. Veterans Day is probably the most ill-planned holiday to have a parade. First, no one has it off. Second, the day of the week it is on changes, we just got lucky its Friday this year. Third, why is the parade at noon? Everyone is at work!
Ok enough about that. On a more happy note, I just got my goose down comforter and two goose down pillows. It was so comfy last night, its a good thing we have a three-day weekend.

unpacked

2005-11-06T16:57:00.000-08:00

I finally unpacked my last box today. that took a long time. I ended up buying a dresser at Target, along with the matching night stand, so I had a place to put everything. Plus I got enough hangers to hang everything up. So this weekend has been pretty productive for me. As far as school, not so much. I have a parade on Friday for Veterans day. I shouldn't be too bad except for taking up a day that would normally spent sleeping in. I just need to set the block for that, and then catch up on the technology class i need to take. its such a waste of time. Think of TE taught solely over the web... wait i need to stop myself there. There is no teaching going on in this class. we just have to do stupid assignment. much like TE. Like put all our students in a spreadsheet and list their primary language and any learning disabilities. its a whole lot of stupid stuff like that. And here I thought I was done stupid stuff.

Pink

2005-11-03T22:02:00.000-08:00

I was weak. I bought a pink shirt. It was $3.95. I'll never wear it. Unless I need to do laundry, and it's my only shirt left.

Probe and Alex's Wedding

2005-10-28T22:20:00.000-07:00

Wedding pictures. sure wish i remember taking some of these.

Probe and Alex's Wedding

blah

2005-10-13T21:01:00.000-07:00

i was at school for 13 hours today. yeah, that's right 14 hours... jazz band started at 7am and conferences didn't end until after 8, plus the trumpet sectional and color guard rehersal after school. man that really blows. a lot. at least tomorrow is kind of a short day. should be home by 2pm. working sucks.

Thanksgiving

2005-10-05T20:56:00.000-07:00

i need something to do on thanksgiving. I'm not going home to sit around and eat food, as fun as that may be. but i need to get my gravy IV from somewhere. anybody got any ideas?

one space or two

2005-10-02T22:36:00.000-07:00

i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will... damn. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i wil only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i will only put one space after a period. i think i'm done now.

Mac Mini

2005-09-25T22:02:00.000-07:00

So I've had the Mac for about a week now. I think I like it. It funny that most stuff I do it doesn't really matter what OS is running. Email, websurfing, lesson plans. They all work the same. Finale still sucks no matter what platform its on. I only used the Apple mouse for about 5 minutes before i had to switch back to my four-button mouse. I could probably deal with just one button if there was a scroll wheel. otherwise, its just a good looking paper weight.

Raley's

2005-09-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

Raley's is or local grocery store around here. its pretty much sucks. it about like kroger. not that there is anything wrong with kroger, its fine when you have a meijer right down the road. But out here is CA, they didn't have a pioneering Supermarketeer, so all we have is Raley's. So i went shopping there today and at the bottom of the recipt it says "Get "Somethign Extra" FREE at Raley's." Now didn't get my "Something Extra" today and I'm woindering what it is, because either I really want it, or i really don't. I'm going to file a complaint tomorrow.

Goodbye cruel world

2005-09-11T20:24:00.000-07:00

Today I took my first step to returning to the Apple world. "Returning" you ask? Yes, my first computer was an Apple ][ plus. I remember getting this from my Aunt or something because they didn't use it anymore. Man did i use it a lot. with the awesome green screen and everything. Then my mom had an Apple GS for school with was really a pretty good computer for the time. Like 32 colors and an actual GUI. So now I've gone through 4 wintel computers and I'm just about done with them. the only thing they have going for them is all the new software that google is writing for them. So my mac mini being assembled. Probable in China, but I'll finally be able to shed the shackles of the Gates soon enough.

what. happened.

2005-09-07T18:27:00.000-07:00

dude. sweet ass weekend. 3200 miles, 9 hours in a plane, a few odd hours in the car. lets see. i think the best thing was talking to hopper on the fun and him telling me that dosey can't talk on the phone because he was drinking and driving and talking on the phone while drinking and driving was unsafe. plus burning the tires. and the pool.

the story of an ipod

2005-08-29T23:44:00.001-07:00

i order an ipod and my poor ipod is being shipped everywhere. it starts off in shanghai, then goes to anchorage, alaska. i think that's pretty weird, but maybe that's where they do international screening and stuff. nope, it has to go the indianapolis for the shipment to be release. so now it has to get back to the west coast to me. hopefully it doesn't go thru maine.

Stupid people

2005-08-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

So i'm meeting some band parents today and one of them was like "Your from Michigan? You must be Polish!" I kinda look at her funny and say no. So i ask her who she knows in Michigan and her sister or something used to live in Hamtramck. So she assumes that one little neighborhood in detroit is polish that the whole state is... it just goes to show you that there are stupid people everywhere.

California knows how to party

2005-08-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

OK so the first couple days are going great out here in california. But lets do the run down. getting out here. yeah, 33 hours in a car, not cool. audio books are cool. so once i'm out here, i meet with the guy i talk to over the internet to rent a room in a house. its pretty nice, so we agree on everything and i move in. sweet. i have a place to sleep. so the next morning i go over to human resources to sign some papers, and then they tell me about the new teacher orientation going on RIGHT NOW. so have to spend monday, tuesday and wednesday doing workshops instead of figuring out what the hell i'm going to do. so its a waste of time. but i did get to see my room. no my building. i have my very own band building. pretty sweet. along with my own office which is equiped with a secratary. i rule. then i learned from my secratary that the band boosters pays me a $8800 stipend. so now i'm rolling in the dough. so i'm sitting out here in cali where its warm and sunny making $50k my first year. this job keeps getting better and better.

On to California

2005-08-19T21:16:00.000-07:00

I'm in Nebraska.
Google Maps

For those a little slow...

2005-08-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

Dyslexia

2005-08-17T12:53:00.000-07:00

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Nick Names

2005-08-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

1. YOUR PORN STAR NAME: (Name of first pet + Street you live on): Paddington Gleasono

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (Name of your favorite snack food + Grandfather's first name): Cheeto Stuart

3. YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME: (First word you see on your left + Favorite restaurant): Anheuser Chalie Kang

4. EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS: (Favorite Spice + Last Foreign Vacation Spot): Paprika Windsor

5. "FLY Boy" ALIAS (a la J. Lo): (First Initial + First Two or Three Letters of your Last Name): R. Stu

6. ICON ALIAS: (Something Sweet Within Sight + Any Liquid in Kitchen): Marshmallow Beer

7. DETECTIVE ALIAS: (Favorite Baby Animal + Where You Went to High School): Frog Three Rivers

8. BARFLY ALIAS: (Last Snack Food You Ate + Your Favorite Alcoholic Drink): Pizza Roll Long Island

9. SOAP OPERA ALIAS: (Middle Name + Street Where You First Lived): Emmett Douglas East

Phone

2005-08-10T10:45:00.000-07:00

i couldn't take it and went home yesterday to get my phone. yeah, i lasted like 28 hours without a phone. i suck. although i did need to get my dad to sign some stuff to get the title for my car. so know i have real plates on the new car. i really need a name for it. b01t-mobile is being retired, so that's out of the question. i'll keep thinking about it.

Pictures

2005-08-08T22:35:00.000-07:00

Beech's Birthday Bris

phoneless...

2005-08-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

I forgot my phone when I came up for the week. I guess i get to spend a week without my phone. Can I do it? We'll see. If you want to talk to me, just IM or email me.

The 3 Variable Funny Test

2005-08-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

the Shock Jock
(56% dark, 52% spontaneous, 50% vulgar)

your humor style:
VULGAR | SPONTANEOUS | DARK

Your sense of humor is off-the-cuff and kind of gross. Is it is also sinister, cynical, and vaguely threatening to the purer folks of this world, and you probably get off on that. You would cut a greasy fart, then blame it on your mom, and then just shrug when someone pointed out that she's dead.

Yours is hands-down the most outrageous sense of humor; you like things trangressive and hardcore. It's highly likely (a) you have no limits (b) you have no scruples and (c) you have no job. Ironically, it's your type of humor that can make the biggest bucks in show business.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Howard Stern - Adam Sandler - Roseanne Barr

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 47% on dark
You scored higher than 67% on spontaneous
You scored higher than 90% on vulgar

Link: The 3 Variable Funny Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid

Pics of the new car

2005-07-31T09:23:00.000-07:00

Pics of the new car

Job

2005-07-31T07:07:00.000-07:00

So here's the update on whats going on in my life. First about two days after I got the offer for the job in Colorado, I got another offer in Fairfield, CA. It pays a lot more and its in civilization. So I decided to take that. Let's look at some cool stuff about it:
1. 40 miles from San Francisco
2. 40 miles from Sacramento
3. In-and-Out burger
4. Has a shopping mall.
5. Its in Napa Valley
6. I already know how to get there: I-80 for 2200 miles.
7. Dude, it's in California.
I'm sure there's more but I can't think of them right now. So obviuosly the B01t-mobile isn't gonna make the drive out there, so i bought a new car: a 2005 Honda Element. Its really a nice car and has tons of space in it. I'll get pictures of it some time. So now I'll have to do really is find a place to live and more out there. I'll be at Holt's band camp starting tomorrow, and my last week and a half of math class and i'm out. this is gonna be sweet.

New Car

2005-07-30T14:30:00.000-07:00

I got a new car. sweet.

Colorado

2005-07-22T18:20:00.000-07:00

Bolt: i have a job
Fozz: like a job job?
Bolt: yeah
Bolt: a jobby job
Fozz: where? doin what?
Bolt: in colorado teaching band
Fozz: like the state coloroado?
Bolt: yeah
Bolt: the state
Fozz: no shit
Fozz: how'd that happen?
Bolt: i don't think they saw a picture of me... phone interviews are wonderful
Fozz: haha sweet
Bolt: boy are they in for a surprise when they see me

Type as fast as you can

2005-07-22T11:12:00.000-07:00

Phils Blog aus NY: Auch Lustig

meh

2005-07-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

I should start a gimmick for my site. i just don't know what it should be yet. I would help when i don't have anything to post. And I would post more. But its summer, so I'm taking classes and sweating a lot because there's no air in my house. not even a stupid window air conditioner. so its hot. anyway, classes are ok. got a 4.0 in stats and a 3.5 in linear algebra. and now i'm taking axiomatic geometry. it's pretty hard and i don't care a whole lot about it.
ok, so cool link of the post is AIMFight. Which is an AIM popularity contest. its funny for about three minutes.

Charges Against Teen Upgraded After Dog He Allegedly Raped Dies

2005-06-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

FOX Carolina The Ten O'Clock News Charges Against Teen Upgraded After Dog He Allegedly Raped Dies
I was expecting this to be in The Onion, it actually was real. pretty sick.

Old meets new

2005-06-03T18:29:00.000-07:00

Recently i set up my old AMD K6/2 500Mhz computer with linux. Kubuntu to be specific. While i do have a 2.2 Ghz Dell laptop running XP sitting right next to it, i tend to use my 7 year old computer more. Yeah, its a little slow and i don't quite know how to do everything yet, i'm pretty sure i'm going to be forcing windows out of my life. Not completely, because there's still a few programs that are really good and only for windows. like Picassa, and the graph link software for my TI-86. and games, of course. but overall i'm pretty happy with it.
and then comes the cool thing. I find out that there is a way to use my mouse and keyboard on both comptuers at the same time. Its a nice little program called Synergy. It works for Mac, Windows, and *nix OSes. Basically i set it up with the mouse and keyboard attached to one computer and the other computer gets all the information over the network to tell it what to do. So i have two moniters, two computers, and one mouse and keyboard. I sure beats buying a KVM switch. and its a fun trick to do. over. and over. brb. and over. and you can cut and paste between computers.

teleflip

2005-05-30T09:03:00.000-07:00

I don't know what good this is, but i seemed kinda of neat. anyway, is you want to SMS some else's phone (or yours) you can do it for free from teleflip.com. basically just email(phone number)@teleflip.com. I don't know what use this is, but its pretty handy considering its free.

Adsense

2005-05-25T13:27:00.000-07:00

I had Google AdSense set up in the hopes that maybe i'd make a little money from having a website. i thought it would be really cool, but apparently i was making way to much money because google decided to disable my account. go figure... so i'm out like 5 bucks i had on there. It's all a scam. i need to look into finding a reputable comany to advertise on my site.

MJ part 2

2005-05-18T18:47:00.000-07:00

Top Five Micheal Jackson songs:
1. Billie Jean
2. Want You Back
3. Black or White
4. ABC
5. Jam

ok, 2 of those are Jackson 5 songs, but they were all about MJ anyway.

Which Family Guy character are you?

2005-05-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

Which Family Guy character are you?

MJ

2005-05-16T19:35:00.000-07:00

Micheal Jackson is a musicl genius. And he didn't molest children, he made sweet love to them.

Mouth

2005-05-13T08:06:00.000-07:00

Mouth
Originally uploaded by boltsmb.

Mouth is having is bachelor's pary this weekend. he might look a little
like this by the end of the night.

Back to the books

2005-05-12T18:06:00.000-07:00

So I'm an MSU student again. I'm taking three math classes this summer to get a math minor, which means I'll be able to get a math certification, which means I can teach math, which means i might get a job. So the last time i took a math class, i was a teenager. that makes me feel really old. here's the run down of the classes:
1. Axiomatic geometry. I have no idea what this is. I'm sure its hard. and the classes are long. hard.... long.... heh heh.
2. Linear algebra. yep straight lines. its actaully pretty easy because i took it in high school thru WMU. yeah, i was 17 and got the highest grade in the class. shouldn't be too hard the second time around, even if it's seven years later.
3. Stats. I'm taking it with Fozz. our "study sessions" are being held at crunchy's. everyone is welcome to join us. you don't even have to be in the class.

on another note, i had to clean up some of the archives to for whoever might want to hire me. if you really miss something, i can repost it for you, but don't expect to much.

Pi to 1,000,000 places

2005-04-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

PI PI PI PI!

Pi to 1,000,000 places

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

2005-04-20T16:16:00.000-07:00

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English

20% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

5% Midwestern

5% Yankee

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Spamity calamity!

2005-04-17T19:31:00.000-07:00

So here are two little tools for kepping your email free from spam. You don't want to give gmail or hotmail's spam filters too much work. and then what if one gets through? don't take that chance. Say i want to take a look at an article in the NY Times. I head on over there, but then: You must register to view this site! Registration is FREE! Sure, i think, all you want is an email address to send all your marketing to. Enter BugMeNot. I can jump on over here and see if they have a public login/password to use. I just copy those over and i'm in.
But what if BugMeNot doesn't have a password, you say? Ok, jump on over to PookMail.com. You can send an email with any user and read the email for 24 hours and then forget about it. Just remember that anyone can view email to pookmail.

Cookie Monster

2005-04-10T22:30:00.000-07:00

Here's the new story. Cookie monster doesn't eat cookies all the time anymore. What sacralige! Health experts think that watching Cookie Monster sing the "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me" song is making kids fat. let's make a couple points
1. Cookie monster acts like a kid, which is why kids like him. That's also why kids need parents around to keep them out of the cookie jar.
2. I'm fat. I grew up watching Sesame Street. I know to stop being fat I need to stop eating cookies and other junk. and get off my ass.
3. Let me say that again. I need to get off my ass. maybe they should stop running Sesame Street and all other kids programming so kids stop watching TV all the fricking time. it's the "Do what I say, not what I do" mentality.
4. Monsters should be scary. Not giving out health tips.
ok, I need a snack now.

Lay off me, I haven't eaten in minutes!

Here's the link for the post:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/219386_nocookie.html

Final Four Teargassing Footage

2005-04-08T20:48:00.000-07:00

Yep, the police did go on a rampage when MSU lost in the final four. maybe they should take some hints from the students and learn how to tunnel their anger into something besides destruction and bodily harm. go burn a couch or bust a meth lab and leave the students alone.
Final Four Teargassing Footage

Izzo for Pope

2005-04-04T21:51:00.000-07:00

Go Green

2005-03-31T16:11:00.000-08:00

Need another email address?

2005-03-31T13:08:00.000-08:00

ok, so you might need another email address for something, or you want to sign up for something twice, but need a seperate email? gmail has thing where you can label your email addresses. my address is boltsmb@gmail.com but i can prelabel stuff as boltsmb+spam@gmail.com. just add a "+whatever" and it goes right to your gmail. i can see lots of uses for it.

Johnnie Cochran Dies

2005-03-30T07:58:00.000-08:00

So Johnnie Cochran dies of a brain tumor. I reminded me of a joke, so here goes:

Micheal Jackson was looking for trial lawyers for his child molestation case. Of course Johnnie Cochran's name came up. Johnnie main defense about the charges that MJ had sex with the 8 year old would be "If it doesn't fit, you must aquite!"

okay, maybe that wasn't as funny as it sounded in my head. and i'm going to hell for making fun of dead people.

eBay: 8 weeks of verbal abuse

2005-03-29T21:14:00.000-08:00

eBay item 5569196528 - 8 weeks of verbal abuse


 I will insult you over the telephone for 15 minutes one night a week for 8 weeks. Total of 120 minutes of verbal abuse etc...

That's right. Verbal abuse, criticism, insult, motivation-building. I will make fun of you, ridicule you, mock you, judge you, play devil's advocate, and tell you how I'm better than you. . .

I can do it clean, without swearing....or I can be as vulgar as a Bankok trollop. You decide.

I am a 34 year old male, born and raised in NYC. I have a stern voice and I am well spoken.

We can discuss whatever you'd like. Maybe you're a corporation and your executives need a talking to. Maybe your football team needs a pep-talk. Perhaps you're just some power-monger who needs to be taken down a couple notches.

I will not just throw lame insults for 15 minutes. I will lambaste you with intelligent vituperation, witty retorts, and good 'ole humiliation.

You pick one evening a week and a one hour window between 6:00PM and 11:00PM EST in which I will call.

For corporations requiring the call be made during business hours, I can make exceptions.

I will pay for phone calls within the domestic U.S. Anywhere else I call collect. Winner of this auction will provide the phone number along with the day and hour to call at time of payment.

As much as this would be a great gift for someone, the phone number you provide must be for yourself or a willing recipient.

The tubas need to hire this guy for preseason. It would be wonderful, you wouldn't even have to make the effort to yell at people. too bad its not like $20 bucks instead of $420. maybe he needs to take himself down a notch.