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Open home, Short Films, Projects |
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So seems I have to go out weekly because of the open homes happening, pain in the ass frankly. Last time I just worked on an open letter. This time, probably a blog.
I have started writing a short film but have decided films are incredibly difficult and expensive to make so I won't be doing that long term. Maybe a few. I am also thinking that animation could be viable instead of shooting after the initial few. I'll see how I go. Perhaps one short animated film a year could be a good goal depending on time it takes. If I am incredibly lazy, and I probably am, I can just make a few sets and do a TV show, or something. The animation doesn't necessarily have to be advanced. Even satirical interviews might be a good option, especially to start. A fake news show with fictional politicians and celebrities, that might be viable. Just throwing ideas out there. Let me know what you think. I will probably do other stuff in combination. Learning how to do a screenplay was a good experience. After writing my first short film I plan to work on music projects like comedy raps and DJ mixes. Perhaps I'll try mixing in October as I do half days in place of proper holidays. Taking proper time off is not viable this year so going to do two months of half days. This keeps projects going and gains some more time for time off and/or spare time projects. Though I can't seem to stop programming on weekends. So I'll inevitably use most of my holidays on spare time projects. Hopefully take more of a holiday next year with a free international flight with airpoints. Unfortunately I have to pay for a carer but hopefully my accessibility software business will be going by then. | |||
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Comedy, Art |
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Thursday I performed a Donald Trump themed set, it took half a day to prepare, that was after writing most of it. I enjoyed it and recently thinking that maybe I will do more comedy, but considering it takes hours and hours, it's probably best to stick to paid gigs unless I really want to hammer a subject like Donald Trump. I never refuse paid gigs, but also never get offered paid gigs. I don't know why, I am hilarious. Perhaps I should get an agent. Already tried that though; never got off the ground because they don't fucking reply. Can I just say how much I hate people who don't reply to emails? It takes me ten minutes to type an email, the very least you can do is reply saying no thanks. Spend ten fucking seconds doing that. I would call you, but I can't fucking talk. I am additionally amazed by people who are literally too stupid to communicate clearly by email. Actually fuck agents, I will just get a personal assistant when I can afford one to help with my accessibility software business too.
I was recently at an art auction, people were paying hundreds of dollars for art. People that know me know that I pretty much hate art and paintings. Though I am fine with comedy, music and theatre. (I don't go to theatre shows, but whatevs, free country) I have decided that I will start putting pictures up. Fuck paintings that cost thousands, I can just print off pictures from the internet! I would like one of Mount Cook and a particular tower in China, I think that I can get a picture of the tower when I was present at the scene. Fuck buying art, why the fuck would I do that? My idea is better! Not for an investment standpoint but there's more productive things to invest in. | |||
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Communication device, Trump, TV news |
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Have I ever mentioned my communication device is a piece of shit? Yes. Well I will mention it again, it's a piece of shit, fuck my communication device. I spent two hours preparing to chair a meeting and the text to speech function decided not to work. It's still not working. No idea why, oh yeah it's a piece of shit!
I perform fuck all nowadays but I am performing Thursday at Jane's Bar solely to make fun of Donald Trump. Why? Because I can! Donald Trump bashing has become my new hobby. Then again everybody does it and I am kind of sick of mentioning Donald Trump. On the other hand if anybody deserves a comedy set devoted to him it's Donald Trump. I don't find Donald Trump scary, I find people that seriously want him to be president scary. Take away the racism angle, he's a fuck up, he's a tremendous fuck up. He bankrupted casinos! He started a mortgage company just before the housing crash. Let's put someone with that kind of judgment in charge of the most powerful military in the world SAID NO RATIONAL PERSON EVER! If you're a supporter at best you're ignorant, at worst you're a fucking moron or crazy. I hate Hillary Clinton too, but I put her at 2% of setting off a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump is at least 10%. We can't have Trump as US president. Hillary Clinton will probably fuck things up, Donald Trump will definitely fuck things up much more. That being said I'd still vote for Jill Stien, do as I say, not as I hypothetically would do. If he does get in I'd die from laughter, or alternatively nuclear war, whichever comes first. Donald Trump would be George W Bush on steroids. The real question is what wouldn't Donald Trump fuck up in government? If I seem oddly obsessed with US politics that's because I watch no local news, I mainly watch US based internet shows. If we have any equivalent progressive shows do let me know. Maybe I can start speed listening to the local news once I've properly mastered listening to things 4x normal speed. Local news is awful though, bland boring humourless drones that do not adequately analyze issues. I don't see any reason to bother, it would just give me more things to get pissed off about, I have quite enough. | |||
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This week, Olympics, Tourism software |
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Busy week, nothing exciting. Meeting Monday, dentist Wednesday. I thought I would be clever and take my computer in to get fixed to save a call out. Unfortunately my computer to TV connection stopped working and I needed a call out. On the bright side I have changed the connection method and reading text on the TV is now clearer. My computer still appears to be randomly freezing, not good!
I watched some of the Olympics at the dentist office. I was actually impressed! Well by the first female gymnist. Turns out there's only so many women doing back flips you can watch before it gets really boring. That number is one. I plan to finish tourism software this month and work slower on adding virtual reality capabilities to it. Reason is there's actually several different APIs and I have other projects to do. Perhaps I'll be done with virtual reality integration by November. | |||
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Birthday, I hate the Olympics 2016 |
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Friday, I am in Auckland. Auckland airport took ridiculously long to get my chair, so fuck them. Tomorrow is my birthday. Cue people making bad jokes on Facebook. No, I am not liking every single post, i actually have better things to do with my life. I used to post birthday messages. I stopped for no apparent reason and I can't really be fucked doing it again. Unless I want to fuck the wall administrator. But thanks for the birthday messages! I love you all! No that's not true. I love some of you. I love myself.
I hate the Olympics. Two soaps are taking a break. Fuck the Olympics. I hate the Olympics. Additionally the Air New Zealand triva quiz are mostly sports. Inconvenient. I hate the Olympics. Fuck the Olympics. Also why the fuck do people call sportspeople our country's greats? They don't cure cancer or create innovative technology to improve people's lives. Ms Adams for example just throws something, that is inherently useless. If you want to celebrate sport, fine, I vigorously disagree with you but you can celebrate any pointless thing you want. However people that invent things and improve society should be celebrated in the same way. Saturday I am going to a Selena Gomez concert. Spent the day with ear phones and speed listening to YouTube. Did something else for my birthday and also enjoyed that. Concert was OK apart from the first warm up act being cut short due to a malfunction. Funny but did feel bad for the band. I also think that OSD should be a thing: Obsessive Selfie Disorder. | |||
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Work, moving |
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It's Saturday, worked today to take 3 days off next week. Just started to implement virtual reality in my tourism software. A virtual map is practically done, I'll try to sell to galleries, museums soon. I then should launch my word prediction software, and finally eye tracking software. I also plan on creating a small shareware site to release small pieces of software I have created for myself, finishing off the first now; it's an image projection application.
I might take some time off to learn how to mix music and try to release DJ mixes. However I'll wait until I have some products selling. I have also started a web based gaming platform, was also on my to do list. However the industry appears to have died recently. Perhaps it's strictly work for when I don't want to do anything else. I am moving into my own place soon. Temporarily until my finances are stable enough to go to Auckland. I haven't planned two birthdays including the one next week. I'll probably have a house warming at some stage. YOU ARE ALL INVITED! No actually only people I like are invited, the rest can fuck off. Temporarily moving is a massive pain in the ass frankly, fucking inconvenient. However I am looking forward to arranging things how I like and exploring new technologies such as hooking up lights and disco lights to my computer and being able to flick them on. No idea if there is a cost effective solution but I should totally look into it! | |||
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Commentary, Concert, Party, Speed Listening, Projects |
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As much as I love political commentary I'm glad that the conventions are over so I have more time for music. The DNC was a bit boring, some great speeches, though not by Hilary, the second half was decent enough though. More on NewsPooze.
It's Friday, went to a concert yesterday night. Decent, not the best though. Maybe I will work tomorrow instead of Monday. I am going out tonight and can pretty much work sleep deprived. May as well actually enjoy a day off I figure. Cramming blogging in. Sunday update. Best part of the party was getting four free jelly shots and some other shots. Music was OK. Lucky I didn't specifically go for eye candy though. #Sorry #NotSorry. I enjoyed getting a ton of free alcohol. I was winning at that party, it was tremendous, it was so tremendous it made my head spin. If you're wondering why Donald Trump has taken over this blog, I'm not sure either. I'll stop. Oh the lift stopped working, I got carryed down two steps to get to another one. People that follow this blog know that I am training my ears to speed listen so I can absorb audio books much faster. I have good enough retention at 3x normal speed, moving on to 4x. It has taken me quite a while to get here, perhaps I'll be complete with the next phase in six months and then will start listening to books. Currently practicing on TV soaps. I now watch many news commentary shows on YouTube at 2x normal speed. I regularly watch The Young Turks, David Pakman and Secular Talk. I'll probably keep this up at this speed mostly. I have also decided that my next creative project will be a rap album, possibly comedy, possibly using Microsoft Sam. I still want to eventually do a film screen play but figured I could do this in a shorter amount of time. I may eventually learn how to create DJ mixes but good programs cost money and I am already working on MANY MANY things. When projects die down and I get capital from businesses I'll probably try mixing music. DJ Grumpy Cripple, why the fuck not? | |||
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Computer problems, RNC |
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Not been a great week, computer kind of erased my primary programming file for my accessibility software. I have another copy but I don't know how damaged it is, I have some backups elsewhere plus could possibly try reverse engineering it. I'd qualify the project as slightly fucked. However I can recover. It's slightly fucked, not fucked, totally fucked or beyond fucked. Don't you love how I qualify things? You don't get this anywhere else. I can finish developing switching next week and fix problems as I come across them. I didn't have a screaming fit, that is actually very bizarre. It really didn't seem a big problem despite inevitably losing some work.
Low productivity week, computer crashed daily and I had to spend time on that. I watched most of the speeches at the Republican National Convention with commentary by TheYoungTurks. The first two days was fucking funny. Learned that I am more productive when I don't have it on the TV but listening in background. Will do that for the DNC next week. Unfortunately it won't be as funny but TheYoungTurks will probably still mock the Clintons. This election has turned into an unpopularity contest. I can't stand both candidates. Trump now wants to be the people's voice. Do you know what? I think that I am fine being non verbal. I would totally vote for Jill Stien if I was in America. I am using Sunday mostly as a work day so I can have a free day on one of the DNC day. I make my own schedule bitch! | |||
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Projects, Pokemon Go |
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Finally finished Volume 3 of my book series, sent to publisher along with possible ideas for new book projects. I may do a screen play instead. I was going to do Grumpy Cripple T shirts but may wait until my financial status isn't in the temporarily fucked stage. Regarding software development; a friend is helping creating and modifying devices so I can get the scanning side working. The passion has gone from developing eye tracking software. Maybe getting scanning fully working will assist me in getting my motivation for eye tracking back up. Luckily my other software projects are going well too.
What shit can I make up? Pokemon Go is popular. Go fuck yourself. Go completely waste time looking for things that aren't there. If I wanted to do that I'd attend church! Things like this are why we don't have a mars colony. People are looking for Pokemon, playing with balls (sport) and we have no colony on the moon. Did I say Mars? Details details. An astroid could hit and humanity could be wiped out. So to recap Pokemon Go will be potentially responsible for the end of man kind. Trump may start a worldwide nuclear war. Business tip: If Trump gets elected; invest in a bunker business.if Trump doesn't start nuclear war, lots of people will think he will = steady stream of customers! This is the next big business idea, you're welcome!!! | |||
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Inclusive Education Summit and Wellington |
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Friday I performed a speech on Inclusive Education for a conference. Honestly I'm glad my writing time is now freed up for other work, I now have to edit my third book then haven't really committed to anything. Still thinking a screen play. I did enjoy writing the speech, it really made me think how absolutely hopeless my educators were, view the speech for more information. Mental reference, 20 minute speeches take four days over a month to do. International conferences will be great to do, but spacing things out is good otherwise I may get a speech writer.
Friday (after the performance) I went to Wellington until Sunday for several meetings. My apartment sucked but at least the internet was free there. I had to turn to fit in the lift. Couldn't sleep Friday so had a double shot of coffee in the morning and a coffee plus a double expresso for lunch. I know the morning was fine. Afternoon, I wasn't required to do much, and that was regrettable as I like actively engaging. I felt the weekend was generally really productive. Had a taxi driver to the airport who was under some grand delusion that he was a comedian. There's a reason why some of us are paid to be funny, and others are not. Oh fuck, I should have whispered "automated vehicles" in his ear when I was leaving. Next time. Am I really that much of a prick? I blog, you decide! He'll probably retire before they replace him, so good for him for being old I guess. Horray for old people. I have completely forgotten my train of thought. I am limiting my Facebook time, excluding writing days and weekends. Facebook is a distraction, and I really don't like Facebook the majority of the time anyway. I go through phases where I do this. I have pretty much stuck with this for a week. I'm happy about this and this will probably continue. I now watch the majority of videos I watch at 1.5x speed which is a good way to save time. When I move I'll have the noisy computers in another corner of the room so I can hear better. | |||
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Sydney 2016, Radio, Books |
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Sunday I went to Sydney. I went there to learn about a particular industry I am aspiring to get involved in. People that know me know I have project ADHD, I do lots of different things. This is a terrible way to do a career, but my theory is once I get one up I can get the rest going with the additional resources then I'll be sitting very pretty. I have almost finished a prototype of eye tracking, hopefully calibration will be fully working soon. Except remodelling the software might be necessary as I have noticed some performance issues, but I expect the fixes will be fairly easy.
Monday to Wednesday was course. Saw a friend on Wednesday, also saw someone Tuesday. The internet was a ridiculous $22/day but after the first I noticed there was a $9/two hours so ended up using that, and just used free wifi in the bar Wednesday. The course had free wifi so I mainly used that. I have some additional material to view on a flash drive, then will reduce time on other projects to start and maintain the business. Whichever idiot decided to have hotel doors that self shut can go fuck themselves. apparently it is for fire regulations but I would be burnt to a crisp if there was an actual fire and I couldn't open the door. So in this case the regulators are fucking idiots. Thursday I went home. Shit wifi at Sydney airport. It took me half an hour to get online. Friday I did a radio interview for the Listen! Our Voices Count radio show. It will air on Plains FM July 21 12pm. I talked about accessibility software, and why I do that instead of comedy as my primary career. I have talked about that before, basically it'll be more lucrative and satisfies my need to work in the science and technology field. Like I said project ADHD. I do software, arts and I got training in an entirely different industry in Sydney. Life would be fucking boring if I just did one thing. I need variety. Probably also why I am anti relationship too. I have been meaning to finish The Teachings of a Grumpy Cripple Volume 3 for two or three months. This is the month. After that I will either work on a disability economy book or create a screenplay for a film. I'll probably do the new book later. Although perhaps I should start with a short film. Although before that I will probably get Grumpy Cripple T shirts to sell, very small project. Next blog will be a day late, that's an improvement over seven days late, so get off my back! Unless you're a hot guy. In that case move to the front, I can't see you. | |||
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Speed listening, accessibility software, splint |
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Progress with speed listening, my media player now doesn't make everything high pitched when speeding things up. I am trying to master 3 times normal speaking speed, then eventually 4. Pity that I only fixed the pitch yesterday (Friday) on my media player, makes things much easier. I also finally got my software communicating with the eye tracker on my portable computer. Progress! Tuesday I went to the dentist and got a splint because of my grinding. I am happy wearing it, it's not bothersome but getting a more permanent solution might be better. No blogs will be posted next weekend. | |||
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Listening, Computers |
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After a business coach on YouTube suggested that you should speed listen to audio books to get through a book within three hours, I have decided to try to train my brain to do this. I noticed that I can understand most things at 1.5x speed, 2.0 speed is highly problematic but just noticed that I do MUCH better on YouTube than videos on my personal computer. I will continue to train and update you in time.
Regarding my personal computer; I finally have correct APIs so I can create proper switching software. Hopefully I can get this up within two weeks. I still don't have eye tracking up but I am not that far away from it. I don't necessarily need my own eye tracking going to use my software on a a computer, I can use third party eye tracking with my software. However eventually I hope to get my eye tracking up. However using a third party eye tracker could have processor benefits so that could be the direction I go anyway. Switching was the only thing holding me up, hopefully, not for much longer. | |||
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Trip postponed, Auckland accommodation |
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I decided to postpone my US trip after it was costing $14,000 at minimum. Ridiculous. I will go sometime after I move to Auckland. My staff can book the trip instead of relying on a travel agent. Also instead of three separate people going, I can hire a carer there, possibly cheaper.
I have decided there is no actual reason I need my own place in Auckland if I need an office for my employees in the central city anyway, I can just live there. I don't want a relationship or my own family. As long as it doesn't cost hookups. I could chuck in a shower, two beds. very small private room to myself. An apartment or other accommodation might be necessary to start, but eventually, I just don't think I need an actual house or apartment if my business has a building. Earlier in life I wanted to live in a bus. Now I am completely serious about living in an office building when I get the money, my business can just buy an office building and I can live there. I'll need 200K as deposit. Would be challenging, but not completely impossible if my software takes off. The key would be fully owning the company involved in purchasing the property. I am envisioning an open work area with computers. I just have small private rooms when I need privacy, but primary use the outside area. There would be no traveling expenses. I spend the majority of my time in one small area anyway. Fuck conventional living, I am doing this. | |||
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Health, Announcements |
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I am off pain meds but now have a sore neck. The only thing that seems to help is stretching it about. I get this occasionally. Fuck that.
My first announcement is that I'm going to the United States in August. Hopefully I can get a free return flight because of years of acquiring airpoints. Booking Tuesday. I have an airpoints credit card and don't get much interest at all. So that was a great decision many years ago. My second announcement is I am moving to Auckland next year. This has been a dream of mine for years, maybe seven years. I ideally want to leave before the next comedy festival. (I will probably enter that festival) My eye tracking software testing is coming to an end, I'm building tourism software. I have "many many" other business interests that I could monetize with staff. I will soon be able to do this once I get stuff up. Comedy could be a source of income, but eye tracking, tourism could be much bigger so I to focus on that. Whether I go further than Auckland is the question. LA is in a property bubble, if that bursts and my businesses take off, it'll be very tempting, but maybe a holiday home to rent out could be worthwhile, New Zealand has some advantages over the US. Health-care expenses among other things. | |||
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Dentist, business, virtual reality |
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I had dental surgery, it went OK. The real problems happened after I heavily vomited. Well couldn't get to sleep until about 6, then after two hours sleep was up for two days because I developed an involuntary swallowing reflex which prevented me from sleeping. Friday I slept OK. I hope for the same tonight. Not been a good week. Though impressed that I can still do programming without much sleep at all.
I need to outsource sales for my many products; this is my new goal! Then once big enough hire internal staff to do customer service, sales and management. It's all about delegation and strategy. Sunday now, involuntary swallowing is dying down. Light pain killers are helping me ignore it when I go to bed, but hopefully I won't have to take them for long. After a dream that I was going to a theme park in virtual reality, then going to the theme park for real. I am suddenly interested what kind of business opportunities I could create with virtual reality. A camera appears to be $600 which is not that expensive, could be something I consider down the line whether accessibility related or not. | |||
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Blogging, Business, Grumpy Cripple |
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This will be a random entry.
I haven't drunk blogged in a while, perhaps I should start again. Don't know when. Writing intoxicated is rather fun though sometimes I felt like I should be dancing instead of writing. Limited opportunities to get thoughts out when intoxicated though. I have made a massive decision for next year, but not much point blogging about it until my businesses are making money. My new tourism software was completed Monday, I'll make further improvements tomorrow. I really want to outsource marketing somehow as I am kind of shit at that. Perhaps then I'll make some money. I'll try to sort out marketing in September to go into next year with a solid business. I am hating my Grumpy Cripple Facebook page at the moment. When I do make the very occasional post, it only gets to 800/4000 people which is frankly fucking useless. Perhaps Twitter is better for marketing, businesses should just use that. Fuck Facebook. GC Twitter account? Well before I even think about that I need to finish software so I can better manage multiple accounts. I know that there's services available, but fuck them I would rather sell my own software. I can also never think of memes to create, so I post fuck all. I expanded it to a general disability comedy page, I probably won't expand it to a general comedy page but I don't know for sure. | |||
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Concerts, Auckland |
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Friday I went to Iron Maden. I thought that the effects were shit for the most part. Needed more electronic stuff. They have a private jet but use ordinary pictures as backgrounds? That's a bit shit. Well call me a technology snob. Also the lead kept saying "Scream for me Christchurch" Bitch please, we have paid you money so we should be telling YOU what to do! Same thing with DJs who say "Put your hands in the air" We're not your slaves, fuck off.
Saturday I went to Auckland and saw Josh Groban. I enjoyed the concert but he kept bringing a woman out and I wasn't there to see her, but short don't did add something different to the show. Think I wrote that Sunday, it's now Saturday. Did I discover how to time travel? Of course not you fucking idiot. Wednesday I saw Rudimental, had Red Bull beforehand and did quite a bit of dancing. I didn't like my segregated seat, so I decided to see if they would let me downstairs on the dance floor. They did. The guys surrounding me could have been hotter, in fact mainly women surrounded me. One was slightly annoying during the final song but another one randomly told her to buzz off, almost makes me believe in ESP. The people there were OK. Thursday I went home. Richie McCaw was on my flight, got him to sign a sick bag, nothing was in it. Moments after the event I thought it had brilliant potential for comedy, I was right! | |||
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Work, Proclaimers |
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Spent Saturday doing regular work instead of spare time projects. I am kind of in a hurry to finish accessibility software for tourist attractions and event listing software. I have made significant progress on these and hopefully I can finish both within a month. The event listing software is actually two separate products. A multi artist version and a single artist version. I already use the listing software on my site, but have no events so that is fucking useless. I saw The Proclaimers. Event staff kept asking if I was a fan. Incredibly stupid question considering I was at a concert for the band.
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Exhibition software and Facebook |
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Because I have no life outside of technology I spent half the day looking up code to quickly lookup places by latitude and longatude, hopefully I have a quick formula for use in multiple projects including accessibility software for exhibitions. I think the theme parks in LA could do with it, might have to go again! Of course software is useful for art galleries, museums etc. Hopefully I can have a lot of buyers to start to fund trips. Eye tracking is in the final stages of of testing the first prototype. Hopefully I'm near the end. It's Saturday, how are you? Don't answer, the blog is about me!
It's Sunday and I have nothing to say. I did find something to rant about but the topic escapes me. So fuck that. I am just going to publish this blog so I can do other stuff and not browse fucking facebook. I am starting to hate Facebook. It's a black hole of time. Facebook would be fine if nobody posted on it! Instead people irritate me with their stupid fucking posts and their stupid fucking uneducated ignorant fucking comments. Although I have an OK system of filtering people out so it's not that bad. I have a tendency of over dramatizing things, have you noticed? Probably not, my insanity is incredibly subtle, IT'S A FUCKING SKILL BITCH! Also if I don't see your posts, facebook also does a fuck ton (very technical term) of filtering. I only unfollow people who I find really annoying and if I don't see your post it's probably just facebook not showing stuff to me. Businesses should probably use Twitter instead because the filtering on Facebook is so Beyond Fucked. My twitter handle is thanepullan. | |||
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The economics of conferences |
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I really don't have anything to write about. It's just past 12AM. I had three hours sleep last night. Fuck that. After this I am going to have a shower, because I have got to keep myself looking sexy. Don't know what for. SOMEONE DATE ME? No actually I don't want dates, I just get sick of people upon repeatedly exposed to them. Seeing people rarely makes them more interesting, or maybe I am anti social. I don't get sick of myself, because I am fantastic!
Sunday now, I had a better night's sleep last night. Back to me being fantastic. I launched a helpdesk product this week and I am now working on new event listing products which will be launching over the next two months. I still need to get someone for marketing. A thing that I want to eventually do is going to conferences but I have concluded that this is super expensive. Even a local conference on inclusive education would cost $200, that is without traveling which would be in the thousands per time. I think that this is possible if I factor travel in when pricing my accessibility software products. If I split the cost between 20 sales plus additional marketing it'll probably work. First I have to have more products to launch. Getting closer. | |||
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Week, work, stupid people |
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Spent all Saturday programming review system for my events software, because apparently I don't know the meaning of a weekend.
Monday I delivered a disability themed speech. Again, easter, what the fuck is a holiday? Thursday I saw and wrote a review on international comedian Aindrias De Staic. Regarding disability stuff, I'm not really getting enough diversity in my work, if I do one thing I get sick of it really really quickly. This includes partners haha. As I am going to continue with my disability book series I'll probably limit disability industry work to 3 days a week. I'm nearly finish eye tracking, so this should be workable. This is probably not interesting, but I will write whatever I fucking well like. Had an interesting thought. "Is it OK to insult stupid people since they can't help being stupid, is it ableist" I am not sure why I am quoting, I just made that up. My conclusion is YES. Comedy is about picking on the powerful; stupid people rule the world. Stupid people vote for stupid politicians that practice trickle down economics, raise expenses on the middle class while lowering taxes for the rich who don't spend as much in the economy than the middle class, ruin people's lives by locking people up for what they put in their body THEN SHOUT FREEDOM, increase inequality, fuck up environments, go into completely unnecessary wars. Some stupid people are just ignorant and should fucking learn some facts. Others are emotionally attached to there ideas and political parties. I'd qualify that as environmental rather than as themselves. This is certainly an interesting conversation, but I lean on the side of stupid people do too much damage for me to stop making fun of them. When sensible people run things then we can have this conversation. Although again comedy is about making fun of the powerful What would we do if things weren't fucked up? Comedy doesn't demand chaos, but it certainly helps. I don't like the word ableist, but that's a subject probably for Cripples.com | |||
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Auckland, Comedy, Flag |
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Wednesday I went to Auckland, partly to perform stand up, mostly for other business which I enjoyed. I may make creating software for new small businesses a priority. Stand up comedy went great. Had to stop countless times for applause. Wrote most of an upcoming speech about disability and what New Zealand should change; it's for a private audience. I am currently at Auckland airport and can't just get on to good Wifi, so I will write an article.
Saturday I saw comedian magician Jared Fell, I thought he was very entertaining. Skilled at crowd work. The flag debate is over. No change. Unfortunate but the process was completely fucked up. They obviously wanted to match their approach to economics! The polling was 50/50 before the two referendums. It just wasn't going to pass. I find it hilarious that people who claimed to be "fiscal conservative" just wasted 32 million dollars on something that wasn't going to pass. Although this is not rare in conservative politics, remember Novapay? Private prisons and locking people up completely unnecessarily is basically a black hole of money. The conservatives in the US have wasted trillions on war. What's interesting is conservative movement is by very definition anti change and is patriotic respecting traditions, the flag debate flipped that on its head. That was kind of nice. I voted to change the flag and would happily do it again. Having the Union Jack on it is absurd and it's too similar to Australia. I am constant and don't care if it the process was initiated by people I strongly disagree with. If you don't like my opinion, sad day for you. | |||
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Dawn French etc |
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Monday I went to Dawn French, it was a good show! I didn't pay for the ticket thanks to a News Talk ZB competition. Talk back radio is good for something, who knew? Usually it's full of idiots with nothing better to do. Kind of like internet trolling, but the target is common sense.
It's Saturday but I spent it so far designing a website, looks better than what it was which was not hard as apparently it looked utter shit before. Graphical art is not my thing. I have the skills to design sites but don't have the eye for it. Design isn't even important to me. However apparently it's important to normal people. I think that I am using GIMP better and I think that I have done a good job. I have decided I don't like spending time on marketing; I like programming far better. So I need someone for sales when I have the money. And I just spent an additional three hours on graphics. My rant this week is end of the world predictions. Shouldn't this be something people should put maximum research into? Apparently when someone goes the world is ending some other people go OK! "The world is ending in October" "Well gosh darn it what are you going to do?" It's unbelievable what people believe. I am being deliberately ironic. I don't actually think things are unbelievable, apart from fiction of course, I guess claims people make could also qualify. Hypothetical if the world was ending I'd sell everything and enjoy life. I am talking about an astroid coming to earth, though I'd try to get off this planet first. "Let me off this planet, because I am fucking intelligent, I'm Thane Pullan bitches!" That pitch probably needs work, I will work on that. By the way I am completely sober as I write this, just to scare you some more. People give me credibility? That's hilarious! I am a lunatic that says nonsense things, and sometimes I get paid for it, I love stand up comedy. By the way I am available for corporate events, Email me! | |||
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I like saying random offensive shit |
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| Nothing exciting this week so if I can be fucked I will type random shit. Do you ever wish you were drunk and then act silly, punch random people just to get the sensation? Me neither! This is the reason I will not run for office. I like saying random offensive shit. I know Donald Trump is practically winning because he says random offensive shit, I don't want to appeal to morons. I considered running for DHB (Distinct Health Board) but I have several products ready to launch and I would rather focus on that. I also have no desire to campaign for office myself. I'd help another campaign, but people seem too stupid to ask for my help. Politics is full of narcissistic lunatics but so are the entertainment industry and business. So I guess I can't really get away from such types. The music industry specifically seems littered with abusers and bad characters. I really don't understand why some rich people aren't satisfied with good looking people that genuinely want them for their money; I sure as hell would be. Instead they resort to more abusive tactics; Bill Cosby and it's known that the manager of N'Sync and Backstreet was up to questionable stuff but interestingly was locked up for a Ponzi scheme, there's also the recent case of Ke$ha's abuse, this is really the tip of the iceberg. Many people in power have personality disorders, That might be an explanation. It's actually quite fascinating seeing how much abusive stuff is in the music industry.. Business is also full of people who think short term, I am more of a long term guy. Entertainment is naturally full of attention seekers. I am in it for the perks, it's convenient. I also have started to like the idea of being an artist, even though I just say a bunch of stupid shit on stage. It's difficult for me to connect this with art, but that is slowly changing. I want to expand into different art forms, but I am currently too busy. | |||
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Madonna 2016 |
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This is the third attempt at writing this. It no longer asks to save when I exit this application, so fuck that. I am in Auckland, the plane was about 2 hours 45 minutes late but managed to do programming on spare time projects in that time. Redeemed a Koru lounge pass, had some alcohol. I went and went to The Classic then I went to Family Bar. There was a really annoying guy who wouldn't leave me alone no matter how disinterested I acted, i felt like punching him.
Sunday I went to Madonna. She was good but bit late. You would think after doing something for 50 years she would have her shit together. Fans pay money, the least she could do is to start on time. While I am complaining why do DJs tell people to put their hands up? Again it is US that pays money. WE should be telling YOU what to do. It was a good concert. I would have liked Frozen to be played but it was still awesome. Monday I am going home and will post this when I get back. | |||
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Addiction |
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y next blog will be a day late.
I have just been bitching about random topics here lately and that probably will continue. I don't drink enough, I hardly ever get drunk. Although the constant need for pissing is the major downside. I appear to be addicted to programming lately. There's no Programmers Anonymous, but considering Alcoholics Anonymous is a miserable failure of a program there would be no benefit. The success rate is something like 10%, why does society stick with shit that doesn't work? Society's approach to addiction needs to be reformed; find out why exactly they are addicted whether chemical or something lacking in life and fix that. I joke that I am not addicted to substances because other people need to feed me. It's fucking difficult to be addicted to smoking when you can't hold a cigarette. I do excessive programming because it fills in time. I imagine I'll stop when I am rich and have a hot blond. The sooner, the better. | |||
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Flag and software |
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Why the fuck are we having two referendums on that something is almost certainly doomed to fail. I desperately want a flag change, but I can see the writing on the wall. I can read the polls. When the polling was 50/50 at the very beginning it made no sense to initiate a ridiculous debate on a cloth design. I am not in any way sentimental, I will call it a cloth design. Now the polling is two thirds against. My prediction is this will be an utter waste of time and the government is absolutely moronic for doing this. I do genuinely hate the british symbol on the flag, but facts are facts.
Also people didn't fight to protect a flag for fuck sakes. They did what they did to keep us from being taken over by god knows who. It was about protecting the people and the freedom. The flag is not really relevant and some veterans would have disliked the flag. Changing it does nothing to take away from their accomplishments. People using this ridiculous argument should really get a grip. I want to launch at least one accessibility product in April, I now have about four. My live event subtitle software is going really well, I hope I finish it within two weeks. This was much easier than developing eye tracking, I'll probably make official apps for it later, until then it'll be fully browser based. | |||
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valentine's Day, quake |
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Friday I went to the doctor, visit was unusually quick. Generally best to go early in the morning, except I did that one time and the doctor cancelled, so mixed bag.
Happy Valentine's Day, let's rant about that, why not? Now, I am not pissed or annoyed about Valentine's Day. I am very happily single. I have been single for three or four years. I will continue to be single for the rest of my life. If I change my mind, I am more than likely suffering from Amnesia. In that case please tell me to read my own book "The Teachings of a Grumpy Cripple Volume 1" By the way have you brought my books? They're MARVELOUS! Buy BUY BUY! I sound like N'sync. The only thing more cliche than Valentine's Day posts are anti Valentine's Day post. I am Valentine's Day neutral, because I am fucking original! I don't care if other people celebrate love, leave me the fuck out of it, and we'll get along fine. I don't want to spend my mental energy on relationships, excluding sexual relationships but I have companies to launch first. Priorities people! I hope you enjoyed my Valentine's Day rant, and by that I actually mean I don't give a fuck. We just had a 5.9 earthquake, it's too late to rant about it. I am going to watch TheYoungTurks coverage of a republican debate and do programming. | |||
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On the TPPA |
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Tuesday I had an appointment, if I wanted to talk about it, I would. However let me continue posting things to fuck people off.
On the TPPA, the delusional left has come out. People on the left make far more sense than the right the majority of the times. However there's times that the left are utterly and completely delusional. They said that they were going to stop asset sales, they didn't. They said that they were going to stop the GCSB, they didn't. Now they're declaring areas TPPA free zones. You sound absolutely moronic as you have absolutely no power to do that. It's OK to protest something, just don't go into a complete fantasy world while doing it. Otherwise you're no different than the idiots who believe in trickle down economics and that companies can regulate themselves. Getting people's hopes up may turn them off in the long run. I wonder how libertarians feel about drug patient extensions? Surely they would believe in the freedom to offer generic drugs. How about three strikes laws? Instead of the government deciding your internet usage, it's the corporations. If they're not comfortable with the government telling them what to do, why would they be in favour of a massive agreement which tells the governments what to do? That is better, how? Pointing these things out to true libertarians of right wing parties may be the only hope in stopping it, do that. Although most "professional libertarians" are likely hypocrites who don't mean what they say and only use the small government line to fuck over poor people, you may find one or two genuines in each country, lobby them. I mostly stay away from public (local) political advocacy nowadays. I have my reasons, but finding other ways to change what I can rather than posting on facebook. | |||
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Cathedral |
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I don't know if my planned mid year break is going to happen because I have committed to a trip elsewhere in June. It depends on revenue from software, which is will be nill for a few months more. Ugh. I have started a new project for arts venues. Hopefully revenue will come soon.
I have nothing that I want to say about this week so I will just rant about a 60 million dollar cathedral. Jesus would not approve. "It's easier for a camel to pass through an eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven. What the fuck you call a 60 million dollar cathedral? Jesus said give your things to the poor. Inequality is at record levels, Jesus would have wanted to feed the poor. If you are against mega churches, this is literally a mega church! Jesus was against excess, that is just a fact! Also if God really wanted the cathedral to exist, why was it destroyed in an act of God? Obviously God's plan was to demolish the cathedral. As always if you disagree with my opinion, I really don't give a fuck. I am just taking the piss, because that's what I do. I AM NOT GOOD AT WALKING AND TALKING, I HAVE TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING! I don't play the disability card to get away with unpopular opinions, what are you talking about? Anyone offended by this, should fucking get a sense of humour, that is all. | |||
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Comedy and Adam Lambert |
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I am in a hotel in Auckland and internet access sucks, I only have two hours free so I am avoiding going online until I have written my blog. I am just up for the night for the Adam Lambert concert. What kind of idiot builds a hotel near the central fire station? Absurd idea. No wonder it was so cheap.
Did stand up last night. Just for a free ticket to the headline show, because you know, I'm cheap. Tried some new stuff. That went OK, perhaps I'll expand and modify some content when I get back into comedy. Had two Sambucas before the show, thanks Hine! Adam Lambert was good. I was directly beside the VIP section. Views were good apart from people getting in my eye shot constantly but I would rather be close and have my shots occasionally blocked than be so far away he is only a spec. My only main complaint was he did a slower version of "If I Had You" as the last song I would have preferred the original version. Saturday now, the downstairs wifi at the airport is shitty, the one at McDonalds just flat out didn't work. Luckily I now know how to get better wifi from Air New Zealand upstairs. Sunday now, surprisingly I didn't hear any sirens when I was trying to sleep Friday. The air conditioning was loud but maybe that blocked out other noises. Wasn't a bad hotel, apart from the internet. | |||
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David Bowie, pop culture, direction |
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I have nothing to say, so I am just going to rant about stupid shit. OK? Well you don't have a choice as this is my blog.
I am going to talk about pop culture obsessive freaks. David Bowie died, seems that I am the only person in the world that didn't know who he was. Facebook was fulled with David Bowie states, It was worse than Christmas. I now understand that the man made a massive impact on people's life, but I have absolutely no desire to learn about him. That should be OK. There is no universal rule that I have to learn about David Bowie. It's not like laws of physics, do onto others, learn about David Bowie. I couldn't care less about which celebrities/icons people expect me know. People can fuck off. I learned about aspects of his life through a news video from TheYoungTurks. He stood up to MTV saying that they played too much music from white people. For that he deserves credit. He also impacted a lot of people. Again credit. I couldn't get into his music, but at least I can acknowledge that he was a top guy. What more interesting to me is the impact celebrities have on people's psychology. People get emotionally attached to celebrities and fiercely cling to them. Luckily Bowie has been without any majorly known controversy. It will be completely different when someone like Bill Cosby dies. Attacking a celebrity is kind of like attacking a person's identity. You see the same thing with political parties, but that's a conversation for another day. I am not really a pop culture fan. Sure I like some TV and music. However I not into hero worship, that's the same thing as religion, well at least you can prove the existence of celebrities. I am overly inspired by celebrities. I like it that way. I also have no real direction. Being rich has downsides. Being famous has downsides. Where I am currently has downsides. So, I don't really know what direction to take. I will continue with what I am doing with business and see what comes. Suppose what would gives me the most independence and sex could be the most worthwhile. Also being an innovator could also make me happy, and give me the other things. | |||
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Trading workshop, software |
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Saturday I spent two hours at a trading workshop. Always been curious about trading currencies. I am too broke and busy right now, perhaps in a few years, or a year. I'll give it a go after I get a few businesses up.
I am nearly up to the stage of using my own accessibility software, I'd give it a month before I can use it in the first stage, except I'm too broke to upgrade my computer right now. Though hopefully when I finally start selling I won't be broke anymore. Nothing else to report, I should be starting a local disability site soon. Although I want more variety in my work; as opposed to spending the majority of work time on disability projects. After accessibility software is complete and arts software is development I imagine that I can venture into other industries more. Jeremy Elwood is performing January 21st at Churchill's. I am also doing six minutes. I am writing new content about being a celebrity in the afterlife. "angel tits" are mentioned. There | |||
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2016 |
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I went to a Six60 concert for new years eve. It was good, enjoyed the later parts. A guy kept annoying me by constantly giving me high fives or something, I moved, that solved the problem. Ended up with some women, who were quite protective. One said she was 30 and that she was old, apparently she had no idea that I was 30. I quite enjoyed Mike Taylor as a warm up act.
My main new years goals are to launch my accessibility software and go to at least two concerts. Most of these are already planned and don't really count as goals. Shut up I'll make up any bullshit I want. I have GOALS, not RESOLUTIONS. CAPITALS MAKE THINGS VERY IMPORTANT IN CASE PEOPLE ARE STUPID AND DON'T UNDERSTAND. Can I just say how much I hate people using capitals to emphasize words? Well if I made a goal not to get side tracked, I'd fail. I have no idea of my goals for last year, I probably didn't achieve them. Do I care? No I do not. Speaking of bullshit, please like this facebook page. God Hates Wheelchairs | |||
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2015 is almost gone, new blog |
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I spent Christmas working, I probably shouldn't have, but that is done now. For some reason I decided to have an anti social Christmas, to go with my anti social life. Well if I am anti social the rest of the year, why change it?
It has been a great year. The end of the year is a bit shit. To be absolutely clear, this has nothing to do with Christmas. It's other stuff in my life that could be better, but never mind. Putting aside that it was a fantastic year; even better than last. Though work wise, a bit shit. I expected to launch my software company 6 months ago. Traveling overseas a few times and publishing two books is still a great achievement. I am further expanding my disability work with the launch of Cripples.com. I guess that I have doomed myself not to get along with the politically correct police. Oh well, people who get hung up with stupid shit really aren't much use to me honestly. Disability advocacy needs to be productive, my initiatives will be. Time to cut the crap and push things that work. I now have two dedicated disability blogs so will schedule my own posts for every two weeks on each. | |||
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Random shit |
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It's going to be a random entry where I just say random shit.
I am sick of not partying, but plan to resume when I launch my software company. I think I've only been clubbing on holiday in August and probably NYE. I am now working on the internal communication side of my software, still working on eye tracking. Hopefully things will be completed by the end of January, about eight months longer than expected. Hopefully this will have a big financial reward at the end, and I am also looking forward to starting new things. I have decided that I don't have time to do comedy as other comedians, and I am frankly more interested in creating technology. I don't care about getting famous or being on TV. Fame attracts people, and people are annoying. I'll be satisfied just doing comedy at overseas comedy clubs, I think that is a good goal. I will be ready to make massive changes to my life in the next two and a half years. (that's oddly specific) I'm getting bored, but want to launch my software company before I make any change. I was supposed to make changes when I hit 30, but the silver lining is I will be in a better position to make massive changes when the time comes. | |||
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Dentist, new flag, blogging platform |
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Time for my weekly blog, I had an early lunch and went to the dentist, sometime this week, perhaps Wednesday. I was an hour early. I knew that my appointment time, other people didn't. I should just do things my way next time.
The new flag design is stupid, looks like someone just slapped a silver fern over the current flag, looks incredibly lazy. The only reason we have it because fucking morons were voting for the "ISIS" flag and deliberately sabotaging the voting process, by the way I actually liked the black and white Maori flag and had I deliberately voted it would have been first or second, toss up between Red Peak. I really don't give a fuck if you disagree with me on this issue. I have my opinion, you have your's. Let's just get on with life. I have no desires to debate opinions on a flag, I have more important shit to do: like investing in a flag manufacturing company. I will be thrilled to dump the British symbol, ditch the monarchy while at it. If no change, the new one is also ugly and that will piss off John Key. Either way, I win. Voting to change, and really don't give a fuck about how you're voting. Go and write your shit on your own blog and I will write my shit here. Also since it's half black and white I'm going to call it half ISIS. John Key is not the only one who can be utterly ridiculous. I have started a (hopefully) major site using my own blogging platform, the same platform as I use for all my blogs. I am in the process of implementing polls so I can conduct surveys. No idea what type, but it's nice to have the option for all my current and future sites. | |||
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Continuing whatever the fuck this is |
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I haven't posted in the past three weeks due to major website issues. However they are now over, so let's continue whatever the fuck this is. (Friday 3 weeks ago) I am in Wellington and can only access facebook on the wifi. Fuck this shit. I don't even like Facebook most of the time. Full of outrage porn. This place is shit, the only thing left was a backpackers. I do have my my own room this time, so a step up from the last. Though apparently a hot blond staying in the other room, so a mixed blessing. Saturday was Elton John, enjoyed it but shitty venue accessibility. Though not as cold this time. Sunday I went home. Stupid early flights, that's why I brought Redbull. Caffeine is a good substitute for sleep. Friday I attempted to go to Wellington again, didn't happen because of the wind. At this time I was utterly sick of going to Wellington, though primarily because a guy annoyed me last time, and when that happens why not hold it against an entire city? IT'S FUNNIER! Saturday I finally got to Wellington, early morning flight. My Redbull wasn't packed unfortunately but had extra coffee as it was free and I am a cheaper fucker. I enjoyed Saturday. Sunday was also good, I took part in a blogging panel. after the day I went to the Koru Lounge, because the food and alcohol was free. Why do people keep saying that is my favourite word? Free alcohol is fucking awesome though. Thursday I did a video for Canterbury University, it went smoothly. I am grateful to be working with education institutions as I like being able to teach. I hope to get similar work. Normal people are taking holidays, I plan to keep working and take a vacation mid year, probably to America. I am finally progressing with eye tracking after months of going nowhere, hopefully I can finish it within a few weeks. It's Saturday night and I've decided to put on Christmas music "STICK YOUR CHRISTMAS UP YOUR ARSE HO HO FUCKING HO" All together now "ho ho fucking ho What a crock of shit We all work for Santa Claws, we've had enough we quit Cos we all do the fucking work while he stars in the show Stick your Christmas up your arse ho ho fucking ho." This is as close to the Christmas spirit as I get. | |||
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Basic pupil detection complete |
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Today (Saturday) I got accepted into a San Diego conference. Pity there's no way I can go with my current financial situation. Maybe if I find an investor for my accessibility software company but that chance is slim. If I can't go I'll probably go to Houston in August for an expo and LA afterwards for my birthday when my accessibility software company is up and running. I finally completed basic pupil detection this week!
I would be open to investors on my ecommerce platform. I am also working on a domain name research tool. Plus I have a number of other projects that I need people to market/could take investors. I need staff or partners to get my projects up. I'll seek them after my accessibility software is running. I am even more crippled without reliable accessibility software. Eye tracking, turns out, wasn't the most productive use of time versus web programming. If I had of known it was going to take me this long I probably wouldn't have taken on the project. Although it is good to challenge yourself and do different things. I am probably going to limit challenging work to one day per week next year so things still move. Due to my weekend schedule for the next two weeks blogs will be posted on Monday, obviously excluding tomorrow. | |||
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Robbie Williams, Comedy, Business |
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Saturday I went to Wellington and Robbie Williams, I should have dressed warmer. I thought the concert was rather shit at first, found him really annoying on the first two songs. After that I really enjoyed the concert. The venue absolutely sucked though. Didn't have an easily accessible entrance and I had to 20 minutes to get out in the fucking cold, which was completely unnecessary. They should have just opened up the accessible gate when the event ended.
Sunday I had my stand up show. It went well. I had great feedback from the show. Tuesday I went home. The airport took far too long to get my chair. I am considering complaining. I have now restructured a part of my business more towards the disability industry. Hopefully this will go ok. The old stuff wasn't generating significant income. Hopefully when I launch disability products the new asset will help promote it plus be a good outlet to get my writings out. Regarding software; word prediction is done, pupil detection is nearly done. The software company will finally launch next year. | |||
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Wellington, Lifehouse, Neil Diamond, Comedy |
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Monday I went to Welligton to I guess lobby for a card which has been on my to do list for years. I am glad that I was able to do this and never expected that I would go to Welligton to do this. I had a planned trip to Auckland afterwards. I went to a Lifehouse concert. It was good, when everyone stood up I took the opportunity to go up the front. I think that they wanted to move me upstairs, but fuck that. I was very happy that they let me go up front. One thing that amused me was the people filming the concert. No idea why they do that. There are hundreds of videos online already, your footage will not be so amazing, just enjoy the fucking music. People today, pifft. Now get off my lawn.
Wednesday I went to Neil Diamond. It was good but I had no idea where I was supposed to sit as someone took me to my seat but I moved and someone ended up taking my seat with a carer beside them. Found a slightly closer position so I didn't care. I was meant to share a taxi but since I like to get out before the crowds the driver took me home first. Thursday I performed at the Classic, very positive response, someone liked my approach to terrorism. Thanks! Fighting terrorism with military forces is fucking stupid. They've been fighting the Taliban for 15 years. At what point do people say this isn't working? Apparently it was about harbouring Bin Laden, but they got him years ago, in another fucking country. Friday I went home. No blog next week, scheduled trip. | |||
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SURPRISE , speech, social enterprise |
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SURPRISE!
I know I said that I wasn't going to post this week, I lied, or rather my weekend in Wellington got cancelled, or I am lying right now. You decide. Wednesday I did a speech about non verbal communication, it went well, apart from some slight technology problems. Stupid communication software takes about five minutes to load then interfered with my speaking software when it finally loaded. It only recently started doing this. Piece of shit, I'll be so glad when I launch my own communication software, but that is taking about six months longer than expected, fucking annoying. I am also planning on building a social enterprise which sells humour products to fund technology and screen projects. Contact me if you would like to be involved as I am seeking people to assist me with this as I am busy with eye tracking and accessibility software, among other things. | |||
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Automation |
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Well I attempted to do something this week, but I seriously fucked up, but luckily I was able to postpone the event. I also can't post a blog next week, busy.
Can I say how much drink drivers suck? I am allowed to drink and drive, because I don't kill people. Don't fucking drink and drive if operating on the road. I don't know if people get upset when I say automated cars are the answer, but I am a solution provider, and this would significantly reduce this type of accident and can't come soon enough, provided they're not prone to hacking. I don't know if I would be legally allowed one if I can't drive myself, I hope so. Even if not this would ultimately be good for the road toll. I can only hope that this prevents idiot drunk drivers from killing people. I have also been looking into automated corporations. Some say they're possible, some say that corporations need to be dynamic and respond to sudden conditions. Personally the answer may be somewhere in the middle. I am an automation freak, I am a programmer and do things very slowly, so I like to automate things. I have also crap marketing skills, so making marketing at least semi automatic along with a design overhaul for my sites could work well. Customer service, I have developed infrastructure to semi automate that. Maybe I'll try a test automated corporation as an interest project. I could likely use parts of it elsewhere, though I have a backlog of projects so won't be for quite a while. However if you're interested in my work surrounding this contact me, I can probably help with a customer service solution for starters. My current spare time project is to improve software for my business infrastructure, finally getting around to it again after a long break and will allow me to keep much better track of things. | |||
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Eye tracking and rambles |
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I have so many road blocks in developing eye tracking, it's like driving in Christchurch. However I am building a really flexible system.
I did nothing but work this week, do you what that means? Time to ramble about shit. I'm like Sarah Palin, only not a fucking idiot. I don't have anything substantial to say so I am just making stuff up. I am like Donald Trump, only not a fucking idiot. Am I going to do anything else other than bash right wingers? Probably not. Time to focus on things I like, honestly I like making fun of things I don't like, so let's just continue doing that! This is probably why I spend the majority of my spare time doing work. People have asked am I a troll? Well actually I asked that question and nobody else has. No! I don't spend my time directly abusing people. Not even John Key! Firstly if I don't like you there's a good reason. I am not going to spend my time abusing people, I have shit to do, literally I spend time shitting, plus many other things. I type so slow it would take ages to send hate tweets. By the way definitely follow me on Twitter @thanepullan. People should be thankful I don't type quickly so I can't abuse people unless I genuinely wanted to waste my life. Speaking of wasting a life, wasn't Shortland Street good this week? Actually I don't watch it. I watch Days Of Lives on YouTube. Even though I think that most characters are just dumb on that show and people raise from the dead too often. Now if they returned as zombies that would be interesting. Oddly enough that is the only scripted show I regularly watch. I watch John Oliver and Bill Maher, every else is YouTube shows like TheYoungTurks. I have shit to do, goodbye! | |||
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Melbourne and plans |
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So Melbourne, if I did anything before that I am sure I will remember in time. Went Sunday, I was going to do a blog post Saturday, didn't fucking happen. Got too busy. Went to Melbourne at 4AM, that's a fucking stupid time to fly. Watched JFK on flight, I found that interesting. Is it wrong I found him kind of cute? No, it's only wrong if I wanted to fuck him now. Anyway, conspiracy, I'm putting that in the probably not category, but I would find it more plausible than other popular conspiracy theories. Yeah, I watched a movie about a president, I am such a political nerd. Melbourne practically lost my chair, it was as bad as Shanghai. Went to Vodafone in the city, it would have been easier to get a sim at the airport. Went to McDonalds, they have a double quarter pounder, no idea why it isn't called a half pounder. Ridiculous. Only other time I went out was for my gigs. I worked on my third book for the rest. I liked the crowd the first night; there were more and their laugher was louder.
Second night was not the best, was not the worst either. Strangers still came to see me, and don't think I had any walk outs, that was good. There were positive and negatives about the situation. kWednesday I went home via Auckland. I am booking months in advanced next time. I now have two festivals under my belt, an international comedian and am now the author of two books. Hire me for fucking corporate gigs. I'm brilliant. Next big comedy trip will be mid to late 2016. I was reminded I quite like performing, however launching a software company will give me the income I need to travel. I will either travel with comedy, public lectures or presentations about my software, maybe a combination. After I finish volume 3 I will probably work on a book about capitalism and psychology, along with a book to be made into a screen production of some sort. I will likely do both at the same time. Volume two of The Teachings of the Grumpy Cripple is out now! Order it through Amazon, or contact me if you live in New Zealand. | |||
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New opportunities |
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wel this week came with new opportunities, I am not going to talk about them but one project is a collaboration and I have other ideas relating to communication and creating music, and if I can use the technologies beyond accessibility, let's say a new phase of my life will start. I had a meeting Thursday about the collaboration project, it went well.
Friday I did a music therapy speech and questio/ answer session via Skype, it went very well and I enjoyed it. I am open to further offers in this area. However my main focus after my Melbourne show is launching my technology company. Basically I'm waiting to finish software and then it's time to get staff and sell. I will also work on new concepts after eye tracking, I am excited about my new ideas and know that my life will be dramatically improved if I can get my communication idea to work, specifically in cases where I can't have a physical computer in front of me, and even at home when I don't want to use eye gaze. The programming for this is actually not going to be difficult at all! Hopefully I can work on it in November. No blog next week, I am in Melbourne, sorry. Actually I am not sorry! | |||
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Flag and Christchurch rants |
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Don't think that I did anything this week, made a break through in an art software project, progressed accessibility software, had to rebuild a website, nothing terribly exciting.
So I am going to complain about the flag. The old design is shit. The new design will be shit. I can only conclude that the people picking the potential new designs had some sort of weird sexual fetish for silver ferns, 3/4 flag have them. I thought that our national icon was the kiwi, not a fucking silver fern. I'd vote for a maori design, and not because I like maori designs, art in general does not interest me at all. They're the native people of NZ, do one of their designs and be done with it I say. I'm far from culturely sensitive, but seriously, what else is there? Sheep? Cities? Possibly the environment, but a good design can integrate maori culture and the environment, the best of both worlds. The flag panel was stupid, but I guess it is done now. At least we get to ditch the horrid British symbol. I have nothing against the British, but their flag can stay in Britain, and their prehistoric monarchy system but the majority of New Zealanders disagree with me. Speaking of popular vote, if half of the country wants to keep the flag, it would seem the wrong time to change it, as much as I want to myself. I love democracy (unless special interests hijack it), but I am not entirely clear whether I can be bothered voting for this. Side note, did flag manufacturing companies donate to the National Party campaign? Probably not, but the thought is amusing and totally in sync with the modern political system. The flag now like a wasted opportunity, much like the Christchurch rebuild. it's been five years. The city is still filled with road cones and the only ideas for economic stimulation appears to be getting migrate workers in and a convention center. Nothing against migrants, but why couldn't we start training locals four years ago? This would have put a dent in the youth unemployment. A counter point to this is the rebuild is only temporary, but at the current speed it would be a fucking lifelong career. If they had any brains at all they would realize that New Brighton will probably be "beyond fucked" in 30 years due to climate change with the sea level rise, this is a prime opportunity to plan for this case. Instead they are doing absolutely fuck all about it. This is absolutely a wasted opportunity and will probably have serious consequences down the road. Even worse, I saw a news story that much of the repair work is flawed. I have said this before, and I will say it again. UPDATE THE FUCKING BUILDING CODE!!!!!! It's based on sixties legislation. If you don't make sure that buildings are secure in an earthquake prone zone, you are fucking dumb. If you you don't make sure that buildings are secure in an earthquake zone after a massive earthquake, you are even dumber than the people who are fucking dumb. This entry turned into an anti government rant. Oh well. In other news I have some plans for next year only if I can pull off eye tracking and/or accessibility software. I will likely announce them at that time. I suddenly remembered I did have a business meeting last Tuesday, and have one next week. | |||
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Speeches, software, books, economic output |
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Friday I did a small speech to the students at Computer Power Plus about how I do programming and also my approach to business. It's on my YouTube channel. Link on the side. Don't forget to subscribe! I need more subscribers! I have an upcoming speech in Wellington, however I am filming it at home and appearing on Skype. The wonders of the internet! My 15 minute speech should be released on YouTube in two weeks.
The people who are interested in my software continue to expand. That's very good. I still have about a month of development to go, then it could be time to consider getting a business manager. I am currently working on the third installment of my book series. It will be a more personal take on experiences, or at least part of it will be. I don't actually have a solid plan for it, I am just writing whatever comes to mind. That's kind of like volume 2. I think that I was just thinking about stuff to complain about for part of it. In my defense the publisher finalized volume two much sooner than expected, so it must be good! Go and buy it in October! Volume three will have one part personal experiences, and another part my usual factual style. I'm rather interested in writing about economic inequality for people with disabilities, I think that it's an Interesting topic. I have already written about the economic output of my careers, so it's a logical extension. On economic output, it's kind of depressing knowing you have the skills to earn $80 per hour for a company as a senior programmer, but type ten times as slow so can't get hired. However I am pleased that I never went to university, if nobody will hire you, what's the point of getting qualifications? Rather than learning at institutions, I am doing speeches at them. I am spending my life building technology and see big things when it's all complete. Life is fucking fantastic actually! | |||
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China and other stuff |
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Saturday I went to China and got travel sickness, fuck that we arrived early so the airport didn't have anything ready, i went down the plane stairs as couldn't be bothered waiting for the eagle lift. They couldn't find my wheelchair, but did eventually, thank fuck. China is fucking hot, idiots that don't believe in global warming should totally go to Shanghai in the summer, not quite the most legit evidence out there, but fuck it I'm talking about China.
I slept for a few hours after the flight. It's actually extremely rare for me to sleep in the day time so I was impressed. Went out after. I remembered how much I love big cities. I went to M&M World which has three floors full of M&M stuff. I brought a tie for stand up comedy, thought that would be random to wear. Then went across the Bund. The city At night looks amazing. I have never been stared at so much in my life. People particularly randomly stare when I am talking. It is amusing when they stare when they are driving motorbikes, I'm like a public safety hazzard. We are just waiting for one to crash. Tuesday i went to the Financial Tower which I was supposed to be 100 floors but I only got up to the 94th. So fuck that, I should have gotten a discount. Then I went to the A. That was fucking boring but I enjoyed seeing live penguins. I couldn't understand why people were taking photos of the fish, there's plenty of fish pictures online if you wanted to see pictures of fish. I enjoyed going in the underground tunnel under the river with the light show. Wednesday and Thursday I went shopping, actually not really, I am a tight ass so didn't buy much. Wednesday was the outside market. Some people brought photos with me; because I'm a cripple I guess. Thursday was a department store and a supermarket. Exciting stuff! Friday and Saturday were partying nights. I enjoyed Friday more because there were clowns at the gay club. LITERAL CLOWNS! I also got less drunk Saturday, let's say my decision after a slight initial hang over. They had crap shows on the Saturday and there was also less people which was interesting. Sunday the only time we went out was to get train tickets. I am making the most of hotel time. I know that I really shouldn't do so much work on vacation but it means that I can justtify some work on spare time projects later when I do programming again. Monday I am currently on a five hour train trip to Beijing. More time to work! Now making an effort to look out the window every so often. The new hotel is somewhat awful, particularly because of the constant tooting outside. I brought ear plugs and wear one at night, it's not so bad. Tuesday we went for a walk and also had very nice pizza. Wednesday we met with various people to discuss the opportunities of doing business with China. It went very well and I will form a business strategy around the things discussed Thursday was my birthday. I had narchos plus two chocolate martinis and various other alcohol. I decided to try pole dancing and succeeded. On this night i went to Blue Frog and Kai Bar. Ended with eating KFC and a nightmare about a kitten; they're not so cute when they're eating your hands. I thoroughly dislike cats. Friday some prick utterly wasted a few hours of my time when I could have been doing something more productive.That night I had multiple Long Island Iced Teas, bad idea! I was going to have Vodka, but I was handed them. I don't even like LIITs when I am out clubbing. I drink more liquid when I drink Vodka although China seems to make Vodka mixes very strong, which is actually a pain if you're going all night on it. The first club we went to sucked so we went to a massive gay club called Destination. There was probably 2,000 people there. I got in free! It was fun, I was in a dancing mood. Although not when people were waving my arms about. I deliberately acted as unenthused as possible, they still kept going. Even though the club was a short distance from the hotel, Craig and I was so drunk we got lost. It was hillarious! Ended up in KFC which didn't have any chicken, useless fuckers, I wanted chicken. Saturday, got up at 3, yes 3. Apparently the sun was too hot to go out and we would fry, suited me. Although I wish that we didn't leave the unbrella in Shanghai! That night, partying, again. I had a tiny bit of Long Island Iced Tea left. I really hate wasting alcohol. After that I had a Vodka and Redbull and then Vodka and Sprite. I was feeling very over clubbing by 330 but stayed for a while. Then Craig wanted to go to another club but apparently it was dead so off to KFC again, luckily it had chicken. The end of clubbing was basically spent thinking about things instead of partying. We witnessed a crash, I didn't cause it, unfortunately. People clubbing here have been much less annoying since most people cannot communicate with you. I love it, it's great. Couldn't really sleep, problems with air conditioning. So Sunday I really had a can't be fucked day and didn't go out. Luckily I had most of a second Vodka and Redbull from the night before due to a mix up, so drank that after coffee, why the fuck not? Also had some Sprite and Vodka left. I thought that I would keep my fluids up by drinking that too. I now have the shirts I specifically wanted after hearing about them in stand up comedy in NZ. I heart BJ. (Beijing) You really expect me NOT to do something like that??? Monday I am on a train back to Shanghai. The others didn't think to make sure the taxi was ordered the night before so they were running around like headless chickens. And people call me disorganized. We had to get two cars to the train station. Craig was incredibly relieved when we made the train. Train trip over. The hotel for the remaining night is very nice but they made a mistake with the room, I was able to move. There is an annoying buzzing sound and the tap appear to turn on randomly. There is still random horns, looks like I still need the ear plug. Tuesday it's back to Christchurch. The fucking air conditioning unit was broken. Absolutely fuck that hotel. Never going there again. Did eventually get to sleep though. Trying to restore my body by by constantly drinking today. We waited for about an hour for the plane to take off. Now it's bumpy as hell. Fun for my motion stickness. Also feeding. Wednesday I couldn't be bothered trying to sleep so I had Redbull. Noisy shits on planes should banned or isolated, didn't get to sleep. I knew that I should have taken another sleeping pill. Luckily I didn't get motion sickness. How come I didn't know that they served Vodka on flights until now??? Took advantage of that. Friday I am out for a meal with the family and finishing off this blog... Found out that night that I am now a victim of credit card fraud. What a fucking inconvenience. Saturday I went to the bank. | |||
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Software, comedy, China |
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This weekend I am spending most of my time programming because I am going to China next weekend and I want to see what software I can finish. Basic word prediction is mostly working, eye tracking needs the most work. I am hopefully going to finish a 3D graphics program too.
Thursday I did a gig to get to Melbourne, I have most of the money, well about two thirds. That is great, the money I make from Melbourne will cycle to the NZ comedy festival even though I don't really see the sense of gigging when literally everybody else is. People can buy limited tickets at one time and if all the shows are on at the same time. That model seems completely bonkers to me. Also why the fuck can't Christchurch have official festival programmes here? We're just as big as Wellington. Though the comedy festival will be a great excuse to travel. Chilna is not really a vacation because I have will start a new book and will probably do a presentation on accessibility technology. On the up side this means that I can spend some work time doing projects that interest me later on in the year, or knowing me I'd try to them into commercial products, because why the fuck not? Inventing things that interests me and making money off them is a fucking good aspiration. I have started this process, so fuck yeah. You shouldn't expect a post again for 3-4 weeks. I don't exactly trust the internet security in hotels. See you later people! Actually if you're in another country this is highly unlikely. Also I am not seeing you right now, be very worried if I could. | |||
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Apparently I am talking about male strippers for some reason |
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I had a better week this week, further along in all three major Windows projects. Will be happy when I can finally work on websites again but my Windows work is critical for my success. Also it means that I will no longer have to put up with shitty accessibility software since I would have invented my own. Hopefully I can get it to work before my vacation.
I am spending part of the weekend working, nothing else to do and I have to finish stuff before my vacation. Here's my comment for this week. Why do people say "hi guys" when females are around? It's like that gender is utterly ignored. This bothers me. If I say that I want to fuck hot guys, could I now be mistaken as bisexual since the term guys can refer to men or women. It's possible that I have some mild form of OCD but I am bothered by this. If you want to refer to both men and woman, use the term people. I know this isn't the most pressing issue women face today. Side note what's the wo in women? Anyway I consider myself a feminist, specifically an equal rights feminist. Men should be objectified as much as women! Actually stumbled on new research very recently that says that male strippers partly do it because they genuinely like the confidence boost. Now the deeper issue weren't discussed, let's discuss them. Men who strip are primarily fit, so they probably take pride in their bodies and are less likely to have a problem with people looking at it. Some, not all. Some theories on why some guys take pride in their bodies include psychological reasons such as filling a void due to other issues, and thinking that's the only way to find a mate. Can the issues be fixed and exactly who's problem is this? Is it mine as a spectator to educate them on the possible deeper issues going on? Possibly, but you can't fix everyone and such comments may not be welcomed. Not objectifyng them is an option, but you simply cannot stop people objectifying others on a mass scale, anyone thinking otherwise is living in a delusional fantasy world. In fact this is even more impossible because the need exists on both sides. Conclusion: promote education of this issue in blogs etc, but realize time is better spent solving other problems. | |||
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Vomiting out thoughts |
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I like to think of myself as an honest person. Honestly I'm increasingly frustrated at the pace of my accessibility software development. I am increasingly frustrated at the lack of focus on my websites because I am spending all my time on Windows programming. I also want staff, I don't have staff and can't until I'm further with my software. I broke a nail the other night, why the fuck not complain about that too? I want to do more innovative stuff and move on to other projects, but can't until eye tracking is complete. Can I complain about anything else? The answer is always YES! I should be hired more for stand up, I am fucking amazing. I am OK creating my own opportunities though. I am still fucking amazing and should be hired. Why not keep bitching at this point??? I don't get drunk enough, I am not where I want to be in my career. The people running for President are absolutely fucking lunatics. Isn't anyone alarmed that you could be batshit crazy and can get a job running a country? George W Bush was a moron and people still voted for him. why must I be so fucking attractive? Why doesn't hair grow on my chest? Seriously I am asking! Why am I too lazy to look up a scientific explanation for this? I am almost 30. Fuck I am almost 30. Someone thought I was 19 the other week, can't complain about looking young, or can I? Challenge accepted. This actually contributes to people thinking that I have no intelligence. Fuck those people! I wrote a book and am a software developer. I am probably much more intelligent than the people assuming I am thick because of the wheelchair and looking young. Young people are not as stupid as people think, of course many are exceptionally stupid but the same can be said for old people! Are you still reading at this point? Why?
Hopefully I will be less frustrated in a few months. I can do amazing things. It would have helped if I started doing amazing things a decade ago, better late than never. What I am suddenly considering is making software for movie studios, it's worthwhile targeting a desirable industry. Again it's important that I do my current ideas. I have project ADHD!!! However, I could just invest in such software when my current pieces of software are launched. This could allow me to go into the film industry without doing the bulk of the work myself. I TOLD YOU I FUCKING NEED STAFF!!! Maybe mid 2016 I will consult with movie studios in NZ about potential projects then take the technology offshore. Maybe my ideas about text to speech can fit in somehow. OK that is my goal for 2016 and beyond. Obviously I will do lots of other stuff too. Again, project ADHD which has been half my problem for 13 years, but is leading me recently to new and inspiring places. Once I have staff I can better make money from projects and will be more free to move from project to project, especially if people take over the development of projects. This blog post is my brain vomiting out thoughts. You get that on here sometimes. | |||
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Software, books, technology |
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I am progressing with accessibility software, although slowly. This month I hope to complete eye tracking software, or have it mostly complete. I also have some possible speeches and a headline stand up gig at Alvarados 23rd, 7:45PM, please come to that if you're in Christchurch, it will help me get to Melbourne. Koha entry.
I sent the second volume of Teachings of a Grumpy Cripple away to be edited. It should be available late 2015. I will start the third book next month to be released mid 2016. I am enjoying seeing the book constantly low stock at Amazon; that means people are regularly buying it! For those who want to buy directly from me just go to Thane.co.nz With accessibility software and another project which I can't reveal it seems like I have progressed into creating awesome technology for a living. This is what I had desires to do a few years ago, now I am doing it and am looking forward to what's coming next. when I launch my initial products, I am going to try doing more speeches and comedy, the security from software revenue will help me do more exciting and interesting things. | |||
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International entertainer |
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Thursday I went to Brisbane for a stand up comedy gig, I can now call myself an international entertainer. I'm definitely going to apply for more things. This was an important lesson from this. You really don't know what you're going to get. I mean fuck, my entire comedy career started this way, now I performed in Brisbane with the same type of thing; me just deciding to randomly do something and it working out brilliantly. Taking the time to apply was a fucking good call. I should focus more on comedy after I launch my software, I will have more money then. Fuck it, I am taking on the world!
Friday I went to the opening of the Undercover Arts Festival. I enjoyed some great company. Saturday I took part in a leadership panel, gave me some great ideas for my next book. I have also decided if people are calling me a leader, then I am a leader. I decided that I was hot using the same method. That night I performed a 30 minute stand up comedy set. I received some great comments afterwards. This was a truly amazing experience. I am truly grateful. Sunday I am going home. The wifi doesn't seem to work in some parts of the airport. Can Is just rant about internet access? Why the fuck is it so absolutely appalling in hotels? This hotel it would only work in a certain spot. In a hotel in Welligton it is always painfully slow. You would think that since internet access is so essential for business it wouldn't be so constantly awful. It is almost always a fuck around. I might consider buying mobile internet on some trips. This is pretty much the end goal for comedy, traveling demestically and overseas in a cost effective way. I have taken the first international trip. Now I need to keep building software so I can help subsidise trips for years to come. | |||
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Software, Theatre, Arts Festival |
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I have successfully created software to detect the position of pupils in images. This means that I can proceed with creating eye gaze software. People could even use webcams for eye tracking if they needed to. This is a very significant step. I am excited! Making image applications is mainly about modifying numbers. I am keen to do more of that in future as I have several ideas.
Thursday I went to a student at CPIT theatre production: I was invited. Some parts of it was just weird, some was funny. I enjoyed some of the music, surprisingly modern. Also surprising nobody sang, I guess as a gay man I am automatically programmed to think musical when I go to the theatre, which is approximately once a decade. My blog next week will be late since I am doing my first international gig in Brisbane! I am closing the Undercover Arts Festival. It really sucks to be this awesome. | |||
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Software and books |
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I would say that I had a worse week than usual for reasons that are really only relevant to me. However I have come away with some fantastic new ideas for my accessibility software, a few changes will make me possibly compete in a new market, then again maybe my ideas can be postponed until after official launch.
I have decided to sell my books direct, I never considered doing this until the opportunity came up. This is bit of extra cash that will be an enormous help over the coming months. On a side note, I now fully understand why people hate banks. It would seem dishonour payments unfairly target the poor and if you get many of them the cost will add up. If I had $20 to just throw away to the bank, my account wouldn't have been so low in the first place. It's literally punishing people for being poor. Luckily it only happens once a year to me, but still, fuck the banks! Things have been tight this past two years, but I have also been doing much more. Can't complain. (but am anyway!) Perhaps that statement should be \'shouldn't complain" rather than "can't complain" as anybody can complain about anything, unless they are unimaginative. I have some fantastic new opportunities going forward. Monday and Saturday I had meetings, nothing terribly exciting. | |||
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Software and gig announcements |
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Spent my Saturday afternoon and evening trying to work out how to do modular programming, I finally hit success! The only issue is that the first eye gaze device is not working but hopefully I can solve that problem in time. In the meantime I am going to create more extensions for the application. I have also learnt how to create graphics software, hopefully I can create video software with that knowledge. I have no official training in programming so I am learning everything from the web.
Did things Friday and Saturday morning. You don't need to know about them. I have booked a Wellington show November 1st and I will also do a book event at that time. I have a fund raising for Melbourne gig in Christchurch, not sure when. If Melbourne is successful that's half of the NZ Comedy Festival costs taken care of. Things are definitely progressing in this area despite mainly focusing on software development, I expect that software development will slow down sometime in before September, I can do other stuff like promoting my book and gigs. Hopefully I can have staff and revenue will start coming in. This is a long time coming and will make life better. | |||
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Programming, Entertainment, Paperback Book |
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This week I pretty much focused on learning modular programming for my accessibility software. I think that everything is all sorted for that now, hopefully! Will further test in the week ahead. I practically a full time Windows programmer until Brisbane. It's looking like a September launch of my accessibility software. I know that I said July but considering I am going away for half of August perhaps September is better. That way I can take a few weeks off early November. I have also taken on an additional software package that I am doing with a partner. I need a new entertainment manager, but may have a lead. Any manager would need to focus on corporate shows and travel opportunities. I need that people I employ or partner with to make me money. I am very good at not making money; I have been doing that for the past 14 years. If I wanted the people I work with to not make money, I'd just work with myself. The function of my staff and partners is to take my ideas or programming code and make me a fuck ton of money. I am a fucking genius dammit. I need to use my intellect to my advantage and get rich. Other people are better suited to manage my projects, that's where I am headed! I also prefer money than fame. However I can be a good teacher with fame. That's the only advantage I can see. The problem with fame is fans project their own dreams, expectations and ideas on to you. I expect that is why many famous people go insane or turn to drugs. I would prefer the benefits without the batshit crazy fans. I am not sure that's possible. This is probably a shit pitch to a manager of my entertainment projects. Really don't care. I do comedy primarily for travel perks, and I am currently being very successful at it and I would prefer that to continue. I am now a published author! And not just self published. My book actually has an ISBN! It's called Teachings of a Grumpy Cripple. It will be in stores very soon!. You can currently order it at Amazon. | |||
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Gigs, Piction, eye gaze |
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This will be short because I am busy and really can't be fucked. Don't I make you feel special? Yep.
Performed in Christchurch Friday and Piction Saturday. I received great feedback on my comedy and the message behind it. I think I will go with more of that theme in future. I find that truly rewarding. Do you know what else I find rewarding? CA$H!!! I am sleep deprived so I am typing like a lunatic. You probably noticed no difference. Two hours sleep, people really need to tell people to shut the fuck up more, the drawback of not being able to talk. Actually I would have joined the party if I had known how long they'd be. This is a day late. Shit happens. This week I hope to have one eye gaze system integrated in my accessibility software. I have quite a few eye gaze methods to integrate. Looking forward to that. Fuck I'm such a geek. | |||
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Eye gaze, business, comedy |
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This week I took a major step towards eye gaze software and I hope that I can complete it within two weeks. It's possible that I could take it to Brisbane. I still haven't found a business manager and believe that this has a lot of potential. I'll consider taking on an investor for this and my ecommerce business. I am better at building products than making money but I am finally taking steps to get other people on board with my products and ideas. Hopefully it works out.
I am performing as part of wider shows Elmwood Tavern May 22nd and in Picton on the 23rd, I would advise to get ticketS early for the Elmwood. I was going to take half of July off but with revised business plans I'm not sure that is going to be possible, it may be a terrible time. Maybe I will just switch that time to November. Both of my main businesses should be independent by then. I was looking forward to July but at least I would have finished the core accessibility software development and can focus on other things. Just noticed Windows 10 is coming out, I will probably have to do extra work to make it compatible, but hopefully not | |||
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A&E, Hosting, Melbourne, Happiness |
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Spent yesterday at A&E, there's probably nothing to worry about, I take a better safe than sorry attitude when it come to my health. I will not share what it is at this time because it will be probably be nothing.
Thursday I hosted a comedy night at Jane's Bar. I had my first heckler, he was constantly heckling throughout my set. There was nothing I can do about it so, I just pushed on with the show and occasionally laughed at his comments. People always ask what do I do in the case of heckling and before this I didn't have an answer. Now I do. Thank you random old guy in a wheelchair for providing me with an answer: ignore them. Me and my entertainment manager have decided to try and raise money to get to the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Click here to donate. It was extremely disappointing to not be a part of the New Zealand comedy festival this year. Now I have two possible international shows. This more than makes up for it and has given me renewed enthusiasm for comedy. It will be so good to travel and spread my comedy and hopefully change a few people's perspectives. That is what I am working towards with this. Your donation will help me take my entertainment career to a new high and also bring laughter to people. This also has the side effect of demonstrating what people like me can do which helps with the public perceptions of people with disabilities as well as give hope to parents and people who experience disabilities. I like the way I've made my campaign about other people. The bottom line is that you'll be helping me greatly by allowing me to travel as part of my career. This will kickstart this ambition. I do bring happiness to other people though. I released a video of me and Anastacia and all the people commenting were incredibly happy to see it. I like the fact that I can bring happiness to people without much effort. | |||
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Gold Coast, Dancing with Anastacia, Brisbane |
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Friday I went to the Gold Coast. I threw up on the plane. The plane was nearly diverted. Thank fuck it wasn't, that would have been a disaster. The trains also wasn't working from the airport which was fucking annoying. The apartment also sucked, not designed for wheelchairs, lip in the floor when you come in, shit shower. You can hear people outside when going to the bathroom.
Saturday was awesome though and was totally worth the trip. I went to an Anastacia concert. I liked the seats, reasonably close. At the last song which happened to be my favourite Anastacia came over to me and danced. I couldn't quite believe it happened. Me dancing with a pop star? That's something for the bucket list, which I didn't know was on. That is not how bucket lists work but do I care? Not at all. Anastacia must have seen me in the crowd, she actually came over to me directly. This will be a good year. No thanks free this time. I have two more trips to do that. I have been accepted into the Undercover Arts Festival in Austraila, I go back to Brisbane in June for a performance. This is my first international gig. I told you this year will be good! Tuesday I performed at Alvarados, people said that I did a good set. Thursday I am MCing a gig at Jane's Bar. | |||
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Software, War, Comedy, Delay |
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This week I've managed to acquire AccessibilitySoftware.com, this is going to be the name of my new business! It's the perfect domain for an accessibility software company! I have started the beginnings of eye tracking software, I will get into it properly next month. Thursday I met with someone from Canterbury Development Corporation to explore some avenues for the business. Things are slow, but it's progressing. What can I complain about this week? Anzac Day? Nope. I will however complain about the pointlessness of the Iraq war and fighting ISIS. These wars are fucking stupid and only exist make the defense contractors very very rich. War should be a last resort. We should absolutely defend our country against intruders. Correct me if I am wrong, but the US hasn't done this in 30 years. Most of the 9/11 highjackers were not from Afghanistan, or Iraq. I support the people in the army, I support them even more by not wanting them to fight in wars they don't need to be in. This saves lives. Opening hooters around the middle east would be far more effective than bombing them. To open people's minds you have to introduce them to good experiences. Do that, and watch them flock to your side. (Sunday) I have just finished a six minute script for Tuesday night at Alvarados. Topics include head transplants, John Key, sex robots, terrorism. Should be fun, or a disaster, or both. I am in Brisbane next weekend but will post about the 5th. | |||
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Rod Stewart and software |
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Monday I went to Auckland, Tuesday I came back from Auckland. I went via Wellington, that was a fuck around, I don't recommend doing that. I went to Auckland to see Rod Stewart, I enjoyed his music. R&R Taxis is also a very reasonably priced mobility taxi service, I recommend it. Auckland was good apart from being fucking cold and had some crappy service, some good service too though.
I am drinking with a friend tonight. (Saturday) I have decided I don't have enough fun for the amount of work I am doing. I am hoping things will change in a few months, or after China, I'll try and prioritize fun after my software has launched, which is taking fucking forever. I have a clear target for everything and that is July. I'll probably spend two days a week developing eye gaze software next month. If I sacrifice something it would be word prediction software. It's critical that I finish eye gaze software before my China trip, Can always do word prediction software after that. | |||
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Partying and facebook groups |
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I was going to work also all day today since I am in Auckland Monday for barely 24 hours but got invited to a party tonight so that plan failed. Did three hours today, will probably do about five hours tomorrow. My mind could be crap tomorrow, perfect time to do non creative work.
Thursday I went to the doctor, not Doctor Who, my doctor. I had some kind of head pain issue. Turns out that it was a neck muscle issue. Facebook groups are a waste of time. Especially ones fulled with people that moan about being insulted. Getting upset over random people online is a waste of time. If you post unpopular things, you can expect to be insulted. This is coming from personal experience, not just from insulting people. I am actually surprised how little insults I get, but when I do I just ignore and/or laugh. It would seem that we don't give people the emotional tools to deal with the harsh realities of life, this goes with financial literary too. The education system can be improved tremendously if we stopped the utter pointlessness of some of it and actually taught better life skills. I insulted someone and proceeded to blame the education system for not teaching people how to deal with online insults. Marvellous! At least I know how to make fun of my tendency to blame others. I am entirely self aware. I also think that some forum admins get drunk with power, or at the very least enjoy asserting authority. You must do what I say because I am the Admin blah blah blah. This is the only power I have dammit, so I will assert my authority, RESPECT MY AUTH-OR-ITY! I'm now speaking about forum moderators in general, a certain percentage are like that. In short, I am not posting on facebook groups anymore because I can't insult people. This is also the reason why I won't do customer service. I like to speak my mind, and really shouldn't, but now I have a career out of it, so fuck yeah! Last night I went to a party, it was good. | |||
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Billy Idol, Software, Holidays |
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Going to Billy Idol tonight writing this before I go out the door because I have nothing better to do, don't you you feel so special?
I have decided to start launching software next month instead of this month. My software lines are progressing each week though, it's exciting. I am looking forward to finishing some projects in a month. I haven't taken Christmas or easter holidays so I plan to take six weeks off from late July. Only I have work to do in China then. Only I don't know how to spend my days not being productive so realistically I can see myself doing the minimum amount of work and doing programming and entertainment projects that interest me, that's how I will spend my holidays. Billy Idol was good. I fail to understand why people hate on pop music so much. If you study the music of rock and pop, much of the lyrics are remarkably similar, sometimes identical. Both genes repeat the same lines over and over, both have long breaks between lyrics. The similarities are amusing. People like what they like, and that's OK. Last night was enjoyable. I did my usual trick of leaving just before everybody else to avoid the traffic. | |||
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Projects and Rant |
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This week I have decided to do two or three additional spare time projects, which is a bad idea since I haven't even started on singing synthesis software yet but I will definitely work on it after I launch my Text To Speech Studio which is the base of it. ThanePullan.com will get an upgrade with event dates and a newsletter, I will keep you all posted. I still don't have a name for my accessibility software company despite working on such software for about five months. I will figure that out.
I should really avoid facebook on sporting days. Time for a random rant. I tend to avoid facebook at Christmas and Easter, everybody just says the same thing. I don't want to read the same thing over and over, so I just avoid facebook on such days. I have even less tolerance for sports. I watched some cricket earlier in the week, it's just people hitting balls over and over, it was fucking boring. I can't believe that people watch that for hours on end, well actually yes I can believe it. I also find it annoying when people say something is unbelievable. A pink and green duck that shits on John Key from the moon is unbelievable. Most things that people say are unbelievable, are actually believable. | |||
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Making shit up |
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This will be a random ranty entry.
A few weeks ago my screen died and I got a bigger one. I was always told that I could only use a 19" screen. They don't know what they are talking about. I am using a 22" screen. For the last six years I've use a smaller screen, for no reason at all! I hate being stuck with small things. That was the reason I dumped, never mind! At least you know where I stand when it comes to size, nowhere I can't stand at all hahaha. I am super pleased with the progress with my software. Added several new features to my text to speech studio this week, should be ready for commercial release in about a month with my accessibility software soon after. I am getting what I need to use it on my own computers. Perhaps I will make use of my old equipment by throwing it at someone I don't like. Of course since I cannot throw I'll have to pay someone to do it for me. Or just find a mutual enemy and perhaps they will do it for me. I'd be charged with conspiracy to assault a person with obsolete accessibility software. Would that be the charge? Who cares! I am making shit up. I would like to announce that I am going to Africa. I would like to further announced that my last announcement was a lie. I am not going to Africa, anytime soon. This week I attended a talk Thursday, a meeting today and a dance party yesterday. I didn't like the DJ in the first half because he would keep cutting off songs. You get into a song then it would suddenly change. Fuck that! The only good thing was you're never stuck with a crap song for too long. I really liked the music in the second half. Good dance music. Some are outraged that the staff made a rule against shirtlessness. To be fair, that's kind of the point of a gay dance party, isn't it? Well it is for me. I can dance at home, the only shirtless sexy guy is me, most of the time. Hopefully I can increase the density of hot undressed guys in the future. | |||
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Software, China, Comedy |
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I have decided that I really need to launch my Text To Speech Studio product so I am getting that ready for commercial use. I am doing the same with my accessibility software. As for comedy, the big focus is preparing to do corporate shows, I expect that this will be a long process. I also want to try for the Billy T award as well. I missed out last year due to scheduling conflicts, it hopefully won't happen this year. I basically booked the flights and ended up going to a concert, then the auditions moved, so I theoretically could have auditioned. This year I will be better prepared to do it.
Last week I announced that I was going to Brisbane, this week I am announcing that I am going to China. It's a business trip plus I am spending my 23rd birthday there. Oh, it's actually my 30th but people keep being surprised at my actual age so why not just tell people that I am years younger? People called me a hermit for not going outside. WHO GOT MINIMAL SUN DAMAGE AND LOOKS YEARS YOUNGER BITCHES??? Anyway, China, I am exploring the idea of selling my accessibility software there. By August I should have eye gaze and switching accessibility software as well as word prediction software. Hopefully then I will be completely financially independent and can travel more on business! Exciting times! Performed at Alvarados last week. It went well, people were very complimentary on my new material. | |||
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Brain interface, Comedy, Anastacia |
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I have decided to investigate options to get a brain interface system sooner than I planned. From what I can tell it's mostly done by mapping the intention to move rather than actual thoughts; I like this idea. I have seen people control the cursor with their head, which won't work for me, but perhaps I could map it to my eyes. This will enable me to use eye gaze in sunlight, I am also researching more options for my singing synthesis application. I think that I have found something better. Some things are not going as fast as I would like, but I have no shortage of things to do.
I am performing at Alvarados Tuesday, sometime between 730-10. I wrote some stuff about Mediums this past few days, I think that it would be a good set. Anastacia cancelled her New Zealand tour, so I am going to see her in Brisbane. I was going to skip it but I figured that I went to LA for concerts last year, Australian is small in comparison, and singers tend to die from drug overdoses randomly. I may as well see her now. | |||
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Software, music, comedy |
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I have pretty much finished all the essential functions I need personally to replace my switch scanning software. The next step is getting hardware to interface with my application. Also I need to start on programming eye gaze and word prediction software, that's my task for the next four months. I am also now looking for someone to sell my accessibility software, want to start selling in April. I am also working on another product to help run websites, I am finishing that next week. I am also working on my first mainstream Windows software, that's slowly coming together.
I am making moves towards the music industry, but this will be a super slow process as I have a ton of other stuff to do, planning to get more serious about music in June. I performed stand up at Alvarados this week. I have had better sets but still got praise afterwards. | |||
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Eddie Izzard, YouTube, Foo Fighters, Software |
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Monday I went and saw Eddie Izzard, parts were very funny. I like how he takes history and makes up stories about it. The style is refreshing.
Tuesday I went to a seminar on YouTube. I also took some notes and will implement some ideas like scheduling comedy videos monthly. I am going to create new channels like Christchurch scenery and events, and maybe something on disabilities plus a channel for stunts etc. That's all for now. Oh I imagine I need a channel if I am going to produce music too. It's been an awfully busy month so I don't expect to finish my singing synthesis software in February as planned, but it's a priority, I just have roughly a million things to do and was away from my main computer more than expected this month. Wednesday I saw Foo Fighters. I was told that the wheelchair platform was upstairs so I went in the corporate lift, but that wasn't it. Opps. Also the lift broke down when on it. Fun. Friday I showed some therapists my accessibility software, they seemed impressed. The next step is to create a video of it so I can show potential distributors outside of Christchurch, planning to do that next weekend. This weekend I am again working on a number of projects. I have another performance at Alvarados Tuesday, performance two weeks ago went great. | |||
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Eye gaze and Wellington |
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I have places to be, so let's get this over with. I am sorry for not posting yesterday, actually I'm not. I was in Wellington.
Firstly, I got funding to get an eye gaze development kit. This means that I can now develop and test my own eye gaze software. This is a big step forward for my upcoming accessibility software company. By August I hope to develop eye gaze and also word prediction software. This is badly needed. I am on my way and hope to launch the initial switch scanning software in April. Monday I went to a birthday and had ice cream and Kahlua, brilliant idea combining these things, I don't know why I hadn't thought of that before, What could be better than ice cream and shots? Sex. Friday I went to Wellington for a gig. Going Friday was inconvenient but the extra time I had Saturday to organized things was very worthwhile. Sunday I filmed a video for YouTube with Andrew and Jepha as crew, thanks for helping! My Parliament/wildlife documentary sketch is going to be hilarious! I am also filmed with a gathering of Wellington YouTubers. I had a great time filming. It was cool to do a tiny bit of acting. My only line was "You fuckers". They asked if I was comfortable swearing. LOL they obviously didn't know about this blog, or seen my stand up. Quite a few did come and perform stand up that night, I really appreciated that! My performance was great, topped off a great day. I had lots of applause breaks and enjoyed listening to the other acts. Came home Monday and my eye gaze device arrived, that was unbelievably quick! Oh, there was a fire drill at the airport, they put the cripple inside out of the wind. Thanks but if the fire was real I think that I would prefer to be cold. | |||
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Electric music festival and I need more staff |
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This week I basically just went to an electric music festival Friday, it was good though too hot and too cold at times, separately. I left soon after Shapshifter started. I tend to leave early to avoid all the masses of people leaving at the end, it's a great system I think. I imagined going later than I did but the time I did go was OK. I wish that I could have been bothered finding the narchoes though. I also want to buy some sort of glow in the dark suit, they look cool.
I need more staff to work for me very badly. Hopefully I can hire a person in April. I may get them to work on multiple businesses for me, but getting them to grow my accessibility software company would be the priority. Next week I am going to work on more mouse functionality for the software package. I am impressed on how big it has gotten, and it will get bigger. I hope to make it the most flexible in the industry. My disability book has almost doubled in size, I am again running out of topics, but should be good for a week or so, maybe I will just end up writing about the different types of disabilities. That direction sounds unappealing though. I am basically spending the entire weekend on spare time projects since I am going to Wellington next week. I am performing at Fringe Bar on the 15th. Oh and my wheelchair keeps coming apart, not good, need to complain. I am performing two love themed half sets Tuesday at Alvarados. Local comedy starts at 8. | |||
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Sting, Paul Simon, Auckland, Work |
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Friday I went to Auckland to see Paul Simon and Sting. It would help if the total mobililty scheme get their shit together for people who are in Christchurch but travel to Auckland; the cards don't work up here and the drivers can't be fucked filling out the form. This is technically part of their job, but never mind, people should be thankful I cannot talk.
I am pleased that I manage to complete the scanning functionality of my accessibility software. This could be huge for me and I am looking forward to it launching. I love the idea of owning a technology and research company. I can see the start of it. I basically spent the entire weekend on the continuation of my disability book. I did went to a bar and had wedges because I like things that are cheap. It had crap access. Going back tomorrow, I am writing Saturday night so I can just post this when I get home. | |||
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Programming and comedy |
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Completed hotkeys for my accessibility software this week, now it's just a case of perfecting the scanning for it. Other work is going well, will complete another project within two weeks. I am going to start advertising for positions soon.
Friday I went and saw a few metal bands, I think they were metal. I was drinking, the rest doesn't matter. If I am ever short of comedic inspiration going to a room full of drunk people is an excellent way to be inspired! I am performing in Wellington February 15th, it's a GLBT comedy night. I don't know if we're making fun of being GLBT or what. Tested a set yesterday, it went well. My next set will be two themed sets. I'll put them on YouTube. My entertainment manager is working on more things for me to do locally, not just strictly comedy. I have also installed my animation software again, this is another tool in my entertainment box and I will probably use it. | |||
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Comedy, software, music, drinking |
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Performed Tuesday, it went well. I have decided to change my software so that it can roll back lines. Sometimes the audience takes a while to start laughing and I hit the next line just as they start. This will solve this issue. I was going to use a second switch to respond to hecklers but I never get hecklers. Perhaps I can add a third button. I am also working with a friend to do something unique and possibly hilarious for my stand up comedy act. I won't reveal it until the prop is finish.
Switching and hotkey integration is started on my accessibility software, perhaps I will finish next week. I am quite keen to get started on my electronic singing software, perhaps I will do that in February, possibly earlier. I know it's possible, I saw something similar by coincidence yesterday. After looking online again a day (It's Saturday) after I wrote this, I have found some commercial software, I have inquired about it. Sunday now Last night I got pissed with friends, it was a good time. | |||
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Programming and Plans |
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It's Saturday, spent half the day building a very basic Python application, C++ appears to be better for commercial applications so I think I will go with that instead of Python for this specific applications, I'll start learning that next week. I spend most of my free time programming, i'm such a nerd! For my first accessibility software project I'm pretty sure that I can have basic scanning done as well as implementing hotkey controls next week, possibly the week after for hotkeys. I have new plans to release eye tracking software and a separate word prediction application by August. The initial version of my accessibility software will be commercially released in April.
I have decided to spend my birthday overseas, probably China. It will definitely help if I can finish accessibility and word prediction software before then so I can promote it there. Of course it won't be all work! My party will be after I come back, going to hire a hall, why the fuck not? Some people don't like to turn 30, I however think that the best times are ahead. I have been doing more different things this past two years. I will launch what I have been working on and it will open up new possibilities! I am excited for the future, I also had lots of fun in my twenties and if things go to plan, that won't change! It will only get better. I am very excited to start making progress in the field of accessibility, I also have an ecommerce software partnership and stand up comedy. I am also finding writing the continuation of my disability book fulfilling, I suppose it depends on the specific topic. This week I wrote about self segregation and whether people with disabilities are more likely to be narcissistic. My mood is passionate currently. | |||
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2015 |
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Spent New Years night at a Concord Dawn gig. It was great, best night in ages, I think, I can't remember recent nights, but let's say it was. You don't know if I am going utterly insane or saying things for comedic affect. Let's keep it that way! Someone called me inspirational, I think that my internal reaction was something along the lines of "I'm just at a club WTF". Girls were paying attention to me all night, I wish that I was bisexual! One was giving me drinks. Nice, if you're paying attention to me, at least give me drinks! I was asked to randomly fist bump everyone that passed by. Why? I don't know. I was there to dance, not fist bump people! someone called me a god, I wish! I had visions of messing with people like Bruce Almighty.
I don't DO resolutions but I am planning to do these things in 2015. Release a music project. Seriously, the night reminded me I need to experiment with writing my own music. I'll probably do that in the second half of this year. Keep saying utterly ridiculous shit. Doing so is working for me. Get a green screen and camera mount for my wheelchair for YouTube videos. Do more themed sets. Go to more concerts. Finish a full book of 30,000 words, currently at 15,000. Take a spontaneous holiday later in the year, I am working over Christmas to do this. Write and release more software paceages as well as increase web work. Perhaps some software packages will be on the smaller side. Have some time to myself; not doing work or other commitments. This is not easy as I have a default mode of being busy. When I am not working I do spare time projects. For example I finished work tonight, got frustrated when I couldn't find the Days Of Our Lives episodes I wanted on YouTube then randomly started writing this blog for the past hour. I just don't DO chilling out. Perhaps I should try dancing, or get so drunk that I cannot use this computer. I can use the computer very drunk, so that is not really an option unless I want to vomit, which I don't. It's Saturday now: two days later. Spent my day off writing an application to enable me to watch YouTube videos on my secondary monitor without constantly having to move windows. It could do with some improving but it's fine for personal use. I'll probably do a small public version later this year. Sunday comments. I have decided IF I am going to stay in Christchurch for a few more years I need to take more holidays to Auckland and overseas. Perhaps I'll do a combo LA and Europe trip next year. It depends on how successful my software companies are. I am now going to work on a spare time project or two, or more. I really should try to create more Grumpy Cripple memes. | |||
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Last blog of 2014 |
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I have worked all week to get most of my websites back up. I can continuing programming now, but I have decided to reduce Windows programming by one day a week to work on other stuff. I should have my Windows projects completed by March. I still need to redo some websites but they are not a big priority.
Wednesday I performed at Churchill's Tavern. I really enjoyed that performance, and more importantly so did everybody else. Well they laughed and applauded throughout, so unless they conspired to do that even though I was shit to give me fake confidence, the conclusion is they thoroughly enjoyed it. I am not sorry for that conspiracy theory, I am however very sorry for not having a tinfoil hat when typing it out. Thursday it was Christmas day, I spent it with family. A few other people were drinking this year. Makes a change. Friday I went to the pub and wrote some comedy. Only managed a few lines, I was also researching brain interfaces for computers. I think I may try one next year. Last blog of the year. This year has been good! I went to LA, went to about five concert, started stand up, been in all sorts of media including TV, published an Ebook, got a physical book publishing contract, finally got into Windows programming. I am not where I want to be in life but I can get there with work. Things are looking good for me. This year has been quite random with completely unexpected experiences, but I like it, may that continue for years to come. I have been quite sober this year in comparison to others, I expect that will change eventually. I think that I can make next year better in some ways, launching more software companies will be awesome and I have no idea what places my comedy will take me, I am enthused! | |||
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Site problems, 7 Days, Katy Perry |
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I have been having several issues with my websites recently. Many of my blog posts from several blogs are gone plus I have other issues to deal with. The bottom line is my websites bring in no revenue, which is why I have moved towards developing software this past year. I hope to fix my websites but beyond the next week or so, they'll be a low priority. Launching accessibility and ecommerce software companies is my biggest priority 2015, site development will be my last priority after writing comedy and books.
Tuesday I went to the dentist and 7 Days Live, enjoyed the latter more. Thursday I went to Auckland, the taxi was 1.5 hours late but that was OK as some random drunk guy paid. I didn't know about it until he had paid. Oh well, thanks random drunk stranger. I also met an ex All Black from the eighties. I don't like rugby, but his friend paid for my taxi, that's all good. Friday I went to Katy Perry, it was a good show. Similar to Pink's in Sydney. Saturday I went home. Next week I'm performing at Churchill's on Christmas eve; it'll be a mix of old and new stuff. | |||
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Stem cells, taxi companies suck and some other stuff |
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So apparently stem cells do not have massive benefits for adults, whether multiple treatments will have additional benefits, I don't know. It's probably a wait and see situation, maybe I will wait a few years, or not, haven't decided.
Yesterday three taxis were booked and only one came. Well actually the second one came but to the wrong address and an hour and an half late. I specifically booked this company because they're apparently mandated to have a wheelchair taxi on at all times. This particular company has lost my business. I will now avoid them at all costs. Problem is the others just say that they don't have taxis on, hence why I am forced to use this particular company. Right, I am avoiding taxi companies at all costs. I was going to go to Cruz, that didn't happen. Spent the night watching South Park, Robot Chicken and some extremely morbid comedy, I think it was a comedy, it was the most fucked up shit I've seen in a long time. Lucky I brought extra Tequila, when it was obvious I wasn't going to Cruz I thought I'd have some shots. Thursday I went to the doctor, he basically renewed some medication, nothing terribly exciting. It was pissing down. | |||
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Business, stem cells, cures, Audacity, Cruz |
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In this entry I will discuss cures and stem cells, but first can I ramble about business? You actually have no choice.
It's Saturday. Yesterday was not productive as I spent virtually all day trying to make graphics, and failed. Gave up when someone offered to do it for me in exchange for web hosting. Haven't mastered GIMP yet, but I will learn. Thursday I made a very simple Windows program which basically goes from one page to the next through buttons and also has an exit button. It's crap, but I consider it a milestone! I have practically decided to press a head with the accessibility software idea, first an onscreen keyboard (template based) then add scanning and mouse functionality to it. It would feel great to eventually use accessibility software I made myself! I will also do the games of course. Also fixed some problems with my ecommerce product, but that's less exciting. Original plan with stem cells was to do it in three years before I moved to Auckland. However I'm really hoping I can convince a local clinic to do it, that would be so much cheaper than staying out of the country for 3 weeks. If that fails China is cheap and again I will consider doing it sooner if, and only if, I can use my own stem cells from my own fat. Apparently they're safer than donors, no cancer or rejection risks. I hope that I can get somewhere with these options. I don't believe that people need to be cured of their disabilities if they don't want to. Some embrace their disabilities. I am clearly not in that camp. I also don't believe that accepting your disability and not trying to lessen your disability are mutually exclusive. I purposefully use the words "lessen your disability" rather than "cure" as science has simply not gotten to that stage yet, perhaps it will, perhaps it won't, but any lessening of my disability is good with me, I'm not expecting miracles, that would be unrealistic. Living independently perhaps with the aid of assistive technology, perhaps this is an unrealistic goal too, but meh, I'll see where I am in three to five years. The downside of getting treatment is I would need to give up alcohol for five years or more. On the plus side I'll save a lot of money that I could use for other things. Of could if I become more mobile later in life, I will eventually run into old age, so my mobility will probably peak then decline again LOL. Still Saturday, but hours later. Just tried mixing music. Not successful at isolating a central tune. Is there a simple way I can do that in Audacity? Zoe? Perhaps I should try to create a version without voices then I probably zoomed in a bit to far to be workable. Picking up the interface, I just need to know what the best way to optimize time. My feeling is it will be easy but somewhat tedious once I get the hang of it. I want to learn and I hope to pick it up reasonably fast. I have several uses for this skill. Sunday update. I think I found a way to remove vocals, but getting the beat to flow is a bit time consuming. I think I better switch to another project which will be more constructive; making sets. Let's say there could be a tiny demand for an electronic DJ, more on this later. I am also keen to play around with public domain songs and possibly doing some political humour. Last night I went to Cruz. Before that I watched TV, had a good laugh at some conspiracy show about lizard people, who believes this shit? At Cruz some people left drinks on my tray, made one turn around but apparently he saw nothing wrong. Moron! I was dancing with this cute guy but a girl cut in and started blabbering. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Got a phone number written on my tray however it was raining so I could guessed how that would have turned out, yep... | |||
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Disability Attitudes, Plans, Cruz |
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This is a disability themed entry. A friend blogged about the lack of outcry from abuse from disabled carers. I don't want to talk about this specifically but it does lead to ask the question whether there's a societal problem with disabilities? I still find it extremely patronizing when people say "It's good to see you out". Seeing a disabled person shouldn't be anything special, we're just normal people. On reflection there is a problem with disabled people going out; some are reclusive and have a give up attitude, some think it's too hard with accessibility. In life I find there's usually sets of problems feeding off each other.
I know I was extremely reclusive 16-22, I should make this absolutely clear it was not because of the reasons above. I was simply a nerd and workahollic! I was also struggling with my sexuality. I came out of reclusiveness when I found an old school friend on myspace (anybody remember that?) and coming out of the closet gave me a renewed interest in going out and finding a partner. Yeah, that didn't really work out and now I am happily single, again! This was also around the same time as my brother's wedding, so perhaps it was a combination of events that launched me out of total reclusiveness. Now I just go out clubbing (which I feel a bit old for, but eh, nothing else to do LOL) and see a few friends occasionally. I am still very much a nerd and workahollic. I do want to travel more when I have the cash. This brings me to my decision today. Some months ago I talked about creating a wheelchair shoot em up game. I think I am finally going to do that. Quickly looking on the internet I can do it in C# which I already started learning months ago. Coding is winding down on my massive PHP projects so I can create the game to develop my skills in another programming language. I'll dedicate Thursdays to it, Wednesdays will be blogging and PHP products as I never have time to do extra blogs. Friday will be website development. Monday and Tuesday, PHP products. Weekends, usual two weekly blogs (BF and NP), PHP products and starting next weekend, making music and/or comedy skits. Getting back to the game, I will do a pledge drive for the graphics or perhaps a kind soul will donate their time, or perhaps I can refer web design clients to them. I have plenty of options. :) I will monetize this through donations and disability comedy themed T shirts, which can be another small project of mine. A new attitude of mine is ranting alone is not enough, It's time for meaningful action. The T shirts are part of that. Other things will come later. Stay tuned next week for thoughts on stem cells and cures. Last Sunday I went to the second birthday of Uprising. It was good, some good looking guys there, didn't take anybody home, bit disappointed, no idea why, I never do. On another note I have had a fantastic day today. Next day: Sunday. I went to Cruz, I ordered a Redbull because I wanted to see if it would help me stay awake, it helped, I think. oh before that I fell down a hole in the footpath. You would think after two or three fucking years they would have repaired the footpaths in the central city. Apparently not. It's like the fucking third world. People tried to used me as a table five or six times, the first time it was a guy I knew and I knew it would only be temporary so wasn't really that fussed. A woman shouted me a shot around closing time. Thanks to her! Much appreciated! I called someone a clown because he was dancing like shit and he (jokenly) flicked me the bird. That guy needs a makeover if he wants to pick up chicks. Just my opinion! Because the chicks always love me, which isn't particularly useful seeing as I am gay. | |||
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Random thoughts on poverty |
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Oh dear, what can I write about. I can't be bothered rhyming better so can I say I don't have a snout? I got drunk hours ago and it's worn off. Fuck.
It's Sunday... Just. I am going to pick a random topic and write about that. Poverty. Sure, why not? It exist because the rich have too much money. That's cliche and rather boring. There's two types of poverty western poverty and extreme poverty. Two different types, two different causes. Extreme poverty: Cause by corrupt government keeping the wealth for themselves instead of helping the people. Western poverty: caused by corporations and powerful keeping the money to themselves, aided by the government. My point was these things have different causes, but on reflection that's wrong; governments cause poverty, or at least the bad ones. This is really a recent problem in the western world. It started in the eighties, maybe earlier in the UK. The entire system has changed. Higher education used to be free, it's not now, students have to take out loans, much of the world has to pay interest. This leads to more debt and less accessibility of education. Less education generally leads to more crime in communities. If you're uneducated you're unlikely to get a high paying job. Not all people struggle, some do, some of those and turn to crime because they're desperate. Hence the increased crime. Another thing has also happened since 2008, a new batch of beneficiaries has been created caused by the financial collapse. So we're dealing with growing poverty in the western world. Considering there used to be slaves, perhaps income equality peaked in the 70's then has been going down since Thatcherism, Reganomics, Rodgernomics. I have no idea of my point. These are just random thoughts with no real purpose. To fight back either two things need to happen. 1. A few really rich people need to heavily donate to make a difference. 2. Information needs to treated as currency as opposed to money. Especially information on politics. This is also not likely as people simply don't really care for politics or live in their own bubble actively rejecting information instead of understanding it. Perhaps humanity is doomed to vote against itself, and unless something changes, that could always be the case. 13 hours later. I am considering learning how to speed read but if I lose meaning in the process, as I really only read things to learn, I don't see the point, thoughts??? Friday I saw Hine, didn't go out any other time but going out tonight. | |||
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Crap and doctor |
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So nobody facebook liked my blog entries since I started writing super crazy. I am offended FUCK YOU ALL! I thought that people wanted me to be insane and comedic. I don't know what people want. I want money! Specifically your money, but anybody's money will do. Yes I am drunk on a Saturday night, why not? Drunk in charge of a computer. This doesn't end well. Seriously, Y U NO LIKE MY POSTS??? A conspiracy theorist just blocked me on facebook bahahaha good riddance! You and your clan of conspiracy nutjobs will accomplish nothing since most of the things you fight for don't exist and frankly it's an honour to be blocked. I definitely have a love to hate relationship with conspiracy theorists recently. I am just morbidly fascinated by them.
Next day: Well it was technically morning when I wrote some of the above, but let's ignore that. I went to the doctor Wednesday, sorted some problems I was having out. I also had to get a letter to be able to fly on an airline. Ridiculous! I have flown many times in the past, countless in fact, so fuck that! The letter does say I am "highly intelligent" so I can live with getting one. The visit to the doctor was productive though. I also got a blood test done and need to go back to the doctor in a month. | |||
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Work, Happiness, Cruz |
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Going out soon, probably to Cruz, unless I get abducted.
Well I am not happy because I basically have to redo all my scripts due to an upcoming change in PHP. The changes won't be too bothersome hopefully but it's time I could be spending doing other things. It's really mostly renamming functions so I am really grateful for my mass replace software. Other stuff is going well but I still need to get around to developing sites. Been spending most of my time on my shopping cart script which is going really well but I am getting sick of the project honestly, I need to do other things. I have also recently decided to enjoy life more. I don't know how, I like sex. Someone have sex with me??? OK, that wasn't exactly what I meant. Although... Nah, I'll find someone soon enough for that, always do... Oh getting drunk also makes me happy, but that's still not what I meant. I listen to music constantly so that can't be it. Blogging and comedy makes me happy so perhaps I will do more of that. Errrrrrr don't I say this frequently and never do. Oh well, I'm repetitive. Oh well, I'm repetitive. Oh well, I'm repetitive. Oh fuck Haha I bet you weren't expecting that! Next morning: last night I went to Cruz. Before that I had two Absinthe shots, that was interesting. Girls were trying to give me drinks through at Cruz, straws. Only problem is I can't suck, so, yeah. I just acted like I was getting some. What else what I meant to do? Oh I now get email notifications of your blog comments, which doesn't particularly matter as nobody comments on my blog itself anyway. Sometimes they do on facebook. | |||
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I could have been soberer |
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Blah blah blah, I am just typing because I am bored on a Saturday night and need to do a post with nothing to talk about. You know it's going to be a good entry when I have nothing to talk about and could be soberer, is that a word, it is now!
How are you? I don't care! This blog is about MEEEEEEE! Isn't that fabulous! I have a blog to myself! I am just typing any old shit that comes to mind. Can you tell? I have my crazy hat on. Can you tell? I had Narchoes for lunch today. No I didn't, that was a lie. Why would anybody lie about what they had for lunch? I don't know why don't you ask someone who tells such lies. Oh shit, that would be me. Not telling you what I had for lunch, mind your own business. I think that I have discovered something more boring than watching cooking shows, watching poker shows. I am actually not sure, which is more boring to watch; cooking or poker? Hello and welcome to the Poker Stars dot zzzzzzzzzz. Next week on My Kitchen Rules zzzzzzzzzz. I had an ulcer this week. YAY FOR A CRIPPLE TELLING YOU ABOUT HIS HEALTH PROBLEMS! HOW FASCINATING! Have you ever had Cerebral Palsy while having an itchy nose and an ulcer. That shit is not fun. I also had a haircut. I look sexy, but I always do. In boring work news I finally developed code to work with IPV6 IP databases. Especially useful for creating advertising backends. I needed to do this three years ago but never mind. I can greatly improve my products now. Seems I am learning new skills that I have meaning to learn for years. I also acquired a generic poker domain, going to develop a site on it. I am moving away from parked domains to developed sites, parking revenue is shit. Although my new provider has improved things a bit. Developing sites is where the money is. Now that I know how to design, I should be all set. Blah blah blah, you don't care, fuck off. | |||
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Business, skits, night out |
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| Well I have started on my Christchurch site, it should be ready to launch Wednesday. It will be very basic to start. On another note I think I have finally learned how to design sites using all public domain (free) templates and graphics. My lack of design skill and eye has held me back for years but now I am pretty confident I can spit out professional looking sites now, at zero cost. I have plenty of existing sites that need redoing plus I am planning to launch lots of new sites including a few major web development projects. Everything is coming together very nicely. It is going to be a great year, it already has been in terms of business progress. Got no offers for the things I discussed in my last entry. Maybe I will advertise for some volunteer actors or do a pledgeme campaign so I can pay them. Come on, I really want to do deaf tourettes skits and skits involving annoying people treating disabled people as if they're stupid. Someone can voice what I am thinking. Let's make this thing happen! Saturday night I went to Kat's birthday and Cruz. Had a few Kahluas at Kat's. I really want a bottle of Kahlua, and lemon liqueur, and honey liqueur. I like liqueurs. This post makes me sound like a drunk, but doesn't every post? I am not a drunk, and if you think otherwise you're a fucking idiot. At Cruz a woman kissed me on the cheek and when she found out I was gay she got a straight guy to do the same. That was random. | |||
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This is a blog post, whatevs |
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Arrrrr I didn't really do anything this week and could have done more work. I was stuck on a SQL problem for two days and didn't solve it, gave up and took a break. Did do some last night and will continue tonight.
What to talk about? Well I keep forgetting to talk about the performance of my new brain diet, which isn't exactly a good sign, but do think that I am slightly sharper in some regards. Coconut Oil taste like shit though. Blueberries taste OK. This week I should really start on the local site for Christchurch t. Pifft, I have no ideas, do you? Please comment! I know there must be galleries, a page listing community organizations to get involved with. What else? Does anybody want to write for the site? Hell, if anybody want to run a few of my sites, contact me! I need a few managers to help make sites profitable. I am far better at programming than running sites. Serious, competent people only please. What else can I ramble about? Seems my Labour Party membership expired in January, and I still get invitations and news. Meh if they're still sending me invites maybe I will show up for some. Except for the members only events, that would be stupid. I'll be voting Green anyway. This isn't a very comical entry. Does anybody want to act in YouTube videos with me? I have some ideas for some short clips that I think will fit nicely with the thanepullan channel, or I could make another channel. Either way I need a person to uh basically act like a ignorant idiot so people can laugh at the situation. Any takers? I know, I make such an inviting offer! The idea came to me last night while I was drunk on duty free Sambuca. This entry is crap, fuck. | |||
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Equal marriage celebrations, writings, Cruz |
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Wednesday I went to the Pegasus Arms to celebrate the forthcoming passing of equal marriage. It was great being part of history (whatever the hell that means) and witnessing a mini civil rights moment. I could have went upstairs to watch the reading of the bill but decided not to as I had no doubt that it was going to pass. Anika Moa was playing downstairs so I decided to just listen to that. A woman was yelling at me, but that's OK, she was just trying to talk to me. Errrrrrr I am not deaf, so maybe don't yell? I wonder why people do that; I have a wheelchair, not hearing aids. Completely different departments, what's the connection? I wrote something else here but decided to publish it as a standalone article. You can see it here.
I also wrote about how to fix climate change and you can see the rest of my articles/rants here. I seem to pop in and out of writing for that site. Apparently I'm much less provocative, so next set of rants I'll try to improve. Fuck fuck fuck, is that better? Last night (it's Sunday) I went to Cruz. I was going to go, then wasn't, then Craig said let's go partying at 12, so we did. I was amazed we got a taxi so quickly. I was going have a jager to start me off, but that turned into seven and I didn't end up having Vodka. Turns out Jager is a great anti depressant, perks you right up. OK not really, stick to your medication or coping strategy if you experience depression. I am an offensive jackass! There was stupid people spelling at me, two were literally one after the other, I have no idea they said, nor do I care. | |||
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Auckland, Issues, One culture Launch Party |
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Sunday 7th April. Friday me and my parents went to Auckland; family trip! They moaned pretty much the whole time, they hate Auckland! I like Auckland but do hate driving around on roads etc. Auckland is OK, as long as a don't have to wait in traffic. That night went for dinner at SkyCity, had ribs and pizza. Couldn't find my rewards card for free coke. Total rewards points I have is probably 0.
Saturday we were going to go to a disability expo but that didn't happen, I didn't want to go anyway, so that worked out absolutely fine. We went to get a taxi but couldn't. Then we were waiting for bus #2 and that was inaccessible, gave up on waiting for another one, went to a pub, I had a Vodka and also enjoyed Narchos and watching Pink music videos. Why the fuck do they have inaccessible buses. I must complain! Public transport is not public if the public cannot get on it. Sunday I went to Burger King, that's it. Spent almost all of the rest of the day blogging. This is the main thing I have done this trip. Only went to Burger King for something to do. Sunday 14th April Monday it was the Paul Simon and Rufus W whatever-the-fuck-his-name-is concert. By coincidence I sat next to a friend. I knew one song per singer LOL. The trip was an excuse, and that excuse disappeared, but the trip was very worthwhile. Oddly allowed me to get over my ex, had trouble two nights, but for two very different reasons. I was already finally starting to get over him the previous week. That trip further streamlined the process. Sam was incredibly fun while it lasted. I regret nothing. I guess I am ready to focus on other things. Whether I want a new relationship... Well, I never required one before Sam, and my attitude has reverted back. So no... Thursday I launched a campaign to make Auckland transport more accessible, I don't know how successful I will be, probably not very. At least I can say to myself I don't neglect disability issues. I have always thought that. In reality; I don't. I have always covered a wide range of issues including disability issues, GLBT issues, economic issues, women's issues. I am not an one issue guy and don't always focus on issues that effect me on a personal level, in fact half of the time I don't. Saturday I went to a Young Labour forum with David Shearer. I'll release a blog about it Tuesday or Wednesday on another site. Later that night I went to One Culture launch party. I thought the last DJ was pretty hot. I was right up the front so had a good view. (general view, not of him. Well...) A woman was randomly spelling out jungle. Well at first jjjjjjungle then by the end jungleee. I had no idea why. Oh well. It was a great night! | |||
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I am a success! |
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Certain events recently have made me examine my life. Do you know what I've realized? I am really fucking successful for my age. I may not have a nice income stream (yet) but I have acquired and built a lot of websites/scripts. My business assets are great, but my business skills need work. I have two problems; I treat businesses like hobbies and once I build something, I move on immediately to the next project. Also I am a shit designer and don't promote anything. I am currently working on some major products with wide appeal. Once they are done I need to optimize many of my major sites so they sell better and also have a marketing budget. The good news is that I have done deals with a few designers, they get free copies of a very early version of my ecommerce product to use and I get a free custom design and a few templates for each copy. I can probably do something similar for my upcoming NZ sites. Also a friend will help me market my NZ business. I have a very good future with my internet business, especially if I focus like I have been the past three weeks. I probably need to focus a bit less and enjoy myself or blog more, I am sure I will in time.
Taking a break next week to go to Auckland. No blog next week. I will focus on my business until then and write some blogs in Auckland. Probably about Gun control Charter Schools and Novapay How to fix global warming Anything else I like. Suggest something??? Basically work was pretty much all I did over the past week, and wrote two blogs. I forgot to mention in Sydney when I was coming home this security worker pointed to my spelling tray and said "A: Apple" I did have the thought of "I: Idiot". People assuming that I am an idiot because I am in a wheelchair are really fucking ironic. | |||
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Friends, Brain, Business, Monday Room |
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Saw Craig then Danice separately, I forgot to put it's Thursday. I am a bit drunk and I don't work drunk, been working all week. I like to use my brain whenever possible and if I can't do it through working, I will do it through blogging. Fuck just tipped something over, that's what happens when you're Cerebral Palsy, and possibly made worst when drinking.
Few interesting conclusions reached tonight, not going to tell you about them. Or am I? No. Sunday now No idea what the conclusions were, I was drunk. Anyway I have changed some of my diet to include more brain stimulates, well just taking oils and capsules etc. It's in my best interest to optimize brain performance however possible. I know I am already a genius (recalls of drunken times don't count) but I just want to get the maximum out of my brain. Also I am concerned about aging/deterioration even though that I have read "Senior Moments" happen to some people because they just give up on thinking, brain deterioration is kind of a myth. Keep it active and healthy and you shouldn't have any major problems, just like any muscle. It's not a guarantee against other factors, but in general, this method should at least lessen any deterioration. So preventing brain deterioration is the purpose of these changes, any performance improvement would be a bonus. Also I would be quite interested to find out how keeping an optimized brain effects stem cell treatment, but that's not for a few years yet. For the past two weeks I've been working almost exclusively on a single ecommerce product, it's progressing very nicely and even had some unexpected early interest. I am really hoping that this will turn into a profitable, stable business for me, and have a great feeling about this. I have several other things in the pipeline too. Hopefully I'll see real results in three to six months. Last night I went to Monday Room with Craig, we were supposed to go to Cruz after but that didn't happen, we probably couldn't have gotten a taxi even if we tried, fuck taxis! Monday Room had a DJ, was good House music. A blonde woman hung around, was OK company, she kept my mind from wandering off into other things. Usually I love it when my mind wanders however now is really not the best time for me, it will pass and the not so distant future will be fucking awesome, beyond that is going to be great. (side note I don't know if now is the ideal time to chemically stimulate my brain, oh well, I'll find out!) There was a few spellers, one spelt every word twice, I hate that. Also I get highly disappointed when I think people are spelling fuck and it turns out to be fun, they just bore me. Gave up on getting a wheelchair taxi, only one company had a van on the road, they said 45 minutes then we rang a bit later and they said an hour, so we found a Station Wagon and put my manual in there. Oh well, finished blogging, back to work. | |||
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ACC/business and outings |
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Thursday my ACC case worker came to discuss work opportunities. As far as I can tell they're probably going to let me continue working on developing a business for myself. It's the best way for me to make money; due to accessibility I work incredibly slow, it won't be worth a corporation hiring me if there are people that do stuff five times as fast. Owning a company also gives me expandability, I hope to build something big. I could take a surveillance job, can you imagine how intellectually boring that would be? I am better off with building web development products, software and a business, hopefully I'll be finished my first product to launch in the local market in three months, then not long until big things will happen, I'm excited.
On another note it looks like a portable computer to communicate with is going to take a long time to get, not happy about that as I need one and honestly it will lessen boredom when people talk among themselves and don't bother communicating with me at length. If I could do something productive at gatherings, that will make them much better at certain times. Also it looks like I need to seek alternative funding sources to get an environmental control system, perhaps CP Society grants. Friday I saw Hine, that was good. I am glad that I have friends that think the same as me on some things. Saturday I went to Craig's BBQ, I just drank, too much! While there I also thought about stuff that has been going on. In the light of day, I drew a right conclusion and also a wrong conclusion. I think that I will be on a great path soon. I do know I have goals, and I will achieve them, so fuck everything else. It's time to work towards them. | |||
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Long Auckland trip 2014 |
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Wednesday. I had one of the most unhelpful woman serving me at Air New Zealand, she wasted all my time on stupid shit that normally wouldn't be a problem then she said I had to rush because I was going to miss my flight. Before I got to the airport my electric wheelchair broke down just as I was going out the door. Now I have to hire one out of my own pocket. My support system is useless! Ugh. Hey turns out I got a borrowed one. That was fucking lucky.
Thursday I went to Sydney. The Hotel was nice. "Million Dollar View" according to Sam. We ordered some chips for dinner but someone gave us some and the order was forgotten about, so yay for not having to pay. Friday we stayed in the hotel as it was raining. We went out, then retreated, then out again for dinner. We had Pizza and a Lime Chello shot. Then we were going to go for hotel cocktails however Sam didn't like the deals at the bar so we just had Jagers in hotel room before attempting to go to a pre Mardi Gras party, however got there and it was inaccessible so just had Vodka in our room. Saturday we checked out before going to the Museum. Sam hopped on my lap and we drove around Sydney. Rather interesting thing to do when you're not over your ex, but I just wanted to see people's reactions. We went to the parade, I actually quite enjoyed it this year. We got free stuff and was in a great dedicated wheelchair area. Then we went to the Mardi Gras Party. Sunday, still at the Party. I thought the Delta Goodrom act was too short and I couldn't see half the time. Sam did stood me up on the wheelchair seat. After the party we picked up our luggage and went to the airport. We took trains as they were cheap; we're cheap! Sam got a free business class upgrade, lucky him, I paid for the flights and most of his recent flights so he could get the upgrade, but I don't mind. Flash things really aren't important to me on a personal level. Hell if I stay single my concern would be to minimize non technological and medical expenses and maximum sustainability. I'm talking about growing food instead of lawns and solar panels. This will save money over the long term. More savings = more investments = more automated income = more investments, less work required for survival and perhaps more traveling. Monday night I went to Wellington, Sam wanted to go, basically just to make things difficult, he's a strange guy. Tuesday we had lunch with Kay, that was very enjoyable. Later we went to the airport to enquire about my broken chair back, that was not exactly productive. We went back to Sam's relatives where we were staying and had dinner. Then we went to the airport to go home. Wednesday I just blogged and tagged along to the casino, didn't gamble, drank free coke, I like coke. No I don't mean cocaine, although haven't tried that. Thursday we went to a beach bingo competition hosted The Edge, well they called it bingo, everyone just got a single number to be drawn out. It was a raffle, not bingo. Then we got stuck in traffic for about an hour and a half, that was amazingly productive. Then we went to "The Breath Of The Volcano". I'm not entirely sure what fireworks and people that light up have to do with volcanoes. Surely if people were to light up, they'd be burning alive. It was a performance, I shouldn't take it so literally. Friday, blogged, ate, that's all. Saturday, got home, got drunk, was going to go out but didn't have manual chair and the place was inaccessible, so fuck inaccessible places. Sunday, that's today. Firstly thanks Sam for the trip, guess I'll see you more infrequently now until I move to Auckland in a few years. I really need to spend a few months working on my products for the local market. Maybe I will do creative things like making music and blogging and get back to learning programming. I am looking forward to the future, I have a great life. Yeah I missed a week, get over it. I wrote about five blogs in Auckland, so I am happy. They will be released periodically over the next few weeks. | |||
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New Direction, Auckland, Linkin Park, Cruz |
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Yes I think I should blog drunk.
AngryAussie does rants drunk all time I do this for entertainment purposes I am a comedian. Well I have decided a (obsessed over grammar here) new focus for my life, well it's more an old focus really, and something different. They involve getting money for stem cell treatment and getting my business successful. I will move on to being happy and successful while doing the things I want like entertaining and informing people. You got to do things you're passionate about in life. I am writing positive suddenly, why? Why not? This is a rant blog, that's why? There was no need for a question mark there. I have ruined a perfectly good thought there. Be passionate and happy I was saying. That is a great way to live your life. Oh and intellectually stimulated, that is part of my passion. I will do great things, but right now I am drunk. Why did I do this announcement drunk? This is serious business. Apparently not so much. Above Friday, below Saturday. Tuesday I went to Auckland then a disability expo, boring. Then I watched several episodes of The Blue Rose. Wednesday I did misc crap and something else, I think. No just misc crap. Thursday I went to Linkin Park! That was fucking fantastic! Great mix of old and new stuff. I was singing away to the new stuff. Don't know what the person to my right thought, nor do I care. Hopefully she did not hear me. Friday I went home. On a side note screaming Linkin Park songs in my room always makes me feel good. Sunday update. Last night I went to Cruz, there were several very annoying people. One woman spelt out her name three times in a row, then about five times in a row. Bitch nobody is THAT important that I need to know how to spell their name THAT much. It was a four letter name. FFS. Then another woman kept holding my hands, and wanted me to say something. Ummmmmmm I didn't know what to say, I suck at making conversation. | |||
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Political visions and love |
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Right, think I'm sober enough to do this, although going to bed soon. It's Sunday morning, didn't go out. so I have nothing to write about. In these cases I need a topic. What I would do as leader was a topic suggested. First bed. Wrote a NewsPooze.com post. I have a passion for informing people and learning about the world. I love information and knowledge. I also love music, like Samantha Jade's What You've Done To Me.
10 hours later... If I was leader of a developed country I'd make sure critical thinking was taught in school and hold free education classes for adults on the subject. I'd make higher education free, if the people want this, otherwise I'd create a government investment fund to subsidize this. The fund would only invest in local companies with a preference for infrastructure, I'd make that rule for all similar funds. I'd take government money out of corporate sport, it should be solely the private sector's responsibility. I'd put much more funding into scientific research with the specific focus on medical and combatting climate change. These will be a huge money making export for the country, especially technology to combat climate change. National standards, charter schools and private prisons are all gone, these things poison our education and justice systems. Speaking of justice, you want to lock people up for chemicals they put into their body? Well not on my watch. My government will be evidence based and only do things that work, such as rehabilitation funded by taxation on certain substances, including a small tax on fast food to help fund programs that tackle obesity. Hopefully along with a better life and additional education, attitudes towards many minorities will slowly change, a lot of hostility is caused by ignorance and unhappiness. I'd tax the rich enough to ensure a stable society, I'd make sure that people could live comfortablely on the minimum wage and create a think tank to see what the most effective minimum wage would be for society. I'd switch from demonizing beneficiaries, to focusing on job growth. I realize that many people want to punish beneficiaries, but the fact is that this is counter productive to society, I would not do things that don't work. Public safety nets must be set at standards that minimize harm to society and also promote economic growth. I'd make elections publicly financed and have strict measures to reduce corruption. I'd let go of corporate contracts with the government if the government can provide the service themselves, especially government contracts with offshore corporations. I'd promote living a more sustainable, happy life rather than one filled with wealth, but if you want a wealthy life, that's great but don't screw over the people. Most importantly I'd promote a society of sustainability, happiness without the need for excessive wealth, intelligence and acceptance of people that don't hurt other people. End of vision. I could accomplish a lot given the chance. I have been having problems with romantic love, especially trying to figure out if humans have a biological need for this, a friend says yes, another says no. The yes brought up an excellent point about brains expanding, I am still unconvinced that means that we need a mate. Upon further research I've found that love releases drug like chemicals in the brain, that could explain while there are no real societies that are non monogamus anymore. So it's a chemical reaction rather than a biological necessary. You could argue that that chemical reaction was needed for an evolutionary perspective, also quacks say that to bash homosexuality. You could argue evolution for people that don't want to reproduce. I am sticking with love is not a necessity. As for me, my ex has moved on, I highly doubt I would want somebody else, the chances of anybody like him coming along are next to zero, perhaps I made a big mistake letting him go. Although perhaps I can accomplish more being independent. Oh nobody saying crap like "Love will still happen for you" If you think you can predict the future please tell me the lottery numbers or STFU. | |||
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Blogs, projects, Saturday night |
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I blogged on why politics doesn't work. I will write new blogs in the current weeks/months. Topics include
Debunking Christianity and non-christian "christian" beliefs Alex Jones: Insane, frauster, or both? Ron Paul and Libertarianism (Spoiler: it won't be a favourable article) Solving Climate Change Possibly something on gun control Perhaps a rant on George W Bush On another note turns out a project I was working on that I hoped will be complete at the end of the month, will take a few month, but that's ok, I'll form a company at the end of the month and launch something in March while working on other things. Last night I went to Hine's birthday and Cruz. Hine's birthday was at Costas, a greek restaurant. I was a cheap bastard and did not have anything. The mini chocolate desert looked nice though. Watched TV before Cruz. Some hot guys at Cruz! Also some annoying ones. A guy kept patting me and holding my hand, he was not hot either, his friend was OK to talk to. This other guy remembered me from about a year ago but I didn't remember him, until later. Cups on tray count: 2 Oh I also went out with Craig for Classical Sparks Wednesday and drinking with him Thursday. Classical Sparks was good, I like classical music, however the MC was shit at comedy, does he do that crap comedy routine every year? People that are not funny shouldn't try to be funny. Enjoyed Thursday drinks. | |||
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Blogs, Eddie's, TV, Cruz |
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Why doesn't anybody link to my blogs? Not specifically the blogs where I swear a lot although they are also great and should be linked to. Specifically my left-wing NZ blog. Nobody is linking to it. I need to figure out why and change that. I need to have more of an audience, because I am a genius! I am not joking, I really am a fucking genius. I will contact other blogs next week and get feedback. I am also thinking of creating my own research site/facebook page (piss easy) and a progressive change organization. The later will come much later as I have many other things to do.
Today I went to Eddie's and Jonothon's, brought Hine. Had some chats. It was nice weather, bit hot. My TV is dead but that's OK as I watch fuck all TV, three shows, won't be missed. Family is sorting a replacement, so good. If that falls through, eh. I'm in no hurry to replace. I don't like TV/movies. There's too much emphasis on celebrities rather than the content of the show themselves. Last night I went to Cruz. Usual stuff happened blah blah blah. Some hot guys there. Someone started to spell out something when I wasn't looking. Don't know what the fuck it was. It occurred to me, nobody ever spells out anything remotely interesting. Although their mistakes are amusing such as "yoyou". Again nothing remotely interesting. I also get frustrated and bored when they spend ages trying to find letters. Ugh just speak it, my ears work perfectly. I have more enjoyable things to do than watching some random drunk person failing to find letters quickly when there's absolutely no need to do that. | |||
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Auckland, music, Cruz |
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I was meant to go to Auckland this week but that didn't happen, don't ask. Going next month for Linkin Park! Only, I listen to classic Linkin Park, they now play a completely different style of music due to issues with the singer's voice. Apparently it is the same issue that Adele had. That sucks, but eh. Few days in Auckland will do me good.
Delta Goodrem is playing at the Mardi Gras party, looking forward to that and I'll check out DJ Bimbo Jones too, she makes good stuff. Pop music is starting to sound the same. Actually there's different sets of songs that can be grouped and sound very same. Pop's merging with club has a lot to do with that for me. Many people have always hated pop. I can kind of see why now. Lyrics like na na na don't help pop's cause. I like nineties pop the best. Aside from Lady GaGa and Pink. Seeing Pink in August will be great. Went to Cruz last night. I think I am getting more and more people phobic LOL. As soon as I was thinking of something good, someone would interrupt haha. This usually happens when there's a song I like on. Random people in no particular order. A girl spelt things while I was drinking, I don't know how the fuck I was meant to see while I was drinking. Stupid bitch. Another girl spelt hello, then hi. Yeah those two words mean the same fucking thing. Another lady was dancing with me and asked if she could put her purse and drink on my tray. Eh I could have let her, but I didn't want to, I'm an ass. Drinks have a habit of falling off because of the vibrations, it was glass. That was part of it. But mainly, eh. | |||
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Random rambles, Lance Armstrong, Cruz |
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Personal blog personal blog personal blog.
I am struggling to come up with crap to write about every week. I would ask for feedback but since nobody answered my questions last week it would be pointless. I would like a more two way conversation on my blogs, I frequently complain about this, I frequently complain about everything really. Oh look as I was complaining about the lack of comments, I got a comment. Now I will complain about not having a trillion dollars. Why don't I have a trillion dollars? ... ... ... No? Fuck! Anyway ignore me about the comments, I know most will anyway. I know most just like reading my crazy rants without making comments. That's OK. I am not a dictator. (yet) I should be! I'd make a fucking fabulous dictator. Please make me a dictator. Have I pointlessly ranted enough this entry about stuff I probably ranted about countless times before? Yes? Good. Last night I went to Steven's and Cruz. Watched the Discovery Channel. The only thing I discovered was they play the same four ads over and over. Including a Lance Armstrong, Oprah interview. I don't give a fuck that Lance Armstrong cheated. To my knowledge, everyone cheats in cycling, so why is this news? At Cruz someone put an empty glass on my tray. I yelled (I don't know why) and someone else took it off almost immediately, I didn't see who it was. Then someone leaned on my tray and then what I thought stared at me for a few seconds, I thought he was weird. Later I found out he was blind. Not knowing he was blind, that was quite an odd experience, afterwards I was amused. Ran into somebody I knew at school, I can't for the life of me remember her name. | |||
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Artificial Intelligence, Business, Blogs, Lunch |
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It's Sunday, I went out last night to a drum and base gig, it was crowded. Artificial Intelligence was the name of the main act. It was a good night. Saw a friend, he spelt out things like pussy, sluts and wanker. Only he couldn't find the R despite being right next to his hand. That was funny, more amusing than the typical speller.There was this woman, I could not understand what she was saying, and this man, same again, I just nodded and hoped he go away.
About 100 unique visitors to my blog in just 11 days. My news blog, that number strinks to about 20. I really like doing the news, so if you have any suggestions on what would make the blog better, let me know. Do I focus on US politics too much? Do you want me to do more New Zealand stories? I watch absolutely no mainstream news in New Zealand. This has been this way for a few months. They focus on crap stories and don't really tell you anything you need to know to be an informed citizen, most of the time. So I refuse to watch it. On the business side. (sorry I really have fuck all to talk about this entry) I'm creating four products this month, three big projects, one reasonably size one. These are products that will help my business tremendously when done. I had KFC for lunch, apparently people find it necessary to announce what they're eating these days. I have no idea why. Is your life any better knowing what I had for lunch? I certainly hope not. | |||
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New Years 2013 and Cruz |
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Tuesday it was New Years Eve and I went to Culvaden with the family. Had a great time. I was in a state by 11 and stayed there until I went home at 3. Well not home, a camp facility building, where the showers were. Luckily not too many people came in to use the facilities, perhaps one.
Wednesday we went home, I felt sick on the way back. Luckily I didn't throw up! Saturday night I went to Steven's and Cruz. The funniest thing happened to me at Cruz. I was dancing and I saw some random woman look at me, she screamed! Just like she saw a ghost! Then she and her friend rushed off. It was absolutely hilarious! Gave me a right good laugh. Later on another random woman came over stared at me and started to cry. (I think) It wouldn't be the first time, this other woman from a few months ago cried while looking at me, she went on for about fifteen minutes, I couldn't help but laugh. Seriously, what the hell am I meant to do with random people coming up to me and crying, probably because they feel sorry for me? I have absolutely no idea, so I just laugh. | |||
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Christmas 2012 |
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Wrote this Sunday.
It was Christmas Tuesday. I didn't work on that day, I worked all other days. Why didn't I work? No reason, I am not religious, in fact I highly doubt that Jesus even existed. Sorry. MERRY CHRISTMAS! I didn't work because I didn't feel like it. Oh well, I decided to use my time blogging instead. I should do some work today as I will be away from the computer for about a day or so starting tomorrow. Eek how will I cope? No unsuspecting souls to argue pointlessly with. Christmas day I spent with family. I got a Vodka shotgun, suddenly not in favour of gun control. I also got shot syringes. Why do I feel like the alcoholic of the family! LOL! No I haven't had a drink for over a week in reality. Maybe I had some accidental Vodka Monday. Sometimes my bottles get mixed up and I accidentally get a bit of alcohol instead of juice, gives you a shock in the morning I tell ya! Didn't convert RantingOnline.com to a blog but I'll do that mid January. Finished three products the past week or so, working on four or five January and February, then I will do some marketing. | |||
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2012, People, Menfriends, Cruz |
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Saturday December 22. I survived December 21 2012. Well no fucking shit, there was no reason why I wouldn't so survivor groups can fuck off, especially if they are serious. Some would be, people believe all sorts of moronic crap. You can't rule anything out as being too stupid for people to believe. Some incredibly stupid beliefs are believed by the mainstream population. Ugh I would be sympathetic to the people who want the world to end, but that would mean being sympathetic... No thanks.
By the way apparently I am not as funny since I have stopped complaining about various offline people. People can't take criticism, because they're fuckwits. Especially the people who take me seriously on here. I have also noticed people who like honesty only like honesty if it's not directed at them, there are exceptions. Meh I would rather be myself as much with I can without fucking off people in the local community, too much, and depending on my mood. I actually thought that my last posts were funny, maybe the problem is you? Yeah, I am going to go ahead and blame you, OK? Tough shit if not. I wonder how you get tough shit. Tuesday I went to the Menfriends opening, Friday I went back. It Looks good, the ground floor is good for wheelchairs. Friday I went upstairs. I would write more but I would have to charge. Saturday me and Sam went to a mexican restaurant. He was here for the weekend. Later me and Sam went to Cruz, it was a good night. A group of girls we spelling, one started, then they all did it. Like dominos, only with silly bitches! They were OK after friends told them I can hear, well they eventually got it. I got shouted two drinks! Thanks random people! Drank one tequila mexican style, that's having coke straight after. I learned something, drinking is educational. It's time to convert RantingOnline.com to a blog. I'll do that this week as well as write a post and a post for NewsPooze.com as well as more product development. Oh shit! I forgot to mention I saw Hine Wednesday. It was a great day for a drive. I ran into my old chess coach, not literally. | |||
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Nights out, work, clueless talk back caller |
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What did I do this week? Get drunk and partied. The usual.
On Friday I went to Craig's for Steve's leaving do. I felt like Whisky and also had punch before it was watered down. Thankfully I did not drink that much so did not feel like absolute shit the next day. Yay me! Saturday I went to Tony and Nic's for a rainbow Labour social BBQ. Then I went to [SFN], Ghost Daddy and Mynor Star hosted by Elyslum Fields, that was good, enjoyed the music. I was totally checking out a band member LOL! Liked the DJ music too. I'll download some tracks soon. Must remember to wear black next time. Launched a product and site this week and I'll probably do the same in the next two or three weeks. Then I will launch several more sites, or perhaps I'll do that at the same time as I am working on products. Oh by the way, apparently I was wrong about Mitt being the anti christ so we're not going to die. Oh but not according to a News Talk ZB caller last night at 1:30. He seems to think that the planets could align and block out the sun for up to 5,000 years. He also said that there's four or five planets between us and the sun; there's two; Mercury and Venus. HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW THAT??? In fairness he only said that this was a possibility. I'll go ahead and say that he's batshit crazy and there's no possibility of this. | |||
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Nights out 12/2012 |
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It's Sunday.
Thursday I did Thirsty Thursday with Craig, that was good. We Went to Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn, Monday Room and Cruz, I had far too many shots, I don't know how many, definitely too many. There were some sane people at the first two places, we probably were not in that group. Cruz was a different story. Multiple people told Craig off for giving me alcohol LOL.. "Ask a child if he wants alcohol" Well the guy who said this is probably much closer to the mentality of a child than I am. Ignorant moron. Cracking up on the street on the way home was rather fun. The next day, wasn't, got up at 2pm and was back in bed at 4pm. Well I was falling asleep while typing, so yeah, that day, not happening. Felt better after a rest, got back up at 6pm. Last night, well morning I went to Cruz. It was good, no major ignorant people. Finishing off a product today and tomorrow, then creating another small product in the days after. | |||
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Fantasy Ball 2012 |
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This week I went out Saturday night and that's about all LOL so I'll have to make some crap up.
Saturday night I went to the Fantasy Ball which was the Christchurch GLBT pride closing event. Had a good time. Had pre drinks. I didn't watch many of the shows, because I was getting drunk outside. Least I'm honest. Did some web development this week, didn't create any new sites or blogs, I have a bunch to do though. OK I am officially sick of people mentioning the TPP, will the whole thing just go away? The last statement should please activists that want to stop the deal who I am particularly sick of. I agree with them, but I am sick of them. I am sick of activists in general really, even though I am one. Yes I am a hypocrite, I say it loud and proud! I am not entirely sure why people view hypocrisy as a bad thing. Surely if you're honest about your hypocrisy it cannot be considered a bad thing. I am probably wrong, but I don't care. In conclusion I am generally sick of activists. I get this way from time to time, then it passes. Errrrrrr file the above under Thane blurts out stuff for no apparent reason. | |||
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Nicki Minaj and a RIP |
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Sunday.
Monday I want to a Family dinner. Friday I went to Auckland. While passing through airport security I was asked if I was going on a plane. #NoShit. I don't pass through airport security for the hell of it. That was a highly amusing question. Saturday I went to Nicki Minaj. It was OK. Wasn't the best show, wasn't the worst. I thought that some of the visuals were OK, I did like some songs. Maybe I need better excuses to see Sam. We went to Family afterwards, did enjoy that. Monday now Sam wanted me to mention we went through a bottle of his bubbly and the cheapest pizza available "because I am such a tight ass". Bitch, I learned it from you. Monday now, won some completely free money before going home to Christchurch, SkyCity is offering free $15 for joining their rewards program. My business programme is over and I am no longer required to post updates on my business. Of course sometimes I need to fill up space and blathering on about my business serves that purpose. So expect occasional blatherings. I am going to work on products to sell to NZ businesses until the end of February. It saddened me to hear that a programme participant and facebook friend passed away last week. RIP vShaun McKinney, his disability came bundled with low life expectancy, a terrible thing but it looks like he used his time to make an impact on the people he encountered, I think that that can be a good thing. Back to me and Sam. Sunday we went and saw James Bond Skyfall, best part was the popcorn and coke. It was alright for my first Bond film. SPOILER WARNING FOR REST OF ENTRY. I found it unbelievable that guy could freely escape and was not better guarded and that MI5 couldn't capture it better. | |||
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Drum and base, sites, submission |
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| Sunday Not really an eventful week so I will bore you with my submission on the starting out wage bill. First I went out Saturday night to a drum and base gig. I don't know what it was called, they all sound the same, I don't pay much attention to the individual acts. Looking up, it was called Dose & Trei. Next week I am going to Auckland to see Nicki Minaj so this will probably be late. I have gone off Nicki recently, she's not that great. Still looking forward to being in Auckland. Business wise, no idea what I am doing, probably want to find some backend work and also create some products to sell to local sites. On blogging, I am going to work on some new projects and create some new blogs. Am planning on writing another political article next week. Well it's more of a rant about how people, especially MPs are being ridiculously stupid. Hey, wasn't that the subject of my article Friday? Why not continue the trend of calling MPs stupid? If they don't like it they should stop being stupid. It's remarkably simple! Submission: I oppose the Minimum Wage (Starting Out Wage) Amendment Bill. You are not going to solve the employment crises by paying people less. This effects buyers' spending power in a negative way, if they spend less it has a negative impact on the economy and if they need further assistance from the government because they can't afford basic expenses, how does this save money especially since there is very little evidence that this will increase jobs? Labour abolished youth rates with null effect on overall employment, if the opposite is true, this is entirely pointless! All you're doing is shifting employees to the youth because employers can pay them less. Also most employers don't hire more people just because their profits are up. If you think that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how business works. Demand is a factor and this will effect local demand negatively. | |||
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thane.co nz and Auckland/birthdays |
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It's Wednesday. I'm in Auckland. Just had business mentoring. A criticism from my business mentor is that I have too many ideas, and I came out of that session with a few more that I will do in conjunction with what I am already planning. I'm going to turn thane.co.nz into a web services site and thanepullan.com into a site offering writing services, just because I can. Writing for others won't be a large part of my business. I'm going to run several independent web services sites and several blogs/events sites too. I have changed picture on thanepullan.com, I will move the previous picture to this site.
Sunday I went around Christchurch taking pictures with Craig for one of my sites. It was a beautiful day for it. We went to the Avon, The Gardens, Restart Mall, and Brighton. Monday Andy, Craig and I went to the Brighton fireworks. This random woman called me "excited" in an extremely patronizing way, I hate that, I was actually laughing at something in my head, as I do. The fireworks were good. Tuesday I went to Auckland. Air New Zealand changed the safety video again. They do it every three months. Topical videos must help get people's attention. Personally I think that they are a waste of money, especially this new one. I would say that as I just don't like Peter Jackson. Casino for dinner. Wednesday for dinner I went to a Mexican restaurant, liked the Tarco and spicy fried chicken. The Sangreta was good too. Had a tiny bit for breakfast the next day. Sunday now. Thursday I went back to Christchurch. Saturday I partied with Craig and Andy for their birthday. It was a great night. I had Tequila, Sambuca and punch. Good thing I don't get hangovers. Now going to work on sites. | |||
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Mitt Romney is the antichrist and we are all going to die. |
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it's Saturday for about 35 more minutes.
I think I went drinking Thursday, yes I did, Thirsty Thursday. It was not as cold as today. Oh after that I went to a drum and base gig. That's a rather random thing to suddenly remember. The gig was good. Tuesday I went to the doctor. Turns out I might be in a wheelchair for a couple of months. I just had an ear problem, should I tell people I was half deaf for a while and couldn't understand a word they're saying at certain times. It only happened when people were on my right-hand side. Started antibiotics Friday, because I was drinking Thursday. Sunday, 11:30 Yesterday I went out to Hine's. We chatted. She can predict what I am about to say sometimes, I am not sure if that's a good or scary thing. This week I finished off a product, gained a potential web design client. Which is good because I can use the income for a business venture. Going to Auckland on business Tuesday, then partying Saturday. A person asked me why are you so fucking awesome. OK it was myself. I said that it just comes naturally. Less than 100 hours before the wonderful Mitt Romney gets in and less than two months to go before the world is going to end and we all die. This means Mitt Romney's stupid critics will only have to endure him for two months. I don't know why anybody would not support Mitt Romney, it's beyond me. Hey, wait, is he the antichrist? Doesn't the bible say that a new leader will come of a different religion, then the world will end? He rules for seven years. God must have decided to speed up the process and make the leader a mormon. It makes sense now... ANTICHRIST 2012 | |||
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Local music, Pink concert, sites, gay marriage submission |
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It's Sunday.
Saturday I went to Steven's, then a kiwi music reunion concert. Why did I go? I am not entirely sure. I just ended up randomly buying tickets for some completely unknown reason. I spent almost the entire time dissecting the music into different tunes, that occupied me. It was an OK event. Then I went to Cruz. Apart from a particularly weird woman, I had a great time. I booked tickets to a Pink concert in July. It's in Sydney which is a bitch because that's expensive. Kind of good that it is months away, so I can manage my finances. I love Pink, I probably like her better than GaGa. I've acquired a great domain name for the Christchurch area. I'll develop that site next month along with another local site. Although I still haven't properly developed my local gay site since launching it in February. Maybe I can make improvements to that at the same time since will run off the same base as the Christchurch site. This is my (edited) submission on the marriage equality bill. I have never made a submission before. I suppose I could make a submission for all other issue I feel strongly about, except my views are usually the opposite of this government, so that may be pointless. I was going to include this on another blog but I don't feel like writing anymore on this entry, so to fill space, here it is. While I understand about religious arguments, let me point out that two atheists can freely get married in a registry office, this cannot be considered a solely religious institution. It is also important to note that marriage licenses are maintained by the government, not churches. Additionally the bible bans divorce, we got rid of that ban over half a century ago, we already don't enforce the biblical definition of marriage. There were men with multiple wives in the bible too. I have no plans to bring up all the mountains of other stuff in the bible that we don't enforce this would take too long. This bill also offers no changes on how churches conduct themselves, if two people of alternate sexualities want to get married, that's certainly no business of any church. I strongly believe that marriage licenses should be available to all consenting adults. Civil Unions were a good halfway step, but as long as a straight couple can get civil unioned or married, and a GLBT couple can only get civil unioned, there will still be some degree of inequality in the law. This is simply wrong. I am writing this submission simply because it is the right thing to do, I don't want to get married or civil unioned, being tied to one person is simply nonsense to me. However if other consenting adults want to do that through whatever means that they desire, it is not my business, or anybody else's. If we allow people of alternate sexualities to have the same privileges through civil unions, there is absolutely no logical reason why we cannot allow them to get married. I would like to be heard only if I can do so in Christchurch, thanks. | |||
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Web development and awards |
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| Yes, this is late again, this is becoming a habit. I had a web development emergency yesterday and knew I was going out Sunday night. Web development emergency? Fuck, I'm a nerd. So basically did web development all week apart from going to Danice's Friday night. Oh I also went out Saturday, that was a fucking pointless trip. Had a great time at Danice's. Getting a taxi home was a bit of a bitch though. The company sent a car, not a van which took fucking ages so I decided to phone a friend who works at the company to see if I could get a van, but a car came a few minutes later, and my chair is also not the easiest to fold down. Sunday night I went to Dress To Impress, I wasn't dressed to impressed. I was dressed. Be thankful. Not that I would turn up nude, I'd probably get arrested. Anyway I had a great time, mainly after the awards when the alcohol really kicked in!!! Also enjoyed Miss Mole on MC, funny stuff. If I was MCing an awards show I'd give myself LOTS of awards as a running gag. "Best MC", "Best Crippled MC", "Sexiest Man In A Wheelchair On Stage", "Sexiest Man Named Thane Pullan", "Opps, I've just shat out another award, it's for myself". This week I have more web development to do, and building a site, then a gig Saturday. | |||
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Computer issues and conspiracy theories |
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Yes, this is late, again. I've been busy today doing computer stuff.
I don't have anything to talk about so I will talk about that. I got a new hard drive put into my main computer and we hooked my VCR to my DVR so I can convert videos to digital format. I can't get my DVR to display any picture on the TV. Which is annoying, but workable, who needs a GUI anyway? It may be a graphics card issue, is there any Linux people out there? I have an additional time issue but a friend has directed me to articles so I can probably fix it myself. I have been meaning to upgrade that box for ages but I have other priorities. I finished one of the products that I was working on, now need to do some fixes for some others and work on the next one. Didn't go out, it's not pleasant going out in the cold. Had a drunken argument about the can cause of climate change instead. It's extremely well accepted in the scientific community that it is caused by CO2, there is no debate here. This been known for decades. I have been meaning to write about conspiracy theorists as they have been getting on my nerves lately, especially the "global warming is a hoax to force a one world government" crowd. By the way they have been going on about the one world government since the eighties. New World Order, where the bloody hell are ya??? At least this particular person believes in global warming, she just thinks that it's caused by something entirely fictional. | |||
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Sound Check and learning programming |
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It's Wednesday, arrived in Auckland Tuesday. I was planning to write some blogs but I can't really think of anything to write about. (Sunday edit: I wrote about The Zeitgeist Movement. Click here. I have been meaning to write about this for months and months. My views of The Zeitgeist Movement itself have changed quite a bit recently.)
Yesterday I arrived too early at the airport but occupied myself by having Burbon, Rum and wines at the Koru Lounge. Today I did offline business stuff. Apparently I'm going to be a car dealer for Sam, so I may interfere and try to get a better sales price for "TP Motors" If my name is on the business and I am getting a cut, it's in my best interest to lift revenue. The web site will be easy, I can just reuse the code I made for Sam and develop a design. I watched some of "My Kitchen Rules", what a fucking boring show! Why wasn't I doing something productive? Life is too short to watch food porn. Life is also too short not to watch actual porn, and have sex. Just saying! I guess that shit would be OK if you like food, but I don't, it's boring and not mentally stimulating. Saturday now. Last night I went to Sound Check, mainly to see Nero again. The last time I saw them was at the Big Day Out and I was extremely sleep deprived because I didn't sleep the night before. There were spellers but they weren't as annoying as other times. One guy kept spelling his name every time he saw me, ugh yeah I get it. Some of the guys and staff were quite overprotective of me, mixed feelings about that, I'm fine, just leave me to it. Feel free to give me Vodka though. Some girls did that, thanks! I started at the back of the crowd but decided to go up the front when Nero came on, why not? They were great, Rusko was too. I enjoyed Nero more though! Simply because I knew their music and I got to listen to my favourite song of theirs instead the venue, instead of outside like last time. It was a wicked night. Sunday now. Last night I went out for cocktails with Sam and his family. Enjoyed it. First time I had a Jager cocktail. Sam and I were going to the movies afterwards but Sam's car broke down, so we went to another pub and I had a Sambuca, then I fell out of my chair. I was not driving. I have finished the C# tutorial that I was going through. I may reread some of it before downloading some example code to work on. Maybe I will start with a very basic accessibility toolbar or a tray application for one of my advertising sites. I'll try to work on a few decent projects next year. I have quite a few web development projects to do when I get back, including finishing a product in the week ahead then working on the Christchurch Pride site again. Then creating a few more products in the coming weeks and finally launching my new local business next month, just before I go to Auckland again. Microsoft appears to have a pissy API for toolbars so I think that I will start with a tray notification application. I have enjoyed this trip. Going home tomorrow. Tuesday now, I am enjoying having a fast computer, unlimited internet and eye typing back. Although I did enjoy Auckland! Yesterday I learned about multi threading in C#, among other things. I'll try to create an application next month. Had a Brandy in the Koru Lounge on the way back to Christchurch. I forgot to mention this will be posted a few days late, oh well, fuck it. | |||
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Spellers and rhymes |
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I went out Saturday night; to Cruz and Steven's before. I had vodka and lime at Steven's. I like to have new drinks. Spellers were beyond annoying at Cruz, once one starts doing it, the people seeing it do it too. One person did it even after I spelt out "I can hear". Well first I tried spelling out "I have ears" but she didn't understand that. I wasn't in the mood for spellers for some strange reason. I do not like them on a boat, I do not like them while dissecting a goat. I do not like them on a train, I do not like them, do they have no brain? Yes I am just rhyming for the hell of it. I made a rhyme, is that a crime? I've lost track of where I was going with this. I wasn't going anywhere, that was an easy place to find. No that didn't make sense to myself either, but it sounded good, hopefully, meh fuck you if you don't like it.
I got up at twelve today. Now I have to work. I have to test a product, hopefully I'll launch it before I go away for a few days. I am going to a Nero concert and helping Sam with his business. I really need to focus on my business, and I am. I am just having capital problems, but I can work on products until that's sorted. | |||
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Subhumans and a few rants |
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Wednesday I went out to dinner with my parents, I had pizza.
Thursday night i went to a Subhumans concert with my brother. It was good, though I think that I enjoyed the first warm up act better. I don't even know the band's name, but I know they had a song "Everyone is a stupid cunt but me". Saturday, I went out with Hine, to a mall, it was a nice day, though I was very glad I was wearing a jacket. Two people commented that they thought (jokingly?) that we were having a race. This isn't a problem for me, however that is a stupid and unoriginal comment. See two people in wheelchairs; say that they're having a race. WTF. Taking it to another level, they wouldn't say this if they saw two regular people walking. Obviously it's their attempt at humour, fail! I imagine if this happened to me all the time, it would get old really really fast. This could explain why Hine was annoyed with it! Ah... So in conclusion, don't say it, it is not clever or original, if you want to say something in passing, try something intelligent, or just "How are you?". There's also some wheelchair sport they're looking for members in, electric wheelchair soccer, or something. Practice is at 10AM Sundays, so, fuck that. I get home at 4AM some Sundays, Even if practice was at a reasonable time, sounds fun, but I have better things to do with my time. Sport is generally unproductive as a society. computing is much more productive and mentally stimulating for me. Speaking of computing, I need to spend more time learning C#. I've done a tiny bit but not much. I'm also planning to focus more on scripting products in my business, which differs from what I said last week, but oh well. Plans are temporarily on hold until the start of November. I can use the time to learn and create products. | |||
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