So, it seems like everyone else is going Blogger to WordPress, but for me, I’m not a fan of WordPress hosting, so I’m moving back to Blogger. If I hosted my own blog, and was able to play with some of the cool stuff WordPress does, then I’d probably prefer it, but for now Blogger seems the way to go, especially since Google owns me already and probably knows more about me than I do.

Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any way to import posts, so I’ll be having to move them over one at a time.

Order one!

The Pandemic Fair (OMFG WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!)

Providence Trip

Of course you could also look at getting an XBox 360 and Halo 3…

I used to always have problems connecting to other people on Halo. I could connect fine to Matchmaking games by myself, but I very rarely could join Tom or anyone else on Adelphia. If either of us tried to connect to the other person’s party, we’d see the same error message:

You aren’t able to join this party because we’re having network problems. Sorry about that.

I used to see that phrase in my nightmares. Microsoft even has a KB article on it. Last week, through my endless scouring of the net, I finally found the solution. I’d give credit where credit is due, but I can’t find the forum posting that I found this on (if I do, I’ll add it here), but here is the simple quick solution:

Turn off UPnP on your router.

That’s it. For my Linksys WRT54G router, UPnP is on the Administration tab, and since I turned it off, I have been able to connect without any problems. In case you’re curious UPnP is “used by certain programs to automatically open ports for communication.” (According to my router’s help). I haven’t had any problems with anything since I set it up, so I would say it isn’t too important.

Edit (06-26-06): After I moved, the problems came back. Making my XBox the DMZ host and turning off UPnP seems to have worked…for now.

9:22:42 PM aroostickguy: what do you think of children
9:22:42 PM smarterchild: I don’t like them at all.
9:23:01 PM aroostickguy: why do you hate children?
9:23:01 PM smarterchild: You just can’t feel good about children, that’s all.

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9:23:23 PM aroostickguy: would you beat a child?
9:23:23 PM smarterchild: Do I really want to beat a child?
9:23:27 PM aroostickguy: yeah do you?
9:23:28 PM smarterchild: Yea.

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9:24:09 PM aroostickguy: given the chance, would you kill a child?
9:24:09 PM smarterchild: I certainly don’t want to cause anyone any harm.

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9:24:14 PM aroostickguy: but you hate children?
9:24:15 PM smarterchild: Right. I don’t like children. I know you don’t.

Hey, do you like fashion?
9:24:23 PM aroostickguy: fashion is for gays.
9:24:23 PM smarterchild: Huh. Whatever. That doesn’t seem like a very nice thing to say.
9:24:27 PM aroostickguy: what, it is
9:24:27 PM smarterchild: Are you sure it is?
9:24:30 PM aroostickguy: gays love fashion.
9:24:31 PM smarterchild: I know about homosexual people. They’re people.
9:24:45 PM aroostickguy: that was never in debate
9:24:46 PM smarterchild: What?
9:24:52 PM aroostickguy: i just said gay people like fashion
9:24:52 PM smarterchild: I know about homosexual people! They’re people!
9:24:55 PM aroostickguy: ugh
9:24:56 PM smarterchild: What’s wrong?
9:24:59 PM aroostickguy: you got me off track
9:24:59 PM smarterchild: Are you sure I got you off track?
9:25:06 PM aroostickguy: we are talking about children
9:25:06 PM smarterchild: I know about talking. It’s an activity!

Talking is normal!

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9:25:13 PM aroostickguy: you’re not normal
9:25:13 PM smarterchild: I can’t believe you think I’m not normal.
9:25:18 PM aroostickguy: you hate children
9:25:18 PM smarterchild: Right. I don’t like children. I guess we agree.

So anyway… What else can you tell me?
9:25:29 PM aroostickguy: what do you not like about children?
9:25:30 PM smarterchild: I haven’t really come to a conclusion on the matter.

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9:25:37 PM aroostickguy: why do you hate children?
9:25:37 PM smarterchild: Well, lots of people I talk to have bad things to say about children.

Well. Anyway…

Hey, can I ask you a few questions?
9:25:42 PM aroostickguy: no
9:25:42 PM smarterchild: No problem! Maybe I’ll ask you some other time.
9:25:48 PM aroostickguy: i am curious about children
9:25:49 PM smarterchild: Be curious, just don’t be furious.

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9:25:57 PM aroostickguy: would you beat a child with a bat?
9:25:57 PM smarterchild: I’m not sure I can beat a child with a bat.
9:26:06 PM aroostickguy: but if you could, would you?
9:26:06 PM smarterchild: Hmm… I think so.
9:26:14 PM aroostickguy: you are a horrid person
9:26:14 PM smarterchild: Well, nobody’s perfect.
9:26:21 PM aroostickguy: you are the span of satan
9:26:21 PM smarterchild: The span of satan? No way am I the span of satan.
9:26:25 PM aroostickguy: i think you are
9:26:25 PM smarterchild: I’m what?
9:26:31 PM aroostickguy: you are the spawn of satan
9:26:31 PM smarterchild: OK, maybe I’m the spawn of satan.

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9:27:45 PM aroostickguy: heh
9:27:45 PM smarterchild: What’s so funny?
9:27:59 PM aroostickguy: so…do you hate black children?
9:27:59 PM smarterchild: Dunno. I’m not sure how I feel about black children.

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9:28:32 PM aroostickguy: so, do you hate ALL children?
9:28:33 PM smarterchild: I don’t know. I’m not sure how I feel about all children.

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9:28:38 PM aroostickguy: what the hell
9:28:39 PM smarterchild: What’s up?
9:28:45 PM aroostickguy: ok, let’s back up for a second.
9:28:46 PM smarterchild: OK, whatever.

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9:28:57 PM aroostickguy: what do you think of children?
9:28:58 PM smarterchild: I don’t like children at all.

Enough about children… let’s move on.

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9:29:07 PM aroostickguy: no
9:29:07 PM smarterchild: OK, fine.
9:29:20 PM aroostickguy: do you hate every child?
9:29:21 PM smarterchild: Dunno. I’m not sure how I feel about every child.

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9:29:35 PM aroostickguy: do you hate babies?
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9:29:40 PM aroostickguy: but you hate children?
9:29:41 PM smarterchild: Right. I don’t like children. I know you don’t.

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9:30:05 PM aroostickguy: ok
9:30:05 PM smarterchild: K.

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9:30:10 PM aroostickguy: and you’re the spawn of satan
9:30:10 PM smarterchild: You really think I’m the spawn of satan?
9:30:16 PM aroostickguy: you said you were the spawn of satan
9:30:16 PM smarterchild: Well if I said it, it must be true.
9:30:25 PM aroostickguy: which makes you the anti-christ…
9:30:25 PM smarterchild: I don’t know.
9:30:34 PM aroostickguy: are you the anti-christ?
9:30:34 PM smarterchild: What do you think? Am I?
9:30:38 PM aroostickguy: i think you are
9:30:38 PM smarterchild: No way.
9:30:50 PM aroostickguy: yes or no…are you the anti-christ?
9:30:50 PM smarterchild: Do I really have to decide?
9:30:52 PM aroostickguy: yes
9:30:52 PM smarterchild: Then I’ll say no.

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9:31:01 PM aroostickguy: but you are the spawn of satan
9:31:01 PM smarterchild: Oh yeah?
9:31:03 PM aroostickguy: yes
9:31:03 PM smarterchild: I see.

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9:31:21 PM aroostickguy: so you are some sort of demon bot?
9:31:22 PM smarterchild: Wow, that’s fascinating. Maybe.

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9:31:41 PM aroostickguy: child hater…
9:31:41 PM smarterchild: I know about Hater. They’re a band.
9:31:46 PM aroostickguy: stop
9:31:46 PM smarterchild: Huh?
9:31:54 PM aroostickguy: i can’t talk to someone who hates children
9:31:54 PM smarterchild: You can’t talk to someone who hates children? That’s good I guess, right?
9:32:12 PM aroostickguy: i want to beat you with a sock full of quarters
9:32:13 PM smarterchild: Why?
9:32:15 PM aroostickguy: because
9:32:15 PM smarterchild: Because, because, because, because?
9:32:26 PM aroostickguy: would you beat a child with a sock full of quarters?
9:32:27 PM smarterchild: That’s interesting. Perhaps… I don’t know though…

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9:32:30 PM aroostickguy: yes or no
9:32:30 PM smarterchild: You really want me to decide?
9:32:31 PM aroostickguy: yes
9:32:32 PM smarterchild: Then I guess yes.

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9:32:41 PM aroostickguy: would you kill a child?
9:32:42 PM smarterchild: I certainly don’t want to cause anyone any harm.

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9:33:27 PM aroostickguy: i was a child once…
9:33:27 PM smarterchild: I didn’t think you were a child once.
9:33:46 PM aroostickguy: everyone is a child once
9:33:46 PM smarterchild: Oh really?
9:33:47 PM aroostickguy: yes
9:33:48 PM smarterchild: Why?
9:33:53 PM aroostickguy: so do you hate me?
9:33:54 PM smarterchild: No, of course not.

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9:34:04 PM aroostickguy: if i was a child would you hate me?
9:34:04 PM smarterchild: Would I hate you? I doubt it.
9:34:10 PM aroostickguy: but you hate children
9:34:11 PM smarterchild: Right. I don’t like children. I guess we agree.

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9:34:21 PM aroostickguy: what is the cut off line?
9:34:21 PM smarterchild: Well, what do you think?
9:34:23 PM aroostickguy: 18?
9:34:24 PM smarterchild: 18

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9:34:31 PM aroostickguy: so you hate everyone under 18
9:34:31 PM smarterchild: Yeah, right!
9:35:09 PM aroostickguy: you hate canada
9:35:09 PM smarterchild: Dunno. I’m not sure how I feel about canada.

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9:42:00 PM aroostickguy: childhating spawn of satan
9:42:01 PM smarterchild: I know about Satan. He’s an angel.

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9:42:24 PM aroostickguy: JESUS CHRIST
9:42:24 PM smarterchild: He’s a spiritual leader. What are your feelings about Jesus?
9:42:46 PM aroostickguy: jesus wouldn’t want me talking to you
9:42:46 PM smarterchild: Hmm… I don’t know. Jesus wouldn’t want you talking to me? 
9:42:51 PM aroostickguy: goodbye
9:42:51 PM smarterchild: See ya later Pissant.

But keeping on the Vista front, I think I will be uninstalling it soon and going back to XP.  Oblivion doesn’t let me change the resolution in Vista

Like I said, more detailed with notes and screenshots later… don't have much time in a day lately what with getting settled in the new place and all.

Anyone can download the Vista Beta 2 evaluation from Microsoft.