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I wanted to bang around with an ubuntu-flavored LAMP install, and seeing as server racks are all cool to have around the house, my four or five daily readers might have some around work, which must be awesome. Details »

I know many folk are already pretending it’s fall already, but the proud folks at Community College of Philadelphia are launching after this most hollowed day of labor (which is fun to celebrate while getting paid 2x). This day is most distressing to me, because I don’t remembering saying that watching a season of Futurama while drinking Pepsi was my goal by the end of summer (too bad, I should of changed my goal) Details »

Leering over Sallie Mae’s website, asking relatives for co-signs, re-writing tax forms, and giving out social security numbers that even hobos have it for a spare, today’s dynamic broke-ass college kid taking out ill-advised loans are about to go on a spending spree. While I may of forgot to pass along exactly how to deal with all that, there are a few things one can do to make sure that money lasts, and to prevent extra expenses coming up. Details »

Sorry business school kiddies. Cramer got your number. Details »

I’ve had a Tivoli Model 1 AM/FM radio on my Amazon.com wishlist since I was a small lad, it seems. The elegant design, and the I-tried-it-out-at-Target amazing sound it spat out made me a believer immediately in the product’s ownage over all other things radio. Details »

Oh sweet mother of deep-deep RPGs with strategic and moral decisions, Ogre Battle (1992) is a perfect example of why Enix rocked the early 90′s in a way that made Square have to step its game up from Final Fantasy 3, to Final Fantasy 6 in five short years. Details »

As a student of the great ironies of life, it was a very warm and happy feeling when I found the “GTD,” or Get Things Done movement whilst wasting time at work. As an avid multitasker, even while  relaxing, I’ve often found that when I’m down to just one thing to do, and have an idea of the structure of my week and day, more stuff gets done regardless of my self-image. Details »

As I stare at my frontpage, there’s no stupid, personal, meta posts! This is obviously a big problem. It’s up to me to post about all the stupid stuff I’m working on at the moment.

In the last, eh, two weeks, I’ve:

• Worked on college finacing through Sallie Mae and my college
• Applied for two, that’s right, two! scholarships.
• Played a whole lot of Super Nintendo.
• Enjoyed my Moleskine pocket notebooks immensely.
• Read the mediocre book Helter Skelter.
• Watched two weeks worth of Revision 3 shows.
• Lusted for a MacBook Pro more than ever.
• Drank a lot of Pepsi.
• Spent a night at scenic Wilkes-Berre, Pennsylvania

It doesn’t look that hard, huh?

I’ve been using a two-notebook system, a weekly planner (pictured above) and a pocket ruled notebook for my “oh crap that is so going into my National Novel Writing Month book!” moments. Anyone who uses post-its, or electronic organizers really should try being analog with something like a moleskine, with minimal effort, you can delevop you’re own little system.

My moleskine system is easy as heck.

1. If it’s a task, it gets a bullet. (information-only is unmarked)
2. Checkmark = done
3. Circled = pending reschedule
4. X = canceled.

It’s a very organic process, and it also makes you think more about how you structure your day. It’s fantastic to plan without fighting your PDA (stupid Garnet, anyways) or Outlook, iCal, or whatever.

According to my Moleskine, i need to find my treo and get some sleep. I would ask you, dear blogogoround, if you have a better/best way to GTD with moleskines, lay it on the comment action below.

Than you won’t mind proving it. MSNBC has an online quiz that tests your knowledge of how our super-duper country is owned and operated. Details »

As I sit here wrapping up a pretty good but by no means great stromboli from a local eatery here in the Mayfair section of the city, we get into a discussion about where we buy some of our local favorite foods within the city. From Pizza to Cheesesteaks, Burgers to Hot Dogs, Water Ice to Pretzels, with a few other choices thrown into the mix. Details »