Alex's Headaches

Alex went to the neurologist today, and he said that what he suffers from aren't migraines, but rather "Cluster Headaches."
Cluster headache - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The interesting part is contained below:

"Persons who have experienced both cluster headaches and other painful conditions (childbirth, migraines) report that the pain of cluster headaches is far worse, significantly more severe than a migraine. The pain has been described as akin to being stabbed repeatedly in the eye with an ice pick or hot poker. It has been described in medical journals as one of the most severe pain syndromes suffered by human beings."

Yikes. You poor motherfucker, Alex.

Cowbell Solo!

Cowbell Solo!

Exercise

Leanne and I went to the park in meadowbank yesterday for exercise - namely jogging. It was fun! I'm keen to do it again! This afternoon, even. Yeah. It felt good - despite it only being mild. So, yay! I'm on my way to getting at least _mildly_ fit!
Oh, and you can probably guess by the last post that I updated Rockbox last night. It's the first time I've updated it in... 6 months, maybe? And it's fucken awesome! There's a new navigation system (which works really well), plus it now supports multiple fonts on the While Playing Screen, so they look extra funky now. Awesome! I'm about to install it on Leanne's ipod, which is also exciting! Yay! Open source really is the better way to have software... Gods, imagine if I still had to use the original firmware! Yech! No gapless, no album art, no flac support, no custom WPS, shorter battery... Gads. Thank you Rockbox!

Listening to: Alchemist - Eve of the War EP. Hot Aussie metal. Sick.
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Happy

I am very happy with the new Rockbox.

Weekend

An unoriginal title, I know, but it seemed so fitting for the subject matter.
The weekend was nice. Leanne and I met up with Mum for dinner on Friday night - and due to our tight budget, that was all we COULD do on Friday night - but it was nice to see her, and she bought me a cute little japanese tea set. Aww.
Saturday was awesome. Leanne and I decided to go to the beach - despite it being overcast. We headed up to Mona Vale beach, and bought fish n chips on the way. Fucken bargain I might add, and tasty too! There were 2 pieces of fish, 3 calamari rings, 3 prawns, 2 oysters, seafood salad, coleslaw, greek salad and chips for $20! And it was tasty as! Yay! And it was ever so lovely eating them on the beach, huddling under towels for protection from the wind and rain. Unfortunately though, we left the lights on on the car, so we had to call the NRMA. They said they'd be up to 2 hours, but they arrived in 20 minutes! Yay! We met up with Mum again in that brief time it took them (she was just on her way up to the Hunter).
So Leanne and I headed back south and home to West Ryde to get ready for Tristan's party.
It was a good party! I hadn't seen Boggle since Jon left (which feels weird), so it was good to see him. Sounds like Uni is good too, so that was nice to hear.
We played Guitar Hero 2. Awesome fun.
I'm hoping to see them all again soon. Man. I can't believe I actually have to say that.
Am considering a Dropkick Murphys ticket this week, but due to my budget, I'm not so sure I can afford it. We'll see.
This week I'm getting into work early so that I can leave early; it's so much better. I get a seat on the way in AND back!
Yay!
So many celebrations!
But that is all.
See y'all 'round!

Listening to: Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder (a most beautiful album, but I've come to expect that from Lamb)
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Series of tubes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes"
Wow. Old people are stupid.

Chuck Norris Facts in Wikipedia

Chuck Norris Facts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hah. Funny that Wikipedia has an article on this.
But Christ, Chuck... are you serious about the evolution thing? Wow. You're a retard. They breed 'em bright in Oklahoma...

An Open Letter to Steve Jobs | DefectiveByDesign.org

An Open Letter to Steve Jobs | DefectiveByDesign.org
It would be awesome if any of you reading my blog could sign this letter to Steve Jobs. I really believe the DRM is stupid, crippling, restrictive and wrong - and Steve Jobs does too! Let him know that he won't be alone in the fight, and show him how he can take action against these stupid restrictions.
The future of online music distribution depends on you!

The Mars Volta

Holy shitballs.
The Mars Volta rock.
Man. Tight. Seriously tight.
Fucken full points for an awesome show boys.
They played last night at the Hordern Pavilion. They were originally scheduled for November, but their drummer quit, so they had to find + rehearse with a new drummer. He was fucken good too (as you'd expect), so Ben was relieved (Jon Theodore - the previous drummer - was Ben's fav drummer). But yes. Fucking tight show. They are fucking good musicians. In fact, there was this one song where they ended it mid note! Not the slightest reverb afterward! Fucking tight! (Although I wonder if a "mute button" was used).
I'd say the highlights (for me) were Viscera Eyes and Cicatriz ESP.
Matters were probably improved by the fact that Ben handed me half a joint during the show. Top stuff, Ben. Transportational.
They played for about 2 ¼ hours I think - no farcical encore, no talking except for the thank you at the end. So fucken hot. And there were a handful of video cameras recording the event, too.... sick. I heard that it was to record the movie the Omar has been making for six years. Of course, I forgot to bring in my camera... dammit.
Check the wikipedia page out (it's actually really interesting):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_mars_volta
FULLY SICK!
Caught the early train in this morning, so I got to watch the sunrise... so pretty. I forgot to pack lunch last night though, and didn't have time this morning, so it looks like I'll be eating out today. Friday fish maybe. Bit of a shame coz I'm tight this week, and that pasta Leanne made was tasty.

Listening to: Cradle of Filth - Thornography (Album). Yes, I know I should be listening to The Mars Volta, and I had all intentions last night of listening to them all day today, but I woke up with a CoF song in my head, and the songs on Thornography are just so fucking catchy. Yeah, that's right, catchy CoF songs. It's a fucken sick album. So fucken hot! I'm surrounded by awesome music! Yay!

What the fuck...

This little piggy's just weird - Unusual Tales - Specials - smh.com.au
Holy shitballs. Scary.