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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Changes

So today's the last day for this version of the Musings and starting tomorrow I'll be operating over at the new, blogger-powered version. You should change your bookmarks to http://nottherock.blogspot.com since I know you cannot go without a day of my wittiness.

As mentioned in the post below, similar shenanigans will continue at the new version of the site but with a new look, new functionality and just a cleaner all-around look, I'm feeling energized about it already and looking forward to entertaining you.

It's been a pleasure, Xanga.... only, it really hasn't been.

Until tomorrow.


Sunday, February 25, 2007

NotTheRock Musings Is Moving!

moving Yes, that's right, I'm packing up the truck and moving over to Blogger. Our last active day here at Xanga will be February 28, 2007. After almost 1,500 days (1,495 actually) and many posts, I'm finally following through on the long-rumored changes.

What do you need to know?  Let's do some Q&A, shall we?

Q: I want to update my "favorites" -- what will the new url be?

A: Well, as of March 1, you can check things out over at the new address: http://NotTheRock.blogspot.com. This site will continue to exist for as long as Xanga exists and will effectively serve as four-plus years worth of archived material.

Q: But I can still go to the original NotTheRock.com in order to get to you, right?

A: Unfortunately, no. I mean, for now you can but I'll be pulling the plug on that before long, too. I'll keep you posted but don't expect it to hang around much more than another month or so. I don't ever update it and it's simply cluttering up the Internet and, hey, it actually costs money to keep up and running. So screw it. I'll probably try to transfer over material to the new site or archive it elsewhere if you're really intent on reading any of that old drivel.

Q: What else is changing? The content? The witty banter? Please, god, I hope so.

A: Nope, not much else. Same great taste, but less filling. And it'll be easier to comment.

Q: Will it look different? I'm so used to the color and format and I'm not good at dealing with change.

A: Yes, it'll look different. At first I was thinking of keeping it the same but some change might be good. And I also think it'll be considerably less cluttered than this here Xanga site.

Q: Aren't you going to give this up soon to write a book rather than wasting time on the Internet?

A: Shut up.


Friday, February 23, 2007

A Friday Beaver Joke

According to this Yahoo News story, the first beaver in 200 years was spotted in New York.

Oh, I don't know, I'm sure in the '70s there were some big beavers in New York.


Monday, February 19, 2007

In Armageddon, They Only Had Like Three Weeks

According to "a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists," an asteroid "may come uncomfortably close to Earth." 

Wait, don't go into your storm cellar just yet.

When "might" this happen? April 13th.

Well, at least I won't have to worry about paying taxes this year.

Oh wait, what? Not this year? Oh, in 2036. And what are the odds it'll actually hit? Like 1 in 100?  No, 1 in 45,000.

So, not as big a threat as in Armageddon.


Wednesday, February 14, 2007

I Probably Deserved This

Well, it's Valentine's Day and it's snowing/icing here in the Northeast at a very quick rate. This storm swept over the midwest and is currently pummeling us and will continue to do so into the evening.

Why do I deserve this?  Well, for years I've completely made fun of Valentine's Day.  I continue to think it's a really stupid holiday (and yes, I realize I'm not the only guy who thinks this) created solely for commercial purposes. It was always dumb but, with Christmas now lasting approximately three months, it's gotten even dumber. People are just beginning to dig out from their holiday bills and gift-giving stress and then, presto, another high-stress gift season!  God forbid you get married around this time of year or have a birthday to buy for in February, too. You're screwed!

So I mock Valentine's Day all the time. But this year, I wanted my sweet Watersyne to have a fun evening out in the city and I had pre-arranged for the entire evening, starting from about 4:30 PM. Naturally, with the weather, she's not at work and most of what I was planning had to be nixed anyway. Sure, I can reschedule it to another time but that just won't be the same as having done it on the famous, made-up February holiday, right?

Well, even if St. Valentine is doing this to mess with me, I don't care. I still hate you, Cupid. You suck. Put some freakin' clothes on, you freak.



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