Roseyland

Let me warn you ahead of time, this is going to be controversial. You may be offended. Last October I did something dramatic. I switched to Mac. This was a big deal for me, because I have always been a PC guy. My first computer was an Apple IIc way back in the day, but in high school I got a Packard Bell with Windows 3.1. It had a 100 MHz Intel 486 CPU and a 200 MB hard drive. Ever since then I have had Windows PCs. I built my last computer myself, which I absolutely loved. I researched and hand picked every component, ordered them from Newegg, and put it all together. It was so much fun that I talked my Dad into letting me build his next computer. So why switch to Mac? A lot of it had to do with my iPhone. I love my iPhone, which led me to love going to the Apple store, which led me to consider getting a Mac. Beyond that, I just like trying new things, especially computery gadgetty things. (continue reading…)

I’ve got style, I’ve got grace, Rita Hayworth ate my face. Who in the hell is Rita Hayworth, and why does she eat faces? Never mind. Not important. So about a week ago, I figured that I should finally backup my blog and upgrade to Wordpress 2.7. That was easy enough. Then I figured, while I’m at it, why not give my blog a facelift and change my theme? All that gray in my old theme was starting to drive me crazy. I found the Pixeled theme in the Wordpress Theme Directory, and I loved it. Pixeled is by far the most popular theme in the directory right now, so as an added bonus, I will no longer feel the pressure of being original. Now if by chance you have been reading my blog, you may have already figured this out, but let me just come out and say it… I’m anal. I need everything to be just perfect, even things no one will ever notice. So I started the process of modifying the Pixeled theme to fit this here personal blog of mine, and it turned into a nightmare. See the picture above, this is where I stayed up until 1 or 2 am every night for the past week staring at CSS code. Also, those books in the picture, not helpful at all. (continue reading…)

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I was bored the other day, so I decided to solve the healthcare crisis. You are welcome. The first thing we need to do is stop being scared of the word “socialized”. I have socialized healthcare, and it’s the best healthcare in the world, literally. I work for a large company and I pay $0 every month for my health insurance. Yes it is a part of my compensation, but they give me a decent salary too. I don’t have to worry about preexisting conditions, I can see pretty much any doctor I want, and I only have a $10 copay. I’m not sure what my prescription drug benefits are, but I’m pretty sure they are good. I also get dental care and a good discount on glasses. If I had 10 kids, they would get the same health care for no additional cost. Why is my healthcare so good? Because I’m part of big group of people who all get the same healthcare and the cost is spread out over all of us. It’s called socialism. The only people who don’t have socialized healthcare are those who have an individual plan that they purchased on the free market. These people’s healthcare is expensive and it sucks. I’ll take the socialist group plan thank you. (continue reading…)

I saw Bill Maher’s Religulous last weekend. I can not resist a good documentary, especially when it is about religion or social issues, so I knew that I had to see this film. I had high expectations for Religulous. I have lots of issues with religion and the things religious people do. I was hoping that Bill Maher would lay it all out there and put the hypocrisies and injustices of religion on full display, but I also hoped that he would look at the positive aspects of religion too. I wanted Religulous to seriously ask the question of whether religion has a positive or negative net affect on today’s society, and maybe even provide insight into how religion could evolve for the better. While I am glad that I finally saw Religulous, I was disappointed. (continue reading…)