Sweet!

Quite a while ago, I posted something about Dr. Divx.

Now that version of Dr. Divx no longer exists, but smarter people than me have created a NEW open-source version of the program.

This program is awesome. It allows you to convert most video files to DivX. But if you have DVD Decryption software, you can copy VOB files and convert the source material DIRECTLY into DivX format.

That means, I can take my favorite movies from my collection, and convert them to DivX files, and then copy them to my Zen Mp3 player and watch them whenever I want to. This'll be great for watching tv shows and movies at work :)

Sigh... It was BOUND to happen...

I blame Hope.

Hope being my supervisior.

And blame meaning she sent me a 10-day trial to World of Warcraft.

And now I'm play a level 21 Night Elf Hunter on the Bleeding Hollow server. And actually, I'm loving it. Blizzard has always had a knack of making good games that anyone can pick up and play, and caters to the casual and the hardcore gamer. I'm really impressed with the amount of detail that is in the game, and it's a blast to play. And it's 20 bucks for the original, and Walmart is selling Burning Crusade for 20 bucks as well. And since you can get game cards to redeem instead of using a credit card, it's really easy to get cards to use (and game cards make GREAT Christmas/Birthday Presents).

And I always thought it was weird that people had formed WA (WarCraft Anonymous) groups. But after playing the game for 3 weeks (give or take a day), I can fully see why some people take the game to a bizzare level of obsession. Blizzard made the game so easy to pick up and play, but so deep that you could probably play it forever and not be bored with it. I can understand how some people have lost their jobs, their spouses, their kids, their friends, etc. to the game. It's addicting. They combined the cool weapons and armor like you'd find in Diablo II, mixed in the world they created and then make it a MMORPG. And made it so simple to play that once you start playing, it's not easy to stop.

During the week, I actually have to force myself to stop play around 10pm, because I have to work the next morning. And actually, it works out great. That way, I know that I have X amount of hours (usually 2-3) of game time, and that I'm not letting the game take over my life. So far, it's been working out great.

Now if I could just level up to 22, i'll be all set :)

Borg Truck

Borg Truck
Originally uploaded by WilWheaton.

This is too damn funny....

In Russia, cell phones provide you!

Or something like that. (With apologies to Yakov Smirnoff)

At 1:41 this morning, I received a call on my cell phone.

The number was +7495781xxxx (just in case some tries to call this number).

Now, after a few minutes searching Wikipedia, I found out that +7 is the international dialing prefix for Russia and Kazakhstan. and the 495 is the prefix for Moscow.

Yeah... MOSCOW. The Kremlin, KGB, etc. That Moscow.

I don't know ANYONE in Moscow, and only a handful of trusted friends know my cell number.

Just a bizzare thing to see on my cell at 2 in the morning...

Why do I even bother?

Can anyone out their tell me why women are so fucking duplicitous?

I'm tired of women telling me that I'm "A Nice Guy", and that They can "Tell me anything", yet the minute I show any interest in getting to know them any better (i.e. dating or what-have-you), I get the fucking "I just want to be friends" shit.

Actually - I think I need to be more of an asshole to women.

I've noticed that women tend to date people that treat them leek shit, and yet "They love them".
WHY? WHY? WHY? I can't wrap my analytical logical brain around that fact that women like to be treated that way, and - even worse - that they fall "in love" with guys who treat them like that.

How stupid can you females be? You say you want to be treated kindly and with respect, and you want someone that's caring and nurturing and is willing to listen. Then why in the name of Hell do you date the EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU ARE FUCKING LOOKING FOR?!?!?!

And to the ASSHOLE guys out there - thanks for ruining it for us nice guys. They say "Nice guys finish last"...

Well I'm certainly proof of that.

Posting at Work....Shhhhh.....

Yeah, I'm posting at work... I didn't think I could do this, but I looks like WebSense doesn't block this site. :)

I finally broke down and purchased a new DVD burner yesterday. It's prety cool, It burns all forms of Media INCLUDING the new Double Layer 8GB DVDs. which will come in handy once I get some.

And LOST finaled last night. And I'm kinda ambivolous about it. I like the fact that it was a Flash Forward, but I'm curious as to whether Ben was telling the truth or not...

Oh well...

Teeth....

Well I finally wound up going to Dr. Kippax and had a couple of teeth extracted.

Usually I can get by with taking some ibuprofen and apply some OraGel. But today, it was UNBEARABLE... So I called Dr. Kippax and they were able to get me in at 1:00 pm.

Dr. Kippax got me in and out with 45 minutes. The actual procedure only took 5 minutes (which astounded me), and I'm pain free - for now.

And with my insurance, it only cost me $81 for the procedure, and $15 for the meds (Vicodin.. Yay!)

I'm just kicking myself in the ass for taking so long to get my teeth taken care off....