December, 2004:

Special rewards will come to those who manage to collect all 7 sin cards and present them at the “Party”:http://revjim.net/item/10206/ on New Year’s Eve. These come in tangible paper form, as well as online versions that you can print at home. Weeee!

Here is one of many. Print this out (as it not guaranteed to stay here for long) and be on the look out for more posted here, as well as in other places about the many, many internets (yeah… this place is big, so I might give you hints along the way).

This party is going to be a blast. The Gods and Goddesses of party planning just announced a few new events for the party. I won’t spoil all the fun but I will name a few to keep you interested: a *John Wilkes kissing Booth* and a *twinkie sucking contest*.

Enjoy!

After looking at everything that’s coming up, and all the stuff we have going on, I realize that today is likely to be the last day that I have to shop for Jess without her around. So, my *only* goal for today is to get Jess’ Christmas shopping finished.

If I’m lucky, I might even find something for the other people on my list that I have yet to buy for: Jason (my brother), Justin, Brad, Stacey, Tony, Mom, Dad.

There’s just too much going on this weekend. I’m not even sure I’ll be home by 11pm and the rest of you probably wouldn’t have much fun playing poker out on my front porch in the cold. I could move it to midnight… but 11pm was already too late for most people, midnight is just ridiculous. So… it’s probably best that we cancel it. Since the next weekend is Christmas and the weekend after that is New Years, let’s make new plans for Saturday, January 8th, 2005 at 8pm.

Unless you guys think midnight tomorrow is doable. Let me know if you do, and maybe I’ll change my mind again.

Yeah… it’s short notice… and yeah… it’s late. Get over it.

We’re having another poker night. This Saturday, December 18th at 11pm at my place. If you wanna come, comment here or send me an email and I’ll give you directions.

“Ruby on Rails”:http://rubyonrails.org/ version 0.9.0 was released today.

You can install the latest beta version of Rails like this:

bq. gem update -s http://gems.rubyonrails.org rails

Or, if you’ve never installed Rails before:

bq. gem install -s http://gems.rubyonrails.org rails

You can install the latest stable version of Rails like this:

bq. gem update rails

Or, if you’ve never installed Rails before:

bq. gem install rails

Enjoy!

If you already have plans for New Years Eve, cancel them now. Why go to that uptight party when you can join us as we revel in our humanity and explore the *Seven Deadly Sins*? If you’re still trying to decide what to do, your search is over. Join us as we enjoy drinks, dares, debauchery, and down right dirty deeds (done dirt cheap) as we enjoy and exploit the *Seven Deadly Sins*.

We are so confident you will have the time of your life we are offering a time travel guarantee.*

*Who*: You! Your friends! Your mom and dad! But leave that uptight girlfriend of yours that refuses to go down on you because it’s “unsanitary” at home. Believe me, you’ll be glad you did.

*What*: The biggest party of this year, and next!

*Where*: 3500 Cromwell St. Plano, TX 75075

*When*: New Year’s Eve 2004.

*Why*: Because sinners are much more fun.

*Pride*
Kamikaze Strip Karaoke

How vain are you? Can you rise to the challenge? Will the hecklers be too much? Join us for a game of singing, shots, and more nudity than you can handle.

*Envy*

Dress to be envied. This is your big break. Show off your wealth, beauty and talent. Or, if you don’t have any of the above, envy the live music from the *Brown Gravy Band* and watch as hot babes play with fire as all the men and women drool and watch. Don’t you wish you had that much attention? Come get some.

*Anger*
Pillow Fight Club

Bring your short, fat aggression and beat each other to a bloody pulp in our pillow fight club ring. Clothing optional.

*Sloth*

Come grab a beer, park your fat ass and let all the beautiful people entertain you. You haven’t really done anything… but you deserve it anyway.

*Greed*
Gambling corner

Care to make a wager? Try and get your grubby, greedy little hands on someone else’s stuff. We’ll provide the tools to do it.

*Gluttony*
Food and Beverages

Gorge yourself on our tasty treats. Giggle with glee as the you pump pint after pint from our keg of Shiner Bock. See if you can get a few more shots into that hot chick your best friend is dating — he’s drunk enough that he’ll never know.

*Lust*
Hookah Makeout Lounge

Grab your significant other, or someone else’s, and take a tumble amongst the pillows. Relax to the tranquil music and enjoy the exotic flavors of the hookah.

*We will not be held responsible for your inability to have fun and reserve the right to deny this guarantee if you are an uptight ass. If there is any question of your uptightness it will be debated and decided upon by a jury of your peers, including and limited to the hosts of the party.

*RSVP here! NOW!*

bq. Dear people in Brazil,
.
I’m quite sorry for the problems you are having with the world. If I could understand your language, I’m sure I would agree with your cause. So please don’t deface our websites any more. Thanks.
.
Love,
Jim

Yeah… so… we got a bit hacked. It seems as though they used an exploit in an older version of Apache to dig themselves a nice little hole. As best as I can tell, they never rooted the box, but, they did manage to replace every index.* file with their Anti-War message. I believe I’ve got the hole they used patched up so, all that’s left is going through the lengthy process of trying to fix what they destroyed.

The most recent backup I have of all of the sites is from March 29th of 2004. I’m currently running through all the hosted files and replacing those that have been defaced with the backup from March. In MOST cases, this will be good enough since MOST of the stuff we host is actually database driven sites and the index.* files are never actually updated. However, some of our users still edit HTML by hand. All of those files will be sorely outdated. Additionally, if a user has installed a new application or upgraded an existing application since the March backup, the restore will most likely leave the application in an unhappy state.

As soon as I finish the restore, I’ll let you all know. Then you can pick through your site and determine if there’s anything not working.

I’m very sorry for the trouble, but, believe me, whatever anguish you’re experiencing now, multiply that by at least 50 and you might be close to what Justin and I are going through.

I’ve got a meeting in 45 minutes, and nothing that I’m willing to get too deep into between now and then, so, why not. I’ll do it too.

This meme has been going around quite a bit. My taste in music is quite different from most people that I know that I’m curious to see how many of these are actually figured out. We’ll see.

Step 1: Put your media player on random.
Step 2: Pick your favorite lines from the first 25 songs that play.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from.
Step 4: Cross out the songs when someone guesses correctly.

02) “She got desperate and it started to look pretty when she started pushing me away”
05) “I’d rather walk alone, than chase you around. I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.”
07) “I don’t know no love songs. And I can’t sing the blues anymoew. But I can sing this song.”
0A) “Your colleagues are in prison and your enemies enraged.”
0B) “Lover, can’t find you. I swear to God don’t leave me here.”
0F) “It’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays”
11) “She said ‘I’ll miss you’, like some kind of promise”
12) “I’ll betray my tears to anyone caught in our ruse of fools”

Got em:
01) “Hey Mister, if you’re gonna walk on water, you know you’re only going to walk all over me.” Counting Crows – Omaha (by Matt)
03) “Come on courage! Teach me to be shy.” Damien Rice – Cannonball (by Ryan)
04) “But paintings creating, and I’m just erasing. A crystal-clear canvas is my masterpiece.” Barenaked Ladies – When I Fall (by Morgan)
06) “Everybody ends up here in bottles, but the name tag’s the last thing you wanted” Our Lady Peace – Theif (by Farris)
08) “Looks like the joke’s on me. So call me captain backfire.” John Mayer – My Stupid Mouth (by Ryan)
09) “Believe in me. Help me believe in anything. I want to be someone who believes.” Counting Crows – Mr. Jones (by Rachelle)
0C) “I kissed your mouth back, is that all you need?” Damien Rice – Volcano (by Ryan)
0D) “Drink up, baby, look at the stars. I’ll kiss you again, between the bars.” Elliott Smith – Between the Bars (by Melissa)
0E) “She gets mad and she starts to cry. She takes a swing but she can’t hit.” Janes Addiction – Jane Says (by Matt)
10) “He’s imagining lighting striking sea sickness away from here” Jack Johnson – F-Stop Blues (by Ryan)
13) “Crazy skies all wild above me now, winter howling at my face” David Gray – Sail Away (by Melissa)
14) “Gotta box full of your toys. They’re fresh out of batteries, but they’re still makin’ noise.” Weezer – My name is Jonas (by Farris)
15) “She thinks I can’t see the smile that she’s fakin’, and poses for pictures that aren’t being taken.” John Mayer – Comfortable (by Morgan)
16) “I say ‘baby. scoot over please.’ Ans then she’s right there next to me” Cake – Stickshifts and Safetybelts (by Matt)
17) “No matter how much Peter loved her, What made the Pan refuse to grow” Blues Traveller – Hook (by Monica)
18) “I got the pistol, so I get the pesos. That seems fair.” The Refreshements – Bandidtos (by Matt)
19) “Am I the only one who loves when you leave your hair down in front of your eyes?” Barenaked Ladies – Am I the only one (by Monica)

Jess came home with a surprise for me: the James Taylor Christmas Album. I love James Taylor.

So now there are nice jazzy Christmas tunes pouring from my living room, the christmas tree is lit, and, I’m about to work my way towards a nice clean kitchen. I think I’ll top the night off with a warm cup of cocoa, a few candles, and some TV under a blanket with Jess. I might just turn down the thermostat a few degrees to make sure it happens. Shhh… don’t tell.

Another beautiful shot of Erica. It’s amazing how subtle and erotic a bare back can be. And Erica’s back is quite beautiful.

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Comments and suggestions always appreciated.