Friday, August 22, 2008
So WTF is going on at work?
Ah good, I see everyone made it over to DarkMercury from merkursytesnet! I’ve been mentioning on the side that work has been stressful and troublesome and all but I’ve not quite said what’s happened.
Read Full Entry
(Friends Only)
Posted by
eclipse on 08/22/2008 at 09:19 AM
Work •
(0)
Comments •
Link to this entry
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Welcome to DarkMercury.net!
It's about time for an overhaul of my blog site. I've had this domain for a few months since this is an update I've wanted to do for a while, but just like my actual posts I tend to put it off. I do feel bad since I enjoy writing on this site, so I've spent the last week making updates to make this site more enjoyable. So what's new at DarkMercury.net and why should you care?
- Obviously the new design header at the top of the page, brings the site into the new century at least. (big thanks to jo for the transparent logo .gif)
- Removal of the giant eclipse in the background.
- The text area of the entries are allowed to extend much further to the right, making the site easier to read (since it doesnt overlap the picture anymore).
- Bigger text!
- A lot of old entries lost their formatting and ended up as one huge paragraph. I had to manually go through and add br tags.
- No more Dates at the top of each entry. Time and date are smaller at the bottom.
- No more "Posted by Eclipse" since you know it's me.
- Updated the top links. The DarkMercury.net logo is clickable to go back to the homepage.
- I've joined twitter and have a feed from it on the left.
- Updated the Meh and Featured pages.
- The white links on the left remain there when looking at single entries and the news page.
- Wider comment entry form.
- Blue multiple entry seperators.
- Some other smaller things like formatting that you can't see.
What is still left to do?
- iPhone friendly links page (possibly iphone friendly blog site).
- Gallery is semi-broken again since the move to the new site. Mostly the new albums.
- Actually posting entries!
One of the best iphone features is the notepad so I can jot down ideas for writing and come back to them later. I think that combined with the twitter for quick updates will make it a little more interesting around here. Don't forget to update your links and RSS too.
Posted by
eclipse on 08/19/2008 at 09:10 AM
Internet •
(0)
Comments •
Link to this entry
Sunday, April 13, 2008
My Gallery is fixed!
and not a moment too soon…
And to celebrate, here are some pics of the car with a little more light:
Album: My new 2008 VW Eos Convertible
Check out my Gallery for a ton of new pics, from my trip to Russia, my new desk and apartment here in Dallas, and pics I’ve taken while flight instructing in Kent.
Posted by
eclipse on 04/13/2008 at 08:47 AM
Internet •
(0)
Comments •
Link to this entry
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
2008 Volkswagen Eos
How do you make it rain in Dallas, Texas?
Buy a convertible.
Well technically I leased it, but its still freakin awesome. For a long, long time I wanted a manual transmission 4 seater convertible. Of course, living in Ohio it's kinda pointless, but that's one of the great things about living down here now. I had been looking at the Chrysler Sebring Convertible for a while, but the only manual transmission they had was on a GTC version for like 2002-2004. Needless to say they are rare and rarer in good condition. But enter the Volkswagen Eos! Basically a replacement to the VW Cabrio, its essentially a hardtop convertible version of the Jetta. It's a 4 cyl, 200 hp turbocharged engine 6 speed manual and it looks really classy in black. I got both black exterior and interior. It's basically a two-seater but it's not terrible in the back.
So why get rid of the mighty Saturn? I didn't really want to, but I have to get Texas plates before the Ohio ones expired. To do that, I had to get the equivalent of an e-check so I took it to a shop and they told me it would cost more to fix than it was worth. Bummer. But as a last gift to me, the VW place gave me $3000 for it, far more than I was expecting. You just can't help but love the old saturns (pre-2001).
So today I'm supposed to pick it up at noon so we go and they don't have it yet. Also the 2 salesmen I worked with aren't there. Come back in an hour they say. So Alison and I go shopping and do some errands. We come back at 2. Oh it'll be done in a few moments! 40 minutes later...Oh it's just getting gassed up! 20 minutes later I'm mad and they let me go back to see it and finally send me to another guy to do the paperwork and get the keys. By the time I actually get behind the wheel it's rush hour and raining a lot, so I don't really get to have fun with it like I want. And hence the pics below aren't the greatest... It's T-storms all week here but Friday morning I should get the chance to take it out and have some fun and get some good pics.
Anyways, I really like the car so far. With the top up it's quiet and there's no leaks and it has a huge sunroof. Enough to make you forget the top is still up. The sound system sounds great. (I have an aux in instead of my ipod line-in but it still sounds good) The engine is way stronger than my old saturns, the clutch feels great, leather seats and steering wheel... I really like it so far.
On with the pics! Click more
Read Full Entry
Posted by
eclipse on 04/09/2008 at 09:19 PM
Life •
(0)
Comments •
Link to this entry
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Powermac G5 1.6GHz for sale
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230239878059
I doubt anyone here will want it, but I'm posting the link here so I can find the auction easily.
Posted by
eclipse on 04/06/2008 at 10:30 AM
Tech •
Apple •
(0)
Comments •
Link to this entry