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Going forward all of my posts, blogs, news articles, pix, etc. have been put into one place. Finally!Previously everything was visible on the same page but now it's all in one database. No more external links, no more multiple servers. No more.Everything can be found, viewed, and searched here: http://garyploski.com.

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emma and I just returned from Festen. I was bored. The actors seemed bored on stage, the script felt forced/heavy handed/repetitive, and the directing seemed to lead the actors to into weak positions. Do I recommend it? Uh, no. I'm not being sarcastic. I was disappointed. Alas.An "asshole" of a brother/husband as described by his wife enters and begins to freak out asking why he can't get into

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1145162494434220362006-04-16T00:41:00.000-04:002006-04-16T00:41:34.436-04:00

Goodbye indeed! I've moved my .com to site5.com and I couldn't be more pleased. The server response is phenomenal compared to Dreamhost. Where it would take, literally, 4-5 seconds to load the gallery page I watch the gallery load up in about 1 second. I don't know what type of server or what kind of network pipes Dreamhost has but I do know this - I'm gone!The only hitch I ran into that was an

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Joe Maller recently changed his web host and wrote up a fairly good run down of what he went through. After reading through his review I found myself considering hosts I wasn't familiar with previously. And so the hunt for a web host continues. I'm in day, I have no clue anymore.Posted in his comments I wrote:I’m researching hosts because I can’t handle the slow response times from Dreamhost’s

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This weekend was the exact kind of refreshing weekend I needed. emma and I got out of our heads and had an amazing conversation about balance with nature and where we as individuals draw the line with that balance. Killing a bug, an animal, a person, etc. The conversation carried through our meal at CPK (California Pizza Kitchen), zooming up to the Westchester, and then walking around the mall

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Back in 2003 an ordinary teen became an Internet sensation. In his home town and school he felt as though he became the target of ridicule. After a few years his case has been settled and he's famous one more time. Digg, /., Boing, Boing, and many other sites will be talking about his fame, his missed opportunity to cash in, and how sad it is that he went down hill after the video became a

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It's a good number - 66. In just 66 days my girl and I will be on a plane bound for Kaua'i, Hawaii for 11 days and 10 nights. We decided that a honeymoon needed to be a honeymoon. It feels like the modern honeymoon is standardish ala a vacation somewhere for a week. Seven days does not equal one week when traveling is involved. We're set. We're ready. We're in the busiest month of the semester! =

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It's one of those days, and previous nights, that have you sitting and staring. I know I have something I want to say but it can't find a focal point. Dead air on the radio. Grumble grumble. It's a long day ahead for this Y chromosome. With four weeks left until War Music goes up our Tuesday evenings begin! Three hours here, four hours there. I think we'll have this show pretty tight by the time

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Potato chip bags are can be compared to the human existence. Created, labeled, and filled. After a bit of time they're shipped off somewhere and settle quite a bit. The roads traveled cause some unsettling but the large part of the journey is typically fairly strait forward. For some bags things just go wrong from the beginning. The label is wrong, the contents are wrong, and sometimes they're

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1143519087101101732006-03-27T23:04:00.002-05:002006-03-27T23:16:10.326-05:00

People think I'm a bit out there because I get excited when the numbers 6 & 4 line up. Since TPU the numbers have had a significant impact on my life. After seeing this clip I can't help but smile at the other smiles I've had because of 64. Ahhh.The boy in this clip proves that the numbers work better than ANYONE could have ever imagined. The pay off is at the end of the clip. Six Four Smile!

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I'm scared of not having the chance to allow my body to heal itself through truly natural means. Stem cells. While the current U.S. administration is not exactly helping, there are scores of people around the world looking and looking for some balance of morality and scientific advancement. Dream Theater wrote a song about it titled "The Great Debate".What if someone saidPromise lies aheadHopes

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As of this morning the rise and shine time will be... Don't be scared... 6 AM.Ahh, A new method of waking up. Although the thought of getting a chance to post my thoughts sounded great when I first read about the idea. This morning hasn't been what I'd intended it to be. I thought I would have had a chance to get out some thoughts about recent events and new thoughts but cleaning and preparing

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Recently I read about cops giving out tickets to good drivers, I saw the last episode of a season, discussed the driving desire of mankind to explore, and what it means to complete something. In brief, words have been on the move lately. People are talking. It's great!Battlestar Galactica finished up its second season last night. Reviews are as expected loved it/hated it. Ron Moore, one of the

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Recently I created a Myspace account for traffic and possibility of getting in touch with some old friends. The first thing I noticed was how horribly ad driven the site is! If it's not a flash based ad it's three! The next thing I noticed was how bland the template was. So, the quick google search for 'html template myspace' took place. I found many a site that described and aided a user to

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crash. blah. it's not that good of a movie. blah. good for ang, philip, reese, and george for their awards. Very happy for them peeps. Was a bit annoyed with all the Kong wins but they were LotR peeps so it's hard to be that bummed.A semi-enjoyable eve. Stewart had some solid challenging jokes/comments. He wasn't his normal self but hey, uptight preaching MPAA peeps will control you in that way I

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I was on a roll with my previous posts. Grah! Damn life got in the way. ...Yee-ha damn life!With three classes to go the Collective Creation class has had me cracking down on lines, lines, lines, and more lines. Yup, yup, yup, that many lines. We have six pieces to present. I am in... four. Then there is War Music (so cool) that has more words waiting for my eyes and my grey squishy guts. Happily

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The movie, not the town up the road from here, after having read 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' by Luigi Pirandello, I feel like I'm caught in a matrix. Who is real, what is real. Does anything affect anything, anyone... Truly?Of course the answer is yes but wow. What a day.In class we discussed many ideas on what is real and what isn't. Of course it's all academic. There is a reality,

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When I tell people that I'm working on my graduate degree they are typically happy for me. Well, uh, yea. It's pretty damn cool. It'll take two more years, yadda, yadda, yadda. What most people fail to appreciate is the amount of energy spent on a theater degree. Sure it sounds all fun and artsy, but the fact is a huge amount of time is spent each week just on class work alone. Everything

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And then there was one. Mr. Broderick. Yea, you! Over there at NVCC! I haven't forgotten about you. You're the last person I have to get back in touch with m'boy. Wow. One. Happy happy. Joy joy!

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Very few things go the way its expected to go. Sure, the sun will rise. Yup, it'll set too. But will the day go the way you hope it? If one thing goes the way you want it a huge plus should be put on the calendar. It's a true rarity.Last night was the continuation of what felt like a holiday/vacation. A calmness has been blanketing 11o1. How/Why? If I was put under the gun, or solo swinging

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I've been more cryptic in some of my posts lately. I don't like writing in that way. It's boring to me and confusing to the reader. Enough.The other day I was at work chatting away on AIM and, for some reason, decided to look at a family member's away message. Without reading it my mind captured the words and spat out a new thought - Enough! The away message was insignificant in every way.

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If only it were that simple. Deposit 25¢ and get a boost of energy. Lately I've noticed that other grad student have been very lethargic. Many have even commented that they were glad to hear someone else say "I'm so tired and it seems like everyone else is."What is going on?In a wonder state of affairs I learned that a 'whole lot of people' are sick. Jumpin joys of Golgatha! So the sitrep is this

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This audio post was recorded just after the final credits rolled off the big screen at approximately 9:02 PM. I do not know the last time I saw a movie that I left the theater smiling. Thinking back, it was probably Serenity. No surprise with that one. Back to the Pink. People wore pink and pink and more pink to the premier. Overkill? Yea, but that's a bit of the point considering we're talking

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Not quite. FAH FAH FAH!!! How many Americans are applying to see the World Cup in Germany!? Answer - Not many. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!Reapply my ass. At that time hotels will be booked up and prices will be jacked up due to low availability. GRUMBLEGUMBLEGRUMBLE.Dear Mr. Gary Ploski,Due to the high demand for tickets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany (TM), the ticket applications correctly processed

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I am so fraggin stoked to be able to say this...The wedding pix are on-line! The link is below and the password is cute and cuddly.The link - Wedding pixThe password - kitten

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Everyone loves it. Deep down inside we want to see more of it. We tune into the news at 6 for the latest horrible story of the day. Then, just 5 hours later, we want more. Come the morning we're fed our morning breakfast --- more pain, death, horror, etc. Soon after we scurry off to school, work, or to whatever else is on the schedule for the day. Whoohoo! It's going to be a great day. But wait!

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Brilliance/hilarity to follow...Onitsuka Tiger (aka ASICS) - Lovely FootballOnitsuka.Lovely football.Onitsuka.Lovely Greenpitch.Wooooooooooooooooooh.INJECTOR.Together we are lots of goal goal goal.And when the saints go marching on and on.We ate all pies and sing a football song.Together we are lots of goal goal goal.Hey Tiger kick the ball.Kick the ball.Kick the ball in goal.Hey Tiger.Kick the

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Many years ago I upset brought a smile to a friends face with this lovely image to the right. Satan was a Lesbian. What a brilliant postcard. I though, she'll get a kick out of this. Yes, yes, yes. Well, many many months later I learned that her mom and dad were in shock at this blasphemous image.Ahhh, money well spent. If only there were more fun postcards to send to people. Hmm, now that I say

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It's late. I should be sleeping but reading the news and catching up with techy fun news has kept me up. But now I have something fun to sing to my friends! All together now... Oha!

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For some time now things in my head have been ready to burst out. Things have been shaky on certain ground lately and because of that I have not been able to focus as I'd prefer.Recently I made the decision to scale back my theater involvement for a greater importance. Nothing is more important than the first few months of my marriage to emma. We have been living together for close to one year

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Happily I can say (to myself and via this post) that I have caught up CONSIDERABLY with my e-mail to-do's. If all goes well I think I'll have all a clean starred folder soon enough. Updates and replies all around!

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Many friends and family have contacted me recently. I have NOT forgotten about you! I just now began replying to email due to all the events, visitors, etc. that have been a part of taken over my/our lives recently. Keep an eye out for an email from me. There will be one soon. I promise. Yup, I used the P word! W3rd.

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For the past week I've been allowing my mind time to simmer. I've also needed the time to do little to nothing. At least two evenings ended before the 11 o'clock hour tolled. When I say ended I mean sleep. emma has been ill since Monday/Tuesday and I've been exhausted.To summarize the week I can happily say it ended on a great note which should kick the semester off to a great start. Yea to work!

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One scrooge of a 5-oh, a babbling very conversational manicurist, and this thing they call cold.Already there have been some extreme highs and lows which is/was to be expected. Last night emma and I actually had a few moments that involved only the two of us. At first it was confusing. Hmm, thinking about it... It's still pretty confusing how we managed to have close to 2 hours to ourselves. = DA

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Yup. That's me over there. I'm a... well, you can read, at least I hope you can read if not I'm wasting Internet black space... Uh, yea, so you got it. = DKazi is here and happily, so is Alice. It wasn't easy to get her here because of a car conflict but... She is here now. Tis a wonderfully relaxing time at this moment. Kazi made okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) while I cleaned the kitchen and set the

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While driving to pick up Alice I vented some news. 0= )

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With all that's happened recently I am happy to say KAZ is coming! He'll be here so much sooner than expected. How he managed to get 10 days off I don't think I'll EVER understand.On top of that emma and I shared a quiet night together at a fantastic restaurant in Bronxville - Scarborough Fair I wasn't very hungry so I had the Butternut Squash Ravioli, Marinara Sauce with Melted Mascarpone Cheese

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1135906489427447752005-12-29T20:32:00.000-05:002005-12-29T20:34:49.486-05:00

Mrs. Henderson Presents... a 1 hour 43 minute film on theatre in the West End of London during WWII. Success? To the Windmill Theatre indeed! To the movie... Not so much I sadly say. Somewhere around the one hour mark the film making team took a break and forgot what they were working on.I began to feel a forced feeling to 'care about her!' and was given another urged feeling to 'see how bad

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Talk about a great monumental x-mas present way to start the new year! OH YEAAAA! Mon says "Fumi!" I say "Kazi!" We all say "Are you serious?! How the truck did he get that much time off?!His x-mas card to me is on the right. Holycowholycowholycowwww! Dude! I get to hang with kaziii!

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A three day weekend. Normally this is a BEE-YEW-TEE-FUL event. This past weekend well, it was and it was not.Friday, Saturday, and Sunday felt like butter on hot toast. "Oh there it, wait, there's, hmm. Tis all gone." Friday the car went into the dealer to have some work done. Some work was done but not the work I asked for. The check engine light turned on while on the way home Sunday and the

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1134403774345791092005-12-12T11:08:00.000-05:002005-12-12T11:09:34.393-05:00

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.- George Bernard ShawHun'der'd percent George! I agree one un'der'd percent!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1134365151591086502005-12-12T00:15:00.000-05:002005-12-12T00:25:51.616-05:00

With 100 meters left I see the finish line in site! What a great/difficult 2+ weeks it has been.Body Armor leaves me with a sense of satisfaction and surprise. Yesterday on my way home a random student stopped me and said "Hell of a performance! Really. It was fantastic." NOTE - I had a hat on and was just trying to stay warm. That is my favorite kind of critique. The I have no idea who you are

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1133408402674757402005-12-09T22:37:00.000-05:002005-12-12T18:03:53.063-05:00

Strap yourself in. This is one hell of a ride and it's not short like any of those rides at the park. 3... 2... 1...Early OctoberWe're getting married. It's planned. January 7, 2006. It's booked at the B&B (Inn at Stockbridge) and we both agree that it's time to start hunting for certain particulars. Namely:1 dress1 suit1 antique ring1 ring I'll actually wearAlready in place or in process are the

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1134101050025354032005-12-08T22:22:00.000-05:002005-12-08T23:04:10.083-05:00

Tomorrow night Body Armor opens. It will run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with a curtain time of 10:00 PM each night. A night of 10 minute shows produced by Downstage at SLC.It has been the fastest process I've ever experienced in the theater. We met for the first time last Monday (11/28). We rehearsed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Tech stuff happened Tuesday, Wednesday, and

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1134022507321141502005-12-08T01:07:00.000-05:002005-12-08T08:28:10.560-05:00

Jack Skellington: [singing] My dearest friend, if you don't mind I'd like to join by your side Where we can gaze into the stars...Jack Skellington, Sally: [singing] And sit together, now and forever For it is plain as anyone can see, We're simply meant to be.A great song. A great movie. Yup.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1133755248223308462005-12-04T22:56:00.000-05:002005-12-04T23:00:48.226-05:00

A file called "journal-NO" has been on my desktop since I moved all my journal entries into blogger. Why? Within that file contained a test to myself. The results are in and the jury is in.The file... has been trashed.And the trash... has been emptied.Ahh. The file that contained any remaining private journal entries no longer exists. It's all out there. Voiiii'la.

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I'm fed up with no information on CT's traffic reports so I emailed all the CT "leaders" with the following:Good morning. I visited the DOT's website on Thanksgiving due to the snowy weather. Upon visiting the site I was unable to gather any information at all for the Merritt Parkway. The 800 number listed on their site (800-443-6817) is reported as disconnected.I contacted the DOT via their form

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1132764995398127972005-11-23T11:31:00.000-05:002005-11-23T11:56:35.423-05:00

I'm home and figured 'what the hey, i'll sign on to adium' Within 20 minutes we were chatting. I don't remember the last time I saw that screen name online. Joy. During the chat at 10:59 he said "off courese i will be there for you!" "no choice no choice!"Things just keep getting better and better. With Matt and Viv on their way back from NYC I should get dressed or at least put on some clothing.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1132466075503378532005-11-20T00:48:00.000-05:002005-11-20T11:23:54.643-05:00

I couldn't put the book down. I read it everyday during my breaks at DSL.net. I loved it. It's my favorite of the series. The film... I wanted to drop into the bin and set ablaze.Robert W. Butler from the KANSAS CITY STAR reviewed the film for me when he said "Visually exciting and dramatically flaccid, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire seems destined to separate the faithful from the phonies."

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1132208170305019772005-11-17T01:13:00.000-05:002005-11-17T01:16:10.326-05:00

Dress ran as expected. A few stops and a few fixes but all is on target. Next up is finalizing the lights because it's not an acting space. It's a musical performance space. Wee!I'm home after a very, very long light run, change, run, etc. Sleep is on the mind and so are all the other things I need to do before the show tomorrow. Grumble grumble. Time? "Where we're going, we don't need time."

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1131943161545596152005-11-13T23:35:00.000-05:002005-11-13T23:39:21.570-05:00

I have hated the act of smoking for as long as I can remember. Why? The list goes on and on. Something people seem to ignore are the things unseen. Well, courtesy of the AP I present..."A healthy human lung, left, and a smokers lung injected with a polymer preservative are on display during a press preview of 'Bodies...The Exhibition,' Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 in New York. The exhibit which

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1131929131084510332005-11-13T19:45:00.000-05:002005-11-13T23:40:58.080-05:00

Musical rehearsal. Take one. Actually, I think it's the only. That's the way tings go sometimes.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1131831806193818622005-11-12T16:39:00.000-05:002005-11-12T16:43:26.193-05:00

Today emma and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary.|| VMuch more to come.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1131830803507488592005-11-11T19:30:00.000-05:002005-11-12T16:26:43.543-05:00

I arrived at Leyla's apartment at 600. The prolem was I couldn't find parking. At 07:04:00 PM I posted the following audio post:After Leyla called and asked if I was okay she met met at the corner of 89th. We drove around for a bit until we saw the smallest spot I've ever seen. Happily my wee'lil car fit in. Here is the post I made from my cell after arriving at Leyla's. 1.5 hours and 3 inches to

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1131402811280393002005-11-07T17:30:00.000-05:002005-11-07T17:33:31.366-05:00

A pic of the poster and booklet have made their way to me from Leyli (the director). My name, yes, is spelt incorrectly. This, of course, is not something new. Alas.Should you, or your friend, or your friend's pizza maker are in the area 11/17 at 8 PM do stop by and take a peek. Hell... It's free!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1131291450891357122005-11-06T10:37:00.000-05:002005-11-07T17:40:02.373-05:00

On set at the manhattan school of music. Actors... Waiting. Techs... Working. Sweet!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1130855505099777002005-11-01T09:30:00.000-05:002005-11-01T09:31:45.100-05:00

WHOA! Talk about a serious REM state. Last night at 8:30 PM I collapsed. This AM at 7ish I rolled off the bed and felt sane again. Hellooooooo REM. Hooosh!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1130855349393391092005-10-30T23:49:00.000-05:002005-11-01T09:29:09.446-05:00

I'm back in. Heading back into the city that is. It looks like things weren't working out with The Devil and so I received a panicked call today from the director after she emailed me only a few hours earlier.I was at Woodbury Commons with emma. Bliss.The Soldier's Tale (L'Histoire du Soldat) it is. The simple summary is this: When a war weary soldier hands his violin to a stranger in exchange

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1130641863529574802005-10-29T22:58:00.000-04:002005-10-29T23:11:03.553-04:00

I managed to make it through the day with my 4 hours of sleep and had a yippy yah time doing it. The new tempurpedic bed has been delivered. Out with the old and in with the new. Thank you Tempurpedic you were my only hope. Seriously impressive customer service. I called said "There are beads under the mesh" We'll get a replacement out to you asap. Voila. Tis here.The thought of a replacement new

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1130577371570278792005-10-29T05:16:00.000-04:002005-10-29T05:16:11.673-04:00

I'm on fire! Bum-diggy-dum-bum yea! This is the first night morning in ages eons that I've stayed up late and accomplished techy fun. Gallery2, despite it's brilliance and simplicity, takes a little getting used to and WOW is it organized. I spent at least 2 hours just organizing and then reorganizing and then reorganizing again all the pix and info because there is THAT MUCH AVAILABLE in the

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1130341192847948402005-10-26T11:39:00.000-04:002005-10-26T11:39:52.846-04:00

Domo arigato emma-san. Itsumo arigato.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1129942225496332512005-10-21T20:49:00.000-04:002005-10-21T20:50:25.496-04:00

Three years later. I'm still at SLC and the changes keep on rolling in. Three years. Hot diggity!I don't visit CT as much as I used to. I'm pretty darn sure it has something to do with a lil'ol place called 11o1 and a certain lovely lady that lives with me. Fortune has smiled upon me.I do miss the day to day banter and conversation of a select few in CT. Happily that status quo has been shaken up

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1129760805989376902005-10-19T18:30:00.000-04:002005-10-19T18:33:34.070-04:00

After a missed opportunity at SLC I've changed my way thinking. Previously I had concluded, naively or incorrectly, I'm not sure which, that information would flow more effectively in the grad program. As many things turn out, simply put, I was wrong.As my favorite saying goes "Life is 99.9% what you make of it, so if your life sucks, you suck." I was letting things happen. Now, ha ha ha, that's

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1129178571297024542005-10-13T00:32:00.000-04:002005-10-13T00:42:51.310-04:00

Sometimes things happen and we assign a reason to the event. Other times one event seems to mimic another. Take Steph's delayed call after I left her a VM for her otanjobi. Jackie called me out of the blue because, I love when people say this, "I remembered your number because it's so easy..." and 'so I thought I'd call.'And call she did. One hour later she's going off to finish a 3 page paper

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1128735301881205792005-10-07T21:31:00.000-04:002005-10-07T21:35:01.896-04:00

YES! Even more has happened. Much, much, much more in fact. "The Door" Actually stopped by for a visit. Albeit brief, which reminds me I need to revisit their 'hello' this weekend. Stephanie C is back in the area after a stint in Boston, MA. WHOOHOO! AND... Mari has landed herself on a soap. She'll be on the air 11/11/05 at 11am-ish. Rock on Mari. Congrats and junk!More, more, more. Time I don't

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1128734033256853352005-10-07T20:20:00.000-04:002005-10-07T21:13:53.286-04:00

About 1.5 weeks after I was called to pick up my PowerBook I made my way to The Westchester. Armed with business card and a horrible experience at hand I planned to speak with a manager. What a waste of time it turned out to be.I advised him of the 3 hour wait. I advised him of the fact that this was after my appointment time. I advised him of the 1 week and 1 day shipment of my PowerBook. His

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1128723750726476672005-10-07T18:18:00.000-04:002005-10-07T18:22:30.740-04:00

I don't have the time to post the full details... But wait till you get a load of this Apple update. I whole hearted believe it'll be the last in this series.Here's a preview.John - Your engine is dead.Jane - Huh?John - The hood is dented so I've determined that the engine is dead.Jane - That doesn't make any sense.John - Whelp. That's the dilly-o.Jane - I'm a bit speechless. That doesn't make

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127502449794894912005-09-23T15:05:00.000-04:002005-09-23T15:08:02.716-04:00

Finally! "Ready For PickUp" I received a call and the rep asked for "David Nicholls". Riiiiight. Um, my name should be on the package - aka the customer. He's the employee. Sigh.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127439847099887652005-09-22T21:34:00.000-04:002005-09-22T21:44:07.116-04:00

Since I put so much effort into compiling a CV. I might as we put it somewhere... The fun part is I know I forgot a few. Sweet! More to come. W3rd!Stage:A Marriage Proposal - Stepanovitch Tschubuko - Sarah Lawrence College - 2005/0415 Minutes - Body Guard (aka Steve) - 2004/04Hello Out There - The Jailer - 2004/04Equus - Horseman, Chorus - New Zenith Theatre - 2003/11King of Ireland's Son - Old

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127438066630761712005-09-22T21:01:00.000-04:002005-09-22T21:14:26.643-04:00

Today we (Theater Grad Students) were advised how to put together our portfolio. MY GOD! This is something we'll need to hand in by 4/15 (tax day) of the year we graduate. Now, for those grad students in their second year they have one (1) year of data to compile - if they haven't already. First year grad students are now aware of what they need to keep a record of and can begin this process. I,

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127395914169563882005-09-22T09:21:00.000-04:002005-09-22T09:31:54.210-04:00

Once week later - aka the PB was mailed back to the Apple Store on 9/15 - it is still "In_transit To Store". Sad.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127354720718374842005-09-21T22:05:00.000-04:002005-09-21T22:05:34.030-04:00

Okay, okay, okay. I was about to write an entry about the good things. I figure... After the recent venting session I needed to ground myself back to 0. And so here, HAHAHA!, is my release.Yea, my car was effed up. Yup.My HDD crashed. Sigh.My laptop is still - this is a quote from Apple's page - "In_transit To Store". Pathetic.So I've been less than thrilled with a few work things - aka WebBoard

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127334623156166042005-09-21T16:22:00.000-04:002005-09-21T16:30:23.190-04:00

Google is fast becoming my one stop shop for... Everything.My journal, once html based within my site, then buried within MySQL via PHP Nuke, and now stored on blogger, aka blogspot, aka Google.My email has also found its way to Google per some tweaking with J5. It's all here. Suh-weet score indeed! Rock on Google. Rock!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1127106103473765802005-09-19T00:27:00.000-04:002005-09-19T01:01:43.520-04:00

Simply put Apple's customer support/service is horribly lacking. I've waiting a total of approximately 35 minutes from Friday-Sunday, on hold, while someone checked to see if my laptop was in the store. THE STORE! How big is the store!? Maybe they train their employees to run 1/64 of a mile in 10 minutes which explains why it's been so hard to get an answer. Emma was able to reach someone and was

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1126935882330127592005-09-17T00:57:00.000-04:002005-09-17T01:45:54.750-04:00

Eff Camino.Eff the HDD warranty.Eff you amateur thief!Eff Apple CareEff Hollywood.Etc. etc. etc. I don't know why these past couple weeks have sucked as much as they have on the grand scale... But they have. And to have it all topped off with a piece of junk browser. A browser that is now GONE from this PowerBook. Thanks to Spotlight for finding EVERY instance of Camino on the HDD.Sigh. I think,

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1126932397577999662005-09-17T00:43:00.000-04:002005-09-17T00:51:10.530-04:00

Well, look at that. Safari didn't erase anything I wrote because I wanted to add a SIMPLE FRAGGIN PICTURE!Yup, that's the logo for Gallery2. They've got development down to a T. Keep on keepin on Gallery! Score.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1126932224496748592005-09-17T00:40:00.000-04:002005-09-17T00:43:44.506-04:00

After writing 3 pages plus of shite that's happened to me in the past two+ fraggin weeks the effin browswer erased the entire bloody thing!ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!DID NOT WORK MICHEAL! DID NOT WORK! Camino sucks ass! Developers... Are you listening? It's crap. Yea, you're working on a dying beast. Leave it alone. Damnit!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1126847923320264332005-09-16T01:18:00.000-04:002005-09-16T01:18:43.383-04:00

Hello gallery2 how are you today!?It's live and running along side gallery on the .com. It's one of the few things that has gone right these past few weeks. End of line.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1126613364482486482005-09-13T08:02:00.000-04:002005-09-13T08:09:24.920-04:00

Stupid Firefox lost my post.Well it's a been a few days since I dropped of my PB at the genius bar left my my PB with a 'genius' named David Nicholls. He's a geeks geeks. Thankfully he remembered us from our last visit to the store where I asked about linux and the Mac Mini. Ahh, geeks. = ) Maybe I'll hear from Apple today. So sad, so sad. See ya soon lil PB. Jya, matte ne!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1126368775772124202005-09-10T11:59:00.000-04:002005-09-10T12:12:55.800-04:00

I'm patiently waiting for a 'genius' to look at my lil-PB. It's been running hot, and I mean HOT! for the past 1.5 months (at least). I thought it was the summer heat but have seen the same problem in the recent cool evenings, in the AM when the temp is far from high, and at work where the A/C has been left on full tilt for some reason.My thoughts... The graphics processor die. Today it hit 150

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1125181855436900372005-08-27T18:26:00.000-04:002005-08-27T18:30:55.446-04:00

A most unexpected find...Me! on IMDB. I couldn't stop chuckling while I walked down the hallway to get the laundry. I'm pretty chuckly right now actually. Hahaha.Slightly unexpected. Just a bit.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1125180532303623182005-08-27T17:59:00.000-04:002005-08-27T18:08:52.310-04:00

While I planned out a nice walk from 11o1 to Starbucks in Bronxville on this gorgeous day I watched my iPod update. iTunes was sucking up the CPUs, Batman Beyond Season 2 was 2 hours away from completion, and I'd moved a whole bunch of files to the share drive so I could pull some stuff over to my PB. Everything seemed hunky dori.I thought "Hmm, what can I close to free up some CPUs... ZoneAlarm.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1125120985858577722005-08-27T01:00:00.000-04:002005-08-27T01:36:25.866-04:00

You're sitting, waiting, thinking, feeling your heart beat. It takes just a moment to focus and suddenly your entire body feels like it's pulsing. The arms, the stomach, and the neck feel like they've joined the big band that is your heart's beat.BoomBoomBoomAt this moment you don't know if it's best to stay in the moment and let the heart take control of your deepest thoughts... Or is the

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1124853762769730652005-08-23T23:19:00.000-04:002005-08-23T23:22:42.776-04:00

I'm all sorts of curious to see what google does for IM-ing. And whoohoo. I'm an early adopter. talk.google.com is now live but it wasn't when I signed on. Keep on rockin in the free world indeed.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1124717360406316782005-08-22T09:28:00.000-04:002005-08-22T09:29:20.413-04:00

and scores with the word of the day! Avenue Q taught emma and I all about it. Now google is spreading the word! Brilliant.schadenfreude: a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1124143124592516162005-08-15T17:52:00.000-04:002005-08-18T09:14:25.650-04:00

Click for 1024 x 714 image"Eat, Fuc, Skydive!"Here are those that braved the heights and depths of life! Omedeto minasama!Standing: Jacek, Matt, Randall, Quyen, Mudda, Emma, Lori, Johnny 5, LindsayKneeling: Alice, me

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1123863350907546382005-08-12T12:08:00.000-04:002005-08-12T12:58:56.060-04:00

That's 3 tomorrows for the third jump. This time it will be different. This time it will work. And with that thought, I will jump to one of my favorite scenes in my FAVorite book.      Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability a sperm whale had suddenly been called into existence several miles above the surface of an alien planet.     And since this is not a

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1123647715946398812005-08-10T00:04:00.000-04:002005-08-12T12:06:35.750-04:00

Let's talk terminology first.You, a vegetarian, are a herbivore. A 'meat eater' as you describe those not of vegetarian or vegan choice are omnivores. Let's look at the definitions now...Main Entry: her·bi·vorePronunciation: '(h)&r-b&-"vOr, -"vorFunction: nounEtymology: New Latin Herbivora, group of mammals, from neuter plural of herbivorus: a plant-eating animalMain Entry: om·ni·

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1122612447813741642005-07-29T00:46:00.000-04:002005-07-29T00:47:27.823-04:00

Laces.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1122549937750181082005-07-28T07:19:00.000-04:002005-07-28T07:25:37.756-04:00

After a tremendously fast and hail like storm skipped through the Yonkers area last night... Something amazing happened. The humidity and heat went away. It's gone! Where is it? Nobody is caring. It's probably hanging out with the left socks, but who cares. I could breath again without the aide of an a/c. It's 7:22 AM and the temp is 69 degrees. Ahh. Getting under the sheets to be warm hasn't

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1122494381383465852005-07-27T15:57:00.000-04:002005-07-27T15:59:41.383-04:00

I've just completed some template changes with the intention of meshing my blogs and my .com together. How's it look? Well, if you don't see the site you're stuck in my blog. Click away to garyploski.com and take a peek.

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1122488217065270712005-07-27T14:15:00.000-04:002005-07-27T14:18:50.113-04:00

To my knowledge heat has always been a force I could not battle well. I've won as many battles as the Red Sox have won championships. Heat + me = incapacitated. Hmm, I should probably add humidity into that equation.Heat + humidity + me = ground sloth.That's more like it.Due to this wave that's flooded the US recently my body has been nearly useless and my mind is beginning to lose

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1122390391814955592005-07-26T10:55:00.000-04:002005-07-26T11:06:31.823-04:00

STS-114 Discovery! puts us back in space! I sat in the library with 4 others watching. "I'm getting chills" and "Please don't blow up" were the two basic sentiments.Whooohooo! We're back baby! Here we come Mars! Here we come Marrrrs!

garyploskinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677248.post-1122049904546350172005-07-22T12:28:00.000-04:002005-07-22T12:31:44.546-04:00

I have the song "shanti shanti" in my head so... Well, yea.I've made the move to mamboserver finally. Some things are broked and others are working. If you're reading this and don't see my .com that means you're not on the .com. If you're reading this on the .com then Yeeeeha! Wrapper tis very nice.It's a brief post because emma and I are off to CT to see some peeps and get my car fixed'ed. New

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