<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649</id><updated>2012-02-11T07:56:24.975+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dysfunctioning Organization</title><subtitle type='html'>Just my random chatter.  It's not random... and it's typed so it's not chatter, so I guess I'm just a big liar.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>45</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-113536122622077353</id><published>2005-12-23T23:06:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-12-23T23:07:06.246+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Bye-bye</title><summary type='text'>I don't know if you've noticed, but this blog has been abandoned.I've been blogging on my own personal site at http://www.patricksrealm.com - so stop on by, if you feel so inclined!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/113536122622077353/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=113536122622077353' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113536122622077353'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113536122622077353'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/12/bye-bye.html' title='Bye-bye'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-113111137835457770</id><published>2005-11-04T08:09:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-11-04T18:36:18.416+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Smorgasboard is dead</title><summary type='text'>After some consideration I came to the conclusion that my Friday Smorgasboard was crap - and I'm sure you're thinking the same.  So I decided to put it out of it's misery and let the girl sleep.Instead, I'll dedicate myself to posting on Fridays.  Seems like a simplier, more readable solution.Anyway, back to more important things (my life), Darlene and I have been busy this week not seeing each </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/113111137835457770/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=113111137835457770' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113111137835457770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113111137835457770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/11/friday-smorgasboard-is-dead.html' title='Friday Smorgasboard is dead'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-113076609596994190</id><published>2005-10-31T08:32:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-31T18:42:19.466+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Monday's suck - go buy something</title><summary type='text'>Well, it's another Monday. Not any worse than the ones before it, but not any better, either. Such is life. If I don't make the best of it soon I'll end up going home in a bad mood. Although I'm sure this project I'm suppose to be working on will do that anyway, so why fight it?Because I should, freakin-A!  Screw you!See?  I'm already getting hostile.So tonight is Holloween and Trick-or-Treat in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/113076609596994190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=113076609596994190' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113076609596994190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113076609596994190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/mondays-suck-go-buy-something.html' title='Monday&apos;s suck - go buy something'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-113050112679678336</id><published>2005-10-28T07:15:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-28T17:05:26.836+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Smorgasboard - Government and Gamer Gurlz</title><summary type='text'>Last night Darlene and I got dressed up and went to the preview of new loft appartments in Pittsburgh by the river (I'm not telling you which river! Ha! We got three of 'em, too, so good luck, buddy!). A friend of ours asked us to attend, so since we're suckers we went.We didn't have enough money to rent the cheapest appartment. Heck, we didn't have enough money to pick up a coffee on the way </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/113050112679678336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=113050112679678336' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113050112679678336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113050112679678336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/friday-smorgasboard-government-and.html' title='Friday Smorgasboard - Government and Gamer Gurlz'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-113033035532382870</id><published>2005-10-26T20:30:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-26T17:39:15.343+05:00</updated><title type='text'>The 'Burg going Country?</title><summary type='text'>For a while now everywhere I turn I see references to country music.  It's as if everyone in Pittsburgh got bit by the country bug.  Heck, even Darlene and I listened to a country music station recently.  Voluntarially.    There is a new country-themed bar in Pittsburgh (Saddle Ridge), friends are talking about country...  there are a few more signs, too, that my tired pea-brain can't recall </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/113033035532382870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=113033035532382870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113033035532382870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/113033035532382870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/burg-going-country.html' title='The &apos;Burg going Country?'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112990010776591468</id><published>2005-10-21T07:59:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-21T18:08:27.776+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Smorgasboard - Games and Self-Improvement</title><summary type='text'>My sister-in-law is visiting this weekend. She runs her own business and has a trade show to attend this weekend. I would plug her company, however since I get a little 'crazy' once in a while, I'd rather not taint her site with a link from me. That would be like the CIA offering free, public, private e-mail services. Well, not as bad. At any rate, I got up early this morning. Like before 6am. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112990010776591468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112990010776591468' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112990010776591468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112990010776591468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/friday-smorgasboard-games-and-self.html' title='Friday Smorgasboard - Games and Self-Improvement'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112981200297546629</id><published>2005-10-20T08:16:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-20T17:40:02.983+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I can't own anything nice.</title><summary type='text'>This morning while I was pulling out of the garage I turned the wheel too soon and I put a huge dent in my front left of my driver's side. I just had a similar dent fixed on the back of my driver's side!So I'm pretty angry, so I need to toot my own horn a bit:You should take the Sci-Fi character quiz.  They have sci-fi personas from Babalyon 5, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings and more.And while I'm </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112981200297546629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112981200297546629' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112981200297546629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112981200297546629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/i-cant-own-anything-nice.html' title='I can&apos;t own anything nice.'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112966534191887503</id><published>2005-10-18T15:54:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-19T00:57:28.696+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm giving him more attention than he deserves...</title><summary type='text'>If you've gone to Penny Arcade you should know this already (but don't go now - their server is getting slammed), but apparently Thompson was only kidding about giving money to charity!He has such a sense of humor!So, once again, to prove my theory right, he is babbling away to get more attention.  I would stop listening to what he has to say if I didn't get so annoyed with his banterings.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112966534191887503/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112966534191887503' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112966534191887503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112966534191887503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/im-giving-him-more-attention-than-he.html' title='I&apos;m giving him more attention than he deserves...'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112964870127539793</id><published>2005-10-18T11:11:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-18T20:18:21.300+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Breaking News!  Mr. Thompson is an Over-Sensitive Zealot! ... Wait...</title><summary type='text'>That's not news at all!  I'm sorry, everyone.  False alarm.Read this first - I don't even want to paraphrase it...If someone produced 'I hate Patrick Waddingham' tee-shirts and constantly slammed me on their personal web site, I could tell the cops, too.  They would look at me, nod, say 'We'll look into it' and then take a big bite out of a doughnut, not because they are lazy or fat, but because </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112964870127539793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112964870127539793' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112964870127539793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112964870127539793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/breaking-news-mr-thompson-is-over.html' title='Breaking News!  Mr. Thompson is an Over-Sensitive Zealot! ... Wait...'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112956394016523135</id><published>2005-10-17T11:31:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-17T20:45:40.183+05:00</updated><title type='text'>LOL U R dA SU&gt;&lt;0RZZZZ!!!!!!11!1!!11</title><summary type='text'>I like to be civil about things - it's the only way important, intelligent information is spread.  However, I can't help but laugh while pointing at Jack Thompson.  For those of you just tuning in, Jack Thompson is an attourny from Florida that has started a crusade against video games because (in my opinion, mind you) he is getting old and is trying to justify his life's work in his field.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112956394016523135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112956394016523135' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112956394016523135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112956394016523135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/lol-u-r-da-su0rzzzz11111.html' title='LOL U R dA SU&gt;&lt;0RZZZZ!!!!!!11!1!!11'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112930217970345313</id><published>2005-10-14T10:13:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-14T20:07:25.796+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Friday Smorgasboard - First Weekly Edition</title><summary type='text'>Between the 13th and 15th years of my life I spend 2 summers working on a Christian camp ground washing dishes. Every week-day the head cook prepaired a different meal for everyone on the grounds. On Sunday we would have a freezer full of leftovers. So on Sunday we brought out all of the good leftovers and had a Sunday Smorgasboard.So I'm going to give it a go and have a 'Friday Smorgasbord' (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112930217970345313/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112930217970345313' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112930217970345313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112930217970345313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/friday-smorgasboard-first-weekly.html' title='Friday Smorgasboard - First Weekly Edition'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112929822713035436</id><published>2005-10-14T09:24:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-14T18:57:07.193+05:00</updated><title type='text'>N Game Review</title><summary type='text'>Since I felt like it, here is a review of a  web-game named N from  Metanet  Software.A lot of gamers are at a crossroads. They see pretty pictures down one very wide road, and great gameplay down a small, unkept and poisonous-scorpion-covered path. Most feed the machine by taking the easy route, while a small group will travel down the path and play great games such as N from Metanet </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112929822713035436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112929822713035436' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112929822713035436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112929822713035436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/n-game-review.html' title='N Game Review'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112860142814576931</id><published>2005-10-06T20:16:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-06T17:23:48.150+05:00</updated><title type='text'>When Justice meets Ego</title><summary type='text'>Slashdot has been reporting news about the 13-year-old that was sharing MP3s online who got into legal trouble from the RIAA.  At first legal actions where being taken against the mother, Candy Chan.  She claimed that she couldn't be held responsible for her daughters actions.  This prompted the RIAA to sue the child, Brittany, directly.  However they said that the (now) 14-year-old could not be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112860142814576931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112860142814576931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112860142814576931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112860142814576931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/when-justice-meets-ego.html' title='When Justice meets Ego'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112860892650386387</id><published>2005-10-06T10:25:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-06T19:28:46.510+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Reactions to People More Successful than me</title><summary type='text'>I know I blog a lot today - screw you.Bob Parsons is the founder and president of Go Daddy, a web service provider who specializes in domain name registration.  Bob maintains a blog called Hot Points that is linked off of GoDaddy.com that I frequent.  It (usually) has sound advice for business-oriented people, although almost all pratical advice can be used in personal life as well.This is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112860892650386387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112860892650386387' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112860892650386387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112860892650386387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/reactions-to-people-more-successful.html' title='Reactions to People More Successful than me'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112857367310664391</id><published>2005-10-06T00:40:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-06T09:41:13.116+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I ar speshal and rich!</title><summary type='text'>The Stalk Market hit - total we got nearly 1.6 million bells out of a 210,000 bell investment.  Don't you wish that this would occur in real life?  You and me both...Darlene took the Tickle IQ test and scored 129.  For those of you just tuning into the IQ channel, that's pretty good - as in the top ~7% of the population.  I'd imagine she would score a little lower if she took a full test, but I'd</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112857367310664391/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112857367310664391' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112857367310664391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112857367310664391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/i-ar-speshal-and-rich.html' title='I ar speshal and rich!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112852986124001729</id><published>2005-10-05T12:27:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-10-05T21:31:01.276+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Geeks, Freaks, and Sneaks...  ... what?</title><summary type='text'>Well big-time geeks all across the world rejoiced yesterday as Peter Jackson announced he agreed to do the Halo movie.  If you don't know what I just said you don't desrve to know (although it's easily explained by saying the director of Lord of the Rings is making a movie based on the best-selling Microsoft game).  Geeks love Peter Jackson.   Geeks love Halo.  The combination of both gives the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112852986124001729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112852986124001729' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112852986124001729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112852986124001729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/10/geeks-freaks-and-sneaks-what.html' title='Geeks, Freaks, and Sneaks...  ... what?'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112793558003799166</id><published>2005-09-29T15:24:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-09-29T00:26:20.043+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Farewell, Deltran</title><summary type='text'>Well, today is the 28th.  *salute's Deltran*  *plays taps* *21 gun salute*Although it is time to move on, I will miss that pile of bytes. Bye-bye, Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst......Hello Ferentus!  Honestly, I have no idea what it is.  But they are having an open beta test (I think it's open - we'll see!) so I will probably hop on it.  It is a classic-fantasy setting that has a few new ideas </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112793558003799166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112793558003799166' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112793558003799166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112793558003799166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/09/farewell-deltran.html' title='Farewell, Deltran'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112714212518791710</id><published>2005-09-19T19:59:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-09-19T20:02:05.193+05:00</updated><title type='text'>It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day!</title><summary type='text'>Do ye know what today be?Avast!  It be International Talk Like A Pirate Day!Git to http://www.talklikeapirate.com, you blige rat, and learn to speak pirate!Then git ye a pirate name here!Smartly, me lad!  As for the rest of ye, call me "Runnin' Edward Cutty"...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112714212518791710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112714212518791710' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112714212518791710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112714212518791710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/09/its-international-talk-like-pirate-day.html' title='It&apos;s International Talk Like A Pirate Day!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112713685020176687</id><published>2005-09-19T09:27:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-09-19T18:34:11.913+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Revolutions and Revilations</title><summary type='text'>Now that's an inovation I'd like to buy!  Wonder if the chick comes with it - would make a complete package.  Could call it the porn-station. The Raw Feed has posted an entry about a Japan-made computer desk for people to use in a bed.  It has pratical applications, like people who where recently hospitalized and people who need to look at porn, but I think introducing it to America and Japan is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112713685020176687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112713685020176687' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112713685020176687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112713685020176687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/09/revolutions-and-revilations.html' title='Revolutions and Revilations'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112689931685106270</id><published>2005-09-16T15:28:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-09-17T00:35:16.916+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Online Guilds - Developers Taking the Next Step</title><summary type='text'>This week the Escapist online magazine has themed itself to guilds (or teams or clans or what-have-you).  In their Casual Friday segment there is an article titled The Challenge of Next Generation Game Design.  This is a response to this article:It is very hard to find a good guild to join in any MMO.  I completely agree that developers should provide more tools to their audience that will help </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112689931685106270/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112689931685106270' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112689931685106270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112689931685106270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/09/online-guilds-developers-taking-next.html' title='Online Guilds - Developers Taking the Next Step'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112558056289733147</id><published>2005-09-01T09:15:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-09-01T18:16:03.490+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Game Addiction - Not Me!</title><summary type='text'>I read an article on BBC about online gamers.  The article is in response to China's new law that prevents people from playing more than 3 hours a day on an online game, mainly RPGs.As is the new trend for me, I'll be telling you what I think.  You can tell me what you think in the comments section, but I might not reed it.The first guy, Li Yang, is an addict.  I don't have much to say about him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112558056289733147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112558056289733147' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112558056289733147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112558056289733147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/09/game-addiction-not-me.html' title='Game Addiction - Not Me!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112551340279330093</id><published>2005-08-31T14:29:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-31T23:36:42.800+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sex:  Most Healthy Activity</title><summary type='text'>Read this: it's an article about the benifits of sex.Here are a few thoughts of mine -HECK YEA!  Look at all of those positive benifits listed there for women!  You guys might think you are getting the short end here, but all you gotta do is show your sex-toy this article and she'll be ready to ride you any time!  w00t!  Who ever said good news is hard to come by is right.Progesterone, another </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112551340279330093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112551340279330093' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112551340279330093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112551340279330093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/08/sex-most-healthy-activity.html' title='Sex:  Most Healthy Activity'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112550339310241765</id><published>2005-08-31T12:18:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-31T23:42:03.330+05:00</updated><title type='text'>How much is too much?  I say this is too much.</title><summary type='text'>I saw this article on GameGeekNews today, thanks to Digg (great idea - would kill Slashdot if it wasn't overrun with Google fanboys).  You should read the whole thing, but there is an exerpt:Hamamura-san forsees the cheapest PS3 software being at least $70 USD (EUR 57 / YEN 7,800) while the most expensive would be around $79 USD (EUR 65 / YEN 8,800).Now I'm an avid gamer. Just ask my wife that I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112550339310241765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112550339310241765' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112550339310241765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112550339310241765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-much-is-too-much-i-say-this-is-too.html' title='How much is too much?  I say this is too much.'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112542456665893420</id><published>2005-08-30T13:47:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-30T23:14:35.696+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Work Is Hard</title><summary type='text'>So I'm at work and I'm getting very angry because my code isn't working. I can't even blatenly hack the code - it just doesn't work. Since I'm working an an ajax engine I get crap for error messages. It's like "I'm broken but I'm not telling you where! Ha!" - Grrrr.I know that aportion of you have no idea what I just said.  I don't care - screw you.So Darlene and I bought a Game Cube the other </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112542456665893420/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112542456665893420' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112542456665893420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112542456665893420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/08/work-is-hard.html' title='Work Is Hard'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112476581321137605</id><published>2005-08-23T07:49:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-23T07:56:53.220+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Tai Chi</title><summary type='text'>Darlene and I where bored one night so we went to Boarders to find a list of self-help books so that we could learn som enew skills varying from how an engine works/is built to making jam.  Ever since my Asian Philosophy class I took during my next-to-last semester at college I've been interested in several aspects of Asian life.  While Taoism was probably the least interesting to me, the art of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112476581321137605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112476581321137605' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112476581321137605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112476581321137605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/08/tai-chi.html' title='Tai Chi'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112316293155174754</id><published>2005-08-04T21:35:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-04T18:42:11.556+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Computers are Fun!  YAY!</title><summary type='text'>Ya know, that explains a lot. So I have found a renewed interest in maintaining my website.  I think it all came about from the idea of making money.  So goto my website and click on the Google Ads that I have there.  They arn't there right now, but they will be soon. I need to get new graphics for it, though.  I tried again last night... and well, I'm sure you can see how bad they are.  Sorry in</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112316293155174754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112316293155174754' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112316293155174754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112316293155174754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/08/computers-are-fun-yay.html' title='Computers are Fun!  YAY!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112310108390784582</id><published>2005-08-04T05:28:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-04T01:31:23.913+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Starcraft, Anyone?</title><summary type='text'>Have you seen this article about Starcraft?  I found this article that goes through the evolution of Starcraft form the alpha development phase.  You should give it a look-see.  It's rather interesting to see how our favorite game could have turned out!Oh, on another Blizzard note - they released a new patch for Diablo 2 (v1.11) and then gave the axe to their Blizzard North development team - the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112310108390784582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112310108390784582' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112310108390784582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112310108390784582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/08/starcraft-anyone.html' title='Starcraft, Anyone?'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112108644628064351</id><published>2005-07-11T08:43:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-07-11T17:54:06.286+05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Fun Weekend</title><summary type='text'>Poor kid...  I know how you feel. Darlene and I went up to her cottage in Ohio this weekend.  Her grandfather built it years ago with a buddy of his.  Well we haven't been there for a year and a half (nearly 2 really), so we where greeted with a mess.  The grass came up to my waist, there where bugs and web everywhere to clean...  a racoon died in the shed eating d-con, something used to kill </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112108644628064351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112108644628064351' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112108644628064351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112108644628064351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/07/fun-weekend.html' title='A Fun Weekend'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112036896724047220</id><published>2005-07-03T10:19:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-07-03T10:36:07.246+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Phantasy Star, here I come!</title><summary type='text'>My new character, Deltran, as a lvl 1 chump.To continue talking about my obsession w/ online RPGs, it's time to talk about my next one - Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst.PSO first came out as an online RPG for the old Sega DreamCast system (I still have mine).  It was free to play and was strangly addicting.  They added some features to the game and made a version 2 that you had to pay $5 a month</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112036896724047220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112036896724047220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112036896724047220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112036896724047220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/07/phantasy-star-here-i-come.html' title='Phantasy Star, here I come!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-112036746689952466</id><published>2005-07-03T01:00:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-08-09T19:12:15.940+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Farewell, WoW</title><summary type='text'>The 26th of June was my last day to play World of Warcraft - I have finally cancelled my account. I'm very sad about it. Even though I lost interest in the game, I am going to miss my character, Baurl, a lot.I know, I'm a weak wuss for missing some pixels, but screw you.I really will miss Baurl. I put a lot of time into him during finals week at school. I know I should have done more studying, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/112036746689952466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=112036746689952466' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112036746689952466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/112036746689952466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/07/farewell-wow.html' title='Farewell, WoW'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111902318603895636</id><published>2005-06-17T11:31:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-06-17T20:46:26.053+05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I'm sitting here at work and I'm not sure how to go about finishing a task I have to program, so I'll blog instead to take my mind off of it for a second or two.There are a lot of interesting blogs out there.  People will really open themselves up sometimes and share things I didn't think they would share.  I'm not going to bother to give you any examples.  But, if you are dying to know, visit ..</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111902318603895636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111902318603895636' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111902318603895636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111902318603895636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/06/im-sitting-here-at-work-and-im-not.html' title=''/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111876553634571350</id><published>2005-06-14T12:08:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-06-14T21:12:16.350+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Random Words</title><summary type='text'>Now this is interesting... I want one. I have someone working on the new version of MDS with me.  He's a cool guy, so hopefully things will work out (aka, I wont' have ot do much work this time around).  I don't mind doing work, but last time I had the whole thing, and that got annoying and old real quick.Time is a horrible, horrible thing.There, that's it for now!  Wasn't that painless?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111876553634571350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111876553634571350' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111876553634571350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111876553634571350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/06/random-words.html' title='Random Words'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111868978003003381</id><published>2005-06-13T15:01:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-06-14T00:09:40.033+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Work is Great</title><summary type='text'>... No, not really.I found an old draft of a post in my draft box, so I decided to push it up.  I have no idea why I didn't publish it - maybe I'll figure it out later.  I don't know where it will put itself - probably on top, which is far away from where it should be - it should be around like May 10th.Anyway, God Hate's Kittens apparently yas a cat that is named Penelope and is a boy - which is</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111868978003003381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111868978003003381' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111868978003003381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111868978003003381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/06/work-is-great.html' title='Work is Great'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111843121564505784</id><published>2005-06-10T23:43:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-06-11T00:20:15.663+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Virtual Property</title><summary type='text'>I've been seeing a lot of this recently, so I've decided to add my own 50-cents on it.Massivly-Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) have grown in popularity over the past decade.  Games like Everquest and World of Warcraft are among the most popular game titles to date.  The objective of these games varies (sometimes hardly at all, though), but a core principle stands in all of them - you play the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111843121564505784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111843121564505784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111843121564505784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111843121564505784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/06/virtual-property.html' title='Virtual Property'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111840821924606016</id><published>2005-06-10T17:39:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-06-10T17:56:59.250+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Back!</title><summary type='text'>I know you all missed me!  I know every day you loaded up my blog page just to be dissapointed and consider suicide because the pain of not seeing a post was too much for you...  I'm very sorry that I haven't posted for such a long time (read: screw you).A lot has happened, as if you cared.  I got married (and yes, I'll torture you with wedding pictures soon enough), had a great honeymoon (it's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111840821924606016/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111840821924606016' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111840821924606016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111840821924606016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/06/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m Back!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111576098056853124</id><published>2005-05-11T05:27:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-06-14T00:00:43.960+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Not Happy Times</title><summary type='text'>Sorry to get boring on all of you, but:I feel bad for whoever does the ...and That's Why God Hate's Kittens. blog. He may get laid off. That isn't cool, becuase his blog has (oddly) given me the inspiration to write mine. So that's sorta sad, in a girly sorta way. If I had bigger balls I'd realize that if he lost his job he could blog more, but I'm still under the weather from these allergies. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111576098056853124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111576098056853124' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111576098056853124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111576098056853124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/05/not-happy-times.html' title='Not Happy Times'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111538700542759008</id><published>2005-05-06T09:30:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-05-06T20:57:02.606+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Feeling Sorta Crumby</title><summary type='text'>I feel pretty bad. I'm all stuffed up and it's miserable. I got a sinus cold/allergies/something this week, and now it's on it's way out the door and it's sticking around like people who put on their coat, stand at the door and talk to you for hours with the door open. My family does that, some of my friends do that, and I do it. Drives Darlene nuts. Poor thing.Thank goodness for full CD </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111538700542759008/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111538700542759008' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111538700542759008'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111538700542759008'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/05/im-feeling-sorta-crumby.html' title='I&apos;m Feeling Sorta Crumby'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111531310659770914</id><published>2005-05-05T21:49:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-05-05T22:11:46.606+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday!</title><summary type='text'>Darlene's Birthday was yesterday. We went out to Bravo! to eat. The food was great (then again anything that doesn't involve me cooking is usually ok), the service was good, it was just nice. Darlene enjoyed herself, too.She's continuing her birthday today with her mother. Actually, she's continuing it all month long. She had a bridal shower, she graduated, her birthday, and we'll be married at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111531310659770914/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111531310659770914' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111531310659770914'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111531310659770914'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/05/happy-birthday.html' title='Happy Birthday!'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111513056860983057</id><published>2005-05-03T22:27:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-05-03T19:29:28.610+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Such a Jerk</title><summary type='text'>I've been reading my own posts, and I've come to two conclusions:1) I can't spell or convey ideas in good English2) I'm a real jerk deep down inside... and I don't want to be.  So I'll appologize to all of you now for being a waste of space.That's all I have to say at the moment - nothing interesting.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111513056860983057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111513056860983057' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111513056860983057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111513056860983057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/05/im-such-jerk.html' title='I&apos;m Such a Jerk'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111512851725055413</id><published>2005-05-03T21:27:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-05-03T19:31:58.233+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wherever I Go, There I Am</title><summary type='text'>Yes, a tivial statement - where else whould you be? In La-La land, where I have my own private mansion, a private plane, a yacht, three cars, and a unicycle. Recently people have been pulling me out of La-La land. Ok, Darlene has been pulling me out of La-La land, no no else cares.Speaking of not being here, I was in a club in SecondLife the other day.  Yea, I felt just as out of place in there </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111512851725055413/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111512851725055413' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111512851725055413'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111512851725055413'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/05/wherever-i-go-there-i-am.html' title='Wherever I Go, There I Am'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111504289385928573</id><published>2005-05-02T18:44:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-05-02T19:08:13.863+05:00</updated><title type='text'>5:00AM is too Early</title><summary type='text'>I woke up at 5:00am for work today.I promptly set my alarm for 5:30 and went back to sleep.Today I'm leaving work early and meeting Darlene at Circuit City so that we can get her a new radio for her car.  She graduated from Point Park University this past weekend, and I told her I'd get her a new cd player for her car as a graduation present.  She really needs one, too.  It eats CDs, or at least </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111504289385928573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111504289385928573' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111504289385928573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111504289385928573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/05/500am-is-too-early.html' title='5:00AM is too Early'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111470498882430759</id><published>2005-04-28T12:17:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-04-28T21:18:19.443+05:00</updated><title type='text'>I Should be Dancing...</title><summary type='text'>I got property in Second Life. A small postage-stamp size piece of land. Great, I can lay on it if I slay down diagonally across it... Eh, it was cheap, thanks to their first-time-land-owner program. I can sell it later on for big profit - I hope. I even have streaming audio for the land from an internet radio station. I put my house on it, and after looking around I realized that I really didn't</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111470498882430759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111470498882430759' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111470498882430759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111470498882430759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/04/i-should-be-dancing.html' title='I Should be Dancing...'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111461135967216054</id><published>2005-04-27T22:15:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-04-27T19:15:59.673+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Do You Remember Your First...</title><summary type='text'>Kiss?  Dance?  Ice cream cone? How about your first super power?  I was watching Spiderman the other night with Darlene when she said 'Wouldn't it be cool do discover you had super powers?'  What a dumb question - of course it would be!  I'd like to be able to see though peoples clothing, personally.  Either that or turn paper into weapons and armor like that chick from Read or Die.  I won't be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111461135967216054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111461135967216054' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111461135967216054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111461135967216054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/04/do-you-remember-your-first.html' title='Do You Remember Your First...'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111452681462781510</id><published>2005-04-26T22:46:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-04-26T19:46:54.630+05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Brand-New Day</title><summary type='text'>So this morning in  Legend of the Green DragonI fought and killed the Green Dragon.  Afterwards you get to start over and you get a perk for killing the dragon.  Well, I hated the idea of being a level 1 nobody, so I took advantage of a "bug" in the game to get me up to speed.  Well, it turns out that the game noticed this and put me into a fight that I couldn't win or run away from.  End result </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111452681462781510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111452681462781510' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111452681462781510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111452681462781510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/04/brand-new-day.html' title='A Brand-New Day'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426649.post-111444782817651947</id><published>2005-04-26T00:42:00.000+05:00</published><updated>2005-04-25T23:50:27.793+05:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome Everyone</title><summary type='text'>First of, I'd like to say, I have no idea why I started a blog.Well, that's a lie.  I've read blogs like godhateskittens.blogspot.com and I thought "If people read this, then someone's has just got to be interested in what I have to say!" And you really shouldn't, whoever you are. Get a job.I got the idea to start a blog when I was at work and I was searching for PHP books, when I came across a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/feeds/111444782817651947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12426649&amp;postID=111444782817651947' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111444782817651947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12426649/posts/default/111444782817651947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deltran.blogspot.com/2005/04/welcome-everyone.html' title='Welcome Everyone'/><author><name>Deltran</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18239770385112538901</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
