Someone at work asked me the question "Do you know of any good javascript editors out there with documentation and intellisense built-in?"

Visual Studio has never been really smart about javascript. Yes, it does provide intellisense, but only at a very minimal level. Only if you are typing within a <script></script> block contained in an HTML or ASPX page, does it provide you with anything, and even then, InterDev left a better footprint of intellisense. VS doesn't validate syntax, or even precompile classes in javascript. VS is very limited. Perhaps in future versions, Micro$oft will

Believe it or not, I didn't have an answer for him. I had been doing javascript for so long (almost 10 years now) that I didn't really have a personal need for intellisense. Everything I put together, I usually knew what I was looking for. Javascript has just become so native for me, that I rarely have to look up documentation for a method or property.

But in the spirit of being a good sport, I decided to see if I could find him one. I did a little research on the net. I came across a few, that looked like they had potential, but I wasn't really love with any of them.

That is, until I stumbled upon Aptana.

Aptana is a full-blown javascript IDE with massive intellisense, syntax validation, and precompilation which lends itself to intellisense. It totally rocks, dude! Nice. But don't take my word for it. Go check it out for yourself.

http://www.aptana.com/

Labels: ASP.Net, C Sharp, Javascript, Programming, Technology, VB.Net, Web Development

Labels: Work

Well, as the song goes, I'm another year older and deeper in debt. Or something like that.

You may be wondering why it took me two weeks to write this blog entry, considering my birthday was on the 2nd. This entry was that important. I had to take my time summing up my life over the last year. I had to make sure that I recognized my own mistakes and accomplishments.

28 now and I'm looking back on the last year. I've had so many good times and so many bad. Not to get all maudlin on you, but it seems like sometimes I can't have pleasure without the pain. I've learned a lot in the last year. Allow me to share some of my lessons with you so that you don't make the same mistakes.

1. Under no circumstances should you go out with a stripper

God, my experience with Jade has been so painful. She wasn't really able to toy with my emotions because I knew what she was and therefore kept a certain emotional distance. But she really brought my game down.

I hate to make this broad a generalization because I want to believe there is a human side in everyone. Strippers simply don't have the mechanism that makes for a decent human being. The same thing that is missing in their brain that makes them jump on a pole is the same component that the rest of us have that lets us be contributing members of society.

Even though her MO was not to strip me clean of my money, or my dignity, as one might expect from a stripper, she did it anyway unconsciously. She had no consideration for the things that I was sacrificing in order for her to have a shot at a normal life. Most especially my money. My intentions were good, but my judgement was poor. She didn't set out to destroy me and bankrupt me, but she damn sure did it. I racked up $8,000 in debt messing with this girl. I had a chance to help someone get their life together as other have helped me. I had been at the same place in my life.

Part of my mistake was trying to do it all myself. She needed to do more than want to be different and better. She needed to actually take responsibility for the way she lived. Not wait for someone else to do it for her. I think everyone around the age of 23, finally gets that clue and gets their life together; or not. I know I did. She's not there yet. She's still a user. I'm truly sorry for her troubles, but I'll never make that mistake again.

You know she still calls me around the first of every month. The only reason I haven't changed my phone number is because I'm so outraged that it's become funny to me. Six months and not a word to her, but she's still calling. That same mechanism is not telling her that it's been over for a long time.

I'm not by nature a vindictive or vicious person. I truly hope that she grows up and gets her life together. The largest premise of our relationship was that she becomes an normal member of society. I truly hope she gets a clue and gets back on that track. If not for herself, then for her kids. She needs to know, that she destroyed the best thing in her life and that it was all of her own doing.


2. Hold on to a good thing

I had probably the best relationship in my life with Jen. I wished that when we broke up, I fought harder to put it back together. One of the biggest regrets of my life. I just let her go out of my life without a fight.

If you are with that one special person hold on to them. Life is too short and the grass is never greener than right where you are.


3. If it ain't right...

I have a saying that I kind of adapted for myself. If it ain't good for you, and it ain't good to you, then there's no reason you should continue to do it. This three biggest examples of this in the last year were Weston Solutions, Inc., Jade, and my job at GHR Systems, Inc./Metavante Lending Solutions.

Weston, I had been there for six years. Everyone I knew at Weston had been there since they were 18 or so, including me. I felt like I was way too young to be a "lifer". This was the place where I cut my teeth and grew into the developer I am today, and for that I am grateful. There were also other elements of that job where even though I finally had the respect and the clout I deserved, I couldn't continue. I won't go into the details here, but it was my choice to leave. I had to pursue new opportunities for myself. Weston had finally become good to me and good for me, but by itself it was not enough of either.

Jade, we all know what happened by now.

With Metavante, I couldn't stand it anymore. I was so miserable at that job, it was unbearable. I would wake up and dread coming in to work in the mornings. That's no way to live. It's not that it was a difficult job, either. It was actually pretty sweet. I wasn't expected to do much. The work that did come across my desk, I could usually knock out in a matter of hours what would take other developers weeks to do. The people there were great. No beefs with anyone.

It was just that the work itself was dreadful. It wasn't what I was meant to do. I would have a pile of work to do and I couldn't even motivate myself to try. It had gone on like this for months. I could feel myself losing my skillset just because I was doing schlock work.

Finally the time came where I couldn't face not another day in that office. I hated that job. Don't get me wrong. It was a good job for a developer, just the absolute wrong job for me. I woke up one morning and I physically could not bring myself to come to work that morning. I quit there on the spot.

The lesson here is that if it's not right for you, then stop it. Immediately. Do something else. What I did wrong was letting it get to the point where it was eating me away inside. The only motivation to keep that job was that it was a steady paycheck and I had a lot of debt. The other thing I did wrong was to just quit. I had spoken to my boss. He knew I was feeling this way and probably saw it coming in time. I just hit him with it kind of abruptly. Don't do that! It's easier to find a new job when you have one than when you don't. I actually quit with the prospect of a job that I didn't get, and really shouldn't have taken if it was offered. the money was right, but I had convinced myself that I should do it just because of the money and the fact that it wasn't my current job.

I also quit in early August, which is a really bad time to do that. It's vacation season. Hiring managers usually take their vacation close to Labor Day. Nearly nobody is available for interviews until after Labor Day, so for the month of August, I was pretty much screwed. No interviews, and very little income coming in. Of course when September 4th hit, my phone was ringing off the hook.

Three jobs in the span of a year. Yeesh!


4. It's always darkest before the dawn.

If you're faithful (and I don't necessarily mean prayer) and have good intentions, you will prevail. If you persevere through the hard times, life has a way of seeing that you end up alright. You just have to believe that you can. This past year I had to see probably the worst things that will ever happen to me, in order to have the best things happen. Past years I've nearly been homeless, jobless, nearly lost my mother, my own health was failing. But with some help and some faith, I was put in a better position in life. I was run into debt, nearly bankrupted, and almost lost my father this year. Right now, as I'm typing this, I'm on the way back to an even better place. I'm reconnecting with all of my friends. I'm in a sweet-ass job getting paid more money than I've ever been paid. I am on my own now, in my own place. In a couple of months, it will be ready and I'll have events and shit. I have some shit I'm putting together in the works (I won't tell you until I see how it goes).

The bottom line is, I am on the rebound, but like a superball, I am bouncing back higher than I was dropped. You have to believe in your self worth. I think one of the things that attracted me and Jade was that I was not feeling that I was the shit, so I gravitated to someone who wasn't shit. I am not an ain't shit nigga. I am the shit. Yes I realize that was about a dozen triple negatives and about 40 shits ;)

If anything is taken away from this litany of mixed metaphors, let it be this. Do not let your own life hold you back. Keep the faith, have positivity, and continue to grow. You are the masters of your own destiny.

Labels: Life

I blame this on Sydd. ;)

I have been playing a lot of XBox 360 lately. I talked to Sydd for a second on MySpace and he mentioned that he had the Red Ring of Death. Of course the very next time I go to turn on my XBox...Dammit!



In bumming around the internet, I actually found a video blog article that demonstrates how to solve the red ring of death with TOWELS...yes, towels. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds just bizarre enough to work.

<a href="http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-fix-the-xbox-360-s-red-ring-of-death-with-towels-" target="RedRingFix"><img src="http://www.waldoland.com/images/blogimages/xboxtowel.jpg" style="border: 0px;" /></a>

Xbox 360 Three red lights ( The Ring of Death )
VIDEO: Fix the Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death with...Towels?

Labels: Games, Technology

Welcome to Eagles football, ladies & gentlemen. Opening day for the Eagles and I couldn't be more excited. I got my chips & dip, cold beer in the fridge, and my roster/stat sheets up on my laptop. Fly Eagles Fly!

A great game overall, despite a few typical Eagles' errors, like Greg Lewis muffing that punt 20 yards into the end zone, resulting in a Packers recovery and a touchdown. Greg Lewis wanted to make it clear to everyone that he had never returned a punt before. It's pretty clear that he will not be returning punts again. Needless to say G.Lew was NOT returning the next kick. Instead it made me happy to see the return of J.R. Reed, who if Eagles fans will remember, on opening day, not too long ago, returned the openoing kickoff 90+ yards for a touchdown. Unfortunately, with less than a minute in the 4th quarter, Reed also muffed a punt which allowed Green Bay the opportunity for a field goal to win the game. Way to go special teams. 2nd year linebacker/defensive end Chris Gocong had a few blown assignments that almost resulted in significant receptions. Joselio Hansen got knocked all over the field as usual, but I so admire his effort. Sean Considine has no bsuiness playing safety and trying to cover guys that are way faster than him. They need to stick him back at Linebacker, build his strength and hit sombody!

Aside from that other great highlights of the game were tentatively injuring ex-Eagle cornerback Al Harris' elbow. Aw, Al. Why you on the sidelines crying like a bitch? Oh that's right. Because you're a woman. Holla atcha girl. Jevon Kearse and Trent Cole jointly sacked Brett Favre so hard in the first half that they both landed on opposite ends of Favre, whose helmet was plowed into the turf, heels over head, ass in the air. Cole and Kearse teamed up again in the fourth quarter to strip the ball from Favre and recover for the Eagles.

I will give credit to Brett Favre, who in the second half, recovered from a busted play and a near sack to toss the ball about a yard to DeShawn Wynn on the line of scrimmage, who then ran for about 18 yards. The very next play, as he's being bring down around the neck by Jaqueh Thomas, pitches to Brandon Jackson who takes it for another big gain. Truly, Favre's longevity in this sport cannot be questioned. With 250+ consecutive starts, he's not going anywhere.

I think overall the Eagles played better football than Green Bay. The first 10 points scored by the Pack were a direct result of Eagles turnovers. Had it not been for those, they would not have scored in the first half at all. I'm lovin' Sav Rocca, the 6'6" Australian rugby player kicking monstrous punts with about ten minutes of hang-time. Sheldon Brown had an unbelievable interception in the first quarter that was quite literally plucked from the receiver's hands. Jason Avant had at least two major catches today, one for a touchdown. Donald Driver had been getting pounded all day. He's the only real threat in this type of game where the Eagles' defense is playing so well that the Pack rarely put the ball on the ground.

I was surpirsed to not hear as much Hater-ade spewed from Moose & Goose; Jay Jonhston and Tony Siragusa. In former years, Fox Sports usually sticks us with either Troy Aikman and Joe Buck, or Johnston and Siragusa. Aikman, a former Dallas Cowboy Quarterback has been a long-time Eagles hater. Johnston, also an ex-Cowboy, along with Aikman always seem to give commmentary that is patently anti-Eagles. Siragusa, usually has nothing intelligent to contribute, and Joe Buch just has negative things to say about every team, so whatever. It was just pleasing to see the lack of Hater-ade today. Next week, who knows?

I haven't been this excited about football in a while. I think it may have something to do with this being the first game in my house, being just MY house. You know I said in January, it would be August before my life started getting back on track. I quit my job at Metavante in Agust and things have been getting better. I'm loving being able to watch the game in MY house. It's a good sensation.

REGULAR - Week 1 Sep 9, 2007  1 pm ET Lambeau Field   1 2 3 4 F Eagles 0 10 3 0 13 Packers 10 0 3 3 16

Labels: Sports, TV

Man, I love British black chicks. There's just something about them that's just so damn sexy. Most of the hottest ones are half Nigerian. Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out these hotties:

Carmen Ejogo

I first saw Carmen in Metro alongside Eddie Murphy. God she was beautiful. So sweet and charming. Maybe it was the accent, but I could see how anyone could fall in love with her. Carmen later appears in the series Kidnapped. I haven't seen that series yet, only because I didn't know she was in it. I may have to start watching it now.

Pics of Carmen Ejogo

Marsha Thomason

Man, I saw this hottie first in Black Knight alongside Martin Lawrence. There was this scene where he and Marsha were both faking intercourse for the benefit of two guards posted outside Lawrence's chamber. She let out this moan that made me shiver. Even Martin had to pause and go, "Damn." Further hotness includes being a regular cast member on the NBC series, Las Vegas, now in syndication on TNT. She played a croupier, which all that was required of her was to deal cards and look sexy. The culmination of the hotness though, was her feature in the N.E.R.D. video She Wants to Move. Dammit, I say let her! She just tore that shit up!

The only complaint I have about her is that a few years ago, she got one or two tattoos. Ordinarily, I think tattoos on a woman can be ultra sexy if done tastefully and discreetly. One or two only. Small and somewhere like an ankle or the small of the back, or even on a hip. It's kind of like a little treasure. Not a friggin' billboard across the stomach. No question that her tats are demure, I just think it's a shame to decorate that flawless body.

You know come to think of it, I recall seeing her name credited alongside Eddie Murphy's for The Haunted Mansion, but I've never seen it. Kids movie.

Pics of Marsha Thomason

Scary Spice

And speaking of Eddie Murphy...how about his new baby momma, Scary Spice. You know, that guy must have the same affinity for British black chicks that I do. I remember back to like '95 when the Spice Girls came out. Everything about them sickened me. Their only redeeming quality in my eyes was merely the membership of Scary Spice. I didn't give a damn about any of the others; not Slut Spice, Stupid Spice, Dyke Spice, or Golddigger Spice-Beckham.

I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want... If I wanna be your lover, and i gotta get with your friends, I just may take the bullet for the team. Man, I remember she had great tits. no bra and a great ass. And the best part of all was a tongue stud, which in '95, may have been the reason for the moniker Scary Spice. Tongue studs were new and either you were with them or you were afraid of them.

She also had this kind of sweet charm when she wore her glasses. Kind of the school-teacher bookworm timid charm. But when the glasses came off, I bet she was a beast in the sack!

Pics of Scary Spice

Freema Agyeman

Playing Dr. Who's current companion Martha Jones, Freema Agyeman is just a gorgeous girl next door. She is the only thing that makes me watch Dr. Who. (Don't tell my dad) I've never been a Dr. Who fan, but my dad has been a fan since stone knives.

Pics of Freema Agyeman

Ebony Thomas

Ebony Thomas is a hot ass British Maxim model. She is known for her work on the soap, Family Affairs. I don't know her from that, or even what the hell that is, but just...look at her!

Pics of Ebony Thomas

Labels: Hot Bitches, Movies, Tattoos, TV

... It probably is.

Check out this total scam email I received today, supposedly from eBandSearch.com

I am contacting you in reference to the resume you posted online. The information in your resume has demonstrated that you may have the experience and qualifications that we are seeking in a candidate for our Web Developer position. eBand Search is a grassroots marketing campaign that is seeking out the top musical performers in the country. Unlike popular shows such as American Idol, eBand Search is not limited to just individual performers. We are consistently looking for top-flight groups as well to truly determine who the top musical performer in the country is. Web Developers with eBand Search work within our tech department maintaining and upgrading our website. Additional responsibilities of the Web Developer include working with individual performers or bands to assist them in developing their website. Candidates for this position website design or development experience. Understanding of a variety of programming languages including Microsoft SQL, PHP, Cold Fusion and ASP.net are a must. Our Web Developers are given an extremely competitive compensation package. Base level salary for the Web Developer position begins at $75k annually with extra pay considerations made for relative qualifications and experience. Additional benefits of this package include: $75-$95k Annually Expense Account Medical and Dental Insurance Tuition Reimbursement Vision Plan Performance Based Salary Increases , I encourage you to click on the link below if you have an interest in applying for the Web Developer position. You may paste the address into your browser if the link is not functioning properly. http://ebandsearchemployment.net/careers.aspx?jpID=7944976 We are looking forward to your prompt response. We will be pleased to set up an interview 1 -3 days after we receive confirmation of your interest in the position. Sincerely, Phillip Hester Scout 2007 Do_not contact me with future_employment_offers

Though, I'll give it to them. If I weren't paying attention, I'd be thoroughly convinced this were real. The graphics look great. Here's what drew my suspicion.

The first thing is that this was a totally unsolicited e-mail. I didn't apply for any position with them. Trust me, I'd remember if I had. There's not any specific information in the e-mail, like my name, or where the position was.

I did a little research, by simply pasting the name of the website, eBandSearch into Google Amazingly enough, every entry regards how this is a total scam/fraud. Every entry except for one, which is complete disinformation called, The Truth about eBandSearch.

I looked a little closer at the HTML source of the e-mail and saw my e-mail address numerous times within query strings of links and images, which is a classic phishing confirmation technique.

Oh, well. That would have been cool.

Labels: Job Hunting, Phishing, Scams

I was fooling around on the web today, and I stumbled across this hot Japanse model, Harumi Nemoto. I had never heard of her before. Granted I haven't been keeping up on my men's magazines, but thus far the name had eluded me.

Needless to say she is damn hot. Typically, Asians aren't my thing (more of a latino/mulatto man), but for this one I'll make an exception. She is seriously stacked. She's got at least E cups, which is really atypical for asians. She does a lot of these nice biker-type, leather & lace lingerie outfits. Really nice, dude.

Easy boys. She's just a model, so you probably won't see her on BustyAsians.com.

Labels: Hot Bitches

Some of you may be wondering why I've been up since 7:30 AM blogging.





















Oh, were you waiting for an answer?



















I got nothing.

Labels: Blogging

One of the downsides of losing a lot of weight is that your clothes no longer fit. I was wearing a pair of jeans that I bought a year ago yesterday. They were so baggy that as I was leaving O'Grady's, they actually fell down off my ass around my ankles.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I unintentionally dropped trow outside of a family restaurant. There's a nice picture. Hi, little girl. :S

I guess that it's a good thing tha I'm losing weight, but jeez. Keeping up with the wardrobe is a bear. ;) I used to buy clothes a size smaller and put them away in a closet until I could fit them. That actually works for me. It's good motivation to keep losing weight.

What I really need to do is start hitting the gym, now that I am not working. And once I get my new job, continue to hit the gym.

I actually found an old pair of sneakers last month, that were about 5 years old and funky, but the cushioning was still great on them. I could actually run in them and there was like zero shock. I could use these for doing any kind of high impact workout without killing my feet, ankles, or knees.

Labels: Clothes, Fitness

Blogger Just started including the ability to have podcast enclosures for each post. Well done, Blogger. Now you've caught up to what even MySpace has had for over a year. ;-)

Labels: Blogger, Blogging, MySpace

You know I like Hunt's pudding (affectionately referred to as Ka-Hunt's pudding) because it's cheap and it's tasty. But sometimes you get what you pay for. Other brands of pudding, like Jell-O or Swiss Miss are smooth and creamy. Hunt's shit is THINK. Seriously. I mean THICK. You could spackle walls with that shit.

It's still good, though. :)

Labels: Food, Rants