I’ve spent the last five days researching how to transplant MovableType onto my new server. In the process I’ve determined that Berkeley DB sucks major big time. Frequently if you go from one box to the other and your database version changes from v1.805 to v1.808 then the whole dang friggin’ thing won’t work unless […]
Author: raisetheshields
LASIK update
Things still fluctuate on occasion with the vision. I had my 10 day appointment and my eyes working together see 20/20. The left eye still has a teensy tiny bit of fuzz on things that are close to me, but since my right eye is dominant I don’t notice it. I know, I’m repeating myself. […]
quote unquote
I don’t know how I missed this, but an interview I gave last month about my Real World Austin site was printed a couple weeks ago in the Austin American-Statesman. Yay! Still no bids on the car. Boo. In other news — I desperately want to use the word badonkadonk but haven’t found the occasion […]
eyewitness
Thursday, Day Seven: Let me just get this entry out of the way. For the most part, the number of instances where things get a little distorted has been greatly reduced. There are still halos and starbursts at night, but I can tell that they are also reducing in frequency. My left eye seems to […]
the ministry of issac
Check out this bizarre religious nut that seems to be getting no coverage by the media here. Is this out of fear that criticizing anything conservative will tork off all conservatives? The Ministry of Isaac purports to reveal the identity of the Anti-Christ as well as other useful information such as the exact timing of […]
the ebay song
Nobody bid on my car, even though there were 18 ”watchers” over the auction. I’ve re-listed the car here with some adjustments so I can avoid the re-listing fee. Good times. Buy my car. Tuesday, Day Five: As far as LASIK goes, the improvements are in tiny increments. I’m very impatient. I drove the DeLorean […]
the lasik saga continues
Friday, (technically) Day One: The 1 PM meeting at LasikPlus indicated I’m seeing 20/20 out of my right eye and my left eye is around 20/40. There is swelling, however, and this is supposed to change and fluctuate over the next few days. I drove home from work today in my car without any problems […]
my lasik experience
On Monday I walked into the LasikPlus office off Hempstead and 59 in Houston, Texas. I was given the most complicated set of tests to measure my visual acuity that I’d been given in a long time. My most recent prescription was -7.50 sphere, -1.25 cylinder, 174 axis in my right eye (i.e. really bad) […]
contacts and glasses no more
I’ll be entering surgery in just over 4 hours. In the last twelve hours I’ve read about ten testimonials about people who’ve had LASIK. I just found out a guy I work with had the surgery seven years ago and then subsequently his wife and mom had the surgery. I’ve got my lubrication drops for […]
buy my car
Busy week. I spent Friday night in Sugar Land, Texas at Gladiator’s Gaming Center. I’d been there previously on Wednesday night to play some Battlefield 1942 and I was back for more of the same with some friends from work. Friday night is the lock-in night where from 10 PM until 7 AM there’s non-stop […]