Just found out about this today, I think from Cnet’s News.com (which linked to TheRegister.com)- which had a link to Boing Boing’s blog -

How you can search google to find all these web cameras!! Very cool stuff… Of course, who knows how long they’ll all be up, once word gets out - i’m sure the people who own them will lock them down.

Some interesting ones:

This one has real time live streaming of traffic cameras, not sure where though (George Bush/Welborn?)
Here’s one of a street in Czechoslovakia
Some yachts in the water?
Something in North Dakota, I think!
Overlooking an area in Stockholm, Sweden
This looks like a breakroom in Austria
Not sure where this is, but it’s the same time zone as me
Cam inside a software store in Germany
A little Lego City at Marshall University
And I can’t forget the Lava Lamp cam!
Miss Vegas? Check out Imperial Palace’s Web cam
An Aquarium cam!

The other cool thing about some of these, it’s live streaming video (if you have a fast connection)!

There are thousands more… have fun

Alright - so I’ve got this laptop… I got it for free… It’s hooked up to my wireless network here… so today I downloaded winamp onto it - and pointed it to my main PC’s MP3 collection… so now I can listen to my mp3’s on my laptop from anywhere in the house!! My 3+ hours of MP3s… Yeah, I know… silly… but I’m happy…

Gotta let me have my simple victories every once in a while…

Of course now my next thing to try is to see how far out I can go with my laptop and still be connected to the wireless network…

Had a fun weekend, did a lot of singing Karaoke… Today I didn’t do much, just laundry… whee fun…

That’s the way I like it
That’s the way I want it
That’s the way I like it
And that’s the way I want it
I’m a dumb ass
I go too fast
When I shouldn’t be moving at all
I know I’m the last
And your only chance
At having something meaningful

I wont ever be tricked into thinking that she loves me
Because no one does and no one will
I wont ever be tricked into thinking that she loves me
Because no one does and no one will
And that’s the way I like it
And that’s the way I want it

I jump into things
Buying wedding rings
When I cant keep myself in line
Try to stop myself
Put it on its shelf
And save it for another time

I won’t ever be tricked into thinking that they love me
Because no one does and no one will
I wont ever be tricked into thinking that they love me
Because no one does and no one will
And that’s the way I like it
And that’s the way I want it
That’s the way I like it
That’s the way I want it

Here I am again left to my own devices
This is the last time
Anyone can bring me down

I won’t ever be tricked into thinking that she loves me
Because no ones does and no one will
I won’t ever be tricked into thinking that they love me
Because no one does and no one will
And that’s the way I like it
And that’s the way I want it
And that’s the way I like it
And that’s the way I want it
That’s the way I like it
That’s the way I want it
That’s the way I like it
That’s the way I want it
That’s the way I like it

Tricked - God Lives Underwater

These are dangerous times
that were living in
and there are dangerous signs
that were giving in to fear
late one night, I’m lying here
I thought I heard a sound.

Tell the mothers and the babes
tell the old, tell the sick they will be safe
get the young males. Tell them to be brave
I was so concerned with saving live
I never saw you pull the knife.

High on the mountains
across seven seas
All of the people
why me, why me?
Do you feel so frustrated
Frightened and feared
answer my question
Why me, why me, why me
why me, why me, why me?

You’re such an angry young man
with all your grievances
people don’t understand,
they just can’t understand
what you must do to stay alive.

So you try to justify
all the violence and hate, before your eyes.
Through the ages better men than you have tried
to give what is not theirs to give
to take the land where others live.

High on the mountains
across seven seas
all of the people why me, why me?
Do you feel so frustrated
frightened and feared
answer my question
why here, why now,
why here, why now, hey here,
why now, why me?

Oh, for now you have the power
the guns and all the swords
but nature has a nasty habit
of balancing her flaws.

Now you may try to break my body
lock me up and throw away the key
but you’ll never break my spirit
I’m free!

Why Me? - Mike And The Mechanics

Since my good friend KB demanded I post something … I shall.

Nothing new with me, just working, just karaokeing, and enjoying life…

We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog….

Oh, and how did I celebrate the ringing in of the new year…? I hung out with my buddy Jim down in Wyandotte - where we enjoyed some fine liquid refreshments from the great bar where I had my birthday bash… Did a few karaoke songs after 12:30, then caught some breakfast… then crashed at Jim’s house… All in all, it was a good new years eve, but I’ve had much better…….

Found this at MCBK’s site and had to add it to my list:

I think I can handle that one too… :->

Alright, I just gave my 2004 shitty year rundown… now here’s what my “resolutions” are for 2005…

-Get back in to shape
-Learn Guitar
-Sing with a live band more
-Get back into my own place again

Already working on all of ‘em, which is good for the 3rd of Jan… :)