tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52496522011-09-19T13:29:36.244-04:00The ramblings of our favorite genetically engineered superwoman.Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-21507310961516946082011-08-23T14:37:00.001-04:002011-08-23T14:37:23.533-04:00

Wow, we just had an earthquake here.  5.8 on the Richter Scale.  Apparently, the epicenter was in Virginia, but could be felt all the way in Toronto.  Nothing serious.  The walls shook a little.  As usual, though, the cell systems are down.

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-67664171227614064182011-08-16T14:07:00.001-04:002011-08-17T02:27:50.136-04:00

So, recently I upgraded my phone (I had my BlackBerry Curve for three years).  This time I decided to get an Android phone.  I got the HTC EVO 4G.  It's a very nice phone, I'll grant you, and the Android OS is superb, but I miss my physical keyboard.  I suppose I'll get over it eventually.  Having fiddled with the iPhone for a bit, I can say that I like Android better.  For one thing, I can

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-84075154270904464272011-03-01T11:06:00.002-05:002011-03-01T11:40:21.477-05:00

Ok, so I'm finding out that the more I use my Ubuntu netbook for work applications, the more useful it becomes. Recently, Monument City Computronics has been doing some ad campaigns with a ad company. We're primarily a Windows desktop outfit (we use Linux on all our servers). I'm the only one who uses a Linux desktop system, but then I'm head of IT, so my prerogative. Last week we received a

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-6715776872075160482010-12-22T08:25:00.000-05:002010-12-22T08:25:59.927-05:00

Merry Christmas, from an IT minded person. :)

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-48349381252633482022010-10-31T14:36:00.000-04:002010-10-31T14:36:55.669-04:00

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Well, let's see. Some interesting things have happened since last update (Last year. Sorry about that). About my netbook, as it turns out, the 8 GB SSD wasn't working out as well as originally planned. SSDs are much slower than standard HDDs in terms of read/write speeds (especially the cheap ones). So, I reset the device back to factory specs (I put the original OEM install of Windows XP

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-73718661414701617642009-07-01T11:09:00.003-04:002009-07-01T11:38:03.527-04:00

I think that I'm going to repurpose this Web log. I mean, I just can't inform people about my goings on in the dead of night. Mostly when there's a related investigation to a particular crime I'm involved in bollixing. So, from now on, I'm going to talk about my other love. Computers and their trappings.So, I am the first to admit that it's a Microsoft World out there. Which really sucks

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-90284776621776506512009-05-26T14:16:00.002-04:002009-05-26T16:55:31.195-04:00

Well, I really called it on the Windows Vista. Bloatware first class. On top of that, they went to far to the right in terms of security. Security isn't much good when it reduces the system's functionality. So, now they're coming up with Windows 7, which is getting warm reviews even from the anti-Microsoft crowd. That's pretty impressive. I may in fact get a Windows 7 machine in the future.

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-91690542072197931382009-05-26T13:58:00.002-04:002009-05-26T14:06:13.668-04:00

Wow. Been a while, hasn't it? What can I say? With all the things going on in my life between work and...extracurricular pursuits. It doesn't help that R'y'sha got me hooked on World of Warcraft. Whenever I can get a chance to play it. If you're ever running about and come across a female Tauren named Angulabova, well, that's yours truly. I love those cow girl warriors. I could see myself

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-4213106428057043442007-02-12T15:40:00.000-05:002007-02-12T15:39:33.114-05:00

Yesterday was my birthday. I'm another year closer to the big Four-Oh. Strangely enough, I don't feel any older. No wrinkles. No crow's feet. No bags under the eyes. Not even so much as a gray hair. It feels kinda weird, but I guess I shouldn't complain. Anyway, the girls all took me out to lunch, and later that evening Kevin had special plans for us. Heheh. ^_^ Here's to another year!

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1170267246001192202007-01-31T12:21:00.000-05:002007-01-31T13:18:27.603-05:00

So, Micro$oft has finally release it's latest version of its bloatware OS, named Windows Vista. The question still remains...why? No one really needs the thing. I mean, XP was good enough. It solved all of the peccadilloes of the Windows 9x series and then some. Security was higher. Programs no longer crashed the entire system.This new monster, however, is a resource hog all around. You

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1169872251616056222007-01-26T23:27:00.000-05:002007-01-26T23:30:51.626-05:00

Oh my. Christmas has come and gone. So has New Year's. It's been an interesting year. One can only hope that things get better. For me personally, it's been pretty uneventful. I do have a new Yahoo 360 page, though. You can check it out at http://360.yahoo.com/trisha.fateI'll try to keep in touch, but you know how it is. How does Batman keep this pace up anyway?

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1161665590235754132006-10-24T00:53:00.000-04:002006-10-24T00:53:10.270-04:00

Hi there! It's been a while, hasn't it? The life of a crime fighting IT specialist saxophone player is never dull. :)Another fantastic artist by the name of Drew Gardner has decided to do some of his work here on Blogger. Please view his art at DrewsArt. It's quite impressive.No minors allowed, please.

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1157509431414322992006-09-05T22:20:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:23:51.426-04:00

There's an artist I've met on deviantART who also has a blog here on Blogger. Check him out at Wagner's Gallery. Be warned, a lot of his work is "mature" in nature. No minors allowed.

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1140325916330574022006-02-19T00:11:00.000-05:002006-02-19T00:11:56.356-05:00

Hey there! Long time no blog. As you know, life for me can get pretty hectic. So, I don't get to type in here as often as I like. Sometimes I completely forget about this thing altogether; and when you have computer wetware in your head, that's really saying something.Anyway, a very good friend of mine has a blog that you may find of interest. She is a person of strong wit and intelligence;

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1122055418117310642005-07-22T14:03:00.000-04:002005-07-22T14:06:59.676-04:00

So, I went to see the film Batman Begins. All I can say is...wow. I was really blown away by the amount of depth they poured into the Bruce Wayne character. The actor who played Alfred was a bit off, but he was a very good catalyst for the story.The choices for the villains were truly inspired. No, disfigured creatures, or people with uncanny abilities. Just a man with a well designed plan, and a

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The interesting thing about being involved in all things computerized is that you begin to replace the things that you used to do in the physical world with digital facsimiles. Take comics, for example. I used to grab the paper at breakfast time and pull out the Style section and read my favorite comics. Not any more. Now, I subscribe to the Monument City Post online and read the day's comics

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1110906153297524042005-03-15T10:49:00.000-05:002005-03-15T12:02:33.300-05:00

Today I decided to get one of those portable MP3 players. I have such a huge jazz collection on my home computer, and I'd love to listen to music at work, so I thought it would be a good idea. Little did I know the kind of hell I'd go through just to find one. There are practically hundreds of these things out there!Now, I know what you're thinking, why don't I just get an Apple iPod and be

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1109622558692557352005-02-28T14:59:00.000-05:002006-08-11T00:58:26.623-04:00

Can you believe this? It's been eight months since I posted here. Maybe I should give up this whole blog thing. I mean, I'm really too busy to do it. Ah well.What's happened in eight months, let's see. We learned that hindsight is 20/20. The purported reason for attacking Iraq was because we were under threat from their weapons of mass destruction, or WMD's. God, why do people have to make

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1087839973268750012004-06-21T13:31:00.000-04:002006-08-11T00:52:05.000-04:00

Yikes! It's been over two months since I last posted here. Well, you know how busy I get. Never a dull moment in Monument City. I think that it's nice I can communcate with people on the Internet. Folks have been known to say some strange things about me. To be honest, truth can be stranger than fiction (Heh-heh). This blog allows me to set the record straight. For instance, there are

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1081798430814172252004-04-12T15:33:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:56:44.930-05:00

Okay, I'm a day late, but can you blame me? With all the preparations for Easter dinner to take care of, I just don't have the time to stop and add to my Blog. I went to church yesterday, of course. I know I should go more often, but what's a super heroine to do. To make up, I often meditate with Aquilia. I know she's not a real angel, but you never can be too sure. ^_^The girls came over

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1072984757718699802004-01-01T14:19:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:55:43.126-05:00

Well, Christmas was pretty nice. I got Kevin a couple of things. First, I got him a personal gun cleaning kit. He ususally just cleans it at the department, but I think he should show his independence. ^_^The second thing I got him was...come to think of it, the second thing I got him is none of your business. But, I'll give you a hint, It's the same gift I got him on his birthday. Nudge,

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1071464016505515422003-12-14T23:53:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:53:34.920-05:00

Hey, everyone! I just wanted to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season, no matter which holiday that may be. Now, all I have to do is figure out what to get Kevin for Christmas this year. Last year, I got him a bath set. I think he genuinely liked it. He certainly loved the aftershave. This year, I want to think of something a little more intimate. He's not interested in fancy

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1070834982410670132003-12-07T17:09:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:52:48.876-05:00

I just finished watching the final volume of one of my all time favorite anime series. It's kind of sad to see it go, but they do leave behind a few unanswered clues. Who knows, maybe in a few years, they'll make another one.I do have to admit, though. I was rather disappointed to see Chloe die. I rather liked her. Still, it was kind of inevitable. Altena, on the other hand, we finally get

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1069783171537463892003-11-25T12:59:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:51:49.713-05:00

I just wanted to chime in on this Michael Jackson thing. I've been a fan since the Jackson 5 days, and I love his music. His current troubles have nothing to do with him as an artist. Still, I'm tired of going into chat rooms and having to put up with MJ jokes running rampant online. People have tried and convicted him without due process. It's unfair, and it's unconstitutional. It's also

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1067229124491438092003-10-26T23:32:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:50:45.723-05:00

Hey! I got e-mail! I guess that means someone is actually reading my blog. How about that. The message was from someone called Lady Sax. She is apparently trying to gather together a group of female saxists. I truly applaud her efforts. She had asked me to join, but I had to decline. Between crime fighting at night and network administration during the day, I'm swamped.Besides, I'm

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1066107927632848742003-10-14T01:05:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:49:05.060-05:00

Work has been pretty hectic lately. Recently, I've been promoted from programmer to IT Director. A singular honor with a hefty pay increase, but it leads to all kinds of headaches. For one thing, people assume that since you're proficient with computers then that means you know everything about them. In reality, that's usually not the case.Another thing people do is assume that you can fix

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1064338958540856992003-09-23T13:42:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:47:33.436-05:00

Wow. Talk about a mess. Who would have thought that a hurricane would blow through the Mid-Atlantic region? I'm glad that Monument City is nestled in the Catskills. Our intrepid Curator, however, lives in Washington, DC. He's been out of electricity since last Thursday when Izzy hit. Therefore, he can't update the Afrodiseum Web site. Bummer.As far as I know, it may be until this coming

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1060926304853147352003-08-15T01:45:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:46:13.140-05:00

Okay, I'll admit it. I love anime. Now, that's not to say I'm an otaku or anything. I don't go ODing on Japanese culture. I mean, I can speak every dialect there is, but I didn't learn that. It was programmed into my wetware. Anyway, I started out watching low grade bootleg VHS tapes back in the late 80s/early 90s. I think the first one I saw was Castle in the Sky: Laputa (currently on

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1060116571899112982003-08-05T16:49:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:43:22.036-05:00

Most people who know me know that I play tenor saxophone. I love listening to Boney James and then, try to one-up him. Female saxophonists are actually kind of rare, so I certainly feel privileged to be one. However, most people are blissfully unaware of the true nature of this instrument with the contrary personality. Despite the fact that it's usually made of brass, it isn't classified as a

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1057365602308844212003-07-04T20:40:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:43:56.926-05:00

Once again it's Independence Day. Quite frankly, it doesn't hold that much impact for me. That's not to say I'm unpatriotic, or anything, but let's face it; Independence Day only applies the the racial majority in this country. For African Americans it certainly didn't have any meaning at its inception. Almost one hundred years later at the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, it still

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-1057034777843625462003-07-01T00:46:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:41:49.143-05:00

I'm going to try to do this more often. I can't make any absolute promises, but I will put forth an effort. What more can you expect from a working girl?A lot of folks have asked me about my abilities. Well, let me see if I can run down things a bit. First, there's the obvious. I am abnormally strong. I can bench press about five tons, and I can leg press twice that much. That's why I'm so

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-959023602003-06-21T18:49:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:40:52.053-05:00

It's been a while since I've commented here. What can I say? Being a genetically enhanced crime fighter by night and a computer programmer by day can really take up a lot of your time.Trevor wants to take me to see the grandparents. Personally, I have some reservations. I mean, I've never even met them before. I asked him if he's told them about me. He seems to think that it's my job to

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-923687552003-04-10T12:36:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:40:19.010-05:00

Ok, I promised myself that I wouldn't, but I'm going to comment on the whole Iraq thing. I have to tell you, I am really waffling over how I feel about this. On the one hand, I thought the US taking the initiative to attack was out of line. On the other hand, I'm glad that Saddam's regime has finally been broken. It's really a tough thing to take a firm position and stand on it.I am proud of

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-922149632003-04-08T07:35:00.000-04:002005-02-28T14:40:19.816-05:00

Just for a lark, I watched Disney's Beauty and the Beast on video. Now, answer me this. Belle said she was hungry. Yet, during that whole "Be Our Guest" number, she didn't eat a blessed thing. Just whatever the "gray stuff" was that she swiped onto her fingertip. That certainly couldn't have been that filling. I mean, I know that music is food for the soul, but please. Anyway, as you can

Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10555408948402782087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249652.post-920696192003-04-05T22:26:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:38:05.930-05:00

Hello, there. Trisha Fate here. The curator of the Afrodiseum thought it would be a good idea if I participated directly with our Internet viewers. So, here I am. Basically, I'll talk about different things as the spirit moves me. If you're expecting ponderous metaphysical thoughts or modern versions of Shakespearian sonnets, then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Still, you never know. Enjoy

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