I forget where I left off. So I'll just continue in my 2013/14 season. The season started innocuously enough. No big players suddenly dissipating. It was all in all a peaceful beginning.

Although, I think I did make a big signing in the beginning of the year. I was searching for midfielders, and I found Gavin McCann. He was pretty old, but he was also pretty good. I think he was out of contract, so he was desperate for work and open to joining a team as lowly as ours. So, I signed him, and it seemed like it would all work out.

The first few games went with only one small hitch; Gavin McCann couldn't prove himself because he was injured. Also, we were firmly established as upper table, but not yet at the top.

One of the few things I regretted was being angry at my players for losing a few early games. First of all, we were barely expected to reach a mid table position. So, I should have been happy for anything above that. Also, my team was able to perform miracles when jacked up on morale. So, i n retrospect, shooting them down was the wrong thing to do. Good thing I realized this early on, and stopped.

As far as cup positions went, it was the same as last year. For the first two cups that always happen, good enough to get past the first few, but losing later on. For the Scottish League Cup, we weren't good enough to win, but we were good enough to earn ourselves a sizable amount of cash.

Eventually the games went on and on. McCann got better and started getting into the team of the week. My team was really proving ourselves to be something else. Although, I did notice something interesting. First of all, our strikers weren't really consistently the best in the league any more. They were good, that's for sure, but not quite the best. Still, not really a problem, as we were doing very, very well.

Now, to the dramatic finish. The scene is like six games to the end. Then, we were fist, with Alloa trailing, but trailing close. Then we lost a game, and they somehow managed to be first. So, we went through the next few games with Alloa being barely ahead of us. We were going to catch up. And we did. On our second to last game, we were against and easy opponent, that we easily won. Now we were tied with Alloa in terms of points. And the best part? Our final game was against Alloa.

Everyone was fired up for that game. The starting squad's morale was all very good. The Alloa manager told the press that his team would win, but that didn't affect my players. Well, it did, but I think it just fired them up more. Then, it was time for a final match.

But first, a word on the possible outcomes. A win would mean we were first in the league, and we would instantly be transported to the next division up. A tie would mean we still win, as we had a higher score difference. A loss would mean we would be second, but not necessarily passed by for promotion. There's a playoffs for promotion, but I don't like to chance those. So, we had to win, or at least draw. A loss might mean our doom.

And it was a crazy game. If I remember correctly, there was just one score. It was a seemingly lucky shot by a newly signed striker. I forget how good he was, but he did have some quality to him. And that was it. We were the champions. We got promoted. Everyone was happy. The press fell over themselves trying to compliment me. It was another glorious day.

Ever like that boat problem, with the farmer, chickens, and a fox?

Well, welcome to that problem version 2.0.

Called the Japanese IQ Test, it's a nice little puzzle. And since it's flash, it's pretty quick and easy.

If you're good at those kinds of puzzles.

My hit counter finally hit 1 million.

Well, two million, here I come.

From Futility closet;

"I'm sorry, Mr Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language." — San Francisco Examiner, rejecting a submission by Rudyard Kipling, 1889

Providing a rare look inside Google's ranking algorithm, a slashdot article.

I only post the most interesting things. Or, if not the most interesting things, at least things interesting enough to fool you into thinking they're the most interesting things.

Who is Louis Wain? He was a British dude who painted anthropomorphized pictures of cats. Now, that would normally be something strange, but oddly normal. What made him awesome was that he later contracted schizophrenia and make some pretty trippy pictures of cats.

Like this energy cat;



And the best part? There's even crazier pictures of cats. Come on, do a google image search for "Louis Wain Cats."

And now for something on a lighter note.

Man shatters Hot Dog Eating Contest Record!

You'd have to see the article for more details, but the short of it is included in the headline.

What is ecotourism? It came from a British magazine's comment section, but I believe it is tourism to see a rare animal featured on a Nature-ish show.

The article starts off with a speech made by Sir David Attenborough, about ecotourism. He mentioned that for a few environments, it was a great thing. However, when asked about others, he was hard pressed.

It sure is tough to face the irony that your life's work in nature-ish programs could lead to the destruction of nature.

However, the commenter mentions that tourism can always be good, if it is done with thought and care. And yes, that is one of the more better ways to do it. Still, do you really need to see those rare animals? Isn't visiting a completely different continent enough?

There's a downside to wind energy? According to my source, there are.

But only if you're a tourist or a winged mammal. We all know that wind energy can (seemingly) spoil landscapes at the cost of cheap energy (and the chance to look like the future). However, I had never previously heard that it was a danger to our winged friends. Apparently birds can get killed in the things.

But this doesn't mean an end to all wind energy. Of course not. It just means it might be rethought a bit.

"Some Journals Rejecting Office 2007 Format," according to my source. Specifically, the equation editor.

One of the reccomendations is to use ODF or an older version of microsoft office.

With my experiences of Open Office and Microsoft office, I'd much rather have microsoft office.

However, I do remember that the equation editor (for microsoft office 2003?), once you kicked and screamed enough to get it to work, really kicked ass.

However, the equation editor for Open Office kicks butt too. In an, "I hope you're a coder" kind of way.

What's harder to opt out of than an MMORPG subscription? Apparently, Islam.

A woman is trying to change the religion listed on her national ID. She converted from Islam to Christianity. Apparently since Islam doesn't allow conversions of faith, she can't change the religion listed. So, she's screwed.

Bravo, Islam. Now you're harder to opt out of than an MMORPG subscription.\

Oh, yeah, the article link...

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Perhaps the coolest and weirdest Spanish politician was elected.

Here, check it out.

Why can't we all just get along?

The reason why seems to get fuzzier as Hamas signs a peace treaty with Israel.

Okay, just a year long cease fire, according to my Source.

But still, when you have peace and goodwill like that going on, it makes you wonder why we... can't all just get along?

You know how the default selected text color on computers is blue?

Well, I somehow managed to change it to a darker shade of teal (think background of my website).

It made me wonder at first, but I just accepted it. Who am I to be mad at every little change in the world?

So, I lived with it. But my story doesn't end there.

Just recently, I realized it was reset back to blue. So I changed the selected text color back to the darker shade of teal.

Something that I had initially thought worthless was now worth something to me. Oh, the power of sentimentality.

On that same note, to change it like I did, just go to >Control Panel >Display >Appearances >Advanced >Text Select Color >Change the color to a darker shade of teal.

Well, that's all. For now.

Today's word of the day; Jocose.

No, that's not a joke.

What? Don't know what it means? Well... Let me put it this way.

jokose.

Get it?

Aw, forget you. Now you have to look it up, because you didn't get either of my subtleties.

Apparently Apple's DRM free music is not so easy to steal. Oh man, who saw that coming?

According to my source, Apple records the purchaser's info right into the file.

Of course, this just means you can't instantly share it. With any amount of brainpower, you can get rid of the identification, as my source so happily points out.

To quote the best line from the article;

So. Yeah. Meh. Call me back when this is a big deal.

Scuttlebutt; today's word of the day.

Yeah, I know it looks funky. That's why I chose it. It has a definition here but the short of it is, it means "rumor."

So, the next time the 'ol rumor mole pops up, call him a scuttlebutt.

Google has a limit! Well, Google's calculator, anyway.

According to the Source the limit is 2.001355585641^1023.

As the article points out, there's really no point. However, just for that one day on jeopardy...

Some new fake websites;
Dawdlr- An incredibly slow Twitter
sporkk- The wave of the future

Of course, don't even think for a minute I discovered these on my own. No, that dubious honor goes to the Guardian, more specifically Bobbie Johnson.

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The Online ASCII Art Gnerator. A very cool thing to either play with or use.

The Greek God Family Tree; Just like your's except better.

The Tape is Coming