Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen's Blog

Last weekend, while checking my usual daily websites....I came across mention of a gadget on gdgt called WakeMate. I have been toying with the idea of getting one of these gadgets for years, decades? Definitely well before I learned of my sleep disorde… more »

In a somewhat planned and somewhat impulse move, I have acquired another scanner. A Fujitsu ScanSnap S300. Noting that I've mentioned that I already own a ScanSnap S300M, it may seem odd...though its more of an annoyance. That I need to buy the same s… more »

Essick Air 3D6 100 Mini Console Humidifier, White and Midnight Blue more »

A couple weeks ago, I got a new center channel speaker via Woot and while setting it up and readjusting my surround sound levels....I discovered that my rear speakers weren't working.I've been using an Accurian HomePlug Digital Audio Transmitter/Rece… more »

Here's a picture of the little corner where I go to sleep each night is looking like now.... more »

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:..( I really wished I could be going to this years Ohio Linux Fest, some of the talks and the theme (40 Years of Unix) is interesting. Plus I wanted to see some of the past speakers again to see what a year has changed, and see meet the various fellow… more »

I was updating my files with my latest eyeglass prescription and noticed that things aren't quite the progression that I had growing up....2003: OD -5.00 -1.00 075 OS -8.002005: OD -4.25 -1.00 080 OS -7.00 -0.75 0452006: OD -4.50 -1.00 055 OS -6.… more »

"Account was in dispute-now resolved"That's what shows up on my credit report for the credit card that the Chase Fraud Department had called me to inform that they had detected suspicious activity and will now close my account and issue me a new one.… more »

This is my new avatar that is making its way around to some of the sites I'm on....And, who says I don't like who I am? :))This was actually kind of a hard picture to take.....it seemed like an eternity waiting for the 3rd alarm to go off… more »

I got the Lasko 52" Oscillating Pedestal Fan that I had talked about earlier. I was on Amazon.com yesterday, when I discovered that something I had been waiting weeks to hear about was on its way by UPS. And, UPS tracking showed that it would arrive to… more »

I have picked up another fan....using Amazon Prime. Strange how lately after I order an item, Amazon is suddenly out of the item and projecting 1-2 months before they'll have it again. Makes it hard to get another immediately after if I find that I lik… more »