This is my summary of what humanity is all about.

I am inhuman, I am a pacifist.

Yesterday, Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg became the epicenter for a select number of Editors fans. From all over Germany (and outside) people came to sweat during the only gig Editors were doing in Germany. The venue was great to get intimate.

So far all reactions were positive and people that just discovered them enjoyed. It was bringing back memories of Joy Division for a few! It was a good set, about an hour and a half, just right. You know, like a steak or paprika well done.
I made few pictures with my new, pocket camera, a IXUS 980 IS. Not matching my SLRs, but at least I could shake without worrying about the glass. Oh, and even a video!
A great evening it was! Ah, and great pizza too!

There are situations where the General Query Log has to be kept running. One problem here is that when creating MySQL users and setting a passwords, it will be logged in clear text. There is a bug/feature request handling this. Here is my workaround using MySQL 5.1 (and higher).

 mysql> CREATE USER geert;
 mysql> SELECT 'Password setting hidden';
 mysql> SET SESSION sql_log_off = 1;
 mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR geert = PASSWORD('asdf');
 mysql> SET SESSION sql_log_off = 0;

The SELECT is just handy to put in a note in the log file so the reader knows what happens. The above statements produce the following lines in the General Query Log:

090623 15:24:24    3 Query      CREATE USER geert
090623 15:24:33    3 Query      SELECT 'Password setting hidden'
090623 15:24:41    3 Query      SET SESSION sql_log_off = 1

I want to see the stars
when I make love to you
I want to see the moons
reflecting in your eyes
I want to smell the winds
when it blows around you
I want to travel the universe
for one eternity, with you

"I'm not looking for the meaning of life. I'm looking for an excuse to be offline."

"Life ends when there are no more first times."

"If life's a bitch, then I wish I had one."

"I'm a motorcade through empty streets."

"Keep your expectations low to enjoy moments even more."

"Better one woman in your heart than ten in your head."

"I have a voice in my head, mine.. and it seems I forget, to listen from time to time."

Temptation is haunting my head
It's keeping me a stranger to my bed
Tormenting me like a nightmare
It's making the moment hard to bare

I have this grip in my fingers
and a smell that lingers
I have this taste on my tongue
and mind blowing song

Temptation is all around
It's waiting to be found
Dwelling inside and showing
It's crawling and crawling

It took me a while figuring out why in using VirtualBox I couldn't get network in a machine configured with 2 network adapters. One was set up to be bridged with the host, the other is a host-only one.
The problem was that in CentOS I configured both assuming that eth0 equals to 'Adapter 1', and eth1 'Adapter 2'. This is not (always?) the case and juggling it again around made it work. Now 'Adapter 2' is eth0.
Now off to the real work and playing again with DRBD and MySQL, virtually!

Past week I reached another milestone in my 'body transformation'. Since last year I came down from about 100kg (220 pounds) to ±85kg (187 pounds). It's been a great experience and I'm able to squeeze into (European) Medium sized t-shirt. Sometimes even small size sport wear!
The milestone was finishing the HVB CityLauf in Aschaffenburg. It's a 7.9km run, 5 rounds through the city. The D-group started about 18:30 with a few drops; it ended with all being soaked by the pouring rain. I did it in 46 minutes, with a 50m walking break during the last round (which was a very good call from me). It was probably the cheering that helped me running it that fast. Ilka and Pia supported me while waiting for Tomas to start in the C-group (he did it in 36 minutes!).
Off to my next milestone, which isn't well defined, but meanwhile I'm trying to get my body even further down to 78kg, but it's getting harder.