23 October, 1998

God Keeps Hating Fags

So, this past month, I've hit a small upsurge in strange, hostile email messages from people. I wondered, were people coming to my web page from somewhere with an ax to grind? So I went over to sasquatch, my web server, and asked it to cat /usr/local/www/server/logs/httpd-access.log | awk '$11 !~ /(^"-"$|dannyland.org)/ && $7 ~ /~dannyman/ {print $11" "$7}' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | awk '$1 > 1 {print "<br>"$1" <a href="$2">"$2"</a> -> <a href=\""$3"\">"$3"</a>"}' and it said to me thus:

109 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/search.gw?lk=excite_netcenter_us&search=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

18 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=dennis+leary+asshole&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

17 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&lk=excite_netfind2_us&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40&test=Find%21" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

15 "http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~sjwatts/doc/me.html" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/UIUC/Fall1997/KCSACanoeTrip/IBCGirl.JPG

12 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&trace=1&look=excite_netscape_us&sorig=netscape" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

11 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&lk=excite_netfind2_us&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

10 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

8 "http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

8 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&CO=20&Form=MSNH&MT=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

8 "http://namibia.scs.uiuc.edu/ben/" -> /~dannyman/dannycam/

8 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/gw.dcg?look=excite_netcenter_us&collection=web&search=godhatesfags.com&start=0&showSummary=true&perPage=10&next=Next+Results" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

7 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&CO=20&Form=MSNH&MT=God+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

6 "http://www.thcsite.com/old_links.html" -> /~dannyman/journal/970716.html

6 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?trace=1&look=excite_netscape_us&sorig=netscape&search=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

6 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=godhatesfags.com&lk=excite_netfind2_us&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40&test=Find%21" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

5 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=god+hates+fags&SM=MC&DV=0&LG=any&RD=RG&DC=10&DE=2&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

5 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=dennis+leary+lyrics&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

5 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=asshole+song&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

4 "http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/1998-Springbreak/

4 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&MT=www%2Egodhatesfags%2Ecom&CO=20&Form=MSNH&BA=20" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

4 "http://profiles.yahoo.com/dannyman?.done=http%3a//search.profiles.yahoo.com/" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/UIUC/Allen/Cafeteria/Folks/Dannyfries.JPEG

4 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&Search=Find%21&look=excite_netfind2_us&sorig=rpage&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=32" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

4 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

4 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=www.God+hates+FAGS.COM&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

4 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=god+hates+fags&hc=0&hs=6" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

4 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Suite%3A+Judy+Blue+Eyes&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/suite.html

4 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Dennis+Leary+Asshole&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

3 "http://www.infoseek.com/Titles?sv=M6&lk=&nh=&st=180&qt=warez&col=WW&cat=RES" -> /~dannyman/warez/

3 "http://www.concentric.net/~elhippo/index.shtml#seeride" -> /~dannyman/

3 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&CO=20&Form=MSNH&MT=springbreak" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/1998-Springbreak/

3 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&CO=20&Form=MSNH&MT=godhatesfags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?MT=god+hates+fags&RS=CHECKED&CO=20&UN=doc&Form=Results2" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=heterosexuality;look=ie40" -> /~dannyman/stuff/hetero.html

3 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=%22god+hates+fags%22+%22kansas%22" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=godhatesfags.com&lk=excite_netfind2_us&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&look=excite_netfind2_us&sorig=rpage&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40&Search=Find%21" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=GOD+HATES+FAGS&lk=excite_netfind2_us&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40&test=Find%21" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?lk=excite_netfind2_us&c=web&qbe=41254397&ctag=361AFF9D&showSummary=true&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=springbreak&hc=0&hs=12" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/1998-Springbreak/

3 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=leary+asshole&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

3 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=asshole+dennis+leary&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

3 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%22god+hates+fags%22&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

3 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%22dennis+leary+asshole%22&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

3 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/search.gw" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "news://news.enteract.com/70ir1l%24f25%241%40eve.enteract.com" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://www.uiuc.edu/cgi-bin/ph/ns.uiuc.edu?Query=dan+howard_1" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://www.lycos.nl/cgi-bin/pursuit?cat=graphics&first=1&bq=1&br=0&query=streetdance&part=nl" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/StreetDance-AmericanPie.JPG

2 "http://www.infoseek.com/Titles?sv=IS&lk=noframes&st=180&qt=warez&col=WW" -> /~dannyman/warez/

2 "http://www.infoseek.com/Titles?sv=I2&st=10&nh=10&qt=%22lyrics+%7C+asshole%22&col=WW" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/

2 "http://www.infoseek.com/Titles?col=New+Search&qt=you+fucked+up&oq=secure+download&sv=IS&lk=noframes&nh=10" -> /~dannyman/purple.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/default.asp?MT=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?_v=2&OPs=MDRTP&act.next.x=1&act.next.y=1&MT=thumbnail+index&SM=phrase&base=10&RD=RG" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=lanes+merging&SM=phrase&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP&RD=RG" -> /~dannyman/journal/970823.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=hates+fags&SM=MC&DV=0&LG=any&RD=RG&DC=100&DE=1&submit=SEARCH&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=god+hates+fags&SM=MC" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=god+fags&SM=MC&DV=0&LG=any&RD=RG&DC=10&DE=2&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=God+hates+fags&submit=SEARCH&SM=MC&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=%22god+hates+fags%22&SM=MC&DV=0&LG=any&RD=RG&DC=10&DE=2&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.hotbot.com/?MT=%22He%27s+an+asshole%22&SM=MC&DV=0&LG=any&RD=RG&DC=10&DE=2&_v=2&OPs=MDRTP" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://www.goto.com/d/search/;$sessionid$XI2VJBIAALQZZQFIEEOQPUQ?Keywords=Beatle%27s+Lyrics&x=28&y=38" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/help.html

2 "http://www.goto.com/d/search/;$sessionid$UUB2ZGAAAROAFQFIEEUAPUQ?Keywords=god+hates+fags&x=24&y=39" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.goto.com/d/search/;$sessionid$USF3CJIAAUD3NQFIEEOQPUQ?Keywords=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~tskirvin/friends.html" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~stwillis/friends.html" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://www.english.uiuc.edu/382/online.htm" -> /~dannyman/academic/98spring/engl382-portfolio/

2 "http://www.concentric.net/~elhippo/" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://www.concentric.net/~Elhippo/" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=n200&what=web&user=cpq&kl=XX&q=dannycam" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://search.msn.com/spbasic.htm" -> /~dannyman/journal/970716.html

2 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&MT=jpeg&CO=20&Form=MSNH&BA=60" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/UIUC/MachineRoom/

2 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&MT=food+picture&CO=20&Form=MSNH&BA=80" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/UIUC/Allen/Cafeteria/Food/

2 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?RS=CHECKED&UN=doc&CO=20&Form=MSNH&MT=God+Hates+Fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?MT=godhatesfags&RS=CHECKED&CO=20&UN=doc&Form=Results1" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?MT=god+hates+fags&RS=CHECKED&CO=20&UN=doc&Form=CLP" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.msn.com/results.asp?MT=dennis+leary+lyrics&RS=CHECKED&CO=100&UN=doc&Form=Results1" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?trace=1&look=excite_netscape_us&sorig=netscape&search=God+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?trace=1&look=excite_netscape_us&sorig=netscape&search=God+Hates+Fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=spiderweb%2Bpicture&tsug=-1&csug=10&sorig=rpage" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=heterosexual&tsug=-1&csug=10" -> /~dannyman/stuff/hetero.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&tsug=-1&csug=10" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&searchType=Keyword&category=default&mode=relevance&showqbe=1&display=html3,hb" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?search=God+Hates+Fags&trace=1&look=excite_netscape_us&sorig=netscape" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?s=god+hates+fags&trace=L" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?c=web&s=springbreak&showSummary=true&start=30&perPage=10&next=Next+Results&sorig=netscape" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/1998-Springbreak/

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?c=web&s=springbreak&showSummary=true&start=30&perPage=10&next=Next+Results" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/1998-Springbreak/

2 "http://search.excite.com/search.gw?c=web&s=godhatesfags.com&showSummary=true&start=0&perPage=10&next=Next+Results&sorig=netscape" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://osirisani.home.mindspring.com/people.html" -> /~dannyman/

2 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=God+hates+fags&lk=excite_netfind2_us&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40&test=Find%21" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?search=God+and+hates+and+fags&look=excite_netfind2_us&sorig=rpage&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40&Search=Find%21" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?lk=excite_netfind2_us&c=web&qbe=41254397&ctag=361AFF9D&showSummary=false&nrm=n&pri=on&xls=b&xll=40" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://netfind.aol.com/search.gw?lk=excite_compuserve_us&search=god+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://members.aol.com/howdy19/midwest.html" -> /~dannyman/journal/../

2 "http://members.aol.com/howdy19/midwest.html" -> /~dannyman/cgi-bin/../

2 "http://lycospro.lycos.com/cgi-bin/pursuit?mtemp=nojava&etemp=error_nojava&npl=matchmode%3Dand%26adv%3D1&query=pictures+raccoon&maxhits=10&cat=graphics&npl1=ignore%3Dfq&fq=&lang=&rtwm=850&rtpy=50&rtpy=50&rtfd=50&rtpn=15&rtpn=15&x=34&y=10" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/Raccoon.JPG

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=suite+judy+blue+eyes&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/suite.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=frog.jpeg&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Misc/

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=dennis+leary+no+cure+for+cancer&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=dennis+leary+and+asshole&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=denis+leary%2Fasshole&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=asshole%2Bsong&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=ashole&z=2&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Time+godhatesfags.com&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=The+Asshole+Song&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Springbreak+98&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/Pictures/Incoming/1998-Springbreak/

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Asshole+Song&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%2Bdennis+%2Bleary+%2Basshole&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%22sympathy+for+the+devil+lyrics%22&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/stats.html

2 "http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%22dennis+leary%22&b=81&hc=0&hs=0" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

2 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/search.gw?search=god+hates+fags&lk=excite_netcenter_us" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/search.gw?search=God+Hates+Fags&lk=excite_netcenter_us" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/search.gw?lk=excite_netcenter_us&search=God+hates+fags" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://excitesearch.netscape.com/gw.dcg?look=excite_netcenter_us&search=god+hates+fags&tsug=0&csug=10&collection=web&clk=b-b-F1&showSummary=true&sorig=rpage&trace=b" -> /~dannyman/journal/1998/07/29.html

2 "http://buck.dogpile.com/texis/search?q=Suite+Judy+Blue+Eyes&fs=web&ss=stop&to=twenty" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/suite.html

2 "http://altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=q&q=dennis+leary&stq=20&c9k" -> /~dannyman/lyrics/asshole.html

I'm not sure which is more interesting - that my mention of godhatesfags.com is responsible for such an upsurge in my hits this month, that that journal entry is better designed for soliciting searches for god hates fags than godhatesfags.com is, or that I've gotten to the point in my Unix geekiness where I'd type a command like that. I wonder if the death of that man in Utah mightn't have caused an upsurge of interest.

Buggy News

So, last weekend, or was it the weekend before? Anyway, I was driving along and I realized once and for all that I really really needed brake work. I was turning a corner at one of those six-sided intersections and an SUV stopped suddenly in front of me for a pedestrian. Well, pump the brakes or not, can't stop that suddenly. Dents in the hood, and a recessed headlamp.

The yuppy gets out, scrapes my paint off his spare tire, and offers that my bumper is awfully low. I was a little out of it, otherwise I might have offered to him that his vehicle is far larger than he needs to be driving about. I have felt terrible since because my Beetle is a classic, beautiful car that I am falling every day deeper in love with. At the price I got it, it is like a gift, an honor that has been bestowed upon me, and an honor I need to live up to. The car is older than me, and I've already neglected it.

Well, found a mechanic who is rather cool, after asking around on the 'net. Nick's Auto Repair over on Ashland by Irving Park. His is a one-man operation - a ramshackle-looking garage with a small lot out front packed chock full of old cars. This is the sort of mechanic I need - a geek who's in it for the love of the job. Well, I got the car back today, I think he has a rough time getting parts. Brakes work. I asked him if he could hit the shocks as well, and asked him about body work. He said he could get the headlamp back into shape, and repaint the car, which would be cheaper than trying to find the right color mixture. The car already has these subtle variations in shade from different touch-ups that have been done on it. One factor is that it uses a different sort of paint or somesuch, because of its age and Germanness perhaps, which just goes to complicate matters, meaning it makes things slower and/or more expensive.

We're starting to talk some money here - but like I said, I got the car on the cheap, and pouring money into this one to restore it is I think, a lot more fun than if I were to buy a new one. Money's a bit tight lately though, but I've got plenty of cash waiting around in savings. I'm actually pretty glad I've been saving so well, even if it means the spending fund gets rather cramped.

I call the shop tomorrow coz he's got to order a new brake light switch - that's right - new brakes, but no brake lights. No parking brake either, though I think I'd like to find what part it is he needs and get that fixed up on general principle. The no brake lights was discovered by a guy next door to Nick. A Beetle admirer. I've met a few Beetle buffs now driving my little buggy around.

Great car - and it's not the people. Driving stick, once you get the hang of it, just feels good. You know what the car is doing, you're more aware, more in control, more competent. It's the difference between watching Windows boot, and watching FreeBSD scroll it's boot output past, as it describes which devices it's probing and whatnot.

Augh, shut up now!

Strangers in the Night

Last weekend then, I went out with Jeong and My Phuong to see Second City - it's a sketch comedy thing where a lot of cool comedians like Bill Murray and others got their start. It was pretty damned funny. We then cruised around into the night, looking for a club. Jeong and the Phuonger got along rather well, which is cool, but it means I had two women gangin' up on me. Eh, I'm tough.

This weekend is the Bob Dylan concert. Considering my brake lights, I think I'll be driving not in a sexy little oldschool bug, but in a nice Ford minivan. Ahh well, I'm not sure how well I'm gonna be able to get that thing heated anyway.

So Wednesday I'm walking over to the DePaul cafeteria with Mark for Lunch, and I run into Aunt Linda! She was eatin' her sandwich and heading to the library so as not to waste her lunch hour. She is definately my mother's sister, in that respect. This morning, I got a message that she could meet me at the Cafeteria for lunch today. Unfortunately, I could not get freed up until too late, and I guess she didn't wanna wait around. I wandered over to Americana Subs and grabbed me a Junior Bomber - a sub with, among other things, ham in it.

This morning, I ran into this lady who looked extraordinarily familiar. I'm not sure if I looked familar to her, but she spoke to me along those lines (it's a bit hard to hear people in the subway) ... well, it's a mystery, coz I just can't place her. Unfortunately I was feeling a bit shy about interrogating a stranger who seemed akwardly familiar. She got off at Monroe, which is a stop before me. With a bit of luck, I may run into her again, in more charismatic form. She is, after all, a cutey. My best hypothesis is that she merely looks much like someone I barely know, but is not the same person. Oh bother ...

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