Friday, July 27, 2007
Who needs caffeine on day like today?
I'm less than two hours away from closing on the house and I'm so pumped up right now that I don't need caffeine. 1 hour 44 minutes and counting!!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
1st sign of the impending
I bet you thought I was going to say 'Armageddon', didn't you? HaHa.
It's more like 1st sign of the impending move. I close on the house tomorrow so today, at lunch, I went out and bought a (slightly used) refrigerator. It's a nice model made by Kenmore. Side-by-side. Stainless finish with a lot of fingerprint smugs and a few scratches. Nothing I can't live with. The price was pretty reasonable, too. It cost a few hundred less than a brand new model.
(I'm one step closer to the edge and I'm about to break!)
It's more like 1st sign of the impending move. I close on the house tomorrow so today, at lunch, I went out and bought a (slightly used) refrigerator. It's a nice model made by Kenmore. Side-by-side. Stainless finish with a lot of fingerprint smugs and a few scratches. Nothing I can't live with. The price was pretty reasonable, too. It cost a few hundred less than a brand new model.
(I'm one step closer to the edge and I'm about to break!)
Monday, November 07, 2005
Weird Dreams
So, okay, I put in a lot of hours in Saturday on my current work project. Naturally, on Sunday, I can't hook up to my work pc to keep working.
Well,I'm kinda stuck. There's still plenty to do, but I can't access the files to work. What's a guy to do?
Segue back in time to earlier last week. Revenge of the Sith came out on dvd, so naturally I bought a copy.
Since I can't work on Sunday, I figure that if God could rest on Sunday, so can I. I spent the entire afternoon watch Episodes I, II and III back to back to back. Yeah, I know. It's a sucky way to spend an afternoon.
Anyway, last night, I had another weird dream. I'm in a music video, with Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' playing, and instead of Gwen, there's Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi battling it out with lightsabers.
Here's where it gets a little surreal. Instead of the 'Shit is bananas' line from the song, the video keeps cutting to a headshot of Obi-Wan saying 'The Sith is bananas. b-a-n-a-n-a-s' over and over.
Really, really weird.
welcome to the inside of my mind.
Well,I'm kinda stuck. There's still plenty to do, but I can't access the files to work. What's a guy to do?
Segue back in time to earlier last week. Revenge of the Sith came out on dvd, so naturally I bought a copy.
Since I can't work on Sunday, I figure that if God could rest on Sunday, so can I. I spent the entire afternoon watch Episodes I, II and III back to back to back. Yeah, I know. It's a sucky way to spend an afternoon.
Anyway, last night, I had another weird dream. I'm in a music video, with Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' playing, and instead of Gwen, there's Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi battling it out with lightsabers.
Here's where it gets a little surreal. Instead of the 'Shit is bananas' line from the song, the video keeps cutting to a headshot of Obi-Wan saying 'The Sith is bananas. b-a-n-a-n-a-s' over and over.
Really, really weird.
welcome to the inside of my mind.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Vacation day
I don't often take vacation days. Well, I do but I rarely go anywhere or do anything. This weekend was different.
I was supposed to go visit friends this weekend, but those plans fell through. So, I took the opportunity to go to Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Tx. It's been nearly fifteen years since the last time I went. The rides are much the same as they were when I last visited and, surprisingly, little has changed. There are a number of new rides, of course. Most of which I wouldn't go near if you bet me.
I realized early on that I don't really care much for the first second of weightlessness when you make those sudden drops. That was made very clear when I got on the Conquistador. It's kinda like a really big schoolyard swing shaped like a Spanish galleon that goes nearly straight up as it swings back and forth.
As the ride got into full swing (pun intended), my stomach would rise up into my chest and for a moment I couldn't breath. Then, there's another moment as the ride swings back in the other direction and my stomach returns to its normal place. It's fortunate that the rides generally only last a couple of minutes. I'm not certain how much more abuse my stomach could have taken before things got really messy.
There's something about roller coasters that just make me queasy. I don't mind the speed the operate at, but those seconds where they defy gravity are tough to handle. Whenever I hit that moment of freefall, it feels like the whole world comes to stop, then it kickstarts with a bang as gravity reasserts itself and you hurtle around at breakneck speeds. Intellectually, I can see the appeal, but my stomach wants to know what the blazes was I thinking.
Not all the rides are quite as stomach churning. Some are worse. Heh. Runaway Mountain is a little daunting cause it's an indoor roller coaster. Pitch black indoors. I distinctly remember moving at angles I didn't think possible. The two ten year-old boys riding a couple of rows before certainly enjoyed, judging from all their screaming. I recall them saying they were going to do it again. Crazy kids.
The most fun I had was on the Splash Water ride. It's one of the shorter rides, timewise, but is guaranteed to get you soaking wet. You go up an incline, roll gently around a bend, then wham! Down at a steep 60 degree angle as the ride slams into the water, kicking up a huge wave of water that completely drenches you! Even more fun is, as you exit the ride, you have to cross a bridge which places you in the path of the water wave. Two dunkings for the price of one! LOL!!
The rest of the park is pretty much as I remember it. There are more restaurants and snack shops (including Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops which had my favorite B&J Triple Caramel Chunk. yum.)
The great adventure only lasted a few hours. The temperature was a scorching 102 when I left. All in all, it was a fun day. Lots of good clean fun and a day away from the ratrace.
Next time, I'm going to the museum.
I was supposed to go visit friends this weekend, but those plans fell through. So, I took the opportunity to go to Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Tx. It's been nearly fifteen years since the last time I went. The rides are much the same as they were when I last visited and, surprisingly, little has changed. There are a number of new rides, of course. Most of which I wouldn't go near if you bet me.
I realized early on that I don't really care much for the first second of weightlessness when you make those sudden drops. That was made very clear when I got on the Conquistador. It's kinda like a really big schoolyard swing shaped like a Spanish galleon that goes nearly straight up as it swings back and forth.
As the ride got into full swing (pun intended), my stomach would rise up into my chest and for a moment I couldn't breath. Then, there's another moment as the ride swings back in the other direction and my stomach returns to its normal place. It's fortunate that the rides generally only last a couple of minutes. I'm not certain how much more abuse my stomach could have taken before things got really messy.
There's something about roller coasters that just make me queasy. I don't mind the speed the operate at, but those seconds where they defy gravity are tough to handle. Whenever I hit that moment of freefall, it feels like the whole world comes to stop, then it kickstarts with a bang as gravity reasserts itself and you hurtle around at breakneck speeds. Intellectually, I can see the appeal, but my stomach wants to know what the blazes was I thinking.
Not all the rides are quite as stomach churning. Some are worse. Heh. Runaway Mountain is a little daunting cause it's an indoor roller coaster. Pitch black indoors. I distinctly remember moving at angles I didn't think possible. The two ten year-old boys riding a couple of rows before certainly enjoyed, judging from all their screaming. I recall them saying they were going to do it again. Crazy kids.
The most fun I had was on the Splash Water ride. It's one of the shorter rides, timewise, but is guaranteed to get you soaking wet. You go up an incline, roll gently around a bend, then wham! Down at a steep 60 degree angle as the ride slams into the water, kicking up a huge wave of water that completely drenches you! Even more fun is, as you exit the ride, you have to cross a bridge which places you in the path of the water wave. Two dunkings for the price of one! LOL!!
The rest of the park is pretty much as I remember it. There are more restaurants and snack shops (including Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops which had my favorite B&J Triple Caramel Chunk. yum.)
The great adventure only lasted a few hours. The temperature was a scorching 102 when I left. All in all, it was a fun day. Lots of good clean fun and a day away from the ratrace.
Next time, I'm going to the museum.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Zünch and the Art of Füzball
"D'oh! You've been Gomez'd!"
I'm hearing that more often these days. Generally, it's right after I've just made a tricky angle shot with the five man, caught a ball on the rebound and slammed it in for a goal or stuffed the defender when he tries to make a shot. Yeah, baby!!
Early on, when I first started at Zunch, I was pretty pathetic. I was leaving huge holes, regardless if I was playing offense or defense. I was game and slowly learned to play better. Game after game. Day after day.
It's been eight months since I joined Zunch. My defense still sucks, but not as much. My offense is a lot better and I've become a lot better at anticipating shots and blocking them. Quite frequently, stuffing the shot into the goal.
Some of the guys are really, really good. Scoring on them is almost as hard as defending against them. The shots they make are incredibly hard to predict, much less block. It makes the rare times when I beat them that much sweeter.
Ok. time to go. The füz table calls.
I'm hearing that more often these days. Generally, it's right after I've just made a tricky angle shot with the five man, caught a ball on the rebound and slammed it in for a goal or stuffed the defender when he tries to make a shot. Yeah, baby!!
Early on, when I first started at Zunch, I was pretty pathetic. I was leaving huge holes, regardless if I was playing offense or defense. I was game and slowly learned to play better. Game after game. Day after day.
It's been eight months since I joined Zunch. My defense still sucks, but not as much. My offense is a lot better and I've become a lot better at anticipating shots and blocking them. Quite frequently, stuffing the shot into the goal.
Some of the guys are really, really good. Scoring on them is almost as hard as defending against them. The shots they make are incredibly hard to predict, much less block. It makes the rare times when I beat them that much sweeter.
Ok. time to go. The füz table calls.
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Life as a web geek, pt 2
Big things are going on here at Zünch.
First, I'm working on my first solo project for a ticket agency. It's supposed to work via XML feeds from a web service. Cool to play with and figure out. But, it's a major hassle since the system doesn't provide the data in the manner and need and it's incredibly slow. IMHO, any process over ten seconds long is an eternity online. The web services, as they exist now, take MINUTES to run!! Ah, well. The company providing the web services has agreed to look into some recommendations I've come up with to speed things up. Hopefully, it won't take to long for them to implement them and get back with us.
Sadly, Zünch is losing two programmers within a week of each other. Sona's leaving to pursue other interests and Wyatt's moving to Mississippi. (Fortunately, Wyatt will still be working for the company, albeit from a remote location.) Both of them have been invaluable to me, especially in my early days at Zünch when I was a itty bitty tadpole learning to swim in the great big Sea of Zünch.
The next few weeks are going to be interesting. We've got one new programmer starting on Monday and there's talk of hiring one or two more.
more l8r as it happens.
First, I'm working on my first solo project for a ticket agency. It's supposed to work via XML feeds from a web service. Cool to play with and figure out. But, it's a major hassle since the system doesn't provide the data in the manner and need and it's incredibly slow. IMHO, any process over ten seconds long is an eternity online. The web services, as they exist now, take MINUTES to run!! Ah, well. The company providing the web services has agreed to look into some recommendations I've come up with to speed things up. Hopefully, it won't take to long for them to implement them and get back with us.
Sadly, Zünch is losing two programmers within a week of each other. Sona's leaving to pursue other interests and Wyatt's moving to Mississippi. (Fortunately, Wyatt will still be working for the company, albeit from a remote location.) Both of them have been invaluable to me, especially in my early days at Zünch when I was a itty bitty tadpole learning to swim in the great big Sea of Zünch.
The next few weeks are going to be interesting. We've got one new programmer starting on Monday and there's talk of hiring one or two more.
more l8r as it happens.
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