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Monday, July 24, 2006

Exiguous skills

Sometimes configuring things that should have been setup for months, is like swimming upstream, in mud, while wearing combat boots and parachute pants.

Yes, I’m saying it’s really unfasionable, and sort of smelly.  Ok, so maybe that’s not the point I’m trying to get across.

Really though, why am I spending hours working on web server log reporting, that I’ve only been asked for once, 3 years ago.  Usually, this is the sort of thing people save up until right before review time, so they can drop the “look at my skills” bomb.  Maybe if I get a bunch of these duties that should-have-been-done-but-never-were set up, I can drop them all on my boss about 2 weeks out from review time.

That gives me about 8 months, I’m sure I could slide in a power point depicting how awesome I am too.

I think I’m getting the hang of the self promotion game that is the business world...and myspace.  If it’s not about me, it’s not worth reading.  That’s the way, uh huh, we blog it.

Blog, what a stupid word.  I’m going to find the schmuck that started calling it a Blog and beat them silly.  Maybe I’ll make a recording of it, and Podcast it.  Podcast?!  Seriously, who the hell is making these up?

Friday, July 21, 2006

Done Broke

I had a coworker back in the days of telephone support named Brian.  He was a super friendly guy, talkative and very outgoing.

He also had a habit of putting things in a way that totally downplayed his intelligence.

Whenever something would break, it was “done broke”.

That’s really what myspace is.  Every blog I’ve tried to post this week done broke.  Pour out inane trivial facts, and they’re lost in the ether.

I will valiantly attempt another post, this time keeping a copy of it outside the browser, in hopes that the blog can be like the boat, done fixed.

Currently listening :
Fractures in the Facade of Your Porcelain Beauty
By Atreyu
Release date: By 29 January, 2002

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Off I Go!

Current mood:    excited

Time to spend 4 days completely disconnected from the digital world!

I’ve got my sharpened marshmallow toasting stick ready, my wetsuit is packed, my sandal and insect repellent are good to go.

I hope society breaks down while I’m gone, and we’re back to an agrarian civilization.

Currently listening :
Futures
By Jimmy Eat World
Release date: By 19 October, 2004

Autocomplete_enabled

Current mood:  geeky

Modern web browsers have a feature called autocomplete.  It basically stores everything you’ve typed into a text box, so that if you type the beginning characters later, you can just select the text.

What if conversations had an autocomplete feature?  I could probably spit out my little nuggests with rapidity, but at what cost?

Daily, I interact with people using nothing more than “Morning, how are you good”.  If I had conversation autocomplete, my mouth would simply spit that out, while my brain stayed focused on the important things.  Such as not stepping on any cracks, and why it feels like my left leg is shorter than my right sometimes (but not always).

Of course, if I just relied on autocomplete, I’d miss out on the blank looks that often follow a jolly “Morning!” at 6am.  Tragedy.

Shan turned me on to a remake of Seal’s “Crazy” by Mushroomhead.  Of course the song is 6 minutes in on a track that’s 14 minutes long, and contains scratchy record samples, babies crying, bagpipes, and I’m pretty sure a calliope.  If you happen to find a copy of Mushroomhead “13” (song name and album name), I suggest skipping ahead to the 5 minute, 20 second mark, and having a good listen.

Currently listening :
Suicide Notes & Butterfly Kisses
By Atreyu
Release date: By 04 June, 2002

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Geocities

Current mood:  nostalgic

Big C once said, if he wanted a myspace, he’s got his own website, not some crappy networked version of geocities.

Rips me right back to 1996, uploading images, trying out layouts, and generally making the world’s worst websites.  I didn’t know so much, and I knew I didn’t know that I didn’t know what I should know about knowing things I should know.

If you know what I mean.

Currently listening :
Aurora Gory Alice
By Letters to Cleo
Release date: By 15 November, 1994

Monday, July 10, 2006

Lassitude

As the peons say “Work, work”

Monday morning, is there no juncture that is more reviled by the masses?  Not I, for Monday allows me to rest my weary, sun reddened body and feel the cool breeze that only Mother Freon can provide.

Thistles are the bane of my lawn.  My lawn is the bane of my free time.  Of course, since my boat is still in the shop, and I sold my bike, I’ve plenty of free time to offer up to the gods of turf.

4 days until camping.  4 days until the boat is done.  Let’s hope this actually works out.

Currently listening :
New Times
By Violent Femmes
Release date: By 17 May, 1994

Friday, July 07, 2006

Shallow Is, as Shallow Does

Current mood:  aggravated
Boats.

The saying goes, The two greatest days in a boat owner’s life are the day he buys his boat, and the day he sells it.

Next weekend is camping with some friends and family, and my boat is still in the shop.  It was slated to be ready to go today, but apparently certain shops don’t realize that there’s a holiday that reoccurs every July 4th.  They fail to order parts in time, and thus may fail to have a promised repair complete, a week after the date.

Perhaps they won’t mind if I take a loaner from their sales lot to use for the weekend.

Currently listening :
Conspiracy of One
By The Offspring
Release date: By 14 November, 2000