As Capa mentioned, it's time for my "quartery update". It say something sardonic but he's pretty much getting it right, there.
First off, 'gratz to Big M and KAJ, who will be Big M and KAR after today: they are (finally) getting married. Thanks for the bachelor party M, I think I dropped about $150 at the casino. No strippers, but I still got taken for a ride...
Speaking of which, I just dropped $1000+ on my car at the dealership. Seems there were a whole bunch of problems that strangely never cropped up when my car was coverd by my warantee which expired in February. Looks like I'll be using Mr. Lube from now on. There's a joke in there somewhere...
On the work front, well I had a couple potential interviews supposedly set up throug some contracting companies but for some reason they aren't returning my calls. Quite disappointing to say the least. But the job search continues as my current one just seems to be getting more stressful as the days go by. I didn't think it was all that possible. Every day for the past couple of weeks I've been updating the resignation letter. My little bro had some good advice though: if you are going to just up and quit, do it at the beginning of summer. Which has the added advantage of Laroo being off for the summer.
Yup, me and Laroo are still going strong. She's such a cutie, especially when she is stressed. Which is all the time actually but her big production is over as of tonight so we're winging away (okay driving) for a weekend in the mountains. I think she'll sleep through it all, whihc is fine, I have alot of books to read. And yes Capa, DVDs to watch: I started on teh 4400, don't ruch me.
Anyways, I have a monkey suit to don: wedding in a few hours.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Okay, Three Things
First, it was officially the first day of Spring! When I ran screaming from the office today (what most people call "going to lunch") I saw the first mini-skirts of the season! While it dos take some time for the eyes to adjust to the pallor the site affords, it's a sure sign the Spring is around the corner!
Second, the whole writing routine is coming together. I finished a rough draft of "When I Became the Boss" and started on "Dad's Hole". Both are children's books for grown-ups: the first relating the tale of when a computer programmer gets promoted and the second a story of how a girl's father dug a hole so deep the whole house fell in.
I've also started "The Flora and Fauna of the Cubicle Plains". It's my humble contribution to help save the environment. My observations have uncovered various birds, such as the Twittering Agile, and the Yellow-Bellied Kwikwyn. There have also been a number of mammals sighted: the Black Berryfondle, the Caffeinated Sloth and of course the majestic Silver-Back Legacy Beaver. I even encountered a strange species of tortoise: the Directionless Steering Tortoise to be precise. I am currently writing up characteristics and common habitats of these creatures and should have some rough drafts available soon.
And of course the reading on writing is going swimmingly. I finished off Stephen King's "On Writing" and have started a couple of the other books on loan to me. Hopefully I'll have those back to their respective owners by the end of April.
Thirdly, I must admit I find myself in the grips of another obsessive-compulsive little phase. It's been quite a while since the last one so this ain't so bad. The object of my obsession this time is 18th Century Naval warfare. In other words, Pirates!
You see about a month back my little brother and room-mate borrowed a copy of "Sid Myers' Pirates!" and started playing on his laptop. So I decided to load my version on my laptop. I think I even managed to get Laroo interested in playing. We'll see on that though.
Then I recalled that there was a MMO based on the player being a pirate or national captain in the 1700's West Indies. Revisiting the site, I found myself quite enamored with Pirates of the Burning Sea. Quite enamored. As far as searching incessantly online for ship and sail designs, pirate lore and even exclaiming "Ahoy!" to those lubbers at work. Arrrrrrrr....
And that in turn had me pricing out a new do-it-yourself home gaming rig.
Add Spore to that and you have yourself a gaming future.
Meanwhile, I've stumbled upon two really good time wasters. Spamalot! is pretty much your basic catapult game, but add the Monty Python and the Holy Grail theme's and graphics and well, I'm hooked. The other way I've been wasting time is this little gem which is really hand drawn. Amazing what you can do with no artistic ability but an insidious mind....
And that's three things! Now I must go fling chickens at the French. Arrr........
Second, the whole writing routine is coming together. I finished a rough draft of "When I Became the Boss" and started on "Dad's Hole". Both are children's books for grown-ups: the first relating the tale of when a computer programmer gets promoted and the second a story of how a girl's father dug a hole so deep the whole house fell in.
I've also started "The Flora and Fauna of the Cubicle Plains". It's my humble contribution to help save the environment. My observations have uncovered various birds, such as the Twittering Agile, and the Yellow-Bellied Kwikwyn. There have also been a number of mammals sighted: the Black Berryfondle, the Caffeinated Sloth and of course the majestic Silver-Back Legacy Beaver. I even encountered a strange species of tortoise: the Directionless Steering Tortoise to be precise. I am currently writing up characteristics and common habitats of these creatures and should have some rough drafts available soon.
And of course the reading on writing is going swimmingly. I finished off Stephen King's "On Writing" and have started a couple of the other books on loan to me. Hopefully I'll have those back to their respective owners by the end of April.
Thirdly, I must admit I find myself in the grips of another obsessive-compulsive little phase. It's been quite a while since the last one so this ain't so bad. The object of my obsession this time is 18th Century Naval warfare. In other words, Pirates!
You see about a month back my little brother and room-mate borrowed a copy of "Sid Myers' Pirates!" and started playing on his laptop. So I decided to load my version on my laptop. I think I even managed to get Laroo interested in playing. We'll see on that though.
Then I recalled that there was a MMO based on the player being a pirate or national captain in the 1700's West Indies. Revisiting the site, I found myself quite enamored with Pirates of the Burning Sea. Quite enamored. As far as searching incessantly online for ship and sail designs, pirate lore and even exclaiming "Ahoy!" to those lubbers at work. Arrrrrrrr....
And that in turn had me pricing out a new do-it-yourself home gaming rig.
Add Spore to that and you have yourself a gaming future.
Meanwhile, I've stumbled upon two really good time wasters. Spamalot! is pretty much your basic catapult game, but add the Monty Python and the Holy Grail theme's and graphics and well, I'm hooked. The other way I've been wasting time is this little gem which is really hand drawn. Amazing what you can do with no artistic ability but an insidious mind....
And that's three things! Now I must go fling chickens at the French. Arrr........
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