I have the best wife. In other news, I'm sick of being sick, but that's how it goes.

I just described my job to my sister:

I spend most of my day slamming my head against a wall because people want me to do stupid things. I can't say "no", so I just surf the web until they change their mind and then I pretend that my exasperation is about having to "start over". When in fact I never started anything at all and I just hate them ( Read more... )

I'm posting this now because I just opened a container of delivered chicken satay. But autumn in general is the season for my following observation.

I love poultry, but boy that smell of wet fart when you open a container of already-cooked chicken or turkey is bad.

A month ago, I met with my advisor for my "capstone" project. It's essentially an exploratory research project done as an alternative to a thesis, for my Master's Degree (master of science in software engineering, specifically). In the grand Brian tradition I started off with a big idea and then immediately was lost in it, unable to put one foot in ( Read more... )

Only six weeks left on my MS. Now, I need to get a much clearer idea of what my capstone project is, and fast.

"Hang it on
the wall."

"It's just a potholder."

"It's a picture
of a potholder
and you made it,
that's different."

"It's just a potholder."

"Well, wait til
tomorrow. What will
it be then?

Every day, a little
bolder."

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Rejected by Ploughshares. No surprise, that was "yeah, right" attempt for this round.

So, what's left are the four that I might almost dare to think I have a chance at. We'll find out.