One of my major projects experienced a "Murphy's" day at the worst possible time. That is, everything that could go wrong DID - right asd I was running it in production. It really sucked. I clocked over 12 hours on the job today, and actually accomplished very little.

Corpboy --

[noun]:

A person who likes to steal tins of tuna

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Friday was fun.  Those of you who follow Jirel's blog know how much rain we got dumped on Friday.  My usual 15 minute drive home turned into an hour-and-a-half nightmare while I tried to figure out how to get from work to home with the kids and without driving through ever-rising flood waters.  On the upside at least my new computer made it through ( Read more... )

I think Sony big off more than it should have with the anticipated PS3.  Check out this story.

I've been holding off on buying an Xbox 360 because I want to wait for a PS3 so I can make an intelligent and informed buying decision.  After all, there is a snowball's chance in hell that I'm going to buy BOTH, so I'd better get the one I really want. 
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Ok, so I'm not exactly thrilled that Pittsburg is going to the Super Bowl.  I don't have a whole lot against them, but I was really hoping that Indy would finally get to the big game.  But of course, the Indianapolis point-scoring machine ran out of gas yet again in the postseason.

So in looking at the two choices for SB 40 winner, the question (to ( Read more... )

I just realized that I haven't posted yet this year.  So I guess that means I need to catch everyone up on my recent events.

The new year has presented me with a couple of distinct challenges at work.  I have the conversion efforts on my plate, and with me being a technical lead on that project, it is hard to find time for my other project.  Which ( Read more... )

One brand new copy of Civilization IV + a week off on vacation = no time for any LJ posting :)

Gifts, family, and food. What more could someone ask for?

...and all of my shopping has been completed.

That's a real good feeling.

...and I've gotten zero shopping done for my wife. Good lord do I need to get moving on this.