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Star Trek: Klingon Language Suite for iPhone
Being the nerdy nerdy nerd I am, (nerd!), I love this sort of stuff. Check out the Klingon Language Suite for iPhone!!
The Klingon Language suite is actually 3 apps in one: a $0.99 Klingon Phrasebook, a learning app called Conversational Klingon for $3.99, and the vaunted Klingon Dictionary for $9.99.
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HOLY FUCKING CRAP
WE JUST ELECTED THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
My Mother
My mother called me at work (again) like she usually does every week or so to express worries about the stock market: when it goes up, she asks if she should have gotten in, but when it goes down it scares her more. This from a 66 year old woman who has never planned a day beyond the next Saks 5th Avenue run, and not saved enough for retirement, ( Read more... ) -
Yay Job
I now have employment. This is good. -
Coffee Maker Crisis
Our Krups XP1500 dual espresso-drip coffee maker went kaput last week, leaving us at the mercy of Starbucks for the last week.
It has been torture.
I would rather lose my TV, my XBOX or my computer than lose my coffee maker. -
Fly Fishing
Over the Memorial Day weekend, I decided take up fly fishing while visiting home. I bought a fly rod and and some of the basics, and yes, it is definitely an expensive hobby. But I already own waders, so I didn't have to splurge on those ( Read more... ) -
No
After all that bullshit, their answer was a no. And they have the audacity to encourage me to re-apply in a year, as if I am going to put myself back through all that bullshit.
Well, time to send in my expense report. -
Still No Word
I don't get MSFT. How can a company waste thousands to fly me out for unnecessary job interviews and then take their sweet ass time about giving me a yes or no when I can easily get a job eleswhere? They're simply giving me reasons not to be interested in their company. It's a HUGELY bad sign when the company is this disorganized. How much ( Read more... ) -
Nervous
So I am back from Seattle. The second round went well I think. The hiring manager told me that he really enjoyed our discussion the first interview, but since the entire team was not there to interview me, he couldn't make an offer right away. The HR rep tells me that I should expect word back on Monday-- or rather "I will be her first priority ( Read more... )
