I recently sent a parcel to my cousin that included ( Read more... )

Well, I've been getting out with my Garmin. Unfortunately, I can't get it to export to Excel or even text format. Either the design comes from a bunch of clueless techies who can't imagine anyone not wanting to use the limited features and abysmal user interface they provided, or it comes from marketing weasels who are trying to sell you ( Read more... )

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I moved off the Rock to look for work. I've had a few leads, but nothing concrete yet. I'm a few weeks away from the despair phase of the job search ( Read more... )

I went out drinking last night, which provided me with a helpful reminder of why I don't go out drinking anymore. Wine, beer, chocolate chip cookies and loneliness are a bad combination ( Read more... )

Well, I was torn between the duty to update my LJ once in a while and my aversion to writing a boring entry ( Read more... )

My horoscope for today is:

This is definitely a time of preparation in your life. You're heading into a five-year window that is the culmination of your current efforts (and the energy you put out in the last few years). Fix your eye on a goal and go for it. You'll be surprised at how rapid the advance is. Later this year, Jupiter enters your ( Read more... )

Well, I saw Sin City this evening. It's the first movie I've gone out to see for some time. I liked it. It definitely captured the comic book feel. I understand why some people have criticized it, but I was still cautiously impressed.

It's snowing here ... big wet flakes. It looks like the brief flirtation with spring is fading, at least for the moment. Oh, well. I guess that means less sunstroke for me!

Well, I handed in my assignments and did my presentation last Thursday. I hope that the major paper went well. There was a rumour that we would have a one day extension, but it turned out to be false. I had to do a mad scramble near the deadline to put it together, with less help from my project partners than I had hoped for, and I didn't get it ( Read more... )