I recently read through the Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin. I should say, I read through half of the series, as the other half has not yet been written. Overall, I very much enjoyed the stories. It's set up in an interesting way, rotating through different viewpoints spread across the whole of a continent. As well, the author ( Read more... )

Been a while since last post. In the meanwhile, I've gotten a job again. Back working for the state, same gig as last year. The other three temporaries are all back as well. This is a good indication of the current job market, as I'm pretty sure that none of us really wanted to return to the state, at least not in a temporary position. Ah well ( Read more... )

I finished painting this last night and like how it turned out, so I wanted to share/show it off.

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Several weeks ago, I purchased a Motorola Droid phone.
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Birthday today, yet another year older. Going to the Outback tonight to celebrate.
Coincidentally yet unrelated, happy Australia Day to any of you down-underers out there.

I was at home in Helena this week working on my parent's office computer, (full reinstall to get rid of a nasty little bug and a few years worth of uneedded files and programs) and decided to take the opportunity to build a dice tray for roleplaying nights. I'm fairly proud of how it turned out, so I wanted to show it off. What do you think?

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I've seen a few people posting about the last decade and it seems like a good idea. Journals are for remembering, right? So here's what I've done the last 10 years, a significant portion of my life:
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Went and saw Avatar last night with a group of friends. I found it to be largely enjoyable, and very pretty, but I didn't feel like it was the kind of epic turning point in film making that it is made out to be. The version I saw was in 2D so I can't comment on that aspect of the film, other than to say that I, personally, do not care about 3D ( Read more... )

I realized to my surprise that as of this past Saturday, it has been one full year since I got my Masters in Electrical Engineering. In hindsight, I picked a terrible time to graduate. One year too late or X years too early. I've looked at a large number of jobs, but people are either holding layoffs or want people with tons of experience. Yet ( Read more... )