So, around mid-October, I got a speeding ticket. I filed it away, figuring they'd send something in the mail. A couple weeks ago, I dug out the ticket and found out that they don't necessarily send anything anymore. Nice one. Okay, there's a number on the ticket to call, but when I call the number, I find that it's disconnected with no further ( Read more... )

Adam and Eve and T. Rex.

It's System Administrator Appreciation Day! To celebrate, someone got me a sore throat! Thanks, just in time for the weekend! Guess I'll be skipping the San Jose Grand Prix, then.

My car showed up here a week ago, covered in dead gnats, with the tow hook attached to the front bumper, and the bumper displaced from where it is supposed to be by a bit under half an inch. The driver agreed that nothing about that was written down on the sheet he had, so he was okay with signing off on something having happened to the car during ( Read more... )

My road bike had major issues with the brakes, and after spending all of Saturday putting away the pile (at LEAST 4' high) of paper the movers used, plus breaking down the boxes and getting everything nicely stored in the garage, I decided I didn't want to spend all of Sunday running back and forth to the bike shop to get things I needed to redo ( Read more... )

I can find my desk. I can find the bathroom. I can find the cafeteria. I can find the snacks. I can find the laundry. I can find the exit. I'm sure there are cool things I don't know how to find yet, but at least I have the basics covered. About the only thing I've looked for that I can't find is cell phone coverage. Bad at work, bad at ( Read more... )

I get to leave for work now, to be sure I'm there on time ( Read more... )

maydela and I are moving to the San Francisco Bay area. Going away party info here.

While waiting for my new seats to arrive, I'm in a rental car. I asked for something small, so I was given a Buick Century. Smallest thing they had. The car decides for itself when the doors will lock and unlock, when the lights will be turned on or off (they usually stay on for several minutes after I get out of the car), when the radio will ( Read more... )

I thought Timmy eating and not throwing up within a day or two was a good sign. As it turns out, he may have been too sick or exhausted to do that, even though he managed to eat. His former cage mate seems to be doing fine, though.