I'm tired of complaining about the commercialization of holidays. I'm tired of letting my emotions being manipulated by retailers. If I want to enjoy Halloween, instead of worrying about other impending holidays, I'm going to ( Read more... )

It's been way too long, and while this won't be a habit (I wish, I'm just not that good), I figured it's time for an update.

Relocating

So the past few years, Kevin and I have been living in Durham, NC, while Kevin worked for Duke University. However, all good things must end, and Kevin began working for Amazon.com in the metro DC area on August ( Read more... )

So, I finally got file upload working for my podcasting tool. which is good, because one of the faculty members on the podcasting team showed it to his class today. VERY NICE. Anyway, I also just got episode download stats working, so next time he looks at his page, I'll be able to give him hits, and other fun info. Now I can work on the re- ( Read more... )

Hey, all. Random call for other Netflix users so I can start trying this Netflix Friends thing. Basically, I would get to see what y'all have rented and rated, so I can consider adding them to my Queue. Feel free to add us ( Read more... )

Finally, a meeting where I felt like I actually contributed something to the meeting. Well, ok, it was a conference call, but I held my own, I made sure the relevant questions were answered before we even knew they would be questions, and further I didn't sound like an idiot. Always good.

I post every journal with an apology about not posting.

Dork.

I know, I suck. It's been a while since I posted. There is no excuse, and I should be flogged. Publicly. Naked. Ok, maybe not naked, but you get the point ( Read more... )

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. I know, I'm lame. Deal with it ( Read more... )

It's true. I didn't want to say anything before for fear of jinxing it, but I am now gainfully employed. At least I am for the summer. Duke OIT asked me to come work for the summer in the project office. Right now I'm working on a lab proposal for the ECE department (ironic, anyone?), and a website for the project workflow for the project ( Read more... )

Scout is a mighty hunting dog. If we see a bug floating around the living room, all we have to do is point out the foul thing to our loyal hunter, and he'll eat it. I mean, pounce on it, follow it around the room, but he always gets his bug ( Read more... )