So I guess Adam was hoping that winning the Magic NY State championships with Mason would get me to post at least *something* in my LJ. So here's something of an update since my last post (May '05 ( Read more... )

Oh dear... So I was growing my hair out, but it got to that point where it's all fly-away and unruly. So I went over to the local barber shop with the idea that they could trim it up a bit so it didn't look quite so bad. Unfortunately the barber I got was a native spanish speaker (which I didn't realize until later) and the idea that I actually ( Read more... )

So last week I went to a Flogging Molly concert, and as a promotion some guy at a table in the lobby was handing out free condoms. And while everyone was waiting around for the show to start... someone blew up a condom and people started batting it around the crowd like a balloon. And then there were two, then three... And eventually someone ran ( Read more... )

Our TV is now 11' wide, and pretty! It's a BenQ PB6200 projector, and hoo-boy! We just watched the daily show, and it was huge! And not like a beeler house "it's large but the quality is only so-so and there is an overhead projector right in front of me." It actually looks good!

Whee! I'm happy now!
--zip

The first week of training wasn't bad at all. And during lectures I got to catch up on slashdot, watch news headlines as they happen, and find more then I ever wanted to know about every company I can think of. So that's cool! My class has 10 people, 6 of which were grad students, 4 of us just got our BS degrees. 7 are Indian, but 2 of them ( Read more... )

Well, that wasn't as bad as it could have been. The first day was pretty much all getting to know more about the Company and the work environment, benefits and procedures etc. It was still a long day, but not hard. Lots of listening to lectures. It sounds like this should be ok, at least for a year or two. I don't find out my real job for ( Read more... )

I start work tomorrow!

--Mike

Hey, guess who's a bona fide resident of the Big Apple now; Me! That's right, posting from my trusty laptop using someone else's wireless (even though we have perfectly good cable internet right next to me, I can't connect to it.) I have the weekend with which to set up the apartment before I start working and will probably not have the time/ ( Read more... )

Well, I really should be packing right now. But I can't decide what I have to pack! I guess clothes, and computer. Those are pretty much a given, but what else? I should probably figure out some kind of computer desk... and a dresser... Argh. Why can't I just go to my new apartment, open a gateway to my room from some obscure corner, and then ( Read more... )

Ok, so it's been like what, 3 years since I last posted? Maybe I'm not so good about this whole "regular update" thing. Anyways, this summer has mostly been one last bit of travel / fun before I start working for The Man. I went to Australia and Fiji for 3 weeks, and Mexico for one. In another week and a half I'll be up in Canada for a canoe ( Read more... )