Had a close call with near product disaster at work today. Luckily everyone pulled through with nary a scratch. It makes me wonder what really is the meaning of life, and if there is intelligence in the universe.
I wonder this because there certainly isn’t any intelligence in upper management. Who knew?
I survived another round of public speaking today. Sure the crowd was small (10 or so folks) and reasonably friendly. Yes, I knew the subject matter (audio on the PC) well. Still, I can’t help but cringe when I know that my entire performance was video taped and will be critiqued by others… an myself. I can’t stand to listen to my own voice, much less see myself on camera. Imagine what watching a technical presentation on video will do to me. I think I’ll go blow some stuff up in Ghost Recon now.
Well, it looks like I spent the day bringing my two home systems back from the dead. The good news is I now have a working .Net server system, a domain, and a working client/game PC again. I also did a load of filing, bill paying, and a lot of laundry. I snuck in some BtVS and CYE as well 
(two of the most well written shows on TV these days, IMHO)
The bad news is I zipped right past doing the newsletter again. It will happen shortly. I just need to make time for it. Doh!
I’ve found the yuckiest thing in the whole world: cleaning the bathroom. I don’t know how anybody does this on a sustained basis. I mean, how and where does all the dirt, grime, and other stuff come from? If I smell one more bit of bleach I think I’ll hurl. Guess its time to look into some cleaning staff.
I’m beginning to wonder about all of this Tivo hacking stuff. Since I first got my new SAT-T60 I’ve been consumed with programming. This now happens so often that much of it gets deleted automatically before I can view it. So, I’ve decided to upgrade the unit. Or so I think.
There is no less than a dozen ways to do the upgrade but each come with their own unique peril. Add to that a co-worker who wants hacks put in for the satellite card (these are DirecTivo units) and the desire for web based programming and there is the makings of a hefty door stop in my future. I’ll spend some more time looking at this stuff today and then see if the leap makes sense.
Oh how I long for more than 30 hours or recording time.
Well, looks like I’m getting taken to the cleaners. I bought something on eBay that looked OK on the surface but now appears to be a big scam. Several other folks are telling me that they too have been snookered, so looks like its time for the police to step in.
Of course, my money is already sent and gone. Man, sometimes people really suck!
Another week is almost gone and I’ve got nothing to show for it. Well, I do have some wonderful bags under my eyes and my ears are ringing. If only the future was so bright as this!
I hope to put some more of the site back together this weekend. We’ll see if things get better.
As for tomorrow I’m off to visit the Northern Empire, so wish me luck.
I put a new blog script up but it doesn’t seem to be working quite right. Have to troubleshoot it some more when I have time this week.
Also, almost soloed at the flying field today. That means next time I go up I should be on my own, finally. Now I have no one to blame for accidents but me!
One day it is hot here, and the next it is back to normal. It gets cool to cold in the evenings, sometimes, and others it stays blazing hot. What’s with the earth, anyway?
I think I’ve settled the last of my car issues for the time being. Next up is to try to get in better shape and stop eating so much plane and hotel food. I don’t know how likely that will be, but I’ll have to try.
In the meantime, go check out some new diversions.
Cars suck. They eat more money than they should and require way too much attention. And when you think everything is going to finally stop costing you money, something else comes up and costs far more than you think it should. Maybe I should start walking or riding bikes everywhere? Nah.
It’s been over 95+ the last few days here and that is just miserable. I’m waiting for people to burst into flames but it just isn’t happening. People are getting crazy though, talking about staying indoors with the A/C on all the time and eating ice cream. It’s mass hysteria. Good thing I’ll be on airplanes to combat all of this lunacy for the next week or so.
