Had my Nexus appointment. They accepted me. Should make the trip to Vancouver easier.
Was supposed to get a bunch of work done but I could not get any traction. That means that I will have to work even harder over the next three days in order to be ready for Monday. Kind of embarrassed at my lack of work ethic today as a matter of fact. Still feeling burned out from North Dakota.
Watched some random TV.
Listened to more of Under the Dome.
One of my co-workers has H1N1, hopefully I did not get it when I saw him yesterday.
Found out that one of my friends got married last year without telling anyone.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Getting back in the swing of things
Forgot to mention that I started to listen to Under the Dome by Stephen King. So far it is going the complete opposite direction of the 1632 series, because King has civilization far apart hours after being separated for the outside and Flint and David have Grantville rise above and lead the world to greatness.
Got caught up on admin at work and managed to have a Teryaki Wednesday before the constant flow of people chased me out of the office. Went to the Stop to pick up comics. Got to meet @shadowmaat. Ended up seeing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus with her. The movie was quite good. Probably the strongest narrative I can recall in a Gillium film.
Had dinner with Jim and Elise. They had my x-mas gift which was awesome. I am beginning to doubt that I will be getting any of the video games on my list. Which is probably good since I really shouldn't play any games for at least a couple of weeks.
Came home and read some more comics, watched the new Leverage and a pair of Better Off Ted. I also built the Build-a-Zurg set. Not as cool as the Build-a-Buzz, but I have another Martian which is super cool.
I miss stability...
Got caught up on admin at work and managed to have a Teryaki Wednesday before the constant flow of people chased me out of the office. Went to the Stop to pick up comics. Got to meet @shadowmaat. Ended up seeing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus with her. The movie was quite good. Probably the strongest narrative I can recall in a Gillium film.
Had dinner with Jim and Elise. They had my x-mas gift which was awesome. I am beginning to doubt that I will be getting any of the video games on my list. Which is probably good since I really shouldn't play any games for at least a couple of weeks.
Came home and read some more comics, watched the new Leverage and a pair of Better Off Ted. I also built the Build-a-Zurg set. Not as cool as the Build-a-Buzz, but I have another Martian which is super cool.
I miss stability...
Cheated Death Again - Belated Edition
Woke up and could not get back to sleep at about 4 AM CST. Watched the Daily Show and Colbert Report on my laptop as I passed time for my alarm to go off at 6.
Packed up and made the drive to Fargo to catch my 1st plane. Our trip to Carrington took about 3 hours, but it turns out that if it is not shitty you can make the trip in 2. So I ended up spending over 3 hours in the Fargo airport, which is pretty small and boring.
Made it to Minneapolis, which has a much better airport. They even have small little arcades in each terminal. I stop by the one by my gate and they had the Spider-man pinball game. What was even better is that the game had 2 credits on it and 2 balls remaining on the current game. IMMD. In my play I won 2 more credits so when I left I left one on it to make someone else's day.
Made it back to Seattle. Got home where I discovered I forgot to leave a not for the cleaning person to water the plants. I think they will recover... Went to Qdoba (real food!!!) and the Stop to pick up last weeks comics and talk with Friday.
Went home read some comics, watched HIMYM and Big Bang (a waste of Winnie Cooper. She had better be back.) Went to bed at about 9:30 and slept tell 6:30. Hopefully I will be able to sleep tonight.
The sheer tiredness is why I did not post this last night.
Packed up and made the drive to Fargo to catch my 1st plane. Our trip to Carrington took about 3 hours, but it turns out that if it is not shitty you can make the trip in 2. So I ended up spending over 3 hours in the Fargo airport, which is pretty small and boring.
Made it to Minneapolis, which has a much better airport. They even have small little arcades in each terminal. I stop by the one by my gate and they had the Spider-man pinball game. What was even better is that the game had 2 credits on it and 2 balls remaining on the current game. IMMD. In my play I won 2 more credits so when I left I left one on it to make someone else's day.
Made it back to Seattle. Got home where I discovered I forgot to leave a not for the cleaning person to water the plants. I think they will recover... Went to Qdoba (real food!!!) and the Stop to pick up last weeks comics and talk with Friday.
Went home read some comics, watched HIMYM and Big Bang (a waste of Winnie Cooper. She had better be back.) Went to bed at about 9:30 and slept tell 6:30. Hopefully I will be able to sleep tonight.
The sheer tiredness is why I did not post this last night.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Startup Day Last
Last Night in Carrington...
Another Development Day in our special development room. Caught up on Colbert while waiting for Dan. I don't like the new HD set as much as the old one. Plus why doesn't Hulu show the widescreen version?
Was hoping to catch Big Bang Theory as I packed but the 7 - 10 prime time screwed me.
I have a neighbor for only the second time on this trip and he is very noisy. Hopefully he will be going to sleep in the next hour.
The plot has started to come together in JC: War Lord. I don't think I like it as a John Constantine book, but it is OK as a supernatural book.
Went in to Jamestown for dinner and I had the Bison Burger. Was just OK. Kind of dry. I am looking forward getting one in Bamff latter this year.
Off to pack then sleep...
Another Development Day in our special development room. Caught up on Colbert while waiting for Dan. I don't like the new HD set as much as the old one. Plus why doesn't Hulu show the widescreen version?
Was hoping to catch Big Bang Theory as I packed but the 7 - 10 prime time screwed me.
I have a neighbor for only the second time on this trip and he is very noisy. Hopefully he will be going to sleep in the next hour.
The plot has started to come together in JC: War Lord. I don't think I like it as a John Constantine book, but it is OK as a supernatural book.
Went in to Jamestown for dinner and I had the Bison Burger. Was just OK. Kind of dry. I am looking forward getting one in Bamff latter this year.
Off to pack then sleep...
Sunday, January 10, 2010
I'm not even supposed to be here today
Today was the day I was scheduled to fly home. Best laid plans and such...
Today was another development session. Not as much progress as yesterday mainly because we hit most of the easy things yesterday.
Here are the promised pictures
Before:
After:
Watched more some more Duck Tales and the Season Premier of Chuck. Awesome Honda commercial with some of the case of Chuck that I would have missed had I watched with a Tivo.
Talked to the Nieces. They loved their Toy Story Lego. I can't wait to get home and put together my Build-a-Zerg that is waiting for me at the office.
Not sure how much longer I can keep this up when I return home. It is weird not be able to type about things that are really on my mind because others read this. Plus it is annoying that nothing seem to happen day to day.
Craig sent me a picture of me "actually" working.
Today was another development session. Not as much progress as yesterday mainly because we hit most of the easy things yesterday.
Here are the promised pictures
Before:
After:
Watched more some more Duck Tales and the Season Premier of Chuck. Awesome Honda commercial with some of the case of Chuck that I would have missed had I watched with a Tivo.
Talked to the Nieces. They loved their Toy Story Lego. I can't wait to get home and put together my Build-a-Zerg that is waiting for me at the office.
Not sure how much longer I can keep this up when I return home. It is weird not be able to type about things that are really on my mind because others read this. Plus it is annoying that nothing seem to happen day to day.
Craig sent me a picture of me "actually" working.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
That is a Huge Ass Steak
Today was development day. With I/O check largely complete and our potion of the plant shut down for painting, I spent the day with Dan working on tying together all of the loose ends. We got a new room at the hotel so that we could work in relative comfort. Plus added bonus of internet connection.
Not sure what I think of JC: War Lord yet. I am close to half done and the story still seams to be setting things up. I hate it when the story is all setup and no real meat.
Went to dinner in Jamestown at the Buffalo City Grille. Had an Awesome 32 Ounce Prime Rib with Baked Potato and salad. Photographic proof of my completion will be provided later. My phone cable is in the development hotel room...
After a short absence started playing M&M: CoH again. Still Awesome but once you figure out the strengths of your avatar it is quite easy.
Really hoping I can avoid getting sick. Dan is seriously dragging with a cold right now. I can't afford to be sick since I go from here to my next start-up without a break.
According to the lady at the front desk it was -14 F at 5 AM, but when we left for the plant it was 2 above zero. The warming trend continued through the day and actually reached 13 F at lunch. Much better then the -29 F from earlier in the week.
Three more night on the road, until I sleep in my own bed...
Not sure what I think of JC: War Lord yet. I am close to half done and the story still seams to be setting things up. I hate it when the story is all setup and no real meat.
Went to dinner in Jamestown at the Buffalo City Grille. Had an Awesome 32 Ounce Prime Rib with Baked Potato and salad. Photographic proof of my completion will be provided later. My phone cable is in the development hotel room...
After a short absence started playing M&M: CoH again. Still Awesome but once you figure out the strengths of your avatar it is quite easy.
Really hoping I can avoid getting sick. Dan is seriously dragging with a cold right now. I can't afford to be sick since I go from here to my next start-up without a break.
According to the lady at the front desk it was -14 F at 5 AM, but when we left for the plant it was 2 above zero. The warming trend continued through the day and actually reached 13 F at lunch. Much better then the -29 F from earlier in the week.
Three more night on the road, until I sleep in my own bed...
Friday, January 8, 2010
Forcast calls for 6 -7 inches of Rotini
Picture time:
My "office" at the plant
Hard to tell but this the start of the blizzard/deep freeze.
The next morning:
The pasta machine pushing vines:
Spitting out Rotini
More pasta spitting
As can be seen above, we actually made so pasta today. It was kind of cool. It just kind of flys out. When we were done the boxes where filled to the brim with pasta with about 6 inches on the floor.
Watched some The Middle with the Slingbox and some more Daily Show.
Beyond that this day was much like yesterday but a little bit warming.
My "office" at the plant
Hard to tell but this the start of the blizzard/deep freeze.
The next morning:
The pasta machine pushing vines:
Spitting out Rotini
More pasta spitting
As can be seen above, we actually made so pasta today. It was kind of cool. It just kind of flys out. When we were done the boxes where filled to the brim with pasta with about 6 inches on the floor.
Watched some The Middle with the Slingbox and some more Daily Show.
Beyond that this day was much like yesterday but a little bit warming.
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