Sunday, October 24, 2004
Another weekend.
Yes, I spent much/most of it doing homework, yes I hate my masters degree…I think we can all just agree at this point that every time I post to my blog there is an implicit ‘I hate my masters degree’ in there and move along.
I’ve finished chapter 3 of my next story. I actually hadn’t meant to post it until I had finished it, but it got posted halfway through. Anyway, the full version is now in full effect. Chapter 4 is next. Ah…obviously.
Derek’s doing a neat thing this weekend. There’s a competition where you make a music video to some given music and submit it. First prize is $15,000. Second and third are $5000. I figure I don’t have much to loose, except more time out of my already slim weekends. I could write a script for us to work on, too, if I wanted. But I already have a writing project, and not much time for anything else.
I actually have too many invitations to possibly attend for this upcoming weekend. Aside from the standard homework duties (hate) there is a birthday party AND a Halloween party on Friday (I’m going to the Halloween party) and a BBQ AND, probably, a card game on Saturday. Yikes. And yet, so very, very cool.
Also looking forward to going up to Juneau for Christmas break as well as Vegas for thanksgiving. That’ll be fun.
AND they’ve started up another round of new hire training classes. Yay! I love doing those things. Good by Trung too, as I understand it, because it gets me off my overhead charge number. Good for bookkeeping.
Also, as I’ve sure many of you have noticed, the feds are checking up on me. I’m in for some sort of higher-level security clearance, and this one actually involves actually going around and talking to the people I’ve made mention of before. So if you’re related to me, or if I’ve asked if I could, expect to have someone from the government come talk to you about me. Pretty boring questions, though, as I understand it.
Okay, other stuff to do now, TA!
-N
Yes, I spent much/most of it doing homework, yes I hate my masters degree…I think we can all just agree at this point that every time I post to my blog there is an implicit ‘I hate my masters degree’ in there and move along.
I’ve finished chapter 3 of my next story. I actually hadn’t meant to post it until I had finished it, but it got posted halfway through. Anyway, the full version is now in full effect. Chapter 4 is next. Ah…obviously.
Derek’s doing a neat thing this weekend. There’s a competition where you make a music video to some given music and submit it. First prize is $15,000. Second and third are $5000. I figure I don’t have much to loose, except more time out of my already slim weekends. I could write a script for us to work on, too, if I wanted. But I already have a writing project, and not much time for anything else.
I actually have too many invitations to possibly attend for this upcoming weekend. Aside from the standard homework duties (hate) there is a birthday party AND a Halloween party on Friday (I’m going to the Halloween party) and a BBQ AND, probably, a card game on Saturday. Yikes. And yet, so very, very cool.
Also looking forward to going up to Juneau for Christmas break as well as Vegas for thanksgiving. That’ll be fun.
AND they’ve started up another round of new hire training classes. Yay! I love doing those things. Good by Trung too, as I understand it, because it gets me off my overhead charge number. Good for bookkeeping.
Also, as I’ve sure many of you have noticed, the feds are checking up on me. I’m in for some sort of higher-level security clearance, and this one actually involves actually going around and talking to the people I’ve made mention of before. So if you’re related to me, or if I’ve asked if I could, expect to have someone from the government come talk to you about me. Pretty boring questions, though, as I understand it.
Okay, other stuff to do now, TA!
-N
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Another quick poste before I hit the hay:
My Webpage!
I have a webpage. Behold. You can download some NEW MUSIC there as well as some OLD WRITING as well as some NEW WRITING!
I encourage all of you to go there and download everything and then tell me what you think.
I'll update it even less than my Blog, likely, but it's a good way to organize stuff that people might want to download.
-N
My Webpage!
I have a webpage. Behold. You can download some NEW MUSIC there as well as some OLD WRITING as well as some NEW WRITING!
I encourage all of you to go there and download everything and then tell me what you think.
I'll update it even less than my Blog, likely, but it's a good way to organize stuff that people might want to download.
-N
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Quoth Strong Bad: ‘Good…Gravy.’ It’s been entirely too long since I posted here. Being busy, I suppose. And even now I have to keep the posts brief, so much stuff to do.
Okay, got the computer in and working and it’s really cool and really fast and Doom 3 looks ridiculously nice on it. Yay for me.
Went to Vegas to see a cousin get married. Marriage was nice, seeing family was nice, but pretty much everything else about the weekend was lame. No need to go into details, just not a great weekend.
And, no rest for the wicked, I’m back in it again. A little under a week before my two midterms, on the same day. (My finals are going to be on the same day too.) I think I’ll be ready, but I’m a little unsure of what to expect for the estimation theory class. It’s a hard class, but the kind of things we’re studying really can’t be done by hand. So it’ll probably be some clever manipulation of some sort. But I’ve started studying already, so I’m confident.
Took a little web-based riddle test that told me I’m a genius. That felt good.
Got frustrated at my drums on Monday. I wanted to beat out some rhythms with Chevelle, but I’m just not good enough yet. I think I’m going to pound on the fundamentals for a while, still.
Got a $100 certificate to Best Buy from work for doing my R6Sigma project. I’m going to use it to buy Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Half Life 2 when they come out. Total moneys spent on Video games since I decided to save up the money, $0. Score.
Still hate my masters classes, nothing new there.
Project at work got its funding slashed this week, which means I’m off it. This seems to be a big deal to everyone but me. I don’t see the difference. They keep paying me either way, and I’ll just transition from this project to some other, no doubt, that will have me working on things I’ve never even heard of before. Just like all the rest. Shock of shocks.
I want to do some Karaoke soon. I just don’t have time to plan an outing.
Halloween’s coming up soon, too. I have a costume idea, but I’m just not sure I’ll have the time to work on it. (grr.)
I’m probably too busy to think about sustaining a girlfriend-caliber relationship, I suspect. Doesn’t mean I’m not working on it anyway. I’ve found some things to think about and improve. I like improving myself.
Okay, probably about 3 blogs worth of stuff all compacted into one. I’ll try and keep this puppy updated more often, but with my skull#&%*ing classes the way they are, I’d lay odds against.
Ta,
-N
Okay, got the computer in and working and it’s really cool and really fast and Doom 3 looks ridiculously nice on it. Yay for me.
Went to Vegas to see a cousin get married. Marriage was nice, seeing family was nice, but pretty much everything else about the weekend was lame. No need to go into details, just not a great weekend.
And, no rest for the wicked, I’m back in it again. A little under a week before my two midterms, on the same day. (My finals are going to be on the same day too.) I think I’ll be ready, but I’m a little unsure of what to expect for the estimation theory class. It’s a hard class, but the kind of things we’re studying really can’t be done by hand. So it’ll probably be some clever manipulation of some sort. But I’ve started studying already, so I’m confident.
Took a little web-based riddle test that told me I’m a genius. That felt good.
Got frustrated at my drums on Monday. I wanted to beat out some rhythms with Chevelle, but I’m just not good enough yet. I think I’m going to pound on the fundamentals for a while, still.
Got a $100 certificate to Best Buy from work for doing my R6Sigma project. I’m going to use it to buy Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Half Life 2 when they come out. Total moneys spent on Video games since I decided to save up the money, $0. Score.
Still hate my masters classes, nothing new there.
Project at work got its funding slashed this week, which means I’m off it. This seems to be a big deal to everyone but me. I don’t see the difference. They keep paying me either way, and I’ll just transition from this project to some other, no doubt, that will have me working on things I’ve never even heard of before. Just like all the rest. Shock of shocks.
I want to do some Karaoke soon. I just don’t have time to plan an outing.
Halloween’s coming up soon, too. I have a costume idea, but I’m just not sure I’ll have the time to work on it. (grr.)
I’m probably too busy to think about sustaining a girlfriend-caliber relationship, I suspect. Doesn’t mean I’m not working on it anyway. I’ve found some things to think about and improve. I like improving myself.
Okay, probably about 3 blogs worth of stuff all compacted into one. I’ll try and keep this puppy updated more often, but with my skull#&%*ing classes the way they are, I’d lay odds against.
Ta,
-N
