Still haven't heard back about the job yet. Getting a little more nervous...
Friday night's hockey game turned out to be great. Despite only having 1 sub we destroyed the first place team 7-0. I ended up having a hat trick (that's 3 goals for you non-hockey types) despite barely being able to move after the first period. I swear I played no defense and spent most of the game standing around. I scored the first goal of the game on a deflection of a shot from the point early on when I still had energy. I scored the other 2 just on sheer luck. Just standing around and the puck ended up coming right to me. The 2nd goal I was floating out near the blue line when the puck popped out front. Decided I couldn't pass it up and stepped into a slap shot from about 15 feet away and blasted it over the goalie's glove and off the inside of the near post. 3rd goal was similar, just floating over to the goalie's right and the puck squirted free to me and I one timed it into the near corner. I could barely skate by that point. We sure earned our beer that night!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
Merry belated Christmas
Late Merry Christmas and all that other stuff. Hope you all had a great holiday.
I'm glad Christmas is over, only so much of my family I can take. However, I do have one more really big Christmas get-together left on Sunday at my uncle's house. This is the one with my mom's entire family with her 5 siblings, all my cousins and their kids. About 40 people in all. Luckily the Packer game will be on so I won't have to talk to them too much. :)
On the Christmas loot side, I got 3 really cool things. First, a talking Michael Scott bobble head (from the Office). He says "that's what she said" which cracks me up every time. Second, a new golf bag that's a hybrid carry/cart bag from Sun Mountain. Unfortunately I'll have to wait 4 more months to use it unless I can finagle a trip down south to play before that. Third, Guitar Hero III for my ps2. What a blast that is! Very addicting.
My final Christmas present may be arriving shortly. I met with one of the owners of comicwonder.com last night. I think things went pretty well. He wants me to be in charge of all the development. A daunting task but I'm ready for it. I could barely sleep last night and ended up getting up around 4:30 and sending off another email. I sure hope it happens. I should hear by Monday at the latest, hopefully today.
One bad thing about this time of the year. We have a hockey game tonight and we're going to be missing 5 players plus 1 injured guy which means instead of 12 or 13 guys we'll have 7, going against the first place team. That means 4 forwards and 3 defensemen and a whole bunch of ice time for everyone. Considering the cold I've been fighting I'll probably need an oxygen tank to get through the first period. On the bright side, it's my turn to bring beer and with only 7 guys I can probably get away with only bringing a case.
In bowling news, I suck. 3 straight 560's before I recovered to shoot a 642 last night (right on my average of 214 in that league). I could have done much better but really had very little luck. If I get the new job I only have 2 weeks left in that league as I can't bowl in it if I'm not working at this company. That actually makes me happy as I'm getting totally burned out with bowling right now. 2-3 times a week is just too much. I'd rather do the once a week men's league and every other week couples. Plus the new job would require much more of my time and I'd probably have to quit anyway.
Ok, that's all for now. Have a great weekend.
I'm glad Christmas is over, only so much of my family I can take. However, I do have one more really big Christmas get-together left on Sunday at my uncle's house. This is the one with my mom's entire family with her 5 siblings, all my cousins and their kids. About 40 people in all. Luckily the Packer game will be on so I won't have to talk to them too much. :)
On the Christmas loot side, I got 3 really cool things. First, a talking Michael Scott bobble head (from the Office). He says "that's what she said" which cracks me up every time. Second, a new golf bag that's a hybrid carry/cart bag from Sun Mountain. Unfortunately I'll have to wait 4 more months to use it unless I can finagle a trip down south to play before that. Third, Guitar Hero III for my ps2. What a blast that is! Very addicting.
My final Christmas present may be arriving shortly. I met with one of the owners of comicwonder.com last night. I think things went pretty well. He wants me to be in charge of all the development. A daunting task but I'm ready for it. I could barely sleep last night and ended up getting up around 4:30 and sending off another email. I sure hope it happens. I should hear by Monday at the latest, hopefully today.
One bad thing about this time of the year. We have a hockey game tonight and we're going to be missing 5 players plus 1 injured guy which means instead of 12 or 13 guys we'll have 7, going against the first place team. That means 4 forwards and 3 defensemen and a whole bunch of ice time for everyone. Considering the cold I've been fighting I'll probably need an oxygen tank to get through the first period. On the bright side, it's my turn to bring beer and with only 7 guys I can probably get away with only bringing a case.
In bowling news, I suck. 3 straight 560's before I recovered to shoot a 642 last night (right on my average of 214 in that league). I could have done much better but really had very little luck. If I get the new job I only have 2 weeks left in that league as I can't bowl in it if I'm not working at this company. That actually makes me happy as I'm getting totally burned out with bowling right now. 2-3 times a week is just too much. I'd rather do the once a week men's league and every other week couples. Plus the new job would require much more of my time and I'd probably have to quit anyway.
Ok, that's all for now. Have a great weekend.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Time to take the leap
I interviewed today for a position joining a new start-up web company in Milwaukee. I'd be subcontracting, doing Java stuff. They're a new social networking, fun, type of site with tons of angel funding. I don't know a whole lot about it just yet.
The web site is called Comic Wonder. I should hear something soon. They were about 98% sure they wanted me, just needed to talk to one of the partners.
I think it's time for me to move out of the big corporate stuffy environment to something hot, fresh and fun.
The web site is called Comic Wonder. I should hear something soon. They were about 98% sure they wanted me, just needed to talk to one of the partners.
I think it's time for me to move out of the big corporate stuffy environment to something hot, fresh and fun.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The Joys of being 40-something
Had my yearly physical yesterday. Last year I had successfully convinced my doc that I did not need a prostate exam and I'm pretty sure he said we can wait till your 45...
However, yesterday he was singing a different tune. He insisted that I should have one but did say that if it was normal I might be able to convince him next year that I don't need one.
What a joyous experience. I tried to make it a humorous situation, invoking Fletch-isms, but when he said "just relax" all I could think of was "no fucking way" and clenched up tight...
In the end (pun intended) it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I certainly could never be a homosexual and I hope I never have to go to prison...
After that bit of fun I got a call to meet a couple bowling teammates for dinner at the Cloud-9 grill prior to bowling, which of course translates into "let's have some beers before bowling". And that was not a good idea as we got pasted our first two games, losing by 190 and 140. I was awesome, 165 and 159 to start. Not bad at all, just needed a 300 game in game 3 to get my average for the night (I did manage a 238 in game three to save some dignity). We did win the 3rd game and it could have been worse I guess. No one did worth a shit...
Oh well, I'll try again tonight in my other league.
However, yesterday he was singing a different tune. He insisted that I should have one but did say that if it was normal I might be able to convince him next year that I don't need one.
What a joyous experience
In the end (pun intended) it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I certainly could never be a homosexual and I hope I never have to go to prison...
After that bit of fun I got a call to meet a couple bowling teammates for dinner at the Cloud-9 grill prior to bowling, which of course translates into "let's have some beers before bowling". And that was not a good idea as we got pasted our first two games, losing by 190 and 140. I was awesome, 165 and 159 to start. Not bad at all, just needed a 300 game in game 3 to get my average for the night (I did manage a 238 in game three to save some dignity). We did win the 3rd game and it could have been worse I guess. No one did worth a shit...
Oh well, I'll try again tonight in my other league.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Weekend Wrap
Hockey Friday night. 10:45pm game. What a pain those are on an old guy that is normally in bed by 10:30. We were supposed to face the worst goalie in the league but he was sick and was replaced by the best goalie in the league. We've now faced him in 5 of our 8 games. We're 3-0 against the other goalies but 1-3-1 against him as we lost 3-1. I got the lone goal on a deflection in front. Our GM (who was sick) took pictures and caught my goal. You can see the puck as a blur just in front of me right before the deflection. I'll try to remember to post some more pics when I get a chance.
Saturday was our company holiday party. We had dinner at the Concourse hotel and of course, it was crap. The chicken that several of us had was not cooked. Cdubya and I were smart and had a very late good lunch so it didn't matter too much. Afterwards we went to the Comedy Club on State Street and saw a pretty funny show.
Sunday morning after I finished clearing snow for the umpteenth time this year, I went to Target to finish my Xmas shopping. What a zoo... at least I'm done now.
Then we watched the Packers destroy the Rams and saw Brett break Marino's record for passing yards. Very cool. Then we watched Romo stink up the joint in Philly as the Cowboys lost their 2nd game. Makes that last second win against Detroit last week all the larger. Funniest part was Westbrook giving up an easy td and laying down at the 1 yard line in order to run out the clock. Cdubya has him on her fantasy football team and was screaming at him. I was laughing. It's her first year playing and after finishing tied for first and getting a first round bye in the playoffs, really needed that score. I think she probably lost, haven't looked yet.
Then we watched the Survivor finale. It kind of went the way I thought it would, with someone taking Todd to the final 3 despite knowing he could swing the jury with his sneaky ways. He did just that. It was good to see Courtney put some more weight on her. Apparently she was down to 86 lbs by the end. Personally, I think she looked more like 75... I actually thought she had a chance to win at the end. I knew she'd get at least 2 votes but that's all she got. Amanda, who seemed to have the best chance, really didn't respond well at the final Tribal Council and failed to convince anyone that she deserved to win, ending up getting only 1 vote.
The next season looks pretty good with a tribe of "super-fans" vs a tribe of "favorites", competitors from previous seasons that hadn't won. Should be interesting. They're in Micronesia, wherever the heck that is.
Saturday was our company holiday party. We had dinner at the Concourse hotel and of course, it was crap. The chicken that several of us had was not cooked. Cdubya and I were smart and had a very late good lunch so it didn't matter too much. Afterwards we went to the Comedy Club on State Street and saw a pretty funny show.
Sunday morning after I finished clearing snow for the umpteenth time this year, I went to Target to finish my Xmas shopping. What a zoo... at least I'm done now.
Then we watched the Packers destroy the Rams and saw Brett break Marino's record for passing yards. Very cool. Then we watched Romo stink up the joint in Philly as the Cowboys lost their 2nd game. Makes that last second win against Detroit last week all the larger. Funniest part was Westbrook giving up an easy td and laying down at the 1 yard line in order to run out the clock. Cdubya has him on her fantasy football team and was screaming at him. I was laughing. It's her first year playing and after finishing tied for first and getting a first round bye in the playoffs, really needed that score. I think she probably lost, haven't looked yet.
Then we watched the Survivor finale. It kind of went the way I thought it would, with someone taking Todd to the final 3 despite knowing he could swing the jury with his sneaky ways. He did just that. It was good to see Courtney put some more weight on her. Apparently she was down to 86 lbs by the end. Personally, I think she looked more like 75... I actually thought she had a chance to win at the end. I knew she'd get at least 2 votes but that's all she got. Amanda, who seemed to have the best chance, really didn't respond well at the final Tribal Council and failed to convince anyone that she deserved to win, ending up getting only 1 vote.
The next season looks pretty good with a tribe of "super-fans" vs a tribe of "favorites", competitors from previous seasons that hadn't won. Should be interesting. They're in Micronesia, wherever the heck that is.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Installing Windows on my MacBook
I am working towards ridding my house of pc's, just as I have rid my house of Charter cable. Unfortunately I still have 2 things that require me to have a pc.
1) Quicken Home and Business, the software I use to do my invoicing and manage my business accounts, is only available on Windows.
2) Remote connections to work.
So, how do I get around this predicament? My first try is to install Parallels for Mac. It's virtual O/S software that has been getting some good buzz.
Parallels has a 15 day free trial so I downloaded it yesterday to try out. Install was quite easy BUT the install of Windows XP was not. My first several attempts always hung at about 37 minutes remaining while installing devices. Kept restarting it but nothing.
Finally I started looking at which devices it was trying to set up. It was trying to do 2 devices that didn't exist; a floppy drive and a parallel port. I disabled those and also turned off my Airport card (wifi). This time it blew through all that but stopped on saving settings with about 9 minutes remaining. I started to wonder if it needed a network connection for that or something so I turned the Airport card back on and restarted it and bingo, it went right through the install and started Windows in a window on my desktop.
This will allow me to do all my windows stuff on my Mac. Say goodnight PC. "Goodnight PC"
Here's a screen shot.
1) Quicken Home and Business, the software I use to do my invoicing and manage my business accounts, is only available on Windows.
2) Remote connections to work.
So, how do I get around this predicament? My first try is to install Parallels for Mac. It's virtual O/S software that has been getting some good buzz.
Parallels has a 15 day free trial so I downloaded it yesterday to try out. Install was quite easy BUT the install of Windows XP was not. My first several attempts always hung at about 37 minutes remaining while installing devices. Kept restarting it but nothing.
Finally I started looking at which devices it was trying to set up. It was trying to do 2 devices that didn't exist; a floppy drive and a parallel port. I disabled those and also turned off my Airport card (wifi). This time it blew through all that but stopped on saving settings with about 9 minutes remaining. I started to wonder if it needed a network connection for that or something so I turned the Airport card back on and restarted it and bingo, it went right through the install and started Windows in a window on my desktop.
This will allow me to do all my windows stuff on my Mac. Say goodnight PC. "Goodnight PC"
Here's a screen shot.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
White out
Just looked outside and can barely see. The snow is really coming down, sure going to be a fun drive home tonight. We're going to be over 20 inches of snow for the month already and it's only the 11th! I guess my golfing is done for the year... :(
Ever see those Monster.com commercials where there's one dude working with a whole bunch of monkeys? Yeah, that's where I work. I'm that guy.
Have you heard of the Nutty Buddy? It's a brand new cup for protecting your nads. Here's a video demonstrating it's effectiveness. This guy is nuts, pun intended.
Ever see those Monster.com commercials where there's one dude working with a whole bunch of monkeys? Yeah, that's where I work. I'm that guy.
Have you heard of the Nutty Buddy? It's a brand new cup for protecting your nads. Here's a video demonstrating it's effectiveness. This guy is nuts, pun intended.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Spotted Dick
No, I don't have a new disease...
Ever walk through a grocery store and see something on the shelf that makes you stop and say "what the fuck?" I had one of those moments Saturday. Here was the cause of it.
Can't say I know anyone that would ever buy something like that. Especially at $4.29 a can!
The weekend was interesting. Friday night Cdubya was having some kind of cooking party so I got the hell outta there and went to a bar and grill near the hockey rink for some dinner before my game. Well, I ate too much of course and had a pint of Guinness of course and went to my game way too full to be effective. We ended up winning 8-5 but I didn't do much of anything.
Saturday morning I went to play basketball with a co-worker. I hadn't touched a ball in 9 years and it showed. I think I made 3 baskets in 90 minutes. I ended up not shooting too much because air balls are humiliating. My D and rebounding weren't bad so I focused on that.
Unfortunately, I forgot about my bad ankle and I'm paying for it now. All that pounding took it's toll and I've been hobbling around since. Add some back and shoulder pain and I spent all day yesterday lying on the couch watching football.
Speaking of football, how about those Packers? 11-2 and looking like a legit contender. Of course, no one is going to beat Brady and the Pats but I'm looking forward to a rematch with the Cowboys at least.
On a different subject, I may have an interview with a new Web startup company in Milwaukee some time this week. They're looking for a consultant to come in and do some Java work. It's supposed to be some sort of Facebook or MySpace type of company but with a humorous twist. Not sure what it's all about. I'll update when I find out more. Could be fun and it couldn't be worse than where I'm at now. Oh, and I would only have to go to Milwaukee twice a week, working from home the rest of the time.
Ever walk through a grocery store and see something on the shelf that makes you stop and say "what the fuck?" I had one of those moments Saturday. Here was the cause of it.
Can't say I know anyone that would ever buy something like that. Especially at $4.29 a can!
The weekend was interesting. Friday night Cdubya was having some kind of cooking party so I got the hell outta there and went to a bar and grill near the hockey rink for some dinner before my game. Well, I ate too much of course and had a pint of Guinness of course and went to my game way too full to be effective. We ended up winning 8-5 but I didn't do much of anything.
Saturday morning I went to play basketball with a co-worker. I hadn't touched a ball in 9 years and it showed. I think I made 3 baskets in 90 minutes. I ended up not shooting too much because air balls are humiliating. My D and rebounding weren't bad so I focused on that.
Unfortunately, I forgot about my bad ankle and I'm paying for it now. All that pounding took it's toll and I've been hobbling around since. Add some back and shoulder pain and I spent all day yesterday lying on the couch watching football.
Speaking of football, how about those Packers? 11-2 and looking like a legit contender. Of course, no one is going to beat Brady and the Pats but I'm looking forward to a rematch with the Cowboys at least.
On a different subject, I may have an interview with a new Web startup company in Milwaukee some time this week. They're looking for a consultant to come in and do some Java work. It's supposed to be some sort of Facebook or MySpace type of company but with a humorous twist. Not sure what it's all about. I'll update when I find out more. Could be fun and it couldn't be worse than where I'm at now. Oh, and I would only have to go to Milwaukee twice a week, working from home the rest of the time.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Sucky week
Work is still driving me nuts. We'll be deploying more bug fixes again tonight. I sure hope this cycle ends soon. I think I'll try to take tomorrow off if I can.
Bowling isn't much better as we got swept for the 2nd straight week. I'm bowling like crap and basically cost us the 1st 2 games...
After a week off from hockey, I'll be back at it tomorrow night. Our GM spent our last game taking pictures of us playing. Here's one of me.
Bowling isn't much better as we got swept for the 2nd straight week. I'm bowling like crap and basically cost us the 1st 2 games...
After a week off from hockey, I'll be back at it tomorrow night. Our GM spent our last game taking pictures of us playing. Here's one of me.
Monday, December 03, 2007
I gotta get outta here
This client has no idea how to manage, build and deploy web applications. I worked 42 hours from Friday - Sunday this weekend to get an app deployed that in other places would have taken an hour.
As a result, I'm sore, tired, angry and I don't have much to say...
Hopefully I'll post again later in the week when I'm unburied.
As a result, I'm sore, tired, angry and I don't have much to say...
Hopefully I'll post again later in the week when I'm unburied.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Yes, I'm still alive
Super busy week, moving an application into production today. I'm just waiting for the web team to contact me about a problem so I have a minute to post. This whole week has been a blur, from work to bowling to Packers game back to work. I worked until 11pm last night and back at it at 6:15 this morning. Most likely it will be an all day thing today as nothing ever goes right at this company.
Nothing much new going on. Bowled Wed and Thurs, nothing special. No hockey last night due to a youth tournament. I had to work anyway, so not a big deal.
We're supposed to get about 6" of snow today, which is cool since I just bought a new Ariens 2-stage snow thrower. Looking forward to trying it out.
Well, better get back to it. Enjoy your weekend.
Oh, and Favre is ok, he'll play next week.
Nothing much new going on. Bowled Wed and Thurs, nothing special. No hockey last night due to a youth tournament. I had to work anyway, so not a big deal.
We're supposed to get about 6" of snow today, which is cool since I just bought a new Ariens 2-stage snow thrower. Looking forward to trying it out.
Well, better get back to it. Enjoy your weekend.
Oh, and Favre is ok, he'll play next week.
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