Three things I accomplished today:

• Got up at 6:30am for a brief workout (and actually did a brief workout).
• Managed, finally, to get connected to the worst wi-fi network ever.
• Spent the afternoon being the volunteer technical liaison to the hotel's IT department in an effort to resolve technical problems that had been plaguing the entire conference ( Read more... )

Three things I accomplished today:

• Inflicted my little bit of interactive fiction on a playtester, the lovely
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Yesterday I met my new supervisor. OK, that's a lie; I've known him for years. But yesterday I met him *as* my supervisor. And it was good.


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Just in case...

The rain never actually appeared, so I rode south to the USF library (the campus is designed to resist convenient vehicular travel, but it's not too bad on a bike ( Read more... )

I went to the post office on my bike for a bit of exercise. Not a bad trip... almost eight miles. I rode windward out and leeward back, which is generally the easier way to do it ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning I woke up at seven so I could go out onto Flatwoods Loop, a paved trail for bicyclists, skaters, and pedestrians. There are some geocaches hidden in the area, so I clipped my GPS onto the handlebars. And I often see interesting wildlife, so I brought my camera gear.

I think it was worth it. I rode and walked about 15 miles, ( Read more... )

I'm in the middle of a photo biathlon. I'm riding my bike around the USF area, but carrying some serious camera equipment, including a 200mm telephoto lens. (That means, fully extended, my gear is bigger than a breadbox.)

I'll develop my film somewhere that offers a digital option, so those of you subscribed to sylvarphotos will see 'em as soon as anyone ( Read more... )

I went for a little walk this evening while listening to polyweekly. Well, it was a long episode, and by the time Minx had finished reading "Payback's a Bitch" by xanpet2000, I'd already walked nearly two miles. I turned around and headed home, and then heard Minx read my letter on the air, which definitely gave me a second wind. (EDIT: It's episode #51, about 37 ( Read more... )

I had trouble in the locker room -- I couldn't stick it into the hole because the shaft was too big. Nu, I bought a smaller padlock ( Read more... )

I went to the USF gym tonight and got acquainted with the rules. No denim, only closed-toe shoes, use the towels (they provide 'em), and if you want a treadmill or arc trainer downstairs, you sign up for timeslots ( Read more... )