In the end, there can be only one. Unfortunately, the series would be cancelled after the pilot episode, since the first quickening would take out the entire ground station.

(From a very odd conversation with my office-mate)

The National Weather Service has upgraded this winter storm to an official blizzard, and they are discouraging travel, so who am I to argue? Work is supposedly open for business, but given that this storm is supposed to really get going by noon, I'm more worried about getting home than getting there. If they close, cool. If not, I have the PTO ( Read more... )

I'm going to need to learn Visual Basic for work. Part of my job will be figuring out some old code and (hopefully) fixing it, as well as developing new code. This will be both VBA within Excel and freestanding applications. I want to pick up a book this week to start teaching myself VB. Which book do you recommend? I looked up the O'Reilly ( Read more... )

Oh man, the past two weeks have been crazed. Thus, this entry is best done in bullet points ( Read more... )

I got back into town late last night, stayed over at the parents' house, slept in, and headed home this afternoon. Here's the short version of my trip ( Read more... )

'Tis the season for work holiday parties, and mine is coming up a week from Thursday. I'm allowed to bring a guest, so I was wondering if anyone reading this would be interested. Said party mainly consists of dinner at The Fort in Morrison, which I've never been to but have heard is really good. This would be in the evening after work.

Anybody

Oh joy, I get to work this weekend! Probably both Saturday and Sunday! I'm sure you're all so jealous too.

*Sigh* I really needed this weekend too. Guess it's a good thing I didn't have any firm plans.

Dear willow_redI'm jealous! You always talk about April with such a mixture of loathing, trepidation, and excitement. Where's the love for me? Just because I come afterward doesn't mean I should be treated as anti-climactic. That's it. This year, the gloves are coming off. You *will* notice me! You *will* remember me! As an opening salvo, enjoy your ( Read more... )

For as long as I can remember, my life has revolved around the school year. Even after I graduated, I found ways to make it remain so. Fall is for new beginnings, Spring is increasingly busy and stressful, and Summer is when I find time to recharge and re-motivate myself. The past year has been a little off, because fall was my Summer, and ( Read more... )

Big contract at work to be announced today. Cross your fingers, if you're so inclined.

Happy Birthday, omegadog!

Happy Yuri's Night! (as in Gagarin, not what you're thinking, you sicko! ;)

Happy Passover!

Best new acronym I've learned this week: GOMR (pronounced "gomer") -- Get Off My Rocket!