As soon as grad school and the working world hit, my internet addiction died.

...OK let's not be crazy, once a net addict, always one. It's just that at this point, the desire I once had to spend every free moment online faded away. It wasn't some kind of maturity thing. Simply put, I got plenty enough computer time in the working world.

Now suddenly ( Read more... )

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Things at NMS have been great lately. Lots of interesting problems to solve, plenty of fun Perl implementation work, and a not-especially-rushed schedule. Ahhhhh.

So then why the flying dickens did I put in my resignation today, to move over to a start-up with less stability, and increased hours?

Has anyone else in Softeng experienced this: Despite ( Read more... )

My ride to work this morning was rather oxymoronic.

Background: I got a new car a few weeks ago! It's my first stick shift. I've found there are stages to ramping up on being able to drive it - the first few days were scary. The next week was comfortable but not smooth. The next two weeks saw more planning ahead and smooth shifting, but a marked ( Read more... )

NMS told me my job wouldn't involve travel. Yet, for more than a half a year now, I seem to be on extended stay in Documentation Hell. I don't complete useful tasks, I have no feelings of satisfied accomplishment. Microsoft Word does not facilitate such things ( Read more... )

Scott, (An)T(h)ony, and I skipped work to ski Loon yesterday. It was an excellent day trip. But I'm not going to talk about the skiing.

Instead, I just want to relate a specific memory: eating lunch.

We ate at a mid-mountain lodge (Camp III Lodge, for those following along at home).  I mean, like, the only way (for the general public) to get to this ( Read more... )

So yesterday, I took a half day from work, and visited the friendly folks at Strand's. See, I've had problematic ski boots from day 1, and I decided it was high-time I fixed that.

Now, ski boots only exist to act as an adapter between the intrinsicly incompatible foot, and ski. If one could graft skis on, it would be ideal. In lieu of this, one ( Read more... )

Holy Holiday Pile, Batman! I feel like a BrainDump. Pardon the ensuing diatribe.

Culture InjectionThis weekend, I got a CultureInjection. Well, more specifically, some exposure to Hanukkah action. I was raised Catholic, so my usual holiday activites involve chopping down pine trees and running up electric bills. That's next weekend. This past ( Read more... )

http://www.wachusett.com/snow_report/

ski... skiskiski?  SKI! SKIIIIIIIII!!

SSSKKKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

Life. Is. Good.

I'm feeling rambley. So, I'll try to fight that urge, and keep this structured somehow.

First, how tonight was. Much needed sit-back-and-relaxo kinda time! Was hanging out with Val and Jeff at their place. Relaxing with Val on the couch, eating some leftovers, watching Phantom Gourmet. That last sentence was important. 1) Relaxing - NOT GETTING ( Read more... )