This is going to be a very main highlight in my journal from now on. At least once a week I will be focusing on some aspect of the work place or client interactions. Why? Well, one of the things that my managers want to see is the ability to have rich stories about client interactions. How better to prepare for this than by practicing here? If ( Read more... )

Last night I dreamt that I ran away from B to play at a bar. I sat around with friends, having fun, drinking, being social until the mood struck me. What mood? I got up from being a patron, and volunteered to help the two harried bartendresses. They showed me how to do basic bar-back assistance and I had fun helping out all night long. ( Read more... )

Well it has been a while since I've even posted a little update. It's been raining for basically an entire summer. I haven't gotten to do as much yard work as I did last year and that's starting to irk me. But Friday I got the lawn weeded and managed to scream at B until he came to help mow ( Read more... )

I think I would totally get that weird association thing they do with "We're in Barney" to mean "We're in trouble," because it rhymes with Rubble. So, the association on this title is Rolaids, but more specifically, who needs 'em ( Read more... )

Stupid new office. So, my company moved. I am so afraid of the commute that I have been going to the gym in the morning. Yup, that's three days in a row, just so I won't have to cut from the North East to mid West of town in 8 o'clock traffic. My wonderful, perfect gym is exactly half way between home and work (due west of one, due north of the ( Read more... )

When I was doing my portfolio the other week, which, by the way, I think I've gotten all the final rejection notices from Google that they give, I noticed that the CamSCR site had finally been updated after almost 3 years since I quit doing it. So, with their site being updated and my access either gone or forgotten, I have finally unsubscribed ( Read more... )

This was a particularly exhausting weekend. The good news is: We both passed. Yes, that's right ladies and gentlemen and goobers, B and I are one written test away from having a motorcycle license. I have never worked so hard for a birthday present in my life. My shoulders and back and wrist-turny muscles are killing me. Even my fingers are ( Read more... )

Yeah, I said it: Same Old Shit. Why is it that whatever game you play, whoever is in charge / top dog is the evil empire ( Read more... )

I finally found a title for what it is that I enjoy doing. I don't so much like doing my job, as making my job easier. And what does that mean? It means that my goal in life is to be a professional "Software Engineer, Internal Applications" It is who I am and it's what I've always done ( Read more... )

So, I've been reading different sites today on work subjects (How to become a manager, better developer, etc) and I hit on Software by Rob. I like the way he blogs the articles. It's well written and entertaining. I pulled out this little gem for me to think about later:

... You can use them as a starting point, but I encourage you to come up ( Read more... )