So it's been a while and I figured, what the hell, why not post ( Read more... )

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children." -William Makepeace ThackerayGrowing up there is a special status that your parents have when compared to everyone else, but recently i've noticed my parents have been demystified. This got me wondering when exactly this change occurred. When you're little, your parents are ( Read more... )

Last month i finished my Solaris 10 sysadmin cert and started looking for work. Slowly but surely, i've been working my way down a list of headhunters with various levels of success. Volt, Manpower, Modis, Teksystems, and most recently Robert Half. Out of all of them, only two seem to actually care about the people they are representing and work ( Read more... )

Solaris training is going well again. After a serious motivation nose-dive before the holidays, I’ve forced myself to get back into the swing of it and it’s slowly coming together. Priced a Sun box last night, mostly just for practice. 180 bucks for an ultra 60 doesn’t sound too bad, tho I’m not really sure. Shopping for non x86 boxes is not ( Read more... )

I haven't really liked the christmas holidays since i was a little kiddo. Partially because i am not part of any religious group that has anything to do with it. So when we decided to go visit my grandmother in Waco, i was honestly kinda neutral about it. The trip itself was fairly pleasant, nothing major occurred and it was just one of those ( Read more... )

Today i spent ~5 hours shopping for groceries. One of the downsides to living out in the country is that this is, without a doubt, HEB country. For those that don't know, HEB is a smallish chain of grocery stores originating in the Austin area. If you see a grocery store out here, there's prolly around a 90% chance it's a HEB. They have ( Read more... )

Well, it would seem they are doing Castlevania game. Lets hope it's not another street fighter quality movie, tho i highly doubt it'll be side-scrolling; much to some people's dismay ( Read more... )

So Sun pissed me off, or rather, the lack of students to the classes i want to take piss me off. As there's 1 student in all of the sysadmin I classes nearby, i went ahead and ordered the CD. If nothing else, it's cheaper, which is always good. I still will have to go to a sun place for the tests (and test prep class), but i've got a little more ( Read more... )

I hate August. As if the mass quantities of daylight weren't bad enough, it's freakin hot all month. I can't understand how people can actually like summertime down here. I mean sure, scantily clad girls running around is interesting and all, but i don't think that makes up for the oppressive heat. It's like almost 21:00 and it's still ~95 outside ( Read more... )

Just finished disc 3 of Deadwood season 2. I have to admit, while the higher vocabulary might hurt the average viewers, it's nice to actually watch a show that isn't aimed at those with just a 3rd grade education. So far, the season has been quite enjoyable and has a very heavy Sopranos feel to it. Multi-tiered plotlines, character development, ( Read more... )