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Project Insomnia

Project Insomnia is many things, but in this context it is simply a "braindump" of whatever I happen to be thinking/reading/watching/doing at the moment. Parental guidance suggested.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Posted by phone

(and edited later, darn that SMS character limit)

I still have the 2nd job at BN, but I don't know for how much longer. The reward:stress ration gets lower every shift...


... especially when working with one particular manager who doesn't get why I'm here: a few extra $, something to do...


... evenings, and the 30% discount doesn't hurt. This is not a career for me; I am very happy in my real full-time...


... job and don't NEED to be working at BN. So when she treats me like one of her peons, finding fault with...


... everything I do and being downright rude about it, I really start to question my motives for staying.



Later: I survived the shift, employment status unchanged, but I will do what I can to avoid working with this particular manager in the future.
|| Andrew, 7:46 PM || || link ||

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

This is a test.

I am testing a Palm blog-posting app called Vagablog from www.bitsplitter.net/vagablog. It lets me write a post that could be longer than the 160-char MMS limit, but does not support uploading photos or editing existing posts. So it could be useful (and it's FREE) but it's not the complete solution yet.
|| Andrew, 10:20 AM || || link ||

Ugh.

Is it really only Wednesday?
|| Andrew, 8:30 AM || || link ||

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Photo post from the road

Where: Veterans Blvd at Main St in Redwood City.
What: Canada geese. There was also a duck.

|| Andrew, 7:04 PM || || link ||

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Post-by-phone when supposed to be working


Dear clueless lady standing between magazines and best-sellers shrieking into your phone "I can hear you, can you hear me?": We can all hear you.

|| Andrew, 7:10 PM || || link ||

Thursday, July 20, 2006

All we need are a couple of bots...

Good news, MST3K fans: Michael J. Nelson is back, with RiffTrax:
Do you feel that some of the movies coming out of Hollywood are just, well, missing something? At RiffTrax, you can download Mike's running commentaries and listen to them along with your favorite, and not so favorite DVDs. It's like watching a movie with your funniest friend.
The concept is simple; download an MP3 of Mike's commentary and play it synchronized with the DVD. The first classic film to be "Riffed" is Roadhouse, and The Matrix is currently leading the poll to be next in line.
|| Andrew, 8:56 PM || || link ||

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

The dictionary according to Krukow

Ever wonder from whence came "Elephant ear" or "Grab some pine"? The Merc's Daniel Brown talked to Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow and yielded gems such as LES JOHNSON n.
The moniker Krukow uses for spring-training-roster no-names who take the field during the late innings of a Cactus League broadcast. Origin: Krukow credits former Giants catcher Mike Sadek, who used the name as a punch line to a joke. ``During some of those spring-training broadcasts, we've actually had Les Johnson in left, center and right. `Fly ball to Les Johnson . . . he makes the catch and throws it back to Les Johnson.' ''
Looks like we're going to the Giants-Brewers game tonight.

EDIT: We did, and the Giants won, 4-3. Great game, and great (free!) seats courtesy a co-worker of Jennifer's.
|| Andrew, 4:12 PM || || link ||

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Photo post from the road

Dinner at Napa Rose

|| Andrew, 8:10 PM || || link ||

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Photo post from the road

One of Manetta Gould's many many rosebushes, with fish.
El Segundo, California

|| Andrew, 3:41 PM || || link ||

Photo post from the road

Place: CPK 'ASAP' at Mineta San Jose airport
What: Stupid "No Refills" sign on self-serv drink dispenser.

|| Andrew, 12:55 PM || || link ||

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Discovery

Via SFGate/LATimes: Discovery launches successfully. SFGate provides a great photo gallery including this terrific Reuters/Rick WilkingQuickTime video clip of the launch courtesy CSpan. Even with all the technical and political issues surrounding the Shuttle program, seeing it lift off is still something special. I'm quite envious of the Yee People, who went to see the launch in person.
|| Andrew, 10:27 AM || || link ||

Cats carrying fish

Linked from CuteOverload: Now you too can know exactly how much fish a cat can carry. Thrills! Adventure!! Overly-excited Japanese sportscasters!!!
|| Andrew, 9:55 AM || || link ||

Monday, July 03, 2006

Make your own freeway sign

I was looking for something that would let me make a "HUSTON ST" sign and found SignMaker which fit the bill nicely. The result is here.
|| Andrew, 10:13 PM || || link ||

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