Daily Life Random Rants School

The signs of maturity, and how to avoid it

It’s almost been a month. I DID say things were going to be busy once the school term started. Complete understatement. I haven’t had time to do anything and I’ve had to work the hours I miss during school days. I haven’t been able to get my car inspected, and I discovered on Sunday that the vehicle tax sticker I bought in December has been sitting in my glove compartment for the last two and…

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Daily Life Job Random Rants

Signs of old age, phallic symbols and hair loss

Well, it’s certainly been a busy week. We finally got a project at work to the point where it’s usable. Now we just have to add the million other features that were spec’d. Actually, the stuff is in there now. It’s just never been tested. We’ll get to that point once we get some parts in. My sister and brother-in-law has been sending some pictures of their vacation in New Zealand. The pictures are .…

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Daily Life Random Rants

How to eat properly in a genuine Chinese restaurant

Tomorrow’s going to be the Lunar New Year (Chinese). A lot of the guys I work with are of Asian descent (Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian-Chinese), so we decided to go out and get a long lunch today. One of the them wouldn’t be able to make it tomorrow as he telecommutes on Thursdays, so we decided to celebrate earlier. Went to a really good Chinese place about 25 minutes away. When I say “really good Chinese…

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Daily Life School

Premature mid-life crisis?

Graduate school officially starts tomorrow and I’m a bit nervous about it. The last time I was in school was in ’96 and I was never so relieved to get out. It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy it, but for me it felt like I wasn’t accomplishing anything. It was just a step on to something else. Undergraduate studies for most people was an enjoyable time, because they at least would come up for air…

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Daily Life

Because procrastination is an art I mastered early

This page is still under construction. Yay! You have another day’s reprieve from the tedium that is my life. Enjoy it while you can. Because I intend to inflict upon you pain and suffering through the telling of my mundane days’ stories. Of course if you were sane you wouldn’t be here. You’d be elsewhere doing something productive – like sorting your sock drawer.

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