March 25, 2005
random thoughts
are the only thoughts that one can have after working at least 10 hours a day for 3 days in a row. (I'm not whining, I know there are many people who work much more demanding hours and jobs than mine.)
but I have noticed, that my sense of diligence has increased with the crunch time worked for this release. I feel like I'm on the ball here at this point, and ready to catch any bugs coming my way (yet still I miss them :) Where I normally goof off and surf away, I've been taking what little free time I've had today (and yesterday) and taking care of other work tasks I've let lie. Its a weird feeling to *not* want to search for ways to procrastinate. I'm only posting right now because I'm waiting for a build.
on a different note, I have found out, regarding a new friend I've met at work that our paths have crossed multiple times, and yet we have never met before. We had already figured out 3 ways we could have met before. And today while working on the build, I found out that she is good friends with my wife's cousin and his wife. We both attended their wedding! Small small world.
Especially for me, I guess. Lately, I'm realizing that I haven't ever left my sheltered Bay Area world. I grew up in Fremont, went to school in Berkeley, then lived in Berkeley, Fremont, San Francisco, and back home again to Fremont. Its not like I get homesick, when I'm away, or that I was rooted to the Bay Area (I am getting ready to be, but that's another post). Its just weird. I have a friend who is moving to Boston, and it drove home this point yet again, that I've never really left. Its just the way my life has gone. I don't regret it (cliched, I know), but my mind loves to play the "What If" game sometimes. . .
I'll let this stream of consciousness lapse at this point. Must finish testing so I can escape to the real world at some point. And on Good Friday too!
Posted by spoof747 at 02:15 PM | Comments (0)
March 23, 2005
work will always be in the way
and here i thought that I would be able to get going full-speed on posting and laying out my plans for this space. unfortunately, my company had two words for me: project deadline. and sometimes, i feel like i'm just plugging my finger into a leaky dam. i plug one leak with my index finger, and then i look back, and 3 other leaks spring, which I try to plug with a foot and an elbow. and if anyone else looks over, it looks like there's a stupid guy trying to plug a broken dam with only his body. i'll post more later.
Posted by spoof747 at 09:46 AM | Comments (0)
March 18, 2005
Welcome
So I'm not entirely happy with the logo. It will probably be revised in short order. Even the name might be altered -- I don't know how unique (or proper) it is to have the blog's name be the same as the entire domain (I suppose it does make it easier to remember though).
I will also be playing with the sidebar. Definitely want to add pictures. Personally, I am a visual learner, so if I'm sharing about my day, I'll want to show it as much as explain it. (Picture worth a thousand words? Firm believer.)
By nature, I am an obsessive tinkerer and a perfectionist. I've been actually playing with the design of this site for nearly 2 months. I didn't want to start posting until I felt this place was ready. But as a good friend said, if I don't start blogging soon, I may never start.
So welcome to my humble home on the World Wide Web. Watch your step, the "under construction" sign (where is that classic graphic anyway?) may be around awhile, but I am here. Ready to blab vainly about my perfectly normal life that will most likely be of little interest to anyone. ;)
Posted by spoof747 at 02:06 AM | Comments (0)
Greetings
Hi Mom! Hi Dad! I'm on the Internet!
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