Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Planning
You can't tell much about a new job after one week. What I have been able to tell, is that getting to spend a few hours with Alexandra every morning is great. I've seen more of her development first hand this week, than I have all year.
Early in potty training, once in awhile, Alexandra used to get an m&m. She never forgot. Nearly early every time I put her on the potty, she asks for one. When you tell her no, she quickly switches to asking for a vitamin, then a sticker.
On Thursday I got her up, and put her on the potty. She did well, like usual. She asked for an m&m, like usual, then a vitamin.
"I'm sorry honey, we're all out of vitamins."
"Go car. Go store. Get vitamins."
There wasn't a pause, there wasn't a question. I was floored. She can create and verbalise plans. Now I've got to wonder, is this the first new big thing I got to see because of my new hours? Or is this the first thing I've noticed I've missed because of my old hours?
Early in potty training, once in awhile, Alexandra used to get an m&m. She never forgot. Nearly early every time I put her on the potty, she asks for one. When you tell her no, she quickly switches to asking for a vitamin, then a sticker.
On Thursday I got her up, and put her on the potty. She did well, like usual. She asked for an m&m, like usual, then a vitamin.
"I'm sorry honey, we're all out of vitamins."
"Go car. Go store. Get vitamins."
There wasn't a pause, there wasn't a question. I was floored. She can create and verbalise plans. Now I've got to wonder, is this the first new big thing I got to see because of my new hours? Or is this the first thing I've noticed I've missed because of my old hours?
Monday, April 5, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Liberation in self burial
On April 16th, at 5:01PM, I'm burying myself.
To be more precise, not my physical self, and I'm having cron do the dirty work for me.
April 16th is my last day at Tootsie Roll Industries, where I am the linux sysadmin. One of the things sysadmins do is remove users.
I could leave it for the other sysadmin to do, once I'm gone, but there is something very appealing about removing myself. So at 5PM, the servers will all talk to Matt, instead of to me. At 5:01PM, a log will record all the permissions of all the accounts I have, and sweep all my files into a removed-users graveyard.
This is my way of cleaning my desk, and turning out the light once I'm gone.
I love being a linux syadmin, and I've loved working at this candy company, but now I'm off to smaller, and better, things.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Happy Birthday to You!!!!!
I realized that I still needed to post the pics from Alexandra's birthday!
She had a great Birthday, 2 parties. The first one was on her actual Birthday and we had my cousins and their girls over(Emily, Kylie, and Corrina) and her little friend Kloe. It was a blast! Very fun. Pizza and Cupcakes, Toys and even a few tears (Alexandra tripped on one of the trips around the kitchen during a game of chase).
She had a great Birthday, 2 parties. The first one was on her actual Birthday and we had my cousins and their girls over(Emily, Kylie, and Corrina) and her little friend Kloe. It was a blast! Very fun. Pizza and Cupcakes, Toys and even a few tears (Alexandra tripped on one of the trips around the kitchen during a game of chase).
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Canada is part of the US (According to American Airlines)
Canada is now officially part of the US! I would like to congratulate it on becoming the real fifty-first state!
That's right, at least according to American Airlines.
When checking in to fly to Toronto for training, a sign on the AA desk clearly said '$25 for the first bag, domestic. First bag free on international flights.' You can imagine my surprise when they asked for my credit card to charge me for the bag. I suggested that Canada was another country, but didn't complain much (I'll get reimbursed by work).
Again, welcome all canadians, you're now American citizens (according to American Airlines).
That's right, at least according to American Airlines.
When checking in to fly to Toronto for training, a sign on the AA desk clearly said '$25 for the first bag, domestic. First bag free on international flights.' You can imagine my surprise when they asked for my credit card to charge me for the bag. I suggested that Canada was another country, but didn't complain much (I'll get reimbursed by work).
Again, welcome all canadians, you're now American citizens (according to American Airlines).
Friday, February 5, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Until told otherwise
Until told otherwise, I'm calling my new niece Kira Hera Evelyn Shmlloyd.
Gotta hate the voice quality on cellphones some times.
8LB, 1OZ. Hurray!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Dissection
I've just finished cleaning the sticky refuse from my hands, as best I could. I must say, I really enjoyed myself.
No it wasn't some poor little creature, I was busy dissecting an old HP Deskjet 990Cse. Dissection may be to clean of a word to be honest. It was in many pieces, and had no hope of being re-assembled when I was done.
My (near) pathological hatred of ink-jet printers has not gotten the better of me. I salvaged this printer from the trash just for parts. I missed out on Sparkfun's free day by seconds, so salvaging dead machines is my only source of free parts right now. It certainly wasn't as exciting as getting $100 of free stuff from SF, but there was a certain therapeutic value to ripping this unit apart.
What I found very interesting is it wasn't all that complicated inside. The bulk of it was just machinery for moving paper. Two motors were really about all that could be recovered. There were a few more bits and bobs, but they were covered in sticky five year old ink. The add-on duplexer ended up being nothing more than a set of rollers, with the only electronic component being a little photo-switch. The sad part? Not only is duplexing inkjet output a horrible idea, that duplexer cost well over $100 new, and some poor souls still buy them for $50 refurbished.
Useful or not, that certainly was a cheap way to entertain myself for over an hour.
No it wasn't some poor little creature, I was busy dissecting an old HP Deskjet 990Cse. Dissection may be to clean of a word to be honest. It was in many pieces, and had no hope of being re-assembled when I was done.
My (near) pathological hatred of ink-jet printers has not gotten the better of me. I salvaged this printer from the trash just for parts. I missed out on Sparkfun's free day by seconds, so salvaging dead machines is my only source of free parts right now. It certainly wasn't as exciting as getting $100 of free stuff from SF, but there was a certain therapeutic value to ripping this unit apart.
What I found very interesting is it wasn't all that complicated inside. The bulk of it was just machinery for moving paper. Two motors were really about all that could be recovered. There were a few more bits and bobs, but they were covered in sticky five year old ink. The add-on duplexer ended up being nothing more than a set of rollers, with the only electronic component being a little photo-switch. The sad part? Not only is duplexing inkjet output a horrible idea, that duplexer cost well over $100 new, and some poor souls still buy them for $50 refurbished.
Useful or not, that certainly was a cheap way to entertain myself for over an hour.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Cold
It's Freezing out. Okay it's actually 9 degrees F out there. But I was silly enough to risk frostbite and travelled over to a babbling brook to snap some pics of the ice.
Here is a shot I like.
Now back to my Hot tea!
Here is a shot I like.
Now back to my Hot tea!
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