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Entries from January 2007

Comic Life

January 28th, 2007 4 Comments

So I discovered the other day that my new Mac came bundled with Plasq’s nifty Comic Life, a program that lets you easily drop your photos and other images into comic book layouts, add effects and word balloons, and generally cause you to lose track of time.
I started putting together a simple page last night […]

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We Can Rebuild It (Slowly)

January 24th, 2007 1 Comment

Another fabulous win for my productivity today–my cube was completely dismantled, moved a few feet to one side, and put back together again, allowing a new cubicle to be built in between me and a neighbor. I was told to expect “an hour or two” that I wouldn’t be able to get anything done […]

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21 years?

January 21st, 2007 Leave a Comment

It’s really been that long since the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl?
Oddly enough, I remember that period of my life quite well. Maybe it’s because who can forget “The Super Bowl Shuffle”? I still have the official tape of it some place. My best memory of the Shuffle was […]

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Split feelings

January 19th, 2007 11 Comments

Passed Unit 5 & 6, failed unit 4. Plus side, the spirit exam is the one I was the most concered about and that is the one I failed.
Stupid bison grass vodka.
I can and will retake the exam. Not sure if it will be in 07 or 08.

Mood: contemplative

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Time files when you’re having fun

January 17th, 2007 Leave a Comment

Can’t believe it’s Jan 17th! Even more I can’t believe I haven’t posted since before Christmas.
Goals for now to mid-June:1. Take and pass the CSW exam. (That’s next week!)2. Finish remaining 3 papers. (2 done, 1 needs work)3. Work out 3 days a week. (Umm, yeah, this one needs work)4. Study for and […]

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688861

January 8th, 2007 4 Comments

…is the number of unread messages in my inbox.
It turns out if your password expires while you’re on vacation, Outlook decides to stop running your filters.
How convenient.

Mood:thrilled

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Grump. Grump, Grump, Grump.

January 6th, 2007 Leave a Comment

So I’ve got pretty much all of my photos from the past seven years imported into iPhoto now (yay) with the eventual goal of uploading the better stuff to Flickr… Unfortunately, my old Kodak DC280 had a tendency to crash if it didn’t like the particular variety of double-A batteries we put into it. […]

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Why I Love Google News

January 2nd, 2007 1 Comment

Thanks to my wife for spotting this particularly amusing reminder of why I love Google News:

Mood:amused
Music:The KLF - “Last Train to Trancentral (808base Version)”

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