Hi there, and welcome to yet another installment of "Jeff is bored at work".
It seems like everybody is out of the office, and there is not much going on around here. In actuality, there is only one person gone, but there is still not much going on around here.
I'm going to be on Vacation starting tomorrow till the 5th, so I don't have much work to do since I don't exactly want to start up any new projects right before I leave (not that there are any projects for me to start up). So I'm just completing the hand-full of small things that need to be done today. Things have been going good here over all though. I am still pretty glad I am working here. Hopefully when I get back there will be more work.
I'm not actually going anywhere for my vacation. I was going to go to Phoenix, but I didn't buy a ticket in time for it to be cheap. I might end up driving out there for a day or two though, we will see. Deb is going to be in Florida for 4 days next week, and I was hoping to go with her, but those tickets cost $700, so that isn't going to happen.
I do have plenty of things to do around the house though:
Mow (and do other lawn related yard work)
Wash my car (what color is it again?)
Water trees
Hang blinds
Fix the brakes on both the cars
Beat Oblivion
Play Halo
Do Chris and Will's engagement pictures (put them on the web)
Get caught up on some other pictures
Make a wedding portfolio website
Re-install the four computers we have at the house
Vacuum
Move the litter box upstairs
Get Comcast to come out and fix my cable
Communicate with my school to find out about my Thesis so I can get started
Maybe trench for sprinklers
I'm sure I'll come up with other things to keep me busy as well.
This week has been relaxing. I've taken to reading a book in my car with the airconditioner blasting for my lunch break (as opposed to not taking one at all) which has really made my work day more bearable. At night I have been watching the simpsons and hanging out with Deb, as well as playing xbox.
I'm sure I'll get around to writing something more interesting soon. I have a couple things I need to write about:
Ode to Cassandra
Letters to Hyde
Friday, June 23, 2006
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Save the internet!
http://www.savetheinternet.com/broadband.html
http://www.savetheinternet.com/ (watch the ninja video)
Pass it along.
(you know it is important because I made a link for you)
http://www.savetheinternet.com/ (watch the ninja video)
Pass it along.
(you know it is important because I made a link for you)
Mom and Dad
I was looking through lyrics for songs that I love and came across this one by Good Charlotte. It is just so true I had to post it here. For my Mom and Dad:
Always, Always and Forever
Always, Always and Forever
I'm sitting here
I'm thinking back to a time when I was young
My memory is clear as day
I'm listening to the dishes clink
You were downstairs
you would sing
songs of praise
And all the times we laughed with you
And all the times that you stayed true to us
Now we'll say, I said I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you could know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you're beautiful forever
Always, Always and forever
you were my mom, you were my dad
The only thing I ever had was you, It's true
And even when the times got hard you were there
To let us know that we'd get through
you showed me how to be a man
You taught me how to understand
the things people do
You showed me how to love my God
You taught me that not everyone
knows the truth
And I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you could know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you will live forever
Forever and ever
Forever and ever
I said I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you could know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you will live forever
Always, Always and Forever
Always, Always and Forever
I'm sitting here
I'm thinking back to a time when I was young
My memory is clear as day
I'm listening to the dishes clink
You were downstairs
you would sing
songs of praise
And all the times we laughed with you
And all the times that you stayed true to us
Now we'll say, I said I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you could know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you're beautiful forever
Always, Always and forever
you were my mom, you were my dad
The only thing I ever had was you, It's true
And even when the times got hard you were there
To let us know that we'd get through
you showed me how to be a man
You taught me how to understand
the things people do
You showed me how to love my God
You taught me that not everyone
knows the truth
And I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you could know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you will live forever
Forever and ever
Forever and ever
I said I thank you
I'll always thank you
More than you could know
Than I could ever show
And I love you
I'll always love you
There's nothing I won't do
to say these words to you
That you will live forever
Weeeee!
Seen on slashdot in response to a video of a asteroid creating a fireball when it hit the surface of the moon:
"It's not "on fire", it's 17 billion Joules worth of electrons screaming "wheee!" as they jump back down through their energy levels"
"It's not "on fire", it's 17 billion Joules worth of electrons screaming "wheee!" as they jump back down through their energy levels"
Thursday, June 08, 2006
A long time coming
Hello from the world of the uninteresting life. As some of you have noted (thanks Jen) it has been a while since I blogged. I guess you can say that I haven't really been in the mood. I've been working on recovering from a tiring semester of work and school, and life. Since my classes ended I have:
found out that I got B's in both of my classes. I went into one of the final for one of the classes not having a clue if I would even pass the class or not, and I walked out of the final still not having a clue if I would pass the class or not. I knew what 40% of my grade was before the final. For all I knew I could have had 100% on the final and still failed. Fortunately I didn't. Cryptography turned out to be a fun class, and I learned a ton, but Database was lame and I learned pretty much nothing.
I need to start working on my thesis sometime this summer. Aside from that I just have two classes left to go before I graduate!
Two saturdays ago I finally broke down and rented a rototiller so that I could tear up my back yard and plant grass correctly. My dad and grandfather came over and helped. We put down a good layer of multch and had at it. It looked pretty good when we were done, but it wasn't completely level. There are still some peaks and vallies that are annoying me. I will more than likely let this batch of grass grow, and then rototill it again next year once the multch has broken down so that I can get the ground smoother.
Last weekend we went up to crystal springs camp groun at grants grove in sequoia national park with our bible study group. I had a great time. It has been a while since I was able to go camping. Seeing as how it is one of my favorite things to do I was pretty excited. We made some good friends, had a nice time of fellowship, went hiking, and played with fire. I caught a table on fire when I was starting up my stove (this was right after my famous last words of "I know how to use it").
Other than that we have been spending a lot of time just sitting around in front of the TV relaxing. We have been watching Angel and Star Trek: Voyager. I bought an xbox 360 last week, and I have been working my way through Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, as well as playing my standard Halo 2 fare.
One major event that happened in the last week was that I paid off the last of our "non-essential" debt. We now only owe for our house, school, and car. I am pretty happy about this, as is Deb. The xbox was my reward (-= Next up will be paying off the money we owe to family that was lent to us for the house. Hopefully that will be accomplished quickly.
Well, I suppose I should leave some for next time so that you all don't have to wait another two months to hear from me again. Take care!
found out that I got B's in both of my classes. I went into one of the final for one of the classes not having a clue if I would even pass the class or not, and I walked out of the final still not having a clue if I would pass the class or not. I knew what 40% of my grade was before the final. For all I knew I could have had 100% on the final and still failed. Fortunately I didn't. Cryptography turned out to be a fun class, and I learned a ton, but Database was lame and I learned pretty much nothing.
I need to start working on my thesis sometime this summer. Aside from that I just have two classes left to go before I graduate!
Two saturdays ago I finally broke down and rented a rototiller so that I could tear up my back yard and plant grass correctly. My dad and grandfather came over and helped. We put down a good layer of multch and had at it. It looked pretty good when we were done, but it wasn't completely level. There are still some peaks and vallies that are annoying me. I will more than likely let this batch of grass grow, and then rototill it again next year once the multch has broken down so that I can get the ground smoother.
Last weekend we went up to crystal springs camp groun at grants grove in sequoia national park with our bible study group. I had a great time. It has been a while since I was able to go camping. Seeing as how it is one of my favorite things to do I was pretty excited. We made some good friends, had a nice time of fellowship, went hiking, and played with fire. I caught a table on fire when I was starting up my stove (this was right after my famous last words of "I know how to use it").
Other than that we have been spending a lot of time just sitting around in front of the TV relaxing. We have been watching Angel and Star Trek: Voyager. I bought an xbox 360 last week, and I have been working my way through Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, as well as playing my standard Halo 2 fare.
One major event that happened in the last week was that I paid off the last of our "non-essential" debt. We now only owe for our house, school, and car. I am pretty happy about this, as is Deb. The xbox was my reward (-= Next up will be paying off the money we owe to family that was lent to us for the house. Hopefully that will be accomplished quickly.
Well, I suppose I should leave some for next time so that you all don't have to wait another two months to hear from me again. Take care!
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