Damn hot. So hot we have a little network cooking.
Ok not quite but until this stupidly warm temperature passes I have shut down as many electronics in the house as possible. So I have rearranged the network so at least I can get out along with the SO. Aside from that I have shut down all unnecessary network equipment and computers. This includes the FTP server because it does create quite a bit of heat.
In the mean time I found out that there are a bunch of new Final Fantasy games coming out in the near future. Final Fantasy 12 comes out in a few months, October 31, 2006 to be exact. Something new for me to play with :). I really enjoy the FF series but I'm still working on some of the older ones but the biggest problem now is trying to find the PS1 save card so I can actually play them.
I really have to finish up with FF7 as there is a movie that takes place two years after the game and a follow up game called "FF7: Dirge of Cereberus". It has a release date of August 7th but I haven't been able to find any more information on it with any quick search. I'm sure I will find something in the next few hours though. It isn't hard to find such information :)
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Ah work....
Ok so before everyone starts commenting I haven't found employment yet but I have been looking steadily.
I have been working on a few systems as a "tech support guy" so it has at least provided a small source of income. Though it is strange to be paid in advance. Anyway the credit is almost over so that is good :)
Anyway I was going through the normal web comics and I found this....
"Always wear your gloves. That way, if you fall backwards as you make your entry into the water via a rockey shore, you won't stop your fall with your hands and scrape one of them across a patch of razor-sharp barnacles."
Sounds like something I would have said while down under considering the number of cuts that I got.
Anyway things are generally going well on my side of the wire so I can't complain at all :) I'm still waiting on my second interview notification from one employeer. I have been told it will happen but a time needs to be found. In theory I should be hearing about when tomorrow if all goes well :)
Until then it will be lots of me sitting at home dreaming of a job.
I have been working on a few systems as a "tech support guy" so it has at least provided a small source of income. Though it is strange to be paid in advance. Anyway the credit is almost over so that is good :)
Anyway I was going through the normal web comics and I found this....
"Always wear your gloves. That way, if you fall backwards as you make your entry into the water via a rockey shore, you won't stop your fall with your hands and scrape one of them across a patch of razor-sharp barnacles."
Sounds like something I would have said while down under considering the number of cuts that I got.
Anyway things are generally going well on my side of the wire so I can't complain at all :) I'm still waiting on my second interview notification from one employeer. I have been told it will happen but a time needs to be found. In theory I should be hearing about when tomorrow if all goes well :)
Until then it will be lots of me sitting at home dreaming of a job.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
FTP Server
Well after coming back from down under I found that the FTP server I ran didn't work. Actually it complained about no boot disk or something like that. Normally this would be just me kicking the box to hard and knocking a cable loose but not this time. It seems the primary hard drive on the box failed so I coulnd't boot any more :( But no worries! The only drive that failed was a very old, at that time cutting edge, Seagate 9.1 gig IDE hard drive. Needless to say I'm not surprised that it failed just a little disappointed.
Let it be known that this is the FIRST Seagate drive that I have had that has failed in all my years of happy computing. Yes that is a first in over 15 years.
Anyway I found a Western Digital drive, 6.4 gig, or something like that to replace the failed 9.1 so I'm getting back in business. THe system is currently patching so it only has another 30 minutes left before it is done patching but nothing of installing the patches.
If all goes well the system should be back online by the end of tomorrow hopefully with all the user accounts established. Since I didn't keep a record of who had access if you need it just post me here and I will send you login information where suitable. Most people that will mean phone but if you want me to e-mail it just say so.
Known users:
- Phalse Impressions (me)
- Bubbles
- The Eye
- Purple Mangos
- "The Crew"
I'll post again when FTP is fully operational.
Let it be known that this is the FIRST Seagate drive that I have had that has failed in all my years of happy computing. Yes that is a first in over 15 years.
Anyway I found a Western Digital drive, 6.4 gig, or something like that to replace the failed 9.1 so I'm getting back in business. THe system is currently patching so it only has another 30 minutes left before it is done patching but nothing of installing the patches.
If all goes well the system should be back online by the end of tomorrow hopefully with all the user accounts established. Since I didn't keep a record of who had access if you need it just post me here and I will send you login information where suitable. Most people that will mean phone but if you want me to e-mail it just say so.
Known users:
- Phalse Impressions (me)
- Bubbles
- The Eye
- Purple Mangos
- "The Crew"
I'll post again when FTP is fully operational.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Posting
Ok most people are probably complaining about my lack of posting. Well for the most part I have been letting the SO take care of that. You can check out the recent trip on her blog. That should get you mostly up to speed with the trip. There are still parts of it that need to be added to so keep reading as I think there is a new post every couple of days.
As for things in my world, I'm currently staying in a friends place in L as convocation was yesterday and we needed a place to crash for the night. Now that we are done crashing, well I am at least, plans are being made to visit a friend of mine from years past KY and AY. It will be fun to see what they are up to these days as there has been a lot of time to catch up on.
Convocation was a blash for the most part the only issue was having each of the students given their degrees. This took quite some time even though they were called in batches of three. Oh well it gave me some good nap time LOL. Many pictures later and an hour of video later everything was completed.
It should be noted that for the time being we are still adjusting to the cat as it is quite a strange cat. I have hopes of being able to get one of the little video segments up about him chasing after a paint spot on the floor. It is kind of funny watching him go at it. Even funnier seeing that he eventually loses 3-0 to it.
As for things in my world, I'm currently staying in a friends place in L as convocation was yesterday and we needed a place to crash for the night. Now that we are done crashing, well I am at least, plans are being made to visit a friend of mine from years past KY and AY. It will be fun to see what they are up to these days as there has been a lot of time to catch up on.
Convocation was a blash for the most part the only issue was having each of the students given their degrees. This took quite some time even though they were called in batches of three. Oh well it gave me some good nap time LOL. Many pictures later and an hour of video later everything was completed.
It should be noted that for the time being we are still adjusting to the cat as it is quite a strange cat. I have hopes of being able to get one of the little video segments up about him chasing after a paint spot on the floor. It is kind of funny watching him go at it. Even funnier seeing that he eventually loses 3-0 to it.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Sydney
Well we are just finishing up our little tour of the world down under and we finally came across an internet connection with lots of time at a reasonable cost.
I would love to post what we have been up to but I tried it on a post card or two and it didn't turn out so well. Let's just say that we have been very busy doing lots of fun stuff. Most of the time we have been busy enough not to even see time go by so when it came time to go leave from the Brisbane it was a little surprise to all of us.
On our way down we stayed at a hostel and a Best Western. The hostel was a unique experience and I would suggest that not everyone try it. If you like a quite night it is wasn't the place to do that. Though being in a party town might have had something to do with it. The Best Western seems a little strange because really we aren't west as we are more East. Anyway since there was a big conference going on nearby, we ended up getting a "Spa" room for the cost of a normal double room which was cool. Let me tell you that was a very relaxing experience that was much needed after the previous night's stay in the party town.
We are just cruising around here looking around enjoying our time away but we are both starting to get a little home sick. I guess four weeks will do that to anyone :)
Anyway time to head off to something new and exciting!
I would love to post what we have been up to but I tried it on a post card or two and it didn't turn out so well. Let's just say that we have been very busy doing lots of fun stuff. Most of the time we have been busy enough not to even see time go by so when it came time to go leave from the Brisbane it was a little surprise to all of us.
On our way down we stayed at a hostel and a Best Western. The hostel was a unique experience and I would suggest that not everyone try it. If you like a quite night it is wasn't the place to do that. Though being in a party town might have had something to do with it. The Best Western seems a little strange because really we aren't west as we are more East. Anyway since there was a big conference going on nearby, we ended up getting a "Spa" room for the cost of a normal double room which was cool. Let me tell you that was a very relaxing experience that was much needed after the previous night's stay in the party town.
We are just cruising around here looking around enjoying our time away but we are both starting to get a little home sick. I guess four weeks will do that to anyone :)
Anyway time to head off to something new and exciting!
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Annual conference
Well I just finished up with my annual May conference. It was a whole lot less stressful this year compared to previous years though this is pretty normal for us. Every year we get some process hammered out or created so things go that little bit smoother. This year we did a lot of little things and everything took a lot less time than normal. This is a good thing since it is just what I needed. Some good time to slowly wind down.
As most of you are probably wondering I haven't made it out to of town yet but I am starting to time shift my body clock so that is why I'm posting at near 2am :)
On the bright side I should at least be half way changed by the time we land and that is a good thing considering it is 15 hours offset from the current time zone.
Anyway I will try to post pictures when I can while I'm away. I figure it would be nice if we put all the digital equipment to work for us LOL
As most of you are probably wondering I haven't made it out to of town yet but I am starting to time shift my body clock so that is why I'm posting at near 2am :)
On the bright side I should at least be half way changed by the time we land and that is a good thing considering it is 15 hours offset from the current time zone.
Anyway I will try to post pictures when I can while I'm away. I figure it would be nice if we put all the digital equipment to work for us LOL
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Monday, May 01, 2006
The Prophecy
Well who would have thought it would come true.
It seems what I spoke about back on Feb20 did occur. I am now a member of the non working class. The funny thing about it is that I am happy. There is much to say on the subject but be aware I won't say anything here. There is a lot of paper work for me to review since I have no exited the company unwillingly.
The good news is this. At least the parting package that I am getting will be given to me over the next normal pay period that means in the middle of the month I will get a nice little bonus.
Now before all you legal folk out there start saying "This is agreement to terms for my release", the paperwork that needs to be worked on is the agreement. Dianna said that since this is a minimum amount that needs to be paid I am entitled to it anyway but if I am going for more then that is taken up later.
In the mean time I have a no strings attached vacation and I'm planning on enjoying it.
It seems what I spoke about back on Feb20 did occur. I am now a member of the non working class. The funny thing about it is that I am happy. There is much to say on the subject but be aware I won't say anything here. There is a lot of paper work for me to review since I have no exited the company unwillingly.
The good news is this. At least the parting package that I am getting will be given to me over the next normal pay period that means in the middle of the month I will get a nice little bonus.
Now before all you legal folk out there start saying "This is agreement to terms for my release", the paperwork that needs to be worked on is the agreement. Dianna said that since this is a minimum amount that needs to be paid I am entitled to it anyway but if I am going for more then that is taken up later.
In the mean time I have a no strings attached vacation and I'm planning on enjoying it.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Good news
Most of this is a recap from Easter but this is the first time that I have had a chance to write anything. Thank 45+ hours of overtime since the start of the month.
Anyway the good news.
1) I'm going to be an uncle in October
2) My adopted cousin found his birth family and is now talking with them happily
3) My brother and wife are trying to aquire a house because of point 1
4) Another cousin is in the process of getting a new place so she can run a day care
5) My uncle's operation went well and he is recovering just fine
6) Someone is going to the next phase of school
I think that is all of the happiness right now.
Anyway the good news.
1) I'm going to be an uncle in October
2) My adopted cousin found his birth family and is now talking with them happily
3) My brother and wife are trying to aquire a house because of point 1
4) Another cousin is in the process of getting a new place so she can run a day care
5) My uncle's operation went well and he is recovering just fine
6) Someone is going to the next phase of school
I think that is all of the happiness right now.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
Random post
Well the only thing that has really happened lately will do nothing but cause me to go on a rant so I think I will just go as far to say that "Due to unresolvable issues between my current boss and myself I am now starting to no longer passively fear for my job but taking a little more active role in that fear."
On a happy note it turns out that I have a roommate for the next week and she will keep my mind off the above :) Though that would be easier if I wasn't required to actually be in the office right now.
On a happy note it turns out that I have a roommate for the next week and she will keep my mind off the above :) Though that would be easier if I wasn't required to actually be in the office right now.
Friday, March 31, 2006
The day's humor
Ok as usual I was working late last night and I stopped by a user's desk who had a simple question.
This/last week I have deployed about 10 new blackberries in the company upgrading various people's cell phones. Normally this is a simple proceedure especially when cell phone company does the upgrades correctly. Well this was an exception. It seems that when her cell phone was upgraded they forgot to carry forward the "Call display" feature.
So the two of us call up tech support and say "Hey I'm missing the call display can you please add it?" after a little bit of a discussion between the user and tech support it is agreed that it is wanted, far more effort than required really.
Anyway it turns out that the users are allowed to ADD any features that they want but they aren't allowed to remove any features without an authorized representitive!
Someone, ANYONE, please tell me how that makes sense!
This/last week I have deployed about 10 new blackberries in the company upgrading various people's cell phones. Normally this is a simple proceedure especially when cell phone company does the upgrades correctly. Well this was an exception. It seems that when her cell phone was upgraded they forgot to carry forward the "Call display" feature.
So the two of us call up tech support and say "Hey I'm missing the call display can you please add it?" after a little bit of a discussion between the user and tech support it is agreed that it is wanted, far more effort than required really.
Anyway it turns out that the users are allowed to ADD any features that they want but they aren't allowed to remove any features without an authorized representitive!
Someone, ANYONE, please tell me how that makes sense!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Evening Humor
Ok most of you know that I have a real talent for wounding myself on blunt objects. I have done nasty damage to myself with cutting boards, tables, floors, human hair and the like. Naturally because of this talent I'm reasonably save against sharp or pointy objects like knives.
Anyway the humor for the day is that I managed to do some really painful damage to myself with a toothbrush. Didn't think it was possible but there ya go. Now laugh it up and make yourself feel better that no one could do worse than that.
Anyway the humor for the day is that I managed to do some really painful damage to myself with a toothbrush. Didn't think it was possible but there ya go. Now laugh it up and make yourself feel better that no one could do worse than that.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Birthday fun
Well as many of you know I had my birthday a couple of weeks ago. We went out to a great italian place that is open buffet style. Yum! There was the usual family there as well as my cousin and hubby. We all ended up rolling out of there even though half of us had to leave early because of work related duties.
The following weekend Bubbles and I went S.C.U.B.A. diving. For anyone who hasn't done it I really suggest that you do it. It is a lot of fun! It is a lot of entertainment! It is scary. The fear isn't that bad though. The issue is that when you go under for the first few times you actually have to fight the instinct to not breathe. For your entire life you learn that breathing underwater is a bad then you have to. Kind of strange.
The following weekend Bubbles and I went S.C.U.B.A. diving. For anyone who hasn't done it I really suggest that you do it. It is a lot of fun! It is a lot of entertainment! It is scary. The fear isn't that bad though. The issue is that when you go under for the first few times you actually have to fight the instinct to not breathe. For your entire life you learn that breathing underwater is a bad then you have to. Kind of strange.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Mad Max and the Russian Mafia
Ok some of the stuff in the old place was just too big to move on my own or with a little help so I hired a moving company to help me get from a) to b). Since I had already moved most stuff out the movers were really taking care of the large things. A couple of desks, a queen size bed, a dresser and other large random junk.
Simple job for a moving company. Well it turns out that the movers got to the house before I did and man was I surprised when I saw them. They seriously looked like a couple of guys from the Russian mafia. They were a couple of brutes that easily moved everything that was put in front of them. Kind of scary really. They were a lot nicer with my stuff than my parents stuff when they moved a few years ago.
Simple job for a moving company. Well it turns out that the movers got to the house before I did and man was I surprised when I saw them. They seriously looked like a couple of guys from the Russian mafia. They were a couple of brutes that easily moved everything that was put in front of them. Kind of scary really. They were a lot nicer with my stuff than my parents stuff when they moved a few years ago.
Posting and moving
Ok so it has been a while since I have posted but I have good reason to. Unalike those around me I will just make a bunch of smaller posts and let the comments individually be entered on a more topic based approach.
For the last week of February I was busy packing stuff up to move out of my old place and into my new one. The new place is great since it is about twice the floor space than the old place for only $200 more a month. A great deal I figure.
I did a bunch of pre-moving on this week to by bringing stuff over to Bubbles' parents place. This took a major load off the actual move since we managed to get rid of about 1/3 of all the stuff that had to be taken out of the old place.
For the last week of February I was busy packing stuff up to move out of my old place and into my new one. The new place is great since it is about twice the floor space than the old place for only $200 more a month. A great deal I figure.
I did a bunch of pre-moving on this week to by bringing stuff over to Bubbles' parents place. This took a major load off the actual move since we managed to get rid of about 1/3 of all the stuff that had to be taken out of the old place.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Job security
Let it be known that you saw it here first!
Ok so the place that I currently work has really great job security. Not many people actually leave here unwilling. Most people actually leave on their own accord. There have been a few people that have lost their jobs some rightfully so. Others because they actually did their job and no one liked it. The problem when you want a "Yes man" instead of an effective manager.
Anyway events of late have really pointed to the fax that my employment here may not be as long as I would like it to be. Anyway I know this isn't a problem because sometimes this place is really depressing. Eg out of the three people in my cubicle area all three agree that being at a funeral is less depressing than working here.
So my going bet right now is that by May I won't have a job here. Hopefully that will be true because then I can be in Austrilia without thinking about the office and spend my settlement package out there (yes I know I shouldn't do that before you financial/commerce people tell me)
Ok so the place that I currently work has really great job security. Not many people actually leave here unwilling. Most people actually leave on their own accord. There have been a few people that have lost their jobs some rightfully so. Others because they actually did their job and no one liked it. The problem when you want a "Yes man" instead of an effective manager.
Anyway events of late have really pointed to the fax that my employment here may not be as long as I would like it to be. Anyway I know this isn't a problem because sometimes this place is really depressing. Eg out of the three people in my cubicle area all three agree that being at a funeral is less depressing than working here.
So my going bet right now is that by May I won't have a job here. Hopefully that will be true because then I can be in Austrilia without thinking about the office and spend my settlement package out there (yes I know I shouldn't do that before you financial/commerce people tell me)
Monday, February 13, 2006
Good news
My place is actually getting clean. I mean I might actually be able to see the floor in a little while :) I figure that this will be more true when I manage to get the recycling out. I have three garbage bags full of the stuff so it will be nice to see it all gone.
Parts of the house are nicely packed up right now so at least it looks like there is an effort going forth to move out. I figure if all goes well I should have at least the entertainment room packed up, minus computers, by the end of the week. Now that the floor is visible I can put boxes on it :)
Parts of the house are nicely packed up right now so at least it looks like there is an effort going forth to move out. I figure if all goes well I should have at least the entertainment room packed up, minus computers, by the end of the week. Now that the floor is visible I can put boxes on it :)
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
A cure for AIDS?
THIS! is incredible. A potential cure for AIDS?
Over all I'm impressed. I just hope that it turns out to be everything that people think is it.
Over all I'm impressed. I just hope that it turns out to be everything that people think is it.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Micorosoft support
Sure they are great and get you an answer but why does it have to take more than 2 hours to solve the question of:
I can't delete a folder in windows explorer in a junction
I can delete it anywhere else.
I didn't think it was a difficult question. I guess I thought wrong. Well I'm up to 122 minutes now. Still waiting....
*falls asleep waiting for microsoft*
I can't delete a folder in windows explorer in a junction
I can delete it anywhere else.
I didn't think it was a difficult question. I guess I thought wrong. Well I'm up to 122 minutes now. Still waiting....
*falls asleep waiting for microsoft*
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Fun with doors
Ok I should have posted this last week but oh well.
Last Friday I did the pinnicle of all great things. I locked my keys in my house. Normally this would not be a problem but for some cosmic reason I couldn't contact the landlord so he could get me in the house.
After jumping through a couple of hoops and taking advice from a couple of co-workers I managed to get in the house from a couple of friendly locksmiths. Three hours of waiting later I was finally in my house and back out again to places I should have already been at.
The entire event left me with a bit of a sour taste in my mouth, and bank account. Note to self: Call the fire department next time. They will probably be faster and cheaper....and more professional.
Last Friday I did the pinnicle of all great things. I locked my keys in my house. Normally this would not be a problem but for some cosmic reason I couldn't contact the landlord so he could get me in the house.
After jumping through a couple of hoops and taking advice from a couple of co-workers I managed to get in the house from a couple of friendly locksmiths. Three hours of waiting later I was finally in my house and back out again to places I should have already been at.
The entire event left me with a bit of a sour taste in my mouth, and bank account. Note to self: Call the fire department next time. They will probably be faster and cheaper....and more professional.
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