Geek-speak ahead — read on, if interested.
Category: Jake
Yes, I’m Alive
The concerts from the last couple days have taken up a lot of my time the last couple days, along with a desktop and a firewall I’ve had to rebuild out at Mavericks (which got a nice write up in the Bulletin thanks to their new wave machine). I’m sorry that I have failed the folks who are relying on me to waste away their workday, but I promise I’ll try to do better. Sleep is overrated anyway.
Upcoming Concerts
I plug these concerts pretty much every time we have one, but I have no idea if I’m actually getting anybody to come to the concerts. But you still have to hear the plug. I won’t bore you with details, but if you’re interested in listening to some great concert band music, come join us this Sunday or Monday for some free concerts.
And on a semi-related note, if you have a some cash, the band is always looking for donations as we all have to pay tuition to play in the band and have other expenses as well. Come enjoy the concert, and you’ll see it’s worth.
That Was Fun
If you’re wondering why I didn’t post anything yesterday, read on…
Have A Happy Turkey Day
Hope everybody has a safe and happy Thanksgiving tomorrow. I’ll be at home, avoiding the zillions of tourists in the area and gorging myself on all the food, as well as trying to catch back up on some sleep I haven’t gotten in weeks. No, I don’t plan on going shopping at the crack of dawn on Friday, either, as I have better things to do with my time — like sleep. Have I mentioned I need sleep?
Ouch
Ever slept funky on your neck so that when you wake up in the morning the entire left or right half of your neck and shoulder hurts so bad you can’t move it much at all? That’s where I’m at right now, and wishing the advil would kick in here.
More blogging tomorrow if I can move properly, as I can barely look at my computer screen right now and I think I’m going to ditch work early because of it.
Update on 11/13: Finally can move my neck a bit better after a couple nights of strong drugs and a steady diet of Advil. Still a bit stiff, but can at least work, which I couldn’t do on Sunday (had to go home early).
Gosh, I Feel Special
Jen interviewed me for the COWPU site. So if you’ve wanted to know if I was a decent bowler, there’s your answer.
And if anybody else has some random questions like that for me, bring it on. I always like to do what I can to encourage the stalkers lurkers readers out there to contribute.
Buggered
Been basically working non-stop the last 48 hours, having server trouble that I don’t have enough time(or budget) in my day to fully fix, keeping up on Bend blog submissions and doing little projects for friends, so I just haven’t had a chance to catch my breath. But after getting to work at 7:30 this morning to reboot and reconfigure a troublesome machine, I finally am getting a break.
Today is my wedding anniversary. Eight years ago today, my wife and I were married at a fairly simple (but nice) ceremony at the Mt. Bachelor Village Conference center. We got married there as the building was new and we were able to use it for free if we got married on the 30th (my father-in-law knows the folks up there). We didn’t really want to get married the day before Halloween (my favorite holiday) certainly couldn’t pass that up, so we went for it.
Eight years, three jobs (Oregon Daily Emerald to ispi/Digital Partners to Sunray), two moves (Eugene while I was in college back to Bend and in Bend from an apartment to our house), and two kids later, my wife and I are as happy as ever. Tonight, we’re going out to dinner and spending a night away from the kids out here in Sunriver. I’m not mentioning which house I’m staying or where I’m going to dinner as my wife might be reading this and I want it to be a surprise (will update this post later).
So don’t expect me to be online much tonight or tomorrow. I’ll hopefully be busy … uh …doing something else.
Update on 11/1: Since I forgot to update this yesterday during all the Halloween chaos at my house, here’s the update. We went and had a nice dinner at Greg’s Grill. The executive chef’s wife is a co-worker of mine and got us a good deal there. Great food, huge portions, and great atmosphere, so I’d highly recommend it to anybody who’s looking for a nice dinner with a loved one (it’s a bit expensive at $18-30/plate, but the portions make up for it). After dinner, we headed out to Sunriver for a night to stay at a nice house. It not only had my obvious requirements (king bed and hot tub) but had some other fun stuff as well like a big ol’ plasma HDTV and a Nintendo Wii. We’d never played with one before, and my wife and I played Wii Sports for quite a while before soaking in the hot tub.
So that’s the update. I’m catching up on my e-mail from the last few days, and will get some links posted as soon as I can.
How A Real Estate Agent Can Bring Down An Entire Office Network
(Or, when you’re doing network work, make sure you’re thorough.)
Warning: Geek Alert… long story after the jump.
Note To Self
If anybody in the office tells you that the fancy Ricoh copy machine’s display says “Empty Toner Waste Bottle,” don’t volunteer to empty it. Ever.
Now excuse me while I try to get this black powder out of my hair, fingernails, and pretty much my entire outfit.