Archive for July 29th, 2005

Valkyrie on my PowerBook

So I found out about this place called ETCHamac that laser etches customer images on PowerBooks and iPods. I’m pretty certain I’ve posted about this site before in a previous post (but I feel lazy right now). Either way, I figured out what image I’d like to have laser engraved. Let me know what you think:

20th Anniversary Macross Valkyrie

I’m still toying with the idea of engraving Ishtar’s face tattoo, but maybe I’ll do that on my iPod =P

-Tom

So I’ve been a bit busy…

I’m too tired to go on at length at what has transpired in my life… mostly because with the exception of a few small events, life has been uninteresting. Of note, I applied for a job at Panic, which I hope works out, but I got an email from them stating that they got a lot of entries, so I’m not holding my breath, though I hope for the best.

In other news, I made a quick trip to NYC and later, Albany, because Eileen was in town from Japan to take the Bar exam. I’m still convinced this is just some twisted plot of hers to become a lawyer and then turn around and sue me. Well, if so, I prolly deserve it =P Also, I must state publicly that driving in and around New York City is a bitch, but the Catskills is a beautiful region. Woah.

Learning to program in Lisp is slow going, but productive. It’s a very interesting language. I purchased Unison (from Panic Software, natch) to allow me to read the comp.lang.lisp Usenet newsgroup. It’s pretty enlightening, albeit intimidating. There was one post about Lisp programmers needed at CMU for a robotics project. Needless to say, I applied.

Hrm… oh yeah, might as well make a quick note about my current love life: still sucks, carry on. I think one of (the few) cute female workers at AQ actually hit on me, but I only heard part of it, and when I asked her what she said, she blushed and quickly said it was unimportant. Oh well, as a rule, I don’t date coworkers. bleh

BTW: I just picked up the entire Macross saga on DVD. I shouldn’t have, but it is no longer being released by AnimEigo and it’s getting harder and harder to find. So I took the plunge before I found myself scouring eBay for a used copy.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled normalcy…

-Tom