So I’ve got a few things I wanna talk about today. Nothing important, but I figured I should post more often.
To begin with, I’ve finally started sitting down and learning some programming languages. Everything I’ve taught myself with regards to Python and Lisp have atrophied since they have gone unused. As a result, I’ve started to read some very interesting FREE books that teach those languages. For posterity, I thought it would be prudent to post some links to them here. For Python, I’m switching my time between the excellent Dive in to Python and Think Like a Computer Scientist. The first “book” is very hand’s on, and throws you right in to the language, the other starts from the ground up covering Computer Science material and illustrating it all with Python code. Both are really cool! For Lisp, I’m falling back on the wonderful Practical Common Lisp. So far, it is well written and you can’t beat the price!
I’ve started using BitTorrent again, and I wanted to point out Dave Watanabe’s new xTorrent. It doesn’t like to connect to all of the trackers I enjoy using, but the user experience is great, and it is in beta. Hopefully the problems get ironed out. I plan to send feedback to the developer, since the search feature alone makes this little app well worth the cost!
Buying a new vehicle is not something I plan to do in the near future, but whilst surfing the vast interweb, I did take note that Volkwagen has a new concept SUV that has caught my eye. In general, I’m no fan of the SUV, but that is purely for environmental and fuel efficiency reasons. That said, the Tiguan is a compact SUV like the Honda CRV and will come with a Diesel option. Oh yeah, and it looks to be going in to production. I think I know what my next car will be! Still, maybe I can hold out for the concept T to go in to production…. yum! Since I’m talking about vehicles, let me state that I still have my eye on the Honda 599 if I ever get around to buying a motorcycle.
Now that I’ve got all that stuff outta the way… what about the life of Thom?
Hrm, my love-life has taken a turn for the interesting! Only time will tell I guess. I’ve taken one step towards moving to San Fran, but it also looks like I might have taken two steps back as well… ugh! Maybe I should have read up on policy and procedure a bit more. Oh yeah, and my back is fuckin’ killing me. I’ve been walking around like an old man for the last few days, but finally it is getting better. Shovelling snow did nothing to help my situation, but otherwise, it is slowly healing. Big ups to my brother for letting me crash at his place … my back thanks you and Callie!
Anyway, I know this whole post was random. Hopefully I can impose some more order to my chaos in short time. Hope everyone is having fun doing whatever you are doing! I know I’m trying.
-Thom (the “h” is for hentai ;)