Actually, Happy Birthday to my brother John! Yes, it is my birthday as well, but I’m not THAT egotistical. Here is to 27 years of awesomeness! Maybe I should blog more now that I’m a little older =P
-Tom
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So I went snowboarding this weekend, which was awesome. I went only twice last year, and if my rate keeps up, I’ll only go once this year. I think I need to work on reversing this trend. Anyway, I was supposed to hang out with my brother and some other friends at Whitetail but the snow was so bad, the state closed all roads when I was supposed to have left. As a result, I got a much later start than anticipated. Good thing my friend Joe came, otherwise, I would have been at the slopes by myself… my brother bailed on me because he missed the closures and was already done by the time I made it to the resort.
Anyway, after a quick trip to the bunny-slope, and realizing quickly I had not forgotten anything with regard to snowboarding, I started tackling the intermediate-level slopes. I had a great time, but Joe and I decided we wanted to go up the bigger slopes. I dunno how it happened, but we ended up on a double black-diamond slope (ie: hard) and that kicked my ass. It was also the last time down, so my legs were already really tired. On one hand, this was fun, on another… I was in pain, and crashed a decent amount.
And how did I end my evening? hanging out with some coworkers in a “gay hipster” bar. Not my crowd, but I had fun with my friends and their friends. Not the evening I expected, but I enjoyed myself (well, except for the fact that I could not hit on any of the girls there ;)
-Tom
I thought I’d drop some not-so-subtle hints as to what kinds of things have recently caught my eye. Interestingly enough, most of it has to do with decoration… which is kinda absurd considering where I currently live, but mayhaps that will all change when I get a new job. So without further ado, here are some nifty shopping ideas:
Feel Seating System by Animi Causa, price: unknown. I think this is totally cool, it can be used as a bed, chair, etc… but being from a well-known designer, I’m sure the price will be more than I can afford.
Go Bike by some Japanese people =P, price: uh… dunno. I already have a bike, but if I lived in a big city and needed a small folding nike, this would be it.
Storylines bookshelves by Studio Frederick Roije, price: not sure if this is commercially available yet. The bookshelf itself represents the “ups and downs” of a story. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Fafa Wall Hangers by Fafa?, price: roughly $24 each. Heh heh,
Blik surface graphics by Blik, price: varies. I’m a big fan of the “Wall Decals” and “Blik Prose”, but these are totally un-usable in my currently living conditions. Still, one day…
And finally… Guitar Hero for the PS2 by RedOctane and Harmonix, price: $70. Cuz I rock, baby!
Oh yeah, I’m know I’m like, a year behind everyone, but please check out Sigur Ros’ new album, Takk…. It is, quite literally, The Shit. As in, you won’t know what hit you, but you’ll like it, and ask for seconds. The video for one of the songs, Glosoli, should be enough to get your attention. For most of you who know me, I don’t get excited over bands like this very often, so please check them out.
-Tom
So I was looking at how much Paid Time Off I’d accumulated since my last “vacation” (which was not very relaxing) and I found that I had two weeks of time saved up… so pending my last-minute vacation request going through… I’m going back to school for a week!
I plan to take next week off and I’ll be spending most of that time at UMBC. Here is what I have on my agenda for that time. I plan to put in 8 hour days for the 5 weekdays, and I’ll try to actually relax on the weekends…
Mon-Fri (UMBC Library):
NOTE: I think the school library will be a lot more conductive to me learning than sitting at home with a bajillion distractions (like pr0n ;) and the desks there are better set-up for study (ie: no bed to beckon to me)
Saturday (wherever):
PARTY!!! … and maybe brush up on Unix/Linux system admin.
Sunday (Prince Frederick, MD):
Visit the Parental Units
Wish Me Luck!
I never thought I’d ever get to say this, but I now know someone who’s run away with the circus…
Cirque du Soleil that is. =D Looks like I’ll be making plans to see my friend Alicia on the road sometime in the coming months.
-Tom
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
quick entry to remind self of things to post on:
-Tom