Category Archives: General

TLDW

There’s an acronym out there on the Internet that’s used whenever a long and boring article is presented for consumption and the user can’t be bothered: TLDR, “too long; didn’t read.” I would like to add my own variation on … Continue reading

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My first YouTube video

Well, I didn’t think it would happen, but I finally found something to post on YouTube. I’ve had an account for a while, but only to comment on other people’s videos. As I was leaving work today (it’s still Thursday … Continue reading

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Hurray for technology!

My C-Pen arrived today! I ordered it last week. It’s a handheld scanner. You drag it across individual lines in a book, and it scans the text and OCRs it into a document. I tried it just now, and it … Continue reading

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My colonoscopic adventure

Hi folks! Now that it’s the end of April and Easter is several weeks behind us, how was everyone’s? Mine was okay. I didn’t have any special plans, so it was a pretty normal day. I know we were supposed … Continue reading

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Christmas vacation 2006, part 3

Okay, okay, fine, I’ll write. Yes, I know it’s March and I’m still writing about Christmas. (That was addressed to me, by the way.) I just wrote a little script that concatenates my Gaim logs in chronological order and divides … Continue reading

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Christmas vacation 2006, part 2

*sigh* I know, I never blog. I’m going to have to come up with some strategies to get myself to write more. Anyway, to comment on my sister’s comment from the last entry: There is no way I would think … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

I’m home for the holidays! Actually I’ve been home for a week. And by home I mean my parents’ home in Dallas. I still think of it as home, even though I’ve lived in Illinois for a few years now. … Continue reading

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Sleet

I’m about to go to bed, but I’ve been meaning to blog, and I have something short to write about. I stayed at work late tonight, and when I left it was sleeting. It’s still going now. I can hear … Continue reading

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Laundering in the rain

It is very interesting to do your laundry at night when the machines are in another building and there’s a torrential downpour outside. It lends drama to an otherwise mundane activity. Fortunately my building is only a few feet away … Continue reading

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What’s been going on, part 2

It’s way past time for another blog. This time I’ll continue with my general life update as I said I would. My personal life right now consists of my projects, church, and some occasional social interaction. I’ll organize this entry … Continue reading

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