Here comes part deux of my winter vacation, and it only now feels like vacation. I have been running around doing the Christmas thing for days now. Today I had to work, but really there is not much to do in these final days of Q4 2007. So, Tomorrow I am planning to do some snowshoeing, really my first real snowshoeing trip in about 10 years. Woot. we have had just a ton of snow recently, so I am hoping to find some nice powder higher up. I will take pictures and post them tomorrow.
well that is about all for tonight.
Kin Dang Mao farok ding.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
winding down 2007 away from work.
Shit, yes, my peeples. I am offically on vacation till next year! can I get a what what? fo shor.
What, you ask am I going to do in my time off? Well, let me fill you in on the grand plan.
12/22 -- Hiking to the Avenues Twin peaks, Movie possible w/wife, an evening with Jeremy/Amanda.
12/23 -- Church, City Creek walk, SISTER COMES IN TOWN ZOMG!!!, dinner with the folks, then bar w/ da sister.
12/24 -- Emigration canyon walk, Dinner w/ family, sleeping over at Felecia's Parents house, and possible present openings. I CAN HOPE!
12/25 -- XMAS time! w00t! morning at Felecia's parents house, then the long road to Tooele to my parents house. Should be a full day of food/presents/boozahol.
After that I will probably fritter my days away in the snow and outdoors. If I do anything super exciting, I will be sure to write it down.
well, that be all for now.
Cheers and Merry Christmas!!!
What, you ask am I going to do in my time off? Well, let me fill you in on the grand plan.
12/22 -- Hiking to the Avenues Twin peaks, Movie possible w/wife, an evening with Jeremy/Amanda.
12/23 -- Church, City Creek walk, SISTER COMES IN TOWN ZOMG!!!, dinner with the folks, then bar w/ da sister.
12/24 -- Emigration canyon walk, Dinner w/ family, sleeping over at Felecia's Parents house, and possible present openings. I CAN HOPE!
12/25 -- XMAS time! w00t! morning at Felecia's parents house, then the long road to Tooele to my parents house. Should be a full day of food/presents/boozahol.
After that I will probably fritter my days away in the snow and outdoors. If I do anything super exciting, I will be sure to write it down.
well, that be all for now.
Cheers and Merry Christmas!!!
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Explore the abyss
I found a really cool website today called "Explore the abyss" (URL: http://www.exploretheabyss.com/). My whole life I have been fascinated by the creatures of the deep, so I have been spending a lot of time looking at the photos. It's pretty interesting that we have only really explored a mere fraction of the ocean, makes me wonder what cool creature we will find next.
keep it real Argyropelecus
keep it real Argyropelecus
Sunday, December 2, 2007
been a while
Wow, I haven't update this is quite some time. Here is a quick refresh of the last 6 months.
New Job. Left iBahn, went to Mediconnect (Same area, different building)
New desire to shed the beer belly and get back outdoors. went on less hikes than I thought I would, but still did more outdoors in the last 6 months than I did all of last year. Also, I have a good exercise routine down, which is really going to help during the dark months of winter.
Sister moved to Seattle, which sucks, but I am happy she is in a bigger better city w/ BF and new jorb.
I have been actively learning new Database stuff lately, esp. w/ the new job I have had to come up to speed on Oracle, Analysis Services, and SSIS. I have really come to dislike SSIS, it just seems to be as kludgey and crappy as DTS. but that's a whole separate blog.
Other than that, Felecia and I have been staying busy with work, hiking, and general fun.
New Job. Left iBahn, went to Mediconnect (Same area, different building)
New desire to shed the beer belly and get back outdoors. went on less hikes than I thought I would, but still did more outdoors in the last 6 months than I did all of last year. Also, I have a good exercise routine down, which is really going to help during the dark months of winter.
Sister moved to Seattle, which sucks, but I am happy she is in a bigger better city w/ BF and new jorb.
I have been actively learning new Database stuff lately, esp. w/ the new job I have had to come up to speed on Oracle, Analysis Services, and SSIS. I have really come to dislike SSIS, it just seems to be as kludgey and crappy as DTS. but that's a whole separate blog.
Other than that, Felecia and I have been staying busy with work, hiking, and general fun.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Commute
Can I just say how sick and feckin' tired I am of people driving and the commute in general?!?!?
Jebus Cristo, I even drive the opposite way of the main traffic (morning = N -> S, Evening S-> N), and I still cannot seem to break out of the dumb-asshatery that is most Utah drivers. I mean really, does it take that much common fuckin' sense that if you are going slow in the fast lane and someone comes up behind you going much faster that you should get out of the way? I personally wouldn't think so, but then I can use my brain and drive at the same time. This and soooo many other annoyances are driving me out of my car and onto my bike. Yeah, I figure since I shelled out the cash for a new cycle I should get the most out of it. SO, my plan goes something like this: In the morning I will cycle down to the Ball park trax station and ride it down to 100th south, then I can ride my bike over to the Jordan river park system, and then right to my work. Then, coming home, I can just reverse that order. W00T! Ok, so... lets see.. uhm... how much is a trax pass.. Ok, UTA will tell me. uh, click, click, fares, click... FUCK ME SIDEWAYS SALLY! $50! Are you fucking joking me? Sweet Mary, that is about half of my monthly gas allowance.
Lets do some MATH.
Andy sets aside $120 for gas to get him everywhere. (yeah, I drive an SUV.... fuck off.)
so if I half my gas needs to say $60 a month, and then purchase a trax pass for $50... hmm... I save a whopping $10 a month if I Trax it up to work. gee... thanks UTA, you make it so appetizing to want to use trax.
well, I still think I am going to do it. or at least try for a while. Even with the minimal saving, I still would rather deal with UTA than drive through another rush hour.
Jebus Cristo, I even drive the opposite way of the main traffic (morning = N -> S, Evening S-> N), and I still cannot seem to break out of the dumb-asshatery that is most Utah drivers. I mean really, does it take that much common fuckin' sense that if you are going slow in the fast lane and someone comes up behind you going much faster that you should get out of the way? I personally wouldn't think so, but then I can use my brain and drive at the same time. This and soooo many other annoyances are driving me out of my car and onto my bike. Yeah, I figure since I shelled out the cash for a new cycle I should get the most out of it. SO, my plan goes something like this: In the morning I will cycle down to the Ball park trax station and ride it down to 100th south, then I can ride my bike over to the Jordan river park system, and then right to my work. Then, coming home, I can just reverse that order. W00T! Ok, so... lets see.. uhm... how much is a trax pass.. Ok, UTA will tell me. uh, click, click, fares, click... FUCK ME SIDEWAYS SALLY! $50! Are you fucking joking me? Sweet Mary, that is about half of my monthly gas allowance.
Lets do some MATH.
Andy sets aside $120 for gas to get him everywhere. (yeah, I drive an SUV.... fuck off.)
so if I half my gas needs to say $60 a month, and then purchase a trax pass for $50... hmm... I save a whopping $10 a month if I Trax it up to work. gee... thanks UTA, you make it so appetizing to want to use trax.
well, I still think I am going to do it. or at least try for a while. Even with the minimal saving, I still would rather deal with UTA than drive through another rush hour.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
New Bike
I got a new bike on Friday, used a chunk of money from my bonus to get it. I did a bit of research before going and I am happy with my choice, I just wish I wasn't hung over today so I could go for a ride. My final decision on the bike came down the trek 6000, it was mid-range price wise and it had all the features I was looking for. So, yeah, I am looking forward to commuting via train/bike. Feck off Oil Barons!
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Logical Andy gate
Listening to: Chelsea Hotel By Leonard Cohen
Well, here I am again at the threshold of a new job. Tomorrow is my last day at iBahn, and as I look back on the past year, I have come to a number of conclusions and discoveries.
Numero Uno: Work to live, live to play
With work comes Money and with money comes fun. But, you have to remember to give yourself breaks to get out and enjoy the finer things in life. if you get stuck in a job that doesn't give you much free time you need to analyze if this is really what you want to do. Money is not worth it if you cannot live.
Number Zwei: Never back down to a good challenge.
This is what drives ingenuity and sparks creative thinking. I have been lucky to have been placed into a place where i was challenged on a regular basis, and I think I proven myself under some very stressful conditions.
Number 00000011: Documentation IS important.
I cannot remember how many times I wrote code too late and too sloppy to be readable in the clear light of day. I finally learned how important it is to write at least a few comments on what I have done and where I left off. became very sick of re-writing code because I couldn't figure out just what in the hell I was trying to do. :)
The most important thing I have learned though, is never let a job suck your soul. No money is worth being a slave to a corporation. Freedom is paramount to a successful life.
Cheers
Well, here I am again at the threshold of a new job. Tomorrow is my last day at iBahn, and as I look back on the past year, I have come to a number of conclusions and discoveries.
Numero Uno: Work to live, live to play
With work comes Money and with money comes fun. But, you have to remember to give yourself breaks to get out and enjoy the finer things in life. if you get stuck in a job that doesn't give you much free time you need to analyze if this is really what you want to do. Money is not worth it if you cannot live.
Number Zwei: Never back down to a good challenge.
This is what drives ingenuity and sparks creative thinking. I have been lucky to have been placed into a place where i was challenged on a regular basis, and I think I proven myself under some very stressful conditions.
Number 00000011: Documentation IS important.
I cannot remember how many times I wrote code too late and too sloppy to be readable in the clear light of day. I finally learned how important it is to write at least a few comments on what I have done and where I left off. became very sick of re-writing code because I couldn't figure out just what in the hell I was trying to do. :)
The most important thing I have learned though, is never let a job suck your soul. No money is worth being a slave to a corporation. Freedom is paramount to a successful life.
Cheers
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