Dec 27
Over lunch I ran to Texaco to run my car through the car wash. I waited in line behind an SUV. The SUV entered their code and proceeded to drive into the wash. But she drove too far and drove over the wheel sensor. The wash started beeping constantly and signs started flashing that she should back up. Instead, she drove forward and out of the wash. So there I am, code in hand, with her wash incomplete and lights flashing for the non-existant car to back up. What did I do? I did what any cold-blooded american would have. I drove into the bay and stole her wash.
Dec 27
My circus train pulls through the night,
Full of lions and trapeze artists,
I’m done with elephants and clowns,
I want to run away and join the office.
- American Car by Mike Doughty
I’m hoping everyone had a good Christmas. Mine was fairly typical. Get sick, visit the relatives and such. I made a voyage to Madison to watch my brother graduate. I was surprised by the sprawling Madison campus. It was HUGE. I don’t know how any of those students get around without a car or bus ride.
I support it’s time for my annual gift rundown. So here it goes:
The wireless Logitech elite duo keyboard/mouse – A hot gift and ironically the same thing I had gotten my dad for christmas.
A cashmere scarf and a piece of artwork from my wonderful wife.
A toolbelt, bar clamps, and saw horse brackets from the Motylinski side of the family. I never thought I would be so happy to get such useful items. Although the 2×4s for the saw horses were not wrapped.
Dec 10
Screw November. Nothing really happened anyway. Thanksgiving was fine. Work has been stressful. Layoffs and re-orgs has made work a little less tolerable than it was prior. Our billable hours are now watched like hawks. It’s the third company in a row where this has happened so it’s not much of a surprise, I suppose.
On the computer front I picked up an Epson C82 photo printer which I absolutely love. It actually prints photo quality pictures without using a tank of ink. I also made the mistake of buying an ATI graphics card for my video games. blah. But if you haven’t experienced the raw violence of Grand Theft Auto 3 I suggest you try it. There’s nothing like being a completely ruthless vigilante with a bat and then running an ambulance route.
Courtney and I are going to Malta and Rome in January. As a perk of my job I won an all-expense paid trip to Europe for a week. It should be righteous. Although I’m already uptight about flying.
