Tastytronic diary for smax

11 Oct 2008

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:46:13 -0700

I just got back from a 2 week vacation (with a little work) in New England. Toured NH, Maine, Vermont and a little Mass. Long trip, lot's of driving, but good overall. I have quite a few pictures including many of the Norlands (more). Their new house is great and so are they. Everyone out East, for the most part, seems to be doing good.

I am a little tired and I plan to be overworked for the next couple of weeks, but from what I hear, that's better than the alternative these days. It also snowed today, so a lot of outdoor activities will be not too possible for a bit. Could be worse. I like seeing snow, playing in snow and even walking in it. I'm debating on getting studded snow tires for my bicycle. It's hard to justify $60 worth of tires on a bike that was found in a dumpster.

Sounds like the diner folk are doing pretty good. I like hearing about these things.

17 Sep 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:53:45 -0700

I actually have plans to visit Alaska this winter. Specifically to do a little BC skiing around the Anchorage area. I'd be more than willing to meet someone I know but don't. =]

Busy times. N0rl@nds are in and enjoying their new house. I'll take pictures when I go. Physical therapy is working on my ankle. I plan to try an easy mtn bike ride tonight. Even went bouldering last night for a bit.

3 Sep 2008

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:33:02 -0700

I think they're scheduled to close on the house in the middle of this month. I'm headed there the 27th and they were planning on being moved in by then. I'll see if I can get an update, they visit my parents fairly often.

2 Sep 2008

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:41:19 -0700

It was 80+ until 2 days ago. Then the hail, rain and snow happened. I love living in the mountains. It'll warm back up in a day or two, but I'm going to enjoy the cold while it lasts. Mountains just look so good with a fresh frosting.

According to the MRI, after 2 months I still have a pretty badly bruised bone. There's a messy tendon still too. Hopefully in another month I'll be normal again. Yes, I know that's relative.

15 Aug 2008

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:31:02 -0700

Toastboy and his family will move into their new house in about a month. Look at all the grownups around here. I'm in a mental debate on when to sell my condo and what to do after that. Cabin in the weeds, a better condo, a new state? I need some time to travel and think.

It's finally starting to cool off in Utah. Much more pleasant. Salt Lake is almost tolerable. Going back to the above, if I stay here after this coming winter, I will need to plan on being some place else for about two months around July. Heat just makes me angry. My ankle isn't making me very happy either. I think the doctor was wrong and I did something to a tendon or two. It's been over a month and it still hurts and doesn't move right. I can't complain, life is still pretty darn good. For example, Utah attempted to audit me, turns out they owe me money. How often does that happen? Maine and the IRS do too. Lesson: always keep all your records for at least 7 years.

5 Aug 2008

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:20:08 -0700

Any web-nerds on the diner need work? I have some really big "side" projects I might need help with if anyone is interested. Specifically I need a hand with limited on-line storefronts. I've become very scared of the amount of work coming my way lately.

4 Aug 2008

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:52:07 -0700

Just looked into it. My cable modem has logs too. Pretty similar to what Inkblot posted below. Also, the EFF just posted their network monitoring freeware called Switzerland. I just found out about it and don't know if it does what you're looking for, but maybe.

Blvd, of course we think too much. What would you expect from a bunch of nerds? Now if only we could harness this over-thinking for the forces of good. =]

30 Jul 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:27:45 -0700

I think I might be afraid of strong m&ms. Why would I want stronger candy? What if they take over the world?

In high school, oreo ran a campaign asking people to call in to 1-800-eat-oreo and leave a message about how you eat your oreos. I decided to skew the results and called from as many pay-phones as possible (you were only allowed to call from one number, once) saying each time that I swallow them whole. I even got a friend involved. We probably called over 100 times each. One time my friend called, he got a real person. They asked his address and the sent him a t-shirt, a bag of oreos and a small plastic oreo figure. I still have the oreo figure in my kitchen. Never did hear if we effected the results. Probably got grouped into "other".

I think I have those two new ski web sites going live tonight. The dognotgone.com one is done and I still have one more to do asap. I've been working long hours and almost every day for the past two-three weeks on them. The sites aren't my best work, but considering how fast they were put together, they're almost impressive.

Also, it's hot in Utah and I'm still gimping around on a mediocre ankle. That mild mtn biking incident a few weeks ago. Bruised bone or something. Good thing you don't need your feet much to climb, well at least on severe overhangs.

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a apple." - not me

11 Jul 2008

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:02:57 -0700

Pedro, you're entirely too smart for television. Play dumb...

I don't think there's enough coffee for me to do the work I have to before the end of the month. 3 sites from scratch (including rebuilding admin interfaces) and finishing a 4th. Upon retrospect it probably wasn't a good idea to start painting my place right now. I was also on crutches for a couple days... stupid fragile body. I go to the doctor Tuesday to figure out what I did. It feels good enough to still go to the climbing festival in Lander, WY this weekend. Beer with Kev (from CPBC) will be nice.

27 Jun 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:01:08 -0700

Check engine light was nothing a $40 trip to the dealer couldn't handle. Silly people in Oregon can't put gas caps back on properly. I like to pump my own gas.