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Free lunch

Christmas ideas

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Lunch Conversation

We went to Blackeyed Pea. It costs too much and it took an age. It took forever to get a table. Then to get our order, then to get the check. They were busy, but I’m sure one table next to us had 3 sets of people use it during our stay. We should only hit the place on off hours.

Gave us plenty of time to chat.

• Moves
• Movie critics
• Kermode
• Hoiytetoyty critics who only give high marks for foreign films in black and white.
• Ghost busters and memorizing the last 15 minutes of the show
• Books
• Some of the folks read up to high school and then quit because the books sucked
• I did not mention 50 Shades of Grey, too embarrassing to admit I’m reading it.
• Most classics suck
• Shakespeare would fail a Shakespeare class
• Libraries
• Dropping your kids off at the library.
• School libraries are hit or miss.
• Video games
• Something about gaming consoles
• Something about canceling ps4 order
• Made fun of the Wii’s name for a solid 10 minutes
• TV
• Dr Who
• The Arrow
• Someone shoot this guy.
• Quoting Milky Way commercials
• Chicken Fried everything!

New Office

Roof at the mall

Roof at the mall

Something

Something

Sleepy kitty

Old office. Soon to be replaced.

Elle's first trip to the attic

IT conversation

Them - I need a bunch of people to have access to these files.

Me - Great, who are they?

Them - I don’t know yet.

Me - Let me know when you do.

Them - I need it to happen right now.

Me - I can make the files available to everyone who has access to the system.

Them - No, that wouldn’t be secure.

Me - ... [no further argument offered]

Them - I’ll see what I can do.

Me - (not uttered aloud) I know what I can and can’t do in this situation.

I’ve had this conversation with maybe 5 different people in my career. Access vs security is literally an afterthought to people who have not worked in the IT or development fields I think. Normal people just don’t consider it until they are confronted with the dilemma above.

I tried to smile but that light is too bright.

Software Testers

People just don’t understand what software tests are supposed to do. Management just wants the numbers to fall to zero. they don’t care that this is not the purpose of testing. The purpose of testing is to expose bugs and anomalies in the software. Passing is not the goal.

Developers want to solve new problems, not hear about old ones.

Investors want money.

Customers want it to work forever and include all the newest innovations and security fixes.

Testers prey for a zombie apocalypse to ease the pain of their daily existence.

NyQuil and helicopters

Bad night

I woke up gagging on some vomit that had come up in my sleep. I suffer from acid reflux. This was one of the worse episodes I've ever had. The acid went down my wind pipe and made me choke.

The sounds that came from me reminded me of the gasping death scenes in movies. two dozen times I made that gasping noise followed by a gagging swallow. I swallowed a lot of air. That is a bad thing because I know what is coming next.

I stood in front of the sink because the toilet is just too low for me to use. I only had to wait for a minute. I then vomited in the sink. It was asnasty as any time I have ever done so. I had eaten chereos before going tobed. There are more annoying foods I could have eaten.

There is a dish brush near the sink that I keep there for just such emergencies. I used it and hot water to clean out the sink. also used the plunger to clear the drane. I looked in the mirror and decided the rest of the night would be better.

I took some stomach medicen and got some water from the kitchen. All was not so much well as done. At least I wasn't hung over or sick with the flue. I didn't have work the next day or later that day thank goodness.

My throat hurt for days. I probably sitll have some cheerios in my lungs.

Thanksgiving 2013

Went to the parent's place. Had a great meal and wonderful company.

Took Wednesday off and still ended up working half the day. This is a drag, but itis a good thing to be useful. I keep telling myself this anyway.

Watched more online video than a body has a right. It is bad because I could have gotten many other things done, but didn't. I got a couple videos shot, but nothing that anyone will want to watch if I"m honest. About normal.

Nearly went to TRF for the last day, but didn't. These things happen.

I am thankful for much including the list bellow

• Family
• The money to pay the bills
• Time to enjoy life

 My family defines me and includes my blood and my close friends.

The money to pay the bills is really only important because of the family thing.

I do not take enough time to enjoy life. I don't take vacation because it is more of a pain in the ass than it is worth. I would rather send my family on a vacation nd keep working just because I'm an asshole whether I go or stay.

All in all, pretty darned good time this weekend.

R & R

I did not get enough nice weather over the long weekend.