He'll save children but not the British children
Washington, Washington. Twelve stories high, made of radiation.
Kevin, a long-time Tennessee friend that moved to Madison two years ago, joined me,
maypirate, homoshiroi and Joel for dinner at Sa Bai Thong Wednesday night. Much merriment was had, as all five of us share the same unglued sense of humor. Kevin and Joel had much in common: They both like GURPS, lasers and SCIENCE!
One of the coolest things about Madison's bus system (other than the fact that it's worth using, unlike Nashville's) is that every bus has a bike rack on the front. I've been riding my bike the half mile from my house to the bus stop, catching the #4 or #47 bus to the Capitol, then riding my bike the few remaining blocks to work. It's worked out very well... except today I was feeling cocky and decided to bike all the way home. That was more than a little terrifying for a guy who has never biked in traffic before. Granted, it's only a three mile jaunt in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, but STILL! I think I'll stick to the bus, at least during rush hour. (Yes, I did read up on the bike laws before I ventured forth.)
Oh yeah, speaking of work! It's a six-week office assistant gig for a life insurance company. My job consists of migrating document images from one archive system to another. There's really nothing much more to say about it. Imagine eight hours a day of "copy, paste, repeat" and you'll have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing. It's terribly dull, but I can't complain. My coworkers are all nice and I get paychecks. My search for more permanent work continues, as this is merely a temporary reprieve from unemployment.
In more geeky news, I finally got into the beta test for Champions Online! It's more or less City of Heroes Version 2.0 and so naturally I've been excited about it for many months. I'm impatiently waiting for the 3.5GB game client to download at this very moment. If anyone's interested I will share as much about my experiences as I can without breaking the non-disclosure agreement.
P.S. There are a bunch of turkeys making lots of noise outside my window. HEY HEY KEEP IT DOWN YOU TURKEYS!!
Kevin, a long-time Tennessee friend that moved to Madison two years ago, joined me,
maypirate, homoshiroi and Joel for dinner at Sa Bai Thong Wednesday night. Much merriment was had, as all five of us share the same unglued sense of humor. Kevin and Joel had much in common: They both like GURPS, lasers and SCIENCE!One of the coolest things about Madison's bus system (other than the fact that it's worth using, unlike Nashville's) is that every bus has a bike rack on the front. I've been riding my bike the half mile from my house to the bus stop, catching the #4 or #47 bus to the Capitol, then riding my bike the few remaining blocks to work. It's worked out very well... except today I was feeling cocky and decided to bike all the way home. That was more than a little terrifying for a guy who has never biked in traffic before. Granted, it's only a three mile jaunt in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, but STILL! I think I'll stick to the bus, at least during rush hour. (Yes, I did read up on the bike laws before I ventured forth.)
Oh yeah, speaking of work! It's a six-week office assistant gig for a life insurance company. My job consists of migrating document images from one archive system to another. There's really nothing much more to say about it. Imagine eight hours a day of "copy, paste, repeat" and you'll have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing. It's terribly dull, but I can't complain. My coworkers are all nice and I get paychecks. My search for more permanent work continues, as this is merely a temporary reprieve from unemployment.
In more geeky news, I finally got into the beta test for Champions Online! It's more or less City of Heroes Version 2.0 and so naturally I've been excited about it for many months. I'm impatiently waiting for the 3.5GB game client to download at this very moment. If anyone's interested I will share as much about my experiences as I can without breaking the non-disclosure agreement.
P.S. There are a bunch of turkeys making lots of noise outside my window. HEY HEY KEEP IT DOWN YOU TURKEYS!!