"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Category Archives for Personal
Let’s get daggy
A couple of years ago I used a Zip drive for back ups. I hooked it up again last weekend to see what was on the stack of Zip disks. Not a whole lot, it turned out, but I did … Continue reading
Me, me, me x 43
I’m gonna party like it’s my birthday. Cause it is. Sorry for the mess around here, but I’m never going to finish it if I don’t just go live and fix it as we go along. So, comments are unstyled, … Continue reading
Ceci n’est pas un midlife crisis
I’ve been going on about ‘monumental change’ since the start of the year, but to be honest I had and still have little idea what kind of change exactly. I’ve given up on growing up, it just isn’t going to … Continue reading
How I spent my Easter vacation, part 1
The best thing about having a break is going out without the sense of urgency I normally feel. I do not have to hurry. I can take my time, walk slowly. First I booked an appointment with a health spa … Continue reading
Break
11 days no alarm, no commute, no delays, no meetings, nobody whistling through their teeth out of tune, no last minute food shopping, no early nights… what bliss.
Shoot me, shoot me now
Um… I just found my wallet. In my fatigues’ leg pocket. Which I only put on today, so I must have slipped the wallet in this morning and promptly forgot about it. This is the state of my brain this … Continue reading
Fill in profane title here
Last night I lost my wallet with my bank card, my Mastercard, my Visa, my Amex, my work I.D., tons of other cards and, thankfully, only 30 Euro in cash. I haven’t lost a wallet in 30 years, because I’m … Continue reading
‘You get Hoynes!’
[rant deleted] Sorry, I am having a total meltdown.
Blame the Dutch
The plaintive call of my mobile wakes me up early this morning, not quite 5 am. I open my eyes and find myself gazing into my stalwart laptop still spinning my West Wing S2 DVD. Closing the lid puts it … Continue reading
