Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Month: May 2005

  • Opens Doors

    Having the university degree makes me much more marketable as someone who can successfully navigate one of the most difficult beaucracies ever devised and replicated. See more progress on: get a degree

  • A New Start

    A cough and distant talking stole Makai’s attention. “Sohjie…. We have company.” He listened intently for more sounds coming from the other side of the heavy oak door. Sohjie placed the herb jar back on the shelf. They took up positions on either side of the door. It opened painfully slowly. An drunk man with…

  • Blogging Poses New Workplace Issues

    From NPR: “Blogging is a favorite pastime for many tech-savvy writers. But when the subject of the blogs veers into the workplace, employers have been less enthusiastic. Los Alamos Labs is red-faced after an employee revealed security concerns in a blog. And Delta has fired a flight attendant for leggy photos on her web journal.”…

  • Some Unanswered Questions

    Do you think people of mixed racial backgrounds are attractive? (I enjoy answering the questions at okcupid.com.) If you were the only person that knew that a guest had died on the way to a wedding, would you tell the bride and groom?

  • IE is not safe. FireFox is not safe. Netscape is dead (long live Netscape). What is left? Opera? Lynx?

  • Wit and Charm

    “You are a known for your wit and charm.” That almost put me on the floor laughing.

  • Walking today after work, I reached an epiphany. We needed a light switch rave!! Strongbad on Techno Sing along: The system is down…. The system is down…. The system is down…. The system is down…. The system is down…. The system is down…. Do-duh-doo-doo!! Do-duh-doo-doo!! Do-duh-doo-doo!! Do-duh-doo-doo!!

  • Time Traveler Convention

    Sent this to some people at work last week for laughs. We need you to help PUBLICIZE the event so that future time travelers will know about the convention and attend. This web page is insufficient; in less than a year it will be taken down when I graduate, and futhermore, the World Wide Web…

  • Happy Mother’s Day

    Kids are often deemed to be an intense responsibility which lasts for decades. Children also provide wonderful opportunities for entertainment. From the cute things they learn as infants to the idiot things they do as teenagers, children make life more interesting for parents. I am just glad my mom suffered through all of that with…