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Identity
I’m still trying to take better care and control of my Internet identity. I started this week by finally creating an avatar that I like, based off of a photo I took. It’s up on my Flickr page. I also turned my Flickr Photostream back on in the sidebar on this page, since I’m trying [...]
Certifications
I’ve been thinking a lot about technical certifications. Recently I got my certification in ITIL v2 Foundations (paid for by the company I work for) and that’s what started me on this path. I always saw certifications as a way for people to pretend that they were more competent than they truly were. (Incidentally, this [...]
MST3K: Turkey Day Marathon
Every year I say that I’m going to do a MST3K Marathon on Thanksgiving, but I never follow through. This year, I’ve once again decided to do a marathon – but this year I’m going to pull it off! I don’t have to work on Friday, so I’ll be able to take all night if [...]
Hey Look, Lists
Borrowed from Arthur C. Smith’s Blog, by way of a couple of other people. This first one is just to highlight the movies you’ve seen. 1. Star wars (1977), star wars episode v: the empire strikes back (1980) 2. The godfather (1972), the godfather part ii (1974) 3. The shawshank redemption (1994) 4. Pulp fiction [...]
Competent Heroes
I was pondering my process of creating characters tonight during my walk around town, and I think I realized why I have such a fondness for the Doctor Who world and character. I love how the Doctor and basically everyone he associates with is bright, capable, and competent at what they do. This differs from [...]
Sum Up (Again)
I need to start writing more, just so I can avoid writing these clichéd ‘honest I really mean to write but real life and I’m a slacker blah blah blah’ posts. I think one of the biggest reasons I haven’t been posting anything for the last few weeks is that I’m really working too hard [...]
Holiday Weekends
It seems that holiday weekends, though longer, foster in me an intense desire to loaf off and not get anything done. I have so much stuff to get caught up, and with an extra day this weekend I was hoping to find some time to do said catching up. But when I sat down to [...]
Tidbits
There is a streetlight on the road uphill from my apartment that only stays lit for a few seconds at a time. Recently I’ve been walking about a mile and a half around my neighborhood at around 10:00 PM every night, and lately the moon has been waning and it’s quite dark out at night. [...]
Excuses
As with every post here lately, this one will just be a bunch of excuses. The reality of my situation right now is that my day job has been so hard on me lately that the times I do have free at home are just spent recuperating – especially on the weekend. I have been [...]
Movie Stuff
A topic that comes up when I’m watching movies with other people is that I regret the death of the pre-film credits. Everyone tells me I’m crazy, but I think they’d be singing another tune if they were MST3K fans. I mean, a huge amount of riffing is possible during the credits, and for some [...]
