Halloween is tomorrow... I remember at one point liking this holiday... that must have been when I was a little kid and got to dress up as Batman and run around collecting candy from strangers. Now I just see it as annoying... kids will be knocking on the door all night long wanting candy... I could just turn of my porch light, but from that point on I'd be referred to as the mean neighbor who doesn't hand out candy.
...and unfortunately this is just the start of the holiday season. =(
I went and saw The Ring last night... it was very good. Spooky, creepy, suspenseful... Personally I didn't think it was as scary as everyone else thought it was... that might be because I kind of built it up in my mind as being really super scary. Don't get me wrong... I had trouble going to bed that night, but I guess I was just a little disappointed. I need to go see it again just to try and absorb all of the great imagery that the movie throws at you. I definitely recommend you see it... and the fact that it has Naomi Watts in it doesn't hurt either. =O)
I'm supposed to go see 'The Ring' tonight. The movie is about a videotape that people watch, and afterwards they get a telephone call from someone/something that says they will die in 7 days. I've seen the previews on TV and read things online about it... it's supposed to scare the crap out of you. I'll make sure I let you know how it is.
...well I just got back from the dentist about an hour ago. Much to my relief all I had was a cavity. You have no idea how relieved I was... of course I know that my earlier fear was unwarranted... but I suppose it doesn't hurt to have some paralyzing fear every once in awhile.
...anyway... I'm in a really good mood now... I think I'll have to go somewhere nice for lunch to celebrate. hmm....
Damn.... tomorrow morning I have a dentist appointment. I HATE the dentist... more then your average person I think. Plus it's been awhile since I've been... so I'm kinda scared what he might find. Oh well... I suppose I shouldn't worry about it... at least until after I've been, and I get the bill. Oh and one more thing... the appointment is at 8:30 in the morning... nothing like starting the day off on a good note. I'll tell you how it goes tomorrow. If that is.... I make it out alive...
I just added something new to the blog... if you take a look under the Links section on the right you'll see a list of the music I'm currently listening to... What makes it really cool is that it automatically updates as I step through my playlist. It took a little while to get going but I think it was worth it... a big thanks goes out to girlie for helping me get the last part working. If you'd like to know how to do it you can go here to read her instructions.
I'm going to try and get serious about getting my MCSE certification. I've been slacking off about it for almost a year... it won't increase my pay where I work, but it would be a nice thing to have. My boss is paying for the whole thing... he's already paid for some books...now if I could just get him to pay for some classes I think I'd be set....
...hmm..I just upgraded to Movable Type Version 2.5... what does the new version do you might ask? I'm not really sure... I think it's supposed to make you filthy rich and make beautiful women dig ya'... at least that's what it said on the box. I have yet to be convinced.
I just recently became aware of a new artist, her name is Norah Jones and if you have any sense at all you'll go by her CD right now! Seriously though, she has a beautiful, soulful voice. It's nice to know that there are people who still like this kind of music.
Is the weekend over already? I guess so since I'm about half way through a Monday...I suppose it could just be a bad dream. Hmm...maybe I'll wake up from it and it will only be Saturday.
The title says it all... I put in some extra hours this week getting the bookmobile running on their new satalite system. Plus I didn't sleep very well last night for some reason. I'm looking forward to sleeping in...and no computer problems this weekend.
...why is it weekends are so damn short??
Well the bookmobile experiment went off almost without a hitch. At one of the stops the program they were using shutdown on them... not unusual they said for that stop. Oh well I guess even high speed satallite has it's limits.
I think for the most part though they're happy with it. Plus it's cheaper then the stuff they were using before.
well I'm getting ready to go out on the bookmobile for the first 'live' test of the satallite system. I'm not too nervous about it...plus someone else from my department will probably be there as well. I'll let you know how it goes once I get back.
....I was helping install a satellite dish on one of our bookmobiles at work today. The purpose was to get them high speed internet access out to the remote locations that they frequent. It went a little slower then expected but we got it all working. ...and we only had to skip lunch and work late to do it. I'll be going out with them tomorrow to make sure everything is working the way it should.
Even though we had to work late it was pretty fun. We ran into a few obstacles but worked through those and got it running... it's nice when it goes like that. With any luck tomorrow will go even better.