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*sigh* Let's not forget this would be a fairly high gamble for the entry cost vs possible continued use.. Maybe I'll buy a deck on fleabay... yeah.. that might be good.]]> General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=813 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:57:44 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=811 BC Surf shop over on the bottom/dillards side. Nice joint but the aging skater there running the joint seemed a little put off that I came in wanting to know about "this longboarding stuff". Yes.. a longboard over a regular skateboard. I am not that stupid to think I am going to be doing sweet jumps.. I just want to cruise around on a 'sidewalk surfboard'. I am very apprehensive about the flex these boards have.. I mean I am no Yasmine Bleeth so that's a factor. In an odd turn of events the guy advocated I go home and read up/watch videos to figure out what sort of riding I want to do... down hill speedsters... tricks... massive carving action.. etc.

To say the least I was thrown off by his approach. I mean I was pretty well set on getting something and to advocate not doing it yet was a peculiar business model. If he would have said "this board won't break under your fat ass and is a good all around board" I would have happily turned over my card and stocked up on a helmet, elbow and knee pads, and a universal skate tool. I have to say I am strangely desire to go back and demand he takes my irrationally spent money now to show him up.

Tonight I'll be off to Wake and Skate over off 168th and Center to see what's up there... it'll probably be more commercial and less authentic of an experience as BC Surf shop but I'll see.

I found flex 1 = good weight support... and saw a guy in Wyoming that made a near flex 0 custom board.. he didn't seem interesting in selling them. Lame.

In other news I wrote a bomb ass 'professional summary' and cover letter. The latter was finished about 1am and I'll see tonight if it was worth the salt. If so then it's off to applying for a new job.

Finally I took time to reflect that July 27th, 2007 about 12.10pm I was sitting in the corner of the cafeteria with the regular gang at work when I got that horrible call. As per every year since then - shit's on watch between July 27th and August 13th. The world sucks.]]> General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=811 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:04:58 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=809 General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=809 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:56:36 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=808 iwl.me aka 'I write Like Me' has a text analyzer... I threw in some of my blog posts and got this dingus. Cory Doctorow. "[...] is a Canadian blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who serves as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing". Ah.. yeah.. I don't know about that.]]> General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=808 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:27:06 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=806
FYI that's a decent survival tip for the zombie apocalypse. Humid mornings you can get some water by having enclosed gutters collect the moisture. ]]> General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=806 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:12:12 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=804
SGWIL@MW2 guy indicated it was all the section-8 folk and threw some over tones about "those people". Greaaaaaaaaat.]]> General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=804 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:03:53 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=802 General http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=802 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:02:43 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=800 So after Mark's near melt down, BJ's deflated self esteem (stupid CCAllocation beast he was working on for six months was the deal breaker yesterday), and my sense of 'fuuuuuck it' we regrouped today to review what work was left and if it was needed. Remember my project, and a whole slew of others, were put on "life support" or outright killed... so all the work we were doing really doesn't matter for these patches. Just small rivets to make the boat continue on down the river before we light her a flame.

It's funny that for the last three weeks someone (never heard of the contractor) wanted this environment called UAT updated. Hahaha.. well after bungles of attempting to figure out what (database, .net code, or both?) was needed more people started squawking about it (those being roped in for their systems). It's freaking hysterical. This contractor, who I'll call AJ, doesn't know what's happening. People can't get shit to test right.. they can't even get their stuff rolled in let alone figure out who to report these problems to. So I stepped in getting the roll in figured out (so I could move my crap and be done with it)... then saw a flurry of "Please advise" emails... Let me tell you I hate.. hate.. HATE when people throw out some comment and end with "please advise". Why folks do that I don't know... but instead of walking the thirty feet down to slap the guy I googled his error and sent some information... as well as made it clear I am not the one in charge.. oh well this nebulous "move to UAT" moves forward on it's on volition sans some head directing.

Thankfully I am off tomorrow.

Oh and I am totally going to be buying one of these: Stuffed Pedestrian Bear]]> Work http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=800 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:24:54 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=798
I leave all is peaceful and quiet.. I come back and hell broke loose since our 'tester' decided to find a bunch of crap.. again hours before we are going to put a bow on this damn patch and get ready for tonight. Seriously, how does he keep doing this? I thought Mark was going to whip around and shank him.

On other news Clompers wandered off with Falloutboy and I to chat. He'll be a good reference... and he says things are smelling like layoffs as well. Cest la vie. My apprehension about applying for a new job and that sort of life style change grows larger but I'll have to suck it up and get it done.]]> Work http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=798 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:54:32 -0500 http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=796 Work http://wangnet.org/index.php?itemid=796 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:21:20 -0500