This morning’s buscapades: I practiced “just-in-time” bus stop arrival this morning. Literally, I walked up to the bus stop and onto the bus. Not a second to spare. Once on, it was hot, hot, hot, hot, hot in there, and not in a good way. I used that “hot, hot, hot” line about my office … Read more
I awoke to a snow-filled outside, and settled into a day of working from home, as the university was operating under its adverse weather advisory today. My manager checked in at a little after 9:30, and she had gone into work, but not without incident. She did a 180° spin at an intersection, but fortunately … Read more
After a full eight hours of sleep, I greeted the day. I went to the gym from 5:00-6:00 PM, where I did 200 crunches, followed by 45 minutes on the treadmill. It felt good, and I need to get back to a more regular routine with regards to the gym. I also need to start … Read more
I started off my work day with a meeting with the Computing@NC State team. There wasn’t too much to cover and we finished in 40 minutes, instead of taking the entire hour. I put on final touches to my Twitter presentation, and shortly before I left to cross the street to the building in which … Read more
Some time overnight in the last couple of days, the Crown Fast Fare gas and convenience store near my house turned into a Han-dee Hugo’s. Then today, I noticed that the Crown on the corner of Hillsborough and Gorman has turned into a Han-dee Hugo’s. And not only that, but the gas station and convenience … Read more
My favorite tweet from today: melissasantos dear god, make me a bird so i can shit on this bitch’s head My work day started off with a staff meeting from 9:00–10:00. After a half-hour break, I conducted an interview of a colleague who recently put on an Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Fair, with … Read more
A definite passive-aggressive bus passenger play this morning. Things like this always fascinate me about people—what they could possibly be thinking and what in their lives has led to such a behavior pattern. So, at one of the stops at which both the Wolfline (NCSU’s bus line) and the CAT (the city’s bus line) stop, … Read more
Work affirmation: All state employees go through a 6-month probation period when they’re hired—”just in case things don’t work out.” This e-mail exchange took place on 02/05/09 between the personnel rep (Marilou) and my manager (Jude): Jude, John’s probation will be up on 3/15/09—if you have no objection, he will go permanent on that date. Marilou … Read more
I worked from home today, since I had no meetings and needed to run to my eye doctor’s during lunchtime to get my partially-rimless glasses fixed. I had them hanging from the collar of my shirt on Saturday, and when @justis hugged me at Helios, a wire snapped that holds the lenses in and the right … Read more
We slept in, until close to ten o’clock this morning. Yay. I put on a pot of coffee and made a cheddar, turkey sausage, and ham omelet for us, accompanied by a side order of toast. Pretty good stuff, if I may say so myself. I read a little bit of Stiff this afternoon and … Read more