Every year, my family starts to ask for Christmas lists earlier and earlier. This year, I’ve had several things that have popped into my head, but I keep forgetting to write them down. Most of the things I’m interested in are cheaper online, so I usually try to provide links (along with applicable coupon codes)…
I played in the blogger poker tournament that I mentioned a few posts back on Sunday. It was pretty fun. I started at a table with DrPauly, a very well-known poker blogger and played with him until he busted out early. There were 1337 entrants (I shit you not…I’ve got the screenshot to prove it)…
The youth service thing that we’re trying to implement at church is going… I won’t say how well it’s going, because we’ve only done it twice. We had 6 youth the first week and 7 youth the second week. The age range is so hard to get engaged at 10:30am, but we’re trying. My minister…
It’s always heartbreaking when I’m trying to do a data recovery for someone who didn’t back up any of their data and I turn the drive on to hear it repeatedly make a noise along the lines of *scraaaaatch* *ping* *scraaaaatch* *ping*.
I just finished interviewing someone for a part-time academic hourly position for one of the NSF Centers here. They don’t really have anyone technical, so I’m asked to handle that portion of the interview every six months or so. It’s really frustrating because no one who comes in wants to work for what they’re offering…
I like playing poker…there’s a certain mathematical aspect to it that I like. I don’t play very often and when I do, it’s rarely for money, but I found this from Wil Wheaton and decided to sign up…it’s free if you meet the eligibility requirements: I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger…
I didn’t sleep well last night. I wasn’t sleepy, so I didn’t head to bed until 1AM, then I didn’t fall asleep until well after 2. I’ve got to take Daniel to daycare, my car to Worden-Martin’s service department, come back home to shower, then go to work. I have to take Daniel to Tinley…
I started reading this book about two weeks ago. Blue like Jazz by Donald Miller. It’s an interesting look at Christian Spirituality…he calls it Christian Spirituality rather than Christianity because of the negative image that society has toward “Christians”. It really hits home on a lot of things and every chapter seems like he’s writing…
I think I’ve managed to get myself appointed as the Youth Leader at my church…I had asked about helping out with the Senior High youth group, as our pastor was going to step down as leader of that group and the next thing I know, I’m in charge of a new worship service aimed at…
The potential interview that I mentioned in my previous post has been scheduled! It’s a two hour interview, broken into an interview with the search committee and then an informal interview with a bunch of other CITES people. Time to start brushing up on the CITES org chart.