Recently, I’ve started using Instant Messaging software again after a long hiatus. I stopped using it (for a variety of reasons) shortly after I left college (back in 2001). Now that I’m back “on IM,” there’s some things I’ve noticed – some of which I used to do myself, but that now just annoy me.… Continue reading Long-term Away Messages
Boot to the Head
Some people are going to be totally lost when they see this. I was NOT one of those people. I literally laughed so hard I fell out of my chair. The images in this skit were taken from the game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for the Nintendo DS, and the soundtrack is from a skit… Continue reading Boot to the Head
Happy New Year – Reflections for 2008
Well, another year has come and gone. The Earth has finished another full revolution of sol. (More or less… see: solar vs sidereal year.) It feels like just yesterday that I was welcoming the arrival of 2007… or was it 2006? I’ve not been 100% about writing a post on New Year’s Day. Still, the… Continue reading Happy New Year – Reflections for 2008
Back Home to SPAM
Well, it was a long week, but I’m back home… and now the dreaded moment arrives, when I open my email to discover… 2,414 new messages. Almost all of these are SPAM. I had thought of checking my email while I was away, but when I access my email via webmail, I lose the services… Continue reading Back Home to SPAM
Away for Christmas
I’ll be away during the next week for Christmas, so don’t expect many posts (if any). But fear not! When I return I will undoubtably have lots of fun pictures to share from the snowy land of New England. (Why did all the snow have to miss me??)