So, a friend at work (my pt job writing - no word on a solid full-time coding gig, yet) told me about a seminar at Google in Fremont. They're going to be talking about their applications. Since Google is one of the big names in cloud computing, I am expecting to find out more about a dev's life in the cloud, but we'll see. Right now, I'm just expecting information on technologies I love.
It's hard being exiled to MS-only environments. If it weren't for school, where I'm working on PHP and home, where I work in Eclipse/Java, I'd be stuck in the MS-worldview. That would be just too, too sad.
But it's a happy day. I moved from waitlist to definite seat at the seminar Monday night.
Hey, suddenly, life is good. :)
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Halloween approaches
Finally sent out an invite for a halloween party. Since my DH will be working as the zombie host for a haunted house, leaving Halloween night at 9pm, it'll be nice to have company - assuming anyone comes!
My cousin is in town, and I'm hoping that she and her husband can make it to the party, but I'm not sure. I don't have her email address at work, so I will send her the invite when I get home tonight.
Right now, the menu for the event looks like I'll have one non-vegetarian stew (probably a beef stew) and an Indian vegetable stew. I'll make brown and white rice, and my DH's favorite bread. For dessert, I found a chai-spiced mango bread pudding that looks worth a try, and it's not high calorie, which is a very good thing. I've had a couple of pretty good days so far, and I want to stay on track to get some of this extra weight off so I can enjoy Thanksgiving.
Looking forward to wearing jeans that don't bite! :)
My cousin is in town, and I'm hoping that she and her husband can make it to the party, but I'm not sure. I don't have her email address at work, so I will send her the invite when I get home tonight.
Right now, the menu for the event looks like I'll have one non-vegetarian stew (probably a beef stew) and an Indian vegetable stew. I'll make brown and white rice, and my DH's favorite bread. For dessert, I found a chai-spiced mango bread pudding that looks worth a try, and it's not high calorie, which is a very good thing. I've had a couple of pretty good days so far, and I want to stay on track to get some of this extra weight off so I can enjoy Thanksgiving.
Looking forward to wearing jeans that don't bite! :)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Mad Hatter Day
Next year, if all goes well, I want to have a Mad Hatter Day party. Mad Hatter Day was actually yesterday. See http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ari/madHatter.html for a wonderful description of this holiday.
Looks like a Halloween Party is going to happen after all. I was worried that I'd be too busy with work and school to help my DH out, and he has so much on his plate already with prepping for Santa photos and prospective jobs, and working as a zombie host at a haunted house. However, he said he'd still like to go through with it since he has to leave on Halloween night to head to the haunted house at 9pm for their last night of frights. This way, there'll be people there with me to give candy to the kids and keep me company.
Second week of school, and only a few exercises done. I will need to step it up if I am going to do well in my classes.
Yesterday was a good day for diet, though not much exercise. Today, I'll walk to school and then down to a party at the Hyatt afterward to gawk at expensive condos that a friend is selling above the hotel. Not a bad day. :)
Looks like a Halloween Party is going to happen after all. I was worried that I'd be too busy with work and school to help my DH out, and he has so much on his plate already with prepping for Santa photos and prospective jobs, and working as a zombie host at a haunted house. However, he said he'd still like to go through with it since he has to leave on Halloween night to head to the haunted house at 9pm for their last night of frights. This way, there'll be people there with me to give candy to the kids and keep me company.
Second week of school, and only a few exercises done. I will need to step it up if I am going to do well in my classes.
Yesterday was a good day for diet, though not much exercise. Today, I'll walk to school and then down to a party at the Hyatt afterward to gawk at expensive condos that a friend is selling above the hotel. Not a bad day. :)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
work and school
It is so hard getting used to being back in school after just a few weeks off. I have a ton of homework and regular work and am even attempting to work on an independent project with a friend. All this is getting to me, and making me a bit cranky. It doesn't help that I'm stress eating, and need to cut that out immediately! I have to go home for Thanksgiving, and I don't want to roll down to LA, so I'd better get it together fast!
My hubby is working as a zombie host for a haunted house, so our schedule together is pretty difficult, too. He's coming into the city tonight, and I'll get to see him for a couple of days, and then he's off Thurs->Saturday working his magic for the audience at the haunted house. He's such a good actor that it makes it easier not getting to go to the theater (no $$ for such things these days) when he can actually perform! I have to go to the house sometime and see him in action.
Went to a talk at Molbak's about what we should be doing now, and then in March and then in May wrt our tomato plants. I was planning on coming back to the city after a meeting on the eastside on Thursday, but I may go back to the house if only to get the hoses up and prep the ground for some serious digging and prepping for the winter. I'm sure our neighbors would be pleased if we did something with the mess of a garden we have out there now. If we prep while the weather is nice (sunny and cold) as opposed to when the rains come, it'll be easier. Doing some work outside would be good for me in that it would keep me out of the kitchen!
Well, back to real work. I have to be here until 5:30pm today, but then I head home to see my DH.
My hubby is working as a zombie host for a haunted house, so our schedule together is pretty difficult, too. He's coming into the city tonight, and I'll get to see him for a couple of days, and then he's off Thurs->Saturday working his magic for the audience at the haunted house. He's such a good actor that it makes it easier not getting to go to the theater (no $$ for such things these days) when he can actually perform! I have to go to the house sometime and see him in action.
Went to a talk at Molbak's about what we should be doing now, and then in March and then in May wrt our tomato plants. I was planning on coming back to the city after a meeting on the eastside on Thursday, but I may go back to the house if only to get the hoses up and prep the ground for some serious digging and prepping for the winter. I'm sure our neighbors would be pleased if we did something with the mess of a garden we have out there now. If we prep while the weather is nice (sunny and cold) as opposed to when the rains come, it'll be easier. Doing some work outside would be good for me in that it would keep me out of the kitchen!
Well, back to real work. I have to be here until 5:30pm today, but then I head home to see my DH.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
On again off again
School is finally out, and I did well, though it was tougher to get to the finish line than I expected. I'm enjoying web development, but have my doubts about its ability to help me find a job when I'm through. The process of working on development projects while I'm out of work, though, is a good thing. It keeps me in the industry, even though I'm paying for the privilege instead of getting paid. That's the kicker.
There's a chance I'll have some work on a project basis soon. School has been good for giving me some sort of schedule, but having work and real deadlines will be good for me. It's amazing how easy it has been for me to slack off in just a few months.
I'm creating a work-related site. It won't be a blog, per se, but more of a showcase for projects I do either for school or work as an advertisement of sorts for my services. I've gotten the name "codestress", and will use that as my domain name. A friend from school created a logo for me, and I'm going to work on that site as soon as I find out about the project that may come my way for work.
I had an altercation with a stick blender, and the blender won. I have an injured index finger that is bloody and painful, but the doctor said it should heal on its own in about a month. For now, I'm going to change my bandage, clean off my keyboard, and head to bed.
Good night!
There's a chance I'll have some work on a project basis soon. School has been good for giving me some sort of schedule, but having work and real deadlines will be good for me. It's amazing how easy it has been for me to slack off in just a few months.
I'm creating a work-related site. It won't be a blog, per se, but more of a showcase for projects I do either for school or work as an advertisement of sorts for my services. I've gotten the name "codestress", and will use that as my domain name. A friend from school created a logo for me, and I'm going to work on that site as soon as I find out about the project that may come my way for work.
I had an altercation with a stick blender, and the blender won. I have an injured index finger that is bloody and painful, but the doctor said it should heal on its own in about a month. For now, I'm going to change my bandage, clean off my keyboard, and head to bed.
Good night!
Monday, July 13, 2009
back from hiatus
Well, I've been to NYC and back again. School has started and I'm swamped with good work. It is fun getting some new skills and becoming more excited about technology. It seemed like such a drudge for a while, but now it's a lot of fun again, and I'm so glad!
Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I have Mon/Wed/Fri to take care of other things. So, eventually, when I'm not giving into my natural laziness, I should be able to get a bit of work done around the house.
Saw UP this past weekend with my husband. I expected funny, but I didn't expect touching. I was tearing up more than once during a cartoon! Who'd a thunk it? It was wonderful, and I'm glad we went - even though I had a ton of homework to complete, and didn't really have the time. It's good to do non-work things together every once in a while to remember that we got married because we enjoy spending time together!
Nothing much else is new. Hopefully, my new found excitement in technology will result in some work coming my way soon, and life can go back to what I used to see as "normal".
Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I have Mon/Wed/Fri to take care of other things. So, eventually, when I'm not giving into my natural laziness, I should be able to get a bit of work done around the house.
Saw UP this past weekend with my husband. I expected funny, but I didn't expect touching. I was tearing up more than once during a cartoon! Who'd a thunk it? It was wonderful, and I'm glad we went - even though I had a ton of homework to complete, and didn't really have the time. It's good to do non-work things together every once in a while to remember that we got married because we enjoy spending time together!
Nothing much else is new. Hopefully, my new found excitement in technology will result in some work coming my way soon, and life can go back to what I used to see as "normal".
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Just chillin'
Rob Brezsny does it again:
The books of psychologist Carl Jung provide crucial insights into the nature of the unconscious mind. To the degree that I have any skill in deciphering the part of human intelligence that works in mysterious, secretive ways, I owe a great debt to him. I want to tell you an anecdote about him that may be useful. Once, as an adult, Jung took a break from work to go strolling on a beach. While meandering, he was overcome with a spontaneous impulse to build things as he did when he was a kid. He gathered some stones and sticks and used them to construct a miniature scene, including a church. As he finished, he was visited by a flood of novel intuitions about his life. He concluded that his childlike play had called forth these revelations from his unconscious mind. I suggest you try a similar tack, Gemini: To access important information that your deep mind has been sequestering, go play a while.I am feeling rather burned out in the job search. After so many years doing the same thing, I'm actually glad I have time for a little bit of a break - not too much, or the stress of not working will be too great - but enough so that I can get excited again about programming, technology and all the things that kept me going for so long. Right now, I just want to enjoy the summer weather and novels and spending time with the ones I love. Hopefully, my "deep mind" will show me some direction after this little respite. At least, I hope so.
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