bleeding soon

so my doctor is making me get blood work done, i forget what all is being tested, but it’s related to my ADD and lack of sleep. so i’m sitting in a waiting room at a hospital, anticipating some nurse sticking me with some needle. this sort of thing used to terrify me, but my […]

so i lived

and i didn’t even get nauseous when i saw that the nurse had drawn three effing vials of blood. i did, however, ask, “am i going to live? don’t i need that stuff?” Technorati Tags: blood, bloodwork, hospital

it is 4:38 am for the last time

so it’s sunday morning, and it is not quite 5 am, and i am awake. at 5:30 am starts my very last starbucks shift, and it only goes until 9:30 am, at which time i’ll be done. done. starbucks was fun, but that feels great. yesterday i went bike shopping, since my new job is […]

flash

i am, at this very moment, i am having to re-learn how to use flash, which is now in version eight. the last time i used flash it was in version 4. things have changed. wow.

Evolutionary computer improves its hardware with genetic algorithms

Evolutionary computer improves its hardware with genetic algorithms: Cory Doctorow: Techies at the University of Oslo have built an evolutionary computer that changes its design using genetic algorithms to improve performance: What their hardware does is par up “genes” in the hardware to find the hardware design that is the most effective to accomplish the […]

embarassingly bad at blogging

latest news: i started a new job at imagenation, and i like it. i still work for starbucks; hopefully, one day, that will change. today was a wonderful 68 degrees fahrenheit and i walked to bazbaux from imagenation cause it’s that close and i saw a guy walking an italian greyhound and it made me […]

sheeeesh

so, my computer sucked for a while, but i finally fixed it, which required re-installing os x, from scratch, after doing a low-level HD wipe. then i couldn’t find my serial number for my blogging software (ecto) and so it’s been a good while since i posted. over a month?!!? wow! today i watched a […]

desire

when horrible monsters come over to play andask you to share of your toys andyou’re tempted to ask them stay overnight inspite of the horrible noise then, horrible monsters will break all your things butat least they will look in your eyes andat least they bother noticing you plusmaybe they’ll teach you to fly (?) […]

interview wednesday

on wednesday afternoon i have a second interview with perficient, a company who found and seemed to like my monster.com resume. as much as i have loved working at starbucks (no, really, it is fun) the position i am interviewing for sounds perfect for me: working with java developers to improve the usability and style […]

…and they won…

yay colts! i got cut early, sorta, and got to hear the start of the second half, and got home in time to watch the last half of the third quarter onward. plus, my ray of sunshine had made scrimps and wings and veggies with dip and it was a nice welcome home. Technorati Tags: […]