Foos.
We play foosball here at work sometimes. I've gotten pretty good at foosball. I just finished playing a doubles game where I was across from a guy who basically taught me how to play. And I was absolutely schooling him. It felt great. His final comment as I was firing shots on him was "It's like Luke beating Darth Vadar!" (Maybe not the correct Star Wars reference (for sure he meant Darth Vadar beating Obi-Wan ("The circle is now complete... when we first met, I was but the learner. Now I am the master! ("Only a master of eve-ial, Darth!")))).
One thing I really enjoy in life is being good at stuff. But maybe more than that, I like the feeling of tangibly, measureably getting better at stuff. I like stuff that WAS hard to do, but now is easier and easier through hours of practice. Juggling 5 balls used to be impossible to me, and now, while not easily, is very doable for 20 or 30 catches. I've been blessed with at least a fair share of coordination and ability, and have always picked up on stuff generally pretty easily (all modesty completely thrown out the window here). But, man, beating the guy who taught you the game... that's good stuff.
Just wanted to share.
2003/05/29
Ouch!
Somehow this morning, while shaving, I sliced a nice little filet out of my left index finger. I didn't know at the time, but wondered why there was blood on the floor of the shower. Then it started stinging. Then I looked at the blade and saw a flap of skin hanging out. Gross.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't actually shave my fingers. I really have no idea how it happened, but I must have swung the razor next to that finger or something and caught a piece of it. It bled like a SOB, though, even though it's not very big.
Now all the skin underneath is fresh and new and tingly. I wonder if that's what your skin feels like when you're first born. No wonder babies cry so much.
Somehow this morning, while shaving, I sliced a nice little filet out of my left index finger. I didn't know at the time, but wondered why there was blood on the floor of the shower. Then it started stinging. Then I looked at the blade and saw a flap of skin hanging out. Gross.
Contrary to popular belief, I don't actually shave my fingers. I really have no idea how it happened, but I must have swung the razor next to that finger or something and caught a piece of it. It bled like a SOB, though, even though it's not very big.
Now all the skin underneath is fresh and new and tingly. I wonder if that's what your skin feels like when you're first born. No wonder babies cry so much.
Ugh.
Now I remember why I didn't play Ultima VII. If I wanted to read a novel, I'd read a novel. Geezies.
I'm in negotiations to see "Waiting for Nemo" tomorrow night with Norm and Teri. I'm looking forward to it. I've liked Pixar's stuff a lot over the years, and this looks pretty incredible.
Foos! On Slashdot there's a link to a foosball playing computer. Pretty neat. The submitter said that while it was good enough to play against average bar-type players, it didn't hold a candle to world class players. I have to think that it's only a matter of time, though...
That is all for now.
Now I remember why I didn't play Ultima VII. If I wanted to read a novel, I'd read a novel. Geezies.
I'm in negotiations to see "Waiting for Nemo" tomorrow night with Norm and Teri. I'm looking forward to it. I've liked Pixar's stuff a lot over the years, and this looks pretty incredible.
Foos! On Slashdot there's a link to a foosball playing computer. Pretty neat. The submitter said that while it was good enough to play against average bar-type players, it didn't hold a candle to world class players. I have to think that it's only a matter of time, though...
That is all for now.
2003/05/28
Metephors are like similies...
Here we are at another day at work. Work is going pretty well. I'm doing lots of fun "prototyping" development, which means lots of playing around and learning new stuff. I'm going to be writing a Windows service that monitors an MSMQ queue (I guess that's as redundant as "HIV virus") and does stuff with messages pulled off the queue. Fun.
Diana and I sing a lot. Not a lot of people know this about our relationship, but we sing silly songs to (and about) each other almost as much as having normal conversations. I finally found an appropriate two-syllable word to refer to my lovely wife which fits into songs very well. D'ster. As in "Go D'ster, it's your birthday" and so forth. And during these songs, I have to wonder: are we completely crazy, or are other couples like this? Either way, I wouldn't change a thing.
I started playing Ultima VII. This is probably one of the top role playing games of all time, and I've never played it. There is a program called Exult (search for it and you'll find it) that allows Ultima VII play under Windows XP, which is nice, since the original used some whack DOS memory stuff. So, go me. I remember playing this game a little bit on my friend Mattie's computer at college. We named the character "Bob", and got a good laugh at a high and mighty Avatar with a name like Bob. "But Bob! Thou art the Avatar!" they'd cry, when we stole something. Good times.
Well, off to home.
Here we are at another day at work. Work is going pretty well. I'm doing lots of fun "prototyping" development, which means lots of playing around and learning new stuff. I'm going to be writing a Windows service that monitors an MSMQ queue (I guess that's as redundant as "HIV virus") and does stuff with messages pulled off the queue. Fun.
Diana and I sing a lot. Not a lot of people know this about our relationship, but we sing silly songs to (and about) each other almost as much as having normal conversations. I finally found an appropriate two-syllable word to refer to my lovely wife which fits into songs very well. D'ster. As in "Go D'ster, it's your birthday" and so forth. And during these songs, I have to wonder: are we completely crazy, or are other couples like this? Either way, I wouldn't change a thing.
I started playing Ultima VII. This is probably one of the top role playing games of all time, and I've never played it. There is a program called Exult (search for it and you'll find it) that allows Ultima VII play under Windows XP, which is nice, since the original used some whack DOS memory stuff. So, go me. I remember playing this game a little bit on my friend Mattie's computer at college. We named the character "Bob", and got a good laugh at a high and mighty Avatar with a name like Bob. "But Bob! Thou art the Avatar!" they'd cry, when we stole something. Good times.
Well, off to home.
2003/05/27
Well, the weekend turned out well.
Saturday was the poker tournament. Sunday we bought furniture for the living room. It's a little sketchy to buy expensive stuff ("expensive" meaning more than $100) and not know exactly how it's going to look in your house, and not have a return policy. But I think we made a good choice. And yesterday was pretty quiet, which was nice.
I thought of another Thing That Makes Adman Happy. Those big inflatable stick guys that they have at store openings and car lots and stuff. Where the blow air in from the bottom, and it's open at the top, so the guy is constantly falling over and standing back up again, like he's dancing. I *love* those things. They make me smile every time I see them. And pugs. But you already know that.
Short week this week! What fun.
Saturday was the poker tournament. Sunday we bought furniture for the living room. It's a little sketchy to buy expensive stuff ("expensive" meaning more than $100) and not know exactly how it's going to look in your house, and not have a return policy. But I think we made a good choice. And yesterday was pretty quiet, which was nice.
I thought of another Thing That Makes Adman Happy. Those big inflatable stick guys that they have at store openings and car lots and stuff. Where the blow air in from the bottom, and it's open at the top, so the guy is constantly falling over and standing back up again, like he's dancing. I *love* those things. They make me smile every time I see them. And pugs. But you already know that.
Short week this week! What fun.
2003/05/25
The poker tournament!
The poker tournament was a huge success, I think. We had 11 players (8 boys and 3 girls). After some creativity to get a big enough table, enough chips to everyone, and every in the right position, we started playing. I guess we started around 3:30pm, and the winner was crowned about 4 hours later. The final three were Diana, H-Bomb and Little King. Good to see H-Bomb lasting so long, especially as this was her first time playing with us. She didn't last long in the final three, however, and it came down to Diana and John. Very soon after, they both went all in. The board was JJx, and Diana flipped over a pair of 10s. John has a pair of kings (how fitting), and after many shouts for a 10 to come up, that was how it ended. John personally knocked out 7 people, I think, and played an eclectic game which left everyone guessing (often incorrectly) if he was bluffing or playing it straight. He was a classy winner and played well. Congrats to that guy. He walked away with $125. Diana took away $50. Heather got her $20 back. And we got reiumbursed $25 for food.
Diana and I provided snacks and drinks. Baditude brought over music and gaming systems, so the losers had something to do. All in all, it was a great time, and I'm looking forward to round 2!
I can't believe I don't have pictures. Dammit!
Today, we're off to buy furniture! We're going to the factory store of a company that we like, and hopefully should actually make some purchases. I'm excited about it.
And no work tomorrow! What fun!
Adam
The poker tournament was a huge success, I think. We had 11 players (8 boys and 3 girls). After some creativity to get a big enough table, enough chips to everyone, and every in the right position, we started playing. I guess we started around 3:30pm, and the winner was crowned about 4 hours later. The final three were Diana, H-Bomb and Little King. Good to see H-Bomb lasting so long, especially as this was her first time playing with us. She didn't last long in the final three, however, and it came down to Diana and John. Very soon after, they both went all in. The board was JJx, and Diana flipped over a pair of 10s. John has a pair of kings (how fitting), and after many shouts for a 10 to come up, that was how it ended. John personally knocked out 7 people, I think, and played an eclectic game which left everyone guessing (often incorrectly) if he was bluffing or playing it straight. He was a classy winner and played well. Congrats to that guy. He walked away with $125. Diana took away $50. Heather got her $20 back. And we got reiumbursed $25 for food.
Diana and I provided snacks and drinks. Baditude brought over music and gaming systems, so the losers had something to do. All in all, it was a great time, and I'm looking forward to round 2!
I can't believe I don't have pictures. Dammit!
Today, we're off to buy furniture! We're going to the factory store of a company that we like, and hopefully should actually make some purchases. I'm excited about it.
And no work tomorrow! What fun!
Adam
2003/05/21
Diana makes me laugh.
We had this conversation recently as we were walking down the street. She passed a "lost dog" sign.
Diana: Oh no! Someone lost their pup!
Adam: Aww... what kind was it?
Diana: *pause* Brown.
Maybe it loses something in the translation, but I love that she can make me laugh, and that making me laugh makes her laugh.
It's a good cycle to get in.
Back to vacuuming. I changed the vacuum bag! Alert the media! The old one weight like 10 pounds. :P
We had this conversation recently as we were walking down the street. She passed a "lost dog" sign.
Diana: Oh no! Someone lost their pup!
Adam: Aww... what kind was it?
Diana: *pause* Brown.
Maybe it loses something in the translation, but I love that she can make me laugh, and that making me laugh makes her laugh.
It's a good cycle to get in.
Back to vacuuming. I changed the vacuum bag! Alert the media! The old one weight like 10 pounds. :P
Nethack...
I was being attacked by a mind-flayer, which can suck away intelligence when
it attacks. You can get it back easily by applying a unicorn horn, so I
didn't really pay attention, just kept wacking on him. But apparently my
intelligence got too low, and I died. I had no idea that could happen. Oh
well.
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/ \
/ REST \
/ IN \
/ PEACE \
/ \
| Diana |
| 18470 Au |
| killed by |
| brainlessness |
| |
| |
| 2003 |
*| * * * | *
_________)/\\_//(\/(/\)/\//\/|_)_______
Farvel Diana the Valkyrie...
You died in Gehennom on dungeon level 39 with 1919457 points,
and 18470 pieces of gold, after 78564 moves.
You were level 24 with a maximum of 249 hit points when you died.
I was being attacked by a mind-flayer, which can suck away intelligence when
it attacks. You can get it back easily by applying a unicorn horn, so I
didn't really pay attention, just kept wacking on him. But apparently my
intelligence got too low, and I died. I had no idea that could happen. Oh
well.
2003/05/20
Beh...
I'm so tired of rap music getting such a bad rap.
I just was in the lunchroom here at work, and there was some "Hardball" show on with lots of people yelling back and forth "debating" if rap was ruining our culture. There was a lot of noise, and not a lot of exchanging of thoughts, and no one could really get a word in edgewise. Are these shows really worth making?
Anyways, what was really frustrating was what appeared to be a complete lack of understanding from the anti-rap folks. One young woman asked another how she'd like it if some guy came up to her in class and grabbed her butt. Apparently she thought sexual assault was routinely shown in rap videos. Sure, there are house parties and people dancing, and *gasp* touching each other. But I can't think of a mainstream video that glorifies random sexual assults on women.
Another (old) guy wonders how songs about "cop killing" (I think it's safe to assume he's talking about Ice-T's "Cop Killer", 1992) and so forth are considered art, and even brings up Rodney King and so forth. It's stuff like this that really tips me off that they aren't really keeping up with the times or even trying to understand. They just read lyrics (probably out of context), and pick out words or phrases that are offensive.
I would never try to defend all rap music. Clearly there are (as there are in any artform) people that push the limits. Women making statues out of bloody tampons. People smearing feces on pictures of the pope or the flag. That famous guy (who's name eludes me) with his interracial homosexual photography. But, just as clearly, that isn't representitive of all paintings or photographs, and may also be there simply to shock or prove a point.
I guess my point is that it's just frustrating that people berate an entire class of music either based on misconceptions or on a fringe subset. I'm no fan of sexual assault or cop killing either, so if you're going to hate something, at least take the time to understand what you're hating. Otherwise, you just look rediculous.
That's all I have to say about that.
EDIT: s/frusterating/frustrating/g;
I'm so tired of rap music getting such a bad rap.
I just was in the lunchroom here at work, and there was some "Hardball" show on with lots of people yelling back and forth "debating" if rap was ruining our culture. There was a lot of noise, and not a lot of exchanging of thoughts, and no one could really get a word in edgewise. Are these shows really worth making?
Anyways, what was really frustrating was what appeared to be a complete lack of understanding from the anti-rap folks. One young woman asked another how she'd like it if some guy came up to her in class and grabbed her butt. Apparently she thought sexual assault was routinely shown in rap videos. Sure, there are house parties and people dancing, and *gasp* touching each other. But I can't think of a mainstream video that glorifies random sexual assults on women.
Another (old) guy wonders how songs about "cop killing" (I think it's safe to assume he's talking about Ice-T's "Cop Killer", 1992) and so forth are considered art, and even brings up Rodney King and so forth. It's stuff like this that really tips me off that they aren't really keeping up with the times or even trying to understand. They just read lyrics (probably out of context), and pick out words or phrases that are offensive.
I would never try to defend all rap music. Clearly there are (as there are in any artform) people that push the limits. Women making statues out of bloody tampons. People smearing feces on pictures of the pope or the flag. That famous guy (who's name eludes me) with his interracial homosexual photography. But, just as clearly, that isn't representitive of all paintings or photographs, and may also be there simply to shock or prove a point.
I guess my point is that it's just frustrating that people berate an entire class of music either based on misconceptions or on a fringe subset. I'm no fan of sexual assault or cop killing either, so if you're going to hate something, at least take the time to understand what you're hating. Otherwise, you just look rediculous.
That's all I have to say about that.
EDIT: s/frusterating/frustrating/g;
2003/05/19
So. This weekend we went furniture shopping. I guess I didn't realize how expensive furniture can be! I think we found some things we liked, however, for not too much. We didn't buy anything, but Memorial Day sales might change that.
Diana had golf yesterday, and I went with her to the driving range. I hit poorly, but it was nice to be outside.
We've been watching "Shogun", which I eBay'd recently. It rocks in many ways. It stays pretty close to the books, which is great, but it also has great made-for-TV moments. Every 15 minutes or so there should be a commercial break (were this broadcast on TV), and so every 15 minutes there is sort of a mini-cliffhanger, complete with slow-zoom to closeup of someone's face accompanied by a jarring chord, and fade to black. It's awesome.
Diana the Valkerie continues to fare well through the dungeons of Nethack. She's made it to the mazes of Gehennom. With Mjollinir and the Orb of Fate (which halves all physical damage) and an AC of -37, she's faring quite well. Still left to do: Find Vlad's Tower and defeat him (to get the Candelabrum of Invocation) and find the Wizard and kill him (to get the Book of the Dead), find the vibrating square, enter Molochs Sanctum, kill the priest, get the amulet, and get the freak out of there! Funny that Nethack is one of the first games I've played, and after, what, 15 years, I've never beaten it. It will be a bigbig day when that happens.
Diana had golf yesterday, and I went with her to the driving range. I hit poorly, but it was nice to be outside.
We've been watching "Shogun", which I eBay'd recently. It rocks in many ways. It stays pretty close to the books, which is great, but it also has great made-for-TV moments. Every 15 minutes or so there should be a commercial break (were this broadcast on TV), and so every 15 minutes there is sort of a mini-cliffhanger, complete with slow-zoom to closeup of someone's face accompanied by a jarring chord, and fade to black. It's awesome.
Diana the Valkerie continues to fare well through the dungeons of Nethack. She's made it to the mazes of Gehennom. With Mjollinir and the Orb of Fate (which halves all physical damage) and an AC of -37, she's faring quite well. Still left to do: Find Vlad's Tower and defeat him (to get the Candelabrum of Invocation) and find the Wizard and kill him (to get the Book of the Dead), find the vibrating square, enter Molochs Sanctum, kill the priest, get the amulet, and get the freak out of there! Funny that Nethack is one of the first games I've played, and after, what, 15 years, I've never beaten it. It will be a bigbig day when that happens.
2003/05/17
The Matrix Reloaded
So I saw TMR last night. I didn't get it. And I don't go to movies just to turn my brain off and watch the fight scenes. I need to know the purpose of everything that's going on and so forth. What was frusterating is they explain everything in the movie, but I just couldn't process it fast enough in my little brain. So, I didn't really like it (and left feeling really grumpy, for some reason), but would like to see it again.
In the theater where we saw the movie, some couple brought their 2 year old, who babbled and cried through the thing. Occasionally they'd take it to the back of the theater, but it was really distracting. Maybe this has something to do with the grumpiness.
Today, Diana had tennis this morning. I continued a great game of Nethack. I've completed the mines, sokoban, AND the quest, and just found a co-aligned temple right before the quest level! This means I can go kill that nasty minetown priest, take all his money, and donate it my priest for more AC! Woo! :) (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go to www.nethack.org. You'll be glad you did).
Now, we're going to think about furniture! Huzzah!
So I saw TMR last night. I didn't get it. And I don't go to movies just to turn my brain off and watch the fight scenes. I need to know the purpose of everything that's going on and so forth. What was frusterating is they explain everything in the movie, but I just couldn't process it fast enough in my little brain. So, I didn't really like it (and left feeling really grumpy, for some reason), but would like to see it again.
In the theater where we saw the movie, some couple brought their 2 year old, who babbled and cried through the thing. Occasionally they'd take it to the back of the theater, but it was really distracting. Maybe this has something to do with the grumpiness.
Today, Diana had tennis this morning. I continued a great game of Nethack. I've completed the mines, sokoban, AND the quest, and just found a co-aligned temple right before the quest level! This means I can go kill that nasty minetown priest, take all his money, and donate it my priest for more AC! Woo! :) (If you don't know what I'm talking about, go to www.nethack.org. You'll be glad you did).
Now, we're going to think about furniture! Huzzah!
2003/05/15
A Haiku:
Morning breaks
Dawn brings itching
Ants in bed
Went to the famous beach house last night to watch "The Matrix" in preparation for the sequel. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't really like it the first time around, the second time I fell asleep, but I liked it this time around. I'm ready (with suitably low expectations) for the sequel. Go.
The house was nice. I'm not sure I'd really want a house right on the beach. I think, when it really comes down to it, the idea of it is cooler than ACTUALLY having it. But it would be nice to watch sunsets over the ocean every evening. But we can do that from our house, if we just walk a little bit!
I worked on some programming yesterday. The idea of programming a game is a lot more fun than actually doing it. It's hard, but I'm learning. More news as it breaks.
Baditude is gone for E3. Which is too bad, 'cause I can't wait for the new Hero Clix game!
2003/05/14
So.
Apparently there was some... unpleasantness... at the 5/805 merge today, and both freeways are closed and traffic is backed up. I just checked, and the online speed indicator at the 5 freeway exits between me and work say speeds are between 2 and 5 miles an hour. Ugh. I'm either going to call in sick, or wait for things to clear up.
Last night Diana and I watched "You Can't Take It With You", and old Jimmy Stewart movie. It was good, but dragged on a little too long. I was most interested in the anti-capitalist, Communist/anarchist themes that seemed to resonate through it. "Doing whatever you want to do" is great, but sometimes isn't the best way to create a productive society.
Still struggling with Nethack. I can't seem to get a good character going, in spite of some early game wishes. Baditude just started up another Hero Clix game. Me and Norm and pitted against Fwats and Fishboy, so that should be fun. Hopefully I'll have learned something from last games pitiful showing.
That's about all for now.
Apparently there was some... unpleasantness... at the 5/805 merge today, and both freeways are closed and traffic is backed up. I just checked, and the online speed indicator at the 5 freeway exits between me and work say speeds are between 2 and 5 miles an hour. Ugh. I'm either going to call in sick, or wait for things to clear up.
Last night Diana and I watched "You Can't Take It With You", and old Jimmy Stewart movie. It was good, but dragged on a little too long. I was most interested in the anti-capitalist, Communist/anarchist themes that seemed to resonate through it. "Doing whatever you want to do" is great, but sometimes isn't the best way to create a productive society.
Still struggling with Nethack. I can't seem to get a good character going, in spite of some early game wishes. Baditude just started up another Hero Clix game. Me and Norm and pitted against Fwats and Fishboy, so that should be fun. Hopefully I'll have learned something from last games pitiful showing.
That's about all for now.
2003/05/12
Teen Girl Squad!
God these are funny:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs3.html
http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs2.html
http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs1.html
Enjoy! (If you're on a dialup, I probably wouldn't even bother).
God these are funny:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs3.html
http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs2.html
http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs1.html
Enjoy! (If you're on a dialup, I probably wouldn't even bother).
Well, the busy weekend is over. Here's a quick rundown.
Thursday night - dinner at D's parents, birthday pressies for Alicia.
Friday night - my parents and me and D at D's parents for dinner. Fun. Baditude's birthday afterwards.
Saturday - Balboa Park with my parents for lunch and a museum exhibit on early photography. Gulls game afterwards.
Sunday - Up to Palomar with D and D's parents. Iwan and Eryn came over afterwards for some Survivor and we played Munchkin after that, which was fun. I want to play more. Iwan brought Little Missy, who was cute. Unfortunately, an evening of exposure killed Diana's allergies, and she had a really hard time sleeping. We're going to need to take this into consideration if we're thinking of getting a dog.
I was listening to Dr. Laura as I drove around during lunch. I'm not a frequent listener, but sometimes will stop in to see what BS she's spouting at the moment. Today, a guy called and said he'd been dating a woman for 9 months. This woman works with her ex-boyfriend, but since their breakup, they hadn't talked. But now, he said, she's started talking to him again. Dr. Laura cut him off at that point, and asked why he was still going out with her. Her recommendation was that he immediately break up with her, simply for having contact with an ex. No further questions or explanation, that was it. What kind of view must you have of humanity to think that a reasonable speaking relationship can't exist between ex's. DUMB!
2003/05/10
Shogun!
Ha! I just eBay'd Shogun on video. 4 tapes and about 9 hours of goodness. I can't wait to watch it! Hopefully Norm and Baditude will join me?
Off to the hockey game. San Diego hockey is a little bit of a joke, but it's fun. Tonight, hopefully, the Gulls will win the Taylor Cup! Go boys!
Ha! I just eBay'd Shogun on video. 4 tapes and about 9 hours of goodness. I can't wait to watch it! Hopefully Norm and Baditude will join me?
Off to the hockey game. San Diego hockey is a little bit of a joke, but it's fun. Tonight, hopefully, the Gulls will win the Taylor Cup! Go boys!
2003/05/09
I'm such a geek.
Here's what I wrote (well, printed out and taped) in a work-boy's birthday card:
When you run it, it displays some little dancing stick men (two frames of animation) and says a little Happy Birthday message. (Ah... I just learned some HTML):
The second frame of animation, of course, has the guys arms and legs going the other way, and the second guy is saying "Party over there!" Good stuff.
I did this for him last year (albeit with a much simpler script) and he got a kick out of decoding it. This is pretty straightforward, but obfuscated enough to hide it from a casual glance.
Happy Friday!
Here's what I wrote (well, printed out and taped) in a work-boy's birthday card:
sub d {@a=@_;@b=();foreach $a(@a){push @b,chr($a);}return join "", @b; } $hm =
"72-97-112-112-121-32-66-105-114-116-104-100-97-121-32-74-111-104-110-33-32-".
"32-89-111-117-39-114-101-32-116-104-101-32-99-111-111-108-101-115-116-33";
$pm = "80-97-114-116-121-32-111-118-101-114"; @hd=split /-/,$hm; @pd=split /-/
,$pm; $a1="\33[2J\33[10;0;f ".d(@pd)." here!\n /\n \\0\\"." "x49 .
"/0/\n | ".d(@hd)." |"." "x11 ."\n //"." "x50 ."//"."\n"x8; $a2 =
"\33[2J\33[10;0;f\n\n /0/"." "x49 ."\\0\\ - ".d(@pd)."\n | ".d(@hd).
" | there!\n \\\\"." "x50 ."\\\\"."\n"x8; while(1){print$a1;sleep(1);
print$a2;sleep(1);}
When you run it, it displays some little dancing stick men (two frames of animation) and says a little Happy Birthday message. (Ah... I just learned some HTML):
Party over here!
/
\0\ /0/
| Happy Birthday John! You're the coolest! |
// //
The second frame of animation, of course, has the guys arms and legs going the other way, and the second guy is saying "Party over there!" Good stuff.
I did this for him last year (albeit with a much simpler script) and he got a kick out of decoding it. This is pretty straightforward, but obfuscated enough to hide it from a casual glance.
Happy Friday!
My fans demand to know what's going on!
... or at least my mom does.
But alas, there's not so much to tell. It's been a quiet week, as in "quiet before the storm". This weekend is going to be busy. Last night Diana and I went to her parents house for dinner and to celebrate her sisters birthday. It was a lot of fun. Diana and I gave Alicia a gift certificate and the movie "Waterbabies", which apparently is a family classic, and she totally screamed when she got it. It was quite fun to see.
Tonight, it's round 2, where my parents and Diana and I are going to Diana's parents again for dinner and fun. Tonight is also a birthday celebration for my bestest buddy Baditude. Stop by and wish him well! We're missing his birthday dinner, but hopefully can meet up afterwards for fun.
Tomorrow, it's Mom's day part 1 with my folks, and then Sunday it's part II with D's folks. That's a lot of parental stimuli, but it will all be good.
Latest search engine hit to this page: "Lasik took my life away". Ouch. That sucks, dude.
.... aaaand... I'm out.
... or at least my mom does.
But alas, there's not so much to tell. It's been a quiet week, as in "quiet before the storm". This weekend is going to be busy. Last night Diana and I went to her parents house for dinner and to celebrate her sisters birthday. It was a lot of fun. Diana and I gave Alicia a gift certificate and the movie "Waterbabies", which apparently is a family classic, and she totally screamed when she got it. It was quite fun to see.
Tonight, it's round 2, where my parents and Diana and I are going to Diana's parents again for dinner and fun. Tonight is also a birthday celebration for my bestest buddy Baditude. Stop by and wish him well! We're missing his birthday dinner, but hopefully can meet up afterwards for fun.
Tomorrow, it's Mom's day part 1 with my folks, and then Sunday it's part II with D's folks. That's a lot of parental stimuli, but it will all be good.
Latest search engine hit to this page: "Lasik took my life away". Ouch. That sucks, dude.
.... aaaand... I'm out.
2003/05/07
Just a note. Life is better. Thanks for your concern. :)
You know who sucks? CompUSA. Why must they insist on searching me and verifying my purchases when I leave. Obviously, I know the answer, but it still makes me feel like a criminal every time I leave. They have a sign up saying that they "reserve the right to verify purchases" or something. What the hell does that mean? Can I then "reserve the right" to refuse being searched? It's all very dumb.
You know who sucks? CompUSA. Why must they insist on searching me and verifying my purchases when I leave. Obviously, I know the answer, but it still makes me feel like a criminal every time I leave. They have a sign up saying that they "reserve the right to verify purchases" or something. What the hell does that mean? Can I then "reserve the right" to refuse being searched? It's all very dumb.
2003/05/05
ARGH
I'm so frusterated. The stuff that I'm supposed to be working on is really complicated and not very intuitive. I met with someone to figure out how to do what I want to do, but that requires a workaround that's going to be really ugly. During all this, everyone and their mothers has been asking me questions and advice on stuff, most of which are things I don't know (and am not expected to know) about anyways.
Meanwhile, we're getting our asses handed to us in HeroClix, and between not knowing every single rule, not having very good (in my opinion) figures, not having very good communication with my partner (trying to email back and forth from work between meetings, etc), and not having very good vision of what I'm supposed to be doing, it's making for a very frusterating game. I just want this one to be over and start fresh, but I have a feeling it's going to drag on.
Have you ever just had one of those days where you just want to sit at home and cry? I swear my period must be coming...
I'm so frusterated. The stuff that I'm supposed to be working on is really complicated and not very intuitive. I met with someone to figure out how to do what I want to do, but that requires a workaround that's going to be really ugly. During all this, everyone and their mothers has been asking me questions and advice on stuff, most of which are things I don't know (and am not expected to know) about anyways.
Meanwhile, we're getting our asses handed to us in HeroClix, and between not knowing every single rule, not having very good (in my opinion) figures, not having very good communication with my partner (trying to email back and forth from work between meetings, etc), and not having very good vision of what I'm supposed to be doing, it's making for a very frusterating game. I just want this one to be over and start fresh, but I have a feeling it's going to drag on.
Have you ever just had one of those days where you just want to sit at home and cry? I swear my period must be coming...
2003/05/04
Weekends go by so fast!
Friday night, we invited peeps over and watched X-men and made dinner. It was lots o' fun.
Saturday, Diana and I did some shopping. I bought a card game called "Munchkin" that looks really fun and I want to try it out with more peeps. On sort of a whim, we called up Iwan and went to see X-men 2. It was crazy busy, but Diana and I were able to get there early enough to wait in line and get good seats. Iwan, on par, showed up during the previews, after I'd already given up on the guy. But, no harm done, and a good movie was enjoyed by all.
Today, Diana was up early and out teaching and taking her first golf lesson! I'm excited that she might get interested and join me out on the links. I spent the morning playing Dungeon Siege, which I re-loaded on a whim. Fun game! Basically, I'm just treading water until Star Wars Galaxies rolls around. And that should keep me busy until Doom III and Half-Life 2 appear.
Iwan and I golfed this afternoon at Lake San Marcos. It was horribly frusterating, as I couldn't putt for shit. But bad golf is still golf, and that's fine by me. Iwan came over after work, and we played a little Munchkin, just to get a taste of it. It's fun, but definitely more fun with more than 2 people, the way the dynamic is set up. Maybe I'll arrange a games night sometime this week.
And that was my weekend! Lots of fun stuff. Yay.
More to tell, but eyes... drooping. Bed... calling.
Friday night, we invited peeps over and watched X-men and made dinner. It was lots o' fun.
Saturday, Diana and I did some shopping. I bought a card game called "Munchkin" that looks really fun and I want to try it out with more peeps. On sort of a whim, we called up Iwan and went to see X-men 2. It was crazy busy, but Diana and I were able to get there early enough to wait in line and get good seats. Iwan, on par, showed up during the previews, after I'd already given up on the guy. But, no harm done, and a good movie was enjoyed by all.
Today, Diana was up early and out teaching and taking her first golf lesson! I'm excited that she might get interested and join me out on the links. I spent the morning playing Dungeon Siege, which I re-loaded on a whim. Fun game! Basically, I'm just treading water until Star Wars Galaxies rolls around. And that should keep me busy until Doom III and Half-Life 2 appear.
Iwan and I golfed this afternoon at Lake San Marcos. It was horribly frusterating, as I couldn't putt for shit. But bad golf is still golf, and that's fine by me. Iwan came over after work, and we played a little Munchkin, just to get a taste of it. It's fun, but definitely more fun with more than 2 people, the way the dynamic is set up. Maybe I'll arrange a games night sometime this week.
And that was my weekend! Lots of fun stuff. Yay.
More to tell, but eyes... drooping. Bed... calling.
2003/05/01
Bad news and good news...
The bad news is that the hummingbird nest I found is now all melty and abandoned.
The good news is that I found another one, or perhaps the same one relocated? Could a hummingbird carry its eggs to a new nest?
"It could grip it by the husk!"
"It's not a matter of where it *grips* it. It's a simple question of weight ratios!"
Ahh funny funny Monty Python quotes.
PS: Can someone please comment and teach me the proper usage of it's and its? Thanks.
PPS: Survivor, even after all these years, still rocks.
The bad news is that the hummingbird nest I found is now all melty and abandoned.
The good news is that I found another one, or perhaps the same one relocated? Could a hummingbird carry its eggs to a new nest?
"It could grip it by the husk!"
"It's not a matter of where it *grips* it. It's a simple question of weight ratios!"
Ahh funny funny Monty Python quotes.
PS: Can someone please comment and teach me the proper usage of it's and its? Thanks.
PPS: Survivor, even after all these years, still rocks.
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