My blog. Personal thoughts, anecdotes, and musings.
I spent the evening working on some music and I thought it would be cool to post some of the drum loops I’ve been working on tonight. Drum tracks are the most fun for me to create, and I’ve never even played the drums. Each file is in mp3 format and is ready to be looped in any standard music program. If I get demand I’ll convert them to REX files.
No Simpsons this week. That’s already a bad sign. I spent all day trying to get a server to work and I’m drained. It’s not like my job is extremely taxing… I mean, I sit in front of a computer all day. That’s still more work done than some people I know, but for some reason, tonight I find myself extremely tired. I usually enjoy challenges, although lately I think I must be getting burned out.
I woke up last night to Ana coughing really loudly. She was having a really rough time so I got her out of bed and gave her some medicine to see if that would help. I think it did because she was able to get some sleep until morning. She seemed pretty lively today but she does still have a stuffy nose. Carissa, meanwhile, pulled a muscle in her back sometime yesterday / last night.
Internship Mania is coming to our university, and I thought I’d take a second and post my bookmarks for various job-hunting links. Resume Length – One Page or Two? How to Decide on Resume Length 10 Tips to Bulletproof Your Resume Who Needs a Cover Letter? Sample Cover Letters Damn Good Resume Tips 15 Myths and Misconceptions About Job-Hunting The 5 Laws of Successful Career Search Job Hunting Strategies for New Grads Dynamic Cover Letters for New Grads Job Hunting Advice to the Brand New Graduate TIPS ON RESUME WRITING, INTERVIEW SKILLS,
VB is a strange language. Lots of stuff doesn’t work the way it should. I’m frustrated and tired, and I have to work tomorrow. It’s time to write, but I don’t have much to say. Basically I spent all weekend working on a program I started three years ago. Carissa reminded me about it and I really would like to finish it up. I played Ghost Recon for a bit today.
My cable modem crapped out today and locked me to a low speed. I called the Charter technicians who said I should just get a new modem. I could buy my own and they would knock off my bill each month. I’m down with that! Carissa picked up a new modem after work tonight and I got it running. The tech was right; the speed came right back to where it should be.
The weekend was spent doing web work, which was how I spent a good portion of my week. One of the sites I maintain had a bunch of new material to put up, so I had to scan photos, retouch stuff, change text, and publish. My new grade submission application went live this week, but lots of other stuff went wrong, so work has been taking up most of my time.
Tomorrow, we’re supposed to be getting things ready to move out of our offices. The demolition of our area will begin next week, so we’re all getting ready to move our things out of the area. I’ll bring my camera and get some pictures of the process. It’s going to be weird not working in that area anymore. I’ve been down there since 1997 when I worked there as a student.
After two weeks off, work was really hard. I spent a good portion of the day working on some database-related problems. It’s amazing the kinds of things that can break. Sometimes I wonder if I am in fact in the right field. I really have a hard time motivating myself to actually write programs, and the constant distractions at work don’t help matters much. I should just get a non-computer-related job… like CEO.
Time to get your goals for the new year all figured out. I know I’ve got a few things I’d like to accomplish this year. Only time will tell if I can meet them. I need to get some sleep so I can get up early in the morning. I’m going to see my friend Titus and his family today. He’s been in Canada and I haven’t seen him since his wedding.