Author: Karel Kerezman

  • Little Judy

    The best part of my workday involved something utterly unrelated to work: Sis and her hubby brought little baby Judy to the office. So, I had the privilege of leading them hither and yon to visit some of the people who’d remember Sis from her stint at the front desk position, years ago. Everyone oooh’d and aaah’d over the cute baby, which made several individuals’ dreary workday considerably brighter.

    Cool, eh?

    The second-best part of my workday, by the way, was getting to upgrade the RAM in this webserver at long last. Here’s hoping the new stick doesn’t cause any troubles. Cross your fingers, friends.

  • Snow Job

    The weatherfolk have been predicting snow around these parts for a couple of days now, and tonight the white stuff is supposed to be due. After we were done watching a DVD, Dawn and I watched a few minutes of “storm team” coverage by a couple different local news affiliates. Oh, are they ever desperate for a news story to justify their continued existence!

    So what’s the gist of the coverage at this hour? “Well, nothing’s happening yet, but if anything does, our city services will be prepared for it, and so should you be!”

    There’s not a flake, or drop of precipitation at all, to be seen or felt. That won’t stop them from milking the “impending snowfall” for all it’s worth. Me? I’d just as soon forgo the winter wonderland for another week or three, thanks…

  • I want a new t-shirt.

    I want a shirt that reads, “I survived the audits.”

    Actually, it went fairly well if you set aside the fact that our process documentation procedures need more work and we exposed a glaring (if somewhat hypothetical) security weakness with one of our most important computer systems. (Yeah, ouch.) I talked myself hoarse, laid bare every flaw and touted every strength of the infrastructure I’ve built, and learned a few things. I’ve had worse days, I suppose.

    I’m still totally worn out, though. Good thing I have tomorrow off…

  • Dolphins Rock

    Via the collision detection blog, I submit for your entertainment and education the following two links that describe new things we’re learning about dolphins.

    Why? Because it’s cool, that’s why. Silly human.

    Dolphin Games
    Dolphin Tool Use

  • If true, it’ll be a landmark achievement.

    This afternoon I captured the last episode of The Day The Universe Changed from VHS to the hard drive of my A/V editing computer. I’m about seven hours’ work away from finishing this VHS-to-DVD project I started a few months ago.

    It wouldn’t be such a big deal, I suppose, if I wasn’t so terrible at actually finishing projects I start. My basic dilettante nature trips me up time and time again. The solution, I’ve decided, is to set myself a couple of projects at a time and steadily see them through. If I can build one small-to-medium success upon another, maybe I’ll instill in myself a better work ethic… or something.

    What’s the other current project, you ask? I’m posting weekly recaps of a series currently running in Japan, Mai Otome, on the anime site. Nifty, eh? And once I’m done with this VHS-to-DVD project I think I’m going to tackle making another AMV. It may end up being my last such endeavor but I want to go out on a high note, having made at least one video I can be proud of.

    Go, me!

  • Mind the kitty…

    It’s a bit disconcerting, not to mention annoying, to enter your room at the end of the day to find your trashbins knocked over and a grey tabby at the head of your bed.

    Note to self: Start latching the door firmly every time we leave the room, eh?