The Long March

If you’ve asked me for help, assistance, contact or have invited me to something, presented me with a project idea or offered me any kind of opportunity in the last three months let me extend my humble apologies to you. I’ve been working two taxing jobs since December one being my day job and the other being a long contract assignment. Well I think I finally finished the contract assignment over the weekend so all those things I’ve procrastinated on might actually get some attention now.

I mean, I’m still a Level 14 Procrastinator so don’t start holding your breath or anything, I’m just saying I don’t have to actively procrastinate something else to procrastinate your deal.

Point Shot With Commentary

• As mentioned above I finished my contract assignment and I think I’m going to take the opportunity Bosslady offered me to go on a contract work hiatus. My new job has been more intense than even my pessimistic initial projections predicted. Because of this trying to balance everything has gotten me pretty wiped. Anyway, my final spoils from this last job should be something pretty nice since I’ve put so much time into it. Having maxed out my old iPod, I was thinking about doing the upgrade thing. It is interesting to me that I was concerned when I first got it that I might not use it enough to warrant the price. I think I’ve gotten my money’s worth out of it and probably fivefold. I use it all the time. Incessantly, you might say. The new black 60GB model looks pretty sweet but then today I see this Engadget bit and it just makes me grumpy. To wait or not to wait?
• I know I mentioned Dr. Mac’s blog previously and perhaps in passing let slip that Mrs. Mac also has a blog. I should point out that she updates far more often than he and her refreshingly frank comments about new motherhood are funny and fascinating at the same time. Highly recommended.
• I was griping about not getting sports scores on Netvibes the way I can with My Yahoo! Ryan seems to have made it his mission to correct this oversight and I think he’s found something that will work from Fox Sports.
• After my rant about MMORPGs the other day I ran across one that apparently is not only letting people play for free, but also supports Macs. If anyone out there is interested in playing, I’m willing to give a free game a shot but I’m not going in alone. I’m scared.
• Have you seen this gizmo? It lets you point it up in the sky and get information about what constellation you’re looking at. Spiffy! Not shipping for another couple of months and no indication what they’ll run you when they are available, but pretty cool nonetheless.
• Mark Rosewater is a designer for Magic: The Gathering. I haven’t played Magic in a long time primarily because I can’t afford to stay in the game and I already have an excessively expensive gaming hobby picked out but I still observe the game in a detached yet pseudo-interested way. Mr. Rosewater writes regular columns that are fascinating glimpses of the life of a game designer and he occasionally crosses his observations about design pitfalls with life lessons, as in the link above. Good reading.
• Last up today is a link I’m hestitant to post. First thing you should know is that it’s uproariously funny and had my eyes watering with laughter on several occasions. The close second thing you should know is that the humor found herein can be pretty blue so if you’re a young’un or sensitive to that sort of thing, steer clear. Also, if you don’t like comic books you probably won’t get it or care anyway so you’re off the hook as well. If that doesn’t elminate everyone, the rest can check out this site describing how Superman is really a big jerk.

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