The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey July 15, 2011

Creepy Thoughts

I was in the chair at my dentist's office on Wednesday morning. I chose not to tell them what I thought of as I was falling asleep the night before... I'm talking to my dentist. "You know, I was looking on the Internet, and found evidence that 90% of problems with teeth originate with the gums." The dentist nods in agreement, and I continue. "So I found a couple of sites that made specific recommendations, and followed them. I got a fresh #11 X-Acto blade and cut all the gums way, way back. Once the screaming and bleeding was done,…

Brian Bilbrey July 14, 2011

GOLD! Errr, Vegetables!

It's getting to be happy veggie time, fo' shuzzle. This evening's haul was everything I could fit into and balance on top of a stainless gallon bowl. Sure looks pretty, right? It's delicious, too. I put tomatoes and green beans in with my pasta and chicken for supper. Absolutely superior. Soon ... Salsa. Another week, perhaps. And out front, the tiger lilies are once again spectacular. The day's gone fairly well, too. The temps are down 10 degrees from the peak a couple of days ago, and the humidity is down, too. I was able to walk Lexi after supper…

Brian Bilbrey July 13, 2011

Arbitrary Crap

I lost two points out of fifteen on my first database project. I did so by following the directions literally, and by counting on the review by the instructor and the TA to provide useful feedback. The loss of two points doesn't bother me, except that why did I bother getting it reviewed if I'm not going to get useful feedback. That makes me angry. No point in fighting city hall, though. I'm taking the day off tomorrow, and I'll get plenty of work done on the next class projects that are due in about ten days. After this summer…

Brian Bilbrey July 11, 2011

Byte? SRSLY?

First off, Byte is back. Yeah, SRSLY, Byte. Talk about your basic reincarnation myth, remixed about 5 times over the last 10 years. And equally fully of #FTW, Jerry's involved. Huzzah! * * * Also, Jerry's got a column out, having finally battle his way past nearly four months of creeping crud. I just finished the editing pass and got the column posted for him within the last hour. There's still kinks to shake out of CMR at the new hosting site, but we'll get them licked, one way or another. * * * Nothing else going on, work and…

Brian Bilbrey July 10, 2011

Here and There

Here. A busy week for school, two big assignments due tonight, both turned in Friday evening. I probably should have spent some time on the upcoming week's work, but whacked myself working in the sun most of the day yesterday. On the good news front, the coffee from yesterday wasn't burnt, but another 15 seconds of roasting and it would have been. Pretty yummy, actually. Google+: How to find me, if you need to, in that venue: brian {dot} bilbrey {at} gmail {dot} com is the right place. My Orb Designs identity is tied up with Google Apps, and I…