While he was doing that I realized the obvious. It was as if Jim was enveloped in a cloud of Dumb, and as soon as he was out of his presence I was able to think clearly again.
– from “Hola, Amigos” by Defective Yeti
A Cloud Of Dumb
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Yearly Archives: 2005
I Do Not Think That Means What You Think It Means
Hanzi Smatter is a blog “dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture.” The focus seems to be on people who get tattoos of Kanji that are either written incorrectly or don’t mean what they thought. My favorite entry is Peter, who thought he was getting his own name tattooed on his leg, and instead got the name of a Chinese electronics company.
Kurt Would Have Wanted It That Way
I remember a bug was filed that went something like “If you position the listener like so and put the sound source over there, start playing Smells Like Teen Spirit, then move the sound source along this path here, then when it reaches that point right there, the music comes out distorted.” Danny’s initial response was, “Kurt would have wanted it that way.”
– via The Old New Thing
My Wife, The Gamer
Last night I came home to find Annie kneeling in front of the AV system like she was worshipping at an altar. She was frantically jiggling cords and mumbling swear words that my grandfather’s Navy buddies would have been impressed with. The cause of the frustration was not, as you may expect, the DVD player or the Replay. She was not trying to watch TV or listen to CDs. The drama was because she couldn’t get the S-Video cable for her PS2 to plug in, so that she could play Katamari Damacy.
Turns out the pins in the S-Video cable were bent (one more reason to upgrade to composite!), probably because of the cats. Once I bent them back into place, it plugged in, and she happily sat down to continue her crusade to roll up everything on the planet.
In the two weeks since I got her this console, she’s nearly beaten her first game, and is working on her second. I’m so proud of her. Now, if I could just find a mod to give the Master Chief a strawberry paint job, I could probably get her playing Halo.
Job Update
My old boss called me up the other day and offered me a job. He’s working for a startup in town, and thought I would work well for a position they needed to fill. I ended up turning it down, because it turned out to be tech support for a company that writes route management software for waste management companies. That means that not only would I not be doing web production, I would be working phones and taking calls from garbagemen who are having trouble doing their job because of a computer in the truck. The money was decent, but the situation was too far from what I’m looking for.
It feels really strange to turn down work, but the whole point of leaving Seattle was to find a job where I would be happier at and fit in better.
On the flip side of that coin, there’s Aquent, the placement agency I’ve been working with. They’ve been looking for full-time work for me, and in the meantime, they’ve been keeping me working with odd temp jobs. It’s been surprisingly easy, and I’ve found that I’m enjoying the work. And the contractor rates I’m pulling in are nice, too.
I don’t want to talk about it yet, for fear of jinxing it, but there’s a chance the temp job I’m working right now could turn into something more.
Plus, I’ve got an interview with DEQ on Wednesday. State jobs might not be the most exciting, but they’re very stable and have great benefits.
Anyways, keep your fingers crossed for me!