In the last week, 2 people I know have passed away. Very weird how it tends to come in pairs.
I also have the most intimidating presentation to do at a conference this week. It's long. It's complicated. It's in French. It's political. And. Um. I'm fucking panicking. I'm totally prepared, way in advance, and I'm still... um. PANICKING.
Yea, you wanna.
I'm working on a blog but I won't be posting a link until I've made a little more progress.
Said progress likely won't be made for a few weeks as the end of school is really nuts.
Is it really reasonable to have an exam or paper due every day? Yea? Grand.... Read More
Jaeci, ahhh! I have the worst stage-fright, too! I HATE getting up in front of people, esp. if its something I'm not interested in or have no confidence in. In my last job, I used to have anxiety attacks speaking just in front of 15-20 of my fellow nerdy sysadmin colleagues... I'd be a mental wreck a week beforehand, and a day afterwards. I can't even imagine what you have to do!
But your gonna do great! If anyone is gonna ace this, it's you! Bon chance!!
I wish I could see you speak.. what conference is this? Is it in Montral?
Here's a link to an issue that is very near and dear to me. It's a petition for immigration reform in the US to end discrimination toward legally recognized same-sex couples. What does this mean? Committed, binational, same-sex couples, those who have been legally married/united in states or countries where it is possible, would be able to come... Read More
It's 6 AM and I'm emptying my guts into a cereal bowl. She says she isn't hungry, but her tongue is slipping across her lips in ravenous candle-light flickers. I dig deeper, pushing the dull spoon up, up, up under my ribs, behind my sternum, into the hunk of chambered muscle that drums like an angry pendulum in a batcave church tower. It pulses,... Read More
Spent like $500 bucks at Ikea with Shaine and Cass17 and the woman... But considering all that was purchased, it wasn't so much $$$
I have light fixtures
2 things I don't really understand are installing these light fixtures or how to repair toilets. I used to understand but then my brain decided it wasn't interested... Read More