Work From Home Day

03.01.2004

I awoke at 8:30 this morning to the sound of a ringing cell phone. It was my good close personal friend Jer, calling to tell me something that was probably important (and if he's reading this, I remember every word of our conversation, I just don't want the general public to know). I had managed to not set the alarm when going to bed (at 1:30 in the morning). Thanks to a weekend cold making feel like doing pretty much nothing, I was off my gameplan. Since I had slept late, and was still a little groggy, I voted that today be a Work From Home Day!

That's one of the best things about my job. You can occasionaly have a Work From Home Day. Now most people would think it's a Goof Off At Home Day, but the beauty of it is that I can actually manage to get some work done. I sync things between computers fairly regularly, so it's nice to sit back at home and work on the big computer and accomplish something when the opportunity allows.

It's also a good way to celebrate the end of Black History Month (up with whitey!).

Permalink

Early Birthdayness

02.27.2004

I got what will probably be the coolest thing I can get for my birthday yesterday. Belinda got me a copy of WWE Unscripted. This is one of those books that I knew I would want when it came out, but I've been waiting for the eventual drop in price at the local bookstores.

Why might this be the best present ever?

• It's something that I really really wanted.
• That I didn't know I was getting.
• Because I wanted it but didn't tell anybody.
• But people know me well enough to know what I want.

It's like the perfect surprise! I've already thumbed through the book once. It's one of those to pick up, look at a few pages, then put down again until later.

Yep, I'll be browsing this one for a while!

Permalink

Lego Force

02.26.2004

Thanks to the internet, you can find all sorts of people that share what you would consider an obscure hobby. Usually they're dorky hobbies, but those are the things that appeal to me.

Case in point: making Star Wars items from Legos. It doesn't seem that odd (it's a pretty good niche market, I think), until you see the custom things people have done. My favorite so far is the Death Star interior. The scale and detail of this one just amazes me. A quick counter to this is a mini Death Star, but I can still appreciate that it's not the easiest thing in the world to make. Another Death Star has much more detail.

I've limited myself to the X-Wing and Land Speeder Lego sets, with no customization. Luckily, I don't think I need another hobby just yet.

Permalink

WrestleRom Redux

02.25.2004

Like I don't have enough to do, I decided to re-skin the WrestleRom site last night.

It's one of those sites I never look at. It's been just sitting there for years, a little archive for old wrestling games. But the other day I actually looked at the site ad noticed how bad it looked. Layout. Color scheme. Broken HTML. I was ashamed!

Being that it's getting close to Wrestlemania, I decided to steal ... borrow ... re-imagine ... start an alternate universe and use a similar logo. It's grown on me pretty quick.

The best part of re-skinning the site was that I found one of my favorite little pages that randomly shows old wrestling quotes. I forgot how much The Rock used to make me laugh.

So, I now have an updated look for a site I never look at. At least I'll sleep better tonight!

Permalink

Git-R-Done

02.24.2004

I hate to admit this, but redneck humor appeals to me (more than it should). Comedy Central was showing the Blue Collar Comedy Tour not to long ago, and I laughed. Hard. I felt a little guilty, but I enjoyed it. Between Jeff Foxworthy telling me I might be a redneck if..., plus Bill Engvall giving out signs for stupid questions, it was fodder for hearty laughs. The other two guys with them only helped to make it more funny. Funnier? More funny.

One of those said other guys, Larry the Cable Guy, is coming to the Von Braun Concert Hall on my birthday. The timing is a little too ironic, because both Gina and I said that if any of those guys ever came to town we would have to see them. What better time to go laugh than on my birthday?

Permalink