Erin and I watched Murderball after dinner. The movie was not really what I expected, as it went deep into the personal lives of some of the players. Basically the quad rugby players are normal people playing a sport. There are nice guys and a$$holes. It was a good movie and a rental I would recommend.
I just became a Wii Tennis Pro while waiting for my computer to do a disc scan. It's actually really fun, and I encourage you to try it if you haven't.
So I've been thinking a lot about getting a flat screen. Sony, Samsung, and Sharp all look like good TVs to me, but honestly I don't really know which reviews to trust. I've found the Samsung LN-T4065F. I've been to a couple stores, but haven't found this particular model in any stores, but the LN-T4061F looked pretty good. Has anyone had experience with any of this? Any advice?
Erin and I saw American Gangster this afternoon. It was a very, very good movie. Enough said.
Erin and I joined the rest of my family and friends at Joanne's house for the third annual Thanksgiving. Aside from amazing hors d'oeuvres, drinks, main meal, and dessert we have a tradition of playing the game.
Here's the game: Every player writes the name of ten world, national, or local personalities on slips of paper and put them in a bowl. Then everyone is paired into teams. The goal of the game is to provide hints to help your partner guess the name on the slip of paper you draw **without using name or spelling. Each pair of the group takes a 60 second turn before getting another turn. The end of the game is arbitrary, but the team with the most name at the end wins. It sounds lame on paper, but in between the mean and dessert of Thanksgiving, it's a lot of fun.
I'm working from home today. This is so much better than treking down to the office!
After spending yet another late night night at work, I can confirm that I really like my job. I mean, this is the type of stuff that I would do for fun, not just to get paid. I feel very fortunate to have found something that I like to do as a job.
Erin and I went to a practice Thanksgiving at the apartment of one of her good college friends. It was the first time since leaving school that I've been to a gathering like this, and it was nice. I didn't really know more than a few people prior to the party, but it was good to see people in that atmosphere once again. Makes me miss my friends...
I just got a spot bonus for the extra work I did on Dreft in October! Although the pat on the back did go a long way, money is good too.
I've continued to put in log hours at work. It's not really that I have to, but I foresee extremely long days ahead if I don't. The current project that we're developing for Vegas is huge, and we're doing it in about half the time recommended. The late night this evening wasn't so bad however. Reid (my boss and project tech lead) stayed late with me to get a particular database query hammered out. It's 140 lines in the query config format, but should resolve to much less when it actually runs. Not bad for a late night's work.
I sold my CompuTrainer last week. End of an era you ask? Well yeah! I no longer intend to spend hours on my bike, inside, during the winter. That just doesn't sound so fun anymore. Wait, that was never really that fun. As my dedication and desire to become a pro bike racer has waned, I'll be looking to unload some of that more expensive training equipment. That includes a set of Zipps (new rims) and an Hypoxico Altitude Generator.
My Mom, Dad, Erin and I went to see Dan in Real Life last night. Although I wanted to see the movie I was in more of an American Gangster mood (a movie I still haven't seen). I was pleasantly surprised by Dan in Real Life. The one sentence summary of the plot is simple, but the way it's played out with the complex characters is much more interesting. In my opinion, Steve Carell tops is performance in Little Miss Sunshine. I recommend it.
This is what Toby likes to do to Erin in the morning. I was ready with the spray bottle this morning.
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Although Erin and I had intended to see Dan in Real Life, it was sold out, so we went back to my parents house and saw Zodiac. It was pretty good, though long and kinda creepy. I don't like the idea of a serial killer that doesn't get found. It takes place in California between the 60's and 90's. There was a lot of story to tell, so I understand that it was long, but for it's length, I would have liked more character development. It was event packed, but not a whole lot of time was spent showing characters' emotions. Still a good rental though.
This past week has been exhausting. Ever since the Dreft project I haven't been sleeping all that well. I would have expected to be back on my sleep cycles by now, but I'm still only able to sleep about six hours at a time. So much for going out tonight. I think take-out and a movie are in order.
In other news, the new LVCVA project is coming along. There's a ton of work to do, but I'm decently pleased with the amount of work we completed this week.
BeerCamp you ask? At the workplace, during work hours? Yup.
Critical Mass has an event called Beer Camp every month where informal discussions are started around presentations on an area of interest to someone. The presentation can be about anything - yes, anything. I've seen everything from digital marketing strategy to someone's experiences as an American Idol participant. Everyone in the office is encouraged to participate. Oh, and yes, there are coolers full of beer throughout the office to make sure the event stays true to it's name. November's BeerCamp in tomorrow afternoon.
