Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 10th, 2011
The rush of scale is often a potent and lethal addiction, for production engineering is a drug. I always thought the Dyson ball was a gimmicky thing, but it’s totally legit. It’s so much easier to maneuver than a big clunky vacuum. It’s also quieter than my clunker, but the cat still hates it. The […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2011
Back in April, I adopted Patch from the Seattle Humane Society. She was about 8 months old and solid black. She immediately took to Victoria’s shoulder so that was the sign I had to get her. She’s such a lovable and well behaved cat, always wants attention and be in the vicinity of humans, but […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 5th, 2011
Holy shit the weather is finally WARM. We finally broke 70 F! I was at Alki Beach on Saturday afternoon and managed to properly sunburn my face. It was fantastic sitting on the sand, tons of people and cute girls wandering about. Today is the first time I’ve ever been able to go all day […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22nd, 2011
The rain stopped, the sun came out, and the days are longer FINALLY, thank god. A couple of weekends ago it was ~60 F, clear and sunny. There were even girls in bikini playing volleyball on Alki Beach! (How 60 F is bikini weather is beyond me.) I’ve been so weather abused and tortured throughout […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 22nd, 2011
Some of my most favorite things: sparkling lemonade from Trader Joe’s, chicken coconut curry (extra hot) + garlic basil naan from Tandoori Fire. mmmm.
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2011
While driving around today at lunch enjoying the sun, my mind was surprisingly at ease and I had a profound realization: Everything I have is because of thought. At the purest level, I sit around, people give me problems to solve, I think through them and present a solution. That’s it. I don’t do any […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2011
Ever since my fuel pump made a loud whining noise all throughout Arizona for Burning Man 2009, I’ve always said it’s going to die and strand me someday and I should really get it replaced before then. This Friday was the night it decided to die. I was driving across the I-90 bridge going into […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 16th, 2011
While in Redmond, I’ve discovered two delicious sources of food. One is the medium especial salsa and restaurant-style tortilla chips from Trader Joe’s. It’s a great mix of heat and salty, mmm. The other is the coconut curry from Tandoori Fire just down the street. I’ve been trying new Indian places lately and have re-discovered […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 10th, 2011
I learned a hard lesson in PostgreSQL administration, in particular what happens when tables aren’t vacuumed. I come from a MySQL background and haven’t fully learned what it takes to keep Postgres humming along. I had recently moved the OpenNMS database to another host in an attempt to throw more spindles at a UI slowness […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2010
I gotta move. The winter solstice was yesterday and the sun just set behind the trees at 3:47 PM. It doesn’t help that Redmond is in a valley so it sets early. I made the 405 – 90 – Seattle – 520 – Redmond loop this afternoon to soak in the sun while it was […]
