bryan wann :: binary fury

Another wicked case of stomach cramps this afternoon. I left work early because hunching over was the only comfort I could get. Loaded up on pepto bismol, then tylenol .. four hours later it finally went away. gah. I don’t know what causes it. I had lunch at Delaware, which is pretty tame.

My Hong Kong colleagues get some interesting holidays. Today is the Chongyang Festival which “falls on the 9th day of the 9th month of the Chinese lunar calendar.”

The markets declined in a spectacular fashion today. Bargains to be had, but I spent my loose cash already last week. drats. A person could’ve gotten into GE and Goldman Sachs this morning at a lower rate than Berkshire Hathaway!

I hate you ancient Cisco code:
SNMPv2-MIB::sysDescr.0 = STRING: Cisco Cisco PIX Security Appliance Version 7.1(2)

Hooray, I found a laundrymat, the laundry monster has been put down. The closest one I found was at 183 and Duval, across 183 from Rudy’s. I sort of enjoyed the experience, other than ignoring kids playing around, I got in two hours of reading Nick Leeson’s Rogue Trader.

The rest of my apartment for the most part is squared away. I spent more than I cared to on shelving, which greatly expanded how much fuh the balcony closet can hold.

Not sure if I got over my sickness. I still have the sniffles and can feel some congestion in my chest. It may or may not be allergies. I suppose the quick way to find out would be to go ride my bike up the hill and see what I cough up.

Blah, I’ve been sick since Friday night. Some sinus burnage that fled to my chest over the past couple of days. Last night was the first night I got a whole night’s rest, feeling better finally.

In the process of being sick I finished cleaning out my old apartment and turned in my keys Sunday. Making progress in putting my stuff away, I can now see my livingroom floor. Still several crates of documents from the old company I need to deal with.

I love having cable and this new fangled thing they call a ‘DVR’. Watching CNBC and Becca Quick in the morning makes waking up worthwhile. When I get home at night, I can watch the opening of the Australian markets, then Asia, then repeat the next morning!

Need to figure out how I’m going to get a washer and dryer moved to my apartment. More importantly, I need to find a laundrymat to wash my overflowing hamper o’ clothes in the meantime.

Good news!

The jury trial you were assigned to in the 299th District Court on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 has been canceled. You are released without needing to do anything further until the next time you are summoned by our office. Your jury service is now complete.

Hoooray, internets!!11 Time Warner showed up today and fixed whatever problem there was. I don’t know how a normal working joe handles this many channels. Tried running coax to the other end of the apartment with my antenna, didn’t help OTA reception. Looks like I’ll be chipping in for HD channels now.

Went up to IKEA tonight to look for a new dresser and desk. Found a set I liked, but boxes were way too heavy for me to lug home.

I moved into the new apartment today. Plenty of wind today, but not any rain. This afternoon the wind died down, then it got hot and sticky. Today was not without its annoyances. I found out at the last minute the movers wouldn’t take anything not in a sealed box, including 6 milk crates full of books, my vacuum, and some UPSes. There’s still probably a truckload of stuff to bring up.

New place is pretty much a disaster, but at least I got my bed and TV setup. Annoyance #2 is that my internets + cable don’t work at all. Annoyance #3 is that with my current antenna, I get no HD OTA or even analogue channels. Presumably because my apartment sits between the antenna and the towers further south on 360. So, I’m typing this while sitting out by the pool, leeching off the property’s wireless.

I tried to get as much moved today since I knew I’d be sore and tired tomorrow. Heat got the best of me, I gave up and went home to unpack. Note to self, make sure you know which box you pack the towels in.

I’m thinking moving to the new place was a mistake. I picked up my keys today and took a look at the apartment. Several annoying things, quite frankly AMLI has spoiled me. This new place just isn’t nowhere as nice as where I am now.

• I could’ve sworn I asked for first floor, but they gave me a second floor
• The painting is sloppy around the trim, looks like it’s several coats thick
• The front door looks like it’s been whacked around, all scratched up
• Lack of cat5 in the walls, making it harder to run internets
• Lack of cable demarc inside, which means my cable modem and fuh will have to go in the bedroom
• There appears to be only three parking spots in front of the building, the rest are all for garages. Parking is going to be a pain
• Closets are way smaller, going to have to give up my Christmas tree to make room
• Lack of shelving, going to need to visit Home Depot to solve
• I already know they don’t answer their phones
• Layout of bedroom is going to make it interesting to fit in a desk

Several of these problems I should’ve paid more attention to when I moved in. I’m already considering handing in my notice to vacate a year early.

This morning started off so well, I was up at 8 to get an oil change and arrange return of the van. Ran a few errands, replaced the fuel filter in my truck. One of these days I’ll figure out how to replace it without spraying gasoline over everything. The afternoon started going downhill after seeing the apartment. Then I got assigned for jury duty for 9/17 – 9/24.

I’m still having an idle and AC problem with the truck. This morning it stalled out a few times while it was idiling and in gear. Replacing the fuel filter and PCV valve helped some. It doesn’t outright stall now, but comes close. I guess next is to check for vacuum leaks or something. I also discovered there’s an Advance Auto Parts store a mile away in Oak Hill, after I made several trips this week to stores all over town getting stuff for the pump replacement.

dammit hell, argh.