EDIT: Don't worry, it's all better now.

Feelin' Rather: amused

I wonder if my coworkers will be pleased that I recently learned that Oracle has pretty good support for regular expressions in queries. This means two things, more or less:

1) The time it takes me to write complex queries has just decreased by orders of magnitude. For example, what used to be a multi-thousand line query is now a couple hundred, and

2) That everyone else in the building can no longer differentiate the output of /dev/urandom and my latest report source code.

Supposedly, I'm an Information Systems Programmer. That's supposed to mean I work with SQL all day long, and occasionally a desktop or web language. My job is to make other people's jobs easier.

So why does my desk contain an oscilloscope, soldering iron, various pieces of television broadcast equipment in various states of assembly, studio lighting, evaporative cooler parts, and random Cisco gear?

I really wish I knew, too. I just got finished rebuilding a 3-phase motor. Next up is service on the huge UPS.

Then, I get to open my editor, and there's a full day's worth of software engineering for me. (Have I mentioned it's 6:30PM?)

Feelin' Rather: busy

I my new iPhone :D

Feelin' Rather: giddy

Merry Christmas

Heya guys!

My buds Stefan and John are taking over the world! If you like great music with enlightening and heartfelt lyrics, and kick-your-ass electronica, look no further!

Visit their PureVolume site and MySpace and listen to some of their stuff! Then, help get some GOOD music on TV -- vote for them in the Play MTV's New Years Eve Party Contest!

(Oh! You guys will LOVE this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwye7E2tRM then see it live here.)

Feelin' Rather: luff

88 miles per hour! Sorry officer, the time circuits must be broken! :D

7:00, 400' off the Esplanade on the playa side... PEACHCAKE! ( http://myspace.com/peachcake )

Next Wednesday and Friday 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ... look for my Cerwin Vegas :D

http://www.isfat.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=993

http://www.isfat.com/happyjunk/kiwi.php

Tags: resurrection

My journal uses a custom font, I think it's pretty. If you don't already have it, download the Kristen ITC font.

P.S. Thanks to Phyxis for reminding me how exactly to post from the web site, I'm too used to using my phone or a client. :P

Feelin' Rather: excited