Outside Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

August 2010

Tue 31 Aug 2010

Pandora seems to be having the hardest time with my prog rock station today. Can't box me into a corner, can you, silly algorithm?

Tue 31 Aug 2010

When I moved away from Florida, I had hoped that I would be moving to a place where it wouldn't be in the 90s at the end of August.

Mon 30 Aug 2010

OK, prefacing this by saying I'm paranoid about wifi -- but I finally switched on my router's 'N' signal and am loving the speed.

Mon 30 Aug 2010

I used to think it was just when I worked at FSU, but "in my opinion" Mondays suck --- even as I work from home!

Fri 27 Aug 2010

"Hello me. Meet the real me. And my misfit's way of life."

Fri 27 Aug 2010

Desperately seeking aegir extension/module for lighttpd. #drupal

Thu 26 Aug 2010

I have Internet! At the new place! Woooooooo No more housesitting, no more working at a kitchen table.

Tue 24 Aug 2010

I know it's completely overused and overplayed, but I really enjoy Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five'.

Mon 23 Aug 2010

When did Google Calendar change their favicon? It's freaking me out. It's too pretty.

Fri 20 Aug 2010

Holy memory leak, Batman! OS X just completely imploded. I had to restart! RESTART! *incredulous*

Thu 19 Aug 2010

Move-in update: Comcast will be installing their services at the new apt next Thurs! That makes next Wed the last day in Silver Spring.

Tue 17 Aug 2010

ARGH! The upgrade to Thunderbird 3.1 changed the default font styles and now I can't get it looking "normal" again. :(

Mon 16 Aug 2010

I meant to write about this sooner, but I got a job... Aegir is young but has a big future. Using it at benclark.com et al. #drupal

Mon 16 Aug 2010

Anyone have a good recommendation for a good quality display (pref. widescreen)? Cheaper is better, but also want quality.

Sat 14 Aug 2010

Maggie and I can't agree on whether Metalocalypse/Dethklok is satire or an homage. Thoughts?

Sat 14 Aug 2010

This time, it was a 49 hour power outage! But we're back. In other news, yesterday was a very productive moving day.

Fri 13 Aug 2010

Second morning waking to power outage. 24 hrs and counting. I'm going to make the best of a bad situation and start moving into the new ...

Thu 12 Aug 2010

Woke up to another power outage!! Insert curse words here. At least I have MAMP and a working copy of today's projects. And a full battery.

Wed 11 Aug 2010

Maggie and I just signed the lease at our NEW APARTMENT in Greenbelt - we have keys & everything. Yay, no more living out of suitcases!

Tue 10 Aug 2010

Now that I'm working & developing FT on my Mac, I'm realizing I'm going to have to break down and buy Photoshop for Mac & ditch my XP VM.

Tue 10 Aug 2010

iTunes Genius is really on point this morning. Well done, Apple Engineers!

Mon 9 Aug 2010

Pandora has failed me this morning, so it's a Master of Puppets moment followed by ... hmm ... old In Flames, perhaps?

Sun 8 Aug 2010

Waiting in TPA to board my return flight to DCA. Had a fun weekend w/ family & a nice wedding for Vivian & Blake.

Fri 6 Aug 2010

Delayed flight to Florida, waiting at a very crowded Reagan National. No free Internet?!

Thu 5 Aug 2010

I wish there was a way I could stop Google Voice from texting my phone when I'm texting via web. Not necessary!

Wed 4 Aug 2010

I never thought that 4 GB of RAM wouldn't be enough to get work done on my MacBook Pro...

Tue 3 Aug 2010

Hmm... running out of screen real estate. I might have to enable Spaces. Oh, GUI, you waste too many pixels.

Mon 2 Aug 2010

My new job & How I spent my summer vacation

I'll lead with the big news first: I now work for Jackson River as a Web Producer!

Today was my first day, and I think it went well. I still need to get up to speed, but I'm optimistic that full speed isn't too far away. The group at Jackson River seems like a great group, a cool group, and I'm looking forward to getting to know them better.

Mon 2 Aug 2010

Looks like I made the Jackson River homepage: http://www.jacksonriver.com/welcome-team-ben