Taking back myself
As the year draws to a close, and with everyone jotting down their resolutions, it’s time for me to pen mine. For 2011, I want to take back myself. This year has brought about dramatic changes for me. While most…
December 2010
Sleepless nights and a legacy application
I don’t even remember the last time I touched that code… Probably in 2005. So a legacy app, created in early 2003, designed for IE6, with MySQL 4.1, needs to be migrated to a new server, MySQL 5.1, UTF8 encoding,…
Devil worship AKA Rock n Roll
A high school teen in Syria is accused of devil-worshipping because he was wearing a Metallica pendant. I hope he wasn’t wearing an earring; we don’t want the poor kid to be called a homosexual devil worshiper. When will our…
Wikileaks, the good answers
Forget aljazeera interview, it sucked. This one is just plain awesome! If you wanna beat them right…beat them at their own game. Now, Wikileaks aside, Julian should be in prison if the sex allegations stand.
Airplane food
If memory serves me right, I’ve never really eaten meals served on aeroplanes; I typically just have coffee or Pepsi because: My trips never exceeded five hours, so I was never hungry. I’m not a fan of how they look—it’s…
2010 in one word
Bleh.
Internet, and the search for the imaginary boyfriend
Lately, I’ve been socializing more than usual, which has sparked a series of serious blog posts, including this one. A single female friend of mine has been heavily involved in “Internet dating” in search of something akin to a real…
Divorce and the aftermath
I’ve met them a few times. They’ve been married for 11 years and have two children. The father, a school dropout, works as a freelance salesperson for a classified ads newspaper. The mother failed high school and never attempted it…
Man in the mirror
There’s a man that I used to know And sometimes he still visits with me When it’s late and the alcohol’s glow Is nearly gone And it’s time to awaken And he looks, and he laughs at the sight And…
Whom The Moon A Nightsong Sings
The best album of 2010 for me personally, it fits perfectly with the current weather.