Chameleon

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A while ago, when I first released Rotated Windows, I used sitx or somesuch as the archive format. Someone complained – of course – so as a bit of a sarcastic riposte I also put up archives in every other format I could – zip, bz2, gzip, sit, arj, rar, etc. It was a laugh,… Read more

Stress, work and visas

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1) [Eventually] handled the stress of all this visa stuff reasonably well; it was hardly on my mind for the second half of the day. There were two reasons for that, primarily – first, Darcy rang and said she was sure things would work out, and she was happy I’d booked flights and all, which… Read more

They know me too well

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I’ve been talking to Rob this evening about borrowing some tools for use with my thesis – you know, the usual stuff for manipulating electronics; files, drills, etc. Then he says: “I also threw a hammer in the toolbox” My response? “Hehe… you know me too well. :)”

Paperwork, work, and composure

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1) Got some of the paperwork done for my internship over summer, although the whole thing could potentially explode in my face. Tired of waiting around watching flights fill up and ticket prices soar, I went in today with the resolve to walk out with some plane tickets. And I did. And now I’m freaking… Read more

Hey, you’re dead, but at least you’re covered!

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You know, this insurance I’ve got is truly top notch. Notably, section 12, which covers me for up to $8000, at $1000 per day, for time spent “forcibly detained on a means of public transport which has been hijacked”. ’cause you know, when I’m sitting in a plane that’s been taken over by terrorists, the… Read more

Freakin’ out, man

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Man, I’m really freaking out. I really thought I was on top of things today – it started out so well. I went down to the travel agency, fished around for some more flights, found that the one I really wanted – via Honolulu :) – actually is the cheapest, so it’s fully justified by… Read more