Down On Ferry Farm

I had another interview yesterday. It was for a company that is right down the street from me – it only took me 10 minutes to get there… with really heavy traffic. I was finally interviewed for a job that I’m perfect for. Usually when I go to these things there’s always some question they ask that I have to answer “No”. “So, do you do any SQL programming?” – well, no, I don’t. This time, no such questions were asked and I was happy and confident about my answers. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but isn’t that what they’re for? In other sad news… I was dealt a really emotional blow. I lost a pair of friends yesterday and I said my ‘goodbye’ today. They’ll be picked up tomorrow and I’m quite sure that my life will never be the same because they are not a part of my life anymore. I have come to rely on this pair – heavily – over the past 10 years. I tried to recall how long I have known them and I think it’s around 9 or 10 years. They have become such an integral part of my life it just

I’ve always been amazed at the wisdom found on your ordinary bumper sticker. It never ceases to amaze me how someone can take a broad concept and boil it down to its most basic level and be easily digested by anyone. Below are some that I stumbled upon recently which I thought I’d share: THE DEFINITION OF STUPIDITY * If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got PRACTICALITY * Whenever I feel blue I start breathing again THE FUTURE * I'm leaving my body to science fiction ECONOMICS * The buck doesn't even slow down here REALITY * Ask me about my explosively angry reaction to stupid questions GOOD ADVICE * Follow your dreams (except that one where you're at school in your underwear) HOW TO LIVE * Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to SUCCESS VS FAILURE * Many of life's failures are people who didn't realize how close they were to success when they gave up -- Thomas Edison CONVERSATION * Talk only if you can impro

I’ve been hiding a secret for quite some time now and I think it’s about time I shared it with everyone. I have been listening to indie music. That’s not the secret. The secret is WHERE I’ve been listening to it. I’ve been keeping this one to myself and have enjoyed every minute of hunting through the site for just the perfect nugget I wanted to hear. There were times I found nothing at all. At The Hype Machine they scour music blogs for songs that people are listening to and recommending from their individual music blogs. Most of these bands I’ve never heard of. Some are pretty terrible – but that’s just my opinion, you may not think the same thing. And I wasn’t kidding before – sometimes you do have to put in some time to find something worth listening to, but once you do you feel like you’ve really found something. At least, I feel this way. Simple, clean interface. Want to listen? Press the ‘Play’ button. Want to stop the song? Press the ‘Stop’ button. Want to know what song you’r

In an effort to follow-up on my job hunt, I must tell you that I was not offered a job from either company for which I interviewed. The first company I visited actually had me come back again. I saw this as a good sign. It is generally accepted to inquire about the status of the position a week after interviewing, which I was prepared to do. They couldn’t wait until Thursday and sent me a ‘dear john’ letter on Wednesday. The second company I was pretty sure wasn’t going to make me an offer. When I walked out of the office (after the interview) I just felt like they were looking for someone I’m not. Officially, the owner said he would have a decision made before Friday but, like I said, I’m not holding my breath. He said he had 4 or 5 candidates and – unless all of them decline – I’m not expecting to hear from him. Finding a job is tough. I spend a couple of hours a day looking through all the online postings, waiting to find one for which I’m qualified. It’s almost like begging, which

I was sitting around my house on Tuesday morning doing nothing in particular when the phone rings. “Hi”, said the friendly voice “we received your resume and would like to bring you in for an interview”. So we set up a time on Wednesday to meet. Awesome. As is my custom, I like to ‘scope out’ the site beforehand so that I know where I’m going on the actual day of the meeting. So I do a Google Map of the location and head out on Tuesday afternoon. One this to note is that we’ve had some fires around some local cities and the odor can be detected many miles away (I can smell them from my house even though they’re nowhere near me). When I drive to this new town (which is 2 towns over from where I live) I can smell the burning like I’m standing in the middle of a campfire. So I’m criss-crossing the whole city looking for one street and I have yet to come across it. I drive down a whole lot of other streets but not the one I’m looking for. Something must be wrong with my directions. I’m hun

I happened to see two movies today with no apparent link until I noticed that they both ended with the letter “O”. I didn’t plan that. First up, Superman and I went to see “Juno”. Every year around this time Superman makes a flight of fancy to see every picture nominated for Best Picture of the Oscars. I don’t have a problem with it, I just think it’s interesting. “Juno” is basically about a 16 year old, high school junior who has gotten herself pregnant. She immediately decides the best thing to do is to give the baby up for adoption. So she and her stereotypical air-headed, cheerleader friend check the ‘Penny Saver’ for a good couple to give the baby to. (yeah, that's where *I'd* go...) So they find a well off couple that lives in a nice neighborhood, with a nice house and nice furniture. Nice, right? Well, Juno falls hook-line-and-sinker for the couple and even feels the need to try and connect with them. I guess, for me, it wasn’t about what was seen in the movie but what