Wow, it's been a long time since I updated my blog!
For one thing, I've been wrestling with my web host/ISP for one of my other domain names. I wanted to get a simple upgrade done and two weeks later, I didn't even have a status report, much less the upgrade. So, I decided to move that domain, which is Fantasist.net, BTW, to a new ISP. So far, so good. They seem to be better than the last folks and they sure are less expensive!
Well, after putting it off for far, far too long, I got new tires for my wife's car.
Leisure time, yeah, I remember that.
This weekend I found my new favorite legal "speed": the Starbuck's Double Shot.
Yesterday I made the most wonderful discovery.... Novell AppNotes in Palm format.
You know, I didn't think I could really enjoy going into work again. After a year of being at home, I thought I'd hate going into an office and putting in a full day's work. But, I really sort of enjoy it.
So far, so good. I'm almost at the end of the week and I like it just fine. My new boss is pretty cool and is so new as a supervisor that he hardly seems like a boss at all. He's into anime, just like I am, too. So, it's been pretty good so far.
And, today, both the guys I work with, my supervisor and the other guy at my level, made a point of telling me how well I was working out. My supervisor said that I'd done as much work this week as the last guy had done in six months. Of course, he was exaggerating, but still, it was nice to hear.
Well, I survived my first day of the new job.
I got to work about 45 minutes too early because I misjudged how long it would take to get there. I've heard such horror stories about Beltway-8 that I was sure it would take an hour. But, it took, at most, 40 minutes. Ah, well, at least the boss has a good impression of me! I got squared away in short order and started getting used to being in an office again. It was a little strange after almost a year.
Well, I signed my papers and took my drug test today. My contract is for six months, but that doesn't mean much considering that either of us could terminate the contract at any time for any reason. Also, since it's contract-to-hire, they could convert me to permanent at any time, too.
Well, I just got back from getting my hair cut and my wife told me that the MySQL server on which The Diary of a Network Geek, The BLOG Version depends is back up. So, finally, I'll be able to make an entry that I should have made Friday.
I got the job.
