Smith & Dean, Brooklyn
9.30.2004
9.28.2004
Marriot v. Courtyard
The differences between Marriot Brooklyn, NY and Courtyard Parsippany, NJ:
Hope I can sleep tonight.
- The bed!
- Neutrogena
- Two-ply toilet paper
- Bathrobe
- Did I mention the bed?
Hope I can sleep tonight.
9.27.2004
9.24.2004
9.23.2004
What The F...
After coming home from the big city this afternoon I found a broadcast email from our CEO.
The subject line was: HR Responsablities[sic]
The following line is copied verbatim out of the email:
What the fuck?
And the email ended with this disclaimer:
Someone shoot me.
By the way, Jane Doe is his personal assistant. So when you discuss with her how the incompetence of upper management is causing low morale, you can be sure the conversation will be strict adhered to highest confidentially standards.
Seriously, how do I keep working here?
The subject line was: HR Responsablities[sic]
The following line is copied verbatim out of the email:
To the extent that you have any questions in these or related areas please contact Jane Doe. Confidentially will be subject to strict adherence to the highest standards.
What the fuck?
And the email ended with this disclaimer:
This E-mail may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended only for the individual or entity named in the message. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. If this communication was received in error, please notify us by reply E-mail and delete the original message
Someone shoot me.
By the way, Jane Doe is his personal assistant. So when you discuss with her how the incompetence of upper management is causing low morale, you can be sure the conversation will be strict adhered to highest confidentially standards.
Seriously, how do I keep working here?
9.22.2004
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I'm sure a lot of you have seen or heard about this already. Back in July Google put up a billboard which read:
For whatever reason I stumbled onto this fact just this past Saturday. At first I thought "neat trick, but I'm not going to waste any time on this."
But of course, the inner geek (ok, and the outer geek) kept nagging me about the puzzle.
Last night I finally succumbed and started working on the problem a little after 10:00pm.
It turns out the billboard puzzle is just the first of two puzzles. The nice thing is the second puzzle was quite interesting as well, and builds very nicely on the programmatic solution to the first puzzle.
I was actually quite impressed with the whole thing, even though it was around midnight by the time I successfully navigated to the Google Labs job site.
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For whatever reason I stumbled onto this fact just this past Saturday. At first I thought "neat trick, but I'm not going to waste any time on this."
But of course, the inner geek (ok, and the outer geek) kept nagging me about the puzzle.
Last night I finally succumbed and started working on the problem a little after 10:00pm.
It turns out the billboard puzzle is just the first of two puzzles. The nice thing is the second puzzle was quite interesting as well, and builds very nicely on the programmatic solution to the first puzzle.
I was actually quite impressed with the whole thing, even though it was around midnight by the time I successfully navigated to the Google Labs job site.
9.20.2004
Morning Magic
Ok, so it wasn't exactly magic.
A cool looking bug Rebecca was playing with. I promptly hijacked it from her.
9.19.2004
Sunday, So Far
Woke up earlier this morning, oh, probably around 8 or so, to the sound of pouring rain. It took a while before the fact that it was raining sunk in. I rushed out of bed to close all the windows, and searched for my rain gear in that state of morning haze.
I went outside. Boy was it raining. I quickly checked the cars to make sure the windows were closed, then went to the backyard to carry the mulch and the soil into the garden shed. Oh, the joys of home ownership.
Lola, of course, was a complete wuss. She wouldn't even stick her nose out in the rain. We are going to have fun this winter getting her to go to the backyard to do her business.
When I came back inside I discovered a few spots where there are leaks. More things to worry about.
You know, this American dream stuff is pretty cool when the temperature is perfect and it's sunny and you're hanging out on the deck with some fresh off the grill food and a cold drink. It ain't so nice when you have to worry about what the hell do I know about leaky windows or how much is this going to cost me. But the good and the bad always come in the same neat little package, don't they?
On the upside, approximately 27 minutes ago I obtained four tickets to the PJ Harvey show at the Warfield. Can you believe they charge $7.30 per ticket processing fee? What a scam!
I went outside. Boy was it raining. I quickly checked the cars to make sure the windows were closed, then went to the backyard to carry the mulch and the soil into the garden shed. Oh, the joys of home ownership.
Lola, of course, was a complete wuss. She wouldn't even stick her nose out in the rain. We are going to have fun this winter getting her to go to the backyard to do her business.
When I came back inside I discovered a few spots where there are leaks. More things to worry about.
You know, this American dream stuff is pretty cool when the temperature is perfect and it's sunny and you're hanging out on the deck with some fresh off the grill food and a cold drink. It ain't so nice when you have to worry about what the hell do I know about leaky windows or how much is this going to cost me. But the good and the bad always come in the same neat little package, don't they?
On the upside, approximately 27 minutes ago I obtained four tickets to the PJ Harvey show at the Warfield. Can you believe they charge $7.30 per ticket processing fee? What a scam!
9.18.2004
The Best $7.57
This afternoon, I went to the local hardware store and got a file for $7.57 (with tax). I've been having a hard time mowing the lawn, blowing out the motor one time and last week the machine seemed a little tentative.
So I read the manual and figured I better sharpen the blade. What a difference! It purred as if it were brand new out of the box.
The best damned $7.57 I tell you.
So I read the manual and figured I better sharpen the blade. What a difference! It purred as if it were brand new out of the box.
The best damned $7.57 I tell you.
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