feren complains about his company's new internal IM system: $EMPLOYER recently implemented a new version of the internal IM system from Microsoft that's called "Office Communicator 2007." Aside from the jokes of how timely our implementation is (version 2007 in the year 2009), I found a new annoyance today -- the IM system blocks messages, outright refusing to deliver them, if they contain...

I'm trying to raise some money for a friend who is in a rough spot- I usually sell LJ icons for 2-for-15$, but, for now, I'm selling them for 2-for-10$- my paypal is oobyscoobydoomsday[at]gmail[dot]com! Send payment, comment with refs, and I'll get started right away! Five slots for now so I can move through these somewhat quickly. If you want to buy them for a friend of yours, that'd be great too...

Examples Icons are normally 7.50$ each. My paypal is oobyscoobydoomsday[at]gmail[dot]com- comment if you're interested. 1 . feren 2 . fictus ( awaiting refs ) 3 . 4 . 5 .

7pm Central time My code for Mario Kart is: 3523-2801-2341 Comment with yours and I will add you to the list. So far we have: takaza frostyw rustitobuck ? feren lady_curmudgeon ? magicpaw linnaeus ? me_not_you ? wildmouse ? tango ? Comments are screened

Whee! I think it was a success, though trying to make more than one thing might be a logistical nightmare with our current setup unless we do something on the stovetop and something different in the oven. But I had a great time and hope that lady_curmudgeon  and feren  enjoyed the sauce that she took home. Sooo many meatballs... and if I want to make meatball grinders I'll probably...

Man, what a crazy few days, and this week is shaping up to be pretty crazy too. After work on Friday, I sped out slightly early and picked up takaza at his employer in Buffalo Grove. Then it was a stressful drive through Friday rush-hour traffic down to Lisle, where we checked into the Hyatt Lisle . After a short break it was back into the car for a short drive to Bolingbrook and BD's Mongolian...

It's Wednesday already? Wasn't it just Wednesday last week? Man, someone should do something about these calendars. So last weekend was halfway stress-free. On Saturday we had takaza 's family over to celebrate his mother's birthday, albeit belatedly. We all went together and bought her a Wii. She's a big fan of old-school games like Zelda and Final Fantasy stuff, so the online purchase thing...

Swiped from feren ... If you don't want to watch the entire thing, skip to 3:14...

It's been a week since I posted, and there's a reason. It seems that the time when work gets busiest is always the time you get sick. Those two things buried me last week. Cleaning up the pieces from a broken project at work kept me busy for the first two days of last week. Then Wednesday and Thursday were the first two days of a four-day course on introductory statistics. Oh my god, you have no idea...

Getting on the bandwagon horse, with everyone else.