I’m back in Chicago. Now that I’m actually sitting in front of a computer, I’m suddenly not feeling well again and unable to focus. Here’s one thing that’s sucked the past few days, particularly during these long four-hour drives to and from Terre Haute: I can’t sing more than few lines without coughing. Also, the…
I did not "borrow" a Holiday Inn Towel. Besides, my towels were plain, with no logo.
A side note: the company that provides the above service also requires sites to have a "license" to use their proprietary ActiveX control. However, affiliates/sponsors can also display the Flash content on their sites as well. Our company only needs to add the affiliate/sponsor URL to our "approved" list, and the affiliate/sponsor would have the…
I attended an hour-long presentation by these guys whose product is, essentially, an ActiveX control that allows a Flash 6 .swf file to play "outside" the browser, and places the file above the taskbar. The Flash file would be video, and their ActiveX control also does this ChromaKey thing that blocks out a particular background…
My alarm goes off at 6:00 AM. I hit what I believe to be the snooze button. I jolt awake (on my own) and sit upright, throw on my glasses and notice that it’s somehow become 7:00 AM. I jump out of bed, and the first two minutes of speech that I utter are entirely…
Took forever. I swear, for about a third of the time, I was driving in one lane. I rolled into the hotel around 9:00 PM, and promptly plopped down on my bed. The hotel itself (Holiday Inn) was actually really nice – much nicer than I had imagined. My room was huge (couch AND a…
As I was working away, I heard a bit of a noise behind me. As it turns out Katie was visiting the office today, and had moved a chess piece, trying to get my attention (I think she had hidden behind my white board). We talked briefly about her trip back home, and her upcoming…
Instead of parking at the secret parking space, I decided that I’d just cough up the money and park in the nearby lot. Since I had to be on the road this evening, I got paranoid and wanted to make sure I didn’t get towed. I know – small chance, but still a chance. Since…
For as much time that has gone by, I’ve got surprisingly little to show. Some headway, but not as much as I’d like. I’m off to pack and get ready for tomorrow. After work, I’m driving to Terre Haute, IN for a business meeting on Tuesday morning. Woohoo. No updates tomorrow, as I doubt there’ll…
Time to get some work done. Where’d I put that coffee?
I got up fairly early and despite some illness-like symptoms, I’m feeling remarkably good compared to yesterday. I’ve taken out the trash, cleared my sink of dirty dishes, finished a load of laundry, and got some coffee from Gallery Cafe. I spent a while updating my profile on Friendster. Yeah, yeah. I got sucked into…
Just noticed that the previous instance is remarkably close to being exactly one year ago. That’s a little spooky.
I woke up around 5:30 AM. A light thundering in the background, and the sound of rain on the porch. I was awake enough to have this sad, lonely moment where I wanted someone to put their arm around me. Rain in the morning seems to have this effect on me. I eventually fell asleep…
Most of today was wasted. Can’t really concentrate on anything, and my mouth feels as hot as a kitchen oven. In Hell. In July. Where someone was baking cookies. And left the oven door open and all the… yeah, ok. I should just quit now. I’m rambling, and to make matters worse I’m now kinda…
So far today, I’ve been sneezing and blowing my nose since about noon. Nonstop. Seriously – I seem to be caught in some kind of loop here, cause it’s not quitting. Seemingly out of nowhere, I’ve got itchy eyes, sore throat. These are bad signs. In my time, I’ve subjected my body to a wide…