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Friday, July 18, 2003
Queen of the nerds:
Last night I realized that both of my brake lights were out, and that I really needed to take my car in to the dealer anyway to make them examine the electrical system because I'd been having some problems with a couple of fuses that kept burning out, so I took my car in to the dealer this morning. (Spare me the lectures - the car is under warranty, so the repairs are free.) While I waited, I walked over to the local Starbucks and bought some overpriced corporate coffee, and then headed to the adjacent Barnes & Noble to kill some time. Of course, I should not be allowed inside a bookstore, because I never ever leave one empty-handed. This time, I bought $50 worth of magazines: Modern Painters, Shutterbug, Popular Photography, Photoshop User, Allure, Shape, Yoga Journal, Girlfriends, and Linux Journal. As you can see, my taste in reading material is fairly eclectic. And I really shouldn't be allowed in a bookstore unsupervised.
The last few days at work have been amazing and hectic as all hell. If things go the way they seem to be headed, I will get to architect and deploy a HUGE system that will not only save my company a ton of money but will improve customer communications and standardize our web conferencing and instant messaging platforms. I am so fucking excited about it that I may need to change my pants. It's too bad that most of the people who read this 'blog have no idea what I said in the second sentence of this paragraph, or I would elaborate and ramble on for several pages about it. Pardon me, my geekdom is showing.
Speaking of geekdom, this weekend I will be in Sandy Eggo for the Comic-con. This year is the first year I'll only be there for the weekend - up until last year, I attended all four days every single time. I have gone to this convention for 11 years straight. It's amazing to see the HUGE San Diego Convention Center completely filled with comic book, toy, and sci-fi vendors, along with artists, writers, and collectors. I am going to spend the weekend seriously geeking out and spending too much money on comics and memorabilia. At least I'll finally get to give Wil his copy of the one and only issue Bedhead Press has ever published. Don't worry, I won't be lonely - I'm taking my Linux Journal with me to keep me warm at night. I'm also taking my cameras, so expect at least a few amusing photos of nerds at their nerdiest.
And by nerds, of course I mean me.
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