When I was growing up I was a pretty nerdy Star Trek fan. Now, I'm one of those hip-nerdy Star Trek fans (is there such a thing?). But there was no containing my level of inner geekdom when I stumbled across the first stills from the new Star Trek movie.
For the one of you out there that may also appreciate these.
-KP
"I've done far worse than kill you. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on... hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her. Marooned for all eternity, in the center of a dead planet. Buried alive... buried alive."
"KHHHHAAAAAAAAN!"
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Thursday, October 16, 2008
I'm That Guy
Begin rant.
I hate children.
I got really tired this afternoon so instead of going to the gym (which I've been doing again lately), I thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be great to take a little nap instead?" So I come home, crawl into bed, and fall asleep... for about five minutes. Then I start hearing bumping and pounding.
I curse.
See, the children upstairs have this problem with playing in the halls (today's activity: kicking balls back and forth). The problem is, since the apartment was built in the '70s, the noise reverberates throughout the building. I can hear them playing, in the hall upstairs, from my bedroom. These kids love to play in the hallways, even though I've talked to them before, and I've contacted the property managers about it (everybody got a nice note on their doors one day--basically saying, "Hey, knuckleheads, don't let your kids play in the halls!" (Interesting fact: it's against the terms of the lease and there are playgrounds outside for the use of children).
So I bolted out the door, went upstairs, and (hopefully) scared the hell out of them. The problem? They're, like, 5 and have the memory span of goldfish. The bigger problem? I'm not tired anymore.
There goes that nice nap.
I hate children.
And parents who don't realize that their kids can't run all over the place in a multi-family dwelling.
End rant.
-KP
"So this hot new intern leans over my desk, I can totally see she has a pierce... Brosnan! Pierce Brosnan is my favorite of all the Bonds."
-Ted, How I Met Your Mother
I hate children.
I got really tired this afternoon so instead of going to the gym (which I've been doing again lately), I thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be great to take a little nap instead?" So I come home, crawl into bed, and fall asleep... for about five minutes. Then I start hearing bumping and pounding.
I curse.
See, the children upstairs have this problem with playing in the halls (today's activity: kicking balls back and forth). The problem is, since the apartment was built in the '70s, the noise reverberates throughout the building. I can hear them playing, in the hall upstairs, from my bedroom. These kids love to play in the hallways, even though I've talked to them before, and I've contacted the property managers about it (everybody got a nice note on their doors one day--basically saying, "Hey, knuckleheads, don't let your kids play in the halls!" (Interesting fact: it's against the terms of the lease and there are playgrounds outside for the use of children).
So I bolted out the door, went upstairs, and (hopefully) scared the hell out of them. The problem? They're, like, 5 and have the memory span of goldfish. The bigger problem? I'm not tired anymore.
There goes that nice nap.
I hate children.
And parents who don't realize that their kids can't run all over the place in a multi-family dwelling.
End rant.
-KP
"So this hot new intern leans over my desk, I can totally see she has a pierce... Brosnan! Pierce Brosnan is my favorite of all the Bonds."
-Ted, How I Met Your Mother
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Randomnicity (10.15.08 Edition)
Hello, friends.
1. ZOMG, The Sky Is Falling! Seriously, how bad is this economy getting? Or perhaps the more proper question: how much worse can it get? Everyday, CNN broadcasts the latest doom and gloom, then I look at my 401(k) and go, blech. Over the weekend it bottomed out at -40.2% YTD. Ouch.
2. I'm currently growing facial hair--attempting full blown beard-age action with the spectacular goal of sporting a moustache for Halloween. Legendary, hilarious, or simply icky?
3. What a wacky week of football, eh?
4. We went to Bye Bye Liver this weekend with our friends Jessica and Patrick... it was kind of on the short side but was pretty entertaining. Not a bad deal on a bucket o' beer, either (5 Bud Lights for $12). Yes, that's right: Bud Light... the Commish would not approve.
5. I'm giving Heroes one more week to try and regain my interest. It's just boring.
6. Fringe, on the other hand, is not.
7. I want the Tampa Bay Rays to go to, and win, the World Series.
8. I paid off my first student loan. Granted, it was relatively tiny (a $1500 private loan to help finance my travels through Europe in 2003) but it's nice to get something crossed off my debt list. We just won't speak of the size of my remaining Direct Loan...
9. This month was the first time I've ever been late in paying rent (I wasn't paying attention to the calendar). And, man, do these property owners not kid around! I had notice on my door regarding intent to evict the morning of the first day it was late. Seriously? It ended up being just fine, I got a "one time warning" and the late fee was waived--but the way this place is run reminds of an ironclad bank.
10. I need to figure out what to do about my master's paper. It got rejected (one reviewer seems to think it worthy of a 'revise and resubmit' while another absolutely hated it; the editor apparently agreed with the latter sentiment). I'm edging towards reworking it and then resubmitting it to another journal, but there are certain logistical problems with not being in school anymore that I need to figure out.
-KP
"Barney, how can you be in love and still be sleeping with anything that moves?"
"I'm sorry I don't follow you. That's like saying, 'How can an ant carry 20 times its body weight but Root Beer floats are still delicious?' Are the two even related?"
-Lily & Barney, How I Met Your Mother
1. ZOMG, The Sky Is Falling! Seriously, how bad is this economy getting? Or perhaps the more proper question: how much worse can it get? Everyday, CNN broadcasts the latest doom and gloom, then I look at my 401(k) and go, blech. Over the weekend it bottomed out at -40.2% YTD. Ouch.
2. I'm currently growing facial hair--attempting full blown beard-age action with the spectacular goal of sporting a moustache for Halloween. Legendary, hilarious, or simply icky?
3. What a wacky week of football, eh?
4. We went to Bye Bye Liver this weekend with our friends Jessica and Patrick... it was kind of on the short side but was pretty entertaining. Not a bad deal on a bucket o' beer, either (5 Bud Lights for $12). Yes, that's right: Bud Light... the Commish would not approve.
5. I'm giving Heroes one more week to try and regain my interest. It's just boring.
6. Fringe, on the other hand, is not.
7. I want the Tampa Bay Rays to go to, and win, the World Series.
8. I paid off my first student loan. Granted, it was relatively tiny (a $1500 private loan to help finance my travels through Europe in 2003) but it's nice to get something crossed off my debt list. We just won't speak of the size of my remaining Direct Loan...
9. This month was the first time I've ever been late in paying rent (I wasn't paying attention to the calendar). And, man, do these property owners not kid around! I had notice on my door regarding intent to evict the morning of the first day it was late. Seriously? It ended up being just fine, I got a "one time warning" and the late fee was waived--but the way this place is run reminds of an ironclad bank.
10. I need to figure out what to do about my master's paper. It got rejected (one reviewer seems to think it worthy of a 'revise and resubmit' while another absolutely hated it; the editor apparently agreed with the latter sentiment). I'm edging towards reworking it and then resubmitting it to another journal, but there are certain logistical problems with not being in school anymore that I need to figure out.
-KP
"Barney, how can you be in love and still be sleeping with anything that moves?"
"I'm sorry I don't follow you. That's like saying, 'How can an ant carry 20 times its body weight but Root Beer floats are still delicious?' Are the two even related?"
-Lily & Barney, How I Met Your Mother
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
The Stupid Vote
I love The Daily Show. In particular, I LOL'd it up last night while watching this segment.
-KP
-KP
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Very Excite!
By and large, there's a lot of stuff going on right now, eh? Stock market crashing, a difficult job market, a presidential election right around the corner. Lots of life stuff, you know?
But in my personal little corner of the world, I get to be a little happy for a moment or two. Why? I received word from Noelle today that our 'help to parents' paper has finally been accepted by the Journal of Marriage and Family. Yours truly will soon be a published author!
-KP
But in my personal little corner of the world, I get to be a little happy for a moment or two. Why? I received word from Noelle today that our 'help to parents' paper has finally been accepted by the Journal of Marriage and Family. Yours truly will soon be a published author!
-KP
Friday, October 3, 2008
Corporate Crap
Well, I survived my first experience with corporate layoffs. Unfortunately, a good friend of mine did not. What a freaking joke.
Here we all were feeling pretty good about our job security because of a recent big contract win and the fact that our business seems relatively recession proof. But, our jobs were not safe from that classic corporate pasttime: restructuring. Almost 300 people were laid off yesterday (out of approximately 3,000). Of the 30 or so in my department, four got the boot and all of them were skilled, talented, and productive. Not all were relative newbies, either... at least one of the guys had worked here for around 40 years. Unbelievable.
There are still more layoffs to be made by the end of the year, but the general feel my boss has is that these eliminations will be focused more on managerial positions. Still, nothing like layoffs to make you realize that everyone is expendable and, at any moment, you could be unemployed.
-KP
Here we all were feeling pretty good about our job security because of a recent big contract win and the fact that our business seems relatively recession proof. But, our jobs were not safe from that classic corporate pasttime: restructuring. Almost 300 people were laid off yesterday (out of approximately 3,000). Of the 30 or so in my department, four got the boot and all of them were skilled, talented, and productive. Not all were relative newbies, either... at least one of the guys had worked here for around 40 years. Unbelievable.
There are still more layoffs to be made by the end of the year, but the general feel my boss has is that these eliminations will be focused more on managerial positions. Still, nothing like layoffs to make you realize that everyone is expendable and, at any moment, you could be unemployed.
-KP
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