Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Again Google pulls through.

I have some ideas I'd like to implement. Wes or Derek, you interested?

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Um. I am convinced that there is nothing better than this product. Google Earth.

That is absolutely amazing. I really want this in my car. How perfect would this be. Anyone know how to get data to a laptop in a car? Can you do it with sprint?

Anyone? Any verizon users have this capability?

Amazing.

Monday, June 27, 2005

Today is a pretty big/good day for me.

All work related.

I have two interviews. One for ELDP which is something I have been hoping for for quite a long time. If it pans out, it should give me some pretty good stuff to write about, both in my LJ and on my Resume (wow, that rhymed). I have a meeting with like a "Chief Systems Architect" or something that is pretty unattainable maybe. That should be pretty cool. Its the second of this type of interviews for me so I am pretty syked about it.

And lastly I got some pretty good news today. And if you know me it should be easy to guess what it is.

Of course, to top it all off, I am wearing a suit today so I feel very important.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

I BOUGHT A HOUSE!

I officially bought a house!

Unofficially.

But its official that Kathy and I have put an offer in on a house and it was accepted so we are "going to contract"! And thats flippin' official.

I will let you read about it here. And look at our commute to work here. We are both very excited and we have some great plans for the kitchen and the basement.

The Celebration of choice is a bottle of Cotes-Du-Rhone villages finest Cuvee des Galets! Its a red from my Sister. Very excited and getting uneasy with the wine.

Thanks for listening.

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Bored and more.

obviously I am bored..

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So a Friend asked me the other day why I don't pay back my loan that is at about 1.95%. Then I realized that maybe he doesn't understand interest rates. Then I started thinking: "I wonder if all of my friends are taking advantage of today's interest rates". Then I thought: "Does everyone use ING?". Then I thought: "If not, I would like them to use me as a reference".

SO: If you want a free $25 and a savings account with no minimums and no fees and 3% interest. Leave me a comment and I will send you a reference and you will get $25 free and I will get $10 and you will gain 2% more on each dollar you have in savings.

Even if you don't want to have a savings account, do it for the free $25 bucks. So, does anyone need $25?

And the update:
Kathy and I lost our second house yesterday. Someone outbid us. That sucks, but we are looking at new things now. That is fun.

Project:
I am very worried about the July deadline that Kaminsky gave me. Mainly because I sometimes have trouble finding the time to work on the Thesis. Then I think: "If I lose this, then I can work with Reznick". That would rule.

Foos:
Kathy beat me 5 times in a row in Foosball yesterday. Then today I beat her 3 times and I wanted 2 more and she crushed me in 3 games. I was so pissed.

Friendster:
Ed Paulson shot me a message from friendster. So that was kinda cool. Through that I was able to get in touch with Scott Callard. He was one of the people I tried very hard to be very much like. Kindof a role model for me.

Work:
Boring, but I have some things to do sometimes. I don't like what I do, but its something to make the time pass

Money:
Stopped putting cash into credit cards so I can save for the house. Before someone thinks that is a bad idea, understand that Maryland Housing in the past 10 years has been appreciating at about 12%. So that pretty much kicks the Credit Card's ass. So, anyway, I stopped paying cards and I can see my bankrolls finally accumulating. That is a good thing. Obviously I can't forget that I have the credit cards, but it still nice to know stuff is growing.

Deepest Sender:
I wish the moz extension Deepest Sender had a spell checker. Well it does, but I don't know how to use it.

Thoughts?

Friday, June 03, 2005

So it looks as though I may be buying a house.

This gives a pretty good display of it.

There are 3 problems with this place.

1) Unfinished/non-walkout basement - However, we do agree that we can now form it to whatever the heck we want it to be. Also, since it isn't walk out, it makes it PERFECT for a theatre room like her sister's:
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2) The neighbors backyards do not look stellar. Rather, there are 2 of our neighbors who's backyards are kept to a sub-par level. You can also see that like shudders are falling off and the paint is clearly not maintained. I don't know why the HOA hasn't done anything about this but it is a concern.

3) Termites. We got em in an isolated location (we think). If the seller doesn't get rid of them, then we probably won't buy the place.


On the plus side, its perfect size, its the layout we want, its clean, many appliances are new, the neighborhood rules (except for the 2 houses), there is a TON of open space near us (perfect for frisbee, or golf practicing), close to golf course, close to work, etc.

So it should be a pretty good deal. We put in an offer on it yesterday so that is pretty exciting.

The lady who lived there before us died. Sad. But they are selling the house at under market value. Her legend lives on. Betty King. May you rest in peace.


Internet offers:
I am inspired by here. I am trying to get a 20inch TV. Those things retail at about $1200. At least that is what I saw it at. So I finished my 6 offers and I should have this TV soon after we move in. I bet I could sell it for $900. Wouldn't that rule? Anyone want a Phillips 20 inch LCD TV with Dolby Surround Sound (whatever that means) and a built in FM tuner. I probably won't even open the dang thing. Unless we decide it would be perfect above the bed.