Life in the geek lane

random ramblings.....

11.4.02

la di dah dah!!!.. i got an email back from the people from interarchy this morning. I applied for a job with them that was advertised on the AUC webpage that a friend sent to me. Soulds cool, they are a small company but i think it would be pretty good. Oh well, im not getting my hopes up... *cool calm and collected*

Ive been playing jedi knight 2 a bit lately, i got my light saber yesterday after having to do this funky jedi test thing... the light saber is rad... its better then any big gunny blasty thing... *swoosh swoosh - swings pretend light saber around*

Been working on my sports draw program as well, its going good, should have a version ready for release soon.. (yeah ive been saying that for a while, but its getting close).. Im thinking whether i should do a PeeCee version as well, but for starters i think ill just release a mac version and see how it goes... macs all the way! he he..
I was talking to my mum about it, shes is kinda the cheif, number 1, advisor :) since she had a lot to do with the local netball association and the original program was written for her to use. Im going to add other features to it.. so it should be cool...

Had a meeting witha client yesterday, (for my current job) and its kinda icky, i dont wanna say much, but i get a dodgy feeling about it... hrmm anyway... it might be ok..

Been applying for jobs all round the place, i figure i may as well, it doesnt hurt anything and i can use it to guage how the whole IT job scene is going, and also get a feel for how good my skill set is. hrmmm its all good...

bleh bleh.. ok, back to my sportsdraw... (after i get somthing to eat..)

he he

9.4.02

mmm, i heard on the news this morning that the australian government is considering paying the current illegal imigrants in the australian detention centre to go back to their own country, somthing like $3000 plus $500 for each kid. Im sorry but this is totally screwed up.. for starters these people are illegal imigrants!... the government is doing what they can to do everything to get them out, but they have to take precautions and everything before letting all these peple out. I watch tv and see them breaking out and wrecking the place, and here is some fool suggesting they should pay them to go back.. makes me wonder what they will do when they get back, sit there for a while, spend all the money then jump on another illegal boat and head back to australia. Im all for allowing people in, but when i see friends of mine that have applied properly about 2 years ago, still not here, and these people float on in, get sheltered, fed, medical care etc etc, and just kick up a stick and whinge cause their not getting treated right... Im sorry, but i say just send them back, dont pay them... sheesh... theres plenty of people already here that could do with that money, especially since its sooo friggen difficult to get any kind of assistence when you really need it...
I dont think this is the solution..., maybe the process can be streamlined, but these people have to be patient.. they are illegal imigrants, they have shelter, clothing, food, medical and everything that is needed, they shouldnt be put up in some luxury holiday home or anything like that, just the necessities... hrmmm, damn it annoys me....

bleh bleh
anyway...

i got jedi knight 2 today, and its great!!, im on the easiest level and its still damn hard... but ill work at it.

Im still working on cocoa stuff... its going well... i got an email today from the person from the uni who is going to wwdc, im going to have a chat with him, so that should be cool.

hrmmm, anyway..... i think ill go get some food...

8.4.02

Ive been kinda busy, the last few days
but ive still got time to admire the rays..
of sunlight that fall and warm my face
i wander slowly, there is no pace.

Theres a longing in me for somthing more
somthing to take me, so i do not bore.
with the general flow of life and its choices,
basically ive gotta follow the inner voices.

So i float along, with a weight off my mind
the more i search, the more i find
but also more questions are also found
a noise in my mind, that has no sound.

i consider these questions a kinda good thing
they make me think, make my mind start to sing.
with a rhythm and beat that i cannot describe
a humming in my body, my head full of vibes.

ill go with these thoughts and let my mind float
ill try not to ignore them and surround them with a moat.
take each day as it comes and let it slowly back away
im here for a reason, ill make the most of my stay.

*barrrrfffff speeewwww* mmmm, arrr i feel better now thats out. :)
bleh bleh bleh....
hrmmm, i read the time travel thing on slashdot, and its got me thinking. Stuff like that alweays gets my mind ticking over. That maths problem article also got me thinking... i dunno, i find it interesting.

ICQ is screwed today i think, hrmmm, i dunno why. The next episode of big brother is starting again tonight.. dammit... watchign those shows makes me shiver and feel like i want to strangel somthing... the worst thing is that bloody primus is hosting their website, so i am expecting problems wiht their internet access as all the idiots start hitting the webpage and killing it.

I rang again this morning about my long distance calls, and 'surprise surprise' got someone that could hardly speak english... I dunno what it is about primius, but when i ring up i have to wait on hold for on average about 30minutes, then when i finally get to talk to somone, 50% of the time they are speaking some extremely weird dialoect of english, and 80% of the conversation is spent with me asking 'sorry, what did you say'... hrmmm, anyway, apparently the phone will be connected by this afternoon...(which is what they told me each day last week, but im a fair man, ill give them another chance)... I think ill check it at lunch and if its not done just ring staright through to complaints and go stupid at them.... grrrrrr, sure they are cheap, but their service is shit....

anyway, enough talking about stoopid, silly, primus....

oo!, 30mins till lunch time... yay!

7.4.02

grrrr, its happening again, sunday night, 11:30pm, and im starting to get motivated to do stuff. Ive been cleaning and not doing a lot today and suddenely now that its getting late and i need to work tomorrow i get all motivated. I need a more engrossing job, somthing to keep my brain active so i dont get like this. Im sure its only because i do nothing at work at the moment...

I drew a template on my PeeCee case tonight, its just a plain old rounded one, i thought id start simple and see how it goes. I think i go for a wander down to bunnings (hardware store) some time and try to find something to cut it out with. hrmmmmm

My head has been really active lately, ive got lots of stuff planned and in motion, and its all going well and to plan.... not saying that i have a plan or anything, but i just feel like everythings going at the speed its meant to. Ive been working on my cocoa apps on and off, i read a bit more of the hillegass cocoa book, and its going good. I need help on the UI side of things, i dunno, i just need ideas. *sigh*

Im going to start making some wallpapers again soon, i like doing that and im getting sick of my digital blasphemy wallpaper. Its weird but i go through a wallpaper every few days, i just need to change it, i guess i get bored of them quick. At the moment ive got a cool galaxy picture on my PeeCee and a cool orange X thingy on my ibook, but i want to make my own.

bleh bleh, i feel like writing something, but i should really go to bed, i dunno why i get like this late at night.... hrmmmm

ooo!, i just remembered im getting jedi knight 2 tomorrow off a friend, ive read a bit about that game and apparently its good, if it really grabs my fancy ill buy it. I do that a lot, i will borrow a game and play it, but if i really like it ill buy it. I remember burning a copy of quake 3 off a mate when it first come out, at the time i couldnt afford it but i wanted it, anyway a few weekends ago i went and bought it, so i figure it all works out. Im kinda the same with mp3's, ill download them, but if i like em ill buy the cd, but im not going to buy some piece of shit cd for $30 when i only like one song. hrmmm, anyway... my views on software/music piracy are my views.. heh heh (and probably the same as a lot of other people)... yah!!, but anyway...

dammit, im going to sleep.... grrrrrrrr :)
*sigh*, im a bit tired, ive been cleaning all day, ive got an inspection soon, so im tidying things up a bit in my flat. Havnt done much else today, ive got my ibook setup and ready to churn through some more cocoa, but other then that i havnt got anything else planned. Things are going ok...

*yawn* gee what a boring blog entry..

ooo, i found this earlier, and all it made me think was why the hell is some scientist wasting time studying this shit... I guess its gunna make all those rednecks out there a little happier... *eeekkkk!*

hrmmmm, whats the world coming to... *sheesh*
hrmmm, ive just been reading other peoples blogs, ummm i should link to them... ummm, ill do that later... anyway, its kinda cool and got me thinking about who actually reads this.. *laughing*, i mean as far as i know there are maybe 2 people that read it, but really ive got no idea... oh well, its not that important... I guess its late and im in a blabbering mood :)

Ive been looking at shirts over at ThinkGeek, and i think ill grab a few, they are like $14 $US, which is about $30 $A, which isnt bad, plus the shirts are pretty cool...

Ive started looking around at mac development jobs the last few weeks, The more i think about it the more i want to do it, I dunno why, and its not somthing i can explain, theres just somthing i get out of developing on a mac that i dont get from my PeeCee, i guess its the whole 'Mac Geek' thing... *sigh*, bleh... ramble ramble ha ha

Oh well, its late... i best be off...., Ive added my email to the left hand side... if anyone reads this and has anything to say.. feel free....