Hows Life?

[narzy]

Whats going on in your life these days?

I've been hard at work back in school studying IT (again). I swear I'm a professional student though I'm not very good at it.

I've been doing IT Helpdesk work for my college for the last 2 years. Every time I look around at the 2,000 computers on campus I get depressed knowing I can't asslaminate them in to a super herd.

So, what have you been up to?

 

[Golgatha]

Good News

1) Started my first management job about a month ago and as far as I can tell it's going well. I am now in charge of a 4 person (5 with me included) analytical chemistry lab.

2) Closing on a house on May 10th, which is a major upgrade for my family.

3) Have a Crucial C300 SSD coming in the mail today and got my SATA 3 capable ASUS U3S6 card installed last night without a hitch.


Bad News

1) Grandma was in ICU a couple of weeks ago due to low blood pressure, but she is finally back home and recovering slowly. Unfortunately she's inoperable on her shoulder which needs replacement, and is in a lot of pain still. She's 86 and has been on dialysis for 6+ years, so all this isn't a huge surprise, but I don't like to know my Grandma is in pain.

2) Went turkey hunting this last weekend and it was a big waste of time. I also caught a mild cough from being out in the cold pouring rain most of Saturday morning.

3) Due to house closing paperwork stuff, son in baseball and Karate, and just general life I haven't been able to game much. Bad for my stress levels, but good for my Folding@Home numbers I suppose.

 

[Golgatha]

Whats going on in your life these days?

I've been hard at work back in school studying IT (again). I swear I'm a professional student though I'm not very good at it.

I've been doing IT Helpdesk work for my college for the last 2 years. Every time I look around at the 2,000 computers on campus I get depressed knowing I can't asslaminate them in to a super herd.

So, what have you been up to?

Asslaminate? I don't even want to know what's involved in that process!

 

[fzdog2]

I work IT at my college too, and when I mentioned to the IT manager that we should setup folding he told me that a few years back an IT guy got fired by the state for using the comp labs at the capital building for folding!

 

[petrusbroder]

Asslaminate? I don't even want to know what's involved in that process!

Not too much.
"Asslaminate" is a TeAm Anandtech term and means approx. the same as assimilate - you know what the Borghs do in StarTrek: "Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated". We do the same thing with computers - with permission, of course ...

 

[Golgatha]

Not too much.
"Asslaminate" is a TeAm Anandtech term and means approx. the same as assimilate - you know what the Borghs do in StarTrek: "Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated". We do the same thing with computers - with permission, of course ...

Wow, I am shamed! Apparently this goes back a ways....

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=469615

 

[petrusbroder]

Yupp, it does ...

A word filled with tradition ... there is also Mark - Assimilator1 - I wonder how a misspelling is pronounced ...

 

[Assimilator1]

I don't wanta tell ya how Dark One deliberately mis-pronounced my name .
Does anyone remember?


As for my life, nothing much to talk about really. Jobs sucks (mechanic), still single & can't get my own place.
Oh I did do a 1/2 day Rally experience last weekend, mainly in a Mk2 Escort RS2000 which was great fun .

 

[narzy]

Wow, I am shamed! Apparently this goes back a ways....

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=469615

I've been around a while

 

[Golgatha]

I've been around a while

I think mid 2003 gives me at least a bit of old fogey cred on these here forums.

Now get off my lawn!!!

 

[TAandy]

crap, as usual.

son going to court cause he won't go to school.
same day he was told this, he's caught over in tesco, with 3 others, nicking a fish to go fishing. would you believe!!
although to be fair, he wasn't the one doing the pilfering!!

still, you've got to laugh lol


edit:
well, you DID ask hehe

 

[Wellcky]

SSDD! x2 Currently on plan B (working for da man). Need to work on plan A (lottery winner)

 

[rabrittain]

My Division of Vocational Rehab counselor tells me not to concentrate or spend time training for a job in IT - I have a low level felony on my record - It was 8 years ago - no assualt, no sex or child crimes - no drugs - but it is called 2nd degree identity theft. I could have probably beaten it, but I took the plea - wanted to get out of jail - there was a guy threatening to kill me, so, I am happy to be alive.

I am concentrating on getting in to truck driving training school. I should know in a month or so. Life is good.

I'm on good terms with my ex, and I get to see the kids often.

I look forward to driving a big rig cross country and controlling my computers remotely with a laptop and Team Viewer.

 

[mk]

Just spent a weekend with my niece. :wub:

Life is good.

 

[Golgatha]

Getting ready to move into my new house a week from tomorrow (5/3/2010). Quite excited and also loathing the fact that I now have to actually move ALL MY STUFF. At least part of my Folding@Home rigs will be down from 5/10/2010 forward. I will of course maximize uptime once I get everything hooked back up. We shall see how it all goes.

 

[Orange Kid]

I don't wanta tell ya how Dark One deliberately mis-pronounced my name .
Does anyone remember?

I do.

=Golgatha Quote:
Originally Posted by narzy
I've been around a while

I think mid 2003 gives me at least a bit of old fogey cred on these here forums.

Now get off my lawn!!!

Been here since 486's ruled the roost.

 

[rabrittain]

I do.




Been here since 486's ruled the roost.

... now, that's a while!!

 

[Wolfsraider]

hmmm, i too remember oh wait i might just be dreaming again, i think i belonged here once but its been sooooo long i really wonder if its old age kicking in again.

2 weeks spent getting daughters senior project completed so she can concentrate more on graduating next month, preparing for the invasion of in-laws (outlaws?) if she does, visiting with dad on the phone more lately and knowing there will be a visit home soon.

Still with the wife going on 14 years now I believe daughters are almost thru high school just the boy still in grade school 10 going on 11 now lol

I dont play much with computers anymore but we (the family still play warcraft together) 13 level 80 toons on my account attests to the level of boredom lol

and paying 9.00 a pack for the priviledge to smoke in washington lol no really I roll my own now , trying to quit but um yeah maybe :beer;

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Hiya Wolfsraider!!!

One final out of the way (and what a bloody day it was. VA [Veterans Affairs] wanted to confirm I have the skin condition that another VA doc diagnosed me with, so I've been off my pills for 4 days now, and absolutely miserable), 3 more to go. I'll get to relax nice and good next weekend... I hope.

 

[Wolfsraider]

Hiya Wolfsraider!!!

One final out of the way (and what a bloody day it was. VA [Veterans Affairs] wanted to confirm I have the skin condition that another VA doc diagnosed me with, so I've been off my pills for 4 days now, and absolutely miserable), 3 more to go. I'll get to relax nice and good next weekend... I hope.

Hi mate! I'll toast one to you sunday If I can find some lemoncello and tell liz I said Hi

dang hit reply befor i meant to


I hope you feel better soon and as we used to say "Give em hell"

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Hi mate! I'll toast one to you sunday If I can find some lemoncello and tell liz I said Hi

dang hit reply befor i meant to


I hope you feel better soon and as we used to say "Give em hell"

Cheers. I shall toast you as well, with my glass of Bushmills.

 

[PCTC2]

Hmmm... I feel like it's been too long since I've posted so I'll post here since you're asking how's life.

Let's see...

I also work IT for my school. Having a single-platform department is really nice. Mac, despite the negative connotations against it, is really nice in an enterprise environment with people that know their way around Unix systems and have been using computers since dark ages. . Got a raise. Now I gotta automate, program in-house databases, and whatnot. And sysadmin. This feels like my job: http://xkcd.com/705/ .
It seems like I've been in IT forever and I love the job. But I've decided to go back to school (AGAIN) for ECE/Materials... again (for those of you who don't know (you never know), Electrical and Computer Engineering with a Specialization in Semiconductor Fabrication). Being stuck in intro circuit classes is driving me insane but you've got to take them. Anyone want to do my lab today for me? Just kidding.

I now own about 15 computers. If only I could afford the power bill to crunch. Money's extremely tight around here, especially since I pay for an apartment on my own in San Diego. California ain't cheap and going to school eats into the wages... big time. But I'll see you guys in December for the annual race. But I like my new apartment and I wired it for gigabit/wireless-n.

In addition to work and school, I'm starting my own business. Computer consulting, installations, building some custom systems, backup, hosting, and fixing PEBKACs on a small basis but really going to be a design house eventually for some AWESOME products. Because you're the TeAm, I'll let you know.... (whisper: Modular Home Automation for cheap and Tablets/MIDs). Gotta put my degree to use somehow.

And I almost eloped with my fiancee. Neither of our families knows we're even engaged, nor have they met the other one of us. But we didn't want to cause any heart attacks so we're waiting until I graduate college.

So that's what's new. I'll see you guys in another few weeks. Cheers :BEER;
Oh, and my new fridge... it's filled with beer and cheese. And my pantry has pasta and ramen. Oh college.

 

[Assimilator1]

I do.

Heheh, hi mate, how's you?

 

[petrusbroder]

Wow, som many old friends around! Good to see you all ---
Still the same job, wife, house and kids as 4 years ago ...
Eldest graduating in 4 weeks - then to University.
All doing well, very well.
Well, I had a close encounter of the third kind with Mr. Death in January (see a separate thread...), but I survived and am better than before now ... you know all that training, running, healty food and stuff.
Oh, and I still have 21 comps crunching away - the oldest is more than 5 years old (dual opteron...) but there are some nice and new ones too ...

 

[Assimilator1]

Have you fully recovered from that now Petrus?

Those old Optern/X2 Athlons are good ole long lived rigs, & still good at DPAD , a mate of mine has still got the S939 rig I built him ~4 1/2yrs ago. We just upgraded it with an Opteron dual core last year (after straightening the pins out on it he'd bent! ).