Ok, first post from the mountain. I wanted to post this about three days ago, but I’ve been real busy, so sorry about not writing in a while. Lots of things going on, which will take presidence in these posts, instead of the normal mix of events, links of interests and funny things from the web.
On the way up to camp for the season, I stopped at the scenic overlook for the first time in all the years I’ve come up here. I took some pictures, so look for them when I get home and have the time to format them for a gallery. I stopped to grab a geocache (there is one on the way down the mountain too which I’ll get at a later date), and in the process, found a steak knife in the grass. Odd, yes, but not totally out of place I guess.
Moving into the house was fine, I didn’t change a whole lot in my room, it’s cozy, and very functional, which is the most important thing really. Again, I’ll take some pictures and post them when I’m home and have the time to format them for a gallery.
Speaking of which, I’m hoping Joomla! 1.5 comes out soon. I did some beta testing of it, and I like it a lot, although there were of course a few bugs. But the sooner it comes out, the more widespread it can be used/tested which will provide more support. So hopefully it is released soon, everyone learns how to use it and updates extensions, then I come home and can update the site to 1.5 with minimal problems (and hopefully update the gallery software as well). We’ll see, chances are it won’t happen that way, since it would be most beneficial to me.
Speaking of other technical problems, the last day before I came up to camp, I wanted to pop into URU to grab this month’s calendar spark…and of course, things blew up in my face. The new GameTap client decided to delete all my game data, and when I tried to redownload URU, it downloads it and then promptly deletes it. It is a problem that has been around for a while it seems, and I was talking with tech support for hours with no solution in sight. I’m actually pretty upset about it, and still haven’t heard back from the tech supervisors. Not that it would do me much good, I’m not at my computer anyway.
I’m not sure if I wrote about it before, but I helped my mom pack up at Evergreen, which was a lot of fun, I’m getting good at covering bulletin boards with large sheets of paper quickly.
Anyway, back to camp life: The first night I was here, Kevin took us out to dinner, which was very nice. We went to a place I hadn’t been before, Kurt’s I believe, it’s right before Lonestar if you’re traveling down route 40. Another first: I got to ride in the Escalade yesterday. I had incorrectly thought it was my first time inside a Cadillac, but then I remembered Mr. Rataic’s car.
I was helping to clean out the Pathfinder Trading Post, and a bird got inside while we were loading the van. We eventually got it down to the game room, which has three doors to the outside, so I trapped it in there while we opened the outside doors. I kept flying around and almost dive bombing me each time it made a loop, I felt like I was “The Birds.”
My monitor on my desk is really awesome, it’s on a swivel base, so I can turn it very easily without any problem. Maybe I’m just easily amused, I don’t know, but I like it!
I’m getting the hang of the phone system. There are still a few quirks, but I’m getting it. I’m also generally getting more comfortable with my job. I’m still nervous, since there is a fair amount that has changed since I worked here last, but I enjoy the work, and I love the people I live and work with, so that makes all the difference.
I did have a steak today, which is very strange for me, seeing as I usually only have steak at the Vigil Steak Breakfast at Spring Ceremonial, but it was dinner. We’ve had all kinds of fresh fruit, and lots of steamed broccoli, so I’ve been happy. I also had a great bowl of oatmeal this morning.
Ok, one quick news story of interest: MIT has developed a way to transmit power wirelessly, even with obstructions in the way. It’s only about 40 percent efficient, and the materials needed take up a lot of space, but it is becoming a reality! There are news stories floating around about it, check it out.
Tonight is Chaplain Jeff’s birthday, so happy birthday to him (in case he’s reading)!
Ok, that’s it for now, I’m heading back into my script writing for Script Frenzy, I’m trying to stay on track, but I have a feeling I’m going to keep falling behind until the first week of program is behind us. Have a great one everybody!
