Bobbis.net

So, the holidays are finally over. I still haven't found a job, but the openings I'm finding now are actually up my alley (Web development). There are a couple positions on campus, and one at Sauer-Danfoss that look interesting. In the mean time, I'm enjoying the idea of not going back to class next week and actually having more free-time all year long to work on personal projects and keeping the apartment clean most of the time.

Work is getting interesting. I will probably be moving the college web server sometime before I leave, upgrading people to PHP 5. I still have some polishing and documentation to do on the scholarship system, which I am in the process of handing off to someone who has very little PHP experience and relies on Dreamweaver for editing (shutter). I have five years worth of personal belongings at the office (various mugs, office toys, textbooks, career fair swag) that need to start migrating back home. I have set my time there to be two weeks notice or the end of January.

As for the holiday loot, I got some nice sweaters, office toys, a nice thing to fold my nice shirts for travel, an awesome watch from my brother, and a 32" Westinghouse LCD TV. It was on sale the day after Thanksgiving at Best Buy for less than $500, so I strongly hinted that detail to my parents. As expected, I hooked up my Mac mini via an DVI to HDMI cable (Cheapest I could find in town was $25 for a gold plated one a Wal-Mart). I also went out to get an antenna to pickup over the air HD content. I have to say, I watch a lot more PBS now. I'm probably going to return the antenna for a amplified antenna because I don't get some of the channels very well, mostly Fox. In order to get my regular cable signal, I had to hook up my VCR again to an analog AV in to the TV. I still have S-Video, 2 component, and a VGA input available in the back. The only thing I need now is a decently priced digital cable package from Mediacom that offers HD content that Gaila and I would watch and maybe an eyeTV.

Anyway, Gaila and I hosted the New Years party at my apartment. It turned out pretty well. Had about 10 people in my living room and kitchen. Gaila cooked a turkey, people brought munchies, and we watched a lot of Family Guy. We are all starting to show signs of getting older. We were getting exhausted by midnight and pretty much everyone was gone by around 1 or 1:30. Back in high school, it wasn't uncommon to have most people still around at 2 or 3 in the morning.