Archive for April, 2007

04.24.07

Me When I’m Old

Posted in General at 7:55 pm by Nicholas

Via the Face Transformer, this is apparently what I’ll look like in a couple decades or so:

Speaking of aging, I think I’m going to need glasses soon. I was talking to a friend about this on Sunday, and the very next day I got a letter in the mail saying I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist later this month. This was interesting news, because I made no such appointment, the phone number they have on file for me hasn’t been mine for two and a half years, and the appointment is at UCD Med Center—which I’ve never even visited before—with a doctor I’ve never heard of. Nice of someone to think of me, though.

04.17.07

Stuff I Saw Today

Posted in General at 7:08 pm by Nicholas

  1. The Shins performing on the streets of Paris, courtesy of Blogotheque. That led me to a lot of great videos in the Take Away Shows series, but the Shins entry is still my favorite of the ones I’ve viewed so far.
  1. A blind man on roller blades. He had a sighted person with him, and he was holding a cane and wearing an orange vest that said “BLIND” on it. I would have gone with a dog instead of a cane, wouldn’t you?

04.16.07

Endings and Beginnings

Posted in General at 8:27 pm by Nicholas

Today was my first day as an employee of the County of Sacramento—and also the midpoint of a nine-day work week for me. I worked Thursday through Sunday at Apple, and now I’m working a regular week at DHA. Actually, I’m glad I did it this way, because I was kind of sad to leave Apple, so it was good to plunge into my new job right away.

I think I’ll enjoy my new job, too. The first half of the day today was spent in New Employee Orientation, so I only had about three hours at my new job, but they issued me the tools of the trade—one of these and one of these—and showed me around the office and to a couple of remote sites. I think I’ll fit in pretty well.

04.01.07

Helmets

Posted in General at 7:00 am by Nicholas

That’s it—I need to get a motorcycle just so I can wear one of this guy’s helmets. Some favorites: Boba Fett, a knight’s helm, the doctor, and of course Spidey.