Tuesday, June 30. 2009Firefox 3.5
Tuesday should see the
release of Firefox 3.5, which has a lot of exciting features I hope to be able to take advantage of from this blog -
including using localStorage to implement
the "Auto-save" feature, which should cut down on a lot of the un-published drafts that accumulate every few months. I
encourage you to download the new release and give it a try!
Monday, June 29. 2009
Benoni (Section 4) Posted by The Mad Giggler
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I had a short morning shift Tuesday morning with Kim. It took me a while to ask her if anything catastrophic had
happened the night before as Ben and Erica shared their first shift. I didn't want to seem nosy. I finally decided to
just work to it from a sideways direction. "So. Ben seems to be working out pretty well here. Dave seems to have
really bonded with him."
"I told you he was a good kid. My biggest worry at this point is not showing favoritism," she beamed. Right, I thought. "Guess I'll have to redouble my efforts to be your favorite, then," I sort of half-joked. "Oh, Rhys. It's not about who's my favorite. We're all just supposed to really enjoy selling books." "And getting paid in them too, I suppose." She laughed. "Good thing my husband pays all the bills. Otherwise I couldn't afford to work here." Continue reading "Benoni (Section 4)" Thursday, June 25. 2009
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I had the closing shift two days later with Dave. He was a college student so he had weird hours, but he was the one
person in the store who loved reading non-fiction, especially biographies and history books. I was pretty sure that was
the main reason he still had employment with us. He wasn't much of a self-starter and he often conveniently forgot to
finish everything you gave him to work on if you weren't constantly checking up on him. But he was genial enough and
customers shopping for non-fiction loved him, because he could almost always find them exactly what they were looking
for. Kim had worked the morning shift with Ben, so I chattered with them as their shift ended.
Ben seemed even more confident and I watched him help a shopper find her husband the latest military thriller; he even talked her into buying a Book Club selection. It was one of those romance books that was kept in the fiction/literature section because the author was famous. When he finished helping her and she left the store, he asked me about the book he noticed me carrying into the store. "Oh, it's a mystery book. One of those by-the-numbers serials where the protaganist has a supernaturally helpful dog that always points him in the right direction at just the right time. It won't win a Nobel prize, but it's pretty entertaining." Continue reading "Benoni (Section 3)" Thursday, June 25. 2009Alice in Wonderland
Okay I admit that I'm a huge Johnny Depp Fan. I'm also a huge Tim Burton Fan. Put the two of them together and it
pretty much assures I'll be there opening weekend.
That said, seeing the pictures from the new Live Action Alice in Wonderland movie, has kind of got me excited. That world seems like it would be perfect for Burton's type of film, and these pictures bare that out. I especially like the one of Depp as the Mad Hatter.
Tuesday, June 23. 2009Dungeon Masters![]() Does this remind you of anyone? I know I sure had some flashbacks to the inter-net-solutions offices. Monday, June 22. 2009
Benoni (Section 2) Posted by The Mad Giggler
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It was inevitable that I'd still be giggling at those two chuckleheads a while later when a customer approached me to
ask where the Young Adult fiction section was located. He seemed a little miffed that I laughed at his question, but I
didn't really think he'd be happier if I explained so I led him back and helped him find a book about a fictional
baseball player for his son. I guided him back up to the registers after unsuccessfully trying to get him to bite on a
few related titles. Kim had Ben ring him up and I was impressed by how quickly he'd picked up on the system. I mean,
it wasn't brain surgery or anything, but it had taken me several shifts to get as comfortable as he seemed to be after
just a half hour or so on the training machine.
By the end of the shift, I was so impressed I asked him if he'd ever worked for this bookstore chain before. He smiled and replied, "No. Computers and books have always come naturally to me and Kim is a really good teacher. Besides there haven't been that many customers and I'm sure you'd have handled them better." "Uh. Sure. But let me tell you, I sure didn't pick up on the store system that fast." I was serious. Guy was a whiz. Maybe Kim hadn't been exaggerating about how smart he was. She apparently believed what she'd been saying, as she stepped in, "Rhys, you're embarrassing him." He blushed as if on queue. "But as you can see he's picked up on things quite well, so if you want to take off a little early, we'll take care of things. It won't take much to close things up." I shrugged. A half hour off my shift wouldn't make much difference on my next paycheck and there was a movie I'd been hoping to catch tonight anyway. "Sure. It was really nice to meet you, Ben. If half of what Kim said about you is true, it'll be great working with you." "Thanks, Reese! That's really nice! It was really nice to meet you; you're much more funny than Kim said." I wasn't sure what to make of that. I'd already been half-turning to go pick up my stuff from the break room so I just continued on my way and mumbled, "Thanks." I tried not to think too much about what Kim might or might not have said about me as I took off my bookseller apron and grabbed my purse. Continue reading "Benoni (Section 2)" Monday, June 22. 2009Comments (27) Trackbacks (0) Podcast 23: A perfect 10? or Why won't Joey shut up?
I couldn't decide which title to choose for this podcast, so I figured why not use a throw back from the old Rocky and
Bullwinkle days. We did indeed see our first rating of 10 (though it does have an asterisk). And lastly, Joey really
had a ton to say about The Nth Degree. We actually cut a bunch more that didn't make it in. Thankfully I am in charge
of telling Joey what to cut.
Various topics discussed in this podcast include: Listener comment/question - Leah Locked in Syndrome Dreaming - Directed or otherwiseXKCD comic What is your fear? Joey plots the next step of human evolution Joey won't shut up about the Nth Degree The difference between fantasy and acting Becoming who you want to be What sort of boss should I be? Direct MP3 Download RSS Feed Subscribe Using iTunes Here are the ratings that we gave for each show: Continue reading "Podcast 23: A perfect 10? or Why won't Joey shut up?" Thursday, June 18. 2009
Benoni Posted by The Mad Giggler
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Author's Note: I started this during the writing game from a couple months back. Since things have slowed down at
work, I'm thinking I might get to finish it. No promises.
I knew this must be Ben from the little squeal Kim unleashed on him. He had dark, curly hair cut close to his head, no doubt to prevent it from poofing out like he was Ronald McDonald. It seriously looked capable of going all clown on him. The slight upturn to his nose didn't help, but he had dark brown eyes and the kind of pale skin you get from living in a place with almost constant cloud cover. He had an average build, definitely not an athlete, and was about average height. He certainly wouldn't stand out in a crowd. He walked through the door with a vacant expression on his face and I didn't think he'd last the shift, let alone stick around long enough to have a lasting impact on my life. They briefly hugged and Kim brought him over for introductions. "This is Benoni, Rhys. Benoni, this is Rhys," she pronounced with a big grin on her face. "It's nice to meet you Reese. Please call me Ben." He extended a hand, and seeing no other option, I shook it. "Nice to meet you too, Ben. I understand we'll be working together now." I was beginning to feel a little awkward. She was smiling so much I was afraid it might break her face. Continue reading "Benoni" Wednesday, June 17. 2009It hurts when you aren't wanted
Peter: I wanted to clarify something about this Friday
I get that we aren't going to be doing r-ball, ming's, or podcast, but you haven't sent me the itinerary for what we will be doing Joey: O.o Peter: am I supposed to just meet you at the restaurant? Joey: LOL Uhm...my wife and I will be eating dinner and then going out to see the a movie Peter: so just meet you at the theatre then? Joey: creepy Peter: nobody does creepy like me. And it should be noted that I did not descend in to the truly disturbing Joey: Duly noted and greatly appreciated Tuesday, June 16. 2009Always with the IMing
Sent at 9:32 AM on Tuesday
Ancient of Days: Which PA storyline did you vote for? The Mad Giggler: Lookouts Ancient of Days: I've been calling everyone I know and having them vote for Automata The Mad Giggler: h8chu Ancient of Days: The Mad Giggler: it was my least favorite Ancient of Days: Lookouts was mine The Mad Giggler: that's because you are a jerkface Ancient of Days: A jerkface who doesn't like the soft, girly-like colors and lines of Lookouts, but prefers the harsh, bleak choices made in Automata Sent at 9:44 AM on Tuesday The Mad Giggler: Have now voted 4 times for Lookouts. Continue reading "Always with the IMing" Monday, June 15. 2009West Fest
Official Invites will be made up, but just so everyone can know, and possibly mark their calendars, West Valley City's
annual West Fest is about to happen, and since they do a Fireworks show on
Saturday, my family and our neighbors take the opportunity to have a nice Block Party.
So Saturday June 27th. Not sure of the time but whenever. Be a nice little Barbecue. Hot Dogs/Hamburgers will be provided, but if you want some other kind of meat bring it and we'll grill it. It's a pot luck so some sort of side dish would be awesome. It'll be in Bubba's back yard. Fireworks usually start around 10:00 ish. Monday, June 15. 2009Podcast 22: Oh Bebe you...
Why the heck haven't we been keeping a list of hot trek babes during our watching? Was it because we wanted to go for
substance and not sex appeal? No. We just weren't smart enough to think about it. Clearly we aren't above stooping to
lower forms of entertainment. Well from this point on we are going to do a better job of looking for the hot chick.
The recognition of hot chicks may just be the thing that rockets us to massive fame. Either that or make us look
creepier than we already are.
This podcast covers episodes 13-16 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 4. We were joined by long time contributor Aaron and 2nd time participant Anne. Enjoy. Various topics discussed in this podcast include: Welcome to new listener Jim Can a father sign a contract his child must fulfill? Betrayal by friends Lying to your friends because you were ordered to New TW5 Sponsor: The Anne and Aaron Puppy Show Hot Trek Babe - Bebe Neuwirth Would you trust an alien species? Peter wanted to claw his eyes out What constitutes being violated? Direct MP3 Download RSS Feed Subscribe Using iTunes Here are the ratings that we gave for each show: Continue reading "Podcast 22: Oh Bebe you..." Sunday, June 14. 2009Site Outage Notification
If everything goes as planned, thehomestarmy.com, wingedwolves.com and joeysmith.com will be offline starting Friday
afternoon at about 3pm through Sunday morning while we validate our backups and test recovery scenarios.
Friday, June 12. 2009Comments (4) Trackbacks (0) Is It Okay to Hate AND Love a Man?![]() Why?
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