Started working at Baylor yesterday. This seems to be a good place to work. Everything is very quiet (though partly thanks to my 9.99 CVS noise-cancelling headphones). The equipment and software provided seems to be more than sufficient for the task and people are fairly relaxed and concentrated.

I am listening to Radio 4's live stream online, though the network policies are not allowing any instant messaging to go through. I may have to write that web-service based http proxy for IM after all... I think I will be able to walk to the hospital and catch a shuttle to work which will really make my commute to work very satisfactory.

Worried about Joe and Robbie.... we will see what that situation brings. We will all miss Joe terribly if he goes. I guess Gabi is in Budapest right now.

So, today I am struggling to concentrate on work. Having scaled back my meds, things are a little easier, but I am still having to bite my tongue to put in a full 8 hours. Hopefully this will get better as the meds are further decreased. Looking forward to a transition to my new job at Baylor. Finally it got cold here. That's good. Must look into robotics...

Working at home - a missed opportunity

Just had an opportunity to take a gig working from home full-time. It would have been a tremendous opportunity, but I have a committment at my current eight-week contract, and they needed someone to start right away. A difficult decision, but I guess that's what happens when you take short contracts.

Working from home would be handy. No travel time taken out of your day, and you could work casually supervising projects that need to happen at home. Plus I could justify getting a laptop which would be cool.

Blogging - another needless phenomenon

Despite the apparent pointlessness of blogging, my blog will facilitate my thoughts, and allow me to fantasize that I have friends who might be interested in reading them.

As I work with computers, it also invites a compelling large block of ultra-boring time for me to steal. Coupling blogging with the radio shows available for free from BBC radio 24-7, I'll probably be able to avoid any productive work going forward. Prospective employers might want to take note of this trend.

No doubt there will also be religious content to these meaningless blogs which will involve my musings on the bible and spiritual frustrations which every day renders plentiful for complation.

Just time to also recommend that all my friends open blogs so that I can feel a sense of community, giving a warm fuzzy feeling to the bland white text box into which I time my most intimate thoughts.