http://fallensun.net/blog Matt's Internet Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:21:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We took the dog for her first swim this Memorial Day. Unfortunately our AC is out at home (or as Carly calls it 'the magical house cooling box'), but we were planning to visit the folk's and swim anyway (just a longer visit than previously anticipated). Freya was a bit nervous ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=272 So, next home project is Operation: DECK. This begins with a good power washing (or so I'm told). You need to clean off all the years of grim and such before staining or water sealing. I'm no novice to the concept having been recruited by my parents many moons ago ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=243 So this weekend I undertook the task of doing a little yardwork. My father ensured that I assisted in every bit of landscaping, weeding, hedging, etc around our house from age six onward so I came to this task well prepared. I have come to three indisputable facts with this ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=234 It was a rough week last week with a lot of weekend work rolled in. Coming out of it this week. The schedule is now extremely tight and we have no room for error - but I think we've finally got most everything under control. Not that I can relax ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=232 Just got done with a good 53 hour week, but I did get a good rest over the weekend. Now I'm looking ahead to another long hour week. But, appraisals are still on the way and I'm seeing a lot of positive signs. Into the week! http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=215 Reentry to the working world from winter break was fairly crazy. But I have about four projects moving along now at a steady pace. Evaluations are coming up soon as well so wish me good luck (and hope we aren't on another salary freeze). Master Bathroom painting is almost done ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=200 Well I'm sitting in a blizzard at my in-law's place for Christmas Eve. We have a "historic" blizzard going on right now. 20 degrees, driving snow and sleet. It's crazy! We're going to get about 6 inches accumulation that will stick around for quite a while. It's been a long ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=188 Well we finally have gotten underway with our major testing in our new project at work. We've waited weeks for other teams and people to get in order. And now - with our first major tests underway - everything is breaking! Gah! Well, looks like I've got till the end ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=187 Freya loves feet. She likes sitting on feet. Licking feet. Playing with feet. Getting in the way when shoes go on the feet. Getting rubbed by feet. She's just a feet kind of dog. http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=180 So I just got the results back from my last 200-question Myers-Briggs test. They gave me a pretty detailed result list back this time. So, somewhat unsurprisingly my result was: ENFJ My Feeling was by far my most dominant at 88% iNtuitive was also strong at 66% Judging was expressed at 22% (meaning ... http://fallensun.net/blog/?p=178