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Super_D · 2010-07-15T22:30:25.000Z

Santa Ana, CA?

Also, do you see many requests for VMware trained people? I’m curious as to the usefulness of the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) cert.

Sarkus · 2010-07-15T23:21:03.000Z

About 8 hours ago I put a sandwich together in my room. As I had used the last of the lunchmeat, I placed the empty (except for some meat flavored water) package on the floor next to my desk. I was up a couple of times but kept forgetting to throw it in the trash.

A short time ago I finally remembered to deal with it, only to discover that it had attracted a suprisingly large number of tiny black ants. I was surprised enough that I put it back down for a moment, but when I got it later I realized I had inadvertently drowned a large number of the little guys simply by picking it up.

So now I have a bunch angry ants in my room running around on the floor and I can see the survivors of the “Great Flood” making their way out of my garbage can.

I think this may mean war.

Musashi · 2010-07-16T07:53:16.000Z

Okay, so a while back I reviewed RapeLay on my blog (yeah, I know…). About a week after the review went live, I received the following email:

Dear Sir,
Please explain me how to play this rape games

Best Regards,

(Name Redacted - I’m not trying to get anyone in trouble here…)
XXXXXXX Department
Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Co.
P.O. Box 31685-Al-Khobar 31952
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 3 893-3333 Ext. xxxx
Fax: +966 3 893- 1900
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@al-rushaid.com
Website: www.al-rushaid.com

It’s not every day I get an email from a Saudi oil executive asking me to help him dig up a Japanese rape simulator.

WarrenM · 2010-07-16T08:02:43.000Z

Sarkus:

About 8 hours ago I put a sandwich together in my room. As I had used the last of the lunchmeat, I placed the empty (except for some meat flavored water) package on the floor next to my desk. I was up a couple of times but kept forgetting to throw it in the trash.

A short time ago I finally remembered to deal with it, only to discover that it had attracted a suprisingly large number of tiny black ants. I was surprised enough that I put it back down for a moment, but when I got it later I realized I had inadvertently drowned a large number of the little guys simply by picking it up.

So now I have a bunch angry ants in my room running around on the floor and I can see the survivors of the “Great Flood” making their way out of my garbage can.

I think this may mean war.

I did something similar when I had a ground floor apartment. I left a cereal bowl on the floor and went to work. When I came home, you couldn’t even see the bowl it was crawling with so many ants. Lesson learned!

Tortilla · 2010-07-16T08:59:59.000Z

I found out today I have to get on a plane on Sunday and spend my week working in the UK. Got to love last minute consulting gigs.

I wouldn’t mind if it was London and there was some free time in the schedule so I could sightsee a bit, but it’s going to be Slough and a fairly tight work schedule. Oh well, at least I bet the weather is nicer there. If anyone QT3ers are in the environs of Slough and want to get together Wednesday or Thursday night for dinner or a few drinks I will be on expense account . . .

Lunch_of_Kong · 2010-07-16T09:10:38.000Z

Alan Dunkin:

They’re very nice, well-behaved dogs too. They don’t bark, don’t bite, and don’t jump on people–just want to hang around.

To complete their doggie vacation, see if they’ll go swimming in the pool!

hong · 2010-07-16T09:12:28.000Z

Sarkus:

About 8 hours ago I put a sandwich together in my room. As I had used the last of the lunchmeat, I placed the empty (except for some meat flavored water) package on the floor next to my desk. I was up a couple of times but kept forgetting to throw it in the trash.

A short time ago I finally remembered to deal with it, only to discover that it had attracted a suprisingly large number of tiny black ants. I was surprised enough that I put it back down for a moment, but when I got it later I realized I had inadvertently drowned a large number of the little guys simply by picking it up.

So now I have a bunch angry ants in my room running around on the floor and I can see the survivors of the “Great Flood” making their way out of my garbage can.

I think this may mean war.

WarrenM:

I did something similar when I had a ground floor apartment. I left a cereal bowl on the floor and went to work. When I came home, you couldn’t even see the bowl it was crawling with so many ants. Lesson learned!

Don’t you guys have, like, tables or something?

WarrenM · 2010-07-16T09:14:32.000Z

At the time, I owned a computer desk, a chair and a futon so … no. The desk was too small to support a mouse, keyboard, monitor AND a cereal bowl.

farfrael · 2010-07-16T12:04:35.000Z

Kraaze:

Oh well, at least I bet the weather is nicer there…

no it’s not :p

BBC Weather

Slough - BBC Weather

14-day weather forecast for Slough.

hope it all goes well though

Tortilla · 2010-07-16T13:34:09.000Z

That’s better than I’ve been dealing with! We’ve been such heat and humidity that my glasses fog up when I walk outside after being in an air conditioned building.

cheapfilms · 2010-07-16T13:39:48.000Z

An aside but I always loved the look of horror on Stay Puft’s face.

Juste · 2010-07-16T13:53:14.000Z

My life is complete, i petted a Tapir today. Much like our own Tapirs it was warm to the touch and made happy noises when you stroked it’s ego (or behind the ears, whatever).

ZekeDMS · 2010-07-16T14:15:17.000Z

Musashi:

It’s not every day I get an email from a Saudi oil executive asking me to help him dig up a Japanese rape simulator.

So you not only survived Illusion’s most disturbing production, but it has a chance to earn you money as a personal rapeguide for an oil exec?

LionelThompson · 2010-07-16T17:25:35.000Z

Super_D:

Santa Ana, CA?

Also, do you see many requests for VMware trained people? I’m curious as to the usefulness of the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) cert.

Yeah, California. One of our clients has an office in Santa Ana among other places like Atlanta and Miami. I have not seen any VMware, but I’ve not been doing this for that long. I see mostly .NET, C#, Java, and lots of SAP and Peoplesoft professionals.

Musashi · 2010-07-17T04:12:13.000Z

ZekeDMS:

So you not only survived Illusion’s most disturbing production, but it has a chance to earn you money as a personal rapeguide for an oil exec?

Fingers crossed…funny the places my art degree has taken me.

Marcin · 2010-07-17T11:58:28.000Z

Brad Grenz:

snip but instead I helped him out strait away. snip

Nice.

divedivedive · 2010-07-18T01:15:04.000Z

Hi kids! I’m back from my cool vacation in Italy and for some undetermined reason can’t sleep! So, let’s talk about me and my report, titled:

‘Planes, Trains and an Automobile. Plus a Boat.’

or -

‘Prety Much Everywhere, It Was Hot.’

So yeah, two weeks in Italy. Great fun, but apparently in the midst of a murderous heat wave. Not that I minded really, wandering the ruins or Rome or the hillsides or Tuscany in 35+ degree weather (sorry, I caught metric while I was in Europe, and celsius seems to be a side effect) was kind of, I don’t know, natural. I had lots of great food and wine and had fun freaking out the locals pretending to be an assassin. Ezio is not that common a name apparently! But I also learned some valuable things in Italy:

First, and most importantly, Duff beer actually exists and I drank some in San Gimignano! I know, I was floored too! Unfortunately it tastes like German lager, but you can’t have everything I suppose.
Italian drivers believe they are Formula 1 racers. It’s true of every single one of them!
Pretty sure there are more Americans than Italians in Florence. Disorienting.
No way to Captain Nemo fit the Nautilus in those canals of Venice. You could probably wade across them. Disappointing.

But it’s good to be back in the land of ice cubes and twinkies. Apologies for the wired nature of my post, got to work out this bizarre second wind somehow. But hey, looks like some seriously kickass games came out while I was away so I think I’m going to go play some stuff till sunrise. Take it easy!

p.s. what did I miss?

Major_Icehole · 2010-07-18T01:34:09.000Z

Pogue Mahone:

funny stuff

Thanks Arthur.

Awesome fun post btw.

hong · 2010-07-18T06:36:37.000Z

Had a career-limiting argument with the boss on Friday. What fun!

tromik · 2010-07-18T07:51:31.000Z

Pogue Mahone:

Hi kids! I’m back from my cool vacation in Italy and for some undetermined reason can’t sleep!

Cool! Who did you go with? Or was it a solo journey?

Pogue Mahone:

First, and most importantly, Duff beer actually exists and I drank some in San Gimignano! I know, I was floored too! Unfortunately it tastes like German lager, but you can’t have everything I suppose.

That’s appropriate, though, isn’t it? Aren’t most American beers based on German lagers?

Pogue Mahone:

No way to Captain Nemo fit the Nautilus in those canals of Venice. You could probably wade across them. Disappointing.

Is it true that there’s a certain odour to Venice in the summer?