A snarky, world-weary, software engineer who is in love with all things internet. Currently living in Sydney, Australia and working for a great little company right in the middle of the city.
When I'm not frantically coding at work, I frantically code at home. During those rare times when I do neither of the above, I enjoy working out, reading, screwing and getting shit-faced.
Yep. That's the long and short of it.
Head crabs, that is! Well, just one head crab to be honest. He came in the mail today and was waiting on my desk when I came in. He now lurks around my ever-dying plant. Luckily my head is too big for him. Poor fella must be starving.
Get your own head crab plushie from ThinkGeek!
For the first time in a long while, I actually feel comfortable enough at my job to personalize my work area. So, to celebrate, I've been going a little crazy buying up heaps of geek junk. Today, some of my Penny Arcade stuff was waiting on my desk for unpacking!
I bought these a little over two weeks ago, so I was pretty impressed with the turn around. Cardboard Tube Samurai now guards my desk and I have a new reversible drinking hat!Ordered a head crab plushie the other day from ThinkGeek, too! Can't wait for it to come in.
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Came in to work today and found these assholes making a fucking mess of my desk.
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ZOMG Pedobear!!! The hunter has become the hunted! Lucky for me, I'm a bit too old for his tastes.
Bought 2 of these puppies from DesuToys. Check'em out! I'm hoping they make a Longcat soon.
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Nothing like a beer during some late-night coding to get your mind off the daily grind. This Barefoot stuff is pretty good. Tastes more like ginger ale than beer. Actually, a lot like Corona mixed with ginger ale.
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I borrowed (read: "stole") this recipe from a very dear friend of ours who, unfortunately, is no longer with us (she moved out). I couldn't believe how easy it was when she first made it for us. To be honest, this was the best (read: "THE best") pizza I have had in a very long time. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of restaurants out there that make great pies, but this was something else to behold.
You can easily find yourself scarfing down an entire one of these in about a few minutes. I actually felt good after I ate it. Not "good" as in "satisfied" — believe me, I felt that too —, but "good" as in "fully alert and aware of my surroundings". Unlike other pizza magicians, whose food leaves you completely comatose, this pie made me happeh in my belleh. You'll be surprised how easy, cheap and quick you can make on of these. I purchased the following ingredients for about $40 AUD. That's enough stuff to make about 5 of these. So, without further ado, here are a few easy steps to making the best healthy, homemade, budget pizza! Ingredients:Steps:
You can put any kind of topping on this thing and just toss it in the oven for a few minutes. I made a Hawaiian pizza the other day and it was pretty good... Prettay... Prettaaaay... Prettay good. Seriously, this recipe gives me boners. Note the 'S' at the end of that last word. Yes, people, that's PLURAL form.
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw these at the store the other day. Stop me if this is old news, but I had no idea they made Jack Daniels-filled chocolates. I went ahead and bought myself a little bag just for shits and giggles.
They are surprisingly tasty and, supposedly, filled with 7% JD. You can barely taste it, but who gives a shit, it's booze-filled chocolate!
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The boss and I went to Balmain again this past Sunday for some lunch. The cafe we were hoping to get into was filled up and had no seats available, so we wound up wandering about for a suitable joint with good eats. We came upon 'Broom Tree Cafe' and, to my amazement, they had this on the menu:
This was the BEST schnitzel burger I've ever purchased. What's in it, you ask?
All this was served with homemade chips and aioli. I fucking swear to god, I heard my arteries harden just by looking at this magnificent sammich! If you're in Balmain, a Sydney suburb, you need to get to The Broom Tree Cafe and order this thing. FUCKING STAT!!!
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I forget who the source of the following quote is as it was a pretty long time ago when I first heard it, but someone posted it in a Digg comment earlier today. I thought I'd go ahead and share it to spread the wealth:
"Morality is doing what's right, despite what you are told. Religion is doing what you're told, despite what is right." Upon reading it, I chuckled as it reminded me of the following comic:
I'm an atheist, but I like to think that if there was a god, he'd be more like the one in the strip. What say you?
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As some of you might have noticed, I've switched everything from the old site over to my new Posterous account. The decision didn't come easy, but I'm afraid it had to be made. The spam on my old Symphony install was getting way out of hand and maintaining the system was become a bit more laborious than it should have been.
Don't get me wrong, I still love Symphony as a platform, but with no upgrade path to the latest version I had to face losing everything I've posted so far. I fully realize that there's always the alternative of manually transferring over all the old content, but seriously, who really has the time to do that shit?
Why Posterous? Well, for one, it's clean. Everything within the management console has a clear and defined purpose. It's also dead simple to use. All I have to do send my account an email and it's posted, ready to go. My old version of Symphony was getting so slow and buggy, I just wanted to leave it behind and start fresh. Fresh without having to manually transfer over all my content.
Simply put, I chose Posterous over all the other blogging services because it is the most low-touch solution I've found that has everything I need to blog and nothing I don't.
Now, with all the maintenance crap out of the way, I can focus more on writing new stuff more often! And what better way to start than to explain how you can import content from any blog directly into your Posterous account.
Stay tuned!
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