N Things You Don’t Want to Hear when Starting a New Job (where N >= 1)
Here are a collection of quotes that can drive fear into the heart of every developer. They're made worse when heard at the start of a new gig, as any hope of a brave new world is smashed before you even get a login!
Random Resolutions
I've never been one to make New Years Resolutions. I think they're a bit of a wank to be honest. But I do love a good gimmick. So when I stumbled on this I both loved and hated it.
This first attempt made me chuckle. I think all the time, let alone at inappropriate times. The bigger question is: what should I be thinking about at inappropriate times?.
Who knows.
After this second one appeared I thought that this thing knew more about me than I felt comfortable about. So I stopped right there.
This is quite a neat little Silverlight app. One that I think most people will get a kick out of, even if it's just for a few minutes. Enjoy.
I’ve Caved-in to Twitter
I was against the idea for ages, but for some reason I've decided to start using it. Twitter was one of those things that I didn't see a need for. Now I can.
I'll be using it to keep track of ideas I have for blog posts as well as other things that I need to get done. If you feel like tracking me or joining me in a conversation, please feel free to add me to your follow list.
I've put a mini-feed of my thoughts in the sidebar (which currently only appears on the index page - need to fix that). Don't worry, I won't be clogging this blog's RSS with my twitters. It drives me mad when other people do it, so I refuse to do it myself.
Watch this space - my Unity Build screencast will be up shortly!
Interesting Keyword Searches
I was browsing through my Google Analytics stats earlier and thought it'd be interesting to browse through search terms that resulted in a hit on my site.
Man, there are some crazy entries!
The Best Sound in the World
... is hearing your Son laugh out loud for the first time.
Solid gold.
We are the Champions!
It has been a long time coming (somewhere around the 70 year mark - I think the last time was 1939) but we finally got there. Pompey made it to the FA Cup final. Not only did we get there, but we managed to beat the opposition, Cardiff, 1 - 0.
Yes, this is one of the few times I'll ever admit to being born anywhere near Portsmouth 
It's good to see the lads come up with a win after a pretty good run in the Premier League in the last couple of years. This year we finished 8th, which is great. Hopefully next year we'll continue to improve and get closer to those precious spots that'll allow us to play in Europe.
Well done lads 
62 Days To Go
I've just come back from another run and again I'm feeling good. I did the same route as yesterday, but 6 minutes slower. It was encouraging that I didn't feel out of breath or overly tired, the thing that got me was sore legs!
Tomorrow is going to be a rest day because I have to go and do a certification exam during lunch time which is a bit annoying. Hopefully Wednesday lunch time I'll be rested up and ready to take on the lunchtime route again. It's tempting to try and beat my best time every time I run, but I should be focussing on keeping my heart rate low.
Now it's time to prep some dinner for the family
PS. I do have some geek posts in the works, so don't lose hope!
Marathon Training Update
Since before signing up for the marathon I've been making sure that I do my running training regularly. I'm currently doing at least 4 runs during the week, pushing for 5 (all during lunch times). The route that I run around the city is approximately 6.2km, which is a good distance to cover while still having time either side of the run for prepration and showering up so that I don't offend my coworkers.
More Punishment
After more than 3 years on the bench I've decided to take the plunge again. Today I signed up for the Gold Coast Airport Marathon. The event will be held on the 6th July '08 -- which from today means I have a total of 80 more days to prepare.
I've been back into running training for a few weeks now, and have been really enjoying it. Lunch time runs are really helping since I don't have a great deal of time in the evenings to run.