futility

Yesterday I spent 2 HOURS in traffic. My commute is about 7-10 miles. I would have turned around and come home had there been any way to get off the road, but alas, my first opportunity was my work exit.
And then I come home and there's no LJ to bitch to :P

Work itself was frustrating - I am creating stored procedures for our applications and managing to fsck up application in the process because I've been poorly instructed on how to do this. My ASP books don't cover s.p. so I'm going to do a bit of online research before I go into it again.

Local public schools are still closed so no fencing tonight - just when I was in the mood to work out some aggression. At least I can do some footwork at home, but it's not the same :(

Best go shower, etc. so I can go play in traffic for doG knows how long it will take today.

Embracing the Geek Within

The slam poet/comedian Ernest Cline - He understands the triviality of sports, the owerwhelming importance of LOTR movie release dates, and the appeal of very smart women. Be sure to listen to the mp3s, especially "Geek Porn Auteur" and "The Geek Wants Out".

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Today was a better day than yesterday.

I was all prepared for another eternal commute - multiple CDs and bottled water. Even so, they cleared a lot overnight and there was no wreck today, so it took me all of 5 minutes to get to work.

We did our project presentation for the 3rd (or is it 4th?) time. I'm no longer nervous presenting but I am starting to feel rather like a trained monkey, doing my little act to prove that I did my homework. Still, there is no other way for us to handle it - no one of us would be able to remember every little thing about this product.

Starting to get the hang of stored procedures. Still some confusion re: syntax but I get the overall concept.

In lieu of fencing I did some footwork and lunges at home. I also did 60 crunches and 60 push-ups (from the knees, natch). If I don't feel like I've been eviscerated tomorrow morning I'll know I'm getting used to it.

Looked through all of my Miyake patterns for a possible project for the Japanese-printed fabric (thought I could make a kimono, turns out there's not enough). There is one pattern that might be suitable, but it's one I've already made :/ Maybe, maybe, or maybe I'll have a brainwave at some later point.

I'm between projects so am not sure what I'm taking to sewing circle this weekend. Perhaps the corsetting books as folks expressed an interest in those. Maybe some wire for experimenting with chain mail.

Buny's E-Fabrics have still not emailed me back with vinyl color availability. Methinks I may need to (shudder) CALL.

Tired now, and Miss Kisia is bored of playing with Q-Tips and wants to go to bed.

Cool Things of the Day: Regency House Party and Colonial House

How would you like to spend 3 months at a Regency House Party - (stately home, servants, and dandies/wits/beau brummels included)? BBC Channel 4 (same folks who did 1900 House, 1940 House and Edwardian House) are now accepting applications online for those who feel like getting their Jane Austen on. I'm out of the running (married and too young to be a chaperone) but if you get in PLEASE save me one of those lovely white Empire gowns!

Closer to home, PBS is now hiring for Colonial House, a 5-month period where folks will get to live like the original 1630s Jamestown settlers (presumably without the disease and starvation). Also accepting applications, but it looks like you'd better be prepared to rough it as everything else will be exactly as it was then - no central heat, cooking over fire, fishing for your own food. And, no servants.