Wishes

I wish I could go back to school and get my math degree. I really like mathematics, especially the more complex stuff such as Differential Equations, that was the last math class I took in college. I really like Discrete Mathematics too, because I like that it taught me a very interesting way to describe sets of things in a general form. A governing equation if you will.

I love patterns, I like locking down patterns and exploiting them.

Ahead of the Curve

In my industry and other industries I think it is vital to be ahead of the curve on all of the new technologies coming out. Hence the need to go to Code Camps or conferences in general. Right now I am trying to get myself to jump on the following things: WCF, WPF, MVC and learn more about TFS. I am not too hot on the silverlight side of things yet because I am not convinced yet. HTML5 is going to be a big deal in my opinion.

I don't really like WPF right now because I consider it confusing. And I don't like that it is missing stock features such as a goddamn File Chooser. The other part of this is I was recently told about light switch, which sounds very promising.

I really need to ramp up on WCF, it is critical, but difficult to do when I am still working with goddamn v1.1 web services. This should all change soon in my opinion.

I am ramping up on SSRS and I need to jump on SSIS again. I think it could be very valuable for me to use at my current job.

Side Work

I need to seriously get to work on my applications and I want to write some code project articles. I have been sitting on these articles for a while now and I don't want to lose the info in my head. I have a few application ideas and some web app ideas, but i need the organization to do it. Not to mention the time.

I am toying with the idea of maybe becoming an adjunct professor at one point and teaching an introduction level programming class. I really would like to do this. Or maybe I can charge to tutor people.

Chemistries

So my cholesterol, blood sugar and triglycerides are high again. Yay me. I know why too, it is due to my work schedule. The last 6 weeks have been very very stressful for me at work, I have been eating poorly and I have been very stressed out. As a result I haven't been exercising, which obviously is bad. So ultimately this is my fault. My TSH level is slightly elevated too, so it means my borderline hypothyroidism continues.

Eventually I think I will inevitably start taking synthroid and I will lose weight and my blood sugar, cholesterol and weight will go back to normal.

I think I am going to just ask the doctor to hook me up already so I can get this over with already. I hate my genetics.

Alcoholism and Good Beer

I don't know if I could be considered an alcoholic, but sometimes I dream about beer at work. I am working on a difficult problem at work and I start to crave beer. My taste buds get all sensitive and I crave a really hearty ale. I hate lagers, not all but most. Something mean, that normal people won't drink because they are usually faggy poser assholes who only drink piss yellow beer like Budweiser. I like strong beers, not fucking Guinness, that is strong but it is just bottled punishment with a single tone of flavor, it is fucking horrible. I do like Smithwicks though (same company that brews Guinness).

One of my favourite beers is definitely Stone Brewery's Arrogant Bastard Ale. I love Arrogant Bastard, Arrogant Bastard - Oaked and Double Bastard. There is also the meanest Imperial Stout I have ever had, Stone's Russian Imperial Stout holy shit what a beer. Don't believe that these beers are real, educate yourself nya: http://www.stonebrew.com/

When I don't have access to a Total Wine (http://www.totalwine.com/) Store, I will go to Publix or any other grocery store and get some George Killian's Irish Red (http://www.georgekillians.com/). I haven't had a lot of different red beers, this was the only good one I've had. Not big on red beer.

I think it is owned by one of the big companies, but it is an exception to my rule of never supporting the big three companies: Budweiser, Miller and Coors. Fuck them. Their beer sucks and they ruin beer for everyone, mostly because the same brainless idiot Americans that will buy a fucking iPhone because they are told to, they will drink a fucking Corona or bud because the commercials are funny. Get a goddamn education you retards, put down the panther piss and pick up a dark Ale with some goddamn flavor. Yeah it is more expensive, but you know what at least it tastes good. Watch the documentary "Beer Wars", even though it is old, it is still relevant: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1326194/ very good film, available for instant on Netflix if you have it.

I think I am going to make a beer page. It is important, I consider myself a beer evangelist.

Balls

I don't understand why some people are just yes men or women. Why the hell can't these people build up the courage or the balls to stand up and say what is right so that process is followed. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people don't follow protocol in the work place. A lot of problems are created when you bend the rules for just one person and I am not talking about inside the office. This isn't about sick time or vacation days.

I am talking about not getting the promised results that are asked for from subsurvient companies. I don't mind working together, but I don't want to work with people who are actively working against me.

Here is a simple example. I am a programmer, I work on an accounting application which I will call ACCT. I am not an accountant and my accounting knowledge is limited. Why the hell is it that when I ask the head of AR (Accounts Recievable) to test something for me, she ignores me? Then later, I am told to test it for her, to which I say NO, I am not an accountant, I cannot pretend my testing will be accurate at ll. This is very irrisponsible of the manager above me to ask me to do especially when that same manager doesn't know how to test it either! That is bullshit. Plus it isn't helping anyone. I don't care how busy these damn accountants are, if i am developing something for you, you should test it out to make sure it works. Not really me responsibility. I will always try to make it work the first time, but goddamn it, again I am not a goddamn accountant, why would I know if this is working or not.

The most unfortunate thing about all of this is, we currently do not have a business analyst. If we had a damn business analyst these problems would be solved.

Wants

I want a new desktop. Something beefy and powerful so that I can get into heavier computing, such as game design with the UDK or something like that.

I want to replace my server, it is a P4 that still has a lot of power in it for what I use it for, but I am afraid the hardware is going to fail. I have drives in there that are over 10 years old. Worries me.

I don't know why, but I am drawn to getting a net book. I don't really need it, but it is sooo small and convenient.

I want to maybe learn more about audio, editing and working with synth.

I want more money (this never changes and I will always mention it... ALWAYS).

I want a house... I'm tired of people always fucking up this whole housing situation in Florida, house being sold unfairly to others, house that are sold already still being listed just so scum bag Realtors can reel in customers like fish, foreclosures and shitty short sales. Trying to find a house has been a very ridiculous experience, it is a goddamn mess.

I want a newer car. I can trade mine in and get an updated version of my car. I love my car, I just want one that isn't my college car, I want something that has all the trimmings. Electric windows, locks, possibly an anti-theft system and a lot of other upgrades.

I want dual exhaust and a zero point grounding system on my car.

I want an XM Radio/CD/MP3 Receiver in my car. I think I am willing to pay the 10-12 bucks a month for XM or Sirius (same thing) programming. I won't have to deal with local bullshit radio, they keep taking away the stations I like and replacing them with fucking hip hop stations or Latin music. Because we don't have enough of those in Miami.

I want to go to a dermatologist to get some things checked out, a podiatrist to get new inserts for my shoes and to a sleep clinic to prove that I have sleep apnea.

I want to see a psychologist to prove to myself that I have OCD, Dyslexia and that I am quite possibly clinically insane (no really).

I want to create my own business and work for myself.

Busy

Been so busy working lately doing side projects and actually busier then usual at work, almost to the point of it being too much. I went to code camp on Saturday (02/12/11) and it was actually much better than last year’s code camp.

I need a vacation. Orlando Code Camp in March! Weeeee! I want to go on vacation though, a real, get away. I want to go on a cruise and relax for several days.

Car Accident

So I have been anticipating for a while now getting into a car accident. I finally had my first, low impact, car accident. I got rear ended at a four way stop. The funny thing is, it kinda wasn't entirely his fault. I don't blame myself because I was defensively driving. What happened was since a new complex opened up, the pre-existing 3 way stop just turned into a 4 way stop. The rich idiots in my area don't understand 3 way stops because they feel privileged cause they all drive expensive douche-mobiles. So they already had trouble with a 3 way stop, running the stop sign and moving forward out of turn. So a 4 way stop is a whole other nightmare for these dimwitted rich bastards.

So I was waiting at a stop sign, someone went out of turn, so I stopped and then the guy behind me (who I suspect was going to run the stop sign) rear ended me.

I am more upset that I have to deal with the body repair aspect than I am dealing with the accident itself. The guy who hit me was very nice and so we are taking care of this in a civil manner.

Money Monster

I am somewhere on the thin borderline of comfortable and uncomfortable when it comes to money. I want to make 100K a year and that pretty much gives me so much disposable income each month I could really solve a lot of my problems. I would also be paying a nice chunk of change to the gubbment, which is okay I guess...

I would pay off my student loans, put money into safe investments and some into less safe investments. I would pay off my wifey's debt, buy her a new car. Pay off my mom's debt, sister's debt, pay for a good lawyer to bring my aunt and uncle over to the US so they could live with my mom and keep her company. I would then set her up with a business she could run herself. I would help out a Rabbi, I know.

There is a lot of giving I would do. I would probably go back to school and get a few more degrees.

My prized objective, not the most important, but prized is to go to NY and buy up a few buildings in the rich ass districts and rent them to people at a reasonable rate. I will absorb any extra costs associated with it. Fuck rich bastards.

I will be the anti-rich-rich-bastard.

I would love nothing more than to help people and make things right for everyone.