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meow.

by Rob Friesel

post-xmas zza! brain is currently lodged in b’more, sucking up resources at an alarming rate. I didn’t realize I was capable of so much sleep… My recent pining over XSLT prompted rather an outstanding gift from my father-in-law. Of course, the first thing that happens is that it confirms my suspicions that the Xalan/Xerces combination […]

countdown.

by Rob Friesel

Plan for the next 48 hours: Work. Assist friend w/ last minute holiday shopping. Xmas Eve party at friend’s house. Finish packing. Sleep. Drive. There’s lots of little errata in there (like eating!) but who is counting. And BTW– If anyone is counting: this is the 2nd job where I’m asked to do a whole […]

ketchup!

by Rob Friesel

Perbloggin’ be all we be doin’ as of late, t’ain’t it? ANYHOO– At right you can observe what I had waiting for me Monday night when we finally returned from our too-long-return-drive home from Maine. Get into work early Tues AM? Make up for lost time? Let’s hear your theory… Fortunately the collapsible shovel that […]

stuck!

by Rob Friesel

So A & I are (apparently) in a mad dash hurry to round out our New England experience. Last night’s tripe to ME was extended by an evening due to inclement weather conditions. May not look like much but after last weekend’s snowfall, there’s no fooling me when it comes to those roads…

olde nawlins.

by Rob Friesel

Back from New Orleans. Alls I can say is: Good times. Photo recap: Hanging Gardens of the French Quarter. Bourbon Street. Just plain… Phew. Anne Rice’s retired orphanage converted to guest home. Or something along those lines. Weirdo. Little secret gardens abound. What town would be complete without graffiti? Seemed to me that every bar […]

birfday!!

by Rob Friesel

So TODAY is my birfday! 24 today. A’s slick ass managed one killer surprise party last night though. Now that you know the punchline, here’s the story: She called me at work and lured me out for pizza for dinner. “Too lazy to cook tonight. How ’bout you?” Not so unusual. Went out. Ate. Yun. […]

bitchin’ & moanin’.

by Rob Friesel

I want to be involved in a serious programming project. Bottom line. I want to be in on CVS somewhere and make meaningful contributions. Though that’s less important than the satisfaction of successfully brining a complex series of slightly-recursive nested for loops to some successful return. I want my ifs and thens in my mind […]