neorants http://neorants.com just another geek with a blog Sun, 23 May 2010 11:59:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 What I’ve been up to http://neorants.com/2010/05/23/what-ive-been-up-to/ http://neorants.com/2010/05/23/what-ive-been-up-to/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 11:59:25 +0000 Neo http://neorants.com/?p=633 Most of my blogging efforts have been getting spent over at my more “professional” weblog these days. I don’t really promote it here because, well, the average person who’s interested in reading my gibberish here isn’t all that interested in reading my Ruby on Rails stuff.

The new job has been working out great, but I’ll be taking a much-needed vacation right after school lets out with K and M to visit Grandma. Should be fun, as I’ve not yet met my mother-in-law, and she seems very nice.

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]]> http://neorants.com/2010/02/20/a-quick-confirmation-of-life/feed/ 3 Slowing down http://neorants.com/2009/12/08/slowing-down/ http://neorants.com/2009/12/08/slowing-down/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:29:49 +0000 Neo http://neorants.com/?p=630 I stubbed my pinky toe a couple of days ago, badly. Looked horrible. A few people thought it was broken, but when I finally had x-rays done (to satisfy my morbid curiosity, because there’s really not much they can do for a broken pinky toe anyway) they told me it doesn’t appear to be fractured — if it is, it is a tiny one. It doesn’t feel tiny. It’s amazing how much trouble a tiny little toe can cause. I’ve been told I have an unusual tolerance for pain, and this thing is really messing me up.

I’m a bit more frustrated than I would normally be by something like this, because I’m getting married a week from Friday, and then moving on the 22nd. I don’t have time for something like this to slow me down, yet here I am, hobbling along, and looking pathetic while doing it.

I don’t do pathetic well. When I feel like I’m operating at less than 100%, I get pretty annoyed with things. Pretty annoyed with my body, mostly, for failing me. It seems like I can’t remember the last time I was running at 100%. Is this what getting older feels like? This sucks.

Anyway, it occurs to me that maybe I’m being forced to slow down a little because I wouldn’t do it by myself. If so, I’d have much preferred a more subtle message. :)

Still looking forward to my marriage. I just hope I heal quickly, and don’t end up hobbling down the aisle.

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moar funny pictures

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I am so thankful that God sent her into my life. So much about our past experiences has prepared us to truly appreciate one another. I would never have imagined her being right for me, on paper — but in practice, we “just work,” and it’s wonderful.

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Carnivores, keep being awesome!

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Update: Made it three days, broke fast after church Saturday night — well, not counting a tiny communion wafer and cup of grape juice at church. It was a really great experience, and I ended up not even really struggling with being hungry.

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