A Baseball First
My first company dinner was at Sparks Steak House, where the Gambino boss was gunned down. Amazing sirloin, and a baseball first: both teams scored eight runs in the second inning. BTW, what's an inning?
Curtis Jones
One Recruiter at a Time
I keep no Word version of my resume, for religious, moral, and digestive reasons. Every recruiter asks for one anyway, and every time I explain that Word can open the plain text file, I'm met with glee, as if I'd revealed a whole new world.
AT&T vs T-Mobile
Switching to AT&T for the iPhone meant leaving T-Mobile, whose customer service was always great and always available. I called AT&T about a feature. They were closed. Closed? Why don't they just shut off cell service after 8pm too?
Stroustrup!
Bjarne Stroustrup is giving a talk on C++0x this week and I'm getting my book signed. Update: I did, after sprinting up the auditorium stairs to beat three people who, it turned out, were also a half hour early.
Corporate America
Despite looming deadlines, I spent ninety minutes in Harassment Awareness training. A lawyer taught it from the legal angle, which was entertaining. Asked which three groups were at fault in one scenario, I finally suggested: "France."
The Escalator Standers
Getting to my desk means two escalators and a flight of stairs. I always keep walking on the escalators, and I've formed many sweeping generalizations about the people who just stand there and block everyone in.
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton went to jail, got preferential treatment, and everyone is furious about "equality." She's getting off easy, sure, but she's rich and famous; this isn't new ground. People are confusing the issue. Get over it.
A couch, dishes, chess
After five weeks sleeping on the floor (a paperwork snafu delayed my first NY paycheck), I finally bought a couch, dishes, and a chess strategy book. Though keeping the chess book to myself might be more beneficial. See? Not abandoned.
My Week
My week, by timestamp: resume sent Monday at 2pm, two technical interviews, a flight to New York, a real interview, and an accepted job offer by Friday at noon.
Future Stuff (The Plan)
The plan: McKinley is the truly notable goal, but RMI won't take climbers without serious glacier experience. So Rainier comes first as winter training. Now I just need to find someone who wants to go with me.