Wednesday: October 21, 2009
- Daily Grind: Hoarse
Name: Vin (aka house of flu)
How Vin feels today: Hoarse @ 7:04:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: Continue loading up on various vitamins and anti-flu type medicines. Remind self to get flu shot prior to flu season actually starting next year.Music Stuck in Head: Stomp the House / The Fresh Beat Band
Thank you Nick Jr. Who can I flog for putting this show in the face of my three year old?Stuff to do today:
- Apologize for limited posting of weekdaily links, influenza has taken hold of my entire family
- Be better prepared next season, actually get flu shot
- Launch various work projects from home
- Check out some of the latest and greatest gadgets whilst I've been sick
- That new Apple mouse looks even more ergonomically uncomfortable than the previous version
- On the other hand, that Barnes and Noble e-reader is quite enticing
- Note that above product actually requires desire to read publications with more than thirty pages
- Give up, continue flu detox program
Friday: October 9, 2009
- Daily Grind: Thankful
Name: Vin (aka groovy truvy)
How Vin feels today: Thankful @ 1:50:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: To enjoy a lovely three-day weekend without anything at work breaking down unexpectedly. Proceed to knock on wood several times since having typed that.Music Stuck in Head: Pleasant Valley Sunday / The Monkees
I never knew know that Carole King had a hand in penning this tune. Thanks, Wikipedia.Stuff to do today:
- Note awesomeness of LeechBlock add-on for Firefox
- Basically you can set up a list of sites to block so you can concentrate on whatever it is you're doing and not surf the web aimlessly
- Facebook = blocked
- For you Mac people there's this little gem: Concentrate
- Of course, these add-ons and programs only apply if you seem to have constant diversionary problems
- I'm not saying that I have these said problems, but hey - the Internet is a big place and there's lots to read
- Stop making excuses for social networking addiction
Wednesday: October 7, 2009
- Daily Grind: Irritated
Name: Vin (aka font changer)
How Vin feels today: Irritated @ 2:33:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: To finish up with some design changes that should not ever be dictated by people who know squat about design. No, not every font on the web should be a graphic so that it can 'look sharper'. Oye.Music Stuck in Head: Hotel California / Gypsy Kings
I love this version. 'Welcome to zee Hotel Cal-e-forn-ya'Stuff to do today:
- Note that Shark Tank is semi-enjoyable show
- Also enjoyable when one of the sharks happens to reference a previous employer
- Previous employer let me know that reference was not actually referencing them
- Oh well, at least you can watch it on Hulu
- Continue banging out work projects
- Note that pile is at least 50% smaller than yesterday
- Small piles are good when in comparison to big piles
- Get back to work on clearing piles
Tuesday: October 6, 2009
- Daily Grind: Busy
Name: Vin (aka johnny six arms)
How Vin feels today: Busy @ 2:08:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: For fifty work projects to not suddenly fall out of the sky at once. Seriously, what the hell is going on?Music Stuck in Head: Lovelight / Bonerama
I heard a rocking version of this tune on WFUV the other day - killer drum solo in there as well. I've been looking for it on iTunes but have yet to find it. Update: apparently their new album (which includes this cover) has this track - still not on iTunes though.Stuff to do today:
- Continue to watch hair fall out as projects continue to pile up
- Organize said upcoming projects
- Take deep breath
- Ah, that's better
Monday: September 28, 2009
- Daily Grind: Calm
Name: Vin (aka shaggy)
How Vin feels today: Calm @ 1:18:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: Enjoy a quiet Monday at the office due to the holiday. Attempt to get a leg up on some upcoming work projects.Music Stuck in Head: Nothing
...and it's kind of nice actually.Stuff to do today:
- Convert some non-compatible iPod movies to compatibile versions with iTunes 9
- Converting... converting... converting...
- Holy crap, this is taking a long time
- Twiddle thumbs
- Start drawing up new DotComic strip for this week
- Note that season premier of Dexter was pretty good, creepy as always, but pretty good
- Thank Showtime for showing more than enough of John Lithgow for one week
- Post-rehab House should be interesting tonight as well
- Note that overall Fall television programming so far has been pretty entertaining
- Even Heroes was borderline decent
Friday: September 25, 2009
- Daily Grind: Great
Name: Vin (aka alt nothing)
How Vin feels today: Great @ 1:58:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: Finish up remaining work tasks and attempt to enjoy a nice Fall weekend.Music Stuck in Head: Lounge Act / Nirvana
It's an alternative kind of day so far.Stuff to do today:
- Replay Brutal Legend demo for Xbox 360
- Yea, it was that good
- ...and it was just a demo
- Pre-order full game when Rocktober comes along
- Pat self on back for actually posting a dailygrind every day this week
- Reward self with cookie
Thursday: September 24, 2009
- Daily Grind: Relaxed
Name: Vin (aka jim lookalike)
How Vin feels today: Relaxed @ 2:16:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: Breathe easier now that meetings went semi-well this morning. Make time for a haircut this weekend so people can stop saying I look like Jim from The Office (keep the smug attitude in check though).Music Stuck in Head: Yesterday / Guns n' Roses
Take a stroll down memory lane and watch the video on YouTube. I remember someone telling me that they used a stand-in for Slash at the time. You be the judge.Stuff to do today:
- Stop making baseless accusations about Slash's appearance in certain GnR videos
- Dig up old tapes of college band playing a calypso version of Sweet Child of Mine
- On second thought, keep tapes buried and hope they are never found again
- Note that this may be the first week in a long time where a daily grind entry has been posted every day for the span of the week
- But the week ain't over yet
Wednesday: September 23, 2009
- Daily Grind: Frenzied
Name: Vin (aka stopgap)
How Vin feels today: Frenzied @ 1:34:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: Continue coding furiously to hit tomorrow's work deadline for meeting.Music Stuck in Head: Blood / Pearl Jam
I should probably read up some more on proper work/music techniques from today's batch of links.Stuff to do today:
- Code code code code code
- Take lunch
- Hey, this instant mac and cheese wasn't as bad as initially thought
- Code code code code code
- Drink coffee
- Try to make good on yesterday's todo item of posting new photo to photoblog
Tuesday: September 22, 2009
- Daily Grind: Frenetic
Name: Vin (aka refresher)
How Vin feels today: Frenetic @ 2:40:00 PM
What Vin really wants today: So much work to do and only so much time to do it in. Although, it would probably help if I didn't volunteer unnecessary work for myself. Note to self: stop talking.Music Stuck in Head: Bring Back the News / God Street Wine
This helps.Stuff to do today:
- Continue plugging away at overdue work projects
- Attempt to post new photo to photoblog before the day is out
- Thank Alpha for showing me the Internet phenomenon that is longcat
- ...whats that you say? You don't know what that is?
- Longcat is well, loooooooooooooooong
- Get back to work
Monday: September 21, 2009
- Daily Grind: Determined
Name: Vin (aka flummox the lummox)
How Vin feels today: Determined @ 10:05:00 AM
What Vin really wants today: Knock out some looming work projects and other small web-related tasks that I want off my plate as soon as possible.Music Stuck in Head: Yellow Submarine / The Beatles
I've been playing a lot of Beatles: Rock Band lately.Stuff to do today:
- Continue coding furiously to hit upcoming work deadline
- When not coding attempt to mockup a new DotComic
- Yes, I'm still attempting to add new entries to that section
- Note that Beatles: Rock Band is a lot of fun - although kind of short
- 45 songs? That's it? Where is Day in the Life or HELP?
- The answer will be revealed in DLC format
- Continue messing around with Snow Leopard
- (which also happens to be the but of the soon-to-be-penned DotComic entry)