Nightmare: High School Repeat

I had a nightmare once: I didn't take a course that was a requirement in my high school. Thus, I didn't graduate from high school. Because of that, it invalidated my degrees. It also meant that I couldn't work at my job anymore. The only way that I could have this remedied was to: Repeat and entire year of high school!

This shocks and enrages me to no end. I'm stuck in my old high school frustrated at the system for putting me back here. From 8am to 3pm, I'm stuck on campus having ro repeat classes that have no professional relevance to me now. I'm having to deal with kids calling me "old man". I'm also trying to deal with the same kinds of idiots that tried cheating off of me in tests. I get tired of sitting in class with these minnows that have no idea about how to live in the real world.

Needless to say I hate my predicament so much that I start rebelling. I stop being an "A" student and become a slacker. Next thing you know, I'm going around hitting on cheerleaders and young teachers. I'm going around torching garbage cans and landing in the principal's office. I'm also pulling off my own senior prank every other day! I'm stuck in this groundhog day scenario and I'm acting out my frustration.

You have no idea how much of a relief it was to wake up to the sound of my alarm clock. Some nightmare...

Another Random Scene in the life of Geoff

Tossing a rubber ball around the office with my coworkers is good. It can break up the monotony of work. Also, pelting each other with the ball in the back of their heads when they least expected is fun. It goes both ways, of course...

Places I'd like to Visit

not particularly in any order:
- Washington DC
- Florida
- Texas
- Hong Kong
- Tokyo, Japan
- New York City
- Alaska
- Australia
- Europe
- Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Beijing, China

Ajax and more.

Right now, I'm coding Ajax. I'm trying to get a better understanding of it so that I can do some truly dynamic stuff with it. I like the asynchronous stuff it can do without needing a page refresh and all that. I to use this to make my portfolio a little more streamlined.

The only issue that I might have is that of the 'back' button. This is minor issue, really. Hopefully I can find some kind of work around for it.

Also on the horizon, I'm gonna bush up on Flash. I'm gonna try to use it for my site redesign. I love working with vector graphics and I'm a little surprised that I don't have enough to show for it.

I may also play around with SQL. I've tried learning this stuff in 2000 and the concepts eluded me (it was also really dry reading). I will try again.

Shorthand Talk

Shorthand talk is great. In some way, I guess its a sign of how well you know somebody. For instance, with Dardy and me we usuall greet each other online with the expressions of *RAAR* and "bastalaranza!" For others, they may also see me use any variety of these little quips: "lo?" "yo" "yo, sir" "what doing?" "yes indeed" "que" and finally "good times."

Want to know what *RAAR* means? Ask Dardy. To me it's an exclamation of exultation. Try it by screaming into the sky. It's liberating at times.