17-Nov-2005 Uncategorized

life in philly

I’ve been working 10 hour days since last week including weekends and I’m starting to feel trapped in an infinite loop. We are testing and retesting the application that I’ve been working on since May that will support the client’s new initiatives. It’s been fun learning new things and also training new developers on the framework. I’m hoping to stick around on the project until at least June 2006 — our tentative end-of-project date. Philadelphia has become a second home away from home for me now that I’ve been here for 4+ years. I know for sure that I’m more of an Eagles football fan than a Texans fan. I still prefer the Astros over the Phillies and the Rockets over the 76ers. The public transportation, strikes notwithstanding, kick ass. I practically don’t need a car for 99% of everything I do. Dating is hard without a car but I’m finding there’s always a ghetto bus to take me wherever I want to go. The Chinatown bus to New York is only $20 roundtrip! Shweet! I’ve got a whole entry about my weekend in New York and seeing the film BROOKLYN LOBSTER. I’ll try to catch up and post the funnier bits in an upcoming entry. As far as my site redesign, I’ve only got a few more tweaks to make and a script to buy and install to make my ad banner more automated. I loves the automation. Here’s a link to my inspiration for the $100,000 Ad Banner:

MillionDollarHomePage.com Statistics

Don’t you love how Sony is backtracking on their stupid copy protection viral-ware? I love it. I saw the writing on the wall long ago — and told you how to erase it, too).