So I suspect that a number of you that know me might be curious as to what I've been doing with myself since leaving San Jose State. I graduated in May and left my full-time SJSU post at the College of Engineering in late June. Since then, however, I've been relatively silent on the job front. This, unfortunately, has been somewhat intentional--my employer does not want me to blog about them. So I won't.

I think, however, that I'm free to talk about the sort of work I've been doing in general.

One of the best quotes I've seen online in a while. From this thread in a TiVo forum.

So a friend of mine got married last Sunday and it was a themed wedding. Here's a pic of Andrea and I in costume:

So here's my jerky-drying rig. Click "read more" for the pics.

So we didn't get the house. Bummer. We apparently were outbid. It happens.

So this Saturday will be spent looking for another. :-(

So Andrea and I have been looking at houses lately here in the San Jose area and finally put in an offer. Four bedrooms, two baths and the garage converted into a one bed/one bath (bringing up the total to 5/3!). A nice little back yard with a mystery shed (that we couldn't get into on our visits...mysterious!), a back patio of fairly good size, and kitchen cabinetry that screams "replace me."

It's a bargain, however, and here's hoping the bank accepts the offer... Pictures here.

So our cat, Sassy, is about 7 or so and therefore qualifies as a Senior. I was a college senior for a couple of years there, but now I apparently qualify as either a senior sysadmin or a senior software developer (or both). At least that's what the recruiters told me.

From my unofficial transcript today:

DEGREE AWARDED:
  Bachelor of Science
  MAJOR:  Computer Science
  DATE CONFERRED:  MAY 24, 2008