So, I finally met the kid that I'm going to be mentoring. His name is not Cameron, but if you call him that, he probably won't notice. If anyone feels like going and doing some fun thing that would entertain and preferably educate a nine-year-old (almost ten?), having random interesting people come along is a good idea on occasion.
Also, I need to come up with one entertaining/preferably educational thing that will keep a nine-year-old occupied approximately once a week. I could *really* use suggestions, dearest readers.
Today (sigh, yesterday) was the T-Splines board meeting. There was lots of talk about software and sales and marketing and then we talked about what we really want to do with the company. So we're going to have a big old debate about what kind of company we really want to be, since "a surviving one" seems like it's probably a given by now.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Foods I want to make
I have some Chorizo in the freezer. It tastes like taco meat and is shaped like a sausage. I'm not sure what to do with it.
I'd like to try making proper sushi. I talked about that one already. I still haven't bought the deep freezer.
I want to make orange chicken. Brother-in-law Steve has the best recipe that I've had, so I should nag him about that.
I've been making a lot of roast vegetables lately. The method's really simple -- you cut the vegetables up thinly enough so that they'll cook through (about 1/2" thick). I do one potato, one carrot, and an onion. Mix about 1 tsp beef bouillon powder, 2 tbsp olive oil, and about 2 tsp rosemary together into a goop. Add any other spices you feel like. Dump the chopped veggies in a big bowl, pour the paste over the top, and stir the raw vegetables until they're coated. Stick them in the oven at 425-ish for about 25-35 minutes, until they're brown (the onion often goes a little black). They're really good ^_^. You can tweak the amount of oil to try and be low-fat, but if you underdo it they'll get too dry.
I haven't made rice pudding in a while.
I want to figure out how to properly grill tomatoes. I've tried a broiler but they still don't brown at all -- too wet. I think a charcoal grill might do it. Grilled tomato halves with dill, feta cheese, and paprika on top is really good, by the way.
I have a lot of old curry powder that needs using. I should make curry, obviously.
I used to have the ultimate recipe for baked pancakes. They're either German pancakes or Swedish pancakes (the difference between those two was very subtle). I don't know where it went. Same goes for my ultimate brownie recipe. Actually, I think that one's in my mission journal somewhere, if I don't mind putting up with 100 pages of a missionary journal to find it.
But seriously, folks, what are you supposed to do with Chorizo?
I'd like to try making proper sushi. I talked about that one already. I still haven't bought the deep freezer.
I want to make orange chicken. Brother-in-law Steve has the best recipe that I've had, so I should nag him about that.
I've been making a lot of roast vegetables lately. The method's really simple -- you cut the vegetables up thinly enough so that they'll cook through (about 1/2" thick). I do one potato, one carrot, and an onion. Mix about 1 tsp beef bouillon powder, 2 tbsp olive oil, and about 2 tsp rosemary together into a goop. Add any other spices you feel like. Dump the chopped veggies in a big bowl, pour the paste over the top, and stir the raw vegetables until they're coated. Stick them in the oven at 425-ish for about 25-35 minutes, until they're brown (the onion often goes a little black). They're really good ^_^. You can tweak the amount of oil to try and be low-fat, but if you underdo it they'll get too dry.
I haven't made rice pudding in a while.
I want to figure out how to properly grill tomatoes. I've tried a broiler but they still don't brown at all -- too wet. I think a charcoal grill might do it. Grilled tomato halves with dill, feta cheese, and paprika on top is really good, by the way.
I have a lot of old curry powder that needs using. I should make curry, obviously.
I used to have the ultimate recipe for baked pancakes. They're either German pancakes or Swedish pancakes (the difference between those two was very subtle). I don't know where it went. Same goes for my ultimate brownie recipe. Actually, I think that one's in my mission journal somewhere, if I don't mind putting up with 100 pages of a missionary journal to find it.
But seriously, folks, what are you supposed to do with Chorizo?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Fuselages!
A customer posted that they intend to use my software to help design fuselages. Actually, it'll probably be pretty good for that, but there's something vaguely terrifying about "if you did it wrong, maybe people will die." In fairness to me, that's not my problem -- a heck of a lot of analysis and adjustment happens long after it has exited our program, but there's still that vague anxiety of "are our surfaces mathematically correct? Do we meet all of our physical properties?"
I bet lots of people worry about stuff like that, and virtually nobody worries about exactly that.
Today was Valentine's day. Not my favorite day of the year. I tried a new Thai restaurant and bought a paper shredder. Tonight, I shall shred things. Nothing melodramatic, unfortunately -- just old bills and so forth.
I bet lots of people worry about stuff like that, and virtually nobody worries about exactly that.
Today was Valentine's day. Not my favorite day of the year. I tried a new Thai restaurant and bought a paper shredder. Tonight, I shall shred things. Nothing melodramatic, unfortunately -- just old bills and so forth.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Newly embiggened E3
I wrote an angry letter to my old apartment complex today. They jilted me on my security deposit. I'm curious how they'll respond -- it's a fairly small amount, but I still resent it when large companies pull these kinds of stunts.
And the real reason that I'm posting on my blog: A games web-site recently posted an article referring to the newly embiggened E3 to take place in 2009. For background, the (deliberate!) downsizing of the E3 convention has been a complete disaster for them, and most of the major players pulled out as it collapsed. Therefore, they recently decided to enlarge it again, which is what the article was about.
The article has since been corrected, but not before a lot of Simpsons quotes made it into the comments. Life imitates art, and American culture imitates The Simpsons.
And the real reason that I'm posting on my blog: A games web-site recently posted an article referring to the newly embiggened E3 to take place in 2009. For background, the (deliberate!) downsizing of the E3 convention has been a complete disaster for them, and most of the major players pulled out as it collapsed. Therefore, they recently decided to enlarge it again, which is what the article was about.
The article has since been corrected, but not before a lot of Simpsons quotes made it into the comments. Life imitates art, and American culture imitates The Simpsons.
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