Tin Foil Soldier

The datacenter at RIT went dark today. A complete power loss. We are still in the midsts of it, but even with the off site DNS servers, they can’t really handle the load of everyone switching to them at once.
People lost it when their internet stopped working because with the domain controllers down [...]

I am back in Rochester now, but I wish I was at home still, or could teleport there at will
I have a math final tonight @ 6, and I am having a hard time studying. I just don’t care, at all. I do how I do, and since I know enough [...]

Today is my brother’s wedding.
His fiancé started crying at the rehearsal dinner and I was all “awww”
The ceremony is at 2pm and at some point after that I have to give a best man speech. I pretend to be confident and outgoing, but I am totally nervous. And I’m not supposed to drink [...]

I went to PA for the weekend.  Kevin and I had waffles Friday morning, then I got around to leaving at 11ish.  The drive home was mostly uneventful, there was light rain almost the whole way.
About a mile north of PA traffic came to a sudden halt.  We sat there for a while; I even [...]

The REPUBLIC of TEA - Exquisite Green Tea, Red Tea, White Tea, Black Tea, Oolong Tea and More.
This China green tea is luscious with the naturally sweet flavor of ripe pears and tropical tang of kiwi. A highly aromatic, healthy blend that’s refreshing on ice.

I drink a cup of coffee in the morning, and then [...]

YouTube - Hot Dog Assembly Machine
Awesome robot that gets a hotdog, buns it (its totally a verb), applies mustard and ketchup, and then serves with a juicebox.
Made by RIT’s Society of Manufacturing Engineers, via MAKE: Blog: Hot dog assembly machine

We had a power outage @ RIT yesterday.  RG&E somehow messed up and 22 buildings on campus went dark, then lit up, then went dark again.
Fortunately we have a 2 hour UPS for the servers, and the generator kicked in ASAP and kept the network gear alive so aside from being pitch black, we stayed [...]

Tin Foil Soldier
Rochester, NY

Temp: 19°F
Wind Chill: 9°F
Humidity: 73%
Wind: SW at 8 mph
Clouds: partly cloudy
It was finally “cold” this morning.  I judge cold by the fact that my snot freezes when I breathe in through my nose.  Its isn’t super cold, because it thawed out quickly, but I could still feel it stiffen and freeze.
My car [...]

I bought a Queen sized bed at Sam’s club last night(2 nights ago, I accidentally wrote this without posting it).
A friend with a truck helped me get it home and into the living room but my roommate and I said we would finish getting it to my room upstairs.  The box spring definitely did not [...]

AccuWeather.com
SIGNIFICANT…AND LIKELY DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ICE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS WILL INCLUDE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO AREA TREES.
Putting it in all caps makes it more important.  But seriously, its supposed to get bad.  People are talking ice storm of ‘91 bad [...]

I have a final at 8am for a class that I have yet to learn anything from.  I feel worse off after having taken the class.  I played some stupid bubble breaker game one class for 45 minutes and I honestly felt more productive than paying attention.
We are allowed to bring 2 sheets (4 sides) [...]

Olympic Lanes Bowling Center - Rochester, NY - AMF Bowling
We went bowling last night at around 11:15, because we had things we were doing earlier, and because the website said they were open until 2am.
We get there, bowl a bit, then go to the snack bar to get a snack.  All the lights were on, [...]

State Court Recognizes Gay Marriages From Elsewhere - New York Times
Even though gay couples may not legally marry in New York, the appellate court in Rochester held that a gay couple’s 2004 marriage in Canada must be respected under the state’s longstanding “marriage recognition rule,” and that an employer’s denial of health benefits had discriminated [...]

Democrat & Chronicle: Business
Up to eight Don Pablo’s restaurants located in metropolitan areas of Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Ohio. Texas and Virginia were to be acquired by Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. of Minneapolis, along with its related companies, after an agreement was reached last month.
We go to BWW every thursday for 50 cent boneless wings [...]

Tin Foil Soldier
Rochester, NY

Temp: 66°F
Humidity: 52%
Wind: SSW at 20 mph
Clouds: overcast
Its even worse than before.  I wore a polo and no jacket to work today!  There were kids playing roller hockey in one of the parking lots.  IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY!