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Hi, I'm a nerd. :) I write, and sometimes I publish those writings on my blog, [[http://pursuing.calefaction.org/|Pursuing Calefaction]]. | Hi, I'm a nerd. :) I write, and sometimes I publish those writings on my blog, [[http://pursuing.calefaction.org/|Pursuing Calefaction]]. More often I'll write trivia here. A moment of shame: sidhe-Rog-Orc-Fem-Cha died in the Dungeons of Doom on level 1. Killed by a carnivorous bag. My [[/Chores]]. (No, you don't get to see them. They're boring.) My [[/AluminumFalcon|Car]]. [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1627516|This forum post]] is how I got our Brother HL 2240 laserjet printer working in Linux. [[http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=1021+Hunting+Ridge+Road,+Raleigh,+NC&daddr=470+Nature+Trail,+Little+River,+SC+29566&hl=en&ll=33.992334,-78.513107&spn=0.412745,0.617294&sll=33.859012,-78.63739&sspn=0.413392,0.617294&geocode=FWpqIwIdtE9Q-ylPtFooOFisiTEvLShvHynO0A%3BFW7wBAIdaZFP-ykdat5L7H0AiTGA1IV5UDKm4g&oq=1021+hunting&mra=ls&t=m&z=11|How to get to Mom's beach house]] My [[/Writing]] prompts. Feel free to add! I last bit my fingernails on Nov 12th, 2008. (That's right, I haven't bitten my nails in ''three years.'') |
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=== Crap I need to do === * '''Get new tires:''' * --(2 scheduled for 28 Apr, then)-- 2 a month after that. * [[http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Solus+KR21&partnum=865TR5KR21&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes|Kumho KR21s]] at [[http://www.brownscollision.net/|Brown's Collision]]. * Net cost ~$300 for 4 tires. Could be worse, I guess. * --(Finish car registration)-- * Collect urine from my cat, [[SteveKillen/DalekSec|Dalek Sec]] * Buy new eyeglasses (http://www.zennioptical.com/ or http://www.goggles4u.com/) * Recover data from a stack of old hard drives |
Twitter: [[http://twitter.com/#!/elvestinkle|elvestinkle]] Phone: 919.949.6966 Resume: [[attachment:Resume-2011.doc]] === Things I need to do === * '''<<Color2(red, Fix my wiki)>>''' * Design a more comprehensive security policy * Upgrade to 1.8 (9?) -- and detail steps taken for HCoop users * <<Color2(red,finish editing Winterswatch so I can publish it)>> * <<Color2(red,Recover data from a stack of old hard drives)>> |
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* Set up [[http://matt.colyer.name/projects/iphone-linux/index.php?title=Main_Page|iFuse]] so I can access my iPod Touch in Linux * Jailbreak my iPod? * Freecycle my iPaq hardware * Reseal my hiking boots (Shoe Goo: $7) * Decide on an itinerary for my Perseids backpacker |
* Then set up afsclient on my machines * maybe write an easy script to install on new computers * Reseal my hiking boots (Shoe Goo: $7, or that boot place that ClintonEbadi used) * Start looking for teaching jobs * Build up my resume -- doing what? * Install [[http://www.status.net/]] for calefaction.org * integrate status.net and the wiki * Update WordPress to 3.0 on calefaction.org |
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=== Reading list === * the Silmarillion * Orthodoxy (GK Chesterton) * Death on a Friday Afternooon (Neuhaus) * Pride & Prejudice * Jennifer Government |
=== Goals for 2012 === . {o} write, edit, and submit one novel OR three short stories . Status: nil . {o} read 25 new books 1. __Captain's Fury__, Jim Butcher 1. ''(Reading)'' __Orthodoxy__, GK Chesterton 1. ''(Reading)'' __Pride and Prejudice__, Jane Austen . {o} brew 12 distinct styles of beer on my stove 1. {*} English Special/Best Bitter (Danstar Windsor) [Status: drinking] 1. {*} Gluten-free Sorghum (Danstar Nottingham) [Status: bottle-conditioning] 1. {o} American IPA (reusing Nottingham) [Status: secondary, dry-hopping] 1. {o} Hefeweisen (Danstar Munich) [Status: planning] 1. {o} Dunkelweisen (reusing Munich) [Status: planning] 1. {o} Table-strength Saison (T-58) 1. {o} Belgian Pale Ale (reusing T-58) 1. {o} Hard Root Beer Brown Ale (Wyeast London Ale) 1. {o} Pepper Porter (reusing London Ale) 1. {o} Bourbon-Oaked Oatmeal Extra Stout (reusing London Ale) 1. {o} Smokey Amber (Wyeast Irish Ale) 1. {o} Scotch Ale (reusing Irish Ale) . {o} find paying work in the teaching/tutoring field . Status: nil . {o} volunteer 50 hours in the local community . Status: nil . {o} write 50 letters (actual, printed and/or hand-written correspondence) . Status: 5 letters written. Correspondences begun with Rob, Tim, Vanessa, Yi === Suggestions for the Reading Stack === * {o} Death on a Friday Afternooon (Neuhaus) * {o} Pride & Prejudice * {o} Jennifer Government * {o} Gods Behaving Badly (Phillips) * {o} Alcestis (Beutner) === Projects on the back burner === * design & build floor-to-ceiling bookshelves * a wooden, folding 4'x3' [[/GameTable|game table]] * a [[http://lifehacker.com/287252/turn-a-flashlight-into-a-handheld-burning-laser|laser pen]]! * Prep next [[Games/WarOfTheRing|War of the Ring]] board for play. === Crazy ideas I come up with === . A frisk (or whatever) board display server with a handheld API that hooks up to a projector suspended over a table surface! . SteveIsrael has built the projector part, based on a design he saw at a local gaming store -- BtTempleton . An Appalachian Trail wiki (really? Nobody's thought to do this yet?) Well, there's http://www.walkipedia.org/. But the guy's just sitting on it for now, apparently. |
Steve Killen
Hi, I'm a nerd. I write, and sometimes I publish those writings on my blog, Pursuing Calefaction. More often I'll write trivia here.
A moment of shame: sidhe-Rog-Orc-Fem-Cha died in the Dungeons of Doom on level 1. Killed by a carnivorous bag.
My /Chores. (No, you don't get to see them. They're boring.)
My Car.
This forum post is how I got our Brother HL 2240 laserjet printer working in Linux.
How to get to Mom's beach house
My /Writing prompts. Feel free to add!
I last bit my fingernails on Nov 12th, 2008. (That's right, I haven't bitten my nails in three years.)
Email: <steven.f.killen AT SPAMFREE gmail DOT com>
Twitter: elvestinkle
Phone: 919.949.6966
Resume: Resume-2011.doc
Things I need to do
Fix my wiki
- Design a more comprehensive security policy
- Upgrade to 1.8 (9?) -- and detail steps taken for HCoop users
finish editing Winterswatch so I can publish it
Recover data from a stack of old hard drives
Consolidate my data so that most of it is accessible to me via HCoop
- Then set up afsclient on my machines
- maybe write an easy script to install on new computers
Reseal my hiking boots (Shoe Goo: $7, or that boot place that ClintonEbadi used)
- Start looking for teaching jobs
- Build up my resume -- doing what?
Install http://www.status.net/ for calefaction.org
- integrate status.net and the wiki
Update WordPress to 3.0 on calefaction.org
Goals for 2012
write, edit, and submit one novel OR three short stories
- Status: nil
read 25 new books
Captain's Fury, Jim Butcher
(Reading) Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton
(Reading) Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
brew 12 distinct styles of beer on my stove
English Special/Best Bitter (Danstar Windsor) [Status: drinking]
Gluten-free Sorghum (Danstar Nottingham) [Status: bottle-conditioning]
American IPA (reusing Nottingham) [Status: secondary, dry-hopping]
Hefeweisen (Danstar Munich) [Status: planning]
Dunkelweisen (reusing Munich) [Status: planning]
Table-strength Saison (T-58)
Belgian Pale Ale (reusing T-58)
Hard Root Beer Brown Ale (Wyeast London Ale)
Pepper Porter (reusing London Ale)
Bourbon-Oaked Oatmeal Extra Stout (reusing London Ale)
Smokey Amber (Wyeast Irish Ale)
Scotch Ale (reusing Irish Ale)
find paying work in the teaching/tutoring field
- Status: nil
volunteer 50 hours in the local community
- Status: nil
write 50 letters (actual, printed and/or hand-written correspondence)
- Status: 5 letters written. Correspondences begun with Rob, Tim, Vanessa, Yi
Suggestions for the Reading Stack
Death on a Friday Afternooon (Neuhaus)
Pride & Prejudice
Jennifer Government
Gods Behaving Badly (Phillips)
Alcestis (Beutner)
Projects on the back burner
design & build floor-to-ceiling bookshelves
a wooden, folding 4'x3' game table
a laser pen!
Prep next War of the Ring board for play.
Crazy ideas I come up with
- A frisk (or whatever) board display server with a handheld API that hooks up to a projector suspended over a table surface!
SteveIsrael has built the projector part, based on a design he saw at a local gaming store -- BtTempleton
An Appalachian Trail wiki (really? Nobody's thought to do this yet?) Well, there's http://www.walkipedia.org/. But the guy's just sitting on it for now, apparently.