Comments on: The gateway of last resort http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/ Mark Skipper's continuing adventures Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:26:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tyg http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-781 Tyg Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-781 GOOD LUCK ...<br /> <br /> good grief - we never seem to tire of exams, do we?<br /> <br /> xxxM GOOD LUCK …

good grief - we never seem to tire of exams, do we?

xxxM

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-782 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-782 Today is finals day. I've just taken the chapter 11 exam (on Access control lists -- I include this geek stuff here for people like Cph, Cad and Raj who read this somtimes). Should have done that last night but the power went off in the afternoon. But that gave me an welcome enforced break: went to the Acacia Supermarket in Tala and bought some matches (to light the candles) and milk and some stuff like that there. Then went to Katie's house (the Peace Corps volunteer in Tala) and had dinner with her and another PCV who was visiting her then they both head out to the coast for PC Xmas party. <br /> <br /> After stir fry at supper I headed back home by beautiful moonlight for an early night. Set the alarm for 6.00 this morning for some reason and was in the shower at about 6.15am when the other staff turned up knocking on the door and buzzing my phone for the keys to the computer lab to get on with their studies. Apparently they spent last night in the dining hall playing table tennis in the dark waiting for the power to come back on so they could do their exams. They gave up at about 8pm and the power came on about 9. We all had an early night and they got an earlier start than me!<br /> <br /> So now I have Chapter 11 done its time to do the rest of the day: Practise Final Exam, Skills Evaluation test, then the final exam. Oh, and did I mention, it's bloody hot! Today is finals day. I’ve just taken the chapter 11 exam (on Access control lists — I include this geek stuff here for people like Cph, Cad and Raj who read this somtimes). Should have done that last night but the power went off in the afternoon. But that gave me an welcome enforced break: went to the Acacia Supermarket in Tala and bought some matches (to light the candles) and milk and some stuff like that there. Then went to Katie’s house (the Peace Corps volunteer in Tala) and had dinner with her and another PCV who was visiting her then they both head out to the coast for PC Xmas party.

After stir fry at supper I headed back home by beautiful moonlight for an early night. Set the alarm for 6.00 this morning for some reason and was in the shower at about 6.15am when the other staff turned up knocking on the door and buzzing my phone for the keys to the computer lab to get on with their studies. Apparently they spent last night in the dining hall playing table tennis in the dark waiting for the power to come back on so they could do their exams. They gave up at about 8pm and the power came on about 9. We all had an early night and they got an earlier start than me!

So now I have Chapter 11 done its time to do the rest of the day: Practise Final Exam, Skills Evaluation test, then the final exam. Oh, and did I mention, it’s bloody hot!

]]> By: Movie Buff http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-783 Movie Buff Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-783 Oh and the Pit Of Eternal Stench was in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj0wfHE9bGFieXJpbnRofGh0bWw9MXxubT1vbg__;fc=1;ft=63;fm=1">Labyrinth</a>.<br /> <br /> Man! :doze: Was that *really* 1986? No wonder none of you guys can remember it! Oh and the Pit Of Eternal Stench was in Labyrinth.

Man! :doze: Was that *really* 1986? No wonder none of you guys can remember it!

]]> By: Geeky Raj http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-784 Geeky Raj Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-784 It's no wonder you thought of "Princess Bride" - it was very similar in ilk, I thing somebody has already mentioned the rodents of unfeasable size ....<br /> <br /> Anyway I don't think is quite qualify for uber-geekdom - I don't do much much geeky stuff anymore - I only have my head filled with it :O<br /> <br /> Anyway isn't chapter 11 something to do with US bankrupcy protection .... Oh well what do I know, I't too close to xmas anyway.<br /> <br /> Mark, have a nice christmas , I can't say festive because the likehood of snow in Kenya is pretty low unless you climb kilimanjaro (which I know is not actually in Kenya). It’s no wonder you thought of "Princess Bride" - it was very similar in ilk, I thing somebody has already mentioned the rodents of unfeasable size ….

Anyway I don’t think is quite qualify for uber-geekdom - I don’t do much much geeky stuff anymore - I only have my head filled with it :O

Anyway isn’t chapter 11 something to do with US bankrupcy protection …. Oh well what do I know, I’t too close to xmas anyway.

Mark, have a nice christmas , I can’t say festive because the likehood of snow in Kenya is pretty low unless you climb kilimanjaro (which I know is not actually in Kenya).

]]> By: Munggeek http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-785 Munggeek Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-785 Blimey Mark, hope you're going to be able to have some quality down-time after all this --- what a way to spend your "vacation"!!<br /> <br /> I'm going into an existential crisis here about my Geekdom... I'm two-thirds of the way through Cryptonomicon and not really very impressed. Is something meant to be happening? I've been waiting for the stuff about Qwghlmians to start becoming significant (or actually make some sense) but maybe I blinked and missed it.<br /> <br /> I've read some reviews of the Baroque cycle that could be summarised as "nice to place to visit, but no plot". Would someone like to defend NS? I'd *like* to believe... Blimey Mark, hope you’re going to be able to have some quality down-time after all this — what a way to spend your "vacation"!!

I’m going into an existential crisis here about my Geekdom… I’m two-thirds of the way through Cryptonomicon and not really very impressed. Is something meant to be happening? I’ve been waiting for the stuff about Qwghlmians to start becoming significant (or actually make some sense) but maybe I blinked and missed it.

I’ve read some reviews of the Baroque cycle that could be summarised as "nice to place to visit, but no plot". Would someone like to defend NS? I’d *like* to believe…

]]> By: zorka http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-786 zorka Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-786 merry christmas you, all the way in africa. are you ever coming back, even for a holiday? merry christmas you, all the way in africa. are you ever coming back, even for a holiday?

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-787 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-787 Sorry you're not getting the buzz that I did from Cryptonomicon. I just loved the ride. Yes, something is happening but its not high action like his earlier books. There are actually more navel battles in the Baroque Cycle (which has Pirates, and lots of references to Qwghlm, whatever the fuck that is supposed to be). <br /> <br /> Remember The Crow Road? The tide of character development carried me over half way through before I even started to think: "Hey, what **did** happen to uncle Rory?" Sorry you’re not getting the buzz that I did from Cryptonomicon. I just loved the ride. Yes, something is happening but its not high action like his earlier books. There are actually more navel battles in the Baroque Cycle (which has Pirates, and lots of references to Qwghlm, whatever the fuck that is supposed to be).

Remember The Crow Road? The tide of character development carried me over half way through before I even started to think: "Hey, what **did** happen to uncle Rory?"

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/the-gateway-of-last-resort/#comment-788 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=177#comment-788 Of couse Im coming back! :hehe: Of couse Im coming back! :hehe:

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